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  • 21 empresa de servicios

    (n.) = service organisation, service agency, service company
    Ex. Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.
    Ex. This article examines one of these service agencies, which broker the services of bibliographic utilities or other data bases, from the perspective of library management.
    Ex. The result will display all service companies nationwide that provide the service you are looking for.
    * * *
    (n.) = service organisation, service agency, service company

    Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.

    Ex: This article examines one of these service agencies, which broker the services of bibliographic utilities or other data bases, from the perspective of library management.
    Ex: The result will display all service companies nationwide that provide the service you are looking for.

    Spanish-English dictionary > empresa de servicios

  • 22 en manos de extranjeros

    Ex. This article discusses the dangers posed by a monopoly of government information by a handful of corporations and conglomerates many of which are foreign-owned.
    * * *

    Ex: This article discusses the dangers posed by a monopoly of government information by a handful of corporations and conglomerates many of which are foreign-owned.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en manos de extranjeros

  • 23 en propiedad de extranjeros

    Ex. This article discusses the dangers posed by a monopoly of government information by a handful of corporations and conglomerates many of which are foreign-owned.
    * * *

    Ex: This article discusses the dangers posed by a monopoly of government information by a handful of corporations and conglomerates many of which are foreign-owned.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en propiedad de extranjeros

  • 24 encarar

    v.
    1 to confront, to face up to (hacer frente a).
    María encara sus problemas con valor Mary faces her problems with courage.
    El chico encaró al chismoso The boy confronted the gossiper.
    La lucha nos encara todos los días Struggle confronts us every day.
    2 to bring face to face (poner frente a frente).
    * * *
    1 (afrontar) to face, face up to, confront
    2 (arma) to point, aim
    3 (poner cara a cara) to face, face up to, confront
    1 (situación, problema) to face up (a/con, to)
    2 (persona) to stand up (a/con, to)
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ problema] to face, face up to, confront
    2) [+ dos cosas] to bring face to face
    3) [+ arma] to aim, point
    2.
    VI Cono Sur to fall sick
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( enfocar) < tarea> to approach; ( afrontar) <desgracia/problema> to face up to; < futuro> to face
    2) < piezas> to marry, fit... together
    3) (AmL) < persona> to stand up to
    2.
    encararse v pron

    encararse con alguien — to face up to o stand up to somebody

    * * *
    = confront, confront.
    Ex. A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
    Ex. Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.
    ----
    * encarar el futuro = face up to + the future.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( enfocar) < tarea> to approach; ( afrontar) <desgracia/problema> to face up to; < futuro> to face
    2) < piezas> to marry, fit... together
    3) (AmL) < persona> to stand up to
    2.
    encararse v pron

    encararse con alguien — to face up to o stand up to somebody

    * * *
    = confront, confront.

    Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.

    Ex: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.
    * encarar el futuro = face up to + the future.

    * * *
    encarar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (afrontar, enfocar) ‹tarea› to approach
    yo encaro el problema desde otro punto de vista I approach the problem from a different angle
    hay que encarar el futuro con optimismo we must look to the future with optimism
    encaró su desgracia con valentía she faced up to her misfortune with courage
    B ‹piezas› to marry, fit … together
    C ( Méx) ‹persona› to stand up to
    encararse CON algn to face up to o stand up to sb
    esta vez se encaró con él y le dijo qué pensaba this time she stood o faced up to him and told him exactly what she thought
    se encaró con el jefe para pedirle el aumento he faced up to o confronted the boss and asked for more money
    * * *

    encarar ( conjugate encarar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( enfocar) ‹ tarea› to approach;
    ( afrontar) ‹desgracia/problema› to face up to;
    ‹ futuro› to face
    2 (AmL) ‹ persona› to stand up to
    encararse verbo pronominal encararse con algn to face up to o stand up to sb
    encarar verbo transitivo (un problema, una dificultad) to face (up to): encaró la crisis con sentido del humor, he faced up to the crisis with a sense of humour
    ' encarar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [hacer frente a] to confront, to face up to;
    hay que encarar la situación con valentía you have to put a brave face on things;
    ¿usted cómo encararía este asunto? how would you deal with o approach this?
    2. [poner frente a frente] to bring face to face
    * * *
    v/t
    1 approach
    2 desgracia etc face up to
    * * *
    confrontar: to face, to confront

