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2 actitud de contradicción
• contradictory dispositionDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > actitud de contradicción
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3 contradictorio en el sentido
• contradictory in sense• oxymoronicDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > contradictorio en el sentido
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4 expresión contradictoria
• contradictory expression• paradoxDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > expresión contradictoria
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5 oximorónico
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6 contradictorio
adj.1 contradictory, contrary, contradictive, conflicting.2 contradictive, paradoxical, antinomic, antinomical.* * *► adjetivo1 contradictory* * *(f. - contradictoria)adj.* * *ADJ contradictory* * *- ria adjetivo contradictory* * *= conflicting, contradictory, contradicting, adversarial.Ex. As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.Ex. While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.Ex. Again, the existence of contradicting policies simply dissipates the desired effect.Ex. The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.----* contradictorio (con) = in conflict (with).* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.* * *- ria adjetivo contradictory* * *contradictorio (con)Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.
= conflicting, contradictory, contradicting, adversarial.Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.
Ex: While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.Ex: Again, the existence of contradicting policies simply dissipates the desired effect.Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.* contradictorio (con) = in conflict (with).* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.* * *‹declaraciones/versiones› contradictory, conflicting; ‹persona› contradictory* * *
contradictorio◊ - ria adjetivo
contradictory
contradictorio,-a adjetivo contradictory
' contradictorio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contradictoria
English:
conflicting
- contradictory
- inconsistent
- mixed
* * *contradictorio, -a adjcontradictory;ser contradictorio con algo to contradict sth, to be in contradiction with sth* * *adj contradictory* * *contradictorio, - ria adj: contradictory -
7 contradecir
v.to contradict.Ella negó los cargos She denied the charges.* * *1 (decir lo contrario) to contradict2 (obrar en contradicción) to be inconsistent with, be at variance with1 (decir lo contrario) to contradict oneself2 (decir contradicciones) to be inconsistent* * *1.2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <persona/argumento> to contradict2.no le gusta que lo contradigan — he doesn't like being o to be contradicted
contradecirse v prona) persona to contradict oneselfb) (recípr) afirmaciones/órdenes to contradict each other, be contradictorycontradecirse con algo — to conflict with something, contradict something
* * *= stand in + contrast to, contradict, contest, stand in + sharp contrast to.Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.Ex. This contradicts the statements of earlier researchers.Ex. Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.Ex. To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.----* contradecirse = trip over + each other, send + mixed signals.* * *1.verbo transitivo <persona/argumento> to contradict2.no le gusta que lo contradigan — he doesn't like being o to be contradicted
contradecirse v prona) persona to contradict oneselfb) (recípr) afirmaciones/órdenes to contradict each other, be contradictorycontradecirse con algo — to conflict with something, contradict something
* * *= stand in + contrast to, contradict, contest, stand in + sharp contrast to.Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
Ex: This contradicts the statements of earlier researchers.Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.* contradecirse = trip over + each other, send + mixed signals.* * *contradecir [ I24 ]vt‹persona/argumento› to contradictno le gusta que lo contradigan he doesn't like being o to be contradictedsus actos contradicen sus palabras his actions contradict o belie his words, his actions are inconsistent with his words1 «persona» to contradict oneself2 ( recípr) «afirmaciones/órdenes» to contradict each other, be contradictory contradecirse CON algo to conflict WITH sth, contradict sthsus últimas declaraciones se contradicen con las anteriores her most recent statements conflict with o are at odds with o contradict o are at variance with previous statements* * *
contradecir ( conjugate contradecir) verbo transitivo ‹persona/argumento› to contradict
contradecirse verbo pronominal
contradecirse con algo to conflict with sth, contradict sth
contradecir verbo transitivo to contradict
' contradecir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contrariar
- oponerse
- amigo
English:
contradict
* * *♦ vtto contradict* * *v/t contradict* * *contradecir {11} vtdesmentir: to contradict* * *contradecir vb to contradict -
8 enemistad mortal
(n.) = blood feud, vendettaEx. Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.Ex. Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.* * *(n.) = blood feud, vendettaEx: Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.
