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1 control policial

control policial

roadblock

Spanish-English dictionary > control policial
2 control policial

полицейский контроль (на дорогах)

El diccionario Español-ruso jurídico > control policial
3 control

m.

1 control (dominio).

bajo control under control

fuera de control out of control

perder el control to lose one's temper (perder la calma)

control de cambios (economics) exchange control

control de la natalidad birth control

2 examination, inspection.

todos los productos pasan un riguroso control all the products are rigorously inspected o examined

(bajo) control médico (under) medical supervision

control antidoping dope o drugs test

control de calidad quality control

control de existencias stock control

control del tráfico aéreo (aviation) air traffic control

3 checkpoint.

control de pasaportes passport control

4 test (exam).

5 control (mando).

el control del encendido/apagado the on/off switch

control remoto remote control

6 check, checking, test.

7 control knob, control, command.

8 restraint.

* * *

control

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) control

2 (comprobación) check

3 (sitio) checkpoint

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bajo el control de under the supervision of

estar bajo control to be under control

estar fuera de control to be out of control

llevar el control to be in control

perder el control to lose control

control a distancia remote control

control de calidad quality control

control de natalidad birth control

control de pasaportes passport control

■ pasaron por el control de pasaportes they went through passport control

control de sí mismo self-control

control policial roadblock

* * *

noun m.

1) control

2) check

* * *

SM

1) (=dominio, vigilancia) control

nunca pierde el control — he never loses control

bajo control — under control

fuera de control — out of control

perder el control — to lose control (of o.s.)

hacerse con el control de algo — to take control o charge of sth

control de o sobre sí mismo — self-control

control armamentista — arms control

control de alquileres — rent control

control de calidad — quality control

control de cambio — exchange control

control de costos — cost control

control de créditos — credit control

control de existencias — stock control

control de la circulación — traffic control

control de la demanda — demand management

control de la natalidad — birth control

control del tráfico — traffic control

control de natalidad — birth control

control de precios — price control

control nuclear — nuclear inspection

control presupuestario — budget control

2) (=inspección) (Jur) inspection, check; (Com, Econ) audit, auditing

3) (=puesto) (tb: control de carretera) roadblock; (tb: control de frontera) frontier checkpoint

montar un control — to set up a roadblock

control de pasaportes — passport inspection

control policial en carretera — police roadblock

4) [de un aparato] control

control del volumen — volume control

control de tonalidad — tone control

control remoto — remote control

5) (=examen) (Educ) test

6) (Med) test

control antidopaje — drugs test, dope test

control antidoping — drug test, dope test

control de alcoholemia — Breathalyser ® test

* * *

masculino

1) ( dominio) control

bajo control — under control

sin control — out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada — I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

tener control sobre uno mismo — to have self-control

hacerse con el control de algo — to gain control of something

- control de armamentos

- control de natalidad

- control demográfico

2) ( vigilancia)

lleva el control de los gastos — she keeps a check on the money that is spent

no hay ningún control en esta oficina — there's no one in charge in this office

- control de calidad

- control de existencias

- control de pasaportes

- control de precios

3) (en carretera, rally) checkpoint

4)

a) ( de aparato) control

el control del volumen — the volume control

b) controles masculino plural (Rad)

con Martín en los controles — with studio production by Martín

- control remoto

5)

a) (Educ) test

b) (Med) check-up

•

- control antidoping

* * *

= check, control, grasp, hold, monitoring, regulation, supervision, toll, command, governance, mastery, checkpoint, grip, tracking, span of control, policing, tightening, rule, moderation, vetting.

Ex. Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.

Ex. Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex. When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex. SLIS will, however, need to retain a firm hold on their traditional market whilst also meeting more specialised competition.

Ex. Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.

Ex. If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.

Ex. The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.

Ex. Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.

Ex. Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.

Ex. Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.

Ex. The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

Ex. The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.

Ex. It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.

Ex. Tracking of personal information attached to electronic text supplied by publishers is a potential violator of user privacy.

Ex. What is needed is for the director to broaden her span of control by eliminating the position of assistant director.

Ex. The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex. Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.

Ex. The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

Ex. The ETEL system guarantees relevance of the information through moderation by a newspaper editor.

Ex. Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.

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* activar un mecanismo de control = set + control.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.

* campaña de control de alcoholemia = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* campo de control = control field.

* carácter de control = control character.

* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.

* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control = circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* código de control = processing code, control code.

* colección de control = test collection.

* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.

* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).

* control al azar = spot check.

* control antidopaje = drug testing.

* control antidoping = drug testing.

* control bibliográfico = bibliographic control, bibliographical control.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* control de acceso = access control.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* control de armas = arms control.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* control de autoridades = authority control.

* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.

* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.

* control de circulación = circulation control.

* control de disturbios = riot control.

* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.

* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.

* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.

* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas = serials circulation control.

* control de la natalidad = birth control.

* control del armamento = arms control.

* control de las enfermedades = disease control.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* control de la temperatura = climatic control.

* control del estrés = stress management.

* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas = article-level control.

* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.

* control del peso = weight control.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* control de masas = riot control, crowd control.

* control de materias = subject control.

* control de multitudes = crowd control.

* control de plagas = pest control.

* control de préstamo = circulation control.

* control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals control.

* control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control, periodicals inventory control.

* control de salida = exit barrier.

* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.

* control de volumen = volume controller, volume control.

* control económico = fiscal control.

* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.

* controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.

* control férreo = iron-fisted grip, iron grip.

* control fronterizo = border control, border checkpoint.

* control mental = mind control.

* control paterno = parental control.

* control presupuestario = budgetary control.

* control remoto = remote control, remote controller.

* control remoto de llavero = key fob.

* control terminológico = terminology control.

* control total = stranglehold.

* dígito de control = check digit.

* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.

* ejercer control = exert + control, wield + control.

* ejercer control sobre = exercise + control over, have + hold on.

* en control = controlling.

* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.

* estrechar el control = tighten + the grip.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.

* fuera de control = out-of-control, haywire.

* fuera del control de = beyond the control of.

* fuera de + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* grupo de control = control group.

* hacerse con el control de = take over + control of, take + control of.

* ingeniería de control = control engineering.

* lista de control = checklist [check-list].

* lograr el control = gain + control (over/of).

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mecanismo de control = watchdog.

* medida de control = control measure.

* módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.

* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control system, serials control module.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* número de control = control number.

* organismo de control = watchdog.

* palabra de control = control word.

* panel de control = control panel.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* puesto de control = checkpoint.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.

* sin control = uncontrolled.

* sistema de control = monitoring system, vetting system.

* sistema de control de la salida = exit control system.

* sistema de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials system, serials control system.

* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.

* someter a control = place under + control.

* sujeto de control = control subject.

* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* tener control sobre = have + hold on.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.

* * *

masculino

1) ( dominio) control

bajo control — under control

sin control — out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada — I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

tener control sobre uno mismo — to have self-control

hacerse con el control de algo — to gain control of something

- control de armamentos

- control de natalidad

- control demográfico

2) ( vigilancia)

lleva el control de los gastos — she keeps a check on the money that is spent

no hay ningún control en esta oficina — there's no one in charge in this office

- control de calidad

- control de existencias

- control de pasaportes

- control de precios

3) (en carretera, rally) checkpoint

4)

a) ( de aparato) control

el control del volumen — the volume control

b) controles masculino plural (Rad)

con Martín en los controles — with studio production by Martín

- control remoto

5)

a) (Educ) test

b) (Med) check-up

•

- control antidoping

* * *

= check, control, grasp, hold, monitoring, regulation, supervision, toll, command, governance, mastery, checkpoint, grip, tracking, span of control, policing, tightening, rule, moderation, vetting.

Ex: Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex: When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex: SLIS will, however, need to retain a firm hold on their traditional market whilst also meeting more specialised competition.

Ex: Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.

Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.

Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.

Ex: Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.

Ex: Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.

Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.

Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.

Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.

Ex: Tracking of personal information attached to electronic text supplied by publishers is a potential violator of user privacy.

Ex: What is needed is for the director to broaden her span of control by eliminating the position of assistant director.

Ex: The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex: Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.

Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

Ex: The ETEL system guarantees relevance of the information through moderation by a newspaper editor.

Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.

* activar un mecanismo de control = set + control.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.

* campaña de control de alcoholemia = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* campo de control = control field.

* carácter de control = control character.

* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.

* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control = circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* código de control = processing code, control code.

* colección de control = test collection.

* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.

* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).

* control al azar = spot check.

* control antidopaje = drug testing.

* control antidoping = drug testing.

* control bibliográfico = bibliographic control, bibliographical control.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* control de acceso = access control.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* control de armas = arms control.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* control de autoridades = authority control.

* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.

* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.

* control de circulación = circulation control.

* control de disturbios = riot control.

* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.

* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.

* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.

* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas = serials circulation control.

* control de la natalidad = birth control.

* control del armamento = arms control.

* control de las enfermedades = disease control.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* control de la temperatura = climatic control.

* control del estrés = stress management.

* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas = article-level control.

* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.

* control del peso = weight control.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* control de masas = riot control, crowd control.

* control de materias = subject control.

* control de multitudes = crowd control.

* control de plagas = pest control.

* control de préstamo = circulation control.

* control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals control.

* control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control, periodicals inventory control.

* control de salida = exit barrier.

* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.

* control de volumen = volume controller, volume control.

* control económico = fiscal control.

* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.

* controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.

* control férreo = iron-fisted grip, iron grip.

* control fronterizo = border control, border checkpoint.

* control mental = mind control.

* control paterno = parental control.

* control presupuestario = budgetary control.

* control remoto = remote control, remote controller.

* control remoto de llavero = key fob.

* control terminológico = terminology control.

* control total = stranglehold.

* dígito de control = check digit.

* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.

* ejercer control = exert + control, wield + control.

* ejercer control sobre = exercise + control over, have + hold on.

* en control = controlling.

* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.

* estrechar el control = tighten + the grip.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.

* fuera de control = out-of-control, haywire.

* fuera del control de = beyond the control of.

* fuera de + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* grupo de control = control group.

* hacerse con el control de = take over + control of, take + control of.

* ingeniería de control = control engineering.

* lista de control = checklist [check-list].

* lograr el control = gain + control (over/of).

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mecanismo de control = watchdog.

* medida de control = control measure.

* módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.

* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control system, serials control module.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* número de control = control number.

* organismo de control = watchdog.

* palabra de control = control word.

* panel de control = control panel.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* puesto de control = checkpoint.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.

* sin control = uncontrolled.

* sistema de control = monitoring system, vetting system.

* sistema de control de la salida = exit control system.

* sistema de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials system, serials control system.

* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.

* someter a control = place under + control.

* sujeto de control = control subject.

* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* tener control sobre = have + hold on.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.

* * *

control

masculine

A (dominio) control

la epidemia está bajo control the epidemic is under control

perdió el control del vehículo he lost control of the vehicle

el coche giró sin control the car spun, out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

no tiene ningún control sobre sí mismo he has no self-control

se hizo con el control de la compañía he gained control of the company

Compuestos:

● control del pensamiento

thought control

● control presupuestario

budget o budgetary control

B

(vigilancia, fiscalización): lleva el control de los gastos she keeps tabs o a check on the money that is spent

Compuestos:

● control de armamentos

arms control

● control de calidad

quality control o check

● control de créditos

credit control

● control de (la) natalidad

birth control

● control de pasaportes

passport control

● control del tráfico or tránsito

traffic control

● control de sanidad

sanitary control

● control de seguridad

security check

C (en la carretera) checkpoint; (en un rally) checkpoint

D

1 (de un aparato) control

el control del volumen/brillo the volume/brightness control

2 controles mpl ( Rad):

con Martín en los controles with studio production by Martín

Compuesto:

control remoto

remote control

funciona a or por control remoto it works by remote control

E

1 ( Educ) test

2 ( Med) check-up

Compuesto:

control antidopaje or antidoping

dope test, drug test

* * *

control sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) control;
◊ bajo control under control;

sin control out of control;
perdí el control I lost control (of myself);
hacerse con el control de algo to gain control of sth;
lleva el control de los gastos she keeps a check on the money that is spent;
control de (la) natalidad birth control;
control de calidad quality control o check;
control de pasaportes passport control;
control remoto remote control
2 (en carretera, rally) checkpoint
3
a) (Educ) test

b) (Med) check-up;

◊ control antidoping dope test, drug test

control sustantivo masculino
1 (dominio) control: está todo bajo control, everything is under control
2 Educ test
3 (inspección) check
control de calidad, quality control
4 (de Policía, militar) checkpoint, roadblock
5 control remoto, remote control
' control' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- adueñarse
- ajena
- ajeno
- angular
- autocontrol
- contención
- controlar
- controlarse
- cuadro
- descontrol
- descontrolarse
- desenfreno
- disciplina
- dominar
- dominación
- dominarse
- dominio
- dueña
- dueño
- encima
- fraude
- mando
- moderarse
- órbita
- palanca
- papel
- planificación
- potingue
- pública
- público
- regular
- regulación
- reportarse
- reprimirse
- reprivatizar
- resbalar
- retener
- rienda
- señorío
- sofocar
- teleguiada
- teleguiado
- telemando
- tenerse
- torre
- ala
- anticoncepción
- apoderarse
English:
air traffic control
- arms control
- beyond
- birth control
- check
- checkpoint
- control
- equity
- fiendish
- freak out
- gain
- grip
- hand
- hit
- hold
- knob
- over
- override
- panel
- passport control
- pest control
- piece
- quality control
- rein
- remote control
- resume
- roadblock
- rule
- runaway
- self-control
- speed trap
- take over
- tight
- tighten
- tighten up
- time clock
- time-keeping
- traffic control
- unionist
- volume control
- watchdog
- wild
- air
- birth
- boil
- break
- compose
- curb
- discipline
- dual

* * *

control nm

1. [dominio] control;

bajo control under control;

fuera de control out of control;

perder el control [de vehículo] to lose control;
[perder la calma] to lose one's temper;
bebe/fuma sin control he drinks/smokes an enormous amount

