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1 hacer una crítica
(v.) = formulate + criticism, offer + criticism, air + criticism, raise + criticism, critiqueEx. I would not be so bold as to either attempt an answer to that question or to offer criticism of your present curricula.Ex. More serious criticisms have been aired of information supplied being impressionistic.Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.* * *(v.) = formulate + criticism, offer + criticism, air + criticism, raise + criticism, critiqueEx: Two criticisms were quickly formulated in respect of AACR1.
Ex: I would not be so bold as to either attempt an answer to that question or to offer criticism of your present curricula.Ex: More serious criticisms have been aired of information supplied being impressionistic.Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified. -
2 como un observador que pasa desapercibido
(adj.) = fly-on-the-wall, fly-on-the-wallEx. The interview has been edited to give readers a fly-on-the-wall experience, complete with criticisms and naivetes from the floor.Ex. The interview has been edited to give readers a fly-on-the-wall experience, complete with criticisms and naivetes from the floor.* * *(adj.) = fly-on-the-wall, fly-on-the-wallEx: The interview has been edited to give readers a fly-on-the-wall experience, complete with criticisms and naivetes from the floor.
Ex: The interview has been edited to give readers a fly-on-the-wall experience, complete with criticisms and naivetes from the floor.Spanish-English dictionary > como un observador que pasa desapercibido
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3 criticar
v.1 to criticize.Su padre criticó su vestimenta Her father criticized her clothes.María critica cuando siente envidia Mary criticizes when she feels envy.El profesor criticó su proceder The teacher criticized his behavior.2 to review (enjuiciar) (literatura, arte).3 to gossip.* * *1 to criticize1 (murmurar) to gossip* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=censurar) to criticizela actuación de la policía fue criticada por la oposición — the police behaviour was criticized by the opposition
2) (=hablar mal)siempre está criticando a la gente — he's always criticizing people, he's always finding fault with people
3) (Arte, Literat, Teat) [+ libro, obra] to review2.VI to gossip* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (atacar, censurar) to criticizeb) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review2.criticar vi to gossip, backbite* * *= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.Ex. 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex. Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.----* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.* ser criticado = come under + fire.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (atacar, censurar) to criticizeb) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review2.criticar vi to gossip, backbite* * *= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.* ser criticado = come under + fire.* * *criticar [A2 ]vt1 (atacar) to criticizeuna postura que fue muy criticada por los ecologistas a position which came in for fierce criticism from o which was fiercely criticized by ecologistscriticó duramente a los especuladores he strongly attacked o criticized the speculatorsun proyecto muy criticado a plan which has been heavily criticized o which has come in for a lot of criticism2 (hablar mal de) to criticizetú no hace falta que la critiques porque eres igual de egoísta que ella you're in no position to criticize o ( colloq) you can't talk, you're just as selfish as she is■ criticarvito gossip, backbite* * *
criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
to gossip, backbite
criticar
I verbo transitivo to criticize
II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
' criticar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- dedicarse
- desollar
- despellejar
- tralla
- vapulear
- arremeter
- murmurar
- rajar
- sino
English:
attack
- carp
- critical
- criticize
- fault
- knock
- pan
- pick on
- run down
- slam
- slate
- get
- run
* * *criticar vt1. [censurar] to criticize2. [enjuiciar] [literatura, arte] to review* * *v/t criticize* * *criticar {72} vt: to criticize* * *criticar vb1. (en general) to criticize2. (cotillear) to gossip -
4 avalar
v.1 to guarantee.su reputación lo avala his reputation speaks for itself2 to bail, to answer for.El abogado avaló a Ricardo The lawyer bailed Richard.3 to vouch for, to certify, to back up, to endorse.Avaló su buen comportamiento He vouched for his good behavior.4 to stand security, to warrant.Ese tribunal avaló That court stood security.* * *1 to guarantee, endorse* * *VT1) (Econ) to underwrite; [+ individuo] to act as guarantor for2) (Com) to endorse, guarantee; [+ persona] (=responder de) to answer for* * *verbo transitivoa) (Com, Fin) < documento> to guarantee; <persona/préstamo> to guarantee, act as guarantor forb) ( respaldar)avalado por la experiencia — backed up o borne out by experience
* * *= underpin, attest, guarantee, endorse.Ex. This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.Ex. The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.Ex. First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog.Ex. These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.* * *verbo transitivoa) (Com, Fin) < documento> to guarantee; <persona/préstamo> to guarantee, act as guarantor forb) ( respaldar)avalado por la experiencia — backed up o borne out by experience
* * *= underpin, attest, guarantee, endorse.Ex: This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.
Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.Ex: First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog.Ex: These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.* * *avalar [A1 ]vt2(respaldar): esto está avalado por la experiencia this is backed up o borne out by experiencenos avalan 20 años de experiencia we have 20 years' experience behind usestas críticas están avaladas por la mayoría these criticisms are backed o endorsed by the majority* * *
avalar ( conjugate avalar) verbo transitivo (Com, Fin) ‹ documento› to guarantee;
‹persona/préstamo› to guarantee, act as guarantor for
avalar verbo transitivo to guarantee, endorse
' avalar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- acreditar
English:
answer for
- attest
- guarantee
* * *avalar vt1. [préstamo, crédito] to guarantee2. [respaldar] [oficialmente] to endorse;una resolución avalada por la ONU a resolution endorsed by the UN;una propuesta avalada por miles de firmas a proposal backed o supported by thousands of signatures;su eficacia está avalada por ensayos clínicos rigurosos its effectiveness has been demonstrated in strict clinical trials;su reputación lo avala his reputation speaks for itself* * *v/t guarantee; figback* * *avalar vt: to guarantee, to endorse -
5 ande yo caliente, ríase la gente
= cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bankEx. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. The article is entitled ' Laughing All the Way to the Bank: Female Sentimentalists in the Marketplace, 1825-50'.* * *= cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bankEx: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Laughing All the Way to the Bank: Female Sentimentalists in the Marketplace, 1825-50'.Spanish-English dictionary > ande yo caliente, ríase la gente
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6 atraer a la multitud
(v.) = pack in + the crowdsEx. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.* * *(v.) = pack in + the crowdsEx: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
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7 ayer
adv.1 yesterday.ayer por la mañana yesterday morningayer (por la) noche last night2 in the past.m.yesterday.* * *► adverbio1 (el día anterior) yesterday2 (en el pasado) in the past, formerly■ ahora estás de acuerdo, pero ayer no now you agree but you didn't use to1 past\antes de ayer the day before yesterdayayer por la mañana/tarde yesterday morning/afternoonayer por la noche last nightde ayer a hoy overnightparece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday* * *adv.* * *1.ADV yesterdayayer eran terroristas, hoy en día comparten el gobierno — yesterday they were terrorists, today they are part of the government
ayer mismamente o LAm no más — only yesterday
2.SMel ayer — liter yesteryear liter
el Madrid del ayer — the Madrid of yesteryear liter, old Madrid
* * *I1) ( refiriéndose al día anterior) yesterdayayer por or (esp AmL) en or (RPl) a la mañana — yesterday morning
ayer tarde — (period) yesterday afternoon
de ayer acá or a hoy — overnight, since yesterday
no nací ayer — I wasn't born yesterday
2) (liter) ( refiriéndose al pasado)IIlas modas de ayer — the fashions of yesteryear o of years gone by
masculino pasten un ayer muy lejano — (liter) a long, long time ago (liter)
* * *= yesterday.Ex. Obviously it would have been most desirable to have at least Ed Blume here yesterday to respond to some of Joan Marshall's particular criticisms, and more importantly, to have visibility.----* ayer, el = yesteryear.* ayer por la tarde = yesterday afternoon.* del ayer = of yesteryear, gone by.* * *I1) ( refiriéndose al día anterior) yesterdayayer por or (esp AmL) en or (RPl) a la mañana — yesterday morning
ayer tarde — (period) yesterday afternoon
de ayer acá or a hoy — overnight, since yesterday
no nací ayer — I wasn't born yesterday
2) (liter) ( refiriéndose al pasado)IIlas modas de ayer — the fashions of yesteryear o of years gone by
masculino pasten un ayer muy lejano — (liter) a long, long time ago (liter)
* * *el ayer(n.) = yesteryearEx: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.
