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41 infraccionar
v.1 to fine. ( Latin American Spanish)2 to commit a foul.3 to offend, to break the law, to commit a crime, to commit an offense.* * *Chile, Méx frm1.VT to fine2.VI to commit a traffic offence o (EEUU) violation* * *1.verbo transitivo (Chi, Méx frml) to fine2.infraccionar vi (Chi, Méx frml) to offend, commit an offense** * *1.verbo transitivo (Chi, Méx frml) to fine2.infraccionar vi (Chi, Méx frml) to offend, commit an offense** * *infraccionar [A1 ]vt(Chi, Méx frml) to fine■ infraccionarvi(Chi, Méx frml) to offend, commit an offense** * *infraccionar Am♦ vt[multar] to fine♦ vi[en deporte] to commit a foul; [contra la ley] to offend, to break the law; [contra reglamento] to violate the rules -
42 asignar
v.1 to assign, to allot, to apportion, to distribute.2 to ascribe, to assign.3 to assign, to confide.* * *1 to assign, allot, allocate2 (nombrar) to appoint, assign* * *verb1) to assign2) allocate* * *VT (=adjudicar) to assign; [+ recursos etc] to allocate, apportion; [+ labor] to set; (Inform) to allocate; [+ persona] to appoint; [+ causas] to determine* * *verbo transitivoa) (dar, adjudicar) <renta/función/tarea> to assign; < valor> to ascribe; <fondos/parcela> to allocate* * *= allocate, allot, ascribe, assign, earmark, set + aside, put + aside.Ex. However, once responsibility has been allocated, the types of names that can arise in headings will be the same for all types of materials.Ex. Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.Ex. The citation order PMEST and various other facet formulae can be ascribed to Ranganathan.Ex. AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.Ex. Eight thousand Prestel frames were earmarked for community information during the trial period.Ex. A special note has been set aside for information about the person who is making the catalog entry.Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.----* asignar aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].* asignar dinero = commit + fund.* asignar fondos = allocate + funds.* asignar la marca de Cutter = Cutter.* asignar + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.* asignar personal = commit + manpower.* asignar responsabilidad = lodge + responsibility.* asignar significado = place + interpretation.* asignar una cuota = allocate + quota.* asignar una notación = allocate + notation.* asignar una partida presupuestaria = commit + fund.* asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.* asignar un encabezamiento = assign + heading, establish + heading, label with + a heading.* asignar un lugar en = give + Nombre + a place in.* asignar un presupuesto = allocate + funds, allocate + funds.* asignar valor a = attach + value to.* sin asignar = unallocated.* sin asignar todavía = unassigned.* * *verbo transitivoa) (dar, adjudicar) <renta/función/tarea> to assign; < valor> to ascribe; <fondos/parcela> to allocate* * *= allocate, allot, ascribe, assign, earmark, set + aside, put + aside.Ex: However, once responsibility has been allocated, the types of names that can arise in headings will be the same for all types of materials.
Ex: Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.Ex: The citation order PMEST and various other facet formulae can be ascribed to Ranganathan.Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.Ex: Eight thousand Prestel frames were earmarked for community information during the trial period.Ex: A special note has been set aside for information about the person who is making the catalog entry.Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.* asignar aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].* asignar dinero = commit + fund.* asignar fondos = allocate + funds.* asignar la marca de Cutter = Cutter.* asignar + Nombre + a + Nombre = place + Nombre + against + Nombre.* asignar personal = commit + manpower.* asignar responsabilidad = lodge + responsibility.* asignar significado = place + interpretation.* asignar una cuota = allocate + quota.* asignar una notación = allocate + notation.* asignar una partida presupuestaria = commit + fund.* asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.* asignar un encabezamiento = assign + heading, establish + heading, label with + a heading.* asignar un lugar en = give + Nombre + a place in.* asignar un presupuesto = allocate + funds, allocate + funds.* asignar valor a = attach + value to.* sin asignar = unallocated.* sin asignar todavía = unassigned.* * *asignar [A1 ]vt1 (dar, adjudicar) ‹renta/función/tarea› to assign; ‹valor› to ascribe; ‹fondos/parcela› to allocatele asignaron el papel de mediador he was assigned the role of mediator, he was appointed o designated to act as mediatorme asignaron la vacante I was appointed to the postle asignaron una beca he was awarded a grantdos hechos a los que se asigna especial importancia two facts to which special importance is attached o ascribedle asignaron una parcela colindante con el río he was allocated a plot adjacent to the river2 (destinar) ‹persona› to assignasignar a algn A algo to assign sb TO sthlo asignaron al departamento de compras he was assigned to the purchasing department* * *
asignar ( conjugate asignar) verbo transitivo
‹ valor› to ascribe;
‹fondos/parcela› to allocate;
le asignaron una beca he was awarded a grant
asignar a algn a algo to assign sb to sth
asignar verbo transitivo
1 to assign, allocate
2 (nombrar) to appoint
' asignar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consignar
- destinar
English:
allot
- appropriate
- assign
- commit
- set
- allocate
- cast
- redeploy
* * *asignar vtle han asignado una oficina en el último piso he has been allocated an office on the top floor;le asignan siempre los trabajos más difíciles they always give her the hardest jobs;asignar importancia a algo to place importance on sthla asignaron al departamento de relaciones públicas she was assigned to the public relations department* * ** * *asignar vt1) : to assign, to allocate2) : to appoint -
43 consumar
v.1 to complete (realizar completamente).2 to consummate, to carry out, to complete, to conclude.* * *1 (terminar) to complete, carry out2 (crimen) to commit3 (matrimonio) to consummate* * *VT1) (=acabar) to complete; [+ trato] to close, complete2) [+ crimen] to commit; [+ asalto, robo] to carry out3) [+ matrimonio] to consummate4) (Jur) [+ sentencia] to carry out* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml)a) < matrimonio> to consummateb) < crimen> to commit, perpetrate (frml); <robo/atentado> to carry out2.consumarse v pron (frml)* * *= consummate.Ex. Instead of struggling alone, locked in our inadequacy with words, we couple with the writer in an act of verbal creation in which communication is consummated.* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml)a) < matrimonio> to consummateb) < crimen> to commit, perpetrate (frml); <robo/atentado> to carry out2.consumarse v pron (frml)* * *= consummate.Ex: Instead of struggling alone, locked in our inadequacy with words, we couple with the writer in an act of verbal creation in which communication is consummated.
