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contends

  • 1 contends

    Борется

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > contends

  • 2 contends

    • tvrdí
    • bojuje

    English-Czech dictionary > contends

  • 3 contends

    препирается
    спорит

    Новый англо-русский словарь > contends

  • 4 contends

    препирается
    спорит

    English-Russian smart dictionary > contends

  • 5 contends

    1. dispute Verb
    2. lutte Verb

    Chambers English-French dictionary > contends

  • 6 contends

    v
    იბრძვის

    English-Georgian dictionary > contends

  • 7 bojuje

    Czech-English dictionary > bojuje

  • 8 soliloquio

    m.
    soliloquy.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: soliloquiar.
    * * *
    1 soliloquy
    * * *
    SM soliloquy, monologue
    * * *
    masculino soliloquy
    * * *
    = lecture, soliloquy, soliloquy.
    Ex. The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
    Ex. The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.
    Ex. The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.
    * * *
    masculino soliloquy
    * * *
    = lecture, soliloquy, soliloquy.

    Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.

    Ex: The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.
    Ex: The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.

    * * *
    soliloquy
    * * *

    soliloquio sustantivo masculino soliloquy
    * * *
    soliloquy
    * * *
    m soliloquy
    * * *
    : soliloquy

    Spanish-English dictionary > soliloquio

  • 9 abogar

    v.
    to intercede, to mediate.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar
    1 to plead
    2 figurado to intercede
    \
    abogar a favor de to plead for
    abogar por (preconizar) to advocate, propose 2 (defender) to defend 3 (luchar por) to fight for
    * * *

    abogar por — (=defender en juicio) to plead for, defend; (=propugnar) to advocate, champion

    * * *
    verbo intransitivo (frml)

    abogar por or en favor de alguien/algo — to defend somebody/something, to champion somebody/something

    * * *
    = contend, defend.
    Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    ----
    * abogar por = argue + in favour of, plead for, champion.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo (frml)

    abogar por or en favor de alguien/algo — to defend somebody/something, to champion somebody/something

    * * *
    = contend, defend.

    Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.

    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    * abogar por = argue + in favour of, plead for, champion.

    * * *
    abogar [A3 ]
    vi
    ( frml) abogar PORor EN FAVOR DE algn to defend sb abogar PORor EN FAVOR DE algo to champion sth, fight FOR sth
    abogaba por los derechos de los inmigrantes he fought for o championed immigrants' rights
    * * *

    abogar verbo transitivo to plead
    abogar en favor de, to plead for, defend
    abogar por una causa, to advocate o champion sthg
    ' abogar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    advocate
    - campaign
    - champion
    - endorse
    * * *
    abogar vi
    1. Der
    abogar por alguien to represent sb
    2. [defender]
    abogar por algo to advocate o champion sth;
    abogar por alguien to stand up for sb, to defend sb
    * * *
    v/i
    :
    abogar por alguien defend s.o., plead for s.o.;
    abogar por algo advocate sth
    * * *
    abogar {52} vi
    abogar por : to plead for, to defend, to advocate

    Spanish-English dictionary > abogar

  • 10 afirmar

    v.
    1 to say, to declare.
    afirmó que… he stated that…
    afirmó haber hablado con ella he said o stated that he had talked to her
    2 to reinforce.
    3 to agree, to consent.
    afirmar con la cabeza to nod (in agreement)
    4 to affirm, to declare, to assure, to state.
    Ricardo afirma su inocencia Richard affirms his innocence.
    Elsa le afirma a Ricardo Elsa assures Richard.
    5 to make firm, to base, to brace, to anchor.
    Esos tornillos afirman la estructura Those screws make the structure firm.
    6 to claim to, to allege to.
    El chico afirma ser de Perú The boy claims to be from Peru.
    * * *
    1 (afianzar) to strengthen, reinforce
    2 (aseverar) to state, say, declare
    1 (asentir) to assent
    1 (ratificarse) to maintain (en, -)
    * * *
    verb
    to affirm, assert
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=reforzar) to make secure, strengthen
    2) (=declarar) to assert, state; [+ lealtad] to declare, protest
    3) LAm [+ golpe] to deal, give
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( aseverar) to state, declare, assert (frml)
    2) < escalera> to steady
    2. 3.
    afirmarse v pron
    a) ( físicamente) to steady oneself

    afirmarse en algo/alguien — to hold on to something/somebody

    b) (ratificarse, consolidarse)

    se afirmó en su posición/en lo que había dicho — she reaffirmed her stance/her previous statement

