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1 cantidad

adv.

really (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

me gusta cantidad I really like it a lot

corrimos cantidad we did a lot of running

f.

1 quantity, amount (medida).

¿qué cantidad de pasta hará falta? how much pasta will we need?

2 abundance, large number (abundancia).

en cantidad in abundance

cantidad de (informal) lots of

3 number (number).

sumar dos cantidades to add two numbers o figures together

4 sum (of money) (suma de dinero).

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cantidad

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) quantity; (de dinero) amount, sum

■ había una gran cantidad de libros there were a large number of books

■ tuvieron que pagar una gran cantidad they had to pay a large sum of money

► adverbio

1 familiar a lot

■ llovía cantidad it was pouring with rain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cantidad de familiar lots of, loads of

■ había cantidad de comida there was loads of food

en cantidad familiar tons, loads

■ había flores en cantidad there were tons of flowers

cantidades industriales familiar tons, loads

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noun f.

1) quantity, amount

2) sum

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1. SF

1) (=medida) amount, quantity

hay que poner la misma cantidad de azúcar que de harina — you have to add the same amount o quantity of sugar as of flour

según la cantidad de trabajo que tengas — depending on the amount of work you have

hay que sumar ambas cantidades — you have to add the two amounts together

en cantidad: hemos recibido mercancía en cantidad — we have received huge amounts o quantities of stock

en cantidades industriales hum —

bebo café en cantidades industriales — I drink coffee by the bucketful o by the gallon

cantidad de movimiento — (Fís) momentum

2) [de personas, animales, cosas] number

había gran cantidad de gente — there was a large number of people

¿has visto la cantidad de discos que tienes? — do you realize just how many records you've got?

3) * (=gran cantidad)

a)

cantidad de — loads of *

tengo cantidad de trabajo — I've got loads of work *

vino a verme cantidad de gente — loads of people came to see me *

tengo cantidad de cosas que hacer — I've loads to do *

b) LAm

cualquier cantidad — * loads *

-¿había mucha gente? -¡cualquier cantidad! — "were there many people?" - "loads!" *

cualquier cantidad de errores — loads of mistakes *

4) [de dinero] sum, amount

por una pequeña cantidad se lo enviamos a su domicilio — for a small sum o amount we'll deliver it to your house

hay que abonar una cantidad a cuenta — a payment must be made on account

pagaron cantidades millonarias por los derechos de la película — they paid millions for the film rights

cantidad alzada — flat rate

cantidad a pagar — amount to pay

cantidad bruta — gross amount

cantidad neta — net amount

cantidad simbólica — nominal fee

5) [de sílaba] quantity

2.

ADV esp Esp
**
sabe cantidad de eso — he knows loads about that *

le va el alcohol cantidad — he's into drinking in a big way **

me gustas cantidad — I like you a lot, I think you're really cool **

ese asunto es cantidad de chungo — the whole thing's really dodgy *

ese tío está cantidad de bueno — that guy's really hunky *
CANTIDAD Cantidad, como sustantivo, se puede traducir al inglés por amount, number, sum, quantity y figure. ► Cuando cantidad expresa cuánto tenemos, necesitamos u obtenemos de algo se traduce por amount, palabra que se usa en el contexto de nombres incontables: Le preocupaba la cantidad de trabajo que tenía que hacer He was worried about the amount of work he had to do NOTA: Se puede decir a large amount y a small amount, pero es incorrecto decir a big amount o a little amount. ► Cuando hablamos de una cantidad de personas, animales o cosas, (nombres en plural), cantidad se traduce por number. Con la expresión the number of el verbo va en singular y con a number of en plural: En los últimos 30 años la cantidad de consumidores de electricidad ha aumentado en un 50 por ciento In the last 30 years, the number of electricity consumers has risen by 50 per cent Me esperaban una gran cantidad de recibos sin pagar A large number of bills were waiting for me NOTA: Hay que tener en cuenta que con number también podemos utilizar large y small, pero no big ni little. ► Hablando de dinero, cantidad se traduce por sum. Puede aparecer con large, small o huge: Los fabricantes gastan enormes cantidades de dinero en anunciar sus productos Manufacturers spend huge sums of money on advertising their products ► Una cantidad que se puede medir o contar se puede traducir por quantity. Puede ir acompañado de large o small: Quiero un kilo de patatas y la misma cantidad de manzanas I'd like a kilo of potatoes and the same quantity of apples Sólo necesitas una cantidad muy pequeña You only need a very small quantity Amount también es posible en el contexto de sustancias incontables: Sólo necesitas una cantidad muy pequeña You only need a very small amount ► Una cantidad específica, expresada numéricamente, se traduce por figure, que puede aparecer con los adjetivos high y low: Al final se decidieron por una cantidad de veinte mil libras Finally, they decided on a figure of twenty thousand pounds Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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I
adverbio (esp Esp fam) < comer> a lot

sabe cantidad — she/he knows a lot about everything

me gustó el libro cantidad — I really liked the book
II
femenino

a) ( volumen) quantity

b) ( suma de dinero) sum, amount

c) (número, volumen impresionante)

cantidad de — lots of

una cantidad de mosquitos impresionante — an incredible number of mosquitoes

no te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente/de comida que había — you wouldn't believe how many people there were/how much food there was

tiene amigos en cantidad — she has lots o loads of friends (colloq)

tenemos cantidad or cantidades — (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq)

cualquier cantidad de — (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)

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= bulk, degree, figure, incidence, quantity, amount, count.

Ex. The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex. I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex. The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.

Ex. Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.

Ex. Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.

Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

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* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.

* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.

* Cantidad + aprox = approx. + Cantidad.

* cantidad aproximada = ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark number.

* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.

* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.

* cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].

* cantidad devengada = encumbrance, accrual.

* cantidades = monies [money, -sing.].

* cantidad global = lump sum.

* cantidad máxima = cost ceiling.

* cantidad presupuestada = budgeted amount.

* cantidad simbólica = nominal fee.

* comprar en cantidad = stock up.

* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.

* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.

* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.

* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.

* en cantidad = bulk.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.

* en menor cantidad = less copiously.

* fabricado en cantidad = mass-produced.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* redondear una cantidad = gross up + figure.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.

* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.

* una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.

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I
adverbio (esp Esp fam) < comer> a lot

sabe cantidad — she/he knows a lot about everything

me gustó el libro cantidad — I really liked the book
II
femenino

a) ( volumen) quantity

b) ( suma de dinero) sum, amount

c) (número, volumen impresionante)

cantidad de — lots of

una cantidad de mosquitos impresionante — an incredible number of mosquitoes

no te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente/de comida que había — you wouldn't believe how many people there were/how much food there was

tiene amigos en cantidad — she has lots o loads of friends (colloq)

tenemos cantidad or cantidades — (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq)

cualquier cantidad de — (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)

* * *

= bulk, degree, figure, incidence, quantity, amount, count.

Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex: The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.

Ex: Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.

Ex: Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.

Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.

* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.

* Cantidad + aprox = approx. + Cantidad.

* cantidad aproximada = ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark number.

* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.

* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.

* cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].

* cantidad devengada = encumbrance, accrual.

* cantidades = monies [money, -sing.].

* cantidad global = lump sum.

* cantidad máxima = cost ceiling.

* cantidad presupuestada = budgeted amount.

* cantidad simbólica = nominal fee.

* comprar en cantidad = stock up.

* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.

* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.

* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.

* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.

* en cantidad = bulk.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.

* en menor cantidad = less copiously.

* fabricado en cantidad = mass-produced.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* redondear una cantidad = gross up + figure.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.

* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.

* una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.

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cantidad¹

adverb

( fam):

este suéter abriga cantidad this sweater is really warm

me gustó el libro cantidad I really liked the book, I liked the book a lot

comimos cantidad we ate tons o loads ( colloq)

cantidad²

feminine

A

1 (volumen) quantity

no ha calculado la cantidad de agua que se necesita he has not calculated how much water is needed, he has not calculated the quantity o amount of water that is needed

2 (suma de dinero) sum, amount

cantidad a abonar amount due

3

(número, volumen impresionante): había una cantidad de mosquitos impresionante there were an incredible number of mosquitoes

no te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente que había you wouldn't believe how many people there were

mira la cantidad de comida que hay look how much food there is, look at the amount of food there is

tiene amigos en cantidad she has lots o loads of friends ( colloq)

compra chocolate en cantidades industriales ( fam); he buys loads of o massive quantities of o huge quantities of chocolate ( colloq)

¿tenemos más folletos? — cantidad or cantidades ( fam); have we any more leaflets? — loads o tons ( colloq)

cualquier cantidad de ( AmS); lots of, loads of ( colloq)

B (de un sonido) length

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cantidad sustantivo femenino
a) ( volumen) quantity, amount

b) ( suma de dinero) sum, amount

c) ( número) number;

◊ la cantidad de cartas recibidas the number of letters received

d) ( volumen impresionante):

◊ había cantidad de turistas there were lots of tourists;

¡qué cantidad de gente/de comida había! there were so many people/there was so much food!;
tenemos cantidad or cantidades (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq);
cualquier cantidad de (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)
cantidad
I sustantivo femenino
1 quantity
2 familiar (número o porción grande) lots of: tienes cantidad de libros, you have got thousands of books
3 (suma de dinero) amount, sum: puede fraccionar la cantidad a pagar, you can divide the payment
4 (cifra) figure
II adverbio familiar a lot: me duele la cabeza cantidad, my head aches terribly
♦ Locuciones: en cantidad, a lot
familiar cantidades industriales, loads, tons
' cantidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- alcanzar
- algo
- andar
- aproximada
- aproximado
- aumentar
- bárbara
- barbaridad
- bárbaro
- bestialidad
- burrada
- carga
- cien
- ciento
- colateral
- consignar
- cuanta
- cuanto
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- diluvio
- disconforme
- disparate
- elevarse
- ser
- estimable
- exacta
- exacto
- exageración
- exagerada
- exagerado
- existente
- exorbitante
- fuerte
- gasto
- grande
- hasta
- importante
- indemnización
- inferior
- juntar
- kilo
- lágrima
- manta
- mar
- masa
- media
- menos
- miseria
English:
adequate
- allocation
- amount
- appreciable
- assess
- assessment
- awful
- bare
- by
- check
- commensurate
- dash
- decline
- double
- even
- fair
- fall off
- few
- flow
- generous
- gob
- growing
- host
- large
- less
- little
- measure
- measure out
- minus
- nominal
- number
- of
- pay in
- printing
- put away
- quantity
- rainfall
- readership
- respectable
- scoop
- sink
- small
- some
- sparingly
- sufficiency
- sum
- swell
- taste
- workload
- worth

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cantidad

♦ nf

1. [medida] quantity, amount;

la cantidad de energía que se emite the amount of energy given off;

¿qué cantidad de pasta hará falta? how much pasta will we need?

2. [abundancia] abundance, large number;
Fam
había cantidad de colegas míos allí there were lots of my colleagues there;

en cantidad in abundance;
Fam
prepararon comida en cantidades industriales they made food in industrial quantities

3. [número] number;

sumar dos cantidades to add two numbers o figures together

4. [suma de dinero] sum (of money)

5. Fís cantidad de movimiento momentum

6. Ling [de vocal, sílaba] quantity

♦ adv
Esp Fam really;
me gusta cantidad I really like it a lot;

corrimos cantidad we did a lot of running;

me duele cantidad it really hurts

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cantidad

I f quantity, amount;

había cantidad de there was (pl were) a lot of;

en cantidad in large amounts;

tenemos seda en cantidad we have lots of o plenty of silk

II adv

:

es cantidad de barato it’s really cheap;

nos divertimos cantidad we had a really great time

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cantidad adv, fam : really

ese carro me costó cantidad: that car cost me plenty

cantidad nf

1) : quantity

2) : sum, amount (of money)

3) fam : a lot, a great many

había cantidad de niños en el parque: there were tons of kids in the park

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cantidad¹ adv a lot

el baloncesto le gusta cantidad she loves basketball

los chicos en la playa se divertían cantidad the boys on the beach were really enjoying themselves

cantidad² n

1. (en general) quantity [pl. quantities] / amount

la enorme cantidad de material the enormous amount of material

mucha cantidad y poca cualidad a large quantity and not much quality

2. (número) number

no sabes la cantidad de cosas que han pasado you don't know the number of things that have happened

3. (de dinero) sum / amount

la cantidad de dinero invertido en publicidad the amount of moeny invested in advertising

cantidad de lots / loads

había cantidad de gente there were loads of people

Spanish-English dictionary > cantidad
2 presentar

v.

1 to present.

Ella presenta soluciones She presents solutions.

Ella le presenta a Ricardo un regalo She presents Richard a gift.

Ellos presentan a los candidatos They present=field the candidates.

2 to make (ofrecer) (disculpas, excusas).

3 to introduce (person).

me presentó a sus amigos she introduced me to her friends

me parece que no nos han presentado I don't think we've been introduced

Juan, te presento a Carmen Juan, this is Carmen

permítame que le presente a nuestra directora allow me to introduce you to our manager, I'd like you to meet our manager

Ella presenta a los invitados She introduces the guests.

4 to have, to show (tener) (aspecto).

presenta difícil solución it's going to be difficult to solve

Ella le presenta al público una obra She shows the public a play.

5 to host, to be the host of, to act as a compere for, to compere.

Ella presenta el programa She hosts the program.

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presentar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to present; (mostrar) to show

■ hay que presentar la identificación you have to show your identification

■ me ha presentado sus disculpas he has apologized

■ presentó a concurso su primera novela she entered her first novel in a competition

2 (entregar) to hand in

3 (sacar al mercado) to launch

4 (personas) to introduce

■ ¿te han presentado ya? have you been introduced yet?

■ os presento a mi novia this is my girlfriend

5 TELEVISIÓN to present

6 (ofrecer) to offer, show

■ esta cicatriz no presenta buen aspecto that scar doesn't look good

► verbo pronominal presentarse

1 (comparecer) to turn up

■ nos presentamos en su casa sin previo aviso we turned up at her house without prior warning

■ se presentó a la policía inmediatamente he went straight to the police

2 (para elección) to stand; (en un concurso) to enter

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FRASEOLOGÍA

presentar una denuncia to lodge a complaint

presentar una ponencia to present a paper

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verb

1) to present

2) introduce

3) submit

4) make a gift

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- presentarse

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1. VT

1) (=enseñar, exponer) [gen] to present; [+ moción, candidato] to propose, put forward; [+ pruebas, informe] to submit; [+ documento, pasaporte] to show

presentar una propuesta — to make o present a proposal

presentar algo al cobro o al pago — (Com) to present sth for payment

2) (=entregar) to hand in

mañana tengo que presentar un trabajo — I have to hand in an essay tomorrow

presentó la dimisión — he handed in his resignation, he resigned

3) (=mostrar) [+ señal, síntoma] to show

presenta señales de deterioro — it is showing signs of wear

4) (=exponer al público) [+ producto, disco, libro] to launch

presentó su obra en la Galería Mons — she showed her work at the Galería Mons

5) [en espectáculo] [+ obra] to perform; [+ actor, actriz] to present, feature

el grupo presentó una obra en un solo acto — the group performed a one-act play

6) (=ser presentador de) [+ programa televisivo] to present, host

J. Pérez presenta el programa — the programme is presented o hosted by J. Pérez

¿quién presenta ahora las noticias de las nueve? — who presents o reads the nine o'clock news now?

7) (=tener) to have

este año el examen presenta novedades — this year the exam has some new features

el ferrocarril presenta ventajas evidentes — the train offers o has obvious advantages

el cadáver presentaba varios impactos de bala — the body had several bullet wounds

el coche presenta ciertas modificaciones — the car has had certain changes made to it

8) [+ persona] to introduce

me presentó a sus padres — he introduced me to his parents

permítanme presentarles a don Narciso Gómez — allow me to introduce Mr Narciso Gómez (to you)

te presento a Carlos — this is Carlos

a ver si te presento a mi amiga Jacinta — you must meet my friend Jacinta, I must introduce you to my friend Jacinta

ser presentada en sociedad — to come out, make one's début

9) (=ofrecer) [+ disculpa] to offer, make

presentó sus respetos — she paid her respects

le presento mis consideraciones — [en carta] yours faithfully

10) (Mil)

presentar armas — to present arms

presentar batalla — (lit) to draw up in battle array; (fig) to offer resistance

2.

See:

presentarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( mostrar) to present

un producto bien presentado — a well-presented product

b) ( exponer por primera vez) <libro/disco> to launch; < obra de arte> to present; < colección de moda> to present, exhibit

c) ( entregar) <informe/solicitud> to submit

le presenté el pasaporte — I gave him my passport, I presented my passport to him

d) ( enseñar) to show

hay que presentar el carné para entrar — you have to show your membership card to get in

e) <disculpas/excusas> to make; < dimisión> to hand in, submit; < queja> to file, make

fui a presentar mis respetos — I went to pay my respects

presentaron una denuncia — they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint

presentar pruebas — to present evidence

presentar cargos — to bring charges

presentar una demanda — to bring a lawsuit

f) (Mil)

presentar armas — to present arms

2) (TV) < programa> to present, introduce

3) < persona> to introduce

te presento a mi hermana — I'd like you to meet my sister, this is my sister

4) <novedad/ventaja> to offer; < síntoma> to show
2.
presentarse v pron

1)

a) ( en lugar) to turn up, appear

presentarse (como) voluntario — to volunteer

se presentó voluntariamente a la policía — he turned himself in to the police

presentarse ante el juez — to appear before the judge

b) (a concurso, examen)

se presentó al examen — she took o (BrE) sat the exam

me presenté al concurso — I entered the competition

se presenta como candidato independiente — he's running (AmE) o (BrE) he's standing as an independent

presentarse para un cargo — to apply for a post

2) dificultad/problema to arise, come up, crop up (colloq)

si se me presenta la oportunidad — if I get the opportunity, if the opportunity arises

el futuro se presenta prometedor — the future looks promising

3) ( darse a conocer) to introduce oneself

presentarse en sociedad — to make one's debut (in society)

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= bring to + the attention, display, draw, exhibit, expose, feature, introduce, open up, pose, present, provide with, set out, subject, throw up, render, put before, produce, table, submit, unveil, showcase, surrender, lay out, roll out, construct, tender, come up with, report, bring forward, deliver.

