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61 adecuado

adj.

adequate, appropriate, becoming, apt.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: adecuar.

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adecuado

► participio pasado

1→ link=adecuar adecuar

► adjetivo

1 adequate, suitable, appropriate

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(f. - adecuada)

adj.

appropriate

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ADJ

1) (=apropiado) [actitud, respuesta, ropa, tratamiento] appropriate; [documento, requisito] appropriate, relevant

los medios adecuados para resolver el problema — the appropriate means to solve the problem

es el traje más adecuado para la primavera — it is the most suitable o appropriate outfit for spring

exigen un uso adecuado de los recursos — they are demanding that resources be used appropriately o properly

una actitud poco adecuada — an inappropriate attitude

estar en el momento y el lugar adecuados — to be in the right place at the right time

esta no es la pieza adecuada — this is not the right part

el hombre adecuado para el puesto — the right man for the job

lo más adecuado sería... — the best thing o the most appropriate thing would be to...

2) (=acorde)

adecuado a algo: un precio adecuado a mis posibilidades — a price within my budget o reach

3) (=suficiente) [dinero, tiempo] sufficient

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- da adjetivo

a) ( apropiado)

un vestido adecuado para una boda — a suitable dress for a wedding

la persona adecuada para el cargo — the right person for the job

el momento adecuado — the right moment

no disponemos de los medios adecuados — we do not have adequate o the necessary resources

b) ( aceptable) adequate

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= adequate, appropriate, apt, desirable, suitable, competent, convenient, correct, eligible, felicitous, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, successful, timely, fitting, commensurate, accommodating, timely, fit for purpose, beffiting.

Ex. There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.

Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.

Ex. By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.

Ex. It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.

Ex. The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.

Ex. Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.

Ex. The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.

Ex. If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.

Ex. And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.

Ex. This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.

Ex. The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.

Ex. That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.

Ex. With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.

Ex. Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.

Ex. I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.

Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex. For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.

Ex. Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.

Ex. I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.

Ex. Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.

Ex. Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.

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* adecuado para = accommodative to, well suited to/for.

* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.

* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.

* el más adecuado = ideally suited.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* prácticas más adecuadas = lessons learned [lessons learnt], best practices.

* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.

* ser adecuado = be right, stand up.

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- da adjetivo

a) ( apropiado)

un vestido adecuado para una boda — a suitable dress for a wedding

la persona adecuada para el cargo — the right person for the job

el momento adecuado — the right moment

no disponemos de los medios adecuados — we do not have adequate o the necessary resources

b) ( aceptable) adequate

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= adequate, appropriate, apt, desirable, suitable, competent, convenient, correct, eligible, felicitous, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, successful, timely, fitting, commensurate, accommodating, timely, fit for purpose, beffiting.

Ex: There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.

Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.

Ex: By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.

Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.

Ex: The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.

Ex: Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.

Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.

Ex: If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.

Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.

Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.

Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.

Ex: That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.

Ex: With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.

Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.

Ex: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.

Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.

Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.

Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.

Ex: Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.

Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.

* adecuado para = accommodative to, well suited to/for.

* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.

* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.

* el más adecuado = ideally suited.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* prácticas más adecuadas = lessons learned [lessons learnt], best practices.

* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.

* ser adecuado = be right, stand up.

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adecuado -da

adjective

1

(apropiado): me parece poco adecuado para una ocasión así I don't think it is very suitable for such an occasion

es la persona más adecuada para este trabajo she is the best person o the most suitable person for the job o to do the job

éste no es el momento adecuado this is not the right moment

no disponemos de los medios adecuados para realizar el trabajo we do not have adequate o the necessary resources to carry out the work

2 (aceptable) adequate

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Del verbo adecuar: ( conjugate adecuar)

adecuado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
adecuado
adecuar
adecuado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( apropiado) ‹vestido/regalo› suitable;

‹ momento› right;
‹ medios› adequate;
◊ la persona adecuada para el cargo the right person for the job

b) ( aceptable) adequate

adecuar ( conjugate adecuar) verbo transitivo adecuado algo a algo to adapt sth to sth
adecuado,-a adjetivo appropriate, suitable
adecuar verbo transitivo to adapt
' adecuado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adecuada
- aparente
- apta
- apto
- corresponder
- distribuir
- encontrar
- justa
- justo
- microclima
- momento
- pertinente
- propia
- propio
- bien
- indicado
- planteamiento
English:
adequate
- appropriate
- beginner
- due
- fit
- fitting
- proper
- suitable
- undue
- unsuitable
- right
- suited

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adecuado, -a adj

appropriate, suitable;

muchos niños no reciben una alimentación adecuada many children do not have a proper diet;

ponte un traje adecuado para la ceremonia wear something suitable for the ceremony;

no es un hombre adecuado para ella he's not the right sort of man for her;

el sistema actual no es el adecuado the current system isn't the right one;

no creo que este sea el lugar más adecuado para discutir del tema I don't think this is the best o right place to discuss the matter;

repartieron los fondos de forma adecuada they shared out the funds appropriately

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adecuado

adj suitable, appropriate

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adecuado, -da adj

1) idóneo: suitable, appropriate

2) : adequate

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adecuado adj right / suitable

es la persona adecuada para este trabajo he's the right person for this job

Spanish-English dictionary > adecuado
62 agencia

f.

1 agency (empresa).

agencia de aduanas customs agent's

agencia de colocación employment agency o bureau

agencia de contactos escort agency

agencia inmobiliaria estate agent's (British), real estate office (United States)

agencia matrimonial marriage bureau

agencia de noticias news agency

agencia de prensa press agency

agencia de publicidad advertising agency

agencia de seguros insurance company

agencia de viajes travel agency

2 agency (organismo).

la agencia Tributaria (similar)the Inland Revenue (peninsular SpanishBr), (similar)the IRS (United States)

3 branch (sucursal).

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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agencia

► nombre femenino

1 agency (sucursal) branch

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FRASEOLOGÍA

agencia de transportes carriers plural

agencia inmobiliaria estate agent's, US real estate office

agencia de turismo tourist office

agencia de viajes travel agency

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noun f.

agency, bureau

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SF

1) (=empresa) agency; (=oficina) office, bureau

agencia de cobro — debt-collecting agency

agencia de colocaciones — employment agency

agencia de contactos — dating agency

agencia de créditos — credit agency

agencia de damas de compañía — escort agency

agencia de información — news agency

agencia de noticias — news agency

agencia de patentes — patents office

agencia de prensa — news agency

agencia de promoción — development agency

Agencia de Protección de Datos — Esp data protection agency

agencia de publicidad — advertising agency

agencia de seguridad — security company

agencia de transportes — haulage company

agencia de turismo, agencia de viajes — travel agent's, travel agency

agencia exclusiva — exclusive agency

agencia inmobiliaria — estate agent's (office), real estate agency (EEUU)

agencia tributaria — Inland Revenue, Internal Revenue (EEUU)

agencia única — sole agency

2) Chile (=montepío) pawnshop

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femenino ( oficina) office; ( sucursal) branch

- agencia de colocaciones

- agencia de contactos/publicidad

- agencia de prensa or de noticias

- agencia de viajes

- agencia matrimonial

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= agency, body, bureau [bureaux, -pl.], centre [center, -USA], agent.

Ex. It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.

Ex. Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.

Ex. Their reliability depends on the co-operation of individual libraries within the region in notifying the bureau of additions to and withdrawals from stock.

Ex. Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.

Ex. These forms usually provide space for the user or his agent to enter the relevant information.

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* agencia afiliada = sister agency.

* agencia bibliográfica = bibliographical agency.

* Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) = CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).

* agencia comercial = commercial agency.

* agencia de bolsa = brokerage house.

* agencia de catalogación = cataloguing agency.

* agencia de comunicaciones = communications agency.

* agencia de contactos = dating service.

* agencia de detectives = detective agency.

* agencia de estadística = statistical agency.

* agencia de homologación = accrediting agency, accrediting body.

* agencia de indización = indexing agency.

* agencia de información = information agency.

* agencia de normalización = standards body.

* agencia de noticias = news office, news agency, newspaper agency, news organisation.

* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) = Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

* agencia de publicación = issuing bureau.

* agencia de publicidad = advertising agency.

* agencia de resúmenes = abstracting agency, abstracting organisation.

* agencia de servicios = service agency.

* agencia de suscripciones = subscription agency, subscription agent.

* agencia de transportes = transportation company, transport company.

* agencia de venta de billetes = ticket agent, ticket agency.

* agencia de venta de entradas = ticket agent, ticket agency.

* agencia de viajes = travel agency, travel agent.

* agencia distribuidora = releasing agent.

* agencia estadística = statistical agency.

* agencia federal = federal agency.

* agencia gubernamental = government agency, government bureau.

* agencia inmobiliaria = real estate brokerage, real estate firm, real estate agent, estate agent, realtor.

* agencia internacional = international agency.

* agencia local = local agency.

* agencia nacional = local agency.

* agencia nacional bibliográfica = national bibliographic agency.

* agencia patrocinadora = sponsoring agency, funding body, funding agency.

* agencias de noticias = news media.

* agencias de seguros, las = insurance industry, the.

* columnista de agencia de noticias = syndicated columnist.

* directivo de agencia de publicidad = advertising executive.

* específico de una agencia = agency-specific.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel sector, the.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel industry, the.

* todos los miembros de la agencia = agency-wide.

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femenino ( oficina) office; ( sucursal) branch

- agencia de colocaciones

- agencia de contactos/publicidad

- agencia de prensa or de noticias

- agencia de viajes

- agencia matrimonial

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= agency, body, bureau [bureaux, -pl.], centre [center, -USA], agent.

Ex: It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.

Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.

Ex: Their reliability depends on the co-operation of individual libraries within the region in notifying the bureau of additions to and withdrawals from stock.

Ex: Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.

Ex: These forms usually provide space for the user or his agent to enter the relevant information.

* agencia afiliada = sister agency.

* agencia bibliográfica = bibliographical agency.

* Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) = CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).

* agencia comercial = commercial agency.

* agencia de bolsa = brokerage house.

* agencia de catalogación = cataloguing agency.

* agencia de comunicaciones = communications agency.

* agencia de contactos = dating service.

* agencia de detectives = detective agency.

* agencia de estadística = statistical agency.

* agencia de homologación = accrediting agency, accrediting body.

* agencia de indización = indexing agency.

* agencia de información = information agency.

* agencia de normalización = standards body.

* agencia de noticias = news office, news agency, newspaper agency, news organisation.

* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA) = Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

* agencia de publicación = issuing bureau.

* agencia de publicidad = advertising agency.

* agencia de resúmenes = abstracting agency, abstracting organisation.

* agencia de servicios = service agency.

* agencia de suscripciones = subscription agency, subscription agent.

* agencia de transportes = transportation company, transport company.

* agencia de venta de billetes = ticket agent, ticket agency.

* agencia de venta de entradas = ticket agent, ticket agency.

* agencia de viajes = travel agency, travel agent.

* agencia distribuidora = releasing agent.

* agencia estadística = statistical agency.

* agencia federal = federal agency.

* agencia gubernamental = government agency, government bureau.

