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  • 1 de tubo de rayos catódicos

    Ex. Typical CRT-based VDUs emit several types of radiation including light, electromagnetic fields, electrostatic fields, acoustical noise.
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    Ex: Typical CRT-based VDUs emit several types of radiation including light, electromagnetic fields, electrostatic fields, acoustical noise.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de tubo de rayos catódicos

  • 2 tubo

    m.
    1 pipe.
    tubo de escape exhaust (pipe)
    2 tube (cilindro, recipiente).
    tubo de ensayo test tube
    tubo fluorescente fluorescent light strip
    tubo de rayos catódicos cathode ray tube
    3 tract (anatomy).
    tubo digestivo digestive tract, alimentary canal
    4 receiver (de teléfono). (peninsular SpanishRP, Venezuelan Spanish)
    5 roller, curler (para el pelo). (Chilean Spanish)
    * * *
    2 (tubería) pipe
    3 ANATOMÍA tube
    \
    alucinar por un tubo argot to flip, freak out
    hacer pasar a alguien por el tubo figurado to put the screws on somebody
    pasar por el tubo figurado to knuckle under
    tener algo por un tubo argot to have loads of, have tons of
    falda tubo / vestido tubo tight skirt / tight dress
    tubo de ensayo test tube
    tubo de escape exhaust pipe, exhaust
    tubo digestivo alimentary canal
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) tube
    2) pipe
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    SM
    1) (=recipiente) tube

    tubo de desagüe — [interior] waste pipe; [exterior] drainpipe

    tubo de humo — chimney, flue

    tubo de radio — wireless valve, tube (EEUU)

    tubo de vacío — valve, vacuum tube (EEUU)

    2) (=tubería) pipe
    3)

    lo vendió por un tubo — * he sold it for a fantastic price *

    4) LAm [de teléfono] handset, earpiece
    5) ** (=cárcel) nick **, can (EEUU) **
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( cilindro hueco) tube

    como por un tubo — (AmL fam)

    fue como por un tubo — it was dead easy o a cinch (colloq)

    por un tubo — (Esp fam)

    sabe inglés por un tubo — he speaks really good English

    había gente por un tubo — there were loads of people

    b) ( del órgano) pipe
    2) (Elec, Fís) tube
    3) (RPl) ( del teléfono) receiver
    4) (Chi, Méx) ( para el pelo) roller, curler
    * * *
    = duct, pipe, vial, conduit.
    Ex. An inherent difficulty posed by this, however, is that the flexibility sought in this way is limited by the inflexibility imposed by cables, ducts, etc.
    Ex. This article describes the discovery of a burst pipe and subsequent flood at a university library in Tennessee in the winter of 1995/96.
    Ex. When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.
    Ex. The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
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    * bucear con gafas y tubo = snorkel.
    * buceo con gafas y tubo = snorkel(l)ing.
    * conducir por medio de tubos = duct.
    * de tubo de rayos catódicos = CRT-based.
    * gas del tubo de escape = exhaust fume, exhaust gas, exhaust.
    * humo del tubo de escape = exhaust gas, exhaust fume, exhaust.
    * llave de tubo = socket wrench.
    * sistema de tubos neumáticos = pneumatic tube system.
    * tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct.
    * tubo de cartón = cardboard roll.
    * tubo de cobre = copper pipe.
    * tubo de drenaje = grommet.
    * tubo de ensayo = test tube.
    * tubo de escape = exhaust, tail pipe, exhaust pipe.
    * tubo de la estufa = stovepipe.
    * tubo de monitor = tube.
    * tubo de ventilación = grommet.
    * tubo fluorescente = fluorescent lamp, fluorescent tube, fluorescent light.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( cilindro hueco) tube

    como por un tubo — (AmL fam)

    fue como por un tubo — it was dead easy o a cinch (colloq)

    por un tubo — (Esp fam)

    sabe inglés por un tubo — he speaks really good English

    había gente por un tubo — there were loads of people

    b) ( del órgano) pipe
    2) (Elec, Fís) tube
    3) (RPl) ( del teléfono) receiver
    4) (Chi, Méx) ( para el pelo) roller, curler
    * * *
    = duct, pipe, vial, conduit.

    Ex: An inherent difficulty posed by this, however, is that the flexibility sought in this way is limited by the inflexibility imposed by cables, ducts, etc.

    Ex: This article describes the discovery of a burst pipe and subsequent flood at a university library in Tennessee in the winter of 1995/96.
    Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.
    Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
    * bucear con gafas y tubo = snorkel.
    * buceo con gafas y tubo = snorkel(l)ing.
    * conducir por medio de tubos = duct.
    * de tubo de rayos catódicos = CRT-based.
    * gas del tubo de escape = exhaust fume, exhaust gas, exhaust.
    * humo del tubo de escape = exhaust gas, exhaust fume, exhaust.
    * llave de tubo = socket wrench.
    * sistema de tubos neumáticos = pneumatic tube system.
    * tubo de aire caliente = hot air duct.
    * tubo de cartón = cardboard roll.
    * tubo de cobre = copper pipe.
    * tubo de drenaje = grommet.
    * tubo de ensayo = test tube.
    * tubo de escape = exhaust, tail pipe, exhaust pipe.
    * tubo de la estufa = stovepipe.
    * tubo de monitor = tube.
    * tubo de ventilación = grommet.
    * tubo fluorescente = fluorescent lamp, fluorescent tube, fluorescent light.

