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21 explicar Algo a Alguien
(v.) = interpret + Algo + to + AlguienEx. This is helpful in interpreting the organization chart to a large constituency.* * *(v.) = interpret + Algo + to + AlguienEx: This is helpful in interpreting the organization chart to a large constituency.
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22 extracción socioeconómica
(n.) = socioeconomic backgroundEx. He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.* * *(n.) = socioeconomic backgroundEx: He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.
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23 formación académica
f.education, educational level.* * *= academic background, formal educationEx. He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.Ex. Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.* * *= academic background, formal educationEx: He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.
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24 grandes cantidades de
= storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers ofEx. Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.Ex. The new machines would require huge numbers of matrices.Ex. The new machines would require huge numbers of matrices.Ex. We also know that there are great numbers of great libraries around the world.* * *= storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers ofEx: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
Ex: The new machines would require huge numbers of matrices.Ex: The new machines would require huge numbers of matrices.Ex: We also know that there are great numbers of great libraries around the world. -
25 guía principal
(n.) = guiding principleEx. The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.* * *(n.) = guiding principleEx: The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.
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26 hacer algo poco a poco
(v.) = eat away atEx. Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.* * *(v.) = eat away atEx: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
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27 mortificar
v.to mortify.Su actitud aspaba a María His attitude mortified Mary.* * *1 to mortify* * *1. VT1) (=atormentar) to torment, plague2) (=humillar) to humiliate3) (Rel)4) (Med) to damage seriously2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( atormentar) to tormentlos celos lo mortifican — he's tortured o tormented by jealousy
b) (Relig) to mortify2.mortificarse v pron (refl) ( atormentarse) to fret, distress oneself; (Relig) to mortify the flesh* * *= chagrin, spite, torture, eat away at, mortify.Ex. In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex. Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.Ex. We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.----* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( atormentar) to tormentlos celos lo mortifican — he's tortured o tormented by jealousy
b) (Relig) to mortify2.mortificarse v pron (refl) ( atormentarse) to fret, distress oneself; (Relig) to mortify the flesh* * *= chagrin, spite, torture, eat away at, mortify.Ex: In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.
Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.* conciencia + mortificar = conscience + smite, conscience + trouble.* * *mortificar [A2 ]vt1(atormentar): los celos lo mortifican he's tortured o tormented by jealousyme mortifica tener que recordarle el dinero que me debe I feel awful about having to remind him about the money he owes melos mosquitos la mortificaron toda la noche she was tormented by mosquitos all nightdeja de mortificar al gato stop torturing o tormenting the cat2 ( Relig) to mortify( refl)1 (atormentarse) to fret, distress oneselfno te mortifiques por esa tontería don't distress yourself o fret over such a stupid little thing2 ( Relig) to mortify the flesh* * *
mortificar ( conjugate mortificar) verbo transitivo
◊ los celos lo mortifican he's tortured o tormented by jealousyb) (Relig) to mortify
mortificarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( atormentarse) to fret, distress oneself;
(Relig) to mortify the flesh
mortificar vtr, mortificarse verbo reflexivo to mortify, fret: no merece la pena mortificarse por algo que no se puede evitar, it's not worth fretting over something you couldn't prevent from happening
' mortificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mortificarse
* * *♦ vt1. [el cuerpo] to mortify2. [angustiar, molestar] to torment;el recuerdo del accidente lo mortifica he is tormented by the memory of the accident* * *v/t torment* * *mortificar {72} vt1) : to mortify2) torturar: to trouble, to torment -
28 organigrama
m.1 organization chart.2 organizational chart, command tree, flow chart, flowchart.3 flow diagram, flow sheet.* * *1 (de empresa) organization chart; (de informática) flow chart* * *SM [de entidad, empresa] organization chart; (Inform) flow chart* * *masculino (Inf) flow chart o diagram; ( de empresa) organization chart* * *= organisation chart, organisational chart.Ex. This is helpful in interpreting the organization chart to a large constituency.Ex. Although the organizational charts for the libraries of the autonomous communities greatly resemble one another, their development has been different in each case.* * *masculino (Inf) flow chart o diagram; ( de empresa) organization chart* * *= organisation chart, organisational chart.Ex: This is helpful in interpreting the organization chart to a large constituency.
Ex: Although the organizational charts for the libraries of the autonomous communities greatly resemble one another, their development has been different in each case.* * *1 ( Inf) flow chart o diagram2 (de una empresa) organization chartCompuesto:organigrama administrativo or de gestiónmanagement chart* * *
organigrama sustantivo masculino organization chart
Inform flow chart
' organigrama' also found in these entries:
English:
flow chart
- flow
- organization
* * *organigrama nm1. [de organización, empresa] organization(al) chart* * *m flow chart; de empresa organization chart, tree diagram* * *organigrama nm: organization chart, flowchart -
29 perder el contacto con
(v.) = lose + touch withEx. He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.* * *(v.) = lose + touch withEx: He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.
