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101 axial

adj.

axial.

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axial

► adjetivo

1 axial

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ADJ axial

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adjetivo axial

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= axial.

Ex. The use of complex concepts, eg axial compressor, in the indexing language, means that the vocabulary will be a large one, as we have seen in the discussions earlier.

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adjetivo axial

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= axial.

Ex: The use of complex concepts, eg axial compressor, in the indexing language, means that the vocabulary will be a large one, as we have seen in the discussions earlier.

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axial

adjective

axial

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axial adj

axial

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axial

adj axial

Spanish-English dictionary > axial
102 axil

adj.

1 axial, relating to the axis. (Botany)

2 axile.

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axil

► adjetivo

1 axial

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= axial.

Ex. The use of complex concepts, eg axial compressor, in the indexing language, means that the vocabulary will be a large one, as we have seen in the discussions earlier.

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= axial.

Ex: The use of complex concepts, eg axial compressor, in the indexing language, means that the vocabulary will be a large one, as we have seen in the discussions earlier.

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axil

adj axial

Spanish-English dictionary > axil
103 babel

f.

1 Babel.

2 babel, chaos, bedlam.

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Babel

FRASEOLOGÍA

torre de Babel Tower of Babel

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SM Babel

Torre de Babel — Tower of Babel

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masculino complete bedlam (colloq)

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= Babel, BABEL.

Nota: Sistema de automatización de bibliotecas.

Ex. The article 'Terminological Babel' presents the complex terminological situation in the field of information science.

Ex. This article discusses the implementation of a knowledge base for an experimental library information system called BABEL.

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* torre de Babel, la = Tower of Babel, the.

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masculino complete bedlam (colloq)

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= Babel, BABEL.

Nota: Sistema de automatización de bibliotecas.

Ex: The article 'Terminological Babel' presents the complex terminological situation in the field of information science.

Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a knowledge base for an experimental library information system called BABEL.

* torre de Babel, la = Tower of Babel, the.

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Babel

masculine

Babel torre

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babel nm o nf
Fam
el debate se convirtió en una babel the debate degenerated into noisy chaos

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babel

m (also f) chaos

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babel nf

: babel, chaos, bedlam

Spanish-English dictionary > babel
104 bar

m.

1 bar.

ir de bares to go out drinking, to go on a pub crawl

2 counter, liquor counter, bar.

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bar

► nombre masculino (pl bares)

1 (cafetería) café, snack bar; (de bebidas alcohólicas) bar

2 FÍSICA bar

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noun m.

bar

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SM bar

bar de alterne, bar de citas — singles bar

bar de copas — nightclub

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masculino

1) ( local) bar; ( mueble) liquor cabinet (AmE), drinks cabinet (BrE)

2) (Fís) bar

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= bar, snack bar, inn, pub, the, food-court, wine bar, barroom, tavern, watering hole.

Ex. This community complex incorporates sports halls, squash courts, a restaurant, bars and a cellar coffee bar.

Ex. A lecture room, a bookseller's shop and a snack bar will be added later to the library.

Ex. This article describes the architecture of the library in Skorping, Denmark, built on the site of an old inn destroyed by fire.

Ex. Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

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

Ex. A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.

Ex. The author describes the cowboys, barrooms, variety theaters, and bawdy houses and their patrons in an attempt to separate historical reality from local myth.

Ex. She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.

Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

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* bar cafetería = cellar coffee bar.

* bar con terraza = curbside cafe, kerbside cafe, terrace bar.

* bar de copas = martini bar.

* bar de gays = gay bar.

* bar de karaoke = karaoke bar.

* bar ilegal = shebeen.

* bar junto a la playa = beachside bar.

* bar que elabora su propia cerveza = brew pub.

* barra de bar = bar counter.

* bar restaurante = restaurant-bar.

* bar rural = country pub.

* taburete de bar = barstool.

* vagón bar = bar car.

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masculino

1) ( local) bar; ( mueble) liquor cabinet (AmE), drinks cabinet (BrE)

2) (Fís) bar

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= bar, snack bar, inn, pub, the, food-court, wine bar, barroom, tavern, watering hole.

Ex: This community complex incorporates sports halls, squash courts, a restaurant, bars and a cellar coffee bar.

Ex: A lecture room, a bookseller's shop and a snack bar will be added later to the library.

Ex: This article describes the architecture of the library in Skorping, Denmark, built on the site of an old inn destroyed by fire.

Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.

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

Ex: A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.

Ex: The author describes the cowboys, barrooms, variety theaters, and bawdy houses and their patrons in an attempt to separate historical reality from local myth.

Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.

Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

* bar cafetería = cellar coffee bar.

* bar con terraza = curbside cafe, kerbside cafe, terrace bar.

* bar de copas = martini bar.

* bar de gays = gay bar.

* bar de karaoke = karaoke bar.

* bar ilegal = shebeen.

* bar junto a la playa = beachside bar.

* bar que elabora su propia cerveza = brew pub.

* barra de bar = bar counter.

* bar restaurante = restaurant-bar.

* bar rural = country pub.

* taburete de bar = barstool.

* vagón bar = bar car.

