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  • 81 decorado

    adj.
    decorated, trimmed.
    m.
    1 set (Cine & Teatro).
    decorados sets, scenery
    2 decoration, decor, scenery, stage set.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: decorar.
    * * *
    1 (efecto) decoration
    2 TEATRO scenery, set
    * * *
    noun m.
    scenery, stage set
    * * *
    SM (Cine, Teat) scenery, set
    * * *
    * * *
    = scenery, set, draped, patterned.
    Ex. This article considers the research needs of those producing amateur theatre production (costumes and scenery) and suggests ways in which they may work closely with public libraries.
    Ex. They seek plays which can be represented with only one set or with limited scene changing.
    Ex. The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.
    Ex. It contains a multitude of traditional gardens, ponds, splendidly patterned walls, and many other beautiful structures all perfectly balanced in natural settings designated as a world heritage by UNESCO = Tiene una gran cantidad de jardines tradicionales, lagunas, paredes maravillosamente decoradas y muchas otras bonitas estructuras perfectamente integradas en un entorno natural elegido por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.
    ----
    * cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.
    * decorado con abalorios = beaded.
    * decorado con joyas = jewelled.
    * decorado con volantes = frilly [frillier -comp., frilliest -sup,].
    * ricamente decorado = ornate.
    * * *
    * * *
    = scenery, set, draped, patterned.

    Ex: This article considers the research needs of those producing amateur theatre production (costumes and scenery) and suggests ways in which they may work closely with public libraries.

    Ex: They seek plays which can be represented with only one set or with limited scene changing.
    Ex: The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.
    Ex: It contains a multitude of traditional gardens, ponds, splendidly patterned walls, and many other beautiful structures all perfectly balanced in natural settings designated as a world heritage by UNESCO = Tiene una gran cantidad de jardines tradicionales, lagunas, paredes maravillosamente decoradas y muchas otras bonitas estructuras perfectamente integradas en un entorno natural elegido por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.
    * cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.
    * decorado con abalorios = beaded.
    * decorado con joyas = jewelled.
    * decorado con volantes = frilly [frillier -comp., frilliest -sup,].
    * ricamente decorado = ornate.

    * * *
    set
    formar parte del decorado ( fam); to be part of the furniture ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo decorar: ( conjugate decorar)

    decorado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    decorado    
    decorar
    decorado sustantivo masculino
    set
    decorar ( conjugate decorar) verbo transitivo
    to decorate
    decorado sustantivo masculino scenery, set: el final de la dictadura transformó el decorado político de España, the end of the dictaroship in Spain marked a change in the political situation
    decorar verbo transitivo to decorate: esta empresa nos decoró la oficina en una semana, this company decorated the office in a week
    ' decorado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    recargar
    - simular
    - escenografía
    English:
    decoration
    - lush
    - richly
    - scenery
    - sculpture
    - set
    - stark
    - scene
    * * *
    set;
    decorados sets, scenery;
    formar o [m5] ser parte del decorado to be part of the furniture
    * * *
    m TEA set
    * * *
    : stage set, scenery
    * * *
    decorado n set

    Spanish-English dictionary > decorado

  • 82 defender

    v.
    1 to defend.
    defender los intereses de alguien to defend somebody's interests
    defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments
    Elsa defiende su posición Elsa defends her position.
    Elsa defiende los derechos humanos Elsa defends human rights.
    2 to protect (proteger) (del frío, calor).
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender
    1 (gen) to defend (contra/de, against)
    2 (mantener una opinión, afirmación) to defend, uphold; (respaldar a alguien) to stand up for, support
    3 (proteger) to protect (contra/de, against/from)
    4 DERECHO (algo) to argue, plead; (a alguien) to defend
    1 (espabilarse) to manage, get by, get along
    ■ ¿qué tal se defiende en inglés? how does she get by in English?, what's her English like?
    \
    defender una causa DERECHO to argue a case
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT (Mil) [+ país, territorio, intereses] to defend; [+ causa, ideas] to defend, champion; (Jur) to defend

    el Real Madrid defiende el título de campeón — Real Madrid are defending the championship title, Real Madrid are the defending champions

    defiendo la tesis doctoral el mes que viene — I'm having a viva on o (EEUU) I'm defending my doctoral thesis next month

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

    siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

    defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

    b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend
    c) (Der) to defend
    d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

    defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

    2.
    defenderse v pron
    a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

    defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)
    * * *
    = advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.
    Ex. In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.
    Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
    Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex. It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
    Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
    Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
    Ex. A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
    Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
    Ex. There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
    Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex. In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
    Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex. Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
    Ex. An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
    Ex. The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
    Ex. In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
    Ex. The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
    Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
    Ex. He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
    Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
    ----
    * defender a = put + a word in for.
    * defender a Alguien = stand up for.
    * defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * defender la causa de = further + the cause of.
    * defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.
    * defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.
    * defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.
    * defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
    * defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.
    * defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.
    * defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.
    * defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.
    * defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * defender un argumento = support + view.
    * defender un opinión = support + view.
    * saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

    siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

    defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

    b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend
    c) (Der) to defend
    d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

    defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

    2.
    defenderse v pron
    a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

    defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)
    * * *
    = advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.

    Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

    Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
    Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
    Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
    Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
    Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
    Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
    Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
    Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
    Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
    Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
    Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
    Ex: In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
    Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
    Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
    Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
    Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
    * defender a = put + a word in for.
    * defender a Alguien = stand up for.
    * defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * defender la causa de = further + the cause of.
    * defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.
    * defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.
    * defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.
    * defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
    * defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.
    * defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.
    * defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.
    * defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.
    * defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * defender un argumento = support + view.
    * defender un opinión = support + view.
    * saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

    * * *
    defender [E8 ]
    vt
    1 (proteger) ‹guarnición/nación› to defend, protect; ‹persona› to defend
    siempre defiende a su hermana he always defends o protects o stands up for his sister
    defender a algn DE algo/algn to defend sb AGAINST sth/sb
    la defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers
    2 ‹intereses› to protect, defend; ‹derechos› to defend; ‹título› to defend
    3 ( Der) ‹caso› to defend; ‹acusado/cliente› to defend
    4 ‹idea/teoría/opinión› to defend, uphold; ‹causa/ideal› to champion, defend
    defender la tesis ≈ to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈ to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
    1 ( refl) (contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; ( Der) to defend oneself defenderse DE algo/algn to defend oneself AGAINST sth/sb
    2 ( fam) (arreglárselas) to get by ( colloq)
    me defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French
    ¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    defender ( conjugate defender) verbo transitivo
    to defend;
    ‹ intereses› to protect;
    defender a algo/algn de algo/algn to defend sth/sb against sth/sb
    defenderse verbo pronominal
    a) ( refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself;

    (Der) to defend oneself;
    defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq);


    defender verbo transitivo to defend [contra, against] [de, from]
    ' defender' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    defensa
    - defensor
    - defensora
    - muerte
    - resguardar
    - uña
    - unirse
    - valedor
    - valedora
    - defienda
    English:
    argue
    - defend
    - defender
    - guard
    - leg
    - plead
    - speak up
    - stand up
    - stick up for
    - uphold
    - advocate
    - champion
    - speak
    - stand
    - stick
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [país, ideas] to defend;
    [amigo] to stand up for; Dep [contrario, delantero] to mark;
    defender a alguien de algo to defend sb from o against sth;
    defender los derechos/intereses de alguien to defend sb's rights/interests;
    defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments;
    defender la tesis [en universidad] Br ≈ to have one's viva, US ≈ to defend one's dissertation;
    Dep
    defender el título to defend the title;
    defender algo a capa y espada to defend sth tooth and nail
    2. [reo, acusado] to defend
    3. [proteger] [del frío, calor] to protect (de against)
    ♦ vi
    Dep to mark;
    defender al hombre to mark man for man, to man-mark;
    defender en zona to use a zone defence
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 defend (de against)
    2 en fútbol mark
    II v/i en fútbol mark
    * * *
    defender {56} vt
    : to defend, to protect
    * * *
    1. (en general) to defend
    2. (proteger) to protect

    Spanish-English dictionary > defender

  • 83 defender una idea

    (v.) = champion + idea
    Ex. Frank Hatt championed the idea of libraries being closely concerned with what the user reads, advocating such things as floor walkers and records of books read.
    * * *
    (v.) = champion + idea

    Ex: Frank Hatt championed the idea of libraries being closely concerned with what the user reads, advocating such things as floor walkers and records of books read.

    Spanish-English dictionary > defender una idea

  • 84 definido

    adj.
    defined, clear-cut, distinct, bounded.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: definir.
    * * *
    1→ link=definir definir
    1 defined, definite
    * * *
    (f. - definida)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [línea] clearly defined; [preferencia] definite, clear

    bien definido — well defined, clearly defined

    definido por el usuario — (Inform) user-defined

    2) [carácter] tough, manly
    3) (Ling) definite
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <carácter/ideas> clearly-defined, well-defined; < opinión> clearly-defined
    * * *
    = definite, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], stated, bounded, defined.
    Ex. I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.
    Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
    Ex. Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
    Ex. This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
    Ex. The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.
    ----
    * bien definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, articulated, clear-cut.
    * claramente definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clear-cut.
    * definido con precisión = closely defined.
    * definido por el usuario = user-defined.
    * definido por uno mismo = self-defined.
    * definido recientemente = newly defined [newly-defined].
    * poco definido = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].
    * recién definido = newly defined [newly-defined].
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <carácter/ideas> clearly-defined, well-defined; < opinión> clearly-defined
    * * *
    = definite, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], stated, bounded, defined.