* * *consumar [A1 ]vt( frml)1 ‹matrimonio› to consummate2 ‹crimen/robo› to carry out, commit, perpetrate ( frml); ‹ataque/atentado› to carry out, perpetrate ( frml)( frml):con este gol se consumó la victoria this goal sealed their winel golpe de estado que se consumó en junio del 78 the coup which took place in June 1978* * *
consumar verbo transitivo
1 frml to complete, carry out
2 (un asesinato) to commit
(una venganza) to carry out
' consumar' also found in these entries:
English:
consummate
* * *consumar vt[realizar completamente] to complete; [matrimonio] to consummate; [proyecto] to complete; [crimen] to perpetrate* * *v/t1 complete, finish2 crimen carry out3 matrimonio consummate* * *consumar vt1) : to consummate, to complete2) : to commit, to carry out -
44 delito
m.crime, offense.cometer un delito to commit a crime o an offenseno es ningún delito criticar al profesor it's no crime to criticize the teacherdelito ecológico ecological crimedelito fiscal tax offensedelito informático computer crimedelito de sangre violent crime* * *1 offence (US offense), crime\ser cogido,-a en flagrante delito to be caught red-handedel cuerpo del delito the corpus delictidelito común common offence* * *noun m.1) crime2) offence* * *SM1) (Jur) (=acción criminal) crime; (=infracción) offence, offense (EEUU)2) (=fechoría) (lit) felony; (fig) misdeed* * *masculino crime, offense*cometer un delito — to commit a crime o an offense
* * *= crime, criminal act, offense [offence, -UK], misdeed, criminal offence, tort.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.Ex. Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.Ex. The author categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. Works on alcoholic intoxication as a criminal offense are entered under the heading Drunkenness.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.----* acusaciones de delito criminal = criminal charges.* autor de un delito = perpetrator.* brigada de delitos económicos = fraud squad.* brigada de delitos monetarios = fraud squad.* cometer un delito = commit + crime, carry out + a crime.* delito cibernético = cybercrime.* delito contra la propiedad = property crime.* delito criminal = digital crime.* delito de drogas = drug offense.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* delito grave = felony, serious offence.* delito informático = computer crime.* delito menor = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA], petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.* delito penal = criminal offence.* delito relacionado con las drogas = drug offense.* delito sexual = sex crime.* objeto de delito contra el estado = impeachable.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.* * *masculino crime, offense*cometer un delito — to commit a crime o an offense
* * *= crime, criminal act, offense [offence, -UK], misdeed, criminal offence, tort.Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.Ex: The author categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex: Works on alcoholic intoxication as a criminal offense are entered under the heading Drunkenness.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.* acusaciones de delito criminal = criminal charges.* autor de un delito = perpetrator.* brigada de delitos económicos = fraud squad.* brigada de delitos monetarios = fraud squad.* cometer un delito = commit + crime, carry out + a crime.* delito cibernético = cybercrime.* delito contra la propiedad = property crime.* delito criminal = digital crime.* delito de drogas = drug offense.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* delito grave = felony, serious offence.* delito informático = computer crime.* delito menor = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA], petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.* delito penal = criminal offence.* delito relacionado con las drogas = drug offense.* delito sexual = sex crime.* objeto de delito contra el estado = impeachable.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.* * *crime, offense*los delitos contra la propiedad crimes o offenses against propertycometer un delito to commit a crime o an offenseevadir impuestos constituye delito tax evasion is a criminal offenseha incurrido en delito you have committed a crimelo dices como si eso fuera un delito you say it as if that were a crimeCompuestos:environmental crimecommon crime, non-political crimewhite-collar crime( Der) (serious) bodily harmacusar a algn de delito de lesiones to accuse sb of causing serious serious bodily harmviolent crimewhite-collar crimetax offense*computer crimecurrency offense*political offense* o crimesex offense* o crime* * *
delito sustantivo masculino
crime, offense( conjugate offense);
delito informático computer crime
delito sustantivo masculino
1 crime, offence, US offense
cuerpo del delito, corpus delicti
delito de sangre, violent crime
2 fig (barbaridad) outrage: es un delito desperdiciar tanta comida, it's a crime to waste so much food
' delito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constitutiva
- constitutivo
- culpar
- flagrante
- implicación
- impune
- incurrir
- perdonar
- perpetrar
- reo
- responsable
- sedición
- seguridad
- violación
- amnistiar
- autor
- cometer
- confesar
- constituir
- crimen
- culpable
- encubrir
- envolver
- implicar
- investigación
- investigar
- pagar
- pez
- responsabilizar
- traición
English:
come under
- crime
- felony
- forgery
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- offence
- statutory
- aid
- computer
- criminal
- felon
- offend
- offender
- offense
* * *delito nmcrime, offence;cometer un delito to commit a crime o an offence;lo cogieron en flagrante delito he was caught in the act;no es ningún delito criticar al profesor it's no crime to criticize the teacher;Derser constitutivo de delito to constitute an offence;Famel corte de pelo que te han hecho es un delito that haircut you've got is criminal;Famtener delito [ser el colmo] [persona] to be an absolute disgrace;[cosa, hecho] to be an outrage delito común common crime;delito ecológico ecological crime;delito financiero financial crime;delito fiscal tax offence;delito informático computer crime;delito menor minor offence;delito político political crime;delito contra la propiedad crime against property;delito contra la salud pública crime against public health;delito de sangre violent crime* * *m offense, Broffence* * *delito nm: crime, offense* * *delito n crime / offence -
45 traición
f.1 treason, double cross, treachery, betrayal.2 treacherous act, act of treason, betrayal, breach of confidence.* * *1 treason, betrayal\a traición treacherouslyalta traición high treason* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=deslealtad) betrayal; (=alevosía) treachery2) (Jur) treason* * *a) ( delito) treasonfue acusado de traición a la patria — he was accused of treason o of betraying his country
b) ( acto desleal) treachery, betrayal* * *= betrayal, treachery, treason, act of treachery, act of treason.Ex. The author explores the major themes of the novel: self-identity; love; and betrayal.Ex. The writer focuses on the innocent dead, violence, lust, and political treachery.Ex. The author categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery.Ex. This dramatic act of treachery against the Republic was actually entirely due to political infighting between republican factions.Ex. It is also an act of treason against humanity, since it has been used to justify an attempt to destroy the world economy.----* acto de traición = treasonable, act of treachery, act of treason.* alta traición = high treason.* cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.* cometer una traición = commit + treason, commit + an act of treason.* * *a) ( delito) treasonfue acusado de traición a la patria — he was accused of treason o of betraying his country
b) ( acto desleal) treachery, betrayal* * *= betrayal, treachery, treason, act of treachery, act of treason.Ex: The author explores the major themes of the novel: self-identity; love; and betrayal.
Ex: The writer focuses on the innocent dead, violence, lust, and political treachery.Ex: The author categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery.Ex: This dramatic act of treachery against the Republic was actually entirely due to political infighting between republican factions.Ex: It is also an act of treason against humanity, since it has been used to justify an attempt to destroy the world economy.* acto de traición = treasonable, act of treachery, act of treason.* alta traición = high treason.* cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.* cometer una traición = commit + treason, commit + an act of treason.* * *1 (delito) treasoncometer traición to commit treasonfue acusado de traición a la patria he was accused of treason o of betraying his country2 (acto desleal) treachery, betrayallo mataron a traición they killed him by treachery* * *
traición sustantivo femenino
traición sustantivo femenino
1 (a un amigo) betrayal, treachery: eso fue una traición, that was a betrayal
2 (al Estado, patria) treason, betrayal
3 a traición, treacherously
alta traición, high treason
' traición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alevosía
English:
betrayal
- double-cross
- sell-out
- sense
- treacherously
- treachery
- treason
* * *traición nf1. [infidelidad] betrayal;claudicar sería una traición a nuestros camaradas if we gave in, we would be betraying our comrades;le mataron a traición he was treacherously murdered;temía un disparo a traición he was afraid of being shot by someone on his own side2. [contra el Estado] treason;alta traición high treason* * *f1 treachery, betrayal;a traición treacherously2 JUR treason;alta traición high treason* * *traición nf, pl traiciones1) : treason2) : betrayal, treachery* * *traición n betrayal -
46 acto
m.1 act.no es responsable de sus actos he's not responsible for his actionshacer acto de presencia to show one's faceacto de fe act of faithacto reflejo reflex actionacto sexual sexual act2 ceremony (ceremonia).actos culturales cultural eventsacto electoral election rally3 act (Teatro).* * *1 act, action2 (ceremonia) ceremony, meeting, public function3 TEATRO act4 RELIGIÓN Act\acto seguido immediately afterwardsen acto de servicio in actionen el acto at onceacto de fe act of faithacto reflejo reflex actionacto sexual sexual intercourseActos de los Apóstoles Acts of the Apostles* * *noun m.act, deed* * *SM1) (=acción) act, actionel acto de escribir es un tipo de terapia — the act o action of writing is a kind of therapy
la atraparon en el acto de falsificar la firma — they caught her in the act of forging the signature
hacer acto de presencia — (=asistir) to attend, be present; (=aparecer) to appear; (=dejarse ver brevemente) put in an appearance
el acto sexual — the sexual o sex act
2) (=ceremonia)3) (Teat) act4)en el acto — (=inmediatamente) there and then
la ingresaron y la operaron en el acto — she was admitted and operated on there and then o on the spot
5)acto seguido, acto continuo — frm immediately after(wards)
* * *1)a) ( acción) actb) (en locs)en el acto: murió en el acto he died instantly; lo despidieron en el acto he was fired on the spot; acudieron en el acto they arrived immediately; fotocopias en el acto — photocopies while you wait
2) ( ceremonia)los actos conmemorativos de... — the celebrations to commemorate...
