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1 poner a prueba

poner a prueba

to put to the test

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(v.) = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge

Ex. Written in a telegram style, telegraphic abstracts stretch the skills of the abstractor in writing in an abbreviated yet unambiguous style.

Ex. However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.

Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Ex. Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.

Ex. This will be piloted during 1996 by academic libraries, systems vendors, publishers and intermediaries.

Ex. There are 2 important areas where the librarian's interpretation of his role are put to the test: his involvement with audiovisual materials, and his attitude towards teaching.

Ex. Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.

Ex. The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.

Ex. The concept was trialled in 1995 and subscribers to this service will be transferred with no additional charge.

Ex. Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

Ex. This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.

Ex. There's nothing flimsy about these leather boots, put them to the test this season - they'll pass with flying colours.

Ex. The psychiatrist has been trying him on several different anti-depressants and group therapies, but none seems to be helping.

Ex. But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.

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(v.) = stretch, tax, try, strain, overtax, pilot, put to + the test, test, plumb + the depths of, trial, overstretch, push + the envelope, put + Nombre + to the test, try + Nombre + on, push + Nombre + to the edge

Ex: Written in a telegram style, telegraphic abstracts stretch the skills of the abstractor in writing in an abbreviated yet unambiguous style.

Ex: However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.

Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Ex: Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.

Ex: This will be piloted during 1996 by academic libraries, systems vendors, publishers and intermediaries.

Ex: There are 2 important areas where the librarian's interpretation of his role are put to the test: his involvement with audiovisual materials, and his attitude towards teaching.

Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.

Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.

Ex: The concept was trialled in 1995 and subscribers to this service will be transferred with no additional charge.

Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

Ex: This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.

Ex: There's nothing flimsy about these leather boots, put them to the test this season - they'll pass with flying colours.

Ex: The psychiatrist has been trying him on several different anti-depressants and group therapies, but none seems to be helping.

Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.

Spanish-English dictionary > poner a prueba
2 estar a tope

(v.) = overstretch

Ex. Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

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(v.) = overstretch

Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

Spanish-English dictionary > estar a tope
3 estar al máximo

(v.) = overstretch

Ex. Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

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(v.) = overstretch

Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

Spanish-English dictionary > estar al máximo
4 la judicatura

= the Bench

Ex. Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

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= the Bench

Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

Spanish-English dictionary > la judicatura
5 la justicia

= the Bench

Ex. Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

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= the Bench

Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

Spanish-English dictionary > la justicia
6 la magistratura

= the Bench

Ex. Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

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= the Bench

Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

Spanish-English dictionary > la magistratura
7 los tribunales

= the Bench

Ex. Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

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= the Bench

Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

Spanish-English dictionary > los tribunales
8 no dar más de sí

(v.) = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch

Ex. All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.

Ex. Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

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(v.) = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch

Ex: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.

Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.

Spanish-English dictionary > no dar más de sí
9 biblioteca de juzgado

(n.) = court library

Ex. During this period, there were reasonably developed library services, from private collections to academic, public and court libraries.

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(n.) = court library

Ex: During this period, there were reasonably developed library services, from private collections to academic, public and court libraries.

Spanish-English dictionary > biblioteca de juzgado
10 juicio

m.

1 trial (law).

llevar a alguien a juicio to take somebody to court

el juicio Final (religion) the Last Judgement

2 (sound) judgment (sensatez).

estar/no estar en su (sano) juicio to be/not to be in one's right mind

perder el juicio to lose one's reason, to go mad

3 opinion.

a mi juicio in my opinion

no tengo suficientes elementos de juicio como para formarme una opinión I don't have enough information to base an opinion on

juicio de valor value judgment

4 resolution, final decision, judgement, judgment.

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juicio

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) judgement

■ a mi juicio in my opinion

2 (sensatez) reason, common sense

3 DERECHO trial, lawsuit

4 RELIGIÓN judgement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a juicio de alguien in somebody's opinion

dejar algo a juicio de alguien to leave something to somebody's discretion

emitir un juicio sobre algo to express an opinion about something

en su sano juicio in one's right mind

llevar a alguien a juicio to take legal action against somebody, sue somebody

perder el juicio to go mad

Juicio Final / Juicio Universal Final Judgement

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noun m.

1) trial

2) sense, reason

3) opinion

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SM

1) (=inteligencia) judgment, reason

2) (=sensatez) good sense

asentar el juicio — to come to one's senses

lo dejo a su juicio — I leave it to your discretion

estar en su sano juicio — to be in one's right mind

estar fuera de juicio — to be out of one's mind

perder el juicio — to go mad

no tener juicio, tener poco juicio — to lack common sense

tener mucho juicio — to be sensible

3) (=opinión) opinion

a mi juicio — in my opinion

juicio de valor — value judgment

4) (Jur) (=proceso) trial; (=veredicto) verdict, judgment

llevar a algn a juicio — to take sb to court

juicio civil — criminal trial

juicio con jurado — trial by jury

juicio criminal — criminal trial

juicio de Dios — trial by ordeal

juicio en rebeldía — judgment by default

Juicio Final — Last Judgment

juicio sumario — summary trial

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masculino

1) ( facultad) judgment

no está en su sano juicio — he's not in his right mind

perder el juicio — to go out of one's mind

me vas a hacer perder el juicio — you're going to drive me crazy o mad

2) (prudencia, sensatez) sense

tiene muy poco juicio — he's not very sensible

3) ( opinión) opinion

a mi juicio — in my opinion o to my mind

lo dejo a tu juicio — I'll leave it up to you

- juicio de valor

4) (Der) trial

llevar a juicio a alguien — to take somebody to court

ir a juicio — to go to court

•

- juicio civil/criminal

- juicio en rebeldía

- Juicio Final

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= case, judgement [judgment], litigation, trial, lawsuit [law suit], suit, prosecution, legal case, court case, legal action, legal proceedings.

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

Ex. In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.

Ex. Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.

Ex. Some of these documents were used as evidence in the Tokyo War Crimes trials.

Ex. Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.

Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.

Ex. This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.

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. However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation.

Ex. In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.

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* acta de juicio = trial record.

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* celebrarse un juicio = trial + come up.

* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.

* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.

* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.

* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.

* emitir un juicio de valor = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgement.

* en + Posesivo + juicio cabal = of (a) sound mind.

* en + Posesivo + sano juicio = in + Posesivo + right mind.

* entablar un juicio = file + lawsuit against, file + suit against.

* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* juicio con jurado = jury trial.

* juicio criminal = criminal trial.

* juicio crítico = critical judgement.

* juicio de valor = value judgement.

* juicio final = doom.

* juicio moral = moral judgement.

* juicio temerario = snap judgement.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* mal juicio = bad judgement.

* muela del juicio = wisdom tooth.

* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* sano de juicio = of (a) sound mind.

* sano juicio = sane.

* someter a juicio = try.

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masculino

1) ( facultad) judgment

no está en su sano juicio — he's not in his right mind

perder el juicio — to go out of one's mind

me vas a hacer perder el juicio — you're going to drive me crazy o mad

2) (prudencia, sensatez) sense

tiene muy poco juicio — he's not very sensible

3) ( opinión) opinion

a mi juicio — in my opinion o to my mind

lo dejo a tu juicio — I'll leave it up to you

- juicio de valor

4) (Der) trial

llevar a juicio a alguien — to take somebody to court

ir a juicio — to go to court

•

- juicio civil/criminal

- juicio en rebeldía

- Juicio Final

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= case, judgement [judgment], litigation, trial, lawsuit [law suit], suit, prosecution, legal case, court case, legal action, legal proceedings.

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

Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.

Ex: Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.

Ex: Some of these documents were used as evidence in the Tokyo War Crimes trials.

Ex: Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.

Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.

Ex: This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.

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: However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation.

Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.

* acta de juicio = trial record.

* a juicio = on trial.

* a juicio público = in the public eye.

* a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.

* buen juicio = good judgement.

* celebrarse un juicio = trial + come up.

* con juicio de valor = value-loaded.

* día del Juicio Final = doomsday, Judgement Day.

* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.

* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.

* emitir un juicio de valor = exercise + value judgment, pass + value judgement.

* en + Posesivo + juicio cabal = of (a) sound mind.

* en + Posesivo + sano juicio = in + Posesivo + right mind.

* entablar un juicio = file + lawsuit against, file + suit against.

* error de juicio = misunderstanding, error of judgement.

* ir a jucio = stand + trial, stand for + trial.

* juicio con jurado = jury trial.

* juicio criminal = criminal trial.

* juicio crítico = critical judgement.

* juicio de valor = value judgement.

* juicio final = doom.

* juicio moral = moral judgement.

* juicio temerario = snap judgement.

* llevar a Alguien a juicio = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* llevar a juicio = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, try.

* mal juicio = bad judgement.

* muela del juicio = wisdom tooth.

* perder el juicio = lose + Posesivo + sanity.

* poner en tela de juicio = throw + doubt on, contest.

* sano de juicio = of (a) sound mind.

* sano juicio = sane.

* someter a juicio = try.

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juicio

masculine

A (facultad) judgment

tiene una gran claridad de juicio he has very good judgment, he's very clear-sighted

no está en su sano juicio he's not in his right mind

perder el juicio to go out of one's mind

me vas a hacer perder el juicio you're going to drive me crazy o mad

B (prudencia, sensatez) sense

tiene muy poco juicio he's not very sensible, he's rather lacking in (common) sense

¡mucho juicio! don't do anything silly!, be sensible!

C (opinión) opinion

tiene derecho a expresar su juicio sobre el tema she has a right to express her opinion on the matter

a mi juicio, se han exagerado los hechos in my opinion o to my mind, the facts have been exaggerated

lo dejo a tu juicio I'll leave it up to you, I'll leave it to your discretion

todavía no tengo un juicio formado sobre el asunto I haven't formed an opinion on the subject yet

Compuesto:

juicio de valor

value judgment

D ( Der) trial

lo llevaron a juicio por plagio he was taken to court o sued for plagiarism

ir a juicio to go to court

Compuestos:

● juicio civil

civil proceedings (pl), civil action

● juicio criminal

criminal proceedings (pl), criminal trial

● juicio en rebeldía

judgment by default

● Juicio Final

el Juicio Final the Final Judgment

● juicio oral

trial ( where witnesses testify in person)

● juicio por crímenes de guerra

war trial

● juicio sumarísimo

brief o summary trial

E

( Chi fam) (caso): hacerle juicio a algn to listen to sb, to pay heed to sb

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juicio sustantivo masculino
1 ( facultad) judgment;
◊ no está en su sano juicio he's not in his right mind;

perder el juicio to go out of one's mind
2 (prudencia, sensatez) sense
3 ( opinión) opinion;
◊ a mi juicio in my opinion, to my mind;

lo dejo a tu juicio I'll leave it up to you;
juicio de valor value judgment
4 (Der) trial;
◊ llevar a juicio a algn to take sb to court ;

ir a juicio to go to court;
juicio civil/criminal civil/criminal proceedings (pl);
el Jjuicio Final (Relig) the Final Judgment
juicio sustantivo masculino
1 (facultad mental) judgement, discernment
2 (parecer, criterio) opinion, judgement: a su juicio, nuestra decisión fue equivocada, in his opinion our decision was wrong
juicio de valor, value judgement
3 (sentido común, prudencia) reason, common sense
4 Jur trial, lawsuit
llevar a alguien a juicio, to take legal action against sb, sue sb
el día del Jucio Final, Judgement Day/the Last Judgement
♦ Locuciones: en su sano juicio, in one's right mind
perder el jucio, to go mad o insane
muela del juicio, wisdom tooth
' juicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
audiencia
- calidad
- celebrar
- celebración
- concepto
- condena
- consideración
- criterio
- elemento
- enloquecer
- hasta
- idea
- muela
- parecer
- repetir
- saltarín
- saltarina
- señalamiento
- sentir
- seso
- severa
- severo
- sintética
- sintético
- someter
- sumaria
- sumario
- sumarísima
- sumarísimo
- tela
- terminante
- testigo
- valoración
- aplazar
- apreciación
- cerrar
- certero
- engañar
- opinar
- parte
- postergar
- precipitado
- precipitarse
English:
adjourn
- assessment
- composed
- discrimination
- doe
- doomsday
- estimation
- fair
- foregone
- haul up
- have up
- judgement
- judgment
- lawsuit
- mind
- opinion
- pass
- proceedings
- prosecution
- reckoning
- retrial
- sanity
- sense
- spin out
- test case
- thinking
- trial
- verdict
- wisdom tooth
- wit
- case
- court
- doom
- exhibit
- hang
- law
- rational
- suit
- untried
- wisdom

