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  • 21 comenzar

    v.
    to start, to begin.
    comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…
    comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do something
    comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing something
    “hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”
    el partido comenzó tarde the game started late
    La fiesta empezó tarde The party began late.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ EMPEZAR], like link=empezar empezar
    1 to begin, start
    1 to begin, start
    ■ comenzó a reír he began to laugh, he began laughing
    \
    comenzar con to begin with
    comenzar + gerund to start by + gerund
    ■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...
    comenzar por + inf to begin by +-ing
    ■ comenzó por decir que... he began by saying that...
    comenzar por el principio to begin at the beginning, start at the beginning
    ————————
    to start by + gerund
    ■ comenzó explicando... he started by explaining...
    * * *
    verb
    to begin, start
    * * *
    1.
    VT to begin, start, commence frm

    comenzamos el rodaje ayer — we began o started o commenced frm filming yesterday

    comenzó la charla con un agradecimiento — she began o started the talk with a word of thanks

    2.
    VI [proyecto, campaña, historia, proceso] to begin, start

    ¿puedo comenzar? — may I start o begin?, can I start o begin?

    comenzó a los diez años haciendo recados — he began o started at the age of ten as a messenger boy

    al comenzar el año — at the start o beginning of the year

    • comenzar a hacer algo — to start o begin doing sth, start o begin to do sth

    la nieve comenzó a caer de nuevo — the snow started falling again, the snow began to fall again

    comencé a trabajar a los dieciocho años — I started o began working at eighteen

    • comenzar con algo, la película comienza con una pelea — the film starts o begins with a fight

    • para comenzar — to start with

    para comenzar, una sopa de verduras — to start with, vegetable soup

    • comenzar por, no sé por dónde comenzar — I don't know where to start o begin

    comenzó por agradecernos nuestra presencia — she started o began by thanking us for coming

    para sentirte mejor, comienza por comer bien — in order to feel better, start by eating well

    todos sois culpables, comenzando por ti — you're all guilty, starting with you

    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)
    2.
    comenzar vi to begin

    comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

    comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

    comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

    * * *
    = begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.
    Ex. This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.
    Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex. 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
    Ex. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
    Ex. The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.
    Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
    Ex. If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.
    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. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.
    Ex. One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.
    Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.
    Ex. The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.
    Ex. The article 'ALA campaign takes flight

    the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.

    Ex. The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.
    Ex. CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.
    Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
    Ex. Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
    Ex. Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
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    * al comenzar = at startup.
    * comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.
    * comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.
    * comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.
    * comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.
    * comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.
    * comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.
    * comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.
    * comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.
    * comenzar desde = set out from.
    * comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.
    * comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.
    * comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.
    * comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar pronto = make + an early start.
    * comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.
    * comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
    * para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to begin, commence (frml)
    2.
    comenzar vi to begin

    comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

    comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

    comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

    * * *
    = begin, commence, get + started, launch, set about + Gerundio, start, start off, start out, start + Posesivo + life, curtain + rise, enter, kick off, set out, take + flight, get + Nombre + underway, be scheduled to start, get + Posesivo + feet wet, set in, cut + Posesivo + spurs.

    Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

    Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
    Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
    Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.
    Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
    Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.
    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: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.
    Ex: One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.
    Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.
    Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.
    Ex: The article 'ALA campaign takes flight \@ the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.
    Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.
    Ex: CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.
    Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
    Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
    Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
    * al comenzar = at startup.
    * comenzar a = be on + Posesivo + way to.
    * comenzar a arder = catch on + fire.
    * comenzar Algo = get + Nombre + started.
    * comenzar Algo con buen pie = start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
    * comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.
    * comenzar a pensar en = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * comenzar a reír = break into + laugh.
    * comenzar bien = get off to + a (good/great) start, make + a good start.
    * comenzar con buen pie = start + Nombre + on the right footing.
    * comenzar de cero = begin + from scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar de nuevo = start + all over again, recommence, make + a new start, start over, make + a fresh start.
    * comenzar desde = set out from.
    * comenzar desde cero = start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.
    * comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * comenzar muy rápido = be off to a fast start.
    * comenzar partiendo de cero = build + from scratch.
    * comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.
    * comenzar pronto = make + an early start.
    * comenzar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * comenzar temprano = get off to + an early start.
    * comenzar una nueva vida = make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
    * para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

    * * *
    comenzar [A6 ]
    vt
    to begin, commence ( frml)
    ■ comenzar
    vi
    to begin
    al comenzar el día at the beginning of the day
    comenzaré contigo I will begin o start with you
    comenzar + GER to begin BY -ING
    comenzó diciendo que … she began o ( frml) commenced by saying that …
    comenzar A + INF:
    comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire, they opened fire
    comenzar POR algo to begin WITH sth
    comencemos por la catedral let us begin with the cathedral
    comenzar POR + INF to begin BY -ING
    comenzaron por amenazarme they began by threatening me
    * * *

     

    comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo
    to begin, commence (frml)
    verbo intransitivo
    to begin;

    comenzar haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
    comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
    comenzaron a disparar they started firing o to fire;
    comenzar por algo to begin with sth
    comenzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to begin, start
    (a realizar una acción) comenzó a decir barbaridades, he started talking nonsense
    (una serie de acciones) comenzamos por mostrar nuestro desacuerdo, we started by showing our disagreement ➣ Ver nota en begin y start

    ' comenzar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    balbucear
    - desencadenarse
    - despuntar
    - entrar
    - iniciarse
    - comience
    English:
    afresh
    - begin
    - come on
    - commence
    - dawn
    - emigrate
    - foot
    - go-ahead
    - open
    - set in
    - start
    - start off
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to start, to begin;
    comenzar diciendo que… to start o begin by saying that…
    ♦ vi
    to start, to begin;
    comenzar a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
    comenzar por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
    “hiena” comienza por hache “hyena” starts with an “h”;
    el partido comenzó tarde the game started late
    * * *
    v/t begin
    * * *
    comenzar {29} v
    empezar: to begin, to start
    * * *
    comenzar vb to start / to begin [pt. began; pp. begun]

    Spanish-English dictionary > comenzar

  • 22 confuso

    adj.
    1 confused, addled, bewildered, muddle-headed.
    2 confusing, perplexing, tangled, confusional.
    3 confused, blurry, blurred, obscure.
    4 confused, cluttered, disordered, mixed-up.
    * * *
    1 (ideas) confused
    2 (estilo etc) obscure, confused
    3 (recuerdos, formas) vague, blurred
    4 (mezclado) mixed up
    5 figurado (turbado) confused, embarrassed
    * * *
    (f. - confusa)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=poco claro) [ideas, noticias] confused; [recuerdo] hazy; [ruido] indistinct; [imagen] blurred

    tiene las ideas muy confusas — he has very confused ideas, his ideas are very mixed up

    2) (=desconcertado) confused

    no sé qué decir, estoy confuso — I don't know what to say, I'm overwhelmed

    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confused
    b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused
    * * *
    = confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.
    Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
    Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
    Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex. This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.
    Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
    Ex. At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.
    Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
    Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
    Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.
    Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
    Ex. She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.
    Ex. Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.
    Ex. The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.
    Ex. Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.
    Ex. Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.
    Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
    Ex. On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.
    Ex. The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.
    Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.
    Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.
    Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
    Ex. They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.
    Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
    Ex. Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.
    Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.
    Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
    Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
    Ex. I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
    Ex. This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
    Ex. Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.
    ----
    * de manera confusa = hazily.
    * estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.
    * masa confusa = mush.
    * resultar confuso = prove + confusing.
    * sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * todo confuso = in a state of disarray.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confused
    b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused
    * * *
    = confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.

    Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.

    Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
    Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
    Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.
    Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
    Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.
    Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
    Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
    Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.
    Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
    Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.
    Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.
    Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.
    Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.
    Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.
    Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
    Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.
    Ex: The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.
    Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.
    Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.
    Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
    Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.
    Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
    Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.
    Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.
    Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
    Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
    Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
    Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
    Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.
    * de manera confusa = hazily.
    * estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.
    * masa confusa = mush.
    * resultar confuso = prove + confusing.
    * sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.
    * ser confuso = be deceiving.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * todo confuso = in a state of disarray.

    * * *
    confuso -sa
    1 ‹idea/texto› confused; ‹recuerdo› confused, hazy; ‹imagen› blurred, hazy
    dio una explicación muy confusa he gave a very confused explanation
    las noticias son confusas reports are confused
    2 (turbado) embarrassed, confused
    * * *

     

    confuso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    a) ‹idea/texto/explicación› confused;

    ‹ recuerdo› confused, hazy;
    ‹ imagen› blurred, hazy;
    ‹ información› confused

    confuso,-a adjetivo
    1 (idea, argumento, etc) confused, unclear
    2 (desconcertado) confused, perplexed
    ' confuso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    confusa
    - apabullar
    - despistado
    - enmarañado
    English:
    confused
    - confusing
    - flounder
    - fuzzy
    - garbled
    - indistinct
    - mixed-up
    - muddy
    - spin
    - unclear
    - foggy
    - hazy
    - muddled
    * * *
    confuso, -a adj
    1. [poco claro] [clamor, griterío] confused;
    [contorno, forma, imagen] blurred; [explicación] confused
    2. [turbado] confused, bewildered;
    estar confuso to be confused o bewildered
    * * *
    adj confused
    * * *
    confuso, -sa adj
    1) : confused, mixed-up
    2) : obscure, indistinct
    * * *
    confuso adj
    1. (persona) confused
    2. (instrucciones, explicación, etc) confused / confusing

    Spanish-English dictionary > confuso

  • 23 creación

    f.
    creation, formation, generation.
    * * *
    1 (gen) creation
    2 (fundación) foundation, establishment, setting up
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acción)
    a) [de obra, objeto, empleo, ambiente] creation
    b) [de empresa, asociación]
    2) (=cosa creada) creation
    3)

    la Creación — (Rel) the Creation

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( acción) creation
    b) ( cosa creada) creation
    2) (Relig) la Creación the Creation
    * * *
    = assignment, authoring, building, construction, creation, establishment, formation, foundation, generation, provision, setting up, organisation [organization, -USA], brain child [brainchild], constitution, fashioning, crafting, oeuvre, set-up.
    Ex. Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.
    Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
    Ex. Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.
    Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.
    Ex. Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.
    Ex. In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.
    Ex. In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
    Ex. Information retrieval follows from the generation of an index.
    Ex. Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
    Ex. This contribution outlines the setting up of the systems, its benefits and problems encountered.
    Ex. This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.
    Ex. This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.
    Ex. The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.
    Ex. The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.
    Ex. This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
    Ex. For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.
    Ex. Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
    ----
    * artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.
    * compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].
    * creación artística = art work.
    * creación artística barata = kitsch.
    * creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.
    * creación de categorías = categorisation [categorization, -USA].
    * creación de coaliciones = coalition building.
    * creación de conglomerados = conglomeration.
    * creación de depósitos de datos = data warehousing.
    * creación de documentos secundarios = surrogacy.
    * creación de empleo = job creation.
    * creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging.
    * creación de impedimentos = fence building.
    * creación de las montañas = mountain-building.
    * creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.
    * creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].
    * creación de los índices de un libro = back-of-the-book indexing, back-of-book indexing.
    * creación de modelos = modelling [modeling, -USA].
    * creación de obstáculos = fence building.
    * creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.
    * creación de prototipos = prototyping.
    * creación de referencias cruzadas = cross-referencing.
    * creación de réplicas en Internet = mirroring.
    * creación de servidor copia = site mirroring.
    * creación de servidor espejo = site mirroring.
    * creación de servidor réplica = site mirroring.
    * creación de sitio espejo = site mirroring.
    * creación de sustitutos documentales = surrogacy.
    * creación divina = divine creation.
    * creación rápida de prototipos = rapid prototyping.
    * de creación = authorial.
    * de reciente creación = newly developed [newly-developed].
    * empresa de nueva creación = this sort of thing, startup [start-up].
    * investigación para la creación de innovaciones = innovation research.
    * milagro de la creación, el = miracle of creation, the.
    * obra de creación literaria = fiction book.
    * obra de creación original = creative work.
    * obras de creación literaria = fiction.
    * tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging technology.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( acción) creation
    b) ( cosa creada) creation
    2) (Relig) la Creación the Creation
    * * *
    = assignment, authoring, building, construction, creation, establishment, formation, foundation, generation, provision, setting up, organisation [organization, -USA], brain child [brainchild], constitution, fashioning, crafting, oeuvre, set-up.

    Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.

    Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
    Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.
    Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.
    Ex: Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.
    Ex: In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.
    Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
    Ex: Information retrieval follows from the generation of an index.
    Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
    Ex: This contribution outlines the setting up of the systems, its benefits and problems encountered.
    Ex: This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.
    Ex: This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.
    Ex: The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.
    Ex: The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.
    Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
    Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.
    Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
    * artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.
    * compañía de nueva creación = startup [start-up].
    * creación artística = art work.
    * creación artística barata = kitsch.
    * creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.
    * creación de categorías = categorisation [categorization, -USA].
    * creación de coaliciones = coalition building.
    * creación de conglomerados = conglomeration.
    * creación de depósitos de datos = data warehousing.
    * creación de documentos secundarios = surrogacy.
    * creación de empleo = job creation.
    * creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging.
    * creación de impedimentos = fence building.
    * creación de las montañas = mountain-building.
    * creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.
    * creación de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].
    * creación de los índices de un libro = back-of-the-book indexing, back-of-book indexing.
    * creación de modelos = modelling [modeling, -USA].
    * creación de obstáculos = fence building.
    * creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.
    * creación de prototipos = prototyping.
    * creación de referencias cruzadas = cross-referencing.
    * creación de réplicas en Internet = mirroring.
    * creación de servidor copia = site mirroring.
    * creación de servidor espejo = site mirroring.
    * creación de servidor réplica = site mirroring.
    * creación de sitio espejo = site mirroring.
    * creación de sustitutos documentales = surrogacy.
    * creación divina = divine creation.
    * creación rápida de prototipos = rapid prototyping.
    * de creación = authorial.
    * de reciente creación = newly developed [newly-developed].
    * empresa de nueva creación = this sort of thing, startup [start-up].
    * investigación para la creación de innovaciones = innovation research.
    * milagro de la creación, el = miracle of creation, the.
    * obra de creación literaria = fiction book.
    * obra de creación original = creative work.
    * obras de creación literaria = fiction.
    * tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales = digital imaging technology.

