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  • 21 evasivo

    adj.
    evasive, elusive, guarded, non-committal.
    * * *
    1 evasive
    * * *
    ADJ [respuesta] evasive, noncommittal
    * * *
    - va adjetivo evasive, noncommital
    * * *
    = non-committal, evasive, avoiding.
    Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
    Ex. It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.
    Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
    ----
    * ser evasivo = escapist.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo evasive, noncommital
    * * *
    = non-committal, evasive, avoiding.

    Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.

    Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.
    Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
    * ser evasivo = escapist.

    * * *
    evasivo -va
    evasive, noncommital
    * * *

    evasivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    evasive, noncommital
    evasivo,-a adjetivo evasive

    ' evasivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    evasiva
    English:
    elusive
    - evasive
    - noncommittal
    - coy
    * * *
    evasivo, -a adj
    evasive
    * * *
    adj evasive
    * * *
    evasivo, -va adj
    : evasive

    Spanish-English dictionary > evasivo

  • 22 fracasar

    v.
    1 to fail (intento, persona).
    El chico fracasó The boy failed.
    2 to be unsuccessful, to fail to accomplish anything, to draw a blank.
    El chico fracasó The boy failed.
    El detective fracasó The detective failed to accomplish anything.
    El proyecto fracasó The project failed.
    Me fracasó el muchacho My boy failed.
    * * *
    1 to fail, be unsuccessful, fall through
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT LAm to mess up, make a mess of
    2.
    VI [gen] to fail, be unsuccessful; [plan] to fail, fall through
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to fail
    * * *
    = flounder, fail, misfire, founder, be unsuccessful, bite + the dust, backfire, go under, give up + the ghost, meet with + failure, flop, fall + apart, come + unstuck, fall + flat, go + pear-shaped, fizzle, go out + the window, come + a cropper, fall through, go + kaput, go + haywire, be up the spout.
    Ex. I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.
    Ex. This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
    Ex. While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.
    Ex. It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.
    Ex. Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
    Ex. The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
    Ex. While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
    Ex. Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.
    Ex. This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
    Ex. However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.
    Ex. This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.
    Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
    Ex. Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
    Ex. The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
    Ex. The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.
    Ex. Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.
    Ex. The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
    Ex. He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.
    Ex. The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
    Ex. With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
    Ex. They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
    Ex. Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.
    ----
    * esfuerzo + fracasar = effort + founder.
    * fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.
    * fracasar estrepitosamente = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.
    * fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.
    * hacer fracasar = foil, derail.
    * planes + fracasar = plan + fall through.
    * prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to fail
    * * *
    = flounder, fail, misfire, founder, be unsuccessful, bite + the dust, backfire, go under, give up + the ghost, meet with + failure, flop, fall + apart, come + unstuck, fall + flat, go + pear-shaped, fizzle, go out + the window, come + a cropper, fall through, go + kaput, go + haywire, be up the spout.

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

    Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
    Ex: While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.
    Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.
    Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
    Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
    Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
    Ex: Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.
    Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's ' Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
    Ex: However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.
    Ex: This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.
    Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
    Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
    Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
    Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.
    Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.
    Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
    Ex: He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.
    Ex: The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
    Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
    Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
    Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.
    * esfuerzo + fracasar = effort + founder.
    * fracasar de manera lamentable = fail + miserably, fail + dismally.
    * fracasar estrepitosamente = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.
    * fracasar miserablemente = fail + dismally, fail + miserably, come + a cropper.
    * hacer fracasar = foil, derail.
    * planes + fracasar = plan + fall through.
    * prosperar o fracasar = sink or swim.

    * * *
    fracasar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 «negociaciones» to fail; «plan» to fail, fall through
    2 «persona» to fail
    como padre fracasó horriblemente he failed miserably as a father
    fracasó como actor he failed o was unsuccessful as an actor
    fracasar EN algo to fail IN sth
    fracasó en su intento de conquistar el Everest he was unsuccessful o he failed in his attempt to conquer Everest
    * * *

     

    fracasar ( conjugate fracasar) verbo intransitivo
    to fail
    fracasar verbo intransitivo to fail
    ' fracasar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    venirse
    - sonar
    - tronar
    English:
    backfire
    - bomb
    - break down
    - fail
    - fall apart
    - fall through
    - flop
    - founder
    - miserably
    - unstuck
    - back
    - break
    - collapse
    - flat
    - grief
    * * *
    1. [intento] to fail;
    [producto] to be a failure;
    el modelo fracasó en Europa the model was a failure in Europe
    2. [persona] to fail;
    fracasó en su intento de obtener un acuerdo he failed in his attempt to get an agreement;
    fracasó como cantante she was a failure as a singer
    * * *
    v/i fail
    * * *
    1) fallar: to fail
    2) : to fall through
    * * *
    1. (en general) to fail
    2. (planes) to fall through [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