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bar bares (↑ bar a1)

masculine

A

1 (local) bar

2 (mueble) drinks cabinet

Compuestos:

● bar de topless

topless bar

● bar lácteo

( Chi) milk bar

B ( Fís) bar

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bar sustantivo masculino ( local) bar;
( mueble) liquor cabinet (AmE), drinks cabinet (BrE)
bar sustantivo masculino bar, pub
En el Reino Unido la palabra pub se aplica a cualquier establecimiento autorizado a servir cerveza, vino y otras bebidas alcohólicas. Por tanto, no es necesariamente lo mismo que un pub español y puede traducirse por taberna, bar, etc. Formalmente, es abreviación de public house y en Estados Unidos se llama bar.
' bar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambientar
- ambientada
- ambientado
- bajar
- barra
- barrote
- cafetería
- camarera
- camarero
- cantina
- cervecería
- chingana
- chocolatina
- colegio
- compás
- doblar
- encima
- espaciador
- ganarse
- hispana
- hispano
- jabón
- lingote
- listón
- lonchería
- merendero
- mesón
- mesonera
- mesonero
- mostrador
- pastilla
- pedir
- pub
- taberna
- tablao
- tableta
- tasca
- terraza
- topless
- tranca
- whiskería
- animación
- atrancar
- banco
- bodega
- boliche
- cada
- café
- casa
- céntrico
English:
association
- bar
- bar chart
- bar code
- buffet
- colour bar
- counter
- dive
- dump
- football
- local
- lounge bar
- overcrowded
- people
- pub
- saloon
- saloon bar
- snack bar
- some
- space bar
- tatty
- topless
- watering hole
- beer
- café
- cocktail
- cross
- inside
- liquor
- publican
- public
- rail
- rod
- scroll
- seedy
- sleazy
- snack
- straight
- tool
- towel
- welcoming
- wine

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bar nm

1. [establecimiento] bar;

ir de bares to go out drinking, to go on a pub crawl

Comp
bar de copas bar;
bar restaurante = bar with a restaurant attached;

bar temático theme bar;

bar terraza = stand selling alcoholic and soft drinks, surrounded by tables and chairs for customers

2. [unidad] bar

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bar

m bar

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bar nm

: bar, tavern

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bar n bar

Spanish-English dictionary > bar
105 bar cafetería

(n.) = cellar coffee bar

Ex. This community complex incorporates sports halls, squash courts, a restaurant, bars and a cellar coffee bar.

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(n.) = cellar coffee bar

Ex: This community complex incorporates sports halls, squash courts, a restaurant, bars and a cellar coffee bar.

Spanish-English dictionary > bar cafetería
106 beneficio

m.

1 benefit (bien).

a beneficio de in aid of (gala, concierto)

en beneficio de for the good of

en beneficio de todos in everyone's interest

en beneficio propio for one's own good

Para su bien For his sake.

2 profit (ganancia).

beneficio bruto/neto gross/net profit

pres.indicat.

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

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beneficio

► nombre masculino

1 (ganancia) profit

2 (bien) benefit

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en beneficio de for the good of, for the benefit of, in the interest of

■ todo lo hace en beneficio propio everything he does is for his own good

■ la derecha ha perdido escaños en beneficio de la izquierda the right has lost seats to the left

a beneficio de in aid of

sacar beneficio de to profit from

beneficio bruto gross profit

beneficio neto clear profit

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noun m.

1) benefit

2) gain, profit

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SM

1) (=ventaja) benefit

los manipulan para su beneficio — they manipulate them to their own advantage o for their own benefit

concederle a algn el beneficio de la duda — to give sb the benefit of the doubt

• a beneficio de algn — in aid of sb

un recital a beneficio de los niños de Somalia — a recital in aid of the children of Somalia

• en beneficio de algn, aprovechó las cualidades literarias de su mujer en beneficio propio — he exploited his wife's literary talent to his own advantage o for his own benefit

estaría dispuesto a retirarse en beneficio de otro aspirante — he would be prepared to withdraw in favour of another candidate

en o por tu propio beneficio, es mejor que no vengas — for your own good o benefit o in your own interests, it's best if you don't come

beneficio de justicia gratuita — legal aid
oficio 1)
2) (Com, Econ) profit

estos bonos han producido enormes beneficios — these bonds have yielded enormous profits

• obtener o tener beneficios — to make a profit

obtuvieron 1.500 millones de beneficio el año pasado — they made a profit of 1,500 million last year

beneficio bruto — gross profit

beneficio de explotación — operating profit, trading profit

beneficio distribuible — distributable profit

beneficio económico — financial gain

beneficios excesivos — excess profits

beneficio líquido — [en un balance] net profit; [en una transacción] net profit, clear profit

beneficio neto — = beneficio líquido

beneficio no realizado — unrealized profit

beneficio operativo — operating profit, trading profit

beneficio por acción — earnings per share pl

beneficios antes de impuestos — pre-tax profits, profits before tax

beneficios imprevistos — windfall profits

beneficios marginales — fringe benefits

beneficios postimpositivos — after-tax profits, profits after tax

beneficios preimpositivos — pre-tax profits

beneficios previstos — anticipated profits

beneficios retenidos — retained profits
margen 1., 4)
3) (=función benéfica) benefit (performance)

4) (=donación) donation

5) (Rel) living, benefice

6) (Min) [de mina] exploitation, working; [de mineral] (=extracción) extraction; (=tratamiento) processing, treatment

7) LAm (=descuartizamiento) butchering; (=matanza) slaughter

8) CAm [de café] coffee processing plant

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masculino

1)

a) (Com, Fin) profit

producir or reportar beneficios — to yeild o bring returns o profits

margen de beneficio(s) — profit margin

b) (ventaja, bien) benefit

no va a sacar gran beneficio del asunto — he's not going to benefit much from this affair

a beneficio de — in aid of

en beneficio de todos — in the interests of everyone

todo lo hace en beneficio propio — everything he does is for his own gain o advantage

- beneficio bruto

- beneficio líquido or neto

2)

a) (AmL) ( de animal) dressing

b) (AmC) (Agr) coffee processing plant

c) (Chi) ( de mineral) extraction

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= benefit, gain, profit, plus [pluses, -pl.], dividend, payback, payoff [pay-off], perk, mileage.

Ex. The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.

Ex. This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.

Ex. As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.

Ex. Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.

Ex. The article has the title ' Dividends: the value of public libraries in Canada'.

Ex. In the 1980s the illegal reproduction and distribution of information was a tedious process that generally produced poor payback.

Ex. Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.

Ex. At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.

Ex. Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.

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* análisis de costes-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.

* análisis de costos-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.

