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81 enfrentarse a la vida
(v.) = cope with + life, face + life, copeEx. This need cuts across all social classes and grows out of normal life; it does not signify failure in coping with life.Ex. The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.Ex. The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.* * *(v.) = cope with + life, face + life, copeEx: This need cuts across all social classes and grows out of normal life; it does not signify failure in coping with life.
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82 enmascarar
v.to mask (rostro).* * *1 to mask2 figurado to mask, disguise, conceal1 (uso reflexivo) to put on a mask* * *1. VT1) [+ cara] to mask2) [+ intenciones] to disguise2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to hide, disguise2.enmascararse v pron (refl) to put on a mask, cover one's face with a mask* * *= obscure, mask, whitewash, dissemble.Ex. A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.Ex. The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.Ex. A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.----* cinta de enmascarar = masking tape.* * *1.verbo transitivo to hide, disguise2.enmascararse v pron (refl) to put on a mask, cover one's face with a mask* * *= obscure, mask, whitewash, dissemble.Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.* cinta de enmascarar = masking tape.* * *enmascarar [A1 ]vtto hide, disguise( refl) to put on a mask, cover one's face with a mask* * *
enmascarar verbo transitivo
1 (poner una máscara) to mask
2 (disimular, encubrir) to disguise: enmascara sus sentimientos, he hides his feelings
' enmascarar' also found in these entries:
English:
mask
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83 estimar
v.1 to think highly of, to respect (apreciar) (person).estima mucho a sus amigos he values his friends highly2 to value.estimar el valor de algo to estimate the value of somethinghan estimado que las pérdidas superan los cien millones the losses are estimated to be over a hundred millionEl gerente estima a su secretaria The manager holds his secretary in regard3 to consider, to deem.no estimó necesario realizar declaraciones she didn't consider o deem it necessary to make any statement4 to estimate, to calculate, to deem, to figure.El gerente estima los gastos The manager estimates the expenses.* * *1 (apreciar) to esteem, respect, hold in esteem, admire2 (valorar) to value3 (juzgar, creer) to consider, think, reckon4 (calcular) to estimate5 DERECHO (una demanda) to admit* * *verb1) to esteem2) estimate3) consider, regard* * *1. VT1) (Com) (=evaluar) to estimate; (=valorar) to value, appraise (EEUU) (en at)¡se estima! — thanks very much!, I appreciate it!
2) (=respetar) to respectestimar a algn en mucho — to have a high opinion o regard of sb
estimar a algn en poco — to have a low opinion o regard of sb
3) (=juzgar) to consider, deemlo que usted estime conveniente — whatever you consider o deem appropriate
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo1) ( apreciar)a) < persona> to respect, hold... in high o great esteem (frml)lo estimo mucho, pero sólo como amigo — I'm very fond of him, but only as a friend
b) < objeto> to value2) (frml) ( considerar) (+ compl) to consider, deem (frml)3) ( calcular) <valor/costo/pérdidas> to estimate* * *= appraise, deem, estimate, reckon, gauge, esteem, hold in + esteem, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.Ex. If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.Ex. If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.Ex. For example, without scanning the entire index it is impossible to estimate the total number of relevant documents in the system, a figure that is required in the calculation of recall.Ex. Book form is easy to use, readable, and reckoned to be an acceptable format for many users.Ex. The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.Ex. But women value social progress and consciousness of success less than men and esteem freedom and love.Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.----* estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.* estimar la demanda de Algo = gauge + the demand for.* estimar los costes = cost out.* subestimar = understatement.* * *verbo transitivo1) ( apreciar)a) < persona> to respect, hold... in high o great esteem (frml)lo estimo mucho, pero sólo como amigo — I'm very fond of him, but only as a friend
b) < objeto> to value2) (frml) ( considerar) (+ compl) to consider, deem (frml)3) ( calcular) <valor/costo/pérdidas> to estimate* * *= appraise, deem, estimate, reckon, gauge, esteem, hold in + esteem, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.