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30 persona
f.1 person (individuo).vinieron varias personas several people camecien personas a hundred peopleen persona in personpor persona per headser buena persona to be a good person o sortpersona mayor adult, grown-uppersona non grata persona non grata2 party (law).persona física private individualpersona jurídica legal entity o person3 person (grammar).la segunda persona del singular the second person singular* * *1 person\en persona in personpersona física individualpersona jurídica legal entity* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=individuo) person•
en persona — in person, in the fleshvi al príncipe en persona — I saw the prince in the flesh o in person
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por persona — per persondos dólares por persona — two dollars per person, two dollars a head
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tercera persona — third partypersona de edad — elderly person, senior citizen
persona de historia — † dubious individual
persona no grata, persona non grata — persona non grata
personas reales — frm royalty sing, king and queen
2) (Jur)3) (Ling) person4) (Rel)PERSONA Mientras que persona en singular se traduce por person, el plural tiene dos traducciones: people y persons. ► People es la forma más utilizada, ya que persons se emplea solamente en el lenguaje formal o técnico. Las dos formas llevan el verbo en plural: Acaban de llegar tres personas preguntando por un tal Sr. Oliva Three people have just arrived asking for a Mr Oliva "Peso máximo: 8 personas" "Weight limit: 8 persons" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1)a) ( ser humano) personcarga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons
¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?
las personas interesadas... — all those interested...
b) (en locs)en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person
la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...
por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person
2) (Ling) person* * *= fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.Ex. All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.Ex. In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.Ex. Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.----* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* algunas personas = some people.* atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.* biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.* círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.* como persona que = as one who.* conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.* contra toda persona = all comers.* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* de persona = personal.* de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.* de primera persona = first-person.* de una sola persona = one-man.* dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.* en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la misma persona = one and the same person.* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* ninguna otra persona = no one else.* oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.* orientado a la persona = human-oriented.* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.* para algunas personas = to some people.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.* pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.* persona a cargo = dependent.* persona aprensiva = apprehensive.* persona atrevida = risk taker.* persona audaz = risk taker.* persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].* persona becada = fundee.* persona civil = civilian.* persona competente = a good sport.* persona común = ordinary person.* persona con ahorros = saver.* persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.* persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.* persona con éxito = successful person.* persona con iniciativa = go-getter.* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.* persona con llave = keyholder.* persona con mala ortografía = speller.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.* persona de acción = doer.* persona de adentro = insider.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].* persona de conducta desviada = deviant.* persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.* persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.* persona de éxito = successful person.* persona de fuera = outsider.* persona dejada = slob.* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.* persona de la propia empresa = insider.* persona de la tercera edad = elder.* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* persona de raza blanca = white.* persona de raza negra = black.* persona designada = nominee, designate.* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.* persona destacada = standout.* persona divorciada = divorcee.* persona emprendedora = go-getter.* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].* persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.* persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.* persona estúpida = no-brainer.* persona famosa = famous person.* persona ilusa = daydreamer.* persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].* persona informada = insider.* persona innovadora = innovator.* persona inquieta = fidget.* persona inscrita = registrant.* persona interesada = taker.* persona joven = youth.* persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].* persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].* persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].* persona mayor = elder.* persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].* persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.* persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.* persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.* persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.* persona nerviosa = fidget.* persona no experta = non-scholar.* persona no grata = persona non grata.* persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.* persona normal = ordinary person.* persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.* persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).* persona problemática = troublemaker.* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.* persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.* persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.* persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.* persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].* persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.* persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.* persona que da consuelo = comforter.* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.* persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.* persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.* persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.* persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.* persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.* persona que está a dieta = dieter.* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.* persona que está de picnic = picnicker.* persona que hace encajes = tatter.* persona que hace striptease = stripper.* persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.* persona que hace un comentario = commenter.* persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.* persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.* persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.* persona que llama = caller.* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.* persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].* persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.* persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].* persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.* persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.* persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.* persona que recoge algo = picker.* persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.* persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.* persona que se cree Algo = biter.* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.* persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.* persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.* persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.* persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.* persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].* persona que va por libre = outsider.* persona que ve = sighted person.* persona que ve/observa = watcher.* persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.* persona que viste a la antigua = frump.* persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.* persona recta = mensch.* personas = humans, party, people, public.* personas como = the likes of.* personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.* personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.* personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.* personas de color = coloured people.* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.* personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.* personas famosas = those held up for praise.* personas importantes = those held up for praise.* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.* persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].* personas mayores = older people, elderly people.* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.* personas muy activas, las = those on the go.* personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.* personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.* persona solitaria = lone wolf.* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.* personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.* personas relevantes = those held up for praise.* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.* personas sin hogar = homelessness.* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.* personas sin techo = homelessness.* personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.* persona subvencionada = fundee.* persona temerosa = risk taker.* persona típica, la = average man, the.* persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* por persona = per person.* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.* primera persona = first person.* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.* tipo de persona = public.* todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.* tráfico de personas = foot fall.* tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.* usuario en persona = walk-in user.* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* * *1)a) ( ser humano) personcarga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons
¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?
