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  • 1 temas de actualidad

    Ex. Some concepts, of course, can only be expressed by more than one term, eg ' Current affairs'.
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    Ex: Some concepts, of course, can only be expressed by more than one term, eg ' Current affairs'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > temas de actualidad

  • 2 acontecimientos del día

    • current affairs
    • current events

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > acontecimientos del día

  • 3 actualidades

    • current affairs
    • current events
    • newlyweds' presents
    • news agency

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > actualidades

  • 4 actualidad

    f.
    1 current situation (momento presente).
    la actualidad política the current political situation
    cuentan en la actualidad con un millón de socios they currently have a million members
    estas piezas en la actualidad se fabrican en serie these parts are mass-produced nowadays
    2 topicality.
    estar de actualidad to be topical
    una noticia de rabiosa actualidad an extremely topical news item
    temas de actualidad current affairs
    3 news (noticia).
    la actualidad deportiva the sports news
    ser actualidad to be making the news
    4 relevance to modern society (vigencia).
    sus libros siguen teniendo gran actualidad her books are still very relevant today
    5 present time.
    6 up-to-dateness, modernity, currency, currentness.
    7 factualness, reality, factuality.
    * * *
    1 present (time)
    2 (hechos) current affairs plural; (estado) the current state of things
    \
    en la actualidad at present
    estar de actualidad to be fashionable
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) current affairs, news
    •
    * * *
    SF
    1)

    • en la actualidad — (=hoy día) nowadays; (=en este momento) currently, at present, presently (EEUU)

    hay en la actualidad más de dos millones de parados — there are currently over two million unemployed, there are over two million unemployed at present

    2) (=cualidad)

    • de actualidad — [noticia, tema] topical; [modelo, diseño] up-to-date, up-to-the-minute

    • poner algo de actualidad — to focus attention on sth

    3) (Periodismo)

    • la actualidad — (=asuntos) current affairs pl ; (=noticias) news, current news

    4) pl actualidades [en periódico] current affairs; [en cine] newsreel sing
    * * *

    en la actualidad — currently, at present

    b) ( situación actual) current situation

    con toda la actualidad informativa — (period) with the latest news

    c) (de tema, noticia) topicality

    las noticias de actualidad — today's (o this week's etc) news

    un tema de palpitante or candente actualidad — (period) a highly topical subject

    d) actualidades femenino plural (Period) current affairs (pl)
    * * *
    = present day, the, recency, timeliness, up-to-dateness, topicality.
    Ex. Despite what amounts to undercutting by direct sale publishers calling themselves 'book clubs', the British net book agreement has remained in force until the present day.
    Ex. The four were: accuracy, content (the breadth or scope), recency (up-to-dateness) and frequency of presentation.
    Ex. Factors assessed during the comparative study included pricing, timeliness, availability of catalogue copy, and breadth of coverage.
    Ex. Up-to-dateness is particularly vital since recent and current information is in heaviest usage.
    Ex. This year, the event is gaining topicality because of the EU enlargement.
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    * actualidad del contenido = currency.
    * asunto de actualidad = current issue.
    * de actualidad = topical.
    * de plena actualidad = hot [hotter -comp., hottest -sup.].
    * desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.
    * en la actualidad = at present, nowadays, presently, today, modern-day, now, these days, at the present time, at the present, in present times, at present time, in modern times, in this day and age, currently.
    * falta de actualidad = datedness.
    * hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.
    * noticias de actualidad = current events, current news events, current news.
    * revista de actualidad = popular magazine, house magazine, entertainment magazine.
    * tema de actualidad = topical theme, current issue, hot topic.
    * temas de actualidad = current affairs.
    * * *

    en la actualidad — currently, at present

    b) ( situación actual) current situation

    con toda la actualidad informativa — (period) with the latest news

    c) (de tema, noticia) topicality

    las noticias de actualidad — today's (o this week's etc) news

    un tema de palpitante or candente actualidad — (period) a highly topical subject

    d) actualidades femenino plural (Period) current affairs (pl)
    * * *
    = present day, the, recency, timeliness, up-to-dateness, topicality.

    Ex: Despite what amounts to undercutting by direct sale publishers calling themselves 'book clubs', the British net book agreement has remained in force until the present day.

    Ex: The four were: accuracy, content (the breadth or scope), recency (up-to-dateness) and frequency of presentation.
    Ex: Factors assessed during the comparative study included pricing, timeliness, availability of catalogue copy, and breadth of coverage.
    Ex: Up-to-dateness is particularly vital since recent and current information is in heaviest usage.
    Ex: This year, the event is gaining topicality because of the EU enlargement.
    * actualidad del contenido = currency.
    * asunto de actualidad = current issue.
    * de actualidad = topical.
    * de plena actualidad = hot [hotter -comp., hottest -sup.].
    * desde entonces hasta la actualidad = from then to the present day.
    * en la actualidad = at present, nowadays, presently, today, modern-day, now, these days, at the present time, at the present, in present times, at present time, in modern times, in this day and age, currently.
    * falta de actualidad = datedness.
    * hasta la actualidad = to date, up to now, so far.
    * noticias de actualidad = current events, current news events, current news.
    * revista de actualidad = popular magazine, house magazine, entertainment magazine.
    * tema de actualidad = topical theme, current issue, hot topic.
    * temas de actualidad = current affairs.

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    1
    (tiempo presente): profesionales que están en la actualidad exiliados professional people who are currently o at present o presently in exile
    no se sigue haciendo así en la actualidad nowadays o today it is no longer done that way
    2
    ( period): la actualidad (sucesos actuales) current events, current affairs; (situación actual) current situation
    la actualidad cubana the current situation in Cuba
    la actualidad informativa está centrada en los siguientes temas the main points of today's news ( o this evening's news etc) are as follows
    3 (de un tema, una noticia) topicality
    las noticias de actualidad today's ( o this week's etc) news
    un tema de palpitante or candente actualidad ( period); a highly topical subject, a subject that is on everyone's lips
    4 actualidades fpl ( Period) current affairs (pl)
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    actualidad sustantivo femenino


    la actualidad cubana the current situation in Cuba
    b) (de tema, noticia) topicality;

    ◊ las noticias de actualidad today's (o this week's etc) news;

    un tema de actualidad (period) a topical subject;
    sucesos de actualidad current affairs
    actualidad sustantivo femenino
    1 present time: en la actualidad somos más altos, nowadays we are taller
    2 (moda) fashion: esa novela está de actualidad, that novel is fashionable
    3 (acontencimientos presentes) current affairs pl: sólo habla de temas de actualidad, she only talks about current issues
    4 (vigencia) relevance
    ' actualidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    candelero
    - historia
    - hoy
    - pasada
    - pasado
    - primar
    - rabiosa
    - rabioso
    - sellar
    English:
    current affairs
    - topical
    - current
    - dated
    - hot
    * * *
    1. [momento presente] current situation;
    la actualidad política the current political situation;
    cuentan en la actualidad con más de un millón de socios they currently have more than a million members;
    estas piezas en la actualidad se fabrican en serie these parts are mass-produced nowadays
    2. [de asunto, noticia] topicality;
    una noticia de rabiosa actualidad an extremely topical news item;
    estar de actualidad [ser de interés] to be topical;
    poner algo de actualidad to make sth topical;
    una revista de actualidad a current affairs magazine
    3. [noticia] news [singular];
    la actualidad deportiva the sports news;
    ser actualidad to be making the news
    4. [vigencia] relevance to modern society;
    sus libros siguen teniendo gran actualidad her books are still very relevant today;
    una obra de teatro que no ha perdido actualidad a play which is still relevant today
    * * *
    f
    1 current situation;
    en la actualidad at present, presently; ( hoy en día) nowadays
    2
    :
    de gran actualidad very topical
    3
    :
    actualidades pl current affairs
    * * *
    1) : present time
    en la actualidad: at present
    2) actualidades nfpl
    : current affairs
    * * *
    2. (noticias) news