    Ex: I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.

    Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
    Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
    Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
    Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.
    * bien definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, articulated, clear-cut.
    * claramente definido = well-defined, clearly defined, clearly-drawn, clear-cut.
    * definido con precisión = closely defined.
    * definido por el usuario = user-defined.
    * definido por uno mismo = self-defined.
    * definido recientemente = newly defined [newly-defined].
    * poco definido = bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].
    * recién definido = newly defined [newly-defined].

    * * *
    ‹carácter/ideas› clearly-defined, well-defined
    no tiene una opinión definida al respecto he doesn't have a very clearly-defined o a definite opinion about it
    una cara de rasgos muy definidos a face with very well-defined o very strong features
    * * *

    Del verbo definir: ( conjugate definir)

    definido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    definido    
    definir
    definido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    clearly-defined
    definir ( conjugate definir) verbo transitivo
    to define
    definido,-a adjetivo
    1 (proyecto, idea, imagen) clear
    (referido a las siluetas) sharp
    2 Ling definite
    definir verbo transitivo to define

    ' definido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    definida
    - nítida
    - nítido
    - otra
    - otro
    - a
    English:
    concrete
    - grey area
    - tentative
    - undefined
    - clean
    - clear-cut
    - definite
    - distinct
    - indistinct
    - sharp
    * * *
    definido, -a adj
    1. [límite, idea] (clearly) defined
    2. [trazo, línea] sharp, well-defined
    3. Gram
    artículo definido definite article
    * * *
    adj GRAM definite
    * * *
    definido, -da adj
    : definite, well-defined

    Spanish-English dictionary > definido

  • 85 descripción del puesto de trabajo

    (n.) = job description, position description, job profile
    Ex. I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.
    Ex. These evaluations must be closely linked to each employee's position description.
    Ex. To assist in your decision to apply, the following job profiles will give you a better idea of what employees in these positions do.
    * * *
    (n.) = job description, position description, job profile

    Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.

    Ex: These evaluations must be closely linked to each employee's position description.
    Ex: To assist in your decision to apply, the following job profiles will give you a better idea of what employees in these positions do.

    Spanish-English dictionary > descripción del puesto de trabajo

  • 86 dispersar

    v.
    1 to scatter (esparcir) (objetos).
    2 to disperse (disolver) (gentío).
    El aparato dispersa el sonido The apparatus disperses sound.
    El sonido dispersa ratones That sound disperses mice.
    3 to dispel, to dissipate.
    Su confianza dispersa los temores Her confidence dispels fears.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to disperse, scatter
    2 (manifestantes) to break up
    3 figurado (esfuerzos, atención, etc) to spread, divide
    4 MILITAR to disperse, rout
    1 (gen) to disperse, scatter
    2 (manifestantes) to disperse, break up
    3 MILITAR to spread out
    * * *
    verb
    to scatter, disperse
    * * *
    1.
    VT [+ multitud, grupo] to disperse, scatter; [+ manifestación] to break up; [+ enemigo] to rout
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < manifestantes> to disperse; <manifestación/multitud> to disperse, break up; < enemigo> to disperse, rout
    b) < rayos> to scatter, diffuse; <niebla/humo> to clear, disperse
    2.
    dispersarse v pron
    a) manifestantes/manifestación/multitud to disperse
    b) rayos to diffuse, scatter; niebla/humo to disperse, clear
    * * *
    = disperse, dissipate, clear out, spread out, scatter.
    Ex. For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
    Ex. Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.
    Ex. Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
    Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
    Ex. Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < manifestantes> to disperse; <manifestación/multitud> to disperse, break up; < enemigo> to disperse, rout
    b) < rayos> to scatter, diffuse; <niebla/humo> to clear, disperse
    2.
    dispersarse v pron
    a) manifestantes/manifestación/multitud to disperse
    b) rayos to diffuse, scatter; niebla/humo to disperse, clear
    * * *
    = disperse, dissipate, clear out, spread out, scatter.

    Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.

    Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.
    Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
    Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
    Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.

    * * *
    dispersar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹manifestantes› to disperse; ‹manifestación/multitud› to disperse, break up; ‹enemigo› to disperse, rout
    2 ‹rayos› to scatter, diffuse; ‹niebla/humo› to clear, disperse
    3 ‹esfuerzos/energías›
    concéntrate en una tarea en lugar de dispersar tus energías concentrate on one task instead of trying to do several things at once
    1 «manifestantes» to disperse; «manifestación/multitud» to disperse, break up
    2 «rayos» to diffuse, scatter; «niebla/humo» to disperse, clear
    3 «persona» to lose concentration
    * * *

    dispersar ( conjugate dispersar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹manifestantes/multitud/enemigo› to disperse


    ‹niebla/humo› to clear, disperse
    dispersarse verbo pronominal
    a) [manifestantes/manifestación/multitud] to disperse