    * * *
    A
    1 (acción) creation
    la posibilidad de la creación de un organismo que … the possibility of setting up o creating a body which …
    la creación de 500 nuevos puestos de trabajo the creation of 500 new jobs
    la creación de un sistema más equitativo the creation o establishment of a fairer system
    un siglo de espléndida creación literaria y artística a century of outstanding creative activity, both literary and artistic
    2 (cosa creada) creation
    una de las grandes creaciones literarias de nuestro tiempo one of the great literary creations o works of our time
    una creación de un famoso modisto francés a creation by a famous French designer
    B ( Relig)
    la Creación the Creation
    * * *

     

    creación sustantivo femenino

    b) (Relig)


    creación sustantivo femenino creation
    ' creación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dudosa
    - dudoso
    - invención
    - empleo
    - engendro
    - obra
    English:
    brainchild
    - creation
    - making
    - brain
    - development
    - establishment
    - job
    * * *
    1. [acción] creation;
    la creación de empleo job creation;
    la creación de riqueza the creation of wealth;
    la creación artística artistic creativity;
    creación literaria [materia] creative writing;
    su objetivo es la creación a largo plazo de una sociedad más justa their long-term aim is to create a fairer society
    2. [resultado] creation;
    una de las últimas creaciones del escultor belga one of the Belgian sculptor's latest creations
    3.
    la Creación [el mundo] Creation
    * * *
    f creation
    * * *
    creación nf, pl - ciones : creation
    * * *
    creación n creation

    Spanish-English dictionary > creación

  • 24 dar una idea de

    (v.) = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of
    Ex. I have I hope given you a feel for the current thinking on university library building in the UK.
    Ex. The article 'Cross age tutoring works wonders' describes the development of that project, the basic tutoring session and gives an indication of the project's success.
    Ex. Close attention to the role of the computer specialist provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.
    Ex. The physical representation of data on disks is a complicated subject and the foregoing discussion gives but a flavour of the various techniques.
    Ex. His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
    Ex. This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.
    Ex. The 1981 census data was used as a rough guide to give a picture of the area and to compile graphs from these statistics.
    Ex. His plenary address gave an insight into government thinking on library and information policy.
    Ex. This collection of essays gives some inkling of where the early 1990s have left Bach study.
    * * *
    (v.) = give + a feel for, give + indication, provide + a glimpse of, give + a flavour of, be indicative of, provide + insight into, give + a picture, give + an insight into, give + an inkling of

    Ex: I have I hope given you a feel for the current thinking on university library building in the UK.

    Ex: The article 'Cross age tutoring works wonders' describes the development of that project, the basic tutoring session and gives an indication of the project's success.
    Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.
    Ex: The physical representation of data on disks is a complicated subject and the foregoing discussion gives but a flavour of the various techniques.
    Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
    Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.
    Ex: The 1981 census data was used as a rough guide to give a picture of the area and to compile graphs from these statistics.
    Ex: His plenary address gave an insight into government thinking on library and information policy.
    Ex: This collection of essays gives some inkling of where the early 1990s have left Bach study.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar una idea de

  • 25 equilibrio

    m.
    1 balance.
    mantener algo en equilibrio to balance something
    mantener/perder el equilibrio to keep/lose one's balance
    hay un equilibrio de fuerzas the forces are evenly balanced
    equilibrio ecológico ecological balance
    equilibrio de poder balance of power
    2 equilibrium, balance.
    * * *
    1 (estabilidad) balance
    2 FÍSICA equilibrium
    3 figurado (armonía) balance, harmony
    4 figurado (serenidad) poise, composure
    \
    hacer equilibrios figurado to perform a balancing act
    mantener el equilibrio to keep one's balance
    perder el equilibrio to lose one's balance
    equilibrio de poderes balance of power
    * * *
    noun m.
    balance, equilibrium
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=estabilidad) balance
    2) (=armonía) balance, equilibrium

    equilibrio de fuerzas, equilibrio de poderes — balance of power

    3) (=serenidad) level-headedness
    * * *
    1) (de fuerzas, estabilidad) balance

    perdió/mantuvo el equilibrio — he lost/kept his balance

    2) (sensatez, juicio)
    * * *
    = equilibrium, equity, trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], balance, levelling-off, levelling [leveling, -USA], compromise, equipoise, even keel.
    Nota: Nombre.
    Ex. On the one hand, the world is in a continuous state of change -- always seeking, as it were, to find the equilibrium of its natural state.
    Ex. It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.
    Ex. There are always trade-offs between the ability and ease of online updates, speed and accessibility in searching, integration of the data base, and data-base maintenance procedures.
    Ex. The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.
    Ex. A rapid growth in demand in the 1st 7 years was followed by a decline and then a levelling-off in 1982-83.
    Ex. The author examines the implications for publishers of the possible levelling of VAT on books in the UK.
    Ex. A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.
    Ex. America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
    Ex. That even keel, that unflappable demeanor is what made him such a steady player.
    ----
    * alterar el equilibrio = upset + the balance.
    * conseguir un equilibrio = strike + a balance.
    * crear un equilibrio = establish + a balance.
    * encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.
    * encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.
    * equilibrio de poder = balance of power.
    * equilibrio emocional = emotional health.
    * establecer un equilibrio = establish + a balance.
    * mantener Algo en equilibrio = keep + Nombre + in balance.
    * mantener un equilibrio = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance.
    * perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.
    * punto de equilibrio = break-even, break-even point.
    * restablecer el equilibrio = re-establish + the balance.
    * romper el equilibrio = tip + the scales.
    * * *
    1) (de fuerzas, estabilidad) balance

    perdió/mantuvo el equilibrio — he lost/kept his balance

    2) (sensatez, juicio)
    * * *
    = equilibrium, equity, trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], balance, levelling-off, levelling [leveling, -USA], compromise, equipoise, even keel.
    Nota: Nombre.