= yesterday.Ex: Obviously it would have been most desirable to have at least Ed Blume here yesterday to respond to some of Joan Marshall's particular criticisms, and more importantly, to have visibility.
* ayer, el = yesteryear.* ayer por la tarde = yesterday afternoon.* del ayer = of yesteryear, gone by.* * *ayer1A (refiriéndose al día anterior) yesterdayayer hizo un mes de su muerte she died a month ago yesterdayayer por o ( esp AmL) la mañana yesterday morningayer de mañana or a la mañana ( RPl); yesterday morningayer tarde ( period); yesterday afternoonantes de ayer the day before yesterdaytodo el día de ayer all day yesterdayparece que fue ayer it seems (like) only yesterdayde ayer acá or a hoy overnight, since yesterdayel periódico de ayer yesterday's papereste pan es de ayer this bread is yesterday'sno nací ayer I wasn't born yesterdayB ( liter)(refiriéndose al pasado): ayer era un joven idealista he was once a young idealistlas modas de ayer the fashions of yesteryear o of years gone byayer2pastdeja de pensar en el ayer stop living in the past* * *
ayer adverbio ( refiriéndose al día anterior) yesterday;
ayer por or (esp AmL) en la mañana yesterday morning;
antes de ayer the day before yesterday;
el periódico de ayer yesterday's paper
ayer
I adverbio yesterday
ayer por la mañana/por la tarde, yesterday morning/afternoon
ayer (por la) noche, last night
antes de ayer, the day before yesterday
II sustantivo masculino el ayer, yesterday, the past
' ayer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atracón
- baño
- cumplir
- desde
- disculparse
- enterarse
- espichar
- espicharla
- familia
- golfa
- golfo
- golpe
- mar
- menos
- nevada
- paliza
- rondar
- tal
- tromba
- acontecer
- deber
- embargo
- mismo
- parecer
- sol
- temblar
- traslado
English:
born
- bump into
- contradiction
- dressmaker
- formally
- frosty
- happen
- homicide
- jury
- level
- outage
- parcel
- quit
- repossess
- run
- them
- yesterday
- call
- job
- morning
- week
* * *♦ adv1. [el día anterior] yesterday;ayer era lunes yesterday was Monday, it was Monday yesterday;ayer a mediodía at midday yesterday;ayer por la noche, ayer noche last night;ayer por la tarde, ayer tarde yesterday afternoon/evening;parece que fue ayer it seems like yesterday2. [en el pasado]ayer nadie había oído su nombre, y hoy es una estrella only a short while ago no one had heard of her and now she's a star;un político de los de ayer a politician of the old school♦ nmel ayer yesteryear;no puedes vivir siempre del ayer you can't live your whole life in the past* * *adv yesterday;ayer por la mañana yesterday morning;de ayer yesterday’s;parece que fue ayer it seems like yesterday* * *ayer adv: yesterdayayer nmantaño: yesteryear, days gone by* * *ayer adv yesterdayayer por la mañana/tarde yesterday morning/afternoon -
8 caldo de cultivo
* * *(Biol) culture medium; ( ambiente propicio) breeding ground* * *(n.) = hotbed, breeding ground, petri dishEx. One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.Ex. This serves as an example of the Web acting as a breeding ground for a printed reference annual.Ex. Web sites such as the popular Psychobike.com are the cyberspace petri dishes that incubate grudge matches.* * *(Biol) culture medium; ( ambiente propicio) breeding ground* * *(n.) = hotbed, breeding ground, petri dishEx: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.
