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1 develop a unit
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2 develop a unit
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3 unit
организационная единица; боевая единица (напр. корабль, ЛА танк); подразделение; часть; соединение; расчетно-снабженческая единица; секция; орган; элемент; комплект; агрегат; установка; см. тж. elementbulk petrol (transport) unit — Бр. часть [подразделение] подвоза наливного (бестарного) горючего
counter C3 unit — часть [подразделение] подавления системы оперативного управления и связи
Fleet Marine (Corps) reconnaissance unit — разведывательное подразделение [часть] флотских сил МП
multisensor (AA) firing unit 3PK — с приборным комплексом из нескольких систем обнаружения и сопровождения
photo (graphic) reconnaissance unit — фоторазведывательная часть [подразделение]
surface-launched unit, fuel air explosive — установка дистанционного разминирования объемным взрывом
surface-launched unit, mine — установка дистанционного минирования
tactical (air) control unit — часть [подразделение] управления ТА
war (time) strength (TOE) unit — часть, укомплектованная по штатам военного времени
— air unit— ASA unit— BM unit— border operation unit— car unit— depot support unit— dry unit— EW unit— GM unit— host country unit— HQ unit— logistics support unit— manpack radio unit— marksmanship training unit— mechanized infantry unit— missile-armed unit— nuclear weapon unit— provisional unit— QM unit— Rangers unit— supported unit— TOE unit— transportation unit— truck transport unit— van unit— wet unit* * *1) часть; 2) единица -
4 формировать часть
1) General subject: raise a unit2) Military: activate a unit, develop a unit, muster a unit -
5 grupo
m.1 group (conjunto).en grupo in a groupgrupo ecologista environmental groupgrupo de estudio study groupgrupo de música pop pop groupgrupo de presión (politics) pressure group, lobbygrupo de riesgo group at riskgrupo de rock rock group2 group of people, bevy, circle, group.* * *1 group2 TÉCNICA unit, set\en grupo together, en massegrupo electrógeno power plantgrupo sanguíneo blood group* * *noun m.1) group2) band•* * *SM1) [gen] group; (=equipo) team; [de árboles] cluster, clumpgrupo de contacto — (Pol) contact group
grupo de estafas — (Policía) fraud squad
grupo de estupefacientes — (Policía) drug squad
grupo de homicidios — (Policía) murder squad
grupo de investigación — research team, team of researchers
grupo de presión — pressure group, special interest group (EEUU)
2) (Elec, Téc) unit, plant; (=montaje) assemblygrupo electrógeno, grupo generador — generating set, power plant
3) Cono Sur (=trampa) trick, con ** * *a) (de personas, empresas, países) group; ( de árboles) clumpen grupo — <salir/trabajar> in a group/in groups
b) (Mús) tbgrupo musical — group, band
* * *= aggregate, bank, batch [batches, -pl.], body, class, cluster, clutch, congeries, grouping, pack, cohort, camp, set, group, gang, bunch, corps, band, class group, combine, constituent group, collective, ensemble, bevy, line-up, cluster, segment, pod, order, mob.Ex. The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex. A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.Ex. The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.Ex. The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.Ex. The local system is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a single library or those of a library cluster.Ex. This approach does tend to lead to small clutches of periodicals on a given subject.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.Ex. This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.Ex. This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.Ex. SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.Ex. The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.Ex. In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.Ex. They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.Ex. Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.Ex. In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.Ex. If the panel members represent class groups, they must canvass for suggestions.Ex. 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.Ex. Different constituent groups tend to rate aspects of the library quite differently.Ex. These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.Ex. DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.Ex. It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.Ex. The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.Ex. Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.Ex. No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.Ex. The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.Ex. The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.----* admitir a Alguien en un grupo = adopt + Nombre + into the fold.* análisis de grupo = cohort analysis.* atacar en grupo = swarm.* camaradería de grupo = group ride.* cena de grupo = dinner party.* cena en grupo = group dinner, dinner party.* como grupo = collectively.* crear un grupo = set up + group.* debate de grupo = group discussion.* debate en grupo = group discussion.* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.* empresa de nuestro grupo = sister company, sister organisation.* empresa de un grupo = operating company.* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.* entrevista en grupo = group interview.* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.* formar un grupo = set up + group.* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.* G7 (Grupo de los Siete), el = G7 (Group of Seven), the.* gran grupo = constellation.* grupo activista = faction group.* grupo al Algo que va dirigido = target group.* grupo alimenticio = food group.* grupo asesor = advisory group.* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).* grupo chantajista = extortion racket.* grupo cívico = civic group.* grupo consultivo = advisory group.* grupo coordinador = steering group.* grupo cultural = cultural group.* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.* grupo de autoayuda = self-help group, self-help group, self-help group.* grupo de cantantes femenino = girl band.* grupo de cantantes masculino = boy band.* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.* grupo de control = control group.* grupo de datos = data set [dataset].* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.* grupo de dirección = management.* grupo de discusión = discussion group.* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].* grupo de empresas = business group.* grupo de estanterías = stack, stack range.* grupo de estudio = study circle.* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.* grupo defensor = interest group.* grupo de gestión = management team.* grupo de incondicionales, el = hard core, the.* grupo de intelectuales = intelligentsia.* grupo de interés = focus group, interest group.* grupo de investigación = research group.* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).* grupo de la oposición = opposition group.* grupo de los 20 = G-20.* grupo de los ocho, el = G8, the.* grupo del proyecto = project team.* grupo de negociación = bargaining unit.* grupo de normalización = standards group.* grupo de opinión = focus group.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* grupo de poder = power group.* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.* grupo de recursos = clump.* grupo de referencia = reference group.* grupo de representantes = focus group.* grupo de rock = rock group.* grupo de seguidores = fandom.* grupo de términos de búsqueda relacionados = search hedge, subject hedge.* grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.* Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) = Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.* Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociaci = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).* grupo de tres = threesome.* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.* grupo disidente = splinter group, splinter party.* grupo dominante = dominant group.* grupo eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.* grupo electrógeno = electrical generator, power unit, power generator.* grupo especial = special interest group.* grupo específico = niche.* grupo etario = age bracket.* grupo étnico = ethnic group, racial group, cultural group.* grupo experimental = experimental group.* grupo extremista = extremist group.* grupo incondicional, el = hard core, the.* grupo influyente = force.* grupo instrumental = ensemble.* grupo integrante = constituent group.* grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.* grupo intérprete = executant body.* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.* grupo marginal = disadvantaged community, marginalised group.* grupo mayoritario = majority group.* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.* grupo minoritario = minority group.* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.* grupo musical en directo = live band.* grupo político = political group.* grupo principal de usuarios = primary user group.* grupo profesional = occupational group.* grupo racial = racial group.* grupo racista = hate group.* grupo referente = reference group.* grupo religioso = denominational body, religious group.* grupos = quarters.* grupo sanguíneo = blood group, blood type.* grupos de diez = tens of.* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].* grupo social = community group, social group.* grupo supervisor = steering group.* grupo temáticamente afín = subject-related group.* grupo terrorista = terrorist group.* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.* perfil de grupo = group profile.* por grupos = in batches.* presión del grupo = peer pressure.* relativo a un grupo = group-related.* reunión de grupo = group meeting.* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).* rodear en grupo = swarm.* SDI por grupos = group SDI.* sentimiento de grupo = togetherness.* sesión de grupo = group session.* tarifa de grupo = group rate.* técnica de grupo nominal = nominal group technique.* terapia de grupo = group therapy.* trabajar en grupo = team.* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).* una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.* un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.* un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.* un grupo variado de = a collection of.* violación en grupo = gang rape.* * *a) (de personas, empresas, países) group; ( de árboles) clumpen grupo — <salir/trabajar> in a group/in groups
b) (Mús) tbgrupo musical — group, band