Ex. Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.

Ex. The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.

Ex. For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.

Ex. These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.

Ex. The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.

Ex. Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.

Ex. The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.

Ex. Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.

Ex. This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.

Ex. Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document.

Ex. Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.

Ex. A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.

Ex. Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex. The art of documentation is the process by which the documentalist is enabled to put before the creative specialist the existing literature bearing on the subject of his investigation.

Ex. The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.

Ex. This list indicates the dates the reports were tabled and any further action take.

Ex. Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.

Ex. Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.

Ex. Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.

Ex. The book's date label is stamped in the usual way, and the reader must surrender one token for each book he is borrowing.

Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex. I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.

Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex. This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.

Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex. Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.

Ex. They also intend to bring forward legislation to provide that the maximum amount of compensation should be £500,000.

Ex. The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.

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* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.

* oportunidad + presentarse = opportunity + knock, opportunity + present + Reflexivo.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + Nombre + in a new light, throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo = throw + new light on.

* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.

* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.

* presentar como = make + Nombre + out to be.

* presentar conclusiones = provide + conclusions.

* presentar conocimiento = package + knowledge.

* presentar deficiencias = fall + short.

* presentar de manera esquemática = give + overview.

* presentar dentro de = package.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.

* presentar detalladamente = spread out.

* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.

* presentar en pantalla = call up, print + online, bring up, screen.

* presentar evidencia a favor de = present + case for.

* presentar información = submit + information, package + information.

* presentar información de varios modos = repackage + information.

* presentar la evolución de Algo = chart + the history.

* presentar la oportunidad = allow + the opportunity to.

* presentar las pruebas ante = lay + evidence before.

* presentar peligro = present + danger.

* presentar + Posesivo + respetos = pay + Posesivo + respects.

* presentar posibilidades = present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.

* presentar problemas = present + problems.

* presentar pruebas = give + evidence.

* presentar resultados = report + findings, report + results.

* presentar reto = defy.

* presentarse = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come with.

* presentarse a = stand for.

* presentarse a una elección = stand for + election, run for + election.

* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* presentar (según) = cast (in/into).

* presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.

* presentar similitudes = share + similarities.

* presentar una amenaza = pose + threat.

* presentar una comunicación = deliver + paper, give + paper, present + paper.

* presentar una contribución = present + contribution.

* presentar una demanda = file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.

* presentar una demanda judicial = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* presentar una denuncia = file + police report.

* presentar una factura = submit + bill.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.

* presentar una oportunidad = afford + opportunity.

* presentar una petición = submit + petition.

* presentar una ponencia = give + paper, read + paper.

* presentar una propuesta = submit + proposal.

* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.

* presentar una reclamación = enter + complaint, place + claim, file + complaint.

* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.

* presentar una solicitud = submit + application.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar una visión = present + a picture.

* presentar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* presentar un dilema = present + dilemma.

* presentar un frente común = present + common front.

* presentar un informe = give + a report, present + report.

* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.

* presentar un peligro = pose + danger.

* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.

* presentar un programa = present + programme.

* presentar un proyecto = submit + project, present + project.

* presentar un resumen = give + summary.

* presentar un reto = present + challenge, provide + challenge.

* presentar un riesgo = pose + risk.

* presentar vestigios de = bear + traces of.

* seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( mostrar) to present

un producto bien presentado — a well-presented product

b) ( exponer por primera vez) <libro/disco> to launch; < obra de arte> to present; < colección de moda> to present, exhibit

c) ( entregar) <informe/solicitud> to submit

le presenté el pasaporte — I gave him my passport, I presented my passport to him

d) ( enseñar) to show

hay que presentar el carné para entrar — you have to show your membership card to get in

e) <disculpas/excusas> to make; < dimisión> to hand in, submit; < queja> to file, make

fui a presentar mis respetos — I went to pay my respects

presentaron una denuncia — they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint

presentar pruebas — to present evidence

presentar cargos — to bring charges

presentar una demanda — to bring a lawsuit

f) (Mil)

presentar armas — to present arms

2) (TV) < programa> to present, introduce

3) < persona> to introduce

te presento a mi hermana — I'd like you to meet my sister, this is my sister

4) <novedad/ventaja> to offer; < síntoma> to show
2.
presentarse v pron

1)

a) ( en lugar) to turn up, appear

presentarse (como) voluntario — to volunteer

se presentó voluntariamente a la policía — he turned himself in to the police

presentarse ante el juez — to appear before the judge

b) (a concurso, examen)

se presentó al examen — she took o (BrE) sat the exam

me presenté al concurso — I entered the competition

se presenta como candidato independiente — he's running (AmE) o (BrE) he's standing as an independent

presentarse para un cargo — to apply for a post

2) dificultad/problema to arise, come up, crop up (colloq)

si se me presenta la oportunidad — if I get the opportunity, if the opportunity arises

el futuro se presenta prometedor — the future looks promising

3) ( darse a conocer) to introduce oneself

presentarse en sociedad — to make one's debut (in society)

* * *

presentar (según)

(v.) = cast (in/into)

Ex: Which of the following subject analyses is cast in the citation order PMEST?.

= bring to + the attention, display, draw, exhibit, expose, feature, introduce, open up, pose, present, provide with, set out, subject, throw up, render, put before, produce, table, submit, unveil, showcase, surrender, lay out, roll out, construct, tender, come up with, report, bring forward, deliver.

Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.

Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.

Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.

Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.

Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.

Ex: Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.

Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.

Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.

Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.

Ex: Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document.

Ex: Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.

Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.

Ex: Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex: The art of documentation is the process by which the documentalist is enabled to put before the creative specialist the existing literature bearing on the subject of his investigation.

Ex: The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.

Ex: This list indicates the dates the reports were tabled and any further action take.

Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.

Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.

Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.

Ex: The book's date label is stamped in the usual way, and the reader must surrender one token for each book he is borrowing.

Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex: I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.

Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex: This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.

Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.

Ex: They also intend to bring forward legislation to provide that the maximum amount of compensation should be £500,000.

Ex: The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.

* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.

* oportunidad + presentarse = opportunity + knock, opportunity + present + Reflexivo.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + Nombre + in a new light, throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo = throw + new light on.

* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.

* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.

* presentar como = make + Nombre + out to be.

* presentar conclusiones = provide + conclusions.

* presentar conocimiento = package + knowledge.

* presentar deficiencias = fall + short.

* presentar de manera esquemática = give + overview.

* presentar dentro de = package.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.

* presentar detalladamente = spread out.

* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.

* presentar en pantalla = call up, print + online, bring up, screen.

* presentar evidencia a favor de = present + case for.

* presentar información = submit + information, package + information.

* presentar información de varios modos = repackage + information.

* presentar la evolución de Algo = chart + the history.

* presentar la oportunidad = allow + the opportunity to.

* presentar las pruebas ante = lay + evidence before.

* presentar peligro = present + danger.

* presentar + Posesivo + respetos = pay + Posesivo + respects.

* presentar posibilidades = present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.

* presentar problemas = present + problems.

* presentar pruebas = give + evidence.

* presentar resultados = report + findings, report + results.

* presentar reto = defy.

* presentarse = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come with.

* presentarse a = stand for.

* presentarse a una elección = stand for + election, run for + election.

* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* presentar (según) = cast (in/into).

* presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.

* presentar similitudes = share + similarities.

* presentar una amenaza = pose + threat.

* presentar una comunicación = deliver + paper, give + paper, present + paper.

* presentar una contribución = present + contribution.

* presentar una demanda = file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.

* presentar una demanda judicial = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* presentar una denuncia = file + police report.

* presentar una factura = submit + bill.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.

* presentar una oportunidad = afford + opportunity.

* presentar una petición = submit + petition.

* presentar una ponencia = give + paper, read + paper.

* presentar una propuesta = submit + proposal.

* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.

* presentar una reclamación = enter + complaint, place + claim, file + complaint.

* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.

* presentar una solicitud = submit + application.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar una visión = present + a picture.

* presentar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* presentar un dilema = present + dilemma.

* presentar un frente común = present + common front.

* presentar un informe = give + a report, present + report.

* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.

* presentar un peligro = pose + danger.

* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.

* presentar un programa = present + programme.

* presentar un proyecto = submit + project, present + project.

* presentar un resumen = give + summary.

* presentar un reto = present + challenge, provide + challenge.

* presentar un riesgo = pose + risk.

* presentar vestigios de = bear + traces of.

* seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

* * *

presentar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (mostrar) to present

un producto bien presentado a well-presented product

2 (exponer por primera vez) ‹libro/disco› to launch

presentó sus nuevos cuadros she presented her new paintings

presentará su colección de otoño en Londres he will present o exhibit his autumn collection in London

el nuevo XS34 se presentará al público en el salón de Turín the new XS34 will be on display (to the public) for the first time at the Turin show

3 (entregar) ‹informe/solicitud› to submit

le presenté el pasaporte para que me lo sellara I gave him my passport for stamping, I presented my passport to him for stamping

tengo que presentar los planes mañana I have to submit o present the plans tomorrow

4 (enseñar) to show

hay que presentar el carné para entrar you have to show your membership card to get in

5 ‹disculpas/excusas› to make

fui a presentar mis respetos I went to pay my respects

presentó su dimisión she handed in o submitted her resignation, she resigned

pienso presentar una queja I intend filing o making a complaint

presentaron una denuncia they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint

presentar pruebas to present evidence

presentar cargos to bring charges

presentar una demanda to bring a lawsuit

6 ( Mil):

presentar armas to present arms

B (TV) ‹programa› to present, introduce

C [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹persona› to introduce

el director presentó al conferenciante the director introduced the speaker

me presentó a su familia he introduced me to his family

te presento a mi hermana I'd like you to meet my sister/this is my sister

D

(mostrar, ofrecer): el nuevo modelo presenta algunas novedades the latest model has o offers some new features

presenta muchas ventajas para el consumidor it offers the consumer many advantages

el paciente no presentaba síntomas de intoxicación the patient showed no signs of food poisoning

el cadáver presenta un impacto de bala en el costado ( frml); there is a bullet wound in the side of the body, the body has a bullet wound in the side

■ presentarse

v pron

A

1 (en un lugar) to turn up, appear

se presentó en casa sin avisar he turned up o showed up o appeared at the house unexpectedly

se presentó (como) voluntario he volunteered

se presentó voluntariamente a la policía he turned himself in to the police

tendrá que presentarse ante el juez he will have to appear before the judge

2

(a un concurso, examen): se presentó al examen she took o ( BrE) sat the exam

me presenté al concurso I entered the competition

se presenta como candidato independiente he's an independent candidate, he's running as an independent ( AmE), he's standing as an independent ( BrE)

se presentó para el cargo de director he applied for the post of director

B «dificultad/problema» to arise, come up, crop up ( colloq)

estaré allí salvo que se presente algún impedimento I'll be there unless something crops up o comes up

si se me presenta la oportunidad if I get the opportunity, if the opportunity arises

el futuro se presenta prometedor the future looks promising

el asunto se presenta muy mal things are looking very bad

C (darse a conocer) to introduce oneself

permítame que me presente allow me to introduce myself

presentarse en sociedad to make one's debut (in society)

* * *

presentar ( conjugate presentar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( mostrar) to present

b) ( exponer por primera vez) ‹libro/disco› to launch;

‹ obra de arte› to present;
‹ colección de moda› to present, exhibit
c) ( entregar) ‹informe/solicitud› to submit;

‹ trabajo› to hand in;
‹ renuncia› to hand in, submit
d) ( enseñar) ‹carnet/pasaporte› to show

e) ‹disculpas/excusas› to make;

‹ queja› to file, make;
‹ cargos› to bring;
◊ presentaron una denuncia they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint;

presentar pruebas to present evidence
f) (Mil):

◊ presentar armas to present arms

2 (TV) ‹ programa› to present, introduce
3 ‹ persona› to introduce;
◊ te presento a mi hermana I'd like you to meet my sister, this is my sister

4 ‹novedad/ventaja› to offer;
‹ síntoma› to show
presentarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( en lugar) to turn up, appear;

◊ presentarse (como) voluntario to volunteer

b) presentarse a algo ‹ a examen› to take sth;

‹ a concurso› to enter sth;
‹ a elecciones› to take part in sth;
◊ se presenta como candidato independiente he's running (AmE) o (BrE) he's standing as an independent;

presentarse para un cargo to apply for a post
2 [dificultad/problema] to arise, come up;
[ oportunidad] to arise
3 ( darse a conocer) to introduce oneself
presentar verbo transitivo
1 (un programa, pruebas, etc) to present
2 (un producto) to launch
3 (a una persona) to introduce
4 (síntomas, características, etc) to have, show
5 (disculpas) to give, present
(condolencias) to give, pay
6 (la dimisión) to hand in
7 (una queja) to file, make
' presentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alegar
- compeler
- convenir
- dimisión
- esquema
- revestir
- dar
- demanda
- denuncia
- introducir
- licitar
- moción
- queja
- querella
- renuncia
English:
bring forward
- charge
- claim
- field
- file
- hand in
- host
- introduce
- lay
- lodge
- make out
- model
- pay
- present
- press
- produce
- put in
- put on
- put up
- register
- render
- replay
- report
- represent
- rerun
- respect
- serve up
- set out
- show
- slant
- star
- submit
- table
- this
- bring
- come
- display
- enter
- exhibit
- float
- hand
- notice
- propose
- put
- retake
- sponsor
- tender

* * *

presentar

♦ vt

1. [mostrar, entregar] to present;
[dimisión] to tender, to hand in; [tesis] to hand in, to submit; [pruebas, propuesta] to submit; [recurso, denuncia] to lodge; [solicitud] to make; [moción] to propose;
presente su pasaporte en la ventanilla show your passport at the window;

presentar cargos/una demanda contra alguien to bring charges/an action against sb;

¡presenten armas! [en ejército] present arms!;

es un trabajo muy bien presentado it is a very well presented piece of work

2. [dar a conocer] to introduce;

me presentó a sus amigos she introduced me to her friends;

Juan, te presento a Carmen Juan, this is Carmen;

me parece que no nos han presentado I don't think we've been introduced;

permítame que le presente a nuestra directora allow me to introduce you to our manager, I'd like you to meet our manager;

no se conocían, pero yo los presenté they didn't know each other, but I introduced them (to each other)

3. [anunciar] [programa de radio o televisión] to present;
[espectáculo] to compere;
la mujer que presenta el telediario the woman who reads the news on TV

4. [proponer para competición] [obra] to enter;

presentar una novela a un premio literario to enter a novel for a literary prize;

presentar una película a concurso to enter a film at a film festival;

presentar a alguien para algo to propose sb for sth, to put sb forward for sth;

el partido presentará a la señora Cruz para la alcaldía the party is putting Mrs Cruz forward for the office of mayor, Mrs Cruz will be the party's candidate for the office of mayor

5. [exhibir por primera vez] [planes, presupuestos] to present;
[película] to premiere; [libro, disco] to launch;
el club presentó a su último fichaje ante la prensa the club introduced its new signing to the press

6. [ofrecer] [disculpas, excusas] to make;
[respetos] to pay;
nos presentó (sus) disculpas he made his excuses to us

7. [tener] [aspecto, características, novedades] to have;

este fondo de inversión presenta grandes ventajas this investment fund offers o has big advantages;

la playa presenta un aspecto deplorable the beach is in a terrible state;

presenta difícil solución it's going to be difficult to solve;

el paciente presentaba síntomas de deshidratación the patient presented symptoms of dehydration

♦ See also the pronominal verb presentarse

* * *

presentar

v/t

1 TV present

2 a alguien introduce

3 producto launch

4 solicitud submit

* * *

presentar vt

1) : to present, to show

2) : to offer, to give

3) : to submit (a document), to launch (a product)

4) : to introduce (a person)

♦ See also the reflexive verb presentarse

* * *

presentar vb

1. (personas) to introduce

me presentó a su marido she introduced me to her husband

te presento a Iván this is Iván / meet Iván

2. (programa, idea, propuesta) to present

3. (un producto) to launch

el escritor presenta su nuevo libro the writer is launching his new book

4. (señales, aspecto) to have / to show [pt. showed; pp. shown]

el paciente presenta muy buen aspecto the patient looks quite well

Spanish-English dictionary > presentar
3 cuantía

f.

1 quantity, total sum, magnitude.

2 importance.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cuantiar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cuantiar.