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    A
    lo mandan en un tubo de cartón they send it in a cardboard tube
    como por (entre) un tubo ( AmL fam): pasó la prueba como por un tubo he sailed o waltzed through the test ( colloq)
    fue como por entre un tubo it was dead easy o a cinch ( colloq)
    mandar a algn por un tubo ( Méx fam); to send sb packing ( colloq)
    por un tubo ( Esp fam): sabe geografía por un tubo she knows a phenomenal o massive amount about geography
    había gente por un tubo there were loads o stacks of people there ( colloq)
    Compuestos:
    capillary
    test tube
    exhaust, exhaust pipe
    alimentary canal
    grenade launcher
    torpedo tube
    B ( Elec, Fís) tube
    Compuestos:
    television tube
    cathode-ray tube
    fluorescent tube
    un tubo de pasta de dientes a tube of toothpaste
    D ( RPl) (del teléfono) receiver
    E ( Chi) (para el pelo) roller, curler
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    tubo sustantivo masculino
    1



    c) (Chi, Méx) ( para el pelo) roller, curler

    2 (RPl) ( del teléfono) receiver
    tubo sustantivo masculino
    1 tube
    tubo de escape, exhaust pipe
    2 (de pasta de dientes, etc) tube
    ' tubo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abertura
    - alcachofa
    - calibre
    - cánula
    - escape
    - humo
    - sifón
    - soplar
    - tufo
    - calibrar
    - canuto
    - cañería
    - capilar
    - conducto
    English:
    conduit
    - drainpipe
    - exhaust pipe
    - pipe
    - snorkel
    - strip light
    - toothpaste
    - tube
    - barrel
    - curler
    - drain
    - exhaust
    - fluorescent
    - hand
    - spanner
    - tailpipe
    - test
    - waste
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    ♦ nm
    1. [cilindro hueco] tube;
    un tubo de cartón a cardboard tube
    tubo fluorescente fluorescent Br tube o US lamp;
    tubo de rayos catódicos cathode ray tube;
    Elec tubo de vacío vacuum tube
    2. [tubería] pipe
    tubo del desagüe drainpipe;
    tubo de escape exhaust (pipe)
    3. [recipiente] tube
    tubo de ensayo test tube
    4. Anat tract
    tubo digestivo digestive tract, alimentary canal
    5. Esp Fam [de cerveza] = tall glass of beer
    6. Chile [para el pelo] curler
    7. RP, Ven [de teléfono] receiver
    8. Comp
    Esp Fam
    por un tubo: tiene dinero por un tubo he's got loads of money;
    comimos por un tubo we ate a hell of a lot;
    RP Fam
    como por un tubo [fácilmente] easily;
    siempre le sale todo como por un tubo he never has any trouble with anything
    ♦ adj inv
    falda tubo tube skirt;
    pantalón tubo Br drainpipe trousers, US drainpipe pants
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    m
    1 tube;
    había gente/cartas por un tubo fam there were masses of people/letters fam ;
    pasar por el tubo fam knuckle under
    2 Rpl
    TELEC receiver
    * * *
    tubo nm
    1) : tube
    tubo de ensayo: test tube
    2) : pipe
    tubo de desagüe: drainpipe
    3)
    tubo digestivo : alimentary canal
    * * *
    tubo n
    1. (en general) tube
    2. (de agua, etc) pipe

    Spanish-English dictionary > tubo

  • 3 ordenador

    adj.
    ordering.
    m.
    computer (computing). (peninsular Spanish)
    pasar algo a ordenador to type something up on a wordprocessor o computer
    ordenador central mainframe computer
    ordenador personal personal computer
    ordenador portátil laptop computer
    ordenador de sobremesa desktop computer
    * * *
    1 ordering
    2 RELIGIÓN ordaining
    1 INFORMÁTICA computer
    \
    ordenador personal personal computer
    ————————
    1 INFORMÁTICA computer
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *

    ordenador analógico — analogue computer, analog computer (EEUU)

