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1 customers
клиентура; покупателиСинонимический ряд:1. body of customers (noun) body of customers; buyers; constituency; following; purchasers; shoppers; target group2. consumers (noun) consumers; users3. custom (noun) business; clientele; clients; custom; patronage; patrons; trade -
2 users
Синонимический ряд:consumers (noun) consumers; customers -
3 mission
(a) (delegation) mission f;∎ a Chinese trade mission une mission commerciale chinoise(b) (of company) mission fmission statement ordre m de missionThe purpose of the NCC, which was established with government funds in 1975, is to safeguard the interests of consumers - particularly, according to its mission statement, "the inarticulate and disadvantaged". It has battled on their behalf against sharp practice, especially in the insurance, banking, supermarket and utilities sectors. Now, however, consumers could be forgiven for wondering whose side it is on.
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4 chartered accountant
noun* * *char·tered ac·ˈcount·antn esp BRIT ≈ amtlich zugelassener Wirtschaftsprüfer/zugelassene Wirtschaftsprüferin* * *["tʃAːtədə'kaʊntənt]n (Brit)staatlich geprüfter Bilanzbuchhalter, staatlich geprüfte Bilanzbuchhalterin* * *CA abk1. California6. Br Consumers’ Association* * *noun* * *(CA) n.Steuer- und Wirtschaftsberater m. (UK) n.Wirtschaftsprüfer m. -
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(a) British ( abbreviation chartered accountant) expert-comptable m f, French Canadian comptable m f agréé(e) -
6 buying
achat m;∎ buying and selling l'achat et la vente;∎ buying back rachat m;MARKETING buying behaviour comportement m d'achat;MARKETING buying behaviour model modèle m de comportement d'achat;MARKETING buying decision décision f d'achat;buying department service m (des) achats;MARKETING buying incentive incitation f à l'achat;MARKETING buying inducement mobile m d'achat;MARKETING buying motive motif m ou motivation f d'achat;buying order ordre m d'achat;buying power pouvoir m d'achat;MARKETING buying situation situation f d'achatBut with economic clouds gathering in America, the strong buying power of Europe's consumers is expected to bolster growth. Indeed, even in the German manufacturing sector, growth in foreign orders is nowhere near as bad as in 1992-93, the last recession. Orders for consumer goods are holding up well.
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7 consumer
consommateur(trice) m, fconsumer acceptance réceptivité f des consommateurs;consumer adviser conseiller(ère) m, f de clientèle;Consumers' Assocation = association britannique de consommateurs;consumer audit audit m consommateur;consumer behaviour comportement m du consommateur;consumer behaviour study étude f du comportement du consommateur;consumer benefit bénéfice m consommateur;consumer brand marque f grand public;consumer confidence niveau m de confiance des consommateurs;consumer credit crédit m à la consommation;consumer debt endettement m des consommateurs;consumer demand demande f des consommateurs;consumer durables biens m pl de consommation (durables);consumer expenditure dépenses f pl de consommation;consumer goods biens de (grande) consommation;consumer group groupe m de consommateurs;consumer industry industrie f de consommation;consumer journalism = journalisme dans le cadre de la défense des consommateurs;consumer loan prêt m à la consommation, prêt personnel;consumer loyalty fidélité f du consommateur;consumer magazine magazine m pour les consommateurs;consumer market marché m de la consommation;consumer motivation motivation f de consommateur;consumer organization organisme m de défense des consommateurs;consumer panel groupe-témoin m, panel m de consommateurs;consumer preference préférence f du consommateur;American consumer price index indice m des prix à la consommation;consumer product bien m de consommation;consumer profile profil m du consommateur;consumer protection défense f des consommateurs;consumer protection agency bureau m d'acceuil des consommateurs;consumer purchasing power richesse f vive;consumer research recherche f sur les besoins des consommateurs;consumer resistance résistance f ou réticence f des consommateurs;consumer satisfaction satisfaction f du consommateur;consumer society société f de consommation;consumer sovereignty souveraineté f du consommateur;consumer spending dépenses de consommation ou des ménages;consumer survey enquête f auprès des consommateurs;consumer test test m auprès des consommateurs;consumer test group groupe test des consommateurs;consumer testing tests m pl auprès des consommateurs;consumer trends tendances f pl de la consommationThat is a bit extreme, but making assumptions about people can be counter-productive and lead to a puzzling, if not insulting, experience. It is a case of traditional brand-value building competing with the current digital-channels marketing mantra of tailoring the retail offering to an audience of one. The Internet has given retailers more direct access to consumer behaviour and is capable of producing staggering amounts of "clickstream" and other data for analysis.