    Ex: On the one hand, the world is in a continuous state of change -- always seeking, as it were, to find the equilibrium of its natural state.

    Ex: It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.
    Ex: There are always trade-offs between the ability and ease of online updates, speed and accessibility in searching, integration of the data base, and data-base maintenance procedures.
    Ex: The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.
    Ex: A rapid growth in demand in the 1st 7 years was followed by a decline and then a levelling-off in 1982-83.
    Ex: The author examines the implications for publishers of the possible levelling of VAT on books in the UK.
    Ex: A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.
    Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
    Ex: That even keel, that unflappable demeanor is what made him such a steady player.
    * alterar el equilibrio = upset + the balance.
    * conseguir un equilibrio = strike + a balance.
    * crear un equilibrio = establish + a balance.
    * encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.
    * encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.
    * equilibrio de poder = balance of power.
    * equilibrio emocional = emotional health.
    * establecer un equilibrio = establish + a balance.
    * mantener Algo en equilibrio = keep + Nombre + in balance.
    * mantener un equilibrio = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance.
    * perder el equilibrio = lose + Posesivo + balance.
    * punto de equilibrio = break-even, break-even point.
    * restablecer el equilibrio = re-establish + the balance.
    * romper el equilibrio = tip + the scales.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de fuerzas, componentes) balance
    la balanza está en equilibrio the scales are (evenly) balanced
    el precario equilibrio entre los partidos the precarious balance o equilibrium between the parties
    el equilibrio entre la oferta y la demanda the balance between supply and demand
    2 (estabilidad) balance
    perdió/mantuvo el equilibrio he lost/kept his balance
    lo mantuvo en equilibrio sobre el filo del cuchillo he balanced it on the edge of the knife
    en estado de equilibrio in equilibrium
    hacer equilibrios to do a balancing act
    B
    (sensatez, juicio): es una persona de gran equilibrio she's a very level-headed o well-balanced person
    existen dudas sobre su equilibrio mental there are doubts about his mental stability
    aquella desgracia le hizo perder el equilibrio that unfortunate incident unbalanced him
    Compuestos:
    ecological balance
    ● equilibrio estable/inestable
    stable/unstable equilibrium
    neutral equilibrium
    * * *

     

    equilibrio sustantivo masculino (de fuerzas, estabilidad) balance;

    en estado de equilibrio in equilibrium
    equilibrio sustantivo masculino balance

    ' equilibrio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ir
    - mantener
    - mareado
    - marear
    - mareo
    - perder
    English:
    balance
    - balance of power
    - equilibrium
    - footing
    - strike
    - over
    * * *
    1. [estabilidad] balance;
    Fís equilibrium;
    la balanza permanecía en equilibrio the scales were evenly balanced;
    hay equilibrio de fuerzas en el parlamento the forces are evenly balanced in the parliament;
    el gobierno busca el equilibrio presupuestario the government is seeking a balanced budget;
    mantuvo el balón en equilibrio sobre un dedo he balanced the ball on his finger;
    mantener/perder el equilibrio to keep/lose one's balance;
    hacer equilibrios to perform a balancing act;
    hacíamos verdaderos equilibrios para llegar a fin de mes we performed balancing acts to reach the end of the month
    Fís equilibrio dinámico dynamic equilibrium;
    equilibrio ecológico ecological balance;
    Fís equilibrio inestable unstable equilibrium;
    equilibrio de poder balance of power;
    equilibrio político balance of power;
    equilibrio químico chemical equilibrium
    2. [contrapeso] counterbalance, counterpoise
    3. [sensatez] composure, poise
    equilibrio mental mental equilibrium
    * * *
    m
    1 balance;
    mantener/perder el equilibrio keep/lose one’s balance equilibrio ecológico ecological balance
    2 FÍS equilibrium
    * * *
    1) : balance, equilibrium
    perder el equilibrio: to lose one's balance
    equilibrio político: balance of power
    2) : poise, aplomb
    * * *
    equilibrio n balance
    mantener el equilibrio to keep your balance [pt. & pp. kept]
    perder el equilibrio to lose your balance [pt. & pp. lost]

    Spanish-English dictionary > equilibrio

  • 26 grupo de presión

    pressure group
    * * *
    * * *
    (n.) = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist
    Ex. Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.
    Ex. Whether it be through government legislation, the lobbying of pressure groups, or the self-censorship of librarians themselves, the library profession has long resisted efforts to restrict access to information.
    Ex. Cutbacks will have the most severe impact on citizen activists who rely heavily on accessible data and least impact on the lobbyists who are least dependent on government data.
    * * *
    (n.) = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist

    Ex: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.

    Ex: Whether it be through government legislation, the lobbying of pressure groups, or the self-censorship of librarians themselves, the library profession has long resisted efforts to restrict access to information.
    Ex: Cutbacks will have the most severe impact on citizen activists who rely heavily on accessible data and least impact on the lobbyists who are least dependent on government data.

    * * *
    POL pressure group, special interest group

    Spanish-English dictionary > grupo de presión

  • 27 hecho a medida

    (adj.) = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order
    Ex. Librarians are now asking vendors to provide customized services as well.
    Ex. This is to opt for local cataloguing using either a purpose-designed software package or a standard software package.
    Ex. Tailored formats are provided on the screen for the input and amendment of records.
    Ex. Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.
    Ex. The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
    Ex. This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.
    Ex. Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.
    Ex. The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.
    Ex. The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
    Ex. The article ' Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.
    Ex. Men of the upper classes went to a tailor for individually fitted garments.
    Ex. The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.
    * * *
    (adj.) = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order

    Ex: Librarians are now asking vendors to provide customized services as well.

    Ex: This is to opt for local cataloguing using either a purpose-designed software package or a standard software package.
    Ex: Tailored formats are provided on the screen for the input and amendment of records.
    Ex: Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.
    Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
    Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.
    Ex: Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.
    Ex: The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.
    Ex: The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
    Ex: The article ' Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.
    Ex: Men of the upper classes went to a tailor for individually fitted garments.
    Ex: The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hecho a medida

  • 28 hecho por encargo

    = tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure
    Ex. Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.
    Ex. The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
    Ex. The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
    Ex. This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.
    Ex. Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.
    Ex. The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.
    Ex. The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.
    Ex. The article ' Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.
    * * *
    = tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure

    Ex: Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.

