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complex display

  • 1 reflejar

    v.
    1 to reflect (onda, rayo).
    no me veo reflejado en esa descripción I don't see myself in that description
    El metal refleja la luz Metal reflects light.
    El cuadro refleja su tristeza The drawing reflects her sadness.
    2 to show (sentimiento, duda).
    esa pregunta refleja su ignorancia that question shows o demonstrates his ignorance
    su rostro reflejaba el cansancio his face looked tired
    * * *
    1 (gen) to reflect
    2 (mostrar) to show
    1 to be reflected
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ imagen, luz] to reflect
    2) (=manifestar) to reflect

    su expresión reflejaba inquietud — you could see the worry in her face, she wore a worried expression (on her face)

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    a) <imagen/luz> verbo transitivo to reflect
    b) ( mostrar)< ambiente> to reflect
    2.
    reflejarse v pron
    a) imagen to be reflected
    b) emoción/cansancio/duda to show
    * * *
    = be reflective of, display, embody, mirror, reflect, portray, project, illustrate, bear + correspondence (to).
    Ex. The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.
    Ex. The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.
    Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.
    Ex. The final index will mirror current terminology.
    Ex. The schedules are divided into three main areas, as reflected in Figure 14.
    Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.
    Ex. The grand objective projected here will be little affected by ISBD.
    Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
    Ex. However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.
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    * reflejar la luz = trap + light.
    * * *
    1.
    a) <imagen/luz> verbo transitivo to reflect
    b) ( mostrar)< ambiente> to reflect
    2.
    reflejarse v pron
    a) imagen to be reflected
    b) emoción/cansancio/duda to show
    * * *
    = be reflective of, display, embody, mirror, reflect, portray, project, illustrate, bear + correspondence (to).

    Ex: The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.

    Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.
    Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.
    Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.
    Ex: The schedules are divided into three main areas, as reflected in Figure 14.
    Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.
    Ex: The grand objective projected here will be little affected by ISBD.
    Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
    Ex: However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.
    * reflejar la luz = trap + light.

    * * *
    reflejar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹luz/imagen› to reflect
    el espejo reflejaba su imagen his image was reflected in the mirror
    2 (mostrar, representar) to reflect
    ha querido reflejar el ambiente social de la época she has tried to reflect the social climate of the period
    1 «imagen» to be reflected
    2
    (mostrarse): el cansancio se reflejaba en su rostro her tiredness showed on her face
    en la película quedan reflejados los problemas de la sociedad actual the problems of contemporary society are reflected in the movie
    * * *

     

    reflejar ( conjugate reflejar) verbo transitivo
    to reflect
    reflejarse verbo pronominal

    b) [emoción/cansancio/duda] to show

    reflejar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to reflect: su novela refleja la desesperación de la población civil, his novel captured the desperation of the civilian population
    ' reflejar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    reflector
    - reflectora
    English:
    catch
    - mirror
    - reflect
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [onda, rayo] to reflect;
    Fig
    no me veo reflejado en esa descripción I don't see myself in that description
    2. [sentimiento, duda] to show;
    su rostro reflejaba el cansancio his tiredness showed in his face;
    esa pregunta refleja su ignorancia that question shows o demonstrates his ignorance;
    su voz reflejaba su nerviosismo his nervousness showed in his voice
    * * *
    v/t tb fig
    reflect
    * * *
    : to reflect
    * * *
    reflejar vb to reflect

    Spanish-English dictionary > reflejar

  • 2 buscar

    v.
    1 to look.
    2 to look for.
    estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work
    se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America
    María busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.
    3 to look up.
    Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.
    4 to search for (computing).
    El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.
    5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).
    buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble
    6 to pick up.
    voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper
    ir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody up
    pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine
    7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.
    Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (gen) to look for, search for
    2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up
    3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch
    ■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!
    4 (recoger) to pick up
    ■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station
    5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve
    1 (mirar) to look
    \
    buscársela familiar to be looking for trouble
    buscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living
    'Se busca...' "... wanted"
    * * *
    verb
    1) to look for, seek
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=tratar de encontrar)
    a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look for

    llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months

    el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit

    "se busca piso" — "flat wanted"

    "chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"

    b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look up
    c) [con la vista] to try to spot, look for

    lo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

    2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to find

    • buscar excusas — to make excuses

    • buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sth

    siempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing

    • ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkin

    ve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother

    vino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *

    3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch

    ¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?

    4) (Inform) to search
    5) (=preguntar por) to ask for

    ¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?

    2.

    ya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys

    ¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

    ¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!