    [niebla/humo] to disperse, clear
    dispersar verbo transitivo
    1 (a un grupo, la niebla) to disperse
    2 (desperdigar) to scatter
    ' dispersar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disolver
    English:
    disperse
    - scatter
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [objetos] to scatter;
    [luz, sonido, ondas] to scatter, to disperse; [niebla, humo] to disperse
    2. [gentío] to disperse;
    [manifestación] to break up, to disperse; [tropas enemigas, manada] to disperse, to scatter
    3. [esfuerzos] to dissipate
    * * *
    v/t disperse
    * * *
    desperdigar: to disperse, to scatter

    Spanish-English dictionary > dispersar

  • 87 distribuir

    v.
    to distribute.
    distribuyen comida entre los pobres they give out food to the poor, they distribute food among the poor
    distribuir las tareas to divide up o share out the tasks
    Ella distribuyó las provisiones She distributed the provisions.
    Ellos distribuyeron los volantes They distributed=handed out the fliers.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ HUIR], like link=huir huir
    1 (repartir) to distribute
    2 (correo) to deliver; (trabajo) to share, allot; (agua, gas, etc) to supply
    3 (un piso) to lay out
    4 (colocar) to arrange, place
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=repartir) [+ víveres, mercancía, película] to distribute; [+ correo] to deliver; [+ trabajo, tarea] to allocate; [+ folletos] [en buzones] to distribute; [en mano] to hand out
    2) (=entregar) [+ premios] to give out; [+ dividendos] to pay
    3) (Téc) [+ carga] to stow, arrange; [+ peso] to distribute equally
    4) (Arquit) to plan, lay out
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <dinero/víveres/panfletos> to hand out, distribute; < ganancias> to distribute; < tareas> to allocate, assign; <carga/peso> to distribute, spread
    b) <producto/película> to distribute
    c) canal/conducto < agua> to distribute
    d) (disponer, dividir)
    2.
    distribuirse v pron (refl) to divide up
    * * *
    = allot, circulate, disperse, distribute, hand (over), host, scatter, spread (over/throughout), propagate out to, hand out, apportion, dispense, pass out, sequence, spread out, lay out, cascade, space out.
    Ex. Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.
    Ex. The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.
    Ex. For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
    Ex. A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.
    Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
    Ex. Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.
    Ex. Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.
    Ex. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
    Ex. We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.
    Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
    Ex. However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.
    Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.
    Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.
    Ex. The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.
    Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
    Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.
    Ex. This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.
    Ex. The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.
    ----
    * distribuir aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.
    * distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.
    * distribuirse = spread over.
    * distribuir un cuestionario = circulate + questionnaire.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <dinero/víveres/panfletos> to hand out, distribute; < ganancias> to distribute; < tareas> to allocate, assign; <carga/peso> to distribute, spread
    b) <producto/película> to distribute
    c) canal/conducto < agua> to distribute
    d) (disponer, dividir)
    2.
    distribuirse v pron (refl) to divide up
    * * *
    = allot, circulate, disperse, distribute, hand (over), host, scatter, spread (over/throughout), propagate out to, hand out, apportion, dispense, pass out, sequence, spread out, lay out, cascade, space out.

    Ex: Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.

    Ex: The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.
    Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
    Ex: A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.
    Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
    Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.
    Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.
    Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
    Ex: We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.
    Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
    Ex: However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.
    Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.
    Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.
    Ex: The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.
    Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
    Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.
    Ex: This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.
    Ex: The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.
    * distribuir aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.
    * distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.
    * distribuirse = spread over.
    * distribuir un cuestionario = circulate + questionnaire.

    * * *
    vt
    1 (repartir) ‹dinero/víveres/panfletos› to hand out, distribute; ‹ganancias› to distribute; ‹tareas› to allocate, assign; ‹carga/peso› to distribute, spread
    un país donde la riqueza está muy mal distribuida a country where wealth is very unevenly distributed
    2 ‹producto/película› to distribute
    3 «canal/conducto» ‹agua› to distribute
    4
    (disponer, dividir): las habitaciones están muy bien distribuidas the rooms are very well laid out o arranged
    los distribuyeron en tres grupos they divided them into three groups
    ( refl) to divide up
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    distribuir    
    distribuir algo
    distribuir ( conjugate distribuir) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹dinero/víveres/panfletos› to hand out, distribute;