las personas interesadas... — all those interested...
b) (en locs)en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person
la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...
por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person
2) (Ling) person* * *= fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.Ex: All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.Ex: Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* algunas personas = some people.* atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.* biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.* círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.* como persona que = as one who.* conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.* contra toda persona = all comers.* crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.* cualquier otra persona = anybody else.* cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].* de persona = personal.* de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.* de primera persona = first-person.* de una sola persona = one-man.* dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.* dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.* en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la misma persona = one and the same person.* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* ninguna otra persona = no one else.* oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.* orientado a la persona = human-oriented.* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.* otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.* para algunas personas = to some people.* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.* pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.* pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.* persona a cargo = dependent.* persona aprensiva = apprehensive.* persona atrevida = risk taker.* persona audaz = risk taker.* persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].* persona becada = fundee.* persona civil = civilian.* persona competente = a good sport.* persona común = ordinary person.* persona con ahorros = saver.* persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.* persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.* persona con éxito = successful person.* persona con iniciativa = go-getter.* persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.* persona con llave = keyholder.* persona con mala ortografía = speller.* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.* persona de acción = doer.* persona de adentro = insider.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].* persona de conducta desviada = deviant.* persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.* persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.* persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.* persona de éxito = successful person.* persona de fuera = outsider.* persona dejada = slob.* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.* persona de la propia empresa = insider.* persona de la tercera edad = elder.* persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].* persona de raza blanca = white.* persona de raza negra = black.* persona designada = nominee, designate.* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.* persona destacada = standout.* persona divorciada = divorcee.* persona emprendedora = go-getter.* persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].* persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].* persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.* persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.* persona estúpida = no-brainer.* persona famosa = famous person.* persona ilusa = daydreamer.* persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].* persona informada = insider.* persona innovadora = innovator.* persona inquieta = fidget.* persona inscrita = registrant.* persona interesada = taker.* persona joven = youth.* persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].* persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].* persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].* persona mayor = elder.* persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].* persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.* persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.* persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.* persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.* persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.* persona nerviosa = fidget.* persona no experta = non-scholar.* persona no grata = persona non grata.* persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.* persona normal = ordinary person.* persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.* persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).* persona problemática = troublemaker.* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.* persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.* persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.* persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.* persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].* persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.* persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.* persona que da consuelo = comforter.* persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.* persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.* persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.* persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.* persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.* persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.* persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.* persona que está a dieta = dieter.* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.* persona que está de picnic = picnicker.* persona que hace encajes = tatter.* persona que hace striptease = stripper.* persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.* persona que hace un comentario = commenter.* persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.* persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.* persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.* persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.* persona que llama = caller.* persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.* persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].* persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.* persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.* persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].* persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.* persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.* persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.* persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.* persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.* persona que recoge algo = picker.* persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.* persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.* persona que se cree Algo = biter.* persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.* persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.* persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.* persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.* persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.* persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.* persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.* persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].* persona que va por libre = outsider.* persona que ve = sighted person.* persona que ve/observa = watcher.* persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.* persona que viste a la antigua = frump.* persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.* persona recta = mensch.* personas = humans, party, people, public.* personas como = the likes of.* personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).* personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.* personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.* personas con éxito, las = successful, the.* personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.* personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.* personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.* personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.* personas de color = coloured people.* personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.* personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.* personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.* personas famosas = those held up for praise.* personas importantes = those held up for praise.* persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].* persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.* persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].* personas mayores = older people, elderly people.* personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.* personas muy activas, las = those on the go.* personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.* personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.* persona solitaria = lone wolf.* personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.* personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.* personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.* personas relevantes = those held up for praise.* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.* personas sin hogar = homelessness.* personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.* personas sin techo = homelessness.* personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.* persona subvencionada = fundee.* persona temerosa = risk taker.* persona típica, la = average man, the.* persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* por persona = per person.* préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.* primera persona = first person.* representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.* ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.* ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.* tipo de persona = public.* todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.* trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.* tráfico de personas = foot fall.* tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.* usuario en persona = walk-in user.* visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.* * *A1 (ser humano) persones una persona muy educada/simpática he's/she's a very polite/likable personhabía tres personas esperando there were three people waitingen el coche caben cinco personas the car can take five people[ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas o 500 kilos maximum capacity: eight persons or 500 kiloscomo persona no me gusta I don't like him as a person¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? how many people do you have reporting to you?en la persona del Rey se concentra el poder civil y militar civil and military power resides in the King himselfse rindió homenaje a los ex-combatientes en la persona de … tribute was paid to the war veterans who were represented by …las personas interesadas pueden presentarse mañana a las diez all those interested may come along tomorrow at ten o'clockes una persona de recursos she's a resourceful person, she's resourceful2 ( en locs):de persona a persona person to personconferencia telefónica de persona a persona person-to-person callen persona in personvino en persona a traerme la carta she brought me the letter in personconozco su obra, pero no lo conozco en persona I know his work, but I don't know him personallydeberán presentarse en persona you must come personally o in persones el orden/la estupidez en persona he is orderliness/stupidity personifiedpor persona: la comida salió a 20 dólares por persona the meal came to 20 dollars a headsólo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person o per headhay dos trozos por persona there are two pieces eachCompuestos:displaced personindividual● persona jurídica or morallegal entityindividual● persona no or non gratapersona non grataB ( Ling) personla primera persona del singular/plural the first person singular/plural* * *
Del verbo personarse: ( conjugate personarse)
se persona es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
persona sustantivo femenino
dos o más personas two or more people;
las personas interesadas … all those interested …b) ( en locs)
no lo conozco en persona I don't know him personally;
por persona per person;
solo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person;
la comida costó 20 dólares por persona the meal cost 20 dollars per o a headc) (Ling) person
persona sustantivo femenino
1 (individuo) person, people pl: es una persona muy sensible, he is a very sensitive person
no es mala persona, he isn't a bad sort
había demasiadas personas, there were too many people
familiar persona mayor, grown-up
persona non grata, persona non grata
2 persona jurídica, legal entity
3 Ling person
tercera persona del singular, third person singular
♦ Locuciones: en persona, in person
por persona, per person
' persona' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abierta
- abierto
- abordar
- aborregarse
- abrazarse
- abrigada
- abrigado
- acaparar
- acartonarse
- acoger
- acogedor
- acogedora
- acogida
- acostarse
- adaptable
- adefesio
- adusta
- adusto
- afanosa
- afanoso
- afianzarse
- afortunada
- afortunado
- agobiante
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ajena
- ajeno
- alcanzar
- alevosa
- alevoso
- alhaja
- alma
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- alza
- amén
- amordazar
- animar
- animadversión
- animal
- animarse
- anular
- apaciguarse
English:
abandon
- absence
- accept
- accessible
- acquaintance
- act up
- action
- activity
- adaptable
- address
- adjust
- adjustment
- admit
- adult
- advance
- affect
- affluent
- agreeable
- air
- airy
- aloof
- am
- angry
- annoyance
- appealing
- appoint
- approach
- approachable
- approve of
- armchair
- armor
- armour
- around
- arrival
- articulate
- ask
- ask for
- ass
- assassin
- assassination
- assign
- astute
- attractive
- available
- awkward
- ax
- axe
- baby
- background
- backward
* * *persona nf1. [individuo] person;vinieron varias personas several people came;cien personas a hundred people;la persona responsable the person in charge;las personas adultas adults;necesitan la mediación de una tercera persona they need the mediation of a third party;ser buena persona to be nice;ha venido el obispo en persona the bishop came in person;este niño es el demonio en persona this child is the very devil;de persona a persona person to person, one to one;por persona per headpersona de contacto contact person;persona mayor adult, grown-up;persona non grata persona non grata2. Der partypersona física natural o legal person;persona jurídica legal entity o person3. Gram person;la segunda persona del singular the second person singular4. Rel person* * *f person;quince personas fifteen people;persona (humana) human being;persona mayor elderly person buena/mala persona nice/nasty person;en persona in person* * *persona nf: person* * *¿cuántas personas había? how many people were there? -
31 prestar un servicio
(v.) = operate + service, provide + service, render + service, give + service to, deliver + service, deliver + value, produce + the goods, do + serviceEx. LASER operates an interlending service which is based upon its union catalogue.Ex. The Center has developed a regional data base and just started to provide services to members.Ex. A debatable source of outside funding is the collection of fees for services rendered.Ex. The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.Ex. The library concentrates more on the provision of information and less on personal counselling, advice giving, or delivering a tangible service.Ex. Customers see no clear relationship between the price of an on-line information service and the value it delivers.Ex. At the end of the day, librarians must ' produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.Ex. It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.* * *(v.) = operate + service, provide + service, render + service, give + service to, deliver + service, deliver + value, produce + the goods, do + serviceEx: LASER operates an interlending service which is based upon its union catalogue.