    Spanish-English dictionary > fracasar

  • 23 ilimitado

    adj.
    unlimited, immeasurable, boundless, infinite.
    * * *
    1 unlimited
    * * *
    ADJ unlimited, limitless
    * * *
    - da adjetivo unlimited
    * * *
    = limitless, unbounded, unrestricted, illimitable, unlimited, boundless, bottomless, open-ended, endless.
    Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
    Ex. The public library is a way of escape from the narrow area of our individual lives into the field, finite, no doubt, but unbounded, of the wisdom and experience of all mankind.
    Ex. Although the library community advocates unrestricted access to resources for all, professional practices illustrate that librarians restrict access for youth.
    Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
    Ex. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
    Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
    Ex. The novel is a bottomless quagmire of melodramatic weirdness.
    Ex. New systems incorporating such resources will produce an information environment that is dynamic and open-ended.
    Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
    ----
    * ser ilimitado = be boundless.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo unlimited
    * * *
    = limitless, unbounded, unrestricted, illimitable, unlimited, boundless, bottomless, open-ended, endless.

    Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

    Ex: The public library is a way of escape from the narrow area of our individual lives into the field, finite, no doubt, but unbounded, of the wisdom and experience of all mankind.
    Ex: Although the library community advocates unrestricted access to resources for all, professional practices illustrate that librarians restrict access for youth.
    Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
    Ex: Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
    Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
    Ex: The novel is a bottomless quagmire of melodramatic weirdness.
    Ex: New systems incorporating such resources will produce an information environment that is dynamic and open-ended.
    Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
    * ser ilimitado = be boundless.

    * * *
    unlimited
    * * *

    ilimitado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    unlimited
    ilimitado,-a adjetivo unlimited, limitless

    ' ilimitado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ilimitada
    - indefinido
    English:
    boundless
    - limitless
    - unlimited
    - unrestricted
    * * *
    ilimitado, -a adj
    unlimited, limitless;
    poder ilimitado absolute power
    * * *
    adj unlimited
    * * *
    ilimitado, -da adj
    : unlimited

    Spanish-English dictionary > ilimitado

  • 24 límite

    m.
    1 limit, boundary, border, borderline.
    2 breaking point.
    3 limit, cap.
    4 ora, edge.
    * * *
    1 (extremo) limit; (en un terreno) boundary
    2 (frontera) boundary
    \
    sin límites boundless
    todo tiene un límite there's a limit to everything
    límite de velocidad speed limit
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) border, boundary
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) [gen] limit

    podrá presentarse cualquiera, sin límite de edad — anyone can apply, regardless o irrespective of age, anyone can apply, there's no age limit

    eran exámenes larguísimos, sin límite de tiempo — the exams were very long, there was no time limit

    • como o de límite, tenemos como o de límite el sábado para presentar el trabajo — the deadline for submitting our work is Saturday

    • poner (un) límite a, han puesto un límite de participantes — they have put a limit o restriction on the number of participants

    nos pusieron un límite de dinero para gastar — they put a restriction on o limited the amount of money we had to spend

    pretenden poner límite a la investigación sobre embriones — they aim to put tighter controls on research into embryos, they aim to restrict o curb research into embryos

    • sin límites — limitless

    • no tener límites — to know no bounds

    límite de crédito — (Com) credit limit

    2) (Geog, Pol) boundary, border

    límite forestal — tree line, timber line

    3) (Inform)
    4) (=final) end
    2.
    ADJ INV extreme, maximum
    * * *
    1) (Geog, Pol) boundary
    2)
    a) ( cifra máxima) limit

    poner un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something

    b) (tope, extremo) limit

    bondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness

    3) (como adj inv)
    * * *
    = bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.
    Ex. A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.
    Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.
    Ex. The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.
    Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.
    Ex. Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.
    Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.
    Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
    Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.
    Ex. The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
    Ex. It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.
    Ex. People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.
    Ex. Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.
    Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.
    ----
    * alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.
    * alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
    * alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.
    * averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.
    * confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.
    * confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.
    * con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.
    * dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.
    * dentro de unos límites = within limits.
    * desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.
    * desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.
    * establecer límites = draw + limits.
    * establecer un límite = set + limit.
    * exceder un límite = exceed + limit.
    * fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.
    * fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.
    * hasta el límite de = to the limits of.
    * hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.
    * la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.
    * límite de edad = age limit.
    * límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.
    * límite de tiempo = time limit.
    * límite de velocidad = speed limit.
    * límite fluctuante = moving wall.
    * límite inferior = lower bound.
    * límite máximo = upper limit.
    * límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.
    * límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.
    * límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.
    * límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.
    * llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.
    * llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
    * llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.
    * llevar al límite = stretch.
    * marcar los límites = mark out.
    * no existir límites = there + be + no limit.
    * no haber límites = there + be + no limit.
    * no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.
    * no tener límite = have + no limit.
    * no tener límites = be boundless.
    * pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].
    * ser el límite = be the limit.
    * sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.
    * sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.
    * * *
    1) (Geog, Pol) boundary
    2)
    a) ( cifra máxima) limit

    poner un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something

    b) (tope, extremo) limit

    bondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness

    3) (como adj inv)
    * * *
    = bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.

    Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.

    Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.
    Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.
    Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.
    Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.
    Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.
    Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
    Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.
    Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
    Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.
    Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.
    Ex: Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.
    Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.
    * alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.
    * alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
    * alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.
    * averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.
    * confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.
    * confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.
    * con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.
    * dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.
    * dentro de unos límites = within limits.
    * desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.
    * desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.
    * establecer límites = draw + limits.
    * establecer un límite = set + limit.
    * exceder un límite = exceed + limit.
    * fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.
    * fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.
    * hasta el límite de = to the limits of.
    * hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.
    * la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.
    * límite de edad = age limit.
    * límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.
    * límite de tiempo = time limit.
    * límite de velocidad = speed limit.
    * límite fluctuante = moving wall.
    * límite inferior = lower bound.
    * límite máximo = upper limit.
    * límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.
    * límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.
    * límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.
    * límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.
    * llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.
    * llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
    * llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.
    * llevar al límite = stretch.
    * marcar los límites = mark out.
    * no existir límites = there + be + no limit.
    * no haber límites = there + be + no limit.
    * no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.
    * no tener límite = have + no limit.
    * no tener límites = be boundless.
    * pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].
    * ser el límite = be the limit.
    * sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.
    * sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.

    * * *
    A ( Geog, Pol) boundary
    el límite norte del país the country's northern border o boundary
    los límites de la propiedad the boundaries of the property
    B
    no hay límite de tiempo there is no time limit
    el límite de velocidad the speed limit
    no puede gastar lo que quiera, tiene un límite she can't spend what she likes, she has to keep within a limit
    pusieron un límite al número de llamadas they limited o restricted the number of calls
    2 (tope, extremo) limit
    mi paciencia ha llegado a su límite I've reached the limit of my patience
    su generosidad no conoce límites his generosity knows no limits o bounds
    bondad sin límites unlimited o boundless goodness
    la situación está llegando a límites insostenibles the situation is becoming untenable
    no te lo consiento, todo tiene un límite I won't allow it, enough is enough o there are limits
    Compuestos:
    credit limit
    spending limit
    weight limit
    tolerance level
    tiempo límite time limit
    situación límite extreme situation
    es un caso límite it's a borderline case
    fecha límite final date, deadline, closing date
    * * *

     

    Del verbo limitar: ( conjugate limitar)

    limité es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    limite es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    limitar    
    límite
    limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
    verbo intransitivo límite con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
    limitarse verbo pronominal:
    ◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;

    me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
    límite sustantivo masculino
    1 (Geog, Pol) boundary
    2 ( tope) limit;

    su ambición no tiene límites his ambition knows no limits;
    sin límites unlimited;
    ¡todo tiene un límite! enough is enough!
    3 ( como adj inv):

    situación límite extreme situation;
    fecha límite deadline
    limitar
    I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
    II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
    límite sustantivo masculino
    1 limit
    2 Geog Pol boundary, border: está en el límite de lo legal, it is on the law borderline
    II adjetivo
    1 (tope) limit
    fecha límite, deadline
    (máximo) la temperatura límite es de 200 grados, the maximum temperature is 200 degrees
    situación límite, extreme situation
    ' límite' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bordear
    - estiramiento
    - extrema
    - extremo
    - fecha
    - freno
    - hasta
    - rebasar
    - salirse
    - sobrepasar
    - techo
    - tope
    - traspasar
    - umbral
    - exceder
    - limitar
    - salir
    English:
    boundary
    - ceiling
    - cut-off
    - deadline
    - designate
    - exceed
    - limit
    - limitless
    - line
    - obsession
    - quota
    - rope
    - time limit
    - border
    - breaking
    - closing
    - credit
    - cut
    - dead
    - sell
    - speed
    * * *
    1. [tope] limit;
    al límite at the limit;
    dentro de un límite within limits;
    tiene una amabilidad sin límites his kindness knows no bounds;
    su pasión no tiene límite her passion knows no bounds;
    está trabajando al límite de sus posibilidades she's working at full stretch;
    estoy al límite de mis fuerzas I've reached the limit of my strength;
    me dejan estar conectado a Internet sin límite de tiempo I have unlimited access to the Internet;
    mi paciencia tiene un límite my patience has limits;
    no hay límite de edad there's no age limit
    Fin límite de crédito credit limit;
    2. [confín] boundary;
    el límite norte de la finca the northernmost boundary of the property
    3. Mat limit
    4. [como adjetivo] [precio, velocidad, edad] maximum;
    [situación] extreme; [caso] borderline;
    fecha límite de entrega: 15 de junio deadline for submissions: 15 June
    * * *
    I m
    1 limit;
    sin límites limitless
    2 ( linea de separación) boundary
    II adj
    :
    situación límite extreme situation;
    caso límite borderline case
    * * *
    1) : boundary, border
    2) : limit
    el límite de mi paciencia: the limit of my patience
    límite de velocidad: speed limit
    3)
    fecha límite : deadline
    * * *
    2. (de territorio) boundary [pl. boundaries]

