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21 existente
adj.existing, existent.m.existent item.* * *► adjetivo1 existing, existent2 COMERCIO in stock* * *ADJ1) (=que existe) existing, in existencela situación existente en este momento — the existing o present situation, the situation at the moment
el único documento existente de la época — the only existing document of o from that period
2) (Com) in stock* * *adjetivo <materiales/técnicas> existingla situación existente en la zona — ( en el presente) the present o current situation in the area; ( en el pasado) the situation in the area at the time
* * *= available, existing, extant, in existence, existential.Ex. Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.Ex. UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.Ex. However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also BUS BOYS, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.Ex. There are very few examples of large scale, generally accessible, hypertexts in existence.Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.----* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* inexistente = non-existent [nonexistent].* * *adjetivo <materiales/técnicas> existingla situación existente en la zona — ( en el presente) the present o current situation in the area; ( en el pasado) the situation in the area at the time
* * *= available, existing, extant, in existence, existential.Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.
Ex: UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.Ex: However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also BUS BOYS, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.Ex: There are very few examples of large scale, generally accessible, hypertexts in existence.Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* inexistente = non-existent [nonexistent].* * *‹materiales/técnicas› existingla situación existente en la zona (en el presente) the present o current situation in the area, the situation obtaining in the area ( frml) (en el pasado) the situation in the area at that time o at the timela situación existente en esos momentos lo hizo imposible the situation at that time made it impossiblela legislación existente the current legislation* * *
existente adjetivo existing: tenemos que elegir una de las teorías existentes, we have to choose one of the existing theories
Com in stock: la cantidad existente de ese título es pequeña, we have a small quantity of that book in stock
' existente' also found in these entries:
English:
existent
- existing
- manage
- out
- existence
* * *existente adjexisting, existent;los programas informáticos existentes en el mercado the software currently available on the market;la falta de entendimiento existente entre ambos líderes the lack of understanding between the two leaders;los problemas existentes entonces aún no se han solucionado the problems that existed then have still not been resolved* * *adj1 existing* * *existente adj1) : existing, in existence2) : in stock* * *existente adj existing -
22 adquisición
f.acquisition, buy, purchase, acquirement.* * *1 acquisition (compra) buy, purchase* * *noun f.1) acquisition2) purchase* * *SF1) (=compra) acquisition, purchaseoferta2) (=artículo comprado) acquisition3) (=persona) acquisitionla última adquisición del Atlético — Atlético's latest signing o acquisition
la cocinera ha sido una auténtica adquisición — * the cook is a real find *
4) [de conocimientos, datos] acquisition5) [de costumbres] adoption* * *a) (objeto, cosa) acquisitionb) ( acción) acquisitiones de reciente adquisición — it is a recent acquisition o purchase
* * *= accession, acquisition, acquisition, procurement, purchase, elicitation, buy-in, getting.Ex. Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates.Ex. Almost inevitably then, many libraries will have acquisitions for which records are not available in a centralised cataloguing service.Ex. Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.Ex. In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.Ex. Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.Ex. The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.Ex. I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.----* adquisición cooperativa = cooperative acquisition.* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.* adquisición en línea = online acquisition.* adquisición gratuita = free acquisition.* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.* adquisición por legado = bequest acquisition.* adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.* bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones = acquisitions librarian.* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.* condiciones de adquisición = obtainability conditions.* condiciones de adquisición y = terms of availability and/or price.* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.* departamento de adquisiciones = acquisitions department.* fichero de adquisiciones = acquisition(s) file.* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.* módulo de adquisiciones = acquisitions system, acquisitions module.* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos = Acquisitions and Ordering System.* número de adquisiciones = acquisition rate.* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.* plan de adquisiciones = acquisitions plan.* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.* Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC) = National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).* sección de adquisiciones = acquisitions department, order department.* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.* * *a) (objeto, cosa) acquisitionb) ( acción) acquisitiones de reciente adquisición — it is a recent acquisition o purchase
* * *= accession, acquisition, acquisition, procurement, purchase, elicitation, buy-in, getting.Ex: Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates.
Ex: Almost inevitably then, many libraries will have acquisitions for which records are not available in a centralised cataloguing service.Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.Ex: In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.Ex: Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.Ex: The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.* adquisición cooperativa = cooperative acquisition.* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.* adquisición en línea = online acquisition.* adquisición gratuita = free acquisition.* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación = on approval acquisition, sending on approbation, sending on approval.* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.* adquisición por legado = bequest acquisition.* adquisición por ordenador = computerised acquisition.* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición = International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area, standard number and terms of availability area.* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.* bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones = acquisitions librarian.* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.* condiciones de adquisición = obtainability conditions.* condiciones de adquisición y = terms of availability and/or price.* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.* departamento de adquisiciones = acquisitions department.* fichero de adquisiciones = acquisition(s) file.* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.* módulo de adquisiciones = acquisitions system, acquisitions module.* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos = Acquisitions and Ordering System.* número de adquisiciones = acquisition rate.* plan de adquisición de material a vista = approval plan.* plan de adquisiciones = acquisitions plan.* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.* Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC) = National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).* sección de adquisiciones = acquisitions department, order department.* servicio de adquisiciones = acquisition routines, acquisition(s) service.* * *1 (objeto, cosa) acquisition¿has visto mi última adquisición? have you seen my latest acquisition o purchase?la última adquisición de los Lakers ( Dep) the Lakers' latest acquisitioneste coche ha sido una buena adquisición this car was a good buy2(acción): la adquisición de la casa the purchase of the housela adquisición de la lengua materna acquisition of the mother tongueel Picasso es de reciente adquisición the Picasso is a recent acquisition o purchaseCompuesto:leveraged buyout* * *
adquisición sustantivo femenino
acquisition;
( compra) purchase
adquisición sustantivo femenino
1 acquisition
2 (compra) buy, purchase
' adquisición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
OPA
English:
acquisition
- takeover bid
- accession
- purchase
- take
* * *adquisición nf1. [compra] purchase;ayudas para la adquisición de viviendas financial assistance for house buyers2. [de empresa] takeover3. [cosa comprada] purchase;nuestra casa fue una excelente adquisición our house was an excellent buy4. [de hábito, cultura] acquisition;adquisición de conocimientos acquisition of knowledgeLing adquisición lingüística language acquisition* * *f acquisition;hacer una buena adquisición make a good purchase;gastos de adquisición acquisition costs;adquisición de clientes client acquisition* * *adquisición nf, pl - ciones1) : acquisition2) compra: purchase -
23 plantilla
f.1 staff.estar en plantilla to be on the staff2 insole.3 pattern, template.4 work force, laborers, personnel.5 ladyfinger, sponge finger.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: plantillar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: plantillar.* * *1 (patrón) model, pattern3 (de zapato) insole4 (personal) staff\estar en plantilla to be on the payroll* * *SF1) [de zapato] inner sole, insole; [de media etc] sole2) (Téc) pattern, template; (=patrón) stencil3) (=personas) staff, personnel; (Dep) playing staff; (=lista) list, roster* * *1) ( de zapato) insoleestar en plantilla — to be on the staff o payroll
3) (para marcar, cortar) template; ( para corregir exámenes) mask* * *= form, staff, staffing, template, work-force [workforce], personnel roster, crew, style sheet, workform, style sheet, payroll.Ex. If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.Ex. The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.Ex. During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.Ex. The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.Ex. Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.Ex. Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities -- and not based on the current personnel roster.Ex. Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.Ex. The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.Ex. By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.Ex. A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.Ex. The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.----* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.* de plantilla reducida = downsized.* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.* distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.* dotar de plantilla = staff.* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.* miembro de la plantilla = staffer.* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.* plantilla de guía = jig.* plantilla de profesorado = faculty roster.* plantilla de recogida de información = data collection form.* plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.* plantilla en cascada = cascading style sheet.* plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.* recorte de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* rellenado de plantillas = form filling.* * *1) ( de zapato) insoleestar en plantilla — to be on the staff o payroll
3) (para marcar, cortar) template; ( para corregir exámenes) mask* * *= form, staff, staffing, template, work-force [workforce], personnel roster, crew, style sheet, workform, style sheet, payroll.Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.