    Spanish-English dictionary > actualidad

  • 5 tema

    m.
    1 subject (asunto).
    cambiar de tema to change the subject
    temas de actualidad current affairs
    tema de conversación talking point, topic of conversation
    3 theme (Music).
    4 obsession, mania.
    5 musical track, track.
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: temer.
    * * *
    1 (de discurso, escrito, etc) topic, subject, theme
    2 (de examen) subject
    3 MÚSICA theme
    4 GRAMÁTICA root, stem, theme
    \
    atenerse al tema to keep/stick to the point
    cada loco con su tema familiar everyone has his hobbyhorse
    salir(se) del tema to go off at a tangent, get sidetracked
    tema de actualidad current news item, current topic of interest
    * * *
    noun m.
    theme, topic
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=asunto) subject

    el tema de su discurso — the subject o theme of his speech

    • pasar del tema *, -¿qué piensas de las elecciones? -paso del tema — "what do you think about the elections?" - "I couldn't care less about them" *

    2) (Ling) [de palabra] stem; [de oración] theme
    3) (Mús) theme
    * * *
    1)
    a) (asunto, cuestión) matter; (de conferencia, composición) topic; ( de examen) subject; (Art, Cin, Lit) subject
    b) (Mús) ( motivo) theme
    2) (Ling) stem
    * * *
    = subject, theme, topic, locus [loci, -pl.], rubric, item of business, thread, question, topic area, issue.
    Ex. What is a subject?.
    Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.
    Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
    Ex. And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.
    Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.
    Ex. The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.
    Ex. This is the second revision of the topic areas in as many years.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    ----
    * analizar un tema = explore + theme.
    * biblioteca especializada en temas polares = polar library.
    * biblioteconomía relacionada con los temas de las bibliotecas escolare = school librarianship.
    * cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.
    * centrado en un tema específico = topic-centred.
    * clasificado por temas = classified.
    * de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.
    * debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.
    * desviarse del tema = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off + the track, get off + the track.
    * desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.
    * desviarse del tema principal = sidetrack.
    * desviarse de un tema temporalmente = go off on + side excursions.
    * divagar sobre varios temas = roam over + topics.
    * editor de temas educativos = educational publisher.
    * el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.
    * entendido en el tema = knowledgeable.
    * establecer el tema = set + the theme.
    * estar con el tema = be on the topic.
    * estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.
    * estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * examinar un tema = explore + theme.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqu = topicality.
    * grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.
    * interesarse por el tema = enter + the field.
    * mencionar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, touch on + a point.
    * número de tema = thematic index number.
    * organizado alrededor de un tema = theme-based.
    * por temas = topically.
    * profundizar sobre un tema = go into + detail.
    * que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido = off-topic.
    * reunión por temas de interés = breakout session.
    * sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.
    * sección de temas locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.
    * sesión por tema de interés = breakout session.
    * tema candente = hot topic, hot issue, burning issue, burning question, hot potato.
    * tema central = motif.
    * tema clave = key area.
    * tema común = common thread.
    * tema controvertido = vexed issue, vexing issue.
    * tema de actualidad = topical theme, current issue, hot topic.
    * tema de aprovechamiento político = political football.
    * tema de búsqueda = search topic.
    * tema de conversación = talking point.
    * tema de debate = thesis, talking point, subject of debate, discussion topic.
    * tema de discusión = discussion topic.
    * tema de estudio = study area, under study.
    * tema de importancia secundaria = footnote.
    * tema de interés = area of concern, area of enquiry [area of inquiry], area of interest, focus area, issue of concern, topic of interest.
    * tema de investigación = area of enquiry [area of inquiry], research question, research topic.
    * tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.
    * tema de preocupación = issue of concern.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.
    * tema favorito = hobby-horse.
    * tema muerto = dead issue.
    * tema polémico = vexed issue, vexing issue.
    * tema principal = dominant theme, main focus, leitmotif.
    * temas africanos = Africana.
    * temas de actualidad = current affairs.
    * temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.
    * temas de interés particular = particular concerns.
    * tema sensible = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.
    * tema tratado = aboutness.
    * tocar un tema = touch on + a point.
    * tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.
    * tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.
    * tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (asunto, cuestión) matter; (de conferencia, composición) topic; ( de examen) subject; (Art, Cin, Lit) subject
    b) (Mús) ( motivo) theme
    2) (Ling) stem
    * * *
    = subject, theme, topic, locus [loci, -pl.], rubric, item of business, thread, question, topic area, issue.

    Ex: What is a subject?.

    Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.
    Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
    Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.
    Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.
    Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.
    Ex: This is the second revision of the topic areas in as many years.
    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    * analizar un tema = explore + theme.
    * biblioteca especializada en temas polares = polar library.
    * biblioteconomía relacionada con los temas de las bibliotecas escolare = school librarianship.
    * cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.
    * centrado en un tema específico = topic-centred.
    * clasificado por temas = classified.
    * de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.
    * debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.
    * desviarse del tema = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off + the track, get off + the track.
    * desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.
    * desviarse del tema principal = sidetrack.
    * desviarse de un tema temporalmente = go off on + side excursions.
    * divagar sobre varios temas = roam over + topics.
    * editor de temas educativos = educational publisher.
    * el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.
    * entendido en el tema = knowledgeable.
    * establecer el tema = set + the theme.
    * estar con el tema = be on the topic.
    * estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.
    * estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * examinar un tema = explore + theme.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqu = topicality.
    * grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.
    * interesarse por el tema = enter + the field.
    * mencionar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, touch on + a point.
    * número de tema = thematic index number.
    * organizado alrededor de un tema = theme-based.
    * por temas = topically.
    * profundizar sobre un tema = go into + detail.
    * que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido = off-topic.
    * reunión por temas de interés = breakout session.
    * sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.
    * sección de temas locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.
    * sesión por tema de interés = breakout session.
    * tema candente = hot topic, hot issue, burning issue, burning question, hot potato.
    * tema central = motif.
    * tema clave = key area.
    * tema común = common thread.
    * tema controvertido = vexed issue, vexing issue.
    * tema de actualidad = topical theme, current issue, hot topic.
    * tema de aprovechamiento político = political football.
    * tema de búsqueda = search topic.
    * tema de conversación = talking point.
    * tema de debate = thesis, talking point, subject of debate, discussion topic.
    * tema de discusión = discussion topic.
    * tema de estudio = study area, under study.
    * tema de importancia secundaria = footnote.
    * tema de interés = area of concern, area of enquiry [area of inquiry], area of interest, focus area, issue of concern, topic of interest.
    * tema de investigación = area of enquiry [area of inquiry], research question, research topic.
    * tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.
    * tema de preocupación = issue of concern.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.
    * tema favorito = hobby-horse.
    * tema muerto = dead issue.
    * tema polémico = vexed issue, vexing issue.
    * tema principal = dominant theme, main focus, leitmotif.
    * temas africanos = Africana.
    * temas de actualidad = current affairs.
    * temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.
    * temas de interés particular = particular concerns.
    * tema sensible = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.
    * tema tratado = aboutness.
    * tocar un tema = touch on + a point.
    * tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.
    * tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.
    * tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.