* aportar beneficios = lead to + benefits, bring + benefits.

* beneficio añadido = added benefit.

* beneficio de bolsa = share dividend.

* beneficio directo = direct benefit.

* beneficio económico = economic benefit, financial benefit, economic return.

* beneficio extra = bonus [bonuses, -pl.].

* beneficio fiscal = tax benefit, fiscal benefit.

* beneficio indirecto = spin-off, indirect benefit, spinoff benefit, spillover benefit.

* beneficio marginal = marginal benefit.

* beneficio material = material benefit.

* beneficio mutuo = mutual benefit.

* beneficio neto = net trading profit, net profit, net gain, net benefit.

* beneficio para la salud = health benefit.

* beneficio personal = personal gain.

* beneficio positivo = positive return.

* beneficio público = public interest.

* beneficio recíproco = mutual benefit.

* beneficios = return.

* beneficios acumulados = accruing benefits.

* beneficios brutos = gross benefits.

* beneficios complementarios = fringe benefits.

* beneficios de la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* beneficios del cargo, los = spoils of office, the.

* beneficios en metálico = cash benefit.

* beneficios en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* beneficios netos = net income.

* beneficio social = societal benefit, social return, social benefit.

* concierto a beneficio = benefit concert.

* conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.

* costes y beneficios = costs and benefits.

* costos y beneficios = costs and benefits.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* en beneficio de = for the benefit of, to the benefit of.

* en beneficio propio = to + Posesivo + advantage.

* en + Posesivo + propio beneficio = to + Posesivo + advantage.

* escaparse de los beneficios de Internet = fall through + the net.

* explotar beneficios = exploit + benefits.

* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* obtener beneficios = gain + benefit, make + a profit, realise + benefits, derive + benefit, reap + rewards, reap + benefits, reap + returns, make + profit.

* obtener el máximo beneficio = reap + full potential.

* para beneficio de = for the good of.

* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* producir beneficios = reap + dividends, render + returns, achieve + returns, pay + dividends, return + dividends.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relativo a la relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* reportar beneficio = provide + benefit.

* reportar beneficios = have + benefits, bring + benefits.

* riesgos-beneficios = risk-return.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser un beneficio inesperado para = be a boon to.

* tener beneficios = have + benefits.

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masculino

1)

a) (Com, Fin) profit

producir or reportar beneficios — to yeild o bring returns o profits

margen de beneficio(s) — profit margin

b) (ventaja, bien) benefit

no va a sacar gran beneficio del asunto — he's not going to benefit much from this affair

a beneficio de — in aid of

en beneficio de todos — in the interests of everyone

todo lo hace en beneficio propio — everything he does is for his own gain o advantage

- beneficio bruto

- beneficio líquido or neto

2)

a) (AmL) ( de animal) dressing

b) (AmC) (Agr) coffee processing plant

c) (Chi) ( de mineral) extraction

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= benefit, gain, profit, plus [pluses, -pl.], dividend, payback, payoff [pay-off], perk, mileage.

Ex: The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.

Ex: This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.

Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.

Ex: Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.

Ex: The article has the title ' Dividends: the value of public libraries in Canada'.

Ex: In the 1980s the illegal reproduction and distribution of information was a tedious process that generally produced poor payback.

Ex: Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.

Ex: At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.

Ex: Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.

* análisis de costes-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.

* análisis de costos-beneficios = cost-benefit analysis.

* aportar beneficios = lead to + benefits, bring + benefits.

* beneficio añadido = added benefit.

* beneficio de bolsa = share dividend.

* beneficio directo = direct benefit.

* beneficio económico = economic benefit, financial benefit, economic return.

* beneficio extra = bonus [bonuses, -pl.].

* beneficio fiscal = tax benefit, fiscal benefit.

* beneficio indirecto = spin-off, indirect benefit, spinoff benefit, spillover benefit.

* beneficio marginal = marginal benefit.

* beneficio material = material benefit.

* beneficio mutuo = mutual benefit.

* beneficio neto = net trading profit, net profit, net gain, net benefit.

* beneficio para la salud = health benefit.

* beneficio personal = personal gain.

* beneficio positivo = positive return.

* beneficio público = public interest.

* beneficio recíproco = mutual benefit.

* beneficios = return.

* beneficios acumulados = accruing benefits.

* beneficios brutos = gross benefits.

* beneficios complementarios = fringe benefits.

* beneficios de la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* beneficios del cargo, los = spoils of office, the.

* beneficios en metálico = cash benefit.

* beneficios en relación con la inversión = return on investment (ROI).

* beneficios netos = net income.

* beneficio social = societal benefit, social return, social benefit.

* concierto a beneficio = benefit concert.

* conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.

* costes y beneficios = costs and benefits.

* costos y beneficios = costs and benefits.

* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* en beneficio de = for the benefit of, to the benefit of.

* en beneficio propio = to + Posesivo + advantage.

* en + Posesivo + propio beneficio = to + Posesivo + advantage.

* escaparse de los beneficios de Internet = fall through + the net.

* explotar beneficios = exploit + benefits.

* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* obtener beneficios = gain + benefit, make + a profit, realise + benefits, derive + benefit, reap + rewards, reap + benefits, reap + returns, make + profit.

* obtener el máximo beneficio = reap + full potential.

* para beneficio de = for the good of.

* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* producir beneficios = reap + dividends, render + returns, achieve + returns, pay + dividends, return + dividends.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.

* relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit ratio.

* relativo a la relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* reportar beneficio = provide + benefit.

* reportar beneficios = have + benefits, bring + benefits.

* riesgos-beneficios = risk-return.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser un beneficio inesperado para = be a boon to.

* tener beneficios = have + benefits.