Ex: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.Ex: For example, without scanning the entire index it is impossible to estimate the total number of relevant documents in the system, a figure that is required in the calculation of recall.Ex: Book form is easy to use, readable, and reckoned to be an acceptable format for many users.Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.Ex: But women value social progress and consciousness of success less than men and esteem freedom and love.Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.* estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.* estimar la demanda de Algo = gauge + the demand for.* estimar los costes = cost out.* subestimar = understatement.* * *estimar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to respect, hold … in high o great esteem ( frml)era muy estimado por todo el pueblo madrileño he was held in very high o great esteem by the people of Madrid, the people of Madrid thought very highly of himlo estimo mucho, pero sólo como amigo I'm very fond of him, but only as a friend2 ‹objeto› to valueestima mucho esos pendientes porque eran de su abuela she's very fond of those earrings o she values those earrings highly because they belonged to her grandmothersu piel es muy estimada its skin is highly prizedno estimo necesario que se tomen esas medidas I do not consider it necessary to take those measures, I do not think those measures are necessaryestimé conveniente que otra persona lo sustituyese I considered it advisable for someone else to replace himC (calcular) ‹valor/costo/pérdidas› to estimate estimar algo EN algo to estimate sth AT sthel incendio causó pérdidas estimadas en varios millones the fire caused losses estimated at several million* * *
estimar ( conjugate estimar) verbo transitivo
1
( tener cariño) to be fond of
2 (frml) ( considerar) (+ compl) to consider, deem (frml)
estimar verbo transitivo
1 frml (sentir cariño) to esteem, respect
2 (juzgar, considerar) to consider, think: no lo estimo necesario, I don't think it is necessary
3 (valorar) to appreciate, think highly of: estimo tu ayuda, I appreciate your help
4 (calcular) to estimate
' estimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calcular
English:
deem
- esteem
- estimate
- gauge
- prize
- rate
- see
* * *♦ vt1. [apreciar] [persona] to think highly of, to respect;[cosa] to value;estima mucho a sus amigos he values his friends highly;te estimo mucho, pero esto no te lo puedo permitir I have great respect for you, but I can't allow you to do this;estimamos enormemente su colaboración we value her help enormously, her help means a great deal to us;estima su vida en bien poco he has little regard for his own life;un fruto muy estimado en la cocina oriental a fruit that is highly prized in oriental cooking2. [evaluar] to value;estimar el valor de algo to estimate the value of sth;han estimado que las pérdidas superan los cien millones the losses are estimated to be over a hundred millionno estimó necesario realizar declaraciones she didn't consider o deem it necessary to make any statement4. [aceptar] [solicitud] to accept;[querella, demanda] to uphold* * *v/t1 respect, hold in high regard;estimar (en) poco not think much of2 ( considerar):estimo conveniente que I consider it advisable to3 ( calcular):estimar en estimate at; objeto value at* * *estimar vt1) apreciar: to esteem, to respect2) evaluar: to estimate, to appraise3) opinar: to consider, to deem -
84 estrago
m.1 ravage, waste, ruin, havoc.2 wickedness, corruption of morals, depravity.3 damage, harm, loss, wreckage.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estragar.* * *1 havoc, ruin, ravage\causar estragos en / hacer estragos en to play havoc with, badly damage* * *= ravages, decimation, shattering.Ex. Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.----* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* estragos = destruction.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* estragos de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* * *= ravages, decimation, shattering.Ex: Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.
Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* estragos = destruction.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* estragos de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with. -
85 evitar una infección
(v.) = prevent + infectionEx. 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.* * *(v.) = prevent + infectionEx: 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.
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86 exigencia
f.1 demand, requirement (requisito).2 demand.venirle a alguien con exigencias to make demands on somebody3 forceful demand, demand, earnest entreaty, order.* * *1 demand, exigency2 (requisito) requirement* * *noun f.demand, requirement* * *SF1) (=requerimiento) demand, requirement, exigency frmsegún las exigencias de la situación — as the situation requires o demands, according to the exigencies of the situation frm
2) Caribe (=petición) request3) CAm (=escasez) need, lack* * *a) ( pretensión) demandb) ( requisito) demand, requirement* * *= requirement, exigency.Ex. The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.----* adaptar a una exigencia = tailor to + requirement.* ajustarse a exigencias = suit + demands.* imponer exigencias a = place + demands on.* * *a) ( pretensión) demandb) ( requisito) demand, requirement* * *= requirement, exigency.Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.* adaptar a una exigencia = tailor to + requirement.* ajustarse a exigencias = suit + demands.* imponer exigencias a = place + demands on.* * *1 (pretensión) demand¡no me vengas con exigencias! don't start making demands, don't be demanding2 (requisito) demand, requirement, exigency ( frml)por exigencias del guión because the script calls for it* * *
exigencia sustantivo femenino
◊ ¡no me vengas con exigencias! don't start making demands
exigencia sustantivo femenino
1 demand
2 (requisito) requirement: la única exigencia es tener más de veinte años, the only requirement is to be over twenty
' exigencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derecha
- derecho
English:
command
- demand
- fastidiousness
- satisfy
* * *exigencia nf1. [requisito] demand, requirement;tuvo que desnudarse por exigencias del guión she had to take her clothes off because the script required it2. [petición] demand;venirle a alguien con exigencias to make demands on sb;¡no me vengas con exigencias! don't start demanding things from me!* * *f demand* * *exigencia nf: demand, requirement* * *exigencia n demand -
87 experimentar
v.1 to experience.experimentar frío/calor to feel cold/hotlas temperaturas experimentarán un leve ascenso/descenso we will see a slight rise/fall in temperaturesSe nos operó una transformación We experienced a transformation.2 to test.3 to experiment, to test, to noodle around, to test out.* * *1 (hacer experimentos) to experiment, test2 (probar) to test, try out3 (sentir, notar) to experience, feel; (- cambio) to undergo; (- aumento) to show; (- pérdida, derrota) to suffer\experimentar una mejoría to improve, make progress* * *verb2) experience* * *1. VT1) [+ método, producto] to test, try out2) (=notar) [+ cambio] to experience, go through; [+ pérdida, deterioro] to suffer; [+ aumento] to show; [+ sensación] to feellas cifras han experimentado un aumento de un 5 por 100 — the figures show an increase of 5%