    ‹ ganancias› to distribute;
    ‹ tareas› to allocate, assign;
    ‹carga/peso› to distribute, spread
    b) ‹producto/película› to distribute

    c) [canal/conducto] ‹ agua› to distribute


    e) ( dividir) to divide … up;


    distribuirse verbo pronominal ( refl) to divide up
    distribuir verbo transitivo
    1 (repartir productos) to distribute: ¿quién distribuye esta revista en España?, who distributes this magazine in Spain?
    2 (dar la parte correspondiente) to share out: voy a distribuir las pocas patatas que quedan, I'll divide up the few potatoes left
    3 (poner varias cosas en un sitio adecuado) to arrange: ¿qué te parece cómo he distribuido los muebles?, how do you like my furniture arrangement?
    ' distribuir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escalonar
    - repartir
    English:
    distribute
    - dole out
    - give out
    - hand round
    - issue
    - pass out
    - syndicate
    - deal
    - give
    - hand
    - share
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [repartir] [dinero, alimentos, medicamentos] to distribute, to hand out;
    [carga, trabajo] to spread; [pastel, ganancias] to divide up; [correo] to deliver;
    distribuyen comida entre los pobres they give out food to the poor, they distribute food among the poor;
    distribuir propaganda por los buzones to deliver advertising leaflets through Br letter boxes o US mailboxes;
    distribuir la riqueza más justamente to share out o distribute wealth more justly;
    distribuir el trabajo/las tareas to divide up o share out the work/the tasks;
    trata de distribuir bien tu tiempo try to manage your time carefully
    2. Com [mercancías, productos, películas] to distribute;
    una empresa que distribuye material de papelería a firm distributing stationery materials
    3. [disponer]
    una casa muy bien distribuida a house with a very nice layout;
    nos distribuyeron en grupos de cinco they divided o split us into groups of five;
    distribuyó los libros por temas she arranged the books by topic
    * * *
    v/t
    1 distribute; beneficio share out
    2
    :
    distribuir en grupos divide into groups
    * * *
    distribuir {41} vt
    : to distribute
    * * *
    1. (en general) to distribute
    hay que distribuir la riqueza, el saber y el poder we must distribute wealth, knowledge and power
    2. (trabajo) to share out

    Spanish-English dictionary > distribuir

  • 88 duplicar

    v.
    1 to double.
    Ella duplicó los números She doubled the numbers.
    2 to duplicate (document).
    Ella duplicó el dibujo She duplicated the drawing.
    3 to replicate.
    Ella duplicó los cargos She replicated the charges.
    4 to replicate charges in a lawsuit, to replicate charges.
    El abogado duplicó de antemano The lawyer replicated charges beforehand.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (gen) to duplicate; (cantidad) to double
    1 to double
    * * *
    verb
    2) duplicate, copy
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ documento] to duplicate; [+ llave] to copy, duplicate
    2) [+ cantidad] to double
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <documento/llave> to copy, duplicate
    2.
    duplicarse v pron número to double
    * * *
    = double, duplicate, replicate.
    Ex. There is the possibility of doubling or trebling the communication outlets in the not too distant future.
    Ex. If then duplicates the original order, using the same vendor and fund as on the first order.
    Ex. The aim of leafcasting is to replicate the paper of a damaged object as closely as possible = El objetivo de la reconstrucción de páginas es reproducir el papel de un objeto estropeado tan fielmente como sea posible.
    ----
    * duplicar de tamaño = double + in size.
    * duplicarse como = double as, double up as.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <documento/llave> to copy, duplicate
    2.
    duplicarse v pron número to double
    * * *
    = double, duplicate, replicate.

    Ex: There is the possibility of doubling or trebling the communication outlets in the not too distant future.

    Ex: If then duplicates the original order, using the same vendor and fund as on the first order.
    Ex: The aim of leafcasting is to replicate the paper of a damaged object as closely as possible = El objetivo de la reconstrucción de páginas es reproducir el papel de un objeto estropeado tan fielmente como sea posible.
    * duplicar de tamaño = double + in size.
    * duplicarse como = double as, double up as.

    * * *
    duplicar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 ‹ventas/precio› to double
    casi me duplica la edad he's nearly twice my age
    2 ‹documento/llave› to copy, duplicate
    «número» to double
    * * *

    duplicar ( conjugate duplicar) verbo transitivo ‹documento/llave› to copy, duplicate
    duplicarse verbo pronominal [ número] to double
    duplicar verbo transitivo
    1 (hacer una copia) to duplicate
    2 (doblar una cifra) to double
    ' duplicar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    doblar
    English:
    duplicate
    - replicate
    - double
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [cantidad, número] to double
    2. [documento] to duplicate
    * * *
    v/t duplicate
    * * *
    duplicar {72} vt
    1) : to double
    2) : to duplicate, to copy
    * * *
    duplicar vb to double

    Spanish-English dictionary > duplicar

  • 89 ecuación de búsqueda

    (n.) = search argument, search expression, search formulation
    Ex. To search for a publication by LCCN, ISBN, ISSN, or GPO number, simply type in the number as the main search argument.
    Ex. Every time a term was employed in a search expression, a count in the dictionary file was updated.
    Ex. An important factor in any computer-based system of this kind is the method used to establish how closely a document description matches a search formulation.
    * * *
    (n.) = search argument, search expression, search formulation

    Ex: To search for a publication by LCCN, ISBN, ISSN, or GPO number, simply type in the number as the main search argument.