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beneficio

masculine

A

1 ( Com, Fin) profit

este negocio produce grandes beneficios this business yields large profits

una inversión que reportó importantes beneficios an investment that brought significant returns o profits

margen de beneficio(s) profit margin

2 (ventaja, bien) benefit

no va a sacar gran beneficio del asunto he's not going to benefit much from this affair

una colecta a beneficio de las víctimas a collection in aid of the victims

en beneficio de todos in the interests of everyone

todo lo hace en beneficio propio everything he does is for his own gain o advantage

tales mejoras redundarán en beneficio del público these improvements will benefit the public o will be in the public interest

3 (función benéfica) charity performance

Compuestos:

● beneficio bruto

gross profit

● beneficio de justicia gratuita

entitlement to legal aid

● beneficio extrasalarial

fringe benefit

● beneficio líquido

net profit

● beneficio neto

net profit

● beneficio por acción

earnings per share (pl)

● beneficio social

fringe benefit

B ( AmL) (de un animal) dressing

C ( Chi) (de un mineral) extraction

D ( AmC) ( Agr) coffee processing plant

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Del verbo beneficiar: ( conjugate beneficiar)

beneficio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

benefició es:

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

Multiple Entries:
beneficiar
beneficio
beneficiar ( conjugate beneficiar) verbo transitivo ( favorecer) to benefit, to be of benefit to;
◊ esto beneficia a ambas partes this benefits both sides;

salir beneficiado con algo to be better off with sth
beneficiarse verbo pronominal
to benefit;
beneficiose con/de algo to benefit from sth
beneficio sustantivo masculino
a) (Com, Fin) profit;

producir or reportar beneficios to yield o bring returns o profits
b) (ventaja, bien) benefit;

◊ a beneficio de in aid of;

en beneficio de todos in the interests of everyone
beneficiar verbo transitivo to benefit
beneficio sustantivo masculino
1 Com Fin profit
2 (provecho, ventaja) benefit
en beneficio de todos, in everyone's benefit
3 (ayuda) a beneficio de, in aid of: un partido de fútbol a beneficio de los huérfanos, a football match in aid of orphans
Profit o profits se refieren únicamente al beneficio económico.
Benefit hace referencia a otro tipo de beneficios y también a ciertas subvenciones de la Seguridad Social.
' beneficio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bota
- dar
- inventario
- menoscabar
- partida
- partido
- provecho
- redundar
- revertir
- sacar
- bien
- bonificación
- disfrutar
- margen
- mayor
- mutuo
- propio
- renta
- utilidad
- ventaja
English:
aid
- benefit
- blessing
- cancel out
- clear
- gain
- good
- interest
- mark-up
- perk
- profit
- return
- tidy

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beneficio nm

1. [bien] benefit;

a beneficio de [gala, concierto] in aid of;

en beneficio de for the good of;

ello redundó en beneficio nuestro it was to our advantage;

en beneficio de todos in everyone's interest;

en beneficio propio for one's own good;

sólo buscan el beneficio propio they're only interested in what's in it for them

2. [ganancia] profit;

la tienda ya está dando beneficios the shop is already making a profit

Comp
beneficio bruto gross profit;
beneficios antes de impuestos pre-tax profits;

beneficio neto net profit

3. Min [extracción] extraction

4. Carib, Chile [de res] slaughter

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beneficio

m

1 ( ventaja) benefit;

en beneficio de in aid of

2 COM profit

2 Rpl

para ganado slaughterhouse

3 C.Am.

coffee-processing plant

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beneficio nm

1) ganancia, provecho: gain, profit

2) : benefit

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beneficio n

1. (bien) benefit

no saca beneficio de la situación he doesn't benefit from the situation

2. (ganancias) profit

el beneficio neto fue de más de 9.000 millones de pesetas the net profit was over 9,000 million pesetas

en beneficio de in the interests of / for the good of

en su propio beneficio in his own interests / for his own good

Spanish-English dictionary > beneficio
107 bloque de apartamentos

(n.) = apartment block, apartment complex, apartment building, apartment block

Ex. The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.

Ex. Multiculturalism is the reality of the community's neighbourhood and apartment complexes.

Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex. The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.

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(n.) = apartment block, apartment complex, apartment building, apartment block

Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.

Ex: Multiculturalism is the reality of the community's neighbourhood and apartment complexes.

Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.

* * *

bloque de apartamentos

apartment building, Br

block of flats

Spanish-English dictionary > bloque de apartamentos
108 bloque de pisos

bloque de pisos

block of flats

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(n.) = block of flats, block of high-rise flats, tower block, apartment complex, apartment building, apartment block

Ex. The area is populated by old people, immigrants and single parent families housed in blocks of flats.

Ex. In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats.

Ex. There is a multiscreen cinema within 30 minutes walk of the conference venue, including the recently opened IMAX cinema, which shows specialist films on a screen as large as a tower block.

Ex. Multiculturalism is the reality of the community's neighbourhood and apartment complexes.

Ex. The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex. The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.

* * *

(n.) = block of flats, block of high-rise flats, tower block, apartment complex, apartment building, apartment block

Ex: The area is populated by old people, immigrants and single parent families housed in blocks of flats.

Ex: In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats.

Ex: There is a multiscreen cinema within 30 minutes walk of the conference venue, including the recently opened IMAX cinema, which shows specialist films on a screen as large as a tower block.

Ex: Multiculturalism is the reality of the community's neighbourhood and apartment complexes.

Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.

Spanish-English dictionary > bloque de pisos
109 bolita

f.

1 small ball; pellet; (Southern Cone) marble.

2 ballot paper. (Southern Cone)

3 little ball.

4 pellet.

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SF

1) (=bola pequeña) [hueca] small ball; [maciza] pellet; Cono Sur (=canica) marble

2) Cono Sur (Pol) ballot paper

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femenino

a) ( en tejido) bobble

se me hicieron bolitas en el pullover — my sweater got all balled up (AmE) o (BrE) went all bobbly

b) (AmS) (Jueg) marble

jugar a las bolitas — to play marbles

echarse la bolita — (Méx) to pass the buck

* * *

= pellet.