Ex: This serves as an example of the Web acting as a breeding ground for a printed reference annual.Ex: Web sites such as the popular Psychobike.com are the cyberspace petri dishes that incubate grudge matches.* * *figbreeding ground -
9 camarilla
f.1 clique.2 lobby.* * *1 clique2 PLÍTICA pressure group, lobby* * *SF1) [de presidente etc] entourage; pey clique, coterie2) [en organización] faction; [en partido] (party) caucus; [en cuerpo legislativo] lobby, pressure group3) (=cuarto) small room* * *femenino group; (pey) clique (pej); (de jefe, presidente) cronies (pl) (colloq & pej)* * *= clique, network, in-crowd.Ex. One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.Ex. Some of the barriers faced by women seeking senior international appointments are: glass ceiling; trailing spouse; career vs. long term relationship and children; lack of mentors; tokenism; and exclusion from networks.Ex. She entered the ' in-crowd' when she was hired by a posh country club and befriended the charismatic leader of a clique of wealthy college students.* * *femenino group; (pey) clique (pej); (de jefe, presidente) cronies (pl) (colloq & pej)* * *= clique, network, in-crowd.Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.
Ex: Some of the barriers faced by women seeking senior international appointments are: glass ceiling; trailing spouse; career vs. long term relationship and children; lack of mentors; tokenism; and exclusion from networks.Ex: She entered the ' in-crowd' when she was hired by a posh country club and befriended the charismatic leader of a clique of wealthy college students.* * *el presidente y su camarilla the President and his cronies ( colloq pej)* * *
camarilla sustantivo femenino clique
' camarilla' also found in these entries:
English:
clique
* * *camarilla nfPey clique, cabal;el ministro llegó acompañado de su camarilla the minister arrived with his hangers-on* * *f POL inner circle; figclique* * *camarilla nf: political clique -
10 cantera
f.1 quarry.un jugador de la cantera a home-grown o local player2 stone pit, pit, quarry.* * *1 (de piedra) quarry2 figurado breeding ground* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Min) quarry, pit2) [de artistas etc] source; (Dep) reserve of young players* * *1) ( de piedra) quarry2) (Esp) (de deportistas, profesionales) pool* * *= quarry, hotbed.Ex. The article is entitled 'Mining the Metadata Quarries'.Ex. One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.----* cantera de ideas = hotbed.* explotación de canteras = quarrying.* * *1) ( de piedra) quarry2) (Esp) (de deportistas, profesionales) pool* * *= quarry, hotbed.Ex: The article is entitled 'Mining the Metadata Quarries'.
Ex: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.* cantera de ideas = hotbed.* explotación de canteras = quarrying.* * *A (de piedra) quarryB(de deportistas): los jugadores que salen de la cantera del club the young players who come up through the club's youth and reserve teamsla cantera es nuestro principal activo our (pool of) young players are our main asset* * *
cantera sustantivo femenino ( de piedra) quarry
cantera sustantivo femenino
1 (de piedra, grava, etc) quarry
2 fig Ftb junior players
figurado tenemos una buena cantera de bailarines, we've got a good reserve of dancers
' cantera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cantero
English:
quarry
- pit
* * *cantera nf1. [de piedra] quarry;[mina] open-cut miningel instituto es una buena cantera de lingüistas the institute produces many linguists* * *f1 quarry; figsource2 DEP youth squad* * *cantera nf: quarrycantera de piedra: stone quarry* * * -
11 cantera de ideas
(n.) = hotbedEx. One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.* * *(n.) = hotbedEx: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.
