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  • 41 coincidencia

    f.
    coincidence.
    * * *
    1 (gen) coincidence
    1 (acuerdo) agreement
    \
    dio la coincidencia de que... it just happened that...
    en coincidencia con... in agreement with...
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=casualidad) coincidence

    es pura coincidencia — it's just a coincidence, it's pure coincidence

    2) (=acuerdo) agreement
    * * *
    a) ( casualidad) coincidence

    se dio la coincidencia de que él también estaba allá — by coincidence o chance he was there too, he happened to be there too

    b) ( de opiniones) agreement
    * * *
    = coincidence, match, matching, overlap, crossover [cross-over], concurrence, clash [clashes, -pl.], by coincidence, meeting of (the) minds, consistency.
    Ex. This coincidence between indexing and user approach is known as user warrant: in other words the indexing system must be tailored to the needs of the users of the index.
    Ex. When documents relevant to a request have been located, a match has been achieved between the information requested and the information retrieved.
    Ex. Indexing, and later searching, centre upon the matching of document profiles.
    Ex. Despite this overlap, the other side of the picture is that some materials are covered inadequately or even not at all.
    Ex. Each person works two and a half days a week and this allows a midweek crossover period so that communication between them is not restricted to notes and phone calls.
    Ex. The 9 relations are: concurrence, equivalence, distinctness, self-activity, dimensional, action, association, appurtenance and functional dependence.
    Ex. In order to I avoid clashes between library trips, workshops and sessions it's a good idea to sit down in a quiet place as soon as you have the programme with a highlighter pen and mark all those sessions, workshops and visits which particularly interest you.
    Ex. It is not clear whether it was purely by coincidence that users who cooperated in the evaluation were sent a maximum of 25-30 documents to evaluate.
    Ex. Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
    Ex. Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.
    ----
    * coincidencia de mayúsculas y minúsculas en la búsqueda = case sensitivity.
    * coincidencia óptica = optical coincidence.
    * falta de coincidencia = mismatch.
    * ficha de coincidencia óptica = Batten card, optical coincidence card, Peek-a-boo card.
    * grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda = topicality.
    * modelo de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima = best match model.
    * por coincidencia = by coincidence.
    * técnica de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima = best match technique.
    * * *
    a) ( casualidad) coincidence

    se dio la coincidencia de que él también estaba allá — by coincidence o chance he was there too, he happened to be there too

    b) ( de opiniones) agreement
    * * *
    = coincidence, match, matching, overlap, crossover [cross-over], concurrence, clash [clashes, -pl.], by coincidence, meeting of (the) minds, consistency.

    Ex: This coincidence between indexing and user approach is known as user warrant: in other words the indexing system must be tailored to the needs of the users of the index.

    Ex: When documents relevant to a request have been located, a match has been achieved between the information requested and the information retrieved.
    Ex: Indexing, and later searching, centre upon the matching of document profiles.
    Ex: Despite this overlap, the other side of the picture is that some materials are covered inadequately or even not at all.
    Ex: Each person works two and a half days a week and this allows a midweek crossover period so that communication between them is not restricted to notes and phone calls.
    Ex: The 9 relations are: concurrence, equivalence, distinctness, self-activity, dimensional, action, association, appurtenance and functional dependence.
    Ex: In order to I avoid clashes between library trips, workshops and sessions it's a good idea to sit down in a quiet place as soon as you have the programme with a highlighter pen and mark all those sessions, workshops and visits which particularly interest you.
    Ex: It is not clear whether it was purely by coincidence that users who cooperated in the evaluation were sent a maximum of 25-30 documents to evaluate.
    Ex: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
    Ex: Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.
    * coincidencia de mayúsculas y minúsculas en la búsqueda = case sensitivity.
    * coincidencia óptica = optical coincidence.
    * falta de coincidencia = mismatch.
    * ficha de coincidencia óptica = Batten card, optical coincidence card, Peek-a-boo card.
    * grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda = topicality.
    * modelo de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima = best match model.
    * por coincidencia = by coincidence.
    * técnica de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima = best match technique.

    * * *
    1 (casualidad) coincidence
    dio la coincidencia de que él también estaba allá by coincidence o chance he was there too, as chance would have it, he was there too, he happened to be there too
    ¡que coincidencia! what a coincidence!
    fue una coincidencia (el) que nos encontráramos allí it was a coincidence our meeting there, it was a coincidence that we should have met there
    2 (de opiniones) agreement
    * * *

     

    coincidencia sustantivo femenino

    ◊ se dio la coincidencia de que él también estaba allá by coincidence o chance he was there too;

    ¡que coincidencia! what a coincidence!

    coincidencia sustantivo femenino coincidence
    ' coincidencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    conjunción
    - igualdad
    - afortunado
    - desgraciado
    - puro
    English:
    accident
    - coincidence
    - disagreement
    * * *
    1. [casualidad] coincidence;
    ¡qué coincidencia que yo también pasara por ahí! what a coincidence that I happened to be passing by there too!;
    se da la coincidencia de que no es la primera vez que sale elegido it so happens it's not the first time he's been elected;
    cualquier parecido es pura coincidencia any similarity is purely coincidental
    2. [en el tiempo]
    la coincidencia de un partido de fútbol obligó a aplazar el debate the debate had to be postponed because it clashed with a football match
    3. [conformidad, parecido] agreement;
    hubo coincidencia a la hora de valorar los resultados there was agreement o people agreed when it came to assessing the results
    * * *
    f coincidence
    * * *
    : coincidence
    * * *
    coincidencia n coincidence

    Spanish-English dictionary > coincidencia

  • 42 colaboratorio

    Nota: Nuevo término referido a un centro "laboratorio" imaginario (digital) donde "colegas" realizan investigaciones, utilizan instrumentos, recursos informáticos, datos e información.
    Ex. A collaboratory is a 'center without walls' allowing users to 'perform their research without regard to geographical location -- interacting with colleagues, accessing instrumentation, sharing data and computational resources, and accessing information in digital libraries.
    * * *
    Nota: Nuevo término referido a un centro "laboratorio" imaginario (digital) donde "colegas" realizan investigaciones, utilizan instrumentos, recursos informáticos, datos e información.