    * * *
    = affirm, contend, maintain, make + statement, make + the claim, state, submit, aver, assert, hold, make + claim.
    Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
    Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.
    Ex. Within their own ranks most librarians have been calling themselves professionals since Melvil Dewey make the claim.
    Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
    Ex. I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.
    Ex. It is, he has has averred, a discipline of its own and can be treated as such.
    Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
    Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.
    Ex. The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).
    ----
    * afirmar categóricamente = claim, make + a bold statement.
    * poderse afirmar que = it + be + safe to say that.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( aseverar) to state, declare, assert (frml)
    2) < escalera> to steady
    2. 3.
    afirmarse v pron
    a) ( físicamente) to steady oneself

    afirmarse en algo/alguien — to hold on to something/somebody

    b) (ratificarse, consolidarse)

    se afirmó en su posición/en lo que había dicho — she reaffirmed her stance/her previous statement

    * * *
    = affirm, contend, maintain, make + statement, make + the claim, state, submit, aver, assert, hold, make + claim.

    Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.

    Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.
    Ex: Within their own ranks most librarians have been calling themselves professionals since Melvil Dewey make the claim.
    Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
    Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.
    Ex: It is, he has has averred, a discipline of its own and can be treated as such.
    Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
    Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.
    Ex: The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).
    * afirmar categóricamente = claim, make + a bold statement.
    * poderse afirmar que = it + be + safe to say that.

    * * *
    afirmar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (aseverar) to state, declare, assert ( frml)
    afirmó haberla visto allí he stated o said o declared o asserted that he had seen her there
    no afirmó ni negó que fuera así she neither confirmed nor denied that this was the case
    B ‹escalera› to steady
    ■ afirmar
    vi
    (físicamente) to steady oneself
    la necesidad de afirmarse como persona the need to assert oneself
    * * *

     

    afirmar ( conjugate afirmar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( aseverar) to state, declare, assert (frml);

    2 ‹ escalera› to steady
    verbo intransitivo:

    afirmarse verbo pronominal ( físicamente) to steady oneself;
    afirmarse en algo/algn to hold on to sth/sb
    afirmar verbo transitivo
    1 (manifestar) to state, declare
    2 (apuntalar, consolidar) to strengthen, reinforce

    ' afirmar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    decir
    - mantener
    - sacudir
    - señalar
    English:
    affirm
    - assert
    - claim
    - obvious
    - profess
    - protest
    - state
    - allege
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [decir] to say, to declare;
    afirmó que… he said o stated that…;
    afirmó haber hablado con ella he said o stated that he had talked to her
    2. [reforzar] to reinforce
    ♦ vi
    [asentir] to agree, to consent;
    afirmó con la cabeza she nodded (in agreement)
    * * *
    v/t state, declare;
    * * *
    1) : to state, to affirm
    2) reforzar: to make firm, to strengthen
    * * *
    afirmar vb to state / to say [pt. & pp. said]
    afirmar con la cabeza to nod your head [pt. & pp. nodded]

    Spanish-English dictionary > afirmar

  • 11 alusividad

    Nota: En lenguajes documentales, contenido del que trata un documento.
    Ex. This article contends that indexing which generally represents only ' aboutness' (topic) serves the novice adequately, but does not serve the expert who is concerned with highly specific aspects of points-of-view (comment).
    * * *
    Nota: En lenguajes documentales, contenido del que trata un documento.

    Ex: This article contends that indexing which generally represents only ' aboutness' (topic) serves the novice adequately, but does not serve the expert who is concerned with highly specific aspects of points-of-view (comment).