    Spanish-English dictionary > encarar

  • 25 enfrentarse a

    v.
    to face, to breast, to brave, to confront with.
    * * *
    (v.) = be faced with, come to + grips with, confront, face, face up to, meet, cope with, get to + grips with, clash with, grapple with, wrestle with, get + a grip on, go + head-to-head with, be up against, come up against, run up against, line up against, brave, breast, have + a go at, address, engage in + confrontation with
    Ex. The indexer is faced with the choice of which off the themes of the document to provide access to via an index.
    Ex. Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.
    Ex. Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.
    Ex. Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
    Ex. Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.
    Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
    Ex. This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.
    Ex. The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.
    Ex. The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event.
    Ex. Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.
    Ex. Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.
    Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.
    Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.
    Ex. British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex. We have come up against the extreme expense which change brings to an existing catalog.
    Ex. Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
    Ex. The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.
    Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
    Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
    Ex. In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.
    Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    * * *
    (v.) = be faced with, come to + grips with, confront, face, face up to, meet, cope with, get to + grips with, clash with, grapple with, wrestle with, get + a grip on, go + head-to-head with, be up against, come up against, run up against, line up against, brave, breast, have + a go at, address, engage in + confrontation with

    Ex: The indexer is faced with the choice of which off the themes of the document to provide access to via an index.

    Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.
    Ex: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.
    Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
    Ex: Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.
    Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
    Ex: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.
    Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.
    Ex: The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event.
    Ex: Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.
    Ex: Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.
    Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.
    Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca.
    Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex: We have come up against the extreme expense which change brings to an existing catalog.
    Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
    Ex: The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.
    Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
    Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
    Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.
    Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfrentarse a

  • 26 hacer frente a

    (v.) = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, wrestle with, stand up to, brave, breast, address
    Ex. Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.
    Ex. Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.
    Ex. Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
    Ex. Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.
    Ex. There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
    Ex. This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.
    Ex. Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.
    Ex. In their role as mediator between the scholar and the information system, academic librarians should stand up to, and challenge the censorship and suppression that takes place during academic controversy.
    Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
    Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
    Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    * * *
    (v.) = confront, deal with, face, face up to, meet, cope with, wrestle with, stand up to, brave, breast, address

    Ex: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.

    Ex: Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.
    Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
    Ex: Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.
    Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
    Ex: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.
    Ex: Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.
    Ex: In their role as mediator between the scholar and the information system, academic librarians should stand up to, and challenge the censorship and suppression that takes place during academic controversy.
    Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
    Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
    Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacer frente a

  • 27 hora intempestiva

    (n.) = unearthly time, unearthly hour
    Ex. Of course, the call to prayer from the local Mosque wakes virtually everyone at 5:30 (or some unearthly time like that).
    Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    * * *
    (n.) = unearthly time, unearthly hour

    Ex: Of course, the call to prayer from the local Mosque wakes virtually everyone at 5:30 (or some unearthly time like that).

    Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hora intempestiva

  • 28 horario intempestivo

    Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    * * *

    Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

    Spanish-English dictionary > horario intempestivo

  • 29 institución

    f.
    institution, center, establishment, foundation.
    * * *
    1 (organismo) institution
    2 (creación) establishment, institution; (introducción) introduction
    \
    ser una institución to be an institution
    institución benéfica charitable organization
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=organismo) institution

    institución benéfica, institución de beneficencia — charitable foundation, charitable organization

    institución pública — public institution, public body

    2) (=acción) establishment
    3) pl instituciones [en nación, sociedad] institutions
    * * *
    a) ( organismo) institution

    la siesta es toda una institución aquí — (fam) the siesta is a real institution here

