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1 seguir

v.

1 to follow.

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind

seguir algo de cerca to follow o monitor something closely (desarrollo, resultados)

Ellos siguen la caravana They follow the convoy.

Eso es lo que sigue That is what follows.

2 to follow.

me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed

3 to continue, to resume.

Me sigue el dolor My pain persists.

4 to continue, to go on.

¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!

aquí se baja él, yo sigo he's getting out here, I'm going on (al taxista)

sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong

sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital

¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?

5 to keep on, to go along, to carry on, to continue.

María se sigue haciendo daño Mary keeps on hurting herself.

6 to continue to be, to continue being, to keep, to keep being.

Las chicas siguen testarudas The girls continue to be stubborn.

7 to obey, to keep.

Las chicas siguen las reglas The girls obey the rules.

8 to imitate, to follow.

Los fanáticos siguen al cantante The fans imitate the singer.

9 to come afterwards, to come next, to come after, to come along.

Algo bueno sigue Something good comes afterwards.

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SEGUIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to i in certain persons of certain tenses; gu changes to g before a and o)

Present Indicative

sigo, sigues, sigue, seguimos, seguís, siguen.

Past Indicative

seguí, seguiste, siguió, seguimos, seguisteis, siguieron.

Present Subjunctive

siga, sigas, siga, sigamos, sigáis, sigan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

siguiera, siguieras, siguiera, siguiéramos, siguierais, siguieran;

siguiese, siguieses, siguiese, siguiésemos, siguieseis, siguiesen.

Future Subjunctive

siguiere, siguieres, siguiere, siguiéremos, siguiereis, siguieren.

Imperative

sigue (tú), siga (él/Vd.), sigamos (nos.), seguid (vos.), sigan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to follow

2) keep on

3) pursue

4) remain

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1. VT

1) (=perseguir) [+ persona, pista] to follow; [+ indicio] to follow up; [+ presa] to chase, pursue

tú ve primero que yo te sigo — you go first and I'll follow you

ella llegó primero, seguida del embajador — she arrived first, followed by the ambassador

nos están siguiendo — we're being followed

seguía todos sus pasos — I followed his every step

la seguía con la mirada — his eyes followed her

me sigue como un perrito faldero — he's always tramping at my heels

2) (=estar atento a) [+ programa de TV] to watch, follow; [+ programa de radio] to listen to, follow; [+ proceso, progreso] to monitor, follow up; [+ satélite] to track

seguir los acontecimientos de cerca — to monitor events closely

estaba ocupada y no he seguido la conversación — I was busy and didn't follow the conversation

esta exposición permite seguir paso a paso la evolución del artista — this exhibition allows the artist's development to be traced step by step

3) (=hacer caso de) [+ consejo] to follow, take; [+ instrucciones, doctrina, líder] to follow

siguió el ejemplo de su padre — he followed his father's example

seguir los pasos de algn — to follow in sb's footsteps

sigue la tradición de la familia — he follows in the family tradition

4) [+ rumbo, dirección] to follow

seguimos el curso del río — we followed the course of the river

siga la flecha — follow the arrow

siga esta calle y al final gire a la derecha — carry on up o follow this street and turn right at the end

• seguir su camino — to continue on one's way

sigue su camino de cineasta independiente — he continues in his path of independent film-maker

el mercado sigue su camino alcista — the market is continuing on its upward trend

• seguir su curso, el proyecto sigue su curso — the project is still on course, the project continues on (its) course

la enfermedad sigue su curso — the illness is taking o running its course

que la justicia siga su curso — let justice take its course

5) (=entender) [+ razonamiento] to follow

es un razonamiento muy difícil de seguir — it's an argument which is rather hard to follow

¿me sigues? — are you with me?

6) (Educ) [+ curso] to take, do

7) † [+ mujer] to court †

2. VI

1) (=continuar) to go on, carry on

¿quieres que sigamos? — shall we go on?

¡siga! — (=hable) go on!, carry on; LAm (=pase) come in

¡síguele! — Méx go on!

"sigue" — [en carta] P.T.O.; [en libro] continued

la carretera sigue hasta el pueblo — the road goes on as far as the town

siga por la carretera hasta el cruce — follow the road up to the crossroads

seguir por este camino — to carry on along this path

2)

• seguir adelante — [persona] to go on, carry on; [acontecimiento] to go ahead

los Juegos Olímpicos siguieron (adelante) a pesar del atentado — the Olympics went ahead despite the attack
adelante 1)
3) [en estado, situación] to be still

sigue enfermo — he's still ill

sigue en Caracas — she's still in Caracas

el ascensor sigue estropeado — the lift's still not working

sigue soltero — he's still single

¿cómo sigue? — how is he?

que siga usted bien — keep well, look after yourself

seguir con una idea — to go on with an idea

seguía en su error — he continued in his error

• seguimos sin teléfono — we still haven't got a phone

sigo sin noticias — I still haven't heard anything

sigo sin comprender — I still don't understand

esas preguntas siguen sin respuesta — those questions remain unanswered

4)

• seguir haciendo algo — to go on doing sth, carry on doing sth

siguió mirándola — he went on o carried on looking at her

siguió hablando con nosotros — he went on speaking to us

el ordenador seguía funcionando — the computer carried on working, the computer was still working

sigo pensando lo mismo — I still think the same

sigue lloviendo — it's still raining

5) (=venir a continuación) to follow, follow on

como sigue — as follows

lo que sigue es un resumen — what follows is a summary

entre otros ejemplos destacan los que siguen — amongst other examples, the following stand out

mencionaré varios casos en lo que sigue — I'll now move on to mention several cases

• seguir a algo, las horas que siguieron a la tragedia — the hours following o that followed the tragedy

a la conferencia siguió un debate — the lecture was followed by a discussion

3.

See:

seguirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

2) <camino/ruta>

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

b) ( permanecer atento a)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)

siga por favor — come in, please

2) (en lugar, estado)

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

3)

a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persist

b)

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

4)

a) (venir después, estar contiguo)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

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= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.

Ex. So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.

Ex. Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

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. These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.

Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.

Ex. An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.

Ex. Obviously, once a choice of citation order has been made it must be kept to, otherwise, chaos will result.

Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex. All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.

Ex. Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.

Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.

Ex. It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.

Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.

Ex. There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority.

Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.

Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.

Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.

Ex. In 1964 he was promoted to Associate Director of the Processing Department where he succeeded John Cronin as Director four years later.

Ex. The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.

Ex. The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights.

Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.

Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.

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* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.

* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.

* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.

* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.

* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.

* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.

* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.

* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.

* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.

* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.

* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.

* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.

* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.

* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.

* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguir levantado = stay up.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguirse = ensue.

* seguir siendo = remain.

* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.

* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.

* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* seguir una táctica = take + tack.

* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.

* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.

* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.

* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.

* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* siguiendo = along.

* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) <persona/vehículo/presa> to follow

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue — (fam) if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

2) <camino/ruta>

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente — go along o follow this road as far as the bridge

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

3) ( en el tiempo) to follow

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

4)

a) <instrucciones/consejo/flecha> to follow

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

b) ( basarse en) <autor/teoría/método/tradición> to follow

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

5)

a) <trámite/procedimiento> to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

b) (Educ) < curso> to take

estoy siguiendo un curso de fotografía — I'm doing o taking a photography course

6)

a) <explicaciones/profesor> to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

b) ( permanecer atento a)

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely
2.
seguir vi

1)

a) ( por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle — keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir de largo — (AmL) to go straight past

b)

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar)

siga por favor — come in, please

2) (en lugar, estado)

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

3)

a) tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia to continue; rumores to persist

b)

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

4)

a) (venir después, estar contiguo)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

b) historia/poema to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows
3.
seguirse v pron (en 3^a pers)

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

* * *

= accord with, adhere to, chase, conform to, espouse, fit, follow, keep to, observe, pursue, run along, stay, stick to, proceed, overlay, carry on, go ahead, soldier on, succeed, hew to, overlie, keep up, roll on.

Ex: So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.

Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

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: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.

Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.

Ex: An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document.

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* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* difícil de seguir = heavy going.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* hay que seguir adelante = the show must go on.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* modelos a seguir = lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.

* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* pautas a seguir = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* pendiente de seguir la última moda = fashion-conscious.

* procedimiento a seguir = code of practice.

* que sigue = ensuing.

* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).

* que uno sigue a su propio ritmo = self-paced, self-guided.

* resignarse y seguir adelante = bite + the bullet.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* seguir adelante = go forward, forge + ahead, forge + forward, go ahead, go straight ahead, carry through, move along, move forward, press forward (with), move + forward, continue on + Posesivo + way, move on.

* seguir adelante con = go ahead with, stick with.

* seguir a flote = stay in + business, stay + afloat.

* seguir al día = remain on top of.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir Algo a rajatabla = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir al pie del cañón = soldier on.

* seguir a rajatabla = keep + strictly to the letter.

* seguir así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir avanzando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguir caminando = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* seguir como antes = go on + as before.

* seguir como modelo = pattern.

* seguir con = go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick at.

* seguir con Algo = take + Nombre + further.

* seguir con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* seguir con el mando = stay in + control.

* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal = get on with + Posesivo + life.

* seguir considerando = consider + further.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.

* seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.

* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.

* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.

* seguir el ritmo de Algo o Alguien = keep up with + pace.

* seguir en contacto = stay + tuned.

* seguir en contacto (con) = stay in + touch (with), keep in + touch (with).

* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.

* seguir en la brecha = soldier on.

* seguir en pie = hold + Posesivo + own, hold up.

* seguir entre los primeros = remain on top.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir este rumbo = proceed + along this way.

* seguir + Gerundio = keep on + Gerundio.

* seguir haciéndolo así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciéndolo bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir haciendo lo mismo = business as usual.

* seguir igual = be none the worse for wear.

* seguir inmediatamente = fast on the heels of, on the heels of.

* seguir inmediatamente a = come on + the heels of.

* seguir irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir la conversación = follow + the thread.

* seguir la corazonada de uno = play + Posesivo + hunches.

* seguir la corriente = go with + the flow, go along with + the flow.

* seguir la iniciativa = follow + the lead.

* seguir la marcha de = monitor.

* seguir la moda = catch + the fever.

* seguir la pista = follow up, track, follow through, shadow, track down.

* seguir la pista a un documento = chase + item.

* seguir la pista de = keep + track of.

* seguir la trayectoria = follow up, follow through.

* seguirle el juego a, seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguirle la corriente a = play along with.

* seguir levantado = stay up.

* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.

* seguir lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir los pasos de = follow in + the footsteps of.

* seguir malgastando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir por delante de = keep + one step ahead of.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir + Posesivo + pasos = follow in + Posesivo + footsteps.

* seguir progresando = forge + ahead, forge + forward.

* seguirse = ensue.

* seguir siendo = remain.

* seguir siendo + Adjetivo = remain + Adjetivo.

* seguir siendo lo mismo = remain + the same.

* seguir sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin haberse traducido = remain + untranslated.

* seguir sin reconciliarse con = remain + unreconciled to.

* seguir sin traducirse = remain + untranslated.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + shortcoming, work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.

* seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.

* seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.

* seguir tratando = discuss + further.

* seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.

* seguir una escala = fall along + a continuum.

* seguir una estrategia = take + tack.

* seguir una filosofía = espouse + philosophy.

* seguir una metodología = adopt + approach.

* seguir una práctica = adopt + practice.

* seguir una táctica = take + tack.

* seguir una trayectoria = follow + track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* seguir un consejo = take + advice.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* seguir un método = take + approach.

* seguir un modelo = embrace + model, conform to + image.

* seguir unos pasos = follow + steps.

* seguir un patrón = conform to + image.

* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.

* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.

