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81 batalla judicial

(n.) = legal battle

Ex. The Java language is seen as essential to the success of networked computers, but legal battles continue over its status.

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(n.) = legal battle

Ex: The Java language is seen as essential to the success of networked computers, but legal battles continue over its status.

Spanish-English dictionary > batalla judicial
82 batalla legal

(n.) = legal battle

Ex. The Java language is seen as essential to the success of networked computers, but legal battles continue over its status.

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(n.) = legal battle

Ex: The Java language is seen as essential to the success of networked computers, but legal battles continue over its status.

Spanish-English dictionary > batalla legal
83 becario

m.

grant holder, fellow, scholar, scholarship holder.

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becario

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 grant holder, scholarship holder

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(f. - becaria)

noun

1) grant holder

2) scholar holder

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becario, -a
SM / F
1) (=con beca)
= becado
2) (=estudioso) scholar, fellow

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- ria masculino, femenino recipient of a grant; ( por méritos) scholarship holder, scholar

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= grantee, fellow, grant recipient.

Ex. The study looked at the publications of the 152 grantees versus the total literature on schistosomiasis.

Ex. Fellows are expected to return to Australia at the end of the fellowship to continue to do work of a similar nature.

Ex. Final selection of the grant recepients will be made only after the interview.

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* becario de investigación = research grantee, research student.

* becario Rodas = Rhodes scholar.

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- ria masculino, femenino recipient of a grant; ( por méritos) scholarship holder, scholar

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= grantee, fellow, grant recipient.

Ex: The study looked at the publications of the 152 grantees versus the total literature on schistosomiasis.

Ex: Fellows are expected to return to Australia at the end of the fellowship to continue to do work of a similar nature.

Ex: Final selection of the grant recepients will be made only after the interview.

* becario de investigación = research grantee, research student.

* becario Rodas = Rhodes scholar.

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becario - ria

masculine, feminine

grant holder, recipient of a grant; (por méritos) scholarship holder, scholar

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becario
◊ - ria sustantivo masculino, femenino

recipient of a grant;

( por méritos) scholarship holder, scholar
becario,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino grant holder, scholar
' becario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
becaria
- becado
English:
scholar

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becario, -a nm,f

1. [del gobierno] grant holder;
[de organización privada] scholarship holder
2. [en prácticas] person on a work placement, US intern

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becario

m, becaria f → becado

Spanish-English dictionary > becario
84 biblioteca de suscripción

(n.) = subscription library

Ex. Scotland had to wait until late in the 18th century for a library, which soon was forced to become a subscription library to continue in existencd.

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(n.) = subscription library

Ex: Scotland had to wait until late in the 18th century for a library, which soon was forced to become a subscription library to continue in existencd.

Spanish-English dictionary > biblioteca de suscripción
85 bibliotecario cibernético

(n.) = cyberlibrarian, cybrarian

Ex. The article ' Cyberlibrarian' argues that one of the biggest problems with the Internet is that of locating specific pieces of information in response to particular enquiries.

Ex. Most UK health care libraries will disappear although there may continue to be a role for the librarian as cybrarian or digitarian.

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(n.) = cyberlibrarian, cybrarian

Ex: The article ' Cyberlibrarian' argues that one of the biggest problems with the Internet is that of locating specific pieces of information in response to particular enquiries.

Ex: Most UK health care libraries will disappear although there may continue to be a role for the librarian as cybrarian or digitarian.

Spanish-English dictionary > bibliotecario cibernético
86 bibliotecario digital

(n.) = digitarian, digital librarian

Ex. Most UK health care libraries will disappear although there may continue to be a role for the librarian as cybrarian or digitarian.

Ex. Digital librarians must make decisions about technologies - which to learn and which not, which to use and which to ignore - all day, every day, always keeping the needs of the users foremost.

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(n.) = digitarian, digital librarian

Ex: Most UK health care libraries will disappear although there may continue to be a role for the librarian as cybrarian or digitarian.

Ex: Digital librarians must make decisions about technologies - which to learn and which not, which to use and which to ignore - all day, every day, always keeping the needs of the users foremost.

Spanish-English dictionary > bibliotecario digital
87 bibliotecario recién diplomado

(n.) = newly graduated librarian

Ex. Applications from newly graduated librarians continue to stream in for most well-advertised jobs in public and academic libraries.

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(n.) = newly graduated librarian

Ex: Applications from newly graduated librarians continue to stream in for most well-advertised jobs in public and academic libraries.

Spanish-English dictionary > bibliotecario recién diplomado
88 bien anunciado

= well-advertised, well-announced

Ex. Applications from newly graduated librarians continue to stream in for most well-advertised jobs in public and academic libraries.

Ex. Apart from the fact that the lecturer was at fault for not attending to the well-announced changes in program, the incident did make one wonder about the way teachers are trained.

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= well-advertised, well-announced

Ex: Applications from newly graduated librarians continue to stream in for most well-advertised jobs in public and academic libraries.

Ex: Apart from the fact that the lecturer was at fault for not attending to the well-announced changes in program, the incident did make one wonder about the way teachers are trained.

Spanish-English dictionary > bien anunciado
89 bloqueo

m.

1 blockade.

bloqueo naval naval blockade

2 blockade (economics).

bloqueo económico economic blockade

3 jamming.

4 freeze, freezing (finance).

5 block (sport).

6 lock (computing).

7 blockage, block, clogging, blocking.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bloquear.

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bloqueo

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) blocking

2 MILITAR blockade

3 (precios, cuenta) freezing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bloqueo económico trade boycott, economic boycott

bloqueo mental mental block

bloqueo naval naval blockade

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noun m.

blockade

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SM

1) (Mil) blockade

burlar o forzar el bloqueo — to run the blockade

2) (Com, Econ)

bloqueo de fondos — freezing of assets

bloqueo informativo — news blackout

3)

bloqueo mental — mental block

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masculino

1) ( de ciudad) blockade, siege; ( de puerto) blockade; (Dep) block

- bloqueo mental

- bloqueo naval

2) ( de gestiones) deadlock

3) ( de mecanismo) jamming; ( de las ruedas) locking

4) (Com, Fin) freezing, blocking

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= lock, blockade, siege, blockage, block.