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9 parecer contradictorio
(v.) = appear + contradictoryEx. However, it is hard to draw any definite conclusions about mobile information and advice vans as the evidence appears so contradictory.* * *(v.) = appear + contradictoryEx: However, it is hard to draw any definite conclusions about mobile information and advice vans as the evidence appears so contradictory.
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10 asesoría y oficina de información itinerante en furgón
Ex. However, it is hard to draw any definite conclusions about mobile information and advice vans as the evidence appears so contradictory.* * *Ex: However, it is hard to draw any definite conclusions about mobile information and advice vans as the evidence appears so contradictory.
Spanish-English dictionary > asesoría y oficina de información itinerante en furgón
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11 declaración
f.1 declaration, annunciation, statement, proclamation.2 testimony, attestation, assertion, testimonial.* * *1 (gen) declaration2 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) (explicación pública) statement, comment■ la artista se negó a hacer declaraciones sobre su divorcio the star refused to comment on her divorce3 DERECHO evidence4 (en bridge) bid\prestar declaración DERECHO to give evidence* * *noun f.1) declaration, statement2) testimony* * *SF1) (=proclamación) declarationdeclaración de derechos — (Pol) bill of rights
no quiso hacer declaraciones a los periodistas — he refused to talk to journalists, he refused to make a statement to journalists
3) [a Hacienda] tax returndeclaración de impuestos, declaración de ingresos, declaración de la renta — income tax return
4) (Jur) [ante la policía, en juicio] statementlas declaraciones de los testigos son contradictorias — the evidence given by the witnesses is contradictory, the witnesses' statements are contradictory
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prestar declaración — [ante la policía] to make a statement; [en un juicio] to give evidence, testify•
tomar la declaración a algn — to take a statement from sbdeclaración de culpabilidad — plea of guilty, guilty plea
declaración de inocencia — plea of not guilty, not guilty plea
declaración inmediata — Méx verbal statement
declaración jurada — sworn statement, affidavit
5) [de incendio, epidemia] outbreak6) (Naipes) bid* * *1)a) ( afirmación) declarationb) (a la prensa, en público) statementc) ( proclamación) declaration2) (Der) statement, testimony•* * *= assertion, claim, statement, declaration, bid, testimony, communiqué, pronouncement, utterance, testimonial, deposition.Ex. The argument in support of this proposal rests on the following assertions: The main entry is a relic of the early days of the printed book catalog when, for reasons of space and cost of printing, a book was to be represented by one entry only.Ex. The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.Ex. Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex. Profiles may remain empty declarations of intent in a changing reality.Ex. Try to envisage explaining the significance of a bid of 'two clubs' in contract bridge to someone who has never seen a pack of playing cards.Ex. Sidney Ditzion's assessment of Ticknor as a man who 'loved and trusted the great majority of his fellow citizens' just will not stand the test when compared with the testimony of Ticknor's contemporaries.Ex. The official communiqué issued at the end of the meeting follows: 'The meeting deplores and is deeply shocked by the extensive damage to, and looting of, the cultural heritage of Iraq caused by the recent conflict' = El comunicado oficial emitido al final de la asamble dice: "La asamblea condena y se siente horrorizada por el enorme daño y el saqueo del patrimonio cultural de Irak ocasionado por el reciente conflicto".Ex. However I have pointed out what seem to me to be the more important of the relevant rules and I have tried to summarize their main pronouncements without misrepresentation, despite the unavoidable simplification.Ex. One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.Ex. Testimonials from the participants showed that the workshops had economic, social and environmental benefits.Ex. The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.----* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda = income tax assistance.* declaración bajo juramento = statement under oath.* declaración de conformidad = declaration of agreement.* declaración de culpabilidad = guilty plea.* Declaración de Derechos = Bill of Rights.* declaración de guerra = declaration of war.* declaración de insolvencia = bailout.* declaración de intenciones = policy statement, statement of objectives, mission statement, purpose statement, letter of intent, declaration of intent, vision statement.* declaración de la renta = tax return, income tax, income tax return, income tax statement.* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario = Library Bill of Rights.* declaración de objetivos = statement of objectives, purpose statement, mission statement, vision statement.* declaración de postura oficial = position paper.* declaración de prensa = press statement.* declaración de principios = statement of principles, value statement, Bill of Rights, declaration of principles, statement of principles.* declaración de propiedad = claim.* declaración jurada = declaration form, form of declaration, deposition, sworn affidavit, affidavit.* declaración pública = public statement.* impreso de declaración de la renta = income tax form, tax form.* prestar declaración = give + evidence.* prestar declaración bajo juramento = testify + under oath.* * *1)a) ( afirmación) declarationb) (a la prensa, en público) statementc) ( proclamación) declaration2) (Der) statement, testimony•* * *= assertion, claim, statement, declaration, bid, testimony, communiqué, pronouncement, utterance, testimonial, deposition.Ex: The argument in support of this proposal rests on the following assertions: The main entry is a relic of the early days of the printed book catalog when, for reasons of space and cost of printing, a book was to be represented by one entry only.
Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.Ex: Profiles may remain empty declarations of intent in a changing reality.Ex: Try to envisage explaining the significance of a bid of 'two clubs' in contract bridge to someone who has never seen a pack of playing cards.Ex: Sidney Ditzion's assessment of Ticknor as a man who 'loved and trusted the great majority of his fellow citizens' just will not stand the test when compared with the testimony of Ticknor's contemporaries.Ex: The official communiqué issued at the end of the meeting follows: 'The meeting deplores and is deeply shocked by the extensive damage to, and looting of, the cultural heritage of Iraq caused by the recent conflict' = El comunicado oficial emitido al final de la asamble dice: "La asamblea condena y se siente horrorizada por el enorme daño y el saqueo del patrimonio cultural de Irak ocasionado por el reciente conflicto".Ex: However I have pointed out what seem to me to be the more important of the relevant rules and I have tried to summarize their main pronouncements without misrepresentation, despite the unavoidable simplification.Ex: One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.Ex: Testimonials from the participants showed that the workshops had economic, social and environmental benefits.Ex: The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda = income tax assistance.* declaración bajo juramento = statement under oath.* declaración de conformidad = declaration of agreement.* declaración de culpabilidad = guilty plea.* Declaración de Derechos = Bill of Rights.* declaración de guerra = declaration of war.* declaración de insolvencia = bailout.* declaración de intenciones = policy statement, statement of objectives, mission statement, purpose statement, letter of intent, declaration of intent, vision statement.* declaración de la renta = tax return, income tax, income tax return, income tax statement.* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario = Library Bill of Rights.* declaración de objetivos = statement of objectives, purpose statement, mission statement, vision statement.* declaración de postura oficial = position paper.* declaración de prensa = press statement.* declaración de principios = statement of principles, value statement, Bill of Rights, declaration of principles, statement of principles.* declaración de propiedad = claim.* declaración jurada = declaration form, form of declaration, deposition, sworn affidavit, affidavit.* declaración pública = public statement.* impreso de declaración de la renta = income tax form, tax form.* prestar declaración = give + evidence.* prestar declaración bajo juramento = testify + under oath.* * *A1 (afirmación) declarationuna declaración de amor a declaration of love2 (a la prensa, en público) statementel gobierno no ha emitido ninguna declaración al respecto the Government has issued no statement on the matterse negó a hacer declaraciones a la prensa she refused to talk to the press, she refused to make a statement to the press3 (proclamación) declarationla declaración universal de los derechos del hombre the universal declaration of human rightsCompuestos:bill of rightsdeclaration of wardeclaration of independencedeclaration of principlesdeclaration of bankruptcyB ( Der) statement, testimony(ante el juez): el policía me tomó declaración the policeman took my statementtuvo que prestar declaración como testigo he was called to give evidence o to testify o as a witnessCompuestos:customs declarationincome tax returnincome tax returnaffidavit, sworn statement* * *
declaración sustantivo femenino
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2 (Der) statement, testimony;
prestar declaración como testigo to give evidence, to testify;
declaración del impuesto sobre la renta income tax return
declaración sustantivo femenino
1 declaration
una declaración de principios, a declaration of principles
(de la renta) tax declaration
US tax return
2 (comentario) comment: no quiso hacer declaraciones, he refused to comment
3 Jur statement
prestar declaración, to give evidence, testify
declaración jurada, sworn statement
' declaración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abierta
- abierto
- baja
- bajo
- deducirse
- desautorizar
- encajar
- falsedad
- jurada I
- jurado
- maquillar
- prestar
- rectificar
- trampa
- universal
- afirmación
- alcance
- arrancar
- falso
- hacer
- indiscreción
- testimonio
English:
acknowledgement
- announcement
- blunt
- declaration
- evasion
- evidence
- expand on
- frame
- impromptu
- return
- statement
- support
- sworn
- take back
- take down
- tax return
- testimony
- withdraw
- withdrawal
- design