* * *= aggregate, bank, batch [batches, -pl.], body, class, cluster, clutch, congeries, grouping, pack, cohort, camp, set, group, gang, bunch, corps, band, class group, combine, constituent group, collective, ensemble, bevy, line-up, cluster, segment, pod, order, mob.Ex: The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex: A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.Ex: The local system is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a single library or those of a library cluster.Ex: This approach does tend to lead to small clutches of periodicals on a given subject.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.Ex: This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.Ex: This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.Ex: SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.Ex: The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.Ex: They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.Ex: In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.Ex: If the panel members represent class groups, they must canvass for suggestions.Ex: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.Ex: Different constituent groups tend to rate aspects of the library quite differently.Ex: These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.Ex: DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.Ex: Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.* admitir a Alguien en un grupo = adopt + Nombre + into the fold.* análisis de grupo = cohort analysis.* atacar en grupo = swarm.* camaradería de grupo = group ride.* cena de grupo = dinner party.* cena en grupo = group dinner, dinner party.* como grupo = collectively.* crear un grupo = set up + group.* debate de grupo = group discussion.* debate en grupo = group discussion.* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.* empresa de nuestro grupo = sister company, sister organisation.* empresa de un grupo = operating company.* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.* entrevista en grupo = group interview.* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.* formar un grupo = set up + group.* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.* G7 (Grupo de los Siete), el = G7 (Group of Seven), the.* gran grupo = constellation.* grupo activista = faction group.* grupo al Algo que va dirigido = target group.* grupo alimenticio = food group.* grupo asesor = advisory group.* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).* grupo chantajista = extortion racket.* grupo cívico = civic group.* grupo consultivo = advisory group.* grupo coordinador = steering group.* grupo cultural = cultural group.* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.* grupo de autoayuda = self-help group, self-help group, self-help group.* grupo de cantantes femenino = girl band.* grupo de cantantes masculino = boy band.* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.* grupo de control = control group.* grupo de datos = data set [dataset].* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.* grupo de dirección = management.* grupo de discusión = discussion group.* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].* grupo de empresas = business group.* grupo de estanterías = stack, stack range.* grupo de estudio = study circle.* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.* grupo defensor = interest group.* grupo de gestión = management team.* grupo de incondicionales, el = hard core, the.* grupo de intelectuales = intelligentsia.* grupo de interés = focus group, interest group.* grupo de investigación = research group.* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).* grupo de la oposición = opposition group.* grupo de los 20 = G-20.* grupo de los ocho, el = G8, the.* grupo del proyecto = project team.* grupo de negociación = bargaining unit.* grupo de normalización = standards group.* grupo de opinión = focus group.* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.* grupo de poder = power group.* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.* grupo de recursos = clump.* grupo de referencia = reference group.* grupo de representantes = focus group.* grupo de rock = rock group.* grupo de seguidores = fandom.* grupo de términos de búsqueda relacionados = search hedge, subject hedge.* grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.* Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) = Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.* Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociaci = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).* grupo de tres = threesome.* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.* grupo disidente = splinter group, splinter party.* grupo dominante = dominant group.* grupo eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.* grupo electrógeno = electrical generator, power unit, power generator.* grupo especial = special interest group.* grupo específico = niche.* grupo etario = age bracket.* grupo étnico = ethnic group, racial group, cultural group.* grupo experimental = experimental group.* grupo extremista = extremist group.* grupo incondicional, el = hard core, the.* grupo influyente = force.* grupo instrumental = ensemble.* grupo integrante = constituent group.* grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.* grupo intérprete = executant body.* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.* grupo marginal = disadvantaged community, marginalised group.* grupo mayoritario = majority group.* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.* grupo minoritario = minority group.* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.* grupo musical en directo = live band.* grupo político = political group.* grupo principal de usuarios = primary user group.* grupo profesional = occupational group.* grupo racial = racial group.* grupo racista = hate group.* grupo referente = reference group.