Ex. If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.

Ex. The effects of the information blockade on Cuba was one of the topics discussed.

Ex. This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.

Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.

Ex. Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.

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* bloqueo comercial = trade blockade.

* bloqueo mental = mental block, mental blockage.

* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.

* tener un bloqueo mental = mind + go blank.

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masculino

1) ( de ciudad) blockade, siege; ( de puerto) blockade; (Dep) block

- bloqueo mental

- bloqueo naval

2) ( de gestiones) deadlock

3) ( de mecanismo) jamming; ( de las ruedas) locking

4) (Com, Fin) freezing, blocking

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= lock, blockade, siege, blockage, block.

Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.

Ex: The effects of the information blockade on Cuba was one of the topics discussed.

Ex: This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.

Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.

Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.

* bloqueo comercial = trade blockade.

* bloqueo mental = mental block, mental blockage.

* bloqueo mental del escritor = writer's block.

* tener un bloqueo mental = mind + go blank.

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bloqueo

masculine

A

1 (de una ciudad) blockade, siege; (de un puerto) blockade

2 ( Dep) block

Compuestos:

● bloqueo cardíaco

heart block

● bloqueo mental

( fam); mental block ( colloq)

tuve un bloqueo mental en el examen I had a complete block o my mind went blank in the exam

● bloqueo naval

naval blockade

B (de gestiones) deadlock

C (de un mecanismo) jamming; (de las ruedas) locking

D ( Com, Fin) freezing, blocking

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Del verbo bloquear: ( conjugate bloquear)

bloqueo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

bloqueó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
bloquear
bloqueo
bloquear ( conjugate bloquear) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹camino/entrada/salida› to block;

◊ estamos bloqueados por un camión there's a truck blocking our way

b) (Mil) to blockade

2 ‹cuenta/fondos› to freeze, block
bloquearse verbo pronominal
1 [ mecanismo] to jam;
[ frenos] to jam, lock on;
[ ruedas] to lock
2 [ negociaciones] to reach deadlock
bloqueo sustantivo masculino ( de ciudad) blockade, siege;
( de puerto) blockade;
(Dep) block
bloquear verbo transitivo
1 (impedir el movimiento, el acceso) to block: ese coche bloquea el paso, that car is blocking the access
2 (impedir una gestión, paralizar) to block
3 (una cuenta) to freeze
4 (colapsar un servicio, un aparato) to jam, seize up
bloqueo sustantivo masculino blockade
Dep block
bloqueo económico, economic sanctions pl
bloqueo mental, mental block
' bloqueo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acopiar
English:
bar
- block
- blockade
- blockage
- lift
- run

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bloqueo nm

1. [con ejército, barcos] blockade

Comp
bloqueo naval naval blockade
2. Econ blockade;

violar el bloqueo to break the blockade

Comp
bloqueo económico economic blockade
3. [de comunicaciones, accesos] [por nieve, inundación]
debido al bloqueo de la zona owing to the fact that the area is cut off

4. [de mecanismo] jamming

5. Fin [de cuentas] freeze, freezing

6. Aut locking

7. Dep [de jugador] block;
[en baloncesto] screen
8. [de persona] bloqueo mental mental block

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bloqueo

m

1 MIL blockade

2 en baloncesto screen

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bloqueo nm

1) obstrucción: blockage, obstruction

2) : blockade

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bloqueo n block

Spanish-English dictionary > bloqueo
90 bobada

f.

1 foolish action, folly, foolish thing to do, silly thing.

2 foolish thing to say, foolish statement.

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bobada

► nombre femenino

1 silliness, foolishness

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FRASEOLOGÍA

decir bobadas to talk nonsense

hacer bobadas to act the fool

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noun f.

nonsense

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SF silly thing, stupid thing

esto es una bobada — this is nonsense

este programa es una bobada — this programme is stupid

decir bobadas — to say silly things, talk nonsense

¡no digas bobadas! — come off it!, don't talk nonsense!

hacer bobadas — to do stupid things

cuando está borracho no para de hacer bobadas — when he's drunk he's always doing stupid things

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femenino

deja de hacer bobadas — stop being so stupid o silly

deja de decir bobadas — that's enough nonsense

qué bobada! — what a silly thing to say!

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= humbug.

Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

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femenino

deja de hacer bobadas — stop being so stupid o silly

deja de decir bobadas — that's enough nonsense

qué bobada! — what a silly thing to say!

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= humbug.

Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

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bobada

feminine

deja de hacer bobadas stop being so stupid o silly, stop acting the fool

dijo muchas bobadas he said a lot of silly things, he talked a lot of nonsense

deja de decir bobadas stop talking nonsense o being silly

¡qué bobada! what a silly thing to do/say!

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bobada sustantivo femenino ( cosa boba) silly thing;
◊ deja de hacer bobadas stop being so stupid o silly;

deja de decir bobadas stop talking nonsense
bobada sustantivo femenino
1 (tontería) nonsense: estás diciendo bobadas, you're talking nonsense
2 (desacierto) mistake: fue una bobada que no te presentases al examen, you were crazy not to sit the exam
3 exclamación ¡no hagas bobadas!, don't be silly!

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bobada, bobería nf

1. [estupidez] stupid thing;

decir una bobada to say something stupid;

decir bobadas to talk nonsense;

hacer una bobada to do something stupid;

hacer bobadas to mess about;

no voy a cometer la bobada de decírselo I'm not going to be so stupid as to tell her

2. [cosa sin importancia] silly little thing;

se enfada por bobadas she gets angry over silly little things;

no te gastes mucho, cómprale alguna bobada don't go spending a lot, just get him something little

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bobada

f piece of nonsense

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bobada nf

: folly, nonsense

Spanish-English dictionary > bobada
91 bolsa de aseo

bolsa de aseo

toilet bag

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(n.) = sponge bag, toiletry bag

Ex. First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.