Ex: The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.Ex: The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.Ex: Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities -- and not based on the current personnel roster.Ex: Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.Ex: The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.Ex: By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.Ex: A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.Ex: The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.* de plantilla reducida = downsized.* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.* distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.* dotar de plantilla = staff.* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.* miembro de la plantilla = staffer.* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.* plantilla de guía = jig.* plantilla de profesorado = faculty roster.* plantilla de recogida de información = data collection form.* plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.* plantilla en cascada = cascading style sheet.* plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.* recorte de plantilla = downsizing.* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* rellenado de plantillas = form filling.* * *A (de un zapato) insoleB ( Esp) (de una empresa) staffestar en plantilla to be on the staff, to be a permanent member of the staffC1 (para marcar, cortar) template2 (para corregir exámenes) mask* * *
plantilla sustantivo femenino
1 ( de zapato) insole
2 (Esp) ( personal) staff;
( nómina) payroll;◊ estar en plantilla to be on the staff o payroll
3 (para marcar, cortar) template;
( para corregir exámenes) mask
plantilla sustantivo femenino
1 (de una empresa) staff
2 (de calzado) insole
3 (guía, modelo) pattern
(para dibujar) template, stencil
4 Dep team
' plantilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
explorar
- nómina
- polvareda
- profesorado
- reajuste
- reducción
- componer
- recortar
English:
comprise
- insole
- number
- on
- redundant
- run down
- scale down
- skeleton
- staff
- stencil
- template
- jig
- over
- pay
- work
* * *plantilla nf1. [de empresa] staff;estar en plantilla to be on the payroll, to be a permanent member of staff;reducir la plantilla to downsize2. [de equipo] squad3. [para zapatos] insoleplantilla ortopédica orthopaedic insole, US orthotic footbed4. [patrón] pattern, template5. Informát template* * *f2 ( personal) staff;reducción de plantilla staff cuts pl3 DEP squad* * *plantilla nf1) : insole2) : pattern, template, stencil3) Mex, Spain : staff, roster of employees* * *1. (de una empresa) staff2. (de un equipo) squad3. (guía, modelo) template -
24 tendencia
f.1 tendency.tener tendencia a hacer algo to have a tendency to do somethingtendencia a la depresión tendency to get depressed2 trend (corriente).las últimas tendencias de la moda the latest fashion trends3 bias.* * *1 (inclinación) tendency, inclination, predisposition, leaning; (movimiento) trend\tener tendencia a hacer algo to tend to do something, have a tendency to do somethingtendencia del mercado market trends plural* * *noun f.1) tendency2) trend* * *SF tendency, trendla tendencia hacia el socialismo — the tendency o trend towards socialism
tener tendencia a hacer algo — to have a tendency o to tend to do sth
tengo tendencia a engordar — I have a tendency o I tend to put on weight
tendencia al alza, tendencia alcista — upward trend
tendencia imperante — dominant trend, prevailing tendency
* * *femenino tendencytendencias homosexuales — homosexual tendencies o leanings
tendencia a la baja/al alza — downward/upward trend
tendencia a + inf — tendency to + inf
* * *= bias [biases, -pl.], penchant, push towards, stream, tendency, tide, trend, strand, push, streak, leaning, stripe.Ex. The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.Ex. Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.Ex. In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.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. In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.Ex. The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.Ex. The secret of his success is an obsessive streak in his personality combined with business aggression.Ex. Finally, this new philosophy did not conflict with the librarian's elitist leanings.Ex. The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.----* análisis de tendencias = trend analysis.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de tendencia socialista = socialistic.* en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.* existir la tendencia a = there + be + a tendency (to/for).* informe de tendencias = trends report.* proyección de tendencias = trend projection.* tendencia actual = current trend.* tendencia alcista = bouyancy.* tendencia al olvido = forgetfulness.* tendencia de agrupamiento = clustering tendency.* tendencia de clustering = clustering tendency.* tendencia de la época, la = trend of the times, the.* tendencia demográfica = population trend.* tendencia inflacionista = inflationary spiral, inflationary trend, deflationary spiral.* tendencia natural = in-built tendency.* tendencia opuesta = countertendency.* tendencia social = social trend, social trend.* tener una tendencia hacia = have + a tendency to.* * *femenino tendencytendencias homosexuales — homosexual tendencies o leanings
tendencia a la baja/al alza — downward/upward trend
tendencia a + inf — tendency to + inf
* * *= bias [biases, -pl.], penchant, push towards, stream, tendency, tide, trend, strand, push, streak, leaning, stripe.Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
Ex: Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.Ex: In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.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: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.Ex: The secret of his success is an obsessive streak in his personality combined with business aggression.Ex: Finally, this new philosophy did not conflict with the librarian's elitist leanings.Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.* análisis de tendencias = trend analysis.* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia = in the trend towards.* de tendencia socialista = socialistic.* en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.* existir la tendencia a = there + be + a tendency (to/for).* informe de tendencias = trends report.* proyección de tendencias = trend projection.* tendencia actual = current trend.* tendencia alcista = bouyancy.* tendencia al olvido = forgetfulness.* tendencia de agrupamiento = clustering tendency.* tendencia de clustering = clustering tendency.* tendencia de la época, la = trend of the times, the.* tendencia demográfica = population trend.* tendencia inflacionista = inflationary spiral, inflationary trend, deflationary spiral.* tendencia natural = in-built tendency.* tendencia opuesta = countertendency.* tendencia social = social trend, social trend.* tener una tendencia hacia = have + a tendency to.* * *tendencysus tendencias homosexuales his homosexual tendencies o leaningsun grupo de tendencia marxista a group with Marxist tendencies o leaningspara frenar esta tendencia expansiva to slow down this tendency o trend toward(s) expansiontendencia A algo trend TOWARD(S) sthtendencia a la baja/al alza downward/upward trendtendencia A + INF tendency to + INFtiene tendencia a exagerar she has a tendency to exaggerate, she tends to exaggerate* * *
tendencia sustantivo femenino
tendency;◊ tendencias homosexuales homosexual tendencies o leanings;
tendencia a algo trend toward(s) sth;
tiene tendencia a exagerar she has a tendency to exaggerate;
existe una tendencia a la centralización there is a trend toward centralization
tendencia sustantivo femenino
1 (propensión) tendency: tiene tendencia a sentirse culpable, he is prone to feeling guilty
2 Pol tendency, leaning
3 (del mercado, moda, etc) trend
' tendencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corriente
- frenar
- imperante
- inclinarse
- malicia
- novelera
- novelero
- orientación
- rumbo
- alcista
- ascendente
- baja
- contener
- cuenta
- dictar
- dominante
- dominar
- golpista
- inclinación
- pronunciado
- tónica
English:
bent
- bias
- buoyancy
- counter
- craze
- dispose to
- downward
- inclination
- incline
- inclined
- movement
- propensity
- run
- self-destructiveness
- strand
- tend
- tendency
- thievishness
- trend
- liable
- orientation
- sulky
* * *tendencia nf1. [inclinación] tendency;un diario de marcada tendencia conservadora a very conservative newspaper;tener tendencia a hacer algo to tend o have a tendency to do sth;tiene tendencia a meterse en líos she tends to get herself into trouble;tiene tendencia a la depresión he has a tendency to depression2. [corriente] trend;las últimas tendencias de la moda the latest fashion trends;hay tendencias reformistas dentro del partido there are reformist tendencies within the party;tendencia al alza/a la baja upward/downward trendEcon tendencias del mercado market trends* * *f1 tendency;tener tendencia a have a tendency to2 ( corriente) trend;tendencia al alza/a la baja upward/downward trend* * *tendencia nf1) propensión: tendency, inclination2) : trend* * *2. (de moda) trend -
25 actualizado
adj.1 refreshed.2 updated, current, up-to-date, up-dated.past part.past participle of spanish verb: actualizar.* * *1→ link=actualizar actualizar► adjetivo1 up-to-date* * *(f. - actualizada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=informado) up-to-date2) [aparato] updated3) [software] updated* * *= running, up to date, up-to-the-minute, updated [up-dated], actively maintained, revamped.Ex. Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a ' running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.Ex. Appropriate revision should ensure that the scheme remains up to date.Ex. These systems carry up-to-the-minute information on stock prices, currency rates, world and national events, etc.Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Ex. Librarians who have established diverse, actively maintained graphic novel collections tend to agree on this point = Los bibliotecarios que han creado colecciones de novelas gráficas diversas y actualizadas tienden a coincidir en este punto.Ex. This is a newly revamped site where you can search for information across a large number of databases from a single search box.----* disco actualizado = current disc.* mantenerse actualizado = keep up to + date (with).* mantenerse actualizado de = keep + abreast of.* * *= running, up to date, up-to-the-minute, updated [up-dated], actively maintained, revamped.Ex: Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a ' running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.
Ex: Appropriate revision should ensure that the scheme remains up to date.Ex: These systems carry up-to-the-minute information on stock prices, currency rates, world and national events, etc.Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Ex: Librarians who have established diverse, actively maintained graphic novel collections tend to agree on this point = Los bibliotecarios que han creado colecciones de novelas gráficas diversas y actualizadas tienden a coincidir en este punto.Ex: This is a newly revamped site where you can search for information across a large number of databases from a single search box.* disco actualizado = current disc.* mantenerse actualizado = keep up to + date (with).* mantenerse actualizado de = keep + abreast of. -
26 red
f.1 net (malla).echar o tender las redes (también figurative) to cast one's netred de arrastre dragnetred de deriva drift net2 network, system (sistema).red ferroviaria rail networkred viaria road network o system3 ring (organización) (de espionaje).4 network (computing).red local/neuronal local (area)/neural network5 snare, trap, web.6 Red.* * *1 (gen) net2 (redecilla) hairnet3 (sistema) network, system4 ELECTRICIDAD mains plural5 INFORMÁTICA network6 (estadística) graph\caer en la red / caer en las redes figurado to fall into the trapechar las redes to cast one's netsred barredera dragnetred comercial sales networkred de carreteras road networkred de espionaje spy ringred de supermercados chain of supermarketsred ferroviaria rail network, railway network* * *noun f.1) net2) network* * *SF1) [para pescar] net; [de portería] net; [del pelo] hairnet; (=malla) mesh; (=para equipajes) (luggage) rack; (=cerca) fence; (=enrejado) grillered de alambre — wire mesh, wire netting
2) [de cosas relacionadas] network; [de agua, suministro eléctrico] mains, main (EEUU), supply system; [de tiendas] chainla Red — (Internet) the Net
con agua de la red — with mains water, with water from the mains
red de área local — local network, local area network
red ferroviaria — railway network, railway system
red local — (Inform) local network, local area network
3) (=trampa) snare, trapaprisionar a algn en sus redes — to have sb firmly in one's clutches, have sb well and truly snared
* * *1)a) ( para pescar) netcaer en las redes de alguien — to fall into somebody's clutches
b) (Dep) netc) ( para pelo) hairnetd) ( en tren) (luggage) rack2) (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring3) ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mainsantes de conectarlo a la red — before connecting it to the house current (AmE) o (BrE) to the mains
4)la Red — (Inf) the Net
* * *= mesh [meshes, -pl.], network, nexus, dragnet, net, grid.Ex. Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.Ex. Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.Ex. The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.Ex. Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.Ex. Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.----* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform = ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).* aprendizaje a través de la red = electronic learning [e-learning].* ASTNFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la = ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).* biblioteca en red = network library.* conectado a la red = wired.* conectado en red = networked.* conectar en red = network.* conexión a las redes = networking service.* cooperación en red = networking.* en red = networked.* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.* estar accesible en red = go + online.* estructura de red = network structure.* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).* guerra a través de la red = netwar.* guerra en red = netwar.* hiper-red = metanetwork.* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.* interconexión en red = networking.* LAN (red local) = LAN (Local Area Network).* navegar por la red = surf + the net, surf + the Web.* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.* nodo de la red = network node.* participación en red = networking.* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.* programa de navegación por las redes = network navigator.* proveedor de información a través de la red = content provider.* recurso de la red = network resource.* red arterial de carreteras = road network.* red barredera = dragnet.* Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN) = Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).* red comunitaria = networking community.* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.* red de agua potable = water mains.* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de alcantarillado = drainage system.* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.* red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.* red de carreteras = road network.* red de catalogación = cataloguing network.* red de catálogos = catalogue network.* red de citación = citation network.* red de cocitas = cocitation cluster.* red de comunicaciones = communication(s) network.* red de comunicaciones europea = EURONET.* red de conocimiento = knowledge network.* red de contactos personales = referral network.* red de contrabando = smuggling ring.* red de electricidad = mains electricity.* red de electricidad, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.* red de información = data network, information network.* red de intriga = web of intrigue.* red de larga distancia = long haul network.* red de ordenadores = computer network.* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.* red de seguridad = safety net.* red de suministro de agua potable = water mains.* red de suministro de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de suministro de documentos = document supply network.* red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.* red de suministro, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red de supercomputación = grid computing.* red de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications network, trunking network.* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.* red de teletexto = viewdata network.* red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.* red de valor añadido (VAN) = VAN (value added network).* red de ventas = sales network.* red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.* red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].* red en línea = online network.* redes sociales = social networking.* red inalámbrica = wireless network.* red informática = computer network.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* red, la = Net, the.* red multibibliotecaria = multi-library network.* red neuronal = neural net, neural network.* red óptica = optical network.* red policial de captura = dragnet.* red por cable = cable network.* red privada = peer-to-peer network.* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).* red semántica = semantic network.* red social = network, social network.* red telefónica = telephone network, telephone system, phone system.* red telefónica conmutada = switched telephone network.* red telefónica por conmutación = PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).* seguridad de las redes = network security.* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).* sistema en red = network system.* supercomputación en red = grid computing.* superred = super network.* tecnología de redes = networking technology.* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.* trabajar en red = network.* trabajo en red = networking.* utilizar la red = go + online.* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *1)a) ( para pescar) netcaer en las redes de alguien — to fall into somebody's clutches
b) (Dep) netc) ( para pelo) hairnetd) ( en tren) (luggage) rack2) (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, network; (de espionaje, contrabando) ring3) ( de electricidad) power supply, mains; ( de gas) mainsantes de conectarlo a la red — before connecting it to the house current (AmE) o (BrE) to the mains
4)la Red — (Inf) the Net
* * *la red= Net, theEx: New measures aimed at tightening up the control of pornography on the Net could result in the sacrifice of freedom of speech.
= mesh [meshes, -pl.], network, nexus, dragnet, net, grid.Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.