2.VI to experiment ( con with) (en on)* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.experimentar con algo — to experiment on o with something
experimentar vt1) ( probar) to try out, experiment with2)a) < sensación> to experience, feel; <tristeza/alegría> to feel* * *= experience, experiment, institute + experiments, pass through, suffer, undergo, prototype, mess with, feel, go through.Ex. If facilities like these are not supported by the data base design, the users of the system will experience slow response times.Ex. We need not abandon our professional library studies programs, but we must also be willing to experiment with future oriented programs and structures at the same time.Ex. In an open-planned building designed flexibly to cater for adaptations, the librarian is not inhibited for making changes or instituting experiments.Ex. The scheme has passed through nineteen editions.Ex. Since the introduction of computer-based indexing systems alphabetical indexing languages have become more prevalent, and UDC has suffered a reduction in use.Ex. Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.Ex. The electronic book (e-book) is already available commercially in Japan, and a British company is currently prototyping a handwriting recognition notepad.Ex. Once music is digitized you can filter it, bend it, archive it, rearrange it, remix it, mess with it.Ex. Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.Ex. A shock of resistance and antagonism went through Zachary Ponder.----* experimentar recortes = suffer + cuts.* experimentar una revolución = enter + a revolution.* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.* experimentar una transformación = undergo + transformation.* experimentar un aumento = experience + rise.* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso = experience + explosion.* experimentar un cambio = bring about + change, undergo + modification, undergo + change, undergo + transition.* experimentar un cambio + Adjetivo = take + a + Adjetivo + turn.* experimentar un crecimiento = experience + growth.* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.experimentar con algo — to experiment on o with something
experimentar vt1) ( probar) to try out, experiment with2)a) < sensación> to experience, feel; <tristeza/alegría> to feel* * *= experience, experiment, institute + experiments, pass through, suffer, undergo, prototype, mess with, feel, go through.Ex: If facilities like these are not supported by the data base design, the users of the system will experience slow response times.
Ex: We need not abandon our professional library studies programs, but we must also be willing to experiment with future oriented programs and structures at the same time.Ex: In an open-planned building designed flexibly to cater for adaptations, the librarian is not inhibited for making changes or instituting experiments.Ex: The scheme has passed through nineteen editions.Ex: Since the introduction of computer-based indexing systems alphabetical indexing languages have become more prevalent, and UDC has suffered a reduction in use.Ex: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.Ex: The electronic book (e-book) is already available commercially in Japan, and a British company is currently prototyping a handwriting recognition notepad.Ex: Once music is digitized you can filter it, bend it, archive it, rearrange it, remix it, mess with it.Ex: Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.Ex: A shock of resistance and antagonism went through Zachary Ponder.* experimentar recortes = suffer + cuts.* experimentar una revolución = enter + a revolution.* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.* experimentar una transformación = undergo + transformation.* experimentar un aumento = experience + rise.* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso = experience + explosion.* experimentar un cambio = bring about + change, undergo + modification, undergo + change, undergo + transition.* experimentar un cambio + Adjetivo = take + a + Adjetivo + turn.* experimentar un crecimiento = experience + growth.* experimentar un descenso = experience + drop.* * *experimentar [A1 ]viexperimentar CON algo to experiment ON sth, carry out experiments ON sth■ experimentarvtA (probar) to try out, experiment withB1 ‹sensación› to experience, feel; ‹tristeza/alegría› to feel2 (sufrir) ‹cambio› to undergola inflación ha experimentado un descenso/alza de tres puntos inflation has dropped/risen three pointssu estado ha experimentado una ligera mejoría his condition has improved slightly, his condition has shown o undergone a slight improvementexperimentaron serias dificultades they experienced o suffered o had serious difficultiesla situación no ha experimentado variación alguna there has been no change in the situation* * *
experimentar ( conjugate experimentar) verbo intransitivo experimentar con algo to experiment on o with sth
verbo transitivo
‹tristeza/alegría› to feel
experimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una sensación) to experience, feel: cuando la cuerda se rompió, experimentó un miedo abrumador, when the rope broke, he felt overwhelming fear
2 (un cambio) to undergo
Med experimentar una mejora, to improve
II verbo intransitivo (hacer experimentos) to experiment [con, with]
' experimentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pasar
English:
experience
- experiment
- get off on
- go through
- undergo
- drop
- grow
* * *♦ vt1. [sensación, sentimiento, efecto] to experience;experimentar frío/calor to feel cold/hot;experimenté una gran tristeza I felt a great sadness2. [derrota, pérdidas] to suffer;[cambios, empeoramiento] to undergo, to suffer; [mejoría] to undergo, to experience;las temperaturas experimentarán un leve ascenso/descenso we will see a slight rise/fall in temperatures3. [probar] to test;[hacer experimentos con] to experiment with o on♦ viexperimentar con to experiment with o on* * *I v/t try out, experiment withII v/i experiment ( con on)* * *experimentar vi: to experimentexperimentar vt1) : to experiment with, to test out2) : to experience* * *experimentar vb1. (hacer experimentos) to experiment2. (probar) to test -
88 expresar + Posesivo + opinión
(v.) = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voiceEx. In her essay, Montaigne's adoptive daughter struggled to find her own voice while speaking as the authorized representative of her father.Ex. But the practical question that gets asked again and again is how does the reader find voice on the printed page.Ex. The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.* * *(v.) = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voiceEx: In her essay, Montaigne's adoptive daughter struggled to find her own voice while speaking as the authorized representative of her father.