    Spanish-English dictionary > alusividad

  • 12 amañar

    v.
    1 to rig, to manipulate.
    2 to trick, to rig.
    * * *
    1 (falsear) to fiddle, fix; (documentos) to tamper with, doctor; (cuentas) to cook; (elecciones) to rig
    2 (componer) to fix, arrange
    1 (darse maña) to be skilful (US skillful)
    \
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) pey (=manipular) [+ resultado] to alter, tamper with; [+ elección] to rig; [+ foto] to fake; [+ partido, jurado] to fix; [+ cuentas] to cook *; [+ excusa] to cook up
    2) (=hacer bien) to do skilfully, do skillfully (EEUU), do cleverly
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo (fam) < elecciones> to rig; <partido/pelea> to fix; <carnet/documento> to tamper with; < informe> to alter, doctor (pej); <excusa/historia> to dream o cook up, concoct
    2.
    amañarse v pron
    1) tb

    amañárselas — ( ingeniarse) to manage

    2) (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in
    * * *
    = sex up, fiddle, fiddle with, fudge, fake, cobble together, concoct.
    Ex. Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.
    Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.
    Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.
    Ex. The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.
    Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.
    Ex. By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.
    Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
    ----
    * amañar el mercado = rig + the market.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo (fam) < elecciones> to rig; <partido/pelea> to fix; <carnet/documento> to tamper with; < informe> to alter, doctor (pej); <excusa/historia> to dream o cook up, concoct
    2.
    amañarse v pron
    1) tb

    amañárselas — ( ingeniarse) to manage

    2) (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in
    * * *
    = sex up, fiddle, fiddle with, fudge, fake, cobble together, concoct.

    Ex: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had ' sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.

    Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.
    Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.
    Ex: The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.
    Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.
    Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.
    Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
    * amañar el mercado = rig + the market.

    * * *
    amañar [A1 ]
    vt
    ( fam)
    1 ‹elecciones› to rig; ‹partido/pelea› to fix
    2 ‹carnet/documento› to tamper with, doctor
    amañó el informe oficial he doctored o altered the official report
    3 ‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct
    A
    tb amañárselas (ingeniarse): se (las) amañó para llegar a fin de mes she somehow managed to get by until the end of the month
    B ( Col) (acostumbrarse) to settle in
    * * *

    amañar ( conjugate amañar) verbo transitivo (fam) ‹ elecciones› to rig;
    ‹partido/pelea› to fix;
    ‹carnet/documento› to tamper with;
    ‹ informe› to alter, doctor (pej);
    ‹excusa/historia› to dream o cook up, concoct
    amañarse verbo pronominal
    1 tb

    2 (Col, Ven) ( acostumbrarse) to settle in
    amañar verbo transitivo
    1 to fix, fiddle
    2 (unas elecciones, un premio) to rig
    ' amañar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    book
    - cook
    - doctor
    - fiddle
    - fix
    - juggle
    - fudge
    - rig
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [elecciones, resultado] to rig;
    [partido] to fix
    2. [documento] to doctor
    * * *
    v/t fam
    rig fam ; partido fix fam
    * * *
    : to rig, to fix, to tamper with

    Spanish-English dictionary > amañar

  • 13 amorfo

    adj.
    amorphous, indeterminate, amorph, formless.
    * * *
    1 amorphous
    2 figurado (persona) characterless, insipid, weak
    * * *
    ADJ amorphous, shapeless
    * * *
    - fa adjetivo
    a) <cuerpo/masa> amorphous, shapeless
    b) < persona> characterless, insipid
    * * *
    = unleavened, indeterminate, amorphous, formless.
    Ex. The condition of this unleavened lump is described in the title of this chapter 'The Documentary Chaos'.
    Ex. Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.
    Ex. This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
    Ex. He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.
    * * *
    - fa adjetivo
    a) <cuerpo/masa> amorphous, shapeless
    b) < persona> characterless, insipid
    * * *
    = unleavened, indeterminate, amorphous, formless.

    Ex: The condition of this unleavened lump is described in the title of this chapter 'The Documentary Chaos'.

    Ex: Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.
    Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
    Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.