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juicio nm

1. Der trial;

llevar a alguien a juicio to take sb to court;

tener un juicio justo to receive a fair trial

Comp
juicio civil civil action; Rel el Juicio Final the Last Judgement;
el Día del Juicio Final Judgement Day;

juicio nulo mistrial;

juicio oral hearing;

juicio sumario summary trial;

juicio sumarísimo summary trial

2. [sensatez] (sound) judgement;
[cordura] sanity, reason;
no está en su (sano) juicio he is not in his right mind;

Comp

perder el juicio to lose one's reason, to go mad

3. [opinión] opinion;

a mi juicio in my opinion;

en el juicio de Emilio in Emilio's opinion;

no tengo un juicio formado sobre su actuación I haven't yet formed an opinion on their performance;

no tengo suficientes elementos de juicio como para formarme una opinión I don't have enough information to base an opinion on

Comp
juicio de valor value judgement
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juicio

m

1 judg(e)ment;

a mi juicio in my opinion

2 JUR trial;

el juicio final REL the Last Judg(e)ment

3 ( sensatez) sense

4 ( cordura) sanity;

estar en su juicio be in one’s right mind;

perder el juicio lose one’s mind

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juicio nm

1) : good judgment, reason, sense

2) : opinion

a mi juicio: in my opinion

3) : trial

llevar a juicio: to take to court

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juicio n

1. (sensatez) common sense

es una persona con mucho juicio she's got a lot of common sense

2. (criterio) judgement

no debas hacer juicios sobre nadie sin conocerlo you mustn't judge people without knowing them

3. (proceso) trial

mañana empieza el juicio the trial begins tomorrow

a mi juicio in my opinion

llevar a juicio to take to court [pt. took; pp. taken]

perder el juicio to lose your mind [pt. & pp. lost]

Spanish-English dictionary > juicio
11 reclamar

v.

1 to demand, to ask for.

le he reclamado todo el dinero que me debe I've demanded that he return to me all the money he owes me

la multitud reclamaba que cantara otra canción the crowd clamored for her to sing another song

2 to demand, to require.

el negocio reclama toda mi atención the business requires o demands all my attention

3 to ask for.

te reclaman en la oficina they're asking for you at the office

4 to protest.

5 to claim, to ask for, to demand, to lay claim to.

Ellos reclaman su premio They claim their prize.

6 to reclaim, to recover, to recuperate.

Reclamaron mucha tierra junto al mar They reclaimed a lot of land by the sea

7 to complain.

Ellos reclaman siempre They always complain.

8 to file a claim, to lodge a claim.

Ellos reclamaron hace un mes They filed a claim about a month ago.

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reclamar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pedir) to demand, claim

2 (exigir) to require, demand

► verbo intransitivo

1 (protestar) to protest ( contra, against)

■ reclamaron contra aquella medida they protested against the measure

2 DERECHO to appeal

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verb

1) to demand

2) claim

3) complain

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1. VT

1) [+ herencia, tierras] to claim; [+ derechos] to demand

reclama su parte de los beneficios — he is claiming his share of the profits

reclamar daños y perjuicios — to claim damages

reclaman mejores condiciones de trabajo — they're demanding better working conditions

reclamar una deuda — to demand payment of a debt

reclamaron su presencia ante el tribunal — they demanded him to appear before the court

2) [+ atención, solución] to demand

esto reclama toda nuestra atención — this demands our full attention

3) [+ aves] to call to

2.

VI (=quejarse) to complain

fui a reclamar al director — I went and complained to the manager

reclamar contra algo — to complain about sth

reclamar contra una sentencia — (Jur) to appeal against a sentence

3.

See:

reclamarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) persona <derecho/indemnización> to claim; ( con insistencia) to demand

reclamó su parte — he claimed his share

reclaman el derecho al voto — they demand the right to vote

b) situación/problema to require, demand
2.
reclamar vi to complain

reclamó ante los tribunales — she took the matter to court

reclamé contra la multa — I appealed against the fine

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= claim, recall, lay + claim(s) to, clamour for [clamor, -USA], reclaim, make + claim, place + claim, call on/upon, contest, appeal.

Ex. Periodicals control -- the procedures for receiving, ( claiming), and binding single issues of periodicals and serials -- is restricted to authorized users.

Ex. To send a recall, display the circulation status of the copy to be recalled.

Ex. If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.

Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex. The article ' Reclaiming our technological future' discusses the effects of electronic technology on the future development of libraries and librarians.

Ex. The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).

Ex. Overall the on-line method of placing claims was preferred because it resulted in a faster response from the vendor and a quicker receipt of the journal.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.

Ex. The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.

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* reclamar daños = claim + damages.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.

* reclamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.

* sin reclamar = unredeemed.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) persona <derecho/indemnización> to claim; ( con insistencia) to demand

reclamó su parte — he claimed his share

reclaman el derecho al voto — they demand the right to vote

b) situación/problema to require, demand
2.
reclamar vi to complain

reclamó ante los tribunales — she took the matter to court

reclamé contra la multa — I appealed against the fine

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= claim, recall, lay + claim(s) to, clamour for [clamor, -USA], reclaim, make + claim, place + claim, call on/upon, contest, appeal.

Ex: Periodicals control -- the procedures for receiving, ( claiming), and binding single issues of periodicals and serials -- is restricted to authorized users.

Ex: To send a recall, display the circulation status of the copy to be recalled.

Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.

Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

Ex: The article ' Reclaiming our technological future' discusses the effects of electronic technology on the future development of libraries and librarians.

Ex: The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).

Ex: Overall the on-line method of placing claims was preferred because it resulted in a faster response from the vendor and a quicker receipt of the journal.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.

Ex: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.

* reclamar daños = claim + damages.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.

* reclamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.

* sin reclamar = unredeemed.

* * *

reclamar [A1 ]

vt

1 «persona» ‹derecho/indemnización› to claim; (con insistencia) to demand

si no reclama el pago dentro de seis meses if you do not claim payment within six months

reclamó su parte de los beneficios he claimed his share of the profits

los manifestantes reclamaban el derecho al voto the demonstrators were demanding the right to vote

el enfermo reclamaba constantemente atención the patient was constantly demanding attention

2 «situación/problema» to require, demand

la situación reclama mucho tacto the situation calls for o requires a great deal of tact

estos problemas reclaman soluciones inmediatas these problems need to be sorted out immediately, these problems require o demand immediate solutions

■ reclamar

vi

to complain

tiene derecho a reclamar si no está satisfecho you have the right to complain o to make a complaint if you are not satisfied

reclamó ante los tribunales she took the matter to court

reclamé contra la multa I appealed against the fine

* * *

reclamar ( conjugate reclamar) verbo transitivo
a) [ persona] ‹derecho/indemnización› to claim;

( con insistencia) to demand
b) [situación/problema] to require, demand

verbo intransitivo
to complain;
◊ reclamó ante los tribunales she took the matter to court

reclamar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un derecho, una propiedad) to claim, demand
2 (requerir) to call: la empresa lo reclama en la sede central, the company have summoned him to the headquarters
Jur (a un testigo, inculpado) to summon
3 (exigir) este trabajo reclama nuestra paciencia, this work demands our patience
II verbo intransitivo
1 to complain, protest [contra, against]
2 Jur to appeal

' reclamar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reivindicar
English:
claim
- demand
- reclaim
- stake

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reclamar

♦ vt

1. [pedir, exigir] to demand, to ask for;

le he reclamado todo el dinero que me debe I've demanded that he return to me all the money he owes me;

reclamó ante un tribunal una indemnización she went to court to claim compensation;

la multitud reclamaba que cantara otra canción the crowd clamoured for her to sing another song

2. [necesitar] to demand, to require;

el negocio reclama toda mi atención the business requires o demands all my attention;

este conflicto reclama una solución inmediata this conflict calls for an immediate solution

3. [llamar] to ask for;

te reclaman en la oficina they're asking for you at the office

4. Der
reclamar a alguien to summon sb to appear before the court

♦ vi
[quejarse] to make a complaint;
reclamaron por los malos tratos recibidos they made a complaint about the ill-treatment they had received;

reclamó contra la sanción he made a formal protest against the suspension

* * *

reclamar

I v/t claim, demand

II v/i complain

* * *

reclamar vt

1) exigir: to demand, to require

2) : to claim

reclamar vi

: to complain

* * *

reclamar vb

1. (protestar) to complain

fui a la tienda a reclamar I went to the shop to complain

2. (exigir) to demand / to claim

los trabajadores reclaman el dinero que se les debe the workers demand the money owed to them

Spanish-English dictionary > reclamar
12 biblioteca

f.

1 library (lugar, conjunto de libros).

biblioteca ambulante/pública mobile/public library

biblioteca de préstamo lending library

2 bookcase (forniture).

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biblioteca

► nombre femenino

1 library

2 (mueble) bookcase, bookshelf

* * *

noun f.

library

* * *

SF

1) (=edificio) library

biblioteca ambulante — mobile library, bookmobile (EEUU)

biblioteca circulante — [de préstamo] lending library; [ambulante] circulating library

biblioteca de consulta — reference library

biblioteca de préstamo — lending library

biblioteca pública — public library

biblioteca universitaria — university library

2) (=mueble) bookcase, bookshelves pl

* * *

femenino

a) (institución, lugar) library

biblioteca pública/de consulta — public/reference library

b) ( colección) book collection

c) ( mueble) bookshelves (pl), bookcase

* * *

= library, document collection.

Ex. A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

Ex. Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.

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* actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliot = library advocacy.

* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* amante de la biblioteca = library lover.

* Amigos de la Biblioteca = Friends of the Library.

* ampliación de la biblioteca = library extension.

* ansiedad provocada por la biblioteca = library anxiety.

* ARL (Asociación de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = ARL (Association of Research Libraries).

* asesor técnico de bibliotecas = library consultant.

* asesor técnico en construcción de bibliotecas = library building consultant.

* Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas de Teología = American Theological Library Association (ATLA).

* Asociación de Bibliotecas Especializadas = Special Libraries Association (SLA).

* automatización de bibliotecas = library automation.

* auxiliar de biblioteca = library assistant, library technician, page, library aide, library orderly.

* ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.

* basado en la biblioteca = library-based.

* biblioteca académica = academic library.

* biblioteca arzobispal = archiepiscopal library.

* biblioteca asociada = affiliated library.

* biblioteca biomédica = biomedical library.

* biblioteca Bodliana, la = Bodleian, the.

* Biblioteca Británica = British Library (BL).

* biblioteca central = central library, main library.

* biblioteca cibernética = cyberlibrary [cyber-library].

* biblioteca como edificio = library building.

* biblioteca comunitaria = community library.

* biblioteca con préstamos interbibliotecarios netos = net-lender, net-borrower.

* biblioteca con un solo bibliotecario = one person library.

* biblioteca de acceso restringido = closed-stack library.

* biblioteca de agricultura = agricultural library.

* Biblioteca de Alejandría, la = Alexandria Library, the.

* biblioteca de alquiler = rental library.

* biblioteca de arqueología = archaeology library.

* biblioteca de arte = art library.

* biblioteca de asociación = society's library.

* biblioteca de barco = shipboard library, ship library.

* biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.

* biblioteca de biomedicina = health care library, biomedical library.

* biblioteca de botánica = botany library.

* biblioteca de campo de concentración = concentration camp library.

* biblioteca de catedral = cathedral library.

* biblioteca de centro penitenciario = prison library.

* biblioteca de ciencias = science library.

* biblioteca de ciencias de la salud = health sciences library, health library.

* biblioteca de condado = county library.

* biblioteca de conservatorio = conservatoire library.

* biblioteca de copyright = copyright library.

* biblioteca de departamento = department library.

* biblioteca de depósito = deposit library.

* biblioteca de depósito legal = copyright library, depository library.

* biblioteca de derecho = law library.

* biblioteca de diplomatura = undergraduate library.

* biblioteca de distrito = district library.

* biblioteca de empresa = commercial library, industrial library, corporate library, company library, business library.

* biblioteca de farmacia = pharmaceutical library.

* biblioteca de hospital = patient library, hospital library.

* biblioteca de hospital clínico = teaching hospital library.

* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.

* biblioteca de investigación = research library.