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8 cooling-off period
période f de réflexion, délai m de réflexionThe directives require suppliers of mail-order goods (as distinct from services) to provide written information about the company and terms of sale, as well as delivering goods promised within a 30-day period. Perhaps more importantly, however, they also give consumers a seven-day cooling-off period after the goods are delivered, during which time they can change their mind and receive a full refund.
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9 mousetrap
∎ to build a better mousetrap élaborer un meilleur produitThe common philosophy among many Southeast Asian executives is that if their products are good - if they build a better mousetrap - consumers will know how to get to them. But these executives need to change their focus from achieving short-term sales to building long-term relationships with the key stakeholders in their businesses.
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10 opportunity
∎ the opportunities for advancement are excellent les perspectives d'avancement sont excellentes∎ opportunities and threats opportunités f pl et menaces f pl;ECONOMICS opportunity cost coût m d'opportunité ou de renoncement;MARKETING opportunity to hear occasion f d'entendre;MARKETING opportunity and issue analysis analyse f des attraits et des atouts;MARKETING opportunity to see occasion de voir;MARKETING opportunity and threat analysis analyse des opportunités et des menacesAs if economic turmoil, fickle consumers, the rival popularity of computer games and rising music piracy were not enough, the music industry is now faced with opportunities and threats presented by the Internet.
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11 group
ɡru:p
1. noun1) (a number of persons or things together: a group of boys.) grupo2) (a group of people who play or sing together: a pop group; a folk group.) grupo; banda (música); equipo (deporte)
2. verb(to form into a group or groups: The children grouped round the teacher.) agrupar(se)group n grupotr[grʊːp]1 (gen) grupo2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL grupo, conjunto1 agrupar1 agruparse, formar un grupo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgroup therapy terapia de grupogroup ['gru:p] vt: agrupargroup n: grupo m, agrupación f, conjunto m, compañía fadj.• colectivo, -a adj.n.• agrupación s.f.• agrupamiento s.m.• bloque s.m.• cenáculo s.m.• colectividad s.f.• conjunto (Matemática) s.m.• corrillo s.m.• escuadra s.f.• grupo s.m.• hato s.m.• partida s.f.• plantel s.m.• tertulia s.f.v.• agrupar v.• agruparse v.gruːp
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1) (+ sing o pl vb)a) ( of people) grupo mto form a group — ( physically) agruparse; ( found a group) formar un grupo or una asociación
a consumers'/women's group — una asociación or agrupación de consumidores/mujeres
a feminist/gay group — un colectivo or una agrupación feminista/gay; (before n) <discussion, visit> en grupo; < portrait> de conjunto
b) ( Mus) grupo m, conjunto m2) (usu + sing vb)a) ( of things) grupo mb) (class, division) grupo m3) ( Busn) grupo m4) ( Chem)a) ( of elements) grupo mb) ( radical) grupo m5) ( Math) grupo m
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transitive verb agrupar
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vi[ɡruːp]1. N1) [of people, objects] grupo m ; (for specific purpose) agrupación f, asociación f ; (=gang) pandilla f, banda f ; (Mus) conjunto m, grupo m ; [of languages] familia fethnic group — grupo m étnico
family group — familia f, grupo m familiar
interest 2., 2), support 3.a human rights group — una agrupación or asociación pro derechos humanos
2) (Comm) [of companies] grupo m2.VT (also: group together) agruparthe report's conclusions are grouped together under one heading — las conclusiones del informe están agrupadas bajo un mismo encabezamiento