* grupo religioso = denominational body, religious group.* grupos = quarters.* grupo sanguíneo = blood group, blood type.* grupos de diez = tens of.* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].* grupo social = community group, social group.* grupo supervisor = steering group.* grupo temáticamente afín = subject-related group.* grupo terrorista = terrorist group.* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.* perfil de grupo = group profile.* por grupos = in batches.* presión del grupo = peer pressure.* relativo a un grupo = group-related.* reunión de grupo = group meeting.* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).* rodear en grupo = swarm.* SDI por grupos = group SDI.* sentimiento de grupo = togetherness.* sesión de grupo = group session.* tarifa de grupo = group rate.* técnica de grupo nominal = nominal group technique.* terapia de grupo = group therapy.* trabajar en grupo = team.* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).* una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.* un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.* un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.* un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.* un grupo variado de = a collection of.* violación en grupo = gang rape.* * *Alos grupos sociales marginados marginalized social groupsun grupo de casas a group o cluster of housesse dividieron en grupos de (a) cuatro they split into groups of fouren grupo ‹salir/trabajar› in a group/in groups2 ( Mús) tbgrupo musical group, band3 ( Quím) groupCompuestos:support groupadvisory group, think tankconstruction consortiumcontrol groupconsortiumhotel chain● grupo de interés or presiónpressure groupjazz group o bandinternet forumpress consortium( Pol) Group of Eightnewsgroupworking partyuser groupgenerator● grupo fónico/tónicophonic/tonic grouptarget group( frml); peer groupparliamentary groupblood grouptener el grupo sanguíneo Rh or Rhesus positivo/negativo to be Rhesus positive/negative¿qué grupo sanguíneo tiene? what blood group are you?tengo el grupo sanguíneo A/AB/B positivo/negativo I'm blood group A/AB/B positive/negativecontrol group* * *
grupo sustantivo masculino
( de árboles) clump;
grupos sociales social groups;
de grupo ‹terapia/trabajo› group ( before n);
en grupo ‹salir/trabajar› in a group/in groupsb) (Mús) tb
grupo sustantivo masculino
1 g roup: no queda sangre del groupo B+, there is no B+ blood left
tiene mi grupo sanguíneo, he has the same blood group as I do
grupo de trabajo, working party
terapia de grupo, group therapy
2 Mús group, band
3 Elec grupo electrógeno, power generator o electric generating set
' grupo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparato
- argot
- beatería
- cada
- clase
- comando
- componente
- conjunta
- conjunto
- contra
- cuerpo
- delirio
- descolgarse
- desfilar
- dirigirse
- disolver
- disolverse
- dispersar
- dispersarse
- ecologista
- entrada
- equipo
- escolta
- estamento
- exclusión
- figurar
- fuerza
- GEO
- guerrilla
- incorporarse
- iniciar
- jerga
- junta
- manifestarse
- maquinaria
- mayoría
- minoritaria
- minoritario
- ninguna
- ninguno
- núcleo
- nutrido-a
- panel
- paquete
- patrulla
- pertenencia
- pesar
- piña
- readmitir
- relevo
English:
address
- army
- back
- band
- bear down on
- blood group
- body
- bracket
- breakaway
- bunch
- camp
- chain gang
- class
- cliquey
- clump
- cluster
- collection
- collective
- combine
- come under
- commission
- contra
- crowd
- demo
- dense
- drummer
- dynamics
- fervent
- flagship
- flock
- foursome
- fraternity
- frenzied
- gather
- group
- guard
- heterogeneous
- homogeneous
- huddle
- inbred
- Ivy League
- join
- knot
- lead
- leadership
- lobby
- make up
- manager
- manageress
- motley
* * *grupo nm1. [conjunto] group;[de árboles] cluster;grupo (de empresas) (corporate) group;en grupo in a group;el grupo de cabeza [en carrera] the leading groupPol grupo de contacto contact group; Econ grupo de control control group; Informát grupo de discusión discussion group;grupo ecologista environmental group;grupo de edad age group;grupo empresarial (business) group o combine;grupo de estudio study group;Pol grupo mixto = independent MPs and MPs from minor parties in Spanish parliament; Informát grupo de noticias newsgroup;el grupo de los ocho (grandes) the G8 countries;grupo parlamentario parliamentary group;Pol grupo de presión pressure group, lobby;grupo de riesgo group at risk;UE Grupo de Sabios Committee of Wise Men;grupo sanguíneo blood group;el grupo de los siete (grandes) the G7 countries;Informát grupo de usuarios user group2. [de músicos] group, band3. Tec unit, setElec grupo electrógeno generator4. Quím groupgrupo fónico phonic group;grupo nominal noun phrase;grupo de palabras word group;grupo vocálico vowel cluster* * *m group;en grupos in groups* * *grupo nm: group* * *grupo n group -
6 unidad didáctica
(n.) = teaching unit, unit of study, study unitEx. The author describes a teaching unit she devised for 3rd year students at the University of Northumbria Information and Library Management degree course.Ex. The aim is to develop units of study that effectively integrate the student's resource centre activities with other learning experiences.Ex. Teachers must become expert users of this new technology and integrate its use into study units.* * *(n.) = teaching unit, unit of study, study unitEx: The author describes a teaching unit she devised for 3rd year students at the University of Northumbria Information and Library Management degree course.