    Ex: A collaboratory is a 'center without walls' allowing users to 'perform their research without regard to geographical location -- interacting with colleagues, accessing instrumentation, sharing data and computational resources, and accessing information in digital libraries.

    Spanish-English dictionary > colaboratorio

  • 43 colega

    f. & m.
    2 counterpart, opposite number.
    4 geezer.
    5 confrere.
    * * *
    1 colleague
    2 argot (amigo) chum, mate, US buddy
    * * *
    noun mf.
    * * *
    SMF
    1) [de trabajo] colleague
    2) (=amigo) * mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) *; [en oración directa] man *
    * * *
    masculino y femenino
    a) ( compañero de profesión) colleague
    b) ( homólogo) counterpart
    c) (fam) ( amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = colleague, peer, peer, fellow + Profesión, partner, co-worker [coworker], buddy, fellow worker, matey.
    Ex. Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
    Ex. SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.
    Ex. SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.
    Ex. As a communications device, Internet allows you to reach your fellow librarians with messages and documents independent of the constraints of mail, telegraph, or fax.
    Ex. Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.
    Ex. Co-workers are the most often consulted information sources.
    Ex. Each volunteer is assigned a staff member ' buddy' for training and supervision.
    Ex. Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.
    Ex. They barmaids plied the three mateys with grog until they passed out.
    ----
    * colegas = peer group, peeps.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino
    a) ( compañero de profesión) colleague
    b) ( homólogo) counterpart
    c) (fam) ( amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = colleague, peer, peer, fellow + Profesión, partner, co-worker [coworker], buddy, fellow worker, matey.

    Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.

    Ex: SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.
    Ex: SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.
    Ex: As a communications device, Internet allows you to reach your fellow librarians with messages and documents independent of the constraints of mail, telegraph, or fax.
    Ex: Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.
    Ex: Co-workers are the most often consulted information sources.
    Ex: Each volunteer is assigned a staff member ' buddy' for training and supervision.
    Ex: Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.
    Ex: They barmaids plied the three mateys with grog until they passed out.
    * colegas = peer group, peeps.

    * * *
    1 (compañero de profesión) colleague, co-worker ( AmE)
    2 (homólogo) opposite number, counterpart
    3 ( fam) (amigo) buddy ( AmE), mate ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

     

    colega sustantivo masculino y femenino


    c) (fam) ( amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE colloq)

    colega mf
    1 colleague
    2 argot (compinche, amigo) mate, buddy
    ' colega' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    socia
    - socio
    English:
    associate
    - colleague
    - pal
    - coworker
    - of
    * * *
    colega nmf
    1. [compañero profesional] colleague, US co-worker
    2. [homólogo] counterpart, opposite number
    3. Esp Fam [amigo] pal, Br mate, US buddy;
    voy a salir con mis colegas I'm going out with my pals o Br mates o US buddies;
    ¿te puedo ayudar, colega? can I help you, pal o Br mate o US buddy?
    * * *
    m/f
    1 de trabajo colleague
    2 fam
    pal fam
    * * *
    colega nmf
    1) : colleague
    2) homólogo: counterpart
    3) fam : buddy
    * * *
    1. (compañero) colleague
    2. (amigo) mate / friend

    Spanish-English dictionary > colega

  • 44 colegio invisible

    Ex. It must be remembered that users do not depend solely on libraries for information; scientists, for instance, turn first to colleagues, then to their own journals, books, and reports, to conferences, and to the 'invisible college' (personal network of unprinted information that flows back and forth).
    * * *

    Ex: It must be remembered that users do not depend solely on libraries for information; scientists, for instance, turn first to colleagues, then to their own journals, books, and reports, to conferences, and to the 'invisible college' (personal network of unprinted information that flows back and forth).

    Spanish-English dictionary > colegio invisible

  • 45 compañero

    adj.
    accompanying.
    m.
    1 companion, comrade, friend, pal.
    2 associate, affiliate, partner.
    3 live-in lover.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (sentimental, pareja) partner
    2 (colega) companion, mate; (camarada) comrade
    3 figurado (guante, zapato, etc) the other one, the one that goes with this one
    \
    compañero,-a de armas comrade-in-arms
    compañero,-a de colegio schoolmate
    compañero,-a de equipo team-mate
    compañero,-a de fatigas fellow sufferer
    compañero,-a de habitación roommate
    compañero,-a de piso flatmate
    compañero,-a de trabajo workmate, colleague
    compañero,-a de viaje travelling companion
    * * *
    (f. - compañera)
    noun
    companion, fellow
    * * *
    compañero, -a
    SM / F
    1) [gen] companion; (Dep, Naipes) partner; (Dep) [de equipo] team-mate

    compañero/a de armas — comrade-in-arms

    compañero/a de baile — dancing partner

    compañero/a de cama — bedfellow

    compañero/a de candidatura — running mate

    compañero/a de clase — schoolmate, classmate

    compañero/a de cuarto — roommate

    compañero/a de infortunio — companion in misfortune

    compañero/a de juego — playmate

    compañero/a de piso — flatmate, roommate (EEUU)

    compañero/a de rancho — messmate

    compañero/a de trabajo — [en fábrica] workmate, fellow worker; [en oficina] colleague

    compañero/a de viaje — fellow traveller, fellow traveler (EEUU)

    compañero/a sentimental — partner

    2)

    dos calcetines que no son compañeros — two odd socks, two socks which do not match

    ¿dónde está el compañero de este? — where is the one that goes with this?, where is the other one (of the pair)?