3.VI agruparse4.CPDgroup booking N — reserva f hecha para un grupo
group captain N — (Brit) (Aer) jefe m de escuadrilla
group discussion N — debate m en grupo
group dynamics NPL — dinámica fsing de grupo
group photo N — foto f de conjunto
group practice N — (Med) consultorio m (de médicos)
GROUPgroup therapy N — terapia f de grupo
Agreement
► When grupo is followed by de + ((plural noun)), following verbs can be in the plural or, less commonly, in the singular:
A group of youths came up to him Un grupo de jóvenes se le acercaron or se le acercó ► Otherwise, use the singular form of the verb:
The group is or are well-known for being aggressive El grupo es conocido por su agresividad For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *[gruːp]
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1) (+ sing o pl vb)a) ( of people) grupo mto form a group — ( physically) agruparse; ( found a group) formar un grupo or una asociación
a consumers'/women's group — una asociación or agrupación de consumidores/mujeres
a feminist/gay group — un colectivo or una agrupación feminista/gay; (before n) <discussion, visit> en grupo; < portrait> de conjunto
b) ( Mus) grupo m, conjunto m2) (usu + sing vb)a) ( of things) grupo mb) (class, division) grupo m3) ( Busn) grupo m4) ( Chem)a) ( of elements) grupo mb) ( radical) grupo m5) ( Math) grupo m
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transitive verb agrupar
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12 consumidor
adj.consuming, consumptive, wasteful.m.1 consumer, user.2 consumer.* * *► adjetivo1 consuming► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 consumer* * *(f. - consumidora)noun* * *consumidor, -aSM / F consumerconsumidor(a) de drogas — drug user, drug taker
* * *I- dora adjetivoIIconsumidor de algo: los países consumidores de este cereal — the countries which consume this cereal
- dora masculino, femenino consumer* * *= consumer, eater, consumptive.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.Ex. It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel 'Confessions of an Opium eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.Ex. This has made enhancement and customization more controllable and less consumptive of resources.----* Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB) = National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).* confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence.* consumidor de bebidas = drinker.* consumidor de drogas = drug user.* consumidor de heroina = heroin user.* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].* defensa del consumidor = consumer protection.* departamento de defensa del consumidor = consumer protection department.* derecho del consumidor = consumer law.* derechos del consumidor = consumer rights [consumers' rights].* determinado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].* dirigido al consumidor = consumer-oriented.* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.* educación de consumidores = consumer education.* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.* guiado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.* índice de confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence index.* información al consumidor = consumer information, consumer advice, consumer affairs.* no consumidor = nonconsumptive.* oficina del consumidor = consumer guidance office.* oficina de protección al consumidor = consumer protection office.* servicio de información al consumidor = Consumer Advice Centre (CAC), consumer advisory service.* * *I- dora adjetivoIIconsumidor de algo: los países consumidores de este cereal — the countries which consume this cereal
- dora masculino, femenino consumer* * *= consumer, eater, consumptive.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.
Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel 'Confessions of an Opium eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.Ex: This has made enhancement and customization more controllable and less consumptive of resources.* Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB) = National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).* confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence.* consumidor de bebidas = drinker.* consumidor de drogas = drug user.* consumidor de heroina = heroin user.* consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].* defensa del consumidor = consumer protection.* departamento de defensa del consumidor = consumer protection department.* derecho del consumidor = consumer law.* derechos del consumidor = consumer rights [consumers' rights].* determinado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].* dirigido al consumidor = consumer-oriented.* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.* educación de consumidores = consumer education.* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.* guiado por el consumidor = consumer-driven [consumer driven].* hacer a gusto del consumidor = make to + order.* índice de confianza del consumidor = consumer confidence index.* información al consumidor = consumer information, consumer advice, consumer affairs.* no consumidor = nonconsumptive.* oficina del consumidor = consumer guidance office.* oficina de protección al consumidor = consumer protection office.* servicio de información al consumidor = Consumer Advice Centre (CAC), consumer advisory service.* * *consumidor DE algo:las empresas consumidoras de petróleo oil-consuming companieslos países consumidores de este cereal the countries which consume this cerealmasculine, feminineconsumerproteger al consumidor to protect the consumersomos grandes consumidores de carne vacuna we are great consumers of beef o beef consumers, we consume a lot of beef* * *
consumidor◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
consumer
consumidor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino consumer
' consumidor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consumidora
English:
consumer
- consumer advocate
- consumer credit
- drug
- user
* * *consumidor, -ora♦ adjel primer país consumidor de electricidad the country with the highest consumption of electricity♦ nm,f[de producto] consumer; [en bar, restaurante] patron, customer;es un gran consumidor de comida rápida he eats a lot of fast food* * *m, consumidora f COM consumer* * *consumidor, - dora n: consumer* * *consumidor n consumer -
13 gancho
m.1 hook (garfio).como le eche el gancho al que me ha robado la bici… (informal) just wait till I wait my hands on whoever stole my bike… (peninsular Spanish)2 decoy (cómplice) (de timador).3 clothes hanger.4 barker.5 layup.6 pothook.7 safety-pin.8 paperclip, paper clip.9 hairpin.10 hookshot.11 branch.12 buddy, mate.13 clasp.* * *1 hook2 (para ropa) peg3 (cayado) shepherd's crook4 familiar (atractivo) attractiveness, charm5 familiar (compinche de un estafador) bait, decoy6 (en boxeo) hook7 (en baloncesto) hook shot\echar el gancho a alguien familiar to hook somebodytener gancho familiar to be attractive, have charm* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=garfio) hook; [de árbol] stump; (Agr) shepherd's crookgancho de remolque — towing hook, trailer hitch
3) * (=atractivo sexual) sex appeal; (=atractivo popular) pulling power4) [de timador] accomplice5) (Boxeo) (=golpe) hook7) And lady's saddle* * *1) ( garfio) hookhacerle gancho a alguien con alguien — (CS fam) to set somebody up with somebody (colloq)
ir de gancho — (Col) to walk along arm in arm
2)a) ( clip) paperclip; ( de patitas) paper fastenerb) ( horquilla) hairpinc) (Andes) ( imperdible) safety pind) (AmL) ( para la ropa) hanger3)a) (fam) (para atrapar, seducir) baitb) (fam) ( atractivo)4)a) ( en boxeo) hookb) ( en baloncesto) hook shot* * *= hook, clip, peg, draw, teaser, loss-leader, panache.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex. Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.Ex. It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.----* alfiler de gancho = safety pin.* gancho para el remolque = tow-bar [towbar].* tener gancho = be engaging.* * *1) ( garfio) hookhacerle gancho a alguien con alguien — (CS fam) to set somebody up with somebody (colloq)