* seguir + Verbo = still + Verbo.

* seguir vigente = hold + Posesivo + own.

* seguir viviendo = live on.

* seguir vivo = live on, stay + alive.

* siguiendo = along.

* siguiendo un estilo indicativo = indicatively.

* si sigue así = at this rate.

* si todo sigue igual = all (other) things being equal.

* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.

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seguir [ I30 ]

vt

A ‹persona/vehículo› to follow; ‹presa› to follow

sígame, por favor follow me, please

la hizo seguir por un detective he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

siga (a) ese coche follow that car!

creo que nos están siguiendo I think we're being followed

la siguió con la mirada he followed her with his eyes

le venían siguiendo los movimientos desde hacía meses they had been watching his movements for months

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses with the Japanese catching up o gaining on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

el que la sigue la consigue or la mata ( fam); if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

B ‹camino/ruta›

siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o take o follow this road as far as the bridge

continuamos el viaje siguiendo la costa we continued our journey following the coast

me paré a saludarla y seguí mi camino I stopped to say hello to her and went on my way

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is taking o running its normal course

el tour sigue la ruta de Bolívar the tour follows the route taken by Bolivar

siguiéndole los pasos al hermano mayor, decidió estudiar medicina following in his elder brother's footsteps, he decided to study medicine

C (en el tiempo) to follow seguir A algo/algn to follow sth/sb

los disturbios que siguieron a la manifestación the disturbances that followed the demonstration

el hermano que me sigue está en Asunción the brother who comes after me is in Asunción

D

1 ‹instrucciones/consejo› to follow

tienes que seguir el dictamen de tu conciencia you must be guided by your conscience

2 (basarse en) ‹autor/teoría/método› to follow

en su clasificación sigue a Sheldon he follows Sheldon in his classification

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue las líneas establecidas por nuestro fundador it follows the lines laid down by our founder

E

1 ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial/una dieta hipocalórica you will have to undergo special treatment/follow a low-calorie diet

se seguirá contra usted el procedimiento de suspensión del permiso de conducción steps will be taken leading to the withdrawal of your driver's license

2 ( Educ) ‹curso› to take

estoy siguiendo un cursillo de fotografía I'm doing o taking a short photography course

¿qué carrera piensas seguir? what are you thinking of studying o reading?

F

1 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

me cuesta seguir una conversación en francés I find it hard to follow a conversation in French

¿me siguen? are you with me?

2

(permanecer atento a): no sigo ese programa I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

sigue atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos he's following the course of events very closely

sigue paso a paso la vida de su ídolo she keeps track of every detail of her idol's life

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo we are keeping careful track of its development, we are following its development very closely

■ seguir

vi

A

1 (por un camino) to go on

siga derecho or todo recto hasta el final de la calle keep o go straight on to the end of the street

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

el tren sigue hasta Salto the train goes on to Salto

desde allí hay que seguir a pie/en mula from there you have to go on on foot/by mule

2

seguir adelante: ¿entienden? bien, entonces sigamos adelante do you understand? good, then let's carry on

llueve ¿regresamos? — no, sigamos adelante it's raining, shall we go back? — no, let's go on o carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans

3

( Col) (entrar): siga por favor come in, please

B

(en un lugar, un estado): ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well

¿sigues con la idea de mudarte? do you still intend to move?, are you still thinking of moving?

sigo sin entender I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre she's still single/as pretty as ever

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

C

1

«tareas/investigaciones/rumores»: siguen las investigaciones en torno al crimen investigations are continuing into the crime

sigue el buen tiempo en todo el país the good weather is continuing throughout the country, the whole country is still enjoying good weather

si siguen estos rumores if these rumors persist

2 seguir + GER:

sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone

sigue leyendo tú, Elsa you read now, Elsa

si sigues molestando te voy a echar if you carry on being a nuisance, I'm going to send you out

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way ( frml)

D

1

(venir después, estar contiguo): lee lo que sigue read what follows, read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter

me bajo en la parada que sigue I get off at the next stop

sigue una hora de música clásica there follows an hour of classical music

2 «historia/poema» to continue

¿cómo sigue la canción? how does the song go on?

[ S ] sigue en la página 8 continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue the final list is as follows

■ seguirse

v pron

( en tercera persona) seguirse DE algo to follow FROM sth

de esto se sigue que su muerte no fue accidental it follows from this that her death was not accidental

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seguir ( conjugate seguir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/vehículo/presa› to follow;
◊ camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

2 ‹camino/ruta› to follow, go along;
◊ siga esta carretera hasta llegar al puente go along o follow this road as far as the bridge;

la saludé y seguí mi camino I said hello to her and went on (my way);
la enfermedad sigue su curso normal the illness is running its normal course
3
a) ‹instrucciones/consejo/flecha› to follow

b) ‹autor/método/tradición/moda› to follow;

◊ seguir los pasos de algn to follow in sb's footsteps

4
a) ‹trámite/procedimiento› to follow;

‹ tratamiento› to undergo
b) (Educ) ‹ curso› to do, take

5 ‹explicaciones/profesor› to follow;
◊ dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( por un camino) to go on;

siga derecho or todo recto keep o go straight on;
◊ sigue por esta calle go on down this street;

seguir de largo (AmL) to go straight past
b)

◊ seguir adelante to carry on;

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes they decided to go ahead with their plans
c) (Col, Ven) ( entrar):

◊ siga por favor come in, please

2 (en lugar, estado):
◊ ¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? are your parents still in Geneva?;

espero que sigan todos bien I hope you're all keeping well;
sigue soltera she's still single;
si las cosas siguen así … if things carry on like this …
3 [tareas/buen tiempo/lluvia] to continue;
[ rumores] to persist;
◊ sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone;

seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera I'll go on o carry on doing it my way
4
a) ( venir después):

◊ lee lo que sigue read what comes next;

el capítulo que sigue the next chapter
b) [historia/poema] to continue, go on

seguir
I verbo transitivo
1 to follow: ésta es la hermana que me sigue, she's the sister who comes after me
me sigue a todas partes, he follows me wherever I go
me seguía con la mirada, his eyes followed me
2 (comprender) to understand, follow: no soy capaz de seguir el argumento, I can't follow the plot
3 (una ruta, un camino, consejo) to follow
4 (el ritmo, la moda) to keep: no sigues el ritmo, you aren't keeping time
5 (el rastro, las huellas) to track
6 (una actividad) sigue un curso de informática, she's doing a computer course
II verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to keep (on), go on: seguiremos mañana, we'll continue tomorrow
siguen casados, they are still married
sigue tirando de la cuerda, keep (on) pulling at the rope ➣ Ver nota en continue y keep 2 (extenderse, llegar hasta) to stretch (out): los sembrados siguen hasta la ribera, the fields stretch down to the river-bank
' seguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atorarse
- continuar
- escala
- golpe
- impulsar
- juego
- profesar
- rastrear
- ritmo
- sino
- suceder
- trece
- adelante
- bordear
- camino
- cauce
- cerca
- línea
- llevar
- moda
- paso
- perro
- racha
- separar
- siga
- sigo
- trazar
- ver
English:
act on
- advice
- along
- carry on
- closely
- continue
- despite
- ensue
- fight on
- follow
- follow up
- forge
- get on
- go ahead
- go on
- go through with
- hope
- hotly
- keep
- keep on
- lead
- march on
- monitor
- move on
- obey
- pick up
- play on
- play upon
- practice
- practise
- press ahead
- proceed
- pursue
- push ahead
- push on
- rattle on
- reasoning
- run on
- send on
- shadow
- soldier on
- stalk
- stand
- stay out
- struggle on
- succeed
- tail
- take
- track
- trail

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seguir

♦ vt

1. [ir detrás de, tomar la ruta de] to follow;

tú ve delante, que yo te sigo you go ahead, I'll follow o I'll go behind;

síganme, por favor follow me, please;

la generación que nos sigue o [m5] que sigue a la nuestra the next generation, the generation after us;

sigue este sendero hasta llegar a un bosque follow this path until you come to a forest;

seguir el rastro de alguien/algo to follow sb's/sth's tracks;

siga la flecha [en letrero] follow the arrow

2. [perseguir] to follow;

me parece que nos siguen I think we're being followed;

seguir a alguien de cerca to tail sb;

parece que le siguen los problemas trouble seems to follow him around wherever he goes;

Prov

el que la sigue la consigue where there's a will there's a way

3. [estar atento a, imitar, obedecer] to follow;

seguían con la vista la trayectoria de la bola they followed the ball with their eyes;

no seguimos ese programa we don't follow that programme;

seguir algo de cerca [su desarrollo, sus resultados] to follow o monitor sth closely;

siempre sigue los dictámenes de la moda she always follows the latest fashion;

los que siguen a Keynes followers of Keynes;

el cuadro sigue una línea clásica the painting is classical in style;

seguir las órdenes/instrucciones de alguien to follow sb's orders/instructions;

sigue mi consejo y habla con ella take my advice and talk to her;

siguiendo sus indicaciones, hemos cancelado el pedido we have cancelled the order as instructed

4. [reanudar, continuar] to continue, to resume;

yo seguí mi trabajo/camino I continued with my work/on my way;

él siguió su discurso he continued o resumed his speech

5. [comprender] [explicación, profesor, conferenciante] to follow;

me costaba seguirle I found her hard to follow;

¿me sigues? do you follow?, are you with me?

6. [mantener, someterse a] to follow;

hay que seguir un cierto orden you have to follow o do things in a certain order;

seguiremos el procedimiento habitual we will follow the usual procedure;

es difícil seguirle (el ritmo), va muy deprisa it's hard to keep up with him, he goes very quickly;

los aspirantes elegidos seguirán un proceso de formación the chosen candidates will receive o undergo training

7. [cursar]
sigue un curso de italiano he's doing an Italian course;

sigue la carrera de medicina she's studying medicine

♦ vi

1. [proseguir, no detenerse] to continue, to go on;

¡sigue, no te pares! go o carry on, don't stop!;

aquí se baja él, yo sigo [al taxista] he's getting out here, I'm going on;

siga con su trabajo carry on with your work;

el sendero sigue hasta la cima the path continues o carries on to the top;

"sigue la crisis en la bolsa de Tokio" Tokyo stock market crisis continues;

debes seguir haciéndolo you should keep on o carry on doing it;

¿vas a seguir intentándolo? are you going to keep trying?;

se seguían viendo de vez en cuando they still saw each other from time to time, they continued to see each other from time to time;

seguir adelante (con algo) [con planes, proyectos] to go ahead (with sth)

2. [mantenerse, permanecer]
sigue enferma/en el hospital she's still ill/in hospital;

¿qué tal sigue la familia? how's the family getting on o keeping?;

todo sigue igual everything's still the same, nothing has changed;

sigue el buen tiempo en el sur del país the good weather in the south of the country is continuing;

sigo trabajando en la fábrica I'm still working at the factory;

¿la sigues queriendo? do you still love her?;

sigo pensando que está mal I still think it's wrong;

sigue habiendo dudas sobre… doubts remain about…;

¡buen trabajo, sigue así! good work, keep it up!;

si seguimos jugando así, ganaremos la liga if we carry on o keep playing like that, we'll win the league;
Fam
a seguir bien [como despedida] take care, look after yourself;

de seguir así las cosas, si las cosas siguen así if things go on like this, the way things are going

3. [tomar un camino]
el resto siguió por otro camino the rest went another way;

seguiremos hacia el este we'll go east then;

siga todo recto go straight on;

siga hasta el siguiente semáforo carry on till you get to the next set of traffic lights

4. [sucederse, ir después] to follow;

lo que sigue es una cita del Corán the following is a quotation from the Koran;

seguir a algo to follow sth;

la lluvia siguió a los truenos the thunder was followed by rain;

¿cómo sigue el chiste? how does the joke go on o continue?;

el proceso de selección se realizará como sigue:… the selection process will be carried out as follows:…;

sigue en la página 20 [en periódico, libro] continued on page 20

5. Col [para dar permiso] please do;

con permiso, ¿puedo entrar? – siga excuse me, can I come in? – please do

♦ See also the pronominal verb seguirse

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seguir

I v/t

1 consejo, camino, moda etc follow;

seguir a alguien follow s.o.