Ex: The Center has developed a regional data base and just started to provide services to members.Ex: A debatable source of outside funding is the collection of fees for services rendered.Ex: The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.Ex: The library concentrates more on the provision of information and less on personal counselling, advice giving, or delivering a tangible service.Ex: Customers see no clear relationship between the price of an on-line information service and the value it delivers.Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must ' produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way. -
32 principio orientador
(n.) = guiding principleEx. The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.* * *(n.) = guiding principleEx: The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.
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33 quedarse sin negocio
(v.) = go out of + businessEx. Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.* * *(v.) = go out of + businessEx: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
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34 roer poco a poco
(v.) = eat away atEx. Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.* * *(v.) = eat away atEx: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
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35 congresista
f. & m.1 delegate.2 congressman, (f) congresswoman.m.1 congressman, deputy, congress member, congress man.2 congresswoman, congress member, member of congress.3 conference delegate, conference member, congress delegate, delegate to a convention.* * *1 (que asiste a un congreso) congress participant* * *noun mf.congressman / congresswoman* * *SMF delegate, member ( of a congress); [en EEUU] member of Congress* * *AmS congresal masculino y femeninoa) ( delegado a asamblea) congress o conference delegate; ( en congreso) conference o congress memberb) (Gob, Pol) (m) congressman, congressperson; (f) congresswoman, congressperson* * *= congressman [congresswoman, -fem.], conferee.Ex. Would it not be more productive to talk to city managers, finance directors, senators and congressmen about library problems?.Ex. The title of the article is 'ALA Chicago 1972: confessions of a guilt-ridden conferee'.* * *AmS congresal masculino y femeninoa) ( delegado a asamblea) congress o conference delegate; ( en congreso) conference o congress memberb) (Gob, Pol) (m) congressman, congressperson; (f) congresswoman, congressperson* * *= congressman [congresswoman, -fem.], conferee.Ex: Would it not be more productive to talk to city managers, finance directors, senators and congressmen about library problems?.
Ex: The title of the article is 'ALA Chicago 1972: confessions of a guilt-ridden conferee'.* * *1 (delegado a una asamblea) congress o conference delegate; (en un congreso profesional) conference o congress member o participant, conventioneer ( AmE)* * *
congresista mf member of a congress
' congresista' also found in these entries:
English:
constituency
* * *1. [en un congreso] delegate2. [político] congressman, f congresswoman* * *m/f L.Am., congresistam/f conference oconvention delegate, conventioneer* * *congresista nmf: congressman m, congresswoman f -
36 mayoría
f.1 majority, bulk.2 marginal constituency.* * *1 majority■ la mayoría de los hombres... most men...\alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of ageestar en mayoría to be in the majoritytener mayoría de edad to be of agemayoría absoluta absolute majoritymayoría de edad age of majoritymayoría relativa relative majoritymayoría silenciosa silent majority* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los españoles — the majority of Spaniards, most Spaniards
la mayoría de las veces — usually, on most occasions
islas inhabitadas en su mayoría — islands, most of which are o which are mostly uninhabited
mayoría minoritaria — simple majority, relative majority
mayoría relativa — simple majority, relative majority
2)mayoría de edad — adulthood, majority
cumplir o llegar a la mayoría de edad — to come of age
* * *a) ( mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los especialistas — most of the experts, the majority of experts
la gran mayoría de... — the great majority of...
ser mayoría or estar en mayoría — to be in the majority
b) (Pol) ( margen) majority* * *= majority, silent majority.Nota: La mayoría de las personas que al no participar en una actividad, sea cual sea (aunque en general se aplica al gobierno de un país), se considera que están de acuerdo con la situación.Ex. These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.Ex. Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.----* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* en la inmensa mayoría = overwhelmingly.* en la mayoría de = in the majority of.* en la mayoría de las veces = mostly, in most cases.* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.* en su mayoría = for the most part, mostly, much of it, in most respects.* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.* gobierno de la mayoría = majority rule.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.* la mayoria de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.* mayoría absoluta = absolute majority.* mayoría aplastante = overwhelming majority.* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* mayoría de, la = generality of, the.* mayoría étnica, la = majority culture, the.* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.* mayoría silenciosa = silent majority.* mayoría simple = simple majority.* opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion.* poseído por la mayoría = widely held.* presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions.* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* votar por mayoría a = return + a majority for.* * *a) ( mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los especialistas — most of the experts, the majority of experts
la gran mayoría de... — the great majority of...