3) (Teatr) act* * *= act, event, deed.Ex. The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.----* acto barbárico = barbaric act.* acto comunicativo = communication act.* acto de cobardía = act of cowardice.* acto de evitar = avoidance.* acto de fé = act of faith.* acto delictivo = delinquent act, criminal act.* acto de piratería = piracy.* acto de publicar = publication.* acto de rebeldía = act of opposition.* acto de traición = treasonable, treasonable, act of treachery, act of treason.* acto espontáneo de = random act of.* acto extraño = weirdness.* acto ilícito = wrongful act.* acto irracional = irrational act.* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.* acto racional = rational act.* acto raro = weirdness.* acto reflejo = knee-jerk reaction.* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].* acto sexual = sexual act.* actos heróicos = heroics.* acto social = networking event.* acto terrorista = act of terror.* cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], at the drop of a hat.* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.* organizar un acto = hold + event.* organizar un acto público = organise + function.* presidir un acto = preside over + act.* realizar un acto = commit + act.* * *1)a) ( acción) actb) (en locs)en el acto: murió en el acto he died instantly; lo despidieron en el acto he was fired on the spot; acudieron en el acto they arrived immediately; fotocopias en el acto — photocopies while you wait
2) ( ceremonia)los actos conmemorativos de... — the celebrations to commemorate...
3) (Teatr) act* * *= act, event, deed.Ex: The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.
Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.* acto barbárico = barbaric act.* acto comunicativo = communication act.* acto de cobardía = act of cowardice.* acto de evitar = avoidance.* acto de fé = act of faith.* acto delictivo = delinquent act, criminal act.* acto de piratería = piracy.* acto de publicar = publication.* acto de rebeldía = act of opposition.* acto de traición = treasonable, treasonable, act of treachery, act of treason.* acto espontáneo de = random act of.* acto extraño = weirdness.* acto ilícito = wrongful act.* acto irracional = irrational act.* acto oficial = official act, public engagement.* acto racional = rational act.* acto raro = weirdness.* acto reflejo = knee-jerk reaction.* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.* acto seguido = thereupon [thereon].* acto sexual = sexual act.* actos heróicos = heroics.* acto social = networking event.* acto terrorista = act of terror.* cometer un acto de traición = commit + an act of treason.* cometer un acto violento = commit + violence.* en el acto = ipso facto, outright, on the spot, while-you-wait [while-u-wait], at the drop of a hat.* fusilar en el acto = shoot on + sight.* organizar un acto = hold + event.* organizar un acto público = organise + function.* presidir un acto = preside over + act.* realizar un acto = commit + act.* * *A1 (acción) act2 ( en locs):acto seguido immediately after, immediately afterward(s)en el acto: murió en el acto he died instantlyme cambiaron la rueda en el acto they changed my wheel there and then o then and therelos bomberos acudieron en el acto the firefighters arrived immediately[ S ] llaves/fotocopias en el acto keys cut/photocopies while you waitCompuestos:act of war( frml):el acto carnal the sexual act ( frml)act of contritionact of atonementact of faithact of warhacer acto de precencia to put in an appearancemorir en acto de servicio «soldado» to die on active service;«policía/bombero» to die in the course of one's dutyFreudian sliplegally binding actpublic engagementreligious servicereflex actionsexual act ( frml)durante el acto sexual during sexual intercourse o the sexual actB(ceremonia): acto inaugural/de clausura opening/closing ceremonylos actos conmemorativos de … the celebrations to commemorate …asiste a todos los actos oficiales he attends all official functionsC ( Teatr) actuna comedia en tres actos a comedy in three acts* * *
acto sustantivo masculino
1
[policía/bombero] to die in the course of one's duty;◊ acto sexual sexual act (frml)b) ( en locs)
en el acto ‹ morir› instantly;
‹ acudir› immediately;
2
b) (Teatr) act
acto sustantivo masculino
1 act, action: es un acto impropio de su carácter, the behaviour is out of character for him
acto reflejo, reflex action
acto sexual, sexual intercourse
2 (evento público) ceremony: el acto de inauguración fue muy aburrido, the opening ceremony was really boring
3 Teat act
♦ Locuciones: hacer acto de presencia, to put in an appearance
acto seguido, immediately afterwards
Mil en acto de servicio, in action
en el acto, at once: vinieron en el acto, they came immediately
"se reparan zapatos en el acto", "shoes repaired while you wait"
' acto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acción
- alevosa
- alevoso
- amarre
- coordinador
- coordinadora
- deplorable
- desarrollo
- deslucir
- escena
- fastos
- impresión
- presencia
- responder
- robar
- seca
- seco
- sumisión
- vandalismo
- abrir
- amor
- asistir
- atrocidad
- barbaridad
- cerrar
- cívico
- clausurar
- comienzo
- cultural
- desarrollar
- descortesía
- disparatado
- duración
- emotivo
- entierro
- estupidez
- extravagancia
- gamberrada
- hecho
- homenaje
- injusticia
- introducir
- lícito
- ligereza
- majadería
- maldad
- necedad
- obra
- patrocinador
- patrocinar
English:
act
- afterwards
- appearance
- benefit
- deed
- do
- formal
- function
- ill-considered
- impure
- impurity
- mindless
- mount
- on
- opening
- outright
- presence
- proceedings
- reception
- restoration
- roll call
- sober
- spot
- state
- stay away
- then
- action
- defiance
- intercourse
- most
- there
* * *♦ nm1. [acción] act;no es responsable de sus actos she's not responsible for her actions;lo acusaron de cometer actos terroristas he was charged with committing acts of terrorism;lo cazaron en el acto de huir con el dinero they caught him just as he was making off with the moneyacto de conciliación = formal attempt to reach an out-of-court settlement;acto de fe act of faith;Ling acto de habla speech act; Ling acto ilocutivo illocution, illocutionary act; Ling acto perlocutivo perlocution, perlocutionary act;acto de presencia: [m5] hacer acto de presencia to attend;acto reflejo reflex action;[policía] he was killed in the course of his duty;acto sexual sexual act;acto de solidaridad show of solidarity2. [ceremonia] ceremony;un acto conmemorativo del Día de la Independencia an Independence Day celebration, an event to mark Independence Day;es responsable de la organización de actos culturales she is responsible for organizing cultural events;asistió a todos los actos electorales de su partido he attended all his party's election rallies;su último acto oficial fue la inauguración de un hospital her last official engagement was the opening of a hospital3. Teatro act;una comedia en dos actos a comedy in two acts♦ acto seguido loc advimmediately after♦ en el acto loc advon the spot, there and then;reparaciones en el acto repairs done while you wait;murió en el acto she died instantly* * *m1 TEA act2 ( ceremonia) ceremony3 ( acción):acto violento act of violence;en acto de servicio on active service;hacer acto de presencia put in an appearance4:acto seguido immediately afterward(s);en el acto instantly, there and then* * *acto nm1) acción: act, deed2) : act (in a play)3)el acto sexual : sexual intercourse4)en el acto : right away, on the spot5)acto seguido : immediately after* * *acto n1. (en general) act -
47 cometer una traición
(v.) = commit + treason, commit + an act of treasonEx. Guides to Thailand warn you never to stop windswept paper money with a stomp -- the King is on all bills, you would practically be committing treason.Ex. We tend to forget that to sign the Declaration of Independence was to commit an act of treason -- and the punishment for treason was death.* * *(v.) = commit + treason, commit + an act of treasonEx: Guides to Thailand warn you never to stop windswept paper money with a stomp -- the King is on all bills, you would practically be committing treason.