Ex. Some traditions continue and the classic toiletry bag continues to be a popular and appreciated gift idea for someone special.

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(n.) = sponge bag, toiletry bag

Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.

Ex: Some traditions continue and the classic toiletry bag continues to be a popular and appreciated gift idea for someone special.

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bolsa de aseo

toilet kit, Br

sponge bag

Spanish-English dictionary > bolsa de aseo
92 bolsa de baño

(n.) = toiletry bag, sponge bag

Ex. Some traditions continue and the classic toiletry bag continues to be a popular and appreciated gift idea for someone special.

Ex. First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.

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(n.) = toiletry bag, sponge bag

Ex: Some traditions continue and the classic toiletry bag continues to be a popular and appreciated gift idea for someone special.

Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.

Spanish-English dictionary > bolsa de baño
93 brillar

v.

1 to shine (also figurative).

brillar por su ausencia to be conspicuous by its/one's absence

brillar con luz propia (figurative) to be outstanding

El alumbrado luce The lighting shines.

2 to shine on.

Nos brilló una gran luz A great light shone on us.

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brillar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (luz, sol, luna, pelo, zapatos) to shine

2 (ojos) to sparkle; (estrella) to twinkle; (metal, dientes) to gleam; (cosa húmeda) to glisten

3 figurado to be outstanding

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verb

1) to shine

2) sparkle

3) glitter

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VI

1) (=relucir) [luz, sol] to shine; [estrella, ojos] to shine, sparkle; [metal, superficie, pelo] [gen] to shine; [por estar mojado, grasiento] to glisten; [joyas, lentejuelas] to sparkle, glitter

la luz de la vela brillaba en la oscuridad — the light of the candle shone in the dark

le brillaban los ojos de alegría — her eyes shone o sparkled with happiness

¡cómo te brillan los zapatos! — what shiny shoes!

el mar brillaba a la luz de la luna — the sea glistened in the moonlight

le brillaba la cara por el sudor — his face glistened with sweat

2) (=sobresalir) to shine

Argentina brilló en la segunda mitad — Argentina shone in the second half

- brillar con luz propia

brillar por su ausencia —

el ingenio ha brillado por su ausencia — there has a been a distinct lack of ingenuity

en la cena las bebidas brillaron por su ausencia — there was a distinct lack of drinks at dinner

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) sol/luz to shine; estrella to shine, sparkle; zapatos/suelo/metal to shine, gleam; diamante to sparkle

le brillaron los ojos de alegría — her eyes lit up with joy

b) ( destacarse) persona to shine

brilla por su astucia/inteligencia — she's particularly shrewd/intelligent
2.
brillar vt (Col) to polish

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= glow, gleam, glitter, shimmer, shine, flare, glisten.

Ex. In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.

Ex. Tears gleamed in Washington's eyes.

Ex. The article 'Job opportunities glitter for librarians who surf the net' describes a range of Internet resources which post details of library and information science job vacancies in the USA and elsewhere.

Ex. Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.

Ex. A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.

Ex. The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.

Ex. Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.

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* brillar por Uno mismo = shine on + Posesivo + own.

* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) sol/luz to shine; estrella to shine, sparkle; zapatos/suelo/metal to shine, gleam; diamante to sparkle

le brillaron los ojos de alegría — her eyes lit up with joy

b) ( destacarse) persona to shine

brilla por su astucia/inteligencia — she's particularly shrewd/intelligent
2.
brillar vt (Col) to polish

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= glow, gleam, glitter, shimmer, shine, flare, glisten.

Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.

Ex: Tears gleamed in Washington's eyes.

Ex: The article 'Job opportunities glitter for librarians who surf the net' describes a range of Internet resources which post details of library and information science job vacancies in the USA and elsewhere.

Ex: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.

Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.

Ex: The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.

Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.

* brillar por Uno mismo = shine on + Posesivo + own.

* ojos + brillar de rabia = eyes + glint with + rage.

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brillar [A1 ]

vi

1 «sol/luz» to shine; «estrella» to shine, sparkle; «zapatos/suelo/metal» to shine, gleam; «diamante» to sparkle

le brillaba el pelo her hair shone

al verlo le brillaron los ojos de alegría when she saw him her eyes lit up with joy

para que su vajilla brille, use … for sparkling dishes, use …

te brilla la nariz your nose is shiny

2 «inteligencia/cualidad» to shine

nunca brilló en sus estudios he never shined ( AmE) o ( BrE) shone as a student, he was never a brilliant student

■ brillar

vt

( Col) to polish

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brillar ( conjugate brillar) verbo intransitivo
a) [sol/luz] to shine;

[ estrella] to shine, sparkle;
[zapatos/suelo/metal] to shine, gleam;
[diamante/ojos] to sparkle
b) ( destacarse) [ persona] to shine

verbo transitivo (Col) to polish
brillar verbo intransitivo
1 (emitir luz) to shine
(emitir destellos) to sparkle
(centellear) to glitter
2 (destacar) to be conspicuous: Juan brilló por su ausencia, Juan was conspicuous by his absence
' brillar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ausencia
English:
beam
- blaze
- flare
- gleam
- glisten
- glow
- shimmer
- shine
- sparkle
- twinkle
- conspicuous
- glare
- glimmer

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brillar vi

1. [luz, astro, metal, zapatos, pelo] to shine;
[ojos, diamante] to sparkle
2. [sobresalir] to shine;

brilla por su simpatía she's remarkable for her kindness;

Comp

brillar por su ausencia to be conspicuous by its/one's absence;

la higiene brilla por su ausencia there is a notable lack of hygiene;

Comp

brillar con luz propia to be outstanding

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brillar

v/i fig

shine

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brillar vi

: to shine, to sparkle

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brillar vb

1. (en general) to shine [pt. & pp. shone]

el sol brilla de día the sun shines in the daytime

2. (persona) to stand out [pt. & pp. stood] / to be outstanding

brilla por su belleza she stands out because of her beauty

Spanish-English dictionary > brillar
94 cada vez mayor

(adj.) = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening

Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex. To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.