Ex: But the practical question that gets asked again and again is how does the reader find voice on the printed page.Ex: The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts. -
89 expresar + Posesivo + pensamientos
(v.) = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voiceEx. In her essay, Montaigne's adoptive daughter struggled to find her own voice while speaking as the authorized representative of her father.Ex. But the practical question that gets asked again and again is how does the reader find voice on the printed page.Ex. The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.* * *(v.) = find + Posesivo + (own) voice, find + voice, find + a voiceEx: In her essay, Montaigne's adoptive daughter struggled to find her own voice while speaking as the authorized representative of her father.
Ex: But the practical question that gets asked again and again is how does the reader find voice on the printed page.Ex: The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.Spanish-English dictionary > expresar + Posesivo + pensamientos
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90 exterminio
m.extermination.* * *1 extermination, wiping out (destrucción) destruction* * ** * *masculino extermination* * *= killing, extermination, decimation, wiping out, annihilation.Ex. This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.Ex. That is to say, they do not deny the Holocaust, but are sceptical of claims of 6 million dead, gas chambers, and an extermination policy.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.Ex. As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.* * *masculino extermination* * *= killing, extermination, decimation, wiping out, annihilation.Ex: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.
Ex: That is to say, they do not deny the Holocaust, but are sceptical of claims of 6 million dead, gas chambers, and an extermination policy.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.* * *extermination* * *
exterminio sustantivo masculino
extermination
exterminio sustantivo masculino extermination
' exterminio' also found in these entries:
English:
extermination
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91 fachada
f.1 façade (architecture).con fachada a facing2 outward appearance (apariencia).es pura fachada it's just a show3 title page.4 window dressing.* * *1 ARQUITECTURA façade, front2 familiar (apariencia) outward show\con fachada a facing, overlooking* * *SF1) [de edificio] façade, front; (=medida) frontagecon fachada al parque — looking towards the park, overlooking the park
2) (=apariencia) façadeno tiene más que fachada — it's all just a façade with him, it's all just show with him
3) ** (=cara) mug **4) (Tip) title page* * *a) ( de edificio) facade (tech), frontb) ( apariencia) facadesu amabilidad es pura fachada — her kindness is nothing but a facade o all for show
* * *= frontage, facade, front.Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.Ex. Other factors that may have affected use were the unattractive facade of the library and cuts in library staffing which limited contact with the community.Ex. In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells ( front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.* * *a) ( de edificio) facade (tech), frontb) ( apariencia) facadesu amabilidad es pura fachada — her kindness is nothing but a facade o all for show
* * *= frontage, facade, front.Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: Other factors that may have affected use were the unattractive facade of the library and cuts in library staffing which limited contact with the community.Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells ( front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.* * *1 (de un edificio) facadeuna fachada de estilo barroco a baroque facadeun edificio con 30 metros de fachada a building with a 30 meter frontage2 (apariencia) facadebajo la fachada fría beneath the cold facade o exteriorsu generosidad es pura fachada his generosity is all a facade o is all show* * *
fachada sustantivo femenino
fachada sustantivo femenino
1 Arquit façade o facade
2 fam (aspecto externo) facade, exterior: es muy tímido, su arrogancia es pura fachada, his arrogance is just a front, he's shy really
' fachada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
frente
- mirar
- portada
- renegrida
- renegrido
- sobresalir
- dar
- exterior
English:
face
- front
- facade
* * *fachada nf1. [de edificio] facade;con fachada a facing;2. [apariencia] outward appearance;bajo esa fachada de tranquilidad se esconde una persona aventurera behind that calm outward appearance of his there's a person who loves adventure;es pura fachada it's just a show* * *f tb figfaçade* * *fachada nf: facade* * *fachada n front -
92 fichero de cuentas
(n.) = accounting fileEx. This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, dealing with accounting files and use of DIALOGLING with other services.* * *(n.) = accounting fileEx: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, dealing with accounting files and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
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93 fingir
v.1 to feign.fingió no saber nada he pretended not to know anythingElla fingió un desmayo She feigned a fainting spell.Su hijo fingió Her son feigned.2 to pretend.3 to pretend to, to feign to.Ella fingió comer She pretended to eat.* * *1 to feign, pretend1 to pretend to be* * *verbto feign, pretend* * *1.VT to feignintenté fingir indiferencia — I tried to feign indifference o to appear indifferent
finge dormir o que duerme — he's pretending to be asleep
2.VI to pretend¡no finjas más! — stop pretending!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <alegría/desinterés> to feign, fakefingir + inf — to pretend to + inf
b) < voz> to imitate2.fingir vi to pretend3.fingirse v pron* * *= feign, dissimulate, fake, counterfeit, sandbag, keep up + facade, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, pretend, dissemble, hoax, bullshit.Ex. 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.Ex. He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex. While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.Ex. First, if you're one of those players who think that sandbagging is unsportsmanlike, then you don't fully understand the nature of poker.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.Ex. As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.Ex. We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.Ex. On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.----* fingir debilidad = sandbagging.* fingir estar enfermo = malinger.* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <alegría/desinterés> to feign, fakefingir + inf — to pretend to + inf
b) < voz> to imitate2.fingir vi to pretend3.fingirse v pron* * *= feign, dissimulate, fake, counterfeit, sandbag, keep up + facade, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, pretend, dissemble, hoax, bullshit.Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.
Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex: While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.Ex: First, if you're one of those players who think that sandbagging is unsportsmanlike, then you don't fully understand the nature of poker.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.* fingir debilidad = sandbagging.* fingir estar enfermo = malinger.* fingir estar muerto = feign + death.* * *fingir [I7 ]vt1 ‹alegría/desinterés› to feign, fakefingió sorpresa he feigned o faked surprise, he pretended to be surprisedfingir + INF to pretend to + INFfingía saberlo she pretended o she made out that she knew, she pretended to know2 ‹voz› to imitate, put onintentó fingir la voz de su hermano he tried to put on o imitate his brother's voice■ fingirvito pretend■ fingirsese fingió apenado he pretended o made out that he was sorry, he pretended to be sorry* * *
fingir ( conjugate fingir) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
to pretend
fingirse verbo pronominal:
fingir verbo transitivo to pretend
' fingir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparentar
- simular
- afectar
- hacer
English:
act
- affect
- fake
- feign
- make out
- make-believe
- pretend
- sham
- pretense
* * *♦ vtto feign;fingió alegría para no desilusionarme he pretended to be happy so as not to disappoint me;fingió no saber nada he pretended not to know anything♦ vito pretend* * *v/t feign fml ;fingió no haberlo oído he pretended he hadn’t heard;fingió dormir he pretended to be asleep* * *fingir {35} v: to feign, to pretend* * *fingir vb to pretend -
94 gasto
m.1 spending (dinero gastado).el gasto de energía energy consumptionel gasto educativo/militar spending on education/defense (de país)los gastos de la casa household expensescubrir gastos to cover costs, to break evenno reparar en gastos to spare no expensegastos corrientes running costgasto deducible tax-deductible expensegasto de defensa defense spendinggasto de desplazamiento relocation expenses, settling-in allowancegastos de envío postage and packinggastos fijos fixed charges o costsgastos generales general expenses, overhead costsgastos de mantenimiento maintenance costsgasto público public expendituregastos de representación entertainment allowancegastos de viaje travel expenses2 expense, expenditure, expenses, spending.3 output.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gastar.* * *1 expenditure, expense\gastos de mantenimiento running costs, maintenance costsgastos de representación entertainment allowance singgastos diarios daily expenses* * *noun m.expense, expenditure* * *SM1) [de dinero]la inversión nos supondría un gasto de varios millones — the investment would involve an expense o expenditure of several million
tenemos que reducir el gasto — we must cut costs o spending
gasto militar — military spending, military expenditure
gasto público — public spending, public expenditure
gasto sanitario — health spending, health expenditure
gasto social — welfare spending, welfare expenditure
gastos corrientes — [en empresa] running costs; [en la Administración] revenue expenditure sing
gastos de defensa — defence spending sing, defense spending sing (EEUU)
gastos de desplazamiento — [por viaje] travelling expenses, traveling expenses (EEUU); [por mudanza] relocation allowance sing
gastos de envío — postage and packing sing, postage and handling sing (EEUU)
gastos de transporte — [de personal] travelling expenses, traveling expenses (EEUU); [de mercancías] freight charges
gastos de viaje — travelling expenses, traveling expenses (EEUU)
gastos generales — overheads, overhead sing (EEUU)
3) [de gas] flow, rate of flow* * *masculino expense* * *= cost, expense, spending, outlay.Ex. If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.Ex. At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.Ex. Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.----* ahorro de gastos = savings in costs.* central de gastos = budget fund, budget head, budget heading.* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.* con cierto gasto = at some expense.* congelar los gastos = freeze + expenditure.* contener los gastos = contain + costs.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* con un gasto mínimo = at minimal expense.* con unos gastos menores = at a reduced expense.* correr con los gastos = bear + the cost(s), bear + the cost(s), pick up + the tab, pay + the piper.* corriendo con los gastos = at + Posesivo + own expense.* costear los gastos de Algo = pay + Posesivo + way.* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.* dieta para gastos de manutención = per diem food allowance, per diem, expense allowance.* dinero de sobra para otros gastos = disposable income.* dinero para gastos = per diem allowance.* dinero para gastos imprevistos = cash float, petty cash.* dinero para gastos iniciales = seeding money, seed money.* dinero para gastos personales = pocket change, pocket money.* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.* exceso de gastos = overrun [over-run], cost overrun.* fondo para gastos de funcionamiento = operating funds.* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.* gasto adicional = hidden extra.* gasto considerable = considerable expense.* gasto de dinero = expenditure of money.* gasto deducible = tax deduction, income-tax deduction.* gasto de empresa = business expense.* gasto de gestión = administration fee.* gasto descontrolado = runaway spending.* gasto desgravable = tax deduction.* gasto en comida = food bill.* gasto excesivo = overspending, overexpenditure.* gasto innecesario de = drain on.* gasto militar = military expenditure.* gasto público = public expenditure, government spending, government expenditure.* gastos = expenditure, outgoings.* gastos adicionales = overhead.* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).* gastos de alojamiento = lodging expenses, lodging costs.* gastos de avión = airfare [air fare].* gastos de calefacción = heating costs.