    Spanish-English dictionary > límite

  • 25 mejorar

    v.
    to improve, to get better.
    María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.
    Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.
    Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.
    mejorar una oferta to make a better offer
    * * *
    1 to improve
    1 to improve, get better
    1 to get better
    ■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade
    2)

    mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb

    2. VI
    1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get better

    han mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved

    2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <condiciones/situación> to improve
    b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase
    2.
    mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

    han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world

    3.
    mejorarse v pron
    a) enfermo to get better

    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

    que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

    b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *
    = ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.
    Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.
    Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
    Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
    Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
    Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.
    Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
    Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
    Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.
    Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.
    Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.
    Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
    Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
    Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
    Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.
    Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
    Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
    Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
    Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.
    Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.
    ----
    * cosas + mejorar = things + get better.
    * empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.
    * mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.
    * mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.
    * mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.
    * mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.
    * mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.
    * mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.
    * mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <condiciones/situación> to improve
    b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase
    2.
    mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

    han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world

    3.
    mejorarse v pron
    a) enfermo to get better

    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

    que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

    b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *
    = ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

    Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

    Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
    Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
    Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
    Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
    Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.
    Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
    Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
    Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.
    Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.
    Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.
    Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
    Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
    Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
    Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
    Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
    Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.
    Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
    Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
    Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
    Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.
    Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
    Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
    Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
    Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
    Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
    Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
    Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
    Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.
    * cosas + mejorar = things + get better.
    * empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.
    * mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.
    * mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.
    * mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.
    * mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.
    * mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.
    * mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.
    * mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.
    * mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.
    * mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

    * * *
    mejorar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improve
    este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right away
    tienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwriting
    intentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record
    2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increase
    los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer
    ■ mejorar
    vi
    «tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get better
    mi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any better
    ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better
    tus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any better
    han mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the world
    el paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement
    1 «enfermo» to get better
    ¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?
    que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
    2 ( Chi fam euf) (dar a luz) to give birth
    * * *

     

    mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
    ‹ marca› to improve on, beat;

    verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;

    [ persona] (Med) to get better;

    mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
    que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
    mejorar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
    2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
    II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
    su salud no mejora, his health is not improving

    ' mejorar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enriquecer
    - ganar
    - perfeccionar
    - potenciar
    - refacción
    - superar
    English:
    ameliorate
    - better
    - existence
    - get along
    - improve
    - improve on
    - improvement
    - look up
    - pick up
    - progress
    - raise
    - security
    - technique
    - turn
    - upgrade
    - brighten
    - enhance
    - go
    - look
    - matter
    - out
    - perk
    - pick
    - rise
    - room
    - smarten up
    - up
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [hacer mejor] to improve;
    mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;
    su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance
    2. [enfermo] to make better;
    estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better
    3. [superar] to improve;
    mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;
    mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record
    ♦ vi
    1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;
    el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;
    necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics
    2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;
    tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;
    después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up
    * * *
    I v/t improve
    II v/i improve
    * * *
    : to improve, to make better
    : to improve, to get better
    * * *
    mejorar vb to improve

    Spanish-English dictionary > mejorar

  • 26 resistir

    v.
    1 to withstand.
    resiste muy mal el calor he can't take the heat
    resistir a algo to resist something
    Noel aguanta muchas penas Noel endures many sorrows.
    3 to tolerate, to stand.
    no lo resisto más, me voy I can't stand it any longer, I'm off
    4 to keep going (person).
    ese corredor resiste mucho that runner has a lot of stamina
    el tocadiscos aún resiste the record player's still going strong
    resistir a algo to stand up to something, to withstand something
    5 to take the strain (mesa, dique).
    resistir a algo to withstand something
    * * *
    1 (aguantar - algo) to hold (out); (- alguien) to hold out, take (it), have endurance
    2 (durar) to endure, last
    3 (ejército) to hold out, resist
    1 (soportar) to stand, tolerate
    2 (peso etc) to bear, withstand, take
    3 (tentación etc) to resist
    1 (rechazar) to resist
    2 (oponerse) to resist, put up resistance
    3 familiar (costar) to be difficult, be hard
    4 (negarse) to refuse
    * * *
    verb
    3) hold
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ peso] to bear, take, support; [+ presión] to take, withstand
    2) [+ ataque, tentación] to resist; [+ propuesta] to resist, oppose, make a stand against
    3) (=tolerar) to put up with, endure
    4)
    2. VI
    1) (=oponer resistencia) to resist
    2) (=durar) to last (out), hold out
    3) (=soportar peso)

    ¿resistirá la silla? — will the chair take it?