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12 caterva
f.1 host, multitude.2 crowd, mob, throng.* * *1 peyorativo throng, crowd* * *SF throng, crowdvenir en caterva — to come in a throng, come thronging
* * ** * *= clique, crowd, throng of people.Ex. One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.Ex. The second example specifies, 'far adj3 crowd', that the two words, 'far' and 'crowd', must appear within 3 words of one another.Ex. We were amazed at the throngs of people out and about that day, enjoying the unusually warm and sunny October afternoon.----* caterva de gente = throng of people.* * ** * *= clique, crowd, throng of people.Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.
Ex: The second example specifies, 'far adj3 crowd', that the two words, 'far' and 'crowd', must appear within 3 words of one another.Ex: We were amazed at the throngs of people out and about that day, enjoying the unusually warm and sunny October afternoon.* caterva de gente = throng of people.* * *una caterva de imbéciles a bunch o pack of idiots ( colloq)tenemos una caterva de problemas we have loads of problems ( colloq)* * *
caterva f pey (de objetos, trabajo) mass
(personas) gang, horde
* * *caterva nfuna caterva de vagos a shower of layabouts;una caterva de trastos inútiles a heap of useless junk* * *f load -
13 censurar
v.1 to censor.El gobierno censuró la información The government censored the information2 to criticize severely, to censure.El público censuró la película The public censured the film.La editorial censuró la novela The publisher bowdlerized the novel.* * *1 to censor2 (criticar) to censure, criticize* * *verb1) to censor2) censure, criticize* * *VT1) (Pol) to censor2) [+ obra, película] to censor3) (=criticar) to censure frm, criticize* * *verbo transitivoa) ( reprobar) to censure (frml), to condemnb) <libro/película> to censor, <escena/párrafo> to cut* * *= censor, decry, denounce, rebuke, deprecate, castigate, chide, sanitise [sanitize, -USA], censure, indict, bleep, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, redact, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex. The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex. Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex. Attempts to sanitize the web will be as futile as any attempt to sanitize the private speech of all citizens.Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex. Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex. But they bleep the second syllable, not the first, so that instead of [bleep]hole, you get ass[bleep] time after time.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex. Identifying information has been redacted to the extent necessary to protect the personal privacy of individuals discussed in the letter.Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.----* censurar material = challenge + materials.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( reprobar) to censure (frml), to condemnb) <libro/película> to censor, <escena/párrafo> to cut* * *= censor, decry, denounce, rebuke, deprecate, castigate, chide, sanitise [sanitize, -USA], censure, indict, bleep, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, redact, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex: The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.
Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.Ex: Attempts to sanitize the web will be as futile as any attempt to sanitize the private speech of all citizens.Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex: But they bleep the second syllable, not the first, so that instead of [bleep]hole, you get ass[bleep] time after time.Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Identifying information has been redacted to the extent necessary to protect the personal privacy of individuals discussed in the letter
.Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.* censurar material = challenge + materials.* * *censurar [A1 ]vt1 (reprobar) to censure ( frml), to condemn, criticize2 (examinar) ‹libro/película/cartas› to censor3 (suprimir) ‹escena/párrafo› to cut, censor* * *
censurar ( conjugate censurar) verbo transitivo
censurar verbo transitivo
1 (libro, película) to censor: algunas escenas de la obra fueron censuradas, some scenes from the play werer cut
2 (criticar, reprobar) to censure, criticize: censuramos su modo de tratar a los alumnos, we disapprove of the way he treats his students
' censurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cortar
- condenar
- criticar
English:
black out
- bowdlerize
- censor
- censure
- reprove
* * *censurar vt1. [prohibir] to censor;censuraron dos escenas de la película two scenes in the movie were censored2. [reprobar] to criticize severely, to censure;siempre censura mi comportamiento she always criticizes my behaviour* * *v/t1 censor2 tratamiento condemn* * *censurar vt1) : to censor2) : to censure, to criticize -
14 certamen literario
m.literary contest.* * *(n.) = literary contest, book award, literary award, literary prize, book prizeEx. Pupils who successfully complete the course appear to be amongst the most active not only at school, but also in extra-mural events including literary contests.Ex. Children's book awards generally have little impact and it is hoped that this award will help to remedy the situation.Ex. This article discusses the effectiveness of literary awards as a means of promoting cultural diversity in Australia.Ex. One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.Ex. This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.* * *(n.) = literary contest, book award, literary award, literary prize, book prizeEx: Pupils who successfully complete the course appear to be amongst the most active not only at school, but also in extra-mural events including literary contests.