* gastos de cancelación = cancellation fees.* gastos de capital = capital costs, capital investment, capital expenditure.* gastos de demora = demurrage.* gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.* gastos de envío = postage, shipping costs, shipping and handling, shipping charges.* gastos de estructura = overhead.* gastos de funcionamiento = operating costs, operating expenditure, operational costs, operating expenses, recurrent expenditure.* gastos de gestión = handling fee.* gastos de libros = book expenditure.* gastos de matrícula = tuition, registration fee(s), tuition fee(s).* gastos de refrigeración = cooling costs.* gastos de transporte = freight charges.* gastos de viaje = travelling expenses, travel expenses.* gastos directos = direct costs.* gastos en personal = staff costs.* gastos en sustitución de material = replacement costs.* gastos generales = overhead.* gastos indirectos = overhead, indirect costs.* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.* gastos varios = sundries.* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.* incurrir en gastos = incur + costs, incur + charges, incur + expense, undertake + expenditure.* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).* no reparar en gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).* pagarse + Posesivo + propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.* partición de gastos = cost sharing [cost-sharing].* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.* recuperar gastos = recoup + costs, recoup against + costs.* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* sin gastos = no cost(s).* sufragar gastos = meet + expenses, defray + costs.* sufragar un gasto = meet + cost.* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.* tener gastos = incur + costs.* tener gastos generales = incur + overheads.* usar como gasto deducible = write off.* * *masculino expense* * *= cost, expense, spending, outlay.Ex: If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.
Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.Ex: Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.* ahorro de gastos = savings in costs.* central de gastos = budget fund, budget head, budget heading.* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores = maverick spending.* con cierto gasto = at some expense.* congelar los gastos = freeze + expenditure.* contener los gastos = contain + costs.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* con un gasto mínimo = at minimal expense.* con unos gastos menores = at a reduced expense.* correr con los gastos = bear + the cost(s), bear + the cost(s), pick up + the tab, pay + the piper.* corriendo con los gastos = at + Posesivo + own expense.* costear los gastos de Algo = pay + Posesivo + way.* cubrir gastos = allow for + costs, cover + costs.* dieta para gastos de manutención = per diem food allowance, per diem, expense allowance.* dinero de sobra para otros gastos = disposable income.* dinero para gastos = per diem allowance.* dinero para gastos imprevistos = cash float, petty cash.* dinero para gastos iniciales = seeding money, seed money.* dinero para gastos personales = pocket change, pocket money.* dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.* exceso de gastos = overrun [over-run], cost overrun.* fondo para gastos de funcionamiento = operating funds.* frenar el gasto público = curb + public spending.* gasto adicional = hidden extra.* gasto considerable = considerable expense.* gasto de dinero = expenditure of money.* gasto deducible = tax deduction, income-tax deduction.* gasto de empresa = business expense.* gasto de gestión = administration fee.* gasto descontrolado = runaway spending.* gasto desgravable = tax deduction.* gasto en comida = food bill.* gasto excesivo = overspending, overexpenditure.* gasto innecesario de = drain on.* gasto militar = military expenditure.* gasto público = public expenditure, government spending, government expenditure.* gastos = expenditure, outgoings.* gastos adicionales = overhead.* gastos + correr a cuenta de = bear + the cost(s).* gastos de alojamiento = lodging expenses, lodging costs.* gastos de avión = airfare [air fare].* gastos de calefacción = heating costs.* gastos de cancelación = cancellation fees.* gastos de capital = capital costs, capital investment, capital expenditure.* gastos de demora = demurrage.* gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.* gastos de envío = postage, shipping costs, shipping and handling, shipping charges.* gastos de estructura = overhead.* gastos de funcionamiento = operating costs, operating expenditure, operational costs, operating expenses, recurrent expenditure.* gastos de gestión = handling fee.* gastos de libros = book expenditure.* gastos de matrícula = tuition, registration fee(s), tuition fee(s).* gastos de refrigeración = cooling costs.* gastos de transporte = freight charges.* gastos de viaje = travelling expenses, travel expenses.* gastos directos = direct costs.* gastos en personal = staff costs.* gastos en sustitución de material = replacement costs.* gastos generales = overhead.* gastos indirectos = overhead, indirect costs.* gastos que no suponen un gran desembolso de dinero = out-of-pocket costs.* gastos varios = sundries.* hacer frente a gastos = meet + expenses.* hacer frente a un gasto = meet + cost.* incurrir en gastos = incur + costs, incur + charges, incur + expense, undertake + expenditure.* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).* no reparar en gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).* pagarse + Posesivo + propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.* partición de gastos = cost sharing [cost-sharing].* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.* recortar gastos = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses.* recuperar gastos = recoup + costs, recoup against + costs.* reducción de gastos = cost cutting, cost saving [cost-saving], cost reduction.