* biblioteca de jardín de infancia = kindergarten library.

* biblioteca de juzgado = court library.

* biblioteca de la comunidad = community library.

* biblioteca de la zona ártica = arctic library.

* Biblioteca del Congreso (LC) = Library of Congress (LC).

* biblioteca de libre acceso = open access library.

* Biblioteca del Museo Británico = British Museum Library.

* Biblioteca del Vaticano, la = Vatican Library, the.

* biblioteca de medicina = medical library.

* biblioteca de mezquita = mosque library.

* biblioteca de minoría étnica = ethnic library.

* biblioteca de misión = mission library.

* biblioteca de música = music library.

* biblioteca de pacientes = patient library.

* biblioteca de parlamento = parliamentary library.

* biblioteca departamental = departmental library.

* biblioteca de periódico = news library.

* biblioteca de préstamo = lending library, circulating library, circulation library.

* biblioteca de prisión = prison library.

* biblioteca de recursos = resource library.

* biblioteca de referencia = reference library.

* biblioteca de sindicato = trade union library, union library.

* biblioteca de suscripción = subscription library.

* biblioteca de universidad politécnica = polytechnic library.

* biblioteca de vestuario = costume library.

* biblioteca de veterinaria = veterinary library.

* biblioteca de zona rural = rural library.

* biblioteca digital = digital library (DL).

* biblioteca ducal = ducal library.

* biblioteca eclesiástica = ecclesiastical library, church library.

* biblioteca electrónica = electronic library (e-library), library without walls.

* biblioteca en red = network library.

* biblioteca escolar = school library.

* biblioteca especializada = special library, specialised library, specialist library.

* biblioteca especializada en música = music library.

* biblioteca especializada en temas polares = polar library.

* biblioteca estatal = state library.

* biblioteca física = physical library, brick and mortar library.

* biblioteca general = central library, general library.

* biblioteca gestionada por microordenador = microlibrary.

* biblioteca gubernamental = government library.

* biblioteca hermana = sister library.

* biblioteca híbrida = hybrid library, brick and click library.

* biblioteca industrial = factory library.

* biblioteca infantil = children's library.

* biblioteca juvenil = junior library.

* biblioteca local = local library, home library.

* biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación = donor-endowed library.

* biblioteca metropolitana = metropolitan library.

* biblioteca miembro de una cooperativa = member library.

* biblioteca ministerial = ministerial library.

* biblioteca monástica = monastic library.

* biblioteca móvil = bookmobile, mobile library, mobile.

* biblioteca móvil en trailer = trailer library.

* biblioteca multimedia = multimedia library.

* biblioteca municipal = town library, city library, municipal library, urban library, community library.

* biblioteca nacional = national library.

* Biblioteca Nacional Central = National Central Library.

* Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura (NAL) = National Agricultural Library (NAL).

* Biblioteca Nacional de Alemania = Deutsche Bibliothek.

* Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) = National Library of Medicine (NLM).

* Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y Tecnología (NLL) = National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).

* Biblioteca Nacional Francesa = Bibliotheque Nationale.

* biblioteca para ciegos = library for the blind.

* biblioteca para pacientes = hospital patient library, patients' library.

* biblioteca parroquial = parochial library, parish library.

* biblioteca personal = personal library, home collection, personal collection, home library.

* biblioteca popular = popular library.

* biblioteca presidencial = presidential library, presidential archive.

* biblioteca principal = main library.

* biblioteca privada = private library.

* biblioteca provincial = provincial library centre.

* biblioteca pública = public library, public library service.

* Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York (NYPL) = NYPL (New York Public Library).

* biblioteca pública municipal = municipal public library.

* biblioteca pública provincial = provincial public library.

* biblioteca quiosco = kiosk library.

* biblioteca regional = regional library.

* biblioteca religiosa = religious library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de agricultura = agricultural librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte = art librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho = law librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de hospital = hospital librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca especializada = special librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca móvil = mobile librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca pública = public librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca sucursal = branch librarian.

* biblioteca rural = rural library.

* biblioteca sanitaria = health library.

* biblioteca sin muros = library without walls.

* biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.

* biblioteca sucursal = library branch, branch library, branch collection, library outlet.

* biblioteca técnica = technical library.

* biblioteca tradicional = brick and mortar library.

* biblioteca tradicional y virtual = brick and click library.

* biblioteca traditional = physical library.

* biblioteca universitaria = college library, university library, research library.

* biblioteca virtual = virtual library.

* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas académica = college librarianship.

* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas de investigación = research librianship.

* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas universitarias = academic librarianship.

* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho = law librarianship.

* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas especializadas = special librarianship.

* BLAISE (Servicio de Información Automatizada de la Biblioteca Británica) = BLAISE (British Library Automated Information Service).

* carnet de biblioteca = library card.

* catálogo de biblioteca = library catalogue.

* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).

* Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC) = International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).

* colección de la biblioteca = library collection [library's collection].

* colección de una biblioteca = local holding.

* comisión de biblioteca = library board, library committee.

* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].

* Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).

* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.

* consejo de administración de la biblioteca = library trustees.

* consorcio de bibliotecas = library consortium.

* cooperativa de bibliotecas = library cooperative.

* datos estadísticos de la biblioteca = library records, library statistics.

* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.

* destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca = library research skills.

* dirección de la biblioteca = library administrators.

* dirección de la biblioteca, la = library administration, the.

* director de biblioteca = library director.

* director de la biblioteca = head librarian.

* División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD) = British Library Lending Division (BLLD).

* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD) = British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).

* dotación económica de las bibliotecas = library funding.

* dotar de fondos a una biblioteca = stock + library.

* edición para bibliotecas = library edition.

* eficacia de la biblioteca = library goodness.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encuadernación de biblioteca = library binding.

* encuadernador de la biblioteca = library binder.

* encuentro de bibliotecas móviles = mobile meet.

* entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library.

* especialista en bibliotecas = library specialist.

* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.

* específico a la biblioteca = library-specific.

* específico de la biblioteca = library-specific.

* estadísticas de la biblioteca = library statistics.

* estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca = library user study.

* experiencia en bibliotecas = library experience.

* facultativos de bibliotecas = library faculty.

* feria de la biblioteca = library fair.

* fondos de la biblioteca = library's stock, library materials.

* formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* función de la biblioteca = library's function.

* gestión de la biblioteca = library management.

* guía de biblioteca = library guide, library guiding.

* hacerse socio de la biblioteca = join + library.

* hecho por la propia biblioteca = in-house [inhouse].

* hermanamiento de bibliotecas = library twinning.

* historia de las bibliotecas = library history.

* IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec = IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).

* imagen de la biblioteca = library's profile.

* información de existencias por bibliotecas = local holdings information.

* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).

* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).

* lector de una biblioteca = library user.

* legislación sobre bibliotecas = library law.

* ley de bibliotecas = library law.

* ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.

* libro de la biblioteca = library book.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.

* LRTS (Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).

* mapa de la biblioteca = library map.

* MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LC MARC.

* Matica Slovenca (Biblioteca Nacional de Yugoslavia) = Matica Slovenska.

* misión de la biblioteca = library's mission.

* mundo de las bibliotecas, el = library world, the.

* ordenanza de biblioteca = page.

* organismo gestor de bibliotecas = library authority.

* órgano encargado de bibliotecas = library authority.

* perfil de la biblioteca = library profile.

* personal de la biblioteca = library staff, library worker.

* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.

* pertinente a las bibliotecas = library-related.

* política de la biblioteca = library's policy.

* prioridad de la biblioteca = library's priority.

* profesional de la biblioteca = library professional.

* profesional de las bibliotecas y la información = library and information professional.

* profesionales de las bibliotecas y la información, los = library and information profession, the.

* profesor encargado de la biblioteca = teacher-librarian.

* programa de introducción a la biblioteca = library training programme.

* programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas = integrated library system (ILS), integrated library management system (ILMS).

* programas de automatización de bibliotecas = library automation software.

* proveedor de bibliotecas = library supplier.

* Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCMP = Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).

* quiosco biblioteca = library kiosk.

* ratón de biblioteca = bookish, bookworm.

* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.

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

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

* Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = Library of Congress Filing Rules.

* relacionado con las bibliotecas = library-related.

* responsable de bibliotecas = library official.

* responsable de la biblioteca = library manager.

* responsable del personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* reunión de bibliotecas móviles = mobilemeet.

* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).

* SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias) = SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).

* sección de la biblioteca = library section.

* sello de la biblioteca = library stamp.

* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.

* sistema automatizado de bibliotecas = automated library information system, library computer system.

* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.

* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.

* sistema de automatización de bibliotecas = library automation system.

* sistema de bibliotecas públicas = public library system.

* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).

* subalterno de biblioteca = library clerk, library page.

* sucursal de biblioteca situada en un centro comercial = storefront library.

* trabajo de información y de las bibliotecas = library and information work.

* uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.

* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.

* usuario de la biblioteca = library user, library patron.

* utilización de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.

* visita guiada a la biblioteca = library tour, library orientation.

* visitas a la biblioteca = library visits.

* * *

femenino

a) (institución, lugar) library

biblioteca pública/de consulta — public/reference library

b) ( colección) book collection

c) ( mueble) bookshelves (pl), bookcase

* * *

= library, document collection.

Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

Ex: Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.

* actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliot = library advocacy.

* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* amante de la biblioteca = library lover.

* Amigos de la Biblioteca = Friends of the Library.

* ampliación de la biblioteca = library extension.

* ansiedad provocada por la biblioteca = library anxiety.

* ARL (Asociación de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = ARL (Association of Research Libraries).

* asesor técnico de bibliotecas = library consultant.

* asesor técnico en construcción de bibliotecas = library building consultant.

* Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas de Teología = American Theological Library Association (ATLA).

* Asociación de Bibliotecas Especializadas = Special Libraries Association (SLA).

* automatización de bibliotecas = library automation.

* auxiliar de biblioteca = library assistant, library technician, page, library aide, library orderly.

* ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.

* basado en la biblioteca = library-based.

* biblioteca académica = academic library.

* biblioteca arzobispal = archiepiscopal library.

* biblioteca asociada = affiliated library.

* biblioteca biomédica = biomedical library.

* biblioteca Bodliana, la = Bodleian, the.

* Biblioteca Británica = British Library (BL).

* biblioteca central = central library, main library.

* biblioteca cibernética = cyberlibrary [cyber-library].

* biblioteca como edificio = library building.

* biblioteca comunitaria = community library.

* biblioteca con préstamos interbibliotecarios netos = net-lender, net-borrower.

* biblioteca con un solo bibliotecario = one person library.

* biblioteca de acceso restringido = closed-stack library.

* biblioteca de agricultura = agricultural library.

* Biblioteca de Alejandría, la = Alexandria Library, the.

* biblioteca de alquiler = rental library.

* biblioteca de arqueología = archaeology library.

* biblioteca de arte = art library.

* biblioteca de asociación = society's library.

* biblioteca de barco = shipboard library, ship library.

* biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.

* biblioteca de biomedicina = health care library, biomedical library.

* biblioteca de botánica = botany library.

* biblioteca de campo de concentración = concentration camp library.

* biblioteca de catedral = cathedral library.

* biblioteca de centro penitenciario = prison library.

* biblioteca de ciencias = science library.

* biblioteca de ciencias de la salud = health sciences library, health library.

* biblioteca de condado = county library.

* biblioteca de conservatorio = conservatoire library.

* biblioteca de copyright = copyright library.

* biblioteca de departamento = department library.

* biblioteca de depósito = deposit library.

* biblioteca de depósito legal = copyright library, depository library.

* biblioteca de derecho = law library.

* biblioteca de diplomatura = undergraduate library.

* biblioteca de distrito = district library.

* biblioteca de empresa = commercial library, industrial library, corporate library, company library, business library.

* biblioteca de farmacia = pharmaceutical library.

* biblioteca de hospital = patient library, hospital library.

* biblioteca de hospital clínico = teaching hospital library.

* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.

* biblioteca de investigación = research library.

* biblioteca de jardín de infancia = kindergarten library.

* biblioteca de juzgado = court library.

* biblioteca de la comunidad = community library.

* biblioteca de la zona ártica = arctic library.

* Biblioteca del Congreso (LC) = Library of Congress (LC).

* biblioteca de libre acceso = open access library.

* Biblioteca del Museo Británico = British Museum Library.