* * *

cuantía

► nombre femenino

1 (cantidad) quantity; (importe) amount

■ la cuantía de una factura the amount of a bill

2 (dimensión) extent

■ la cuantía del desastre ecológico the extent of the ecological disaster

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de mayor cuantía important

de menor cuantía insignificant, lesser

* * *

SF

1) (=cantidad)

a) (=importe) quantity, amount

¿cómo se calcula la cuantía de la pensión? — how is the amount o level of pension calculated?

el fraude supera la cuantía de cinco millones — the fraud amounts to more than five million

b) (=alcance) extent

se ignora la cuantía de las pérdidas — the extent of the losses is not known

2) (=importancia) importance

de mayor cuantía — more important, more significant

de menor cuantía, de poca cuantía — unimportant, of little account

* * *

femenino

a) ( importe)

la rebaja de las cuantías de las pensiones — the reduction in the level of pensions

la cuantía de los daños — the extent of the damage

una cuantía mínima de 20.000 euros — a minimum (amount) of 20,000 euros

la cuantía de la deuda asciende a un millón — the total of the debt amounts to one million

un aumento de la cuantía de las becas — an increase in the size of grants

b) ( importancia) significance, importance

de mayor cuantía — of major significance o importance

de menor cuantía — unimportant, insignificant

un funcionario de escasa cuantía — an insignificant civil servant

c) (Der) claim, sum claimed

* * *

= magnitude, total, count.

Ex. Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.

Ex. Someone must read a total on the card, so that the machine can add its computed item to it.

Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

* * *

femenino

a) ( importe)

la rebaja de las cuantías de las pensiones — the reduction in the level of pensions

la cuantía de los daños — the extent of the damage

una cuantía mínima de 20.000 euros — a minimum (amount) of 20,000 euros

la cuantía de la deuda asciende a un millón — the total of the debt amounts to one million

un aumento de la cuantía de las becas — an increase in the size of grants

b) ( importancia) significance, importance

de mayor cuantía — of major significance o importance

de menor cuantía — unimportant, insignificant

un funcionario de escasa cuantía — an insignificant civil servant

c) (Der) claim, sum claimed

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= magnitude, total, count.

Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.

Ex: Someone must read a total on the card, so that the machine can add its computed item to it.

Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

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cuantía

feminine

1

(importe): la rebaja de las cuantías de las pensiones the reduction in the level of pensions

se desconoce la cuantía de los daños materiales the extent of the damage is not known

una cuantía mínima de 50.000 euros mensuales a minimum (amount) of 50,000 euros a month

la cuantía de la deuda asciende a miles de dólares the total of the debt amounts to thousands of dollars

un aumento de la cuantía de las becas an increase in the size of grants

2 (importancia) significance, importance

un asunto de mayor cuantía a matter of major significance o importance, a highly significant o an extremely important matter

un funcionario de escasa cuantía an insignificant civil servant

de menor cuantía unimportant, insignificant

3 ( Der) claim, sum o amount claimed

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cuantía sustantivo femenino amount: se desconoce la cuantía de lo sustraído, the amount stolen is not known
' cuantía' also found in these entries:
English:
high

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cuantía nf

1. [suma] amount, quantity;

todavía no se conoce la cuantía de los daños causados por el terremoto the final cost of the damage caused by the earthquake is not yet known;

van a conceder una ayuda de una cuantía sin precisar todavía they are going to grant an as yet unspecified amount of aid;

recibió la cuantía íntegra del premio he received the full amount of the prize money;

va a subir la cuantía del subsidio de desempleo unemployment benefit is set to rise

2. [alcance] extent;

ése es un problema de menor cuantía that is a relatively insignificant o minor problem

3. Der claim, amount claimed

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cuantía

f amount, quantity; fig

importance

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cuantía nf

1) : quantity, extent

2) : significance, import

Spanish-English dictionary > cuantía
4 importante

adj.

1 important (destacado, significativo).

2 considerable.

3 significant, considerable, sizable.

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importante

► adjetivo

1 (gen) important; (por su gravedad) serious; (por su cantidad) considerable

■ es importante que aprenda a nadar it is important that he (should) learn to swim

2 (influyente) important

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adj.

important

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ADJ

1) (=trascendental) [información, persona] important; [acontecimiento] significant, important; [papel, factor, parte] important, major; [cambio] significant, major

se trata de algo importante — it's important

tu padre es un hombre importante — your father's an important man

uno de los momentos más importantes de mi vida — one of the most significant o important moments in my life

un paso importante para la democracia — an important o a big o a major step for democracy

• dárselas de importante — to give o.s. airs

• lo importante es... — the main thing is...

lo importante es participar — the main thing is taking part

lo más importante en la vida — the most important thing in life

• poco importante — unimportant

• es importante que — it is important that

es importante que expreses tu opinión — it's important for you to express your opinion

2) [como intensificador] [cantidad, pérdida] considerable; [herida] serious; [retraso] considerable, serious

una importante suma de dinero — a considerable amount of money

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adjetivo

a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant

¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much

lo importante es... — the important thing is...

es importante que vayas — it's important that you go

dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs

b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant

* * *

= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.

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Ex. This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.

Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.

Ex. The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.

Ex. There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.

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* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.

* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.

* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* es importante destacar = importantly.

* evento importante = milestone.

* hacer que sea importante = render + important.

* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.

* lo más importante = most of all.

* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.

* lo que es muy importante = importantly.

* más importante = foremost.

* más importante aun = more significantly.

* menos importante, el = least, the.

* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.

* poco importante = small-time.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* sentirse importante = feel + important.

* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.

* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.

* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.

* suceso importante = critical incident.

* suma importante = princely sum.

* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.

* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.

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adjetivo

a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant

¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much

lo importante es... — the important thing is...

es importante que vayas — it's important that you go

dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs

b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant

* * *

= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.

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Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.

Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.

Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.

Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.

Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.

Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.

Ex: This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.

Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.

Ex: The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.

Ex: There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.

Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

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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.

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Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.

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* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.

* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.

* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* es importante destacar = importantly.

* evento importante = milestone.

* hacer que sea importante = render + important.

* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.

* lo más importante = most of all.

* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.

* lo que es muy importante = importantly.

* más importante = foremost.

* más importante aun = more significantly.

* menos importante, el = least, the.

* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.

* poco importante = small-time.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* sentirse importante = feel + important.

* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.

* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.

* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.

* suceso importante = critical incident.

* suma importante = princely sum.

* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.

* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.

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importante

adjective

1 ‹noticia/persona› important; ‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significant

tengo algo importante que decirte I have something important to tell you

¿qué dice la carta? — nada importante what does the letter say? — nothing of any importance o nothing much

lo importante es participar the important thing is to take part

es importante que vayas it's important that you go

dárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs

2 ‹pérdidas› serious, considerable; ‹cantidad› considerable, significant

una importante suma de dinero a large o considerable o significant sum of money

la tormenta causó importantes daños the storm caused severe o considerable damage

un número importante de ciudadanos a significant o considerable o large number of citizens

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Multiple Entries:
algo importante
importante
importante adjetivo
a) ‹noticia/persona› important;

‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significant;
dárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs
b) ‹ pérdidas› serious, considerable;

‹ daños› severe, considerable;
‹ cantidad› considerable, significant
importante adjetivo important, significant: un importante geólogo dará la conferencia, a noted geologist will give the lecture
una cantidad importante, a considerable amount
' importante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bonita
- bonito
- categoría
- ciudad
- comodidad
- consignar
- cosa
- cualquiera
- despreciable
- eje
- eslabón
- floricultura
- gorda
- gordo
- historia
- histórica
- histórico
- inmediatez
- menos
- nada
- núcleo
- opinar
- personaje
- pintar
- poderosa
- poderoso
- reseñar
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- salario
- señalada
- señalado
- señor
- suma
- sustancial
- sustantiva
- sustantivo
- tomo
- viso
- indiferente
- notable
- papel
- parecer
- personalidad
- pez
- que
- trascendental
- trascendente
- un
- visita
English:
amount to
- appreciable
- armory
- armoury
- assassin
- assassination
- big
- consideration
- depreciate
- edit
- flagship
- grain
- grand
- great
- head-hunt
- high
- if
- important
- increasingly
- large
- last
- leading
- least
- major
- mean
- morality
- prominent
- significant
- sponsor
- thing
- VIP
- weighty
- assassinate
- come
- considerable
- feature
- feel
- first
- foremost
- name
- priority
- strongly
- substantial

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importante adj

1. [destacado, significativo] important;

el descontento está adquiriendo proporciones importantes dissatisfaction is becoming widespread;

ocupa un cargo importante en el ministerio he has an important job at the ministry;

ella es muy importante para mí she's very important to me;

lo importante es hacerlo despacio the important thing is to do it slowly;

no te preocupes, lo importante es que tengas buena salud don't worry, the most important thing is for you to be healthy;

Comp

dárselas de importante, hacerse el/la importante to give oneself airs, to act all important

2. [cantidad] considerable;
[lesión] serious;
una cantidad importante de dinero a significant o considerable sum of money;

el tren llegó con un retraso importante the train was very late

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importante

adj important

* * *

importante adj

: important

♦ importantemente adv

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importante adj

1. (en general) important

una persona importante an important person

2. (considerable) considerable

una suma importante a considerable sum

lo importante the important thing

Spanish-English dictionary > importante
5 montar

v.

1 to assemble (ensamblar) (máquina, estantería).

2 to set up (organizar) (negocio, piso).

montar una o la casa to set up home

me montó una escena o escándalo (informal) she made a scene in front of me

3 to ride.

María monta el caballo Mary mounts the horse.

4 to whip (cooking) (nata). (peninsular Spanish)

5 to stage (Teatro).

6 to edit (Cine).

7 to get on.

montar en to get onto; (subir) to get into; (vehículo) to mount (animal)

8 to ride (ir montado).

montar en bicicleta/a caballo to ride a bicycle/a horse

9 to mount, to assemble, to pitch.

María montó la tarima Mary mounted the dais.

10 to organize, to put together.

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montar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (subir - caballo, bicicleta) to mount, get on; (- coche) to get in; (- avión) to get on, board

2 (viajar) to travel; (cabalgar, ir en bicicleta) to ride

■ está acostumbrado a montar en avión he's used to travelling by plane

■ ¿sabes montar a caballo/en bicicleta? can you ride a horse/bicycle?

► verbo transitivo

1 (subir - caballo) to mount, get on

■ montó el caballo y salió al galope he mounted his horse and galloped away

2 (subir - persona) to put on

■ monté al niño en la bicicleta I lifted the kid onto his bike

■ la monté atrás y le di una vuelta en la moto I took her for a ride on the back of my bike

3 (ensamblar) to assemble, put together; (tienda de campaña) to put up

■ ya he montado la librería I've assembled the bookcase

4 (fusil) to cock

5 (sobreponer) to overlap

6 (nata) to whip; (claras) to whisk

7 (joyas) to set

8 (negocio, consulta) to set up, start

9 (casa) to set up

■ han montado el piso en poco tiempo they've decorated and furnished the flat in no time

10 CINEMATOGRAFÍA to edit, mount

11 TEATRO to stage

12 COMERCIO to amount to, come to

■ el total monta ochenta y cinco euros the total amounts to eighty-five euros

► verbo pronominal montarse

1 (subirse) to get on; (- en un coche) to get in; (- en un caballo) to mount, get on

2 familiar (armarse) to break out

■ se montó un buen jaleo there was a real to-do

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FRASEOLOGÍA

montar a pelo to ride bareback

montar en cólera to fly into a rage

montar guardia to stand guard

montárselo familiar to set oneself up, get things nicely worked out

■ hay que ver cómo te lo montas you've got things nicely worked out, you certainly do all right for yourself

tanto monta it makes no difference

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verb

1) to mount

2) assemble

3) establish, set up

4) stage

5) whip

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- montar a caballo
- montar en bicicleta
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1. VT

1) (=cabalgar) to ride

montaba una yegua blanca — she was riding a white mare

2) (=subir)

montar a algn en o sobre algo — to lift sb onto sth, sit sb on sth

se lo montó sobre las rodillas — she lifted him onto her knees, she sat him on her knees

3) (Téc) [+ estantería, ventana] to assemble, put together; [+ coche] to assemble; [+ tienda de campaña] to put up, pitch

4) (=instalar) [+ consulta, oficina] to set up, open; [+ galería de arte, tienda] to open; [+ campamento, espectáculo] to set up; [+ exposición] to set up, mount

han montado una tienda de animales — they've opened a pet shop

montar una casa — to set up house o home

montar un negocio — to set up o start up a business

5) (=engarzar) [+ joya] to set; [+ pistola] to cock; [+ reloj, resorte] to wind, wind up

una perla montada sobre un anillo de oro — a pearl set in a gold ring

6) (Fot) [+ foto, diapositiva] to mount

7) (=organizar) [+ operación] to mount; [+ sistema de control] to put into operation

toda la operación se montó en una semana — the whole operation was mounted in a week

la policía montó un fuerte dispositivo de seguridad — the police put strict security measures into operation

montar guardia — to stand guard

8) Esp
* (=crear)
montar una bronca o un escándalo — to kick up a fuss/scandal *

¡menudo escándalo se montó con lo de la boda! — what a fuss they kicked up about that wedding! *

montar un número o un show — to make a scene

nos montó un show sin motivo ninguno — he made a big scene for no reason at all

9) (=solapar)

montar algo sobre algo — to overlap sth with sth

han montado unos colores sobre otros — they have overlapped some colours with others

10) (Cine) [+ película] to edit

11) (Teat) [+ decorado] to put up; [+ obra] to stage, put on

montaron la obra con muy bajo presupuesto — they staged o put on the play on a small budget

12) Esp (Culin) [+ nata] to whip; [+ clara] to whisk, beat

montar la clara a punto de nieve — to whisk o beat the egg white until stiff

13) (=aparear) (Zool) [+ yegua, vaca] to mount; [+ persona] *** to mount ***

14) (Cos) [+ puntos] to cast on

2. VI

1) (=ir a caballo) to ride

antes montaba a diario — I used to go riding every day

monta para una cuadra de carreras — he rides for a racing stable

¿tú montas bien a caballo? — do you ride well?

2) (=subirse)

a) [a un caballo] to get on, mount

ayúdame a montar — help me up, help me to get on o to mount

b) [en un vehículo]

montar en avión — to fly, travel by air o by plane

montar en barco — to travel by boat

montar en bicicleta — to ride a bicycle, cycle

aprendí a montar en bici a los seis años — I learned to ride a bike o to cycle when I was six
cólera 1., 1)
3) (Econ) (=sumar) [factura, gastos] to amount to, come to

el total monta (a) 2.500 euros — the total amounts o comes to 2,500 euros

- tanto monta monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando

tanto monta que vengas o no — it makes no difference o it's all the same whether you come or not

4) (=solapar)

montar sobre algo — to overlap sth, cover part of sth

el mapa monta sobre el texto — the map overlaps the text, the map covers part of the text

el texto está montado sobre la foto — the text covers part of the photo

3.

See:

montarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < caballo> ( subirse a) to mount, get on; ( ir sobre) to ride

b) (subir, colocar)

montó al niño en el poni — he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2) <vaca/yegua> to mount

3)

a) (poner, establecer) <feria/exposición> to set up; < negocio> to start up, set up

b) <máquina/mueble> to assemble; < estantería> to put up

¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? — can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?

c) < piedra preciosa> to set; < diapositiva> to mount

d) ( organizar) <obra/producción> to stage

montar un número or lío or escándalo — (Esp) to make o cause a scene

4)

a) < puntos> to cast on

b) < pistola> to cock

5) (Esp) < nata> to whip; < claras> to whisk
2.
montar vi

1)

a) (ir)

montar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2) ( cubrir parcialmente)

montar SOBRE algo — to overlap something

3) (sumar, importar)

montar A algo — to amount to something
3.
montarse v pron

1) ( en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; ( en un caballo) to mount, get on

¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? — can I have a ride on your bicycle?

montarse en las atracciones de una feria — to go on the rides in a fairground

2) ( arreglárselas) (Esp fam)

qué bien te lo montas! — you're on to a good thing (colloq)

no sé cómo se lo monta — I don't know how she manages it

* * *

= mount, stage, put on, assemble, orchestrate, set up, put together, ride.

Ex. There are now over 2000 data bases mounted on a number of computers spread at various locations throughout the world.

Ex. Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex. A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.

Ex. This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.

Ex. Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.

Ex. The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.

Ex. The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex. I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.

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* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.

* montar a la amazona = ride + side-saddle.

* montar a la inglesa = ride + side-saddle.

* montar bulla = kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).

* montar en bici = bike, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta = biking, cycle, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.

* montar en monopatín = skateboarding.

* montar en moto = bike.

* montar nata = whip + cream.

* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.

* montarse = hop on.

* montarse en = board.

* montarse en cólera = throw + a tantrum, throw + a fit, throw + a hissy fit, spit + feathers, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* montarse en el autobús = get on + the bus.

* montarse en un barco = board + ship.

* montarse en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* montar una exposición = mount + display, mount + exhibition, put on + display, put on + exhibition.

* montar un cirio = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.

* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.

* montar un numerito = kick up + a fuss.

* montar un número = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar bulla = kick up + a stink.

* montar un servicio = mount + service.

* pantalones de montar = riding breeches, jodhpurs.