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( aguantar) <dolor/calor/presión> to withstand, take

    ¿resistirá otro invierno? — will it last o survive another winter?

    no la resisto — (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her

    b) <tentación/impulso> to resist
    c) < ataque> to resist, withstand; < enemigo> to resist, hold out against
    2.
    a) ( aguantar)

    no resistió, era demasiado peso — it didn't take it o hold, it was too heavy

    ¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? — how long can you stay underwater?

    b) ejército to hold out, resist
    3.
    resistirse v pron
    1) ( oponer resistencia) to resist

    resistirse A + INF: se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it; me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe; no pude resistirme a decírselo — I couldn't resist telling her

    * * *
    = defy, resist, stand up to, cope with, withstand, hold fast, hold off, stand + the gaff.
    Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
    Ex. Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.
    Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
    Ex. Publishers sometimes produce library editions, particularly of reference works, which will cope with the frequent handling expected in library use.
    Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
    Ex. He tried to hold fast defending the cause of the Church and avoiding debates on particular cases of intolerance or persecution.
    Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex. Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.
    ----
    * imposible de resistir = impossible to resist.
    * resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.
    * resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.
    * resistirse = buck + the system, buck.
    * resistirse a = be loath to.
    * resistir una tentación = resist + temptation.
    * resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.
    * sin resistirse = passively.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( aguantar) <dolor/calor/presión> to withstand, take

    ¿resistirá otro invierno? — will it last o survive another winter?

    no la resisto — (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her

    b) <tentación/impulso> to resist
    c) < ataque> to resist, withstand; < enemigo> to resist, hold out against
    2.
    a) ( aguantar)

    no resistió, era demasiado peso — it didn't take it o hold, it was too heavy

    ¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? — how long can you stay underwater?

    b) ejército to hold out, resist
    3.
    resistirse v pron
    1) ( oponer resistencia) to resist

    resistirse A + INF: se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it; me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe; no pude resistirme a decírselo — I couldn't resist telling her

    * * *
    = defy, resist, stand up to, cope with, withstand, hold fast, hold off, stand + the gaff.

    Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

    Ex: Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.
    Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
    Ex: Publishers sometimes produce library editions, particularly of reference works, which will cope with the frequent handling expected in library use.
    Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
    Ex: He tried to hold fast defending the cause of the Church and avoiding debates on particular cases of intolerance or persecution.
    Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.
    * imposible de resistir = impossible to resist.
    * resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.
    * resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.
    * resistirse = buck + the system, buck.
    * resistirse a = be loath to.
    * resistir una tentación = resist + temptation.
    * resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.
    * sin resistirse = passively.

    * * *
    resistir [I1 ]
    vt
    1 (aguantar, soportar) ‹dolor/calor› to withstand, take; ‹presión› to withstand, take, stand
    no resistía más el frío que hacía allí it was so cold there, I couldn't take it any more
    ¿crees que resistirá otro invierno? do you think it will last o withstand o survive another winter?
    su corazón no resistiría un golpe tan fuerte his heart wouldn't take o stand a shock like that
    no resistió el peso adicional it couldn't take the extra weight
    no resisto que se burlen de mí ( fam); I can't stand people making fun of me
    a María no la invites, no la resisto (Col, Per fam); don't invite María, I can't stand her
    2 ‹tentación/impulso› to resist
    3 ( Mil) ‹ataque› to resist, withstand; ‹enemigo› to resist, hold out against
    ■ resistir
    vi
    1
    (aguantar): ya te dije que no resistiría, era demasiado peso I told you it wouldn't take it o hold, it was too heavy
    ya no resisto más I can't stand it any more, I can't take (it) any more
    ¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? how long can you stay underwater?
    2 «ejército» to hold out, resist
    si se resisten, dispararemos if you resist o put up any resistance, we will fire
    no hay mujer que se le resista women find him irresistible
    B (tener reticencia) resistirse A + INF:
    se resiste a aceptar las condiciones she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to the conditions
    me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe, I'm loath to believe it
    no pude resistirme a decírselo I couldn't resist telling her
    C ( fam)
    (plantear dificultades): esta cerradura se me resiste I can't get this lock open
    tantas cifras se me resisten all these figures defeat me o are beyond me ( colloq)
    * * *

    resistir ( conjugate resistir) verbo transitivo
    a) ( aguantar) ‹dolor/calor/presión› to withstand, take;

    ◊ no la resisto (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her

    b) ‹tentación/impulso› to resist

    c) ‹ataque/enemigo› to resist

    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( aguantar) [cuerda/puerta] to hold;



    resistirse verbo pronominal


    ◊ se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it;