    3) (Pol) brother/sister

    ¡compañeros! — comrades!

    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino

    compañero de cuarto or habitación — roommate

    compañero de juegos/de clase/de trabajo — playmate/classmate/workmate

    b) (pareja sentimental, en juegos) partner
    c) (fam) (de guante, calcetín) pair

    ¿dónde está el compañero de este guante? — where's the other glove?

    d) ( Pol) comrade
    * * *
    = bedfellow, colleague, companion, fellow, partner, helpmate, mate, partner, male partner, sexual partner, matching.
    Ex. I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.
    Ex. Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
    Ex. In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.
    Ex. Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.
    Ex. Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.
    Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.
    Ex. This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion.
    Ex. According to custom, men are allowed to have concubines & women lack the right to refuse sex to their male partners.
    Ex. Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.
    Ex. By selecting this qualifier all works having a matching number of pages will be included in the search.
    ----
    * compañero de casa = housemate.
    * compañero de casa, compañero de piso = housemate.
    * compañero de clase = classmate.
    * compañero de equipo = teammate.
    * compañero de estudios = co-student.
    * compañero de fatigas = brother in arms.
    * compañero de habitación = roommate.
    * compañero de juego = teammate.
    * compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * compañero de piso = flatmate, housemate.
    * compañero de profesión = colleague.
    * compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.
    * compañero de viaje = fellow traveller.
    * compañero de vida = lifemate.
    * compañeros = peer group.
    * compañero sentimental = male partner.
    * enseñanza por compañeros = peer instruction.
    * red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.
    * relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.
    * tutorías por compañeros = peer coaching.
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino

    compañero de cuarto or habitación — roommate

    compañero de juegos/de clase/de trabajo — playmate/classmate/workmate

    b) (pareja sentimental, en juegos) partner
    c) (fam) (de guante, calcetín) pair

    ¿dónde está el compañero de este guante? — where's the other glove?

    d) ( Pol) comrade
    * * *
    = bedfellow, colleague, companion, fellow, partner, helpmate, mate, partner, male partner, sexual partner, matching.

    Ex: I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.

    Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
    Ex: In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.
    Ex: Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.
    Ex: Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.
    Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.
    Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion.
    Ex: According to custom, men are allowed to have concubines & women lack the right to refuse sex to their male partners.
    Ex: Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.
    Ex: By selecting this qualifier all works having a matching number of pages will be included in the search.
    * compañero de casa = housemate.
    * compañero de casa, compañero de piso = housemate.
    * compañero de clase = classmate.
    * compañero de equipo = teammate.
    * compañero de estudios = co-student.
    * compañero de fatigas = brother in arms.
    * compañero de habitación = roommate.
    * compañero de juego = teammate.
    * compañero del alma = soulmate, kindred spirit.
    * compañero de piso = flatmate, housemate.
    * compañero de profesión = colleague.
    * compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.
    * compañero de viaje = fellow traveller.
    * compañero de vida = lifemate.
    * compañeros = peer group.
    * compañero sentimental = male partner.
    * enseñanza por compañeros = peer instruction.
    * red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.
    * relación entre compañeros = peer interaction.
    * tutorías por compañeros = peer coaching.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    1
    (en una actividad): un compañero de equipo a fellow team member, another member of the team
    es una compañera que trabaja en la fábrica she works with me at the factory, she's a worker from the factory ( AmE), she's a workmate of mine at the factory
    mi compañero de banco or pupitre the boy who sits next to me at school
    fuimos compañeros de universidad we were at college together
    éramos compañeras de clase we were schoolmates, we were at school together
    compañero de piso roommate ( AmE), flatmate ( BrE)
    compañero de cuarto or habitación roommate
    compañero de trabajo (en una fábrica) workmate, fellow worker, coworker ( AmE) (en una oficina) colleague, workmate, coworker ( AmE)
    2 (en naipes) partner
    siempre que jugamos de compañeros perdemos every time we play together o as partners we lose
    3 (pareja) partner
    4 ( fam) (de un guante, calcetín) pair
    ¿dónde está el compañero de este guante/pendiente? where's the pair for this glove/earring?, where's the glove/earring that goes with this one?
    Compuestos:
    comrade-in-arms
    (en un viaje) traveling* companion; ( Pol) fellow traveler*
    * * *

     

    compañero
    ◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino



    fuimos compañeros de universidad we were at college together;
    compañero de clase/de trabajo classmate/workmate
    b) (pareja sentimental, en juegos) partner;

    (de guante, calcetín) (fam) pair
    c) ( Pol) comrade

    compañero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 companion: fuimos compañeros de colegio, we were school friends
    (de piso) flatmate
    (de habitación) roommate
    2 (pareja sentimental) partner
    ' compañero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amiga
    - amigo
    - compadre
    - compañera
    - pareja
    - parejo
    - socia
    - socio
    - compinche
    - cuñado
    English:
    associate
    - brother
    - cellmate
    - classmate
    - colleague
    - companion
    - comrade
    - escort
    - fellow
    - flatmate
    - match
    - mate
    - partner
    - playmate
    - roommate
    - team-mate
    - workmate
    - class
    - coworker
    - flat
    - man
    - play
    - room
    - team
    * * *
    compañero, -a nm,f
    1. [pareja, acompañante] partner;
    la actriz asistió junto a su actual compañero the actress was accompanied by her current partner
    2. [colega] colleague;
    compañero (de trabajo) colleague, Br workmate, US co-worker;
    fue compañero mío en la universidad he was at university with me;
    hemos sido compañeros de aventuras we've done lots of things together
    compañero de apartamento Br flatmate, US roommate;
    compañero de armas comrade-in-arms;
    compañero de casa housemate;
    Esp compañero de piso Br flatmate, US roommate;
    compañero de viaje travelling companion
    3. [en juegos por parejas] partner
    4. [par]
    el compañero de este guante/calcetín the glove/sock that goes with this one
    5. [camarada] comrade;
    el compañero Rodríguez comrade Rodríguez
    * * *
    m, compañera f companion; en una relación, un juego partner
    * * *
    : companion, mate, partner
    * * *
    1. (amigo) companion
    2. (pareja) partner
    3. (de trabajo) colleague

    Spanish-English dictionary > compañero

  • 46 compañero de profesión

    (n.) = colleague
    Ex. Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
    * * *
    (n.) = colleague

    Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.