Ex: The aim is to develop units of study that effectively integrate the student's resource centre activities with other learning experiences.Ex: Teachers must become expert users of this new technology and integrate its use into study units. -
7 unidad de estudio
(n.) = unit of study, study unitEx. The aim is to develop units of study that effectively integrate the student's resource centre activities with other learning experiences.Ex. Teachers must become expert users of this new technology and integrate its use into study units.* * *(n.) = unit of study, study unitEx: The aim is to develop units of study that effectively integrate the student's resource centre activities with other learning experiences.
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8 buscar
v.1 to look.2 to look for.estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for workse fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in AmericaMaría busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.3 to look up.Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.4 to search for (computing).El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble6 to pick up.voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paperir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody uppasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.* * *1 (gen) to look for, search for■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!4 (recoger) to pick up■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve1 (mirar) to look\buscársela familiar to be looking for troublebuscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living'Se busca...' "... wanted"* * *verb1) to look for, seek2) search* * *1. VT1) (=tratar de encontrar)a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look forestuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers
llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months
el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit
"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"
"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"
b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look upc) [con la vista] to try to spot, look forlo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him
2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to findno sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude
con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style
solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money
como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now
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buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sthsiempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing
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ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkinve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother
- buscarlavino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *
3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?
vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants
4) (Inform) to search5) (=preguntar por) to ask for¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?
2.VI to lookya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.----* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( intentar encontrar)a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to findla policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police
b) (en libro, lista) to look up2)a) ( recoger) to collect, pick upvengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things
b) ( conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi
3)a) ( intentar conseguir)¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?
buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf
el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth
b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for2.buscar vi to lookbusca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer
¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?
3.el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
buscarse v pron1) ( intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children
2) < problemas>no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble
tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right
buscársela(s) — (fam)
te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
* * *= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.* buscando = in search of.* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).* buscar a través de los índices = browse.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.* buscar empleo = seek + employment.* buscar en = sift through, search through.* buscar en Google = google.* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.* buscar los servicios de = engage.* buscar material = pursue + material.* buscar oro = pan for + gold.* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.* buscar por título = search by + title key.* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.* buscárselo = have it + coming.* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].* buscar solución = seek + solution.* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.* buscar y encontrar = match.* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.* mandar a buscar = send for.* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* que se puede buscar = searchable.* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* * *buscar [A2 ]vt1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to findlo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhereno trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excusesla policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police[ S ] se busca wantedlos hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at receptionlas flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the lightla buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot herestá buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it2 (en un libro, una lista) to look upbusca el número en la guía look up the number in the directoryB1 (recoger) to collect, pick upfuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airportvengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things2 (conseguir y traer) to getfue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctorsalió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the breadsube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissorsC1(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boybuscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INFel libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look forsiempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fightme está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it■ buscarvito lookbusca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find■ buscarseA (intentar encontrar) to look fordebería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the childrenB ‹complicaciones/problemas›no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any troubletú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you rightse está buscando problemas she's asking for troublebuscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)* * *
Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
2
(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things
fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer
buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;
tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo
* * *♦ vt1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;CSur Fambuscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth2. [recoger] to pick up;vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address bookno sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;Famése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing5. Informát to search forno me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;♦ vito look;busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom* * *v/t search for, look for;ir/venir a buscar fetch;se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it* * *buscar {72} vt1) : to look for, to seek2) : to pick up, to collect3) : to provokebuscar vi: to look, to searchbuscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets* * *buscar vb1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for2. (consultar) to look up4. (traer) to fetch / to get"Se busca" "Wanted" -
9 abuchear
v.to boo.* * *1 to boo, jeer at* * *VT to boo, jeer atser abucheado — (Teat) to be booed, be hissed (at)
* * *verbo transitivo to boo* * *= jeer, hiss, boo.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.* * *verbo transitivo to boo* * *= jeer, hiss, boo.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.* * *abuchear [A1 ]vtto boo* * *
abuchear ( conjugate abuchear) verbo transitivo
to boo
abuchear vt to boo, jeer at
' abuchear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pitar
English:
barrack
- boo
- hoot
- jeer
* * *abuchear vtto boo* * *v/t boo* * *abuchear vt: to boo, to jeer* * *abuchear vb to boo -
10 burla
f.1 taunt.hacer burla de to mock2 joke.3 trick.4 mockery, banter, chaffing, jeer.5 ridicule, taunt.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: burlar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: burlar.* * *1 (mofa) mockery, gibe2 (broma) joke3 (engaño) deception, trick\en son de burla in fun, tongue in cheekentre burlas y veras half-jokingly* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=mofa) gibe, taunthacer burla de algn — to make fun of sb, mock sb
hace burla de todo — he makes fun of o mocks everything
2) (=broma) jokede burlas — in fun, tongue in cheek
* * *a) ( mofa)todos le hacen la burla — everyone makes fun of her o mocks her
b) ( atropello)esto es una burla del reglamento — this makes a mockery of the regulations
* * *= ridicule, derision, hoax, jibe, mockery, taunt, jeer, sniggering, snigger, sneer, scoff, snicker, banter.Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.Ex. The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.Ex. This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex. The article highlights her countless subtle jibes at academe.Ex. Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex. This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.Ex. The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.Ex. At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.Ex. To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.Ex. I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.Ex. The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.----* burla de = thumbing of the nose at.* objeto de burla = object of ridicule.* * *a) ( mofa)todos le hacen la burla — everyone makes fun of her o mocks her
b) ( atropello)esto es una burla del reglamento — this makes a mockery of the regulations
* * *= ridicule, derision, hoax, jibe, mockery, taunt, jeer, sniggering, snigger, sneer, scoff, snicker, banter.Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
Ex: The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.Ex: The article highlights her countless subtle jibes at academe.Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex: This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.Ex: I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.* burla de = thumbing of the nose at.* objeto de burla = object of ridicule.* * *1(mofa): era objeto de las burlas de todos he was the butt of everyone's jokestodos le hacen la burla everyone makes fun of her o mocks her2(chanza, broma): lo dije en son de burla I said it tongue in cheeklo dijo entre burlas y veras he said it only half in jest o he said it half joking, half serious3(atropello): el precio de las entradas es una burla al público they're robbing people o ( colloq) ripping people off charging that much for the ticketsno le perdonaría esa burla a su confianza she would not forgive him that betrayal of her trustesto es una burla del reglamento this makes a mockery of the regulations* * *
Del verbo burlar: ( conjugate burlar)
burla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
burla
burlar
burla sustantivo femeninoa) ( mofa):
b) ( atropello):◊ esto es una burla del reglamento this makes a mockery of the regulations
burlar ( conjugate burlar) verbo transitivo
burlarse verbo pronominal burlase de algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
burla sustantivo femenino
1 (mofa) mockery
2 (broma) joke
♦ Locuciones: hacer burla de, to make fun of
burlar verbo transitivo
1 (engañar) to outwit
2 (esquivar) to evade
' burla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mueca
- refinada
- refinado
- remedar
- sorna
- vacilar
- guasa
- son
- tomadura de pelo
English:
mockery
- spoof
* * *burla nf1. [mofa] taunt;hacer burla de to mock;fue el blanco de las burlas de sus compañeros he was the butt of his colleagues' jokes;fue la burla de todo el mundo everyone made fun of her;esa sentencia es una burla a la justicia that sentence is a travesty of justice2. [broma] joke;entre burlas y veras half-jokingly3. [engaño] trick* * *f1 ( mofa) joke;hacer burla de alguien fam make fun of s.o.2 ( engaño) trick* * *burla nf1) : mockery, ridicule2) : joke, trick3)hacer burla de : to make fun of, to mock* * *burla nhacer burla de... to make fun of... -