Ex: Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.Ex: The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.Ex: Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.Ex: Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform = ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).* aprendizaje a través de la red = electronic learning [e-learning].* ASTNFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la = ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).* biblioteca en red = network library.* conectado a la red = wired.* conectado en red = networked.* conectar en red = network.* conexión a las redes = networking service.* cooperación en red = networking.* en red = networked.* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.* escaparse de la red = fall through + the net.* estar accesible en red = go + online.* estructura de red = network structure.* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).* guerra a través de la red = netwar.* guerra en red = netwar.* hiper-red = metanetwork.* inclusión en el mundo de las redes = e-inclusion.* interconexión en red = networking.* LAN (red local) = LAN (Local Area Network).* navegar por la red = surf + the net, surf + the Web.* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.* nodo de la red = network node.* participación en red = networking.* poner en la red + Documento Impreso = webify + Documento Impreso.* programa de navegación por las redes = network navigator.* proveedor de información a través de la red = content provider.* recurso de la red = network resource.* red arterial de carreteras = road network.* red barredera = dragnet.* Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN) = Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).* red comunitaria = networking community.* red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.* red de agua potable = water mains.* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de alcantarillado = drainage system.* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.* red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.* red de carreteras = road network.* red de catalogación = cataloguing network.* red de catálogos = catalogue network.* red de citación = citation network.* red de cocitas = cocitation cluster.* red de comunicaciones = communication(s) network.* red de comunicaciones europea = EURONET.* red de conocimiento = knowledge network.* red de contactos personales = referral network.* red de contrabando = smuggling ring.* red de electricidad = mains electricity.* red de electricidad, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.* red de información = data network, information network.* red de intriga = web of intrigue.* red de larga distancia = long haul network.* red de ordenadores = computer network.* red de pescar = fishnet, fishing net.* red de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan network.* red de recursos distribuidos = distributed environment.* red de seguridad = safety net.* red de suministro de agua potable = water mains.* red de suministro de agua potable, la = mains, the.* red de suministro de documentos = document supply network.* red de suministro eléctrico = mains electricity.* red de suministro, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red de supercomputación = grid computing.* red de telecomunicaciones = telecommunications network, trunking network.* red de telefonía móvil = mobile network.* red de teletexto = viewdata network.* red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.* red de valor añadido (VAN) = VAN (value added network).* red de ventas = sales network.* red eléctrica = power grid, mains electricity.* red eléctrica, la = mains, the, mains supply, the.* red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].* red en línea = online network.* redes sociales = social networking.* red inalámbrica = wireless network.* red informática = computer network.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* red, la = Net, the.* red multibibliotecaria = multi-library network.* red neuronal = neural net, neural network.* red óptica = optical network.* red policial de captura = dragnet.* red por cable = cable network.* red privada = peer-to-peer network.* red privada virtual (VPN) = virtual private network (VPN).* red semántica = semantic network.* red social = network, social network.* red telefónica = telephone network, telephone system, phone system.* red telefónica conmutada = switched telephone network.* red telefónica por conmutación = PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network).* seguridad de las redes = network security.* servicio de conexión a las redes = networking service.* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS) = value added network services (VANS).* sistema en red = network system.* supercomputación en red = grid computing.* superred = super network.* tecnología de redes = networking technology.* teoría de actor-red = actor network theory.* trabajar en red = network.* trabajo en red = networking.* utilizar la red = go + online.* WAN (red de área amplia) = WAN (wide area network).* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *A1 (para pescar) netcaer en las redes de algn to fall into sb's clutches2 ( Dep) netsubir a la red to go up to o go into the net3 (para el pelo) hairnet4 (en el tren) rack, luggage rackCompuesto:drift net, trawl netB (de comunicaciones, emisoras) network; (de comercios, empresas) chain, networkred de carreteras/ferrocarriles network of roads/railwaysred hotelera hotel chainuna red de espionaje/narcotraficantes a spy ring/drug-trafficking ringCompuestos:● red de área extendida or extensa( Inf) wide area network, WANlocal area network, LANvice ringtelevision networkintegrated services digital network, ISDN( Inf) neural networkC (de electricidad) power supply, mains; (de gas) mainstodavía no han conectado el barrio a la red the neighborhood has not been connected up to the mains o to the power supply yetantes de conectarlo a la red before connecting it to the mains o ( AmE) to the house currentCompuesto:sewage system* * *
red sustantivo femenino
1
b) (Dep) net
2 (de comunicaciones, emisoras, transportes) network;
(de comercios, empresas) chain, network;
(de espionaje, contrabando) ring
3 ( de electricidad) power supply, mains;
( de gas) mains
4
red sustantivo femenino
1 (de pesca, etc) net
(del pelo) hairnet
(malla) mesh
2 (de comunicaciones, transporte, distribución, etc) network
red de espionaje, spy ring
red de seguridad, safety net
(eléctrica) mains pl
3 (comercio, empresa) chain
red hotelera, hotel chain
4 fig (trampa) trap
♦ Locuciones: (ser engañado) caer en la red, to fall into the trap
(ser embaucado) caer en las redes de alguien, to fall into sb's clutches
' red' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- barrio
- bofetada
- brasa
- cadena
- candente
- Caperucita Roja
- capricho
- cartulina
- casa
- colorada
- colorado
- conectar
- cruz
- cuestación
- dedo
- dentro
- desarticular
- dos
- encenderse
- enchufar
- enrojecer
- ser
- escollo
- espionaje
- estancarse
- expeler
- flagrante
- fogón
- fondo
- formulismo
- ir
- glóbulo
- hematíe
- in fraganti
- infrarroja
- infrarrojo
- lombarda
- mancha
- mano
- minio
- morrón
- ninguna
- ninguno
- número
- obnubilarse
- pelirroja
- pelirrojo
- pimentón
English:
balding
- blood
- blusher
- cast
- convertible
- crash
- fishing net
- grid
- hereditary
- highlight
- in
- infrared
- infrastructure
- main
- net
- network
- nickname
- ours
- paint
- pepper
- poppy
- probably
- push
- radio network
- rag
- read
- readily
- readiness
- ready
- ready-cooked
- ready-made
- red
- red light
- red light district
- Red Riding Hood
- Red Sea
- red tape
- red-haired
- red-handed
- red-hot
- redden
- reddish
- regiment
- register
- registered
- registrar
- registration
- registry
- ring
- safety net
* * *red nf1. [de pesca, caza] net;también Figcaer en las redes de alguien to fall into sb's trapred de arrastre dragnet;red de deriva drift net2. [en tenis, voleibol, fútbol] net;subir a la red [en tenis] to go into the net3. [para cabello] hairnet4. [sistema] network, system;[de electricidad] esp Br mains [singular], US source; [de agua] esp Br mains [singular], esp US main;una red de traficantes a network o ring of traffickers;conectar algo a la red to connect sth to the mainsred de distribución distribution network;red eléctrica mains [singular];red ferroviaria rail network;red hidrográfica river system o network;Biol red trófica food chain;red viaria road network o system5. [organización] [de espionaje] ring;[de narcotraficantes] network; [de tiendas, hoteles] chain6. Informát network;la Red [Internet] the Net;lo encontré en la Red I found it on the Net;la Red de redes [Internet] the Internetred en anillo ring network;red de área extensa wide area network;red de área local local area network;red ciudadana freenet;red de datos (data) network;red local local (area) network;red neuronal neural network;red troncal backbone* * *fnet;echar la red cast the net;caer en las redes de fig fall into the clutches of2 INFOR, fignetwork;red de transportes/comunicaciones transportation/communications network* * *red nf1) : net, mesh2) : network, system, chain3) : trap, snare* * *red n1. (malla) net2. (comunicaciones) network -
27 uso
m.1 use.fuera de uso out of use, obsoletetener el uso de la palabra to have the flooruso de razón power of reason2 custom (costumbre).al uso fashionableal uso andaluz in the Andalusian style3 usage (linguistics).4 wear and tear (desgaste).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: usar.* * ** * *noun m.1) use2) wear3) custom, usage* * *SF ABR Esp= Unión Sindical Obrera* * *1) ( utilización)a) (de producto, medicamento) use; (de máquina, material) usemétodos de uso extendido en... — methods widely used in...
de uso externo — (Farm) for external use only
b) (de idioma, expresión) useuna expresión sancionada por el uso — (frml) an expression that has gained acceptance through usage
c) (de facultad, derecho)hacer uso de la palabra — (frml) to speak
hacer uso y abuso de algo — ( de privilegio) to abuse something
2) ( de prenda)3) (utilidad, aplicación) use4) ( usanza) custom* * *= deployment, disposition, exercise, take-up, usage, use, utilisation [utilization, -USA], utility, consumption, employment, uptake, wear, delivery.Ex. In the context of this report any such policy would have to accept that speedy response to current problems requires the deployment of resources in favour of innovative information-driven programmes.Ex. The process provides an effective means of controlling such serials until a final decision has been made regarding their disposition.Ex. A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.Ex. One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.Ex. Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.Ex. Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.Ex. On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.Ex. Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.Ex. The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.Ex. Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.Ex. The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.Ex. When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.Ex. Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.----* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.* aumento del uso = increased use.* bloque funcional para uso internacional = international use block.* bloque funcional para uso nacional = national use block.* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.* condiciones de uso = terms of use.* condiciones legales de uso = legal boilerplate.* con el uso = in use, with use.* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.* cubrir un uso = address + use.* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.* dar un uso = put to + purpose.* dar uso = put to + use.* dar uso a = make + use of.* de doble uso = dual-use.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* de pago según el uso = on a pay a you use basis, on a pay as you go basis.* de poco uso = low-use.* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.* desgaste por el uso = wear and tear.* destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.* de uso comercial = commercially-owned.* de uso cutáneo = use + topically.* de uso externo = for external use only.* de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.* de uso frecuente = frequently-used.* de uso general = general-use.* de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].* de uso múltiple = all-purpose.* de uso público = publicly available.* de uso tópico = use + topically.* encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.* en uso = in use.* estadísticas de uso = usage statistics, use statistics.* estudio de uso = use study.* facilidad de uso = usability, user-friendliness, ease of use.* formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.* frecuencia de uso = usage rate.* gastado por el uso = worn-out.* hábito de uso = usage pattern, use pattern.* hábito de uso, patrón de uso = usage pattern.* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.* hacer uso = put to + use.* hacer uso de = make + use of, draw on/upon, leverage, patronise [patronize, -USA], tap into, deploy.* hacer uso de influencias = pull + strings.* hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.* hacer uso de un conocimiento = draw on/upon + knowledge.* hacer uso personal = make + personal use.* haciendo uso de = by recourse to.* herramienta de uso de Internet = Internet appliance.* herramienta para el uso de la información = information appliance.* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.* incremento del uso = increased use.* índice de uso = performance measure, output measure.* instrucciones de uso = use instruction.* licencia de uso = licence agreement.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.* multiuso = multi-functional, multi-use [multiuse].* normas de uso = user policy.* ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).* pago según el uso = pay-per-view, pay-for-use.* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.* para todo uso = all-purpose.* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.* para uso del profesional = professional-use.* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.* para uso personal = for personal use.* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* recurrir al uso de = resort to + the use of.* rentabilizar el uso = maximise + use.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.* sistema de facturación por uso = cost billing system.* sistema en uso = operational system.* sustancia de uso reglamentado = controlled substance.* sustancia de uso regulado = controlled substance.* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.* uso a distancia = remote use.* uso compartido = sharing.* uso compartido de la información = information sharing.* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.* uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.* uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.* uso de la colección = stock use.* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].* uso de las mayúsculas = capitalisation [capitalization, -USA].* uso de la tierra = land use.* uso de sustancias = substance use.* uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.* uso diario = everyday use.* uso doméstico = domestic use.* uso excesivo = prodigality, overuse.* uso excesivo de = greed for.* uso inadecuado = misuse, mistreatment.* uso indebido = misuse.* uso normal = normal usage.* uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.* uso personal = personal use.* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.* uso razonable = fair dealing, fair use.* uso remoto = remote use.* usos y costumbres = customs and habits.* usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.* uso tópico = for external use only.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.* * *1) ( utilización)a) (de producto, medicamento) use; (de máquina, material) usemétodos de uso extendido en... — methods widely used in...
de uso externo — (Farm) for external use only
b) (de idioma, expresión) useuna expresión sancionada por el uso — (frml) an expression that has gained acceptance through usage
c) (de facultad, derecho)hacer uso de la palabra — (frml) to speak
hacer uso y abuso de algo — ( de privilegio) to abuse something
2) ( de prenda)3) (utilidad, aplicación) use4) ( usanza) custom* * *= deployment, disposition, exercise, take-up, usage, use, utilisation [utilization, -USA], utility, consumption, employment, uptake, wear, delivery.Ex: In the context of this report any such policy would have to accept that speedy response to current problems requires the deployment of resources in favour of innovative information-driven programmes.