    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

    la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

    b) (en libro, lista) to look up
    2)
    a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up
    b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

    fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

    3)

    ¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

    buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

    el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

    b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
    2.
    buscar vi to look

    busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

    ¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

    el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find

    3.
    buscarse v pron
    1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for
    2) < problemas>

    no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

    tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

    buscársela(s) — (fam)

    te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

    * * *
    = chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.
    Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
    Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
    Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
    Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.
    Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
    Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
    Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.
    Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.
    Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.
    Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.
    Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.
    Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
    Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.
    Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.
    Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.
    Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
    Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.
    Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.
    Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
    Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.
    Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
    Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.
    Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.
    Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.
    Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.
    Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
    Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
    Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.
    Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.
    Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.
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    * buscando = in search of.
    * buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.
    * buscar amparo = seek + shelter.
    * buscar apoyo = line up + support.
    * buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).
    * buscar a través de los índices = browse.
    * buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.
    * buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.
    * buscar con ahínco = look + hard.
    * buscar detenidamente = look + hard.
    * buscar el apoyo de = woo.
    * buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.
    * buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.
    * buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.
    * buscar empleo = seek + employment.
    * buscar en = sift through, search through.
    * buscar en Google = google.
    * buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.
    * buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.
    * buscar entre la basura = scavenge.
    * buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.
    * buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.
    * buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.
    * buscar la controversia = court + controversy.
    * buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.
    * buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.
    * buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.
    * buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.
    * buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.
    * buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.
    * buscar la protección de = burrow back into.
    * buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.
    * buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.
    * buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.
    * buscar los servicios de = engage.
    * buscar material = pursue + material.
    * buscar oro = pan for + gold.
    * buscar placer = seek + pleasure.
    * buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.
    * buscar por título = search by + title key.
    * buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.
    * buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).
    * buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.
    * buscar refugio = seek + shelter.
    * buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.
    * buscárselo = have it + coming.
    * buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].
    * buscar solución = seek + solution.
    * buscar trabajo = seek + employment.
    * buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.
    * buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.
    * buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.
    * buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.
    * buscar una solución = contrive + solution.
    * buscar y encontrar = match.
    * en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.
    * encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.
    * en el que se puede buscar = searchable.
    * estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.
    * hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.
    * mandar a buscar = send for.
    * no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.
    * peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.
    * que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.
    * que se puede buscar = searchable.
    * respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.
    * saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

    la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

    b) (en libro, lista) to look up
    2)
    a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up
    b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

    fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

    3)

    ¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

    buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

    el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

    b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
    2.
    buscar vi to look

    busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

    ¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

    el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find

    3.
    buscarse v pron
    1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for
    2) < problemas>

    no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

    tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

    buscársela(s) — (fam)

    te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

    * * *
    = chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

    Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

    Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
    Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
    Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.
    Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
    Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
    Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.
    Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.
    Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.
    Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.
    Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.
    Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
    Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
    Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
    Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.
    Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.
    Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.
    Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
    Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.
    Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.
    Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
    Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.
    Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
    Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.
    Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.
    Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.
    Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
    Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.
    Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
    Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
    Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.
    Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.
    Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.
    * buscando = in search of.
    * buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.
    * buscar amparo = seek + shelter.
    * buscar apoyo = line up + support.
    * buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).
    * buscar a través de los índices = browse.
    * buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.
    * buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.
    * buscar con ahínco = look + hard.
    * buscar detenidamente = look + hard.
    * buscar el apoyo de = woo.
    * buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.
    * buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.
    * buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.
    * buscar empleo = seek + employment.
    * buscar en = sift through, search through.
    * buscar en Google = google.
    * buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.
    * buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.
    * buscar entre la basura = scavenge.
    * buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.
    * buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.
    * buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.
    * buscar la controversia = court + controversy.
    * buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.
    * buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.
    * buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.
    * buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.
    * buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.
    * buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.
    * buscar la protección de = burrow back into.
    * buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.
    * buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.
    * buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.
    * buscar los servicios de = engage.
    * buscar material = pursue + material.
    * buscar oro = pan for + gold.
    * buscar placer = seek + pleasure.
    * buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.
    * buscar por título = search by + title key.
    * buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.
    * buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).
    * buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.
    * buscar refugio = seek + shelter.
    * buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.
    * buscárselo = have it + coming.
    * buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].
    * buscar solución = seek + solution.
    * buscar trabajo = seek + employment.
    * buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.
    * buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.
    * buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.
    * buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.
    * buscar una solución = contrive + solution.
    * buscar y encontrar = match.
    * en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.
    * encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.
    * en el que se puede buscar = searchable.
    * estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.
    * hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.
    * mandar a buscar = send for.
    * no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.
    * no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.
    * peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.
    * que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.
    * que se puede buscar = searchable.
    * respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.
    * saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