* agencia inmobiliaria = real estate brokerage, real estate firm, real estate agent, estate agent, realtor.

* agencia internacional = international agency.

* agencia local = local agency.

* agencia nacional = local agency.

* agencia nacional bibliográfica = national bibliographic agency.

* agencia patrocinadora = sponsoring agency, funding body, funding agency.

* agencias de noticias = news media.

* agencias de seguros, las = insurance industry, the.

* columnista de agencia de noticias = syndicated columnist.

* directivo de agencia de publicidad = advertising executive.

* específico de una agencia = agency-specific.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel sector, the.

* sector de las agencias de viajes, el = travel industry, the.

* todos los miembros de la agencia = agency-wide.

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agencia

feminine

A (oficina) office; (sucursal) branch

Compuestos:

● agencia de acompañantes

escort agency

● agencia de cobro

debt-collection agency

● agencia de colocaciones

employment agency o bureau ( generally for domestic staff)

● agencia de contactos

dating agency

● agencia de crédito

credit agency

● agencia de edecanes

( Méx) escort agency

● agencia de empleos

employment agency o bureau

● agencia de prensa or de noticias

press o news agency

● agencia de publicidad

advertising agency

● agencia de transportes

freight forwarding agency o company

● agencia de viajes

(local) travel agent's; (negocio) travel agency

● agencia funeraria

funeral director's, funeral parlor*

● agencia inmobiliaria

real estate agency ( AmE), realtors (pl) ( AmE), estate agent's ( BrE)

● agencia matrimonial

marriage bureau

● agencia noticiosa

(Andes, RPI) press o news agency

● agencia publicitaria

advertising agency

B ( Chi) (casa de empeños) pawnshop, pawnbroker's

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Del verbo agenciar: ( conjugate agenciar)

agencia es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
agencia
agenciar
agencia sustantivo femenino ( oficina) office;
( sucursal) branch;
◊ agencia de colocaciones employment agency o bureau ( generally for domestic staff);

agencia de prensa or de noticias press o news agency;
agencia de viajes travel agent's, travel agency;
agencia matrimonial marriage bureau
agencia sustantivo femenino
1 agency
(sucursal) branch
agencia de prensa, news agency
agencia de publicidad, advertising agency
agencia de seguros, insurance agency
agencia de trabajo temporal, temporary agency
agencia de viajes, travel agency
agencia inmobiliaria, estate agency
2 LAm (casa de empeño) pawnshop

' agencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prensa
- tributaria
- tributario
- inmobiliaria
English:
advertising agency
- agency
- AP
- betting
- bureau
- CIA
- employment agency
- marriage bureau
- NASA
- news agency
- ticket agency
- tour
- tourist agency
- travel agency
- travel agent
- travel bureau
- advertising
- betting shop
- employment
- job
- press
- syndicate
- travel

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agencia nf

1. [empresa] agency

Comp
agencia de acompañantes escort agency;
agencia de aduanas customs agent's;
Fin agencia de calificación (de riesgos) credit rating agency;
agencia de colocación employment agency;

agencia de contactos dating agency;

agencia de contratación recruitment agency;

agencia de detectives detective agency o bureau;

agencia inmobiliaria Br estate agent's, US real estate office;

agencia matrimonial marriage bureau;

agencia de modelos modelling agency;

agencia de noticias news agency;

agencia de prensa press agency;

agencia de la propiedad Br estate agent's, US real estate office;

agencia de publicidad advertising agency;

agencia de seguros insurance company;
Bolsa agencia de valores stockbrokers, brokerage house;
agencia de viajes travel agency

2. [organismo] agency

Comp
agencia de ayuda humanitaria aid o relief agency;
agencia de cooperación development agency;

Agencia Espacial Europea European Space Agency;

Agencia de Protección de Datos Data Protection Agency;
Esp la Agencia Tributaria Br ≈ the Inland Revenue, US ≈ the IRS
3. [sucursal] branch

Comp
agencia urbana high street branch
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agencia

f agency

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agencia nf

: agency, office

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agencia n (empresa) agency [pl. agencies]

agancia de viajes travel agency

agencia inmobiliaria estate agent's

Spanish-English dictionary > agencia
63 alcance

m.

1 range.

de corto/largo alcance short-/long-range

2 scope, extent.

de alcance important

3 reach, range, scope, extent.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: alcanzar.

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alcance

► nombre masculino

1 reach, grasp

■ está al alcance de todo el mundo it's within everyone's reach

2 (de arma) range

3 (trascendencia) scope, importance

4 (inteligencia) intelligence

■ persona de pocos alcances person of low intelligence

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noun m.

1) reach, scope

2) range

3) extent

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SM

1) (=posibilidad de acceso) [de brazo, persona] reach; [de pensamiento] scope

el escaso alcance de la mente humana — the limited scope of the human mind

• al alcance de algn — available to sb

empleó todos los medios a su alcance — she used all the means available to her

no tenía el dinero a su alcance — he didn't have access to the money, he didn't have the money available

• estar al alcance de algn — to be within sb's reach

vi que estaba a mi alcance y lo cogí — I saw that it was within my reach and I grabbed it

el récord estaba a nuestro alcance — the record was within our grasp o reach

estas joyas no están al alcance de cualquiera — not everyone can afford these jewels

hizo lo que estaba a su alcance por ayudarme — he did what he could to help me

• estar fuera del alcance de algn — (=alejado, imposible) to be out of sb's reach, be beyond sb's reach; (=incomprensible) to be over sb's head; (=caro) to be beyond sb's means

manténgase fuera del alcance de los niños — keep out of reach of children

quiero estar fuera del alcance de esas miradas — I don't want to be the object of those looks

se encontraban fuera del alcance de los disparos — they were out of the gunfire

• al alcance de la mano — at hand, within arm's reach

• al alcance del oído — within earshot

• poner algo al alcance de algn — to make sth available to sb

un intento de poner la cultura al alcance de todos — an attempt to make culture available to everyone

• al alcance de la vista — within sight

cuando el faro estuvo al alcance de nuestra vista — when the lighthouse came into view o was within sight

• al alcance de la voz — within call

2) (=distancia) (Mil) range

• al alcance — within range

• de corto alcance — [arma, misil] short-range antes de s ; [objetivo, proyecto] short-term antes de s

• de gran o largo alcance — [faros] full beam antes de s, high beam antes de s (EEUU); [arma, misil, micrófono] long-range antes de s ; [vuelo] long haul antes de s ; [efecto, repercusiones] far-reaching

• de medio o mediano alcance — [arma, misil] medium-range
buzón 1)
3) (=importancia) [de problema] extent; [de noticia, suceso] importance, significance

el alcance del problema — the extent of the problem

esta huelga tiene mayor alcance para los trabajadores — this strike has greater importance o significance for the workers

comprendió el verdadero alcance de lo ocurrido — she understood the true significance of what had happened

una crisis de alcance planetario — a worldwide crisis

4) (=persecución) pursuit

• andar o ir a los alcances de algn — to press close on sb

• dar alcance a algn — (=capturar) to capture sb; (=llegar a la altura) to catch up with sb

cuando la policía le dio alcance — when the police captured him

a punto estuvo de dar alcance al líder de la carrera — he was on the point of catching (up with) the leader of the race

el Barcelona ha dado alcance al Madrid en el número de puntos — Barcelona have caught up with Madrid in number of points

• andar o ir en los alcances a algn — to spy on sb

• seguir el alcance a algn — (Mil) to pursue sb

5) (Econ) adverse balance, deficit

6) (Tip) stop-press, stop-press news

7) pl alcances

a) (=inteligencia) grasp sing

ideas superiores a sus alcances — ideas beyond his grasp

• de cortos o pocos alcances — not very bright

es hombre de cortos alcances — he's not a very intelligent man, he's not too bright

b) CAm (=calumnias) calumnies, malicious accusations

8) Chile

hacer un alcance — to clear sth up, clarify sth

alcance de nombres, no es su padre, es solo un alcance de nombres — he's not his father, it just happens that their names coincide

* * *

masculino

1)

a) ( de persona) reach

mantenga los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños — keep all medicines out of reach of children

está fuera de mi alcance — it is beyond my means

b) (de arma, emisora) range

misiles de corto/largo alcance — short-range/long-range missiles

c) (de ley, proyecto) scope; (de declaración, noticia) implications

una política educativa de largo alcance — a far-reaching education policy

d) (en locs)

al alcance de — within reach of

poner la cultura al alcance de todos — to make culture accessible to everyone

precios al alcance de su bolsillo — prices to suit your pocket

un lujo que no está a mi alcance — a luxury I can't afford

tiene mucha ayuda a su alcance — he has a lot of help at his disposal

no está al alcance de su inteligencia — it's beyond their grasp

al alcance de la mano — ( literal) at hand; ( fácil de conseguir) within reach

hacer un alcance — (Chi) to add/clarify something

2) (Fin) deficit

* * *

= coverage, extent, grasp, reach, scope, sweep, compass.

Ex. AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.

Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex. When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex. The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.

Ex. Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve.

Ex. The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.

Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

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* al alcance = within reach, within easy reach, within sight, within gunshot, within range.

* al alcance de = available at the fingertips of.

* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.

* al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.

* al alcance del oído = within earshot of.

* al alcance de todos = within everybody's reach, within everyone's reach, accessible to everyone, accessible to everybody.

* alcance amplio = broad scope.

* alcance temático = subject scope.

* ampliar el alcance de = extend + the reach of.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* calidad y alcance de, la = quality and extent of, the.

* colocar fuera de alcance = place + out of reach.

* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de largo alcance = far-reaching, far-ranging.

* el alcance = comprehensiveness.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar fuera del alcance = lie outside + the scope of.

* estudio de alcance = scoping study.

* facilidad de alcance = reachability.

* fuera de alcance = beyond reach, out of range.

* fuera del alcance = out of reach.

* fuera del alcance de = beyond the scope of.

* fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien = beyond + Posesivo + powers.

* fuera del alcance del oído = out of earshot.

* nota de alcance = scope note (SN).

* objetivo y alcance = purpose and scope.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* tener al alcance = have at + Posesivo + touch.

* tener Algo al alcance = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

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masculino

1)

a) ( de persona) reach

mantenga los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños — keep all medicines out of reach of children

está fuera de mi alcance — it is beyond my means

b) (de arma, emisora) range

misiles de corto/largo alcance — short-range/long-range missiles

c) (de ley, proyecto) scope; (de declaración, noticia) implications

una política educativa de largo alcance — a far-reaching education policy

d) (en locs)

al alcance de — within reach of

poner la cultura al alcance de todos — to make culture accessible to everyone

precios al alcance de su bolsillo — prices to suit your pocket

un lujo que no está a mi alcance — a luxury I can't afford

tiene mucha ayuda a su alcance — he has a lot of help at his disposal

no está al alcance de su inteligencia — it's beyond their grasp

al alcance de la mano — ( literal) at hand; ( fácil de conseguir) within reach

hacer un alcance — (Chi) to add/clarify something

2) (Fin) deficit

* * *

= coverage, extent, grasp, reach, scope, sweep, compass.