Ex: The process provides an effective means of controlling such serials until a final decision has been made regarding their disposition.Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.Ex: Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.Ex: Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.Ex: On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.Ex: Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.Ex: The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.Ex: When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.* aumento del uso = increased use.* bloque funcional para uso internacional = international use block.* bloque funcional para uso nacional = national use block.* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.* condiciones de uso = terms of use.* condiciones legales de uso = legal boilerplate.* con el uso = in use, with use.* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.* cubrir un uso = address + use.* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.* dar un uso = put to + purpose.* dar uso = put to + use.* dar uso a = make + use of.* de doble uso = dual-use.* de muchos usos = all-purpose.* de pago según el uso = on a pay a you use basis, on a pay as you go basis.* de poco uso = low-use.* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.* desgaste por el uso = wear and tear.* destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.* de uso comercial = commercially-owned.* de uso cutáneo = use + topically.* de uso externo = for external use only.* de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.* de uso frecuente = frequently-used.* de uso general = general-use.* de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].* de uso múltiple = all-purpose.* de uso público = publicly available.* de uso tópico = use + topically.* encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.* en uso = in use.* estadísticas de uso = usage statistics, use statistics.* estudio de uso = use study.* facilidad de uso = usability, user-friendliness, ease of use.* formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.* frecuencia de uso = usage rate.* gastado por el uso = worn-out.* hábito de uso = usage pattern, use pattern.* hábito de uso, patrón de uso = usage pattern.* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.* hacer uso = put to + use.* hacer uso de = make + use of, draw on/upon, leverage, patronise [patronize, -USA], tap into, deploy.* hacer uso de influencias = pull + strings.* hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.* hacer uso de un conocimiento = draw on/upon + knowledge.* hacer uso personal = make + personal use.* haciendo uso de = by recourse to.* herramienta de uso de Internet = Internet appliance.* herramienta para el uso de la información = information appliance.* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.* incremento del uso = increased use.* índice de uso = performance measure, output measure.* instrucciones de uso = use instruction.* licencia de uso = licence agreement.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.* multiuso = multi-functional, multi-use [multiuse].* normas de uso = user policy.* ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).* pago según el uso = pay-per-view, pay-for-use.* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.* para todo uso = all-purpose.* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.* para uso del profesional = professional-use.* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.* para uso personal = for personal use.* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.* recurrir al uso de = resort to + the use of.* rentabilizar el uso = maximise + use.* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.* sistema de facturación por uso = cost billing system.* sistema en uso = operational system.* sustancia de uso reglamentado = controlled substance.* sustancia de uso regulado = controlled substance.* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.* uso a distancia = remote use.* uso compartido = sharing.* uso compartido de la información = information sharing.* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.* uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.* uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.* uso de la colección = stock use.* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].* uso de las mayúsculas = capitalisation [capitalization, -USA].* uso de la tierra = land use.* uso de sustancias = substance use.* uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.* uso diario = everyday use.* uso doméstico = domestic use.* uso excesivo = prodigality, overuse.* uso excesivo de = greed for.* uso inadecuado = misuse, mistreatment.* uso indebido = misuse.* uso normal = normal usage.* uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.* uso personal = personal use.* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.* uso razonable = fair dealing, fair use.* uso remoto = remote use.* usos y costumbres = customs and habits.* usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.* uso tópico = for external use only.* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.* * */ˈuso/(en Esp) = Unión Sindical Obrera* * *
Del verbo usar: ( conjugate usar)
uso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
usó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
usar
uso
usar ( conjugate usar) verbo transitivo
◊ ¿qué champú usas? what shampoo do you use?;
uso algo/a algn de or como algo to use sth/sb as sth
usarse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers) (esp AmL) ( estar de moda) [color/ropa] to be in fashion, to be popular;
uso sustantivo masculino
hacer uso de algo to use sthb) (de facultad, derecho):
hacer uso de un derecho to exercise a right;
desde que tengo uso de razón ever since I can remember;
hacer uso de la palabra (frml) to speakc) ( de prenda):
los zapatos ceden con el uso shoes give with wear
usar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer uso, emplear) to use: no uses mi maquinilla, don't use my razor
siempre usa el mismo método, she uses always the same method
2 (llevar ropa, perfume, etc) to wear
II vi (utilizar) to use
uso sustantivo masculino
1 use
(aplicación) se compró el ordenador, pero no le da ningún uso, he bought the computer, but he never makes use of it
(modo de aplicación) instrucciones de uso, instructions for use
uso externo/tópico, external/local application
2 (costumbre) custom
' uso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
billón
- cada
- casarse
- como
- crema
- cuchara
- destartalar
- destino
- deterioro
- doméstica
- doméstico
- escayola
- espantosa
- espantoso
- estar
- extendida
- extendido
- externa
- externo
- gasto
- lindeza
- misma
- mismo
- mortal
- muerta
- muerto
- parecer
- permitirse
- poder
- prerrogativa
- pues
- pura
- puro
- que
- rozar
- rozarse
- sala
- si
- tal
- tópica
- tópico
- universal
- usar
- utensilio
- vaya
- ver
- verdadera
- verdadero
- vulgarización
- vulgarizar
English:
abuse
- afford
- agree
- antiallergenic
- balloon
- bed
- blind
- cease
- continue
- current
- disposable
- do
- dog-eared
- enjoy
- ever
- exclusively
- feel
- floor
- fluoride
- for
- fuck
- good
- have
- hear of
- herself
- himself
- indeed
- intend
- internal
- it
- itself
- just
- lend
- lie
- listen
- literally
- misuse
- myself
- never
- next
- nice
- not
- oneself
- only
- ourselves
- practice
- practise
- public
- quite
- ridesharing
* * *= centre-right Spanish union* * *f abr (= Unión Sindical Obrera) Spanish trade union* * *uso nm1) empleo, utilización: usede uso personal: for personal usehacer uso de: to make use of2) : wearuso y desgaste: wear and tear3) usanza: custom, usage, habital uso de: in the manner of, in the style of* * *uso n1. (en general) useel uso de la calculadora está prohibido en el examen the use of calculators is not permitted in the examel técnico me enseñó el uso del ordenador nuevo the technician showed me how to use the new computer2. (ropa, etc) wearing -
28 alto4
4 = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], superior, tall [taller -comp., tallest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex. Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid -- either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.----* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alta burguesía, la = gentry, the.* alta cocina = haute cuisine.* alta costura = haute couture.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* alta intensidad = high-rate.* alta mar = high seas, the.* alta posición = high estate.* alta productividad = high yield.* alta resolución = high resolution.* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.* altas esferas, las = corridors of power, the.* alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology, hi-tech.* alta traición = high treason.* alta velocidad = high-rate.* alto cargo = senior post, top official, senior position, top person [top people, -pl.], top executive, top position, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.* alto cargo público = senior public official.* alto comisario = high commissioner.* alto dignatario = high official.* alto en fibras = high-fibre.* alto funcionario = high official.* alto horno = blast furnace.* alto nivel = high standard.* alto precio = costliness.* alto rendimiento = high yield.* alto riesgo = high stakes.* altos cargos = people in high office.* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* alto y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* amontonarse muy alto = be metres high.* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* clase alta = upper class.* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de la gama alta = high-end.* edificio alto = high-rise building.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* física de altas energías = high energy physics.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* marea alta = high tide.* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* quimioterapia de altas dosis = high-dose chemotherapy.* reparador de estructuras altas = steeplejack.* ser muy alto = be metres high.* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.* temporada alta = high season.* tener un alto contenido de = be high in.* unaprobabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre. -
29 superior2
2 = better, high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], higher, pre-eminent [preeminent], superior, upper, heightened, enriched, high-end, preemptive [pre-emptive], top-tier [top tier].Ex. Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex. Relief must be secured from the laborious detailed manipulation of higher mathematics as well, if the users of it are to free their brains for something more than repetitive detailed transformations.Ex. Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex. The upper and lower limits for the value are first entered.Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex. Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.Ex. The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.Ex. Coincidentally there has emerged a pre-emptive new technology for the storage, handling and transmission of information, potentially better suited to the convenience of users.Ex. It is much to the credit of the British government that in the current reorganisation of local government it has insisted that public libraries be controlled by the top-tier authorities, those responsible for education and other major services.----* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.* borde superior = top edge.* compartimento superior = overhead bin, overhead locker.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* cubierta superior = upper deck.* de calidad superior = best-quality.* de la parte superior = topmost [top most].* demostrar ser superior = prove + superior.* de nivel superior = upper-level, higher-level.* de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.* educación superior = higher education.* en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost, uppermost.* enseñanza superior = higher education, higher learning, tertiary education.* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES) = European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).* esquina superior derecha = upper right corner, upper right-hand corner.* esquina superior izquierda = top left corner, upper left corner, top left-hand corner.* extremidades superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.* hacer superior = give + Nombre + an edge.* institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution.* institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of higher education.* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.* límite superior = upper bound.* madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.* mandíbula superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.* margen superior = top margin.* maxilar superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.* miembros superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.* nivel superior = top layer.* paleolítico superior, el = Upper Palaeolithic.* parte superior = top, topside.* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.* primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.* quijada superior = upper jaw.* relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.* ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.* ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.* superior al 10 por ciento = double digit.* superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.* término superior = top term, TT.* título superior = advanced degree. -
30 alto
adj.1 tall, elevated, high-rise.2 high, upland.3 tall.4 high, steep.Precios altos High (steep) prices5 loud.6 lofty.adv.1 loudly, aloud, high up.2 high, in a high position.intj.stop, hold everything, halt, hold it.m.1 height.2 stop, halt, interruption, pause.3 hill, top of the hill, height.4 upper floor.5 high point, high, maximum.6 Alto.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona, edificio, árbol) tall2 (montaña, pared, techo, precio) high3 (elevado) top, upper4 (importancia) high, top5 (voz, sonido) loud1 high (up)2 (voz) loud, loudly■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?1 (altura) height2 (elevación) hill, high ground\a altas horas de la noche late at nighten lo alto de on the top ofpasar por alto to pass overpor todo lo alto figurado in a grand waytirando alto figurado at the mostalta cocina haute cuisinealta sociedad high societyalta tecnología high technologyaltas presiones high pressure singalto horno blast furnace————————► adverbio1 high (up)2 (voz) loud, loudly■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?1 (altura) height2 (elevación) hill, high ground————————1 (parada) stop1 halt! (policía) stop!\dar el alto a alguien MILITAR to order somebody to haltalto el fuego cease-fire* * *1. (f. - alta)adj.1) tall2) high3) loud2. adv.1) high2) loudly3. noun m.1) height2) halt, stop* * *I1. ADJ1) [en altura]a) [edificio, persona] tall; [monte] high•
jersey de cuello alto — polo neck jumper, turtleneckmar I, 1)•
zapatos de tacón o Cono Sur, Perú taco alto — high-heeled shoes, high heelsb)• lo alto, una casa en lo alto de la cuesta — a house on top of the hill
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lanzar algo de o desde lo alto — to throw sth down, throw sth down from abovepor todo lo alto —
2) [en nivel] [grado, precio, riesgo] high; [clase, cámara] upperla marea estaba alta — it was high tide, the tide was in
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alto/a comisario/a — High Commissioner•
alta costura — high fashion, haute couture•
alto/a ejecutivo/a — top executive•
alta escuela — (Hípica) dressage•
alta fidelidad — high fidelity, hi-fi•
alto funcionario — senior official, high-ranking official•
oficiales de alta graduación — senior officers, high-ranking officers•
altos mandos — senior officers, high-ranking officers•
de altas miras, es un chico de altas miras — he is a boy of great ambition•
alta presión — (Téc, Meteo) high pressure•
temporada alta — high season•
alta tensión — high tension, high voltageAlta Velocidad Española — Esp name given to high speed train system
3) [en intensidad]4) [en el tiempo]5) [estilo] lofty, elevated6) (=revuelto)7) (Geog) upper8) (Mús) [nota] sharp; [instrumento, voz] alto9) ( Hist, Ling) high2. ADV1) (=arriba) high2) (=en voz alta)hablar alto — (=en voz alta) to speak loudly; (=con franqueza) to speak out, speak out frankly
¡más alto, por favor! — louder, please!