    * * *
    buscar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to find
    lo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhere
    no trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excuses
    la policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
    [ S ] se busca wanted
    los hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)
    te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception
    las flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the light
    la buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot her
    está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)
    busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it
    2 (en un libro, una lista) to look up
    busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory
    B
    1 (recoger) to collect, pick up
    fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport
    vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things
    fue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctor
    salió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the bread
    sube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors
    C
    1
    (intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes
    ¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
    tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boy
    buscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INF
    el libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
    2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look for
    siempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fight
    me está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it
    ■ buscar
    vi
    to look
    busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer
    ¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?
    ¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!
    A (intentar encontrar) to look for
    debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
    B ‹complicaciones/problemas›
    no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any trouble
    tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
    se está buscando problemas she's asking for trouble
    buscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)
    no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    buscar    
    buscar algo
    buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
    1

    ‹fama/fortuna› to seek;

    b) (en libro, lista) to look up;


    2



    (— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;
    ◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things



    fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
    ¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
    verbo intransitivo
    to look;
    ◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

    buscarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
    2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;
    ◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;

    tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
    buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
    buscar verbo transitivo
    1 to look for
    2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
    3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
    4 (recoger cosas) to collect
    (recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
    ' buscar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acudir
    - condicionamiento
    - ir
    - mirar
    - sistema
    - tienta
    - aguja
    - andar
    - bronca
    - camorra
    - colocación
    - pelea
    - perro
    - recoger
    - refugio
    - trabajo
    - venir
    English:
    advertise
    - collect
    - dig around
    - down-market
    - expressly
    - fetch
    - fish
    - forage
    - fumble
    - get
    - go for
    - hunt
    - instrumental
    - kerb-crawl
    - look
    - look for
    - look out for
    - look up
    - meet
    - needle
    - pick
    - pick up
    - prospect
    - pursue
    - scout around
    - search
    - search for
    - seek
    - seek after
    - spoil for
    - want
    - afield
    - call
    - collection
    - court
    - dig
    - feel
    - ferry
    - go
    - grope
    - house
    - job
    - nook
    - scout
    - send
    - trouble
    - woo
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;
    [provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;
    busco apartamento en esta zona I am looking for Br a flat o US an apartment in this area;
    estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;
    la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;
    lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;
    ¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;
    se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;
    fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;
    ¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;
    es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;
    CSur Fam
    buscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth
    2. [recoger] to pick up;
    vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;
    voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;
    ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;
    ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;
    pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine
    3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;
    buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address book
    4. [intentar conseguir]
    siempre busca quedar bien con todos she always tries to please everybody;
    no sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;
    con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;
    Fam
    ése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing
    5. Informát to search for
    6. Fam [provocar] to push, to try the patience of;
    no me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;
    buscar bronca o [m5] camorra to look for trouble
    ♦ vi
    to look;
    busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;
    buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom
    * * *
    v/t search for, look for;
    ir/venir a buscar fetch;
    se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it
    * * *
    buscar {72} vt
    1) : to look for, to seek
    2) : to pick up, to collect
    3) : to provoke
    buscar vi
    : to look, to search
    buscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets
    * * *
    buscar vb
    1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for
    2. (consultar) to look up
    3. (recoger) to pick up / to meet [pt. & pp. met]
    4. (traer) to fetch / to get
    "Se busca" "Wanted"

    Spanish-English dictionary > buscar

  • 3 contexto

    m.
    context.
    * * *
    1 context
    2 figurado environment
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=marco) context
    2) (Téc) web, tangle
    * * *
    masculino context
    * * *
    = context, Display, environment, scenario, setting, situation, milieu, sphere, set and setting, landscape, climate, environ.
    Ex. In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.
    Ex. This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the Qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.
    Ex. This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.
    Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.
    Ex. I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex. For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.
    ----
    * ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.
    * contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the.
    * contexto cultural = cultural context.
    * contexto económico = economic context.
    * contexto físico = atmospherics.
    * contexto histórico = historical context.
    * contexto político = political context.
    * contextos = sphere of activity, sphere of life.
    * contexto social = social context.
    * contexto sociocultural = sociocultural context.
    * contexto temático = subject context.
    * dependencia del contexto = situatedness.
    * dependiente del contexto = context-dependent.
    * desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.
    * encuadrar en un contexto = set in + context.
    * en el contexto de = in the realm of.
    * en este contexto = against this background.
    * en otros contextos = in other connections.
    * establecer el contexto = set + context.
    * índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).
    * índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).
    * limitado por el contexto = context-bound.
    * según el contexto = contextually.
    * ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando = be a newcomer to the scene.
    * situar en contexto = place + in context.
    * situar en un contexto = bring into + context.
    * usar fuera de contexto = use + out of context.
    * * *
    masculino context
    * * *
    = context, Display, environment, scenario, setting, situation, milieu, sphere, set and setting, landscape, climate, environ.

    Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.