Ex: AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.

Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex: When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.

Ex: Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve.

Ex: The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.

Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

* al alcance = within reach, within easy reach, within sight, within gunshot, within range.

* al alcance de = available at the fingertips of.

* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.

* al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.

* al alcance del oído = within earshot of.

* al alcance de todos = within everybody's reach, within everyone's reach, accessible to everyone, accessible to everybody.

* alcance amplio = broad scope.

* alcance temático = subject scope.

* ampliar el alcance de = extend + the reach of.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* calidad y alcance de, la = quality and extent of, the.

* colocar fuera de alcance = place + out of reach.

* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de largo alcance = far-reaching, far-ranging.

* el alcance = comprehensiveness.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar fuera del alcance = lie outside + the scope of.

* estudio de alcance = scoping study.

* facilidad de alcance = reachability.

* fuera de alcance = beyond reach, out of range.

* fuera del alcance = out of reach.

* fuera del alcance de = beyond the scope of.

* fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien = beyond + Posesivo + powers.

* fuera del alcance del oído = out of earshot.

* nota de alcance = scope note (SN).

* objetivo y alcance = purpose and scope.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* tener al alcance = have at + Posesivo + touch.

* tener Algo al alcance = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

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alcance

masculine

A

1 (de una persona) reach

un pugilista menos alto pero de mayor alcance a boxer who is shorter but has a longer reach

[ S ] mantenga los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños keep all medicines out of reach of children

está totalmente fuera de mi alcance it is completely beyond my means

2 (de un arma, una emisora) range

misiles de corto/largo alcance short-range/long-range missiles

3

(ámbito): el alcance de una ley the scope of a law

todavía no sabemos el alcance que puedan tener sus declaraciones as yet we do not know the full implications of his statement

una política educativa de largo alcance a far-reaching education policy

4 ( en locs):

al alcance de within reach of

se trata de poner la cultura al alcance de todos the idea is to bring culture within everybody's reach o to make culture accessible to everyone

un país en el que tener televisión no está al alcance de cualquiera a country where owning a television is not within everyone's reach

tarifas al alcance de su presupuesto prices to suit your pocket

eso no está a mi alcance that's not in my power

es un lujo que no está a mi alcance it's a luxury I can't afford

tiene a su alcance los mejores medios para la investigación he has the best research facilities available to him

estos conceptos no están al alcance de nuestra inteligencia these concepts are unintelligible to us o are beyond our grasp

cuando la Estatua de la Libertad estuvo al alcance de la vista when the Statue of Liberty was visible/came into view

al alcance de la mano (literal) at hand; (fácil de conseguir) within reach, within one's grasp

hacer un alcance ( Chi); to add/clarify sth

Compuesto:

alcance de nombres

( Chi): hubo una confusión por un alcance de nombres there was a mix-up because their names were the same

B ( Fin) deficit

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Del verbo alcanzar: ( conjugate alcanzar)

alcancé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

alcance es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

Multiple Entries:
alcance
alcanzar
alcance sustantivo masculino
a) ( de persona) reach;

◊ fuera del alcance de los niños out of reach of children;

está fuera de mi alcance it is beyond my means
b) (de arma, emisora) range;

◊ misiles de largo alcance long-range missiles

c) (de ley, proyecto) scope;

(de declaración, noticia) implications (pl)
d) ( en locs)

◊ al alcance de within reach of;

precios al alcance de su bolsillo prices to suit your pocket;
un lujo que no está a mi alcance a luxury I can't afford
alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ persona› ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up (BrE);

(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
◊ lo alcancé en la curva I caught up with him on the bend;

¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
◊ casi no alcanzo el tren I almost missed the train;

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcance la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcancele algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
◊ hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see;

alcance a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
◊ el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage on his salary

alcance sustantivo masculino
1 reach: deja eso al alcance de mi vista, put that where I can see it
mantenga los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños, keep medicines out of the reach of children
2 fig (posibilidades) scope: el ascenso está fuera de tu alcance, promotion is impossible for you
3 (de una noticia) importance
♦ Locuciones: dar alcance, to catch up [a, with]
alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
combatir
- eco
- fuera
- proyección
- alcanzar
- ámbito
- dimensión
- milagro
- trascendental
English:
ambit
- extensive
- far-reaching
- grasp
- hand
- long-range
- out of
- range
- reach
- scope
- short-range
- sight
- wide-ranging
- extent
- far
- long
- sweep
- wide

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alcance nm

1. [de arma, misil, emisora] range;

de corto/largo alcance short-/long-range;

una colisión por alcance [por detrás] a rear-end collision;
[angular] a side-on collision
2. [de persona]
a mi alcance within my reach;

utilizaron todos los medios a su alcance they used every means at their disposal;

al alcance de mi bolsillo within my means;

este restaurante sólo está al alcance de los más pudientes only the very wealthy can afford to eat at this restaurant;

esta tarea no está al alcance de sus posibilidades he's not up to this task, this task is beyond his capabilities;

la cuerda estaba casi al alcance de la mano the rope was almost within arm's reach;

tuvo la victoria al alcance de la mano she was within sight of victory, she had victory within her grasp;

al alcance de la vista within sight;

el castillo queda fuera del alcance de nuestra vista we can't see the castle from here;

dar alcance a alguien to catch up with sb;

el pelotón dio alcance al ciclista escapado the bunch caught (up with) the cyclist who had broken away from them;

fuera del alcance de beyond the reach of;

guardar fuera del alcance de los niños [en etiqueta] keep out of reach of o away from children

3. [de reformas, medidas] scope, extent;

todavía no se han dado cuenta del alcance del fallo judicial the full implications of the verdict have still not become clear to them;

un cambio de alcance universal a change that affects everybody;

de alcance important

4.
una noticia de alcance [de última hora] a piece of news that has just come in

5. [inteligencia]
una persona de pocos alcances a slow o dim-witted person

6. Chile [resto]
este mes se quedó con un alcance he had a bit left over this month

7. Chile [comentario] clarification;

estoy de acuerdo, pero debo hacerle un alcance I agree, but I must make one thing clear

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alcance

m

1 reach;

al alcance de la mano within reach;

poner algo al alcance de alguien put sth within s.o.’s reach;

dar alcance a alguien catch up with s.o.;

al alcance de la vista visible, in view;

¿está al alcance de tu bolsillo? can you afford it?

2 de arma etc range;

de largo alcance long-range

3 de medida scope

4 de tragedia extent, scale

5 fig

:

un hombre de mucho alcance a talented o gifted man;

de pocos alcances fam untalented

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alcance nm

1) : reach

2) : range, scope

* * *

alcance n

1. (en general) reach

fuera del alcance de los niños out of children's reach

2. (de un arma, emisora, etc) range

misiles de corto alcance short range missiles

3. (importancia) importance

destacó el alcance de la crisis he stressed the importance of the crisis

al alcance de la mano within reach

al alcance de la vista within sight

Spanish-English dictionary > alcance
64 alcanzar cotas más altas

(v.) = raise to + greater heights

Ex. Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.

* * *

(v.) = raise to + greater heights

Ex: Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.

Spanish-English dictionary > alcanzar cotas más altas
65 alcanzar mayores cotas

(v.) = rise to + greater heights

Ex. Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.

* * *

(v.) = rise to + greater heights

Ex: Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.

Spanish-English dictionary > alcanzar mayores cotas
66 ampliar los horizontes

(v.) = broaden + horizons, extend + horizons, enlarge + horizons, widen + horizons, expand + Posesivo + horizons, expand + views

Ex. The public library now has an opportunity to demonstrate its services in broadening individual horizons and stimulating development of community life.

Ex. Library and information science schools must extend professional horizons, training professionals who will create new jobs.

Ex. The growth of computerised bibliographic data bases in particular has enlarged horizons.

Ex. In order to accomplish the task of widening the horizons of children what is needed is books.

Ex. Librarians must expand their service horizons to include at-risk teenagers.

Ex. Participation in IFLA's global network provides members with the opportunity to directly contact colleagues and experts, exchange experiences and expand views = La participación en la red global de la IFLA ofrece a los miembros la oportunidad de contactar directamente con compañeros y expertos, intercambiar experiencias y ampliar horizontes.

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(v.) = broaden + horizons, extend + horizons, enlarge + horizons, widen + horizons, expand + Posesivo + horizons, expand + views

Ex: The public library now has an opportunity to demonstrate its services in broadening individual horizons and stimulating development of community life.

Ex: Library and information science schools must extend professional horizons, training professionals who will create new jobs.

Ex: The growth of computerised bibliographic data bases in particular has enlarged horizons.

Ex: In order to accomplish the task of widening the horizons of children what is needed is books.

Ex: Librarians must expand their service horizons to include at-risk teenagers.

Ex: Participation in IFLA's global network provides members with the opportunity to directly contact colleagues and experts, exchange experiences and expand views = La participación en la red global de la IFLA ofrece a los miembros la oportunidad de contactar directamente con compañeros y expertos, intercambiar experiencias y ampliar horizontes.

Spanish-English dictionary > ampliar los horizontes
67 anglófono

adj.

English-speaking.

m.

English speaker.

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anglófono

► adjetivo

1 English-speaking

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 English speaker

* * *
anglófono, -a
1.

ADJ English-speaking

2.

SM / F English speaker

* * *

- na adjetivo anglophone (frml)

* * *

= English-speaking, anglophone.

Ex. The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.

Ex. This article describes the history and development of public libraries in anglophone, Francophone and Portuguese speaking Africa.

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* canadiense anglófono = English-Canadian.

* * *

- na adjetivo anglophone (frml)

* * *

= English-speaking, anglophone.

Ex: The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.

Ex: This article describes the history and development of public libraries in anglophone, Francophone and Portuguese speaking Africa.

* canadiense anglófono = English-Canadian.

* * *

anglófono -na

adjective

English-speaking, anglophone ( frml)

* * *

anglófono, -a, anglohablante

♦ adj

English-speaking, anglophone

♦ nm,f

English speaker, anglophone

* * *

anglófono

adj English-speaking

Spanish-English dictionary > anglófono
68 aprovechar al máximo

(v.) = maximise [maximize, -USA], optimise [optimize, -USA], realise + to its full potential, exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), make + the best use of, get + the best out of, take + the best advantage, get + the most out of, realise + the potential, make + the best possible use of

Ex. Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.

Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.

Ex. There is still a great deal to be learned about information, its use by people and the way people interact with machines before information technology can realize its full potential as an aid to human communication and decision-making.

Ex. This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.

Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.

Ex. To make the best use of resources school and public libraries have, in many instances, combined with both positive and negative results.

Ex. The public librarian's information role becomes even more vital to help people get the best out of their complex environment.

Ex. There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.

Ex. The experience which information professionals have in understanding users' needs gives them a head start in getting the most out of hypermedia.

Ex. What do we have to do to realize the potential of digital libraries? = ¿Qué debemos hacer para aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades que nos ofrecen las bibliotecas digitales?.

Ex. Librarians should make the best possible use of the window of opportunity created by the development of this type of software = Los bibliotecarios deberían aprovecharse al máximo de la oportunidad creada por el desarrollo de este tipo de software.