ir de gancho — (Col) to walk along arm in arm
2)a) ( clip) paperclip; ( de patitas) paper fastenerb) ( horquilla) hairpinc) (Andes) ( imperdible) safety pind) (AmL) ( para la ropa) hanger3)a) (fam) (para atrapar, seducir) baitb) (fam) ( atractivo)4)a) ( en boxeo) hookb) ( en baloncesto) hook shot* * *= hook, clip, peg, draw, teaser, loss-leader, panache.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.* alfiler de gancho = safety pin.* gancho para el remolque = tow-bar [towbar].* tener gancho = be engaging.* * *A (garfio) hookgancho de carnicero butcher's hooklos ganchos de la cortina the curtain hooksLorena me va a hacer gancho con su hermano Lorena is going to set me up with her brother ( colloq)ir de gancho ( Col); to walk along arm in armB2 (horquilla — abierta) hairpin; (— cerrada) bobby pin ( AmE), hairgrip ( BrE); (pasador) barrette ( AmE), hairslide ( BrE)3 (Andes, Ven) (imperdible) safety pinCompuesto:( Col) safety pinC1 ( fam) (para atrapar, seducir) bait2 ( fam)(atractivo): un hombre con mucho gancho a very attractive manes una película que tiene gancho the movie's a real crowd puller, the movie has great drawing powerun artista que tiene gancho an artist who enjoys great popularity o who has a lot of popular appealD (en boxeo) hookE (en baloncesto) hook shotF (AmC, Andes, Méx) (colgador) hangerG ( Chi) (de un árbol) branch* * *
gancho sustantivo masculino
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gancho sustantivo masculino
1 hook
2 fam (gracia, encanto) charm
3 (cómplice de un estafador) bait, decoy
(de la policía) stool-pigeon
4 LAm (para el pelo) hairpin
' gancho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enganchar
- reclamo
- alfiler
- colgar
- percha
English:
hang
- hook
- clip
- hanger
- hooked
- on
- peg
- safety
* * *gancho nm1. [garfio] hook;[de percha] peg; Esp Famechar el gancho a alguien: como le eche el gancho al que me ha robado la bici… just wait till I get my hands on whoever stole my bike…2. [cómplice] [de timador] decoy3. Fam [atractivo]esa chica tiene mucho gancho that girl is quite something o can really turn heads;tiene gancho como relaciones públicas she has a real gift for public relations;uno de los ganchos del proyecto es su bajo coste one of the big plusses of the project is its low cost4. [en baloncesto] hook5. [en boxeo] hook;gancho de izquierda/derecha left/right hook6. Andes, CAm, Méx, Ven [percha] hanger7. Col, Ven [pinza] Br (clothes) peg, US clothespin8. Andes, CAm, Méx [horquilla] hairpin9. Bol, Col [imperdible] safety pin12. RP [para papeles] staplesi te gusta mi prima, te hago gancho if you fancy my cousin, I'll try to fix you up with her;las madres les hicieron gancho their mothers tried to get them together* * *m1 hook2 L.Am., Arg fig famsex-appeal;tener gancho fam3 L.Am.hacer gancho ( ayudar) lend a hand4 L.Am. ( grapa) staple5 L.Am. ( percha) coat hanger* * *gancho nm1) : hook2) : clothes hanger3) : hairpin, bobby pin* * *gancho n (instrumento) hook -
14 queja
f.1 complaint (protesta).presentar una queja to make o lodge a complaint (formalmente)tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about something/somebody2 moan, groan (lamento).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: quejar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: quejar.* * *1 (descontento) complaint2 (de dolor) moan, groan\dar queja de algo/alguien to complaint about something/somebodypresentar una queja DERECHO to lodge a complaintno tener queja de alguien to have no complaints about somebody* * *noun f.1) complaint2) protest* * *SF1) (=reclamación) [gen] complaint; [refunfuñando] grumble, grouse *; [con rencor] grudge, resentmentpresentar una queja — to make o lodge a complaint