    me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe
    resistir
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (soportar, tener paciencia) to put up with: no resisto que hablen a gritos, I can't stand shouting
    no podrá resistir otro golpe así, he won't be able to stand another blow like this
    2 (contener una tentación, impulso, curiosidad) to resist
    3 (un ataque, etc) to resist ➣ Ver nota en resist
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (mantenerse en pie, aguantar) to hold (out): me voy a la cama, no resisto más, I'm going to bed, I can't last any longer
    espero que el estante resista, I hope the shelf holds
    2 (ante un enemigo, invasor) to resist: resistieron heroicamente, they held out heroically
    ' resistir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vencer
    English:
    bear up
    - hang on
    - hold off
    - hold out
    - last
    - last out
    - oppose
    - resist
    - stand
    - stand up
    - withstand
    - hang
    - hold
    - support
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [peso, dolor, críticas] to withstand, to take;
    [ataque] to withstand;
    la presa no resistió la fuerza de las aguas the dam could not withstand the force of the water;
    resiste muy mal el calor he can't take the heat
    2. [tentación, impulso, deseo] to resist
    3. [tolerar] to tolerate, to stand;
    no lo resisto más I can't stand it any longer
    ♦ vi
    1. [ejército, ciudad]
    resistir (a algo/a alguien) to resist (sth/sb)
    2. [persona, aparato] to keep going;
    ese corredor resiste mucho that runner has a lot of stamina;
    el tocadiscos aún resiste the record player's still going strong;
    resistir a algo to stand up to sth, to withstand sth
    3. [mesa, dique] to take the strain;
    este puente ya no resiste en pie this bridge is on its last legs;
    resistir a algo to withstand sth
    4. [mostrarse firme] [ante tentaciones] to resist (it);
    ¡ya no resisto más! I can't stand it any longer!;
    resistir a algo to resist sth
    * * *
    I v/i
    1 resist
    2 ( aguantar) hold out;
    no resisto más I can’t take any more
    II v/t
    1 tentación resist
    2 frío, dolor etc stand, bear
    * * *
    1) : to stand, to bear, to tolerate
    2) : to withstand
    : to resist
    resistió hasta el último minuto: he held out until the last minute
    * * *
    1. (soportar en frases afirmativas) to withstand [pt. & pp. withstood]
    2. (soportar en frases negativas) to stand [pt. & pp. stood]
    3. (peso) to take [pt. took; pp. taken]
    4. (tentación) to resist

    Spanish-English dictionary > resistir

  • 27 soportar

    v.
    1 to support.
    Ella soporta las columnas She sustains=props the columns.
    2 to stand.
    ¡no lo soporto! I can't stand him/it!
    no sé cómo soportas que te hablen así I don't know how you put up with them talking to you like that
    no soporta que le griten he can't bear being shouted at
    3 to endure, to bear.
    el niño soportó el castigo sin inmutarse the child took his punishment bravely
    Ella soporta el dolor She endures the pain.
    4 to bear to, to withstand, to endure to.
    5 to bear with, to withstand.
    Ella soporta a María She bears with Mary.
    * * *
    1 (aguantar) to support, bear
    2 figurado (sufrir) to stand, bear, endure
    3 figurado (lluvia, tormenta, etc) to weather
    * * *
    verb
    1) to bear, endure
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=resistir) [+ peso] to support; [+ presión] to resist, withstand

    las vigas soportan el peso del techo — the beams bear o carry the weight of the ceiling

    2) (=aguantar) [+ dolor, contratiempo, clima] to bear; [+ persona] to put up with
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) <situación/frío/dolor> to put up with, bear, endure (frml); < persona> to put up with

    no soporto este calor/la gente así — I can't stand this heat/people like that

    soportó el dolor sin quejarse — she put up with o bore the pain without complaint

    2) <peso/carga> to support, withstand; < presión> to withstand
    * * *
    = carry, stand up to, withstand, endure, put up with, stomach, bear.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado bore, participio borne.
    Ex. Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.
    Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
    Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
    Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.
    Ex. Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
    Ex. Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.
    Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
    ----
    * soportar el peso de Algo = carry + the burden.
    * soportarlo = live with it.
    * soportar un ataque = suffer + attack.
    * soportar un peso = take + load.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) <situación/frío/dolor> to put up with, bear, endure (frml); < persona> to put up with

    no soporto este calor/la gente así — I can't stand this heat/people like that

    soportó el dolor sin quejarse — she put up with o bore the pain without complaint

    2) <peso/carga> to support, withstand; < presión> to withstand
    * * *
    = carry, stand up to, withstand, endure, put up with, stomach, bear.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado bore, participio borne.

    Ex: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.

    Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
    Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
    Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.
    Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
    Ex: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.
    Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
    * soportar el peso de Algo = carry + the burden.
    * soportarlo = live with it.
    * soportar un ataque = suffer + attack.
    * soportar un peso = take + load.

    * * *
    soportar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹situación/frío/dolor›
    deberá soportar temperaturas de 500° it will have to withstand o endure temperatures of 500°
    no soporto este calor I can't stand this heat
    soportó el dolor sin quejarse she put up with o endured o bore the pain without complaint
    no pienso soportar que me traten así I will not stand for o tolerate them treating me like that
    no soportaba más esa situación she could no longer endure o bear o tolerate that situation
    2 ‹persona› to put up with
    lo soporté durante muchos años I put up with him for many years
    no soporto la gente así I can't stand o bear people like that
    B
    1 ‹peso/carga› to support, withstand
    2 ‹presión› to withstand
    * * *

     

    soportar ( conjugate soportar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹situación/frío/dolor› to put up with, bear, endure (frml);
    ‹ persona› to put up with;
    ◊ no soporto este calor/la gente así I can't stand this heat/people like that