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(v.) = maximise [maximize, -USA], optimise [optimize, -USA], realise + to its full potential, exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), make + the best use of, get + the best out of, take + the best advantage, get + the most out of, realise + the potential, make + the best possible use of

Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.

Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.

Ex: There is still a great deal to be learned about information, its use by people and the way people interact with machines before information technology can realize its full potential as an aid to human communication and decision-making.

Ex: This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.

Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.

Ex: To make the best use of resources school and public libraries have, in many instances, combined with both positive and negative results.

Ex: The public librarian's information role becomes even more vital to help people get the best out of their complex environment.

Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.

Ex: The experience which information professionals have in understanding users' needs gives them a head start in getting the most out of hypermedia.

Ex: What do we have to do to realize the potential of digital libraries? = ¿Qué debemos hacer para aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades que nos ofrecen las bibliotecas digitales?.

Ex: Librarians should make the best possible use of the window of opportunity created by the development of this type of software = Los bibliotecarios deberían aprovecharse al máximo de la oportunidad creada por el desarrollo de este tipo de software.

Spanish-English dictionary > aprovechar al máximo
69 arqueología

f.

archeology, archaeology.

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arqueología

► nombre femenino

1 archaeology (US archeology)

* * *

noun f.

archaeology

* * *

SF archaeology, archeology (EEUU)

arqueología industrial — industrial archaeology

arqueología submarina — underwater archaeology

* * *

femenino archaeology

* * *

= archaeology [archeology, -USA], archeology [archaeology, -UK].

Ex. This article describes four examples from the field of archaeology, illustrating the practical value of expert systems in exploiting archives and data bases.

Ex. The project aims to establish the role of libraries in the development of archeology during the 18th and 19th centuries.

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* biblioteca de arqueología = archaeology library.

* * *

femenino archaeology

* * *

= archaeology [archeology, -USA], archeology [archaeology, -UK].

Ex: This article describes four examples from the field of archaeology, illustrating the practical value of expert systems in exploiting archives and data bases.

Ex: The project aims to establish the role of libraries in the development of archeology during the 18th and 19th centuries.

* biblioteca de arqueología = archaeology library.

* * *

arqueología

feminine

archaeology

* * *

arqueología sustantivo femenino
archaeology
arqueología sustantivo femenino archaeology, US archeology
' arqueología' also found in these entries:
English:
archaeology
- archeology

* * *

arqueología nf

archaeology

Comp
arqueología industrial industrial archaeology
* * *

arqueología

f archeology, Br tb

archaeology

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arqueología nf

: archaeology

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arqueología n archaeology

Spanish-English dictionary > arqueología
70 autorizar

v.

1 to allow (dar permiso a).

autorizar la publicación de un informe to authorize the publication of a report

autoricé a mi hermano para que recogiera el paquete I authorized my brother to collect the package

2 to authorize, to allow, to permit, to warrant.

Ricardo autoriza a Pedro Richard authorizes Peter.

La maestra autorizó las boinas The teacher authorized berets.

3 to give authorization to, to give one's authorization to.

El juez autorizó sacar a Ricardo The judge gave authorization to get Richard out

4 to empower, to grant legal power to, to accredit, to authorize.

El juez autoriza a Pedro The judge empowers Peter.

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autorizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to authorize

2 DERECHO to legalize

3 (aprobar) to approve of, give authority to

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verb

1) to authorize, sanction

2) approve

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VT

1) (=dar facultad a) to authorize, empower; (=permitir) to approve, license

autorizar a algn para — + infin to authorize sb to + infin, empower sb to + infin

el futuro no autoriza optimismo alguno — the future does not warrant o justify the slightest optimism

2) (Jur) to legalize

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verbo transitivo

a) <manifestación/documento/firma> to authorize; <aumento/pago/obra> to authorize, approve

la película está autorizada para todos los públicos/para mayores de 18 años — the film has been authorized for general release/has been rated 18 and over

b) < persona>

autorizar a alguien a or para + inf — to authorize somebody to + inf

eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme de ese modo — that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that

fue autorizado para negociar con ellos — he was given authority to negotiate with them

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= authorise [authorize, -USA], empower, give + licence, license [licence, -USA], sanction, clear.

Ex. At the same time, it obtains information about which functions you are authorized to use.

Ex. At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.

Ex. Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.

Ex. SilverPlatter Information System is a servicemark of SilverPlatter International licensed to SilverPlatter Information, Inc.

Ex. Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.

Ex. 'Besides,' she appended, 'his is a staff position, and he'd only have to clear everything with 'Tilly the Hun' anyway'.

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verbo transitivo

a) <manifestación/documento/firma> to authorize; <aumento/pago/obra> to authorize, approve

la película está autorizada para todos los públicos/para mayores de 18 años — the film has been authorized for general release/has been rated 18 and over

b) < persona>

autorizar a alguien a or para + inf — to authorize somebody to + inf

eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme de ese modo — that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that

fue autorizado para negociar con ellos — he was given authority to negotiate with them

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= authorise [authorize, -USA], empower, give + licence, license [licence, -USA], sanction, clear.

Ex: At the same time, it obtains information about which functions you are authorized to use.

Ex: At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.

Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.

Ex: SilverPlatter Information System is a servicemark of SilverPlatter International licensed to SilverPlatter Information, Inc.

Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.

Ex: 'Besides,' she appended, 'his is a staff position, and he'd only have to clear everything with 'Tilly the Hun' anyway'.

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autorizar [A4 ]

vt

1 ‹acto/manifestación› to authorize; ‹pago/obra/aumento› to authorize, approve

la película está autorizada para todos los públicos the film has been authorized for general release o passed as suitable for all ages

2 ‹documento/firma› to authorize

3 ‹persona› autorizar a algn A or PARA + INF:

eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme de ese modo that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that

el juez lo autorizó a asistir al funeral the judge granted him permission to attend the funeral

había sido autorizado para negociar con los acreedores he had been given the authority to o he had been authorized to negotiate with the creditors

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autorizar ( conjugate autorizar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹manifestación/documento/firma› to authorize;

‹aumento/pago/obra› to authorize, approve
b) ‹ persona›:

◊ ¿quién te autorizó? who gave you permission?;

lo autoricé para recibir el pago I authorized him to receive the payment;
me autorizó para salir he gave me permission to go out;
eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme así that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that
autorizar verbo transitivo to authorize
' autorizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acreditar
- aprobar
- dejar
- homologar
- permitir
English:
authorize
- entitle
- license
- rubber stamp
- clear

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autorizar vt

1. [pago, crédito, manifestación] to authorize;

autorizaron la publicación del informe they authorized o sanctioned the publication of the report;

autoricé a mi hermano para que recogiera el paquete I authorized my brother to collect the package;

nos autorizó para controlar el presupuesto she authorized us to monitor the budget

2. [documento] to authorize;

autorizó el documento con su firma she authorized the document with her signature

3. [dar derecho a]
su cargo no lo autoriza para insultarme his position doesn't give him the right to insult me;

este título nos autoriza para ejercer en Europa this qualification allows us to practise in Europe

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autorizar

v/t authorize

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autorizar {21} vt

: to authorize, to approve

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autorizar vb

1. (acción) to authorize

el Gobierno ha autorizado la apertura de la central nuclear the government has authorized the opening of the nuclear plant

2. (dar derecho) to give the right [pt. gave; pp. given]

ese permiso lo autoriza a vender en la calle that permit gives him the right to sell in the street

Spanish-English dictionary > autorizar
71 basarse en

v.

to be based on, to lie on, to lie over.

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to be based on

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(v.) = base on/upon, centre around/on/upon, draw from, hinge on/upon, premise upon, rely on/upon, rest on/upon, go by, draw on/upon, predicate on/upon, be conditional on, be grounded in, hang + Posesivo + hat on, pattern, build on/upon

Ex. Other indexes based on titles, both printed and machine-held, may provide access to words other than the first in a title.

Ex. The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex. These headings may be drawn from an alphabetical list of subject headings or from a classification scheme.

Ex. It is important to recognise that citation indexing hinges upon the continuation of documents as separate units and the perpetuation of the practices of citing other words.

Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.

Ex. When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.

Ex. Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet.

Ex. The reading habits in some of the lands are difficult to describe as we have little evidence to go by.

Ex. Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material.

Ex. Manegerial decision-making must be predicated upon hard data with an eye toward future trends.

Ex. Development of the right of access to information should, however, be conditional on respect for privacy.

Ex. Carrying this argument one step further, it is not unreasonable to assert that the public library's relationship to its community is grounded in the efforts and attiudes of the library staff.

Ex. There are no great words of wisdom to hang your hat on in these matters.

Ex. Even supposedly local books are generally patterned along Western lines and are unsuitable for any of the courses offered in library schools.

Ex. The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.

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(v.) = base on/upon, centre around/on/upon, draw from, hinge on/upon, premise upon, rely on/upon, rest on/upon, go by, draw on/upon, predicate on/upon, be conditional on, be grounded in, hang + Posesivo + hat on, pattern, build on/upon

Ex: Other indexes based on titles, both printed and machine-held, may provide access to words other than the first in a title.

Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex: These headings may be drawn from an alphabetical list of subject headings or from a classification scheme.

Ex: It is important to recognise that citation indexing hinges upon the continuation of documents as separate units and the perpetuation of the practices of citing other words.

Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.

Ex: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.

Ex: Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet.

Ex: The reading habits in some of the lands are difficult to describe as we have little evidence to go by.

Ex: Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material.

Ex: Manegerial decision-making must be predicated upon hard data with an eye toward future trends.

Ex: Development of the right of access to information should, however, be conditional on respect for privacy.

Ex: Carrying this argument one step further, it is not unreasonable to assert that the public library's relationship to its community is grounded in the efforts and attiudes of the library staff.

Ex: There are no great words of wisdom to hang your hat on in these matters.

Ex: Even supposedly local books are generally patterned along Western lines and are unsuitable for any of the courses offered in library schools.

Ex: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.

Spanish-English dictionary > basarse en
72 cambiar

v.

1 to change (alterarse) (modificar).

cambiar de to change

cambiar de casa to move (house)

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

2 to change gear (automobiles) (de marchas).

3 to exchange, to barter, to switch, to change.

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

Ella cambió lugares con la mesera She exchanged places with the waitress.

Todo cambia Everything changes.

4 to get change.

Ricardo cambió para el teléfono Richard got change for the phone.

5 to change on.

Me cambió toda la perspectiva The whole perspective changed on me.

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CAMBIAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(unstressed i)

Present Indicative

cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian.

Present Subjunctive

cambie, cambies, cambie, cambiemos, cambiéis, cambien.

Imperative

cambia (tú), cambie (él/Vd.), cambiemos (nos.), cambiad (vos.), cambien (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to change

2) exchange, swap

3) move

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1. VT

1) (=modificar) to change

tendremos que cambiar el color de nuestro logotipo — we'll need to change the colour of our logo

eso no cambia mucho las cosas — that doesn't change things much

2) (=intercambiar) to exchange, swap *

te cambio el rotulador verde por el rojo — I'll exchange my green pen for that red one, I'll swap you the green pen for the red one *

¿me cambias el sitio? — can we change places?, can we swap places? *

3) (=reemplazar) to change

¿les has cambiado el agua a los peces? — have you changed the water in the fish tank?

ha ido a cambiarle los pañales al niño — she's gone to change the baby's nappy

¿me lo puede cambiar por otra talla? — could I change o exchange this for another size?