2) (=gemido) moan, groan3) (Jur) protest* * *a) ( protesta) complaint* * *= complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.Ex. CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.Ex. The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex. Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex. The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex. The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.Ex. The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.Ex. Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex. My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.Ex. A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.Ex. In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.Ex. The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.----* atender quejas = handle + complaints.* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* expresar queja = voice + complaint.* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* motivo de queja = pet peeve.* persona que se queja = complainant.* posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.* quejas = grumbling(s).* * *a) ( protesta) complaint* * *= complaint, cry, discontent, grievance, remonstration, demand, hand-wringing, reproach, axe + to grind, gripe, whining, jeremiad, beef, plaint, letter of complaint, nag, niggle.Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex: The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state.Ex: The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.Ex: My major beef about ProCite (and it's actually true of Reference Manager as well) is that the import filters are not updated.Ex: A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.Ex: The article is entitled 'One last nag or two or three: it's the last chance this year for vendors to take my advice: put users first!'.Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.* atender quejas = handle + complaints.* dar lugar a queja = evoke + complaint.* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* después de la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* expresar queja = voice + complaint.* interponer una queja = file + complaint, file + grievance.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* motivo de queja = pet peeve.* persona que se queja = complainant.* posterior a la queja = postcomplaint [post-complaint].* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.* quejas = grumbling(s).* * *1 (protesta) complaintpresentar una queja to make o lodge o file a complaintnunca hemos tenido motivo de queja con él he has never given us any cause for complaintme han dado quejas de ti I've received complaints about youestoy harto de tus constantes quejas I've had enough of your endless complaining* * *
Del verbo quejarse: ( conjugate quejarse)
se queja es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
queja sustantivo femenino ( protesta) complaint;
queja sustantivo femenino
1 (reproche, protesta) complaint: no tenemos ninguna queja de ella, we've got no complaints about her
han presentado una queja a la administración, they complained to the administration
2 (de dolor) groan, moan
' queja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encima
- escrita
- escrito
- llorica
- presentar
- reclamación
- todavía
- embargo
- formular
- protesta
- reclamo
- reporte
- vicio
English:
air
- complaint
- file
- fuss
- grievance
- gripe
- grouse
- grumble
- lodge
- moan
- never
- strident
* * *queja nf1. [lamento] moan, groan2. [protesta] complaint;tener queja de algo/alguien to have a complaint about sth/sb;no tienes ningún motivo de queja you've got nothing to complain about, you've no cause for complaint;no me ha dado ningún motivo de queja I've got no complaints about him* * *f complaint;no tener queja de alguien have no complaints about s.o.* * *queja nf: complaint* * *queja n1. (protesta) complaint2. (grito) moan / groan -
15 zanahoria
f.carrot.* * *1 carrot* * *noun f.* * *1.SF carrotpalo 1)2.* * *Ia) (RPl fam) ( tonto) stupidb) (Ven fam) ( anticuado) square (colloq)II1) (Bot, Coc) carrot2) zanahoria masculino y femeninoa) (RPl fam) ( tonto) idiot, nerd (colloq)* * *= carrot, teaser, loss-leader.Nota: Artículo ofrecido en oferta como gancho para atraer clientes aunque la empresa lo esté vendiendo por debajo de su coste.Ex. The author offers a response to a question on orange pigmentation of the skin after consuming carrots or apricots.Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.----* zanahoria baby = baby carrot.* * *Ia) (RPl fam) ( tonto) stupidb) (Ven fam) ( anticuado) square (colloq)II1) (Bot, Coc) carrot2) zanahoria masculino y femeninoa) (RPl fam) ( tonto) idiot, nerd (colloq)* * *= carrot, teaser, loss-leader.Nota: Artículo ofrecido en oferta como gancho para atraer clientes aunque la empresa lo esté vendiendo por debajo de su coste.Ex: The author offers a response to a question on orange pigmentation of the skin after consuming carrots or apricots.
Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.* zanahoria baby = baby carrot.* * *¡qué tipo más zanahoria! what a stupid guy!, what a nerd! ( colloq)B* * *
zanahoria adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
( anticuado) old fogey (colloq)
■ sustantivo femenino (Bot, Coc) carrot
zanahoria f Agr Bot carrot
' zanahoria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pelar
- trozo
English:
carrot
- coleslaw
- ginger
- slaw
* * *♦ nf[verdura] carrot♦ nmfAndes, RP, Ven Fam [ingenuo] sucker; [aburrido, sin vicios] nerd* * *f carrot* * *zanahoria nf: carrot* * *zanahoria n carrot -
16 union
union [ynjɔ̃]1. feminine nounb. ( = mariage) unionc. ( = groupe) association2. compounds* * *ynjɔ̃1) ( alliance) union2) ( association) association3) ( mariage) union sout, marriage4) Mathématique union•Phrasal Verbs:••l'union fait la force — Proverbe united we stand, divided we fall
* * *ynjɔ̃ nf* * *union nf1 ( alliance) union; union du corps et de l'âme union of mind and body; l'union politique européenne European political union;2 ( association) association; union de consommateurs consumers' association; union de producteurs association of producers;3 ( mariage) union sout, marriage; de cette union allaient naître trois fils from this union ou marriage three sons would come;4 Math union; ‘A union B’ ‘A union B’.union douanière Écon, Fisc customs union; union économique et monétaire Écon, Fin economic and monetary union; union libre cohabitation; union mystique Relig mystic union; union sacrée united front; former l'union sacrée contre to present a united front against; union sportive, US sports club; Union européenne, UE European Union, EU; Union des Républiques socialistes soviétiques Hist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Union soviétique Hist Soviet Union.l'union fait la force Prov united we stand, divided we fall.[ynjɔ̃] nom féminina. [être solidaires] to show ou to present a united front4. [liaison entre un homme et une femme] union6. GÉOGRAPHIEl'Union soviétique ou des républiques socialistes soviétiques the Soviet Union, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics -
17 consumer
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] consumer[English Plural] consumers[Swahili Word] mla[Swahili Plural] wala[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] la V[English Example] usurer[Swahili Example] mla riba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] consumer[English Plural] consumers[Swahili Word] mlaji[Swahili Plural] walaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 1/2[Derived Word] -la V------------------------------------------------------------ -
18 kulutusosuuskunta
yks.nom. kulutusosuuskunta; yks.gen. kulutusosuuskunnan; yks.part. kulutusosuuskuntaa; yks.ill. kulutusosuuskuntaan; mon.gen. kulutusosuuskuntien kulutusosuuskuntain; mon.part. kulutusosuuskuntia; mon.ill. kulutusosuuskuntiinconsumer cooperative (noun)consumers' cooperative society (noun)* * *• consumer cooperative• consumer co-operative• consumers' cooperative society -
19 ushirika
------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] chama cha ushirika[Swahili Plural] vyama vya ushirika[English Word] cooperative society[English Plural] cooperative societies[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ushirika[English Word] community[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] shiriki V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ushirika[English Word] congregation[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] shiriki V------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ushirika[Swahili Plural] shirika[English Word] cooperative[English Plural] cooperatives[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] shiriki v cooperate[Swahili Example] ushirika wa watumiaji[English Example] a consumers' cooperative------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ushirika[English Word] association[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ushirika[English Word] collaboration[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ushirika[English Word] community of interests[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ushirika[English Word] cooperation[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] chama cha ushirika------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ushirika[English Word] organization[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ushirika[English Word] partnership[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[Swahili Word] ushirika[English Word] society[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
20 cooperative
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cooperative[Swahili Word] shirikishi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cooperative[English Plural] cooperatives[Swahili Word] kikundi cha muawana[Swahili Plural] vikundi vya muawana[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] kundi, muawana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cooperative[English Plural] cooperatives[Swahili Word] shirika[Swahili Plural] mashirika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[English Example] farmers co-operative[Swahili Example] shirika la wakulima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cooperative[English Plural] cooperatives[Swahili Word] ushirika[Swahili Plural] shirika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Word] shiriki v cooperate[English Example] a consumers' cooperative[Swahili Example] ushirika wa watumiaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cooperative[English Plural] cooperatives[Swahili Word] chama cha ushirika[Swahili Plural] vyama vya ushirika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cooperative[English Plural] cooperatives[Swahili Word] ujima[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Related Words] mjima[English Example] cooperative store[Swahili Example] duka la ujima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cooperative society[English Plural] cooperative societies[Swahili Word] chama cha ushirika[Swahili Plural] vyama vya ushirika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cooperative society[English Plural] cooperative societies[Swahili Word] chama cha ushirika[Swahili Plural] vyama vya ushirika[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] ushirika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cooperative society (in Kenya)[English Plural] cooperative societies[Swahili Word] harambee[Swahili Plural] harambee[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] perhaps he gave the money to a cooperative society[Swahili Example] labda alitoa pesa kwa harambee [ http://www.kenyaconstitution.org/docs/06ad110.htm Constitution of Kenya Review Commission]------------------------------------------------------------
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