    ordenador portátil — [gen] portable computer; [pequeño] laptop computer

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    = computer, computer equipment.
    Ex. In dialogues based on commands, the user enters his instructions as pre-set commands; the computer recognizes theses and takes appropriate action.
    Ex. In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.
    ----
    * aceptable por el ordenador = machine-processable.
    * adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.
    * animación por ordenador = computer animation.
    * aprendizaje asistido por ordenador (CAL) = computer-assisted learning (CAL).
    * aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).
    * archivo de ordenador = computer file, machine-readable data file.
    * asignado por el ordenador = computer-assigned.
    * asignado por ordenador = machine-assigned.
    * asistido por el ordenador = machine-negotiated.
    * asistido por ordenador = computer-mediated, computer-supported, computer-assisted, computer-aided.
    * calculado por el ordenador = computer-calculated.
    * carrete de ordenador = computer reel.
    * cartucho de ordenador = computer cartridge.
    * casete de ordenador = computer cassette.
    * catálogo de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente = typeset computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * componer tipográficamente por ordenador = computer typeset.
    * composición tipográfica por ordenador = computer typesetting.
    * comunicación entre ordenadores = computer-communication.
    * comunicación mediante el ordenador = computer mediated communication (CMC).
    * conexión entre ordenadores = computer link.
    * conferencia por ordenador = computer conferencing.
    * congreso mediante ordenador = computer-mediated conferencing.
    * congreso por ordenador = computer conference.
    * controlado por ordenador = computer-controlled.
    * creado por ordenador = computer-generated.
    * de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.
    * de ordenadores = computer-to-computer.
    * desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.
    * disco de ordenador = computer disc.
    * disco óptico de ordenador = computer optical disc.
    * diseño asistido por ordenador (CAD) = computer-aided design (CAD).
    * elaborado por ordenador = computer-produced [computer produced].
    * empresa de ordenadores = computer company.
    * emulación de terminales de ordenador = terminal emulation.
    * enseñanza asistida por ordenador = computer-aided learning (CAL).
    * enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI) = computer-assisted instruction (CAI).
    * enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).
    * entre ordenadores = computer-to-computer.
    * estado del ordenador en fuera de línea = offlineness.
    * estado del ordenador en línea = onlineness.
    * gestión de imágenes por ordenador = computer imaging.
    * gráficos por ordenador = computer graphics.
    * guardado en el ordenador = machine-stored.
    * hacer que sea procesable por el ordenador = render + machine-manipulatable.
    * imágenes por ordenador = computer graphics.
    * índice de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente = typeset computer book form index.
    * índice encuadernado de listado de ordenador = computer book form index.
    * interacción hombre-ordenador = human-computer interaction.
    * introducir datos en el ordenador = input.
    * introductor de datos en un ordenador = inputter.
    * juego de ordenador = computer game.
    * listado de ordenador = computer print-out.
    * listado encuadernado de ordenador = computer print-out book form, computer book.
    * MARS (Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador) = MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).
    * mecanógrafo de ordenador = keyboard operator.
    * mediante el ordenador = computer-mediated.
    * microforma producida por ordenador = COM (computer output microform).
    * miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.
    * modelo por ordenador = computer model.
    * monitor de ordenador = CRT screen, CRT display screen.
    * ordenación por ordenador = computer filing.
    * ordenador central = central computer, host computer.
    * ordenador compatible = generic computer.
    * ordenador de bolsillo = palm-sized computer, palmtop, palmtop computer.
    * ordenador de mano = Palm Pilot.
    * ordenador de seguridad = firewall.
    * ordenador de sobremesa = desktop computer.
    * ordenador digital = digital computer.
    * Ordenadores Apple = Apple Computer.
    * ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).
    * ordenador frontal = head-end computer.
    * ordenador personal = desktop computer, home computer.
    * ordenador personal (PC) = personal computer (PC).
    * ordenador portátil = notebook computer, laptop, laptop computer.
    * ordenador trampa = honeypot.
    * orientado al ordenador = machine-oriented, computer-oriented.
    * paquete de programas de ordenador = software package.
    * para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.
    * PC IBM (Ordenador personal IBM) = IBM-PC (IBM Personal Computer).
    * plataforma de ordenador = computing platform.
    * presentación mediante ordenador = computer projection.
    * prestaciones del ordenador = computer's capabilities.
    * procesable por el ordenador = machine-manipulatable.
    * producido por ordenador = computer-produced [computer produced], machine-derived.
    * programa de ordenador = computer programme.
    * proyección mediante ordenador = computer projection.
    * reconocimiento de imágenes por el ordenador = computer vision.
    * red de ordenadores = computer network.
    * reinicializar un ordenador = reboot + computer.
    * simulación por ordenador = computer simulation.
    * tarjeta de ordenador = computer card.
    * tecnología del ordenador = computer technology.
    * tecnología del ordenador personal = personal computer technology.
    * teleconferencia por ordenador = computer teleconferencing.
    * teleordenador = telecomputer.
    * terminal de ordenador = terminal, computer terminal.
    * tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.
    * tomografía por ordenador = computer tomography, computed tomography.
    * trabajo con ordenador = computer work.
    * traducción asistida por ordenador = computer-aided translation (CAT), computer-assisted translation (CAT).
    * unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.
    * utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.
    * utilizar el ordenador = operate + computer.
    * volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].
    * * *
    * * *
    = computer, computer equipment.

    Ex: In dialogues based on commands, the user enters his instructions as pre-set commands; the computer recognizes theses and takes appropriate action.