Ex. Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.

Ex. Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role.

Ex. Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.

Ex. The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.

Ex. If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.

Ex. But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.

Ex. The ARL Serials Project is an initiative by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) designed to combat the spiralling increases in periodicals prices.

Ex. The period from World War 2 to the present day saw the quickened pace and deepening specialisation of researches.

Ex. The scheme was designed by the Library of Congress staff to be tailor-made for their own library with its immense and rapidly growing stock and with its bias towards law and the social sciences.

Ex. There is an expanding interest in the idea of local government information services on the part of public libraries.

Ex. Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation.

Ex. By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form.

Ex. Technology plays an ever larger role in the delivery of services in libraries of all sizes.

Ex. But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..

Ex. Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.

Ex. The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.

Ex. The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.

Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex. A rapidly expanding number of organizations have begun to use high performance, completely digital networks, such as the Internet.

Ex. The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.

Ex. It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.

Ex. The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.

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(adj.) = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening

Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.

Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.

Ex: Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role.

Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.

Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.

Ex: If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.

Ex: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.

Ex: The ARL Serials Project is an initiative by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) designed to combat the spiralling increases in periodicals prices.

Ex: The period from World War 2 to the present day saw the quickened pace and deepening specialisation of researches.

Ex: The scheme was designed by the Library of Congress staff to be tailor-made for their own library with its immense and rapidly growing stock and with its bias towards law and the social sciences.

Ex: There is an expanding interest in the idea of local government information services on the part of public libraries.

Ex: Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation.

Ex: By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form.

Ex: Technology plays an ever larger role in the delivery of services in libraries of all sizes.

Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..

Ex: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.

Ex: The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.

Ex: The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.

Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex: A rapidly expanding number of organizations have begun to use high performance, completely digital networks, such as the Internet.

Ex: The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.

Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.

Ex: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.

Spanish-English dictionary > cada vez mayor
95 cada vez más

cada vez más

more and more

————————

cada vez más

more and more, increasingly

■ el edificio está cada vez más degradado the building is getting more and more dilapidated

————————

cada vez más

more and more, increasingly

■ es cada vez más difícil de entender it's more and more difficult to understand

* * *

more and more

* * *

= ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing

Ex. To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.

Ex. Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.

Ex. Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2.

Ex. The tell-tale sign that an institution is no longer serving its initial function is that its energies are more and more consumed by is efforts to preserve and maintain its structure.

Ex. After a variety of progressively more responsible positions at LC, he was promoted in 1964 to Associate Director of the Processing Department.

Ex. As costs continue to rise and funds remain limited, the importance of spending each acquisitions dollar wisely becomes ever more apparent.

Ex. The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.

Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex. Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex. The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.

* * *

= ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing

Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.

Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.

Ex: Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2.

Ex: The tell-tale sign that an institution is no longer serving its initial function is that its energies are more and more consumed by is efforts to preserve and maintain its structure.

Ex: After a variety of progressively more responsible positions at LC, he was promoted in 1964 to Associate Director of the Processing Department.

Ex: As costs continue to rise and funds remain limited, the importance of spending each acquisitions dollar wisely becomes ever more apparent.

Ex: The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology.

Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.

Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.

Spanish-English dictionary > cada vez más
96 cambiar

v.

1 to change (alterarse) (modificar).

cambiar de to change

cambiar de casa to move (house)

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

2 to change gear (automobiles) (de marchas).

3 to exchange, to barter, to switch, to change.

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

Ella cambió lugares con la mesera She exchanged places with the waitress.

Todo cambia Everything changes.

4 to get change.

Ricardo cambió para el teléfono Richard got change for the phone.

5 to change on.

Me cambió toda la perspectiva The whole perspective changed on me.

* * *

CAMBIAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(unstressed i)

Present Indicative

cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian.

Present Subjunctive

cambie, cambies, cambie, cambiemos, cambiéis, cambien.

Imperative

cambia (tú), cambie (él/Vd.), cambiemos (nos.), cambiad (vos.), cambien (ellos/Vds.).

* * *

verb

1) to change

2) exchange, swap

3) move

* * *

1. VT

1) (=modificar) to change

tendremos que cambiar el color de nuestro logotipo — we'll need to change the colour of our logo

eso no cambia mucho las cosas — that doesn't change things much

2) (=intercambiar) to exchange, swap *

te cambio el rotulador verde por el rojo — I'll exchange my green pen for that red one, I'll swap you the green pen for the red one *

¿me cambias el sitio? — can we change places?, can we swap places? *

3) (=reemplazar) to change

¿les has cambiado el agua a los peces? — have you changed the water in the fish tank?

ha ido a cambiarle los pañales al niño — she's gone to change the baby's nappy

¿me lo puede cambiar por otra talla? — could I change o exchange this for another size?

4) (=trasladar) to move

van a cambiar la oficina al piso de arriba — they are going to move the office up a floor

nos van a cambiar de aula — they are moving us to another classroom

5) (Econ, Com) to change

tengo que cambiar 800 euros en o LAm a libras — I have to change 800 euros into pounds

¿tienes para cambiarme 50 euros? — have you got change for a 50-euro note?