    Ex: This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the Qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.
    Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.
    Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.
    Ex: I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex: For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.
    * ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.
    * contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the.
    * contexto cultural = cultural context.
    * contexto económico = economic context.
    * contexto físico = atmospherics.
    * contexto histórico = historical context.
    * contexto político = political context.
    * contextos = sphere of activity, sphere of life.
    * contexto social = social context.
    * contexto sociocultural = sociocultural context.
    * contexto temático = subject context.
    * dependencia del contexto = situatedness.
    * dependiente del contexto = context-dependent.
    * desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.
    * encuadrar en un contexto = set in + context.
    * en el contexto de = in the realm of.
    * en este contexto = against this background.
    * en otros contextos = in other connections.
    * establecer el contexto = set + context.
    * índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).
    * índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).
    * limitado por el contexto = context-bound.
    * según el contexto = contextually.
    * ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando = be a newcomer to the scene.
    * situar en contexto = place + in context.
    * situar en un contexto = bring into + context.
    * usar fuera de contexto = use + out of context.

    * * *
    1 (en un texto) context
    fuera de contexto out of context
    poner algo en contexto to put sth into context
    2 (marco, coyuntura) context
    * * *

    contexto sustantivo masculino
    context
    contexto sustantivo masculino context
    contexto sustantivo masculino context
    ' contexto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    marco
    - mayoría
    - empezar
    English:
    context
    - must
    - set-up
    * * *
    1. [de texto] context
    2. [circunstancias] context;
    en/fuera de contexto in/out of context
    * * *
    m context;
    fuera de contexto out of context;
    sacar de contexto take out of context
    * * *
    : context
    * * *
    contexto n context

    Spanish-English dictionary > contexto

  • 4 formato

    m.
    1 format (gen) & (computing).
    formato apaisado landscape (orientation)
    2 formate.
    * * *
    1 (gen) format
    2 (del papel) size
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM (Tip, Inform) format; (=tamaño) [de papel] size

    ¿de qué formato lo quiere? — what size do you want?

    formato apaisado — landscape format, landscape

    formato vertical — portrait format, portrait

    * * *
    1) (tamaño, forma) format
    2) (Méx) (formulario, solicitud) form
    * * *
    = form, format, format, formatting, medium [media, -pl.], media carrier.
    Ex. If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.
    Ex. The command function 'FORMAT' is used to specify the format to be displayed.
    Ex. A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.
    Ex. They can also convey complex instructions concerning the formatting and organisation necessary for computer inputting.
    Ex. When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.
    Ex. At present digital audio tape formats are considered to be a vulnerable media carrier.
    ----
    * adaptarse a un formato = meet + format.
    * cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].
    * conservación en formato electrónico = electronic preservation [e-preservation].
    * contenido web en formato RSS = RSS feed.
    * con un formato predefinido = preformatted [pre-formatted].
    * creado originariamente en formato digital = born digital [born-digital].
    * de gran formato = oversized, oversize.
    * en distintos formatos = multiform.
    * en diversos formatos = multiform.
    * en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.
    * en formato digital = digitally.
    * en formato electrónico = in electronic form.
    * en formato impreso y electrónico = print-and-electronic.
    * en formato MARC = in MARC form.
    * en formato papel = in hard copy, paper-based.
    * en gran formato = oversize, oversized.
    * en varios formatos = multiform.
    * explicación del formato = format statement.
    * formato CD-ROM = CD-ROM format.
    * formato de intercambio = exchange format.
    * formato delimitado = delimited format.
    * formato de presentación con identificadores = labelled format.
    * formato de presentación en columnas = tabular format.
    * formato de presentación en pantalla = display format, screen display format.
    * formato de presentación en papel = hard copy format.
    * formato de registro = record format.
    * formato destino = target format.
    * formato digital = digital format, digital form.
    * formato electrónico = electronic format.
    * formato fuente = source format.
    * formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web = generalised markup format.
    * formato impreso = hard copy [hardcopy], hard copy print-out.
    * formato ISBD = ISBD format.
    * formato legible por máquina = machine-readable form, machine readable format, machine scannable format.
    * formato libro = book form [bookform].
    * formato MARC = MARC format, MARC record format.
    * formato multimedia = media format.
    * formato normalizado = standard form.
    * formato patentado = proprietary format.
    * formato propietario = proprietary format.
    * formato RSS = RSS [Real Simple Syndication].
    * formato RTF = RTF format.
    * formato UNIBID = UNIBID record format.
    * formato Word = Word format.
    * mención del formato = format statement.
    * mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.
    * noticia web en formato RSS = RSS feed.
    * regla de formato = rule.
    * sin un formato determinado = unformatted.
    * sólo en formato electrónico = electronic-only.
    * sólo en formato impreso = print-only.
    * * *
    1) (tamaño, forma) format
    2) (Méx) (formulario, solicitud) form
    * * *
    = form, format, format, formatting, medium [media, -pl.], media carrier.

    Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.

    Ex: The command function 'FORMAT' is used to specify the format to be displayed.
    Ex: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.
    Ex: They can also convey complex instructions concerning the formatting and organisation necessary for computer inputting.
    Ex: When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.
    Ex: At present digital audio tape formats are considered to be a vulnerable media carrier.
    * adaptarse a un formato = meet + format.
    * cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].
    * conservación en formato electrónico = electronic preservation [e-preservation].
    * contenido web en formato RSS = RSS feed.
    * con un formato predefinido = preformatted [pre-formatted].
    * creado originariamente en formato digital = born digital [born-digital].
    * de gran formato = oversized, oversize.
    * en distintos formatos = multiform.
    * en diversos formatos = multiform.
    * en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.
    * en formato digital = digitally.
    * en formato electrónico = in electronic form.
    * en formato impreso y electrónico = print-and-electronic.
    * en formato MARC = in MARC form.
    * en formato papel = in hard copy, paper-based.
    * en gran formato = oversize, oversized.
    * en varios formatos = multiform.
    * explicación del formato = format statement.
    * formato CD-ROM = CD-ROM format.
    * formato de intercambio = exchange format.
    * formato delimitado = delimited format.
    * formato de presentación con identificadores = labelled format.
    * formato de presentación en columnas = tabular format.
    * formato de presentación en pantalla = display format, screen display format.
    * formato de presentación en papel = hard copy format.
    * formato de registro = record format.
    * formato destino = target format.
    * formato digital = digital format, digital form.
    * formato electrónico = electronic format.
    * formato fuente = source format.
    * formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web = generalised markup format.
    * formato impreso = hard copy [hardcopy], hard copy print-out.
    * formato ISBD = ISBD format.
    * formato legible por máquina = machine-readable form, machine readable format, machine scannable format.
    * formato libro = book form [bookform].
    * formato MARC = MARC format, MARC record format.
    * formato multimedia = media format.
    * formato normalizado = standard form.
    * formato patentado = proprietary format.
    * formato propietario = proprietary format.
    * formato RSS = RSS [Real Simple Syndication].
    * formato RTF = RTF format.
    * formato UNIBID = UNIBID record format.
    * formato Word = Word format.
    * mención del formato = format statement.
    * mención específica del formato de música impresa = musical presentation statement.
    * noticia web en formato RSS = RSS feed.
    * regla de formato = rule.
    * sin un formato determinado = unformatted.
    * sólo en formato electrónico = electronic-only.
    * sólo en formato impreso = print-only.

    * * *
    A (tamaño, forma) format
    han cambiado el formato de esta revista they've changed the format of this magazine
    Compuesto:
    portable document format, PDF
    B ( Méx) (formulario, solicitud) form
    * * *

     

    formato sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (tamaño, forma) format

    b) (Inf) format;


    2 (Méx) (formulario, solicitud) form
    formato sustantivo masculino format
    (de papel, fotografía) size
    ' formato' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apaisada
    - apaisado
    English:
    broadsheet
    - format
    - tabloid
    - broad
    * * *
    1. [de libro, fotografía, película] format
    2. Informát format
    formato de archivo file format;
    formato ASCII ASCII format
    * * *
    m format;
    en gran/pequeño formato dibujo, mueble large-/small-format, large-/small-size
    * * *
    : format
    * * *
    formato n format

    Spanish-English dictionary > formato

  • 5 ornamentación

    f.
    ornamentation, gilding, adornment, decoration.
    * * *
    1 ornamentation
    * * *
    SF ornamentation, adornment
    * * *
    femenino ornamentation
    * * *
    = ornamentation, display.
    Ex. Nineteenth-century colour printing was both more complex and more precise than the two-colour work of the hand-press period, frequently involving elaborate ornamentation in three or more colours.
    Ex. The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.
    * * *
    femenino ornamentation
    * * *
    = ornamentation, display.

    Ex: Nineteenth-century colour printing was both more complex and more precise than the two-colour work of the hand-press period, frequently involving elaborate ornamentation in three or more colours.

    Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.

    * * *
    ornamentation
    * * *

    ornamentación sustantivo femenino
    ornamentation
    ornamentación sustantivo femenino ornamentation
    * * *
    ornamentation
    * * *
    f ornamentation
    * * *
    ornamentación nf, pl - ciones : ornamentation

    Spanish-English dictionary > ornamentación

  • 6 estar hecho para

    (v.) = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for
    Ex. Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems.
    Ex. Notes given in the information note area are restricted to those intended for display in a catalogue or bibliography.
    Ex. It is not meant to be that.
    Ex. If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.
    * * *
    (v.) = be geared to, be intended for/to, mean, be cut out for

    Ex: Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems.