11 burlarse
1 to mock (de, -), make fun (de, of), laugh (de, at)* * ** * *VPR1) (=bromear) to joke, banteryo no me burlo — I'm serious, I'm not joking
2)burlarse de algn — to mock sb, make fun of sb
* * *= sneer, deride, scoff, jeer, snicker, snigger.Ex. 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.Ex. In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.Ex. Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.----* burlarse de = poke + fun at, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, make + fun of, flout, sneer at, scoff at.* * *= sneer, deride, scoff, jeer, snicker, snigger.Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* burlarse de = poke + fun at, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, make + fun of, flout, sneer at, scoff at.* * *
■burlarse verbo reflexivo to mock, make fun [de, of]
' burlarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consistente
- burlar
English:
constantly
- deride
- fun
- gibe
- jeer
- laugh at
- mock
- rib
- ridicule
- scoff
- send up
- sneer
- tease
* * *vprburlarse de to mock;burlarse de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb;burlarse de las leyes to flout the law* * *v/r make fun (de of)* * *vrburlarse de : to make fun of, to ridicule* * *burlarse vb to make fun / to tease -
12 cada vez menor
(adj.) = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descendingEx. It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.Ex. It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.Ex. With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.Ex. This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.Ex. The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.Ex. As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.Ex. Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.Ex. Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.Ex. It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.Ex. Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.Ex. The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market.* * *(adj.) = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descendingEx: It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.Ex: With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.Ex: As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.Ex: Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.Ex: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.Ex: It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.Ex: Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.Ex: The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market. -
13 insultar
v.to insult.María insultó a Elsa y se fue Mary insulted Elsa and left.Esto insulta mi dignidad This insults my dignity.* * *1 to insult* * *verb* * *VT to insult* * *verbo transitivoa) ( proferir insultos) to insultb) ( ofender) to insult, offend* * *= slap, curse, insult, namecall, jeer, rave at, shout + abuse at, abuse, speak + angry words.Ex. I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex. This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.Ex. Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex. A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.Ex. If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.----* insultar a = be abusive of.* insultar a voces = scream + abuse (at).* * *verbo transitivoa) ( proferir insultos) to insultb) ( ofender) to insult, offend* * *= slap, curse, insult, namecall, jeer, rave at, shout + abuse at, abuse, speak + angry words.Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex: This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.Ex: A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.* insultar a = be abusive of.* insultar a voces = scream + abuse (at).* * *insultar [A1 ]vt1 (proferir insultos) to insultnos insultó a todos he insulted all of us2 (ofender) to insult, offendaquello insultaba la memoria de su padre that was an insult to the memory of her father* * *
insultar ( conjugate insultar) verbo transitivo
insultar verbo transitivo to insult
' insultar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
- faltar
- incapaz
English:
abuse
- call
- insult
- send off
- name
- swear
* * *insultar vtto insult* * *v/t insult* * *insultar vt: to insult* * *insultar vb to insult -
14 insulto
m.insult.insultos verbal abusepres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: insultar.* * *1 insult* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=ofensa) insult ( para to)2) Méx * (=indigestión) bellyache *, stomachache* * *masculino insult* * *= insult, taunt, jeer, abuse, slap in the face, diss, slur.Ex. Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex. I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.Ex. To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.Ex. I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation.Ex. I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.----* insulto de género = sexual insult.* insulto machista = sexual insult.* insultos = name-calling.* insulto sexista = sexual insult.* insulto sexual = sexual insult.* insultos y amenazas racistas = hate speech.* ser un insulto a la inteligencia = be an insult to the intelligence.* tolerar insultos = tolerate + abuse.* * *masculino insult* * *= insult, taunt, jeer, abuse, slap in the face, diss, slur.Ex: Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.
Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.Ex: To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.Ex: I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation.Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.* insulto de género = sexual insult.* insulto machista = sexual insult.* insultos = name-calling.* insulto sexista = sexual insult.* insulto sexual = sexual insult.* insultos y amenazas racistas = hate speech.* ser un insulto a la inteligencia = be an insult to the intelligence.* tolerar insultos = tolerate + abuse.* * *insult* * *
Del verbo insultar: ( conjugate insultar)
insulto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
insultó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
insultar
insulto
insultar ( conjugate insultar) verbo transitivo
insulto sustantivo masculino
insult
insultar verbo transitivo to insult
insulto sustantivo masculino insult
' insulto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inri
- lanzar
- ofensa
- reparación
- torpe