    Ex: The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
    Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
    Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.
    Ex: Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.
    Ex: The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.
    Ex: The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.
    Ex: The article ' Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hecho por encargo

  • 29 ponencia

    f.
    1 lecture, paper (conferencia).
    2 postulate, posture, thesis, dissertation.
    3 proposition, award.
    * * *
    1 (académica) paper; (parlamentaria) address, speech
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=exposición) paper, learned paper, communication; (=informe) report
    2) (=comisión) committee, board
    * * *
    a) ( discurso) (Pol) address; ( en congreso científico) paper, presentation
    b) ( propuesta) proposal, motion
    c) ( comisión) committee
    * * *
    = communication, conference paper, contribution, paper.
    Ex. Notes, short communications, an article giving a popular treatment and editorials are less likely to carry an abstract.
    Ex. The bibliographic data bases allow the searcher to retrieve references to work that has appeared in documents such as journal articles, conference papers, books, dissertations, patents and technical reports.
    Ex. This is a contribution to a thematic issue on microcomputers in UK government libraries.
    Ex. In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.
    ----
    * convocatoria de presentación de ponencias = call for papers.
    * leer una ponencia = read + paper.
    * ponencia dada por invitado especial = key paper.
    * ponencia de la sesión plenaria = plenary paper.
    * ponencia invitada = invited talk.
    * ponencia principal = keynote paper, keynote presentation.
    * presentar una ponencia = give + paper, read + paper.
    * * *
    a) ( discurso) (Pol) address; ( en congreso científico) paper, presentation
    b) ( propuesta) proposal, motion
    c) ( comisión) committee
    * * *
    = communication, conference paper, contribution, paper.

    Ex: Notes, short communications, an article giving a popular treatment and editorials are less likely to carry an abstract.

    Ex: The bibliographic data bases allow the searcher to retrieve references to work that has appeared in documents such as journal articles, conference papers, books, dissertations, patents and technical reports.
    Ex: This is a contribution to a thematic issue on microcomputers in UK government libraries.
    Ex: In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.
    * convocatoria de presentación de ponencias = call for papers.
    * leer una ponencia = read + paper.
    * ponencia dada por invitado especial = key paper.
    * ponencia de la sesión plenaria = plenary paper.
    * ponencia invitada = invited talk.
    * ponencia principal = keynote paper, keynote presentation.
    * presentar una ponencia = give + paper, read + paper.

    * * *
    1 (discurso) ( Pol) presentation, address; (en un congreso científico) paper, presentation
    presentó una ponencia sobre el tema she gave a paper on the subject
    2 (propuesta) proposal, motion
    3 (comisión) committee, board
    * * *

    ponencia sustantivo femenino paper, address
    ' ponencia' also found in these entries:
    English:
    paper
    * * *
    1. [conferencia] lecture, paper;
    una ponencia sobre ecología a lecture o paper on ecology
    2. [informe] report
    3. [comisión] reporting committee
    * * *
    f
    1 ( charla) presentation
    2 EDU paper
    * * *
    1) discurso: paper, presentation, address
    2) informe: report

    Spanish-English dictionary > ponencia

  • 30 recabar datos

    (v.) = solicit + data
    Ex. This article reports results of a questionnaire survey conducted to solicit data related to health professionals' image of librarians.
    * * *
    (v.) = solicit + data

    Ex: This article reports results of a questionnaire survey conducted to solicit data related to health professionals' image of librarians.

    Spanish-English dictionary > recabar datos

  • 31 guía

    f. & m.
    1 guide, mentor.
    2 guideline, guide, guidance, direction.
    3 guidebook, guide, guide book.
    4 groove.
    5 guide, blindman's guide.
    6 leader, guide.
    7 telephone book.
    8 girl scout, girl guide.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: guiar.
    * * *
    1 (persona) guide, leader
    1 (norma) guidance, guideline
    2 (libro) guidebook
    3 (de bicicleta) handlebar
    4 (de bigote) end, tip
    5 (carril) rail, guide
    6 BOTÁNICA main stem
    \
    guía de teléfonos telephone directory, phone book
    * * *
    1. noun f.
    1) directory, guidebook
    2. noun mf.
    * * *
    1. SF
    1) (=libro) guidebook (de to)
    (=manual) handbook; [de teléfono] directory

    guía de campo — (Bio) field guide

    guía de carga — (Ferro) waybill

    guía del ocio — "what's on" guide

    guía del viajero — traveller's o (EEUU) traveler's guide

    guía oficial de ferrocarriles — (Ferro) official timetable

    2) (=orientación) guidance; (=acto) guiding
    3) (Inform) prompt
    4) (Mec) guide; [de bicicleta] handlebars pl ; (=caballo) leader, front horse
    pl guías (=riendas) reins

    guía sonora — (Cine) soundtrack

    2.
    SMF (=persona) guide; (=dirigente) leader; (=consejero) adviser
    3.
    ADJ INV guide antes de s, guiding

    cable guía — guiding wire, guide rope

    * * *
    1)
    a) (libro, folleto) guide (book); ( de calles) map
    2) ( de los scouts) guide
    3) guía masculino y femenino ( persona) guide
    * * *
    = feature card, guidance, guide, guide book, guide card, mentor, signpost, guru, ground rule, pathfinder, road map [roadmap], pointer, listing magazine, research guide, route map, guidebook.
    Ex. The provision of 'guide' or ' feature' cards, displaying class numbers and their verbal translations, break up the classified sequence into manageable proportions and help in the process of guiding.
    Ex. The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.
    Ex. In so doing the indexes act as an organized guide to large sections of the literature of a subject area.
    Ex. The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
    Ex. Guide cards help to break up the classified sequence and direct the user to the required class.
    Ex. Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
    Ex. The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands Information scheme is one signpost for the future.
    Ex. Many readers will need to consult a network guru in order to find out about access through a network connection.
    Ex. It is possible to lay down some ground rules about the way various elements in a citation should be treated.
    Ex. These maps serve as pathfinders for future research in the focus area = Estos mapas sirven como guías para investigaciones futuras sobre el tema de interés.
    Ex. The Computing Information Directory (CID) has been a road map to the computing literature since 1981.
    Ex. Accordingly, the role of librarian as pointer and setter must be tagged as obsolete.
    Ex. Various listing magazines are available that cover the arts and culture in Glasgow.
    Ex. This is a bibliography identifying a number of research guides and sources intended to help the law librarian make better use of the Internet.
    Ex. This service aims to provide refugees with a cultural route map through the confused and sometimes hostile environment in which they find themselves.
    Ex. Examples include newsletters, annual reports and guidebooks, conference proceedings, technical reports and pamphlets.
    ----
    * como guía = for guidance.
    * guía básica = laymen's guide.
    * guía bibliográfica = bibliographical guide, bibliographic guide.
    * guía de biblioteca = library guide, library guiding.
    * guía de caza = hunting guide.
    * guía de cazadores = hunting guide.
    * guía de estilo = style guideline.
    * guía de fuentes de información = pathfinder.
    * guía de hoteles = hotel guide.
    * guía del usuario = user guide.
    * guía de teléfonos = white pages directory, white pages telephone directory, telephone directory.
    * guía de trabajo = working guide.
    * guía de turismo = tour guide.
    * guía de viaje = travel brochure.
    * guía de viajes = travel guide.
    * guía informativa = brochure.
    * guía para principiantes = beginners' guide.
    * guía práctica = working guide, field guide.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * guía sonora = rumble strip.
    * guía telefónica = telephone directory, white pages directory, white pages telephone directory.
    * guía temática = subject guide.
    * guía turística = travel guide.
    * guía voluntario = docent.
    * luz guía = beacon light.
    * luz y guía = lodestar.
    * perro guía = guide dog.
    * perro lazarillo = guide dog.
    * plantilla de guía = jig.
    * servir de guía = carry + the torch.
    * una guía general = a rough guide.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (libro, folleto) guide (book); ( de calles) map
    2) ( de los scouts) guide
    3) guía masculino y femenino ( persona) guide
    * * *
    = feature card, guidance, guide, guide book, guide card, mentor, signpost, guru, ground rule, pathfinder, road map [roadmap], pointer, listing magazine, research guide, route map, guidebook.