    * * *
    A
    1 (asunto, materia) subject
    ¿no tienes otro tema de conversación? don't you ever talk about anything else?
    nos estamos alejando del tema we're getting off the subject o point
    procuren ceñirse al tema del debate please try to keep to the point o subject o topic of the discussion
    en el programa se tratan temas de actualidad the program deals with current issues
    el tema de la novela the subject matter of the novel
    hay que preparar 20 temas para el examen you have to prepare 20 subjects o topics for the exam
    2 ( Art, Mús) (motivo) theme
    el tema central de la película the central theme of the film
    B ( Ling) stem
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    Del verbo temer: ( conjugate temer)

    tema es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    tema    
    temer
    tema sustantivo masculino
    a) (asunto, cuestión) matter;

    (de conferencia, composición) topic;
    ( de examen) subject;
    (Art, Cin, Lit) subject;

    tema de conversación topic of conversation;
    cambiar de tema to change the subject
    b) (Mús) ( motivo) theme

    temer ( conjugate temer) verbo transitivo ‹castigo/reacción› to fear, dread;
    ‹ persona› to be afraid of;

    temo ofenderlo I'm afraid of offending him
    verbo intransitivo
    to be afraid;
    no temas don't be afraid
    temerse verbo pronominal


    me temo que tená razón I fear that he was right


    tema sustantivo masculino
    1 (de un libro, una conversación) subject, topic: no cambies de tema, don't change the subject
    2 (de una tesis, clase, conferencia) topic: no me preparé ese tema, I haven't studied that subject
    nos dio una conferencia sobre el tema, he gave us a lecture on the topic
    3 Mús theme
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar (cada uno a lo suyo) cada loco con su tema, each to his/her own
    temer
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (sentir miedo, temor) to fear, be afraid: temo que lo haya oído, I'm afraid she heard it
    sus hijos lo temen, his sons are afraid of him
    2 (tener un presagio, presentir) temíamos que no viniera, we were afraid he wouldn't come
    II verbo intransitivo to be afraid: temo por su vida, I'm afraid for his life ➣ Ver nota en afraid y fear
    ' tema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - adentrarse
    - ahondar
    - apartarse
    - braga
    - capítulo
    - ceñirse
    - circunscribirse
    - concretar
    - desviarse
    - empaparse
    - en
    - enfoque
    - enjuiciar
    - enjundia
    - espinosa
    - espinoso
    - ilustrar
    - jota
    - liosa
    - lioso
    - materia
    - oscuras
    - palpitante
    - particular
    - poca
    - poco
    - rehuir
    - repasar
    - soslayo
    - trabajo
    - actualidad
    - apartar
    - apasionante
    - apasionar
    - cambiar
    - candente
    - ceñir
    - conflictivo
    - conocer
    - controvertido
    - cuanto
    - cuestión
    - dar
    - delicado
    - desarrollar
    - desviar
    - discusión
    - divagar
    English:
    about
    - affair
    - agenda
    - anyhow
    - bring forward
    - bring up
    - central
    - change
    - depart
    - dominant
    - enlarge
    - euthanasia
    - get off
    - get on to
    - get onto
    - go off
    - hobbyhorse
    - ignorance
    - issue
    - motif
    - point
    - stray
    - subject
    - switch
    - talking point
    - theme
    - topic
    - touch on
    - touchy
    - bearing
    - drop
    - get
    - go
    - matter
    - side
    - sore
    - talking
    - track
    - turn
    - whichever
    - wrong
    * * *
    tema nm
    1. [asunto] subject;
    será mejor no sacar/tocar ese tema it would be best not to bring up that subject;
    ¿de qué tema quieres que hablemos? what do you want to talk about?;
    el tema de la película son las drogas the film deals with drugs;
    alejarse o [m5] salirse del tema to wander off the subject;
    cambiar de tema to change the subject;
    Fam
    el tema es que necesita ayuda the fact of the matter is she needs help
    temas de actualidad current affairs;
    tema de conversación talking point, topic of conversation;
    tema espinoso thorny issue
    2. [lección, unidad] topic;
    en el examen entran cinco temas the exam covers five topics
    3. [canción] track, song;
    una versión de un viejo tema a cover of an old song
    4. Mús [melodía básica] theme;
    el tema principal de la suite the main theme of the suite
    5. Ling theme
    * * *
    m de conversación subject, topic; MÚS, de novela theme
    * * *
    tema nm
    1) asunto: theme, topic, subject
    2) motivo: motif, central theme
    * * *
    tema n
    1. (en general) subject
    2. (canción) song

    Spanish-English dictionary > tema

  • 6 novela de misterio

    (n.) = mystery romance, mystery story, mystery book, mystery novel
    Ex. In all, the specialist world of romantic fiction is by no means homogeneous and there is even specialism in contemporary romance, historical romance, hospital romance and mystery romance.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex. The author surveys current mystery books, a category that seems to have weathered the bumpy ride which most publishers have recently been suffering.
    Ex. The author reports on the success of regional mystery novels in the USA in recent years.
    * * *
    (n.) = mystery romance, mystery story, mystery book, mystery novel

    Ex: In all, the specialist world of romantic fiction is by no means homogeneous and there is even specialism in contemporary romance, historical romance, hospital romance and mystery romance.

    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex: The author surveys current mystery books, a category that seems to have weathered the bumpy ride which most publishers have recently been suffering.
    Ex: The author reports on the success of regional mystery novels in the USA in recent years.

    Spanish-English dictionary > novela de misterio

  • 7 desapasionado

    adj.
    dispassionate, cold-blooded, cold, passionless.
    * * *
    1→ link=desapasionar desapasionar
    1 dispassionate, objective, impartial
    * * *
    ADJ dispassionate, impartial
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < persona> impartial, dispassionate; <crítica/decisión> unbiased, dispassionate
    * * *
    = dispassionate, unemotional.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex. Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < persona> impartial, dispassionate; <crítica/decisión> unbiased, dispassionate
    * * *
    = dispassionate, unemotional.

    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.

    Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.

    * * *
    ‹persona› impartial, dispassionate; ‹crítica/decisión› unbiased, dispassionate
    * * *

    Del verbo desapasionar: ( conjugate desapasionar)

    desapasionado es:

    el participio

    desapasionado,-a adjetivo dispassionate
    ' desapasionado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desapasionada
    English:
    clinical
    - level
    - dispassionate
    * * *
    desapasionado, -a adj
    [relato de acontecimientos, crítica] impartial; [estilo, tono] neutral, objective; [observador, crítico, actitud] impartial, unbiased
    * * *
    adj dispassionate
    * * *
    desapasionado, -da adj
    : dispassionate, impartial

    Spanish-English dictionary > desapasionado

  • 8 distinción

    f.
    1 distinction, cachet, elegance.
    2 differentiation, distinction, discrimination.
    3 privilege, distinction.
    4 difference, distinction, dissimilitude.
    5 distinctness, distinction.
    * * *
    1 (gen) distinction
    2 (elegancia) distinction, elegance, refinement
    3 (deferencia) deference, respect, consideration
    \
    a distinción de unlike, in contrast to
    hacer una distinción con alguien to treat somebody with deference
    sin distinción de irrespective of
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=diferencia) distinction

    hacer una distinción entre... — to make a distinction between...