    Ex: In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.
    * aceptable por el ordenador = machine-processable.
    * adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.
    * animación por ordenador = computer animation.
    * aprendizaje asistido por ordenador (CAL) = computer-assisted learning (CAL).
    * aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).
    * archivo de ordenador = computer file, machine-readable data file.
    * asignado por el ordenador = computer-assigned.
    * asignado por ordenador = machine-assigned.
    * asistido por el ordenador = machine-negotiated.
    * asistido por ordenador = computer-mediated, computer-supported, computer-assisted, computer-aided.
    * calculado por el ordenador = computer-calculated.
    * carrete de ordenador = computer reel.
    * cartucho de ordenador = computer cartridge.
    * casete de ordenador = computer cassette.
    * catálogo de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente = typeset computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * componer tipográficamente por ordenador = computer typeset.
    * composición tipográfica por ordenador = computer typesetting.
    * comunicación entre ordenadores = computer-communication.
    * comunicación mediante el ordenador = computer mediated communication (CMC).
    * conexión entre ordenadores = computer link.
    * conferencia por ordenador = computer conferencing.
    * congreso mediante ordenador = computer-mediated conferencing.
    * congreso por ordenador = computer conference.
    * controlado por ordenador = computer-controlled.
    * creado por ordenador = computer-generated.
    * de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.
    * de ordenadores = computer-to-computer.
    * desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.
    * disco de ordenador = computer disc.
    * disco óptico de ordenador = computer optical disc.
    * diseño asistido por ordenador (CAD) = computer-aided design (CAD).
    * elaborado por ordenador = computer-produced [computer produced].
    * empresa de ordenadores = computer company.
    * emulación de terminales de ordenador = terminal emulation.
    * enseñanza asistida por ordenador = computer-aided learning (CAL).
    * enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI) = computer-assisted instruction (CAI).
    * enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).
    * entre ordenadores = computer-to-computer.
    * estado del ordenador en fuera de línea = offlineness.
    * estado del ordenador en línea = onlineness.
    * gestión de imágenes por ordenador = computer imaging.
    * gráficos por ordenador = computer graphics.
    * guardado en el ordenador = machine-stored.
    * hacer que sea procesable por el ordenador = render + machine-manipulatable.
    * imágenes por ordenador = computer graphics.
    * índice de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente = typeset computer book form index.
    * índice encuadernado de listado de ordenador = computer book form index.
    * interacción hombre-ordenador = human-computer interaction.
    * introducir datos en el ordenador = input.
    * introductor de datos en un ordenador = inputter.
    * juego de ordenador = computer game.
    * listado de ordenador = computer print-out.
    * listado encuadernado de ordenador = computer print-out book form, computer book.
    * MARS (Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador) = MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).
    * mecanógrafo de ordenador = keyboard operator.
    * mediante el ordenador = computer-mediated.
    * microforma producida por ordenador = COM (computer output microform).
    * miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.
    * modelo por ordenador = computer model.
    * monitor de ordenador = CRT screen, CRT display screen.
    * ordenación por ordenador = computer filing.
    * ordenador central = central computer, host computer.
    * ordenador compatible = generic computer.
    * ordenador de bolsillo = palm-sized computer, palmtop, palmtop computer.
    * ordenador de mano = Palm Pilot.
    * ordenador de seguridad = firewall.
    * ordenador de sobremesa = desktop computer.
    * ordenador digital = digital computer.
    * Ordenadores Apple = Apple Computer.
    * ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).
    * ordenador frontal = head-end computer.
    * ordenador personal = desktop computer, home computer.
    * ordenador personal (PC) = personal computer (PC).
    * ordenador portátil = notebook computer, laptop, laptop computer.
    * ordenador trampa = honeypot.
    * orientado al ordenador = machine-oriented, computer-oriented.
    * paquete de programas de ordenador = software package.
    * para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.
    * PC IBM (Ordenador personal IBM) = IBM-PC (IBM Personal Computer).
    * plataforma de ordenador = computing platform.
    * presentación mediante ordenador = computer projection.
    * prestaciones del ordenador = computer's capabilities.
    * procesable por el ordenador = machine-manipulatable.
    * producido por ordenador = computer-produced [computer produced], machine-derived.
    * programa de ordenador = computer programme.
    * proyección mediante ordenador = computer projection.
    * reconocimiento de imágenes por el ordenador = computer vision.
    * red de ordenadores = computer network.
    * reinicializar un ordenador = reboot + computer.
    * simulación por ordenador = computer simulation.
    * tarjeta de ordenador = computer card.
    * tecnología del ordenador = computer technology.
    * tecnología del ordenador personal = personal computer technology.
    * teleconferencia por ordenador = computer teleconferencing.
    * teleordenador = telecomputer.
    * terminal de ordenador = terminal, computer terminal.
    * tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.
    * tomografía por ordenador = computer tomography, computed tomography.
    * trabajo con ordenador = computer work.
    * traducción asistida por ordenador = computer-aided translation (CAT), computer-assisted translation (CAT).
    * unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.
    * utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.
    * utilizar el ordenador = operate + computer.
    * volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