* Biblioteca del Vaticano, la = Vatican Library, the.

* biblioteca de medicina = medical library.

* biblioteca de mezquita = mosque library.

* biblioteca de minoría étnica = ethnic library.

* biblioteca de misión = mission library.

* biblioteca de música = music library.

* biblioteca de pacientes = patient library.

* biblioteca de parlamento = parliamentary library.

* biblioteca departamental = departmental library.

* biblioteca de periódico = news library.

* biblioteca de préstamo = lending library, circulating library, circulation library.

* biblioteca de prisión = prison library.

* biblioteca de recursos = resource library.

* biblioteca de referencia = reference library.

* biblioteca de sindicato = trade union library, union library.

* biblioteca de suscripción = subscription library.

* biblioteca de universidad politécnica = polytechnic library.

* biblioteca de vestuario = costume library.

* biblioteca de veterinaria = veterinary library.

* biblioteca de zona rural = rural library.

* biblioteca digital = digital library (DL).

* biblioteca ducal = ducal library.

* biblioteca eclesiástica = ecclesiastical library, church library.

* biblioteca electrónica = electronic library (e-library), library without walls.

* biblioteca en red = network library.

* biblioteca escolar = school library.

* biblioteca especializada = special library, specialised library, specialist library.

* biblioteca especializada en música = music library.

* biblioteca especializada en temas polares = polar library.

* biblioteca estatal = state library.

* biblioteca física = physical library, brick and mortar library.

* biblioteca general = central library, general library.

* biblioteca gestionada por microordenador = microlibrary.

* biblioteca gubernamental = government library.

* biblioteca hermana = sister library.

* biblioteca híbrida = hybrid library, brick and click library.

* biblioteca industrial = factory library.

* biblioteca infantil = children's library.

* biblioteca juvenil = junior library.

* biblioteca local = local library, home library.

* biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación = donor-endowed library.

* biblioteca metropolitana = metropolitan library.

* biblioteca miembro de una cooperativa = member library.

* biblioteca ministerial = ministerial library.

* biblioteca monástica = monastic library.

* biblioteca móvil = bookmobile, mobile library, mobile.

* biblioteca móvil en trailer = trailer library.

* biblioteca multimedia = multimedia library.

* biblioteca municipal = town library, city library, municipal library, urban library, community library.

* biblioteca nacional = national library.

* Biblioteca Nacional Central = National Central Library.

* Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura (NAL) = National Agricultural Library (NAL).

* Biblioteca Nacional de Alemania = Deutsche Bibliothek.

* Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) = National Library of Medicine (NLM).

* Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y Tecnología (NLL) = National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).

* Biblioteca Nacional Francesa = Bibliotheque Nationale.

* biblioteca para ciegos = library for the blind.

* biblioteca para pacientes = hospital patient library, patients' library.

* biblioteca parroquial = parochial library, parish library.

* biblioteca personal = personal library, home collection, personal collection, home library.

* biblioteca popular = popular library.

* biblioteca presidencial = presidential library, presidential archive.

* biblioteca principal = main library.

* biblioteca privada = private library.

* biblioteca provincial = provincial library centre.

* biblioteca pública = public library, public library service.

* Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York (NYPL) = NYPL (New York Public Library).

* biblioteca pública municipal = municipal public library.

* biblioteca pública provincial = provincial public library.

* biblioteca quiosco = kiosk library.

* biblioteca regional = regional library.

* biblioteca religiosa = religious library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de agricultura = agricultural librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte = art librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho = law librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de hospital = hospital librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca especializada = special librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca móvil = mobile librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca pública = public librarian.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca sucursal = branch librarian.

* biblioteca rural = rural library.

* biblioteca sanitaria = health library.

* biblioteca sin muros = library without walls.

* biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.

* biblioteca sucursal = library branch, branch library, branch collection, library outlet.

* biblioteca técnica = technical library.

* biblioteca tradicional = brick and mortar library.

* biblioteca tradicional y virtual = brick and click library.

* biblioteca traditional = physical library.

* biblioteca universitaria = college library, university library, research library.

* biblioteca virtual = virtual library.

* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas académica = college librarianship.

* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas de investigación = research librianship.

* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas universitarias = academic librarianship.

* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho = law librarianship.

* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas especializadas = special librarianship.

* BLAISE (Servicio de Información Automatizada de la Biblioteca Británica) = BLAISE (British Library Automated Information Service).

* carnet de biblioteca = library card.

* catálogo de biblioteca = library catalogue.

* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).

* Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC) = International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).

* colección de la biblioteca = library collection [library's collection].

* colección de una biblioteca = local holding.

* comisión de biblioteca = library board, library committee.

* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].

* Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).

* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.

* consejo de administración de la biblioteca = library trustees.

* consorcio de bibliotecas = library consortium.

* cooperativa de bibliotecas = library cooperative.

* datos estadísticos de la biblioteca = library records, library statistics.

* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.

* destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca = library research skills.

* dirección de la biblioteca = library administrators.

* dirección de la biblioteca, la = library administration, the.

* director de biblioteca = library director.

* director de la biblioteca = head librarian.

* División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD) = British Library Lending Division (BLLD).

* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD) = British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).

* dotación económica de las bibliotecas = library funding.

* dotar de fondos a una biblioteca = stock + library.

* edición para bibliotecas = library edition.

* eficacia de la biblioteca = library goodness.

* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.

* encuadernación de biblioteca = library binding.

* encuadernador de la biblioteca = library binder.

* encuentro de bibliotecas móviles = mobile meet.

* entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library.

* especialista en bibliotecas = library specialist.

* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.

* específico a la biblioteca = library-specific.

* específico de la biblioteca = library-specific.

* estadísticas de la biblioteca = library statistics.

* estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca = library user study.

* experiencia en bibliotecas = library experience.

* facultativos de bibliotecas = library faculty.

* feria de la biblioteca = library fair.

* fondos de la biblioteca = library's stock, library materials.

* formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* función de la biblioteca = library's function.

* gestión de la biblioteca = library management.

* guía de biblioteca = library guide, library guiding.

* hacerse socio de la biblioteca = join + library.

* hecho por la propia biblioteca = in-house [inhouse].

* hermanamiento de bibliotecas = library twinning.

* historia de las bibliotecas = library history.

* IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec = IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).

* imagen de la biblioteca = library's profile.

* información de existencias por bibliotecas = local holdings information.

* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).

* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).

* lector de una biblioteca = library user.

* legislación sobre bibliotecas = library law.

* ley de bibliotecas = library law.

* ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.

* libro de la biblioteca = library book.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.

* LRTS (Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).

* mapa de la biblioteca = library map.

* MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LC MARC.

* Matica Slovenca (Biblioteca Nacional de Yugoslavia) = Matica Slovenska.

* misión de la biblioteca = library's mission.

* mundo de las bibliotecas, el = library world, the.

* ordenanza de biblioteca = page.

* organismo gestor de bibliotecas = library authority.

* órgano encargado de bibliotecas = library authority.

* perfil de la biblioteca = library profile.

* personal de la biblioteca = library staff, library worker.

* persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.

* pertinente a las bibliotecas = library-related.

* política de la biblioteca = library's policy.

* prioridad de la biblioteca = library's priority.

* profesional de la biblioteca = library professional.

* profesional de las bibliotecas y la información = library and information professional.

* profesionales de las bibliotecas y la información, los = library and information profession, the.

* profesor encargado de la biblioteca = teacher-librarian.

* programa de introducción a la biblioteca = library training programme.

* programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas = integrated library system (ILS), integrated library management system (ILMS).

* programas de automatización de bibliotecas = library automation software.

* proveedor de bibliotecas = library supplier.

* Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCMP = Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).

* quiosco biblioteca = library kiosk.

* ratón de biblioteca = bookish, bookworm.

* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.

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

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

* Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = Library of Congress Filing Rules.

* relacionado con las bibliotecas = library-related.

* responsable de bibliotecas = library official.

* responsable de la biblioteca = library manager.

* responsable del personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* reunión de bibliotecas móviles = mobilemeet.

* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).

* SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias) = SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).

* sección de la biblioteca = library section.

* sello de la biblioteca = library stamp.

* ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.

* sistema automatizado de bibliotecas = automated library information system, library computer system.

* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.

* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.

* sistema de automatización de bibliotecas = library automation system.

* sistema de bibliotecas públicas = public library system.

* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).

* subalterno de biblioteca = library clerk, library page.

* sucursal de biblioteca situada en un centro comercial = storefront library.

* trabajo de información y de las bibliotecas = library and information work.

* uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.

* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.

* usuario de la biblioteca = library user, library patron.

* utilización de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.

* visita guiada a la biblioteca = library tour, library orientation.

* visitas a la biblioteca = library visits.

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biblioteca

feminine

1 (institución, lugar) library

biblioteca universitaria/pública university/public library

biblioteca de consulta reference library

biblioteca ambulante or móvil mobile library

biblioteca circulante mobile library

biblioteca de componentes visuales ( Inf) visual component library, VCL

biblioteca de depósito legal copyright library

ratón² (↑ ratón (2))

2 (colección) collection

3 (mueble) bookshelves (pl), bookcase

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biblioteca sustantivo femenino
a) (institución, lugar) library;

◊ biblioteca pública/de consulta public/reference library

b) ( colección) book collection

c) ( mueble) bookshelves (pl), bookcase

biblioteca sustantivo femenino library
biblioteca pública, public library
' biblioteca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alcanzar
- cerca
- conservador
- conservadora
- descuidarse
- laguna
- pertenecer
- pública
- público
- ratón
- albergar
- ambulante
- carné
- celador
- consulta
- curiosear
English:
bookmobile
- bookworm
- library
- microfilm
- mobile library
- monastery
- public library
- reference library
- sign out
- addition
- be
- book
- down
- peace
- reference

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biblioteca nf

1. [lugar] library

Comp
biblioteca ambulante mobile library;
biblioteca de consulta reference library;

biblioteca de préstamo lending library;

biblioteca pública public library

2. [conjunto de libros] library

3. Chile, Perú, RP [mueble] bookcase

* * *

biblioteca

f

1 library

2 mueble bookcase

* * *

biblioteca nf

: library

* * *

biblioteca n

1. (edificio, conjunto de libros) library [pl. libraries]

se pasa cada tarde en la biblioteca she spends every afternoon at the library

2. (mueble) bookcase

la biblioteca está en el salón the bookcase is in the living room

Spanish-English dictionary > biblioteca
13 cafetería

f.

1 coffee shop, coffeehouse, snack bar, coffee-bar.

2 milk bar.

* * *

cafetería

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) snack bar, coffee bar; (en un tren) buffet car

* * *

SF

1) [gen] café, coffee shop; (=autoservicio) cafeteria; (Ferro) buffet, refreshment car (EEUU)

2) LAm (=tienda) retail coffee shop

* * *

femenino ( café) café; (en museo, fábrica) cafeteria
•• Cultural note:
cafetería

In Spain, a place to have a coffee, other drinks, and pastries and cakes. Cafeterías are frequently combined with bares and are very similar. However, cafeterías are usually smarter, and serve a wider variety of dishes

* * *

= cafe, cafeteria, food-court, coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse], coffee bar, diner, coffee shop.

Ex. The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

Ex. In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.

Ex. And then, perhaps more important of all of that, is the social and professional interaction that takes place at the conference, it is not rare to meet new friends at the food court that last for ever!.

Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.

Ex. Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.

Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex. The services of the library, bookstore, and coffee shop were judged adequate by over 60%.

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* bar cafetería = cellar coffee bar.

* cafetería con terraza = curbside cafe, kerbside cafe.

* servicios de cafetería = food services.

* * *

femenino ( café) café; (en museo, fábrica) cafeteria
•• Cultural note:
cafetería

In Spain, a place to have a coffee, other drinks, and pastries and cakes. Cafeterías are frequently combined with bares and are very similar. However, cafeterías are usually smarter, and serve a wider variety of dishes

* * *

= cafe, cafeteria, food-court, coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse], coffee bar, diner, coffee shop.

Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.

Ex: And then, perhaps more important of all of that, is the social and professional interaction that takes place at the conference, it is not rare to meet new friends at the food court that last for ever!.

Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.

Ex: Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.

Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex: The services of the library, bookstore, and coffee shop were judged adequate by over 60%.

* bar cafetería = cellar coffee bar.

* cafetería con terraza = curbside cafe, kerbside cafe.