* silla de montar = saddle, saddle point.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < caballo> ( subirse a) to mount, get on; ( ir sobre) to ride

b) (subir, colocar)

montó al niño en el poni — he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2) <vaca/yegua> to mount

3)

a) (poner, establecer) <feria/exposición> to set up; < negocio> to start up, set up

b) <máquina/mueble> to assemble; < estantería> to put up

¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? — can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?

c) < piedra preciosa> to set; < diapositiva> to mount

d) ( organizar) <obra/producción> to stage

montar un número or lío or escándalo — (Esp) to make o cause a scene

4)

a) < puntos> to cast on

b) < pistola> to cock

5) (Esp) < nata> to whip; < claras> to whisk
2.
montar vi

1)

a) (ir)

montar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2) ( cubrir parcialmente)

montar SOBRE algo — to overlap something

3) (sumar, importar)

montar A algo — to amount to something
3.
montarse v pron

1) ( en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; ( en un caballo) to mount, get on

¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? — can I have a ride on your bicycle?

montarse en las atracciones de una feria — to go on the rides in a fairground

2) ( arreglárselas) (Esp fam)

qué bien te lo montas! — you're on to a good thing (colloq)

no sé cómo se lo monta — I don't know how she manages it

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= mount, stage, put on, assemble, orchestrate, set up, put together, ride.

Ex: There are now over 2000 data bases mounted on a number of computers spread at various locations throughout the world.

Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.

Ex: A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.

Ex: This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.

Ex: Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.

Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.

Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex: I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.

* montar a caballo = horseback riding, horse riding, ride + a horse.

* montar a la amazona = ride + side-saddle.

* montar a la inglesa = ride + side-saddle.

* montar bulla = kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).

* montar en bici = bike, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta = biking, cycle, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.

* montar en monopatín = skateboarding.

* montar en moto = bike.

* montar nata = whip + cream.

* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.

* montarse = hop on.

* montarse en = board.

* montarse en cólera = throw + a tantrum, throw + a fit, throw + a hissy fit, spit + feathers, lose + Posesivo + temper.

* montarse en el autobús = get on + the bus.

* montarse en un barco = board + ship.

* montarse en + Vehículo = ride + Vehículo.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* montar una exposición = mount + display, mount + exhibition, put on + display, put on + exhibition.

* montar un cirio = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar un espectáculo = put on + show.

* montar un follón = raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus.

* montar un numerito = kick up + a fuss.

* montar un número = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* montar bulla = kick up + a stink.

* montar un servicio = mount + service.

* pantalones de montar = riding breeches, jodhpurs.

* silla de montar = saddle, saddle point.

* volver a montar = reassemble [re-assemble].

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montar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹caballo› (subirse a) to mount, get on; (ir sobre) to ride

montaron sus corceles y salieron al galope ( liter); they mounted their steeds and galloped off ( liter)

montaba un precioso alazán she was riding a beautiful sorrel

¿quieres montar mi caballo? do you want to ride my horse?

2

(subir, colocar): montó al niño en el poni he lifted the boy up onto the pony

B

1 ‹vaca/yegua› to mount

2 ( vulg); ‹mujer› to screw ( vulg)

C

1 (poner, establecer) ‹feria/exposición› to set up

ha montado un bar en el centro she has opened a bar in the center

piensa montar un negocio con el dinero she's planning to start up o set up a business with the money

todos los años montan una exposición del trabajo de los niños every year they put on o hold o stage an exhibition of the children's work

2 ‹máquina/mueble› to assemble; ‹estantería› to put up

¿me ayudas a montar la tienda de campaña? can you help me to put up o pitch the tent?

montaban unas viviendas prefabricadas they were putting up o erecting some prefabricated houses

venden las piezas sueltas y tú las tienes que montar the parts are sold separately and you have to put them together o assemble them

3 ‹piedra preciosa› to set; ‹diapositiva› to mount

brillantes montados sobre oro de 18 kilates diamonds set in 18 carat gold

4 (organizar) ‹obra/producción› to stage

la operación se montó con el mayor sigilo the operation was mounted in the utmost secrecy

montar un número or lío or escándalo or show or espectáculo ( Esp fam); to make o cause a scene

D

1 ‹puntos› to cast on

2 ‹pistola› to cock

E ( Esp) ‹nata› to whip; ‹claras› to whisk

■ montar

vi

A

1

(ir): montar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycle

2 ( Equ) (subir) to get on, mount

B (cubrir parcialmente) montar SOBRE algo to overlap sth

C (sumar, importar) montar A algo to amount TO sth

la factura monta a más de medio millón the bill comes o amounts to more than half a million

tanto monta (monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando) ( Esp); it makes no difference, it comes to the same thing

■ montarse

v pron

A (en un coche) to get in; (en un tren, autobús) to get on; (en un caballo) to mount, get on

¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?

quería montarse en todas las atracciones de la feria he wanted to go on all the rides in the fairground

B (arreglarse) ( fam):

¡qué bien te lo montas! you've got a good thing going ( colloq), you're on to a good thing ( colloq)

no sé cómo se lo monta, pero siempre acabo perdiendo I don't know how she manages it, but I always end up losing

¡ése sí que se lo tiene bien montado! that guy really has it made o is really on to a good thing!

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montar ( conjugate montar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ caballo› ( subirse a) to mount, get on;

( ir sobre) to ride
b) (subir, colocar):

◊ montó al niño en el poni he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2 ‹vaca/yegua› to mount
3
a) (poner, establecer) ‹feria/exposición› to set up;

‹ negocio› to start up, set up
b) ‹máquina/mueble› to assemble;

‹ estantería› to put up;
‹ tienda de campaña› to put up, pitch
c) ‹ piedra preciosa› to set;

‹ diapositiva› to mount
d) ( organizar) ‹obra/producción› to stage

4 (Esp) ‹ nata› to whip;
‹ claras› to whisk
verbo intransitivo
1
a) (ir):

◊ montar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2 ( cubrir parcialmente) montar SOBRE algo to overlap sth
montarse verbo pronominal ( en coche) to get in;
(en tren, autobús, bicicleta) to get on;
( en caballo) to mount, get on;
◊ ¿me dejas montarme en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?

montar
I verbo intransitivo (subirse) to get in
(en bici, a caballo) to ride
II verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, un arma) to assemble
2 (engarzar) to set, mount
3 (un negocio) to set up, start
4 Culin to whip
5 (película) to edit, mount
(fotografía) to mount
6 Teat (un espectáculo) to stage, mount
7 Zool (cubrir) to mount
8 (causar) montar un escándalo, to kick up a fuss

' montar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bicicleta
- caballo
- cirio
- intríngulis
- número
- show
- silla
- timba
- aparejar
- bota
- bronca
- guardia
- jinetear
- montado
- negocio
- poner
- tienda
English:
assemble
- bareback
- do-it-yourself
- edit
- fly
- jodhpurs
- make up
- mount
- piece together
- put together
- reassemble
- ride
- riding boots
- riding breeches
- saddle
- scene
- set
- set up
- sidesaddle
- start
- start up
- straddle
- breeches
- cast
- cock
- construct
- double
- fuss
- heavy
- pitch
- produce
- riding
- stage
- whip

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montar

♦ vt

1. [ensamblar] [máquina, estantería, armario] to assemble;
[tienda de campaña, tenderete, barricada] to put up
2. Cine [película] to edit

3. [encajar]
montar algo en algo to fit sth into sth;

montar una joya en un anillo to set a jewel in a ring

4. [organizar] [negocio, empresa] to set up;
[tienda] to open; [ataque, ofensiva] to mount; [exposición, congreso] to organize; [fiesta] to throw; [obra teatral] to stage;
han montado un cibercafé cerca de mi casa they've opened a cybercafe near my house;

montar la casa to set up home

5. Esp Fam [organizar] [escándalo, jaleo] to make;

montar ruido to make a noise;

me montó una escena o [m5] escándalo o [m5] numerito she made a scene in front of me

6. [cabalgar] to ride

7. [poner encima]
montar a alguien en algo to lift sb onto sth

8. Esp [nata] to whip;
[claras, yemas] to beat, to whisk
9. [para criar] [yegua, vaca, cerda] to mount

10. muy Fam [mujer] to screw

11. [arma] to cock

12. Informát [partición] to mount

13. Ven Fam [alimentos] to get, US to fix

♦ vi

1. [subir] to get on;
[en automóvil] to get in; [en un animal] to mount;
montar en [subir a] to get onto;
[automóvil] to get into; [animal] to mount
2. [ir cabalgando, conduciendo] to ride;

¿sabes montar? [en caballo] can you ride?;
[en bicicleta] do you know how to ride a bike?;
montar en bicicleta/a caballo/en burro to ride a bicycle/a horse/a donkey

3. Esp [sumar]
montar a to come to, to total;

¿a cuánto montan los ingresos? what is the total income?;

Comp

tanto monta (monta tanto, Isabel como Fernando) it's all the same

4.
montar en cólera to get angry, to fly into a temper o rage

♦ See also the pronominal verb montarse

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montar

I v/t

1 TÉC assemble

2 tienda put up

3 negocio set up

4 TEA stage

5 película edit

6 caballo mount;

montar la guardia mount guard

II v/i

:

montar en bicicleta ride a bicycle;

montar a caballo ride a horse;

tanto monta it makes no difference

* * *

montar vt

1) : to mount

2) establecer: to set up, to establish

3) armar: to assemble, to put together

4) : to edit (a film)

5) : to stage, to put on (a show)

6) : to cock (a gun)

7)

montar en bicicleta : to get on a bicycle

8)

montar a caballo cabalgar: to ride horseback

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montar vb

1. (en autobús, tren, avión) to get on

montó en el autobús he got on the bus

nunca he montado en avión I've never been on a plane

2. (en un coche) to get in

montó en el taxi she got in the taxi

3. (a caballo, en bici) to ride [pt. rode; pp. ridden]

aprendí a montar en bici de pequeña I learnt to ride a bike when I was young

4. (en una atracción) to go on

los niños montaron en la noria the children went on the big wheel

5. (una tienda de campaña) to put up [pt. & pp. put]

¿sabes montar la tienda? do you know how to put up the tent?

6. (un negocio) to set up [pt. & pp. set]

ha montado un negocio he's set up a business

7. (ensamblar) to assemble

tenemos que montar la estantería we've got to assemble the shelves

8. (nata, claras) to whip [pt. & pp. whipped]

montar un escándalo, un número, etc to make a scene

Spanish-English dictionary > montar
6 descargar

v.

1 to unload.

descargó su cólera sobre mí he took his anger out on me

descargó su conciencia en mí he unburdened his conscience on me

Elsa descarga los camiones Elsa unloads the trucks.

El camión descargó The truck unloaded.

2 to fire.

3 to deal, to land.

descargó un golpe contra la mesa he thumped his fist on the table

4 to run down ( electricity and electronics) (pila, batería).

5 to download (computing).

6 to burst.

7 to alleviate, to unburden.

Elsa descargó su tristeza Elsa alleviated her grief.

8 to discharge, to run down.

El gerente descargó a María The mMaríager discharged Mary.

9 to unleash, to loose.

Esa mentira descargó su ira contenida That lie unleashed his repressed anger.

10 to acquit, to exonerate, to release.

El juez descargó a María The judge acquitted Mary.

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descargar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (quitar una carga) to unload

2 (disparar una arma) to fire, discharge, shoot; (vaciar una arma) to unload

■ descargaron salvas en su honor they fired a salute in his honour

3 (dar un golpe) to deal

■ le descargó un puñetazo he dealt him a blow

4 figurado (de obligaciones, preocupaciones) to free, relieve, release

■ descargó sus preocupaciones contándole todo a su madre he got everything off his chest by telling his mother all about it

5 figurado (enfado) to vent, give vent to

6 ELECTRICIDAD to discharge (batería) to run down

7 DERECHO to absolve (de, of), acquit (de, of)

► verbo intransitivo

1 ELECTRICIDAD to discharge

2 (tormenta) to break; (nubes) to burst

3 (desembocar) to flow

► verbo pronominal descargarse

1 (pilas, baterías) to discharge

2 (desahogarse) to blow up

3 DERECHO to clear oneself

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verb

1) to discharge

2) unload

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1. VT

1) (=quitar la carga de) [+ camión, contenedor, arma] to unload; [+ mercancías] to unload

están descargando los sacos del camión — they are unloading the sacks from the lorry

2) (=disparar) [+ arma, tiro] to fire

3) (=soltar) [+ golpe] to land; [+ bomba] to drop, release

le descargó un puñetazo en la cara — he punched him in the face o landed a punch on his face

empezó a descargar golpes sobre la mesa — he started banging (on) the table

4) (Elec) [+ pila, batería] to run down; [+ corriente] to discharge

5) (=liberar) [+ tensión, agresividad] to release; [+ enfado, ira] to vent; [+ conciencia] to ease; [+ responsabilidad, sentimiento] to offload

siempre descarga su enfado con nosotros — he always vents his anger on us

no descargues tu frustración sobre mí — don't take out o offload your frustration on me

necesito a alguien en quien descargar mi corazón — I need to pour out my heart to somebody

descargar a algn de — [+ obligación, responsabilidad] to relieve sb of; [+ deuda] to discharge sb from; [+ acusación] to clear sb of, acquit sb of

6) euf [+ vientre] to evacuate, empty; [+ vejiga] to empty

7) (Com) [+ letra] to take up

8) (Inform) to download

2. VI

1) [río] to flow, run (en into)

2) [tormenta] to break

la tempestad descargó sobre el barco — the storm broke over the ship

una fuerte tromba de agua descargó sobre la ciudad — a torrential downpour fell on the city

3) (Elec) to discharge

3.

See:

descargarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <vehículo/mercancías> to unload

2)

a) < pistola> ( extraer las balas) to unload; ( disparar) to fire, discharge (frml)

la pistola está descargada — the pistol is not loaded

b) < tiro> to fire; < golpe> to deal, land

le descargó seis tiros — he shot her six times

3)

a) <ira/agresividad> to vent; <preocupaciones/tensiones> to relieve

b) (Ven fam) < persona>

me lo voy a descargar — I'm going to give him a piece of my mind

no eres quien para que me descargues — who do you think you are, sounding off to me like that? (colloq)

4)

descargar a alguien de algo — de responsabilidad to clear somebody of something; de obligación to relieve somebody of something

lo descargaron de toda culpa — he was cleared of all blame
2.
descargar v impers aguacero to pour down; temporal to break
3.
descargarse v pron

1) (Elec) pila to run down; batería to go dead o flat

2) tormenta to break; lluvias to come down, fall

3) persona

a) ( desahogarse)

descargarse con alguien — to take it out on somebody

b) ( de obligación)

descargarse de algo — to get out of something

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= unload, flush, offload [off-load], download, relieve + Reflexivo.

Ex. The library has a van equipped with an hydraulic lift to unload book trucks.

Ex. The sea swept in across a newly and solidly-built bus stand to come into the river which quickly and conveniently flushed the waters back into the sea.

Ex. Hits retrieved from on-line data bases can be offloaded to the personal data base.

Ex. To download is to capture data online from a remote host computer and transfer it to the store of an in-house standalone system, eg a microcomputer, for processing.

Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

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* descargar de responsabilidad = remove from + shoulders.

* descargar registros = download + records.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <vehículo/mercancías> to unload

2)

a) < pistola> ( extraer las balas) to unload; ( disparar) to fire, discharge (frml)

la pistola está descargada — the pistol is not loaded

b) < tiro> to fire; < golpe> to deal, land

le descargó seis tiros — he shot her six times

3)

a) <ira/agresividad> to vent; <preocupaciones/tensiones> to relieve

b) (Ven fam) < persona>

me lo voy a descargar — I'm going to give him a piece of my mind

no eres quien para que me descargues — who do you think you are, sounding off to me like that? (colloq)

4)

descargar a alguien de algo — de responsabilidad to clear somebody of something; de obligación to relieve somebody of something

lo descargaron de toda culpa — he was cleared of all blame
2.
descargar v impers aguacero to pour down; temporal to break
3.
descargarse v pron

1) (Elec) pila to run down; batería to go dead o flat

2) tormenta to break; lluvias to come down, fall

3) persona

a) ( desahogarse)

descargarse con alguien — to take it out on somebody

b) ( de obligación)

descargarse de algo — to get out of something

* * *

= unload, flush, offload [off-load], download, relieve + Reflexivo.

Ex: The library has a van equipped with an hydraulic lift to unload book trucks.

Ex: The sea swept in across a newly and solidly-built bus stand to come into the river which quickly and conveniently flushed the waters back into the sea.

Ex: Hits retrieved from on-line data bases can be offloaded to the personal data base.

Ex: To download is to capture data online from a remote host computer and transfer it to the store of an in-house standalone system, eg a microcomputer, for processing.

Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

* descargar de responsabilidad = remove from + shoulders.

* descargar registros = download + records.