    * * *
    amorfo -fa
    1 ‹cuerpo/masa› amorphous, shapeless
    2 ‹mineral/sustancia› amorphous
    3 ‹persona› characterless, insipid
    * * *

    amorfo,-a adjetivo
    1 (sin forma definida) amorphous
    2 fam (sin carácter, sin interés) insipid
    ' amorfo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amorfa
    English:
    amorphous
    - shapeless
    * * *
    amorfo, -a adj
    1. [sin forma] amorphous
    2. [débil de carácter] lacking in character
    3. Fam [contrahecho] misshapen
    * * *
    adj shapeless
    * * *
    amorfo, -fa adj
    : shapeless, amorphous

    Spanish-English dictionary > amorfo

  • 14 defender

    v.
    1 to defend.
    defender los intereses de alguien to defend somebody's interests
    defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments
    Elsa defiende su posición Elsa defends her position.
    Elsa defiende los derechos humanos Elsa defends human rights.
    2 to protect (proteger) (del frío, calor).
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender
    1 (gen) to defend (contra/de, against)
    2 (mantener una opinión, afirmación) to defend, uphold; (respaldar a alguien) to stand up for, support
    3 (proteger) to protect (contra/de, against/from)
    4 DERECHO (algo) to argue, plead; (a alguien) to defend
    1 (espabilarse) to manage, get by, get along
    ■ ¿qué tal se defiende en inglés? how does she get by in English?, what's her English like?
    \
    defender una causa DERECHO to argue a case
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT (Mil) [+ país, territorio, intereses] to defend; [+ causa, ideas] to defend, champion; (Jur) to defend

    el Real Madrid defiende el título de campeón — Real Madrid are defending the championship title, Real Madrid are the defending champions

    defiendo la tesis doctoral el mes que viene — I'm having a viva on o (EEUU) I'm defending my doctoral thesis next month

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

    siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

    defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

    b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend
    c) (Der) to defend
    d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

    defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

    2.
    defenderse v pron
    a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

    defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)
    * * *
    = advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.
    Ex. In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.
    Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
    Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex. It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
    Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
    Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
    Ex. A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
    Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
    Ex. There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
    Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex. In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
    Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex. Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
    Ex. An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
    Ex. The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
    Ex. In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
    Ex. The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
    Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
    Ex. He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
    Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
    ----
    * defender a = put + a word in for.
    * defender a Alguien = stand up for.
    * defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * defender la causa de = further + the cause of.
    * defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.
    * defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.
    * defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.
    * defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
    * defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.
    * defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.
    * defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.
    * defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.
    * defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * defender un argumento = support + view.
    * defender un opinión = support + view.
    * saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

    siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

    defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

    b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend
    c) (Der) to defend
    d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

    defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

    2.
    defenderse v pron
    a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

    defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)
    * * *
    = advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.

    Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

    Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
    Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
    Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
    Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
    Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
    Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
    Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
    Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
    Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
    Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
    Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
    Ex: In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
    Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
    Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
    Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
    Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
    * defender a = put + a word in for.
    * defender a Alguien = stand up for.
    * defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * defender la causa de = further + the cause of.
    * defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.
    * defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.
    * defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.
    * defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
    * defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.
    * defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.
    * defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.
    * defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.
    * defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * defender un argumento = support + view.
    * defender un opinión = support + view.
    * saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

    * * *
    defender [E8 ]
    vt
    1 (proteger) ‹guarnición/nación› to defend, protect; ‹persona› to defend
    siempre defiende a su hermana he always defends o protects o stands up for his sister
    defender a algn DE algo/algn to defend sb AGAINST sth/sb
    la defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers
    2 ‹intereses› to protect, defend; ‹derechos› to defend; ‹título› to defend
    3 ( Der) ‹caso› to defend; ‹acusado/cliente› to defend
    4 ‹idea/teoría/opinión› to defend, uphold; ‹causa/ideal› to champion, defend
    defender la tesis ≈ to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈ to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
    1 ( refl) (contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; ( Der) to defend oneself defenderse DE algo/algn to defend oneself AGAINST sth/sb
    2 ( fam) (arreglárselas) to get by ( colloq)
    me defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French
    ¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    defender ( conjugate defender) verbo transitivo
    to defend;
    ‹ intereses› to protect;
    defender a algo/algn de algo/algn to defend sth/sb against sth/sb
    defenderse verbo pronominal
    a) ( refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself;