    b) (creación, constitución) establishment
    c) instituciones femenino plural ( de una sociedad) institutions (pl)
    * * *
    = agency, body, corporation, establishment, facility, institution, organisation [organization, -USA], organisational setting, organisation [organization, -USA], work organisation, foundation.
    Ex. It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.
    Ex. Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
    Ex. The main form of knowledge transfer and the basis for decision making within corporations has not been a paper, a document or a detailed report, but a set of overhead slides and the discussions around them.
    Ex. Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.
    Ex. As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
    Ex. The distinction between 'societies' and 'institutions' lies at the heart of the code.
    Ex. The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation.
    Ex. Many students, after working with cases, have testified to the help they received in developing a clearer concept of the dynamics of human relationships in organizational settings.
    Ex. This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.
    Ex. Quality of Work Life (QWL) can be defined as 'the degree to which members of a work organisation are able to satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organisation'.
    Ex. Often such things need to be funded through foundations or local businesses.
    ----
    * avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.
    * biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.
    * confinados en instituciones, los = institutionalised, the.
    * cooperación entre instituciones = interagency cooperation.
    * de toda la institución = institution-wide, systemwide.
    * en contra de las instituciones = anti-establishment.
    * en toda la institución = systemwide.
    * entre instituciones = interagency [inter-agency].
    * entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].
    * estructura de la institución = organisational structure.
    * institución académica = educational institution, educational establishment, academic institution.
    * institución a la que pertenece = host institution.
    * institución a la que se pertenece = home institution.
    * institución anfitriona = host institution.
    * institución benéfica = charity, charitable organisation, charitable institution.
    * institución bibliotecaria = library organisation.
    * Institución Británica para la Normalización (BSI) = British Standard Institution (BSI).
    * institución civil = civic organisation.
    * institución comercial = commercial organisation.
    * institución compuesta de miembros = membership organisation.
    * institución consolidada = established institution.
    * institución consumada = established institution.
    * institución cultural = cultural institution, heritage institution.
    * institución dedicada a la conservación del patrimonio = memory institution.
    * institución de educación pública = public education institution.
    * institución de enseñanza pública = public education institution.
    * institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution, institution of higher education.
    * institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of further education, college of higher education.
    * institución de interés histórico = heritage institution.
    * institución de interés histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.
    * institución de investigación = research institution.
    * institución de la que depende = parent institution.
    * institución del conocimiento = institution of learning.
    * institución del gobierno = government establishment.
    * institución del matrimonio = institution of marriage.
    * institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.
    * institución del saber = institution of learning.
    * institución donde se estudia = school affiliation.
    * institucion educativa = teaching agency, institution of learning.
    * institución gubernamental = government body.
    * institución miembro = member centre, member institution.
    * institución miembro de una asociación = partner institution.
    * institución normativa = regulatory organisation.
    * institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio cultural = heritage organisation.
    * institución privada = private institution.
    * institución profesional = professional institution.
    * institución pública = public institution, public organisation.
    * institución reconocida = accredit school.
    * institución relacionada con la información = information organisation, information institution.
    * institución religiosa = religious body.
    * institución responsable = governing agency, host institution.
    * institución social = social agency.
    * institución voluntaria = volunteer agency.
    * por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.
    * promovido por la institución = organisation-led.
    * revista editada por la propia institución = house journal.
    * * *
    a) ( organismo) institution

    la siesta es toda una institución aquí — (fam) the siesta is a real institution here

    b) (creación, constitución) establishment
    c) instituciones femenino plural ( de una sociedad) institutions (pl)
    * * *
    = agency, body, corporation, establishment, facility, institution, organisation [organization, -USA], organisational setting, organisation [organization, -USA], work organisation, foundation.

    Ex: It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.

    Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
    Ex: The main form of knowledge transfer and the basis for decision making within corporations has not been a paper, a document or a detailed report, but a set of overhead slides and the discussions around them.
    Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.
    Ex: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
    Ex: The distinction between 'societies' and 'institutions' lies at the heart of the code.
    Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation.
    Ex: Many students, after working with cases, have testified to the help they received in developing a clearer concept of the dynamics of human relationships in organizational settings.
    Ex: This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.
    Ex: Quality of Work Life (QWL) can be defined as 'the degree to which members of a work organisation are able to satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organisation'.
    Ex: Often such things need to be funded through foundations or local businesses.
    * avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución = rise through + the ranks.
    * biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.
    * confinados en instituciones, los = institutionalised, the.
    * cooperación entre instituciones = interagency cooperation.
    * de toda la institución = institution-wide, systemwide.
    * en contra de las instituciones = anti-establishment.
    * en toda la institución = systemwide.
    * entre instituciones = interagency [inter-agency].
    * entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].
    * estructura de la institución = organisational structure.
    * institución académica = educational institution, educational establishment, academic institution.
    * institución a la que pertenece = host institution.
    * institución a la que se pertenece = home institution.
    * institución anfitriona = host institution.
    * institución benéfica = charity, charitable organisation, charitable institution.
    * institución bibliotecaria = library organisation.
    * Institución Británica para la Normalización (BSI) = British Standard Institution (BSI).
    * institución civil = civic organisation.
    * institución comercial = commercial organisation.
    * institución compuesta de miembros = membership organisation.
    * institución consolidada = established institution.
    * institución consumada = established institution.
    * institución cultural = cultural institution, heritage institution.
    * institución dedicada a la conservación del patrimonio = memory institution.
    * institución de educación pública = public education institution.
    * institución de enseñanza pública = public education institution.
    * institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution, institution of higher education.
    * institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of further education, college of higher education.
    * institución de interés histórico = heritage institution.
    * institución de interés histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.
    * institución de investigación = research institution.
    * institución de la que depende = parent institution.
    * institución del conocimiento = institution of learning.
    * institución del gobierno = government establishment.
    * institución del matrimonio = institution of marriage.
    * institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.
    * institución del saber = institution of learning.
    * institución donde se estudia = school affiliation.
    * institucion educativa = teaching agency, institution of learning.
    * institución gubernamental = government body.
    * institución miembro = member centre, member institution.
    * institución miembro de una asociación = partner institution.
    * institución normativa = regulatory organisation.
    * institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio cultural = heritage organisation.
    * institución privada = private institution.
    * institución profesional = professional institution.
    * institución pública = public institution, public organisation.
    * institución reconocida = accredit school.
    * institución relacionada con la información = information organisation, information institution.
    * institución religiosa = religious body.
    * institución responsable = governing agency, host institution.
    * institución social = social agency.
    * institución voluntaria = volunteer agency.
    * por todas las instituciones oficiales = government-wide.
    * promovido por la institución = organisation-led.
    * revista editada por la propia institución = house journal.

    * * *
    A (organismo) institution
    instituciones financieras financial institutions
    ser una institución ( fam); to be an institution
    la siesta es toda una institución en España ( fam); the siesta is a real institution in Spain
    el viejo Marcos es toda una institución aquí old Mr Marcos is quite an institution around here
    B (creación, constitución) establishment
    la institución de un fondo de pensiones the establishment o setting up of a pension fund
    C instituciones fpl (de una sociedad) institutions (pl)
    * * *

    institución sustantivo femenino
    institution
    institución sustantivo femenino institution
    ' institución' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ayuntamiento
    - centro
    - fundar
    - instituto
    - matrimonio
    - organismo
    - representar
    - salud
    - universidad
    - arca
    - autoridad
    - biblioteca
    - calumnia
    - carabinero
    - corona
    - crear
    - departamento
    - dotar
    - ente
    - entidad
    - expulsar
    - fundación
    - habilitar
    - lonja
    - trayectoria
    English:
    agency
    - charter
    - foundation
    - institution
    * * *
    1. [organización] institution;
    la institución monárquica the institution of the monarchy;
    Fig
    ser una institución [persona, establecimiento] to be an institution
    institución benéfica charitable organization;
    institución pública public institution
    2. [de ley, sistema] introduction;
    [de organismo, premio] establishment, setting up
    3.
    instituciones [del Estado] institutions
    * * *
    f institution
    * * *
    institución nf, pl - ciones : institution
    * * *
    institución n institution