* servicios de cafetería = food services.

* * *

cafetería

feminine

cafetería (↑ cafetería a1)

coffee shop, café, coffee bar ( BrE)

CULTURAL NOTE

cafetería

In Spain, a place to have a coffee, other drinks, and pastries and cakes. Cafeterías are frequently combined with bares (↑ bar a1) and are very similar. However, cafeterías are usually smarter, and serve a wider variety of dishes.

* * *

cafetería sustantivo femenino ( café) café;
(en museo, fábrica) cafeteria
cafetería sustantivo femenino snack bar, café
Ferroc buffet, refreshment room
' cafetería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barra
- cafetera
- convecina
- convecino
- directoria I
- directorio
- estudiantil
- lavabo
- mostrador
- murmullo
- pergeñar
- autoservicio
- café
- cantina
- chocolatería
- comedor
- soda
English:
buffet
- cafeteria
- coffee house
- friendly
- snack bar
- café
- diner
- snack

* * *

cafetería nf
[establecimiento] café, snack bar; [en facultad, hospital, museo] cafeteria; [en empresa] canteen
* * *

cafetería

f coffee shop

* * *

cafetería nf

1) : coffee shop, café

2) : lunchroom, cafeteria

* * *

cafetería n cafe / snack bar

Spanish-English dictionary > cafetería
14 consejo

m.

1 advice (advertencia).

dar un consejo to give some advice o a piece of advice

te voy a dar un consejo I've got a piece of advice for you

dar consejos to give (some) advice

pedir consejo a alguien to ask somebody for advice, to ask (for) somebody's advice

consejo médico medical advice

2 council (organismo).

consejo de administración board of directors; board meeting (reunión)

consejo escolar board of governors, school board (British)

consejo de Europa council of Europe

consejo de ministros cabinet; cabinet meeting (reunión)

consejo de Seguridad Security Council

3 council board, board, executive board.

4 Consejo.

* * *

consejo

► nombre masculino

1 (recomendación) advice

■ nos dio un consejo she gave us a piece of advice

■ procura seguir sus consejos try to follow her advice

2 (junta) council, board

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

celebrar consejo to hold council

pedir consejo a alguien to ask somebody for advice

consejo de administración (grupo) board of directors 2 (reunión) board meeting

consejo de disciplina disciplinary council

Consejo de Europa European Council

consejo de guerra court martial

consejo de ministros (grupo) cabinet 2 (reunión) cabinet meeting

* * *

noun m.

1) advice, counsel

2) council

* * *

SM

1) (=sugerencia) advice

un consejo — a piece of advice

consejos — advice sing

su consejo — his advice

¿quieres que te dé un consejo? — would you like me to give you some advice?

¿qué consejo me das? — what would you suggest?, how would you advise me?

pedir consejo a algn — to ask sb for advice, ask sb's advice

consejo pericial — expert advice

2) (=organismo) (Pol) council; (Com) board; (Jur) tribunal

consejo asesor — advisory board

consejo de administración — board of directors

consejo de disciplina — disciplinary board

Consejo de Europa — Council of Europe

consejo de guerra — court-martial

consejo de guerra sumarísimo — drumhead court-martial

consejo de ministros — (=entidad) cabinet; (=reunión) cabinet meeting

consejo de redacción — editorial board

Consejo de Seguridad — Security Council

Consejo General del Poder Judicial — Esp governing body of the Spanish judiciary
CONSEJO ► Para traducir la palabra consejo al inglés, hemos de tener en cuenta que el sustantivo advice es incontable y lleva el verbo en singular: Te voy a dar un consejo Let me give you some advice Los consejos que me diste han sido muy útiles The advice you gave me has been very useful Actuó siguiendo los consejos de su abogado He acted on his lawyer's advice ► Cuando queremos referirnos a un consejo en particular o a un número determinado de consejos, lo traducimos con la expresión piece/ pieces of advice o a veces bit/ bits of advice: Te voy a dar un consejo Let me give you a piece o a bit of advice Tengo dos buenos consejos para quien quiere vender su casa I have two useful pieces of advice for anyone selling their house Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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masculino

1) ( recomendación) piece of advice

te voy a dar un consejo — let me give you some advice o a piece of advice

me pidió consejo — he asked me for advice o asked (for) my advice

sus consejos son siempre acertados — she always gives good advice

consejos prácticos de limpieza — practical cleaning tips

2) ( organismo) council, board

•

- consejo de administración

- consejo de estado

- Consejo de Europa

- consejo de guerra

- consejo de ministros

- Consejo de Seguridad

- consejo escolar

* * *

= word of caution, council, prescription, advice, word of advice, counsel.

Ex. Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.

Ex. He completed a major study funded by a council on Library Resources grant, the results of which have been published in 'Automated Alternatives to Card Catalogs for Large Libraries' in the Journal of Library Automation.

Ex. Granted, standard is an ambiguous term, because it can mean either quality or simply prescription.

Ex. A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.

Ex. Some enquiries are of a different kind and need a response accompanied by a word of advice about consulting a qualified practitioner.

Ex. Of course, this is on the outer fringes of reference work as such, but librarians should at least be aware that people frequently find counsel and support and encouragement more effective than the supply of specific information to help solve their problems.

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* consejo asesor = board of trustees, trustee board.

* Consejo Británico (BC) = British Council (BC).

* consejo de administración = board of trustees, trustees, directorate, trust, trustee board, board of directors.

* consejo de administración de la biblioteca = library trustees.

* consejo de guerra = courts-martial, court martial.

* Consejo de la IFLA = IFLA's Council.

* Consejo de los Servicios Bibliotecarios y Documentales (LISC) = Library and Information Services Council (LISC).

* Consejo de Ministros = Council of Ministers.

* Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas = United Nations Security Council.

* Consejo de Seguridad, el = Security Council, the.

* consejo editorial = editorial board, editorial team, board of editors, editorial advisory board.

* Consejo Internacional de Archivos (CIA) = International Council on Archives (ICA).

* Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM) = International Council of Museums (ICOM).

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* consejo juvenil asesor = teen advisory council, teen advisory board, young adult advisory board, young adult advisory council.

* Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés = National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

* Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales (CEC) = Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

* consejo práctico = hint, pointer, tip, practical tip.

* Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios y Documentales (CLIR) = Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).

* Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios (CLR) = CLR (Council on Library Resources).

* consejos prácticos = how-to, hints and tips.

* consejos sabios = pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* impartir consejos = mete out + advice.

* juzgar en consejo de guerra = court-martial.

* miembro del consejo de administración = trustee.

* ofrecer consejos prácticos = offer + hints and advice.

* reunión del consejo = council meeting, council conference.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* sesión del consejo = council meeting, council conference.

* * *

masculino

1) ( recomendación) piece of advice

te voy a dar un consejo — let me give you some advice o a piece of advice

me pidió consejo — he asked me for advice o asked (for) my advice

sus consejos son siempre acertados — she always gives good advice

consejos prácticos de limpieza — practical cleaning tips

2) ( organismo) council, board

•

- consejo de administración

- consejo de estado

- Consejo de Europa

- consejo de guerra

- consejo de ministros

- Consejo de Seguridad

- consejo escolar

* * *

= word of caution, council, prescription, advice, word of advice, counsel.

Ex: Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.

Ex: He completed a major study funded by a council on Library Resources grant, the results of which have been published in 'Automated Alternatives to Card Catalogs for Large Libraries' in the Journal of Library Automation.

Ex: Granted, standard is an ambiguous term, because it can mean either quality or simply prescription.

Ex: A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.

Ex: Some enquiries are of a different kind and need a response accompanied by a word of advice about consulting a qualified practitioner.

Ex: Of course, this is on the outer fringes of reference work as such, but librarians should at least be aware that people frequently find counsel and support and encouragement more effective than the supply of specific information to help solve their problems.

* consejo asesor = board of trustees, trustee board.

* Consejo Británico (BC) = British Council (BC).

* consejo de administración = board of trustees, trustees, directorate, trust, trustee board, board of directors.

* consejo de administración de la biblioteca = library trustees.

* consejo de guerra = courts-martial, court martial.

* Consejo de la IFLA = IFLA's Council.

* Consejo de los Servicios Bibliotecarios y Documentales (LISC) = Library and Information Services Council (LISC).

* Consejo de Ministros = Council of Ministers.

* Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas = United Nations Security Council.

* Consejo de Seguridad, el = Security Council, the.

* consejo editorial = editorial board, editorial team, board of editors, editorial advisory board.

* Consejo Internacional de Archivos (CIA) = International Council on Archives (ICA).

* Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM) = International Council of Museums (ICOM).

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* consejo juvenil asesor = teen advisory council, teen advisory board, young adult advisory board, young adult advisory council.

* Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés = National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

* Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales (CEC) = Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

* consejo práctico = hint, pointer, tip, practical tip.

* Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios y Documentales (CLIR) = Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).

* Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios (CLR) = CLR (Council on Library Resources).

* consejos prácticos = how-to, hints and tips.

* consejos sabios = pearls of wisdom, nuggets of truth, nuggets of wisdom.

* dar consejo sobre = give + advice on.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* impartir consejos = mete out + advice.

* juzgar en consejo de guerra = court-martial.

* miembro del consejo de administración = trustee.

* ofrecer consejos prácticos = offer + hints and advice.

* reunión del consejo = council meeting, council conference.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* sesión del consejo = council meeting, council conference.

* * *

consejo

masculine

A (recomendación) piece of advice

te voy a dar un consejo I'm going to give you some advice o a word of advice o a piece of advice

vino a pedirme consejo he came to ask me for advice o to ask (for) my advice

consejos prácticos para la limpieza de su horno practical tips on how to clean your oven

consejos vendo, pero para mí no tengo I'm not very good at practicing what I preach

B (organismo) council, board

Compuestos:

● consejo de administración

board of directors

● Consejo de Economía y Finanzas

(UE) Economic and Financial Affairs Council, Ecofin

● consejo de estado

council of state

● Consejo de Europa

Council of Europe

● consejo de guerra

court-martial

le formaron consejo de guerra he was court-martialed

● consejo de ministros

(grupo) cabinet; (reunión) cabinet meeting

el consejo de ministros de la UE the Council of Ministers of the EU

● Consejo de la Unión Europea

Council of the European Union

● consejo de redacción

editorial board

● Consejo de Seguridad

Security Council

● Consejo Europeo

(UE) European Council

● consejo escolar

school board ( AmE), board of governors ( BrE)

* * *

consejo sustantivo masculino
a) ( recomendación) piece of advice;

◊ te voy a dar un consejo let me give you some advice o a piece of advice;

me pidió consejo he asked me for advice o asked (for) my advice;
sus consejos son siempre acertados she always gives good advice
b) ( organismo) council, board;

◊ consejo de administración board of directors;

consejo de guerra court-martial;
consejo de ministros ( grupo) cabinet;

( reunión) cabinet meeting;
◊ Cconsejo de Europa Council of Europe;

Cconsejo de Seguridad Security Council
consejo sustantivo masculino
1 (opinión) advice
2 (de un banco, administración) board
(de un organismo público, centro de investigación) council
consejo de ministros, (reunión ministerial) cabinet meeting
' consejo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrarse
- asesoramiento
- CGPJ
- consulta
- CSIC
- deber
- ejecutiva
- ejecutivo
- escuchar
- indicación
- ofrecer
- oír
- recibir
- recomendación
- resultar
- sabia
- sabio
- seguir
- solicitar
- vocal
- amistoso
- asesor
- atender
- desinteresado
- guiar
- reunir
- valioso
English:
advice
- advise
- appreciation
- appreciative
- bit
- board
- cabinet
- council
- Council of Europe
- counsel
- court martial
- cue
- directorate
- elevate
- good
- hint
- ignore
- invite
- ought
- piece
- pointer
- Security Council
- seek
- shall
- should
- subject
- take
- tip
- trustee
- useful
- volunteer
- would
- court-martial
- elder
- governor
- security
- welcome
- word

* * *

consejo nm

1. [advertencia] advice;

dar un consejo to give some advice o a piece of advice;

te voy a dar un consejo I've got a piece of advice for you;

dar consejos to give (some) advice;

pedir consejo a alguien to ask sb for advice, to ask (for) sb's advice

2. [organismo] council;
[reunión] meeting
Comp
consejo de administración board (of directors); [reunión] board meeting;
consejo de dirección board (of directors);
[reunión] board meeting;
consejo escolar board of governors, Br school board;

consejo de estado Council of State;

Consejo de Europa Council of Europe;

Consejo General del Poder Judicial = governing body of the Spanish judiciary, elected by the Spanish parliament;

Consejo de Ministros [de gobierno] cabinet;
[reunión] cabinet meeting; UE Council of Ministers;
Consejo Mundial de Iglesias World Council of Churches;

Consejo de Seguridad Security Council

3. consejo de guerra court martial

* * *

consejo

m

1 piece of advice;

consejos pl advice sg

2

:

el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU the UN Security Council

* * *

consejo nm

1) : advice, counsel

2) : council

consejo de guerra: court-martial

* * *

consejo n

1. (opinión) advice

pidió consejo a su mejor amiga she asked her best friend for advice

seguí tus consejos I followed your advice advice es un nombre incontable, un consejo se dice a piece of advice

te daré un consejo I'll give you a piece of advice

2. (organismo) council

consejo de dirección board of directors

Spanish-English dictionary > consejo
15 nacional

adj.

national (equipo, moneda, monumento).

las fuerzas nacionales the Nationalist forces (en la guerra civil) (peninsular Spanish)

f. & m.

national, citizen.