Ex: Children's book awards generally have little impact and it is hoped that this award will help to remedy the situation.Ex: This article discusses the effectiveness of literary awards as a means of promoting cultural diversity in Australia.Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.Ex: This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively. -
15 como dice el dicho
= as the saying goes, so the saying goesEx. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.* * *= as the saying goes, so the saying goesEx: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!. -
16 como dice el refrán
as the saying goes* * *= as the saying goes, so the saying goesEx. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.* * *= as the saying goes, so the saying goesEx: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!. -
17 como ocurre en estos casos
Ex. As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.* * *Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.
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18 conciliábulo
m.secret meeting, shady get-together.* * *1 secret meeting* * *SM secret meeting, secret discussion* * *masculino secret meeting/discussion* * *= clique.Ex. One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.* * *masculino secret meeting/discussion* * *= clique.Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.
* * *secret meeting/discussion* * *conciliábulo nm[reunión secreta] secret meeting* * *m secret meeting -
19 condenar
v.1 to convict (declarar culpable).El juez condenó al criminal The judge convicted the criminal.2 to condemn.El grupo condenó sus actos The group condemned his actions.3 to seal up, to close for good.El municipio condenó el edificio The town council sealed up the building.4 to doom, to condemn to ruination, to damn, to reprobate.Sus vicios condenaron a Ricardo His vices condemned Richard.* * *1 DERECHO (declarar culpable) to convict, find guilty2 DERECHO (decretar condena) to sentence, condemn3 (desaprobar) to condemn4 (forzar) to condemn, doom5 (tabicar) to wall up, brick up1 to be damned, condemn oneself* * *verb1) to condemn2) sentence, convict3) damn* * *1. VT1) (=desaprobar, criticar) to condemn2) (Jur) to convict, find guilty, sentence; [a pena capital] to condemncondenar a algn a tres meses de cárcel — to sentence sb to three months in jail, give sb a three-month prison sentence
3) (Rel) to damn4) (Arquit) to wall up, block up5) † * (=fastidiar) to vex, annoy2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (Der) to sentence, condemncondenar a alguien a muerte — to condemn o sentence somebody to death
lo condenaron al pago de $100.000 — they ordered him to pay $100,000
b) ( obligar)c) (reprobar, censurar) to condemn2)a) <puerta/ventana> ( con ladrillos) to brick up; ( con tablas) to board upb) ( inhabilitar) <habitación/sala> to close up2.condenarse v pron to be damned* * *= condemn, damn, impose + prison sentence, sentence, convict, indict.Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. The volunteer librarians have been subjected to an ongoing campaign of persecution, culminating in the recent harsh crackdown which, after one-day trials, imposed prison sentences of up to 26 years on librarians.Ex. The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.Ex. After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.Ex. Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.----* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (Der) to sentence, condemncondenar a alguien a muerte — to condemn o sentence somebody to death
lo condenaron al pago de $100.000 — they ordered him to pay $100,000
b) ( obligar)c) (reprobar, censurar) to condemn2)a) <puerta/ventana> ( con ladrillos) to brick up; ( con tablas) to board upb) ( inhabilitar) <habitación/sala> to close up2.condenarse v pron to be damned* * *= condemn, damn, impose + prison sentence, sentence, convict, indict.Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: The volunteer librarians have been subjected to an ongoing campaign of persecution, culminating in the recent harsh crackdown which, after one-day trials, imposed prison sentences of up to 26 years on librarians.Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.Ex: After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.