    Spanish-English dictionary > institución

  • 30 meca

    f.
    mecca.
    La meca Mecca
    * * *
    1 mecca, Mecca
    \
    * * *
    SF
    * * *

    la Meca or meca del cine — (fr hecha) Hollywood

    * * *
    = mecca, Mecca.
    Ex. Brown Public Library is situated in a semirural area that is becoming a mecca for high-technology corporations.
    Ex. The Centre was set up in 1975 to study the environment of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca performed by all Moslem adults once in their lifetime.
    ----
    * de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.
    * * *

    la Meca or meca del cine — (fr hecha) Hollywood

    * * *
    = mecca, Mecca.

    Ex: Brown Public Library is situated in a semirural area that is becoming a mecca for high-technology corporations.

    Ex: The Centre was set up in 1975 to study the environment of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca performed by all Moslem adults once in their lifetime.
    * de la Ceca a la Meca = from pillar to post.

    * * *
    La Meca Mecca
    la Meca or meca del cine ( fr hecha); Hollywood
    * * *
    meca nf
    1. [centro] mecca;
    la meca del arte abstracto the mecca for abstract art;
    la meca del cine Hollywood
    2.
    La Meca [ciudad] Mecca
    3. Chile Fam Euf [excremento] dung
    * * *
    :
    La Meca Mecca

    Spanish-English dictionary > meca

  • 31 negocio electrónico

    m.
    e-business.
    * * *
    Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    * * *

    Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

    Spanish-English dictionary > negocio electrónico

  • 32 negocio en línea

    Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    * * *

    Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

    Spanish-English dictionary > negocio en línea

  • 33 no venir mal + Infinitivo

    (v.) = not hurt to + Infinitivo
    Ex. Economy drives in corporations, especially for overhead operations such as libraries, occur because management never knows what it should spend on support services and feels that it does not hurt to try to make cuts.
    * * *
    (v.) = not hurt to + Infinitivo

    Ex: Economy drives in corporations, especially for overhead operations such as libraries, occur because management never knows what it should spend on support services and feels that it does not hurt to try to make cuts.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no venir mal + Infinitivo

  • 34 para colmo

    adv.
    to top it all, to top it off, as if that were not enough, if that were not enough.
    intj.
    to add insult to injury.
    * * *
    to top it all, to make matters worse
    * * *
    = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury
    Ex. See, Blanche, the trouble you smokers cause! Now, we've got more work into the bargain!.
    Ex. See, Blanche, the trouble you smokers cause! Now, we've got more work into the bargain!.
    Ex. To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager.
    Ex. On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.
    Ex. But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved.
    Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.
    Ex. This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
    Ex. To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.
    * * *
    = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury

    Ex: See, Blanche, the trouble you smokers cause! Now, we've got more work into the bargain!.

    Ex: See, Blanche, the trouble you smokers cause! Now, we've got more work into the bargain!.
    Ex: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager.
    Ex: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.
    Ex: But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved.
    Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.
    Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
    Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.

    Spanish-English dictionary > para colmo

  • 35 para mayor inri

    = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse
    Ex. To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager.
    Ex. On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.
    Ex. But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved.
    Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.
    * * *
    = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse

    Ex: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager.

    Ex: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.
    Ex: But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved.
    Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

    Spanish-English dictionary > para mayor inri

  • 36 para más inri

    familiar to make things even worse, to cap it all, on top of that
    * * *
    = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse
    Ex. To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager.
    Ex. On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.
    Ex. But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved.
    Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.
    * * *
    = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse

    Ex: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager.