    • a distinción de algo — unlike sth, in contrast to sth

    • hacer una distinción con algn — to show special consideration to sb

    • sin distinción, todos serán tratados sin distinción — everybody will be treated without distinction

    sin distinción de edad — irrespective o regardless of age

    sin distinción de raza — regardless of race, without distinction of race

    2) (=privilegio) distinction

    distinción honorífica — honour, honor (EEUU)

    3) (=elegancia) elegance, refinement
    * * *
    a) ( diferencia) distinction

    hacer una distinción entre... — to draw o make a distinction between...

    b) ( elegancia) distinction, elegance
    c) (honor, condecoración) award
    * * *
    = differencing, distinction, distinguishability, divide, excellence, distinction, discernment, cachet.
    Ex. Differencing is a method for providing entries under words other than the first in a compound term.
    Ex. Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.
    Ex. In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.
    Ex. Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.
    Ex. The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex. He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.
    Ex. At a more personal level the publisher can use the name of a person already known, usually in other media, so as to give a special cachet to a book.
    ----
    * hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....
    * hacer una distinción = draw + distinction.
    * hacer una distinción entre... y... = make + distinction between... and....
    * sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.
    * * *
    a) ( diferencia) distinction

    hacer una distinción entre... — to draw o make a distinction between...

    b) ( elegancia) distinction, elegance
    c) (honor, condecoración) award
    * * *
    = differencing, distinction, distinguishability, divide, excellence, distinction, discernment, cachet.

    Ex: Differencing is a method for providing entries under words other than the first in a compound term.

    Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.
    Ex: In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.
    Ex: Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.
    Ex: The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.
    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex: He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.
    Ex: At a more personal level the publisher can use the name of a person already known, usually in other media, so as to give a special cachet to a book.
    * hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....
    * hacer una distinción = draw + distinction.
    * hacer una distinción entre... y... = make + distinction between... and....
    * sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.

    * * *
    1 (diferencia) distinction
    hacer una distinción entre … to draw o make a distinction between …
    se les tratará a todos por igual sin hacer distinciones everyone will be treated the same, without distinction
    sin distinción de raza o credo regardless of race or creed
    no hago distinciones con nadie I don't give anyone special o preferential treatment
    2 (elegancia) distinction, elegance
    3 (honor, condecoración) award
    le otorgaron una distinción por su valor she was given an award for her bravery
    esta distinción se otorga a … this award is presented to …, this distinction is awarded to …
    * * *

    distinción sustantivo femenino


    sin distinción de raza o credo regardless of race or creed;
    no hago distinciones con nadie I don't give anyone preferential treatment

    c) (honor, condecoración) award

    distinción sustantivo femenino
    1 distinction
    sin distinción de raza o religión, irrespective of race or religión
    2 (elegancia) distinction
    3 (privilegio) honour
    ' distinción' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caché
    - cachet
    - honor
    - indistintamente
    - clase
    - color
    - diferencia
    - lustre
    English:
    distinction
    - fine
    - OBE
    - irrespective
    * * *
    1. [diferencia] distinction;
    a distinción de in contrast to, unlike;
    hacer o [m5] establecer una distinción entre to make o draw a distinction between;
    hizo la distinción entre estrella y asteroide he drew a distinction between stars and asteroids;
    hacer distinciones en el trato to treat people differently;
    no me gusta hacer distinciones con nadie I don't like to give preferential treatment to anyone;
    obsequió a todos sin distinción he gave presents to everyone alike;
    sin distinción de sexo, raza o religión without distinction of sex, race or religion
    2. [privilegio] privilege;
    [condecoración] award;
    3. [modales, elegancia] refinement, elegance;
    viste con distinción he dresses elegantly
    * * *
    f distinction;
    sin distinción without distinction;
    hacer una distinción entre make a distinction between;
    * * *
    distinción nf, pl - ciones : distinction
    * * *
    distinción n distinction

    Spanish-English dictionary > distinción

  • 9 importancia

    f.
    importance.
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to something
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia important, of importance
    sin importancia unimportant
    quitar importancia a algo to play something down
    * * *
    1 importance
    \
    dar importancia a algo to take something seriously
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia (gen) important 2 (herida, lesión) serious
    no tiene importancia it's nothing, it doesn't matter, it's not important
    quitar importancia a algo, restar importancia a algo to play something down
    sin importancia unimportant
    tener importancia to be important
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — and how is that important o significant?, and what significance does that have?

    no te preocupes, no tiene importancia — don't worry, it's not important

    • carecer de importancia — to be unimportant

    • de cierta importancia — [empresa, asunto] of some importance, important; [herida] serious

    • conceder o dar mucha importancia a algo — to attach great importance to sth

    no quiero darle más importancia de la que tiene, pero... — I don't want to make an issue of this but...

    • darse importancia — to give o.s. airs

    • quitar o restar importancia a algo — to make light of sth, play down the importance of sth

    • sin importancia — [herida, comentario] minor

    * * *
    femenino importance

    detalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details

    concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something

    quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importancia — to give oneself airs

    * * *
    = importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.
    Ex. This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
    Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
    Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
    Ex. Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
    Ex. Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
    Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
    Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
    Ex. Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
    Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
    Ex. But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
    Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex. To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
    Ex. A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
    Ex. Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
    Ex. I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
    ----
    * adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.
    * asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.
    * cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.
    * conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.
    * crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.
    * dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.
    * dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.
    * dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de importancia secundaria = incidental.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.
    * de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * destacar la importa = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * de tercera importancia = tertiary.
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.
    * falta de importancia = worthlessness.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.
    * ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.
    * nada de importancia = nothing in particular.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
    * no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.
    * no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.
    * ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.
    * orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.
    * orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * prestar importancia a = place + weight on.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.
    * recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.
    * recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.
    * remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.
    * tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.
    * * *
    femenino importance

    detalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details

    concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something

    quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importancia — to give oneself airs

    * * *
    = importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.

    Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.

    Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
    Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
    Ex: Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
    Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
    Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
    Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
    Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
    Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
    Ex: But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
    Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex: To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
    Ex: A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
    Ex: Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
    Ex: I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
    * adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.
    * asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.
    * cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.
    * conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.
    * crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.
    * dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.
    * dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.
    * dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de importancia secundaria = incidental.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.
    * de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * destacar la importa = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * de tercera importancia = tertiary.
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.
    * falta de importancia = worthlessness.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.
    * ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.
    * nada de importancia = nothing in particular.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
    * no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.
    * no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.
    * ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.
    * orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.
    * orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * prestar importancia a = place + weight on.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.
    * recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.
    * recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.
    * remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.
    * tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.

    * * *
    importance
    temas de gran importancia matters of great importance o significance o ( frml) of great import
    ésos son detalles sin importancia those are minor o unimportant o insignificant details
    trató de quitarle or restarle importancia al problema she tried to make light of the problem, she tried to play down the importance of the problem
    no debemos darle tanta importancia a este tema we should not make so much of this matter, we should not attach too much importance to this matter
    siento llegar tarde — no tiene importancia I'm sorry I'm late — it doesn't matter
    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? so what?
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    * * *

     

    importancia sustantivo femenino
    importance;

    quitarle importancia a algo to play down the importance of sth;
    detalles sin importancia minor o insignificant details;
    no tiene importancia it doesn't matter;
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    importancia sustantivo femenino importance, significance: no te preocupes, no tiene importancia, don't worry, it's nothing
    el accidente fue de cierta importancia, the accident was quite serious
    dar importancia a, to attach importance to
    quitarle importancia a algo, to play down the importance of sthg
    sin importancia, unimportant
    ♦ Locuciones: darse importancia, to give oneself airs