* * *

descargar [A3 ]

vt

A ‹camión/barco› to unload; ‹mercancías› to unload

B

1 ‹pistola› (extraer las balas) to unload; (disparar) to fire, discharge ( frml)

la pistola está descargada the pistol is not loaded

descargó la pistola contra el ladrón he fired the gun at the thief

2 ‹tiro› to fire; ‹golpe› to deal, land

le descargó seis tiros he shot at her six times, he fired six shots at her

C

1 ‹ira/agresividad› to vent; ‹preocupaciones/tensiones› to relieve

un excelente ejercicio para descargar las tensiones an excellent exercise for relieving tension

el judo es una forma de descargar la agresividad judo is a way of getting rid of aggression o ( colloq) letting off steam

descargó toda su furia en or contra or sobre mí he vented all his anger on me, he took all his anger out on me, he unleashed all his anger against me

2

( Ven fam) ‹persona› me lo voy a descargar I'm going to give him a piece of my mind o ( AmE) give him a tongue lashing ( colloq)

no eres quien para que me descargues who do you think you are, sounding off o ( AmE) mouthing off to me like that? ( colloq)

D descargar a algn DE algo ‹de una responsabilidad› to clear sb OF sth; ‹de una obligación› to relieve sb OF sth

lo descargaron de toda culpa he was cleared of all blame

E ( Inf) to download

descargar una aplicación al or en el computador ( AmL) or ( Esp) ordenador personal to download an application to the personal computer

■ descargar

vi

«nube»: al elevarse las nubes se enfrían y descargan as the clouds rise, they cool and rain is released o falls

■

v impers

to pour down

parece que va a descargar it looks as if it's going to pour down

el temporal que descargó ayer sobre la capital the storm which broke over o hit o struck the capital yesterday

■ descargarse

v pron

A ( Elec) «pila» to run down; «batería» to go dead o ( BrE) flat

B «tormenta» to break; «lluvias» to come down, fall

se descargó una tormenta sobre la ciudad a storm broke over o hit the city

C «persona»

1

(desahogarse): no te descargues conmigo, yo no tengo la culpa don't take it out on me, it's not my fault!

2 (de una obligación) descargarse DE algo to get out of sth

se descargó de toda responsabilidad he washed his hands of all responsibility

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descargar ( conjugate descargar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹vehículo/mercancías› to unload
2
a) ‹ pistola› ( extraer las balas) to unload;

( disparar) to fire, discharge (frml);
◊ la pistola está descargada the pistol is not loaded

b) ‹ tiro› to fire;

‹ golpe› to deal, land
3 (Inf) to download
4 ‹ira/agresividad› to vent;
‹preocupaciones/tensiones› to relieve
descargar v impers [ aguacero] to pour down;
[ temporal] to break
descargarse verbo pronominal
1 (Elec) [ pila] to run down;
[ batería] to go dead o flat
2 [ tormenta] to break;
[ lluvias] to come down, fall
descargar
I verbo transitivo
1 (sacar la carga) to unload
2 Elec Mil to discharge
3 (un golpe) to deal
4 (de trabajo, de una obligación) to relieve o free [de, of]
5 (la ira, el malhumor) to take out [en/sobre, on]
II vi (tormenta) to break
' descargar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
volcar
English:
discharge
- dump
- land
- take out
- unload
- vent
- down
- lighten

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descargar

♦ vt

1. [vaciar] [cargamento, camión, barco] to unload;

las nubes descargaron varios litros en pocas horas it rained several inches in a few minutes

2. [desahogar] [ira, agresividad] to vent;
[tensiones] to relieve;
juega al squash para descargar el estrés he plays squash to work off the stress;

descargó su cólera sobre mí he took his anger out on me;

descargó su conciencia en mí he unburdened his conscience to me

3. [arma] [disparar] to fire ( sobre at); [vaciar] to unload;

la escopeta estaba descargada the shotgun was unloaded

4. [puntapié, puñetazo] to deal, to land;

descargó un golpe contra la mesa he thumped his fist on the table

5. [pila, batería] to run down

6. [exonerar]
descargar a alguien de algo to free o release sb from sth;

lo descargaron de responsabilidades por estar convaleciente they relieved him of some of his responsibilities as he was convalescing

7. Der [absolver]
descargar a alguien de algo to clear sb of sth;

el juez los ha descargado de toda culpa the judge cleared them of all blame

8. Informát to download;

descargar un programa de la Red to download a program from the Net

♦ vi
[nubarrón] to burst;
la tormenta descargó en el norte de la ciudad the storm broke over the north of the city

♦ v impersonal

to pour down;

tiene pinta de que va a descargar it looks as if it's going to pour down

♦ See also the pronominal verb descargarse

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descargar

I v/t

1 arma, EL discharge; fig: ira etc take out (en, sobre on)

2 mercancías unload

3 de responsabilidad, culpa clear (de of)

4 INFOR download

II v/i de tormenta etc hit

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descargar {52} vt

1) : to discharge

2) : to unload

3) : to release, to free

4) : to take out, to vent (anger, etc.)

♦ See also the reflexive verb descargarse

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descargar vb

1. (vehículo, arma) to unload

2. (tormenta) to break [pt. broke; pp. broken]

Spanish-English dictionary > descargar
7 acumular

v.

to accumulate.

le gusta acumular recuerdos de sus viajes she likes collecting souvenirs of her trips

María acumula sus cosas viejas Mary accumulates her old stuff.

María acumula tiquetes Mary accumulates=collects tickets.

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acumular

► verbo transitivo

1 to accumulate (datos) to gather; (dinero) to amass

► verbo pronominal acumularse

1 to accumulate, pile up, build up

2 (gente) to gather

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verb

to accumulate, amass, gather

- acumularse

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1.

VT [+ posesiones] to accumulate; [+ datos] to amass, gather

2.

See:

acumularse

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1.
verbo transitivo <riquezas/poder> to accumulate; < experiencia> to gain
2.
acumularse v pron trabajo to pile up, mount up; intereses to accumulate; deudas to mount up

se me acumularon las deudas — my debts mounted (up)

se acumula mucho polvo aquí — a lot of dust accumulates here

* * *

= accumulate, cumulate, heap, amass, pile, build up, mount, hoard, stockpile, stash, rack up, pile up, store up, cache, tot up, tote up.

Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex. Publish changes as they are accepted, in a periodical publication, cumulating these in a new edition of all or parts of the schedules, as suitable.

Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex. Many libraries amass a considerable amount of community literature, some of which is kept on permanent display.

Ex. The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.

Ex. A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.

Ex. Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.

Ex. What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.

Ex. This type of dairies are generally interested in stockpiling annual ryegrass as a source of high-quality winter forage.

Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex. How many honorary doctorates has the Judge racked up since then?.

Ex. As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.

Ex. Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

Ex. Babies cry for an average of five hours a day for the first three months and tot up 51 days in their first year, according to survey.

Ex. When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.

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* acumular atrasos = build up + backlogs.

* acumular demasiado estock = overstock.

* acumular experiencia = garner + experience.

* acumular polvo = gather + dust, collect + dust.

* acumular problemas = build up + problems.

* acumular reservas = stockpile.

* acumularse = accrue.

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1.
verbo transitivo <riquezas/poder> to accumulate; < experiencia> to gain
2.
acumularse v pron trabajo to pile up, mount up; intereses to accumulate; deudas to mount up

se me acumularon las deudas — my debts mounted (up)

se acumula mucho polvo aquí — a lot of dust accumulates here

* * *

= accumulate, cumulate, heap, amass, pile, build up, mount, hoard, stockpile, stash, rack up, pile up, store up, cache, tot up, tote up.

Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex: Publish changes as they are accepted, in a periodical publication, cumulating these in a new edition of all or parts of the schedules, as suitable.

Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.

Ex: Many libraries amass a considerable amount of community literature, some of which is kept on permanent display.

Ex: The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.

Ex: A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.

Ex: Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.

Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.

Ex: This type of dairies are generally interested in stockpiling annual ryegrass as a source of high-quality winter forage.

Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex: How many honorary doctorates has the Judge racked up since then?.

Ex: As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.

Ex: Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

Ex: Babies cry for an average of five hours a day for the first three months and tot up 51 days in their first year, according to survey.

Ex: When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.

* acumular atrasos = build up + backlogs.

* acumular demasiado estock = overstock.

* acumular experiencia = garner + experience.

* acumular polvo = gather + dust, collect + dust.

* acumular problemas = build up + problems.

* acumular reservas = stockpile.

* acumularse = accrue.

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acumular [A1 ]

vt

‹riquezas/poder› to accumulate, amass; ‹experiencia› to gain

■ acumularse

v pron

to accumulate

se acumula mucho polvo aquí a lot of dust accumulates o gathers here

los intereses se van acumulando the interest is accumulating o ( frml) accruing, the interest is piling up ( colloq)

el trabajo se iba acumulando work was piling o mounting up

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acumular ( conjugate acumular) verbo transitivo ‹riquezas/poder› to accumulate;
‹ experiencia› to gain
acumularse verbo pronominal [ trabajo] to pile up, mount up;
[ intereses] to accumulate;
[ deudas] to mount up;
[ polvo] to accumulate
acumular verbo transitivo to accumulate
' acumular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perecedera
- perecedero
English:
accumulate
- amass
- build up
- collect
- gather
- hoard
- pile up
- run up
- stockpile
- store
- store up
- accrue
- build

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acumular

♦ vt

to accumulate;

le gusta acumular recuerdos de sus viajes she likes collecting souvenirs of her trips;

el tren fue acumulando retrasos en las diferentes paradas the train got further and further delayed at every stop

♦ See also the pronominal verb acumularse

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acumular

v/t accumulate

* * *

acumular vt

: to accumulate, to amass

♦ See also the reflexive verb acumularse

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acumular vb to accumulate

Spanish-English dictionary > acumular
8 bastante

adj.

1 enough (suficiente).

no tengo dinero bastante I haven't got enough money

2 a lot of, sufficient, enough, plenty of.

adv.

1 quite, pretty (considerablemente).

es bastante fácil it's pretty o quite easy

bastante mejor quite a lot better

me gustó bastante I enjoyed it quite a lot

2 a lot, very much, a great deal.

pron.

enough, a good deal, a lot, a sufficient quantity.

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bastante

► adjetivo

1 enough, sufficient

■ ¿tienes bastante dinero? have you got enough money?

2 (abundante) quite a lot of

■ había bastante gente there were quite a lot of people

► adverbio

1 enough

■ son lo bastante ricos como para poder permitírselo they're rich enough to be able to afford it

2 (un poco) fairly, quite

■ es bastante alto it's fairly high

■ nada bastante bien she swims quite well

■ está bastante lejos it's quite a long way

3 (tiempo) some time, quite a while

■ hace bastante que no lo veo I haven't seen him for some time

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1. adv.
1) enough, sufficiently

2) quite, rather
2. pron.
enough
3. adj.
1) enough, sufficient

2) quite a lot of

3) quite a few

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1. ADJ

1) (=suficiente) enough ( para for)

hay bastante sitio para todos — there is enough room for everyone

¿no tienes ya bastantes? — haven't you got enough?

no había bastante público — there wasn't a big enough audience

2) (=mucho) quite a lot of, a fair amount of

han dejado bastante comida — they've left quite a lot of o a fair amount of food

hace bastante frío — it's quite cold

se marchó hace bastante rato — he left quite some time ago

la calidad deja bastante que desear — the quality leaves much to be desired

3) (=muchos) quite a lot of, quite a few

había bastantes invitados en la recepción — there were quite a lot of o quite a few guests at the reception

-¿tienes muchos cuadros? -bastantes — "do you have many paintings?" - "quite a few"

4) Méx (=demasiado) too much

2. ADV

1) (=suficiente) enough

ya has comido bastante — you've eaten enough

no tenemos bastante para ir de vacaciones — we haven't enough to go on holiday

ya tienen bastante como para que vayamos también nosotros con nuestros problemas — they've got enough on their plate already without us taking our problems along

es lo bastante alto como para alcanzarlo — he's tall enough to reach it

2) (=de forma considerable) [con verbos] quite a lot; [con adjetivos, adverbios] quite

los niños han cambiado bastante — the children have changed a fair amount o quite a lot

lo he visto bastante últimamente — I've seen a fair amount of him o quite a lot of him recently

me gusta bastante — I quite like it, I like it quite a lot

el libro está bastante bien — it's a fairly good book, it's quite a good book

estoy bastante cansado — I'm rather o quite tired

habla inglés bastante bien — she speaks quite good English, her English is quite good

vivo bastante lejos — I live quite a long way away

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I
adjetivo

1) ( suficiente) enough

bastantes vasos/bastante vino — enough glasses/wine

2) ( cantidad o número considerable) plenty of, quite a lot of

había bastante gente — there were plenty of people
II
pronombre

1) ( suficiente) enough

ya tenemos bastantes — we already have enough

ya he visto bastante — I've seen enough

2) ( demasiado)

deja bastante que desear — it leaves rather a lot to be desired
III
adverbio

1) ( suficientemente) enough

no te has esforzado bastante — you haven't tried hard enough

2) ( considerablemente) (con verbos) quite a lot; (con adjetivos, adverbios) quite

le gusta bastante — she likes him quite a lot

me pareció bastante aburrido/agradable — I thought he was rather boring/quite pleasant

llegó bastante cansado — he was quite tired when he arrived

es bastante fácil de curar — it's quite o fairly easy to cure

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= a good deal of, a great deal of, enough, plenty of, pretty much, substantive, plenty, a good many, numerable, fair share.

Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex. Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service.

Ex. There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.

Ex. Of course, suspicion always arises that both are weak; for where the library is a vital force, the public is usually pretty much alive to its worth.

Ex. In Zimbabwe out of the seven universities with substantive librarians in the country, six of them were headed by women.

Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex. A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.

Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex. Some librarians complain that they are not getting a fair share of these funds.

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* ayudar bastante a = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* bastante + Adjetivo = fairly + Adjetivo, pretty + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, reasonably + Adjetivo.

* bastante bien = good enough, rather well, fairly + Verbo.

* bastante desarrollado = well-developed.

* bastante extenso = longish.

* bastante general = wide-ranging [wide ranging].

* bastante grande = largish.

* bastante largo = longish.

* bastante lejos de = well away from.

* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].

* bastante más = rather more.

* bastante para todos = enough to go round.

* bastante tiempo = ample time.

* con bastante antelación = well in advance, far in advance.

* con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dejar bastante que desear = leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* estar bastante acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* no lo bastante lejos = not far enough.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = staff-intensive [staff intensive].

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* remontarse bastante en el tiempo = go back + a long way.

* ya es bastante = enough is enough.

* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.

* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.

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I
adjetivo

1) ( suficiente) enough

bastantes vasos/bastante vino — enough glasses/wine

2) ( cantidad o número considerable) plenty of, quite a lot of

había bastante gente — there were plenty of people
II
pronombre

1) ( suficiente) enough

ya tenemos bastantes — we already have enough

ya he visto bastante — I've seen enough

2) ( demasiado)

deja bastante que desear — it leaves rather a lot to be desired
III
adverbio

1) ( suficientemente) enough

no te has esforzado bastante — you haven't tried hard enough

2) ( considerablemente) (con verbos) quite a lot; (con adjetivos, adverbios) quite

le gusta bastante — she likes him quite a lot

me pareció bastante aburrido/agradable — I thought he was rather boring/quite pleasant

llegó bastante cansado — he was quite tired when he arrived

es bastante fácil de curar — it's quite o fairly easy to cure

* * *

= a good deal of, a great deal of, enough, plenty of, pretty much, substantive, plenty, a good many, numerable, fair share.

Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex: Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service.

Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.

Ex: Of course, suspicion always arises that both are weak; for where the library is a vital force, the public is usually pretty much alive to its worth.

Ex: In Zimbabwe out of the seven universities with substantive librarians in the country, six of them were headed by women.

Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.

Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex: Some librarians complain that they are not getting a fair share of these funds.

* ayudar bastante a = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* bastante + Adjetivo = fairly + Adjetivo, pretty + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, reasonably + Adjetivo.

* bastante bien = good enough, rather well, fairly + Verbo.

* bastante desarrollado = well-developed.

* bastante extenso = longish.

* bastante general = wide-ranging [wide ranging].

* bastante grande = largish.

* bastante largo = longish.

* bastante lejos de = well away from.

* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].

* bastante más = rather more.

* bastante para todos = enough to go round.

* bastante tiempo = ample time.

* con bastante antelación = well in advance, far in advance.

* con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.

* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.

* dejar bastante que desear = leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* estar bastante acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.

* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* no lo bastante lejos = not far enough.

* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.

* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = staff-intensive [staff intensive].

* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].

* remontarse bastante en el tiempo = go back + a long way.

* ya es bastante = enough is enough.

* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.

* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.

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bastante¹ [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

adjective

A (suficiente) enough

¿tenemos bastantes vasos/bastante vino? do we have enough glasses/wine?