Ex. The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

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* relleno de bolitas = beanbag.

* * *

femenino

a) ( en tejido) bobble

se me hicieron bolitas en el pullover — my sweater got all balled up (AmE) o (BrE) went all bobbly

b) (AmS) (Jueg) marble

jugar a las bolitas — to play marbles

echarse la bolita — (Méx) to pass the buck

* * *

= pellet.

Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.

* relleno de bolitas = beanbag.

* * *

bolita

feminine

1 (en un tejido) bobble

se me hicieron bolitas en el pullover my sweater got all balled up ( AmE) o ( BrE) went all bobbly

2 ( AmS) ( Jueg) marble

jugar a las bolitas to play marbles

por bolitas de dulce ( Chi fam) (en vano) for nothing, in vain; (sin recompensa) for nothing ( colloq)

* * *

bolita sustantivo femenino (AmS) (Jueg) marble;
◊ jugar a las bolitas to play marbles

' bolita' also found in these entries:
English:
wad
- marble
- pellet
- stud

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bolita

♦ nf
CSur
1. [bola] marble

2.
las bolitas [juego] marbles;

jugar a la bolita o [m5] las bolitas to play marbles

♦ nmf
Arg Fam = sometimes pejorative term referring to a Bolivian person
* * *

bolita

f CSur ( canica) marble

Spanish-English dictionary > bolita
110 buscar

v.

1 to look.

2 to look for.

busco piso en esta zona I am looking for a flat o (British) apartment in this area (United States)

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America

María busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.

3 to look up.

Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.

4 to search for (computing).

El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.

5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).

buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble

6 to pick up.

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper

ir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody up

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.

Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.

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buscar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to look for, search for

■ busco un hombre que se llama Pedro I'm looking for a man called Pedro

■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty

■ hay que buscar una solución al problema we have to find a solution to the problem

2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up

■ búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch

■ ves a buscar pan go and get some bread

■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!

4 (recoger) to pick up

■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station

■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school

5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve

■ no sé qué buscan con esto I don't know what they're trying to achieve with this

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mirar) to look

■ he buscado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

buscársela familiar to be looking for trouble

■ se la estaba buscando y la encontró she was looking for trouble and she found it

buscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living

'Se busca...' "... wanted"

* * *

verb

1) to look for, seek

2) search

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1. VT

1) (=tratar de encontrar)

a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look for

estuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers

llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months

el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit

el terrorista más buscado del país — the most wanted terrorist in the country

"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"

"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"

el acomodador me buscó un asiento al fondo — the usher found me a seat at the back

las plantas buscan la luz — plants grow towards the light

- buscarle tres pies al gato

- busca y encontrarás

b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

c) [con la vista] to try to spot, look for

lo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to find

no sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude

con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style

yo no busco la fama — I'm not looking for fame

solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money

como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now

• buscar excusas — to make excuses

• buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sth

siempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing

• ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkin

ve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother

voy a buscar tabaco — I'll go and get some cigarettes

- buscarla

vino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *

- buscar la ruina a algn

este hijo mío me va a buscar la ruina — this son of mine will be the ruin of me

3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch

¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?

vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants

4) (Inform) to search

5) (=preguntar por) to ask for

¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?

2.

VI to look

ya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

busca en la página 45 — look on page 45

¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!

3.

See:

buscarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

* * *

= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

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

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

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* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

* * *

= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

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

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

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buscar [A2 ]

vt

A (intentar encontrar)

1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to find

lo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhere

no trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

[ S ] se busca wanted

los hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)

te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

las flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the light

la buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot her

está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it

2 (en un libro, una lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

B

1 (recoger) to collect, pick up

fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport

vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

2 (conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctor

salió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the bread

sube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors

C

1

(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes

¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?

tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boy

buscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INF

el libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look for

siempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fight

me está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it

■ buscar

vi

to look

busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?

¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find

■ buscarse

v pron

A (intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

B ‹complicaciones/problemas›

no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)

no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( intentar encontrar) to look for;

‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
◊ te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

b) (en libro, lista) to look up;

◊ busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

2
a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up;

◊ fui a buscarlo al aeropuerto ( para traerlo — en coche) I went to pick him up from the airport;

(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;
◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir) to get;

◊ yo le busqué trabajo I found him a job;

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;
◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;
◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo

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buscar

♦ vt

1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;
[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;
busco apartamento en esta zona I am looking for Br a flat o US an apartment in this area;

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;

la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;

lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;

¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;

fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;

¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;

Comp

es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;

Comp
CSur Fam
buscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth

2. [recoger] to pick up;

vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;

ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;

ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;

buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address book

4. [intentar conseguir]
siempre busca quedar bien con todos she always tries to please everybody;

no sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;

con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;
Fam
ése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing

5. Informát to search for

6. Fam [provocar] to push, to try the patience of;

no me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;

buscar bronca o [m5] camorra to look for trouble

♦ vi

to look;

busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;

buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom

♦ See also the pronominal verb buscarse

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buscar

v/t search for, look for;

ir/venir a buscar fetch;

se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it

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buscar {72} vt

1) : to look for, to seek

2) : to pick up, to collect

3) : to provoke

buscar vi

: to look, to search

buscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets

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buscar vb

1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for

estoy buscando las llaves I'm looking for my keys

2. (consultar) to look up

búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3. (recoger) to pick up / to meet [pt. & pp. met]

iré a buscarte al aeropuerto I'll pick you up at the airport

4. (traer) to fetch / to get

voy a buscar el pan I'm going to get the bread

"Se busca" "Wanted"

Spanish-English dictionary > buscar
111 cabina

f.