    ' importancia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acento
    - acentuar
    - alta
    - alto
    - bagatela
    - calibre
    - cobrar
    - conceder
    - dimensión
    - énfasis
    - entidad
    - envergadura
    - escatológico
    - fallo
    - ignorar
    - incidir
    - insignificancia
    - insistir
    - interés
    - levedad
    - marcar
    - minúscula
    - minúsculo
    - niñería
    - palidecer
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - primera
    - primero
    - primordial
    - protagonismo
    - quitar
    - recalcar
    - relativa
    - relativo
    - relieve
    - representar
    - restar
    - revestir
    - subrayar
    - suceso
    - suma
    - sumo
    - talla
    - tontería
    - valor
    - vital
    - vuelo
    - alguno
    - capital
    English:
    account
    - attach
    - count
    - emphasize
    - importance
    - incidental
    - irrelevant
    - issue
    - light
    - little
    - major
    - matter
    - mind
    - minimize
    - minor
    - moment
    - momentous
    - override
    - paramount
    - play down
    - primary
    - prime
    - prominence
    - read
    - ride
    - shrug off
    - significance
    - smooth over
    - store
    - thrust forward
    - unimportant
    - vital
    - vitally
    - all
    - all right
    - consideration
    - descend
    - detail
    - emphasis
    - gloss
    - hot
    - import
    - magistrate
    - menial
    - play
    - small
    - trifling
    - utmost
    * * *
    importance;
    de importancia important, of importance;
    un tratamiento médico reservado a los casos de importancia a treatment reserved for serious cases;
    un arquitecto de importancia an important architect;
    recibió un golpe de cierta importancia he took a fairly heavy knock;
    adquirir o [m5] cobrar importancia to become important, to take on significance;
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to sth;
    darse importancia to give oneself airs;
    no tiene importancia [no es importante] it's not important;
    [no pasa nada] it doesn't matter;
    sin importancia unimportant;
    ha sido un rasguño sin importancia it's only a little scratch;
    quitar o [m5] restar importancia a algo to play sth down
    * * *
    f importance;
    dar importancia a attach importance to;
    restar importancia a algo make light of sth, play sth down;
    tener importancia be important;
    no tiene importancia it’s not important, it doesn’t matter;
    sin importancia unimportant;
    darse importancia give o.s. airs
    * * *
    : importance
    * * *
    importancia n importance
    darse importancia to give yourself airs [pt. gave; pp. given]
    tener importancia to be important / to matter

    Spanish-English dictionary > importancia

  • 10 muy + Participio Pasado

    (adj.) = widely + Participio Pasado, extensively + Participio Pasado
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex. Litmus is extensively employed by chemists as an indicator for the detection of acids and alkalis.
    * * *
    (adj.) = widely + Participio Pasado, extensively + Participio Pasado

    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.

    Ex: Litmus is extensively employed by chemists as an indicator for the detection of acids and alkalis.

    Spanish-English dictionary > muy + Participio Pasado

  • 11 novela de amor

    (n.) = love story, love fiction
    Ex. Librarians may group novels of a certain type together, eg all the love stories, all the westerns, all the detective stories, all the historical novels, and so on.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    * * *
    (n.) = love story, love fiction

    Ex: Librarians may group novels of a certain type together, eg all the love stories, all the westerns, all the detective stories, all the historical novels, and so on.

    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.

    Spanish-English dictionary > novela de amor

  • 12 novela del oeste

    (n.) = western, western story
    Ex. If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    * * *
    (n.) = western, western story

    Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.

    Spanish-English dictionary > novela del oeste

  • 13 novela romántica

    f.
    romantic novel, love story, romance novel, romance story.
    * * *
    (n.) = romantic novel, romance story, romance novel, romance fiction
    Ex. Its popularity is attested to by its enormous sales which clearly indicate that for many women a new romantic novel is worth the outlay of a certain sum of money.
    Ex. Jane Austen's novels, for example, are often read simply as historical romance stories.
    Ex. This article discusses the place of teenage romance novels in the school library.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    * * *
    (n.) = romantic novel, romance story, romance novel, romance fiction

    Ex: Its popularity is attested to by its enormous sales which clearly indicate that for many women a new romantic novel is worth the outlay of a certain sum of money.

    Ex: Jane Austen's novels, for example, are often read simply as historical romance stories.
    Ex: This article discusses the place of teenage romance novels in the school library.
    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.

    Spanish-English dictionary > novela romántica

  • 14 salón

    m.
    living room, saloon, hall, drawing room.
    * * *
    1 (en casa) sitting room, drawing room, lounge
    3 (exposición) show, exhibition
    \
    salón de actos assembly hall
    salón de baile ballroom
    salón de belleza beauty salon, beauty parlour (US parlor)
    salón de té tearoom, teashop
    salón naútico boat show
    * * *
    noun m.
    2) parlor, sitting-room
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de casa] living-room, lounge

    juego de salón — parlour game, parlor game (EEUU)

    2) [de lugar público] [gen] hall, assembly-room; [de colegio] common-room; (Com) show, trade fair, exhibition; (Náut) saloon; Chile (Ferro) first class

    salón de belleza — beauty parlour, beauty parlor (EEUU)

    salón de juegos — [en casino] gaming room; [en hotel, barco] casino

    salón de los pasos perdidos — * waiting room

    salón de masaje — massage parlour, massage parlor (EEUU)

    3) (=muebles) suite of living room furniture, lounge suite
    * * *
    a) ( en casa particular) living room, sitting room (BrE), lounge (BrE)
    b) ( en hotel) reception room, function room
    c) ( en palacio) hall
    d) ( de clases) classroom
    * * *
    = parlour [parlor, -USA], salon, saloon.
    Ex. This article focuses especially on cultural practices that encourage reading in social settings, including the school, Sunday school, public library, and domestic parlour.
    Ex. The author places computer conferencing in the long tradition of salons where people gathered to talk about current affairs and enjoy entertainment.
    Ex. Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.
    ----
    * baile de salón = ballroom dance.
    * conspiración de salón = armchair conspiracy.
    * Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....
    * juego de salón = parlour game.
    * juego de salón recreativo = arcade game.
    * salón comedor = dining room.
    * salón común = common room.
    * salón de baile = dance-hall, ballroom.
    * salón de belleza = beauty salon, beauty centre, beauty parlour, beauty shop.
    * salón de congresos = convention hall.
    * salón de convenciones = convention hall.
    * salón de estar = lounge.
    * salón de exposición y ventas = salesroom [saleroom].
    * salón de grados = conference room.
    * salón de juegos = children's gallery, video-game arcade, amusement arcade, games room.
    * salón de juegos recreativos = amusement arcade.
    * salón de lectura = browsing room.
    * salón de relax = massage parlour.
    * salón de televisión = TV lounge.
    * salón recreativo = video-game arcade.
    * salón social = community room, drop-in lounge, community hall.
    * salón unisex = unisex salon.
    * * *
    a) ( en casa particular) living room, sitting room (BrE), lounge (BrE)
    b) ( en hotel) reception room, function room
    c) ( en palacio) hall
    d) ( de clases) classroom
    * * *
    = parlour [parlor, -USA], salon, saloon.

    Ex: This article focuses especially on cultural practices that encourage reading in social settings, including the school, Sunday school, public library, and domestic parlour.

    Ex: The author places computer conferencing in the long tradition of salons where people gathered to talk about current affairs and enjoy entertainment.
    Ex: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.
    * baile de salón = ballroom dance.
    * conspiración de salón = armchair conspiracy.
    * Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña... = Come into my parlour, said the spider....
    * juego de salón = parlour game.
    * juego de salón recreativo = arcade game.
    * salón comedor = dining room.
    * salón común = common room.
    * salón de baile = dance-hall, ballroom.
    * salón de belleza = beauty salon, beauty centre, beauty parlour, beauty shop.
    * salón de congresos = convention hall.
    * salón de convenciones = convention hall.
    * salón de estar = lounge.
    * salón de exposición y ventas = salesroom [saleroom].
    * salón de grados = conference room.
    * salón de juegos = children's gallery, video-game arcade, amusement arcade, games room.
    * salón de juegos recreativos = amusement arcade.
    * salón de lectura = browsing room.
    * salón de relax = massage parlour.
    * salón de televisión = TV lounge.
    * salón recreativo = video-game arcade.
    * salón social = community room, drop-in lounge, community hall.
    * salón unisex = unisex salon.