2 ( permanecer)

:

seguir fiel a alguien remain faithful to s.o.

II v/i continue, carry on;

seguir con algo continue with sth, carry on with sth;

seguir haciendo algo go on doing sth, continue to do sth;

sigue cometiendo los mismos errores he keeps on making the same mistakes;

sigue enfadado conmigo he’s still angry with me;

¡a seguir bien! take care!, take it easy!

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seguir {75} vt

1) : to follow

el sol sigue la lluvia: sunshine follows the rain

seguiré tu consejo: I'll follow your advice

me siguieron con la mirada: they followed me with their eyes

2) : to go along, to keep on

seguimos toda la carretera panamericana: we continued along the PanAmerican Highway

siguió hablando: he kept on talking

seguir el curso: to stay on course

3) : to take (a course, a treatment)

seguir vi

1) : to go on, to keep going

sigue adelante: keep going, carry on

2) : to remain, to continue to be

¿todavía sigues aquí?: you're still here?

sigue con vida: she's still alive

3) : to follow, to come after

la frase que sigue: the following sentence

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seguir vb

1. (en general) to follow

ese perro me sigue a todas partes that dog follows me everywhere

el jueves sigue al miércoles Thursday follows Wednesday

2. (cursar estudios) to do

sigue un curso de informática he's doing a computing course

3. (recorrer) to go on

siga todo recto hasta la plaza go straight on until you get to the square

¡sigue! No te pares go on! Don't stop!

4. (continuar) to be still

sigue enfermo he's still ill

sigo viviendo en el mismo sitio I'm still living in the same place

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v.

1 to stick to, to adhere to, to hold to, to hold by.

María se adhiere a sus ideales Mary sticks to her ideals.

2 to side with, to rally to, to rally around.

Silvia se adhiere al partido de derecha Silvia sides with the right wing.

3 to stick to, to cleave to.

La etiqueta se adhiere a la tela The label sticks to the fabric.

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to join

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(v.) = adhere to, cling to, espouse, fall in with, stick to, align, cleave to, hew to

Ex. Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

Ex. It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.

Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex. Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily.

Ex. It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.

Ex. Fiction is an area of stock development and promotion which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.

Ex. The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.

Ex. The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.

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(v.) = adhere to, cling to, espouse, fall in with, stick to, align, cleave to, hew to

Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.

Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.

Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex: Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily.

Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.

Ex: Fiction is an area of stock development and promotion which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.

Ex: The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.

Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.

Spanish-English dictionary > adherirse a
3 cooperación

f.

1 cooperation, collaboration, co-operation, teamwork.

2 cooperation, partnership.

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cooperación

► nombre femenino

1 cooperation

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noun f.

cooperation

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SF cooperation

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femenino cooperation

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= collaboration, cooperation [co-operation], partnership, liaison, cooperative effort, partnering, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cooperativeness [co-operativeness].

Ex. A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.

Ex. Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.

Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.

Ex. It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.

Ex. Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.

Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.

Ex. The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.

Ex. The notion of interests is far subtler than many have realized, and leaves open the possibility that cooperativeness may be adaptive, virtuous, and a good thing.

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* acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.

* catalogación en cooperación = cooperative cataloguing.

* contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.

* cooperación bibliotecaria = library cooperation.

* cooperación en red = networking.

* cooperación entre instituciones = interagency cooperation.

* cooperación institucional = institutional cooperation.

* cooperación interbibliotecaria = interlibrary co-operation.

* deseo de cooperación = engagement.

* en cooperación = cooperative [co-operative].

* en cooperación con = in cooperation with.

* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.

* mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.

* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económic = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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femenino cooperation

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= collaboration, cooperation [co-operation], partnership, liaison, cooperative effort, partnering, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cooperativeness [co-operativeness].

Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.

Ex: Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.

Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.

Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.

Ex: Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.

Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.

Ex: The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.

Ex: The notion of interests is far subtler than many have realized, and leaves open the possibility that cooperativeness may be adaptive, virtuous, and a good thing.

* acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.

* catalogación en cooperación = cooperative cataloguing.

* contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.

* cooperación bibliotecaria = library cooperation.

* cooperación en red = networking.

* cooperación entre instituciones = interagency cooperation.

* cooperación institucional = institutional cooperation.

* cooperación interbibliotecaria = interlibrary co-operation.

* deseo de cooperación = engagement.

* en cooperación = cooperative [co-operative].

* en cooperación con = in cooperation with.

* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.

* mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.

* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económic = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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cooperación

feminine

cooperation

agradecemos su cooperación en este asunto we thank you for your cooperation in this matter

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cooperación sustantivo femenino
cooperation
cooperación sustantivo femenino cooperation
' cooperación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entre
- solicitar
English:
cooperation
- unhelpfulness

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cooperación nf

co-operation

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cooperación

f cooperation

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cooperación nf, pl - ciones : cooperation

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cooperación n cooperation

Spanish-English dictionary > cooperación
4 política de desarrollo de la colección

(n.) = collection development policy

Ex. This statistical methods course emphasizes the 'people' aspect of library use so that relevant data for collection development policy would be gathered primarily from user studies, questionnaires, and community analysis and surveys.

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(n.) = collection development policy

Ex: This statistical methods course emphasizes the 'people' aspect of library use so that relevant data for collection development policy would be gathered primarily from user studies, questionnaires, and community analysis and surveys.

Spanish-English dictionary > política de desarrollo de la colección
5 vía

f.

1 road, way, lane, street.

2 manner.

3 avenue, option.

4 tract, channel.

5 line.

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vía

► nombre femenino

1 (camino) road, way; (calle) street; (carril) lane

2 (de tren) track, line; (en la estación) platform

■ el tren de la vía uno the train at platform one

3 ANATOMÍA passage, canal, track

4 figurado (modo) way, manner, means

5 DERECHO procedure

6 (rumbo, dirección) via, through

■ Barcelona-Singapur vía Frankfurt Barcelona-Singapore via Frankfurt

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar vía libre a to leave the way open for

de vía doble double-track

de vía estrecha (ferrocarril) narrow-gauge 2 figurado mediocre

en vías de in the process of

■ países en vías de desarrollo developing countries

por vía aérea (gen) by air 2 (correo) airmail

por vía marítima by sea

por vía oficial through official channels

por vía oral to be taken orally

por vía terrestre overland

transmisión vía satélite satellite transmission

vía contenciosa DERECHO legal action

vía de acceso slip road

vía de agua leak

vía de circunvalación bypass

vía de comunicación communication channel

vía férrea railway track, US railroad track

vía judicial legal procedure

Vía Láctea Milky Way

vía muerta (ferrocarril) siding 2 figurado impasse

vía pública public thoroughfare

vía oficial official channel

vías urinarias urinary tract sing

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1. noun f.
1) way

2) road, railway, track

3) means

•

- por vía
2. prep.
via

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1. SF

1) (=calle) road; (en autopista) lane

¡por favor, dejen la vía libre! — please make way!

vía de abastecimiento — supply route

vía de acceso — access road

vía de agua — leak

se abrió una vía de agua en el barco — the boat sprang a leak

vía de circunvalación — bypass, ring road, beltway (EEUU)

vía de dirección única — one-way street o road

vía de escape — escape route, way out

Vía Láctea — Milky Way

vía libre —

el gobierno ha dado o dejado vía libre al proyecto — the government has given the go-ahead to the project

eso es dar o dejar la vía libre a la corrupción — that's leaving the way open for corruption

vía pecuaria — cattle route

vía pública — public highway, thoroughfare

vía romana — Roman road

2) (Ferro) (=raíl) track, line; (=andén) platform

fue arrollado cuando cruzaba la vía — he was run over when he was crossing the track o line

el tren está estacionado en la vía ocho — the train is (standing) at platform eight

vía ancha — broad gauge

de vía ancha — broad-gauge [antes de s]

vía doble — double track

vía estrecha — narrow gauge

de vía estrecha — narrow-gauge [antes de s]

vía férrea — railway, railroad (EEUU)

vía muerta — (Ferro) siding

el proceso ha entrado en una vía muerta — the process has come to a dead end

vía única — single track

de vía única — single-track [antes de s]

3) (Transportes, Correos)

vía aérea — airway

por vía aérea — [viaje] by air; [envío postal] (by) airmail

vía de comunicación — communication route

vía fluvial — waterway

vía marítima — sea route, seaway

por vía marítima — by sea

vía terrestre — overland route

por vía terrestre — [viaje] overland, by land; [envío postal] (by) surface mail

4) (Anat) tract

vías digestivas — digestive tract [sing]

vías respiratorias — respiratory tract [sing]

vías urinarias — urinary tract [sing]

5) (=medio, canal)

no conseguirán nada por la vía de la violencia — they won't achieve anything through violence o by using violence

por vía arbitral — by (process of) arbitration

por vía oficial — through official channels

tercera vía — middle way, compromise

vía judicial —

recurrir a la vía judicial — to go to the courts, have recourse to the law

vías de hecho — eufphysical violence [sing], assault and battery [sing]

6) (Med)

por vía oral o bucal — orally

por vía tópica — topically, externally

por vía interna — internally

por vía intravenosa — intravenously

7)

en vías de: un país en vías de desarrollo — a developing country

una especie en vías de extinción — an endangered species

el asunto está en vías de solución — the matter is on its way to being solved

8) (Rel) way

Vía Crucis — Way of the Cross, Stations of the Cross [pl]

9) (Quím) process

2.

PREP via

un vuelo a Nueva York vía Londres — a flight to New York via London

retransmisión vía satélite — satellite broadcast

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I
femenino

1)

a) (ruta, camino)

una vía urbana — (frml) an urban thoroughfare (frml)

la vía rápida — the fast route

vía navegable — waterway

una vía al diálogo — a channel o an avenue for dialogue

dejen vía libre! — clear the way!

dar vía libre a algo — to give something the go-ahead o the green light

tener vía libre — to have a free hand

b) ( medio de transporte)

por vía aérea/marítima/terrestre — by air/by sea/by land

vía aérea — airmail

c) (medio, procedimiento) channels (pl)

por la vía diplomática/política — through diplomatic/political channels

por la vía de la violencia — by using violent methods o means

d) (Der) proceedings (pl)

- vía de comunicación

- Vía Láctea

- vía marítima

- vía pública

- vías respiratorias/urinarias

2)

en vías de: está en vías de solucionarse it's in the process of being resolved; países en vías de desarrollo developing countries; una especie en vías de extinción an endangered species; el plan está en vías de ejecución — the plan is now being carried out

3) (Ferr) track

saldrá por la vía dos — (frml) it will depart from track (AmE) o (BrE) platform two (frml)

un tramo de vía única/de doble vía — a single-track/double-track section

- vía estrecha or angosta

- vía férrea

- vía muerta

4) (Anat, Med)

por vía oral/venosa — orally/intravenously

por vía renal — by o through the kidneys
II
preposición via

vía Miami — via Miami

un enlace vía satélite — a link via satellite

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= conduit.

Ex. The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.

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* canal vía satélite = satellite channel.

* comunicación vía satélite = satellite communication.

* economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.

* enlace de comunicaciones vía satélite = satellite link.

* en vías de desarrollo = in course of development, emergent, developing.

* en vías de jubilación = retiring.

* especie en (vías de) extinción = endangered species, dying breed.

* estar en vías de = be on the road to, be in the process of.

* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.

* imágenes vía satélite = satellite imagery, satellite image data.

* infección de las vías urinarias = urinary tract infection.

* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.

* obstrucción de las vías respiratorias = airway blockage.

* país en vías de desarrollo = developing country, developing nation, emerging economy, transitional nation, transitional economy, developing economy, country with developing economy.

* países en vías de desarrollo, los = developing world, the.

* retransmisión vía Internet = webcast [web cast], cybercast [cyber cast].

* transmisión vía satélite = satellite transmission.

* vía de acceso rápido = fast track.

* vía de comunicación = communication pathway, highway.

* vía de doble sentido = two-way street.

* vía de escape = escape route.

* vía de ferrocarril = railway line.

* vía de salida = exit lane.

* vía de servicio = service road.

* vía de transmisión de datos = data pathway, pathway.

* vía fluvial = waterways.

* vía muerta = siding.

* vía pecuaria = droving road.

* vía pública = thoroughfare.

* vía respiratoria = airway.

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I
femenino

1)

a) (ruta, camino)

una vía urbana — (frml) an urban thoroughfare (frml)

la vía rápida — the fast route

vía navegable — waterway

una vía al diálogo — a channel o an avenue for dialogue

dejen vía libre! — clear the way!

dar vía libre a algo — to give something the go-ahead o the green light

tener vía libre — to have a free hand

b) ( medio de transporte)

por vía aérea/marítima/terrestre — by air/by sea/by land

vía aérea — airmail

c) (medio, procedimiento) channels (pl)

por la vía diplomática/política — through diplomatic/political channels

por la vía de la violencia — by using violent methods o means

d) (Der) proceedings (pl)

- vía de comunicación

- Vía Láctea

- vía marítima

- vía pública

- vías respiratorias/urinarias

2)

en vías de: está en vías de solucionarse it's in the process of being resolved; países en vías de desarrollo developing countries; una especie en vías de extinción an endangered species; el plan está en vías de ejecución — the plan is now being carried out

3) (Ferr) track

saldrá por la vía dos — (frml) it will depart from track (AmE) o (BrE) platform two (frml)

un tramo de vía única/de doble vía — a single-track/double-track section

- vía estrecha or angosta

- vía férrea

- vía muerta

4) (Anat, Med)

por vía oral/venosa — orally/intravenously

por vía renal — by o through the kidneys
II
preposición via

vía Miami — via Miami

un enlace vía satélite — a link via satellite

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= conduit.

Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.

* canal vía satélite = satellite channel.

* comunicación vía satélite = satellite communication.

* economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.

* enlace de comunicaciones vía satélite = satellite link.

* en vías de desarrollo = in course of development, emergent, developing.

* en vías de jubilación = retiring.

* especie en (vías de) extinción = endangered species, dying breed.

* estar en vías de = be on the road to, be in the process of.

* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.

* imágenes vía satélite = satellite imagery, satellite image data.

* infección de las vías urinarias = urinary tract infection.

* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.

* obstrucción de las vías respiratorias = airway blockage.

* país en vías de desarrollo = developing country, developing nation, emerging economy, transitional nation, transitional economy, developing economy, country with developing economy.

* países en vías de desarrollo, los = developing world, the.

* retransmisión vía Internet = webcast [web cast], cybercast [cyber cast].

* transmisión vía satélite = satellite transmission.

* vía de acceso rápido = fast track.

* vía de comunicación = communication pathway, highway.

* vía de doble sentido = two-way street.

* vía de escape = escape route.

* vía de ferrocarril = railway line.

* vía de salida = exit lane.

* vía de servicio = service road.

* vía de transmisión de datos = data pathway, pathway.

* vía fluvial = waterways.

* vía muerta = siding.

* vía pecuaria = droving road.

* vía pública = thoroughfare.

* vía respiratoria = airway.

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vía¹

feminine

A

1

(ruta, camino): vías romanas Roman roads

una vía urbana muy concurrida ( frml); a very busy urban thoroughfare ( frml)

la vía rápida the fast route

las vías navegables del país the country's waterways

abrir una vía de diálogo to open a channel o an avenue for dialogue

¡dejen vía libre! clear the way!

dar vía libre a algo to give sth the go-ahead o the green light

tener vía libre to have a free hand

2

(medio, procedimiento): lo hizo por una vía poco ortodoxa he did it in a rather unorthodox way o manner

por la vía diplomática/política through diplomatic/political channels

por la vía de la violencia by using violence, by using violent methods o means

3 ( Der) proceedings (pl)

Compuestos:

● Vía Apia

Appian Way

● vía contenciosa

legal action

● vía de acceso

access road, slip road ( BrE)

● vía de agua

leak

● vía de comunicación

road ( o rail etc) link

● vía de salida

exit road, off-ramp ( AmE), slip road ( BrE)

● vía de servicio

service road

● Vía Láctea

Milky Way

● vía marítima

sea route, seaway

● vía pública

( frml); public highway

● vías digestivas

fpl digestive tract

● vías respiratorias

fpl respiratory tract

B

en vías de: el conflicto está en vías de solución the conflict is in the process of being resolved o is nearing a solution o is on the way to being resolved

países en vías de desarrollo developing countries

una especie en vías de extinción an endangered species, a species in danger of extinction

el plan ya está en vías de ejecución the plan is now being carried out o put into practice

C ( Ferr) track, line ( BrE)

efectuará su salida por la vía dos ( frml); it will depart from track ( AmE) o ( BrE) platform two ( frml)

un tramo de vía única/de doble vía a single-track/double-track section

Compuestos:

● vía angosta

( Méx) narrow gauge

● vía estrecha

narrow gauge

ferrocarriles de vía estrecha narrow-gauge railroads ( AmE) o ( BrE) railways

un empresario de vía estrecha a second-rate businessman

● vía férrea

railroad track ( AmE), railway track o line ( BrE)

● vía muerta

siding

estar en vía muerta «negociaciones» to be deadlocked

el diálogo ha entrado en vía muerta the talks have reached deadlock

D

(medio de transporte): mandan las mercancías por vía aérea/marítima/terrestre they send the goods by air/by sea/by land

[ S ] vía aérea airmail

E ( Anat, Med):

administrar por vía oral to be administered orally

lo alimentan por vía venosa he is fed intravenously

la toxina se elimina por vía renal the toxin is eliminated by o through the kidneys

vía²

prep

via

volamos a México vía Miami we flew to Mexico via Miami

un enlace vía satélite a satellite link, a link via satellite

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vía sustantivo femenino
1
a) (ruta, camino):

◊ la vía rápida the fast route;

una vía al diálogo a channel o an avenue for dialogue;
¡dejen vía libre! clear the way!;
vía de comunicación road (o rail etc) link;
Vvía Láctea Milky Way;
vía marítima sea route, seaway
b) ( medio de transporte):

◊ por vía aérea/marítima/terrestre by air/by sea/by land;

( on signs) vía aérea airmail
c) (medio, procedimiento) channels (pl);

◊ por la vía diplomática/política through diplomatic/political channels

2
◊ en vías de: está en vías de solucionarse it's in the process of being resolved;

países en vías de desarrollo developing countries;
una especie en vías de extinción an endangered species
3 (Ferr) track;
◊ saldrá por la vía dos it will depart from track (AmE) o (BrE) platform two

4 (Anat, Med):
◊ por vía oral/venosa orally/intravenously;

vías respiratorias/urinarias respiratory/urinary tract
■ preposición
via;
◊ vía Miami via Miami

vía
I sustantivo femenino
1 (camino, ruta) route, way
2 Ferroc (raíles) line, track
vía férrea, railway track, US railroad track
(en la estación) el tren entra por la vía dos, the train arrives at platform o US track two
3 (modo de transporte) por vía aérea/terrestre/marítima, by air/by land/by sea
(correo) por vía aérea, airmail
4 Anat (conducto) tract
5 Med (administración de fármacos) vía oral, orally
6 (procedimiento, sistema) channel, means
por vía diplomática, through diplomatic channels
II prep (a través de) via: vuelan a París vía Barcelona, they fly to Paris via Barcelona
vía satélite, via satellite
♦ Locuciones: dejar/dar vía libre a algo, to give the go-ahead to sthg
en vías de, in process of

' vía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- aérea
- aéreo
- canal
- cauce
- conducto
- contramano
- férrea
- férreo
- láctea
- lácteo
- libre
- media
- medio
- obstruir
- oral
- tender
- tendida
- tendido
- través
- vía crucis
- bifurcación
- bifurcarse
- bravío
- calle
- comunicación
- desfilar
- novio
- obvio
- pasar
- previo
- salida
- señalizar
- terrestre
- tramo
English:
avenue
- by
- change
- channel
- clearance
- depart
- gauge
- line
- Milky Way
- narrow-gauge
- orally
- out
- pent-up
- platform
- railway
- railway line
- satellite TV
- service road
- siding
- slip-road
- surface
- thoroughfare
- track
- via
- waterway
- way
- air
- express
- fast
- high
- milky
- on
- rail
- ramp
- satellite
- Serbian
- shunt
- slip
- sweet
- switch
- thorough
- water

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vía

♦ nf

1. [ruta] route;

por vía aérea [en general] by air;
[correo] (by) airmail;
por vía marítima by sea;

por vía terrestre overland, by land;
Fam
solucionar/conseguir algo por la vía rápida to solve/get sth as quickly as possible;

Comp

dar o [m5]dejar vía libre a algo/alguien [dejar paso] to Br give way o US yield to sth/sb;
[dar permiso] to give sth/sb the go-ahead;
dar o [m5] dejar vía libre a alguien [dar libertad de acción] to give sb carte blanche;

Comp

tener vía libre [proyecto] to have received the go-ahead;

tener vía libre para hacer algo to have carte blanche to do sth

Comp
vía de comunicación communication route;
vía férrea [ruta] railway line, US railroad track;

vía fluvial waterway;

la Vía Láctea the Milky Way

2. [calzada, calle] road;

en mitad o [m5] en medio de la vía in the middle of the road;

las vías de acceso a la ciudad the roads leading into the city;
Andes
calle de doble/una vía two-way/one-way street

Comp
vía pública public thoroughfare;
vía de servicio service o US frontage road

3. [de ferrocarril] [raíl] rails, track;
[andén] platform;
salirse de la vía to be derailed;

un tramo de vía única/de doble vía a single-track/double-track stretch of line;

este tren efectuará su salida por la vía 6 this train will depart from platform 6

Comp
vía ancha broad gauge;
vía estrecha narrow gauge;

vía muerta siding;

haber entrado o [m5] estar en vía muerta [proyecto, negociaciones] to have come to a standstill

4. Anat & Med tract;

por vía intravenosa intravenously;

por vía oral orally;

por vía parenteral parenterally;

esta enfermedad se transmite por vía sexual this disease is sexually transmitted

Comp
las vías respiratorias the respiratory tract;
las vías urinarias the urinary tract

5. [proceso]
estar en vías de hacer algo to be in the process of doing sth;

el conflicto parece estar en vías de solucionarse it seems like the conflict is on the way to being resolved o is nearing a solution;

el proyecto se halla en vías de negociación the project is currently under discussion;

un paciente en vías de recuperación a patient who is on the road o on his way to recovery;

un país en vías de desarrollo a developing country;

una especie en vías de extinción an endangered species

6. [opción, medio] channel, path;

primero es necesario agotar la vía diplomática we have to exhaust all the diplomatic options first;

por la vía del diálogo by means of (a) dialogue, by talking (to each other);

por la vía de la violencia by using violence;

por la vía de la meditación through meditation;

por vía oficial/judicial through official channels/the courts

7. [en barco] vía de agua leakage, hole [below the water line]

8. Der procedure

Comp
vía de apremio notification of distraint;
vía ejecutiva enforcement procedure;

vía sumaria summary procedure

♦ nm inv
vía crucis Rel Stations of the Cross, Way of the Cross; [sufrimiento] ordeal
♦ prep

via;

volaremos a Sydney vía Bangkok we are flying to Sydney via Bangkok;

una conexión vía satélite a satellite link

* * *

vía

I f

1 FERR track; de autopista lane;

vías públicas pl public roads;

vía rápida fast route;

darle vía libre a alguien fig give s.o. a free hand

2 ( medio)

:

por vía aérea by air;

por vía oral MED orally, by mouth;

por vía judicial through the courts

3

:

en vías de fig in the process of;

en vías de desarrollo developing

II prp via

* * *

vía nf

1) ruta, camino: road, route, way

Vía Láctea: Milky Way

2) medio: means, way

por vía oficial: through official channels

3) : track, line (of a railroad)

4) : tract, passage

por vía oral: orally

5)

en vías de : in the process of

en vías de solución: on the road to a solution

6)

por vía : by (in transportation)

por vía aérea: by air, airmail

vía prep

: via

* * *

vía n

1. (raíl) track / line

la vía férrea the railway track / the railway line

2. (andén) platform

el tren llega por la vía dos the train arrives at platform two

en vías de in the process of

países en vías de desarrollo developing countries

por vía aérea by airmail

vía satélite satellite

vía férrea railway

vía pública public highway

Spanish-English dictionary > vía
6 análisis conceptual

(n.) = conceptual analysis

Ex. Existing literature on conceptual analysis has shown that little attention is directed towards the development and standardisation of methods and guidelines for the identification of relevant concepts.