4) (=trasladar) to move

van a cambiar la oficina al piso de arriba — they are going to move the office up a floor

nos van a cambiar de aula — they are moving us to another classroom

5) (Econ, Com) to change

tengo que cambiar 800 euros en o LAm a libras — I have to change 800 euros into pounds

¿tienes para cambiarme 50 euros? — have you got change for a 50-euro note?

2. VI

1) (=volverse diferente) [persona, situación] to change; [voz] to break

desde que te fuiste nada ha cambiado — nothing has changed since you left

nada lo hará cambiar — nothing will make him change

si es así, la cosa cambia — if it's true, that changes things, well that's a different story then

con doce años ya le había cambiado la voz — his voice had already broken at the age of twelve

2)

• cambiar de — [+ actitud, canal, dirección] to change; [+ casa] to move

cuando no le interesa algo, cambia de tema — whenever he isn't interested in something, he changes the subject

su vida cambió de rumbo 180 grados — the course of her life changed completely

tú lo que necesitas es cambiar de aires — what you need is a change of scene

• cambiar de dueño — to change hands

• cambiar de idea u opinión — to change one's mind

• cambiar para mejor/peor — to change for the better/worse
camisa 1), tercio 2)
3) (Transportes) to change

tienes que cambiar en King's Cross — you have to change at King's Cross

4) (Radio)

¡cambio! — over!

¡cambio y corto!, ¡cambio y fuera! — over and out!

3.

See:

cambiarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

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= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex. A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex. Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex. It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex. In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex. This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex. This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex. The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex. Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex. The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex. All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex. Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

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* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

* * *

= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex: It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex: Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex: The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *

cambiar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen› to change

eso no cambia nada that doesn't change anything

esa experiencia lo cambió mucho that experience changed him greatly

2 (de lugar, posición) cambiar algo/a algn DE algo:

cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around

voy a cambiar el sofá de lugar I'm going to put the sofa somewhere else o move the sofa

nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office

me cambiaron de clase they put me in another class, they changed me to o moved me into another class

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase

3 (reemplazar) ‹pieza/rueda/bombilla/sábanas› to change

han cambiado la fecha del examen they've changed the date of the exam

cambiarle algo A algo:

le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock

le han cambiado el nombre a la tienda they've changed the name of the shop

cámbiale el pañal a la niña change the baby's diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy

4 ‹niño/bebé› to change

B (canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar if it doesn't fit, you can change it

cambiar algo POR algo ‹sellos/estampos› to swap or ( esp AmE) trade sth FOR sth ‹compra› to exchange or change sth FOR sth:

quiero cambiar esta blusa por otra or una más grande I'd like to change o exchange this blouse for a larger size

te cambio este libro por tus lápices de colores I'll trade this book for your crayons, I'll swap you this book for your crayons

cambiarle algo A algn:

¿quieres que te cambie el sitio? do you want to trade o swap o change o ( frml) exchange places?, do you want me to swap o change o ( frml) exchange places with you?

C ( Fin) to change

¿dónde puedo cambiar dinero? where can I change money?

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? can you change this bill ( AmE) o ( BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo A or ( Esp) EN algo to change sth INTO sth

quiero cambiar estas libras a or en dólares I'd like to change these pounds into dollars

■ cambiar

vi

A

1 «ciudad/persona» (variar, alterarse) to change

ha cambiado para peor/mejor he's changed for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

ya verás como la vida te hace cambiar you'll change as you get older

así la cosa cambia oh well, that's different o that changes things

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking

2 ( Auto) to change gear

3 (hacer transbordo) to change

4

(en transmisiones): cambio over

cambio y corto or fuera over and out

B cambiar de to change

cambiar de color to change color

la tienda ha cambiado de dueño the shop has changed hands

he cambiado de idea or opinión or parecer I've changed my mind

el avión cambió de rumbo the plane changed course

cambiar de marcha to change gear

no cambies de tema don't change the subject

cambió de canal he changed channel(s)

chaqueta

■ cambiarse

v pron

1 ( refl) (de ropa) to change, to get changed

2 ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change

¿te has cambiado los calcetines? have you changed your socks?

3 cambiarse POR algn to change places WITH sb

no me cambiaría por ella I wouldn't change places with her, I wouldn't trade ( AmE) o ( BrE) swap places with her ( colloq)

4 ( recípr) ‹estampas/sellos› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

nos hemos cambiado los relojes we've traded o swapped watches

5 cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio I changed places

cambiarse de casa to move house

cámbiate de camisa change your shirt

6 (CS) (mudarse de casa) to move

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cambiar ( conjugate cambiar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen/persona› to change

b) (de lugar, posición):

◊ cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase
c) ( reemplazar) ‹pieza/fecha/sábanas› to change;

◊ le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock;

cambiarle el nombre a algo to change the name of sth
d) ‹niño/bebé› to change

e) (Fin) to change;

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2 ( canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE);
cambiar algo por algo ‹sellos/estampas› to swap o (esp AmE) trade sth for sth;
‹ compra› to exchange o change sth for sth;
◊ ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? do you want me to swap o change places with you?

verbo intransitivo
a) [ciudad/persona] to change;

◊ cambiar para peor to change for the worse;

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking
b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change;

◊ cambiar de avión/tren to change planes/train

d) cambiar de algo ‹de tema/canal/color› to change sth;

◊ cambiar de idea to change one's mind;

cambiar de sentido to make (AmE) o (BrE) do a U-turn
cambiarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ( de ropa) to change, get changed

b) ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change;

cambiarse de algo ‹de camisa/zapatos› to change sth;
◊ me cambié de sitio I changed places;

cambiarse de casa to move house;
cámbiate de camisa change your shirt
c) cambiarse por algn to change places with sb

d) ( recípr) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

cambiar
I verbo transitivo
1 to change
2 (cromos, etc) to swap, (en un comercio) exchange
3 (un tipo de moneda por otro) to change
II verbo intransitivo to change
cambiar de casa, to move (house)
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
cambiar de sitio, to move
cambiar de trabajo, to get another job
cambiar de velocidad, to change gear
' cambiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bando
- camisa
- chaqueta
- desnaturalizar
- girar
- idea
- impresión
- infranqueable
- lucha
- parecer
- torna
- tornar
- trasladar
- volverse
- arrepentirse
- color
- lado
- lugar
- marcha
- mudar
- reubicar
- tema
- transformar
- tren
- variar
- voltear
- vuelta
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- abruptly
- alter
- anyhow
- change
- change around
- change over
- dead
- debate
- doctor
- frame
- gear
- hold
- into
- lighting
- mind
- modify
- move
- move about
- move around
- move on
- prerogative
- rearrange
- replace
- reverse
- shift
- shift about
- shift around
- stationary
- steadily
- subject
- swap
- swap for
- swap round
- swing
- switch
- switch over
- tack
- think
- tune
- vary
- barter
- break
- budge
- course
- disguise
- exchange
- get
- hand

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cambiar

♦ vt

1. [alterar, modificar] to change;

han cambiado la fecha de salida they've changed o altered the departure date;

quiere cambiar su imagen she wants to change her image;

el divorcio lo ha cambiado por completo the divorce has changed him completely, he has changed completely since the divorce;

cambió su sonrisa en llanto her smile turned to tears;

tus disculpas no cambian nada your apologies don't change anything

2. [trasladar] to move;

tenemos que cambiar las sillas de lugar we have to move the chairs;

cambiaron la sede central a Buenos Aires they moved their headquarters to Buenos Aires;

lo van a cambiar a otro colegio they're going to move him to another school

3. [reemplazar] [rueda, sábanas] to change;

tenemos que cambiar la lavadora we have to get a new washing machine;

tengo que cambiar el agua del acuario I have to change the water in the fish tank, I have to put some fresh water in the fish tank;

cambiar un artículo defectuoso to exchange a faulty item;

si no está satisfecho, lo puede cambiar if you're not satisfied with it, you can change it;

tuve que cambiarle una rueda al coche I had to change one of the wheels on the car;

cambiaré este tornillo por otro más largo I'll swap this screw for a longer one;

Comp
Fam
¡cambia el disco o [m5]rollo, que ya aburres! you're getting boring! can't you talk about anything else?

4. [intercambiar] to swap;

cambiar cromos/sellos to swap picture cards/stamps;

cambiar impresiones to compare notes, to exchange views;

cambiar algo por algo to exchange sth for sth;

cambié mi reloj por el suyo I swapped watches with him;

he cambiado mi turno con un compañero I swapped shifts with a colleague;

¿te importaría cambiarme el sitio? would you mind swapping o changing places with me?

5. [dinero] to change;

en aquel banco cambian dinero they change money at that bank;

¿me podría cambiar este billete en monedas, por favor? could you give me change for this note in coins, please?;

cambiar dólares en euros to change dollars into euros

6. [bebé] to change

♦ vi

1. [alterarse] to change;

ha cambiado mucho desde el accidente she has changed a lot since the accident;

la situación no ha cambiado mucho there has been little change in the situation;

algunas personas no cambian nunca some people never change;

ya crecerá y cambiará she'll change as she gets older;

cambiar a mejor/peor to change for the better/worse;

en ese caso, la cosa cambia that's different, that changes everything;

le ha cambiado la voz his voice has broken

2.
cambiar de to change;

cambiar de autobús/tren to change buses/trains;
Fig
cambiar de camisa/chaqueta to change one's shirt/jacket;

cambiar de canal [de TV] to turn over, to change channels;

cambiar de casa to move (house);

cambiar de color to change colour;

cambiar de dueño to change hands;

cambiar de idea/intención to change one's mind/plans;

cambiar de manos [dinero, vehículo] to change hands;

cambiar de ritmo to change pace;

cambiar de rumbo to change course;

cambiar de sexo to have a sex change;

cambiar de sitio to change place, to move;

cambiar de táctica to change one's tactics;

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

3. Aut [de marchas]
cambiar (de marcha) to change gear;

cambiar a segunda to change into second gear

4. Meteo to change, to shift;

el viento cambió the wind changed

♦ See also the pronominal verb cambiarse

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cambiar

I v/t change ( por for); compra exchange ( por for)

II v/i change;

cambiar de lugar change places;

cambiar de marcha AUTO shift gear, Br change gear;

cambiar de domicilio move house;

cambiar de tren change trains;

cambiar de coche get a new car;

cambiar de opinión o

parecer change one’s mind

* * *

cambiar vt

1) alterar, modificar: to change

2) : to exchange, to trade

cambiar vi

1) : to change

2)

cambiar de velocidad : to shift gears

♦ See also the reflexive verb cambiarse

* * *

cambiar vb

1. (en general) to change

ha cambiado el tiempo the weather has changed

si no te va bien, te lo cambiaremos if it doesn't fit, we'll change it

¿dónde puede cambiar las libras en euros? where can I change my pounds into euros?