    2 ‹peso/carga› to support, withstand;
    ‹ presión› to withstand
    soportar verbo transitivo
    1 (una carga, un peso) to support, bear, carry
    2 fig (sufrir, tolerar) to bear: no podía soportar el dolor, he couldn't stand the pain
    no nos soportamos, we can't stand each other ➣ Ver nota en bear y stand
    ' soportar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aguantar
    - cañón
    - cargar
    - condescendencia
    - difícil
    - onerosa
    - oneroso
    - padecer
    - pasar
    - resistir
    - sufrir
    - sustentar
    - tensión
    - tragarse
    - tragar
    English:
    abide
    - barrage
    - bear
    - endure
    - folly
    - hardship
    - hold
    - put up with
    - rejection
    - stand
    - stomach
    - suffer
    - take
    - wastefulness
    - carry
    - stick
    - tolerate
    - withstand
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [sostener] to support
    2. [resistir, tolerar] to stand;
    ¡no lo soporto! I can't stand him/it!;
    no sé cómo soportas que te hablen así I don't know how you put up with them talking to you like that;
    no soporta que le griten he can't bear being shouted at
    3. [sobrellevar] to endure, to bear;
    el niño soportó el castigo sin inmutarse the child took his punishment without turning a hair
    4. Informát to support
    * * *
    v/t fig
    put up with, bear;
    no puedo soportar a José I can’t stand José
    * * *
    1) sostener: to support, to hold up
    2) resistir: to withstand, to resist
    3) aguantar: to bear, to tolerate
    * * *
    1. (aguantar) to put up with [pt. & pp. put]
    ¿cómo lo soportas? how do you put up with it?
    2. (tolerar) to stand [pt. & pp. stood]
    3. (sostener) to support

    Spanish-English dictionary > soportar

  • 28 saluda

    f.
    salutation card.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: saludar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: saludar.
    * * *
    salutation
    * * *

    Del verbo saludar: ( conjugate saludar)

    saluda es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    saluda    
    saludar
    saludar ( conjugate saludar) verbo transitivo


    lo saluda atentamente (Corresp) Sincerely (yours) (AmE), Yours sincerely (BrE);
    los saludó con la mano she waved at them
    b) (Mil) to salute

    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( de palabra) to say hello (o good morning etc)


    c) (Mil) to salute

    saludarse verbo pronominal ( recípr) to say hello to o greet each other
    saluda sustantivo masculino (comunicación breve y por escrito) el embajador envió un saludo al ministro para invitarle a una recepción, the ambassador sent the minister a note inviting him to a reception
    saludar verbo transitivo
    1 (a alguien directamente) (de palabra) to say hello to, greet
    (con la mano) to wave to
    2 (a alguien a través de otros) to send regards to: salúdales de nuestra parte, give them our regards
    3 (a alguien en una carta) le saluda atentamente, yours faithfully o sincerely
    4 Mil to salute
    5 (un acontecimiento, una medida) to welcome
    saludamos la proclamación de independencia, we welcome the proclamation of independence
    ' saluda' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pique
    - saludar
    - atentamente
    - atte.
    - espera
    - particular
    - roto
    English:
    friendly
    - sincerely
    - yours
    - faithfully
    * * *
    saluda nm
    = type of unsigned note written on a standard form for communicating with officials

    Spanish-English dictionary > saluda

  • 29 comunicador

    adj.
    communicating.
    m.
    1 communicator.
    2 intercom, communication device.
    * * *
    1 transmitting
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    * * *
    comunicador, -a
    SM / F communicator
    * * *
    Nota: Persona que se comunica bien con los demás y que por ello se encarga de difundir información.
    Ex. More and more communicators are turning to graphics as a universal language = Cada vez más comunicadores están recurriendo al uso de los gráficos como lenguaje universal.
    * * *
    Nota: Persona que se comunica bien con los demás y que por ello se encarga de difundir información.

    Ex: More and more communicators are turning to graphics as a universal language = Cada vez más comunicadores están recurriendo al uso de los gráficos como lenguaje universal.

    * * *

    comunicador,-ora adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino communicator
    ' comunicador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    comunicadora
    * * *
    comunicador, -ora nm,f
    communicator;
    es un buen comunicador he's a good communicator

    Spanish-English dictionary > comunicador

  • 30 técnico

    adj.
    1 technical, expert.
    2 technical.
    m.
    1 technician, technicist, technical expert.
    2 repairperson, repairman.
    * * *
    1 technical
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 technician, technical expert
    * * *
    1. (f. - técnica)
    adj.
    2. (f. - técnica)
    noun
    technician, engineer
    * * *
    técnico, -a
    1.
    2. SM / F
    1) [en fábrica, laboratorio] technician

    técnico/a de laboratorio — laboratory technician, lab technician *

    técnico/a de mantenimiento — maintenance engineer

    técnico/a de sonido — sound engineer, sound technician

    técnico/a de televisión — television engineer, television repairman

    técnico/a informático/a — computer programmer

    2) (=experto) expert, specialist
    3) (Dep) trainer, coach
    técnica
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo technical
    II
    - ca masculino, femenino, técnico masculino y femenino
    a) ( en fábrica) technician
    b) (de lavadoras, etc) repairman (AmE), engineer (BrE)
    c) (Dep) trainer, coach (AmE), manager (BrE)
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo technical
    II
    - ca masculino, femenino, técnico masculino y femenino
    a) ( en fábrica) technician
    b) (de lavadoras, etc) repairman (AmE), engineer (BrE)
    c) (Dep) trainer, coach (AmE), manager (BrE)
    * * *
    técnico1
    1 = technician, techie, tech, tech guy, technie.

    Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.

    Ex: The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.
    Ex: Dell had me jumping through hoops for two and a half days to no avail and ultimately sent a human tech here to fix my system.
    Ex: Our tech guys are currently working on a solution.
    Ex: The information superhighway is more than just a technies' playground.
    * técnico de audiovisuales = audiovisual technician.
    * técnico de sonido = sound technician.
    * técnico encargado del proceso de datos = data-processing professional.
    * técnico informático = data-processing professional, computer technician.

    técnico2
    = technical, under-the-hood.

    Ex: Some subjects have both common and technical names, and the different names must be recognised, and reflected in the index in accordance with the audience for whom the index is intended.

    Ex: As a Web user, you aren't likely to see the scheme in action on your screen because it's an under-the-hood way of communicating the identity of an information asset to a Web application.
    * alfabetización técnica = technical literacy, technical literacy.
    * apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.
    * asesoramiento técnico = technical advice.
    * asesor técnico de bibliotecas = library consultant.
    * asesor técnico en construcción de bibliot = library building consultant.
    * asesor técnico en construcción de bibliotecas = library building consultant.
    * asistencia técnica = technical assistance.
    * aspecto técnico = technical aspect.
    * avance técnico = technical advance.
    * bibliotecario de servicios técnicos = technical services librarian.
    * biblioteca técnica = technical library.
    * características técnicas = technical specification, technical features, technical data.
    * conocimiento técnico = know-how, technical knowledge.
    * cuestión técnica = technical issue.
    * demostración técnica = technical presentation.
    * departamento de procesos técnicos = processing department.
    * desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.
    * desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.
    * dibujo técnico = architectural rendering, engineering drawing, technical drawing.
    * dificultad técnica = technical difficulty.
    * diseño técnico = technical design.
    * documentación técnica = technical documentation.
    * documento técnico = technical document.
    * económico-técnico = economic-technical.
    * experto técnico = technical expert.
    * hoja técnica = bluesheet, fact sheet.
    * información científica y técnica = scientific and technical information (STI).
    * información técnica = technical information.
    * informe técnico = technical report.
    * manual técnico = technical book.
    * no técnico = non-technical.
    * pérdida de las técnicas profesionales = de-skilling.
    * personal técnico = technical staff.
    * personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.
    * personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.
    * presentación técnica = technical presentation.
    * problema técnico = technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * proceso técnico = technical process.
    * proceso técnico del libro = book preparation, book processing.
    * secretaría técnica del congreso = conference secretariat.
    * servicio técnico = technical service.
    * suministrar conocimientos técnicos = supply + know-how.
    * técnicas documentales = documentation techniques.
    * validez técnica = technical soundness, technical validity.

    * * *
    técnico1 -ca
    technical
    por razones técnicas for technical reasons
    técnico2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    1 (en una fábrica) technician
    2 (de lavadoras, etc) repairman ( AmE), engineer ( BrE)
    3 ( Dep) trainer, coach ( AmE), manager ( BrE)
    Compuestos:
    recording engineer
    sound technician o engineer
    * * *

     

    técnico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    technical
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino

    b) (de lavadoras, etc) repairman (AmE), engineer (BrE)

    c) (Dep) trainer, coach (AmE), manager (BrE)

    técnico,-a
    I adjetivo technical
    un problema técnico, a technical hitch
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino technician, technical expert
    ' técnico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ATS
    - diccionario
    - error
    - fallo
    - ingeniera
    - ingeniero
    - refrigeración
    - técnica
    - tecnicismo
    - término
    - taller
    - vulgar
    English:
    advice
    - electrical engineer
    - repairman
    - technical
    - technical drawing
    - technical hitch
    - technicality
    - technician
    - work-to-rule
    - coach
    - engineer
    - hitch
    - manager
    - professional
    - quantity
    - repairer
    - repair
    - technically
    * * *
    técnico, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [estudio, palabra, diccionario] technical;
    hubo un problema técnico there was a technical hitch o problem
    2. [persona] technically proficient, with a good technique;
    es un futbolista muy técnico he's a very technical player
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [mecánico] technician;
    un técnico en iluminación a lighting technician;
    vino el técnico a arreglar la lavadora the repairman came to fix the washing machine
    técnico agrícola agronomist;
    técnico electricista electrical engineer;
    técnico de laboratorio laboratory o lab technician;
    técnico de sonido sound technician
    2. [entrenador] coach, Br manager
    3. [experto] expert
    * * *
    I adj technical
    II m/f
    1 technician; de televisor, lavadora etc repairman;
    técnico de sistemas INFOR systems technician
    2 en fútbol coach, manager
    * * *
    técnico, -ca adj
    : technical
    técnico, -ca n
    : technician, expert, engineer
    * * *
    técnico1 adj technical
    técnico2 n technician / engineer

    Spanish-English dictionary > técnico

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