* * *

nacional

► adjetivo

1 national

2 (producto, mercado) domestic

3 (vuelo) domestic; (noticias) national

► nombre masculino plural los Nacionales

1 HISTORIA the Nationalists supporters of Franco during the Spanish Civil War

* * *
1. adj.
1) national

2) domestic
2. noun mf.
citizen

* * *

1.

ADJ (=de la nación) national; (Econ, Com) domestic, home antes de s

la deuda nacional — national debt

los periódicos nacionales — national newspapers

la economía nacional — the domestic economy

solo consumen productos nacionales — they buy only home-produced goods o British/Spanish etc goods

lloverá en todo el territorio nacional — there will be rain throughout the country

páginas de nacional — (Prensa) home news pages

vuelos nacionales — domestic flights
carretera, fiesta 2), moneda 2)
2. SMF

1) LAm (=ciudadano) national

2)

los nacionales — [en la guerra civil española] the Franco forces

* * *
I
adjetivo

a) ( de la nación) <deuda/reservas> national

en todo el territorio nacional — throughout the country

un programa de difusión nacional — a program broadcast nationwide

b) ( no internacional) < vuelo> domestic

c) ( no extranjero) < industria> national

compre productos nacionales — ≈buy Spanish (o Argentinian etc)

la ginebra nacional es muy buena — Spanish (o Argentinian etc) gin is very good
II
masculino y femenino (frml) ( ciudadano) national

* * *

= countrywide [country-wide], domestic, home, national, state-owned, nationwide [nation-wide], all-nation, state-operated, state-run.

Ex. There is an urgent need for a survey of private libraries on a countrywide scale.

Ex. Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.

Ex. Exports of school texts seem to do well, with a total contribution of 7.34 per cent to total turnover compared to 9.21 per cent from the home sales.

Ex. National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex. We are state-owned and in a monopolistic situation because of our size, status and/or the uniqueness of our collection.

Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.

Ex. The article 'New Czechoslovak database centres on the first all-nation level' describes the services offered by these centres and presents the results of a survey.

Ex. All state-operated colleges of arts and science in New York state were given funds in fiscal year 1987-88 for collection preparation and barcoding.

Ex. The nucleus of the system is composed of state-run information centres.

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* agencia nacional bibliográfica = national bibliographic agency.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, countrywide [country-wide].

* Archivo Nacional Americano = United States National Archives.

* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).

* Audiencia Nacional, la = High Court, the.

* bibliografía nacional = national bibliography.

* Bibliografía Nacional Británica (BNB) = British National Bibliography (BNB).

* biblioteca nacional = national library.

* Biblioteca Nacional Central = National Central Library.

* Biblioteca Nacional de Alemania = Deutsche Bibliothek.

* Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) = National Library of Medicine (NLM).

* Biblioteca Nacional Francesa = Bibliotheque Nationale.

* Catálogo Colectivo Nacional = National Union Catalog, NUC.

* catálogo nacional = national catalogue.

* catástrofe nacional = national disaster.

* Centro Nacional de Préstamos = National Lending Centre.

* Comité Nacional de Asesoramiento (NACO) = National Advisory Committee (NACO).

* Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés = National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* desarrollo de la identidad nacional = nation building.

* deuda nacional, la = national debt, the.

* Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC) = National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).

* Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH) = National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

* Guardia Nacional, la = National Guard, the.

* himno nacional = national anthem.

* idiosincracia nacional = national ethos.

* Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD) = National Institutes of Health (NIH).

* intercambio nacional = national exchange.

* liberación nacional = national liberation.

* MARC de la Bibliografía Nacional Británica = BNB MARC.

* Matica Slovenca (Biblioteca Nacional de Yugoslavia) = Matica Slovenska.

* mercado nacional = home market, domestic market.

* moneda nacional = local currency.

* monumento nacional = heritage site, national monument.

* movimiento de liberación nacional = national liberation movement.

* nacional socialista = National Socialist.

* NASA (Administración Nacional para la Aeronáutica y el Espacio) = NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).

* número de bibliografía nacional = national record number.

* número de la bibliografía nacional = national bibliographic record number.

* número nacional de identificación bibliográfica = national bibliography number.

* orgullo nacional = national pride.

* Partido Socialista Nacional, el = National Socialist Party, the.

* patrimonio nacional = cultural heritage, heritage site.

* política de información nacional = national information policy.

* política nacional = national politics.

* prioridad nacional = national priority.

* SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias) = SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).

* seguridad nacional = homeland security.

* servicio nacional = domestic service.

* Sindicato Nacional de Agricultores (NFU) = National Farmers' Union (NFU).

* tesoro nacional = national treasure.

* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university.

* vuelo nacional = domestic flight.

* * *
I
adjetivo

a) ( de la nación) <deuda/reservas> national

en todo el territorio nacional — throughout the country

un programa de difusión nacional — a program broadcast nationwide

b) ( no internacional) < vuelo> domestic

c) ( no extranjero) < industria> national

compre productos nacionales — ≈buy Spanish (o Argentinian etc)

la ginebra nacional es muy buena — Spanish (o Argentinian etc) gin is very good
II
masculino y femenino (frml) ( ciudadano) national

* * *

= countrywide [country-wide], domestic, home, national, state-owned, nationwide [nation-wide], all-nation, state-operated, state-run.

Ex: There is an urgent need for a survey of private libraries on a countrywide scale.

Ex: Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.

Ex: Exports of school texts seem to do well, with a total contribution of 7.34 per cent to total turnover compared to 9.21 per cent from the home sales.

Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex: We are state-owned and in a monopolistic situation because of our size, status and/or the uniqueness of our collection.

Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.

Ex: The article 'New Czechoslovak database centres on the first all-nation level' describes the services offered by these centres and presents the results of a survey.

Ex: All state-operated colleges of arts and science in New York state were given funds in fiscal year 1987-88 for collection preparation and barcoding.

Ex: The nucleus of the system is composed of state-run information centres.

* agencia nacional bibliográfica = national bibliographic agency.

* a nivel nacional = nationally, countrywide [country-wide].

* Archivo Nacional Americano = United States National Archives.

* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).

* Audiencia Nacional, la = High Court, the.

* bibliografía nacional = national bibliography.

* Bibliografía Nacional Británica (BNB) = British National Bibliography (BNB).

* biblioteca nacional = national library.

* Biblioteca Nacional Central = National Central Library.

* Biblioteca Nacional de Alemania = Deutsche Bibliothek.

* Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) = National Library of Medicine (NLM).

* Biblioteca Nacional Francesa = Bibliotheque Nationale.

* Catálogo Colectivo Nacional = National Union Catalog, NUC.

* catálogo nacional = national catalogue.

* catástrofe nacional = national disaster.

* Centro Nacional de Préstamos = National Lending Centre.

* Comité Nacional de Asesoramiento (NACO) = National Advisory Committee (NACO).

* Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés = National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* desarrollo de la identidad nacional = nation building.

* deuda nacional, la = national debt, the.

* Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC) = National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).

* Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH) = National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

* Guardia Nacional, la = National Guard, the.

* himno nacional = national anthem.

* idiosincracia nacional = national ethos.

* Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD) = National Institutes of Health (NIH).

* intercambio nacional = national exchange.

* liberación nacional = national liberation.

* MARC de la Bibliografía Nacional Británica = BNB MARC.

* Matica Slovenca (Biblioteca Nacional de Yugoslavia) = Matica Slovenska.

* mercado nacional = home market, domestic market.

* moneda nacional = local currency.

* monumento nacional = heritage site, national monument.

* movimiento de liberación nacional = national liberation movement.

* nacional socialista = National Socialist.

* NASA (Administración Nacional para la Aeronáutica y el Espacio) = NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).

* número de bibliografía nacional = national record number.

* número de la bibliografía nacional = national bibliographic record number.

* número nacional de identificación bibliográfica = national bibliography number.

* orgullo nacional = national pride.

* Partido Socialista Nacional, el = National Socialist Party, the.

* patrimonio nacional = cultural heritage, heritage site.

* política de información nacional = national information policy.

* política nacional = national politics.

* prioridad nacional = national priority.

* SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias) = SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).

* seguridad nacional = homeland security.

* servicio nacional = domestic service.

* Sindicato Nacional de Agricultores (NFU) = National Farmers' Union (NFU).

* tesoro nacional = national treasure.

* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED) = open university.

* vuelo nacional = domestic flight.

* * *

nacional¹

adjective

1 (de la nación) ‹deuda/reservas› national

en todo el territorio nacional throughout the country

la bandera nacional the national flag

el entrenador de la selección nacional the national team's coach, the Spanish ( o Colombian etc) team's coach

2 (no regional) ‹prensa/comité› national

carretera nacional ≈ Interstate (highway) ( AmE), ≈ A-road ( BrE)

un programa de difusión nacional a program broadcast nationwide

una campaña a nivel nacional a nationwide o countrywide o national campaign

a escala nacional on a national scale

3 (no internacional) ‹vuelo› domestic, internal; ‹mercado› home ( before n), domestic

[ S ] salidas nacionales domestic departures

4 (no extranjero) national

proteger la industria nacional to protect national industry

compre productos nacionales ≈ buy British ( o American etc)

la ginebra nacional es muy buena Spanish ( o Argentinian etc) gin is very good

pasamos ahora a la información nacional now, the national news

nacional²

masculine and feminine

1 ( frml) (ciudadano) national

2

los Nacionales (fuerzas franquistas) the Nationalists

* * *

nacional adjetivo
a) ( de la nación) ‹deuda/reservas/industria› national;

◊ en todo el territorio nacional throughout the country;

un programa de difusión nacional a program broadcast nationwide
b) ‹ vuelo› domestic

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (frml) ( ciudadano) national
nacional
I adjetivo
1 national
un coche de fabricación nacional, a home-produced car
2 (interior, no internacional) domestic: la nueva empresa está ganando terreno en el mercado nacional, the new company is gaining ground in the home market
llegadas nacionales, domestic arrivals
3 Hist el frente nacional, the national front
II m pl los nacionales, the Nationalists
dos nacionales vinieron en busca de reclutas, two Nationalists came looking for recruits
' nacional' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ámbito
- carretera
- CNMV
- dicotomía
- DNI
- documento
- fiesta
- himno
- INEM
- Insalud
- INSERSO
- mercado
- parador
- PNB
- policía
- salud
- sanear
- selección
- territorio
- UNED
- canción
- ejecutar
- guardabosque
- herencia
- instituto
- monumento
- ONCE
- patrimonio
- RENFE
- vuelo
English:
advertise
- anthem
- bank holiday
- domestic
- edge
- GNP
- Gross National Product
- holiday
- home
- ID
- legal holiday
- NASA
- national
- national costume
- National Health Service
- national park
- National Trust
- nationally
- nationwide
- preclude
- route
- state-owned
- country
- gross
- involve
- major
- star

* * *

nacional

♦ adj

1. [de la nación] national;

el equipo nacional the national team;

la moneda nacional the national currency;

el ron es la bebida nacional rum is the national drink

2. [del Estado] national;

monumento/biblioteca nacional national monument/library

3. [vuelo] domestic

4. [mercado, noticias] domestic, home;

una cadena de televisión de ámbito nacional a national television channel;

consuma productos nacionales buy British/Spanish/ etc products

5. Esp Hist
las fuerzas nacionales the Nationalist forces

♦ nacionales nmpl
Esp Hist
los nacionales the Nationalists

* * *

nacional

adj national

* * *

nacional adj

: national

nacional nmf

ciudadano: national, citizen

* * *

nacional adj

1. (en general) national

2. (producto, mercado, vuelo) domestic

Spanish-English dictionary > nacional
16 desacato

m.