- pronouncement
- tax
- testify
* * *declaración nf1. [manifestación] [ante la autoridad] statement;prestar declaración to give evidence;tomar declaración (a) to take a statement (from)declaración de impacto ambiental environmental impact statement;declaración del impuesto sobre la renta income tax return;declaración jurada sworn statement;declaración del patrimonio = inventory of property, drawn up for tax purposes;declaración de la renta income tax return;2. [afirmación] declaration;han pedido la declaración de zona catastrófica para la región they've requested that the region be declared a disaster area;en sus declaraciones a la prensa, el ministro dijo que… in his statement to the press, the minister said that…;no hizo declaraciones a los medios de comunicación he didn't make any statement to the mediadeclaración de amor declaration of love;declaración de guerra declaration of war;declaración de independencia declaration of independence;declaración de intenciones statement of intent;declaración de principios statement of principles3. [documento] declarationdeclaración universal de los derechos humanos universal declaration of human rights4. [comienzo] [de incendio, epidemia] outbreak* * *fhacer una declaración make a statement;tomar declaración a alguien take a statement from s.o.2 JUR:prestar declaración testify, give evidence* * *declaración nf, pl - ciones1) : declaration, statement2) testimonio: deposition, testimony3)declaración de derechos : bill of rights4)declaración jurada : affidavit* * *1. (de guerra, amor) declaration2. (afirmación pública) statement / comment -
12 deslabazado
= disjointed, fragmented.Ex. A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.Ex. The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.* * *= disjointed, fragmented.Ex: A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.
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13 enemistad a muerte
(n.) = blood feudEx. Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.* * *(n.) = blood feudEx: Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.
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14 fragmentado
adj.fragmented, piecemeal.past part.past participle of spanish verb: fragmentar.* * *ADJ fragmentedsolo nos han llegado informaciones fragmentadas — we have only received snippets of information o fragmented pieces of information
* * *= fragmented, splintering.Ex. The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.Ex. Publishers will have to deal with a splintering market and to produce a variety of publication formats.* * *= fragmented, splintering.Ex: The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.
Ex: Publishers will have to deal with a splintering market and to produce a variety of publication formats.* * *fragmentado, -a adj1. [roto] fragmented2. [dividido] divided;Informát [disco duro] fragmented -
15 iconoclasta
adj.iconoclastic.f. & m.iconoclast.* * *► adjetivo1 iconoclastic1 iconoclast* * *1.ADJ iconoclastic2.SMF iconoclast* * *Iadjetivo iconoclasticIImasculino y femenino iconoclast* * *= iconoclast, iconoclastic.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.Ex. These manuscripts were kept underground, which enabled them to survive the iconoclastic years of Muslim supremacy in India.* * *Iadjetivo iconoclasticIImasculino y femenino iconoclast* * *= iconoclast, iconoclastic.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.
Ex: These manuscripts were kept underground, which enabled them to survive the iconoclastic years of Muslim supremacy in India.* * *iconoclasticiconoclast* * *
iconoclasta
I adjetivo iconoclastic
II mf iconoclast
' iconoclasta' also found in these entries:
English:
iconoclastic
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16 inconexo
adj.1 unconnected, illogical, scrappy, loose.2 incoherent.* * *► adjetivo1 disconnected* * *ADJ [datos] unrelated, unconnected; [ideas] disconnected, disjointed; [texto] disjointed; [lenguaje, palabras] incoherent* * *- xa adjetivo unconnected* * *= disjointed, desultory, disjoint, unrelated, fragmented, inarticulate.Ex. A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. The three periods allow us to test our techniques with citations from wholly disjoint sets of writings.Ex. Adjacent technical papers bound in journals may often be unrelated.Ex. The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.Ex. The overt arguments presented by the daughter, the son-in-law and the wife, are ineffective and incredulously inarticulate.* * *- xa adjetivo unconnected* * *= disjointed, desultory, disjoint, unrelated, fragmented, inarticulate.Ex: A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.
Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: The three periods allow us to test our techniques with citations from wholly disjoint sets of writings.Ex: Adjacent technical papers bound in journals may often be unrelated.Ex: The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.Ex: The overt arguments presented by the daughter, the son-in-law and the wife, are ineffective and incredulously inarticulate.* * *inconexo -xaunconnected, disjointed* * *
inconexo◊ -xa adjetivo
unconnected
inconexo,-a adjetivo unconnected, disjointed, incoherent: son algunas ideas inconexas, these are a few random ideas
un discurso inconexo, a disjointed speech
' inconexo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inconexa
English:
disconnected
- disjointed
* * *inconexo, -a adj1. [parte] unconnected2. [pensamiento, texto] disjointed* * *adj unconnected* * *inconexo, -xa adj: unconnected, disconnected -
17 infracción del derecho de autor
(n.) = copyright infringementEx. There are laws which prohibit unlawful copyright infringement, but these are frequently contradictory and open to interpretation.* * *(n.) = copyright infringementEx: There are laws which prohibit unlawful copyright infringement, but these are frequently contradictory and open to interpretation.
Spanish-English dictionary > infracción del derecho de autor
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18 miscelánea
f.1 miscellany.2 corner shop, general store, small general store.* * *1 miscellany* * *SF1) frm (=mezcla) miscellany2) Méx (=tienda) corner shop* * *a) ( variedad) miscellany; (Lit, Period) miscellanyb) (Méx) ( tienda) small general store, corner shop (BrE)* * *= miscellaneous, mixed bag, miscellanea, miscellany.Ex. Miscellaneous, the code 'm' is displayed whenever extensive notes are associated with the missing issue.Ex. The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.Ex. ' Miscellanea' is a collection of 100 diverse philological notes and essays, one of the most popular printed books of the early humanists = " Miscelánea" es una colección de 100 notas y ensayos filológicos diversos; uno de los libros impresos más populares de los primeros humanistas.Ex. The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.----* una miscelánea de = a miscellany of.* * *a) ( variedad) miscellany; (Lit, Period) miscellanyb) (Méx) ( tienda) small general store, corner shop (BrE)* * *= miscellaneous, mixed bag, miscellanea, miscellany.Ex: Miscellaneous, the code 'm' is displayed whenever extensive notes are associated with the missing issue.
Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.Ex: ' Miscellanea' is a collection of 100 diverse philological notes and essays, one of the most popular printed books of the early humanists = " Miscelánea" es una colección de 100 notas y ensayos filológicos diversos; uno de los libros impresos más populares de los primeros humanistas.Ex: The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.* una miscelánea de = a miscellany of.* * *1 (variedad) miscellany* * *
miscelánea sustantivo femenino
misceláneo,-a
I adjetivo miscellaneous
II sustantivo femenino miscellany: encontramos en la buhardilla una miscelánea de objetos antiguos, we found all kinds of old things in the attic
' miscelánea' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
misceláneo
* * *miscelánea nf1. [mezcla] miscellany* * *f1 miscellany2 Méxconvenience store, Brcorner shop* * *miscelánea nf: miscellany -
19 mundo moderno
(n.) = modern world, modernised worldEx. The necessity for the public library to keep pace with developments in the modern world is emphasised.Ex. Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.* * *(n.) = modern world, modernised worldEx: The necessity for the public library to keep pace with developments in the modern world is emphasised.
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20 pasar a ser el centro de atención
(v.) = come into + focus, take + centre stageEx. Once the library's mission has been developed into a working philosophy of service, then the operational functions of management come into serious focus.Ex. Two major and apparently contradictory themes have emerged and taken centre stage in the management literature in the last several years.* * *(v.) = come into + focus, take + centre stageEx: Once the library's mission has been developed into a working philosophy of service, then the operational functions of management come into serious focus.
Ex: Two major and apparently contradictory themes have emerged and taken centre stage in the management literature in the last several years.Spanish-English dictionary > pasar a ser el centro de atención
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