    * * *
    1 (en una casa particular) parlor ( AmE), living room, sitting room ( BrE), lounge ( BrE)
    2 (en un hotel) reception room, function room
    un revolucionario de salón an armchair revolutionary
    Compuestos:
    living room-dining room
    auditorium ( AmE), assembly hall ( BrE)
    ballroom
    beauty salon, beauty parlor
    exhibition hall
    salesroom, saleroom ( BrE)
    ( AmL) function room, reception room
    (establecimiento) amusement arcade; (en un hotel, un barco) gaming room, games room
    motor show
    collectors' fair
    book fair
    tearoom, teashop
    literary group
    boat show
    amusement arcade
    * * *

     

    salón sustantivo masculino





    salón de baile ballroom;
    salón de belleza beauty salon, beauty parlor;
    salón de fiestas (AmL) function room, reception room;
    salón náutico/del automóvil boat/motor show
    salón sustantivo masculino
    1 (de una casa) lounge, living o sitting room
    2 (de un edificio para diversos usos) hall
    salón de actos, assembly hall, US auditorium
    salón de conferencias, conference room
    3 (establecimiento) salón de baile, ballroom, dance hall
    salón de belleza, beauty salon o parlour, US parlor
    salón de té, tearoom, teashop
    4 (exposición) exhibition
    salón del automóvil, motor show
    5 (de) salón (frívolo, insustancial) un político/ escritor/periodista de salón, a second rate politician/ writer/journalist
    ' salón' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barrer
    - comer
    - haber
    - instituto
    - mueble
    - pared
    - pisada
    - presidir
    - atestado
    - confitería
    - fastuoso
    - peinar
    - peluquería
    English:
    amusement arcade
    - apartment
    - assembly
    - ballroom
    - ballroom dancing
    - beauty parlour
    - beauty salon
    - dance hall
    - dancing
    - drawing room
    - grand
    - living room
    - lounge
    - salon
    - show
    - teashop
    - wedding reception
    - ball
    - beauty
    - board
    - court
    - drawing
    - front
    - hall
    - motor
    - parlor
    - pump
    - sales
    - sitting
    - tea
    * * *
    salón nm
    1. [en vivienda] lounge, sitting room;
    revolucionario de salón armchair revolutionary;
    intelectual de salón armchair intellectual
    2. [para reuniones, ceremonias] hall
    salón de actos assembly hall, assembly room;
    salón de baile ballroom;
    RP salón de fiestas function room;
    salón de sesiones committee room
    3. [mobiliario] lounge suite
    4. [feria] show, exhibition
    salón del automóvil auto o Br motor show;
    5. [establecimiento] shop
    salón de belleza beauty parlour, beauty salon;
    salón de masaje massage parlour;
    salón recreativo game o Br amusement arcade;
    salón de té tearoom
    * * *
    m living room
    * * *
    salón nm, pl salones
    1) : hall, large room
    salón de clase: classroom
    salón de baile: ballroom
    2) : salon
    salón de belleza: beauty salon
    3) : parlor, sitting room
    * * *
    1. (en una casa) living room / lounge

    Spanish-English dictionary > salón

  • 15 sensacionalismo

    m.
    sensationalism.
    * * *
    1 sensationalism
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino sensationalism
    * * *
    = sensationalism, hype, the.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.
    ----
    * sensacionalismo informativo = media hype.
    * sensacionalismo publicitario = media hype.
    * * *
    masculino sensationalism
    * * *
    = sensationalism, hype, the.

    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.

    Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.
    * sensacionalismo informativo = media hype.
    * sensacionalismo publicitario = media hype.

    * * *
    sensationalism
    el tema se presta a sensacionalismos the subject lends itself to sensationalism o sensationalist treatment
    * * *

    sensacionalismo sustantivo masculino
    sensationalism
    ' sensacionalismo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    sensationalism
    * * *
    sensationalism
    * * *
    m sensationalism

    Spanish-English dictionary > sensacionalismo

  • 16 revista

    f.
    1 magazine.
    revista del corazón gossip magazine
    2 revue.
    3 revision, review.
    4 new trial, re-trial, retrial, rehearing.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: rever.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: revistar.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: revestir.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: revistar.
    * * *
    1 (publicación) magazine, review, journal
    2 (inspección) inspection
    3 MILITAR review
    4 TEATRO revue
    \
    pasar revista a (inspeccionar) to inspect, review 2 (tratar) to review
    revista de modas fashion magazine
    revista del corazón gossip magazine
    revista juvenil teenage magazine
    revista semanal weekly review
    * * *
    noun f.
    journal, magazine
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de información general] magazine; [especializada] journal, review

    revista de destape — † erotic magazine

    revista del corazón — magazine featuring celebrity gossip and real-life romance stories

    revista gráfica — † illustrated magazine

    2) (=sección) section
    3) (=inspección) inspection; (Mil, Náut) review, inspection

    pasar revista a la tropa — to review o inspect the troops

    ¿ya has pasado revista a todos los invitados? — * have you given all the guests the once-over, then? *

    4) (Teat) variety show, revue
    5) (Jur) retrial
    6) And [del pelo] trim
    * * *
    1) ( publicación ilustrada) magazine; ( de profesión) journal; ( crítica) review section
    2) (Espec, Teatr) revue
    3) ( inspección) review

    pasar revista a las tropas — to inspect o review the troops

    * * *
    = magazine, journal title, news magazine.
    Ex. Trade literature, popular magazines, and newspapers do not abound with citations.
    Ex. Results show that a relatively small number of journal titles supplied a majority of the articles sent.
    Ex. Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.
    ----
    * cancelación de suscripción a revista = serials deselection, journal deselection.
    * cese de publicación de una revista = title cessation.
    * distribuidor de revistas = journal host.
    * distribuidor de revistas electrónicas = e-journal host.
    * edición de revistas electrónicas = electronic journal publishing.
    * editor de revista científica = scholarly editor.
    * editor de una revista científica = journal editor.
    * editorial de revistas del corazón = vanity press.
    * factor de impacto de la revista = journal impact, journal impact factor.
    * fondo de revistas = periodical holdings.
    * fondos de revistas = journal holdings.
    * material que no es revista científica = non-journal material.
    * números recientes de las revistas = current journals.
    * paquete de revistas = journal package.
    * pasar revista = review.
    * productividad de la revista = journal productivity.
    * revista académica = academic journal.
    * revista anual = annual journal.
    * revista a un real = shilling magazine.
    * revista científica = journal, periodical, scholarly journal, scientific journal, technical journal, research journal, learned journal, scholarly periodical, scientific serial, scientific periodical, research periodical, academic journal.
    * revista citada = cited journal.
    * revista citante = citing journal.
    * revista de actualidad = popular magazine, house magazine, entertainment magazine.
    * revista de ciencias = science journal.
    * revista de ciencia y tecnología = science and technology journal.
    * revista de índices = indexing journal.
    * revista de indización = indexing periodical.
    * revista de investigación = research periodical.
    * revista del corazón = popular magazine, gossip magazine, celebrity magazine, entertainment magazine.
    * revista de media corona = half-crown magazine.
    * revista de modas = fashion magazine.
    * revista deportiva = sports magazine.
    * revista de recensiones = reviewing journal.
    * revista de resúmenes = abstracts journal, abstracting journal, abstracting periodical, abstracting and indexing publication, abstract journal, synoptic journal, abstracting and indexing journal, abstracting publication.
    * revista divulgativa = trade journal, trade magazine.
    * revista editada por la propia institución = house journal.
    * revista electrónica = electronic journal (e-journal), electronic magazine (e-zine/EZine), electronic newsletter.
    * revista electrónica en línea = online journal.
    * revista en curso = current journal.
    * revista especializada = specialist journal, specialised journal.
    * revista evaluada por expertos = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.
    * revista evaluada por pares = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.
    * revista impresa = print serial.
    * revista interna = in-house journal.
    * revista literaria = literary magazine.
    * revista mensual = monthly.
    * revista mensual de media corona = half-crown monthly magazine.
    * revista muerta = inactive journal.
    * revista popular = house magazine.
    * revista pornográfica = pornographic magazine.
    * revista primaria = primary journal.
    * revista profesional = professional journal.
    * revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.
    * revistas = journal material.
    * revistas de informática = computer press, the.
    * revista semanal = weekly.
    * revistas para mujeres = women's magazines.
    * revista viva = active journal.
    * revista web = electronic magazine (e-zine/EZine), zine.
    * solapamiento en la cobertura de las revistas = journal coverage overlap.
    * título de la revista = journal title.
    * vaciado de revistas = periodical indexing.
    * * *
    1) ( publicación ilustrada) magazine; ( de profesión) journal; ( crítica) review section
    2) (Espec, Teatr) revue
    3) ( inspección) review