    Ex: Every time a term was employed in a search expression, a count in the dictionary file was updated.
    Ex: An important factor in any computer-based system of this kind is the method used to establish how closely a document description matches a search formulation.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ecuación de búsqueda

  • 90 en su día

    [referido al futuro] in due course; [referido al pasado] in its/their etc day
    * * *
    Ex. The present structure has arisen from a structure which in its day reflected quite closely the then accepted structure of knowledge.
    * * *

    Ex: The present structure has arisen from a structure which in its day reflected quite closely the then accepted structure of knowledge.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en su día

  • 91 en su totalidad

    as a whole
    * * *
    = as a whole, in + Posesivo + entirety, in full, in toto, in whole, wholesale, wholly
    Ex. The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.
    Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
    Ex. Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
    Ex. Serials control in toto consists of a number of elements which are more or less closely related.
    Ex. Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.
    Ex. The more structured the source of words, the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus.
    Ex. Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.
    * * *
    = as a whole, in + Posesivo + entirety, in full, in toto, in whole, wholesale, wholly

    Ex: The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.

    Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
    Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
    Ex: Serials control in toto consists of a number of elements which are more or less closely related.
    Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.
    Ex: The more structured the source of words, the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus.
    Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en su totalidad

  • 92 en total

    in all
    * * *
    = all told, altogether, in all, overall, in total, in toto
    Ex. There are eighteen entries all told under the latter heading, so the search is not particularly tedious.
    Ex. Altogether between twenty and thirty data bases are offered.
    Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
    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. 35 students are admitted each semester, and in total about 390 students enrolled.
    Ex. Serials control in toto consists of a number of elements which are more or less closely related.
    * * *
    = all told, altogether, in all, overall, in total, in toto

    Ex: There are eighteen entries all told under the latter heading, so the search is not particularly tedious.

    Ex: Altogether between twenty and thirty data bases are offered.
    Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
    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: 35 students are admitted each semester, and in total about 390 students enrolled.
    Ex: Serials control in toto consists of a number of elements which are more or less closely related.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en total

  • 93 enfrentamiento

    m.
    confrontation.
    * * *
    1 confrontation
    * * *
    noun m.
    clash, confrontation
    * * *
    SM (=conflicto) confrontation; (=encuentro) (face to face) encounter, (face to face) meeting; (Dep) encounter
    * * *
    masculino clash
    * * *
    = clash [clashes, -pl.], conflict, confrontation, contest, collision, showdown, fighting, collision course, rumble, match, standoff.
    Ex. A seminar was held on community information last year which brought sharp clashes between librarians and social workers over their respective roles.
    Ex. On that basis, I should like to suggest a possible solution to the conflict.
    Ex. A library should be organised to impose maximum confrontation between books and readers.
    Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
    Ex. Libraries now face the realities of the wired campus environment and the collision between library automation tradition and the new world of networks.
    Ex. The article 'Search engine showdown' reports the results of lab tests carried out on 7 major World Wide Web (WWW) search engines available free of charge on the Internet.
    Ex. The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
    Ex. A collision course can be avoided only if librarians work closely with the faculty in determining an appropriate policy.
    Ex. It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.
    Ex. That was one of the finest matches they ever played.
    Ex. A 12-hour standoff ended with a man lobbing Molotov cocktails at police before taking his own life rather than vacate a home he'd lost to foreclosure.
    ----
    * enfrentamiento armado = armed encounter.
    * enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.
    * enfrentamiento de valores = conflict of values.
    * enfrentamiento entre rivales = grudge fight, grudge match, local derby.
    * enfrentamiento racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * enfrentamientos sobre preferencias = flame war.
    * evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.
    * llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.
    * reglas de enfrentamiento = rules of engagement.
    * * *
    masculino clash
    * * *
    = clash [clashes, -pl.], conflict, confrontation, contest, collision, showdown, fighting, collision course, rumble, match, standoff.

    Ex: A seminar was held on community information last year which brought sharp clashes between librarians and social workers over their respective roles.

    Ex: On that basis, I should like to suggest a possible solution to the conflict.
    Ex: A library should be organised to impose maximum confrontation between books and readers.
    Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
    Ex: Libraries now face the realities of the wired campus environment and the collision between library automation tradition and the new world of networks.
    Ex: The article 'Search engine showdown' reports the results of lab tests carried out on 7 major World Wide Web (WWW) search engines available free of charge on the Internet.
    Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
    Ex: A collision course can be avoided only if librarians work closely with the faculty in determining an appropriate policy.
    Ex: It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.
    Ex: That was one of the finest matches they ever played.
    Ex: A 12-hour standoff ended with a man lobbing Molotov cocktails at police before taking his own life rather than vacate a home he'd lost to foreclosure.
    * enfrentamiento armado = armed encounter.
    * enfrentamiento cara a cara = eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.
    * enfrentamiento de valores = conflict of values.
    * enfrentamiento entre rivales = grudge fight, grudge match, local derby.
    * enfrentamiento racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * enfrentamientos sobre preferencias = flame war.
    * evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.
    * llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.
    * reglas de enfrentamiento = rules of engagement.