    Spanish-English dictionary > compañero de profesión

  • 47 confesión

    f.
    1 confession, admission, shrift.
    2 denomination.
    * * *
    1 (expresión) confession, admission
    2 RELIGIÓN confession
    3 (credo) confession, faith
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( sacramento) confession
    b) (Der) confession
    c) ( admisión) confession

    le voy a hacer una confesión: a mí no me gusta — I must confess o admit (that) I don't like it

    2) ( credo) faith, creed, denomination
    * * *
    = confessional, denominational body, communion, confession, denomination, admission.
    Ex. Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even ' confessionals' for magazines.
    Ex. Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.
    Ex. The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.
    Ex. It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel ' confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.
    Ex. While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.
    Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.
    ----
    * confesión religiosa = religious denomination.
    * perteneciente a una confesión religiosa = denominational.
    * que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( sacramento) confession
    b) (Der) confession
    c) ( admisión) confession

    le voy a hacer una confesión: a mí no me gusta — I must confess o admit (that) I don't like it

    2) ( credo) faith, creed, denomination
    * * *
    = confessional, denominational body, communion, confession, denomination, admission.

    Ex: Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even ' confessionals' for magazines.

    Ex: Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.
    Ex: The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.
    Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel ' confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.
    Ex: While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.
    Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.
    * confesión religiosa = religious denomination.
    * perteneciente a una confesión religiosa = denominational.
    * que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].

    * * *
    A
    1 (sacramento) confession
    me oyó en confesión he heard my confession
    2 ( Der) confession
    3 (admisión) confession
    le voy a hacer una confesión: a mí tampoco me gustó I must confess o admit I didn't like it either
    B (credo) faith, creed, denomination
    * * *

    confesión sustantivo femenino
    confession
    confesión sustantivo femenino
    1 confession, admission
    2 Rel confession
    ' confesión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arrancar
    English:
    acknowledgement
    - admission
    - confession
    - denomination
    - draw
    - extract
    - interfaith
    * * *
    1. [de pecado] confession;
    oír a alguien en confesión to hear sb's confession
    2. [de falta, culpabilidad, sentimientos] confession;
    extraer una confesión de alguien to extract a confession from sb, to get a confession out of sb
    3. [credo] religion, (religious) persuasion, denomination;
    de confesión protestante Protestant, of the Protestant faith
    * * *
    f confession
    * * *
    confesión nf, pl - siones
    1) : confession
    2) : creed, denomination
    * * *
    confesión n confession

    Spanish-English dictionary > confesión

  • 48 confiado

    adj.
    1 trusting, confident, assured, confiding.
    2 unsuspecting, trustful, not suspicious.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: confiar.
    * * *
    1→ link=confiar confiar
    1 (crédulo) unsuspecting, gullible
    2 (seguro) confident, self-confident
    3 (engreído) self-satisfied; (presumido) conceited
    * * *
    (f. - confiada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=seguro) confident
    2) (=ingenuo) trusting
    3) (=vanidoso) vain, conceited
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) [ser] ( crédulo) trusting
    b) [estar] ( seguro)

    confiado en algo: está muy confiado en que lo van a llevar he's convinced they're going to take him; no estés tan confiado — don't get over-confident

    * * *
    = unwary, unsuspecting, sanguine, trustful, trusting, confident (in).
    Ex. Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
    Ex. There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.
    Ex. A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.
    Ex. They should be more trustful of their colleagues and to use information technology to a larger extent.
    Ex. Yet without this trusting support for the editorial expertise of the publishers such books could not be published at all.
    Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
    ----
    * confiados, los = unsuspecting, the.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) [ser] ( crédulo) trusting
    b) [estar] ( seguro)

    confiado en algo: está muy confiado en que lo van a llevar he's convinced they're going to take him; no estés tan confiado — don't get over-confident

    * * *
    = unwary, unsuspecting, sanguine, trustful, trusting, confident (in).

    Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.

    Ex: There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.
    Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.
    Ex: They should be more trustful of their colleagues and to use information technology to a larger extent.
    Ex: Yet without this trusting support for the editorial expertise of the publishers such books could not be published at all.
    Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
    * confiados, los = unsuspecting, the.