B (una cantidad o un número considerable) plenty of

compra bastantes aceitunas buy plenty of olives

necesita bastante sal it needs plenty of o quite a lot of salt

nos dio bastantes ejemplos he gave us plenty of o quite a lot of o quite a few examples

bastante²

pronoun

A (en cantidad o número suficiente) enough

vámonos, ya he visto bastante let's go, I've seen enough

ya tenemos bastantes we already have enough

B

(en cantidad o número considerable): la traducción deja bastante que desear the translation leaves rather a lot to be desired

bastante³ [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

adverb

A (suficientemente) enough

no te has esforzado bastante you haven't tried hard enough

el río no es lo bastante profundo the river isn't deep enough

es lo bastante fácil como para que lo pueda hacer sola it's easy enough for her to do on her own

B (considerablemente) ( con verbos) quite a lot; (con adjetivos, adverbios) quite

me ayudó bastante he gave me quite a lot of help, he helped me quite a lot

me pareció bastante aburrido/agradable I thought he was rather boring/quite pleasant

llegó bastante cansado he was pretty o quite tired when he arrived

lo que tiene es bastante fácil de curar what she has is quite o fairly easy to cure

habla español bastante bien she speaks Spanish quite o pretty well

los resultados fueron bastante decepcionantes the results were rather disappointing

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bastante adjetivo
a) ( suficiente) enough;

◊ bastantes vasos/bastante vino enough glasses/wine

b) ( cantidad considerable) plenty of, quite a lot of;

◊ había bastante gente/bastantes coches there were plenty of people/cars

■ pronombre
1 ( suficiente) enough;
◊ ya tenemos bastantes we already have enough

2 ( demasiado):
◊ deja bastante que desear it leaves rather a lot to be desired

■ adverbio
1 ( suficientemente) enough;
◊ no te has esforzado bastante you haven't tried hard enough

2 ( considerablemente) ( con verbos) quite a lot;
(con adjetivos, adverbios) quite;
◊ le gusta bastante she likes him quite a lot;

me pareció bastante agradable/aburrido I thought he was quite pleasant/rather boring
bastante
I adjetivo
1 (suficiente) enough: ¿tenéis bastantes mantas?, do you have enough blankets?
bastante dinero/azúcar, enough money/sugar
2 (en abundancia) quite a lot of: tiene bastante valor, he's quite brave
bastantes personas, quite a lot of people
II adverbio
1 (suficiente) enough: nunca tiene bastante, it's never enough for her
es lo bastante inteligente como para..., he's clever enough to...
2 (muy, mucho) fairly, quite: conduces bastante bien, you drive rather well
es una película bastante buena, it's quite a good film
viaja bastante, she travels quite often ➣ Ver nota en quite
1) Cuando quieres decir suficiente, debes usar la palabra enough, que se coloca detrás de un adjetivo o adverbio, pero delante de un sustantivo: Tengo bastante dinero. I have enough money. No es bastante grande. It's not big enough.
Recuerda que nunca puedes usar enough cuando bastante significa muy: Este libro es bastante (muy) interesante. This book is very interesting. Hace bastante calor. It's very hot.
2) Cuando quieres decir abundante, puedes emplear la palabra quite, pero también:
fairly: bastante pero no suficiente
pretty: más o mejor de lo esperado (informal)
rather: más o mejor de lo esperado (formal)
En una escala de nada a muy, el orden sería: not-fairly-quite-rather/pretty-very.
Quite se coloca delante de a/an + sustantivo
pretty y fairly entre a/an y el sustantivo, y rather en ambas posiciones: It's quite/ rather a nice day today o it's a pretty/fairly/rather nice day today. Hoy es un día bastante agradable.
En la comparación sólo puedes emplear rather: It's rather warmer today. Hoy hace bastante más calor.
Con un verbo sólo podemos usar quite o rather: I rather/ quite liked it. Me gustó bastante.
' bastante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundante
- animosidad
- apolillada
- apolillado
- chillón
- chillona
- decente
- dentro
- descreída
- descreído
- desear
- destreza
- eufórica
- eufórico
- excitable
- informal
- lucir
- miedosa
- miedoso
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- parecerse
- pedestre
- pequeña
- pequeño
- potable
- rancia
- rancio
- reparación
- suficiente
- tonta
- tonto
- adelantado
- alto
- creer
- defender
- guisar
- hombre
- para
English:
accurately
- aspect
- by
- carefree
- close
- considerably
- deal
- decent
- draw on
- enough
- explode
- fairly
- have
- lengthy
- livable
- morale
- near
- OK
- okay
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- reasonable
- reasonably
- some
- sufficient
- sufficiently
- tolerably
- warm
- way
- bit
- considerable
- decently
- desire
- fair
- good
- nice
- nip
- ropey
- rough
- shape
- stock
- well
- while

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bastante

♦ adj

1. [suficiente] enough;

no tengo dinero bastante I haven't got enough money;

no es lo bastante ancha para que entre el piano it's not wide enough to get the piano through

2. [mucho]
tengo bastante frío I'm quite o pretty cold;

tienen bastante dinero they're quite o pretty well off;

bastantes libros quite a lot of books, a fair number of books;

tenemos bastante tiempo we have quite a lot of time

♦ adv

1. [suficientemente]
es lo bastante lista para… she's smart enough to…;

ya has hablado bastante, ahora cállate you've done enough talking, be quiet now

2. [considerablemente] [con adjetivos, adverbios] quite;
[con verbos] quite a lot;
es bastante fácil it's pretty o quite easy;

es una práctica bastante común it's quite a common practice, it's a pretty common practice;

bastante mejor quite a lot better;

me gustó bastante I enjoyed it quite a lot;

he cenado bastante I had a pretty big dinner;

desde que le operaron ha mejorado bastante he's quite a lot better o he's improved quite a lot since he had the operation

3. [con frecuencia] quite a lot;

voy bastante por ahí I go there quite a lot;

¿viajas mucho? – bastante do you do much travelling? – yes, quite a lot o a fair bit

♦ pron

éramos bastantes there were quite a few o a lot of us;

hay bastantes que piensan así there are quite a few people who share the same opinion;

queda bastante there's quite a lot left

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bastante

I adj

1 enough

2 número o

cantidad considerable plenty of;

quedan bastantes plazas there are plenty of seats left

II adv con adjetivos quite, fairly;

bebe bastante she drinks quite a lot

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bastante adv

1) : enough, sufficiently

he trabajado bastante: I have worked enough

2) : fairly, rather, quite

llegaron bastante temprano: they arrived quite early

bastante adj

: enough, sufficient

bastante pron

: enough

hemos visto bastante: we have seen enough

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bastante¹ adj

1. (suficiente) enough

¿habrá bastante comida para todos? will there be enough food for everyone?

¿tenemos bastantes sillas? have we got enough chairs?

2. (no poco) quite a lot of

tiene bastantes problemas he's got quite a lot of problems

bastante² adv

1. (no poco) quite

en diciembre hace bastante frío it's quite cold in December

está bastante lejos it's quite a long way

2. (suficiente) enough

ya he esperado bastante I've waited long enough

bastante³ pron

1. (suficente) enough

no eches más agua a la planta, ya tiene bastante don't water the plant any more, that's enough

2. (mucho) quite a lot

no quiero cenar porque al mediodía comí bastante I don't want any dinner because I ate quite a lot at lunchtime

Spanish-English dictionary > bastante
9 una gran cantidad de

= a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of

Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex. The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library.

Ex. Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae.

Ex. A good thesaurus is not necessarily one that has been published with a plethora of effective relationship displays.

Ex. If your library has decided to operate this way, there will be a supply of preprinted labels at the circulation desk.

Ex. This 15 page report has a vast amount of valuable information between its covers derived from a variety of sources.

Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

Ex. Such reports often make available a wealth of factual and statistical information which is not published elsewhere in such detail.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.

Ex. The UK government will need to mobilize an 'army' of 30,000 civil servants to solve the Year 2000 problem.

Ex. A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.

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

Ex. Environmental organization receive a great number of public enquiries by phone and letter.

Ex. In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas.

Ex. Popular authors receive scores, in some cases hundreds, of letters a year from their young readers and every correspondent, I am quite sure, wants a reply.

Ex. There is a host of legislative, political, financial, consumer, and other reports of individuals and corporate bodies.

Ex. Basically, the book deals with a vast corpus of oral tradition, including both prose and poetic texts.

Ex. If you want to buy a spit roaster beware; a whole host of illegal spit roasters are now on the market in the UK.

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= a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of

Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex: The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library.

Ex: Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae.

Ex: A good thesaurus is not necessarily one that has been published with a plethora of effective relationship displays.

Ex: If your library has decided to operate this way, there will be a supply of preprinted labels at the circulation desk.

Ex: This 15 page report has a vast amount of valuable information between its covers derived from a variety of sources.

Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.

Ex: Such reports often make available a wealth of factual and statistical information which is not published elsewhere in such detail.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.

Ex: The UK government will need to mobilize an 'army' of 30,000 civil servants to solve the Year 2000 problem.

Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.

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

Ex: Environmental organization receive a great number of public enquiries by phone and letter.

Ex: In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas.

Ex: Popular authors receive scores, in some cases hundreds, of letters a year from their young readers and every correspondent, I am quite sure, wants a reply.

Ex: There is a host of legislative, political, financial, consumer, and other reports of individuals and corporate bodies.

Ex: Basically, the book deals with a vast corpus of oral tradition, including both prose and poetic texts.

Ex: If you want to buy a spit roaster beware; a whole host of illegal spit roasters are now on the market in the UK.

Spanish-English dictionary > una gran cantidad de
10 cursor

m.

cursor (computing).

El sol curtió el barco The sun inured the boat.

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cursor

► nombre masculino

1 INFORMÁTICA cursor

2 TÉCNICA slide

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SM

1) (Téc) slide

2) (Inform) cursor

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masculino cursor

* * *

= cursor, screen cursor.

Ex. A data entry and validation package typically allows the user to define a form to be displayed on a VDU, and by using a cursor, or other prompts, enables data to be entered in this format.

Ex. Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.

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* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.

* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.

* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.

* tecla de desplazamiento del cursor = arrow key, cursor-control key.

* * *

masculino cursor

* * *

= cursor, screen cursor.

Ex: A data entry and validation package typically allows the user to define a form to be displayed on a VDU, and by using a cursor, or other prompts, enables data to be entered in this format.

Ex: Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.

* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.

* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.

* tecla de desplazamiento del cursor = arrow key, cursor-control key.

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cursor

masculine

cursor

* * *

cursor sustantivo masculino
cursor
cursor sustantivo masculino cursor
' cursor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
puntero
English:
cursor

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cursor nm
Informát cursor
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cursor

m INFOR cursor

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cursor nm

: cursor

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cursor n cursor

Spanish-English dictionary > cursor
11 describir

v.

1 to describe.

Elsa describió el paisaje Elsa described the landscape.

María describió sus experiencias Mary described her experiences.

2 to explain, to demonstrate.

Ricardo describe sus conclusiones Richard explains his conclusions.

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describir

(pp descrito,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 to describe

2 (trazar) to trace, describe

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verb

to describe

* * *

(pp descrito)
VT to describe
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verbo transitivo

1) <paisaje/persona> to describe

2) (frml) <línea/órbita> to trace, describe (frml)

* * *

= depict, describe, give + an account of, give + a portrait of, profile, render, portray, characterise [characterize, -USA], paint + a picture, chronicle, give + a picture, picture, detail, illustrate.

Ex. Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.

Ex. This article gives some background information on markup systems and gives a brief account of the Standard Generalised Markup Language (SGML).

Ex. This article gives a portrait of Varde public library, due to take possession of a new main library in then central town square.

Ex. He was profiled in April 1972 as the Wilson Library Bulletin front-liner.

Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex. Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex. As a consequence of the dualism of the research library and the public library different organisational schemes developed in the urban library system, which are characterised here in detail.

Ex. The data paint a picture of a fragmented discipline.

Ex. Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.

Ex. The 1981 census data was used as a rough guide to give a picture of the area and to compile graphs from these statistics.

Ex. In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex. In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.

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

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* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* describir con palabras = describe + in words.

* describir de forma general = outline.

* describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.

* describir el desarrollo de = trace + the development of, trace + the evolution of.

* describir en líneas generales = outline.

* describir erróneamente = mislabel.

* describir las características de = characterise [characterize, -USA].

* describir una situación = depict + situation.

* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.

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verbo transitivo

1) <paisaje/persona> to describe

2) (frml) <línea/órbita> to trace, describe (frml)

* * *

= depict, describe, give + an account of, give + a portrait of, profile, render, portray, characterise [characterize, -USA], paint + a picture, chronicle, give + a picture, picture, detail, illustrate.

Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.

Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.

Ex: This article gives some background information on markup systems and gives a brief account of the Standard Generalised Markup Language (SGML).

Ex: This article gives a portrait of Varde public library, due to take possession of a new main library in then central town square.

Ex: He was profiled in April 1972 as the Wilson Library Bulletin front-liner.

Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.

Ex: As a consequence of the dualism of the research library and the public library different organisational schemes developed in the urban library system, which are characterised here in detail.

Ex: The data paint a picture of a fragmented discipline.

Ex: Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.

Ex: The 1981 census data was used as a rough guide to give a picture of the area and to compile graphs from these statistics.

Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.

Ex: In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.

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

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* describir con palabras = describe + in words.

* describir de forma general = outline.

* describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.

* describir el desarrollo de = trace + the development of, trace + the evolution of.

* describir en líneas generales = outline.

* describir erróneamente = mislabel.

* describir las características de = characterise [characterize, -USA].

* describir una situación = depict + situation.

* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.

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describir [ I34 ]

vt

A ‹paisaje/persona› to describe

¿me podría describir al ladrón? could you describe the thief for o to me?

B ( frml); ‹línea/órbita› to trace, describe ( frml)

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describir ( conjugate describir) verbo transitivo
to describe
describir verbo transitivo to describe
' describir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ancha
- ancho
- baja
- bajo
- bien
- delgada
- delgado
- trazar
- calificar
- caracterizar
- descrito
- detalle
English:
curve
- describe
- notice
- paint
- portray
- vividly
- depict

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describir vt

1. [con palabras] to describe;

descríbanos al individuo que la atacó describe the man who attacked you

2. [trazar] [trayectoria, curva, órbita] to describe

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describir

<part descrito> v/t describe

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describir {33} vt

: to describe

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describir vb to describe

Spanish-English dictionary > describir
12 guardar

v.

1 to keep.

guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe

¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood

Manolo guarda las fotos Manolo keeps the pictures.

La beata guarda el día santo The pious woman keeps the holy day.

2 to save.

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother

3 to keep watch over.

4 to observe (observar) (ley, norma, fiesta).

guardar cama to stay in bed

guardar silencio to keep quiet

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

5 to save (computing).

6 to put away, to store, to tuck away.

Ricardo guardó los juguetes Richard put away the toys.

7 to shut in.

Ricardo guardó el licor Richard shut the liquor in.

8 to guard, to watch over.

La policía guarda el edificio The police guards the building.

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guardar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cuidar) to keep, watch over, keep an eye on

■ el pastor guarda su rebaño the shepherd watches over his flock

2 (conservar) to keep, hold

■ guardo muy buenos recuerdos de la infancia I have very fond memories of my childhood

■ guardo pocas esperanzas de que vuelva I hold out little hope that he will return

3 (la ley) to observe, obey; (un secreto) to keep

4 (poner en un sitio) to put away

■ guárdate el dinero put your money away

■ guárdatelo en el bolsillo put it in your pocket

5 (reservar) to save, keep

■ le guardaron el mejor sitio they saved the best seat for him

6 (proteger) to protect, save

■ ¡Dios salve al rey! God save the King!

7 INFORMÁTICA to save

8 guardarse de (precaverse, evitar) to guard against, avoid, be careful not to

■ te guardarás muy bien de revelar nuestro secreto be very careful not to reveal our secret

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FRASEOLOGÍA

guardar cola to queue up, US wait in line

guardar conexión con to be connected with

guardar la derecha to keep to the right

guardar las formas to be polite

guardar parecido con to be similar to

guardar relación con to be related to

guardar rencor to harbour resentment (a, against)

guardársela a alguien figurado to have it in for somebody

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verb

1) to guard

2) keep

3) preserve

4) maintain

5) observe

•

- guardarse de

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1. VT

1) [+ objetos]

a) (=meter) [en un lugar] to put; [en su sitio] to put away

lo guardó en el bolsillo — he put it in his pocket

no sé dónde he guardado el bolso — I don't know where I've put the bag

si no vas a jugar más, guarda los juguetes — if you're not going to play any more, put the toys away

guardó los documentos en el cajón — he put the documents away in the drawer

b) (=conservar) to keep

guardaba el dinero en una caja de seguridad — she kept the money in a safe

no tira nunca nada, todo lo guarda — he never throws anything away, he hangs on to o keeps everything

guarda tú las entradas del concierto — you hold on to o keep the concert tickets

el grano que se guarda en el almacén — the grain that is stored in the warehouse

guardar algo para sí — to keep sth for o.s.

c) (=reservar) to save

guardo los sellos para mi hermano — I save the stamps for my brother

te guardaré un poco de tarta para cuando vengas — I'll save o keep you a bit of cake for when you come

guárdame un par de entradas — hold o save me a couple of tickets, put aside a couple of tickets for me

guárdame un asiento — keep me a place

¿puedes guardarme el sitio en la cola? — can you keep my place in the queue?

puedo guardarle la habitación solo hasta mañana — I can only keep o hold the room for you till tomorrow

d) (Inform) [+ archivo] to save

2) (=mantener) [+ promesa, secreto] to keep; [+ recuerdo] to have

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de esa época — I have fond memories of that time

• guardar el anonimato — to remain anonymous

• guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

• guardar la calma — [en crisis, desastre] to keep calm; [ante una provocación] to remain composed

• guardar las distancias — to keep one's distance

• guardar las formas — to keep up appearances

• guardar la línea — (=mantenerla) to keep one's figure; (=cuidarla) to watch one's figure

• guardar en secreto — [+ objeto, documento] to keep in secret, keep secretly; [+ actividad, información] to keep secret
cama 1), silencio 1., 1)
3) (=tener) [+ relación] to bear; [+ semejanza] to have

su teoría guarda cierto paralelismo con la de Freud — his theory has a certain parallel with that of Freud

4) (=sentir) [+ rencor] to bear, have; [+ respeto] to have, show

no le guardo rencor — I have no ill feeling towards him, I bear him no resentment

los jóvenes de hoy no guardan ningún respeto a sus mayores — young people today have o show no respect for their elders

5) (=cumplir) [+ ley] to observe

guardar los Diez Mandamientos — to follow the Ten Commandments

6) (=cuidar) to guard

un mastín guardaba la entrada — a mastiff guarded the entrance

los soldados del rey guardan la fortaleza — the king's soldiers are guarding the fortress

• guardar a algn de algo — to protect sb from sth

• ¡ Dios guarde a la Reina! — God save the Queen!