ser mayoría or estar en mayoría — to be in the majority
b) (Pol) ( margen) majority* * *= majority, silent majority.Nota: La mayoría de las personas que al no participar en una actividad, sea cual sea (aunque en general se aplica al gobierno de un país), se considera que están de acuerdo con la situación.Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
Ex: Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.* alcanzar la mayoría de edad = come of + age.* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades = go + most of the way.* en la inmensa mayoría = overwhelmingly.* en la mayoría de = in the majority of.* en la mayoría de las veces = mostly, in most cases.* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.* en su mayoría = for the most part, mostly, much of it, in most respects.* estar en mayoría = be in the majority.* gobierno de la mayoría = majority rule.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.* la mayoria de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* más de la mayoría de los + Nombre = more than most + Nombre.* mayoría absoluta = absolute majority.* mayoría aplastante = overwhelming majority.* mayoría de edad = adulthood.* mayoría de, la = generality of, the.* mayoría étnica, la = majority culture, the.* mayoría moral, la = moral majority, the.* mayoría silenciosa = silent majority.* mayoría simple = simple majority.* opinión de la mayoría = majority opinion.* poseído por la mayoría = widely held.* presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions.* ser la mayoría = be in the majority.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* votar por mayoría a = return + a majority for.* * *1 (mayor parte) majorityla mayoría de los especialistas most of the experts, the majority of expertsla inmensa mayoría de los españoles the great o vast majority of Spaniardslos participantes, en su mayoría jóvenes, … the participants, most of them young, … o the majority of them young, …estar en mayoría to be in the majorityCompuestos:absolute majorityage of majorityal alcanzar or llegar a la mayoría de edad on coming of age, on reaching the age of majoritymoral majoritysimple o ( BrE) relative majorityconsiguió una mayoría relativa he topped the poll o he achieved the highest number of votessilent majoritysimple majority* * *
mayoría sustantivo femenino
majority;◊ la gran mayoría de … the great majority of …;
ser mayoría or estar en mayoría to be in the majority;
gobierno de la mayoría majority rule;
mayoría absoluta/relativa absolute/simple majority;
llegar a la mayoría de edad to come of age
mayoría sustantivo femenino
1 majority, most: la mayoría de los alumnos vive cerca, most of the students live nearby
la mayoría de los españoles es escéptica, most Spaniards are sceptics
una mayoría silenciosa, a silent majority
2 Pol majority: el partido nacionalista ganó por mayoría, the nationalist party won by a majority
mayoría absoluta/relativa/simple, absolute/relative/ simple majority
La palabra majority es algo formal fuera del contexto político. Normalmente traducimos mayoría por most o most of. Most se emplea para indicar un concepto general (la mayoría de la gente, most people; la mayoría de los hombres, most men) y most of para referirse a un grupo reducido (la mayoría de mis amigos, most of my friends). ➣ Ver nota en majority
' mayoría' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebaño
- refrendar
- abrumador
- alcanzar
- amplio
- aplastante
- arrollador
- generalidad
- grande
- holgado
- no
English:
adulthood
- age
- bulk
- clear
- edition
- elect
- electorate
- get on
- great
- majority
- most
- mostly
- of
- often
- silent
- sports
- vast
- vote
* * *mayoría nf1. [mayor parte] majority;la mayoría de most of;la mayoría de los españoles most Spaniards;la mayoría de las veces usually, most often;en su mayoría in the mainmayoría absoluta absolute majority;mayoría cualificada qualified majority;mayoría silenciosa silent majority;mayoría simple simple majorityllegar a la mayoría de edad to come of age;la mayoría de edad democrática del país the country's democratic coming of age* * *f majority;mayoría de votos majority of votes;alcanzar la mayoría de edad come of age;la mayoría de the majority of, most (of);en la mayoría de los casos in the majority of cases, in most cases;la mayoría de las veces most of the time* * *mayoría nf1) : majority2)en su mayoría : on the whole* * *mayoría n majority -
37 área
f.1 area, surface, surface area.2 domain, area, field, realm.3 place, locality, region, area.4 area, room, space.* * *(Takes el in sing)1 (zona) area, zone2 (medida) are3 (superficie) area\área de castigo DEPORTE penalty areaárea de gol DEPORTE goal areaárea de servicio (en autopista) service area* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=zona, superficie) areaárea de castigo — (Dep) penalty area
área de descanso — (Aut) rest area
área de gol, área de meta — goal area
área de penalty — (Dep) penalty area
área de servicio — (Aut) service area
2) (Inform)3) (=campo)4) (=medida) area ( 100 square metres)5)área metropolitana — metropolitan area, urban district
área verde — Caribe green area, park area