    (Der) to defend oneself;
    defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq);


    defender verbo transitivo to defend [contra, against] [de, from]
    ' defender' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    defensa
    - defensor
    - defensora
    - muerte
    - resguardar
    - uña
    - unirse
    - valedor
    - valedora
    - defienda
    English:
    argue
    - defend
    - defender
    - guard
    - leg
    - plead
    - speak up
    - stand up
    - stick up for
    - uphold
    - advocate
    - champion
    - speak
    - stand
    - stick
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [país, ideas] to defend;
    [amigo] to stand up for; Dep [contrario, delantero] to mark;
    defender a alguien de algo to defend sb from o against sth;
    defender los derechos/intereses de alguien to defend sb's rights/interests;
    defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments;
    defender la tesis [en universidad] Br ≈ to have one's viva, US ≈ to defend one's dissertation;
    Dep
    defender el título to defend the title;
    defender algo a capa y espada to defend sth tooth and nail
    2. [reo, acusado] to defend
    3. [proteger] [del frío, calor] to protect (de against)
    ♦ vi
    Dep to mark;
    defender al hombre to mark man for man, to man-mark;
    defender en zona to use a zone defence
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 defend (de against)
    2 en fútbol mark
    II v/i en fútbol mark
    * * *
    defender {56} vt
    : to defend, to protect
    * * *
    1. (en general) to defend
    2. (proteger) to protect

    Spanish-English dictionary > defender

  • 15 deshacer lo tejido

    (v.) = unweave
    Ex. The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.
    * * *
    (v.) = unweave

    Ex: The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.

    Spanish-English dictionary > deshacer lo tejido

  • 16 desmaterialización

    f.
    dematerialization.
    * * *
    = dematerialisation [dematerializaton, -USA].
    Ex. The article 'The dematerialization of print and the fate of copyright' contends that copyright is a product of the invention of print.
    * * *
    = dematerialisation [dematerializaton, -USA].

    Ex: The article 'The dematerialization of print and the fate of copyright' contends that copyright is a product of the invention of print.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desmaterialización

  • 17 destripar

    v.
    1 to disembowel (sacar las tripas a) (animal, persona).
    2 to rip open.
    3 to crush down, to squash, to crush.
    María destripó las galletas Mary crushed down the cookies.
    * * *
    1 (quitar las tripas) to disembowel; (pescado) to gut
    2 (cosa) to tear open, cut open
    3 figurado (despachurrar) to crush, squash
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=quitar tripas a) [+ animal] to gut; [+ persona] to disembowel
    2) [+ chiste, cuento] to spoil
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <res/ave/caza> to gut, disembowel
    b) (fam) ( matar)
    * * *
    = disembowel, gut.
    Ex. Ravitch contends that political correctness has disemboweled the literary material taught in schools.
    Ex. When white fish are gutted at sea, washed and iced, they have white flesh on landing because they have had time to bleed.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <res/ave/caza> to gut, disembowel
    b) (fam) ( matar)
    * * *
    = disembowel, gut.

    Ex: Ravitch contends that political correctness has disemboweled the literary material taught in schools.

    Ex: When white fish are gutted at sea, washed and iced, they have white flesh on landing because they have had time to bleed.

    * * *
    destripar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹res/ave/caza› to gut, disembowel
    2 ( fam)
    (matar): el toro destripó al caballo the bull ripped the horse's guts out
    3 ( fam); ‹chiste/película› to ruin, spoil
    * * *

    destripar verbo transitivo
    1 (sacar las tripas) to gut, disembowel
    2 (sacar el interior) to remove the stuffing from: ha destripado el colchón, he has removed the stuffing from the mattress
    3 (estropear) spoil: ¡no me destripes el chiste!, don't spoil my joke!
    ' destripar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    disembowel
    * * *
    1. [sacar las tripas a] [ave, res, conejo] to disembowel;
    [pescado] to gut;
    el asesino destripaba a sus víctimas the murderer disembowelled his victims
    2. [colchón, muñeca] to rip open;
    [radio, juguete, aparato] to take apart
    3. [película, historia, chiste] to ruin, to spoil
    * * *
    v/t
    1 animal gut
    2 cosa tear open