2. VI

1) (=volverse diferente) [persona, situación] to change; [voz] to break

desde que te fuiste nada ha cambiado — nothing has changed since you left

nada lo hará cambiar — nothing will make him change

si es así, la cosa cambia — if it's true, that changes things, well that's a different story then

con doce años ya le había cambiado la voz — his voice had already broken at the age of twelve

2)

• cambiar de — [+ actitud, canal, dirección] to change; [+ casa] to move

cuando no le interesa algo, cambia de tema — whenever he isn't interested in something, he changes the subject

su vida cambió de rumbo 180 grados — the course of her life changed completely

tú lo que necesitas es cambiar de aires — what you need is a change of scene

• cambiar de dueño — to change hands

• cambiar de idea u opinión — to change one's mind

• cambiar para mejor/peor — to change for the better/worse
camisa 1), tercio 2)
3) (Transportes) to change

tienes que cambiar en King's Cross — you have to change at King's Cross

4) (Radio)

¡cambio! — over!

¡cambio y corto!, ¡cambio y fuera! — over and out!

3.

See:

cambiarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

* * *

= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex. A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex. Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex. It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex. In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex. This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex. This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex. The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex. Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex. The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex. All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex. Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

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* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

* * *

= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex: It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex: Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex: The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

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cambiar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen› to change

eso no cambia nada that doesn't change anything

esa experiencia lo cambió mucho that experience changed him greatly

2 (de lugar, posición) cambiar algo/a algn DE algo:

cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around

voy a cambiar el sofá de lugar I'm going to put the sofa somewhere else o move the sofa

nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office

me cambiaron de clase they put me in another class, they changed me to o moved me into another class

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase

3 (reemplazar) ‹pieza/rueda/bombilla/sábanas› to change

han cambiado la fecha del examen they've changed the date of the exam

cambiarle algo A algo:

le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock

le han cambiado el nombre a la tienda they've changed the name of the shop

cámbiale el pañal a la niña change the baby's diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy

4 ‹niño/bebé› to change

B (canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar if it doesn't fit, you can change it

cambiar algo POR algo ‹sellos/estampos› to swap or ( esp AmE) trade sth FOR sth ‹compra› to exchange or change sth FOR sth:

quiero cambiar esta blusa por otra or una más grande I'd like to change o exchange this blouse for a larger size

te cambio este libro por tus lápices de colores I'll trade this book for your crayons, I'll swap you this book for your crayons

cambiarle algo A algn:

¿quieres que te cambie el sitio? do you want to trade o swap o change o ( frml) exchange places?, do you want me to swap o change o ( frml) exchange places with you?

C ( Fin) to change

¿dónde puedo cambiar dinero? where can I change money?

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? can you change this bill ( AmE) o ( BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo A or ( Esp) EN algo to change sth INTO sth

quiero cambiar estas libras a or en dólares I'd like to change these pounds into dollars

■ cambiar

vi

A

1 «ciudad/persona» (variar, alterarse) to change

ha cambiado para peor/mejor he's changed for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

ya verás como la vida te hace cambiar you'll change as you get older

así la cosa cambia oh well, that's different o that changes things

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking

2 ( Auto) to change gear

3 (hacer transbordo) to change

4

(en transmisiones): cambio over

cambio y corto or fuera over and out

B cambiar de to change

cambiar de color to change color

la tienda ha cambiado de dueño the shop has changed hands

he cambiado de idea or opinión or parecer I've changed my mind

el avión cambió de rumbo the plane changed course

cambiar de marcha to change gear

no cambies de tema don't change the subject

cambió de canal he changed channel(s)

chaqueta

■ cambiarse

v pron

1 ( refl) (de ropa) to change, to get changed

2 ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change

¿te has cambiado los calcetines? have you changed your socks?

3 cambiarse POR algn to change places WITH sb

no me cambiaría por ella I wouldn't change places with her, I wouldn't trade ( AmE) o ( BrE) swap places with her ( colloq)

4 ( recípr) ‹estampas/sellos› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

nos hemos cambiado los relojes we've traded o swapped watches

5 cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio I changed places

cambiarse de casa to move house

cámbiate de camisa change your shirt

6 (CS) (mudarse de casa) to move

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cambiar ( conjugate cambiar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen/persona› to change

b) (de lugar, posición):

◊ cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase
c) ( reemplazar) ‹pieza/fecha/sábanas› to change;

◊ le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock;

cambiarle el nombre a algo to change the name of sth
d) ‹niño/bebé› to change

e) (Fin) to change;

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2 ( canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE);
cambiar algo por algo ‹sellos/estampas› to swap o (esp AmE) trade sth for sth;
‹ compra› to exchange o change sth for sth;
◊ ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? do you want me to swap o change places with you?

verbo intransitivo
a) [ciudad/persona] to change;

◊ cambiar para peor to change for the worse;

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking
b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change;

◊ cambiar de avión/tren to change planes/train

d) cambiar de algo ‹de tema/canal/color› to change sth;

◊ cambiar de idea to change one's mind;

cambiar de sentido to make (AmE) o (BrE) do a U-turn
cambiarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ( de ropa) to change, get changed

b) ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change;

cambiarse de algo ‹de camisa/zapatos› to change sth;
◊ me cambié de sitio I changed places;

cambiarse de casa to move house;
cámbiate de camisa change your shirt
c) cambiarse por algn to change places with sb

d) ( recípr) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

cambiar
I verbo transitivo
1 to change
2 (cromos, etc) to swap, (en un comercio) exchange
3 (un tipo de moneda por otro) to change
II verbo intransitivo to change
cambiar de casa, to move (house)
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
cambiar de sitio, to move
cambiar de trabajo, to get another job
cambiar de velocidad, to change gear
' cambiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bando
- camisa
- chaqueta
- desnaturalizar
- girar
- idea
- impresión
- infranqueable
- lucha
- parecer
- torna
- tornar
- trasladar
- volverse
- arrepentirse
- color
- lado
- lugar
- marcha
- mudar
- reubicar
- tema
- transformar
- tren
- variar
- voltear
- vuelta
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- abruptly
- alter
- anyhow
- change
- change around
- change over
- dead
- debate
- doctor
- frame
- gear
- hold
- into
- lighting
- mind
- modify
- move
- move about
- move around
- move on
- prerogative
- rearrange
- replace
- reverse
- shift
- shift about
- shift around
- stationary
- steadily
- subject
- swap
- swap for
- swap round
- swing
- switch
- switch over
- tack
- think
- tune
- vary
- barter
- break
- budge
- course
- disguise
- exchange
- get
- hand