* * *

(n.) = conceptual analysis

Ex: Existing literature on conceptual analysis has shown that little attention is directed towards the development and standardisation of methods and guidelines for the identification of relevant concepts.

Spanish-English dictionary > análisis conceptual
7 análisis de contenido

(n.) = content analysis, conceptual analysis

Ex. Step 2 Analysis: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.

Ex. Existing literature on conceptual analysis has shown that little attention is directed towards the development and standardisation of methods and guidelines for the identification of relevant concepts.

* * *

(n.) = content analysis, conceptual analysis

Ex: Step 2 Analysis: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.

Ex: Existing literature on conceptual analysis has shown that little attention is directed towards the development and standardisation of methods and guidelines for the identification of relevant concepts.

Spanish-English dictionary > análisis de contenido
8 biblioteca de empresa

(n.) = commercial library, industrial library, corporate library, company library, business library

Ex. The chief aim of an industrial or commercial library can be expresssed as 'to save the parent organization both time and money'.

Ex. Thus, card-based post-coordinate indexes primarily found application in special libraries including industrial libraries, art libraries, and research and government libraries, and in special collections in larger libraries.

Ex. Decentralisation of corporate libraries into smaller units can be prejudicial to the technical and market development in the company.

Ex. The article 'Contracting: a bouquet of roses, but watch the thorns!' presents a personal review of an experience of undertaking a 1 year contract position assisting in the implementation of a new library management system in a company library.

Ex. In a business library a conventional catalogue is largely unnecessary; alternative methods are recommended.

* * *

(n.) = commercial library, industrial library, corporate library, company library, business library

Ex: The chief aim of an industrial or commercial library can be expresssed as 'to save the parent organization both time and money'.

Ex: Thus, card-based post-coordinate indexes primarily found application in special libraries including industrial libraries, art libraries, and research and government libraries, and in special collections in larger libraries.

Ex: Decentralisation of corporate libraries into smaller units can be prejudicial to the technical and market development in the company.

Ex: The article 'Contracting: a bouquet of roses, but watch the thorns!' presents a personal review of an experience of undertaking a 1 year contract position assisting in the implementation of a new library management system in a company library.

Ex: In a business library a conventional catalogue is largely unnecessary; alternative methods are recommended.

Spanish-English dictionary > biblioteca de empresa
9 contexto

m.

context.

* * *

contexto

► nombre masculino

1 context

2 figurado environment

* * *

noun m.

context

* * *

SM

1) (=marco) context

sacar algo (fuera) de contexto — to take sth out of context

contexto histórico — historical context

2) (Téc) web, tangle

* * *

masculino context

fuera de contexto — out of context

* * *

= context, Display, environment, scenario, setting, situation, milieu, sphere, set and setting, landscape, climate, environ.

Ex. In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.

Ex. This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the Qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.

Ex. This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.

Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.

Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.

Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

Ex. I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.

Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

Ex. For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.

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* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.

* contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the.

* contexto cultural = cultural context.

* contexto económico = economic context.

* contexto físico = atmospherics.

* contexto histórico = historical context.

* contexto político = political context.

* contextos = sphere of activity, sphere of life.

* contexto social = social context.

* contexto sociocultural = sociocultural context.

* contexto temático = subject context.

* dependencia del contexto = situatedness.

* dependiente del contexto = context-dependent.

* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.

* encuadrar en un contexto = set in + context.

* en el contexto de = in the realm of.

* en este contexto = against this background.

* en otros contextos = in other connections.

* establecer el contexto = set + context.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* limitado por el contexto = context-bound.

* según el contexto = contextually.

* ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando = be a newcomer to the scene.

* situar en contexto = place + in context.

* situar en un contexto = bring into + context.

* usar fuera de contexto = use + out of context.

* * *

masculino context

fuera de contexto — out of context

* * *

= context, Display, environment, scenario, setting, situation, milieu, sphere, set and setting, landscape, climate, environ.

Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.

Ex: This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the Qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.

Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.

Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.

Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.

Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.

Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

Ex: I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.

Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

Ex: For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.

* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.

* contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the.

* contexto cultural = cultural context.

* contexto económico = economic context.

* contexto físico = atmospherics.

* contexto histórico = historical context.

* contexto político = political context.

* contextos = sphere of activity, sphere of life.

* contexto social = social context.

* contexto sociocultural = sociocultural context.

* contexto temático = subject context.

* dependencia del contexto = situatedness.

* dependiente del contexto = context-dependent.

* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.

* encuadrar en un contexto = set in + context.

* en el contexto de = in the realm of.

* en este contexto = against this background.

* en otros contextos = in other connections.

* establecer el contexto = set + context.

* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto) = KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).

* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto) = KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

* limitado por el contexto = context-bound.

* según el contexto = contextually.

* ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando = be a newcomer to the scene.

* situar en contexto = place + in context.

* situar en un contexto = bring into + context.

* usar fuera de contexto = use + out of context.

* * *

contexto

masculine

1 (en un texto) context

fuera de contexto out of context

poner algo en contexto to put sth into context

2 (marco, coyuntura) context

* * *

contexto sustantivo masculino
context
contexto sustantivo masculino context
contexto sustantivo masculino context
' contexto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marco
- mayoría
- empezar
English:
context
- must
- set-up

* * *

contexto nm

1. [de texto] context

2. [circunstancias] context;

en/fuera de contexto in/out of context

* * *

contexto

m context;

fuera de contexto out of context;

sacar de contexto take out of context

* * *

contexto nm

: context

* * *

contexto n context

Spanish-English dictionary > contexto
10 durante el auge de

= at the height of, during the height of, during the heyday of

Ex. At the height of this burgeoning interest in new methods of documentary reproduction, the American Documentation Institute (ADI) was organized.

Ex. This digital image collection documents the creation of the world's largest steel mill during the height of America's industrial revolution.

Ex. The author examines the record of North Carolina during the heyday of public library development in the South of the US.

* * *

= at the height of, during the height of, during the heyday of

Ex: At the height of this burgeoning interest in new methods of documentary reproduction, the American Documentation Institute (ADI) was organized.

Ex: This digital image collection documents the creation of the world's largest steel mill during the height of America's industrial revolution.

Ex: The author examines the record of North Carolina during the heyday of public library development in the South of the US.

Spanish-English dictionary > durante el auge de
11 estudio de usuarios

(n.) = user study, marketing audit, user survey

Ex. This statistical methods course emphasizes the 'people' aspect of library use so that relevant data for collection development policy would be gathered primarily from user studies, questionnaires, and community analysis and surveys.

Ex. Kotler defines the marketing audit as a 'comprehensive, systematic, independent, and periodic examination of the library's total environment, objectives, strategies, activities, and resources in order to determine problem areas and opportunities and to recommend a plan of action'.

Ex. One of the factors to be identified by a user survey is the sufficiency of existing resources and efficiency of services.

* * *

(n.) = user study, marketing audit, user survey

Ex: This statistical methods course emphasizes the 'people' aspect of library use so that relevant data for collection development policy would be gathered primarily from user studies, questionnaires, and community analysis and surveys.

Ex: Kotler defines the marketing audit as a 'comprehensive, systematic, independent, and periodic examination of the library's total environment, objectives, strategies, activities, and resources in order to determine problem areas and opportunities and to recommend a plan of action'.

Ex: One of the factors to be identified by a user survey is the sufficiency of existing resources and efficiency of services.

Spanish-English dictionary > estudio de usuarios
12 evaluación

f.

1 evaluation, rating, review, assessment.

2 evaluation, valuation, break-down.

* * *

evaluación

► nombre femenino

1 evaluation, assessment

2 EDUCACIÓN (acción) assessment; (examen) exam

* * *

noun f.

evaluation, assessment

* * *

SF

1) (=valoración) [de datos] evaluation; [de daños, pérdidas] assessment

evaluación del impacto ambiental — assessment of the impact upon the environment

2) (Escol) (=acción) assessment; (=examen) test

evaluación continua — continuous assessment

evaluación escolar — exam ( forming part of end-of-term or end-of-year assessment)

* * *

femenino

a) (de daños, situación) assessment; (de datos, informes) evaluation, assessment

b) (Educ) ( acción) assessment; (prueba, examen) test

- evaluación continua

* * *

= appraisal, assaying, assessing, assessment, evaluation, measurement, trial, rating, evaluation rating, post mortem [postmortem].

Ex. The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.

Ex. Suppose you have classified, by UDC, the document 'Select methods of metallurgical assaying', class number 669.9.

Ex. Consequently, the skill of shopping around and assessing the cost-effectiveness of a supplier's goods and services is important for the librarian to develop.

Ex. However, although the subject may be the primary consideration in the assessment of relevance, subject is not the only factor that determines whether a user wishes to be alerted to the existence of a document.

Ex. There is an extensive theory of the evaluation of indexes and indexing, but regrettably there is not space to treat this topic at any length in this work.

Ex. Here ' Measurement' is an action term, and so, the operator for an action term is assigned to ' Measurement'.

Ex. The intention was to determine which department within each library has the responsibility for arranging trials of products.

Ex. But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.

Ex. In order to make sure that no prejudice or bias influences an evaluation rating, the rating should be reviewed by the supervisor's supervisor -- the next person in the hierarchy.

Ex. Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.

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* comisión de evaluación = review panel, review board.

* comité de evaluación = review panel, review board, review committee.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* estándar de evaluación = benchmark.

* evaluación anónima = blind review.

* evaluación comparativa = benchmarking.

* evaluación continua = continuous assessment, formative evaluation.

* evaluación crítica = critical evaluation.

* evaluación cualitativa = qualitative evaluation.

* evaluación cuantitativa = quantitative evaluation.

* evaluación de la calidad = quality assessment.

* evaluación de la colección = collection assessment, collection evaluation, collection analysis.

* evaluación de la productividad = performance appraisal, performance review.

* evaluación de la seguridad = safety evaluation.

* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* evaluación del avance realizado = progress evaluation.

* evaluación del impacto en función del género = gender-impact assessment.

* evaluación de los ingresos = means-testing, means test.

* evaluación de los productos = product rating.

* evaluación del personal = personnel evaluation.

* evaluación del profesorado = faculty evaluation.