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    ( Esp)
    computer
    Compuestos:
    central computer
    onboard computer
    palmtop
    palmtop
    ● ordenador de sobremesa or de mesa
    desktop computer
    home computer
    neural computer
    server
    personal computer
    portable computer; (más pequeño) laptop computer
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    Multiple Entries:
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    ordeñador
    ordenador sustantivo masculino (Esp) See Also→

    ordenador sustantivo masculino computer: estudia diseño asistido por ordenador, she's taking a class in computer-aided design (CAD); ordenador portátil, laptop computer

    ' ordenador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actualizar
    - cargarse
    - cerrar
    - colgarse
    - comprar
    - de
    - desarrollar
    - dichosa
    - dichoso
    - escribir
    - espaciador
    - ficha
    - garantía
    - inexperta
    - inexperto
    - manual
    - marchar
    - portátil
    - risa
    - sobremesa
    - teclado
    - teclear
    - terminar
    - uso
    - velocidad
    English:
    afford
    - CAD
    - computer
    - computer language
    - computer-assisted
    - data processor
    - delete
    - desktop
    - dinosaur
    - down
    - exclusively
    - function
    - good
    - innards
    - instruction
    - keep
    - key
    - laptop
    - longhand
    - notebook
    - pc
    - personal computer
    - printout
    - retrofit
    - upgrade
    - compatible
    - main
    - personal
    * * *
    Esp computer;
    pasar algo a ordenador to key sth up (on a computer)
    ordenador analógico analogue computer;
    ordenador de a bordo onboard computer;
    ordenador central central computer;
    ordenador compatible compatible computer;
    ordenador digital digital computer;
    ordenador doméstico home computer;
    ordenador personal personal computer;
    ordenador portátil laptop computer;
    ordenador de sobremesa desktop computer
    * * *
    m Esp
    INFOR computer;
    asistido por ordenador computer-aided
    * * *
    ordenador nm, Spain : computer
    * * *
    ordenador n computer

    Spanish-English dictionary > ordenador

  • 4 ordeñador

    adj.
    ordering.
    m.
    computer (computing). (peninsular Spanish)
    pasar algo a ordenador to type something up on a wordprocessor o computer
    ordenador central mainframe computer
    ordenador personal personal computer
    ordenador portátil laptop computer
    ordenador de sobremesa desktop computer
    * * *
    1 ordering
    2 RELIGIÓN ordaining
    1 INFORMÁTICA computer
    \
    ordenador personal personal computer
    ————————
    1 INFORMÁTICA computer
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *

    ordenador analógico — analogue computer, analog computer (EEUU)

    ordenador portátil — [gen] portable computer; [pequeño] laptop computer

    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. A jury has awarded $22 million to 11 dairymen who were defrauded out of profits by the cooperative that sold their milk.
    * * *
    * * *
    = computer, computer equipment.

    Ex: In dialogues based on commands, the user enters his instructions as pre-set commands; the computer recognizes theses and takes appropriate action.