    Ex: The provision of 'guide' or ' feature' cards, displaying class numbers and their verbal translations, break up the classified sequence into manageable proportions and help in the process of guiding.

    Ex: The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.
    Ex: In so doing the indexes act as an organized guide to large sections of the literature of a subject area.
    Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
    Ex: Guide cards help to break up the classified sequence and direct the user to the required class.
    Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
    Ex: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands Information scheme is one signpost for the future.
    Ex: Many readers will need to consult a network guru in order to find out about access through a network connection.
    Ex: It is possible to lay down some ground rules about the way various elements in a citation should be treated.
    Ex: These maps serve as pathfinders for future research in the focus area = Estos mapas sirven como guías para investigaciones futuras sobre el tema de interés.
    Ex: The Computing Information Directory (CID) has been a road map to the computing literature since 1981.
    Ex: Accordingly, the role of librarian as pointer and setter must be tagged as obsolete.
    Ex: Various listing magazines are available that cover the arts and culture in Glasgow.
    Ex: This is a bibliography identifying a number of research guides and sources intended to help the law librarian make better use of the Internet.
    Ex: This service aims to provide refugees with a cultural route map through the confused and sometimes hostile environment in which they find themselves.
    Ex: Examples include newsletters, annual reports and guidebooks, conference proceedings, technical reports and pamphlets.
    * como guía = for guidance.
    * guía básica = laymen's guide.
    * guía bibliográfica = bibliographical guide, bibliographic guide.
    * guía de biblioteca = library guide, library guiding.
    * guía de caza = hunting guide.
    * guía de cazadores = hunting guide.
    * guía de estilo = style guideline.
    * guía de fuentes de información = pathfinder.
    * guía de hoteles = hotel guide.
    * guía del usuario = user guide.
    * guía de teléfonos = white pages directory, white pages telephone directory, telephone directory.
    * guía de trabajo = working guide.
    * guía de turismo = tour guide.
    * guía de viaje = travel brochure.
    * guía de viajes = travel guide.
    * guía informativa = brochure.
    * guía para principiantes = beginners' guide.
    * guía práctica = working guide, field guide.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * guía sonora = rumble strip.
    * guía telefónica = telephone directory, white pages directory, white pages telephone directory.
    * guía temática = subject guide.
    * guía turística = travel guide.
    * guía voluntario = docent.
    * luz guía = beacon light.
    * luz y guía = lodestar.
    * perro guía = guide dog.
    * perro lazarillo = guide dog.
    * plantilla de guía = jig.
    * servir de guía = carry + the torch.
    * una guía general = a rough guide.

    * * *
    A
    1 (libro, folleto) guide, guide book; (de calles) map
    guía turística tourist guide
    guía de campings/hoteles camping/hotel guide
    guía urbana street map o guide o plan
    2
    (orientación): los colores me sirven de guía I use the colors as a guide
    sus indicaciones me sirvieron de guía para llegar hasta allí his directions helped me find my way there
    Compuestos:
    bill of lading, waybill
    entertainment guide
    ● guía telefónica or de teléfonos
    telephone directory, phone book
    TV guide
    B
    2 (de un cajón, una puerta) guide
    C (de los scouts) guide, girl guide, girl scout ( AmE)
    D
    guía de turismo tourist guide
    guía espiritual spirtual leader
    * * *

     

    Del verbo guiar: ( conjugate guiar)

    guía es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    guiar    
    guía
    guiar ( conjugate guiar) verbo transitivo
    to guide
    guiarse verbo pronominal guíase por algo ‹por mapa/consejo› to follow sth;

    guíase por el instinto to follow one's instincts
    guía sustantivo femenino
    1 (libro, folleto) guide (book);
    ( de calles) map;
    ◊ guía turística/de hoteles tourist/hotel guide;

    guía telefónica or de teléfonos telephone directory, phone book
    2
    ◊ guía sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona) guide;

    guía de turismo tourist guide
    guiar verbo transitivo
    1 (indicar el camino) to guide
    2 (un automóvil) to drive
    (una embarcación) to steer
    (un caballo, moto) to ride
    guía
    I mf (cicerone, tutor, consejero, etc) guide, perro guía, guide dog
    II sustantivo femenino
    1 (orientación, pauta) guideline
    2 (libro de pautas) guide
    guía del buen jardinero, the Good Gardener's Guide
    3 (listado) directory
    guía de teléfonos, telephone directory
    ' guía' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    callejera
    - callejero
    - excursión
    - perra
    - perro
    - plantilla
    - suministrar
    - alguno
    - buscar
    - directorio
    - directriz
    - orientación
    - pauta
    English:
    courier
    - directory
    - docent
    - guide
    - guidebook
    - guided tour
    - helpful
    - listing
    - literature
    - phrasebook
    - telephone book
    - tour guide
    - ex-directory
    - girl
    - jig
    - phone
    - phrse
    - runner
    - telephone
    - tour
    - tourist
    - unlisted
    * * *
    ♦ nmf
    [persona] guide guía espiritual [persona, libro] spiritual guide;
    guía de montaña mountain guide;
    guía turístico tourist guide
    ♦ nf
    1. [indicación] guidance;
    te dejaré una copia para que te sirva de guía I'll leave you a copy for your guidance o as a guide
    2. [libro] guide (book)
    guía de campo field guide;
    guía de carreteras road atlas;
    guía comercial commercial directory;
    guía de empresas commercial directory;
    guía de espectáculos entertainment guide, what's on guide;
    guía de ferrocarriles train timetable;
    guía del ocio entertainment guide, what's on guide;
    Esp, RP guía telefónica telephone book o directory; Esp, RP guía de teléfonos telephone book o directory;
    guía turística tourist guide
    3. [de bicicleta] handlebars
    4. [para cortinas] rail
    * * *
    I m/f guide
    II f libro guide (book)
    * * *
    guía nf
    1) : directory, guidebook
    2) orientación: guidance, direction
    la conciencia me sirve como guía: conscience is my guide
    guía nmf
    : guide, leader
    guía de turismo: tour guide
    * * *
    1. (persona) guide
    2. (libro) guide book / guide
    guía telefónica telephone directory / phone book