2. to exchange / to swap [pt. & pp. swapped]

te cambio el libro por estos cromos I'll swap you the book for these picture cards

cambiar de casa to move house

han cambiado de piso they've moved flat

cambiar algo de sitio to move something

cambiar de opinión / parecer to change your mind

cambiar de trabajo to change jobs

Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar
73 cancelar

v.

1 to cancel.

Pedro canceló la otra deuda Peter canceled the other debt.

Ella canceló el acto de agresión She canceled=counteracted the act of...

Pedro canceló ayer Peter canceled=paid off yesterday.

Pedro canceló su membresía Peter canceled his membership.

María cancela sus malos pensamientos Mary canceled her bad thoughts.

2 to pay, to settle (deuda).

3 to pay off, to cancel.

* * *

cancelar

► verbo transitivo

1 (anular) to cancel

2 (saldar una deuda) to settle, pay

* * *

verb

1) to cancel

2) pay off

* * *

VT

1) [+ pedido, suscripción, tarjeta] to cancel; [+ cuenta bancaria] to close

2) [+ reunión, concierto, viaje, proyecto] to cancel

cancelaron el vuelo a causa de la nieve — they cancelled the flight because of the snow

3) [+ deuda] to pay off

tendré que ahorrar para cancelar el crédito — I'll have to save up to pay off my debt

4) LAm (=pagar) to pay, settle

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) <reunión/viaje/pedido> to cancel

2) < deuda> to settle, pay off; < cuenta> to pay

* * *

= cancel, kill, wipe out, waive, pull + the plug on, drive out, counteract, block off, write off, call off.

Ex. Pressing the RESET key cancels the insert mode.

Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.

Ex. When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.

Ex. However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.

Ex. The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.

Ex. Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.

Ex. A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.

Ex. They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.

Ex. The second training run for the marathon was called off because of poor weather conditions.

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* cancelar debido a la lluvia = rain out, wash out.

* cancelar por la lluvia = rain out, wash out.

* cancelar una reunión = call off + meeting.

* cancelar una suscripción = churn.

* sin cancelar = uncancelled.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) <reunión/viaje/pedido> to cancel

2) < deuda> to settle, pay off; < cuenta> to pay

* * *

= cancel, kill, wipe out, waive, pull + the plug on, drive out, counteract, block off, write off, call off.

Ex: Pressing the RESET key cancels the insert mode.

Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".

Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.

Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.

Ex: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.

Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.

Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.

Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.

Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.

Ex: The second training run for the marathon was called off because of poor weather conditions.

* cancelar debido a la lluvia = rain out, wash out.

* cancelar por la lluvia = rain out, wash out.

* cancelar una reunión = call off + meeting.

* cancelar una suscripción = churn.

* sin cancelar = uncancelled.

* * *

cancelar [A1 ]

vt

A (anular) ‹concierto/reunión› to cancel; ‹viaje/vuelo› to cancel; ‹pedido› to cancel

B (pagar)

1 ‹deuda› to settle, pay off; ‹cuenta› to pay

2 ( Chi) (en una tienda) to pay for

C ( Inf) to cancel

■ cancelar

vi

( Chi) to pay

* * *

cancelar ( conjugate cancelar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹reunión/viaje/pedido› to cancel

b) ‹ deuda› to settle, pay off;

‹ cuenta› to pay
cancelar verbo transitivo
1 (una cuenta, viaje, etc) to cancel
2 (una deuda) to pay off
3 (una puerta) to close off
' cancelar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
suspender
English:
annihilate
- cancel
- expunge
- pay off
- rain off
- redeem
- stop
- withdraw
- write off
- pay
- repay
- write

* * *

cancelar

♦ vt

1. [contrato, vuelo, reunión] to cancel

2. [deuda] to pay, to settle

3. Informát to cancel

4. Chile, Ven [compra] to pay for

♦ vi
Chile, Ven [pagar] to pay
* * *

cancelar

v/t

1 tb INFOR cancel

2 deuda, cuenta settle, pay

* * *

cancelar vt

1) : to cancel

2) : to pay off, to settle

* * *

cancelar vb

1. (suspender) to cancel [pt. & pp. cancelled]

hemos cancelado el viaje we've cancelled the trip

2. (saldar) to pay off [pt. & pp. paid] / to settle

canceló la deuda he settled his debt

Spanish-English dictionary > cancelar
74 capacitación

f.

1 training, capacitation.

2 enabling, qualification.

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capacitación

► nombre femenino

1 training

* * *

SF

1) (Educ)

conseguir la capacitación de piloto — to qualify as a pilot

2) (Jur) capacitation

* * *

femenino training

* * *

= training, capacity building.

Ex. The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.

Ex. Federal assistance programmes should follow the successes of the 1930s programmes, supporting infrastructure development through the encouragement of local capacity building.

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* escuela de capacitación = training school.

* programa de capacitación = training programme.

* * *

femenino training

* * *

= training, capacity building.

Ex: The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.

Ex: Federal assistance programmes should follow the successes of the 1930s programmes, supporting infrastructure development through the encouragement of local capacity building.

* escuela de capacitación = training school.

* programa de capacitación = training programme.

* * *

capacitación

feminine

training

* * *

capacitación sustantivo femenino training
' capacitación' also found in these entries:
English:
training
- untrained

* * *

capacitación nf

1. [habilitación] enabling, empowerment

2. [formación] training;

cursos de capacitación profesional professional training courses

* * *

capacitación

f training;

curso de capacitación training course

* * *

capacitación nf, pl - ciones : training

Spanish-English dictionary > capacitación
75 clasificación

f.

1 classification, bracket, sorting, categorization.

2 classified results.

3 league table, placing in league rank, placing.

4 classification, break-down, grading.

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clasificación

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) classification

2 (distribución) sorting, filing

3 DEPORTE league, table

4 (de discos) top twenty, hit parade

* * *

noun f.

1) classification

2) rating

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SF

1) (=categorización) classification

2) (=ordenación) [de documentos] classification; (Inform, Correos) sorting

3) (Náut) rating

4) [en torneo] qualification

5) (=lista) table, league

* * *

femenino

1) (de documentos, libros) classification; ( de cartas) sorting

2) ( de película -acción) classification; (- certificado)

¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? — what certificate has it got?

3) (de elemento, animal, planta) classification

4) (Dep)

a) ( para una etapa posterior) qualification

esta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final — this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finals

b) ( tabla) placings (pl); ( puesto) position, place

quinto en la clasificación final del rally — fifth in the final placings for the rally

obtuvo una buena clasificación — he finished among the leaders

* * *

= classification, map, mapping, ranking, sorting, subject cataloguing, rank order, league table, sift, scoreboard, scorecard, grading, leader board.

Ex. Classification, then, is the grouping of like objects.

Ex. A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.

Ex. Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.

Ex. Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex. Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.

Ex. This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.

Ex. This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.

Ex. In addition to producing these 'league tables' of microcomputer applications, Burton also indicated the applications software that libraries were using.

Ex. The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.

Ex. Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.

Ex. After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.

Ex. It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

Ex. Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.

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* clasificación abreviada = abridged classification.

* clasificación analítico-sintética = analytico-synthetic classification.

* clasificación automática = automatic classification.

* clasificación bibliográfica = bibliographic classification, library classification.

* Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC) = Bibliographic Classification (BC).

* clasificación cruzada = cross-classification.

* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC) = Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).

* Clasificación Decimal, la = Decimal Classification, the.

* Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU) = UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).

* clasificación de Dewey, la = Dewey scheme, the.

* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.

* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.

* clasificación del suelo = zoning.

* Clasificación de Ranganathan = Colon Classification (CC), Colon Classification Scheme.

* clasificación enumerativa = enumerative classification.

* clasificación específica = close classification, specific classification.

* clasificación facetada = faceted classification.

* clasificación general = broad classification, broad classification.

* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).

* clasificación monojerárquica = monohierarchical classification.

* clasificación por antigüedad = seniority ranking.

* clasificación por materia = subject classification.

* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.

* clasificación unidimensional = monodimensional classification.

* de clasificación = classificatory indicator, classificatory.

* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.

* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).

* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.

* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).

* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* paquete de clasificación = sort package.

* sistema de clasificación = classification scheme, scheme, classification system, classification schedules, grading system.

* sistema de clasificación analítico = analytical classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación de Bliss = Bliss classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación decimal = decimal classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).

* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado = dichotomized classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación enciclopédica = general classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación enumerativo = enumerative classification scheme, enumerative scheme.

* sistema de clasificación especializado = special classification scheme, special scheme.

* sistema de clasificación facetado = faceted classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme, general classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación jerárquico = hierarchical classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación lineal = linear classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación multidimensional = multidimensional classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.

* sistema de clasificación sintético = synthetic classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación universal = universal classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación verbal = verbal classification system.

* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.

* * *

femenino

1) (de documentos, libros) classification; ( de cartas) sorting

2) ( de película -acción) classification; (- certificado)

¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? — what certificate has it got?

3) (de elemento, animal, planta) classification

4) (Dep)

a) ( para una etapa posterior) qualification

esta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final — this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finals

b) ( tabla) placings (pl); ( puesto) position, place

quinto en la clasificación final del rally — fifth in the final placings for the rally

obtuvo una buena clasificación — he finished among the leaders

* * *

= classification, map, mapping, ranking, sorting, subject cataloguing, rank order, league table, sift, scoreboard, scorecard, grading, leader board.

Ex: Classification, then, is the grouping of like objects.

Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.

Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.

Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex: Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.

Ex: This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.

Ex: This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.

Ex: In addition to producing these 'league tables' of microcomputer applications, Burton also indicated the applications software that libraries were using.

Ex: The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.

Ex: Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.

Ex: After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.

Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

Ex: Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.

* clasificación abreviada = abridged classification.

* clasificación analítico-sintética = analytico-synthetic classification.

* clasificación automática = automatic classification.

* clasificación bibliográfica = bibliographic classification, library classification.

* Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC) = Bibliographic Classification (BC).

* clasificación cruzada = cross-classification.

* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC) = Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).

* Clasificación Decimal, la = Decimal Classification, the.

* Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU) = UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).

* clasificación de Dewey, la = Dewey scheme, the.

* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.

* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.

* clasificación del suelo = zoning.

* Clasificación de Ranganathan = Colon Classification (CC), Colon Classification Scheme.

* clasificación enumerativa = enumerative classification.

* clasificación específica = close classification, specific classification.

* clasificación facetada = faceted classification.

* clasificación general = broad classification, broad classification.

* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).

* clasificación monojerárquica = monohierarchical classification.

* clasificación por antigüedad = seniority ranking.

* clasificación por materia = subject classification.

* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.

* clasificación unidimensional = monodimensional classification.

* de clasificación = classificatory indicator, classificatory.

* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.

* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).

* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.

* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).

* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* paquete de clasificación = sort package.

* sistema de clasificación = classification scheme, scheme, classification system, classification schedules, grading system.

* sistema de clasificación analítico = analytical classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación de Bliss = Bliss classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación decimal = decimal classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).

* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado = dichotomized classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación enciclopédica = general classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación enumerativo = enumerative classification scheme, enumerative scheme.

* sistema de clasificación especializado = special classification scheme, special scheme.

* sistema de clasificación facetado = faceted classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme, general classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación jerárquico = hierarchical classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación lineal = linear classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación multidimensional = multidimensional classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.

* sistema de clasificación sintético = synthetic classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación universal = universal classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación verbal = verbal classification system.

* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.

* * *

clasificación

feminine

A (de documentos, libros) classification; (de cartas) sorting

el ordenador que hace la clasificación del correo the computer that sorts the mail

B (de una película — acción) classification

(— certificado): ¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? what certificate has it got?

C (de un elemento, una planta) classification

D ( Dep)

1 (para una etapa posterior) qualification

peligra nuestra clasificación para la final we are in danger of not making o of not qualifying for the final

esta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finals

2 (tabla) placings (pl); (puesto) position, place

quinto en la clasificación final del rally fifth in the final placings for the rally

* * *

clasificación sustantivo femenino
1 (de documentos, animales, plantas) classification;
( de cartas) sorting
2 ( de película) certificate
3
a) (Dep) ( para una etapa posterior) qualification;

◊ partido de clasificación qualifying match

b) ( tabla) placings (pl);

( puesto) position, place;
◊ quinto en la clasificación final del rally fifth in the final placings for the rally

clasificación sustantivo femenino
1 classification
2 Dep (lista) table: es el tercero en la clasificación mundial, he's ranked third in the world
(acción) qualification: la atleta española no ha conseguido su clasificación, the Spanish athlete has not qualified
' clasificación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encabezar
- escala
- juvenil
- cabeza
- descender
- escalar
- fase
- frente
- ocupar
- prueba
- puesto
English:
classification
- filing
- rating
- table
- preliminary
- qualification

* * *

clasificación nf

1. [ordenación] classification

Comp
Econ clasificación de solvencia credit rating
2. [de animal, planta] classification

3. [de película] classification

4. Dep [lista] [en liga] (league) Br table o US standings;
[en carrera, torneo] classification;
encabezar la clasificación [en liga] to be at the top of the league;
[en carrera, torneo] to lead the classification
Comp
clasificación combinada combined event;
clasificación por equipos team classification;

clasificación general (general) classification;

clasificación de la regularidad points classification

5. Dep [para competición] qualification;

no consiguieron lograr la clasificación para las semifinales they didn't manage to qualify for the semifinals

* * *

clasificación

f

1 DEP en competición qualification

2 de liga league table

3

:

hacer la clasificación de los documentos sort the documents out

* * *

clasificación nf, pl - ciones

1) : classification, sorting out

2) : rating

3) calificación: qualification (in competitions)

* * *

clasificación n

1. (en general) classification

la clasificación del reino animal the classification of the animal kingdom

2. (en deporte acción) qualifying

la fase de clasificación de la competición the qualifying stage of the competition

3. (en deporte ranking) ranking

Seles ocupa el primer lugar de la clasificación mundial Seles is first in the world ranking

¿quién es el líder de la clasificación de primera? who is top of the first division?

Spanish-English dictionary > clasificación
76 confusión

f.

1 confusion, mix-up, disorder, confusedness.

2 perplexity, bafflement, confusion, confusedness.

3 commotion, riot, clutter, hassle.

4 scene of confusion, shambles.

* * *

confusión

► nombre femenino

1 (desorden) confusion, chaos

2 (equivocación) mistake, confusion

3 (turbación) confusion, embarrassment

* * *

noun f.

confusion

* * *

SF

1) (=equivocación) confusion

lo que provocó la confusión — what caused the confusion

para evitar confusiones — to avoid confusion

ha habido una confusión en los nombres — there was a mix-up with the names, there was some confusion with the names

esta carta no es para mí, debe de tratarse de una confusión — this letter is not for me, there must be some mistake

• por confusión — by mistake

2) (=desconcierto) confusion

el terremoto produjo una gran confusión en las calles — the earthquake caused great confusion in the streets

tiene una gran confusión de ideas — his ideas are very confused

la recuerdo con bastante confusión — I have a hazy o vague memory of her

3) (=turbación)

sentí tal confusión que no pude ni dar las gracias — I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even say thank you

tantas alabanzas me produjeron una gran confusión — I found all that praise overwhelming

* * *

femenino

a) (desorden, caos) confusion

para mayor confusión — to add to the confusion

b) ( perplejidad) confusion

mis palabras aumentaron su confusión — what I said made him more confused

c) ( turbación) embarrassment

d) ( equivocación) confusion

hubo una confusión con la factura — there was a confusion over the invoice

se presta a confusión — it is open to misinterpretation

para que no haya más confusiones — to avoid any further confusion

* * *

= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.

Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.

Ex. In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.

Ex. You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.

Ex. SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.

Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.

Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.

Ex. China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.

Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex. Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.

Ex. A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.

Ex. The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.

Ex. Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.

Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.

Ex. We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.

Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.

Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex. The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.

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* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.

* confusión económica = economic turmoil.

* confusión histórica = historical confusion.

* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.

* estado de confusión = state of confusion.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* que induce a confusión = confounding.

* * *

femenino

a) (desorden, caos) confusion

para mayor confusión — to add to the confusion

b) ( perplejidad) confusion

mis palabras aumentaron su confusión — what I said made him more confused

c) ( turbación) embarrassment

d) ( equivocación) confusion

hubo una confusión con la factura — there was a confusion over the invoice

se presta a confusión — it is open to misinterpretation

para que no haya más confusiones — to avoid any further confusion

* * *

= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.

Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.

Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.

Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.

Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.

Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.

Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.

Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.

Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.

Ex: Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.

Ex: A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.

Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.

Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.

Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.

Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.

Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.

Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.

Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.

Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex: The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.

* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.

* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.

* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.

* confusión económica = economic turmoil.

* confusión histórica = historical confusion.

* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.

* estado de confusión = state of confusion.

* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.

* que induce a confusión = confounding.

* * *

confusión

feminine

1 (perplejidad) confusion

para mayor confusión se llaman igual to add to the confusion o to confuse things even more o to make things even more confusing, they have the same name

2 (desorden, caos) confusion

3 (turbación) embarrassment

su inesperada declaración de amor la llenó de confusión his unexpected declaration of love filled her with embarrassment o confusion o threw her into confusion

tanta amabilidad me produjo una gran confusión I was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness

4 (equivocación) confusion

lamentamos la confusión que hubo con la factura we regret the confusion over the invoice

sus comentarios se prestan a confusión his comments are open to misinterpretation

para que no haya más confusiones to avoid any further confusion o any more mix-ups

* * *

confusión sustantivo femenino
a) ( en general) confusion;

◊ para que no haya confusiones to avoid any confusion

b) ( turbación) embarrassment, confusion

confusión sustantivo femenino
1 (desorden) confusion
2 (error) mistake
' confusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdimiento
- barullo
- belén
- desbarajuste
- desconcierto
- desorientación
- embrollo
- folclore
- follón
- obnubilar
- ofuscación
- para
- prestarse
- torre
- turbación
- aquél
- armar
- bochinche
- convulsionar
- desorden
- ése
- éste
- grado
- jaleo
- lío
- mareo
- medio
- sólo
- turbar
English:
brainstorm
- confusion
- disarray
- foul up
- haziness
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- quagmire
- rush
- scramble
- shambles
- start
- turmoil
- welter
- add
- disorder
- havoc
- mix
- straighten

* * *

confusión nf

1. [desorden, lío] confusion;

la confusión aumentó con la llegada del cantante the singer's arrival added to the confusion;

los ladrones actuaron aprovechando la confusión the thieves took advantage of the confusion;

hubo una gran confusión there was great confusion;

en su habitación reina la confusión her room is in chaos;

existe cierta confusión acerca de lo que realmente quiso decir there is some confusion as to what he really meant

2. [desconcierto]
la noticia me llenó de confusión I was disconcerted by the news

3. [error] mix-up;

ha habido una confusión there has been a bit of a mix-up;

esa frase puede llevar a confusión that phrase could lead to confusion o be misinterpreted

* * *

confusión

f confusion

* * *

confusión nf, pl - siones : confusion

* * *

confusión n

1. (falta de claridad) confusion

la falta de indicaciones creó confusión the lack of signs caused confusion

2. (equivocación) mistake

me pidió disculpas por la confusión she apologized for the mistake

Spanish-English dictionary > confusión
77 consejo asesor

m.

advisory council.

* * *

(n.) = board of trustees, trustee board

Ex. At the last meeting of the board of trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.

Ex. This article highlights the general duties and responsibilities of library trustee boards as outlined by statute.

* * *

(n.) = board of trustees, trustee board

Ex: At the last meeting of the board of trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.

Ex: This article highlights the general duties and responsibilities of library trustee boards as outlined by statute.

Spanish-English dictionary > consejo asesor
78 consejo de administración

consejo de administración

(grupo) board of directors 2 (reunión) board meeting

* * *

board of directors

* * *

(n.) = board of trustees, trustees, directorate, trust, trustee board, board of directors

Ex. At the last meeting of the board of trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.

Ex. Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.

Ex. The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat.

Ex. In 1974 the Museum trust was funded to preserve local industrial and social heritage, including the library.

Ex. This article highlights the general duties and responsibilities of library trustee boards as outlined by statute.

Ex. Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance.

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board of directors

* * *

(n.) = board of trustees, trustees, directorate, trust, trustee board, board of directors

Ex: At the last meeting of the board of trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.

Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.

Ex: The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat.

Ex: In 1974 the Museum trust was funded to preserve local industrial and social heritage, including the library.

Ex: This article highlights the general duties and responsibilities of library trustee boards as outlined by statute.

Ex: Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance.

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consejo de administración

board of directors

Spanish-English dictionary > consejo de administración
79 crear

v.

1 to create.

me crea muchos problemas it gives me a lot of trouble, it causes me a lot of problems

Picasso creó escuela Picasso's works have had a seminal influence

Ricardo crea obras de arte Richard creates works of art.

Ellas crean criaturas raras They create weird creatures.

2 to invent.

3 to found.

4 to make, to make up.