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cambiar

♦ vt

1. [alterar, modificar] to change;

han cambiado la fecha de salida they've changed o altered the departure date;

quiere cambiar su imagen she wants to change her image;

el divorcio lo ha cambiado por completo the divorce has changed him completely, he has changed completely since the divorce;

cambió su sonrisa en llanto her smile turned to tears;

tus disculpas no cambian nada your apologies don't change anything

2. [trasladar] to move;

tenemos que cambiar las sillas de lugar we have to move the chairs;

cambiaron la sede central a Buenos Aires they moved their headquarters to Buenos Aires;

lo van a cambiar a otro colegio they're going to move him to another school

3. [reemplazar] [rueda, sábanas] to change;

tenemos que cambiar la lavadora we have to get a new washing machine;

tengo que cambiar el agua del acuario I have to change the water in the fish tank, I have to put some fresh water in the fish tank;

cambiar un artículo defectuoso to exchange a faulty item;

si no está satisfecho, lo puede cambiar if you're not satisfied with it, you can change it;

tuve que cambiarle una rueda al coche I had to change one of the wheels on the car;

cambiaré este tornillo por otro más largo I'll swap this screw for a longer one;

Comp
Fam
¡cambia el disco o [m5]rollo, que ya aburres! you're getting boring! can't you talk about anything else?

4. [intercambiar] to swap;

cambiar cromos/sellos to swap picture cards/stamps;

cambiar impresiones to compare notes, to exchange views;

cambiar algo por algo to exchange sth for sth;

cambié mi reloj por el suyo I swapped watches with him;

he cambiado mi turno con un compañero I swapped shifts with a colleague;

¿te importaría cambiarme el sitio? would you mind swapping o changing places with me?

5. [dinero] to change;

en aquel banco cambian dinero they change money at that bank;

¿me podría cambiar este billete en monedas, por favor? could you give me change for this note in coins, please?;

cambiar dólares en euros to change dollars into euros

6. [bebé] to change

♦ vi

1. [alterarse] to change;

ha cambiado mucho desde el accidente she has changed a lot since the accident;

la situación no ha cambiado mucho there has been little change in the situation;

algunas personas no cambian nunca some people never change;

ya crecerá y cambiará she'll change as she gets older;

cambiar a mejor/peor to change for the better/worse;

en ese caso, la cosa cambia that's different, that changes everything;

le ha cambiado la voz his voice has broken

2.
cambiar de to change;

cambiar de autobús/tren to change buses/trains;
Fig
cambiar de camisa/chaqueta to change one's shirt/jacket;

cambiar de canal [de TV] to turn over, to change channels;

cambiar de casa to move (house);

cambiar de color to change colour;

cambiar de dueño to change hands;

cambiar de idea/intención to change one's mind/plans;

cambiar de manos [dinero, vehículo] to change hands;

cambiar de ritmo to change pace;

cambiar de rumbo to change course;

cambiar de sexo to have a sex change;

cambiar de sitio to change place, to move;

cambiar de táctica to change one's tactics;

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

3. Aut [de marchas]
cambiar (de marcha) to change gear;

cambiar a segunda to change into second gear

4. Meteo to change, to shift;

el viento cambió the wind changed

♦ See also the pronominal verb cambiarse

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cambiar

I v/t change ( por for); compra exchange ( por for)

II v/i change;

cambiar de lugar change places;

cambiar de marcha AUTO shift gear, Br change gear;

cambiar de domicilio move house;

cambiar de tren change trains;

cambiar de coche get a new car;

cambiar de opinión o

parecer change one’s mind

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cambiar vt

1) alterar, modificar: to change

2) : to exchange, to trade

cambiar vi

1) : to change

2)

cambiar de velocidad : to shift gears

♦ See also the reflexive verb cambiarse

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cambiar vb

1. (en general) to change

ha cambiado el tiempo the weather has changed

si no te va bien, te lo cambiaremos if it doesn't fit, we'll change it

¿dónde puede cambiar las libras en euros? where can I change my pounds into euros?

2. to exchange / to swap [pt. & pp. swapped]

te cambio el libro por estos cromos I'll swap you the book for these picture cards

cambiar de casa to move house

han cambiado de piso they've moved flat

cambiar algo de sitio to move something

cambiar de opinión / parecer to change your mind

cambiar de trabajo to change jobs

Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar
97 camelo

m.

1 hoax (noticia falsa).

2 flirting.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: camelar.

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camelo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (galanteo) courting, flirting

2 familiar (engaño) hoax, sham

3 familiar (cuento) cock-and-bull story

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masculino (fam) ( timo) con (colloq); ( mentira) lie

es puro camelo — it's a pack of lies o (colloq) a load of bull

esa noticia me huele a camelo — that news sounds o smells fishy to me (colloq)

* * *

= humbug, con, con trick, hoax, con job.

Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

Ex. He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.

Ex. The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.

Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.

Ex. The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.

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masculino (fam) ( timo) con (colloq); ( mentira) lie

es puro camelo — it's a pack of lies o (colloq) a load of bull

esa noticia me huele a camelo — that news sounds o smells fishy to me (colloq)

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= humbug, con, con trick, hoax, con job.

Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.

Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.

Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.

Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.

Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.