    pasar revista a las tropas — to inspect o review the troops

    * * *
    = magazine, journal title, news magazine.

    Ex: Trade literature, popular magazines, and newspapers do not abound with citations.

    Ex: Results show that a relatively small number of journal titles supplied a majority of the articles sent.
    Ex: Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.
    * cancelación de suscripción a revista = serials deselection, journal deselection.
    * cese de publicación de una revista = title cessation.
    * distribuidor de revistas = journal host.
    * distribuidor de revistas electrónicas = e-journal host.
    * edición de revistas electrónicas = electronic journal publishing.
    * editor de revista científica = scholarly editor.
    * editor de una revista científica = journal editor.
    * editorial de revistas del corazón = vanity press.
    * factor de impacto de la revista = journal impact, journal impact factor.
    * fondo de revistas = periodical holdings.
    * fondos de revistas = journal holdings.
    * material que no es revista científica = non-journal material.
    * números recientes de las revistas = current journals.
    * paquete de revistas = journal package.
    * pasar revista = review.
    * productividad de la revista = journal productivity.
    * revista académica = academic journal.
    * revista anual = annual journal.
    * revista a un real = shilling magazine.
    * revista científica = journal, periodical, scholarly journal, scientific journal, technical journal, research journal, learned journal, scholarly periodical, scientific serial, scientific periodical, research periodical, academic journal.
    * revista citada = cited journal.
    * revista citante = citing journal.
    * revista de actualidad = popular magazine, house magazine, entertainment magazine.
    * revista de ciencias = science journal.
    * revista de ciencia y tecnología = science and technology journal.
    * revista de índices = indexing journal.
    * revista de indización = indexing periodical.
    * revista de investigación = research periodical.
    * revista del corazón = popular magazine, gossip magazine, celebrity magazine, entertainment magazine.
    * revista de media corona = half-crown magazine.
    * revista de modas = fashion magazine.
    * revista deportiva = sports magazine.
    * revista de recensiones = reviewing journal.
    * revista de resúmenes = abstracts journal, abstracting journal, abstracting periodical, abstracting and indexing publication, abstract journal, synoptic journal, abstracting and indexing journal, abstracting publication.
    * revista divulgativa = trade journal, trade magazine.
    * revista editada por la propia institución = house journal.
    * revista electrónica = electronic journal (e-journal), electronic magazine (e-zine/EZine), electronic newsletter.
    * revista electrónica en línea = online journal.
    * revista en curso = current journal.
    * revista especializada = specialist journal, specialised journal.
    * revista evaluada por expertos = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.
    * revista evaluada por pares = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.
    * revista impresa = print serial.
    * revista interna = in-house journal.
    * revista literaria = literary magazine.
    * revista mensual = monthly.
    * revista mensual de media corona = half-crown monthly magazine.
    * revista muerta = inactive journal.
    * revista popular = house magazine.
    * revista pornográfica = pornographic magazine.
    * revista primaria = primary journal.
    * revista profesional = professional journal.
    * revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.
    * revistas = journal material.
    * revistas de informática = computer press, the.
    * revista semanal = weekly.
    * revistas para mujeres = women's magazines.
    * revista viva = active journal.
    * revista web = electronic magazine (e-zine/EZine), zine.
    * solapamiento en la cobertura de las revistas = journal coverage overlap.
    * título de la revista = journal title.
    * vaciado de revistas = periodical indexing.

    * * *
    A
    la revista del domingo the Sunday magazine o supplement
    2 (crítica) review section
    una revista científica a scientific review o journal
    Compuestos:
    ( RPl) comic book ( AmE), comic ( BrE)
    real-life o true-romance magazine
    fashion magazine
    B ( Espec, Teatr) revue
    teatro de revista variety theater
    revista musical musical revue
    C (inspección) review
    pasará revista a las tropas he will inspect o review the troops
    pasó revista a la situación he reviewed the situation
    se entretenía pasando revista a los demás pasajeros she entertained herself by studying the other passengers
    fui pasando revista a los últimos detalles I checked over the last details
    * * *

     

    Del verbo revestir: ( conjugate revestir)

    revista es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    revestir    
    revista
    revestir ( conjugate revestir) verbo transitivo ( cubrir) ‹pared/suelo› to cover;
    ‹ cable› to sheathe, cover;
    ‹ tubería› ( con material aislante) to lag;

    revista sustantivo femenino

    ( de profesión) journal;
    ◊ revista del corazón real-life o true-romance magazine

    b) (Espec, Teatr) revue;



    ◊ pasar revista a las tropas to inspect o review the troops

    revestir verbo transitivo
    1 (como protección o adorno) to cover [de, with]
    2 (presentar un aspecto, cualidad, carácter) to have: el asunto revestía gran importancia, the matter was really serious
    3 (encubrir) to disguise [de, in]
    revista sustantivo femenino
    1 magazine
    (publicación técnica o especializada) journal
    Esp revista del corazón, celebrity o romance magazine
    revista pornográfica, pornographic magazine
    2 Teat revue, variety show
    3 Mil inspection
    ♦ Locuciones: pasar revista, to review: pasamos revista a la situación, we evaluated the situation
    ' revista' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    descafeinada
    - descafeinado
    - distribuir
    - hojear
    - ilustrada
    - ilustrado
    - número
    - pasada
    - pasado
    - reseñar
    - tira
    - abonado
    - abonar
    - aparecer
    - artículo
    - categoría
    - cochino
    - coger
    - colaborador
    - colaborar
    - comic
    - consultorio
    - contraportada
    - corista
    - coro
    - director
    - dirigir
    - editar
    - entrega
    - espacio
    - folletín
    - mono
    - portada
    - público
    - recorte
    - reportaje
    - salir
    - tapa
    English:
    copy
    - flick through
    - girlie magazine
    - issue
    - journal
    - magazine
    - monthly
    - newsmagazine
    - number
    - periodical
    - review
    - revue
    - subscribe
    - subscription
    - weekly
    - browse
    - comic
    - digest
    - glossy
    - inspect
    - inspection
    - music
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [publicación] magazine;
    [académica] journal CSur revista de chistes (children's) comic;
    revista del corazón gossip magazine [with details of celebrities' lives];
    Am revista de historietas (children's) comic;
    revista pornográfica pornographic magazine
    2. [espectáculo teatral] revue
    revista musical musical revue
    3. [inspección]
    pasar revista a [tropas] to inspect, to review;
    el informe pasa revista a la situación del sector agrícola the report reviews the situation of the farming sector;
    un estudio que pasa revista a las transformaciones de final de siglo a study which reviews o looks at the transformations undergone at the turn of the century
    * * *
    f
    1 magazine
    2
    :
    pasar revista a MIL inspect, review; fig review
    * * *
    1) : magazine, journal
    2) : revue
    3)
    pasar revista : to review, to inspect
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > revista

  • 17 actualidades

    f.pl.
    1 current affairs, latest news, news, current events.
    2 fashion events.