    Ex: In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.
    * aceptable por el ordenador = machine-processable.
    * adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.
    * animación por ordenador = computer animation.
    * aprendizaje asistido por ordenador (CAL) = computer-assisted learning (CAL).
    * aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).
    * archivo de ordenador = computer file, machine-readable data file.
    * asignado por el ordenador = computer-assigned.
    * asignado por ordenador = machine-assigned.
    * asistido por el ordenador = machine-negotiated.
    * asistido por ordenador = computer-mediated, computer-supported, computer-assisted, computer-aided.
    * calculado por el ordenador = computer-calculated.
    * carrete de ordenador = computer reel.
    * cartucho de ordenador = computer cartridge.
    * casete de ordenador = computer cassette.
    * catálogo de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente = typeset computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * componer tipográficamente por ordenador = computer typeset.
    * composición tipográfica por ordenador = computer typesetting.
    * comunicación entre ordenadores = computer-communication.
    * comunicación mediante el ordenador = computer mediated communication (CMC).
    * conexión entre ordenadores = computer link.
    * conferencia por ordenador = computer conferencing.
    * congreso mediante ordenador = computer-mediated conferencing.
    * congreso por ordenador = computer conference.
    * controlado por ordenador = computer-controlled.
    * creado por ordenador = computer-generated.
    * de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador = hardware-based.
    * de ordenadores = computer-to-computer.
    * desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.
    * disco de ordenador = computer disc.
    * disco óptico de ordenador = computer optical disc.
    * diseño asistido por ordenador (CAD) = computer-aided design (CAD).
    * elaborado por ordenador = computer-produced [computer produced].
    * empresa de ordenadores = computer company.
    * emulación de terminales de ordenador = terminal emulation.
    * enseñanza asistida por ordenador = computer-aided learning (CAL).
    * enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI) = computer-assisted instruction (CAI).
    * enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).
    * entre ordenadores = computer-to-computer.
    * estado del ordenador en fuera de línea = offlineness.
    * estado del ordenador en línea = onlineness.
    * gestión de imágenes por ordenador = computer imaging.
    * gráficos por ordenador = computer graphics.
    * guardado en el ordenador = machine-stored.
    * hacer que sea procesable por el ordenador = render + machine-manipulatable.
    * imágenes por ordenador = computer graphics.
    * índice de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente = typeset computer book form index.
    * índice encuadernado de listado de ordenador = computer book form index.
    * interacción hombre-ordenador = human-computer interaction.
    * introducir datos en el ordenador = input.
    * introductor de datos en un ordenador = inputter.
    * juego de ordenador = computer game.
    * listado de ordenador = computer print-out.
    * listado encuadernado de ordenador = computer print-out book form, computer book.
    * MARS (Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador) = MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).
    * mecanógrafo de ordenador = keyboard operator.
    * mediante el ordenador = computer-mediated.
    * microforma producida por ordenador = COM (computer output microform).
    * miedo al ordenador = computer anxiety.
    * modelo por ordenador = computer model.
    * monitor de ordenador = CRT screen, CRT display screen.
    * ordenación por ordenador = computer filing.
    * ordenador central = central computer, host computer.
    * ordenador compatible = generic computer.
    * ordenador de bolsillo = palm-sized computer, palmtop, palmtop computer.
    * ordenador de mano = Palm Pilot.
    * ordenador de seguridad = firewall.
    * ordenador de sobremesa = desktop computer.
    * ordenador digital = digital computer.
    * Ordenadores Apple = Apple Computer.
    * ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).
    * ordenador frontal = head-end computer.
    * ordenador personal = desktop computer, home computer.
    * ordenador personal (PC) = personal computer (PC).
    * ordenador portátil = notebook computer, laptop, laptop computer.
    * ordenador trampa = honeypot.
    * orientado al ordenador = machine-oriented, computer-oriented.
    * paquete de programas de ordenador = software package.
    * para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.
    * PC IBM (Ordenador personal IBM) = IBM-PC (IBM Personal Computer).
    * plataforma de ordenador = computing platform.
    * presentación mediante ordenador = computer projection.
    * prestaciones del ordenador = computer's capabilities.
    * procesable por el ordenador = machine-manipulatable.
    * producido por ordenador = computer-produced [computer produced], machine-derived.
    * programa de ordenador = computer programme.
    * proyección mediante ordenador = computer projection.
    * reconocimiento de imágenes por el ordenador = computer vision.
    * red de ordenadores = computer network.
    * reinicializar un ordenador = reboot + computer.
    * simulación por ordenador = computer simulation.
    * tarjeta de ordenador = computer card.
    * tecnología del ordenador = computer technology.
    * tecnología del ordenador personal = personal computer technology.
    * teleconferencia por ordenador = computer teleconferencing.
    * teleordenador = telecomputer.
    * terminal de ordenador = terminal, computer terminal.
    * tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.
    * tomografía por ordenador = computer tomography, computed tomography.
    * trabajo con ordenador = computer work.
    * traducción asistida por ordenador = computer-aided translation (CAT), computer-assisted translation (CAT).
    * unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.
    * utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.
    * utilizar el ordenador = operate + computer.
    * volver a insertar en el ordenador = rekey [re-key].

    * * *
    ( Esp)
    computer
    Compuestos:
    central computer
    onboard computer
    palmtop
    palmtop
    ● ordenador de sobremesa or de mesa
    desktop computer
    home computer
    neural computer
    server
    personal computer
    portable computer; (más pequeño) laptop computer
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    ordenador    
    ordeñador
    ordenador sustantivo masculino (Esp) See Also→

    ordenador sustantivo masculino computer: estudia diseño asistido por ordenador, she's taking a class in computer-aided design (CAD); ordenador portátil, laptop computer

    ' ordenador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actualizar
    - cargarse
    - cerrar
    - colgarse
    - comprar
    - de
    - desarrollar
    - dichosa
    - dichoso
    - escribir
    - espaciador
    - ficha
    - garantía
    - inexperta
    - inexperto
    - manual
    - marchar
    - portátil
    - risa
    - sobremesa
    - teclado
    - teclear
    - terminar
    - uso
    - velocidad
    English:
    afford
    - CAD
    - computer
    - computer language
    - computer-assisted
    - data processor
    - delete
    - desktop
    - dinosaur
    - down
    - exclusively
    - function
    - good
    - innards
    - instruction
    - keep
    - key
    - laptop
    - longhand
    - notebook
    - pc
    - personal computer
    - printout
    - retrofit
    - upgrade
    - compatible
    - main
    - personal
    * * *
    Esp computer;
    pasar algo a ordenador to key sth up (on a computer)
    ordenador analógico analogue computer;
    ordenador de a bordo onboard computer;
    ordenador central central computer;
    ordenador compatible compatible computer;
    ordenador digital digital computer;
    ordenador doméstico home computer;
    ordenador personal personal computer;
    ordenador portátil laptop computer;
    ordenador de sobremesa desktop computer
    * * *
    m Esp
    INFOR computer;
    asistido por ordenador computer-aided
    * * *
    ordenador nm, Spain : computer
    * * *
    ordenador n computer