    Ex: Notes given in the information note area are restricted to those intended for display in a catalogue or bibliography.
    Ex: It is not meant to be that.
    Ex: If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estar hecho para

  • 7 evidente

    adj.
    1 evident, obvious.
    2 sincere, plain, obvious, frank.
    * * *
    1 evident, obvious
    * * *
    adj.
    evident, obvious
    * * *
    ADJ obvious, clear, evident

    ¡evidente! — naturally!, obviously!

    * * *
    adjetivo obvious, clear
    * * *
    = apparent, evident, notable, noticeable, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], perceptible, axiomatic, glaring, flagrant, visible, manifest, patent.
    Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
    Ex. Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
    Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex. To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.
    Ex. The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex. It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.
    Ex. The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
    Ex. In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
    Ex. Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex. A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
    Ex. It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
    ----
    * es evidente = clearly.
    * evidente en = in evidence in.
    * evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.
    * hacerse evidente = become + apparent, come through.
    * poco evidente = unnoted.
    * prueba evidente = living proof.
    * * *
    adjetivo obvious, clear
    * * *
    = apparent, evident, notable, noticeable, plain [plainer -comp., plainest -sup.], perceptible, axiomatic, glaring, flagrant, visible, manifest, patent.

    Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

    Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
    Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.
    Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
    Ex: It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.
    Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
    Ex: In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
    Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
    Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
    Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
    * es evidente = clearly.
    * evidente en = in evidence in.
    * evidente por sí mismo = self-evident.
    * hacerse evidente = become + apparent, come through.
    * poco evidente = unnoted.
    * prueba evidente = living proof.

    * * *
    obvious, clear
    resulta evidente que no tienen intención de aceptar la propuesta it is obvious o clear o ( frml) evident that they do not intend to accept the proposal, they clearly o obviously do not intend to accept the proposal
    si es muy caro no lo compres — ¡evidente! if it's very expensive, don't buy it — no, of course I won't o no, obviously!
    * * *

    evidente adjetivo
    obvious, clear
    evidente adjetivo obvious
    ' evidente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cantar
    - clara
    - claro
    - demostrar
    - meridiana
    - meridiano
    - notoria
    - notorio
    - patente
    - sensible
    - tres
    - visible
    - manifestar
    - palpable
    - visto
    English:
    apparent
    - blatant
    - conspicuous
    - consternation
    - crime
    - definite
    - dissatisfaction
    - evident
    - glaring
    - obvious
    - patent
    - perfectly
    - plain
    - self-evident
    - clear
    - obviously
    - self
    - visible
    * * *
    evident, obvious;
    es evidente que no les caemos bien it's obvious they don't like us;
    su enfado era evidente she was clearly o visibly angry;
    ¿te gustaría ganar más? – ¡evidente! would you like to earn more? – of course!
    * * *
    adj evident, clear
    * * *
    : evident, obvious, clear
    * * *
    evidente adj obvious

    Spanish-English dictionary > evidente

  • 8 junto con

    prep.
    along with, together with.
    * * *
    along with, together with
    * * *
    = in alliance with, combined with, in association with, in conjunction with, along with, together with, in partnership with
    Ex. In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.
    Ex. On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references.
    Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
    Ex. Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.
    Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
    Ex. The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.
    * * *
    = in alliance with, combined with, in association with, in conjunction with, along with, together with, in partnership with

    Ex: In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.

    Ex: On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references.
    Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
    Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.
    Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
    Ex: The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.

    Spanish-English dictionary > junto con

  • 9 mural

    adj.
    mural (pintura).
    m.
    mural.
    * * *
    1 mural
    1 mural
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ mural, wall antes de s
    2.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo wall (before n), mural (before n)
    II
    masculino mural
    * * *
    = wall chart [wallchart], wall display, mural, wall painting.
    Ex. A wall chart is an example of an opaque sheet that exhibits data in graphic or tabular form.
    Ex. This library service includes bright wall displays, pamphlets on open racks, availability of lists and directories, access to index files of local information, clear guiding on shelves and cabinet files, and the re-packaging of complex or ephemeral material.
    Ex. The unveiling of the mural took place during National Library Week.
    Ex. This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo wall (before n), mural (before n)
    II
    masculino mural
    * * *
    = wall chart [wallchart], wall display, mural, wall painting.

    Ex: A wall chart is an example of an opaque sheet that exhibits data in graphic or tabular form.

    Ex: This library service includes bright wall displays, pamphlets on open racks, availability of lists and directories, access to index files of local information, clear guiding on shelves and cabinet files, and the re-packaging of complex or ephemeral material.
    Ex: The unveiling of the mural took place during National Library Week.
    Ex: This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.