* * *femenino‡ area* * *= area, area, field, front, sphere, domain, zone, bit, radius, area, programme area, service area.Ex. The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.Ex. An area is a major section of the entry, comprising data of a particular category or serving a particular function.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex. Present auguries on the resource front are not good.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. The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.Ex. But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.Ex. The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.Ex. The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.Ex. Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.Ex. Now that financial stringencies were the order of the day, libraries had to compete with the more pressing needs of other programme areas, like education, social services, and housing, for dwindling resources.Ex. The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.----* análisis de áreas del conocimiento = domain analysis.* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.* área clave = key area.* área de acción = remit.* área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.* área de aplicación comercial = niche.* área de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.* área de comunicación = communications area.* área de conocimiento = area of study.* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.* área de descanso = rest area, rest stop, lay-by.* área de descripción = area of description.* área de descripción física = physical description area.* área de edición = edition area.* área de ejemplar = copy area.* área de encabezamiento = header area.* área de especialización = niche, area of competence.* área de estudio = study area, study area.* área de formación = teaching unit.* área de influencia = remit.* área de información = communications area.* área de interés = field of interest.* área de la biblioteconomía = library field.* área del conocimiento = area of knowledge, discipline, subject field, field of activity, knowledge domain, discipline of knowledge.* área de lectura = reading floor.* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.* área de notas = note area.* área de numeración de la ficha = card counter area.* área de préstamo = checkout area.* área de publicación = publication, distribution etc. area.* area de publicación o distribución = imprint.* área de serie = series area, series statement area.* área de signatura topográfica = shelf list area.* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.* área en desarrollo = growth area.* área específica = niche.* área flotante del programa = transient program area (TPA).* área geográfica = geographical area.* área marginada = deprived area.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* área metropolitana = metropolitan area, metro area.* área metropolitana de Londres, el = Greater London.* área rural = rural region.* área temática = subject area, subject field, topic area.* area temática específica = narrow subject area.* área urbana = urban area.* área útil = floor area, floor space.* bibliógrafo especializado en un área temática = area bibliographer.* conocimiento de un área temática = area knowledge.* empleado de línea aérea = airline official.* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.* en las áreas de = in the areas of.* especializado en un área temática = domain-specific.* examen de área = area scanning.* particular a un área = localised [localized, -USA].* trabajador en el área de cultura = cultural worker.* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).* * *femenino‡ area* * *= area, area, field, front, sphere, domain, zone, bit, radius, area, programme area, service area.Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.
Ex: An area is a major section of the entry, comprising data of a particular category or serving a particular function.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.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: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.Ex: But now the traditional industrial zone is declining and a new 'technopolis' is proposed for the area.Ex: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.Ex: The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.Ex: Libraries usually arrange separate areas where current periodicals, maps, government publications, early printed books and manuscripts are housed.Ex: Now that financial stringencies were the order of the day, libraries had to compete with the more pressing needs of other programme areas, like education, social services, and housing, for dwindling resources.Ex: The study examined the relative use of different service areas of the library = El estudio analizó al uso relativo de las diferentes zonas de la biblioteca.* análisis de áreas del conocimiento = domain analysis.* área chica, el = six-yard box, the.* área clave = key area.* área de acción = remit.* área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.* área de aplicación comercial = niche.* área de aterrizaje = landing site, landing area.* área de comunicación = communications area.* área de conocimiento = area of study.* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.* área de descanso = rest area, rest stop, lay-by.* área de descripción = area of description.* área de descripción física = physical description area.* área de edición = edition area.* área de ejemplar = copy area.* área de encabezamiento = header area.* área de especialización = niche, area of competence.* área de estudio = study area, study area.* área de formación = teaching unit.* área de influencia = remit.* área de información = communications area.* área de interés = field of interest.* área de la biblioteconomía = library field.* área del conocimiento = area of knowledge, discipline, subject field, field of activity, knowledge domain, discipline of knowledge.