    Ex: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.
    Ex: But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved.
    Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

    Spanish-English dictionary > para más inri

  • 37 partícipe en la empresa

    Ex. Corporate insiders are defined as officers, directors or major shareholders that own stock in US public corporations.
    * * *

    Ex: Corporate insiders are defined as officers, directors or major shareholders that own stock in US public corporations.

    Spanish-English dictionary > partícipe en la empresa

  • 38 por añadidura

    besides, in addition
    * * *
    = in addition (to), on top of everything else
    Ex. In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme.
    Ex. On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.
    * * *
    = in addition (to), on top of everything else

    Ex: In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme.

    Ex: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product.

    Spanish-English dictionary > por añadidura

  • 39 presuroso

    adj.
    hurried, hasty, in a hurry, quick.
    * * *
    1 hurried, hasty
    * * *
    ADJ (=rápido) quick, speedy; (=precipitado) hasty; [paso] quick, brisk
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (liter)

    se alejó presurosa — she rushed off, she left hastily

    * * *
    = fast-paced [fast paced].
    Ex. Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo (liter)

    se alejó presurosa — she rushed off, she left hastily

    * * *
    = fast-paced [fast paced].

    Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.

    * * *
    ( liter):
    se alejó presurosa she rushed off o hastened away, she left hastily
    andaba con paso presuroso he walked at a brisk o quick pace
    * * *
    presuroso, -a adj
    in a hurry;
    acudió presuroso en nuestro auxilio he hurried to our assistance;
    realizó una visita presurosa a la ciudad she paid a flying visit to the city
    * * *
    adj hurried
    * * *
    presuroso, -sa adj
    : hasty, quick

    Spanish-English dictionary > presuroso

  • 40 probar suerte

    v.
    to try one's luck.
    * * *
    to try one's luck
    * * *
    (v.) = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot
    Ex. At a greater level of sophistication, the operating system will be able to swap programs in and out of memory in mid-operation in order to let another have a go.
    Ex. Next time I am there I will give it a shot.
    Ex. Bored out of her mind with the long hours and mundane tasks, she decided to give radio a try.
    Ex. If someone can get me up to speed on this I can have a stab at writing it up for others to follow.
    Ex. Filled with an overwhelming inspiration, the two moviemakers decided to take a stab at the world of television by turning the camera on themselves.
    Ex. He decided to make a stab at a career in show business in New York but he only lasted in the Big Apple for a few weeks.
    Ex. So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
    Ex. Mr. Schwarzenegger eventually starred in numerous Hollywood hits before trying his luck in politics in 2003.
    Ex. Sorry, but I just don't have time to download & give it a whirl right now.
    Ex. I gave it a try earlier today and it seems promising.
    Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    Ex. Starved for cash, the New Orleans school district is taking a long shot and hoping to sell its flooded, unsalvageable school buses on eBay.
    * * *
    (v.) = have + a go, give + it a shot, give + Nombre + a try, have + a stab at, take + a stab at, make + a stab at, take + Posesivo + chances, try + Posesivo + luck, give + it a whirl, give + it a try, take + the dip, take + a long shot

    Ex: At a greater level of sophistication, the operating system will be able to swap programs in and out of memory in mid-operation in order to let another have a go.

    Ex: Next time I am there I will give it a shot.
    Ex: Bored out of her mind with the long hours and mundane tasks, she decided to give radio a try.
    Ex: If someone can get me up to speed on this I can have a stab at writing it up for others to follow.
    Ex: Filled with an overwhelming inspiration, the two moviemakers decided to take a stab at the world of television by turning the camera on themselves.
    Ex: He decided to make a stab at a career in show business in New York but he only lasted in the Big Apple for a few weeks.
    Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
    Ex: Mr. Schwarzenegger eventually starred in numerous Hollywood hits before trying his luck in politics in 2003.
    Ex: Sorry, but I just don't have time to download & give it a whirl right now.
    Ex: I gave it a try earlier today and it seems promising.
    Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    Ex: Starved for cash, the New Orleans school district is taking a long shot and hoping to sell its flooded, unsalvageable school buses on eBay.

    Spanish-English dictionary > probar suerte

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