    * * *
    wall ( before n), mural ( before n)
    mural
    * * *

    mural adjetivo
    wall ( before n), mural ( before n)
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    mural
    mural sustantivo masculino & adjetivo mural
    ' mural' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diario
    English:
    mural
    - board
    - bulletin
    - notice
    - wall
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    [pintura] mural; [mapa] wall
    ♦ nm
    mural
    * * *
    I adj wall atr
    II m mural
    * * *
    mural adj & nm
    : mural

    Spanish-English dictionary > mural

  • 10 obvio

    adj.
    1 obvious, evident, clear, patent.
    2 obvious, plain.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: obviar.
    * * *
    1 obvious
    * * *
    (f. - obvia)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - via adjetivo obvious
    * * *
    = apparent, self-evident, obvious, glaring, flagrant, patent, no-brainer.
    Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
    Ex. Such conventions are so ingrained in American library practice that it is easy to forget they are not self-evident.
    Ex. If this is not the case then the title to be used as a heading for a work is less obvious.
    Ex. The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
    Ex. In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
    Ex. It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
    Ex. Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.
    ----
    * algo obvio = no-brainer.
    * decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * hacerse obvio = become + clear.
    * resultado obvio = foregone conclusion.
    * ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.
    * * *
    - via adjetivo obvious
    * * *
    = apparent, self-evident, obvious, glaring, flagrant, patent, no-brainer.

    Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

    Ex: Such conventions are so ingrained in American library practice that it is easy to forget they are not self-evident.
    Ex: If this is not the case then the title to be used as a heading for a work is less obvious.
    Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
    Ex: In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
    Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
    Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.
    * algo obvio = no-brainer.
    * decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo = state + the obvious.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * hacerse obvio = become + clear.
    * resultado obvio = foregone conclusion.
    * ser algo muy obvio = be a dead giveaway.

    * * *
    obvious
    es obvio que no lo sabía it's obvious o clear that he didn't know
    ( indep) obviously
    * * *

     

    Del verbo obviar: ( conjugate obviar)

    obvio es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    obvió es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    obviar    
    obvio
    obvio
    ◊ - via adjetivo

    obvious
    obvio,-a adjetivo obvious

    ' obvio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    obvia
    - vista
    - visto
    - aparente
    English:
    apparent
    - conspicuous
    - glaring
    - glaringly
    - obvious
    - distinct
    * * *
    obvio, -a adj
    obvious;
    como es obvio, me equivoqué needless to say o obviously, I was wrong
    * * *
    adj obvious
    * * *
    obvio, - via adj
    : obvious
    ♦ obviamente adv
    * * *
    obvio adj obvious

    Spanish-English dictionary > obvio

  • 11 polígono

    m.
    polygon.
    * * *
    1 (figura) polygon
    2 (gen) area; (de viviendas) development, housing estate
    \
    polígono de tiro firing range
    polígono comercial trading estate
    polígono industrial industrial estate
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Mat) polygon
    2) (=terreno) building lot

    polígono de ensayos — test site, testing ground

    polígono de tiro — shooting range; (Mil) firing range, artillery range

    * * *
    1) (Mat) polygon
    2) (Esp) ( zona) area, zone; ( urbanización) development, housing estate
    •
    * * *
    = polygonal, polygon.
    Ex. Given below are some of the display devices that have been incorporated into published thesauri: Euler circles; each concept is defined by a polygonal domain or 'circle'.
    Ex. Instead of a mosaic of small squares, pictures are composed of basic graphic elements -- points, lines, arcs, polygons and rectangles.
    ----
    * polígono comercial = business estate.
    * polígono industrial = industrial site, industrial complex, industrial estate, industrial park.
    * * *
    1) (Mat) polygon
    2) (Esp) ( zona) area, zone; ( urbanización) development, housing estate
    •
    * * *
    = polygonal, polygon.

    Ex: Given below are some of the display devices that have been incorporated into published thesauri: Euler circles; each concept is defined by a polygonal domain or 'circle'.

    Ex: Instead of a mosaic of small squares, pictures are composed of basic graphic elements -- points, lines, arcs, polygons and rectangles.
    * polígono comercial = business estate.
    * polígono industrial = industrial site, industrial complex, industrial estate, industrial park.