Ex: We tend to forget that to sign the Declaration of Independence was to commit an act of treason -- and the punishment for treason was death. -
48 comprometerse a
v.1 to commit oneself to, to commit to, to plight oneself to, to promise to.Ricardo le aseguró cumplir con su palabra Richard promised him to keep his word.2 to plight oneself to, to commit oneself to, to commit to, to promise to.* * *(v.) = commit + Reflexivo + to, undertake toEx. As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.Ex. In order to be eligible for this bursary, the candidate must undertake to provide a written report summarizing his or her participation in the conference = Para poder solicitar este tipo de ayuda, el candidato debe comprometerse a presentar un informe escrito resumiendo su participación en el congreso.* * *(v.) = commit + Reflexivo + to, undertake toEx: As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.
Ex: In order to be eligible for this bursary, the candidate must undertake to provide a written report summarizing his or her participation in the conference = Para poder solicitar este tipo de ayuda, el candidato debe comprometerse a presentar un informe escrito resumiendo su participación en el congreso. -
49 dinero
m.1 money.¿pagará con dinero o con tarjeta? will you be paying in cash or by credit card?andar bien/mal de dinero to be well off for/short of moneyuna familia de dinero a family of meansdinero contante (y sonante) hard cashdinero de curso legal legal tenderdinero en efectivo cashdinero electrónico e-cashdinero fácil easy moneydinero falso counterfeit moneydinero en metálico cashdinero negro undeclared income/paymentdinero sucio dirty moneydinero suelto loose change2 ready money, ready cash.* * *1 money2 (fortuna) wealth\andar bien de dinero to have plenty of moneyandar mal/escaso,-a de dinero to be short of moneyde dinero wealthy, richdinero llama dinero money makes moneyganar dinero a espuertas to make a pilehacer dinero to make moneytirar el dinero por la ventana to throw money down the draindinero contante (y sonante) ready money, cashdinero (en) efectivo cashdinero en metálico cashdinero falso counterfeit moneydinero negro/sucio dirty moneydinero suelto loose change, change* * *noun m.* * *SM money¿cuánto es en dinero finlandés? — how much is that in Finnish money?
el dinero lo puede todo — money can do anything, money talks
•
hacer dinero — to make money•
tirar el dinero — to throw money awaydinero barato — cheap money, easy money
dinero caro — dear money, expensive money (EEUU)
dinero en circulación — currency, money in circulation
dinero sucio — dirty money, money from crime
* * *masculino moneygente de dinero — well-off o wealthy people
dinero contante y sonante — (fam) hard cash
hacer dinero — to make money
tirar el dinero — (fam) to throw money away
* * *= hard currency, money [monies, -pl.], monies [money, -sing.], funds, wealth.Ex. This could also be attributed to limited hard currency or other means of international payment.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS can then tell which borrowers owe the library money.Ex. Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals.Ex. Funds received from federal or foundation grants are allocated for specific projects or programs on a one-time or temporary basis, and such funds are considered 'soft' money as compared to funds for permanently authorized positions.Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.----* administrar dinero = manage + funds.* ahorrar dinero = save + money.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* ahorro de dinero = savings in money.* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar corto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* apoquinar dinero = shell out + money, fork over + money.* aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* apurado de dinero = strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money.* asignación de dinero público = tax support.* asignar dinero = commit + fund.* blanquear dinero = launder + money.* blanquear dinero sucio = launder + dirty money.* blanqueo de dinero = money laundering.* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.* casarse con alguien de dinero = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.* casarse por dinero = marry + money.* cobro de dinero = collection of fees.* comprometer dinero = commit + money, lien + funds.* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* conseguir el dinero = come up with + the money.* contar dinero = count + money.* conversión en dinero = monetisation [monetization, -USA].* convertido a dinero = monetised [monetized, -pl.].* convertir en dinero = monetise [monetize, -USA].* corto de dinero = strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money.* costar dinero = cost + money, take + money.* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.* culto al dinero = cult of money.* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.* dedicar dinero = dedicate + money.* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.* derrochar dinero = waste + money.* derroche de dinero = waste of money, spending spree.* desembolsar dinero = disburse + cash, disburse + monies, shell out + money, shell out, fork over + money.* desperdicio de dinero = money waster.* despilfarrar dinero = squander + money.* despilfarro de dinero = spending spree.* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.* dinero atrae al dinero, el = riches attract riches.* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.* dinero de bolsillo = pocket change, pocket money.* dinero + dedicarse a = money + go towards.* dinero del premio = prize money.* dinero del rescate = ransom money.* dinero de soborno = hush money.* dinero de sobra para otros gastos = disposable income.* dinero, el = green, the.* dinero electrónico = electronic money.* dinero en efectivo = cash.* dinero en metálico = cash.* dinero fácil = get-rich-quick.* dinero ganado con el sudor de la frente = hard-earned money.* dinero inesperado = windfall, windfall moneys.* dinero mal habido = ill-gotten gains.* dinero negro = undeclared income, grey money [gray money], black money.* dinero para acallar la conciencia = conscience money.* dinero para acallar la consciencia = conscience money.* dinero para caprichos = pin money.* dinero para gastos = per diem allowance.* dinero para gastos imprevistos = cash float, petty cash.* dinero para gastos iniciales = seeding money, seed money.* dinero para gastos personales = pocket change, pocket money.* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.* dinero procedente de los impuestos = tax money (tax monies).* dinero propio = private means.* dinero público = public tax money, tax dollars, public money, public funds, public funding.* dinero público, el = public's dollars, the.* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.* dinero + ser para = money + go towards.* dinero sucio = dirty money.* dinero suelto = change, loose change.* dinero voluble = soft money.* donar dinero = donate + Posesivo + money.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.* en dinero = monetised [monetized, -pl.].* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, be strapped for + cash, short of money, strapped.* estrategia que ahorra dinero = money saver.* falto de dinero = short of money, strapped, financially strapped, cash strapped.* financiado con dinero público = publicly financed, publicly funded [publicly-funded], public funded [public-funded].* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar dinero = make + money, earn + money.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* gastar dinero = expend + funds, spend + money.* gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.* gasto de dinero = expenditure of money.* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* hacer dinero = make + money.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money.* ingreso de dinero = cash deposit.* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.* invertir dinero = invest + money, commit + money.* invertir más dinero = dig + deep.* inyección de dinero = cash injection, injection of money.* inyectar dinero en = pump + money into.* inyectar dinero en la economía = pump + money into the economy.* malgastar dinero = waste + money.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.* pagar dinero = fork over + money.* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.* para hacer dinero = money-making.* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.* pérdida de dinero = cash drain.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* privilegio concedido por el dinero = moneyed privilege.* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.* quedarse sin dinero = run out of + cash.* recaudar dinero = pump prime + funds, raise + money, collect + money.* recolectar dinero = pass + the bucket (around).* remesa de dinero = remittance.* repartir dinero dadivosamente = shell out + money.* retirada de dinero = cash withdrawal.* retirar dinero = withdraw + cash.* reunir dinero = raise + money.* reunir el dinero = muster (up) + the cash.* reunir el dinero, encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.* sabrosa suma de dinero, una = handsome sum of money, a.* sacar dinero = draw + cash, draw out + cash.* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.* sacarle dinero a Alguien = wrestle + money from.* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* ser una pérdida de dinero = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.* sin dinero = impecunious.* sin dinero en metálico = cashless.* suma de dinero = sum of money.* suma simbólica de dinero = symbolic sum of money.* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.* transferencia de dinero = money transfer.* transferir dinero = transfer + money.* un montonazo de dinero = a huge amount of money.* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.* utilizar el dinero sabiamente = spend + wisely.* * *masculino moneygente de dinero — well-off o wealthy people
dinero contante y sonante — (fam) hard cash
hacer dinero — to make money
tirar el dinero — (fam) to throw money away
* * *el dinero= green, theEx: I've been living with it for nearly six years, so listen to the voice of experience -- the green will creep into your life and you will eventually hate it.