* evaluación del rendimiento = performance appraisal, performance evaluation, performance measurement, performance review, performance rating.

* evaluación de metales = metallurgical assaying.

* evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.

* evaluación de procedimientos = process rating.

* evaluación de procesos = process rating.

* evaluación de productos = product rating.

* evaluación de riesgos = risk assessment.

* evaluación de sistemas = system(s) evaluation.

* evaluación de usuario = user rating.

* evaluación final = summative evaluation, final assessment.

* evaluación iluminativa = illuminative evaluation.

* evaluación interviniente = obtrusive evaluation.

* evaluación intrusiva = obtrusive evaluation, obtrusive test.

* evaluación no intrusiva = unobtrusive evaluation.

* evaluación objetiva = objective evaluation.

* evaluación por comparación = benchmarking.

* evaluación por expertos = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.

* evaluación por expertos abierta = open refereeing.

* evaluación por expertos anónima = blind refereeing.

* evaluación por pares = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.

* evaluación por resultados obtenidos = outcomes assessment.

* evaluación sin intervención del examinador = unobtrusive testing.

* herramienta de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.

* impreso de evaluación = evaluation form.

* instrumento de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.

* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.

* nueva evaluación = reappraisal.

* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.

* procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.

* proceso de evaluación = review process, evaluation process.

* realizar una evaluación = administer + evaluation.

* sistema de evaluación = rating system.

* sistema de evaluación anónima = double-blind.

* sistema de evaluación por paresanónima = double-blind refereeing system.

* someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.

* test de evaluación = evaluative test.

* * *

femenino

a) (de daños, situación) assessment; (de datos, informes) evaluation, assessment

b) (Educ) ( acción) assessment; (prueba, examen) test

- evaluación continua

* * *

= appraisal, assaying, assessing, assessment, evaluation, measurement, trial, rating, evaluation rating, post mortem [postmortem].

Ex: The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.

Ex: Suppose you have classified, by UDC, the document 'Select methods of metallurgical assaying', class number 669.9.

Ex: Consequently, the skill of shopping around and assessing the cost-effectiveness of a supplier's goods and services is important for the librarian to develop.

Ex: However, although the subject may be the primary consideration in the assessment of relevance, subject is not the only factor that determines whether a user wishes to be alerted to the existence of a document.

Ex: There is an extensive theory of the evaluation of indexes and indexing, but regrettably there is not space to treat this topic at any length in this work.

Ex: Here ' Measurement' is an action term, and so, the operator for an action term is assigned to ' Measurement'.

Ex: The intention was to determine which department within each library has the responsibility for arranging trials of products.

Ex: But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.

Ex: In order to make sure that no prejudice or bias influences an evaluation rating, the rating should be reviewed by the supervisor's supervisor -- the next person in the hierarchy.

Ex: Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.

* comisión de evaluación = review panel, review board.

* comité de evaluación = review panel, review board, review committee.

* de evaluación = evaluative.

* estándar de evaluación = benchmark.

* evaluación anónima = blind review.

* evaluación comparativa = benchmarking.

* evaluación continua = continuous assessment, formative evaluation.

* evaluación crítica = critical evaluation.

* evaluación cualitativa = qualitative evaluation.

* evaluación cuantitativa = quantitative evaluation.

* evaluación de la calidad = quality assessment.

* evaluación de la colección = collection assessment, collection evaluation, collection analysis.

* evaluación de la productividad = performance appraisal, performance review.

* evaluación de la seguridad = safety evaluation.

* evaluación de las necesidades económicas = means-testing, means test.

* evaluación del avance realizado = progress evaluation.

* evaluación del impacto en función del género = gender-impact assessment.

* evaluación de los ingresos = means-testing, means test.

* evaluación de los productos = product rating.

* evaluación del personal = personnel evaluation.

* evaluación del profesorado = faculty evaluation.

* evaluación del rendimiento = performance appraisal, performance evaluation, performance measurement, performance review, performance rating.

* evaluación de metales = metallurgical assaying.

* evaluación de necesidades = needs assessment.

* evaluación de procedimientos = process rating.

* evaluación de procesos = process rating.

* evaluación de productos = product rating.

* evaluación de riesgos = risk assessment.

* evaluación de sistemas = system(s) evaluation.

* evaluación de usuario = user rating.

* evaluación final = summative evaluation, final assessment.

* evaluación iluminativa = illuminative evaluation.

* evaluación interviniente = obtrusive evaluation.

* evaluación intrusiva = obtrusive evaluation, obtrusive test.

* evaluación no intrusiva = unobtrusive evaluation.

* evaluación objetiva = objective evaluation.

* evaluación por comparación = benchmarking.

* evaluación por expertos = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.

* evaluación por expertos abierta = open refereeing.

* evaluación por expertos anónima = blind refereeing.

* evaluación por pares = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.

* evaluación por resultados obtenidos = outcomes assessment.

* evaluación sin intervención del examinador = unobtrusive testing.

* herramienta de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.

* impreso de evaluación = evaluation form.

* instrumento de evaluación = assessment tool, evaluation tool.

* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.

* nueva evaluación = reappraisal.

* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.

* procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.

* proceso de evaluación = review process, evaluation process.

* realizar una evaluación = administer + evaluation.

* sistema de evaluación = rating system.

* sistema de evaluación anónima = double-blind.

* sistema de evaluación por paresanónima = double-blind refereeing system.

* someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.

* test de evaluación = evaluative test.

* * *

evaluación

feminine

1 (de daños, pérdidas, una situación) assessment; (de datos, informes) evaluation, assessment

en la reunión se hizo evaluación de la situación económica de la empresa they assessed the company's financial situation at the meeting

2 ( Educ) (acción) assessment; (prueba, examen) test

Compuesto:

evaluación continua

continuous assessment

* * *

evaluación sustantivo femenino
a) (de daños, situación) assessment;

(de datos, informes) evaluation, assessment
b) (Educ) ( acción) assessment;

(prueba, examen) test
evaluación sustantivo femenino
1 evaluation: tardaremos unos días en completar la evaluación de los daños sufridos, it'll take a few days to fully assess the damage
2 Educ test: mañana tenemos la segunda evaluación de matemáticas, we have our second maths test tomorrow
' evaluación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
valoración
- cotización
English:
appraisal
- appreciation
- assessment
- evaluation
- continuous

* * *

evaluación nf

1. [valoración] evaluation, assessment;
[de daños, pérdidas, riesgos] assessment;
una primera evaluación de las estadísticas confirma que… a first assessment of the statistics confirms that…;

realizaron una evaluación de los daños they assessed the damage;

hacen evaluaciones periódicas del rendimiento de los trabajadores employees are given regular performance evaluations o appraisals;

hizo una evaluación positiva de la situación he gave a positive assessment of the situation

Comp
Com evaluación comparativa benchmarking;
evaluación de impacto ambiental environmental impact assessment;

evaluación de riesgos risk assessment

2. Educ [acción] assessment;
[examen] exam, test; [periodo] = division of school year, of which there may be three to five in total
Comp
evaluación continua continuous assessment
* * *

evaluación

f

1 evaluation, assessment

2 ( prueba) test

* * *

evaluación nf, pl - ciones : assessment, evaluation

* * *

evaluación n assessment

Spanish-English dictionary > evaluación
13 imitación

f.

1 imitation, copy.

2 impersonation, imitation, mimicry.

3 imitation, illicit copy, illegal copy, fake.

4 plagiarism.

* * *

imitación

► nombre femenino

1 (copia) imitation

2 (parodia) impression

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de imitación imitation

* * *

noun f.

imitation

* * *

SF

1) (=copia) imitation

a imitación de — in imitation of

desconfíe de las imitaciones — beware of imitations

de imitación — imitation antes de s

joyas de imitación — imitation jewellery o (EEUU) jewelry

un bolso de imitación piel — an imitation leather bag

una pistola de imitación — a fake gun

2) (Teat) impression, impersonation

* * *

femenino

a) ( acción) imitation

b) ( parodia) impression

c) ( copia) imitation

es una burda imitación — it's a very poor imitation

bolso imitación cuero — imitation-leather bag

* * *

= fake, imitation, mimicry, shadowing, impersonation, simulacrum, mimicking.

Ex. This article presents a review of the problems for archivists in identifying fakes and facsimiles in manuscripts and other documents.

Ex. Learning methods that have been used include: imitation, training, education and development.

Ex. The poor retention and transfer for the demonstration users appeared to be due to mimicry of the demonstrated procedures = La pobre retención y transferencia del conocimento adquirido por los usuarios que participaron en la demonstración parecía deberse a la imitación utilizada en los procedimientos de la demonstración.

Ex. This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.

Ex. In particular, the author examines the knowledge of Internet users regarding specific acts of computer abuse: piracy, unauthorized entry and impersonation.

Ex. The author examines the history of the image, understood as personal simulacrum and cult object.

Ex. At the time, I thought it was a form of prereading, a mimicking of his parents whom he constantly saw engrossed in books.

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* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* de imitación = copycat.

* diamante de imitación = rhinestone.

* hacerse a imitación de = model on.

* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

* por imitación = copycat.

* productos de imitación = imitation goods, replica goods.

* programa de imitación = mimicry software.

* * *

femenino

a) ( acción) imitation

b) ( parodia) impression

c) ( copia) imitation

es una burda imitación — it's a very poor imitation

bolso imitación cuero — imitation-leather bag

* * *

= fake, imitation, mimicry, shadowing, impersonation, simulacrum, mimicking.

Ex: This article presents a review of the problems for archivists in identifying fakes and facsimiles in manuscripts and other documents.

Ex: Learning methods that have been used include: imitation, training, education and development.

Ex: The poor retention and transfer for the demonstration users appeared to be due to mimicry of the demonstrated procedures = La pobre retención y transferencia del conocimento adquirido por los usuarios que participaron en la demonstración parecía deberse a la imitación utilizada en los procedimientos de la demonstración.

Ex: This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.

Ex: In particular, the author examines the knowledge of Internet users regarding specific acts of computer abuse: piracy, unauthorized entry and impersonation.

Ex: The author examines the history of the image, understood as personal simulacrum and cult object.

Ex: At the time, I thought it was a form of prereading, a mimicking of his parents whom he constantly saw engrossed in books.

* a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].

* de imitación = copycat.

* diamante de imitación = rhinestone.

* hacerse a imitación de = model on.

* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

* por imitación = copycat.

* productos de imitación = imitation goods, replica goods.

* programa de imitación = mimicry software.

* * *

imitación

feminine

1 (acción) imitation

2 (parodia) impression

su imitación de Cagney es genial his Cagney impression is brilliant

3 (copia) imitation

no es un brillante, es una imitación it's not a real diamond, it's a fake o an imitation o it's paste

es una burda imitación it's a very poor imitation

bolso imitación cuero imitation-leather bag

* * *

imitación sustantivo femenino
a) ( acción) imitation

b) ( parodia) impression

c) ( copia) imitation;

◊ bolso imitación cuero imitation-leather bag

imitación sustantivo femenino
1 (parodia) impersonation, mimicry
2 (parecido, no verdadero) imitation: es una imitación de un cuadro de Picasso, it's a Picasso copy
' imitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
burda
- burdo
- calco
- joya
- réplica
- trasunto
- piel
English:
copy
- dummy
- fake
- imitation
- impersonation
- impression
- rhinestone

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imitación nf

1. [copia] imitation;

una imitación burda de algo a crude imitation of sth;

a imitación de in imitation of;

piel de imitación imitation leather;

joyas de imitación imitation jewellery

2. [de humorista] impression, impersonation;

hacer una imitación de alguien to do an impression of sb, to impersonate sb

* * *

imitación

f imitation;

de imitación imitation atr ;

a imitación de in imitation of, imitating

* * *

imitación nf, pl - ciones

1) : imitation

2) : mimicry, impersonation

* * *

imitación n

1. (copia) imitation / fake

este cuadro es una imitación this painting is a fake

2. (parodia) impression

hizo una imitación muy buena del director he did a great impression of the headmaster

de imitación fake

Spanish-English dictionary > imitación
14 proponer

v.