Comp
Econ control de cambios exchange control; Econ control de costos o Esp costes cost control; Fin control crediticio credit control; Fin control de crédito credit control; Econ control de gestión management control;
control de (la) natalidad birth control;
Econ control de precios price control
2. [comprobación, verificación] examination, inspection;

todos los productos pasan un riguroso control all the products are rigorously inspected o examined;

(bajo) control médico (under) medical supervision;

él se encarga del control del gasto he is the person in charge of controlling expenditure;

efectúan un control continuo de su tensión his blood pressure is being continuously monitored

Comp
Informát control de acceso access control;
el control de acceso al edificio the system controlling access to the building;

control de alcoholemia breath test, Br Breathalyser® o US Breathalyzer® test;

control antidoping drugs test;

control de armamento arms control;

control de calidad quality control;
Com control de existencias stock control;
control financiero financial control;
Av control de tierra ground control;
control del tráfico aéreo air-traffic control

3. [vigilancia] examination;

un edificio sometido a un fuerte control a building with very heavy security

4. [de policía] checkpoint;
[en rally] checkpoint
Comp
control de pasaportes passport control;
control de velocidad por radar radar speed trap

5. [examen] test, US quiz

6. Dep [del balón] control;

tiene un buen control he's got good control

7. [mando] control;

el control del encendido/apagado the on/off switch

Comp
control remoto remote control;
activar algo por control remoto to activate sth by remote control

8. Rad
en los controles estuvo Sandra the show was produced by Sandra

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control

m

1 control;

perder el control lose control;

tenerlo todo bajo control have everything under control

2 ( inspección) check

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control nm

1) : control

2) : inspection, check

3) : checkpoint, roadblock

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control n

1. (en general) control

perdió el control del coche he lost control of the car

control de pasaportes passport control

2. (examen) check

control de seguridad security check

llevar el control de algo to run something [pt. ran; pp. run]

control de natalidad birth control

control policial police checkpoint

Spanish-English dictionary > control
4 policial

adj.

police.

investigación policial police investigation o inquiry

f. & m.

law enforcement official, bluecoat, patrol man, policeman.

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policial

► adjetivo

1 police

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1.

ADJ police antes de s

2.

SM CAm policeman

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adjetivo police (before n)

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* despliegue policial = police crackdown.

* dictadura policial = police regime.

* furgón policial = paddy wagon, police wagon, police van.

* informe policial = police report.

* ofensiva policial = police crackdown.

* red policial de captura = dragnet.

* régimen policial = police regime.

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adjetivo police (before n)

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* despliegue policial = police crackdown.

* dictadura policial = police regime.

* furgón policial = paddy wagon, police wagon, police van.

* informe policial = police report.

* ofensiva policial = police crackdown.

* red policial de captura = dragnet.

* régimen policial = police regime.

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policial

adjective

1 ‹control/medidas› police ( before n)

2 ‹novela› crime ( before n), detective ( before n); ‹película› detective ( before n)

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policial adjetivo
police ( before n)
' policial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
redada
- registro
- superior
- cordón
- dispositivo
- ficha
- patrullero
English:
police state
- precinct
- roadblock
- burst
- detective
- mug
- police

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policial adj

police;

investigación policial police investigation o enquiry;

la intervención policial puso fin al secuestro the police intervened to bring the hostage situation to an end;

una novela policial a detective story

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policial

adj police atr

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policial adj

: police

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policial adj police

Spanish-English dictionary > policial
5 roadblock

noun (a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic: to set up a roadblock.) control policial

roadblock

tr['rəʊdblɒk]

noun

1 control nombre masculino policial

roadblock ['ro:d.blɑk] n

: control m

roadblock

n.

• barricada s.f.

noun control m (de carretera)

['rǝʊdblɒk]
N control m, barricada f, retén m (LAm)
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noun control m (de carretera)

English-spanish dictionary > roadblock
6 block

blok
1. noun
1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloque

2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) zoquete, tarugo

3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloque

4) (a barrier: a road block.) barrera, control policial

5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) manzana

2. verb
(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) bloquear, obstruir

- blockade

3. verb
The ships blockaded the town.) bloquear

- blockage
- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead

block¹ n

1. bloque / taco

a block of wood un taco de madera

2. bloque / edificio

a block of flats un bloque de pisos

3. manzana

we walked round the block dimos una vuelta a la manzana

block² vb obstruir / atascar / bloquear

the pipe is blocked la tubería está atascada

some police cars were blocking the road unos coches de policía bloqueaban la calle

block

tr[blɒk]

noun

1 bloque nombre masculino

■ a block of ice un bloque de hielo

2 (of wood, stone) taco

3 (building) edificio, bloque nombre masculino

4 (group of buildings) manzana

■ it's three blocks away está a tres calles de aquí

5 (obstruction) obstrucción nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 (pipe etc) obstruir, atascar

■ he blocked the sink atascó el fregadero

2 (streets etc) bloquear

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to block the way cerrar el paso

to become blocked obstruirse, atascarse

to knock somebody's block off romperle la crisma a alguien

to take a walk around the block dar una vuelta

block and tackle aparejo de poleas

block letters mayúsculas nombre femenino plural

block of flats bloque nombre masculino de pisos

block operation SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL operación nombre femenino de bloque

block of seats grupo de asientos

block booking reserva en grupo

block vote voto por cabeza de delegación

building blocks juego de construcción

mental block bloqueo mental

note block taco, bloc nombre masculino de notas

block ['blɑk] vt

1) obstruct: obstruir, bloquear

2) clog: atascar, atorar

block n

1) piece: bloque m

building blocks: cubos de construcción

auction block: plataforma de subastas

starting block: taco de salida

2) obstruction: obstrucción f, bloqueo m

3) : cuadra f, manzana f (de edificios)

to go around the block: dar la vuelta a la cuadra

4) building: edificio m (de apartamentos, oficinas, etc.)

5) group, series: serie f, grupo m

a block of tickets: una serie de entradas

6)

block and tackle : aparejo m de poleas

block (Handwriting)

n.

• molde (Letra) s.m.

n.

• bloque s.m.

• bloqueo s.m.

• calzo s.m.

• crujía s.f.

• cuadra s.f.

• horma s.f.

• manzana (De casas) s.f.

• motón s.m.

• obstáculo s.m.

• piedra s.f.

• plataforma s.f.

• tajo s.m.

• zoquete s.m.

v.

• bloquear v.

• bloquearse v.

• enclavar v.

• obstruir v.

blɑːk, blɒk
I

noun

1)

a) (of stone, wood) bloque m

the executioner's block — el tajo del verdugo

to knock somebody's block off — (colloq) romperle* la crisma a alguien (fam)

b) ( starting block) ( Sport) taco m de salida

to be first off the blocks — ser* el primero en la salida

c) ( of paper) bloc m

2)

a) ( space enclosed by streets) manzana f; ( distance between two streets)

to go for a walk around the block — dar* una vuelta a la manzana

it's eight blocks from here — (AmE) está a ocho cuadras (AmL) or (Esp) calles de aquí

b) ( building)

a block of flats — (BrE) un edificio de apartamentos or de departamentos (AmL), una casa de pisos (Esp)

an office block — un edificio de oficinas

3) ( section of text) sección f, bloque m

4) ( Comput) bloque m

5)

a) ( blockage) obstrucción f, bloqueo m

I have a mental block about physics — tengo un bloqueo mental con la física

b) ( obstacle)

block to something — obstáculo m para algo

c) ( embargo) bloqueo m

to put a block on something — bloquear algo

6) ( Sport) bloqueo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( obstruct) \<\<road/entrance\>\> bloquear

you're blocking my way — me estás impidiendo or bloqueando el paso

that fat man is blocking my view — ese gordo no me deja ver

b) \<\<drain/sink\>\> atascar*, tapar (AmL)

my nose is blocked — tengo la nariz tapada

2)

a) ( prevent) \<\<progress\>\> obstaculizar*, impedir*; \<\<funds/sale\>\> congelar, bloquear

b) ( Sport) bloquear

2.

vi ( Sport) bloquear

Phrasal Verbs:

- block in

- block off

- block out

- block up

[blɒk]
1. N

1) [of stone] bloque m; [of wood] zoquete m, tarugo m; (for paving) adoquín m; (butcher's, executioner's) tajo m; (=toy) (also: building block) cubo m; [of brake] zapata f; [of cylinder] bloque m

- on the block
chip
2) (=building) bloque m; (esp US) (=group of buildings) manzana f, cuadra f (LAm)

block of flats — (Brit) bloque m de pisos (Sp), edificio m de departamentos (LAm)

to walk around the block — dar la vuelta a la manzana

three blocks from here — (esp US) a tres manzanas de aquí

3) (=section) [of tickets, stamps] serie f

block of seats — grupo m de asientos

block of shares — paquete m de acciones

4) (=blockage) (in pipe) (gen) atasco m; (Med) bloqueo m

writer's block — bloqueo m de escritor

to have a mental block — tener un bloqueo mental

5) (Brit) (Typ) molde m; (=writing pad) bloc m

6) (Sport)
blocks (also: starting blocks) tacos mpl de salida
to be first/last off the blocks — ser el más rápido/lento en la salida; (fig) ser el más/menos madrugador

7) (Comput) bloque m

8) * (=head)

- knock sb's block off

2. VT

1) (=obstruct) [+ road, gangway] bloquear; [+ traffic, progress] estorbar, impedir; [+ pipe] obstruir; (Parl) [+ bill] bloquear; (Comm) [+ account] bloquear; (Sport) bloquear, parar

to block sb's way — cerrar el paso a algn

he stopped in the doorway, blocking her view — se paró en la entrada, tapándole la vista

am I blocking your view? — ¿te estoy tapando?

the road is blocked in four places — el camino está cortado en cuatro lugares

road blocked — cerrado (por obras)

my nose is blocked — tengo la nariz taponada

2) (Comput) agrupar

3.

VI (Sport) bloquear, parar

4.

CPD

block and tackle N — (Tech) aparejo m de poleas

block booking N — reserva f en bloque

block capitals NPL — (letras fpl) mayúsculas fpl

in block capitals — en mayúsculas, en letra or caracteres de imprenta

block diagram N — diagrama m de bloques

block grant N — subvención f en bloque

block letters NPL — = block capitals

block release N — (Brit) (Scol) exención f por estudios

block vote N — voto m por representación

- block in

- block off

- block out

- block up

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[blɑːk, blɒk]
I

noun

1)

a) (of stone, wood) bloque m

the executioner's block — el tajo del verdugo

to knock somebody's block off — (colloq) romperle* la crisma a alguien (fam)

b) ( starting block) ( Sport) taco m de salida

to be first off the blocks — ser* el primero en la salida

c) ( of paper) bloc m

2)

a) ( space enclosed by streets) manzana f; ( distance between two streets)

to go for a walk around the block — dar* una vuelta a la manzana

it's eight blocks from here — (AmE) está a ocho cuadras (AmL) or (Esp) calles de aquí

b) ( building)

a block of flats — (BrE) un edificio de apartamentos or de departamentos (AmL), una casa de pisos (Esp)

an office block — un edificio de oficinas

3) ( section of text) sección f, bloque m

4) ( Comput) bloque m

5)

a) ( blockage) obstrucción f, bloqueo m

I have a mental block about physics — tengo un bloqueo mental con la física

b) ( obstacle)

block to something — obstáculo m para algo

c) ( embargo) bloqueo m

to put a block on something — bloquear algo

6) ( Sport) bloqueo m

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( obstruct) \<\<road/entrance\>\> bloquear

you're blocking my way — me estás impidiendo or bloqueando el paso

that fat man is blocking my view — ese gordo no me deja ver

b) \<\<drain/sink\>\> atascar*, tapar (AmL)

my nose is blocked — tengo la nariz tapada

2)

a) ( prevent) \<\<progress\>\> obstaculizar*, impedir*; \<\<funds/sale\>\> congelar, bloquear

b) ( Sport) bloquear

2.

vi ( Sport) bloquear

Phrasal Verbs:

- block in

- block off

- block out

- block up

English-spanish dictionary > block
7 dispositivo

adj.

dispositive.

m.

device.

dispositivo intrauterino intrauterine device, IUD

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dispositivo

► nombre masculino

1 device, gadget

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SM

1) (Mec) (=aparato) device; (=mecanismo) mechanism

dispositivo de alimentación — hopper

dispositivo de arranque — starting mechanism

dispositivo de seguridad — (=mecanismo) safety catch, safety (EEUU); (=medidas) security measures pl

dispositivo intrauterino — intrauterine device, coil

dispositivo periférico — peripheral device

2) pl dispositivos (Mil) forces

dispositivos de seguridad — security forces

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masculino

1) ( mecanismo) mechanism; ( aparato) device

el dispositivo de arranque — the starting mechanism

- dispositivo intrauterino

- dispositivo de seguridad

2) (frml) ( destacamento)

han reforzado el dispositivo militar en la zona — they have reinforced their military presence in the area

un fuerte dispositivo policial — a large police presence

aumentará el dispositivo de vigilancia en las carreteras — the number of highway patrols will be increased

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= device, unit, rig.

Ex. The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.

Ex. Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.

Ex. An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.

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* activar un dispositivo de control = set + control.

* controlador de dispositivo = device driver.

* dispositivo de alarma = alarm device.

* dispositivo de almacenamiento = storage device.

* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos = store.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* dispositivo de cierre = fixing arrangement.

* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.

* dispositivo de conexión = linking device.

* dispositivo de conmutación = toggle switch.

* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.

* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.

* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.

* dispositivo de detección electrónica = electronic detection device.

* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.

* dispositivo de lectura = reading device.

* dispositivo de lectura digital = scanning device.

* dispositivo de perforación = punching device.

* dispositivo de presentación visual = VDU (Visual Display Unit), display device.

* dispositivo de préstamo = checkout unit.