- gratuito
- guacho
- largar
- maricón
- subnormal
- vengar
English:
abuse
- gratuitous
- insult
- intentional
- offence
- taunt
* * *insulto nminsult;proferir insultos to hurl insults;sus declaraciones son un insulto a la inteligencia his statements are an insult to people's intelligence* * *m insult* * *insulto nm: insult* * *insulto n insult -
15 japonés americano
(adj.) = Japanese-AmericanEx. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.* * *(adj.) = Japanese-AmericanEx: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
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16 meterse con
v.1 to provoke, to annoy, to pick on, to bother.María se metió con su hermMaría Mary provoked her sister.2 to pick a quarrel with, to fool around with, to pick a fight with, to mess around with.Ricardo se metió con el matón Richard picked a quarrel with the bully.María se metió con el vecino Mary fooled around with her neighbor.3 to fool around with, to bugger about with, to bugger around with, to fool about with.María se metió con el vecino Mary fooled around with her neighbor.* * ** * *(v.) = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roastingEx. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. Pretty soon he was lamming me on every pretext he could find.Ex. In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.* * *(v.) = needle, pick on, tease, twit, taunt, jeer, lam, have + a go at, roast, give + Nombre + a good roastingEx: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: Pretty soon he was lamming me on every pretext he could find.Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time. -
17 mofa
f.mockery.hacer mofa de to mockpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mofar.* * *1 mockery, derision\hacer mofa de algo/alguien to mock something/somebody* * *SF (=burla) mockery, ridiculehacer mofa de algo/algn — to scoff at sth/sb, make fun of sth/sb
* * *femenino mockeryhacer mofa DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
en tono de mofa — mockingly, in a mocking tone
* * *= ridicule, mockery, taunt, jeer, sneer, scoff, snigger, snicker, banter.Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.Ex. Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex. At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.Ex. To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.Ex. The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.Ex. I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.Ex. The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.----* mofa de = thumbing of the nose at.* * *femenino mockeryhacer mofa DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
en tono de mofa — mockingly, in a mocking tone
* * *= ridicule, mockery, taunt, jeer, sneer, scoff, snigger, snicker, banter.Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.Ex: I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.* mofa de = thumbing of the nose at.* * *mockery hacer mofa DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sblo dijo en tono de mofa she said it mockingly o in a mocking tonela obra es una mofa de los símbolos cristianos the play makes fun of o mocks the symbols of the Christian faith* * *
Del verbo mofarse: ( conjugate mofarse)
se mofa es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo
mofa sustantivo femenino mockery: hacen mofa de todo, they make fun of everything
' mofa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burla
- burlón
English:
jeer
* * *mofa nfmockery;hacer mofa de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb;su metedura de pata fue motivo de mofa everyone made fun of o laughed at his blunder* * *f mockery;hacer mofa de make fun of* * *mofa nf1) : mockery, ridicule2)hacer mofa de : to make fun of, to ridicule -
18 mofarse
pron.v.to scoff.mofarse de to mock* * *1 to scoff, mock\mofarse de algo/alguien to mock something/somebody, make fun of something/somebody* * *VPRmofarse de algo/algn — to mock sth/sb, scoff at sth/sb, sneer at sth/sb
* * *verbo pronominalmofarse DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
* * *(v.) = sneer, scoff, jeer, snicker, sniggerEx. 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.Ex. Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex. Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex. It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex. Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* * *verbo pronominalmofarse DE algo/alguien — to make fun of something/somebody
* * *(v.) = sneer, scoff, jeer, snicker, sniggerEx: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.* * *mofarse [A1 ]mofarse DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sbtodos se mofan de él they all make fun of o poke fun at himno te mofes de las desgracias de los demás don't laugh at other people's misfortunes* * *
mofarse ( conjugate mofarse) verbo pronominal mofarse DE algo/algn to make fun of sth/sb
mofarse verbo reflexivo to jeer [de, at], scoff [de, at], make fun [de, of]: se mofaban del equipo perdedor, they scoffed at the losing team
' mofarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reírse
English:
jeer
- mock
- taunt
* * *mofarse vprto scoff;mofarse de algo/alguien to mock sth/sb, to make fun of sth/sb* * *v/r:mofarse de make fun of* * *mofarse vrmofarse de : to scoff at, to make fun of* * *mofarse vb to make fun -
19 ser necesario
v.1 to be necessary, to be needed, to be of use.Esta corrección es necesaria This correction is necessary.2 to be necessary to.Es necesario abrir la puerta It is necessary to open the door.* * *= be needed, it + takeEx. The title-unit entry is just a simplification of the cataloging process, which is badly needed.Ex. Researchers have shown it takes about ten years to develop expertise in any of a wide variety of areas, including painting, swimming, tennis, and research in neuropsychology and topology.* * *= be needed, it + takeEx: The title-unit entry is just a simplification of the cataloging process, which is badly needed.
Ex: Researchers have shown it takes about ten years to develop expertise in any of a wide variety of areas, including painting, swimming, tennis, and research in neuropsychology and topology. -
20 unidad de análisis
(n.) = unit of studyEx. The aim is to develop units of study that effectively integrate the student's resource centre activities with other learning experiences.* * *(n.) = unit of studyEx: The aim is to develop units of study that effectively integrate the student's resource centre activities with other learning experiences.
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