1 lack of respect (falta de respeto).

2 contempt of court (law) (al juez, tribunal).

desacato a la autoridad = refusal to obey an offical

3 disobedience, non-observance, disregard, nonacquiescence.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

desacato

► nombre masculino

1 (falta de respeto) lack of respect (a, for), disrespect (a, for)

2 DERECHO contempt (a, for)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

desacato a la autoridad contempt

desacato al tribunal contempt of court

* * *

noun m.

contempt

* * *

SM

1) (=desobediencia) [a la norma] failure to comply (a with)
[a la autoridad] disrespect (a for)
2) (Jur) contempt, act of contempt

desacato a la autoridad, desacato a la justicia, desacato al tribunal — contempt of court

* * *

masculino

desacato a algo — a las órdenes/la autoridad defiance of something

desacato (al tribunal) — contempt (of court)

* * *

= flouting, disobedience.

Ex. Other issues included the fact that a non-librarian had been placed in charge of libraries and the flouting of the principle of rate for the job.

Ex. The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

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* desacato al tribunal = contempt of court.

* * *

masculino

desacato a algo — a las órdenes/la autoridad defiance of something

desacato (al tribunal) — contempt (of court)

* * *

= flouting, disobedience.

Ex: Other issues included the fact that a non-librarian had been placed in charge of libraries and the flouting of the principle of rate for the job.

Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.

* desacato al tribunal = contempt of court.

* * *

desacato

masculine

el desacato a las órdenes constituye una falta grave disobeying orders constitutes a serious offense

fue procesada por desacato (al tribunal) she was charged with contempt of court

desacato a la bandera act of disrespect to the national flag

* * *

desacato sustantivo masculino
1 lack of respect, disrespect [a, for]
2 Jur (a un tribunal, juez) contempt of court
' desacato' also found in these entries:
English:
contempt

* * *

desacato nm

1. [falta de respeto] lack of respect, disrespect (a for)

2. Der [al juez, tribunal] contempt of court;

lo juzgaron por desacato (al tribunal) he was tried for contempt of court

Comp
desacato a la autoridad = refusal to obey a legitimate authority
* * *

desacato

m JUR contempt

* * *

desacato nm

1) : disrespect

2) : contempt (of court)

Spanish-English dictionary > desacato
17 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.

* * *

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

\

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

* * *

noun m.

1) case

2) affair

•

- hacer caso de

* * *

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

* * *

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

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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!

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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

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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
18 elevar

v.

1 to lift (levantar) (peso, objeto).

Ella elevó la carga al techo She lifted the load to the roof.

2 to raise (increase) (precio, cantidad).

La máquina elevó la temperatura The machine raised the temperature.

Ella elevó la bandera She raised the flag.

3 to raise (Mat).

elevar x al cuadrado/al cubo to square/cube x

diez elevado a quince ten to the fifteenth (power)

4 to elevate.

lo elevaron a la categoría de héroe they made him into a hero

5 to present (propuesta, quejas).

6 to uplift, to lift, to exalt, to inspire.

El sacrificio elevó su espíritu The sacrifice uplifted his spirit.

7 to bolster up, to raise.

Su sonrisa eleva los ánimos Her smile bolsters up the spirits.

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elevar

► verbo transitivo

1 (peso etc) to elevate, raise, lift

2 (precios) to raise, increase, put up; (tono, voz) to raise

3 (enaltecer) to promote, raise

■ lo elevaron a gerente he was promoted to manager

4 MATEMÁTICAS to raise

► verbo pronominal elevarse

1 (subir) to rise (up)

■ el humo se elevaba the smoke was rising up

2 (alcanzar) to reach

■ se eleva hasta el techo it reaches the ceiling

3 (erguirse, levantarse) to stand

■ allí se elevaba la catedral there stood the cathedral

4 (sumar) to amount to, come to

■ los gastos se elevan a cuarenta euros the expenses amount to forty euros

5 figurado (engreírse) to become conceited

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verb

1) to raise, lift

2) increase

3) promote

•

- elevarse
- elevarse a
* * *

1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ objeto, brazos] to raise

elevaron el coche con la grúa — they raised the car with the crane

elevemos nuestro pensamiento a Dios — let us raise our thoughts to God

una sinfonía que eleva el espíritu — a symphony that is spiritually uplifting o that uplifts the spirit

2) (=aumentar)

a) [+ precio, tipo, temperatura, calidad] to raise

el consumo de huevos eleva el nivel de colesterol — eating eggs increases o raises one's cholesterol level

el juez le elevó la condena a dos años — the judge increased (the length of) his sentence to two years

b) [+ voz] to raise

elevar el tono de la voz — to raise one's voice

3) [+ muro] to raise, make higher

4)

elevar a algn a algo — to elevate sb to sth frm

lo elevaron al pontificado — he was made Pope, he was elevated to the pontificate frm

elevaron a su ídolo a la categoría de dios — they raised o elevated frm their idol to the level of a god

elevar a algn a los altares — to canonize sb

5) [+ petición, solicitud] to present, submit

elevó una petición al Tribunal Supremo — he presented o submitted an appeal to the High Court, he appealed to the High Court

6) (Mat)

elevar al cuadrado — to square

tres elevado al cuadrado — three squared

elevar al cubo — to cube

elevar un número a la cuarta potencia — to raise a number to the power of four

7) (Elec) [+ voltaje] to boost

8) Chile * (=reprender) to tell off *

2.

See:

elevarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (frml)

a) ( levantar) < objeto> to raise, lift

elevó los brazos al cielo — (liter) he raised (up) his arms to heaven (liter)

b) <espíritu/mente> to uplift

música que eleva el espíritu — (spiritually) uplifting music

c) <muro/nivel> to raise, make... higher

2) (frml)

a) ( aumentar) <precios/impuestos> to raise, increase; < nivel de vida> to raise

b) <voz/tono> to raise

3) (frml) ( en jerarquía) to elevate (frml)

4) (Mat)

elevar un número a la sexta potencia — to raise a number to the power of six

elevar al cuadrado — to square

elevar al cubo — to cube

5) (frml) (presentar, dirigir)

elevar algo a alguien — <informe/protesta> to present o submit something to somebody

elevaron el recurso al Tribunal Supremo — they appealed to the Supreme Court
2.
elevarse v pron

1) ( tomar altura) avión/cometa to climb, gain height; globo to rise, gain height

2) (frml) ( aumentar) temperatura to rise; precios/impuestos to rise, increase; tono/voz to rise

3) (frml) ( ascender)

elevarse a algo: la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% — the figure had already reached 13%

4) (liter) montaña/edificio to stand, rise (liter)

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= heighten, elevate, uplift, bring up, hoist, take + Nombre + to greater heights, raise.

Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex. Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex. This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.

Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex. The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.

Ex. He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.

Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

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* elevar con grúa = winch.

* elevar con polea = winch.

* elevarse = soar, tower above/over.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (frml)

a) ( levantar) < objeto> to raise, lift

elevó los brazos al cielo — (liter) he raised (up) his arms to heaven (liter)

b) <espíritu/mente> to uplift

música que eleva el espíritu — (spiritually) uplifting music

c) <muro/nivel> to raise, make... higher

2) (frml)

a) ( aumentar) <precios/impuestos> to raise, increase; < nivel de vida> to raise

b) <voz/tono> to raise

3) (frml) ( en jerarquía) to elevate (frml)

4) (Mat)

elevar un número a la sexta potencia — to raise a number to the power of six

elevar al cuadrado — to square

elevar al cubo — to cube

5) (frml) (presentar, dirigir)

elevar algo a alguien — <informe/protesta> to present o submit something to somebody

elevaron el recurso al Tribunal Supremo — they appealed to the Supreme Court
2.
elevarse v pron

1) ( tomar altura) avión/cometa to climb, gain height; globo to rise, gain height

2) (frml) ( aumentar) temperatura to rise; precios/impuestos to rise, increase; tono/voz to rise

3) (frml) ( ascender)

elevarse a algo: la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% — the figure had already reached 13%

4) (liter) montaña/edificio to stand, rise (liter)

* * *

= heighten, elevate, uplift, bring up, hoist, take + Nombre + to greater heights, raise.

Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.

Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex: The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.

Ex: He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.

Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

* elevar con grúa = winch.

* elevar con polea = winch.

* elevarse = soar, tower above/over.

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elevar [A1 ]

vt

A ( frml)

1 (levantar) ‹objeto› to raise, lift

la grúa elevó el cajón hasta la cubierta the crane hoisted o raised o lifted the crate onto the deck

elevó los brazos al cielo ( liter); he raised (up) his arms to heaven ( liter)

música que eleva el espíritu (spiritually) uplifting music

elevemos nuestros corazones al Señor let us lift up our hearts to the Lord

2 ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

B ( frml)

1 (aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase

elevar el nivel de vida to raise the standard of living

el juez elevó la pena the judge increased the (length of) the sentence

2 ‹voz/tono› to raise

C ( frml) (en una jerarquía) to elevate ( frml)

D ( Mat):

elevar un número a la sexta potencia to raise a number to the power of six

elevar al cuadrado to square

elevar al cubo to cube

E (presentar, dirigir) elevar algo A algn to present o submit sth TO sb

elevaron una protesta a las autoridades they presented o submitted a letter of protest to the authorities, they protested to the authorities

elevaron el recurso al Tribunal Supremo they appealed to the Supreme Court, they presented o submitted the appeal to the Supreme Court

F ( Chi fam) (reprender) to give … a hard time ( colloq)

■ elevarse

v pron

A (tomar altura) «avión/cometa» to climb, gain height; «globo» to rise, gain height

B ( frml) (aumentar) «temperatura» to rise; «precios/impuestos» to rise, increase; «tono/voz» to rise

C ( frml) (ascender) elevarse A algo:

el número de víctimas se eleva a diez ten people have been killed

la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached o already stood at o was already at 13%

D ( liter); «montaña/edificio» to stand, rise ( liter)

la Cordillera se eleva majestuosa the mountain range rises majestically

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elevar ( conjugate elevar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml)
a) ( levantar) ‹ objeto› to raise, lift

b) ‹espíritu/mente› to uplift

c) ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

2 (frml)
a) ( aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase;

‹ nivel de vida› to raise
b) ‹voz/tono› to raise

elevarse verbo pronominal
1 ( tomar altura) [avión/cometa] to climb, gain height;
[ globo] to rise, gain height
2 (frml) ( aumentar) [ temperatura] to rise;
[precios/impuestos] to rise, increase;
[tono/voz] to rise
3 (frml) ( ascender):
◊ la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached 13%

elevar verbo transitivo
1 to raise
2 Mat to raise (to the power of)
elevar al cuadrado, to square
elevar al cubo, to cube
elevado a la cuarta, etc, potencia, to raise to the power of four, etc
' elevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuadrada
- cuadrado
- elevarse
- subir
- cubo
- erigir
- levantar
English:
cube
- elevate
- elevation
- enhance
- glance up
- square
- exalt
- raise
- up

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elevar

♦ vt

1. [levantar] [peso, objeto] to lift;

elevaron los muebles con poleas they lifted the furniture with pulleys;

elevar la moral de los jugadores to boost the players' morale

2. [aumentar] [precio, nivel] to raise;
[cantidad] to increase;
elevar las ventas/ganancias to increase sales/profits;

elevar el tono de voz to raise one's voice;

elevaron a dos meses el plazo de matriculación they extended the enrolment period to two months

3. Mat to raise;

elevar x al cuadrado/al cubo to square/cube x;

diez elevado a quince ten to the fifteenth (power)

4. [encumbrar] to elevate (a to);
fue elevado al cargo de director he was promoted to the post of director;

lo elevaron a la categoría de héroe they made him into a hero

5. [presentar] [queja, recurso] to lodge, to present;
[propuesta] to submit, to present;
elevaremos un escrito de protesta al concejal we shall present a formal protest to o lodge a formal protest with the councillor;

elevar un recurso de apelación al Supremo to lodge an appeal with o to present an appeal to the Supreme Court;

elevó una instancia al ministerio he lodged an appeal with the Ministry

♦ See also the pronominal verb elevarse

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elevar

v/t

1 raise

2 MAT

:

elevar al cuadrado raise to the power of four

* * *

elevar vt

1) alzar: to raise, to lift

2) aumentar: to raise, to increase

3) : to elevate (in a hierarchy), to promote

4) : to present, to submit

♦ See also the reflexive verb elevarse

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elevar vb to raise

las grúas sirven para elevar materiales pesados cranes are used to raise heavy materials

Spanish-English dictionary > elevar
19 foro

m.