* dispositivo de salida = output equipment.

* dispositivo de señalización = pointing device.

* dispositivo de vídeo = video playback unit.

* dispositivo electrónico = electronic device.

* dispositivo motorizado = motorised device.

* dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.

* dispositivos = armoury [armory, -USA].

* dispositivos de entrada = input equipment.

* driver de dispositivo = device driver.

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masculino

1) ( mecanismo) mechanism; ( aparato) device

el dispositivo de arranque — the starting mechanism

- dispositivo intrauterino

- dispositivo de seguridad

2) (frml) ( destacamento)

han reforzado el dispositivo militar en la zona — they have reinforced their military presence in the area

un fuerte dispositivo policial — a large police presence

aumentará el dispositivo de vigilancia en las carreteras — the number of highway patrols will be increased

* * *

= device, unit, rig.

Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.

Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.

Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.

* activar un dispositivo de control = set + control.

* controlador de dispositivo = device driver.

* dispositivo de alarma = alarm device.

* dispositivo de almacenamiento = storage device.

* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos = store.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* dispositivo de cierre = fixing arrangement.

* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.

* dispositivo de conexión = linking device.

* dispositivo de conmutación = toggle switch.

* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.

* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.

* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.

* dispositivo de detección electrónica = electronic detection device.

* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.

* dispositivo de lectura = reading device.

* dispositivo de lectura digital = scanning device.

* dispositivo de perforación = punching device.

* dispositivo de presentación visual = VDU (Visual Display Unit), display device.

* dispositivo de préstamo = checkout unit.

* dispositivo de salida = output equipment.

* dispositivo de señalización = pointing device.

* dispositivo de vídeo = video playback unit.

* dispositivo electrónico = electronic device.

* dispositivo motorizado = motorised device.

* dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.

* dispositivos = armoury [armory, -USA].

* dispositivos de entrada = input equipment.

* driver de dispositivo = device driver.

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dispositivo

masculine

A (mecanismo) mechanism; (aparato) device

el dispositivo de arranque the starting mechanism

Compuestos:

● dispositivo de almacenamiento

( Inf) storage device

● dispositivo de seguridad

( Tec) safety device o mechanism; (medidas de seguridad) security measures (pl)

● dispositivo intrauterino

intrauterine device, IUD

B ( frml)

(destacamento): han reforzado el dispositivo militar en la zona they have reinforced their military presence in the area, they have deployed more troops in the area

un fuerte dispositivo policial a large contingent of police

aumentará el dispositivo de vigilancia en las carreteras the number of highway patrols will be increased

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dispositivo sustantivo masculino
1 ( mecanismo) mechanism;
( aparato) device
2 (frml) ( destacamento):
◊ un fuerte dispositivo policial/militar a large police/military presence

dispositivo sustantivo masculino device
dispositivo intrauterino, intrauterine device (IUD)
' dispositivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparato
- artefacto
- DIU
- intrauterina
- intrauterino
- reflector
- reflectora
- accionar
- activar
- alarma
- chivato
- espiral
- estallar
- instalación
- luz
English:
appliance
- contraption
- intrauterine device
- IUD
- timing mechanism
- device
- dispenser
- guard

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dispositivo nm

1. [mecanismo] device

Comp
Informát dispositivo de almacenamiento storage device; Informát dispositivo de entrada input device;
dispositivo intrauterino intrauterine device, IUD;
Informát dispositivo periférico peripheral device; Informát dispositivo de salida output device;
dispositivo de seguimiento tracking device;

dispositivo de seguridad safety device

2. [grupo de personas]
un fuerte dispositivo policial a large contingent of police;

un impresionante dispositivo de seguridad impressive security arrangements;

se desplegó un dispositivo militar a lo largo de la frontera troops were deployed along the border

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dispositivo

m device

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dispositivo nm

1) aparato, mecanismo: device, mechanism

2) : force, detachment

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dispositivo n device

Spanish-English dictionary > dispositivo
8 police

pə'li:s
1. noun plural
(the men and women whose job is to prevent crime, keep order, see that laws are obeyed etc: Call the police!; The police are investigating the matter; (also adjective) the police force, a police officer.) policía

2. verb
(to supply (a place) with police: We cannot police the whole area.) vigilar, mantener el orden

- police dog
- policeman
- policewoman
- police station

police npl la policía

Recuerda que el verbo que acompaña a police va en plural

the police are looking for the killer la policía busca al asesino

police

tr[pə'liːs]

plural noun

1 (body) policía f sing; (officers) policías nombre masculino plural

transitive verb

1 (keep order in) mantener el orden en; (keep watch on) vigilar; (area) patrullar

■ the march was heavily policed hubo un gran despliegue policial en la manifestación

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to join the police hacerse policía

police car coche nombre masculino patrulla

police constable policía nombre masulino o femenino, agente nombre masulino o femenino

police dog perro policía

police force cuerpo de policía

police headquarters jefatura de policía

police state estado policial

police station comisaría

police [pə'li:s] vt, - liced ; - licing : mantener el orden en

to police the streets: patrullar las calles

police ns & pl

1) : policía f (organización)

2) police officers: policías mfpl

police

n.

• policía s.f.

v.

• mantener servicio de policía en v.

• patrullar v.

I pə'liːs
noun

a) ( force) (+ sing or pl vb)

the police — la policía

to be in/join the police — ser*/hacerse* policía; (before n) <escort, patrol> policial

police car — coche m patrulla or de policía

police constable — ( in UK) agente mf

police custody — custodia f policial

police department — ( in US) distrito m policial

the police force — la policía

police officer — agente mf, policía mf

to have a police record — estar* fichado or (CS tb) prontuariado

police van — (BrE) furgón m policial, (coche m) celular m (Esp)

b) ( police officers) (no art, + pl vb) policías mpl

II

transitive verb

a) ( keep order in) \<\<streets\>\> patrullar; \<\<region/area\>\> mantener* una fuerza policial en

b) ( monitor) vigilar, supervisar

c) ( clean up) (AmE) limpiar

[pǝ'liːs]
1.

NPL policía fsing

to join the police — hacerse policía

more than a hundred police were called in — más de cien policías hicieron acto de presencia

2.

VT [+ frontier] vigilar, patrullar por; [+ area] mantener el orden público en; [+ process] vigilar, controlar

the frontier is policed by UN patrols — la frontera la vigilan las patrullas de la ONU

the area used to be policed by Britain — la zona estaba antes bajo control de Gran Bretaña

3.

CPD de policía

police brutality N — violencia f policial

police captain N — (US) subjefe mf

police car N — coche m de policía

police cell N — celda f (de una comisaría)

police chief N — (Brit) ≈ jefe(-a) m / f de policía; (US) ≈ comisario(-a) m / f

police constable N — (Brit) guardia mf, policía mf

police court N — tribunal m de policía, tribunal m correccional

police custody N —

in police custody — bajo custodia policial

police department N — (US) policía f

police dog N — perro m policía

police escort N — escolta f policial

police force N — cuerpo m de policía

police headquarters NPL — cuartel m general de la policía

police helicopter N — helicóptero m de la policía

police inspector N — inspector(a) m / f de policía

police officer N — policía mf

police presence N — presencia f policial

a greater police presence is needed to combat street crime — para combatir la delincuencia callejera es necesaria una mayor presencia policial

police protection N — protección f policial

police record N — antecedentes mpl penales

police state N — estado m policía

police station N — comisaría f

police work N — trabajo m policial or de la policía

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I [pə'liːs]
noun

a) ( force) (+ sing or pl vb)

the police — la policía

to be in/join the police — ser*/hacerse* policía; (before n) <escort, patrol> policial

police car — coche m patrulla or de policía

police constable — ( in UK) agente mf

police custody — custodia f policial

police department — ( in US) distrito m policial

the police force — la policía

police officer — agente mf, policía mf

to have a police record — estar* fichado or (CS tb) prontuariado

police van — (BrE) furgón m policial, (coche m) celular m (Esp)

b) ( police officers) (no art, + pl vb) policías mpl

II

transitive verb

a) ( keep order in) \<\<streets\>\> patrullar; \<\<region/area\>\> mantener* una fuerza policial en

b) ( monitor) vigilar, supervisar

c) ( clean up) (AmE) limpiar

English-spanish dictionary > police
9 vigilancia

f.

1 vigilance (cuidado).

2 security.

tras la fuga aumentaron la vigilancia after the escape security was increased

3 arousal.

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vigilancia

► nombre femenino

1 (acción) surveillance

■ está bajo vigilancia he's under surveillance

2 (cuidado) vigilance, watchfulness

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torre de vigilancia lookout post

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noun f.

vigilance

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SF

1) (=custodia) vigilance

los niños pequeños requieren vigilancia constante — small children require constant vigilance

burlaron la vigilancia de sus guardianes — they evaded the watchful eye of their guards

tener bajo vigilancia — [+ paciente] to keep under observation; [+ prisionero] to keep under surveillance

vigilancia intensiva — (Med) intensive care

2) (=servicio) security

la vigilancia del hotel es excelente — security at the hotel is excellent

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femenino

a) (atención, cuidado) vigilance, watchfulness; (por guardias, la policía)

habrá que extremar la vigilancia — security will have to be tightened up

estar bajo vigilancia — to be under surveillance o watch

servicio de vigilancia — security patrol

vigilancia policial — police surveillance

b) ( servicio) security service

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= surveillance, oversight, vigilance, policing, watch.

Ex. Professionals are expected to be highly skilled and motivated, which I certainly am, so that little external surveillance over us should be required.

Ex. This article argues that it is essential that the press and public continue their oversight of the criminal justice process.

Ex. Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.

Ex. The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex. During his watch, the US economy as well as the global monetary situation have been thrown into a precarious situation.

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* concesión de permisos de vigilancia = surveillance licensing.

* extremar la vigilancia = be extra vigilant.

* mantener bajo vigilancia = keep under + observation.

* sin vigilancia = unattended.

* sistema de vigilancia = surveillance system.

* sistema de vigilancia electrónica = electronic surveillance system.

* torre de vigilancia = watchtower.

* vigilancia ciudadana = community policing, community policing.

* vigilancia de la frontera = border control.

* vigilancia tecnológica = technological surveillance.

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femenino

a) (atención, cuidado) vigilance, watchfulness; (por guardias, la policía)

habrá que extremar la vigilancia — security will have to be tightened up

estar bajo vigilancia — to be under surveillance o watch

servicio de vigilancia — security patrol

vigilancia policial — police surveillance

b) ( servicio) security service

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= surveillance, oversight, vigilance, policing, watch.

Ex: Professionals are expected to be highly skilled and motivated, which I certainly am, so that little external surveillance over us should be required.

Ex: This article argues that it is essential that the press and public continue their oversight of the criminal justice process.

Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.

Ex: The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex: During his watch, the US economy as well as the global monetary situation have been thrown into a precarious situation.

* concesión de permisos de vigilancia = surveillance licensing.

* extremar la vigilancia = be extra vigilant.

* mantener bajo vigilancia = keep under + observation.

* sin vigilancia = unattended.

* sistema de vigilancia = surveillance system.

* sistema de vigilancia electrónica = electronic surveillance system.

* torre de vigilancia = watchtower.

* vigilancia ciudadana = community policing, community policing.

* vigilancia de la frontera = border control.

* vigilancia tecnológica = technological surveillance.

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vigilancia

feminine

1 (atención, cuidado) vigilance, alertness, watchfulness

2

(por guardias, la policía): habrá que extremar la vigilancia security will have to be tightened

el edificio está bajo vigilancia the building is under surveillance o watch, guards keep watch on o guards patrol the building

servicio de vigilancia security patrol

burlaron la vigilancia policial they escaped police surveillance o the police patrols

3 (servicio) security service

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vigilancia sustantivo femenino (atención, cuidado) vigilance;
(por guardias, la policía) surveillance;
◊ estar bajo vigilancia to be under surveillance;

servicio de vigilancia security patrol
vigilancia sustantivo femenino vigilance, watchfulness
bajo vigilancia, under surveillance

' vigilancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuidada
- cuidado
- guardia
- patrulla
- redoblar
- reforzar
- ronda
- UVI
- ver
- burlar
- estrecho
- observación
- resguardo
- unidad
English:
guard
- observation
- scrutiny
- stake-out
- surveillance
- unit
- watch
- watchdog committee
- watchfulness
- marshal
- vigilance

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vigilancia nf

1. [atención]
los niños jugaban bajo la atenta vigilancia de su madre the children were playing under the watchful eye of their mother;

mantener la vigilancia sobre alguien to keep a watch on sb

2. [con aparatos] surveillance;

equipo de vigilancia surveillance equipment;

sistemas de vigilancia epidemiológica/ambiental epidemiological surveillance systems/environmental monitoring systems;

están al cargo de la vigilancia en todo el edificio they are in charge of security for the whole building

Comp
Med vigilancia intensiva intensive care
3. [vigilantes] guards, security

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vigilancia

f watchfulness, vigilance

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vigilancia nf

: vigilance, watchfulness

bajo vigilancia: under surveillance

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vigilancia n surveillance

está bajo vigilancia he's under surveillance

Spanish-English dictionary > vigilancia
10 operación

f.

1 operation.

2 surgery, operation, surgical operation.

3 functioning, operation.

4 operation, driving.

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operación

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) operation

2 FINANZAS transaction, deal

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operación quirúrgica operation

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noun f.