    * * *
    1 [ SER] (crédulo) trusting
    en estos tiempos no es bueno ser tan confiado these days it's not wise to be so trusting
    entró muy confiado sin saber que le habían preparado una trampa he came in confidently o unsuspectingly, not knowing that they had set a trap for him
    2 [ ESTAR] (seguro) confiado EN algo:
    está muy confiado en que lo van a llevar he's convinced they're going to take him
    no estés tan confiado, esos exámenes pueden ser muy difíciles don't get over-confident o don't be too sure of yourself, those exams can be extremely hard
    * * *

    Del verbo confiar: ( conjugate confiar)

    confiado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    confiado    
    confiar
    confiado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) [ser] ( crédulo) trusting

    b) [estar] ( seguro):


    no estés tan confiado don't get over-confident
    confiar ( conjugate confiar) verbo intransitivo
    a) ( tener fe) confiado en algn/algo to trust sb/sth;


    confiamos en su discreción we rely o depend on your discretion
    b) ( estar seguro) confiado en algo to be confident of sth;


    confiamos en poder llevarlo a cabo we are confident that we can do it;
    confiemos en que venga let's hope she comes
    verbo transitivo confiadole algo a algn ‹ secreto› to confide sth to sb;
    ‹trabajo/responsabilidad› to entrust sb with sth
    confiarse verbo pronominal

    ◊ no te confíes demasiado don't get overconfident o too confident

    b) (desahogarse, abrirse) confiadose a algn to confide in sb

    confiado,-a adjetivo
    1 (que tiene confianza en los demás) trusting, unsuspecting: con lo confiado que es le van a engañar muchas veces, he's such an unsuspecting person that he'll often be misled
    2 (esperanzado) está confiada en que aprobará, she's confident that she'll pass
    (seguro, tranquilo) self-confident
    confiar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (poner bajo la tutela) to entrust: le confié la educación de mi hija, I entrusted him with my daughter's education
    2 (decir reservadamente) to confide
    II verbo intransitivo (fiarse de) confiar en, to trust: no confío en ella, I don't trust her
    (contar con) no confíes en su ayuda, don't count on his help
    ' confiado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    confiada
    English:
    trustful
    - trusting
    - unsuspecting
    * * *
    confiado, -a adj
    1. [seguro] confident;
    estar confiado to be confident;
    estar demasiado confiado to be overconfident;
    estoy confiado en que todo acabará bien I'm confident everything will turn out all right;
    se mostró confiado he was confident
    2. [crédulo] trusting;
    ser confiado to be trusting
    * * *
    adj trusting
    * * *
    confiado, -da adj
    1) : confident, self-confident
    2) : trusting
    * * *
    confiado adj hopeful

    Spanish-English dictionary > confiado

  • 49 consciente

    adj.
    conscious.
    ser consciente de to be aware of
    m.
    conscious mind, conscious level of the mind, conscious part of the mind.
    * * *
    1 conscious, aware
    2 MEDICINA conscious
    3 (responsable) reliable, responsible
    \
    estar consciente to be conscious
    ser consciente de algo to be aware of something
    * * *
    adj.
    aware, conscious
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1)
    2) (Med)
    3) (Jur) fully responsible
    4) (=sensato) responsible
    2.
    SM conscious, conscious mind
    * * *
    a) [estar] (Med) conscious
    b) (de problema, hecho)

    ser or (Chi, Méx) estar consciente de algo — to be aware o conscious of something

    una persona plenamente consciente de sus actos — a person who is fully responsible for his/her actions

    c) [ser] ( sensato) sensible; ( responsable) responsible
    * * *
    = conscientious, conscious, deliberate, knowing, sentient.
    Ex. Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
    Ex. Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.
    Ex. Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.
    Ex. 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
    Ex. He lives in a world in which machines become sentient and begin to demand rights.
    ----
    * consciente de = cognisant of.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious, information conscious.
    * consciente de los deberes de Uno = dutiful.
    * consciente de uno mismo = self-conscious.
    * hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.
    * no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.
    * ser consciente = sentient being.
    * ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].
    * ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.
    * ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.
    * sin ser consciente de ello = unbeknownst to, unbeknown to.
    * * *
    a) [estar] (Med) conscious
    b) (de problema, hecho)

    ser or (Chi, Méx) estar consciente de algo — to be aware o conscious of something

    una persona plenamente consciente de sus actos — a person who is fully responsible for his/her actions

    c) [ser] ( sensato) sensible; ( responsable) responsible
    * * *
    = conscientious, conscious, deliberate, knowing, sentient.

    Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.

    Ex: Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.
    Ex: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.
    Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
    Ex: He lives in a world in which machines become sentient and begin to demand rights.
    * consciente de = cognisant of.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious, information conscious.
    * consciente de los deberes de Uno = dutiful.
    * consciente de uno mismo = self-conscious.
    * hacer más consciente de Algo = heighten + awareness.
    * no ser consciente de = remain + unaware of.
    * ser consciente = sentient being.
    * ser consciente de = be alive to, be aware of, be cognisant of, be mindful of/that, become + cognisant of, be aware of, realise [realize, -USA].
    * ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía = be alive to + Posesivo + worth.
    * ser consciente + desafortunadamente = be painfully aware of.
    * sin ser consciente de ello = unbeknownst to, unbeknown to.

    * * *
    1 [ ESTAR] ( Med) conscious
    2 (de un problema, hecho) ser or ( AmL) estar consciente DE algo to be aware o conscious OF sth
    no era or no estaba consciente de lo que hacía she was not aware o conscious of what she was doing
    una persona plenamente consciente de sus actos a person who is fully responsible for his/her actions
    3 [ SER] (sensato) sensible; (responsable) responsible
    * * *

     

    consciente adjetivo
    a) [estar] (Med) conscious

    b) (de problema, hecho) ser or (Chi, Méx) estar consciente de algo to be aware o conscious of sth

    c) [ser] ( sensato) sensible;

    ( responsable) responsible
    consciente adjetivo
    1 conscious, aware
    2 Med conscious
    ' consciente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sensibilizar
    English:
    awake
    - aware
    - conscious
    - consequence
    - magnetic
    - mindful
    - dutiful
    - unaware
    - unconscious
    - unwittingly
    * * *
    1. [despierto] conscious;
    estar consciente to be conscious
    2.
    ser consciente de [darse cuenta de] to be aware of;
    no era consciente de lo que hacía he was not aware of what he was doing
    * * *
    adj
    1 MED conscious
    2
    :
    consciente de aware of, conscious of;
    ser consciente de algo be aware o conscious of sth
    * * *
    : conscious, aware
    * * *
    consciente adj aware / conscious

    Spanish-English dictionary > consciente

  • 50 consenso

    m.
    1 consensus (acuerdo).
    2 consent, approval, agreement.
    * * *
    1 (acuerdo) consensus
    2 (consentimiento) consent, assent
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) ( esp Pol) consensus
    2) (=consentimiento) consent
    * * *
    masculino consensus
    * * *
    = consensus, meeting of (the) minds.
    Ex. Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.
    Ex. Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
    ----
    * consenso general = general consensus.
    * crear consenso = forge + consensus.
    * llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.
    * llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.
    * * *
    masculino consensus
    * * *
    = consensus, meeting of (the) minds.

    Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.

    Ex: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
    * consenso general = general consensus.
    * crear consenso = forge + consensus.
    * llegar a un consenso = come to + consensus, reach + consensus.
    * llegar a un consenso sobre = get + a consensus on.

    * * *
    consensus
    intentan llegar a un consenso they are trying to reach agreement o a consensus
    todavía no existe consenso sobre qué es lo óptimo there is still no consensus (of opinion) as to what is best
    fue aprobado por consenso it was carried by general consent o assent
    llegaron a una fórmula de consenso they achieved a formula acceptable to all involved
    el proyecto fue sometido a consenso en el parlamento the bill was put to the vote in Parliament
    * * *

    consenso sustantivo masculino
    consensus;
    ◊ por consenso by general consent o assent

    consenso sustantivo masculino consensus

    ' consenso' also found in these entries:
    English:
    aim at
    - consensus
    - definition
    * * *
    1. [acuerdo] consensus;
    llegar al o [m5] alcanzar el consenso to reach a consensus;
    romper el consenso to destroy the consensus;
    no hay consenso sobre lo que hay que hacer there is no consensus about what should be done;
    buscan el consenso de todos los participantes they are seeking to achieve a consensus among all the participants
    2. [consentimiento] consent
    * * *
    m consensus;
    llegar a un consenso reach a consensus
    * * *
    : consensus

    Spanish-English dictionary > consenso

  • 51 considerado

    adj.
    1 considerate, heedful, mindful, considered.
    2 considered, thought-of, looked-on, looked-upon.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: considerar.
    * * *
    1→ link=considerar considerar
    1 (atento) considerate, thoughtful
    2 (apreciado) respected
    \
    estar bien considerado,-a to be well thought of, be highly regarded
    estar mal considerado,-a to be badly thought of
    * * *
    (f. - considerada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=atento) considerate
    2) (=estimado)

    estar mal considerado — (=no aceptado) to be frowned upon; (=menospreciado) to be undervalued

    * * *
    - da adjetivo [ser] considerate
    * * *
    = thoughtful, considerate.
    Ex. Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.
    Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the in considerate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
    ----
    * considerado desde hace mucho tiempo = long considered.
    * mal considerado = poorly-regarded.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo [ser] considerate
    * * *
    = thoughtful, considerate.

    Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.

    Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the in considerate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
    * considerado desde hace mucho tiempo = long considered.
    * mal considerado = poorly-regarded.

    * * *
    [ SER] considerate
    es muy considerado con sus empleados he's very considerate toward(s) his employees
    * * *

    Del verbo considerar: ( conjugate considerar)

    considerado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    considerado    
    considerar
    considerado
    ◊ -da adjetivo [ser] considerate;

    ser considerado con algn to be considerate toward(s) sb
    considerar ( conjugate considerar) verbo transitivo ‹asunto/posibilidad/oferta› to consider;

    ‹ventajas/consecuencias› to weigh up, consider;

    tenemos que considerado que … we must take into account that …;
    eso se considera de mala educación that's considered bad manners;
    está muy bien considerado he is very highly regarded
    considerarse verbo pronominal [ persona] ( juzgarse) to consider oneself;
    se considera afortunado he considers himself (to be) lucky
    considerado,-a adjetivo
    1 (educado) considerate, thoughtful
    2 (estimado, respetado) está muy bien considerada entre sus colegas, her colleagues hold her in high regard
    considerar verbo transitivo to consider: lo considera un genio, she thinks he's a genius ➣ Ver nota en consider

    ' considerado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    considerada
    - vista
    - visto
    - considerar
    - cumplido
    - mirado
    English:
    considerate
    - reputed
    - thoughtful
    - well-thought-of
    - consider
    - consideration
    - regard
    * * *
    considerado, -a adj
    1. [atento] considerate, thoughtful;
    es muy considerado con sus padres he is very considerate to his parents
    2. [respetado] respected, highly regarded;
    está muy bien considerada entre sus colegas she is very highly regarded by her colleagues
    * * *
    adj considerate
    * * *
    considerado, -da adj
    1) : considerate, thoughtful
    2) : respected
    * * *
    considerado adj thoughtful

    Spanish-English dictionary > considerado

  • 52 constante

    adj.
    2 constant.
    3 unchanging, uniform, consistent, constant.
    4 dedicated, hardworking.
    f.
    1 constant.
    2 Constante.
    * * *
    1 (invariable) constant
    2 (persona) steadfast
    1 MATEMÁTICAS constant
    \
    constantes vitales vital signs
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=continuado) constant
    2) (=frecuente) constant
    3) (=perseverante) [persona] persevering
    4) (Fís) [velocidad, temperatura, presión] constant
    2. SF
    1) (=factor predominante)

    el mar es una constante en su obra — the sea is a constant theme o an ever-present theme in his work