* área de lectura = reading floor.* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.* área de notas = note area.* área de numeración de la ficha = card counter area.* área de préstamo = checkout area.* área de publicación = publication, distribution etc. area.* area de publicación o distribución = imprint.* área de serie = series area, series statement area.* área de signatura topográfica = shelf list area.* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad = title and statement of responsibility area.* área en desarrollo = growth area.* área específica = niche.* área flotante del programa = transient program area (TPA).* área geográfica = geographical area.* área marginada = deprived area.* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.* área metropolitana = metropolitan area, metro area.* área metropolitana de Londres, el = Greater London.* área rural = rural region.* área temática = subject area, subject field, topic area.* area temática específica = narrow subject area.* área urbana = urban area.* área útil = floor area, floor space.* bibliógrafo especializado en un área temática = area bibliographer.* conocimiento de un área temática = area knowledge.* empleado de línea aérea = airline official.* en el área de + Lugar = Lugar + area.* en las áreas de = in the areas of.* especializado en un área temática = domain-specific.* examen de área = area scanning.* particular a un área = localised [localized, -USA].* trabajador en el área de cultura = cultural worker.* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).* * *f‡A1 ( Mat) areaB1 (zona) arealas áreas más afectadas por las inundaciones the areas worst affected by the flooding2 (campo, ámbito) areaun área de las ciencias donde ha habido poca investigación an area of science where little research has been carried out3 ( Dep) tbárea de castigo or penalty penalty areaCompuestos:goal areaservice area, services (pl)penalty areametropolitan area, citygoal areaSingle Euro Payments Area* * *
área feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
area;
área chica or pequeña goal area;
área de servicio service area, services (pl)
área sustantivo femenino
1 (espacio delimitado) area
área de servicio, service area
2 (medida de superficie) hundred square metres
3 (deportes) la falta se produjo dentro del área, the foul was committed inside the penalty area
' área' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- anticiclón
- antinuclear
- arrabal
- arrasar
- barriada
- barrio
- borrasca
- cabaña
- capítulo
- castigo
- circunscribirse
- comisionada
- comisionado
- concurrida
- concurrido
- construcción
- cuenca
- deprimida
- deprimido
- desarrollo
- expandir
- expolio
- extensión
- franca
- franco
- francófona
- francófono
- huerta
- inmediaciones
- interfluvio
- latitud
- milimétrica
- milimétrico
- órbita
- parcela
- poblada
- poblado
- polígono
- prefijo
- propia
- propio
- radio
- rellano
- sector
- superficie
- tendedero
- trascender
- triangular
- vasta
English:
area
- area code
- belt
- danger area
- demonstrate
- disaster area
- enter
- extent
- grey area
- industrial area
- lay-by
- mark out
- metropolitan
- penalty area
- penalty box
- province
- restricted
- service area
- unemployment
- well-known
- bay
- brief
- built
- canvass
- catchment area
- center
- central
- comb
- constituency
- country
- cover
- depot
- depressed
- develop
- development
- diverse
- division
- enclose
- enlarge
- extensive
- field
- fringe
- incoming
- living
- moor
- narrow
- neighborhood
- nice
- out
- over
* * *1. [zona] areaárea de descanso [en carretera] Br lay-by, US rest area; Econ área (del) euro Euro zone; Econ área de libre comercio free trade area;área metropolitana metropolitan area;área protegida protected area;área de servicio [en carretera] service area2. [ámbito] area;la investigación en áreas como la inteligencia artificial research in areas such as artificial intelligence;una carrera del área de Ciencias a university course in a science subject;el responsable del área económica del partido the person in charge of the party's economic policy3. [medida] are, = 100 square metresárea grande eighteen-yard box, penalty area;área pequeña six-yard box* * *f area;área de influencia area of influence* * *área nf: area* * *área n1. (en general) area2. (en fútbol) penalty area -
38 grey
f.1 flock, as of sheep or goats.2 flock, congregation of the faithful. (Metaphorical)3 drove, herd.4 parish, congregation.5 grey, Lady Jane Grey.* * *1 (rebaño) flock, herd2 (de personas) group, bunch; (en religión) flock* * *SF1) (Rel) flock, congregation2) [de ovejas] flock* * *a) (liter) ( rebaño) flockb) (Relig) flock (liter)c) ( grupo de personas)una grey de famosos — (period) a galaxy of famous people
* * *a) (liter) ( rebaño) flockb) (Relig) flock (liter)c) ( grupo de personas)una grey de famosos — (period) a galaxy of famous people
* * *3* * *
grey sustantivo femenino flock
' grey' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabello
- cana
- cano
- canosa
- canoso
- encanecer
- gris
- parda
- pardo
- plomiza
- plomizo
- saco
- torda
- tordo
- tornarse
- vestir
English:
background
- charcoal
- fleck
- gray
- grey
- grey area
- grey matter
- grey-haired
- hair
* * *grey nf[de vacas] herd2. [fieles] flock, congregationdirigió su discurso a la grey nacionalista he aimed his speech at the nationalist constituency* * *f flock* * *grey nf: congregation, flock -
39 cuerpo de electores
• body of voters• constituency• electorate• electorate body -
40 electorado conservador
• conservative constituency
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