¡Dios os guarde! — †† may God be with you!

2.

VI

¡guarda! — Arg, Chile * look out!, watch out!

3.

See:

guardarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( reservar) to save

guárdale un trozo — save him a slice

guarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas

2)

a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away

ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno — I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

lo guardó durante años — she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván — I've got them stored away in the attic

3) (liter) (defender, proteger)

la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada — the dogs were guarding the entrance

Dios guarde al rey — God save the King

4) < secreto> to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor — I don't feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él — I have very good memories of him

5)

a) (mostrar, manifestar)

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia — you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
2.
guardarse v pron

1) ( quedarse con) to keep

2) ( reservar) to save, keep

3) ( poner en un lugar)

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo — he put the check (away) in his pocket

4) ( cuidarse)

guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

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= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

Ex. File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex. The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.

Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.

Ex. Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

Ex. The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex. She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.

Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex. The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex. Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.

* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).

* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.

* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).

* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).

* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.

* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.

* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* porche para guardar el coche = car port.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( reservar) to save

guárdale un trozo — save him a slice

guarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas

2)

a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away

ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno — I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

lo guardó durante años — she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván — I've got them stored away in the attic

3) (liter) (defender, proteger)

la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada — the dogs were guarding the entrance

Dios guarde al rey — God save the King

4) < secreto> to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor — I don't feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él — I have very good memories of him

5)

a) (mostrar, manifestar)

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia — you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
2.
guardarse v pron

1) ( quedarse con) to keep

2) ( reservar) to save, keep

3) ( poner en un lugar)

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo — he put the check (away) in his pocket

4) ( cuidarse)

guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

* * *

= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.

Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.

Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex: She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.

Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.

* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).

* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.

* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).

* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).

* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.

* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.

* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* porche para guardar el coche = car port.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

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guardar [A1 ]

vt

A

(reservar): guárdale un pedazo de pastel save him a piece of cake

guarda esa botella para Nochevieja keep o save that bottle for New Year's Eve, put that bottle aside for New Year's Eve

guárdame un sitio save me a seat, keep me a place

si pido la excedencia, no me guardan el puesto if I ask for leave of absence, they won't keep o hold my job open for me

B

1 (poner en un lugar) to put … away

guarda los juguetes put your toys away

los guardé en un sitio seguro I put them (away) in a safe place

ya he guardado toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes

guarda todos los recibos she keeps o ( colloq) hangs on to all her receipts

2 (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

guardo los huevos en la nevera I keep the eggs in the fridge

lo tuvo guardado durante años she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván I've got them stored away o I've got them in the attic

siempre guarda las medicinas bajo llave she always keeps the medicines locked away o under lock and key

los tesoros que guarda el mar ( liter); the treasures which lie hidden beneath the waves ( liter)

C ( liter)

(defender, proteger): la muralla que guarda el castillo the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada a la mansión the dogs were guarding the entrance to the mansion

Dios guarde al rey ( fr hecha); God save the King

Dios guarde a Vd muchos años ( frml); ≈ yours respectfully ( frml), may God preserve you ( arch)

D ‹secreto› to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor I don't bear a grudge against o feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de aquel viaje I have very good memories of that trip

¡ésta se la guardo! ( fam); I'll remember this!, I won't forget this!

E

1

(mostrar, manifestar): le guardaron el debido respeto he was treated with due respect

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

2 ‹leyes/fiestas› to observe fiesta

■ guardarse

v pron

A (quedarse con) to keep

guárdate tus consejos keep your advice to yourself

B ( enf) (reservar) to save, keep

C

(poner en un lugar): se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket

guárdatelo bien put it somewhere safe o look after it carefully

D (cuidarse) guardarse DE + INF to be careful not to + INF

se guardó mucho de mostrarles el documento she was very careful not to show them the document

ya te guardarás de contar lo que pasó you'd better not tell anyone o you'd better make sure you don't tell anyone what happened

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guardar ( conjugate guardar) verbo transitivo
1 ( reservar) to save, keep;
◊ guarda algo para después save o keep sth for later

2
a) ( poner en un lugar) ‹juguetes/libros› to put … away;

◊ ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener) to keep;

◊ lo guardó durante años she kept it for years;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances
c) ‹ secreto› to keep;

‹ rencor› to bear, harbor^{( conjugate harbor)};
◊ guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él I have very good memories of him

guardarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( quedarse con) to keep

b) ( reservar) to save, keep

2 ( poner en un lugar):
◊ se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket

guardar verbo transitivo
1 (preservar) to keep: ¿puedes guardármelo?, can you look after it for me?
todavía guardo sus cosas, I still keep his things
2 (un secreto, recuerdo) to keep: guardaron silencio, they remained silent
guardemos un minuto de silencio, let's observe a minute's silence
guarden silencio, por favor, be quiet, please
3 (en un sitio) to put away: guarda las tazas en ese armario, put the cups away in that cupboard
4 (reservar) to keep
5 Inform to save
♦ Locuciones: guardar cama, to stay in bed
' guardar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apariencia
- apartar
- arca
- archivar
- ayuno
- cama
- conservar
- continencia
- forma
- recoger
- rencor
- reposo
- reservar
- rincón
- secreta
- secreto
- callar
- compostura
- dejar
- huevera
- panera
- separar
- silencio
English:
aside
- commensurate
- cookie jar
- counsel
- distance
- file
- hold
- hold against
- house
- keep
- lay up
- leave out
- lock away
- maintain
- observe
- pack away
- pertinent
- reminiscent
- retain
- save
- secret
- set aside
- silent
- skeleton
- stay
- storage space
- store
- stow
- treasure
- wrap
- appearance
- bread
- cake
- convenient
- face
- guard
- hang
- harbor
- holy
- leave
- lock
- mind
- put
- reserve
- set
- storage

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guardar

♦ vt

1. [conservar] to keep;

guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe;

esta caja guarda documentos muy antiguos this box contains some very old documents;

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood

2. [poner en su sitio] to put away;

¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!

3. [vigilar] to keep watch over;
[proteger] to guard;
guarda un rebaño de ovejas he tends a flock of sheep;

el perro guarda la casa the dog guards the house;

guarda a tu hijo del peligro keep your child away from danger;

¡Dios guarde al rey! God save the King!

4. [mantener] [secreto, promesa] to keep;

guardó su palabra she kept her word;

guardar cama to stay in bed;

guardar silencio to keep quiet;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;
también Fig
guardar las distancias to keep one's distance

5. [reservar, ahorrar] to save (a o para alguien for sb);
¿me guardas un sitio? will you save a place for me?;

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother;

he guardado parte de la paga para las vacaciones I've put by o saved part of my wages for my Br holidays o US vacation;

el carnicero siempre me guarda la mejor carne the butcher always saves o keeps the best meat for me

6. [observar] [ley, norma, fiesta] to observe

7. Informát to save;

guardar cambios to save changes

♦ See also the pronominal verb guardarse

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guardar

v/t

1 keep;

guardar silencio remain silent, keep silent

2 poner en un lugar put (away)

3 recuerdo have

4 apariencias keep up

5 INFOR save

6

:

guardar cama stay in bed

* * *

guardar vt

1) : to guard

2) : to maintain, to preserve

3) conservar: to put away

4) reservar: to save

5) : to keep (a secret or promise)

♦ See also the reflexive verb guardarse

* * *

guardar vb

1. (en general) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

todavía guardo la foto en la cartera I still keep the photo in my wallet

¿sabes guardar un secreto? can you keep a secret?

2. (recoger) to put away [pt. & pp. put]

voy a guardar la ropa planchada I'm going to put the ironing away

3. (meter) to put

guardó el billete en el bolsillo he put the note in his pocket

4. (reservar) to save / to keep

lo guardaré para otra ocasión I'll keep it for another time

¿me guardas un sitio? will you save me a seat?

5. (vigilar y proteger) to guard

un perro guarda la casa a dog guards the house

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

guardar cama to stay in bed

guardar las distancias to keep your distance

guardar relación con algo to bear relation to something

guardar rencor a alguien to bear somebody a grudge [pt. bore; pp. borne]

guardar silencio to keep quiet

guardarse de hacer algo to be careful not to do something

Spanish-English dictionary > guardar
13 información de autoridades

= authority data, authority information

Ex. I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.

Ex. I did de-emphasize it, because authority information is not nearly as important in an online catalog as it is in a bookform catalog, where it is absolutely imperative to have it.

* * *

= authority data, authority information

Ex: I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.

Ex: I did de-emphasize it, because authority information is not nearly as important in an online catalog as it is in a bookform catalog, where it is absolutely imperative to have it.

Spanish-English dictionary > información de autoridades
14 rápidamente

adv.

rapidly, in a hurry, hurriedly, fast.

* * *

rápidamente

► adverbio

1 quickly

* * *

ADV fast, quickly

* * *

adverbio quickly

* * *

= promptly, quickly, rapidly, readily, speedily, swiftly, expeditiously, out of + Posesivo + head, as a matter of urgency.

Ex. Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.

Ex. A large number of documents can be indexed quickly and cheaply.

Ex. The array of data bases available through one or other of the online hosts is rapidly expanding.

Ex. However, this does not in itself make the actual resources readily available.

Ex. Many people working on code revision and a lot of our catalogers are well aware of the desirability of getting catalog data distributed speedily.

Ex. The retrieval power of an n-dimensional matrix catalog is so much greater that the user needs to have only a relatively small amount of information about a book to retrieve the entry swiftly and accurately.

Ex. So it's to your advantage, at least from their standpoint, to order by ISBN so that they can more expeditiously fulfill your order.

Ex. Their problems are never so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.

Ex. Piracy should be tackled as a matter of urgency.

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* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* consumir rápidamente = devour.

* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.

* dirigirse rápidamente hacia = make + haste towards.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente = be fast becoming.

* hacer Algo rápidamente = put together.

* hacer rápidamente = rustle up.

* hojear rápidamente = flick.

* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.

* mirar rápidamente = shoot + a look at.

* muy rápidamente = like a house on fire, in short order.

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.

* que avanza rápidamente = fast-moving, fast-developing.

* que progresa rápidamente = fast-moving.

* rápidamente + Indicativo = be quick to + Infinitivo.

* responder rápidamente = shoot back.

* sacar rápidamente = whip out.

* * *

adverbio quickly

* * *

= promptly, quickly, rapidly, readily, speedily, swiftly, expeditiously, out of + Posesivo + head, as a matter of urgency.

Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.

Ex: A large number of documents can be indexed quickly and cheaply.

Ex: The array of data bases available through one or other of the online hosts is rapidly expanding.

Ex: However, this does not in itself make the actual resources readily available.

Ex: Many people working on code revision and a lot of our catalogers are well aware of the desirability of getting catalog data distributed speedily.

Ex: The retrieval power of an n-dimensional matrix catalog is so much greater that the user needs to have only a relatively small amount of information about a book to retrieve the entry swiftly and accurately.

Ex: So it's to your advantage, at least from their standpoint, to order by ISBN so that they can more expeditiously fulfill your order.

Ex: Their problems are never so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.

Ex: Piracy should be tackled as a matter of urgency.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* consumir rápidamente = devour.

* decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.

* dirigirse rápidamente hacia = make + haste towards.

* entrar rápidamente en = whisk into.

* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente = be fast becoming.

* hacer Algo rápidamente = put together.

* hacer rápidamente = rustle up.

* hojear rápidamente = flick.

* leer rápidamente por encima = skim through.

* mirar rápidamente = shoot + a look at.

* muy rápidamente = like a house on fire, in short order.

* pasar de largo rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.

* pasar rápidamente = run through, sweep by, sweep, flash across.

* pasar rápidamente a = snap to.

* pasar rápidamente por encima de = sweep across, swing over.

* ponerse la ropa rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.

* que avanza rápidamente = fast-moving, fast-developing.

* que progresa rápidamente = fast-moving.

* rápidamente + Indicativo = be quick to + Infinitivo.

* responder rápidamente = shoot back.

* sacar rápidamente = whip out.

* * *

rápidamente

adverb

quickly

hay que hacerlo lo más rápidamente posible it has to be done as quickly o swiftly as possible

se cambió rápidamente y salió he quickly changed his clothes and went out

lo leyó rápidamente she read it quickly

* * *

rápidamente adverbio
quickly
' rápidamente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ascender
- proceder
English:
buck
- burgeon
- dart
- depreciate
- dive
- down
- downhill
- escalate
- fast
- flash
- flick
- grow
- mushroom
- quickly
- rapidly
- recovery
- run up
- rush
- shoot
- shoot out
- snowball
- speed
- speedily
- sprout
- sweep
- swiftly
- throw off
- throw together
- throw up
- toss off
- whip
- whip back
- whip off
- whip through
- whip up
- zip
- zoom in
- dodge
- duck
- hurry
- jot
- move
- quick
- run
- scribble
- scuttle
- sear
- slap
- throw
- whirl

* * *

rápidamente adv

quickly

* * *

rápidamente adv fast / quickly / rapidly

Spanish-English dictionary > rápidamente
15 banco

m.

1 bench (asiento).

banco azul (politics) = seats in Spanish parliament where government ministers sit

banco de remo rowing machine

2 bank.

banco Central Europeo European Central Bank

el banco Mundial the World Bank

3 shoal.

4 bank.

banco de datos (computing) data bank

banco de sangre blood bank

banco de esperma sperm bank

5 workbench.

6 school of fish.

7 shelf.

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banco

► nombre masculino

1 bank

2 (asiento) bench; (de iglesia) pew

3 (mesa) bench, work bench

4 (de peces) shoal

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

banco de carpintero workbench

banco de datos data bank

banco de hielo ice floe

banco de imágenes image bank

banco de memoria memory bank

banco de niebla fog bank

banco de órganos organ bank

banco de prueba test bench

banco de sangre blood bank

banco de semen sperm bank

* * *

noun m.

1) bank

2) bench, stool

3) school

* * *

SM

1) (=asiento) [al aire libre] bench, seat; [en iglesia] pew; [de carpintero] bench

banco azul — (Pol) ministerial benches pl

banco de abdominales — sit-up bench

banco de pruebas — (lit) test bed; (fig) testing ground

2) (Com, Econ) bank

banco central — central bank

banco comercial — commercial bank

banco de ahorros — savings bank

banco de crédito — credit bank

banco de inversiones — investment bank

banco de liquidación — clearing house

banco ejidal — Méx cooperative bank

banco emisor — issuing bank

banco en casa — home banking

banco fiduciario — trust company

banco mercantil — merchant bank

Banco Mundial — World Bank

banco por acciones — joint-stock bank

3) (=reserva) [de información, órganos] bank

banco de datos — data bank

banco de esperma — sperm bank

banco de memoria — memory bank

banco de sangre — blood bank

4) (Geog) [en el mar] bank, shoal; (=estrato) stratum, layer; And (=suelo aluvial) deposit ( of alluvial soil); Caribe (=tierra elevada) raised ground

banco de arena — sandbank

banco de hielo — ice field, ice floe

banco de niebla — fog bank

banco de nieve — snowdrift

5) [de peces] shoal, school

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masculino

1)

a) ( de parque) bench; ( de iglesia) pew; ( de barca) thwart; ( pupitre) (Chi) desk

b) ( de taller) workbench

- banco de carpintero

2) (Com, Fin) bank; ( de órganos) bank; ( de información) bank

- banco central/de inversiones

- banco de datos

- banco de esperma/sangre/órganos

3) ( de peces) shoal; ( bajío) bar, bank

•

- banco de arena

- banco de coral

- banco de niebla

- banco de nieve

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masculino

1)

a) ( de parque) bench; ( de iglesia) pew; ( de barca) thwart; ( pupitre) (Chi) desk

b) ( de taller) workbench

- banco de carpintero

2) (Com, Fin) bank; ( de órganos) bank; ( de información) bank

- banco central/de inversiones

- banco de datos

- banco de esperma/sangre/órganos

3) ( de peces) shoal; ( bajío) bar, bank

•

- banco de arena

- banco de coral

- banco de niebla

- banco de nieve

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banco¹

¹ = bank.

Ex: If, for instance, a nonresearch library acquires a work in English, issued by the bank of Japan, the rules permit the acquiring library to enter the work under the name of the institution in English.

* banco comercial = commercial bank, business bank.

* banco de ahorros mutualista = mutual savings bank.

* banco de ahorros mutuos = mutual savings bank.

* banco de conocimiento = knowledge bank.

* banco de datos = data bank [databank], factual data bank.

* banco de datos factual = factual data bank.

* banco de datos terminológico = terminological data bank.

* banco de esperma = sperm bank.

* banco de genes = gene bank.

* banco de imágenes = image bank.

* banco de niebla = fog patch, fog bank.

* banco de peces = school of fish, shoal of fish.

* banco de recursos electrónicos = electronic resource bank.

* banco de sangre = blood bank.

* banco en casa = home banking.

* banco genético = gene pool.

* banco mercantil = commercial bank.

* Banco Mundial, el = World Bank, the.

* banco pagador = drawee bank.

* banco terminológico = term bank.

* billete de banco = banknote.

* billetes de banco = paper money.

banco²

² = horse, bench [benches -pl.], pew, benching.

Ex: The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.

Ex: With their massive amount of luggage, they were an object of curiosity from the folks sitting on benches.

Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.

Ex: There is an imaginative reuse of windowless central storage area, uplighting, and perimeter benching = Se hace una reutilización imaginativa de una zona de almacenamiento central sin ventanas, iluminación es ascendente y hay bancos en todo el perímetro.