= hard currency, money [monies, -pl.], monies [money, -sing.], funds, wealth.Ex: This could also be attributed to limited hard currency or other means of international payment.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can then tell which borrowers owe the library money.Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals.Ex: Funds received from federal or foundation grants are allocated for specific projects or programs on a one-time or temporary basis, and such funds are considered 'soft' money as compared to funds for permanently authorized positions.Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.* administrar dinero = manage + funds.* ahorrar dinero = save + money.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* ahorro de dinero = savings in money.* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar corto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* apoquinar dinero = shell out + money, fork over + money.* aprovechar mejor el dinero = get + more for + Posesivo + money.* apurado de dinero = strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money.* asignación de dinero público = tax support.* asignar dinero = commit + fund.* blanquear dinero = launder + money.* blanquear dinero sucio = launder + dirty money.* blanqueo de dinero = money laundering.* buena suma de dinero = hefty sum of money.* buen tocho de dinero = hefty sum of money.* casarse con alguien de dinero = marry into + money, marry + a fortune, marry + money.* casarse por dinero = marry + money.* cobro de dinero = collection of fees.* comprometer dinero = commit + money, lien + funds.* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* conseguir el dinero = come up with + the money.* contar dinero = count + money.* conversión en dinero = monetisation [monetization, -USA].* convertido a dinero = monetised [monetized, -pl.].* convertir en dinero = monetise [monetize, -USA].* corto de dinero = strapped, cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money.* costar dinero = cost + money, take + money.* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.* culto al dinero = cult of money.* dar dinero = pay + money, donate + Posesivo + money.* dedicar dinero = dedicate + money.* de dinero = well-to-do, well-off.* derrochar dinero = waste + money.* derroche de dinero = waste of money, spending spree.* desembolsar dinero = disburse + cash, disburse + monies, shell out + money, shell out, fork over + money.* desperdicio de dinero = money waster.* despilfarrar dinero = squander + money.* despilfarro de dinero = spending spree.* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.* dinero atrae al dinero, el = riches attract riches.* dinero contante y sonante = readies, the ready.* dinero de bolsillo = pocket change, pocket money.* dinero + dedicarse a = money + go towards.* dinero del premio = prize money.* dinero del rescate = ransom money.* dinero de soborno = hush money.* dinero de sobra para otros gastos = disposable income.* dinero, el = green, the.* dinero electrónico = electronic money.* dinero en efectivo = cash.* dinero en metálico = cash.* dinero fácil = get-rich-quick.* dinero ganado con el sudor de la frente = hard-earned money.* dinero inesperado = windfall, windfall moneys.* dinero mal habido = ill-gotten gains.* dinero negro = undeclared income, grey money [gray money], black money.* dinero para acallar la conciencia = conscience money.* dinero para acallar la consciencia = conscience money.* dinero para caprichos = pin money.* dinero para gastos = per diem allowance.* dinero para gastos imprevistos = cash float, petty cash.* dinero para gastos iniciales = seeding money, seed money.* dinero para gastos personales = pocket change, pocket money.* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.* dinero procedente de los impuestos = tax money (tax monies).* dinero propio = private means.* dinero público = public tax money, tax dollars, public money, public funds, public funding.* dinero público, el = public's dollars, the.* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.* dinero + ser para = money + go towards.* dinero sucio = dirty money.* dinero suelto = change, loose change.* dinero voluble = soft money.* donar dinero = donate + Posesivo + money.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.* en dinero = monetised [monetized, -pl.].* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, be strapped for + cash, short of money, strapped.* estrategia que ahorra dinero = money saver.* falto de dinero = short of money, strapped, financially strapped, cash strapped.* financiado con dinero público = publicly financed, publicly funded [publicly-funded], public funded [public-funded].* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* ganar dinero = make + money, earn + money.* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* gastar dinero = expend + funds, spend + money.* gastarse más dinero = dig + deep.* gastarse un montón de dinero = lash out (on), go to + town on.* gasto de dinero = expenditure of money.* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* hacer dinero = make + money.* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money.* ingreso de dinero = cash deposit.* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.* invertir dinero = invest + money, commit + money.* invertir más dinero = dig + deep.* inyección de dinero = cash injection, injection of money.* inyectar dinero en = pump + money into.* inyectar dinero en la economía = pump + money into the economy.* malgastar dinero = waste + money.* mucho dinero = big bucks.* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.* pagar dinero = fork over + money.* pagar una suma de dinero = pay + sum.* para hacer dinero = money-making.* pedir dinero prestado = borrow + money.* pérdida de dinero = cash drain.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* privilegio concedido por el dinero = moneyed privilege.* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.* quedarse sin dinero = run out of + cash.* recaudar dinero = pump prime + funds, raise + money, collect + money.* recolectar dinero = pass + the bucket (around).* remesa de dinero = remittance.* repartir dinero dadivosamente = shell out + money.* retirada de dinero = cash withdrawal.* retirar dinero = withdraw + cash.* reunir dinero = raise + money.* reunir el dinero = muster (up) + the cash.* reunir el dinero, encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.* sabrosa suma de dinero, una = handsome sum of money, a.* sacar dinero = draw + cash, draw out + cash.* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.* sacarle dinero a Alguien = wrestle + money from.* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.* ser una pérdida de dinero = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.* sin dinero = impecunious.* sin dinero en metálico = cashless.* suma de dinero = sum of money.* suma simbólica de dinero = symbolic sum of money.* tener dinero a punta pala = roll in + Dinero.* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.* transferencia de dinero = money transfer.* transferir dinero = transfer + money.* un montonazo de dinero = a huge amount of money.* un montón de dinero = a huge amount of money.* utilizar el dinero sabiamente = spend + wisely.* * *moneyno llevaba nada de dinero encima I didn't have any money on mesiempre anda escaso de dinero he's always short of moneygente de dinero well-off o wealthy peopledinero contante y sonante ( fam); hard cashtirar el dinero ( fam); to throw money awayel dinero llama al dinero money begets money, money goes where money isCompuestos:hot moneypocket moneyold money● dinero efectivo or en efectivocashundeclared income ( o profits etc)dirty moneychange* * *
dinero sustantivo masculino
money;
gente de dinero well-off o wealthy people;
hacer dinero to make money;
dinero de bolsillo pocket money;
dinero (en) efectivo cash;
dinero suelto change;
dinero contante y sonante (fam) hard cash
dinero sustantivo masculino money
dinero en efectivo, cash
dinero negro, undeclared income
dinero suelto, (loose) change
♦ Locuciones: andar bien de dinero, to be well-off
andar mal de dinero, to be short of money
' dinero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuciante
- ahorrarse
- alcanzar
- apurada
- apurado
- apuro
- arca
- barbaridad
- bastante
- billete
- blanquear
- blanqueo
- bolsillo
- braga
- buena
- bueno
- cambio
- cantidad
- cielo
- contante
- costar
- cuarta
- cuarto
- dar
- desplumar
- devolver
- escasa
- escaso
- estirar
- evadir
- evasión
- falsa
- falso
- flete
- fortuna
- gastar
- gasto
- girar
- gratificar
- hacer
- holgada
- holgado
- indemnización
- inversión
- invertir
- irse
- juntar
- limitación
- llevar
- llevarse
English:
account for
- administration
- advance
- advantage
- after
- allow
- amass
- amount
- appropriate
- aside
- ask for
- attraction
- badly
- bare
- beg
- blow
- boat
- borrower
- bread
- buck
- bundle
- buy
- cash
- cash box
- catch
- chain letter
- change
- chip in
- colour
- come in
- come into
- congregation
- contribute
- contribution
- contributor
- cough up
- credit
- cult
- dash
- dole out
- dough
- draw
- dud
- earn
- enough
- equate
- evenly
- exist
- extravagance
- extravagant
* * *dinero nmmoney;llevaba algo de dinero encima she had some money on her;¿pagará con dinero o con tarjeta? will you be paying in cash or by credit card?;una familia de dinero a family of means;se junta con gente de dinero she mixes with wealthy people;andar bien/mal de dinero to be well off for/short of money;hacer dinero to make money;hacer algo por dinero to do sth for money;tirar el dinero to waste money;(el) dinero llama a(l) dinero money goes where money isEcon dinero en circulación money in circulation;dinero circulante money in circulation;dinero contante (y sonante) hard cash;dinero de curso legal legal tender;dinero en efectivo cash;Informát dinero electrónico e-cash;dinero fácil easy money;dinero falso counterfeit money;dinero en metálico cash;dinero negro undeclared income/payment;dinero plástico plastic money;dinero sucio dirty money;dinero suelto loose change;Fin dinero a la vista call money* * *m money;andar oestar mal de dinero be short of money o cash;el dinero no hace la felicidad money doesn’t bring happiness* * *dinero nm: money* * *dinero n money¿tienes dinero? have you got any money? -
50 perpetrar
v.to perpetrate, to commit.Ella cometió el crimen She committed the crime.* * *1 to perpetrate, commit* * ** * *verbo transitivo to perpetrate (frml), to carry out* * *= perpetrate.Ex. This article examines the specific methods used to address the abuses perpetrated by governments and to reveal the truth.----* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.* * *verbo transitivo to perpetrate (frml), to carry out* * *= perpetrate.Ex: This article examines the specific methods used to address the abuses perpetrated by governments and to reveal the truth.
* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro = inside job.* * *perpetrar [A1 ]vtto perpetrate ( frml), to carry out* * *
perpetrar ( conjugate perpetrar) verbo transitivo
to perpetrate (frml), to carry out
perpetrar vtr (cometer un delito) to perpetrate, commit
' perpetrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asesinar
- cometer
English:
carry out
- commit
- perpetrate
* * *perpetrar vtto perpetrate, to commit* * *v/t crimen perpetrate, commit* * *perpetrar vt: to perpetrate -
51 crimen
m.1 crime.cometer un crimen to commit a crimesería un crimen dejar al bebé solo (informal) it would be criminal o a crime to leave the baby on its own¡ese corte de pelo es un crimen! (informal) that haircut is awful o criminal!crimen de guerra war crimecrimen organizado organized crimecrimen pasional crime of passion, crime passionnel2 transgression of the law, offense, evildoing, misdeed.3 delinquency, vitium, crime, wrongdoing.* * *► nombre masculino (pl crímenes)1 (delito) crime2 (asesinato) murder\crimen pasional crime of passion* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=asesinato) murder; (=delito grave) crimecrimen pasional — crime of passion, crime passionnel frm
2) * (=barbaridad)* * *a) ( delito grave) serious crime; ( asesinato) murderb) (fam) (pena, lástima) crime (colloq)qué crimen! — it's wicked o criminal
* * *= crime, felony, criminality.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.Ex. Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony.Ex. Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.----* cometer un crimen = commit + murder.* crímen de guerra = war crime.* crimen organizado = organised crime.* escena del crimen = scene of the crime.* escenario del crimen = scene of the crime.* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.* * *a) ( delito grave) serious crime; ( asesinato) murderb) (fam) (pena, lástima) crime (colloq)qué crimen! — it's wicked o criminal
* * *= crime, felony, criminality.Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony.Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.* cometer un crimen = commit + murder.* crímen de guerra = war crime.* crimen organizado = organised crime.* escena del crimen = scene of the crime.* escenario del crimen = scene of the crime.* lugar del crimen = scene of the crime.* * *1 (delito grave) serious crime; (asesinato) murderes un crimen tirar así la comida it's a crime to throw away food like that¡qué crimen ponerle ese nombre a la criatura! it's wicked o criminal to give the child a name like that ( colloq)Compuestos:war crimeviolent crimela lucha contra el crimen organizado the fight against organized crimecrime passionel, crime of passion* * *
crimen sustantivo masculino ( delito grave) serious crime;
( asesinato) murder;
crimen pasional crime of passion;
es un crimen tirar esta comida it's a crime to throw away this food;
¡qué crimen! it's wicked o criminal
crimen sustantivo masculino serious crime
Esp murder
' crimen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acordonar
- alguna
- alguno
- autor
- autora
- confesar
- consumarse
- denunciar
- desalmada
- desalmado
- desentrañar
- escena
- evidencia
- exonerar
- inducir
- nefanda
- nefando
- pagar
- siglo
- testigo
- brutal
- cometer
- compinche
- escalofriante
- esclarecer
- espantoso
- horroroso
- involucrar
- monstruoso
- pasional
- precintar
- repugnante
- resolver
- suceso
English:
admission
- admit
- apprehend
- associate
- baffle
- close
- cold-blooded
- commission
- commit
- copycat
- cover
- cover up
- crime
- disown
- divorce
- epidemic
- eyewitness
- foul
- full-scale
- grievous
- haul
- hideous
- indiscriminate
- innocent
- involvement
- mastermind
- passion
- plot
- punishable
- rampant
- report
- rope off
- scene
- sex crime
- undiscovered
- vicious
- gang
- hang
- perpetrator
- such
* * *crimen nm1. [delito] crime [serious];el autor del crimen [de asesinato] the murderer;cometer un crimen to commit a crimecrimen de Estado state crime;crimen de guerra war crime;crimen contra la humanidad crime against humanity;crimen organizado organized crime;crimen pasional crime of passion2. Fam [cosa horrible]es un crimen derrochar tanto dinero en una fiesta it's criminal to spend so much money on a party;¡ese corte de pelo es un crimen! that haircut is awful o criminal!;sería un crimen dejar al bebé solo it would be criminal o a crime to leave the baby on its own* * *m crime;crimen sexual sex crime* * ** * *crimen n1. (delito) crime2. (asesinato) murder -
52 error
m.1 mistake, error.cometer un error to make a mistakeestar en un error to be mistakenpor error by mistakesalvo error u omisión errors and omissions exceptederror de bulto huge o big mistakeerror de cálculo miscalculationerror humano human errorerror de imprenta misprinterror judicial miscarriage of justice2 delusion, false impression.3 lapsus.* * *1 error, mistake\caer en un error to make a mistakeestar en un error to be mistakenpor error by mistake, in errorerror de imprenta misprinterror judicial miscarriage of justice* * *noun m.error, mistake* * *SM mistake, error más frm•
caer en un error — to make a mistakesi piensas que lo hizo por tu bien, estás cayendo en un error — if you think that he did it for your good you're making a mistake
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cometer un error — to make a mistake•
estar en un error — to be mistaken, be wrongestás en un error si piensas que voy a transigir — you're mistaken o wrong if you think that I'll give in
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inducir a error — to be misleading•
por error — by mistakeerror de hecho — factual error, error of fact
* * *masculino mistakecometer un error — to make a mistake o an error
craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!
estás en un error — you're wrong o mistaken
¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?
salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted
por error — by mistake, in error (frml)
* * *= error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.Ex. His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.Ex. The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex. Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.Ex. Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.----* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.* a base de errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.* análisis de errores = error analysis.* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender de errores = learn from + errors.* aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.* cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.* cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* con errores = flawed.* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.* corregir errores = debug.* corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.* detección de errores = error identification.* detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.* eliminar un error = remove + error.* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.* error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.* error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.* error de communicación = miscommunication.* error de contenido = factual error.* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.* error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].* error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.* error de escritura = mistyping.* error de estilo = stylistic error.* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.* error de la muestra = sampling error.* error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.* error de lectura = misreading.* error del original = sic, sic.* error de medición = error of measurement.* error de muestreo = sampling error.* error de percepción = misperception.* error de probabilidad = probability of error.* error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.* error de transposición = transposition error.* errores = floundering.* error estilístico = stylistic error.* error fatal = fatal mistake.* error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.* error gramatical = grammatical error.* error humano = human error.* error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.* error mecánico = machine error.* error mecanográfico = keying error.* error óptico = optical error.* error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.* error por omisión = omission failure.* error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* gramática con errores = poor grammar.* identificación de errores = error identification.* lista de errores = error report.* lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* margen de error = margin of error.* mensaje de error = error message.* no tener errores = be error-free.* nótese el error = sic.* patrón de errores = error pattern.* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* plagar de errores = litter with + failure.* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.* por error = by mistake.* propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.* rectificar un error = rectify + failure.* sin errores = error-free.* subsanar un error = extirpate + error.* sujeto a errores = prone to error.* susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.* tasa de error = error rate.* tener errores = be flawed.* tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.* tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.* * *masculino mistakecometer un error — to make a mistake o an error
craso error! — (that was a) big o bad mistake!
estás en un error — you're wrong o mistaken
¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? — who's going to put him right?
salvo error u omisión — (fr hecha) errors and omissions excepted
por error — by mistake, in error (frml)
* * *= error, failure, fault, mistake, pitfall, bug, stumble, delusion, goof, blooper, bobble.Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.Ex: His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.Ex: The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.* a base de errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.* análisis de errores = error analysis.* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender de errores = learn from + errors.* aprender por el método de ensayo y error = learn by + trial and error.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* cometer el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts.* cometer un error = commit + error, make + mistake, make + error, be caught out, slip up.* cometer un error garrafal = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunder.* con errores = flawed.* con errores gramaticales = grammatically challenged, grammatically incorrect.* corregir errores = debug.* corregir un error = correct + error, amend + mistake, correct + a wrong, correct + Posesivo + mistake.* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.* detección de errores = error identification.* detectar un error = detect + error, spot + mistake, spot + error.* eliminar un error = remove + error.* error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.* error craso = gross mistake, crass mistake, crass error, blunder, monumental mistake, monumental error.* error de cálculo = miscalculation, mathematical mistake, mathematical error, calculation error, calculation mistake.* error de communicación = miscommunication.* error de contenido = factual error.* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.* error de diagnóstico = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].* error de entendimiento = misunderstanding.* error de escritura = mistyping.* error de estilo = stylistic error.* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.* error de la muestra = sampling error.* error de la naturaleza = freak of nature.* error de lectura = misreading.* error del original = sic, sic.* error de medición = error of measurement.* error de muestreo = sampling error.* error de percepción = misperception.* error de probabilidad = probability of error.* error de pronunciación = mispronunciation.* error de transposición = transposition error.* errores = floundering.* error estilístico = stylistic error.* error fatal = fatal mistake.* error garrafal = blunder, cock-up, crass mistake, crass error, gross mistake, monumental mistake, monumental error, clanger.* error gramatical = grammatical error.* error humano = human error.* error matemático = mathematical mistake, mathematical error.* error mecánico = machine error.* error mecanográfico = keying error.* error óptico = optical error.* error ortográfico = misspelling [mis-spelling], orthographic error, spelling mistake, spelling error.* error por omisión = omission failure.* error tipográfico = typing error, typing mistake, typographical error, typographical mistake, typo.* evitar un error = avoid + error.* gramática con errores = poor grammar.* identificación de errores = error identification.* lista de errores = error report.* lleno de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* margen de error = margin of error.* mensaje de error = error message.* no tener errores = be error-free.* nótese el error = sic.* patrón de errores = error pattern.* plagado de errores = buggy [buggier -comp., buggiest -sup.].* plagar de errores = litter with + failure.* por el método de ensayo y error = by trial and error, trial and error.* por error = by mistake.* propenso a errores = error prone, prone to error.* rectificar un error = rectify + failure.* sin errores = error-free.* subsanar un error = extirpate + error.* sujeto a errores = prone to error.* susceptible de error = susceptible to error, susceptible to mistake.* tasa de error = error rate.* tener errores = be flawed.* tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.* tolerante al error = fault tolerant, error tolerant.* * *mistakefue un error decírselo it was a mistake to tell himcometió varios errores importantes she made several serious mistakes o errorsfirmé el documento — ¡craso error! I signed the document — (that was a) big o bad mistake!estás en un error you're wrong o mistaken¿quién lo va a sacar de su error? who's going to put him right? o ( BrE) set him straight?un grave error de cálculo a serious miscalculationun error de ortografía a spelling mistakesalvo error u omisión ( fr hecha); errors and omissions exceptedCompuestos:absolute errorrandom errorlegal errorfactual errormisprint, printer's errorsystem errorrelative errorsyntax error* * *
error sustantivo masculino
mistake;◊ cometer un error to make a mistake o an error;
error de ortografía spelling mistake;
error de cálculo miscalculation;
error de imprenta misprint, printer's error;
por error by mistake, in error (frml)
error sustantivo masculino
1 error, mistake
cometimos el error de escucharle, we made the mistake of listening to him
inducir a error, to lead into error
2 (de un cálculo) error
3 (fallo técnico) error: se lo enviamos por error, we sent it to him by mistake
Impr error de imprenta/ tipográfico, misprint
En general, mistake se refiere a errores causados por falta de conocimiento, capacidad o comprensión, mientras que error describe más bien errores causados por fallos en la producción o mal comportamiento. A menudo, la diferencia es mínima y se puede usar cualquiera de los dos términos: Cometió un error y fue a la cárcel. He made a mistake and went to prison. El accidente se debió a un error humano. The accident was due to human error.
' error' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
- bestial
- bestialidad
- bulto
- columpiarse
- cometer
- confusión
- desacierto
- desatino
- desliz
- despiste
- enmendar
- enorme
- equivocación
- equivocarse
- falla
- fallo
- fatal
- garrafal
- gazapo
- guardagujas
- incidir
- incorrección
- incurrir
- lectura
- novatada
- originar
- patinazo
- reconocer
- rectificar
- reparar
- responder
- subsanar
- tipográfica
- tipográfico
- traspié
- vista
- yerro
- caer
- cálculo
- calibre
- caro
- clásico
- confesar
- confundir
- corriente
- costoso
- creces
- descuido
- desengañar
English:
allow for
- amend
- blunder
- bug
- commission
- commit
- crass
- deny
- error
- expensive
- fault
- faux pas
- goof
- grievous
- judgement
- judgment
- justice
- lapse
- make
- margin
- message
- miscalculation
- miscarriage
- misprint
- mistake
- prove
- retrieval
- right
- slip
- spelling error
- trial
- wrong
- admit
- cost
- cover
- delusion
- detection
- disabuse
- flaw
- fundamental
- genuine
- glaring
- grave
- misconception
- mislead
- pay
- same
- spelling
- spot
- typing
* * *error nm1. [falta, equivocación] mistake, error;fue un error invitarla a la fiesta it was a mistake to invite her to the party;debe de haber un error there must be a mistake;cometer un error to make a mistake;estar en un error to be mistaken;por error by mistake;me enviaron la carta por error they sent me the letter by mistake;salvo error u omisión errors and omissions exceptederror absoluto absolute error;error de bulto huge o big mistake;error de cálculo miscalculation;error de copia clerical error;error no forzado [en tenis] unforced error;error humano human error;error de imprenta misprint;error judicial miscarriage of justice;error mecanográfico typing error;error de muestreo sampling error;error relativo relative error;Informát error de sintaxis syntax error; Informát error del sistema system error;error típico standard error;error tipográfico typo, typographical error;error de traducción translation error* * *m mistake, error;por error by mistake;caer en un error make a mistake;estar en un error be wrong o mistaken* * *error nmequivocación: error, mistake* * *error n mistake / error -
53 incurrir
v.to incur.* * *2 (ira etc) to incur* * *VIincurrir en — [+ error] to make; [+ crimen] to commit; [+ deuda, odio] to incur; [+ desastre] to fall victim to
* * *verbo intransitivo (frml)incurrir en algo — en error to fall into something (frml); en gasto to incur something
* * *= incur.Ex. The project was significantly delayed and incurred an overexpenditure several times the original budget.----* incurrir en gastos = incur + costs, incur + charges, incur + expense, undertake + expenditure.* incurrir en multa = incur + fine.* * *verbo intransitivo (frml)incurrir en algo — en error to fall into something (frml); en gasto to incur something
* * *= incur.Ex: The project was significantly delayed and incurred an overexpenditure several times the original budget.