    * * *
    A ( Mat) polygon
    B ( Esp)
    1 (zona) area, zone
    2 (residencial) housing development ( AmE), housing estate ( BrE)
    Compuestos:
    firing range
    ( Esp) industrial area o zone, industrial estate ( BrE)
    * * *

    polígono sustantivo masculino
    1 (Mat) polygon
    2 (Esp) ( zona) area, zone;
    ( urbanización) development, housing estate;
    ◊ polígono industrial (Esp) industrial area o zone

    polígono sustantivo masculino
    1 Mat polygon
    2 (terreno) area
    polígono industrial, industrial estate o park
    polígono de tiro, firing range
    ' polígono' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    industrial
    English:
    industrial estate
    - trading estate
    - industrial
    * * *
    1. [figura] polygon
    polígono regular regular polygon
    2. [terreno] polígono industrial Br industrial estate, US industrial park;
    polígono residencial housing development, Br housing estate;
    polígono de tiro firing range
    * * *
    m MAT polygon
    * * *
    : polygon
    ♦ polígonal adj
    * * *
    polígono n (figura) polygon

    Spanish-English dictionary > polígono

  • 12 póster

    m.
    poster.
    * * *
    1 poster
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    (pl pósteres ó pósters) poster
    * * *
    masculino (pl - ters) poster
    * * *
    = poster, wall chart [wallchart], wall display.
    Ex. The physical format of a document (for example, a book filmstrip, poster) is unlikely to be fully evident from a catalogue.
    Ex. A wall chart is an example of an opaque sheet that exhibits data in graphic or tabular form.
    Ex. This library service includes bright wall displays, pamphlets on open racks, availability of lists and directories, access to index files of local information, clear guiding on shelves and cabinet files, and the re-packaging of complex or ephemeral material.
    ----
    * póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.
    * * *
    masculino (pl - ters) poster
    * * *
    = poster, wall chart [wallchart], wall display.

    Ex: The physical format of a document (for example, a book filmstrip, poster) is unlikely to be fully evident from a catalogue.

    Ex: A wall chart is an example of an opaque sheet that exhibits data in graphic or tabular form.
    Ex: This library service includes bright wall displays, pamphlets on open racks, availability of lists and directories, access to index files of local information, clear guiding on shelves and cabinet files, and the re-packaging of complex or ephemeral material.
    * póster de mujer desnuda = pin-up.

    * * *
    póster, poster
    (pl - ters)
    poster
    * * *

    póster sustantivo masculino (pl
    ◊ - ters) poster

    póster sustantivo masculino poster

    ' póster' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    anuncio
    - cartel
    - afiche
    - desenrollar
    - romper
    English:
    by
    - life-size
    - life-sized
    - poster
    - stick up
    - fold
    - four
    * * *
    póster (pl pósters) nm
    poster
    * * *
    m poster
    * * *
    poster nm, pl pósters or posters : poster, placard
    * * *
    póster n poster

    Spanish-English dictionary > póster

  • 13 sofisticado

    adj.
    1 sophisticated, high-end, complex.
    2 sophisticated, fancy, lacking naiveté, worldly-wise.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: sofisticar.
    * * *
    1→ link=sofisticar sofisticar
    1 sophisticated
    * * *
    (f. - sofisticada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona, gesto] sophisticated
    2) (=afectado) pey affected
    * * *
    - da adjetivo sophisticated
    * * *
    = glamorous, sophisticated, slick, glorified, stylish, licked, sophisticate, glam.
    Nota: Abreviatura de glamorous.
    Ex. Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
    Ex. Effective retrieval from natural language indexed data bases requires sophisticated search software.
    Ex. Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest.
    Ex. Some visual display units are no more than glorified television sets.
    Ex. A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.
    Ex. Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.
    Ex. No doubt to some sophisticates in the profession much of this will read like the re-invention of the wheel, or at least no more than applied common-sense.
    Ex. Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    ----
    * de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.
    * de manera sofisticada = sophisticatedly.
    * hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.
    * poco sofisticado = elementary, corn-fed.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo sophisticated
    * * *
    = glamorous, sophisticated, slick, glorified, stylish, licked, sophisticate, glam.
    Nota: Abreviatura de glamorous.

    Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.

    Ex: Effective retrieval from natural language indexed data bases requires sophisticated search software.
    Ex: Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest.
    Ex: Some visual display units are no more than glorified television sets.
    Ex: A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.
    Ex: Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.
    Ex: No doubt to some sophisticates in the profession much of this will read like the re-invention of the wheel, or at least no more than applied common-sense.
    Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
    * de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.
    * de manera sofisticada = sophisticatedly.
    * hacer más sofisticado = dumb up.
    * poco sofisticado = elementary, corn-fed.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona/lenguaje› sophisticated
    2 ‹sistema/tecnología› sophisticated
    * * *

    Del verbo sofisticar: ( conjugate sofisticar)

    sofisticado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    sofisticado    
    sofisticar
    sofisticado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    sophisticated
    sofisticado,-a adjetivo sophisticated
    sofisticar verbo transitivo to sophisticate

    ' sofisticado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sofisticada
    English:
    earthy
    - rude
    - simple
    - sophisticated
    - unsophisticated
    - glamorous
    - worldly
    * * *
    sofisticado, -a adj
    1. [refinado] sophisticated
    2. [complejo] sophisticated
    * * *
    adj sophisticated
    * * *
    sofisticado, -da adj
    : sophisticated

    Spanish-English dictionary > sofisticado

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