    * * *
    clash
    se produjeron enfrentamientos entre los manifestantes y la policía there were clashes between demonstrators and police
    en el debate se produjo un enfrentamiento entre los dos dirigentes during the debate there was a confrontation o clash between the two leaders
    Compuestos:
    armed confrontation
    military confrontation
    * * *

    enfrentamiento sustantivo masculino
    clash;

    enfrentamiento sustantivo masculino confrontation

    ' enfrentamiento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    conflictividad
    - contienda
    - disputa
    - duelo
    - oposición
    - parte
    - refriega
    - sangrienta
    - sangriento
    - choque
    - conflicto
    - confrontación
    English:
    clash
    - showdown
    - confrontation
    - show
    * * *
    confrontation;
    hubo enfrentamientos con la policía there were confrontations with the police;
    un enfrentamiento entre las dos alas del partido a confrontation between the two wings of the party
    enfrentamiento armado armed confrontation o clash
    * * *
    m clash, confrontation;
    enfrentamiento verbal heated argument
    * * *
    : clash, confrontation
    * * *
    enfrentamiento n clash [pl. clashes]

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfrentamiento

  • 94 enfrentarse a alternativas

    (v.) = be faced with choices, face + choices
    Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
    Ex. The Green Paper on the financing of the public library service forces librarians to look closely at the choices facing them on how libraries of the future are to be funded.
    * * *
    (v.) = be faced with choices, face + choices

    Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

    Ex: The Green Paper on the financing of the public library service forces librarians to look closely at the choices facing them on how libraries of the future are to be funded.

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfrentarse a alternativas

  • 95 entrada directa

    f.
    direct input.
    * * *
    (n.) = direct entry
    Ex. All of the systems described so far in this chapter have used what is called direct entry; that is to say, a topic is entered directly under the term or terms which most closely correspond to the subject.
    * * *

    Ex: All of the systems described so far in this chapter have used what is called direct entry; that is to say, a topic is entered directly under the term or terms which most closely correspond to the subject.

    Spanish-English dictionary > entrada directa

  • 96 entrecruzar

    v.
    1 to interweave.
    2 to interlace, to intersect, to crisscross, to intertwine.
    * * *
    1 to interweave
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=entrelazar) to interlace, interweave, intertwine
    2) (Bio) to cross, interbreed
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to intertwine, interweave
    2.
    1) hilos/cintas to intertwine, interweave
    2) razas to interbreed
    * * *
    = criss-cross [crisscross], intertwine, interlock, interweave, knot together, interlace.
    Ex. The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
    Ex. Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.
    Ex. Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.
    Ex. Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
    Ex. Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
    Ex. In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.
    ----
    * entrecruzar las piernas = overlap + legs.
    * que se entrecruzan = intertwined.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to intertwine, interweave
    2.
    1) hilos/cintas to intertwine, interweave
    2) razas to interbreed
    * * *
    = criss-cross [crisscross], intertwine, interlock, interweave, knot together, interlace.

    Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.

    Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.
    Ex: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.
    Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
    Ex: Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
    Ex: In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.
    * entrecruzar las piernas = overlap + legs.
    * que se entrecruzan = intertwined.

    * * *
    vt
    to intertwine, interweave
    A «hilos/cintas» to intertwine, interweave
    B «razas» to interbreed
    * * *

    entrecruzar ( conjugate entrecruzar) verbo transitivo
    to intertwine, interweave
    ' entrecruzar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    crisscross
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    [líneas, trazos, hilos] to interweave
    * * *
    entrecruzar {21} vt
    entrelazar: to interweave, to intertwine

    Spanish-English dictionary > entrecruzar

  • 97 entrelazar

    v.
    1 to interlace, to interlink.
    2 to intertwine, to mat, to enlace, to interlock.
    * * *
    1 to entwine, interweave, interlace
    \
    entrelazar las manos to join one's hands, hold hands
    * * *
    verb
    to intertwine, interweave
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <cintas/hilos> to interweave, intertwine
    2.
    entrelazarse v pron to intertwine, interweave
    * * *
    = lock together, criss-cross [crisscross], intertwine, entwine, interlock, mesh, braid, knot together, interweave, twine, interlace.
    Ex. As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.
    Ex. The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
    Ex. Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.
    Ex. The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).
    Ex. Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.
    Ex. Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.
    Ex. This is a painting of a girl in a red dress with her hair braided, seated behind a parapet near a window.
    Ex. Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
    Ex. Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
    Ex. This liana has an old stem twining around a tree branch in the tropical deciduous forest of Michoacan, Mexico.
    Ex. In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.
    ----
    * entrelazarse = become + intertwined.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <cintas/hilos> to interweave, intertwine
    2.
    entrelazarse v pron to intertwine, interweave
    * * *
    = lock together, criss-cross [crisscross], intertwine, entwine, interlock, mesh, braid, knot together, interweave, twine, interlace.

    Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

    Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
    Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.
    Ex: The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).
    Ex: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.
    Ex: Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.
    Ex: This is a painting of a girl in a red dress with her hair braided, seated behind a parapet near a window.
    Ex: Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
    Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
    Ex: This liana has an old stem twining around a tree branch in the tropical deciduous forest of Michoacan, Mexico.
    Ex: In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.
    * entrelazarse = become + intertwined.

    * * *
    entrelazar [A4 ]
    vt
    ‹cintas/hilos› to interweave, intertwine
    caminaban con las manos entrelazadas they walked along hand in hand
    to intertwine, interweave
    * * *

    entrelazar ( conjugate entrelazar) verbo transitivo ‹cintas/hilos› to interweave, intertwine;

    entrelazarse verbo pronominal
    to intertwine, interweave
    entrelazar verbo transitivo, entrelazarse verbo reflexivo to entwine

    ' entrelazar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    entrelazarse
    - trabar
    - entretejer
    English:
    entwine
    - interlock
    - intertwine
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    [dedos] to interlace; [líneas, trazos] to intertwine; [hilos, cintas] to interweave; [historias, destinos, vidas] to intertwine, to weave together;
    entrelazaron sus manos they joined hands
    * * *
    v/t interweave, intertwine
    * * *
    entrelazar {21} vt
    entrecruzar: to interweave, to intertwine

    Spanish-English dictionary > entrelazar

  • 98 entretejer

    v.
    1 to interweave.
    2 to intertwine, to braid, to mat, to string together.
    * * *
    1 to interweave, intertwine
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ hilos] to interweave, intertwine
    2) (=entremezclar) to interweave
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < hilos> ( en tela) to weave; ( entrelazar) to interweave
    * * *
    = intertwine, interweave, knot together, weave together, interlace.
    Ex. Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.
    Ex. Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
    Ex. Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
    Ex. She does this by weaving together, in a highly structured pattern, pieces from a variety of texts.
    Ex. In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < hilos> ( en tela) to weave; ( entrelazar) to interweave
    * * *
    = intertwine, interweave, knot together, weave together, interlace.

    Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.

    Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
    Ex: Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
    Ex: She does this by weaving together, in a highly structured pattern, pieces from a variety of texts.
    Ex: In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.

    * * *
    entretejer [E1 ]
    vt
    ‹hilos› (en una tela) to weave; (entrelazar) to interweave
    una composición entretejida de citas an essay interwoven o interspersed with quotes
    * * *

    entretejer ( conjugate entretejer) verbo transitivo ‹ hilos› ( en tela) to weave;
    ( entrelazar) to interweave
    ' entretejer' also found in these entries:
    English:
    twine
    - weave
    - interweave
    * * *
    1. [hilos] to interweave
    2. [enlazar] to interlace
    3. [incluir] to insert, to put in;
    entretejer citas con el texto to insert quotations throughout the text
    * * *
    v/t interweave
    * * *
    : to interweave

    Spanish-English dictionary > entretejer

  • 99 es el momento adecuado

    = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe
    Ex. We must be ready to be flexible in our work, seizing the moment when it is ripe for introducing a book, and altering our methods to suit.
    Ex. The time is now ripe for library schools and libraries to work more closely on education for the profession.
    * * *
    = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe

    Ex: We must be ready to be flexible in our work, seizing the moment when it is ripe for introducing a book, and altering our methods to suit.

    Ex: The time is now ripe for library schools and libraries to work more closely on education for the profession.

    Spanish-English dictionary > es el momento adecuado

  • 100 es el momento oportuno

    = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe
    Ex. We must be ready to be flexible in our work, seizing the moment when it is ripe for introducing a book, and altering our methods to suit.
    Ex. The time is now ripe for library schools and libraries to work more closely on education for the profession.
    * * *
    = the moment is ripe, the time is ripe

    Ex: We must be ready to be flexible in our work, seizing the moment when it is ripe for introducing a book, and altering our methods to suit.

    Ex: The time is now ripe for library schools and libraries to work more closely on education for the profession.

    Spanish-English dictionary > es el momento oportuno

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  • closely*/*/ — [ˈkləʊsli] adv 1) in a way that involves careful attention to every detail Inspectors will examine the accounts very closely.[/ex] 2) in a way that involves sharing ideas, thoughts, or feelings We are all working closely with each other.[/ex] 3)… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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  • closely — adv. Closely is used with these adjectives: ↑akin, ↑allied, ↑analogous, ↑balanced, ↑bound, ↑comparable, ↑concerned, ↑dependent, ↑informed, ↑interrelated, ↑involved, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

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