1 to propose, to suggest.

propongo ir al cine I suggest going to the cinema

María propuso su casa para la fiesta Mary proposed her house for the shindig.

2 to offer, to propose.

María propuso su casa para la fiesta Mary proposed her house for the shindig.

Le propuse a María buscar la solución I offered Mary to search for the solution

3 to propose to.

* * *

proponer

Conjugation model [ PONER], like link=poner poner (pp propuesto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (persona, plan) to propose

■ les propuso irse de vacaciones juntos he suggested going on holiday together

■ propongo un brindis I propose a toast

► verbo pronominal proponerse

1 to intend

■ me he propuesto dejar el tabaco I intend to give up smoking

■ se propuso ser actriz y lo consiguió she was determined to become an actress and she succeeded

* * *

verb

to propose, suggest

- proponerse

* * *
( pp propuesto)
1. VT

1) (=sugerir) [+ idea, proyecto] to suggest, propose; [+ candidato] to propose, put forward; [+ brindis, moción de censura] to propose; [+ teoría] to put forward, propound frm

hemos propuesto la creación de un centro de acogida — we have suggested o proposed the setting up of a reception centre

el plan propuesto por el sindicato — the plan put forward o suggested o proposed by the union

no creo que la solución sea esa, como parece que algunos proponéis — I do not believe that is the solution, as some of you seem to suggest

la cifra de ventas propuesta asciende a un millón de libras — the sales target comes to one million pounds

te voy a proponer un trato — I'll make you a deal o a proposition

• proponer a algn hacer algo — to suggest to sb that they should do sth

fue ella quien me propuso hacer ese papel — it was her who suggested (to me) that I should play this part

• proponer que — to suggest o propose that

propongo que la reunión se aplace hasta mañana — I suggest o propose that the meeting be postponed till tomorrow, I suggest we put the meeting off till tomorrow

yo propongo que lo paguemos a medias — I suggest we go halves on it

le propuse que se casara conmigo — I proposed to her

2) (=recomendar)

• proponer a algn para — [+ cargo] to nominate sb for, propose sb as; [+ premio] to nominate sb for

lo han propuesto para el cargo de secretario — they have nominated him for secretary, they have proposed him as secretary

he sido propuesta para la beca de investigación — I've been nominated o proposed for the research scholarship

la película ha sido propuesta como candidata para los Oscars — the film has been nominated for an Oscar

3) (=plantear) [+ problema] [gen] to pose; (Mat) to set

2.

See:

proponerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) < idea> to propose, suggest

nos propuso ir al campo — she suggested we go to the countryside

te voy a proponer un trato — I'm going to make you a proposition

propongo que se vote la moción — I propose that we vote on the motion

b) < persona> ( para cargo) to put forward, nominate; ( para premio) to nominate

c) < moción> to propose

d) < teoría> to propound
2.
proponerse v pron

cuando se propone algo, lo consigue — when he sets out to do something, he invariably achieves it

me lo propuse como meta — I set myself that goal

no me propongo insultar a nadie — it is not my intention to insult anybody

se proponen alcanzar la cima — their aim o goal is to reach the summit

me propuse decírselo — I made up my mind o I decided to tell her

me había propuesto levantarme más temprano — I had intended to get up earlier

te has propuesto que me enfade — you're determined to make me lose my temper

* * *

= argue, come up with, propose, propound, put forth, put forward, nominate, advance, bring forward.

Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

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

Ex. The Research Libraries Group (RLG) and the Library of Congress are proposing a joint pilot project to investigate methods of allowing RLG direct online access to the MARC Master File.

Ex. Few who were present will forget the now classic confrontation between Professor Lubetzky and Frederick Kilgour of OCLC, who propounded the perspective of new cataloging technology.

Ex. Relevant cultural policy issues are explored, and recommendations are put forth for enhancing Canadian cultural sovereignty through book publishing.

Ex. One of the key recommendations put forward in the programme was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's.

Ex. Until 1979, Members of the European Parliament were nominated by their national parliaments but in June of that year the first elections by universal suffrage were held in each of the nine member states.

Ex. The heading 'Sugar Cane: Harvesters' shows the citation order advanced by Coates.

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

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* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* proponer a discusión = moot.

* proponer a un candidato = nominate + candidate.

* proponer como principio = posit.

* proponer matrimonio = pop + the question.

* proponer medidas = propose + measures.

* proponerse = put + Posesivo + mind to.

* proponerse hacer = set out to + do.

* proponerse + Infinitivo = set out to + Infinitivo.

* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.

* proponer una moción = propose + motion.

* proponer una oferta = propose + offer.

* proponer una teoría = advance + theory.

* proponer un plan = come up with + plan.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) < idea> to propose, suggest

nos propuso ir al campo — she suggested we go to the countryside

te voy a proponer un trato — I'm going to make you a proposition

propongo que se vote la moción — I propose that we vote on the motion

b) < persona> ( para cargo) to put forward, nominate; ( para premio) to nominate

c) < moción> to propose

d) < teoría> to propound
2.
proponerse v pron

cuando se propone algo, lo consigue — when he sets out to do something, he invariably achieves it

me lo propuse como meta — I set myself that goal

no me propongo insultar a nadie — it is not my intention to insult anybody

se proponen alcanzar la cima — their aim o goal is to reach the summit

me propuse decírselo — I made up my mind o I decided to tell her

me había propuesto levantarme más temprano — I had intended to get up earlier

te has propuesto que me enfade — you're determined to make me lose my temper

* * *

= argue, come up with, propose, propound, put forth, put forward, nominate, advance, bring forward.

Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

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

Ex: The Research Libraries Group (RLG) and the Library of Congress are proposing a joint pilot project to investigate methods of allowing RLG direct online access to the MARC Master File.

Ex: Few who were present will forget the now classic confrontation between Professor Lubetzky and Frederick Kilgour of OCLC, who propounded the perspective of new cataloging technology.

Ex: Relevant cultural policy issues are explored, and recommendations are put forth for enhancing Canadian cultural sovereignty through book publishing.

Ex: One of the key recommendations put forward in the programme was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's.

Ex: Until 1979, Members of the European Parliament were nominated by their national parliaments but in June of that year the first elections by universal suffrage were held in each of the nine member states.

Ex: The heading 'Sugar Cane: Harvesters' shows the citation order advanced by Coates.

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

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* proponer a discusión = moot.

* proponer a un candidato = nominate + candidate.

* proponer como principio = posit.

* proponer matrimonio = pop + the question.

* proponer medidas = propose + measures.

* proponerse = put + Posesivo + mind to.

* proponerse hacer = set out to + do.

* proponerse + Infinitivo = set out to + Infinitivo.

* proponer una idea = advance + proposition, advance + idea, put forward + idea.

* proponer una moción = propose + motion.

* proponer una oferta = propose + offer.

* proponer una teoría = advance + theory.

* proponer un plan = come up with + plan.

* * *

proponer [ E22 ]

vt

1 ‹idea› to propose, suggest

propuse dos proyectos alternativos I proposed o put forward o suggested two alternative plans

nos propuso pasar el fin de semana en su casa she suggested we spend the weekend at her house

te voy a proponer un trato I'm going to make you a proposition, I'm going to propose a deal

proponer QUE + SUBJ:

propongo que se vote la moción I propose that we vote on the motion

propuso que se aceptara la oferta she suggested o proposed that the offer should be accepted

2 ‹persona› (para un cargo) to put forward, nominate; (para un premio) to nominate

propuso a Ibáñez como candidato he put Ibáñez forward as a candidate, he proposed o nominated Ibáñez as a candidate

3 ‹moción› to propose

4 ‹teoría› to propound

■ proponerse

v pron

cuando se propone algo, lo consigue when he sets out to do something, he invariably achieves it

sin proponérselo, se había convertido en el líder del grupo he had unwittingly become the leader of the group

me lo había propuesto como meta I had set myself that goal

proponerse + INF:

no nos proponemos insultar a nadie we do not set out to o aim to insult anybody, it is not our aim o intention to insult anybody

se proponen construir una sociedad nueva their aim o goal is to build a new society, they plan to build a new society

se han propuesto alcanzar la cima they aim to reach the summit, they have set themselves the goal of reaching the summit, their aim o goal is to reach the summit

me propuse ir a hablar con ella I made up my mind o I decided to go and talk to her

me había propuesto levantarme más temprano I had decided that I would get up earlier, I had planned o intended to get up earlier

proponerse QUE + SUBJ:

te has propuesto que me enfade you're determined to make me o you're intent on making me lose my temper

* * *

proponer ( conjugate proponer) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ idea› to propose, suggest;

‹ brindis› to propose;
◊ nos propuso ir al campo she suggested we go to the countryside;

te voy a proponer un trato I'm going to make you a proposition
b) ‹ persona› ( para cargo) to put forward, nominate;

( para premio) to nominate
c) ‹ moción› to propose

d) ‹ teoría› to propound

proponerse verbo pronominal:
◊ proponerse hacer algo to set out to do sth;

me lo propuse como meta I set myself that goal;
me propuse decírselo I made up my mind o I decided to tell her
proponer verbo transitivo
1 (una idea, etc) to propose, suggest: os propongo que vayamos al teatro, how about going to the theatre?
2 (a una persona) to nominate: le propusieron para ocupar la vicepresidencia, they nominated him for the vice-presidency ➣ Ver nota en propose

' proponer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decir
- testigo
- propuse
English:
advance
- come up with
- move
- nominate
- offer
- propose
- propound
- put forward
- sponsor
- put

* * *

proponer

♦ vt

1. [sugerir] to propose, to suggest;

han propuesto varias ideas they have put forward a number of ideas;

propongo ir al cine I suggest going to the cinema;

me propuso un trato he proposed a deal;

me propuso que fuéramos al teatro she suggested going to the theatre

2. [candidato] to put forward;

lo han propuesto para secretario general del partido he has been put forward as a candidate for party chairman

♦ See also the pronominal verb proponerse

* * *

proponer

<part propuesto> v/t propose, suggest;

el hombre propone y Dios dispone man proposes and God disposes

* * *

proponer {60} vt

1) : to propose, to suggest

2) : to nominate

♦ See also the reflexive verb proponerse

* * *

proponer vb

1. (brindis, plan, etc) to propose

propongo un brindis I propose a toast

2. (acción) to suggest

propongo que salgamos a cenar I suggest we go out to dinner

Spanish-English dictionary > proponer
15 provocar

v.

1 to provoke.

El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.

Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.

2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).

provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebody

provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh

el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze

3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).

* * *

provocar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to provoke

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

provocar el parto to induce birth

provocar un incendio (con intención) to commit arson 2 (sin intención) to cause a fire

* * *

verb

to provoke

* * *

1. VT

1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote

provocar risa a algn — to make sb laugh

incendio provocado — arson

2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on

3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite

¡no me provoques! — don't start me!

provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury

provocar a algn a lástima — to move sb to pity

el mar provoca a bañarse — the sea invites one to go for a swim

4) [sexualmente] to rouse

2. VI

1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)

me provoca comer — I feel like eating

¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?

¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?

no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea

-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"

no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today

2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up *

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt

b) (Med)

provocar el parto — to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
2.
provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

* * *

= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.

Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

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. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.

Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.

Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.

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. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.

Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.

Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.

Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.

Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.

Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.

Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.

Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

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* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.

* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.

* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.

* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.

* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.

* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.

* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.

* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.

* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.

* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.

* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.

* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.

* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.

* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.

* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.

* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.

* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.

* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt

b) (Med)

provocar el parto — to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
2.
provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

* * *

= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.

Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.

Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.

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: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.

Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.

Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.

Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.

Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.

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: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.

Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.

Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.

Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.

Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.

Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.

Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.

Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.

Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.

Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.

Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.

Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.

* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.

* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.

* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.

* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.

* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.

* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.

* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.

* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.

* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.

* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.

* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.

* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.

* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.

* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.

* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.

* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.

* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.

* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

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provocar [A2 ]

vt

A

1 (causar, ocasionar) to cause

un cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigarette

una decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversy

no se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire

2 ( Med):

provocar el parto to induce labor*

las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction

el antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodies

B ‹persona›

1 (al enfado) to provoke

2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on

■ provocar

vi

( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)

■ provocarse

v pron

( refl):

se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself

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provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ explosión› to cause;

‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
b) (Med) ‹ parto› to induce

2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):
◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke

' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck

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provocar

♦ vt

1. [incitar] to provoke;

¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!

2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;
[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;
una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;

provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;

provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;

el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;

su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else

3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;

le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes

♦ vi
Carib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]
¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;

¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;

¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?

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provocar

v/t

1 cause

2 el enfado provoke

3 sexualmente lead on

4 parto induce

5

:

¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?

* * *

provocar {72} vt

1) causar: to provoke, to cause

2) irritar: to provoke, to pique

* * *

provocar vb

1. (en general) to cause

la tormenta provocó un apagón the storm caused a blackout

2. (incendio) to start

una chispa provocó el incendio a spark started the fire

3. (una persona) to provoke

no deja de provocarme he keeps provoking me

Spanish-English dictionary > provocar
16 subir el nivel

(v.) = raise + standard, raise + the bar

Ex. To raise standards of production, 3 methods of appraisal involving collected unique and complex indicators are being used.

Ex. The article 'Can the Internet raise the bar for CME?' describes the development of a Web site designed to deliver continuing medical education (CME).

* * *

(v.) = raise + standard, raise + the bar

Ex: To raise standards of production, 3 methods of appraisal involving collected unique and complex indicators are being used.

Ex: The article 'Can the Internet raise the bar for CME?' describes the development of a Web site designed to deliver continuing medical education (CME).

Spanish-English dictionary > subir el nivel
17 superar barreras

(v.) = hurdle + barriers

Ex. The author presents a broad understanding of Internet development, discusses barriers to both learning and teaching the Internet, and offers tips and methods for hurdling these barriers.

* * *

(v.) = hurdle + barriers

Ex: The author presents a broad understanding of Internet development, discusses barriers to both learning and teaching the Internet, and offers tips and methods for hurdling these barriers.

Spanish-English dictionary > superar barreras
18 tela de encuadernación

(n.) = book-cloth, binding cloth

Ex. A great variety of book-cloths was manufactured and used from 1830 to 1850 (though no more than a few types of grain were really common) and the description of patterns is notoriously difficult.

Ex. Before considering the development of cloth binding styles, we may pause to establish methods of describing the colours and grains of binding cloths.

* * *

(n.) = book-cloth, binding cloth

Ex: A great variety of book-cloths was manufactured and used from 1830 to 1850 (though no more than a few types of grain were really common) and the description of patterns is notoriously difficult.

Ex: Before considering the development of cloth binding styles, we may pause to establish methods of describing the colours and grains of binding cloths.

Spanish-English dictionary > tela de encuadernación
19 elaboración

f.

elaboration, manufacture, preparation, production.

* * *

elaboración

► nombre femenino

1 (producto) manufacture, production

2 (madera, metal, etc) working

3 (idea) working out, development

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de elaboración casera home-made

* * *

noun f.

1) production

2) preparation

* * *

SF

1) (=fabricación) [de producto] production; [de madera, metal] working

el proceso de elaboración del vino — the wine-making process

la elaboración de nuestros quesos es artesanal — our cheeses are made by traditional methods

2) (=preparación) [de proyecto, presupuesto, lista, candidatura] drawing up; [de estrategia] devising

la elaboración del plan pasó por diversas fases — the process of drawing up the plan went through various stages

3) [de documento, código] writing, preparation

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (de producto, vino) production, making; ( de pan) baking, making

de elaboración casera — homemade

b) (de metal, madera) working

2)

a) ( de plan)

los responsables de la elaboración del plan — those responsible for drawing up o devising the plan

b) (de informe, estudio) preparation

3) (Biol) production

* * *

= building, creation, drafting, elaboration, manufacturing, processing.

Ex. Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.

Ex. It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex. The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.

Ex. The 1949 code was essentially a greater elaboration of the 1908 code in an attempt to rectify the omissions of the 1908 code.

Ex. An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to supervision of the manufacturing.

Ex. Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.

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* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* elaboración de cerveza = brewing, beer brewing.

* elaboración de informes = report writing.

* elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].

* elaboración del presupuesto = budgeting process.

* elaboración de mapas = mapmaking.

* elaboración de maquetas = model-making.

* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.

* elaboracion de presupuesto = budgeting.

* elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting.

* elaboración de vinos = winemaking.

* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (de producto, vino) production, making; ( de pan) baking, making

de elaboración casera — homemade

b) (de metal, madera) working

2)

a) ( de plan)

los responsables de la elaboración del plan — those responsible for drawing up o devising the plan

b) (de informe, estudio) preparation

3) (Biol) production

* * *

= building, creation, drafting, elaboration, manufacturing, processing.

Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.

Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.

Ex: The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.

Ex: The 1949 code was essentially a greater elaboration of the 1908 code in an attempt to rectify the omissions of the 1908 code.

Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to supervision of the manufacturing.

Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* elaboración de cerveza = brewing, beer brewing.

* elaboración de informes = report writing.

* elaboración de leyes = rulemaking [rule-making].

* elaboración del presupuesto = budgeting process.

* elaboración de mapas = mapmaking.

* elaboración de maquetas = model-making.

* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.

* elaboracion de presupuesto = budgeting.

* elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting.

* elaboración de vinos = winemaking.

* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.

* * *

elaboración

feminine

A

1 (de un producto, vino) production, making; (del pan) baking, making

de elaboración casera homemade

[ S ] elaboración propia made ( o baked etc) on the premises

2 (del metal, de la madera) working

B

1

(de un plan): los responsables de la elaboración del plan those responsible for drawing up o working out o devising the plan

2 (de un informe, estudio) preparation

la elaboración del informe le llevó varios meses preparation of the report took him several months, it took him several months to prepare o write the report

C ( Biol) production

* * *

elaboración sustantivo femenino (de producto, vino) production, making;
( de pan) baking, making
elaboración sustantivo femenino
1 (producción) manufacture, production
2 (de un proyecto) development
' elaboración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
proceso
- realización
English:
brewing
- manufacture

* * *

elaboración nf

1. [de producto] manufacture;
[de plato, alimento] preparation; [de bebida] making, production; [de sustancia orgánica, hormona] production;
pasteles de elaboración propia cakes made on the premises;

de elaboración casera home-made;

un artefacto explosivo de elaboración casera a home-made explosive device;

proceso de elaboración [industrial] manufacturing process

2. [de idea, teoría] working out, development;
[de plan, proyecto] drawing up; [de estudio, informe] preparation
* * *

elaboración

f production, making; de metal etc working; de plan drawing up

* * *

elaboración nf, pl - ciones

1) producción: production, making

2) : preparation, devising

Spanish-English dictionary > elaboración
20 planteamiento

m.

1 raising, posing.

2 approach (enfoque).

3 proposal, line of attack, motion, point.

* * *

planteamiento

► nombre masculino

1 MATEMÁTICAS (formulación - de un problema) formulation; (- de una teoría) exposition

2 (enfoque) approach

* * *

SM

1) (=exposición) [de novela, película] first part, exposition frm

el planteamiento de la sinfonía — the way the symphony is structured

el planteamiento del problema — (Mat) the way the problem is set out

2) (=punto de vista) approach

el entrenador ha propuesto un planteamiento distinto del ataque — the coach has suggested a different approach in attack

un planteamiento nuevo de la cuestión — a new way of looking at o approaching the issue

sus planteamientos estéticos — his aesthetics

3) (=idea) plan

yo me había hecho otro planteamiento de este fin de semana — I had made other plans for this weekend

4) (Arquit) (tb: planteamiento urbanístico) town planning

* * *

masculino

a) ( enfoque) approach

b) ( exposición)

no les sabe dar el planteamiento adecuado a sus ideas — he doesn't know how to set his ideas out

ése no es el planteamiento que me hicieron — that's not the way they explained the situation to me

el planteamiento de su relación en la película — the depiction o portrayal of their relationship in the movie

* * *

= formulation, conceptualisation [conceptualization, -USA], outlook, definition, discourse, vision, field of vision, approach [approaches, -pl.].

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

Ex. Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library.

Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.

Ex. Corporate reference collections may differ in kind and in definition from reference collections of other types of libraries.

Ex. The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.

Ex. Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.

Ex. Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.

Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

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* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.

* planteamiento teórico = theorising [theorizing, -USA].

* replanteamiento = rethinking [re-thinking], rethink [re-think], redefinition.

* * *

masculino

a) ( enfoque) approach

b) ( exposición)

no les sabe dar el planteamiento adecuado a sus ideas — he doesn't know how to set his ideas out

ése no es el planteamiento que me hicieron — that's not the way they explained the situation to me

el planteamiento de su relación en la película — the depiction o portrayal of their relationship in the movie

* * *

= formulation, conceptualisation [conceptualization, -USA], outlook, definition, discourse, vision, field of vision, approach [approaches, -pl.].

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

Ex: Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library.

Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.

Ex: Corporate reference collections may differ in kind and in definition from reference collections of other types of libraries.

Ex: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.

Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.

Ex: Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

* con el mismo planteamiento que = on the same lines as.

* planteamiento teórico = theorising [theorizing, -USA].

* replanteamiento = rethinking [re-thinking], rethink [re-think], redefinition.

* * *

planteamiento

masculine

1 (enfoque) approach

no estoy de acuerdo con ese planteamiento I do not agree with that approach o with that way of looking at things

la revisión de sus planteamientos ideológicos the revision of their ideological platform o of their ideology

2

(exposición): no les sabe dar el planteamiento adecuado a sus ideas he doesn't know how to set his ideas out o how to present his ideas well

ése no es el planteamiento que nos hicieron a nosotros that's not the way they explained the situation to us

hizo un planteamiento absurdo de la situación he gave us an absurd analysis of the situation

el planteamiento de su relación en la película the depiction o portrayal of their relationship in the movie

* * *

planteamiento sustantivo masculino
a) ( enfoque) approach

b) ( exposición):

◊ no les sabe dar el planteamiento adecuado a sus ideas he doesn't know how to set his ideas out;

ese no es el planteamiento que me hicieron that's not the way they explained the situation to me
planteamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (enfoque) approach
2 (exposición, desarrollo) posing, raising
' planteamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retrógrado
English:
exposition

* * *

planteamiento nm

1. [exposición]
no entiendo el planteamiento de esta pregunta I don't understand the way this question is phrased;

hizo un planteamiento realista de la situación he gave a realistic assessment of the situation;

su planteamiento del problema the way she presented the problem

2. [enfoque] approach;

no estoy de acuerdo con su planteamiento radical I don't agree with her radical approach;

tenemos planteamientos diferentes we see things differently

3. Lit, Teatro exposition;

planteamiento, nudo y desenlace introduction, development and denouement

* * *

planteamiento

m

1 de problema posing

2 ( perspectiva) approach

* * *

planteamiento nm

1) : approach, position

el planteamiento feminista: the feminist viewpoint

2) : explanation, exposition

3) : proposal, suggestion, plan

Spanish-English dictionary > planteamiento

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