1) operation

2) transaction

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SF

1) (=acción) operation

operaciones de rescate, operaciones de salvamento — rescue operations

operación retorno — Esp effort to control traffic returning to a big city after a major holiday

2) (Med) operation

una operación de estómago — a stomach operation, an operation on the stomach

operación a corazón abierto — open-heart surgery

operación cesárea — Caesarean, Caesarean operation

operación quirúrgica — surgical operation

3) (Mil) operation

operaciones conjuntas — joint operations

operación de ablandamiento — softening-up operation

operación de limpia, operación de limpieza — mopping up operation

4) (Com) transaction, deal

operación a plazo — forward transaction

operaciones bursátiles, operaciones de bolsa — stock-exchange transactions

operación "llave en mano" — turnkey operation

operación mercantil — business deal

5) (Mat) operation

6) LAm (Min) operation, working, exploitation; (Com) management

7)

operaciones accesorias — (Inform) housekeeping sing

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femenino

1)

a) (Mat) operation

b) (Med) operation

una operación a corazón abierto — open-heart surgery

2) (Fin) transaction

una operación bursátil — a stock market transaction o deal

3) ( misión) operation

operación policial/de rescate — police/rescue operation

•

- operación limpieza

- operación rastrillo

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femenino

1)

a) (Mat) operation

b) (Med) operation

una operación a corazón abierto — open-heart surgery

2) (Fin) transaction

una operación bursátil — a stock market transaction o deal

3) ( misión) operation

operación policial/de rescate — police/rescue operation

•

- operación limpieza

- operación rastrillo

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operación¹

¹ = operation, transaction, venture, operation.

Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.

Ex: Access to individual transaction is made via a menu.

Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.

Ex: The third assistant, Alfred MacIntosh, was recovering from a hernia operation and would not be back for two weeks = El tercer ayudante, Alfred MacIntosh, estaba recuperándose de una operación de hernia y estaría ausente durante dos semanas.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO), director for operations.

* en mitad de la operación = in mid-operation.

* escenario de operaciones = scene of operations, theatre of operations.

* gestión de operaciones = operations management.

* manual de operaciones = operations manual.

* operación aritmética = arithmetic operation.

* operación bancaria = bank transaction.

* operación combinada = combined operation.

* operación combinatoria = combination operation.

* operación comercial = business transaction.

* operación conjunta = joint operation, combined operation.

* operación de búsqueda y rescate = search and rescue operation, search and rescue mission.

* operación de conexión = logging transaction.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* operación de rescate = salvage operation, salvaging operation, rescue operation.

* operación de salvamento = salvage operation, search and rescue operation, search and rescue mission, salvaging operation.

* operaciones aritméticas decimales = floating point mathematics.

* operaciones comerciales = business practices.

* operaciones de información = information operations.

* operaciones de rescate = rescue work.

* operaciones informáticas = computer operations.

* operación mental = mental operation.

* operación militar = military operation.

* operación policial = sting operation.

* operación por defecto = default.

* operación sobre datos = data manipulation.

* racionalizar las operaciones = streamline + operations.

* realizar las operaciones bancarias = bank.

* realizar una operación = conduct + operation, carry out + transaction.

* reanudar las operaciones = be back in business.

* registro de operaciones realizadas = transaction log, transaction logging.

* rentabilizar las operaciones = streamline + operations.

* tarifa por el número de operaciones = volume-based tariff.

* teatro de operaciones = theatre of operations.

* unidad de operaciones = operational unit.

operación²

² = surgery.

Ex: After attending weekly teaching rounds in surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and noting the questions asked during discussion of the cases, librarians send out photocopies of relevant articles to interested individuals and interested individuals.

* en la mesa de operaciones = under the knife.

* operación de bypass = bypass operation.

* operación de cambio de sexo = sex-change surgery, sex-change operation.

* operación de corazón = heart operation.

* operación de pecho = breast surgery.

* operación quirúrgica = surgical procedure.

* sala de operaciones = operating room.

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operación

feminine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

A ( Mat) operation

B ( Med) operation

una operación del estómago a stomach operation

se sometió a una operación a corazón abierto he underwent open-heart surgery

una operación a vida o muerte a life-or-death operation

C ( Fin) (transacción) transaction

una operación bursátil/financiera a stock market/financial transaction o deal

operación de ingreso deposit

operación de reintegro withdrawal

D (tarea) operation

operación policial police operation

la operación de rescate the rescue operation

la operación mudanza será la próxima semana ( hum); the move is next week

Compuestos:

● operación limpieza

clean up operation, clean up

toca operación limpieza ( hum); it's time to clean the house o ( colloq) for a blitz on the house

● operación rastrillo

search operation

● operación retorno

1 (en Esp) (the mass return by road to the cities from the seaside resorts after public holidays)

2 (en AmL) (the return of refugees or political exiles at the end of a period of repression)

● operación tortuga

( Col) go-slow

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operación sustantivo femenino
a) (Mat) operation

b) (Med) operation;

◊ una operación a corazón abierto open-heart surgery

c) (Fin) transaction

d) ( misión) operation;

◊ operación de rescate rescue operation

operación sustantivo femenino
1 Med operation
una operación de riñón, a kidney operation
2 Fin transaction, deal
3 Mat operation
4 (actuación, realización) operation
' operación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anestesia
- cálculo
- debilitar
- practicar
- salir
- salazón
- señal
- sufrir
- cerebro
- comercial
- comprobar
- cuenta
- devolver
- intervenir
- mercantil
- someter
English:
blitz
- Caesarean
- elaborately
- exercise
- forceps
- groggy
- herself
- implant
- major
- management
- minor
- operation
- optimal
- over
- surgery
- transaction
- undergo
- venture
- money
- since

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operación nf

1. [acción organizada] operation

Comp
operación policial police operation;
operación de rescate rescue operation;

operación retorno = police operation to assist traffic at the end of popular holiday periods;

operación salida = police operation to assist traffic at the beginning of popular holiday periods;

operación de salvamento rescue operation

2. [quirúrgica] operation;

operación (quirúrgica) (surgical) operation;

una operación de corazón a heart operation;

una operación a corazón abierto open-heart surgery;

una operación a vida o muerte a life-or-death operation;

el paciente debe someterse a una operación the patient needs to have an operation;

le realizaron una operación de estómago he had a stomach operation;

tuvo que ser sometido a una operación de urgencia he had to undergo an emergency operation

3. [matemática] operation

4. [militar] operation;

operaciones conjuntas joint operations

Comp
operación de limpia o de limpieza a mopping-up operation
5. Com, Fin transaction;

una operación bursátil a stock-market transaction;

una operación mercantil a commercial transaction;

una operación comercial a commercial transaction;

una operación de ingreso a deposit;

una operación de reintegro a withdrawal

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operación

f operation

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operación nf, pl - ciones

1) : operation

2) : transaction, deal

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operación n operation

Spanish-English dictionary > operación
11 policing

pə'liːsɪŋ
mass noun

a) ( keeping order) mantenimiento m del orden

the policing of the strike — la actuación policial durante la huelga

b) ( monitoring) vigilancia f, control m

[pǝ'liːsɪŋ]
N [of area] mantenimiento m del orden público or del servicio de policía; [of process] vigilación f, control m
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[pə'liːsɪŋ]
mass noun

a) ( keeping order) mantenimiento m del orden

the policing of the strike — la actuación policial durante la huelga

b) ( monitoring) vigilancia f, control m

English-spanish dictionary > policing
12 inspección

f.

1 inspection, going-over.

2 visit of inspection, visitation, inspection, visit.

3 inspection, analysis, examination.

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inspección

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) examination, inspection; (policial) search

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inspección sanitaria health inspection

inspección tributaria tax inspection

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noun f.

1) inspection

2) check

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SF (=revisión) inspection, examination; (=control) check

la Inspección de Hacienda — ≈ Inland Revenue, ≈ Internal Revenue Service (EEUU)

nos amenazan con una inspección de Hacienda — we have been threatened with a tax inspection, they have threatened us with an Inland Revenue inspection

Inspección de Trabajo — ≈ Industrial Relations Commission

inspección médica — medical examination

inspección ocular — visual inspection o examination

inspección técnica de vehículos — roadworthiness test, ≈ MOT test

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femenino (verificación, examen) inspection

una visita de inspección — a tour of inspection

inspección sanitaria — health o sanitary inspection

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= inspection, inspectorate, examination, survey, vetting, checkout [check-out].

Ex. Even where a catalogue or index to a collection is available, users do not always consult these tools, and may prefer to locate either individual documents, or documents with specific characteristics by inspection of the stock.

Ex. But only in 1982 did the union set up a committee to examine the service, and the inspectorate also pressed for a reevaluation.

Ex. The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.

Ex. Her invention consists of is a miniature, unmanned, auto-controlled airship which can be used for aerial work such as film and photography, surveillance and survey work.

Ex. Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.

Ex. To do a proper checkout, you need to remove the driveshaft and pull the bearing cups off.

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* inspección al azar = spot check.

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femenino (verificación, examen) inspection

una visita de inspección — a tour of inspection

inspección sanitaria — health o sanitary inspection

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= inspection, inspectorate, examination, survey, vetting, checkout [check-out].

Ex: Even where a catalogue or index to a collection is available, users do not always consult these tools, and may prefer to locate either individual documents, or documents with specific characteristics by inspection of the stock.

Ex: But only in 1982 did the union set up a committee to examine the service, and the inspectorate also pressed for a reevaluation.

Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.

Ex: Her invention consists of is a miniature, unmanned, auto-controlled airship which can be used for aerial work such as film and photography, surveillance and survey work.

Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.

Ex: To do a proper checkout, you need to remove the driveshaft and pull the bearing cups off.

* inspección al azar = spot check.

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inspección

feminine

1 (verificación, examen) inspection

una visita de inspección a tour of inspection

2 (departamento) Health Inspectorate

Compuestos:

● inspección ocular

visual inspection o examination o check

● inspección sanitaria

sanitary inspection

● inspección técnica de vehículos

( en Esp), roadworthiness test, MOT test ( in UK)

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inspección sustantivo femenino
inspection
inspección sustantivo femenino inspection: la empresa ha pasado por tres inspecciones de seguridad en el último mes, the company has been inspected three times in the last month
' inspección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
control
- ITV
- peritaje
- registro
- rutinaria
- rutinario
- chequeo
- escrutinio
- revista
- rutina
English:
check
- inspection
- physical
- survey
- examination
- man
- search
- spot

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inspección nf

1. [examen] inspection;
[policial] search;
pasar una inspección to have o undergo an inspection

Comp
inspección de calidad quality control inspection;
inspección ocular visual inspection o examination;
Esp inspección técnica de vehículos = annual technical inspection for motor vehicles with an age of five years or more, Br ≈ MOT
2. [lugar] inspectorate

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inspección

f inspection

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inspección nf, pl - ciones : inspection

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inspección n inspection

Spanish-English dictionary > inspección
13 caso

m.

case.

el caso es que… the thing is (that)…; (el hecho es que) what matters is (that)… (lo importante es que)

el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair

en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not

en caso de in the event of

en caso de que if

(en) caso de que venga should she come

en cualquier o todo caso in any event o case

en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst

en tal o ese caso in that case

en último caso as a last resort

ir al caso to get to the point

pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…

ser un caso to be a case, to be a right one

ser un caso perdido to be a lost cause

no venir al caso to be irrelevant

caso de conciencia matter of conscience

fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstances

pres.indicat.

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

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caso

► nombre masculino

1 (ocasión) case, occasion

2 (suceso) event, happening

3 (asunto) affair

■ el caso Roldán the Roldán affair

4 (policial, medical) case

■ es un caso clínico it's a clinical case

5 (gramatical) case

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cuando llegue el caso in due course

dado el caso de que... in the event of...

el caso es que... the fact is that..., the thing is that...

en caso contrario otherwise

en caso de in case of, in the event of

en caso de necesidad if need be, if necessary

en caso de que if

■ en caso de que te pierdas, llámame if you get lost, call me

en cualquier caso in any case

en el mejor de los casos at best

en el peor de los casos at worst

en este caso in such a case

en todo caso anyhow, at any rate

en último caso as a last resort

en un caso extremo as a last resort

¡eres (es, etc) un caso! familiar you're (he's etc) a case!

hacer al caso / venir al caso to be relevant

hacer caso de alguien / hacer caso a alguien to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

■ no le hagas caso don't pay any attention to him

hacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of something, ignore something

no venir al caso to be beside the point

para el caso es igual it's the same, it doesn't make any difference

pongamos por caso let's say, suppose

verse en el caso de to be compelled to

caso de fuerza mayor dire necessity

caso perdido hopeless case

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noun m.

1) case

2) affair

•

- hacer caso de

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SM

1) (=circunstancia)

a) [gen] case

ahí tienes el caso de Pedro — take Pedro's case

en esos casos la policía corta la circulación — in such cases the police block the road off

en el caso de Francia — in France's case, in the case of France

me creía en el caso de informarles — I felt obliged to inform you

b)

• en caso afirmativo — if so

• en (el) caso contrario — if not, otherwise

• en cualquier caso — in any case

• en caso de — in the event of

esto protege al conductor en caso de accidente — this protects the driver in the event of an accident

en caso de necesidad — if necessary

en caso de no ser posible — should it not be possible

en (el) caso de que venga — if he comes, should he come

en caso de que llueva, iremos en autobús — if it rains, we'll go by bus

• en ese caso — in that case

• en el mejor de los casos — at best

• en caso necesario — if necessary

• en caso negativo — if not, otherwise

• en el peor de los casos — at worst

• en su caso — where appropriate

su finalidad es el cuidado y, en su caso, educación de los niños — their aim is to care for and, where appropriate, educate the children

• en tal caso — in such a case

• en todo caso — in any case

• en último caso — as a last resort, in the last resort

• en uno u otro caso — one way or the other
extremo I, 1)
c)

• darse el caso, todavía no se ha dado el caso — such a situation hasn't yet arisen

dado el caso que tuvieras que irte, ¿a dónde irías? — in the event that you did have to go, where would you go?

• el caso es que..., el caso es que se me olvidó su nombre — the thing is I forgot her name

el caso es que tiene razón — the fact is (that) she's right

el caso es que no me gustó — basically I didn't like it

el caso es que me entiendan — the main thing is to make myself understood

• hablar al caso — to keep to the point

• hacer al caso — to be relevant

• pongamos por caso que... — let us suppose that...

pongamos por caso a Luis — let's take Luis as an example

• ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my position

• según el caso — as the case may be

necesitan una o dos sesiones de rayos, según el caso — they need either one or two X-ray treatment sessions, as the case may be o depending on the circumstances

sustitúyase, según el caso, por una frase u otra — replace with one or other of the phrases, as appropriate

según lo requiera el caso — as the case may require, depending on the requirements of the case in question

• este ejemplo debería servir para el caso — this example should serve our purpose o should do

• no tiene caso — Méx there's no point (in it)

• ¡ vamos al caso! — let's get down to business!