volarpensar (en) alto — to think out loud, think aloud
3. SM1) (=altura)mide 1,80 de alto — he is 1.80 metres tall
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en alto, coloque los pies en alto — put your feet upcon las manos en alto — [en atraco, rendición] with one's hands up; [en manifestación] with one's hands in the air
dejar algo en alto —
el resultado deja muy en alto su reputación como el mejor del mundo — the result has boosted his reputation as the best in the world
estas cosas dejan en alto el buen nombre de un país — these things contribute to maintaining the country's good name
2) (Geog) hill3) (Arquit) upper floor4) (Mús) alto5)6)• pasar por alto — [+ detalle, problema] to overlook
7) Chile [de ropa, cartas] pile8) Chile [de tela] length9)II1. SM1) (=parada) stop•
dar el alto a algn — to order sb to halt, stop sba este bar vienen los camioneros que hacen un alto en el camino — the lorry drivers stop off at this bar on the way
hicieron un alto en el trabajo para comer un bocadillo — they took a break from work to eat a sandwich
alto el fuego — Esp ceasefire
2) (Aut) (=señal) stop sign; (=semáforo) lights pl2.EXCL¡alto! — halt!, stop!
¡alto ahí! — stop there!
¡alto el fuego! — cease fire!
* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> highzapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes
b) [ESTAR]2) (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] highb) [estar]la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in
eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation
en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree
3) (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure
4)a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loudb)en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud
5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high7) (delante del n)a) (Ling) highb) (Geog) upper•- alta marII1) <volar/subir> high2) < hablar> loud, loudlyIIIpasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
interjección halt!IValto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!
1)a) ( altura)b) ( en el terreno) high ground2)a) ( de edificio) top floorviven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat
3)a) (parada, interrupción)b) (Méx) (Auto)pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign
4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> highzapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes
b) [ESTAR]2) (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] highb) [estar]la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in
eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation
en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree
3) (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure
4)a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loudb)en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud
5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high7) (delante del n)a) (Ling) highb) (Geog) upper•- alta marII1) <volar/subir> high2) < hablar> loud, loudlyIIIpasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
interjección halt!IValto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!
1)a) ( altura)b) ( en el terreno) high ground2)a) ( de edificio) top floorviven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat
3)a) (parada, interrupción)b) (Méx) (Auto)pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign
4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap* * *alto11 = stop.Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.
* alto del fuego = cease-fire.* alto en el camino = stopover.* echar por alto = bungle.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.alto22 = alto.Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.
alto33 = height.Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.
* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.* celebrar por todo lo alto = make + a song and dance about.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* en lo alto = on top.* en lo alto de = on top of, atop.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.alto44 = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], superior, tall [taller -comp., tallest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex: Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid -- either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alta burguesía, la = gentry, the.* alta cocina = haute cuisine.* alta costura = haute couture.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* alta intensidad = high-rate.* alta mar = high seas, the.* alta posición = high estate.* alta productividad = high yield.* alta resolución = high resolution.* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.* altas esferas, las = corridors of power, the.* alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology, hi-tech.* alta traición = high treason.* alta velocidad = high-rate.* alto cargo = senior post, top official, senior position, top person [top people, -pl.], top executive, top position, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.* alto cargo público = senior public official.* alto comisario = high commissioner.* alto dignatario = high official.* alto en fibras = high-fibre.* alto funcionario = high official.* alto horno = blast furnace.* alto nivel = high standard.* alto precio = costliness.* alto rendimiento = high yield.* alto riesgo = high stakes.* altos cargos = people in high office.* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* alto y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* amontonarse muy alto = be metres high.* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* clase alta = upper class.* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de la gama alta = high-end.* edificio alto = high-rise building.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* física de altas energías = high energy physics.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* marea alta = high tide.* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* quimioterapia de altas dosis = high-dose chemotherapy.* reparador de estructuras altas = steeplejack.* ser muy alto = be metres high.* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.* temporada alta = high season.* tener un alto contenido de = be high in.* unaprobabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.alto55 = loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.].Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* en voz alta = loudly, out loud.* hablar alto = be loud.* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.* pensar en voz alta = think + out loud.* sonido alto = loud noise.* * *A1 [ SER] ‹persona/edificio/árbol› tall; ‹pared/montaña› highzapatos de tacones altos or ( AmS) de taco alto high-heeled shoeses más alto que su hermano he's taller than his brotheruna blusa de cuello alto a high-necked blouse2 [ ESTAR]:¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!mi hija está casi tan alta como yo my daughter's almost as tall as me now o almost my height nowB (indicando posición, nivel)1 [ SER] highlos techos eran muy altos the rooms had very high ceilingsun vestido de talle alto a high-waisted dress2 [ ESTAR]:ese cuadro está muy alto that picture's too highponlo más alto para que los niños no alcancen put it higher up so that the children can't reachel río está muy alto the river is very highla marea está alta it's high tide, the tide's inlos pisos más altos del edificio the top floors of the buildingsalgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands up o with your hands in the aireso deja muy en alto su buen nombre (CS); that has really boosted his reputationúltimamente están con or tienen la moral bastante alta they've been in pretty high spirits lately, their morale has been pretty high recentlya pesar de haber perdido, ha sabido mantener alto el espíritu he's managed to keep his spirits up despite losingDios te está mirando allá en lo alto God is watching you from on highhabían acampado en lo alto de la montaña they had camped high up on the mountainsideen lo alto del árbol high up in the tree, at the top of the treepor todo lo alto in stylecelebraron su triunfo por todo lo alto they celebrated their victory in styleuna boda por todo lo alto a lavish weddingC (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta she has high blood pressurecereales de alto contenido en fibra high-fiber cerealsha pagado un precio muy alto por su irreflexión he has paid a very high price for his rashnessproductos de alta calidad high-quality products[ S ] imprescindible alto dominio del inglés good knowledge of English essentialel nivel es bastante alto en este colegio the standard is quite high in this schoolel alto índice de participación en las elecciones the high turnout in the electionsembarazo de alto riesgo high-risk pregnancytirando por lo alto at the most, at the outsidetirando por lo alto costará unas 200 libras it will cost about 200 pounds at the most o at the outsideD1 [ ESTAR] (en intensidad) ‹volumen/radio/televisión› loudpon la radio más alta turn the radio up¡qué alta está la televisión! the television is so loud!2en voz alta or en alto aloud, out loudestaba pensando en voz alta I was thinking aloud o out loudE ( delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) ‹ejecutivo/dirigente/funcionario› high-ranking, topun militar de alto rango a high-ranking army officeruno de los más altos ejecutivos de la empresa one of the company's top executivesconversaciones de alto nivel high-level talksF ( delante del n) ‹ideales› hightiene un alto sentido del deber she has a strong sense of dutyes el más alto honor de mi vida it is the greatest honor I have ever hadtiene un alto concepto or una alta opinión de ti he has a high opinion of you, he thinks very highly of youG ( delante del n)1 ( Ling) highel alto alemán High German2 ( Geog) upperel alto Aragón upper Aragonel Alto Paraná the Upper ParanáCompuestos:feminine upper-middle classes (pl)feminine haute cuisinefeminine high comedyfeminine haute couture, high fashionfeminine high definitionde or en altoa definición high-definition ( before n)feminine High Middle Ages (pl)feminine dressagefeminine high fidelity, hi-fifeminine high frequency● alta marmasculine or feminine el pesquero fue apresado en (el or la) altoa mar the trawler was seized on the high sea(s)se hundió cerca de la costa y no en (el or la) altoa mar it sank near the coast and not on the open sea o not out at seala flota de altoa mar the deep-sea fleetfeminine hairstylingfpl upper echelons (pl)fpl:las altoas finanzas high financefeminine high societyfpl high pressureun sistema de altoas presiones a high-pressure systemfeminine high technologyfeminine high tension o voltagefeminine high treason● alto comisario, alta comisariamasculine, feminine high commissioner● alto comisionado or comisariadomasculine high commissionmasculine blast furnacemasculine high-ranking officermasculine high relief, alto relievomasculine high voltage o tensionalto2A ‹volar/subir/tirar› hightírala más alto throw it higherB ‹hablar› loud, loudlyhabla más alto que no te oigo can you speak up a little o speak a bit louder, I can't hear youalto3halt!¡alto (ahí)! (dicho por un centinela) halt!; (dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!¡alto ahí! ¡eso sí que no estoy dispuesto a aceptarlo! hold on! I'm not taking that!¡alto el fuego! cease fire!Compuesto:alto4A1(altura): de alto highun muro de cuatro metros de alto a four-meter high walltiene tres metros de alto por dos de ancho it's three meters high by two wide2 (en el terreno) high groundsiempre se edificaban en un alto they were always built on high groundB1 (de un edificio) top floorviven en un alto they live in a top floor apartment o ( BrE) flatviven en los altos del taller they live above the workshopC(parada, interrupción): hacer un alto to stophicieron un alto en el camino para almorzar they stopped off o they stopped on the way for lunchdar el alto a algn ( Mil) to stop sb, to order sb to halt1 (señal de pare) stop signpasarse el alto to go through the stop sign2 (semáforo) stoplightE2 ( Chi) (cantidad de tela) length* * *
alto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1
‹pared/montaña› high;
b) [ESTAR]:◊ ¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!;
está tan alta como yo she's as tall as me now
2 (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] high;
b) [estar]:
la marea está alta it's high tide;
los pisos más altos the top floors;
salgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands in the air;
con la moral bastante alta in pretty high spirits;
en lo alto de la montaña high up on the mountainside;
en lo alto del árbol high up in the tree;
por todo lo alto in style
3 (en cantidad, calidad) high;
productos de alta calidad high-quality products;
tirando por lo alto at the most
4
5 ( delante del n)
c) ( en nombres compuestos)◊ alta burguesía sustantivo femenino
upper-middle classes (pl);
alta costura sustantivo femenino
haute couture;
alta fidelidad sustantivo femenino
high fidelity, hi-fi;
alta mar sustantivo femenino: en alta mar on the high seas;
flota/pesca de alta mar deep-sea fleet/fishing;
alta sociedad sustantivo femenino
high society;
alta tensión sustantivo femenino
high tension o voltage;
alto cargo sustantivo masculino ( puesto) high-ranking position;
( persona) high-ranking official;◊ alto mando sustantivo masculino
high-ranking officer
alto 2 adverbio
1 ‹volar/subir› high
2 ‹ hablar› loud, loudly;
alto 3 interjección
halt!;◊ ¡alto el fuego! cease fire!