1 booth, cabin.

cabina de comentaristas commentary box (en estadio)

cabina electoral polling o voting booth

cabina espacial space cabin

cabina de proyección projection room o (British) booth (United States)

cabina telefónica phone box (con puerta), phone booth (United States)

2 cockpit, flight deck.

3 cab.

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cabina

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) cabin, booth

2 (de barco, avión) cabin

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cabina de proyección projection room

cabina telefónica telephone box, US telephone booth

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noun f.

1) booth

2) cab

3) cabin

4) cockpit

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SF

1) [de discjockey, intérprete] booth; (tb: cabina telefónica, cabina de teléfono(s)) telephone booth, telephone box

no te pude llamar porque no había ninguna cabina — I couldn't call you because there was no phone box

cabina de grabación — recording booth

cabina de prensa — press box

cabina de proyección — projection room

cabina electoral — voting booth

2) [de tren, camión] cab

3) (Aer) [de pasajeros] cabin; [de pilotos] cockpit

cabina a presión — pressurized cabin

cabina de mando — (Aer) flight deck, cockpit

4) (Náut) bridge

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femenino

1)

a) ( vestuario) cubicle, stall (AmE)

b) (de laboratorio de idiomas, estudio de radio) booth

- cabina de prensa

- cabina de proyección

- cabina telefónica or de teléfonos

2)

a) (de camión, grúa) cab

b) (Aviac) ( para pilotos) cabina de mando; ( para pasajeros) cabin

•

- cabina de mando

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= booth, carrel, cockpit, cabin.

Ex. Equipment used may be complex and headphones or sound proof booths are necessary = El equipo usado puede ser complejo y se necesitan auriculares o cabinas insonorizadas.

Ex. Many libraries provide carrels equipped with power points so that audio-visual equipment can be used.

Ex. All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.

Ex. Cabins on the upper decks usually cost more than those on the lower decks.

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* cabina del piloto = aircraft cockpit.

* cabina de peaje = tollbooth [toll booth].

* cabina de teléfonos = public call box, telephone booth, telephone box, call-box [callbox].

* cabina telefónica = telephone booth, telephone box, public call box, call-box [callbox].

* personal de cabina = cabin crew.

* tripulación de cabina = cabin crew.

* videocabina = video booth.

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femenino

1)

a) ( vestuario) cubicle, stall (AmE)

b) (de laboratorio de idiomas, estudio de radio) booth

- cabina de prensa

- cabina de proyección

- cabina telefónica or de teléfonos

2)

a) (de camión, grúa) cab

b) (Aviac) ( para pilotos) cabina de mando; ( para pasajeros) cabin

•

- cabina de mando

* * *

= booth, carrel, cockpit, cabin.

Ex: Equipment used may be complex and headphones or sound proof booths are necessary = El equipo usado puede ser complejo y se necesitan auriculares o cabinas insonorizadas.

Ex: Many libraries provide carrels equipped with power points so that audio-visual equipment can be used.

Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.

Ex: Cabins on the upper decks usually cost more than those on the lower decks.

* cabina del piloto = aircraft cockpit.

* cabina de peaje = tollbooth [toll booth].

* cabina de teléfonos = public call box, telephone booth, telephone box, call-box [callbox].

* cabina telefónica = telephone booth, telephone box, public call box, call-box [callbox].

* personal de cabina = cabin crew.

* tripulación de cabina = cabin crew.

* videocabina = video booth.

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cabina

feminine

A

1 (de ducha) cubicle, stall ( AmE)

2 (de un laboratorio de idiomas) booth

Compuestos:

● cabina de control

control room

● cabina de prensa

press box

● cabina de proyección

projection room

● cabina de votación

voting booth

● cabina electoral

voting booth

● cabina telefónica or de teléfonos

telephone booth o ( BrE) box

B

1 (de un camión, una grúa) cab

2 ( Aviac) (para la tripulación) cockpit, cabin; (para los pasajeros) cabin

Compuesto:

cabina de mando

flight deck

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cabina sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( vestuario) cubicle, stall (AmE)

b) (de laboratorio de idiomas, estudio de radio) booth;

◊ cabina telefónica telephone booth o (BrE) box

2
a) (de camión, grúa) cab

b) (Aviac) ( para pilotos — en avión grande) flight deck;

(— en avión pequeño) cockpit;
( para pasajeros) cabin
cabina sustantivo femenino cabin
(de un conductor) cab
(de teléfono) telephone box, US telephone booth
' cabina' also found in these entries:
English:
booth
- cab
- cabin
- cockpit
- telephone box
- voting booth
- box
- call
- cock
- cubicle
- flight
- phone
- telephone
- toll

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cabina nf

1. [cuartito] booth;
[de ascensor] Br lift, US car; [de teleférico] car; [en laboratorio de idiomas] booth; [de peaje] tollbooth
Comp
cabina de comentaristas [en estadio] commentary box o US booth;
cabina electoral polling booth, voting booth;

cabina de interpretación interpreters' booth;

cabina de proyección projection Br room o US booth;

cabina telefónica [con puerta] Br phone box, US phone booth;

cabina de traducción interpreters' booth

2. [vestuario] [en playa] bathing hut;
[en piscina] changing cubicle
3. [de avión] [de piloto de avioneta] cockpit;
[de piloto de aeronave, bombardero] flight deck, cockpit; [de los pasajeros] (passenger) cabin
Comp
cabina de mandos flight deck;
cabina presurizada pressurized cabin

4. [de camión, grúa] cab;
[de coche de carreras] cockpit
Comp
cabina espacial space capsule
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cabina

f cabin

* * *

cabina nf

1) : cabin

2) : booth

3) : cab (of a truck), cockpit (of an airplane)

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cabina n (de barco) cabin

cabina telefónica phone box

Spanish-English dictionary > cabina
112 cachas

adj.

he-man, strong man.

m. s.&pl.

handsome and well-developed man.

pres.indicat.

2^nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: cachar.