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camelo

masculine

( fam)

1 (timo) con ( colloq)

2 (mentira) lie

eso que te ha contado es puro camelo what he's told you is a pack of lies o ( colloq) a load of bull

esa noticia me huele a camelo that news sounds o smells fishy to me ( colloq)

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Del verbo camelar: ( conjugate camelar)

camelo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cameló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
camelar
camelo
camelo sustantivo masculino (fam) ( timo) con (colloq);
( mentira) lie
camelar vtr fam (convencer, conquistar) to win over: no intentes camelarme porque no pienso comprártelo, you can't talk me into buying it
a ver si le camelo para que participe en el negocio, let's see if I can convince him to let me come in on the business
camelo sustantivo masculino familiar
1 (estafa) hoax
2 (mentira) cock-and-bull story
' camelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
camelar
English:
con

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camelo nm
Fam
1. [engaño] con;

esas pastillas para adelgazar son un camelo those slimming pills are a con;

es puro camelo it's just humbug;

nos contó un camelo para que le prestáramos dinero he told us a lie so we'd lend him money

2. [noticia falsa] hoax

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camelo

m fam

con fam ; ( broma) joke;

dar el camelo a alguien fam pull s.o.’s leg fam

Spanish-English dictionary > camelo
98 caminar

v.

1 to walk.

nosotros iremos caminando we'll walk, we'll go on foot

caminar hacia (figurative) to head for

caminar hacia el desastre to be heading for disaster

Ricardo anduvo por las calles Richard walked along the streets.

2 to work. ( Latin American Spanish)

3 to travel, to cover (una distancia).

4 to run.

Este carro no camina This car doesn't run.

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caminar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (andar) to walk

■ caminamos durante cuatro horas we walked for four hours

2 (viajar) to travel

■ caminar a Sevilla to travel to Seville

3 figurado (seguir su curso) to move, make its way

■ los planetas caminan alrededor del sol the planets move around the sun

► verbo transitivo

1 (recorrer) to cover, travel

■ he caminado cinco kilómetros I have covered five kilometres

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verb

to walk

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1. VI

1) (=andar) to walk

iban caminando por el parque — they were walking in the park

fuimos caminando a casa de María — we walked to María's house

hemos venido caminando — we walked (here), we came on foot

salen a caminar después de comer — they go (out) for a walk after lunch

caminar sin rumbo — to walk o wander about aimlessly

2) (=progresar) to move

el cortejo caminaba en silencio — the funeral procession was moving silently

caminamos hacia una sociedad sin clases — we are moving towards a classless society

3) LAm (=funcionar) to work

esto no camina — this doesn't work

2.

VT to walk

caminamos cuatro kilómetros — we walked four kilometres

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( andar) to walk

le gusta caminar por el campo — he likes going for walks o (going) walking in the country

salieron a caminar — they went out for a walk

podemos ir caminando — we can walk, we can go on foot

el nene ya camina — the baby's walking now

camina derecho! — stand up straight when you walk, don't slouch

a ti te hace falta alguien que te haga caminar derecho — what you need is someone to keep you in line (colloq)

b) (hacia una meta, fin)

caminamos hacia una nueva era social — our society is moving into a new age

caminar hacia un futuro mejor — to head toward a better future

2) (AmL) reloj/motor to work; asunto (fam)

el asunto va caminando — the matter is progressing, things are moving (colloq)
2.
caminar vt

1) < distancia> to walk

caminamos dos kilómetros todos los días — we walk two kilometers every day

2) (Col fam) < persona> to chase (colloq)

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= walk, walking, take + a walk, trek.

Ex. The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.

Ex. Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

Ex. Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.

Ex. It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject.

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* caminando relajado = at a strolling pace.

* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).

* caminar con los hombros caídos = slouch.

* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).

* caminar con pesadez = trudge.

* caminar con resolución = march.

* caminar dormido = sleep-walking, sleep walk.

* caminar encorbado = slouch.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + a tightrope, walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* caminar suavemente = pad.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( andar) to walk

le gusta caminar por el campo — he likes going for walks o (going) walking in the country

salieron a caminar — they went out for a walk

podemos ir caminando — we can walk, we can go on foot

el nene ya camina — the baby's walking now

camina derecho! — stand up straight when you walk, don't slouch

a ti te hace falta alguien que te haga caminar derecho — what you need is someone to keep you in line (colloq)

b) (hacia una meta, fin)

caminamos hacia una nueva era social — our society is moving into a new age

caminar hacia un futuro mejor — to head toward a better future

2) (AmL) reloj/motor to work; asunto (fam)

el asunto va caminando — the matter is progressing, things are moving (colloq)
2.
caminar vt

1) < distancia> to walk

caminamos dos kilómetros todos los días — we walk two kilometers every day

2) (Col fam) < persona> to chase (colloq)

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= walk, walking, take + a walk, trek.

Ex: The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.

Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

Ex: Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.

Ex: It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject.

* caminando relajado = at a strolling pace.

* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).

* caminar con los hombros caídos = slouch.

* caminar con paso pesado = plod (along/through).

* caminar con pesadez = trudge.

* caminar con resolución = march.

* caminar dormido = sleep-walking, sleep walk.

* caminar encorbado = slouch.

* caminar por la cuerda floja = walk + a tightrope, walk + the tightrope, walk + the tight wire.

* caminar suavemente = pad.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* utensilio para ayudar a caminar = walking aid.