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* sin gastos = no cost(s).* sufragar gastos = meet + expenses, defray + costs.* sufragar un gasto = meet + cost.* tasa para cubrir gastos = cost-recovery fee.* tener gastos = incur + costs.* tener gastos generales = incur + overheads.* usar como gasto deducible = write off.* * *expenseun gasto innecesario an unnecessary expenselos gastos de la casa household expensestoma este dinero para tus gastos have this money for your expensesel arreglo supondría un gasto de medio millón it would cost half a million to repairnos hemos metido en muchos gastos we've incurred a lot of expenseeste mes he tenido muchos gastos this has been an expensive month for me o I've spent a lot of money this monthtuvo que pagar los gastos del juicio she had to pay the legal costsno me compensa el gasto de tiempo it isn't worth my while spending the time on itrestringir gastos to limit expenditurecubrir (los) gastos to cover (the) costsgastos de defensa defense spendingCompuestos:el gasto público public expenditurempl bank charges (pl)● gastos de comunidad or (CS) comunesmpl service chargempl operating costs (pl)mpl lobbying expenses (pl)mpl maintenance costs (pl)mpl legal costs (pl)mpl advertising costs (pl)mpl expenses (pl)mpl public health expenditure o costsmpl insurance costs (pl)mpl freight charges (pl)mpl travel expenses (pl)● gastos fijos or estructuralesmpl overheads (pl)mpl general expenses (pl)* * *
Del verbo gastar: ( conjugate gastar)
gasto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
gastó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
gastar
gasto
gastar ( conjugate gastar) verbo transitivo
1 ( consumir)
gasto algo en algo to spend sth on sth
2 (desperdiciar, malgastar) ‹dinero/tiempo/energía› to waste
3 ( desgastar) ‹ropa/zapatos› to wear out;
‹ tacones› to wear down
4 (fam) (llevar, usar) ‹ropa/gafas› to wear;
5 ‹ broma› to play;◊ le gastoon una broma they played a joke o trick on him
gastarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ‹ dinero› to spend
2 [pilas/batería] to run down;
3 [ropa/zapatos] ( desgastarse) to wear out
4 ( enf) (fam) ( tener) to have;◊ se gasta un genio … he has a terrible temper!
gasto sustantivo masculino
expense;
este mes he tenido muchos gastos this has been an expensive month for me;
el gasto público public expenditure;
gastos de correo postage;
gastos de envío postage and handling (AmE) o (BrE) packing
gastar verbo transitivo
1 (dinero, tiempo) to spend
(gasolina, energía) to consume
2 (desperdiciar) to waste
3 (terminar) to use up
4 (emplear, usar) (ropa, gafas, zapatos) to wear: gasta papel de cartas azul, he uses blue writing paper
5 le gastaron una broma, they played a joke on him
♦ Locuciones: gastarlas, to behave, act: procura no llevarte mal con el jefe, que no sabes como las gasta, tread carefully with the boss until you find out what sort of person she is
gasto sustantivo masculino
1 (cantidad de dinero) expenditure
(más en pl) gastos, expenses: este dinero es para tus gastos, this is your pocket money
comprarle libros es un gasto inútil, it's just not worth buying him books
casi no ganamos para cubrir gastos, we just don't earn enough to cover our expenses
no te preocupes, yo corro con los gastos, don't worry, I'll deal with the bills
gastos fijos, fixed costs
gastos imprevistos, unforeseen expenses
2 (uso, consumo) tenemos mucho gasto de luz, we consume a lot of electricity
' gasto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comprobante
- derroche
- desperdicio
- extra
- imprevista
- imprevisto
- papelería
- permitirse
- respetable
- salida
- sangría
- desembolso
- disparatado
- gastar
- insostenible
- moderar
- suprimir
English:
anticipate
- cover
- curtail
- expenditure
- expense
- extravagance
- face
- halve
- meet
- prank
- precedence
- restraint
- winnings
- size
- spending
* * *gasto nm[dinero gastado] spending; [costo] expense;el gasto de energía energy consumption;el gasto educativo/militar [de país] spending on education/defence;los gastos de la casa household expenses;mis padres me dan dinero para mis gastos my parents give me pocket money;correr con los gastos (de algo) to meet o bear the cost (of sth), to pay (for sth);cubrir gastos to cover costs, to break even;no reparar en gastos to spare no expensegastos de aduana customs charges;gastos de alojamiento accommodation allowance;Fin gasto amortizable capitalized expense; CSur gastos comunes service charge;gastos de comunidad service charge;Com gastos corrientes running costs; Fin gasto deducible tax-deductible expense;gastos de desplazamiento relocation expenses, settling-in allowance;Com gastos diversos sundries;gastos de envío [entre empresas] shipping charges;[personales] postage and Br packing o US handling; Com gastos de explotación operating costs; Com gastos fijos fixed charges o costs; [en una casa] overheads;gastos financieros financing charges;Com gastos generales overheads, overhead costs; Fin gastos de gestión handling charges;gastos de mantenimiento maintenance costs;gastos de personal personnel expenses, staffing costs;gasto público public o government expenditure;gastos de representación entertainment allowance o expenses;Fin gastos de tramitación handling charges;gastos de transporte freight charges, transport costs;gastos de viaje travelling expenses* * *m expense;gastos expenses;meterse en gastos spend money;cubrir gastos cover one’s costs, break even;* * *gasto nm1) : expense, expenditure2) deterioro: wear3)gastos indirectos : overhead* * *gasto n1. (dinero) expense2. (de electricidad, agua, energía, etc) consumption -
95 hacer frente a la inflación
(v.) = combat + inflationEx. Over the past 6 years 37% of industrial libraries have suffered cuts in operating budgets and that a further 36% have only had increases sufficient to combat inflation.* * *(v.) = combat + inflationEx: Over the past 6 years 37% of industrial libraries have suffered cuts in operating budgets and that a further 36% have only had increases sufficient to combat inflation.