* incurrir en gastos = incur + costs, incur + charges, incur + expense, undertake + expenditure.* incurrir en multa = incur + fine.* * *incurrir [I1 ]vi( frml)1 (en un error) incurrir EN algo:incurrieron en el mismo error they made the same mistake, they fell into the same error ( frml)incurrió en una tautología what he said/wrote was tautologousincurrió en un delito de fraude he committed fraud2 (en gastos) incurrir EN algo:los gastos en que incurrimos the expenses we incurredincurrieron en pérdidas de cuatro millones de dólares they incurred o suffered losses of four million dollars* * *
incurrir vi (cometer) to fall [en, into]: incurrió en un error de principiante, he committed a basic mistake
incurrir en delito, to commit a crime
' incurrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incidir
English:
incur
* * *incurrir vi1.[error] to makeincurrir en [delito, falta] to commit;2.incurrir en [desprecio, castigo] to incur;incurrió en el odio de sus compañeros he incurred the hatred of his colleagues3.incurrir en [gasto] to incur;incurrimos en muchos gastos en nuestro viaje por Asia we incurred a lot of expenses during our Asian trip* * *v/i1:incurrir en un error make a mistake2:incurrir en gastos incur costs* * *incurrir vi1)incurrir en : to incurincurrir en gastos: to incur expenses2)incurrir en : to fall into, to commitincurrió en un error: he made a mistake -
54 internar
v.1 to send to boarding school.2 to take to the hospital.3 to put in a home, to intern, to send in, to put in an institution.El médico internó al paciente The doctor put away the patient.4 to take inside.5 to put under restraint, to shut in, to imprison.El juez internó al malhechor The judge imprisoned the wrongdoer.* * *1 (en un colegio) to send to boarding school; (en un hospital) to confine (en, to)1 (penetrar) to penetrate* * *verbto confine, commit* * *1. VT1) (=ingresar) (Mil) to intern; (Med) to admit (en to)2) (=enviar tierra adentro) to send inland2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo2.está (como) para que lo internen — (esp CS fam) he should be certified (colloq)
internarse v prona) ( adentrarse)internarse en algo — <en bosque/espesura> to penetrate into something, to go deep into something
b) (CS) ( en hospital) to go into the hospital* * *1.verbo transitivo2.está (como) para que lo internen — (esp CS fam) he should be certified (colloq)
internarse v prona) ( adentrarse)internarse en algo — <en bosque/espesura> to penetrate into something, to go deep into something
b) (CS) ( en hospital) to go into the hospital* * *internar [A1 ]vtla internaron en un manicomio she was put in an asylumlo internaron en el hospital he was admitted to (the) hospital, he was hospitalizedvamos a tener que internarlo we are going to have to take him to (the) hospital1 (adentrarse) internarse EN algo:se internaron en el bosque they penetrated o went deep into the woods* * *
internar ( conjugate internar) verbo transitivo:
lo internaron en el hospital he was admitted to (the) hospital;
tuvimos que internarlo we had to take him to (the) hospital
internarse verbo pronominal
internar vtr (en un hospital) to admit
(en un manicomio) to confine
' internar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asilar
English:
intern
- admit
- commit
- hospitalize
* * *♦ vt[en colegio] to send to boarding school (en at); [en manicomio] to commit (en to); [en campo de concentración] to intern (en in); RP [en hospital] to admit (en to);la internaron en un colegio muy prestigioso they sent her to a very prestigious boarding school* * *v/t1 POL intern2 MED admit (to hospital)* * *internar vt: to commit, to confine -
55 aprenderse de memoria
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56 asignar dinero
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57 asignar personal
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58 asignar una partida presupuestaria
(v.) = commit + fundEx. Because of mixed results, a study was undertaken to learn how other libraries utilise in-house processes, what alternative methods of in-house binding they use and how they commit their funds for commercial binding.* * *(v.) = commit + fundSpanish-English dictionary > asignar una partida presupuestaria
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59 cometer un acto de traición
(v.) = commit + an act of treasonEx. We tend to forget that to sign the Declaration of Independence was to commit an act of treason -- and the punishment for treason was death.* * *(v.) = commit + an act of treasonEx: We tend to forget that to sign the Declaration of Independence was to commit an act of treason -- and the punishment for treason was death.
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60 cometer un error garrafal
(v.) = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunderEx. Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable 'savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.Ex. He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex. Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.Ex. After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex. But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex. Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.* * *(v.) = commit + blunder, make + a bloomer, make + a blunder, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, blunderEx: Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable 'savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.
Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently ' dropped a bollock' as we English say.Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.
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commit — com‧mit [kəˈmɪt] verb committed PTandPP committing PRESPART 1. [intransitive, transitive] to say that someone will definitely do something or must do something: commit somebody to do something • He committed his government to support Thailand s… … Financial and business terms
commit — vb 1 Commit, entrust, confide, consign, relegate are comparable when they mean to assign to a person or place for some definite end or purpose (as custody or safekeeping). Commit is the widest term; it may express merely the general idea of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Commit — Com*mit , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect, commit; com + mittere to send. See {Mission}.] 1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; used with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
commit — com·mit vb com·mit·ted, com·mit·ting vt 1 a: to put into another s charge or trust: entrust consign committed her children to her sister s care b: to place in a prison or mental hospital esp. by judicial order was found to be gravely … Law dictionary
commit — [kə mit′] vt. committed, committing [ME committen < L committere, to bring together, commit < com , together + mittere, to send: see MISSION] 1. to give in charge or trust; deliver for safekeeping; entrust; consign [we commit his fame to… … English World dictionary
Commit — ist ein Ausdruck aus der Softwaretechnik, welcher die Idee beschreibt, aktuelle Änderungen permanent zu machen. Er wird sowohl im Zusammenhang mit der Persistierung von Daten in einer Datenbank, als auch beim Einchecken von Sourcecode in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
COMMIT — Оператор COMMIT применяется для того, чтобы: сделать «постоянными» все изменения, сделанные в текущей транзакции (реально данные могут быть изменены несколько позже) очистить все точки сохранения данной транзакции завершить транзакцию освободить… … Википедия
Commit — Com mit, v. i. To sin; esp., to be incontinent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Commit not with man s sworn spouse. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Commit — as a noun can refer to: A set of permanent changes in a database or software repository. A parliamentary motion Nicotine, by the trade name Commit See also Commitment (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles ass … Wikipedia
commit — late 14c., to give in charge, entrust, from L. committere to unite, connect, combine; to bring together, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + mittere to put, send (see MISSION (Cf. mission)). Evolution into modern range of meanings is not… … Etymology dictionary
commit — [v1] perform an action accomplish, achieve, act, carry out, complete, contravene, do, effectuate, enact, execute, go for broke*, go in for*, go out for*, offend, perpetrate, pull, pull off*, scandalize, sin, transgress, trespass, violate, wreak;… … New thesaurus