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crear

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to create

■ crear problemas to create problems

2 (fundar) to found, establish; (partido) to set up

3 (inventar) to invent

► verbo pronominal crearse

1 to make, make for oneself

■ crearse enemigos to make enemies for oneself

2 (imaginarse) to imagine

* * *

verb

1) to create

2) originate

* * *

VT

1) (=hacer, producir) [+ obra, objeto, empleo] to create

el hombre fue creado a imagen de Dios — man was created in the image of God

crearon una ciudad de la nada — they created a city out of nothing

2) (=establecer) [+ comisión, comité, fondo, negocio, sistema] to set up; [+ asociación, cooperativa] to form, set up; [+ cargo, puesto] to create; [+ movimiento, organización] to create, establish, found

¿qué se necesita para crear una empresa? — what do you need in order to set up o start a business?

esta organización se creó para defender los derechos humanos — this organization was created o established o founded to defend human rights

aspiraban a crear un estado independiente — they aimed to create o establish o found an independent state

3) (=dar lugar a) [+ condiciones, clima, ambiente] to create; [+ problemas] to cause, create; [+ expectativas] to raise

el bloqueo ha creado una situación insostenible — the blockade has created an untenable situation

el vacío creado por su muerte — the gap left o created by her death

la nicotina crea adicción — nicotine is addictive

4) liter (=nombrar) to make, appoint

fue creado papa — he was made pope

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <obra/modelo/tendencia> to create, < producto> to develop

b) < sistema> to create, establish, set up; < institución> to set up, create; <comisión/fondo> to set up; < empleo> to create; < ciudad> to build

2) <dificultades/problemas> to cause, create; <ambiente/clima> to create; <fama/prestigio> to bring; < reputación> to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades — his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas — I don't want to raise false hopes
2.
crearse v pron < problema> to create... for oneself

* * *

= design (for/to), construct, create, engender, establish, fashion, forge, form, invent, set up, compose, originate, bring into + being, mint, found, institute, come into + existence, mother, come up with.

Ex. In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.

Ex. The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.

Ex. National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex. In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.

Ex. The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

Ex. The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.

Ex. Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.

Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex. There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.

Ex. In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.

Ex. MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.

Ex. The article 'The newly minted MLS: what do we need to know today?' describes the skills which, ideally, every US library school graduate should possess at the end of the 1990s.

Ex. The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

Ex. The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

Ex. Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.

Ex. Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.

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'.

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* crear adicción = be addictive.

* crear alianzas = form + alliances, make + alliances.

* crear apoyo = build + support.

* crear canales para = establish + channels for.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* crear consenso = forge + consensus.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* crear desconfianza = create + distrust.

* crear desesperación = yield + despair.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* crear interés = build + interest.

* crear la ilusión = generate + illusion.

* crear lazos = build up + links.

* crear lazos afectivos = bond.

* crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* crear prototipos = prototype.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* crearse = build up, hew.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* crear servidor web = put up + web site.

* crearse una identidad = forge + identity.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crear una alianza = forge + alliance.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* crear una coalición = forge + coalition.

* crear una colección = build + collection.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* crear una ilusión = create + illusion.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image, summon up + image.

* crear una injusticia = create + injustice.

* crear una marca de identidad = branding.

* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.

* crear una preocupación = create + concern.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* crear un clima = promote + climate.

* crear un comité = set up + committee.

* crear un entorno = create + an environment.

* crear un equilibrio = establish + a balance.

* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.

* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* crear un índice = generate + index.

* crear un mercado para = produce + a market for.

* crear un perfil = compile + profile, formulate + profile.

* crear un servidor web = open up + web site.

* crear vínculos = build up + links.

* crear vínculos afectivos = bond.

* oposición + crear = opposition + line up.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <obra/modelo/tendencia> to create, < producto> to develop

b) < sistema> to create, establish, set up; < institución> to set up, create; <comisión/fondo> to set up; < empleo> to create; < ciudad> to build

2) <dificultades/problemas> to cause, create; <ambiente/clima> to create; <fama/prestigio> to bring; < reputación> to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades — his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas — I don't want to raise false hopes
2.
crearse v pron < problema> to create... for oneself

* * *

= design (for/to), construct, create, engender, establish, fashion, forge, form, invent, set up, compose, originate, bring into + being, mint, found, institute, come into + existence, mother, come up with.

Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.

Ex: The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.

Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex: In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.

Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.

Ex: Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.

Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.

Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.

Ex: In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.

Ex: MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.

Ex: The article 'The newly minted MLS: what do we need to know today?' describes the skills which, ideally, every US library school graduate should possess at the end of the 1990s.

Ex: The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

Ex: Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.

Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.

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'.

* crear adicción = be addictive.

* crear alianzas = form + alliances, make + alliances.

* crear apoyo = build + support.

* crear canales para = establish + channels for.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* crear consenso = forge + consensus.

* crear demanda = make + demand.

* crear de nuevo = recreate [re-create].

* crear desconfianza = create + distrust.

* crear desesperación = yield + despair.

* crear falsas ilusiones = create + false illusions.

* crear interés = build + interest.

* crear la ilusión = generate + illusion.

* crear lazos = build up + links.

* crear lazos afectivos = bond.

* crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.

* crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.

* crear prototipos = prototype.

* crear relaciones = structure + relationships.

* crearse = build up, hew.

* crearse el prestigio de ser = establish + a record as.

* crear servidor web = put up + web site.

* crearse una identidad = forge + identity.

* crearse una vida = build + life.

* crear una alianza = forge + alliance.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* crear una buena impresión en = make + a good impression on.

* crear una coalición = forge + coalition.

* crear una colección = build + collection.

* crear un acuerdo = work out + agreement.

* crear una familia = have + a family.

* crear una ilusión = create + illusion.

* crear una imagen = build + an image, create + image, summon up + image.

* crear una injusticia = create + injustice.

* crear una marca de identidad = branding.

* crear una ocasión = create + opportunity.

* crear una preocupación = create + concern.

* crear una situación = create + a situation.

* crear un clima = promote + climate.

* crear un comité = set up + committee.

* crear un entorno = create + an environment.

* crear un equilibrio = establish + a balance.

* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.

* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* crear un índice = generate + index.

* crear un mercado para = produce + a market for.

* crear un perfil = compile + profile, formulate + profile.

* crear un servidor web = open up + web site.

* crear vínculos = build up + links.

* crear vínculos afectivos = bond.

* oposición + crear = opposition + line up.

* que crea adicción = addictive.

* que crea hábito = addictive.

* volver a crear = recreate [re-create].

* * *

crear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹obra/modelo› to create; ‹tendencia› to create

crear una nueva imagen para el producto to create a new image for the product

crearon un producto revolucionario they developed o created a revolutionary product

2 ‹sistema› to create, establish, set up; ‹institución› to set up, create; ‹comisión/fondo› to set up; ‹empleo› to create

crearon una ciudad en pleno desierto they built a city in the middle of the desert

B ‹dificultades/problemas› to cause, create; ‹ambiente/clima› to create; ‹fama/prestigio› to bring; ‹reputación› to earn

su arrogancia le creó muchas enemistades his arrogance made him many enemies

no quiero crear falsas expectativas en mis alumnos I don't want to raise false hopes among my students, I don't want to give my students false hopes

se crea muchas dificultades he creates o makes a lot of problems for himself

¿para qué te creas más trabajo? why make more work for yourself?

será difícil llenar el vacío creado con su desaparición it will be difficult to fill the gap left by his death

* * *

crear ( conjugate crear) verbo transitivo
to create;
‹ producto› to develop;
‹institución/comisión/fondo› to set up;
‹fama/prestigio› to bring;
‹ reputación› to earn;
◊ crea muchos problemas it causes o creates a lot of problems;

no quiero crear falsas expectativas I don't want to raise false hopes
crearse verbo pronominal ‹ problema› to create … for oneself;

‹ enemigos› to make
crear verbo transitivo to create
' crear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
falsificar
- hacer
- ilusionar
- infundio
- rompecabezas
- constituir
- formar
- meter
English:
boat
- bonding
- create
- fashion
- never-never land
- rapport
- stage
- afoot
- develop
- devise
- disrupt
- establish
- illusion
- set
- you

* * *

crear

♦ vt

1. [hacer, producir, originar] to create;

crear empleo/riqueza to create jobs/wealth;

han creado un nuevo ministerio para él they have created a new ministry for him;

me crea muchos problemas it gives me a lot of trouble, it causes me a lot of problems;

Picasso creó escuela Picasso's works have had a seminal influence

2. [inventar] to invent;
[poema, sinfonía] to compose, to write; [cuadro] to paint
3. [fundar] to found

♦ See also the pronominal verb crearse

* * *

crear

v/t create; empresa set up

* * *

crear vt

1) : to create, to cause

2) : to originate

* * *

crear vb

1. (en general) to create

las esculturas que el artista ha creado en los últimos años the sculptures created by the artist during the last few years

crearon 250 puestos de trabajo they created 250 jobs

2. (comité, empresa, etc) to set up

están estudiando la posibilidad de crear una empresa they're considering setting up a company

Spanish-English dictionary > crear
80 cuidador

adj.

careful, cautious, caring.

m.

1 guard, keeper.

2 caregiver, adult in charge of an infant.

3 caretaker, care giver, custodian, care worker.

* * *

cuidador

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 keeper

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cuidador,-ra de perros dog handler

* * *

cuidador, -a
SM / F
1) [de niños] childminder; [de enfermos] carer

2) [de caballos] trainer; [de zoo] keeper, zookeeper; [de terreno] caretaker

3) (Boxeo) second

* * *

- dora masculino, femenino ( de niños) baby sitter (AmE), childminder (BrE); ( de animales) zookeeper; ( de coches) attendant

* * *

= caregiver, sitter, carer, minder, home help, caretaker.

Ex. These are reference materials that may be useful to librarians who serve practitioners, researchers, caregivers, interested non-professionals and the elderly who wish to learn about the psychology of adult development and aging.

Ex. One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.

Ex. The poverty of the majority of social workers' clients -- who are either women at home with dependent children, or single parents, or the elderly, or carers -- is increasing in absolute terms.

Ex. Education for librarianship should concern itself with encouraging self-reliance and sustained questioning rather than training servile machine minders.

Ex. A library service for home helps and their pensioner clients has been set up.

Ex. Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.

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* cuidador de animales de parque zoológico = zookeeper.

* cuidador de niños = childminder.

* cuidadores = care staff.

* * *

- dora masculino, femenino ( de niños) baby sitter (AmE), childminder (BrE); ( de animales) zookeeper; ( de coches) attendant

* * *

= caregiver, sitter, carer, minder, home help, caretaker.

Ex: These are reference materials that may be useful to librarians who serve practitioners, researchers, caregivers, interested non-professionals and the elderly who wish to learn about the psychology of adult development and aging.

Ex: One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.

Ex: The poverty of the majority of social workers' clients -- who are either women at home with dependent children, or single parents, or the elderly, or carers -- is increasing in absolute terms.

Ex: Education for librarianship should concern itself with encouraging self-reliance and sustained questioning rather than training servile machine minders.

Ex: A library service for home helps and their pensioner clients has been set up.

Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.

* cuidador de animales de parque zoológico = zookeeper.

* cuidador de niños = childminder.

* cuidadores = care staff.

* * *

cuidador - dora

masculine, feminine

1 (de niños) childminder (de enfermos, discapacitados) carer

2 (de coches) attendant

3 (de terreno) caretaker

* * *

cuidador
◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de niños) baby sitter (AmE), childminder (BrE);

( de animales) zookeeper;
(Esp) ( de discapacitados) carer
' cuidador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casero
English:
carer
- keeper

* * *

cuidador, -ora nm,f

1. [de anciano] carer;
[de niño] childminder;
el cuidador de los monos the person who looks after the monkeys

2. [de parque] attendant

3. Dep trainer

* * *

cuidador

m

1 de niños childminder; de ancianos carer

2 de animales keeper

Spanish-English dictionary > cuidador

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