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96 hasta los topes
(v.) = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the raftersEx. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex. The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex. Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex. He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.Ex. The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.* * *(v.) = packed to capacity, bursting at the seams, choc-a-block, chock-full, overloaded, packed to the raftersEx: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex: The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. -
97 hoz
f.1 sickle (tool).la hoz y el martillo the hammer and sickle2 gorge, canyon (barranco).3 falx.* * *► nombre femenino (pl hoces)1 AGRICULTURA sickle\la hoz y el martillo PLÍTICA the hammer and the sickle————————► nombre femenino (pl hoces)1 GEOGRAFÍA ravine, gorge* * *SF1) (Agr) sickle2) (Geog) gorge, narrow pass, defile frm3)* * *femenino sickle* * *= sickle, scythe.Ex. This type of tree gum is obtained by making deep cuts at the base of the tree using an axe or a sickle.Ex. The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.----* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.* * *femenino sickle* * *= sickle, scythe.Ex: This type of tree gum is obtained by making deep cuts at the base of the tree using an axe or a sickle.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.* * *sickle* * *
hoz sustantivo femenino
sickle
hoz sustantivo femenino
1 Agr sickle
2 Geography narrow pass, ravine
' hoz' also found in these entries:
English:
sickle
* * *hoz nf1. [herramienta] sickle;la hoz y el martillo [símbolo] the hammer and sickle2. [barranco] gorge, ravine* * *f sickle* * * -
98 incompatible
adj.incompatible.* * *► adjetivo1 incompatible* * *adj.* * *ADJ incompatible* * *a) <personas/caracteres> incompatibleb) <cargo/horario>el horario de clases es incompatible con el de mi trabajo — the times of the classes clash with my work hours
* * *= incompatible, ill matched, unreconciled.Ex. The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.Ex. The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex. Any items left unreconciled in the central fund such as bank transfers, should now be reconciled.----* algo incompatible = a square peg in a round hole.* ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).* * *a) <personas/caracteres> incompatibleb) <cargo/horario>el horario de clases es incompatible con el de mi trabajo — the times of the classes clash with my work hours
* * *= incompatible, ill matched, unreconciled.Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.
Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex: Any items left unreconciled in the central fund such as bank transfers, should now be reconciled.* algo incompatible = a square peg in a round hole.* ser incompatible (con) = be irreconcilable (with).* * *1 ‹personas/caracteres› incompatible2 ‹cargos/trabajos›los dos cargos son incompatibles the two posts may not be held concurrently o at the same timeel horario de clases es incompatible con el de mi trabajo the times of the classes clash with my work hours* * *
incompatible adjetivo ‹personas/caracteres› incompatible;◊ el horario de clases es incompatible con el de mi trabajo the times of the classes clash with my work hours
incompatible adjetivo incompatible [con, with]
(una pareja) ill-suited
' incompatible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reñida
- reñido
English:
ill-suited
- incompatible
- unsuited
* * *incompatible adj1. [medicamento, personalidad] incompatible ( con with);el perdón es incompatible con el rencor forgiveness and resentment are incompatible;un programa incompatible con versiones anteriores del sistema operativo a program which is incompatible with previous versions of the operating system2. [cargo]estos dos puestos son incompatibles the two posts cannot be held by the same person at the same time* * *adj tbINFOR incompatible* * *incompatible adj: incompatible, uncongenial -
99 inflación desbocada
f.runaway inflation.* * *(n.) = rampant inflation, triple digit inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflationEx. The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation.Ex. Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.Ex. Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.Ex. Virtually all historic runaway inflations have taken place in the wake of wars or revolutions, in an economic setting that involved physical shortages of consumer goods.* * *(n.) = rampant inflation, triple digit inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflationEx: The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation.
Ex: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.Ex: Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.Ex: Virtually all historic runaway inflations have taken place in the wake of wars or revolutions, in an economic setting that involved physical shortages of consumer goods. -
100 inflación disparada
(n.) = triple digit inflation, rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflationEx. Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.Ex. The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation.Ex. Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.Ex. Virtually all historic runaway inflations have taken place in the wake of wars or revolutions, in an economic setting that involved physical shortages of consumer goods.* * *(n.) = triple digit inflation, rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflationEx: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.
Ex: The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation.Ex: Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation.Ex: Virtually all historic runaway inflations have taken place in the wake of wars or revolutions, in an economic setting that involved physical shortages of consumer goods.
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