1 court (of law) (tribunal).

2 back of the stage (Teatro).

3 forum.

foro de debate forum for debate

foro de discusión (computing) discussion group

4 legal profession.

5 lease, leasehold.

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foro

► nombre masculino

1 HISTORIA forum

2 (tribunal) law court, court of justice

3 (abogacía) bar, legal profession

■ se dedicó al foro he joined the bar

4 TEATRO back (of the stage)

5 (reunión) meeting

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noun m.

forum

* * *

SM

1) (Pol, Hist, Internet) forum; (=reunión) forum, (open) meeting

foro de discusión — (Internet) discussion forum

2) (Jur) (=tribunal) court of justice; (=abogados) bar, legal profession

el Foro — Esp Madrid

3) (Teat) upstage area

desaparecer o marcharse por el foro — (lit) to exit stage left; (fig) to do a disappearing act
mutis
* * *

masculino

a) (Hist) forum

b) (period) (organismo, reunión) forum

c) (Teatr) backstage area

desaparecer or irse por el foro — (fam) to sneak off

* * *

= forum [fora, pl.], arena.

Ex. For example, NEMROC provides a forum for libraries in the region of Newcastle with good collections of audio-visual materials to pool their ideas.

Ex. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

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* foro abierto = open forum.

* foro de debate = discussion list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], newsgroup [news group], electronic forum, open forum, e-mail list, distribution list, electronic distribution list, discussion forum.

* foro de debate en línea = online forum.

* foro de discusión = newsgroup [news group], electronic forum.

* foro de noticias = newsgroup [news group].

* foro internacional = international forum.

* * *

masculino

a) (Hist) forum

b) (period) (organismo, reunión) forum

c) (Teatr) backstage area

desaparecer or irse por el foro — (fam) to sneak off

* * *

= forum [fora, pl.], arena.

Ex: For example, NEMROC provides a forum for libraries in the region of Newcastle with good collections of audio-visual materials to pool their ideas.

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

* foro abierto = open forum.

* foro de debate = discussion list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], newsgroup [news group], electronic forum, open forum, e-mail list, distribution list, electronic distribution list, discussion forum.

* foro de debate en línea = online forum.

* foro de discusión = newsgroup [news group], electronic forum.

* foro de noticias = newsgroup [news group].

* foro internacional = international forum.

* * *

foro

masculine

1 ( Hist) forum

2 ( period) (organismo) forum; (reunión) meeting, forum

3 ( Teatr) back of the stage

desaparecer or irse por el foro ( fam); to sneak off, slip away

Compuestos:

● foro electrónico

chat line

● foro virtual

virtual discussion group

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foro sustantivo masculino
1 forum
2 (de discusión) round table, forum
Jur law court, court of justice
3 Teat back (of the stage)
♦ Locuciones: hacer mutis por el foro, to keep quiet: se fueron haciendo mutis por el foro, they slipped away
' foro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
FORATOM
English:
disbar
- forum

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foro nm

1. [lugar de discusión] forum

Comp
foro de debate forum for debate; Informát foro de discusión discussion group
2. Teatro back of the stage;

Comp

desaparecer por el foro to slip away unnoticed

3. Hist [en Roma] forum

4. [tribunal] court (of law)

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foro

m forum;

irse o

desaparecer por el foro slip out, slip away

* * *

foro nm

1) : forum

2) : public assembly, open discussion

Spanish-English dictionary > foro
20 atraer

v.

1 to attract (causar acercamiento).

lo atrajo hacia sí tirándole de la corbata she pulled him toward her by his tie

El teatro atrae a los niños The theater attracts children.

El imán atrae el hierro The magnet attracts iron.

El espectáculo atrajo mucha gente The show brought in a lot of people.

La gravedad atrae los objetos Gravity draws objects down...

2 to attract.

la miel atrae a las moscas honey attracts flies

me atrae tu hermana I'm attracted to your sister, I find your sister attractive

no me atrae mucho la comida china I'm not too keen on Chinese food

no me atrae mucho la idea the idea doesn't appeal to me much

la asistencia de personajes famosos atrajo a gran cantidad de público the presence of the famous drew huge crowds

3 to feel attracted by, to be engrossed by, to be attracted by.

Nos atrae el teatro We feel attracted by the theater.

4 to like to.

Me atrae estudiar música I like to study music.

5 to bring about, to cause, to produce, to attract.

La buena actitud atrae buena fortuna Good attitude brings about good luck.

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atraer

Conjugation model [ TRAER], like link=traer traer

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to attract

2 (captivar) to captivate, charm

■ no me atrae el tema de la obra the subject of the play doesn't appeal to me

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verb

1) to attract

2) draw

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1. VT

1) (Fís) to attract

2) (=hacer acudir a sí) to draw, lure; [+ apoyo etc] to win, draw; [+ atención] to attract, engage; [+ imaginación] to appeal to

dejarse atraer por — to allow o.s. to be drawn towards

sabe atraer(se) a la juventud — he knows how to win young people over

2.

See:

atraerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (Fís) to attract

b) (traer, hacer venir) to attract

un truco para atraer al público — a gimmick to attract the public

la atrajo hacia sí — he drew her toward(s) him

c) (cautivar, gustar)

se siente atraído por ella — he feels attracted to her

no me atrae la idea — the idea doesn't attract me o appeal to me

no me atraen mucho las fiestas — I'm not very fond of parties

d) <atención/miradas> to attract
2.
atraerse v pron

a) ( ganarse) < amistad> to gain; < interés> to attract

b) (recípr) to attract (each other)

los polos opuestos se atraen — opposite poles attract

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= attract, beckon, draw in/into, reach out to, recruit, lure, arrest, seduce, woo, strike + Posesivo + fancy, court, win over, fancy, summon forth, catch + Posesivo + fancy.

Ex. The range of data bases has attracted a number of academic libraries.

Ex. Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.

Ex. Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.

Ex. The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.

Ex. Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.

Ex. Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.

Ex. People who will not stop to read pamphlets, brochures, etc produced by the library may be arrested by an eye-catching, colourful display.

Ex. The article ' Seducing the reader' describes how US publishers use mailings, special offers, contests, and television and radio promotion to draw readers.

Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex. Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.

Ex. In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.

Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

Ex. He was popular because he was good at sport and talked a lot about girls he fancied.

Ex. Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.

Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

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* atraer a = appeal to, reach, pull + Nombre + to.

* atraer a la multitud = pack in + the crowds.

* atraer asistentes = attract + attendees.

* atraer donaciones = attract + donation.

* atraer el interés = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, draw + interest.

* atraer el interés de = catch + the imagination of.

* atraer en masa = pack 'em in.

* atraer gente = draw + people.

* atraer inversiones = lure + investment.

* atraer la atención = attract + the eye, hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, capture + the attention, rivet + the attention, draw + attention, catch + Posesivo + fancy, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash.

* atraer la atención de Alguien = appeal to + Posesivo + imagination, engage + Posesivo + attention.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* atraer multitudes = draw + throngs.

* dinero atrae al dinero, el = riches attract riches.

* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (Fís) to attract

b) (traer, hacer venir) to attract

un truco para atraer al público — a gimmick to attract the public

la atrajo hacia sí — he drew her toward(s) him

c) (cautivar, gustar)

se siente atraído por ella — he feels attracted to her

no me atrae la idea — the idea doesn't attract me o appeal to me

no me atraen mucho las fiestas — I'm not very fond of parties

d) <atención/miradas> to attract
2.
atraerse v pron

a) ( ganarse) < amistad> to gain; < interés> to attract

b) (recípr) to attract (each other)

los polos opuestos se atraen — opposite poles attract

* * *

= attract, beckon, draw in/into, reach out to, recruit, lure, arrest, seduce, woo, strike + Posesivo + fancy, court, win over, fancy, summon forth, catch + Posesivo + fancy.

Ex: The range of data bases has attracted a number of academic libraries.

Ex: Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.

Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.

Ex: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.

Ex: Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.

Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.

Ex: People who will not stop to read pamphlets, brochures, etc produced by the library may be arrested by an eye-catching, colourful display.

Ex: The article ' Seducing the reader' describes how US publishers use mailings, special offers, contests, and television and radio promotion to draw readers.

Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex: Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.

Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.

Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

Ex: He was popular because he was good at sport and talked a lot about girls he fancied.

Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.

Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

* atraer a = appeal to, reach, pull + Nombre + to.

* atraer a la multitud = pack in + the crowds.

* atraer asistentes = attract + attendees.

* atraer donaciones = attract + donation.

* atraer el interés = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, draw + interest.

* atraer el interés de = catch + the imagination of.

* atraer en masa = pack 'em in.

* atraer gente = draw + people.

* atraer inversiones = lure + investment.

* atraer la atención = attract + the eye, hold + attention, catch + Posesivo + attention, grab + Posesivo + attention, catch + Posesivo + eye, capture + the attention, rivet + the attention, draw + attention, catch + Posesivo + fancy, peak + Posesivo + interest, make + a splash.

* atraer la atención de Alguien = appeal to + Posesivo + imagination, engage + Posesivo + attention.

* atraer la idea de = fancy + the idea of.

* atraer multitudes = draw + throngs.

* dinero atrae al dinero, el = riches attract riches.

* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.

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atraer [ E23 ]

vt

1 ( Fís) to attract

2 (traer, hacer venir) to attract

un truco para atraer al público a gimmick to attract the public

la atrajo hacia sí he drew her toward(s) him

3

(cautivar, gustar): se siente atraído por ella he feels attracted to her

no me atrae para nada la idea the idea doesn't attract me o appeal to me in the least, I don't find the idea at all attractive

no me atraen mucho las fiestas I'm not very fond of o ( BrE) keen on parties, I don't care much for parties

4 ‹atención/miradas› to attract

■ atraerse

v pron

1 (ganarse) to gain, win

atraerse la amistad de algn to gain o win sb's friendship

2 ( recípr) to attract (each other)

los polos opuestos se atraen opposite poles attract

* * *

atraer ( conjugate atraer) verbo transitivo
a) (Fís) to attract

b) (traer, hacer venir) to attract;

◊ un truco para atraer al público a gimmick to attract the public

c) (cautivar, gustar):

◊ se siente atraído por ella he feels attracted to her;

no me atrae la idea the idea doesn't attract me o appeal to me
d) ‹atención/miradas› to attract

atraerse verbo pronominal
a) ( ganarse) ‹ amistad› to gain;

‹ interés› to attract
b) ( recípr) to attract (each other)

atraer verbo transitivo to attract
' atraer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
seducir
- arrastrar
- atraiga
- cautivar
- perdón
- reclamo
- tentar
English:
appeal
- attract
- bring
- catch
- draw
- entice
- lure
- mainstream
- pull
- pull in
- attention
- capture
- grab
- woo

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atraer

♦ vt

1. [causar acercamiento] to attract;

lo atrajo hacia sí tirándole de la corbata she pulled him towards her by his tie

2. [atención, gente] to attract, to draw;

la asistencia de personajes famosos atrajo a gran cantidad de público the presence of the famous drew huge crowds;

la miel atrae a las moscas honey attracts flies;

su ambición le atrajo la antipatía de mucha gente he was disliked by many because of his ambitious nature

3. [gustar] to attract;

me atrae tu hermana I'm attracted to your sister, I find your sister attractive;

no me atrae mucho la comida china I'm not too keen on Chinese food;

no me atrae mucho la idea the idea doesn't appeal to me much

♦ See also the pronominal verb atraerse

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atraer

v/t attract;

atraer todas las miradas be the center o Br centre of attention

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atraer {81} vt

: to attract

♦ See also the reflexive verb atraerse

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atraer vb

1. (traer hacia sí) to attract

estas flores atraen las mariposas these flowers attract butterflies

2. (despertar el interés) to appeal to

esa película no me atrae demasiado that film doesn't really appeal to me

Spanish-English dictionary > atraer

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