• vaya por caso... — to give an example...

• venir al caso — to be relevant

no venir al caso — to be beside the point

• verse en el caso de hacer algo — to be obliged to do sth

2) (Med) case

ha habido tres casos de meningitis — there have been three cases of meningitis

caso clínico — clinical case

3) (=asunto) affair; (Jur) case

el caso Hess — the Hess affair

la juez encargada del caso — the judge hearing the case

• es un caso perdido — [situación] it's a hopeless case; [persona] he's a dead loss, he's hopeless

caso de autos — case in hand

caso de conciencia — question of conscience

caso fortuito — (Jur) act of God; (=suceso imprevisto) unforeseen circumstance

caso límite — extreme case

4)

• hacer caso a o de algo — to take notice of sth, pay attention to sth

no me hacen caso — they take no notice of me, they pay no attention to me

no le hagas caso — don't take any notice of him

¡no haga usted caso! — take no notice!

hazle caso, que ella tiene más experiencia — listen to her, she has more experience

maldito el caso que me hace — * a fat lot of notice he takes of me *

• ni caso, tú a todo lo que te diga ¡ni caso! — * take no notice of what he says!

se lo dije, pero ni caso — I told him, but he took absolutely no notice

• hacer caso omiso de algo — to ignore sth

5) (Ling) case

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masculino

1) (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos — in cases like that

en último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst

es un caso límite — it is a borderline case

en el mejor de los casos — at (the very) best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa — the worst they can do is fine you

a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...

para el caso es igual — what difference does it make?

ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my place

lo que dijo no venía al caso — what she said had nothing to do with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...

2) (en locs)

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

3) (Der, Med) case

el caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case

el suyo es un caso especial — his is a special case

ser un caso — (fam)

es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)

ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

- caso fortuito

4) ( atención)

hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

maldito el caso que me hace — she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something

5) (Ling) case

* * *

= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.

Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex. Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex. A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex. In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex. The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex. No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex. Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex. This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

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* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* caso clínico = clinical case.

* caso comercial = business case.

* caso con éxito = success story.

* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.

* caso nominativo = nominative case.

* caso objetivo = objective case.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.

* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.

* caso real = case study.

* casos = casework, case scenarios.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* caso teórico = theoretical case.

* caso triste = sad story.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en casos raros = in rare cases.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.

* en los casos en que = where.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en raros casos = in rare cases.

* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.

* en todo caso = if anything.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* éste no es el caso en = not so in.

* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* estudio de caso = case study.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gramática de casos = case grammar.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.

* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* peor caso, el = worst case, the.

* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* refutar un caso = state + case against.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* tú hazme caso = take it from me.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

* * *

masculino

1) (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos — in cases like that

en último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst

es un caso límite — it is a borderline case

en el mejor de los casos — at (the very) best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa — the worst they can do is fine you

a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...

para el caso es igual — what difference does it make?

ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my place

lo que dijo no venía al caso — what she said had nothing to do with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...

2) (en locs)

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless

3) (Der, Med) case

el caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case

el suyo es un caso especial — his is a special case

ser un caso — (fam)

es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)

ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

- caso fortuito

4) ( atención)

hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody

maldito el caso que me hace — she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something

5) (Ling) case

* * *

= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.

Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.

Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.

Ex: A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.

Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.

Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.

Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.

Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.

Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].

* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.

* caso abierto = cold case.

* caso clínico = clinical case.

* caso comercial = business case.

* caso con éxito = success story.

* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.

* caso nominativo = nominative case.

* caso objetivo = objective case.

* caso perdido = basket case.

* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.

* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.

* caso real = case study.

* casos = casework, case scenarios.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* caso teórico = theoretical case.

* caso triste = sad story.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.

* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* de nuevo en este caso = here again.

* en algunos casos = in some cases.

* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.

* en aquellos casos = in those cases.

* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.

* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.

* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en casos raros = in rare cases.

* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.

* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.

* en cuyo caso = in which case.

* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.

* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.

* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.

* en el primer caso = in the former case.

* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.

* en el último caso = in the latter case.

* en ese caso = in that case.

* en esos casos = in those cases.

* en este caso = in this case.

* en estos casos = in these cases.

* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.

* en los casos en que = where.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en raros casos = in rare cases.

* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.

* en todo caso = if anything.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* éste no es el caso en = not so in.

* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* estudio de caso = case study.

* excepto en el caso de que = except when.

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gramática de casos = case grammar.

* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).

* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.

* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.

* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.

* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.

* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.

* no venir al caso = be immaterial.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* peor caso, el = worst case, the.

* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.

* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.

* refutar un caso = state + case against.

* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.

* resolver un caso = crack + a case.

* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.

* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).

* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.

* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.

* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.

* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.

* sin hacer caso = regardless.

* tú hazme caso = take it from me.

* un caso perdido = a dead dog.

* * *

caso

masculine

A (situación, coyuntura) case

en esos casos, lo mejor es no decir nada in cases o situations like that, it's best not to say anything

si ése es el caso … if that's the case …

en último caso siempre puedes acudir a tu tío as a last resort you could always go to your uncle

en último caso nos vamos a pie if it comes to it o if the worst comes to the worst, we'll just have to walk

es un caso límite it is a borderline case

aun en el mejor de los casos even at the very best

en el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa the worst they can do is fine you

de vez en cuando se da el caso de … from time to time cases arise of o there are cases of …

pocas veces se ha dado el caso de que hayan tenido que disparar there have been few cases in which they have had to shoot

si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte en Londres if you should have to stay in London

para el caso es igual what difference does it make?

yo en su caso, aceptaría I'd accept if I were you

ponte en mi caso put yourself in my place o position o shoes

lo que dijo no venía or hacía al caso what she said had nothing to do with o had no connection with what we were talking about

pongamos por caso que se trata de … let's assume o suppose o imagine we're talking about …

B ( en locs):

el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right

el caso es que no sé si aceptar o no the thing is that I don't know whether to accept or not

en caso de: [ S ] en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass

en caso de no poder asistir le ruego me avise please inform me if you are unable to attend

en caso contrario otherwise

en caso contrario nos veremos obligados a cerrar otherwise o if not, we will have no option but to close down

en cualquier caso in any case

en cualquier caso nada se pierde con intentarlo in any case there's no harm in trying, there's no harm in trying anyway

en todo caso: en todo caso pueden dormir en casa they can always stay at my place

no puedo hacerlo para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves I can't get it done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday

quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring

llegado el caso if it comes to it

llegado el caso podemos tomar el tren if it comes to it we can always take the train

según el caso as appropriate

no hay/hubo caso ( AmL fam): no hubo caso, la mancha no salió the stain absolutely refused to budge

por más que reclamé, no hubo caso I complained until I was blue in the face but it didn't do the slightest bit of good ( colloq)

no hay caso, no va a aprender nunca there's no way he'll ever learn ( colloq), it's no good o no use, he'll never learn

no tiene caso it is absolutely pointless o a complete waste of time

C ( Der, Med) case

los implicados en el caso Solasa those implicated in the Solasa affair o case

el suyo constituye un caso especial his is a special case

ser un caso ( fam): es un caso he's something else ( colloq), he's a case ( colloq)

ser un caso perdido ( fam); to be a hopeless case ( colloq), to be a dead loss ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● caso de conciencia

question of conscience

● caso fortuito

(en lo civil) act of God

muerte por caso fortuito death by misadventure

D

(atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb

maldito el caso que me hace she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I say

hacer caso DE algo:

no hizo caso de las señales de peligro she ignored o didn't heed the warning signs, she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs

hacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of sth, ignore sth

haces caso omiso de todo lo que te digo you ignore everything o take no notice of anything I tell you

hizo caso omiso de mis consejos he disregarded o ignored o didn't heed my advice, he took no notice of my advice

E ( Ling) case

* * *

Del verbo casar: ( conjugate casar)

caso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

casó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
casar
caso
casar ( conjugate casar) verbo transitivo [cura/juez] to marry
verbo intransitivo
a) ( encajar) [ dibujos] to match up;

[ piezas] to fit together;
[ cuentas] to match, tally
b) ( armonizar) [colores/estilos] to go together;

caso con algo to go well with sth
casarse verbo pronominal
to get married;
◊ casose por la Iglesia to get married in church;

se casó con un abogado she married a lawyer;
casose en segundas nupcias to marry again, to remarry
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (situación, coyuntura) case;
◊ en esos casos in cases like that;

yo en tu caso … if I were you …;
en último caso if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst;
en el mejor de los casos at (the very) best;
en el peor de los casos te multarán the worst they can do is fine you;
eso no venía al caso that had nothing to do with what we were talking about;
pongamos por caso que … let's assume that …;
en caso de incendio in case of fire;
en caso contrario otherwise;
en cualquier caso in any case;
en tal caso in that case, in such a case (frml);
en todo caso dijo que llamaría in any case she said she'd ring;
llegado el caso if it comes to it;
según el caso as appropriate;
no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use
2 (Der, Med) case;
◊ ser un caso perdido (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)

3 ( atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb;
hacer caso de algo to pay attention to sth, to take notice of sth;
◊ hacer caso omiso de algo to ignore sth

casar
I verbo transitivo (unir en matrimonio) to marry
(dar en matrimonio) to marry (off): casó muy bien a sus dos hijos, she successfully married off her two sons
II verbo intransitivo (encajar) to match, go o fit together: las cuentas no le casan, he can't make the figures balance, figurado things don't seem to be right to him
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso) case
2 Med case
3 Jur affair
4 (circunstancia, situación) yo en tu caso no iría, if I were you, I wouldn't go
el caso es que..., the fact o thing is that...
(en) caso contrario, otherwise
en el mejor/peor de los casos, at best/worst
en ese/tal caso, in that case
♦ Locuciones: hacer caso a o de alguien, to pay attention to sb
hacer caso omiso de, to take no notice of: intenté convencerle, pero no me hizo ni caso, I tried to convince him but he just ignored me
no venir al caso, to be beside the point
poner por caso, to suppose: pongamos por caso que no viene, let's say he doesn't come
ser un caso perdido, to be a hopeless case
en caso de que, if
en caso de necesidad, if need be
en todo caso, in any case
en último caso, as a last resort
ni caso, don't pay attention
' caso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- aparte
- callar
- casar
- casarse
- ceñirse
- comisionar
- como
- concreta
- concreto
- correo
- emergencia
- eximente
- genuina
- genuino
- hecha
- hecho
- hipócrita
- histórica
- histórico
- igualmente
- lengua
- nocturnidad
- nupcias
- omisa
- omiso
- prescindir
- referencia
- señor
- sobreseer
- viaje
- voto
- a
- acaso
- aislado
- cerrar
- clásico
- conveniencia
- cuyo
- desde
- ejemplo
- entretelones
- estudio
- evento
- examinar
- excepcional
- extremo
- fumar
- ignorar
English:
act
- affair
- agree
- always
- anyhow
- arbitration
- argue
- attention
- beneath
- blatant
- borderline
- brush aside
- brushoff
- but
- case
- chronic
- circumstance
- clear up
- clear-cut
- client
- deploy
- dismiss
- disregard
- do
- doubt
- emergency
- event
- fall back on
- go before
- head
- hear
- hearing
- heedless
- heedlessly
- here
- history
- ignore
- implication
- instance
- lady
- make out
- medical
- necessity
- notice
- occur
- open-and-shut
- override
- pass
- point
- prejudice

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caso nm

1. [situación, circunstancias, ejemplo] case;

un caso especial a special case;

un caso límite a borderline case;

voy a contarles un caso curioso que pasó aquí I'm going to tell you about something strange that happened here;

les expuse mi caso I made out my case to them;

el caso es que [el hecho es que] the thing is (that);
[lo importante es que] what matters is (that);
el caso es que a pesar de la aparatosidad del accidente nadie resultó herido despite the spectacular nature of the accident, the fact remains that no one was injured;

el caso es que no sé qué hacer basically, I don't know what to do;

rara vez se da el caso de que dos candidatos obtengan el mismo número de votos it is very rare for two candidates to receive the same number of votes;

si se da el caso, tomaremos las medidas necesarias if that should happen, we'll take the necessary steps;

en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not;

en caso contrario otherwise;

en caso de in the event of;

en caso de emergencia in case of emergency;

en caso de incendio in the event of a fire;

en caso de no haber mayoría… should there be no majority…;

en caso de necesidad if necessary;

en caso de no poder venir, comuníquenoslo should you be unable to come, please let us know;

en caso de que if;

(en) caso de que venga should she come, if she comes;

en cualquier caso in any event o case;

en todo caso in any event o case;

dijo que en todo caso nos avisaría she said she'd let us know, whatever;

no tenemos dinero para un hotel, en todo caso una pensión we certainly haven't got enough money for a hotel, so it'll have to be a guesthouse, if anything;

en el caso de Bosnia, la situación es más complicada in the case of Bosnia, the situation is more complicated;

en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst;

en el peor de los casos, llegaremos un poco tarde the worst that can happen is that we'll be a few minutes late;

en tal o [m5] ese caso in that case;

en último caso, en caso extremo as a last resort;

hablar al caso to keep to the point;

ir al caso to get to the point;

cuando llegue el caso, se lo diremos we'll tell you when the time comes;

cuando llegue el caso, hablaremos del asunto if it comes to that, we'll discuss it then;

llegado o [m5]si llega el caso, ya veremos qué hacemos we'll cross that bridge when we come to it;

lo mejor del caso the best thing (about it);

poner por caso algo/a alguien to take sth/sb as an example;

pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…;

ponerse en el caso de alguien to put oneself in sb's position;

yo en tu caso no iría I wouldn't go if I were you;

según (sea) el caso, según los casos as o whatever the case may be;

eso no viene o [m5] hace al caso that's irrelevant;

tu comportamiento no viene o [m5] hace al caso your behaviour is out of place;

verse en el caso de hacer algo to be obliged o compelled to do sth

2. [atención] attention;

hacer caso a to pay attention to;

tuve que gritar para que me hicieran caso I had to shout to attract their attention;