    Spanish-English dictionary > destripar

  • 18 excesivo

    adj.
    1 excessive, beyond measure, unconscionable, immoderate.
    2 hypernomic.
    * * *
    1 excessive
    * * *
    (f. - excesiva)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo excessive
    * * *
    = excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.
    Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
    Ex. Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.
    Ex. Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.
    Ex. However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
    Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
    Ex. This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
    Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
    Ex. He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.
    Ex. They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
    Ex. It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.
    Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
    Ex. The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.
    ----
    * capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].
    * carga excesiva = overload.
    * consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].
    * dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].
    * de un modo excesivo = extortionately.
    * énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].
    * estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.
    * estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.
    * precio excesivo = steep price.
    * simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].
    * uso excesivo = prodigality.
    * * *
    adjetivo excessive
    * * *
    = excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.

    Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

    Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.
    Ex: Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.
    Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
    Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
    Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
    Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
    Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.
    Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
    Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.
    Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
    Ex: The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.
    * capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].
    * carga excesiva = overload.
    * consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].
    * dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].
    * de un modo excesivo = extortionately.
    * énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].
    * estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.
    * estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.
    * precio excesivo = steep price.
    * simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].
    * uso excesivo = prodigality.

    * * *
    excessive
    30 euros me parece excesivo 30 euros seems excessive to me
    el camión llevaba un peso excesivo the truck was overloaded o overweight
    el celo excesivo con que protege a sus hijos her over-protective attitude toward(s) her children
    no mostró excesivo entusiasmo por el proyecto he wasn't overly enthusiastic o he didn't show a great deal of enthusiasm about the project
    * * *

    excesivo adjetivo
    excessive
    excesivo,-a adjetivo excessive
    ' excesivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    brutal
    - derroche
    - etílica
    - etílico
    - excesiva
    - faraónica
    - faraónico
    - fuerte
    - tremenda
    - tremendo
    - abuso
    - exagerado
    English:
    excessive
    - exorbitant
    - extravagant
    - fulsome
    - hard
    - immoderate
    - inflated
    - punitive
    - steep
    - undue
    - unreasonable
    - extortionate
    - inordinate
    - loosely
    * * *
    excesivo, -a adj
    excessive;
    se pagan precios excesivos people pay inflated prices, Br people pay over the odds;
    protegen al niño de un modo excesivo they are overprotective of the boy;
    no tuvo excesiva suerte en semifinales she didn't do too well in the semifinals
    * * *
    adj excessive
    * * *
    excesivo, -va adj
    : excessive
    * * *
    excesivo adj excessive

    Spanish-English dictionary > excesivo

  • 19 existencia precaria

    Ex. He contends that the black protagonist's precarious existence after his accident recalls the death of Robert Lewis who was lynched in the summer of 1892.
    * * *

    Ex: He contends that the black protagonist's precarious existence after his accident recalls the death of Robert Lewis who was lynched in the summer of 1892.

    Spanish-English dictionary > existencia precaria

  • 20 linchar

    v.
    to lynch.
    linchar a alguien to lynch somebody
    * * *
    1 to lynch
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to lynch
    * * *
    = lynch.
    Ex. He contends that the black protagonist's precarious existence after his accident recalls the death of Robert Lewis who was lynched in the summer of 1892.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to lynch
    * * *

    Ex: He contends that the black protagonist's precarious existence after his accident recalls the death of Robert Lewis who was lynched in the summer of 1892.

    * * *
    linchar [A1 ]
    vt
    to lynch
    * * *

    linchar ( conjugate linchar) verbo transitivo
    to lynch
    linchar verbo transitivo to lynch
    ' linchar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    lynch
    - string up
    * * *
    to lynch;
    linchar a alguien to lynch sb
    * * *
    v/t lynch
    * * *
    : to lynch

    Spanish-English dictionary > linchar

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