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cachas

► nombre masculino

1 familiar (hombre musculoso) hunk

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) strong, muscly (colloq)
II
masculino (Esp fam) he-man (colloq), hunk (colloq)

* * *

= boofy [boofie], hunk, stud, hunk of a man, dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente referido al atractivo físico de una persona.

Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.

Ex. The gay bar we see at the beginning of the film looks like a dark harem of good-looking hunks.

Ex. 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.

Ex. Our sense of beauty serves an evolutionary function: it helps us choose the best mates -- the wide-hipped woman best suited to bearing children, or the broad-shouldered hunk of a man who could protect and provide.

Ex. By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.

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* tío cachas = stud, hunk, hunk of a man.

* * *
I
adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) strong, muscly (colloq)
II
masculino (Esp fam) he-man (colloq), hunk (colloq)

* * *

= boofy [boofie], hunk, stud, hunk of a man, dishy [dishier -comp., dishiest -sup.].

Nota: Generalmente referido al atractivo físico de una persona.

Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.

Ex: The gay bar we see at the beginning of the film looks like a dark harem of good-looking hunks.

Ex: 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/' stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.

Ex: Our sense of beauty serves an evolutionary function: it helps us choose the best mates -- the wide-hipped woman best suited to bearing children, or the broad-shouldered hunk of a man who could protect and provide.

Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.

* tío cachas = stud, hunk, hunk of a man.

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cachas¹

adj inv

( Esp fam) strong, muscly ( colloq)

un tío cachas a real muscleman ( colloq), a strong o muscly guy

está cachas there's plenty of muscle on him ( colloq)

cachas²

masculine

( Esp fam)

he-man ( colloq), hunk ( colloq)

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Del verbo cachar: ( conjugate cachar)

cachas es:

2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
cachar
cachas
cachar ( conjugate cachar) verbo transitivo
a) (AmL fam) ‹ pelota› to catch;

‹ persona›:
◊ la caché del brazo I caught o grabbed her by the arm

b) (AmL fam) (sorprender, pillar) to catch

c) (RPl fam) ( gastar una broma) to kid (colloq)

d) (Andes fam) ( enterarse) to get (colloq)

cachas
I adj fam estar cachas, to be really muscular
II mf fam hunk

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cachas Esp Fam

♦ adj
[fuerte] well-built, beefy;
estar cachas to be well-built;

ponerse cachas to put on muscle

♦ nm inv
[hombre fuerte] he-man, muscleman
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cachas

adj

:

estar cachas fam be a real hunk fam

Spanish-English dictionary > cachas
113 cada vez menor

(adj.) = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending

Ex. It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.

Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex. It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.

Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex. With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.

Ex. This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.

Ex. The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.

Ex. As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

Ex. Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.

Ex. Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.

Ex. It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.

Ex. Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.

Ex. The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market.

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(adj.) = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending

Ex: It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.

Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.

Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

Ex: With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.

Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.

Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.

Ex: As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

Ex: Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.

Ex: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.

Ex: It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.

Ex: Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.

Ex: The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market.

Spanish-English dictionary > cada vez menor
114 cambiante

adj.

1 changeable.

2 changing, changeable.

3 dynamic.

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cambiante

► adjetivo

1 (gen) changing

2 (carácter) moody

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 (cambista) moneychanger

► nombre masculino plural cambiantes

1 (reflejos) glitters, gleams

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adj.

1) changing

2) changeable

3) moody

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1.

ADJ (=variable) [situación] changing; [tiempo, viento] changeable; [persona, carácter] moody

vivimos en un mundo cambiante — we live in an ever-changing world

2.

SMF (=cambista) moneychanger

3. SM

1) (=tela) iridescent fabric

2) pl cambiantes [en nácar, tela] changing colours, iridescence sing

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I
adjetivo < tiempo> changeable, unsettled; <persona/carácter> moody, temperamental
II
masculino y femenino moneychanger

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= evolving, shifting, volatile, changing, fluctuating, fast-moving.

Ex. One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.

Ex. He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice.

Ex. The market is relatively volatile and changes are to be expected.

Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

Ex. The telephone is an example of a terminal, converting the acoustic waves of speech into a fluctuating electrical signal, and the signal back to audible form.

Ex. I have also taken the opportunity to up-date every chapter of the book so as to help the reader keep track of this fast-moving technology.

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* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

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I
adjetivo < tiempo> changeable, unsettled; <persona/carácter> moody, temperamental
II
masculino y femenino moneychanger

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= evolving, shifting, volatile, changing, fluctuating, fast-moving.

Ex: One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.

Ex: He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice.

Ex: The market is relatively volatile and changes are to be expected.

Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

Ex: The telephone is an example of a terminal, converting the acoustic waves of speech into a fluctuating electrical signal, and the signal back to audible form.

Ex: I have also taken the opportunity to up-date every chapter of the book so as to help the reader keep track of this fast-moving technology.

* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

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cambiante¹

adjective

‹tiempo› changeable, unsettled; ‹persona/carácter› moody, temperamental

una chica de un humor muy cambiante a very moody girl, a girl whose moods are very changeable

cambiante²

masculine and feminine

moneychanger

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cambiante adjetivo ‹ tiempo› changeable, unsettled;
‹persona/carácter› moody, temperamental
cambiante adj (inestable) changing
(humor, carácter) changeable
' cambiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desigual
- voluble
English:
change
- changeable

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cambiante adj
[tiempo] changeable; [situación] constantly changing, unstable; [temperamento] volatile, unpredictable
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cambiante

adj changing; tiempo changeable

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cambiante adj

1) : changing

2) variable: changeable, variable

Spanish-English dictionary > cambiante
115 campeonato

m.

championship.

de campeonato (informal figurative) terrific, great; (bueno) terrible (malo)

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campeonato

► nombre masculino

1 championship

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de campeonato familiar great, fantastic

■ me llevé un susto de campeonato I got a terrible fright

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noun m.

championship

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SM

1) (Dep) championship

el campeonato de Liga — the League championship

los campeonatos de pista cubierta — the indoor championships

2) Esp
*
de campeonato: se armó una bronca de campeonato — there was one hell of an argument *

se agarra unas borracheras de campeonato — he gets incredibly o unbelievably drunk, he gets blind drunk *

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masculino championship

ganar/perder un campeonato — to win/lose a championship

de campeonato — (Esp fam)

tengo una resaca de campeonato — I have a terrible hangover

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= championship, tournament, competition.