¡maldito el caso que me hacen! they don't take the blindest bit of notice of me!;

hacer caso omiso de to ignore;

¡ni caso!, ¡no hagas caso! don't take any notice!;

se lo dije, pero ella, ni caso I told her, but she didn't take any notice;

no me hace ni caso she doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to me;

creo que su cumpleaños es el viernes, pero no me hagas mucho caso I think her birthday is on Friday, but don't take my word for it

3. [médico, legal] case;

el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair;

el caso Watergate Watergate, the Watergate affair;

se han dado varios casos de intoxicación there have been several cases of poisoning;

Comp
Fam
ser un caso perdido to be a lost cause;

Comp
Méx
no tiene caso, RP [m5] no hay caso [no tiene solución] nothing can be done about it

Comp
caso clínico:
un caso clínico muy interesante a very interesting case;

Comp
Fam
ser un caso (clínico) to be a case, to be a right one;

caso de conciencia matter of conscience;
Der caso fortuito act of God;
caso de fuerza mayor force of circumstance(s);

fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstance(s);

caso de honra question of honour;

caso judicial court case;
Der caso de prueba test case
4. Gram case

* * *

caso

m

1 case;

en ese caso in that case;

en tal caso in such a case;

en caso contrario otherwise, if not;

en caso de que, caso de in the event that, in case of;

en todo caso in any case, in any event;

en el peor de los casos if the worst comes to the worst;

en el mejor de los casos at best;

en último caso as a last resort;

en ningún caso never, under no circumstances;

dado o

llegado el caso if it comes to it;

dado el caso que in the event that;

si se da el caso if the situation arises;

el caso es que … the thing is that …;

no venir al caso be irrelevant;

¡vamos al caso! let’s get to the point;

en su caso in his/her case;

ponerse en el caso de alguien put o.s. in s.o.’s shoes

2

:

caso aislado isolated case;

caso perdido fig hopeless case;

ser un caso fam be a real case fam

3 ( atención)

:

hacer caso take notice;

hacer caso de algo pay attention to sth;

hacer caso a alguien pay attention to s.o.;

¡no le hagas caso! take no notice of him!

* * *

caso nm

1) : case

2)

en caso de : in case of, in the event of

3)

hacer caso de : to pay attention to, to notice

4)

hacer caso omiso de : to ignore, to take no notice of

5)

no venir al caso : to be beside the point

* * *

caso n case

nunca había oído un caso igual I'd never heard of a case like it

en caso de in the event of

en caso de que if

hacer caso (prestar atención) to pay attention [pt. & pp. paid] (obedecer) to listen to

hacer caso omiso to take no notice [pt. took; pp. taken]

Spanish-English dictionary > caso
14 red

f.

1 net (malla).

caer en las redes de alguien (figurative) to fall into somebody's trap

echar o tender las redes (también figurative) to cast one's net

red de arrastre dragnet

red de deriva drift net

2 network, system (sistema).

conectar algo a la red (singular) to connect something to the mains

red ferroviaria rail network

red viaria road network o system

3 ring (organización) (de espionaje).

4 network (computing).

la Red the Net (Internet)

red local/neuronal local (area)/neural network

5 snare, trap, web.

6 Red.

* * *

red

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) net

2 (redecilla) hairnet

3 (sistema) network, system

4 ELECTRICIDAD mains plural

5 INFORMÁTICA network

6 (estadística) graph

7 figurado (trampa) trap

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en la red / caer en las redes figurado to fall into the trap

echar las redes to cast one's nets

red barredera dragnet

red comercial sales network

red de carreteras road network

red de espionaje spy ring

red de supermercados chain of supermarkets

red ferroviaria rail network, railway network

* * *

noun f.

1) net

2) network

* * *

SF

1) [para pescar] net; [de portería] net; [del pelo] hairnet; (=malla) mesh; (=para equipajes) (luggage) rack; (=cerca) fence; (=enrejado) grille

red barredera — trawl

red de alambre — wire mesh, wire netting

red de seguridad — safety net

red metálica — metal screen

2) [de cosas relacionadas] network; [de agua, suministro eléctrico] mains, main (EEUU), supply system; [de tiendas] chain

la Red — (Internet) the Net

con agua de la red — with mains water, with water from the mains

red de área extendida — wide area network

red de área local — local network, local area network

red de comunicaciones — communications network

red de conmutación de circuito — circuit switching network

red de distribución — distribution network

red de emisoras — radio network

red de espionaje — spy network

red de rastreo — tracking network

red de transmisión de datos — data network

Red Digital de Servicios Integrados — Integrated Services Digital Network

red ferroviaria — railway network, railway system

red informática — network

red local — (Inform) local network, local area network

red rastreadora — tracking network

red social — social network

red terrorista — terrorist network

red vascular — vascular system

red viaria — road network

3) (=trampa) snare, trap

aprisionar a algn en sus redes — to have sb firmly in one's clutches, have sb well and truly snared

caer en la red — to fall into the trap

tender una red para algn — to set a trap for sb

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( para pescar) net

caer en las redes de alguien — to fall into somebody's clutches

b) (Dep) net

c) ( para pelo) hairnet

d) ( en tren) (luggage) rack

2) (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring

red hotelera — hotel chain

3) ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mains

antes de conectarlo a la red — before connecting it to the house current (AmE) o (BrE) to the mains

4)

la Red — (Inf) the Net

* * *

= mesh [meshes, -pl.], network, nexus, dragnet, net, grid.

Ex. Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.

Ex. Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.

Ex. The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.

Ex. Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.

Ex. Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.

Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.

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* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform = ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).

* aprendizaje a través de la red = electronic learning [e-learning].

* ASTNFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la = ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).

* biblioteca en red = network library.

* conectado a la red = wired.

* conectado en red = networked.

* conectar en red = network.

* conexión a las redes = networking service.

* cooperación en red = networking.

* en red = networked.

* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.

* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estructura de red = network structure.

* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* guerra a través de la red = netwar.

* guerra en red = netwar.

* hiper-red = metanetwork.

* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.

* interconexión en red = networking.

* LAN (red local) = LAN (Local Area Network).

* navegar por la red = surf + the net, surf + the Web.

* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.

* nodo de la red = network node.

* participación en red = networking.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* programa de navegación por las redes = network navigator.

* proveedor de información a través de la red = content provider.

* recurso de la red = network resource.

* red arterial de carreteras = road network.

* red barredera = dragnet.

* Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN) = Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).

* red comunitaria = networking community.

* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de alcantarillado = drainage system.

* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.

* red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.

* red de carreteras = road network.

* red de catalogación = cataloguing network.

* red de catálogos = catalogue network.

* red de citación = citation network.

* red de cocitas = cocitation cluster.

* red de comunicaciones = communication(s) network.

* red de comunicaciones europea = EURONET.

* red de conocimiento = knowledge network.

* red de contactos personales = referral network.

* red de contrabando = smuggling ring.

* red de electricidad = mains electricity.

* red de electricidad, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.

* red de información = data network, information network.

* red de intriga = web of intrigue.

* red de larga distancia = long haul network.

* red de ordenadores = computer network.

* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.

* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.

* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.

* red de seguridad = safety net.

* red de suministro de agua potable = water mains.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de documentos = document supply network.

* red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.

* red de suministro, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de supercomputación = grid computing.

* red de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications network, trunking network.

* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.

* red de teletexto = viewdata network.

* red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.

* red de valor añadido (VAN) = VAN (value added network).

* red de ventas = sales network.

* red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.

* red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].

* red en línea = online network.

* redes sociales = social networking.

* red inalámbrica = wireless network.

* red informática = computer network.

* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.

* red, la = Net, the.

* red multibibliotecaria = multi-library network.

* red neuronal = neural net, neural network.

* red óptica = optical network.

* red policial de captura = dragnet.

* red por cable = cable network.

* red privada = peer-to-peer network.

* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).

* red semántica = semantic network.

* red social = network, social network.

* red telefónica = telephone network, telephone system, phone system.

* red telefónica conmutada = switched telephone network.

* red telefónica por conmutación = PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).

* seguridad de las redes = network security.

* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.

* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).

* sistema en red = network system.

* supercomputación en red = grid computing.

* superred = super network.

* tecnología de redes = networking technology.

* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.

* trabajar en red = network.

* trabajo en red = networking.

* utilizar la red = go + online.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( para pescar) net

caer en las redes de alguien — to fall into somebody's clutches

b) (Dep) net

c) ( para pelo) hairnet

d) ( en tren) (luggage) rack

2) (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring

red hotelera — hotel chain

3) ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mains

antes de conectarlo a la red — before connecting it to the house current (AmE) o (BrE) to the mains

4)

la Red — (Inf) the Net

* * *

la red

= Net, the

Ex: New measures aimed at tightening up the control of pornography on the Net could result in the sacrifice of freedom of speech.

= mesh [meshes, -pl.], network, nexus, dragnet, net, grid.

Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.

Ex: Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.

Ex: The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.

Ex: Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.

Ex: Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.

Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.

* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform = ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).

* aprendizaje a través de la red = electronic learning [e-learning].

* ASTNFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la = ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).

* biblioteca en red = network library.

* conectado a la red = wired.

* conectado en red = networked.

* conectar en red = network.

* conexión a las redes = networking service.

* cooperación en red = networking.

* en red = networked.

* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.

* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.

* estar accesible en red = go + online.

* estructura de red = network structure.

* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* guerra a través de la red = netwar.

* guerra en red = netwar.

* hiper-red = metanetwork.

* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.

* interconexión en red = networking.

* LAN (red local) = LAN (Local Area Network).

* navegar por la red = surf + the net, surf + the Web.

* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.

* nodo de la red = network node.

* participación en red = networking.

* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.

* programa de navegación por las redes = network navigator.

* proveedor de información a través de la red = content provider.

* recurso de la red = network resource.

* red arterial de carreteras = road network.

* red barredera = dragnet.

* Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN) = Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).

* red comunitaria = networking community.

* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de alcantarillado = drainage system.

* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.

* red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.

* red de carreteras = road network.

* red de catalogación = cataloguing network.

* red de catálogos = catalogue network.

* red de citación = citation network.

* red de cocitas = cocitation cluster.

* red de comunicaciones = communication(s) network.

* red de comunicaciones europea = EURONET.

* red de conocimiento = knowledge network.

* red de contactos personales = referral network.

* red de contrabando = smuggling ring.

* red de electricidad = mains electricity.

* red de electricidad, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.

* red de información = data network, information network.

* red de intriga = web of intrigue.

* red de larga distancia = long haul network.

* red de ordenadores = computer network.

* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.

* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.

* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.

* red de seguridad = safety net.

* red de suministro de agua potable = water mains.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de documentos = document supply network.

* red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.

* red de suministro, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red de supercomputación = grid computing.

* red de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications network, trunking network.

* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.

* red de teletexto = viewdata network.

* red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.

* red de valor añadido (VAN) = VAN (value added network).

* red de ventas = sales network.

* red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.

* red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.

* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].

* red en línea = online network.

* redes sociales = social networking.

* red inalámbrica = wireless network.

* red informática = computer network.

* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.

* red, la = Net, the.

* red multibibliotecaria = multi-library network.

* red neuronal = neural net, neural network.

* red óptica = optical network.

* red policial de captura = dragnet.

* red por cable = cable network.

* red privada = peer-to-peer network.

* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).

* red semántica = semantic network.

* red social = network, social network.

* red telefónica = telephone network, telephone system, phone system.

* red telefónica conmutada = switched telephone network.

* red telefónica por conmutación = PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).

* seguridad de las redes = network security.

* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.

* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).

* sistema en red = network system.

* supercomputación en red = grid computing.

* superred = super network.

* tecnología de redes = networking technology.

* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.

* trabajar en red = network.

* trabajo en red = networking.

* utilizar la red = go + online.

* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

red

feminine

A

1 (para pescar) net

caer en las redes de algn to fall into sb's clutches

2 ( Dep) net

subir a la red to go up to o go into the net

3 (para el pelo) hairnet

4 (en el tren) rack, luggage rack

Compuesto:

red de arrastre

drift net, trawl net

B (de comunicaciones, emisoras) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network

red de carreteras/ferrocarriles network of roads/railways

red hotelera hotel chain

una red de espionaje/narcotraficantes a spy ring/drug-trafficking ring

Compuestos:

● red de área extendida or extensa

( Inf) wide area network, WAN

● red de área local

local area network, LAN

● red de prostitución

vice ring

● red de televisión

television network

● red digital de servicios integrados

integrated services digital network, ISDN

● red neuronal

( Inf) neural network

C (de electricidad) power supply, mains; (de gas) mains

todavía no han conectado el barrio a la red the neighborhood has not been connected up to the mains o to the power supply yet

antes de conectarlo a la red before connecting it to the mains o ( AmE) to the house current

Compuesto:

red de alcantarillado

sewage system

D la Red ( Inf) the Net

* * *

red sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( para pescar) net

b) (Dep) net

c) ( para pelo) hairnet

d) ( en tren) (luggage) rack

2 (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network;
(de comercios, empresas) chain, network;
(de espionaje, contrabando) ring
3 ( de electricidad) power supply, mains;
( de gas) mains
4
◊ la Red (Inf) the Net

red sustantivo femenino
1 (de pesca, etc) net
(del pelo) hairnet
(malla) mesh
2 (de comunicaciones, transporte, distribución, etc) network
red de espionaje, spy ring
red de seguridad, safety net
(eléctrica) mains pl
3 (comercio, empresa) chain
red hotelera, hotel chain
4 fig (trampa) trap
♦ Locuciones: (ser engañado) caer en la red, to fall into the trap
(ser embaucado) caer en las redes de alguien, to fall into sb's clutches
' red' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- barrio
- bofetada
- brasa
- cadena
- candente
- Caperucita Roja
- capricho
- cartulina
- casa
- colorada
- colorado
- conectar
- cruz
- cuestación
- dedo
- dentro
- desarticular
- dos
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enrojecer
- ser
- escollo
- espionaje
- estancarse
- expeler
- flagrante
- fogón
- fondo
- formulismo
- ir
- glóbulo
- hematíe
- in fraganti
- infrarroja
- infrarrojo
- lombarda
- mancha
- mano
- minio
- morrón
- ninguna
- ninguno
- número
- obnubilarse
- pelirroja
- pelirrojo
- pimentón
English:
balding
- blood
- blusher
- cast
- convertible
- crash
- fishing net
- grid
- hereditary
- highlight
- in
- infrared
- infrastructure
- main
- net
- network
- nickname
- ours
- paint
- pepper
- poppy
- probably
- push
- radio network
- rag
- read
- readily
- readiness
- ready
- ready-cooked
- ready-made
- red
- red light
- red light district
- Red Riding Hood
- Red Sea
- red tape
- red-haired
- red-handed
- red-hot
- redden
- reddish
- regiment
- register
- registered
- registrar
- registration
- registry
- ring
- safety net

* * *

red nf

1. [de pesca, caza] net;
también Fig
echar o [m5] tender las redes to cast one's net;

Comp

caer en las redes de alguien to fall into sb's trap

Comp
red de arrastre dragnet;
red de deriva drift net

2. [en tenis, voleibol, fútbol] net;

subir a la red [en tenis] to go into the net

3. [para cabello] hairnet

4. [sistema] network, system;
[de electricidad] esp Br mains [singular], US source; [de agua] esp Br mains [singular], esp US main;
una red de traficantes a network o ring of traffickers;

conectar algo a la red to connect sth to the mains

Comp
red de distribución distribution network;
red eléctrica mains [singular];

red ferroviaria rail network;

red hidrográfica river system o network;
Biol red trófica food chain;
red viaria road network o system

5. [organización] [de espionaje] ring;
[de narcotraficantes] network; [de tiendas, hoteles] chain
6. Informát network;

la Red [Internet] the Net;

lo encontré en la Red I found it on the Net;

la Red de redes [Internet] the Internet

Comp
red en anillo ring network;
red de área extensa wide area network;

red de área local local area network;

red ciudadana freenet;

red de datos (data) network;

red local local (area) network;

red neuronal neural network;

red troncal backbone

* * *

red

f

1 para pescar, DEP etc

net;

echar la red cast the net;

caer en las redes de fig fall into the clutches of

2 INFOR, fig

network;

la red INFOR the Web;

red de transportes/comunicaciones transportation/communications network

* * *

red nf

1) : net, mesh

2) : network, system, chain

3) : trap, snare

* * *

red n

1. (malla) net

una red de pesca a fishing net

2. (comunicaciones) network

la red de carreteras the road network

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15 chequeo

m.

1 checkup (medicine).

hacerse un chequeo to have a checkup

2 check.

hacer un chequeo (de algo) to check (something)

3 test, check, screening.

4 examination, checking-up.

pres.indicat.

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

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chequeo

► nombre masculino

1 MEDICINA checkup

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SM

1) (Med) check-up

2) (Aut) service

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masculino

a) (Med) checkup; (para entrar en el ejército, a trabajar) medical

someterse a un chequeo médico — to have a medical/a checkup

les harán un chequeo — they will be given a medical/a check-up

b) (control, inspección) check

rigurosos chequeos de precios — rigorous price-checks

mostradores de chequeo de tiquetes — (Col) check-in desks

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= checkup [check-up].

Ex. The article is entitled 'How fit is your health collection?: the importance of regular check-ups: health information in the public library' = El artículo se titula "¿Está en buena forma su colección sobre salud?: la importancia de los chequeos regulares: información sanitaria en la biblioteca pública".

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masculino

a) (Med) checkup; (para entrar en el ejército, a trabajar) medical

someterse a un chequeo médico — to have a medical/a checkup

les harán un chequeo — they will be given a medical/a check-up

b) (control, inspección) check

rigurosos chequeos de precios — rigorous price-checks

mostradores de chequeo de tiquetes — (Col) check-in desks

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= checkup [check-up].

Ex: The article is entitled 'How fit is your health collection?: the importance of regular check-ups: health information in the public library' = El artículo se titula "¿Está en buena forma su colección sobre salud?: la importancia de los chequeos regulares: información sanitaria en la biblioteca pública".

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chequeo

masculine

1 ( Med) checkup

debe someterse a un chequeo médico antes de viajar you must have a checkup o ( BrE) a medical before you travel

se hará un chequeo a fondo de la población infantil all children will be given thorough medical examinations o checkups

2 (control, inspección) check

rigurosos chequeos de precios rigorous price-checks

mostradores de chequeo de tiquetes ( Col); check-in desks

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Del verbo chequear: ( conjugate chequear)

chequeo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

chequeó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
chequear
chequeo
chequear ( conjugate chequear) verbo transitivo
1 (revisar, verificar) to check;
chequeo algo con algo to check sth against sth
2 (AmL) ‹ equipaje› to check in
chequearse verbo pronominal
a) (Col, Ven) (Aviac) to check in

b) (Ven) (Med) to have a checkup

chequeo sustantivo masculino
a) (Med) checkup;

(para entrar en el ejército, a trabajar) medical;
◊ someterse a un chequeo médico to have a medical/a checkup

b) (control, inspección) check;

◊ mostradores de chequeo de tiquetes (Col) check-in desks

chequeo sustantivo masculino
1 Med checkup
2 Auto service
' chequeo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despreocuparse
English:
checkup
- medical
- check

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chequeo nm

1. [médico] checkup, medical;

hacerse un chequeo to have a checkup

Comp
chequeo médico checkup, medical
2. [comprobación] check;

tuvo que pasar un chequeo policial the police ran a check on him;

hacer un chequeo (de algo) to check (sth)

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chequeo

m MED check-up;

chequeo oncológico cancer check-up

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chequeo nm

1) inspección: check, inspection

2) : checkup, examination

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chequeo n check up

Spanish-English dictionary > chequeo
16 desbordar

v.

1 to overflow, to burst (cauce, ribera).

El vaso desborda al llenarlo The glass overflows when filled.

2 to exceed.

3 to get past, to pass (contrario, defensa).

4 to surpass, to go beyond.

Esto desborda nuestras expectativas This surpasses our expectations.

5 to cause to burst its banks.

La tormenta desbordó el río The storm caused the river to burst its banks.

6 to cause to brim over.

Ricardo desbordó el vaso Richard caused the glass to brim over.

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desbordar

► verbo transitivo

1 (sobrepasar) to overflow

■ el río desbordó su cauce the river burst its banks

2 figurado (exceder) to surpass, exceed

■ eso desborda mis conocimientos that's way over my head

► verbo intransitivo

1 (salirse) to overflow

■ el río desbordó the river overflowed

► verbo pronominal desbordarse

1 (salirse) to overflow, flood

2 figurado to burst

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1. VT

1) (=rebosar)

la lluvia ha desbordado el río — the rain has caused the river to burst its banks o to overflow

la leche estuvo a punto de desbordar el cazo — the milk nearly boiled over

han desbordado la centralita con tantas llamadas — the switchboard has been inundated o overwhelmed with calls

2) (=exceder) [+ límite, previsiones] to exceed; [+ persona, tolerancia] to be beyond, be too much for

los beneficios han desbordado todas nuestras previsiones — profits have exceeded all our forecasts

su fama ha desbordado las fronteras de este país — her fame has spread far beyond this country

el trabajo me desborda — the work is just too much for me

3) [+ energía, entusiasmo] to be brimming (over) with

desborda alegría y buen humor — he's brimming (over) with happiness and good humour

4) (Mil) [+ enemigo, policía] to break through

desbordaron las líneas enemigas — they broke through enemy lines

5) (Dep) (=aventajar) to outplay

desbordaron por completo al equipo visitante — they totally outplayed the visiting team

2.

See:

desbordarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( salirse de)

el río desbordó su cauce — the river burst its banks

b) < límites> to exceed, go beyond

desborda mi capacidad de comprensión — it's quite beyond me

c) (Mil, Pol) to break through

desbordar las líneas enemigas — to break through the enemy lines

d) < persona> to overwhelm

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos — it was all too much for him

estoy desbordada de trabajo — I'm swamped with work

esta casa me desborda — this house is too much for me to manage

e) <alegría/entusiasmo>

su cara desbordaba alegría — her face shone with joy

desbordaba entusiasmo — she was brimming with enthusiasm
2.
desbordarse v pron

a) río/canal to burst its banks

b) vaso/cubo to overflow

c) multitud to get out of hand, get out of control

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= outrun [out-run], overrun [over-run].

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond.

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* desbordarse = overflow.

* río + desbordarse = river + burst its banks.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( salirse de)

el río desbordó su cauce — the river burst its banks

b) < límites> to exceed, go beyond

desborda mi capacidad de comprensión — it's quite beyond me

c) (Mil, Pol) to break through

desbordar las líneas enemigas — to break through the enemy lines

d) < persona> to overwhelm

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos — it was all too much for him

estoy desbordada de trabajo — I'm swamped with work

esta casa me desborda — this house is too much for me to manage

e) <alegría/entusiasmo>

su cara desbordaba alegría — her face shone with joy

desbordaba entusiasmo — she was brimming with enthusiasm
2.
desbordarse v pron

a) río/canal to burst its banks

b) vaso/cubo to overflow

c) multitud to get out of hand, get out of control

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= outrun [out-run], overrun [over-run].

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond.

* desbordarse = overflow.

* río + desbordarse = river + burst its banks.

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desbordar [A1 ]

vt

1

(salirse de): el río desbordó su cauce the river flooded o overflowed, the river overflowed o burst its banks

la fruta está desbordando el cesto the basket is brimming over with o overflowing with fruit

la ropa casi desborda la maleta the suitcase is bursting with clothes

2 ‹límites› to exceed, go beyond

las pérdidas han desbordado todas las previsiones losses have exceeded all forecasts

desborda mi capacidad de comprensión it's quite beyond me

3 ( Mil, Pol) to break through

desbordaron las líneas enemigas they broke through o breached the enemy lines

los manifestantes desbordaron los controles policiales the demonstrators broke o burst through the police barriers

4 ‹persona› to overwhelm

se vio desbordado por los acontecimientos he found events too much for him, he was overwhelmed by events

estoy desbordada de trabajo I'm swamped with o overloaded with o ( BrE) snowed under with work

esta casa me desborda this house is too much for me to manage

5 ‹alegría/entusiasmo›

su cara desbordaba alegría her face shone with joy

desbordaba entusiasmo she exuded o she was brimming with enthusiasm

■ desbordarse

v pron

1 «río/canal» to flood, overflow, burst o overflow its banks

2 «vaso/cubo» to overflow

el agua se desbordó de la bañera the bath overflowed

el vino se desbordó de la copa the wine spilled over the edge of the glass

3 «multitud» to get out of hand o out of control

se desbordaron los ánimos tempers flared o boiled over, things got out of hand

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desbordar
I verbo transitivo to overflow
figurado to overwhelm: este tipo de situaciones me desbordan, these situations are just too much for me
II verbo intransitivo to overflow [de, with]
' desbordar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rebasar
- rebosar

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desbordar

♦ vt

1. [cauce, ribera] to overflow, to burst;
[recipiente] to brim over;
el río desbordó el dique the river burst the flood bank;

procura que la leche no desborde el cazo be careful not to let the milk spill over;

la basura desbordaba los contenedores the bins were overflowing with rubbish

2. [límites] to break through;

los manifestantes desbordaron el cordón policial the demonstrators broke through the police cordon

3. [previsiones, capacidad] to exceed;
[paciencia] to push beyond the limit;
la respuesta del público desbordó todas nuestras previsiones the public's response exceeded all our forecasts;

la cantidad de pedidos nos desborda we can't cope with the number of orders;

estamos desbordados de trabajo we're overwhelmed o swamped with work;

¡la ineptitud de este gobierno es algo que me desborda! this government's ineptitude is just beyond belief!

4. [pasión, sentimiento] to brim with, to overflow with;

todos desbordábamos felicidad we were all brimming with happiness;

el artículo desborda elogios the article is overflowing with praise;

su rostro desbordaba amor y ternura her face shone with love and tenderness

5. [contrario, defensa] to get past, to pass;

desbordó al portero en su salida he beat the goalkeeper as he was coming out

♦ vi

desbordar de to overflow with

♦ See also the pronominal verb desbordarse

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desbordar

I v/t

1 de río overflow, burst

2 de multitud break through

3 de acontecimiento overwhelm; fig

exceed

II v/i overflow

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desbordar vt

1) : to overflow, to spill over

2) : to surpass, to exceed

3) : to burst with, to brim with

♦ See also the reflexive verb desbordarse

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desbordar vb to overflow

la basura desbordaba de los contenedores the bins were overflowing with rubbish

el río se desbordó the river overflowed its banks

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17 speed trap

s.

zona de control de velocidad, control de velocidad por radar, control de velocidad, sistema policial para detectar infracciones de velocidad.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > speed trap
18 speed

spi:d
1. noun
1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) velocidad

2) (quickness of moving.) rapidez

2. verb
1) ((past tense, past participles sped sped speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) ir corriendo, ir a toda prisa, ir a toda velocidad

2) ((past tense, past participle speeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law: The policeman said that I had been speeding.) ir con exceso de velocidad

•

- speeding
- speedy
- speedily
- speediness
- speed bump
- speed trap
- speedometer
- speed up

speed¹ n velocidad

this car's top speed is 200 kilometres an hour la velocidad máxima de este coche es de 200 kilómetros por hora

speed² vb ir a gran velocidad

a sports car sped past un coche deportivo pasó a toda velocidad

El pasado y participio pasado de speed es sped

speed m inv (tipo de droga sintética) speed ' speed' also found in these entries: Spanish: agilizar - aligerar - anfetamina - apresurar - AVE - caballo - caña - embalarse - ligereza - máquina - marcha - mecha - meter - obturación - punta - rapidez - rienda - tren - velocidad - vértigo - acelerar - activar - cambio - dar - grande - impulso - límite - lomo - media - patinaje - ritmo - sobrepasar - todo - tope English: accuracy - Arabian - breakneck - cruise speed - exceed - full - high - high-speed - pick up - speed - speed along - speed restriction - speed skater - speed trap - speed up - speed-skating - top - uniform - adjust - average - compare - constant - cruise - decrease - dizzy - estimate - fall - flat out - furious - gain - gather - get - give - high- - judge - knot - lightning - log - maintain - measure - momentum - pace - pick - rate - reduce - slacken - slow - spurt - steady

speed

tr[spiːd]

noun

1 (rate of movement) velocidad nombre femenino; (quickness) rapidez nombre femenino; (haste) prisa

■ the speed of light la velocidad de la luz

■ what speed were you doing? ¿a qué velocidad ibas?