    Spanish-English dictionary > actualidades

  • 18 tertulia

    f.
    1 social gathering, party, meeting of friends, get-together.
    2 conversation among friends.
    3 conversation group.
    * * *
    1 (reunión) get-together
    2 (lugar en cafés) back room
    \
    estar de tertulia to sit around and talk
    hacer tertulia to have a get-together
    tertulia literaria literary gathering
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=reunión) social gathering, regular informal gathering

    la tertulia del Café Gijón — the Cafe Gijón circle, the in-crowd at the Cafe Gijón

    estar de tertulia — to talk, sit around talking

    hacer tertulia — to get together, meet informally and talk

    hoy no hay tertulia — there's no meeting today, the group is not meeting today

    tertulia literaria — literary circle, literary gathering

    2) (=sala) clubroom, games room
    3) Cono Sur (=galería) gallery; Caribe (=palcos) boxes
    TERTULIA The term tertulia is used for groups of people who meet informally on a regular basis to chat about current affairs, the Arts etc, and is also used to refer to the gathering itself. In early 20th Century Spain, tertulias literarias were much in vogue, and critics and writers would meet to discuss the literary issues of the day in places such as the famous Café Gijón. In more recent times, the term has been used to refer to the highly organized PR platforms in which writers of the moment engage in round-table discussions to promote their latest works.
    * * *
    femenino ( reunión) gathering (to discuss philosophy, politics, art, etc)
    •• Cultural note:
    A discussion group. Formerly, tertulias were groups of men who met in a café to talk about soccer, bullfighting, literature, cinema, politics, etc. Some of these became very famous, as they included important political and cultural figures. Now tertulias are often televized discussion programs
    * * *
    = chat.
    Ex. The Tree House, as it is called, offers the facility of a meeting room and drop-in lounge for social gatherings, informal chats, seminars, films and slide shows.
    ----
    * tertulia de lectura = book club evening.
    * tertulia literaria = book discussion.
    * * *
    femenino ( reunión) gathering (to discuss philosophy, politics, art, etc)
    •• Cultural note:
    A discussion group. Formerly, tertulias were groups of men who met in a café to talk about soccer, bullfighting, literature, cinema, politics, etc. Some of these became very famous, as they included important political and cultural figures. Now tertulias are often televized discussion programs
    * * *
    = chat.

    Ex: The Tree House, as it is called, offers the facility of a meeting room and drop-in lounge for social gatherings, informal chats, seminars, films and slide shows.

    * tertulia de lectura = book club evening.
    * tertulia literaria = book discussion.

    * * *
    tertulia (↑ tertulia a1)
    A (reunión) gathering (to discuss philosophy, politics, art, etc)
    Compuestos:
    chat room
    (grupo) literary circle; (reunión) literary gathering
    B ( RPl) ( Teatr) circle
    A discussion group. Formerly, tertulias were groups of men who met in a café to talk about soccer, bullfighting, literature, cinema, politics, etc. Some of these became very famous, as they included important political and cultural figures. Now tertulias are often televized discussion programs.
    * * *

    tertulia sustantivo femenino ( reunión) gathering (to discuss philosophy, politics, art, etc)
    tertulia sustantivo femenino get-together, gathering
    tertulia literaria, literary gathering
    familiar (conversar, hablar) estar de tertulia, to sit around talking
    ' tertulia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    tertuliano
    English:
    chat show
    - talk-show
    - coffee
    * * *
    1. [reunión] = regular informal social gathering where issues of common interest are discussed;
    [en radio, TV] talk show;
    estar de tertulia to sit chatting
    tertulia literaria literary circle;
    tertulia radiofónica radio talk show;
    tertulia televisiva TV talk show
    2. RP [en teatro] dress circle
    * * *
    f TV debate, round table discussion; ( reunión) discussion group
    * * *
    : gathering, group
    tertulia literaria: literary circle

    Spanish-English dictionary > tertulia

  • 19 noticias de actualidad

    = current events, current news events, current news
    Ex. However the scope of the data bases is wide, and extends to the arts, social sciences, public affairs, current events and business.
    Ex. Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with current news events, weather and sporting news.
    Ex. Current news, weather, travel information, home shopping, airline reservations, consumer information, film reviews and sports news are available.
    * * *
    = current events, current news events, current news

    Ex: However the scope of the data bases is wide, and extends to the arts, social sciences, public affairs, current events and business.

    Ex: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with current news events, weather and sporting news.
    Ex: Current news, weather, travel information, home shopping, airline reservations, consumer information, film reviews and sports news are available.

    Spanish-English dictionary > noticias de actualidad

  • 20 situación

    f.
    1 situation, state, picture.
    2 position, siting.
    3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.
    * * *
    1 (circunstancia) situation
    2 (posición) position
    3 (emplazamiento) situation, location
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=circunstancias) situation

    ¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

    2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

    la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

    3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

    crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

    situación económica — financial position, financial situation

    4) (=estado) state
    5)

    precio de situación — LAm bargain price

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    ----
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

    Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

    * * *
    A
    1 (coyuntura) situation
    nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position
    no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us
    se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation
    apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances
    salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation
    2 (en la sociedad) position, standing
    Compuesto:
    extreme situation
    B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)
    la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located
    * * *

     

    situación sustantivo femenino
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    2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    situación sustantivo femenino
    1 (económica) situation
    2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
    3 (emplazamiento) location
    4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
    ' situación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusiva
    - abusivo
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - adueñarse
    - afianzarse
    - airosa
    - airoso
    - ambiente
    - ámbito
    - anterioridad
    - aprovechar
    - caer
    - calibrar
    - callejón
    - cañón
    - capear
    - cargo
    - caso
    - comparable
    - comprometedor
    - comprometedora
    - comprometida
    - comprometido
    - compromiso
    - condición
    - conducir
    - considerablemente
    - correr
    - coyuntura
    - crisis
    - decantar
    - desdramatizar
    - desembocar
    - detonante
    - dimanar
    - disposición
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - embrollo
    - emotiva
    - emotivo
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enrarecerse
    - enredar
    - enredarse
    - entrar
    - estar
    - estado
    English:
    aggravate
    - anywhere
    - applicable
    - apprise
    - aspect
    - assess
    - assessment
    - awkward
    - backdrop
    - border on
    - break
    - bullet
    - business
    - case
    - command
    - confuse
    - consolidate
    - danger
    - defuse
    - deteriorate
    - dinner
    - dire
    - disgusting
    - distressing
    - encouraging
    - end
    - explosive
    - fraught
    - fuel
    - further
    - grim
    - heat
    - hook
    - hot up
    - in
    - indoors
    - inflammable
    - injustice
    - irritating
    - joke
    - mess
    - misjudge
    - muddy
    - nasty
    - need
    - no-win
    - off
    - ongoing
    - pass
    - picture
    * * *
    1. [circunstancias] situation;
    [legal, social] status;
    estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
    [enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
    estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position
    situación económica economic situation;
    situación límite extreme o critical situation
    2. [ubicación] location;
    la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location
    * * *
    f situation;
    estar en situación de be in a position to
    * * *
    situación nf, pl - ciones : situation
    * * *
    situación n situation

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación

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