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caminar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (andar) to walk

le gusta caminar por el campo he likes going for walks o (going) walking in the country

salieron a caminar they went out for a walk

queda muy cerca, podemos ir caminando it's very close, we can walk o we can go on foot

el nene ya camina the baby's walking now

tú corre si quieres, yo voy caminando you run if you want to, I'm walking o going to walk

¡camina derecho! stand up straight when you walk o don't slouch

a ti te hace falta alguien que te haga caminar derecho what you need is someone to keep you in line ( colloq)

2

(hacia una meta, fin): caminamos hacia una nueva era social our society is moving into a new age

un actor que camina hacia la fama an actor heading for fame

el río camina hacia el mar ( liter); the river wends o makes its way to the sea ( liter)

el sol caminaba hacia el ocaso ( liter); the sun moved westward ( liter)

B ( AmL)

1 «reloj/motor» to work

2 ( fam)

«asunto»: el asunto va caminando the matter is progressing o ( colloq) things are moving

si no tienes un conocido allí, el trámite no camina if you don't know someone who works there, it's difficult to get things moving

■ caminar

vt

A ‹distancia› to walk

caminamos dos kilómetros todos los días we walk two kilometers every day

siempre camino ese trecho I always walk that bit, I always do that bit on foot

B ( Col fam) ‹persona› to chase ( colloq), to be after ( colloq)

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caminar ( conjugate caminar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( andar) to walk;
◊ salieron a caminar they went out for a walk;

podemos ir caminando we can walk, we can go on foot;
caminar hacia algo ‹hacia meta/fin› to move toward(s) sth
2 (AmL) [reloj/motor] to work;
◊ el asunto va caminando (fam) things are moving (colloq)

verbo transitivo ‹ distancia› to walk
caminar
I verbo intransitivo to walk
II verbo transitivo (recorrer a pie) to cover,walk: camino un par de kilómetros diarios, I walk two kilometres every day
' caminar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cojear
- raqueta
- vacilante
- andar
- bastón
- brazo
- campo
- cansado
- derecha
- encoger
- marchar
- rumbo
- tropezar
English:
shuffle
- sleep-walk
- slog
- tramp
- trek
- trudge
- walking pace
- walking shoes
- get
- mince
- pace
- plod
- sleepwalk
- swagger
- tiptoe
- waddle
- wade
- walk
- walker

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caminar

♦ vi

1. [andar] to walk;

me gusta caminar I like walking;

nosotros iremos caminando we'll walk, we'll go on foot;

caminar por la acera to walk on the Br pavement o US sidewalk;

caminar de un lado para otro to walk up and down, to walk to and fro;

caminar derecho o [m5] erguido to walk with a straight back;

¡camina derecho! don't slouch!;
Fig
es difícil caminar siempre derecho it's not easy always to keep to the straight and narrow;

caminar de puntillas to tiptoe

2. [seguir un curso]
el río camina por el valle hacia la desembocadura the river passes o flows through the valley on its way to the sea

3. [encaminarse]
caminar hacia to head for;

caminar hacia el desastre to be heading for disaster;

caminamos hacia una nueva época we are entering a new era

4. Am Fam [funcionar] to work

5. Am Fam [progresar] to progress;

si no conoces a nadie, no caminas if you don't know the right people, you won't get anywhere

♦ vt

to walk;

caminamos 20 kilómetros we walked 20 kilometres

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caminar

I v/i

1 walk; fig

move;

caminando on foot

2 L.Am. ( funcionar) work

II v/t walk

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caminar vi

andar: to walk, to move

caminar vt

: to walk, to cover (a distance)

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caminar vb to walk

me encanta caminar por el monte I love walking in the mountains

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99 cariz

m.

look, appearance.

tomar mal/buen cariz to take a turn for the worse/better

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cariz

► nombre masculino (pl carices)

1 aspect, look

■ este asunto está tomando muy mal cariz this affair is beginning to look bad

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SM

1) (=aspecto) look

este asunto está tomando mal cariz — this is beginning to look bad, I don't like the look of this

en vista del cariz que toman las cosas — in view of the way things are going

2) (Meteo) outlook

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masculino

no me gusta el cariz que están tomando las cosas — I don't like the way things are going o developing

la situación está tomando mal cariz — the situation is beginning to look bad

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= texture, complexion, twist.

Ex. The fruits of Mr. Kilgour's labors and creations have substantially altered the texture of contemporary America library service = Los frutos de los trabajos y creaciones del Sr. Kilgour han alterado sustancialmente la naturaleza del servicio bibliotecario de la América contemporánea.

Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

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masculino

no me gusta el cariz que están tomando las cosas — I don't like the way things are going o developing

la situación está tomando mal cariz — the situation is beginning to look bad

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= texture, complexion, twist.

Ex: The fruits of Mr. Kilgour's labors and creations have substantially altered the texture of contemporary America library service = Los frutos de los trabajos y creaciones del Sr. Kilgour han alterado sustancialmente la naturaleza del servicio bibliotecario de la América contemporánea.

Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

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cariz

masculine

esto le ha dado un nuevo cariz a la situación this has put a new complexion on the situation

no me gusta nada el cariz que están tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o developing

la situación política está tomando mal cariz the political situation is beginning to look bad

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cariz sustantivo masculino:
◊ el cariz que están tomando las cosas the way things are going o developing;

la situación está tomando mal cariz the situation is beginning to look bad
cariz sustantivo masculino look

' cariz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sesgo
English:
shape up

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cariz nm

look, appearance;

la ciudad tiene un marcado cariz colonial the city has a very colonial aspect;

nos preocupa el cariz que pueda tomar el conflicto we are concerned about how the conflict may develop;

tomar mal/buen cariz to take a turn for the worse/better

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cariz

m look;

tomar mal cariz start to look bad

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cariz nm, pl carices : appearance, aspect

Spanish-English dictionary > cariz
100 catálogo en forma de libro

(n.) = bookform catalogue, book catalogue

Ex. However, the evolution from bookform catalogs and card catalogs to online catalogs will involve considerable and extensive changes in cataloguing rules.

Ex. The heritage of our card and book catalogs is bound to continue to exist, or coexist, with the online catalog for an indefinite time to come.

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(n.) = bookform catalogue, book catalogue

Ex: However, the evolution from bookform catalogs and card catalogs to online catalogs will involve considerable and extensive changes in cataloguing rules.

Ex: The heritage of our card and book catalogs is bound to continue to exist, or coexist, with the online catalog for an indefinite time to come.

Spanish-English dictionary > catálogo en forma de libro

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