■ our cruising speed will be around 600 mph nuestra velocidad de crucero será de unas 600 millas por hora

■ everything was prepared with amazing speed se preparó todo con una rapidez alucinante

■ the forward's speed is his forte la rapidez del delantero es su fuerte

2 (sensitivity of film) sensibilidad nombre femenino, velocidad nombre femenino; (time of shutter) tiempo de exposición, abertura

3 (gear) marcha, velocidad nombre femenino

■ a five-speed gearbox una caja de cambios de cinco marchas, una caja de cambios de cinco velocidades

4 slang (drug) speed nombre masculino, anfetas nombre femenino plural

intransitive verb (pt & pp speeded o sped tr[sped])

1 (go fast) ir corriendo, ir a toda prisa, ir a toda velocidad

■ the car sped away/off el coche se alejó a toda prisa

■ they were speeding along iban a toda velocidad

■ the days sped by los días pasaron volando

2 (break limit) ir a exceso de velocidad

transitive verb

1 (hurry - process, matter) acelerar

2 (take quickly) hacer llegar rápidamente

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at speed a gran velocidad

at top speed / at full speed a toda velocidad

God speed vaya con Dios

to pick up speed / gather speed ganar velocidad, coger velocidad

to speed somebody on their way despedir a alguien, desearle buen viaje a alguien

speed bump SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL badén nombre masculino

speed limit velocidad máxima, límite nombre masculino de velocidad

speed trap control nombre masculino de velocidad

speed ['spi:d] v, sped ['spɛd] or speeded ; speeding vi

1) : ir a toda velocidad, correr a toda prisa

he sped off: se fue a toda velocidad

2) : conducir a exceso de velocidad

a ticket for speeding: una multa por exceso de velocidad

speed vt

to speed up : acelerar

speed n

1) swiftness: rapidez f

2) velocity: velocidad f

speed

n.

• galope s.m.

• prisa s.f.

• rapidez s.f.

• velocidad s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: sped) = apresurar v.

• darse prisa v.

• despachar v.

• exceder la velocidad permitida v.

spiːd
I

noun

1)

a) c u (rate of movement, progress) velocidad f

what speed were you doing? — ¿a qué velocidad ibas?

what is its top speed? — ¿cuál es la velocidad máxima (que da)?

they set off at top/high speed — salieron a toda/alta velocidad, salieron a todo lo que da

to pick up o gather speed — cobrar or ganar or (esp Esp) coger* velocidad

b) ( relative quickness) rapidez f

the speed with which the matter was resolved — la rápidez con la que se resolvió el asunto

2) c ( Phot)

film speed — sensibilidad f de la película

shutter speed — tiempo m de exposición

3) c ( gear) velocidad f, marcha f

4) u ( amphetamine) (sl) anfetas fpl (fam)

II
1.

intransitive verb

a) (past & past p sped) (go, pass quickly) (+ adv compl)

the car sped off o away around the corner — el coche se alejó doblando la esquina a toda velocidad

he sped by o past in his new sports car — nos pasó a toda velocidad con su nuevo coche deportivo

the hours sped by — las horas pasaron volando

b) (past & past p speeded) ( drive too fast) \<\<car/motorist\>\> ir* a velocidad excesiva

he was fined for speeding — lo multaron por exceso de velocidad

2.

vt (past & past p speeded) ( hasten) acelerar

helicopters are being used to speed supplies to the area — están usando helicópteros para hacer llegar los suministros rápidamente a la zona

Phrasal Verbs:

- speed up

[spiːd] (vb: pt, pp sped or speeded)
1. N

1) (=rate of movement) velocidad f, rapidez f; (=rapidity, haste) rapidez f, prisa f

shorthand/typing speed — velocidad f en taquigrafía/mecanografía

my typing speed is 60 words per minute — mecanografío 60 palabras por minuto

• at speed — a gran velocidad

at a speed of 70km/h — a una velocidad de 70km por hora

• what speed were you doing? — (Aut) ¿a qué velocidad ibas?

• at full speed — a toda velocidad, a máxima velocidad

full speed ahead! — ¡avante toda! *

• to gather speed — acelerar, cobrar velocidad

• the speed of light — la velocidad de la luz

• the maximum speed is 120km/h — la velocidad máxima es de 120km por hora

• to pick up speed — acelerar, cobrar velocidad

• the speed of sound — la velocidad del sonido

• at top speed — a toda velocidad, a máxima velocidad

- be up to speed

- bring sb up to speed

- bring sth up to speed
full 1., 3)
2) (Aut, Tech) (=gear) velocidad f

• a three-speed bike — una bicicleta de tres marchas or velocidades

• a five-speed gearbox — una caja de cambios de cinco velocidades

3) (Phot) velocidad f

4) (Drugs) ** speed m, anfetamina f

2. VI

1) (pt, pp sped) (=go fast) correr a toda prisa; (=hurry) darse prisa, apresurarse

he sped down the street — corrió a toda prisa por la calle

• to speed along — ir a gran velocidad

• the years sped by — pasaron los años volando

• to speed off — marcharse a toda prisa

2) (pt, pp speeded) (Aut) (=exceed speed limit) conducir or (LAm) manejar por encima del límite de velocidad permitido

3.

VT
(pt, pp speeded)
to speed sb on his way — despedir a algn, desear un feliz viaje a algn

4.

CPD

speed bump N — banda f sonora

speed camera N — cámara f de control de velocidad, radar m

speed cop * N — policía m de tráfico, policía m de tránsito

speed dating N — speed dating m, citas fpl rápidas (para buscar pareja)

speed dial N — (=facility) marcación f rápida
speed-dial
speed limit N — velocidad f máxima, límite m de velocidad

a 50km/h speed limit — velocidad máxima (permitida) de 50km por hora

to exceed the speed limit — exceder la velocidad permitida or el límite de velocidad

speed limiter N — (Aut) limitador m de velocidad

speed merchant * N — corredor(a) m / f

speed restriction N — limitación f de velocidad

speed skater N — patinador(a) m / f de velocidad

speed skating N — patinaje m de velocidad

speed trap N — (Aut) sistema policial para detectar infracciones de velocidad

- speed up

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[spiːd]
I

noun

1)

a) c u (rate of movement, progress) velocidad f

what speed were you doing? — ¿a qué velocidad ibas?

what is its top speed? — ¿cuál es la velocidad máxima (que da)?

they set off at top/high speed — salieron a toda/alta velocidad, salieron a todo lo que da

to pick up o gather speed — cobrar or ganar or (esp Esp) coger* velocidad

b) ( relative quickness) rapidez f

the speed with which the matter was resolved — la rápidez con la que se resolvió el asunto

2) c ( Phot)

film speed — sensibilidad f de la película

shutter speed — tiempo m de exposición

3) c ( gear) velocidad f, marcha f

4) u ( amphetamine) (sl) anfetas fpl (fam)

II
1.

intransitive verb

a) (past & past p sped) (go, pass quickly) (+ adv compl)

the car sped off o away around the corner — el coche se alejó doblando la esquina a toda velocidad

he sped by o past in his new sports car — nos pasó a toda velocidad con su nuevo coche deportivo

the hours sped by — las horas pasaron volando

b) (past & past p speeded) ( drive too fast) \<\<car/motorist\>\> ir* a velocidad excesiva

he was fined for speeding — lo multaron por exceso de velocidad

2.

vt (past & past p speeded) ( hasten) acelerar

helicopters are being used to speed supplies to the area — están usando helicópteros para hacer llegar los suministros rápidamente a la zona

Phrasal Verbs:

- speed up

English-spanish dictionary > speed
19 torno

m.

1 drill.

2 (potter's) wheel.

3 lathe.

4 winch.

5 windlass, lifting tool, winch, winding gear.

pres.indicat.

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

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torno

► nombre masculino

1 TÉCNICA lathe

2 (elevador) winch, windlass

3 (de convento) revolving window

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en torno a (alrededor de) around 2 (acerca de) about, concerning

torno de alfarero potter's wheel

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SM

1) [para levantar pesos] winch, windlass; [para tensar] winding drum

2) [para tornear] lathe

labrar a torno — to turn on the lathe

torno de alfarero — potter's wheel

torno de asador — spit

torno de banco — vice, vise (EEUU), clamp

torno de hilar — spinning wheel

torno de tornero — turning lathe

3) [de río] (=recodo) bend; (=rabiones) race, rapids pl

4)

en torno a: se reunieron en torno a él — they gathered round him

la conversación giraba en torno a las elecciones — the conversation revolved o centred around the election

polemizar en torno a un texto — to argue about a text

todo estaba inundado en muchos kilómetros en torno — everything was flooded for miles around

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masculino

1)

a) ( de carpintero) lathe

torno de ceramista or alfarero — potter's wheel

b) (Odont) drill

c) ( para alzar pesos) winch

2)

en torno a — around

la conversación giró en torno a... — the conversation revolved around...

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= windlass, lathe, winch, capstan.

Ex. The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.

Ex. Also annual output could be increased by 13-28% without adding more lathes, driers or presses.

Ex. They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.

Ex. They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.

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* en torno a + Expresión Temporal = sometime around + Expresión Temporal.

* girar en torno a = circle around.

* gravitar en torno a = centre around/on/upon.

* máquina de torno = nipping machine.

* prensa de torno = standing press.

* torno de alfarero = potter's wheel.

* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.

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masculino

1)

a) ( de carpintero) lathe

torno de ceramista or alfarero — potter's wheel

b) (Odont) drill

c) ( para alzar pesos) winch

2)

en torno a — around

la conversación giró en torno a... — the conversation revolved around...

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= windlass, lathe, winch, capstan.

Ex: The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.

Ex: Also annual output could be increased by 13-28% without adding more lathes, driers or presses.

Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.

Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.

* en torno a + Expresión Temporal = sometime around + Expresión Temporal.

* girar en torno a = circle around.

* gravitar en torno a = centre around/on/upon.

* máquina de torno = nipping machine.

* prensa de torno = standing press.

* torno de alfarero = potter's wheel.

* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.

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torno

masculine

A

1 (de carpintero) lathe

torno de ceramista or alfarero potter's wheel

2 ( Odont) drill

3 (para alzar pesos) winch

4 (entrada) turnstile

Compuesto:

torno de banco

vise*

B

en torno a around

la conversación giró en torno al tema de las compensaciones the conversation revolved around o centered on the question of compensation

el debate que mantuvieron en torno al problema the debate that they had on o about the problem

se habían sentado en torno suyo ( liter); they had seated themselves around him/her

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Del verbo tornar: ( conjugate tornar)

torno es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

tornó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
tornar
torno
tornar ( conjugate tornar) verbo intransitivo (liter)
a) ( regresar) to return;

◊ tornó a nevar it snowed again

b) (volver, hacer) to make, render

tornarse verbo pronominal (liter) to become;
tornose EN algo to turn into sth
torno sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( de carpintero) lathe;

◊ torno de alfarero potter's wheel

b) (Odont) drill

c) ( para alzar pesos) winch

2
◊ en torno a around

tornar frml
I vtr (cambiar) to turn [en, into]
II vi (volver) to return
torno sustantivo masculino
1 (de dentista) drill
2 (de carpintero) lathe
(de alfarero) potter's wheel
♦ Locuciones: en torno a, (alrededor de: un sitio) around
(: un asunto) about, around
' torno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- girar
- hacia
- mariposear
- por
- revolotear
- rondar
- sobre
- tornarse
- torneada
- torneado
- aparente
- tornar
English:
circa
- drill
- eccentric
- gather together
- per cent
- potter's wheel
- rally
- ring
- round
- vice
- wheel
- lathe
- vise
- winch

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torno

♦ nm

1. [de dentista] drill

2. [de alfarero] (potter's) wheel

3. [de carpintero] lathe

Comp
torno de banco vice
4. [para pesos] winch

♦ en torno a loc prep

1. [alrededor de] around, round;

el cordón policial en torno al edificio the police cordon around o round the building;

la familia se reunía en torno al televisor the family gathered round o around the television

2. [acerca de]
la polémica en torno a esta decisión the controversy surrounding this decision;

el misterio que gira en torno a su muerte the mystery surrounding her death;

el debate giró en torno al tema del euro the debate revolved around the subject of the euro

3. [aproximadamente] around, about;

la tasa de desempleo se sitúa en torno al 10 por ciento unemployment stands at around 10 percent;

ocurrió en torno a finales de siglo it happened somewhere around the turn of the century

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torno

m de alfarería wheel;

en torno a around, about

* * *

torno nm

1) : lathe

2) : winch

3)

torno de banco : vise

4)

en torno a : around, about

en torno a este asunto: about this issue

en torno suyo: around him

Spanish-English dictionary > torno

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