* banco de carpintero = woodwork-shop bench.

* banco de mecánico = metal-shop bench.

* banco de parque = park bench.

* banco de piedra = stone bench.

* banco de plaza = park bench.

* banco de pruebas = testbed [test bed], benchmarking.

* tornillo de banco = vice [vise, -USA], clamp.

* * *

banco

masculine

A

1 (asiento — de parque) bench; (— de iglesia) pew; (— de escuela) bench, form ( BrE); (— de barca) thwart

2 (taburete) stool

3 (de taller) workbench

4 ( Chi) (pupitre) desk

Compuestos:

● banco de carpintero

workbench

● banco de pruebas

( Tec) test bed

esta guerra sería el banco de pruebas de sus teorías this war would be the testing ground for their theories

B

1 ( Com, Fin) bank

2 (de órganos) bank

3 (de información) bank

Compuestos:

● banco central

( Fin) central bank

● banco de alimentos

food bank

● banco de compensación

( Fin) clearing bank

● banco de crédito

( Fin) lending bank

● banco de datos

( Inf) data base o bank

● banco de esperma

( Med) sperm bank

● banco de inversiones

( Fin) investment bank

● banco de memoria

memory bank

● banco de negocios

( Fin) investment bank; merchant bank

● banco de órganos

( Med) organ bank

● banco de sangre

( Med) blood bank

● banco de semen

( Med) sperm bank

● banco emisor

( Fin) issuing bank

● banco en casa

( Fin) home banking

● banco hipotecario

( Med) mortgage bank

● banco mercantil

( Fin) merchant bank

● Banco Mundial

( Fin) World Bank

● banco por acciones

( Fin) joint-stock bank

C

1 (de peces) shoal

2 (bajío) bar, bank

Compuestos:

● banco de arena

sandbank

● banco de coral

coral reef

● banco de niebla

fog bank

● banco de nieve

snowdrift

* * *

Del verbo bancar: ( conjugate bancar)

banco es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

bancó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
bancar
banco
banco sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( de parque) bench;

( de iglesia) pew;
( de barca) thwart;
( pupitre) (Chi) desk
b) ( de carpintero) workbench

2 (Com, Fin) bank;
(de órganos, sangre) bank;
( de información) bank;
◊ banco de datos data base o bank;

banco de esperma or semen sperm bank
3 ( de peces) shoal;
( bajío) bar, bank;
◊ banco de arena sandbank

banco sustantivo masculino
1 (para sentarse) bench
2 Com Fin bank
3 (de peces) shoal, school
4 Med (de órganos, etc) bank
banco de sangre, blood bank
5 (acumulación) bank
banco de arena, sandbank
banco de niebla, fog bank
♦ Locuciones: fig fam tener salidas de pata de banco, to be flippant
' banco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- asaltar
- asalto
- caballete
- caja
- consejo
- cuenta
- exhaustiva
- exhaustivo
- extracto
- ingresar
- libreta
- meter
- préstamo
- recordar
- reintegro
- robar
- robo
- sacar
- ventanilla
- atención
- atracador
- atracar
- atraco
- bajío
- B<su>o</su>
- cajero
- cerca
- correr
- empleado
- entrar
- escaño
- funcionario
- giro
- haber
- luego
- pasar
- pedir
- presidencia
- presidente
- sucursal
- vigilante
English:
bank
- banknote
- beach
- bench
- bill
- blood bank
- charge
- clerk
- counter
- crisp
- detail
- distrust
- draw
- fall in with
- governor
- head-hunt
- hold-up
- investment bank
- mask
- merchant bank
- near
- note
- pack ice
- pew
- publicity
- remind
- rob
- sandbank
- school
- shift over
- shoal
- start off
- take out
- vice
- withdraw
- witness box
- witness stand
- workbench
- world
- arrangement
- at
- borrow
- clamp
- mailing list
- park
- robbery
- sand
- stool
- vise
- with

* * *

banco nm

1. [asiento] bench;
[de iglesia] pew
Comp
Pol banco azul = seats in Spanish parliament where government ministers sit;
banco público public bench;

banco de remo rowing machine

2. [institución financiera] bank

Comp
banco central central bank; UE Banco Central Europeo European Central Bank;
el Banco Central del Uruguay = Uruguay's issuing bank, Br ≈ the Bank of England, US ≈ the Federal Reserve System;

banco comercial commercial bank;

banco emisor issuing bank;

el Banco de España = Spain's issuing bank, Br ≈ the Bank of England, US ≈ the Federal Reserve System;

Banco Europeo de Inversiones European Investment Bank;

Banco Europeo de Reconstrucción y Desarrollo European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

banco hipotecario mortgage bank, Br ≈ building society, US ≈ savings and loan association;

banco industrial industrial bank;

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo Inter-American Development Bank;

banco de inversiones investment bank;

banco mercantil merchant bank;

Banco de México = Mexico's issuing bank, Br ≈ Bank of England, US ≈ Federal Reserve System;

el Banco Mundial the World Bank;

Banco Nacional de Cuba = Cuba's issuing bank, Br ≈ Bank of England, US ≈ Federal Reserve System;

banco de negocios merchant bank;
Col Banco de la República = Colombia's issuing bank, Br ≈ Bank of England, US ≈ Federal Reserve System
3. [de peces] shoal

Comp
banco de peces shoal of fish;
banco de pesca fishing ground, fishery

4. [depósito] bank

Comp
Informát banco de datos data bank;
banco de órganos organ bank;

banco de sangre blood bank;

banco de semen sperm bank

5. [de carpintero, artesano] workbench

6. Tec banco de pruebas test bench;
Fig testing ground;
servir de banco de pruebas para algo to be a testing ground for sth

7. banco de arena sandbank;

banco de hielo pack ice;

banco de niebla fog bank

* * *

banco

m

1 COM bank

2 para sentarse bench

* * *

banco nm

1) : bank

banco central: central bank

banco de datos: data bank

banco de arena: sandbank

banco de sangre: blood bank

2) banca: stool, bench

3) : pew

4) : school (of fish)

* * *

banco n

1. (establecimiento) bank

fui al banco para pedir un préstamo I went to the bank to ask for a loan

2. (asiento) bench [pl. benches]

se sentó en un banco del parque she sat on a park bench

3. (de peces) shoal

un gran banco de sardinas a big shoal of sardines

Spanish-English dictionary > banco
16 ayuda en pantalla

(n.) = aid page

Ex. All on-line users face the problem of coping with an ever-increasing amount of on-line documentation including: manuals; thesauri; data base chapters; bluesheets and aid pages; newsletters, etc.

* * *

(n.) = aid page

Ex: All on-line users face the problem of coping with an ever-increasing amount of on-line documentation including: manuals; thesauri; data base chapters; bluesheets and aid pages; newsletters, etc.

Spanish-English dictionary > ayuda en pantalla
17 búsqueda en línea

(n.) = online searching, online search

Ex. Batch mode can be used to conduct retrospective searches but has generally been superseded by online searching in this application.

Ex. The amount of data usually transferred to the host computer during an online search is relatively small.

* * *

(n.) = online searching, online search

Ex: Batch mode can be used to conduct retrospective searches but has generally been superseded by online searching in this application.

Ex: The amount of data usually transferred to the host computer during an online search is relatively small.

Spanish-English dictionary > búsqueda en línea
18 comparar

v.

1 to compare, to make a comparison.

comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien to compare something/somebody with something/somebody

comparar precios to compare prices, to shop around

¡no compares, ésta es mucho más bonita! don't compare, this one's much nicer!

Elsa carea beneficios Elsa compares benefits.

2 to draw a comparison, to make a comparison.

* * *

comparar

► verbo transitivo

1 to compare

■ compara este vino con aquél compare this wine to that one

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡no compares! familiar far from it!

* * *

verb

to compare

* * *

1.

VT to compare (a to) ( con with, to)

comparar dos archivos — (Inform) to compare two files

he estado comparando los precios — I've been comparing prices

por favor, no compares, esta casa es mucho mejor que la que tenías antes — there's no comparison, this house is much better than the one you had before

2.

See:

compararse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( contrastar) to compare

comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien — to compare something/somebody with something/somebody

b) ( asemejar) to compare

comparar algo/a alguien a algo/alguien — to compare something/somebody to something/somebody

no puede ni compararse al otro — it doesn't even compare at all to o with the other one
2.
comparar vi to make a comparison, to compare

* * *

= compare, draw + parallel, make + comparisons, liken, cross-tabulate, factor, collate, triangulate, cross-reference, equate (with/to), diff.

Nota: Usado generalmente en informática para comparar diferencias entre diferentes versiones de un mismo archivo.

Ex. All words in the titles of the documents to be indexed will be compared, by a computer, with a pre-selected stop list or stopword list.

Ex. This article draws a parallel between the growth of video collections and the earlier introduction of paperbacks into libraries.

Ex. Quality in reviewing can be variable, but ARBA has a good record for providing critical comments when indicated and does not hesitate to make comparisons with similar tools.

Ex. It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.

Ex. Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.

Ex. Library funding was factored against the comprehensive budgets of WTALC institutions, resulting in a measurement of the comparative percentage of university money made available to its libraries.

Ex. It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.

Ex. The author discusses the advantages of using meta search engines for searching the World Wide Web as an alternative to using several search engines and triangulating the results.

Ex. The editor has done a good job of cross-referencing the material, thus highlighting some of the ways in which separate factors interact and multiply their disintegrating effects.

Ex. These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.

Ex. There are many tools available for diffing text files, but we often find ourselves wanting to see how an image file has changed too.

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* comparándolo = in comparison.

* comparar con = match against, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, weigh against, stand up against.

* comparar detalle a detalle = compare + point by point.

* comparar notas = compare + notes.

* comparar precios = comparison shop.

* compararse = rival, measure up (to).

* compararse con = stack up against, measure up against, match up against.

* compararse favorablemente = compare + favourably.

* comprar comparando productos = shop around, shopping around.

* imposible de comparar = incommemsurable, incommensurate.

* si los comparamos = in comparison.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( contrastar) to compare

comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien — to compare something/somebody with something/somebody

b) ( asemejar) to compare

comparar algo/a alguien a algo/alguien — to compare something/somebody to something/somebody

no puede ni compararse al otro — it doesn't even compare at all to o with the other one
2.
comparar vi to make a comparison, to compare

* * *

= compare, draw + parallel, make + comparisons, liken, cross-tabulate, factor, collate, triangulate, cross-reference, equate (with/to), diff.

Nota: Usado generalmente en informática para comparar diferencias entre diferentes versiones de un mismo archivo.

Ex: All words in the titles of the documents to be indexed will be compared, by a computer, with a pre-selected stop list or stopword list.

Ex: This article draws a parallel between the growth of video collections and the earlier introduction of paperbacks into libraries.

Ex: Quality in reviewing can be variable, but ARBA has a good record for providing critical comments when indicated and does not hesitate to make comparisons with similar tools.

Ex: It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.

Ex: Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.

Ex: Library funding was factored against the comprehensive budgets of WTALC institutions, resulting in a measurement of the comparative percentage of university money made available to its libraries.

Ex: It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.

Ex: The author discusses the advantages of using meta search engines for searching the World Wide Web as an alternative to using several search engines and triangulating the results.

Ex: The editor has done a good job of cross-referencing the material, thus highlighting some of the ways in which separate factors interact and multiply their disintegrating effects.

Ex: These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.

Ex: There are many tools available for diffing text files, but we often find ourselves wanting to see how an image file has changed too.

* comparándolo = in comparison.

* comparar con = match against, run + Nombre + through + Nombre, weigh against, stand up against.

* comparar detalle a detalle = compare + point by point.

* comparar notas = compare + notes.

* comparar precios = comparison shop.

* compararse = rival, measure up (to).

* compararse con = stack up against, measure up against, match up against.

* compararse favorablemente = compare + favourably.

* comprar comparando productos = shop around, shopping around.

* imposible de comparar = incommemsurable, incommensurate.

* si los comparamos = in comparison.

* * *

comparar [A1 ]

vt

1 (contrastar) to compare comparar algo/a algn CON algo/algn to compare sth/sb WITH sth/sb

comparado con los de ayer, este ejercicio es fácil this exercise is easy compared with o to yesterday's

2 (asemejar) to compare comparar algo/a algn A algo/algn to compare sth/sb TO sth/sb

en el poema la compara a una diosa griega in the poem he compares her to a Greek goddess

■ comparar

vi

to make a comparison, compare

* * *

comparar ( conjugate comparar) verbo transitivo
to compare;
comparar algo/a algn a or con algo/algn to compare sth/sb to o with sth/sb;
◊ no puede ni compararse al otro it doesn't even compare at all to o with the other one

verbo intransitivo
to make a comparison, to compare
comparar verbo transitivo to compare [con, with]: no le compares con su hermano, don't compare him with his brother

' comparar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
como
- contraponer
- asemejar
- equiparar
English:
compare
- equate
- liken
- shop around
- measure

* * *

comparar

♦ vt

to compare;

comparar algo/a alguien con algo/alguien to compare sth/sb with sth/sb;

comparar precios to compare prices, to shop around

♦ vi

to compare, to make a comparison;

¡no compares, ésta es mucho más bonita! don't compare, this one's much nicer!

* * *

comparar

v/t compare ( con with, to)

* * *

comparar vt

: to compare

* * *

comparar vb to compare

comparó la nueva versión con la original he compared the new version to the original

Spanish-English dictionary > comparar
19 confidencial

adj.

confidential.

* * *

confidencial

► adjetivo

1 confidential

* * *

adj.

confidential

* * *

ADJ confidential

* * *

adjetivo confidential

* * *

= confidential, q.t., classified, sensitive, undisclosed, unrevealed, hush-hush.

Ex. There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.

Ex. 'I probably shouldn't tell you this,' he said confidentially, 'but you'll find out sooner or later; in the meantime, it's strictly q.t.; Jay's in trouble'.

Ex. The Clipper chip is used to encrypt communications which are not classified.

Ex. However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.

Ex. These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.

Ex. More than half the paintings in the exhibition represented groups of people watching interesting spectacles, some of which were unrevealed.

Ex. Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.

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* abuso de información confidencial = insider trading, insider dealing.

* información confidencial = inside information, confidential information, insider information.

* tener acceso a información confidencial = be on the inside.

* * *

adjetivo confidential

* * *

= confidential, q.t., classified, sensitive, undisclosed, unrevealed, hush-hush.

Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.

Ex: 'I probably shouldn't tell you this,' he said confidentially, 'but you'll find out sooner or later; in the meantime, it's strictly q.t.; Jay's in trouble'.

Ex: The Clipper chip is used to encrypt communications which are not classified.

Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.

Ex: These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.

Ex: More than half the paintings in the exhibition represented groups of people watching interesting spectacles, some of which were unrevealed.

Ex: Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.

* abuso de información confidencial = insider trading, insider dealing.

* información confidencial = inside information, confidential information, insider information.

* tener acceso a información confidencial = be on the inside.

* * *

confidencial

adjective

confidential

* * *

confidencial adjetivo
confidential
confidencial adjetivo confidential
' confidencial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
secreto
English:
confidential
- hush-hush
- private
- privileged
- secret
- insider
- restricted

* * *

confidencial adj

confidential

* * *

confidencial

adj confidential

* * *

confidencial adj

: confidential

♦ confidencialmente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > confidencial
20 cotejar

v.

to compare.

Ella compulsó sus actitudes She collated their attitudes.

* * *

cotejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to compare; (textos) to collate, compare

* * *

VT

1) (=comparar) to compare, collate

2) And, Caribe (=arreglar) to arrange

* * *

verbo transitivo < documentos> to compare; <información/respuesta> to collate

cotejar algo con algo — to check something against something

* * *

= cross-tabulate, collate, cross check.

Ex. Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.

Ex. It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.

Ex. All Allibone's work reveals how important it is for bibliographers to cross check their references and not take earlier work at its face value.

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* cotejar con = check against, run + Nombre + through + Nombre.

* máquina de cotejar = collating machine.

* * *

verbo transitivo < documentos> to compare; <información/respuesta> to collate

cotejar algo con algo — to check something against something

* * *

= cross-tabulate, collate, cross check.

Ex: Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.

Ex: It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.

Ex: All Allibone's work reveals how important it is for bibliographers to cross check their references and not take earlier work at its face value.

* cotejar con = check against, run + Nombre + through + Nombre.

* máquina de cotejar = collating machine.

* * *

cotejar [A1 ]

vt

‹documentos› to compare; ‹información› to collate

cotejaron las respuestas de todos los encuestados they collated the answers of all those polled

cotejar algo CON algo to check sth AGAINST sth

la copia se coteja con el original the copy is compared with o checked against the original

cotejó el número con la lista he checked the number against the list

* * *

cotejar ( conjugate cotejar) verbo transitivo ‹ documentos› to compare;
‹información/respuesta› to collate;
cotejar algo con algo to check sth against sth
cotejar verbo transitivo compare: hay que cotejar las dos versiones, we need to compare the two versions
' cotejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confrontar
English:
compare
- crosscheck
- match up
- cross

* * *

cotejar vt

to compare ( con with);
cotejar una copia con el original to compare a copy with the original;

cotejaremos tus datos con los míos let's compare your information with mine, let's check your information against mine

* * *

cotejar

v/t compare

* * *

cotejar vt

: to compare, to collate

Spanish-English dictionary > cotejar

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