alto 4 sustantivo masculino
1a) ( altura)
tiene tres metros de alto it's three meters high
2a) (parada, interrupción):
alto el fuego (Esp) (Mil) cease-fireb) (Méx) (Auto):
( un stop) to go through the stop sign
alto,-a 2
I adjetivo
1 (que tiene altura: edificio, persona, ser vivo) tall
2 (elevado) high
3 (sonido) loud
en voz alta, aloud, in a loud voice
(tono) high-pitched
4 (precio, tecnología) high
alta tensión, high tension
5 (antepuesto al nombre: de importancia) high-ranking, high-level: es una reunión de alto nivel, it's a high-level meeting
alta sociedad, high society ➣ Ver nota en aloud II sustantivo masculino
1 (altura) height: ¿cómo es de alto?, how tall/high is it?
2 (elevación del terreno) hill
III adverbio
1 high, high up
2 (sonar, hablar, etc) loud, loudly: ¡más alto, por favor!, louder, please!
tienes que poner el horno más alto, you must turn the oven up ➣ Ver nota en high
♦ Locuciones: la boda se celebró por todo lo alto, the wedding was celebrated in style
alto 1 sustantivo masculino (interrupción) stop, break
' alto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- así
- barrio
- caer
- colmo
- cómo
- ella
- fuerte
- horno
- listón
- medir
- media
- monte
- ojo
- pasar
- relativamente
- riesgo
- superior
- suprimir
- suspender
- tacón
- tono
- última
- último
- vida
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- buzo
- contralto
- cuello
- funcionario
- grande
- hablar
- imaginar
- individuo
- lo
- nivel
- redondear
- saltar
- salto
- subir
- taco
- tanto
- todo
- torre
English:
above
- aloud
- alto
- arch
- atop
- blast-furnace
- brass
- ceasefire
- discount
- foreigner
- gloss over
- halt
- height
- high
- high-end
- high-level
- high-powered
- inflated
- labour-intensive
- laugh
- lifestyle
- loud
- omission
- overhead
- overlook
- pass down
- pass over
- peak
- polo neck
- second
- senior
- short
- sing up
- small
- soar
- speak up
- stop
- tall
- top
- top-level
- top-secret
- topmost
- tree-house
- turtleneck
- unemployment
- up
- upper
- uppermost
- world
- aloft
* * *alto, -a♦ adj1. [persona, árbol, edificio] tall;[montaña] high;es más alto que su compañero he's taller than his colleague;el Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo Everest is the world's highest mountain;¡qué alta está tu hermana! your sister's really grown!;lo alto [de lugar, objeto] the top;Fig [el cielo] Heaven;en lo alto de at the top of;el gato se escondió en lo alto del árbol the cat hid up the tree;hacer algo por todo lo alto to do sth in (great) style;una boda por todo lo alto a sumptuous weddingalto relieve high relief2. [indica posición elevada] high;[piso] top, upper;tu mesa es muy alta para escribir bien your desk is too high for writing comfortably;¡salgan con los brazos en alto! come out with your arms raised o your hands up;aguántalo en alto un segundo hold it up for a second;tienen la moral muy alta their morale is very high;el portero desvió el balón por alto the keeper tipped the ball over the bar;de alta mar deep-sea;en alta mar out at sea;le entusiasma la alta montaña she loves mountaineering;equipo de alta montaña mountaineering gear;mantener la cabeza bien alta to hold one's head high;pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;[sin querer] to miss sth out;esta vez pasaré por alto tu retraso I'll overlook the fact that you arrived late this time3. [cantidad, intensidad] high;de alta calidad high-quality;tengo la tensión muy alta I have very high blood pressure;tiene la fiebre alta her temperature is high, she has a high temperature;Informátun disco duro de alta capacidad a high-capacity hard disk;un televisor de alta definición a high-definition TV;una inversión de alta rentabilidad a highly profitable investment;un tren de alta velocidad a high-speed trainalto horno blast furnace;altos hornos [factoría] iron and steelworks;Informát alta resolución high resolution;alta temperatura high temperature;alta tensión high voltage;Der alta traición high treason;alto voltaje high voltagede alto nivel [delegación] high-level;un alto dirigente a high-ranking leaderHist la alta aristocracia the highest ranks of the aristocracy;alto cargo [persona] [de empresa] top manager;[de la administración] top-ranking official; [puesto] top position o job;los altos cargos del partido the party leadership;los altos cargos de la empresa the company's top management;alta cocina haute cuisine;Alto Comisionado High Commission;alta costura haute couture;Mil alto mando [persona] high-ranking officer; [jefatura] high command;alta sociedad high societyaltas finanzas high finance;Informát de alto nivel [lenguaje] high-level;alta tecnología high technology6. [sonido, voz] loud;en voz alta in a loud voice;el que no esté de acuerdo que lo diga en voz alta if anyone disagrees, speak up7. [hora] late;a altas horas de la noche late at night8. Geog upper;un crucero por el curso alto del Danubio a cruise along the upper reaches of the Danube;el Alto Egipto Upper EgyptHist Alto Perú = name given to Bolivia during the colonial era; Antes Alto Volta Upper Volta9. Hist High;la alta Edad Media the High Middle Ages10. [noble] [ideales] lofty11. [crecido, alborotado] [río] swollen;[mar] rough;con estas lluvias el río va alto the rain has swollen the river's banks♦ nm1. [altura] height;mide 2 metros de alto [cosa] it's 2 metres high;[persona] he's 2 metres tall2. [lugar elevado] heightlos Altos del Golán the Golan Heights3. [detención] stop;hacer un alto to make a stop;hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped to have a bite to eat;dar el alto a alguien to challenge sbalto el fuego [cese de hostilidades] ceasefire;¡alto el fuego! [orden] cease fire!4. Mús alto5. [voz alta]no se atreve a decir las cosas en alto she doesn't dare say out loud what she's thinking6. Andes, Méx, RP [montón] pile;tengo un alto de cosas para leer I have a pile o mountain of things to readvive en los altos de la tintorería she lives in a separate Br flat o US apartment above the dry cleaner's♦ adv1. [arriba] high (up);volar muy alto to fly very high2. [hablar] loud;por favor, no hables tan alto please, don't talk so loud♦ interjhalt!, stop!;¡alto! ¿quién va? halt! who goes there?;¡alto ahí! [en discusión] hold on a minute!;[a un fugitivo] stop!* * *1en alta mar on the high seas;el alto Salado the upper (reaches of the) Salado;los pisos altos the top floors;en voz alta out loud;a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;clase alta high class;alta calidad high qualityhablar alto speak loudly;pasar por alto overlook;poner más alto TV, RAD turn up;por todo lo alto fam lavishly;en alto on high ground, high up;llegar alto go farIII m1 ( altura) height;dos metros de alto two meters high2 Chipile3:los altos de Golán GEOG the Golan Heights2 m1 halt;¡alto! halt!;dar el alto a alguien order s.o. to stop;¡alto ahí! stop right there!2 ( pausa) pause;hacer un alto stop* * *alto adv1) : high2) : loud, loudlyalto, -ta adj1) : tall, high2) : louden voz alta: aloud, out loudalto nm1) altura: height, elevation2) : stop, halt3) altos nmpl: upper floorsalto interj: halt!, stop!* * *alto1 adj1. (en general) high2. (persona, edificio, árbol) tall3. (sonido, voz) loudalto2 adv1. (volar, subir) high2. (hablar) loudly -
31 superior
adj.1 top.la parte superior (de algo) the top (of something)la mitad superior the top o upper half2 higher.ser superior en número, ser numéricamente superior to have a numerical advantage3 superior.es superior a la media it's above average4 excellent (excelente).5 upper (anatomy & geography).6 higher (education).m.superior (jefe).* * *► adjetivo1 (encima de) upper, top2 (por encima de) greater (a, than), higher (a, than), above (a, -)4 figurado (calidad etc) superior, high, excellent5 EDUCACIÓN higher1 (jefe) superior2 RELIGIÓN superior\calidad superior top quality, high quality* * *1. noun m. 2. adj.1) superior2) higher3) upper* * *I1. ADJ2) (=mejor) superior, betterser superior a algo — to be superior to sth, be better than sth
3) (=excelente)la orquesta estuvo superior — the orchestra was top-quality o top-class
una moqueta de calidad superior — a superior quality o top-quality carpet
4) [cantidad]cualquier número superior a doce — any number above o higher than twelve
5) [en categoría] [animal, especie] higher6) (Educ) [curso, nivel] advanced; [enseñanza] higher2.SM [en rango] superiorII superior, -a ( Rel)1.ADJ superior2.SM / F superior/mother superior* * *I1)a) <parte/piso> top (before n), upper (before n); < nivel> higherb) <labio/mandíbula> upper (before n)2)a) ( en calidad) superiorsuperior A algo/alguien — superior to something/somebody
b) ( en jerarquía) < oficial> superior; < clase social> higherc) (en cantidad, número)los atacantes eran superiores en número — the attackers were greater o more in number
IIun número superior a 9 — a number greater than o higher than o above 9
- riora masculino, femeninoa) (Relig) (m) Superior; (f) Mother Superior* * *I1)a) <parte/piso> top (before n), upper (before n); < nivel> higherb) <labio/mandíbula> upper (before n)2)a) ( en calidad) superiorsuperior A algo/alguien — superior to something/somebody
b) ( en jerarquía) < oficial> superior; < clase social> higherc) (en cantidad, número)los atacantes eran superiores en número — the attackers were greater o more in number
IIun número superior a 9 — a number greater than o higher than o above 9
- riora masculino, femeninoa) (Relig) (m) Superior; (f) Mother Superior* * *superior11 = superior, superordinate.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: Under pressure from colleagues, superiors, and families to perform well, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.* Posesivo + superiores = Posesivo + betters.superior22 = better, high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], higher, pre-eminent [preeminent], superior, upper, heightened, enriched, high-end, preemptive [pre-emptive], top-tier [top tier].Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: Relief must be secured from the laborious detailed manipulation of higher mathematics as well, if the users of it are to free their brains for something more than repetitive detailed transformations.Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex: The upper and lower limits for the value are first entered.Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.Ex: Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.Ex: Coincidentally there has emerged a pre-emptive new technology for the storage, handling and transmission of information, potentially better suited to the convenience of users.Ex: It is much to the credit of the British government that in the current reorganisation of local government it has insisted that public libraries be controlled by the top-tier authorities, those responsible for education and other major services.* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.* borde superior = top edge.* compartimento superior = overhead bin, overhead locker.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* cubierta superior = upper deck.* de calidad superior = best-quality.* de la parte superior = topmost [top most].* demostrar ser superior = prove + superior.* de nivel superior = upper-level, higher-level.* de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.* educación superior = higher education.* en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost, uppermost.* enseñanza superior = higher education, higher learning, tertiary education.* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES) = European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).* esquina superior derecha = upper right corner, upper right-hand corner.* esquina superior izquierda = top left corner, upper left corner, top left-hand corner.* extremidades superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.* hacer superior = give + Nombre + an edge.* institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution.* institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of higher education.* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.* límite superior = upper bound.* madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.* mandíbula superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.* margen superior = top margin.* maxilar superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.* miembros superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.* nivel superior = top layer.* paleolítico superior, el = Upper Palaeolithic.* parte superior = top, topside.* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.* primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.* quijada superior = upper jaw.* relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.* ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.* ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.* superior al 10 por ciento = double digit.* superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.* término superior = top term, TT.* título superior = advanced degree.* * *Aen el ángulo superior derecho de la hoja in the top right-hand corner of the pageen los pisos superiores del edificio on the upper o uppermost o top floors of the building3 ( Astron) ‹planeta› superiorB1 (en calidad) superiorun vino de calidad superior a superior o an excellent wine, a wine of superior qualitysuperior A algo/algn superior TO sth/sbes muy superior al modelo anterior it is far better than o far superior to the previous modelse siente superior a los demás he thinks he's above o superior to everyone else, he thinks he's better than everyone elseuna inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence2 (en una jerarquía) superiorun oficial superior a mí an officer superior to me, a superior o higher-ranking officeralumnos de los cursos superiores students from higher o more advanced coursesórdenes superiores orders from above3(en cantidad, número): los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in numbersuperior A algo above sthtemperaturas superiores a los cuarenta grados temperatures above o higher than forty degreesun número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9el peso es superior a los 20 kilos the weight is above 20 kilos, the weight exceeds 20 kiloses superior a mis fuerzas it's more than I can bearmasculine, feminine2¿quién es su superior? who is your superior?* * *
superior 1 adjetivo
1 ( en posición) ‹parte/piso› top ( before n), upper ( before n);
‹ nivel› higher;
‹labio/mandíbula› upper ( before n)
2
superior A algo/algn superior to sth/sb;
una inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence
‹ clase social› higherc) (en cantidad, número):◊ los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in number;
superior A algo above sth;
un número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9
superior 2◊ - riora sustantivo masculino, femenino
(f) Mother Superiorb)
superior
I adjetivo
1 (que está más alto) top, upper
el piso superior, the upper floor
2 (que es mejor) superior, better: su sueldo es superior al mío, his salary is higher than mine
3 (en número) un número superior a 10, a number greater o higher o more than 10
4 (indicando grado: en enseñanza) higher
(:en el ejército, la policía) superior
II m (rango militar, policial) superior
Rel Superior
' superior' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- Cesid
- CSIC
- encima
- ser
- extra
- innegablemente
- larga
- largo
- licenciatura
- pala
- superiora
- abogado
- brazo
- carrera
- creer
- derecho
- educación
- exceder
- jefe
- madre
- mejor
- normal
- superar
- titulado
English:
above
- advanced
- average
- change up
- cut
- degree
- education
- expanse
- high
- higher
- higher education
- higher-up
- outnumber
- outrank
- preeminent
- registrar
- rise above
- self-righteous
- senior
- staff college
- superior
- tertiary
- top
- top-heavy
- upper
- advantage
- A level
- barrister
- better
- boss
- commission
- excess
- fancy
- first
- mother
- move
* * *superior, -ora♦ adj1. [de arriba] top;los pisos superiores tienen mejores vistas the upper floors have better views;la parte superior (de algo) the top (of sth);la mitad superior the top o upper half2. [mayor] higher (a than);ser superior en número, ser numéricamente superior to have a numerical advantage;temperaturas superiores a los 12 grados temperatures above 12 degrees;una cifra superior a 100 a figure greater than 100;lo venden a un precio un 30 por ciento superior al del mercado they are selling it at 30 percent above the market price;por un periodo no superior a tres años for a period not exceeding three yearsuna mujer de inteligencia superior a la media a woman of above-average intelligence;no me creo superior a nadie I don't consider myself superior to anyone4. [excelente] excellent;productos de calidad superior superior-quality products7. Anat upper;el labio/la mandíbula superior the upper lip/jaw8. Geog upper9. Educ higher10. Rel superior11. Geol upper;el Paleolítico superior the Upper Palaeolithic♦ nm,fRel superior, f mother superior♦ nm[jefe] superior* * *I adj2 en jerarquía superior;ser superior a be superior toII m superior* * *superior adj1) : superior2) : uppernivel superior: upper level3) : highereducación superior: higher education4)superior a : above, higher than, in excess ofsuperior nm: superior* * *superior1 adj1. (en general) higher2. (más alto) top3. (en calidad) superiorsuperior2 n superior -
32 a la luz de
= in light of, in the light ofEx. This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.Ex. In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.* * *= in light of, in the light ofEx: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.
Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines. -
33 a la vista de
= in light of, in the light ofEx. This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.Ex. In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.* * *= in light of, in the light ofEx: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.
Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines. -
34 a tenor de
according to* * *= in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view ofEx. This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex. In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.Ex. In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.* * *= in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view ofEx: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.
Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue. -
35 agilidad
f.1 agility.agilidad mental mental agility2 nimbleness, agility, coordination, deftness.* * *1 agility* * *SF1) (=ligereza) agility, nimbleness; (=flexibilidad) flexibility, adaptabilitycon agilidad — nimbly, quickly
2) (Aut) manoeuvrability, maneuverability (EEUU), handling* * ** * *= agility, athleticism.Ex. The efficiency of a library is measured, not by the number of books on its shelves, nor by the excellence of its cataloguing system, nor by its agility in keeping abreast of current publications, but entirely by the number of persons who make beneficial use of it.Ex. A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.----* con agilidad = nimbly.* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.* * ** * *= agility, athleticism.Ex: The efficiency of a library is measured, not by the number of books on its shelves, nor by the excellence of its cataloguing system, nor by its agility in keeping abreast of current publications, but entirely by the number of persons who make beneficial use of it.
Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.* con agilidad = nimbly.* hacer perder la agilidad física = stale.* hacer perder la agilidad mental = stale.* * *(de una persona) agility; (de estilo) livelinessnecesita más agilidad en la presentación the presentation needs to be livelier o more dynamic* * *
agilidad sustantivo femenino ( de persona) agility;
( de estilo) liveliness
agilidad sustantivo femenino agility
' agilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soltura
- ligereza
- viveza
English:
diligence
- agility
* * *agilidad nfagility;moverse con agilidad to move with agility, to be agileagilidad mental mental agility* * *f agility* * *agilidad nf: agility, nimbleness* * *agilidad n agility -
36 aspecto
m.1 appearance (apariencia).tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp2 aspect (faceta).bajo este aspecto from this angleen todos los aspectos in every respect3 point of view, side.* * *1 (faceta) aspect, side, angle■ en el aspecto político from a political point of view, politically2 (apariencia) look, appearance■ ¿qué aspecto tenía? what did he look like?\en el aspecto de que in the sense that, in that* * *noun m.1) aspect2) look* * *SM1) (=apariencia) lookno lo conozco, pero no me gusta su aspecto — I don't know him, but I don't like the look of him
un señor con aspecto de ejecutivo — a man who looks/looked like an executive
¿qué aspecto tenía? — what did he look like?
•
tener buen aspecto — to look well•
tener mal aspecto, Juan tiene muy mal aspecto — Juan isn't looking good o well at all2) (=punto) aspectlos aspectos a tener en cuenta para el análisis — aspects to bear in mind when analysing the problem
3) (Geog) aspect4) (Arquit) aspect5) (Ling) aspect6)al primer aspecto — † at first sight
* * *1)a) (de persona, lugar) appearancele da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look
¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?
b) (de problema, asunto)2) (rasgo, faceta)quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up
* * *= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.Ex. The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex. Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex. However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.----* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.* aspecto exterior = facade.* aspecto externo = outward appearance.* aspecto físico = physical appearance.* aspecto negativo = irritant.* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.* aspectos económicos = economics.* aspectos financieros = economics.* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.* aspectos más notables = highlights.* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.* de aspecto = looking.* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* de aspecto solemne = dignified.* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en todos los aspectos = all-round.* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.* tener aspecto = look.* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.* tener un aspecto = look and feel.* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.* un aspecto de = an air of.* * *1)a) (de persona, lugar) appearancele da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look
¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?