    2) (Mat) constant
    3) (Med)
    * * *
    I
    1) ( continuo) constant
    2) ( perseverante) < persona> persevering
    II
    a) (Mat) constant
    b) ( característica) constant feature
    c) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb
    * * *
    = constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.
    Ex. Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.
    Ex. The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.
    Ex. Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.
    Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.
    Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.
    Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.
    Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
    Ex. Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
    Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.
    Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.
    Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
    Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.
    Ex. The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.
    Ex. Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.
    Ex. The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.
    Ex. In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.
    Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
    Ex. Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.
    Ex. The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.
    Ex. With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.
    Ex. But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
    Ex. The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.
    Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
    Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.
    ----
    * constante de bajada = slope constant.
    * constante flujo de = steady stream of.
    * constante vital = vital sign.
    * crítica constante = nagging.
    * de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.
    * en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.
    * en constante movimiento = on the go.
    * los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.
    * máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.
    * permanecer constante = remain + constant.
    * que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.
    * serie constante de = steady stream of.
    * ser una constante = be a constant.
    * * *
    I
    1) ( continuo) constant
    2) ( perseverante) < persona> persevering
    II
    a) (Mat) constant
    b) ( característica) constant feature
    c) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb
    * * *
    = constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.

    Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.

    Ex: The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.
    Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.
    Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.
    Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.
    Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.
    Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
    Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
    Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.
    Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.
    Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
    Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.
    Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.
    Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.
    Ex: The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.
    Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.
    Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
    Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.
    Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.
    Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.
    Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
    Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.
    Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
    Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.
    * constante de bajada = slope constant.
    * constante flujo de = steady stream of.
    * constante vital = vital sign.
    * crítica constante = nagging.
    * de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.
    * en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.
    * en constante movimiento = on the go.
    * los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.
    * mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.
    * máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.
    * permanecer constante = remain + constant.
    * que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.
    * serie constante de = steady stream of.
    * ser una constante = be a constant.

    * * *
    A
    1 (continuo) constant
    estaba sometido a una constante vigilancia he was kept under constant surveillance
    2 ‹tema/motivo› constant
    B (perseverante) persevering
    1 ( Mat) constant
    2 (característica) constant feature
    las escaseces han sido una constante durante los últimos siete años shortages have been a constant feature of the last seven years
    durante estas fechas las colas son una constante en las tiendas at this time of year queues are a regular feature in the shops
    una constante en su obra a constant theme in his work
    el malhumor es una constante en él he's always in a bad mood
    constantes vitales vital signs (pl)
    * * *

     

    constante adjetivo


    ■ sustantivo femenino
    a) (Mat) constant


    c)

    ◊ constantes sustantivo femenino plural (Med) tb constantes vitales vital signs (pl)

    constante
    I adjetivo
    1 (tenaz) steadfast: es una persona constante en sus ambiciones, he is steadfast in his ambitions
    2 (incesante, sin variaciones) constant, incessant, unchanging: me mareaba el constante barullo que había allí, the constant racket there made me dizzy
    II sustantivo femenino
    1 constant feature: los desengaños fueron una constante a lo largo de su vida, disappointments were a constant during his lifetime
    2 Mat constant
    ' constante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fiel
    - salario
    - sangría
    English:
    constant
    - continual
    - cruise
    - equable
    - even
    - incessant
    - recurrent
    - steadily
    - steady
    - unfailing
    - uniform
    - unremitting
    - break
    - consistent
    - drive
    - eternal
    - niggling
    - persistent
    - wear
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona] [en una empresa] persistent;
    [en ideas, opiniones] steadfast;
    se mantuvo constante en su esfuerzo he persevered in his efforts
    2. [lluvia, atención] constant, persistent;
    [temperatura] constant
    3. [que se repite] constant
    ♦ nf
    1. [rasgo] constant;
    las desilusiones han sido una constante en su vida disappointments have been a constant feature in her life;
    las tormentas son una constante en sus cuadros storms are an ever-present feature in his paintings;
    la violencia es una constante histórica en la región the region has known violence throughout its history
    2. Mat constant
    3. constantes vitales vital signs;
    * * *
    I adj constant
    II f MAT constant
    * * *
    : constant
    : constant
    * * *
    constante adj (continuo) constant

    Spanish-English dictionary > constante

  • 53 corajudo

    adj.
    1 angry, passionate, easily irritated.
    2 spirited; tough; bold; (Southern Cone) brave.
    3 courageous, ballsy.
    * * *
    1 (valiente) tough, brave
    2 (irritable) quick-tempered
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=irascible) quick-tempered
    2) (=valiente) brave, gutsy *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo brave
    * * *
    Ex. One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo brave
    * * *

    Ex: One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.

    * * *
    brave
    hay que ser corajudo para meterse en un negocio tan arriesgado it takes (a lot of) guts to get involved in such a risky business ( colloq)
    * * *
    corajudo, -a adj
    [valiente] brave
    * * *
    adj L.Am.
    brave

    Spanish-English dictionary > corajudo

  • 54 criticar

    v.
    1 to criticize.
    Su padre criticó su vestimenta Her father criticized her clothes.
    María critica cuando siente envidia Mary criticizes when she feels envy.
    El profesor criticó su proceder The teacher criticized his behavior.
    2 to review (enjuiciar) (literatura, arte).
    3 to gossip.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to criticize
    1 (murmurar) to gossip
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=censurar) to criticize
    2) (=hablar mal)

    siempre está criticando a la gente — he's always criticizing people, he's always finding fault with people

    3) (Arte, Literat, Teat) [+ libro, obra] to review
    2.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize
    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
    2.
    criticar vi to gossip, backbite
    * * *
    = come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.
    Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
    Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.
    Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
    Ex. 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
    Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
    Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
    Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
    Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.
    Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex. The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
    Ex. This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
    Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.
    Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
    Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
    Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
    Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
    Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
    Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.
    Ex. Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.
    Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.
    Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
    Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.
    Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
    ----
    * criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.
    * criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
    * criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.
    * criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
    * ser criticado = come under + fire.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize
    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
    2.
    criticar vi to gossip, backbite
    * * *
    = come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.

    Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.

    Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.
    Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
    Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
    Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
    Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
    Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
    Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.
    Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
    Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
    Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.
    Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
    Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
    Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
    Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
    Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
    Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.
    Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.
    Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.
    Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
    Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.
    Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
    * criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.
    * criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
    * criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.
    * criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
    * ser criticado = come under + fire.

    * * *
    criticar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 (atacar) to criticize
    una postura que fue muy criticada por los ecologistas a position which came in for fierce criticism from o which was fiercely criticized by ecologists
    criticó duramente a los especuladores he strongly attacked o criticized the speculators
    un proyecto muy criticado a plan which has been heavily criticized o which has come in for a lot of criticism
    2 (hablar mal de) to criticize
    tú no hace falta que la critiques porque eres igual de egoísta que ella you're in no position to criticize o ( colloq) you can't talk, you're just as selfish as she is
    3 ( Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review
    ■ criticar
    vi
    to gossip, backbite
    * * *

     

    criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo

    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

    verbo intransitivo
    to gossip, backbite
    criticar
    I verbo transitivo to criticize
    II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
    ' criticar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    censurar
    - dedicarse
    - desollar
    - despellejar
    - tralla
    - vapulear
    - arremeter
    - murmurar
    - rajar
    - sino
    English:
    attack
    - carp
    - critical
    - criticize
    - fault
    - knock
    - pan
    - pick on
    - run down
    - slam
    - slate
    - get
    - run
    * * *
    1. [censurar] to criticize
    2. [enjuiciar] [literatura, arte] to review
    * * *
    v/t criticize
    * * *
    criticar {72} vt
    : to criticize
    * * *
    1. (en general) to criticize
    2. (cotillear) to gossip

    Spanish-English dictionary > criticar

  • 55 criticar duramente a Alguien

    (v.) = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at
    Ex. I can't get over how librarians tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together.
    Ex. Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks.
    Ex. His novels flailed away at ignorance and indecency and his editorials were partisan, personal, fervent, and emotional.
    * * *
    (v.) = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at

    Ex: I can't get over how librarians tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together.

    Ex: Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks.
    Ex: His novels flailed away at ignorance and indecency and his editorials were partisan, personal, fervent, and emotional.

    Spanish-English dictionary > criticar duramente a Alguien

  • 56 cómplice

    adj.
    accessory.
    f. & m.
    accomplice, accessory, ally, associate.
    * * *
    1 accomplice
    * * *
    noun mf.
    * * *
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo conspiratorial
    II
    masculino y femenino accomplice
    * * *
    = conspirator, tempter, knowing, abettor [abetter], aider, partner in crime.
    Ex. She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.
    Ex. Economy of space is the great tempter in citation practice since it makes authors abbreviate their citations.
    Ex. 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
    Ex. Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution.
    Ex. One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.
    Ex. He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.
    ----
    * cómplices e instigadores = aiders and abettors.
    * robo con cómplice interno = inside job.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo conspiratorial
    II
    masculino y femenino accomplice
    * * *
    = conspirator, tempter, knowing, abettor [abetter], aider, partner in crime.

    Ex: She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.

    Ex: Economy of space is the great tempter in citation practice since it makes authors abbreviate their citations.
    Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
    Ex: Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution.
    Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.
    Ex: He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.
    * cómplices e instigadores = aiders and abettors.
    * robo con cómplice interno = inside job.

    * * *
    conspiratorial
    le hizo un guiño cómplice she gave him a conspiratorial wink
    accomplice
    ser cómplice de algn to be sb's accomplice
    era cómplice en un asesinato he was (an) accomplice to a murder
    * * *

    cómplice sustantivo masculino y femenino
    accomplice;
    cómplice en algo accomplice to sth
    cómplice mf accomplice, Jur accessory: fue cómplice del secuestro, he was an accessory to the kidnapping
    ' cómplice' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    gancho
    - compinche
    - involuntario
    English:
    accessory
    - accomplice
    - associate
    - connive
    - knowingly
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    conspiratorial;
    una sonrisa/un silencio cómplice a conspiratorial smile/silence
    ♦ nmf
    accomplice;
    ser cómplice de un delito to be an accomplice to o in a crime
    * * *
    m/f accomplice
    * * *
    : accomplice
    * * *
    cómplice n accomplice

    Spanish-English dictionary > cómplice

  • 57 dar a entender

    (v.) = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate
    Ex. I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.
    Ex. Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
    Ex. Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession.
    Ex. One is sometimes lulled into thinking that there might be a grain of rationality in his commentaries.
    Ex. Novels are modes of prediction that insinuate visions of human relations not to be found in official rules or precepts or admonitions.
    Ex. Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.
    * * *
    (v.) = give to + understand, hint, send + a clear signal that, lull + Nombre + into thinking, insinuate, intimate

    Ex: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.

    Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
    Ex: Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession.
    Ex: One is sometimes lulled into thinking that there might be a grain of rationality in his commentaries.
    Ex: Novels are modes of prediction that insinuate visions of human relations not to be found in official rules or precepts or admonitions.
    Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar a entender

  • 58 de complicidad

    Ex. 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
    * * *

    Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".

    Spanish-English dictionary > de complicidad

  • 59 de doble sentido

    (n.) = double-edged, two-way
    Ex. We need answers to these double-edged questions of why bother about children's books and the method of introducing books to children.
    Ex. Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
    * * *
    (n.) = double-edged, two-way

    Ex: We need answers to these double-edged questions of why bother about children's books and the method of introducing books to children.

    Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de doble sentido

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    (adj.) = pinstriped
    Ex. Australian colleagues asure me that even his underwear is reported to be pinstriped.
    * * *
    (adj.) = pinstriped

    Ex: Australian colleagues asure me that even his underwear is reported to be pinstriped.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de raya diplomática

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