Ex. This sports complex was extensively altered for the 1990 World Cup soccer championships.

Ex. The author traces the development of the tournament in Scotland from the 13th to 16th centuries and its relationship to European chivalric activity.

Ex. There was a competition organised for the best motto for each event to be held during library week.

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* campeonato de fútbol = football competition, football championship.

* campeonato del mundo = world cup.

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masculino championship

ganar/perder un campeonato — to win/lose a championship

de campeonato — (Esp fam)

tengo una resaca de campeonato — I have a terrible hangover

* * *

= championship, tournament, competition.

Ex: This sports complex was extensively altered for the 1990 World Cup soccer championships.

Ex: The author traces the development of the tournament in Scotland from the 13th to 16th centuries and its relationship to European chivalric activity.

Ex: There was a competition organised for the best motto for each event to be held during library week.

* campeonato de fútbol = football competition, football championship.

* campeonato del mundo = world cup.

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campeonato

masculine

championship

ganar/perder un campeonato to win/lose a championship

se clasificó para el campeonato she qualified for the championship

de campeonato ( Esp fam): tengo una resaca de campeonato I have a terrible hangover

por el campeonato ( Chi fam): comió por el campeonato he stuffed himself silly ( colloq)

nos reímos por el campeonato con sus chistes his jokes really cracked us up ( colloq)

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campeonato sustantivo masculino
championship
campeonato sustantivo masculino championship
♦ Locuciones: de campeonato, (muy bueno) extraordinary
(muy fuerte, muy grande) terrible: es un pelma de campeonato, he's a real drag
' campeonato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
emitir
- pedal
- teutón
- teutona
- teutónica
- teutónico
- revalidar
English:
beat
- championship
- title
- world

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campeonato nm

championship;

Comp
Fam
de campeonato [bueno] terrific, great;
[malo] terrible;
hace un frío de campeonato it's absolutely freezing;

un susto de campeonato a fright and a half, a terrible fright;

un idiota de campeonato a prize idiot

Comp
campeonato de liga league championship;
campeonato mundial world championship;

campeonato del mundo world championship

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campeonato

m championship;

de campeonato fam terrific fam

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campeonato nm

: championship

* * *

campeonato n championship

Spanish-English dictionary > campeonato
116 canceroso

adj.

cancerous, malignant.

m.

cancer patient.

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canceroso

► adjetivo

1 cancerous

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canceroso, -a
1.

ADJ cancerous

2.

SM / F cancer patient, cancer sufferer

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- sa adjetivo cancerous

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= carcinogenic.

Ex. For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.

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* célula cancerosa = cancer cell.

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- sa adjetivo cancerous

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= carcinogenic.

Ex: For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.

* célula cancerosa = cancer cell.

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canceroso¹ -sa

adjective

cancerous

canceroso² -sa

masculine, feminine

cancer sufferer, cancer patient

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canceroso,-a adjetivo cancerous
' canceroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cancerosa

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canceroso, -a Med

♦ adj
[tejido, tumor] cancerous; [enfermo] suffering from cancer
♦ nm,f
[enfermo] cancer patient
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canceroso

adj cancerous

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canceroso, -sa adj

: cancerous

Spanish-English dictionary > canceroso
117 cancerígeno

adj.

cancerigenic, cancerous, cancerogenic, carcinogenic.

m.

cancer-causing agent.

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cancerígeno

► adjetivo

1 carcinogenic

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ADJ carcinogenic

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I
- na adjetivo carcinogenic
II
masculino carcinogen

* * *

= carcinogenic.

Ex. For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.

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* célula cancerígena = cancer cell.

* * *
I
- na adjetivo carcinogenic
II
masculino carcinogen

* * *

= carcinogenic.

Ex: For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.

* célula cancerígena = cancer cell.

* * *

cancerígeno¹ -na

adjective

carcinogenic

cancerígeno²

masculine

carcinogen

* * *

cancerígeno,-a adjetivo carcinogenic
' cancerígeno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cancerígena
English:
carcinogenic

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cancerígeno, -a Med

♦ adj

carcinogenic

♦ nm

carcinogen

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cancerígeno

adj carcinogenic

* * *

cancerígeno, -na adj

: carcinogenic

cancerígeno nm

: carcinogen

Spanish-English dictionary > cancerígeno
118 característica personal

(n.) = personality trait, personality characteristic

Ex. A good librarian has a complex combination of personality traits and learned skills, and little of the former can be taught in the library science classroom.

Ex. This article is all about the key personality characteristics that can either lead to success or failure.

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(n.) = personality trait, personality characteristic

Ex: A good librarian has a complex combination of personality traits and learned skills, and little of the former can be taught in the library science classroom.

Ex: This article is all about the key personality characteristics that can either lead to success or failure.

Spanish-English dictionary > característica personal
119 carcinogénico

adj.

cancer-producing, carcinogenic, cancer-causing, carcinoma-generating.

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ADJ carcinogenic

* * *

= carcinogenic.

Ex. For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.

* * *

= carcinogenic.

Ex: For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.

* * *

carcinogénico, -a adj
Med carcinogenic
* * *

carcinogénico, -ca adj

: carcinogenic

Spanish-English dictionary > carcinogénico
120 carácter aleatorio

m.

randomness.

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(n.) = randomness

Ex. New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.

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(n.) = randomness

Ex: New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.

Spanish-English dictionary > carácter aleatorio

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