* condenar a la pena de muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* condenar a muerte = sentence + Nombre + to death, condemn + Nombre + to death.* ser condenado a prisión = receive + prison sentence.* * *condenar [A1 ]vtA1 ( Der) to condemn condenar a algn A algo:lo condenaron a tres años de cárcel he was sentenced to three years imprisonmentel tribunal lo condenó al pago de una indemnización de $100.000 the court ordered him to pay $100,000 (in) compensationlo condenaron a muerte he was condemned o sentenced to deathla condenaron en costas she was ordered to pay costs, costs were awarded against her2 (obligar) condenar a algn A algo to condemn sb TO sthel desempleo los condena a vivir de la mendicidad unemployment condemns o forces o obliges them to live by begging3 (desaprobar, censurar) to condemncondenó el atentado he condemned the attackB1 ‹puerta/ventana› (con ladrillos) to brick up; (con tablas) to board up2 (inhabilitar) ‹habitación/sala› to close upto be damned, go to hell* * *
condenar ( conjugate condenar) verbo transitivoa) (Der) to sentence, condemn;
condenar a algn a algo to sentence sb to sth;
lo condenaron por robo he was convicted of or found guilty of robbery
condenar verbo transitivo
1 Jur to convict, find guilty: lo condenaron a muerte, he was condemned to death
2 (reprobar) to condemn
3 (tapiar una entrada) to wall up
' condenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desaprobar
- sentenciar
- denunciar
English:
condemn
- convict
- damn
- doom
- sentence
- deplore
* * *♦ vt1. [declarar culpable] to convictfue condenado a muerte he was sentenced o condemned to death;fue condenado a tres años de prisión he was sentenced to three years in prison;fue condenado a pagar una multa de 15.000 pesos he was ordered to pay a fine of 15,000 pesos;la condenaron a no salir de casa durante los fines de semana they punished her by grounding her at weekendsesa iniciativa está condenada al fracaso that initiative is doomed to failure;los supervivientes están condenados a morir de hambre the survivors are condemned to die of starvation4. [reprobar] to condemn;todos los partidos condenaron el atentado all parties condemned the attack5. [tapiar] [con ladrillos] to brick up, to wall up;[con tablas] to board up* * *v/t1 JUR sentence (a to)2 ( desaprobar) condemn* * *condenar vt1) : to condemn2) : to sentence3) : to board up, to wall up* * *condenar vb1. (a una pena) to sentence2. (un delito) to convict3. (desaprobar) to condemn -
20 contradictorio
adj.1 contradictory, contrary, contradictive, conflicting.2 contradictive, paradoxical, antinomic, antinomical.* * *► adjetivo1 contradictory* * *(f. - contradictoria)adj.* * *ADJ contradictory* * *- ria adjetivo contradictory* * *= conflicting, contradictory, contradicting, adversarial.Ex. As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.Ex. While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.Ex. Again, the existence of contradicting policies simply dissipates the desired effect.Ex. The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.----* contradictorio (con) = in conflict (with).* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.* * *- ria adjetivo contradictory* * *contradictorio (con)Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.
= conflicting, contradictory, contradicting, adversarial.Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.
Ex: While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.Ex: Again, the existence of contradicting policies simply dissipates the desired effect.Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.* contradictorio (con) = in conflict (with).* parecer contradictorio = appear + contradictory.* ser contradictorio de = run + contrary to.* * *‹declaraciones/versiones› contradictory, conflicting; ‹persona› contradictory* * *
contradictorio◊ - ria adjetivo
contradictory
contradictorio,-a adjetivo contradictory
' contradictorio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contradictoria
English:
conflicting
- contradictory
- inconsistent
- mixed
* * *contradictorio, -a adjcontradictory;ser contradictorio con algo to contradict sth, to be in contradiction with sth* * *adj contradictory* * *contradictorio, - ria adj: contradictory
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