    Spanish-English dictionary > ordeñador

  • 5 plantilla

    f.
    1 staff.
    estar en plantilla to be on the staff
    2 insole.
    3 pattern, template.
    4 work force, laborers, personnel.
    5 ladyfinger, sponge finger.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: plantillar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: plantillar.
    * * *
    1 (patrón) model, pattern
    2 (para dibujo lineal) French curve; (para rotulación) stencil; (para siluetas) template
    3 (de zapato) insole
    4 (personal) staff
    \
    estar en plantilla to be on the payroll
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de zapato] inner sole, insole; [de media etc] sole
    2) (Téc) pattern, template; (=patrón) stencil
    3) (=personas) staff, personnel; (Dep) playing staff; (=lista) list, roster
    * * *
    1) ( de zapato) insole
    2) (Esp) ( personal) staff; ( nómina) payroll
    3) (para marcar, cortar) template; ( para corregir exámenes) mask
    * * *
    = form, staff, staffing, template, work-force [workforce], personnel roster, crew, style sheet, workform, style sheet, payroll.
    Ex. If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.
    Ex. The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.
    Ex. During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.
    Ex. The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.
    Ex. Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.
    Ex. Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities -- and not based on the current personnel roster.
    Ex. Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.
    Ex. The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.
    Ex. By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.
    Ex. A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.
    Ex. The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.
    ----
    * con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.
    * de plantilla reducida = downsized.
    * diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.
    * distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.
    * dotar de plantilla = staff.
    * exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.
    * miembro de la plantilla = staffer.
    * modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.
    * plantilla de guía = jig.
    * plantilla de profesorado = faculty roster.
    * plantilla de recogida de información = data collection form.
    * plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.
    * plantilla en cascada = cascading style sheet.
    * plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.
    * recorte de plantilla = downsizing.
    * reducción de plantilla = downsizing.
    * reducir de plantilla = downsize.
    * rellenado de plantillas = form filling.
    * * *
    1) ( de zapato) insole
    2) (Esp) ( personal) staff; ( nómina) payroll
    3) (para marcar, cortar) template; ( para corregir exámenes) mask
    * * *
    = form, staff, staffing, template, work-force [workforce], personnel roster, crew, style sheet, workform, style sheet, payroll.

    Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.

    Ex: The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.
    Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.
    Ex: The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.
    Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.
    Ex: Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities -- and not based on the current personnel roster.
    Ex: Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.
    Ex: The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.
    Ex: By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.
    Ex: A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.
    Ex: The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.
    * con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.
    * de plantilla reducida = downsized.
    * diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.
    * distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.
    * dotar de plantilla = staff.
    * exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.
    * miembro de la plantilla = staffer.
    * modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.
    * plantilla de guía = jig.
    * plantilla de profesorado = faculty roster.
    * plantilla de recogida de información = data collection form.
    * plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.
    * plantilla en cascada = cascading style sheet.
    * plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.
    * recorte de plantilla = downsizing.
    * reducción de plantilla = downsizing.
    * reducir de plantilla = downsize.
    * rellenado de plantillas = form filling.

    * * *
    estar en plantilla to be on the staff, to be a permanent member of the staff
    C
    1 (para marcar, cortar) template
    D (RPI, Ven) (bizcocho) sponge finger, lady finger ( AmE)
    * * *

     

    plantilla sustantivo femenino
    1 ( de zapato) insole
    2 (Esp) ( personal) staff;
    ( nómina) payroll;
    ◊ estar en plantilla to be on the staff o payroll

    3 (para marcar, cortar) template;
    ( para corregir exámenes) mask
    plantilla sustantivo femenino
    1 (de una empresa) staff
    2 (de calzado) insole
    3 (guía, modelo) pattern
    (para dibujar) template, stencil
    4 Dep team
    ' plantilla' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    explorar
    - nómina
    - polvareda
    - profesorado
    - reajuste
    - reducción
    - componer
    - recortar
    English:
    comprise
    - insole
    - number
    - on
    - redundant
    - run down
    - scale down
    - skeleton
    - staff
    - stencil
    - template
    - jig
    - over
    - pay
    - work
    * * *
    1. [de empresa] staff;
    estar en plantilla to be on the payroll, to be a permanent member of staff;
    2. [de equipo] squad
    3. [para zapatos] insole
    plantilla ortopédica orthopaedic insole, US orthotic footbed
    4. [patrón] pattern, template
    5. Informát template
    6. CSur [soletilla] = small, flat cake in the shape of a sole
    * * *
    f
    1 para zapato insole
    2 ( personal) staff;
    3 DEP squad
    4 para cortar, INFOR template
    * * *
    1) : insole
    2) : pattern, template, stencil
    3) Mex, Spain : staff, roster of employees
    * * *
    3. (guía, modelo) template

    Spanish-English dictionary > plantilla

  • 6 a lo máximo

    = at best, at most, at the most
    Ex. Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.
    Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex. The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.
    * * *
    = at best, at most, at the most

    Ex: Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.

    Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex: The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a lo máximo

  • 7 a lo sumo

    at most, at the most
    * * *
    = at best, at most, at the most
    Ex. Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.
    Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex. The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.
    * * *
    = at best, at most, at the most

    Ex: Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.

    Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex: The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a lo sumo

  • 8 como mucho

    adv.
    at the most, at the longest.
    * * *
    at the most
    * * *
    * * *
    = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest
    Ex. Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.
    Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex. Local vendors offer, if at all, mainly western popular literature and newspapers.
    Ex. The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.
    Ex. To this end we shall continue to accept questionnaires until May 17th at the very latest.
    * * *
    = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest

    Ex: Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.

    Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex: Local vendors offer, if at all, mainly western popular literature and newspapers.
    Ex: The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.
    Ex: To this end we shall continue to accept questionnaires until May 17th at the very latest.

    Spanish-English dictionary > como mucho

  • 9 confuso

    adj.
    1 confused, addled, bewildered, muddle-headed.
    2 confusing, perplexing, tangled, confusional.
    3 confused, blurry, blurred, obscure.
    4 confused, cluttered, disordered, mixed-up.
    * * *
    1 (ideas) confused
    2 (estilo etc) obscure, confused
    3 (recuerdos, formas) vague, blurred
    4 (mezclado) mixed up
    5 figurado (turbado) confused, embarrassed
    * * *
    (f. - confusa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=poco claro) [ideas, noticias] confused; [recuerdo] hazy; [ruido] indistinct; [imagen] blurred

    tiene las ideas muy confusas — he has very confused ideas, his ideas are very mixed up

    2) (=desconcertado) confused

    no sé qué decir, estoy confuso — I don't know what to say, I'm overwhelmed

    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confused
    b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused
    * * *
    = confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.
    Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
    Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
    Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex. This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.
    Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
    Ex. At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.
    Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
    Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
    Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.
    Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
    Ex. She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.
    Ex. Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.
    Ex. The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.
    Ex. Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.
    Ex. Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.
    Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
    Ex. On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.
    Ex. The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.
    Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.
    Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.
    Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
    Ex. They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.
    Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
    Ex. Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.
    Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.
    Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
    Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
    Ex. I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
    Ex. This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
    Ex. Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.
    ----
    * de manera confusa = hazily.
    * estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.
    * masa confusa = mush.
    * resultar confuso = prove + confusing.
    * sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * todo confuso = in a state of disarray.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confused
    b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused
    * * *
    = confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.

    Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.

    Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
    Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.
    Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
    Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.
    Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
    Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
    Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.
    Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
    Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.
    Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.
    Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.
    Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.
    Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.
    Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
    Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.
    Ex: The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.
    Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.
    Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.
    Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
    Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.
    Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
    Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.
    Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.
    Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
    Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
    Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
    Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
    Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.
    * de manera confusa = hazily.
    * estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.
    * masa confusa = mush.
    * resultar confuso = prove + confusing.
    * sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * todo confuso = in a state of disarray.

    * * *
    confuso -sa
    1 ‹idea/texto› confused; ‹recuerdo› confused, hazy; ‹imagen› blurred, hazy
    dio una explicación muy confusa he gave a very confused explanation
    las noticias son confusas reports are confused
    2 (turbado) embarrassed, confused
    * * *

     

    confuso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ‹idea/texto/explicación› confused;

    ‹ recuerdo› confused, hazy;
    ‹ imagen› blurred, hazy;
    ‹ información› confused

    confuso,-a adjetivo
    1 (idea, argumento, etc) confused, unclear
    2 (desconcertado) confused, perplexed
    ' confuso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    confusa
    - apabullar
    - despistado
    - enmarañado
    English:
    confused
    - confusing
    - flounder
    - fuzzy
    - garbled
    - indistinct
    - mixed-up
    - muddy
    - spin
    - unclear
    - foggy
    - hazy
    - muddled
    * * *
    confuso, -a adj
    1. [poco claro] [clamor, griterío] confused;
    [contorno, forma, imagen] blurred; [explicación] confused
    2. [turbado] confused, bewildered;
    estar confuso to be confused o bewildered
    * * *
    adj confused
    * * *
    confuso, -sa adj
    1) : confused, mixed-up
    2) : obscure, indistinct
    * * *
    confuso adj
    1. (persona) confused
    2. (instrucciones, explicación, etc) confused / confusing

    Spanish-English dictionary > confuso

  • 10 en el mejor de los casos

    at best
    ————————
    at the very best
    * * *
    = 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
    Ex. Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.
    Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex. Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.
    Ex. Virtually all SLIS have fewer staff than five years ago -- one or two fewer in the best of circumstances and ten or fifteen in the worst.
    Ex. The best case scenario predicts at least 4 emerging roles for librarians in school library media centres.
    Ex. The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.
    Ex. Finding books by subject in large libraries is a difficult task at the best of times.
    Ex. You only had to read the article to see that this was pure fabrication at the very best.
    * * *
    = 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

    Ex: Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.

    Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.
    Ex: Virtually all SLIS have fewer staff than five years ago -- one or two fewer in the best of circumstances and ten or fifteen in the worst.
    Ex: The best case scenario predicts at least 4 emerging roles for librarians in school library media centres.
    Ex: The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.
    Ex: Finding books by subject in large libraries is a difficult task at the best of times.
    Ex: You only had to read the article to see that this was pure fabrication at the very best.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en el mejor de los casos

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