b) (de problema, asunto)2) (rasgo, faceta)quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up
* * *= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
Ex: The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.Ex: Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.Ex: However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.* aspecto exterior = facade.* aspecto externo = outward appearance.* aspecto físico = physical appearance.* aspecto negativo = irritant.* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.* aspectos económicos = economics.* aspectos financieros = economics.* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.* aspectos más notables = highlights.* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.* de aspecto = looking.* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.* de aspecto solemne = dignified.* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.* en todos los aspectos = all-round.* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.* tener aspecto = look.* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.* tener un aspecto = look and feel.* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.* un aspecto de = an air of.* * *1 (de una persona) appearance; (de un objeto, lugar) appearanceun hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man, a man of distinguished appearancela barba le da aspecto de intelectual his beard makes him look intellectual o gives him an intellectual lookno lo recuerdo ¿qué aspecto tiene? I don't remember him, what does he look like?tiene buen aspecto, no parece enfermo he looks fine, he doesn't look sick at allesa herida tiene muy mal aspecto that's a nasty-looking wound, that wound looks nastypor su aspecto exterior la casa parecía deshabitada the house looked unoccupied from (the) outside2(cariz): no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o lookingB (rasgo, faceta) aspectése es sólo un aspecto del problema that's only one aspect of the problemdebemos considerar el aspecto legal we have to consider the legal aspect(s)me gustaría aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared upen ciertos aspectos la situación no ha cambiado in certain respects the situation has not changeden ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're rightC ( Ling) aspectD ( Astron) aspect* * *
aspecto sustantivo masculino
1
¿qué aspecto tiene? what does he look like?;
a juzgar por su aspecto judging by the look of her;
tiene mal aspecto [ persona] she doesn't look well;
[ cosa] it doesn't look niceb) (de problema, asunto):◊ no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking
2 (rasgo, faceta) aspect;
aspecto sustantivo masculino
1 look, appearance
2 (matiz de un asunto) aspect
' aspecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- achantar
- achinada
- achinado
- aire
- conservarse
- descuidarse
- dimensión
- enjuiciar
- esteroide
- faceta
- fachada
- figura
- giro
- igual
- lado
- lechosa
- lechoso
- lozana
- lozano
- ofrecer
- panorama
- parecer
- parecerse
- pinta
- plana
- plano
- planta
- presencia
- presentación
- querer
- rasgo
- revestir
- siniestra
- siniestro
- traza
- ver
- vertiente
- abandonar
- campesino
- cara
- corresponder
- cuidado
- dejado
- descuidar
- desgarbado
- encarado
- enfermizo
- exterior
English:
air
- appearance
- aspect
- bearing
- cat
- complexion
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- doleful
- dowdy
- dramatically
- drawn
- feminine
- flip side
- frumpy
- good
- grim
- light
- look
- metamorphosis
- odd-looking
- old-looking
- regard
- seedy
- side
- tidiness
- young-looking
- economics
- scruffy
- smarten up
- sorry
- way
* * *aspecto nm1. [apariencia] appearance;un adulto con aspecto de niño an adult who looks like a child, an adult with a childlike appearance;tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;[comida] to look nice o good;tiene mal aspecto [persona] she doesn't look well;[comida] it doesn't look very nice;tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp;la casa ofrecía un aspecto horrible después de la fiesta the house looked a real mess after the party2. [faceta] aspect;bajo este aspecto from this angle;en ese aspecto in that sense o respect;en todos los aspectos in every respect;en cuanto al aspecto económico del plan,… as far as the financial aspects of the plan are concerned,…;hay que destacar como aspecto negativo que… one negative aspect o point is that…3. Gram aspect4. [en astrología] aspect* * *mtener buen aspecto look good;tener aspecto de ser/estar seem (to be);tenía aspecto de ser una persona simpática he seemed (to be) o he looked a nice guy2 ( faceta) aspect* * *aspecto nm1) : aspect2) apariencia: appearance, look* * *aspecto n1. (apariencia) appearance2. (faceta) aspect -
37 contemplar
v.1 to contemplate, to consider.está contemplando presentar la dimisión she is considering handing in her resignationla ley contempla varios supuestos the law provides for o covers various casesesta propuesta no contempla los ingresos por publicidad this proposal doesn't take into account income from advertisingJuana contemplaba la luna a solas Johanna contemplated the moon alone.María contempla grandes utilidades Mary envisages big profits.2 to look at, to contemplate (paisaje, monumento).3 to examine.El maestro contempló el cuadro de María The teacher examined Ann's picture.4 to have provision for, to contemplate, to have provisions for.María contempla los tiempos venideros Mary has provisions for upcoming times.* * *1 (mirar) to contemplate, look at2 (pensar) to contemplate, consider3 (tener en cuenta) to provide for4 (tratar bien) to spoil1 to contemplate* * *verb2) look at* * *1. VT1) (=observar) [+ paisaje, edificio, cuadro] to gaze at, contemplatese pasa horas contemplando el mar — she spends hours gazing at o contemplating the sea
contemplaba su imagen en el espejo — she gazed at o contemplated her reflection in the mirror
pude contemplar la belleza de Elena — frm I was able to look on Elena's beauty
2) (=analizar)debemos contemplar su obra desde otra perspectiva — we must look at o consider his work from another perspective
3) (=mimar) to indulge5) [ley, tratado] to provide forel acuerdo contempla una subida del 3% — the agreement provides for an increase of 3%
2.VI (Rel) to meditate* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <paisaje/cuadro> to gaze at, contemplateb) <obra/artista> to examine, studyc) <posibilidad/idea> to considerla nueva propuesta contempla un aumento del 5% — the new proposal envisages the possibility of a 5% rise
la legislación no contempla este caso — there is no provision for a situation of this kind in the legislation
2) (Esp) ( mimar) to spoil* * *= allow for, cater for/to, envisage, envision, provide, gaze, behold.Ex. It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.Ex. Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.Ex. Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.Ex. To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.Ex. Her tongue was unloosed now, and she gazed at him questioningly, piercingly.Ex. As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.----* aficionado a contemplar las estrellas = stargazer.* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* contemplar la posibilidad = toy with, toy with + idea of, entertain + the possibility.* contemplar la posibilidad de suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.* contemplar las estrellas = stargaze.* contemplar posibilidades = envision + possibilities.* contemplar una situación = address + situation.* contemplar una vista = contemplate + view.* una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.* un espectáculo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <paisaje/cuadro> to gaze at, contemplateb) <obra/artista> to examine, studyc) <posibilidad/idea> to considerla nueva propuesta contempla un aumento del 5% — the new proposal envisages the possibility of a 5% rise
la legislación no contempla este caso — there is no provision for a situation of this kind in the legislation
2) (Esp) ( mimar) to spoil* * *= allow for, cater for/to, envisage, envision, provide, gaze, behold.Ex: It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.
Ex: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.Ex: Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.Ex: Her tongue was unloosed now, and she gazed at him questioningly, piercingly.Ex: As Confucius said ' behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.* aficionado a contemplar las estrellas = stargazer.* algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* contemplar la posibilidad = toy with, toy with + idea of, entertain + the possibility.* contemplar la posibilidad de suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.* contemplar las estrellas = stargaze.* contemplar posibilidades = envision + possibilities.* contemplar una situación = address + situation.* contemplar una vista = contemplate + view.* una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.* un espectáculo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.* * *contemplar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹paisaje/cuadro› to gaze at, contemplatedesde el balcón se contempla un panorama precioso there is a wonderful view from the balconya la izquierda pueden ustedes contemplar el Palacio Real on the left you can see the Royal Palace2 ‹obra/artista› to examine, study3 ‹posibilidad/idea› to considerla nueva propuesta contempla un aumento del 5% the new proposal envisages the possibility of a 5% risela legislación actual no contempla este caso there is no provision for a situation of this kind in the current legislation o the current legislation does not provide for a situation of this kindno tengo contemplado ir I'm not thinking of goingB (complacer) to spoil* * *
contemplar ( conjugate contemplar) verbo transitivo
contemplar verbo transitivo
1 (admirar, recrearse) to contemplate
2 (una posibilidad) to consider
3 (ser condescendiente) coddle: le contemplas demasiado, you coddle him too much
' contemplar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
codificar
- admirar
- mirar
English:
consider
- contemplate
- entertain
- survey
- behold
- regard
* * *contemplar vt1. [paisaje, monumento] to look at, to contemplate2. [opción, posibilidad] to contemplate, to consider;la ley contempla varios supuestos the law provides for o covers various cases;esta propuesta no contempla los ingresos por publicidad this proposal doesn't take into account income from advertising;el proyecto no contempla hacer excepciones the project makes no provision for exceptions;contemplamos el futuro con esperanza we are hopeful about the future, we look to the future with hope;está contemplando presentar la dimisión she is considering handing in her resignation3. [consentir] to spoil* * *v/t1 ( mirar) look at, contemplate2 posibilidad consider* * *contemplar vt1) : to contemplate, to ponder2) : to gaze at, to look at* * *contemplar vb to consider / to contemplate -
38 demora
f.1 delay.sin demora without delay, immediately2 time extension, ampliation.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: demorar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: demorar.* * *1 delay\sin demora without delay* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=retraso) delay2) (Náut) bearing* * *1) (esp AmL) ( retraso) delaydemora en + inf — delay in -ing
2) (Náut) bearing* * *= delay, lag, time lag [timelag], tardiness, slippage, lag time [lag-time], lateness, time-delay, holdout.Nota: Actitud de una persona de negarse a hacer algo con la esperanza de conseguir lo que busca en mejores condiciones, por ejemplo en una compra, contrato, etc..Ex. If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.Ex. If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.Ex. It is difficult to avoid an unacceptable time lag between the appearance of the original document and its announcement in an abstracting journal.Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.Ex. This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.Ex. This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.Ex. Although the entry time-delay for US publications is about 7 months, priority publications are nearly current.Ex. The article carries the title ' Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.----* actuar sin demora = act + promptly.* demora en la recepción = receipt lag.* demora postal = mail lag.* gastos de demora = demurrage.* sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.* sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* tiempo de demora = lead time.* * *1) (esp AmL) ( retraso) delaydemora en + inf — delay in -ing
2) (Náut) bearing* * *= delay, lag, time lag [timelag], tardiness, slippage, lag time [lag-time], lateness, time-delay, holdout.Nota: Actitud de una persona de negarse a hacer algo con la esperanza de conseguir lo que busca en mejores condiciones, por ejemplo en una compra, contrato, etc..Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.
Ex: If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.Ex: It is difficult to avoid an unacceptable time lag between the appearance of the original document and its announcement in an abstracting journal.Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.Ex: This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.Ex: This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.Ex: Although the entry time-delay for US publications is about 7 months, priority publications are nearly current.Ex: The article carries the title ' Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.* actuar sin demora = act + promptly.* demora en la recepción = receipt lag.* demora postal = mail lag.* gastos de demora = demurrage.* sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.* sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* tiempo de demora = lead time.* * *perdón por la demora, pero había mucho tráfico I'm sorry I'm late, but the traffic was badle pido disculpas por mi demora en contestarle I do hope that you will forgive my delay in replyingsin demora without delayB ( Náut) bearingtomar una demora to take a bearing* * *
Del verbo demorar: ( conjugate demorar)
demora es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
demora
demorar
demora sustantivo femenino
1 (esp AmL) ( retraso) delay;
demora en hacer algo delay in doing sth;
sin demora without delay
2 (Náut) bearing
demorar ( conjugate demorar) verbo transitivoa) (AmL) ( tardar):◊ demoró tres horas en llegar he took o it took him three hours to arrive
verbo intransitivo (AmL):◊ ¡no demores! don't be long!
demorarse verbo pronominal (AmL)a) ( tardar cierto tiempo):◊ ¡qué poco te demoraste! that didn't take you very long;
me demoro 3 horas it takes me 3 hours
demorase en hacer algo to take a long time to do sth
demora sustantivo femenino delay
demorar verbo transitivo to delay, hold up
' demora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menester
- retraso
English:
delay
- lag
- promptly
- bearing
- hold
* * *demora nf[retraso] delay;el vuelo sufre una demora de una hora the flight has been delayed by one hour;la demora en el pago conlleva una sanción delay in payment will entail a penalty;disculpen la demora we apologize for the delay;sin demora without delay, immediately* * *f delay;sin demora without delay* * *demora nf: delay -
39 desde la perspectiva de
Ex. This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.* * *Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.
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40 diversidad
f.diversity.diversidad de opiniones variety of opinions* * *1 diversity, variety* * *noun f.* * *SF diversity* * *femenino diversityexiste una diversidad de opciones — there is a variety o diversity of options
* * *= diversity, variety, range.Ex. Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.----* diversidad cultural = cultural diversity.* diversidad de edades = age-spread.* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.* diversidad lingüística = language diversity, linguistic diversity.* la diversidad de = the range of.* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.* una diversidad de = a variety of, an array of, a mosaic of, a diversity of, a menu of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* * *femenino diversityexiste una diversidad de opciones — there is a variety o diversity of options
* * *= diversity, variety, range.Ex: Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.
Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex: It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.* diversidad cultural = cultural diversity.* diversidad de edades = age-spread.* diversidad de la vida = biodiversity, diversity of life, life-form diversity.* diversidad lingüística = language diversity, linguistic diversity.* la diversidad de = the range of.* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.* una diversidad de = a variety of, an array of, a mosaic of, a diversity of, a menu of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* * *una gran diversidad de paisajes a great diversity of landscapes, a rich variety of landscapesla diversidad de largos de falda the range of skirt lengthslo importante es la diversidad de opciones the important thing is the wide variety o diversity of options* * *
diversidad sustantivo femenino
diversity
diversidad sustantivo femenino diversity, variety
' diversidad' also found in these entries:
English:
diversity
- variety
* * *diversidad nfdiversity;hay gran diversidad cultural en la sociedad americana there is great cultural diversity in American society;le ofrecemos una enorme diversidad de productos we offer an enormous variety o range of products;diversidad de opiniones variety of opinionsdiversidad biológica biological diversity* * *f diversity* * *diversidad nf: diversity, variety* * *diversidad n variety [pl. varieties]
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