    Spanish-English dictionary > guía

  • 32 Fobos

    m.
    Phobos.
    * * *
    = Phobos.
    Ex. This article reports the work of the Russian Space Documentation Scientific Research Centre in developing an automatic to visualize, restore and copy the digital image data returned to earth from Russian space probes surveying the Moon, Mars, Venus and Phobos.
    * * *

    Ex: This article reports the work of the Russian Space Documentation Scientific Research Centre in developing an automatic to visualize, restore and copy the digital image data returned to earth from Russian space probes surveying the Moon, Mars, Venus and Phobos.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Fobos

  • 33 Marte

    m.
    Mars.
    * * *
    1 Mars
    * * *
    SM Mars
    * * *
    masculino Mars
    * * *
    = Mars.
    Ex. This article reports the work of the Russian Space Documentation Scientific Research Centre in developing an automatic to visualize, restore and copy the digital image data returned to earth from Russian space probes surveying the Moon, Mars, Venus and Phobos.
    ----
    * de marte = Martian.
    * * *
    masculino Mars
    * * *
    = Mars.

    Ex: This article reports the work of the Russian Space Documentation Scientific Research Centre in developing an automatic to visualize, restore and copy the digital image data returned to earth from Russian space probes surveying the Moon, Mars, Venus and Phobos.

    * de marte = Martian.

    * * *
    Mars
    * * *

    Marte sustantivo masculino
    Mars
    Marte sustantivo masculino Mars
    ' Marte' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    vida
    English:
    from
    - Mars
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    [planeta] Mars
    ♦ n
    Mitol Mars
    * * *
    m AST Mars
    * * *
    Marte nm
    : Mars
    * * *
    Marte n Mars

    Spanish-English dictionary > Marte

  • 34 Venus

    m.
    Venus (astronomy).
    * * *
    1 Venus
    1 Venus
    * * *
    1.
    SF (Mit) Venus
    2.
    SM (Astron) Venus
    * * *
    a) masculino (Astron) Venus
    b) femenino (Art, Mit) Venus
    * * *
    = Venus.
    Ex. This article reports the work of the Russian Space Documentation Scientific Research Centre in developing an automatic to visualize, restore and copy the digital image data returned to earth from Russian space probes surveying the Moon, Mars, Venus and Phobos.
    * * *
    a) masculino (Astron) Venus
    b) femenino (Art, Mit) Venus
    * * *

    Ex: This article reports the work of the Russian Space Documentation Scientific Research Centre in developing an automatic to visualize, restore and copy the digital image data returned to earth from Russian space probes surveying the Moon, Mars, Venus and Phobos.

    * * *
    ( Astron) Venus
    ( Art, Mit) Venus
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    Venus    
    venus
    Venus sustantivo masculino (Astron) Venus
    ■ sustantivo femenino (Art, Mit) Venus
    Venus m Astron Venus
    ' Venus' also found in these entries:
    English:
    Venus
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    [planeta] Venus
    ♦ n
    Mitol Venus
    * * *
    Venus nm
    : Venus
    * * *
    Venus n Venus

    Spanish-English dictionary > Venus

  • 35 acosar

    v.
    1 to pursue relentlessly.
    2 to harass.
    3 to besiege, to irritate, to nag, to accost.
    El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.
    * * *
    1 to pursue, chase
    \
    acosar a preguntas to bombard with questions
    * * *
    verb
    to harass, hound
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=atosigar) to hound, harass

    ser acosado sexualmente — to suffer (from) sexual harassment, be sexually harassed

    2) (=perseguir) to pursue relentlessly; [+ animal] to urge on
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to hound

    me acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions

    b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly
    * * *
    = plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.
    Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
    Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
    Ex. I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.
    Ex. Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.
    Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.
    Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.
    Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.
    Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
    Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.
    Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.
    Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
    Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
    Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
    Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
    Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
    Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
    ----
    * acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to hound

    me acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions

    b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly
    * * *
    = plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.

    Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.

    Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
    Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.
    Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.
    Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.
    Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.
    Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.
    Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
    Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.
    Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.
    Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
    Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
    Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
    Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
    Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
    Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
    * acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.

    * * *
    acosar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹persona› to hound
    lo acosan sus acreedores his creditors are hounding him o are after him
    un compañero que la acosaba sexualmente a colleague who was sexually harassing her
    se ven acosados por el hambre y las enfermedades they are beset by hunger and disease
    me acosaron con preguntas sobre su paradero they plagued o bombarded me with questions regarding his whereabouts
    2 ‹presa› to hound, pursue relentlessly
    * * *

     

    acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ persona› to hound;

    ( sexualmente) to harass;
    ◊ me acosaron con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions


    acosar verbo transitivo
    1 to harass
    2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
    ' acosar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arrinconar
    - asediar
    - hostigar
    English:
    assault
    - beset
    - harass
    - hound
    - mob
    - molest
    - persecute
    - plague
    - ply
    - stalk
    - bait
    - goad
    - harry
    - worry
    * * *
    acosar, Méx acosijar vt
    1. [perseguir] to pursue relentlessly
    2. [hostigar] to harass;
    lo acosaron a o [m5] con preguntas they fired questions at him;
    fue acosada sexualmente en el trabajo she was sexually harassed at work
    * * *
    v/t hound, pursue;
    me acosaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions
    * * *
    acosar vt
    perseguir: to pursue, to hound, to harass

    Spanish-English dictionary > acosar

  • 36 agresión

    f.
    1 aggression.
    2 attack, assault, battery, offensive.
    * * *
    1 aggression, attack
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) assault, attack
    * * *
    SF (=acometida) aggression; [contra persona] attack, assault
    * * *
    femenino aggression

    se lo acusa de agresión — (Der) he's charged with assault

    * * *
    = attack, aggression, assault, act of aggression, battery, aggressive incident.
    Ex. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
    Ex. This article describes the contents of a help pack, produced by Bradford Public Library to help library staff when dealing with violence and aggression at work.
    Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
    Ex. The study was designed to determine if players felt remorse if an opposing player was injured as a result of their act of aggression.
    Ex. The increasing frequency of notorious cases of conflicts between police officers & members of the general public (which in New York City has led to incidents of death, battery, & sexual assault) is cause for alarm.
    Ex. Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.
    ----
    * agresión a mano armada = armed assault.
    * agresión brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.
    * agresión con ensañamiento = vicious attack.
    * agresión con lesiones = assault and battery.
    * agresión física = physical assault, physical aggression.
    * agresión sexual = sexual assault, molestation.
    * agresión verbal = verbal aggression, verbal assault, verbal abuse.
    * * *
    femenino aggression

    se lo acusa de agresión — (Der) he's charged with assault

    * * *
    = attack, aggression, assault, act of aggression, battery, aggressive incident.

    Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.

    Ex: This article describes the contents of a help pack, produced by Bradford Public Library to help library staff when dealing with violence and aggression at work.
    Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
    Ex: The study was designed to determine if players felt remorse if an opposing player was injured as a result of their act of aggression.
    Ex: The increasing frequency of notorious cases of conflicts between police officers & members of the general public (which in New York City has led to incidents of death, battery, & sexual assault) is cause for alarm.
    Ex: Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.
    * agresión a mano armada = armed assault.
    * agresión brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.
    * agresión con ensañamiento = vicious attack.
    * agresión con lesiones = assault and battery.
    * agresión física = physical assault, physical aggression.
    * agresión sexual = sexual assault, molestation.
    * agresión verbal = verbal aggression, verbal assault, verbal abuse.

    * * *
    aggression
    el ejército responderá a toda agresión por parte extranjera the army will respond to any foreign aggression
    fue víctima de una agresión brutal he was the victim of a brutal attack o assault
    Compuesto:
    sex attack, sexual assault
    * * *

    agresión sustantivo femenino
    aggression;

    agresión sustantivo femenino aggression

    ' agresión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    herida
    - pacto
    - valor
    - defender
    - herido
    - repeler
    English:
    aggression
    - assault
    - cheek
    - sexual assault
    - aggressive
    - road
    * * *
    [ataque] act of aggression, attack;
    sufrir una agresión to be the victim of an attack
    agresión sexual sex attack
    * * *
    f aggression;
    una agresión an assault, an attack
    * * *
    agresión nf, pl - siones
    1) : aggression
    2) ataque: attack
    * * *
    agresión n aggression

    Spanish-English dictionary > agresión

  • 37 altercado

    m.
    1 argument, row.
    2 altercation, fight, dispute, quarrel.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: altercar.
    * * *
    1 argument, quarrel
    * * *
    noun m.
    altercation, dispute
    * * *
    masculino argument
    * * *
    = altercation, argument, aggressive incident, scandal, running battle, dust-up, fracas.
    Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
    Ex. We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.
    Ex. Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.
    Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
    Ex. Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.
    Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
    Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
    ----
    * tener un altercado = have + altercation.
    * * *
    masculino argument
    * * *
    = altercation, argument, aggressive incident, scandal, running battle, dust-up, fracas.

    Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.

    Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.
    Ex: Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.
    Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
    Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.
    Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
    Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
    * tener un altercado = have + altercation.

    * * *
    argument, altercation ( frml)
    tener un altercado con algn to have an argument with sb
    * * *

    Del verbo altercar: ( conjugate altercar)

    altercado es:

    el participio

    altercado sustantivo masculino
    argument
    altercado sustantivo masculino quarrel, argument
    ' altercado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    zafarrancho
    - discusión
    English:
    flare-up
    - wrangle
    - fracas
    * * *
    argument, row;
    tuvo un altercado con el jefe she had an argument o a row with the boss;
    altercado callejero disturbance
    * * *
    m argument, altercation fml
    * * *
    discusión, disputa: altercation, argument, dispute
    * * *
    1. (riña) argument
    2. (enfrentamiento) disturbance

    Spanish-English dictionary > altercado

  • 38 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.
    * * *
    (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

  • 39 autodidacta

    adj.&f.
    self-educated, autodidactic, autodidactical, self-instructed.
    adj.&f.
    1 self-taught.
    2 self-educated, autodidactic, autodidactical, self-instructed.
    f. & m.
    self-taught person.
    * * *
    1 self-taught person
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ [persona] self-taught; [formación, método] autodidactic frm
    2.
    SMF autodidact, self-taught person
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo < método> autodidactic; < persona> self-taught
    II
    masculino y femenino self-taught person, autodidact (frml)
    * * *
    = self-instructing, self-taught, self-directed, self-learning, self-trained, self-made, self-instructional, self-learner.
    Ex. In the absence of sufficient staff to mount a supervised programme of microcomputer instructions, the library used existing, inexpensive, menu-making software to develop menu-driven, self-instructing access to disc operating commands, applications programs, and data files.
    Ex. Comparative librarianship is, therefore, at least in part a self-taught subject.
    Ex. Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.
    Ex. So it is important to continue to examine the possibilities of designing self-learning information retrieval systems.
    Ex. This article reports the positive experiences of a self-trained knitwear designer who successfully underwent distance learning, the only route for training that was open to her.
    Ex. Good writers can be self-made, and taught, as well as born.
    Ex. In the academic world, students are likely to make much increased use of self-instructional materials of various kinds as student numbers expand without a parallel increase in total university resources.
    Ex. This portal is particularly geared to educators, students and self-learners in developing countries.
    ----
    * para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.
    * programa autodidacta = tutorial, tutorial program(me).
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo < método> autodidactic; < persona> self-taught
    II
    masculino y femenino self-taught person, autodidact (frml)
    * * *
    = self-instructing, self-taught, self-directed, self-learning, self-trained, self-made, self-instructional, self-learner.

    Ex: In the absence of sufficient staff to mount a supervised programme of microcomputer instructions, the library used existing, inexpensive, menu-making software to develop menu-driven, self-instructing access to disc operating commands, applications programs, and data files.

    Ex: Comparative librarianship is, therefore, at least in part a self-taught subject.
    Ex: Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.
    Ex: So it is important to continue to examine the possibilities of designing self-learning information retrieval systems.
    Ex: This article reports the positive experiences of a self-trained knitwear designer who successfully underwent distance learning, the only route for training that was open to her.
    Ex: Good writers can be self-made, and taught, as well as born.
    Ex: In the academic world, students are likely to make much increased use of self-instructional materials of various kinds as student numbers expand without a parallel increase in total university resources.
    Ex: This portal is particularly geared to educators, students and self-learners in developing countries.
    * para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.
    * programa autodidacta = tutorial, tutorial program(me).

    * * *
    ‹método› autodidactic; ‹persona› self-taught
    self-taught person, autodidact ( frml)
    * * *

    autodidacta sustantivo masculino y femenino
    self-taught person, autodidact (frml)
    autodidacto,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino self-taught
    ' autodidacta' also found in these entries:
    English:
    self-educated
    - self-taught
    - self
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    self-taught
    ♦ nmf
    self-taught person
    * * *
    I adj self-taught
    II m/f self-taught person
    * * *
    : self-taught

    Spanish-English dictionary > autodidacta

  • 40 coma delimitadora

    Ex. The 'Comma DELIMITED format' produces reports with comma delimiters separating each data column in the report.
    * * *

    Ex: The 'Comma DELIMITED format' produces reports with comma delimiters separating each data column in the report.

    Spanish-English dictionary > coma delimitadora

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