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61 engendrar

v.

1 to conceive (hijo, idea).

2 to give rise to.

la falta de cariño engendra inseguridad lack of affection gives rise to insecurity

3 to beget, to create, to bring into existence, to give birth to.

Ellas crean criaturas raras They create weird creatures.

4 to generate, to breed.

5 to spawn, to breed.

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engendrar

► verbo transitivo

1 to engender, beget

2 figurado to generate, give rise to

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verb

1) to beget, father

2) engender

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VT

1) (Bio) to beget, breed

2) (Mat) to generate

3) [+ problemas, situación] to cause

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verbo transitivo < hijos> to father; <odio/sospecha> to breed, engender (frml)

ese episodio engendró la duda en él — that incident sowed the seeds of doubt in his mind

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= breed, engender, spawn, beget, birth, give + birth to.

Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

Ex. In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.

Ex. Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.

Ex. This means that citations do not automatically beget more citations.

Ex. This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation.

Ex. By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.

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verbo transitivo < hijos> to father; <odio/sospecha> to breed, engender (frml)

ese episodio engendró la duda en él — that incident sowed the seeds of doubt in his mind

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= breed, engender, spawn, beget, birth, give + birth to.

Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

Ex: In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.

Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.

Ex: This means that citations do not automatically beget more citations.

Ex: This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation.

Ex: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.

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engendrar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹hijos› to father

2 ‹odio/sospecha› to breed, engender ( frml)

experiencias que engendran traumas y resentimientos experiences that produce o ( frml) engender traumas and feelings of resentment

ese episodio engendró la duda en él that incident sowed the seeds of doubt in his mind

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engendrar ( conjugate engendrar) verbo transitivo ‹ hijos› to father;
‹odio/sospecha› to breed, engender (frml)
engendrar verbo transitivo
1 Biol to engender
2 (dar lugar, provocar) to give rise to, cause: la mentira engendra otros males, lying only makes things worse
' engendrar' also found in these entries:
English:
breed
- father
- procreate
- spawn
- beget

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engendrar vt

1. [hijo, cría] to conceive

2. [proyecto, idea] to conceive (of)

3. [sentimiento, sensación, duda] to give rise to, to engender;
[situación, conflicto, problema] to give rise to, to cause;
la falta de cariño engendra inseguridad lack of affection gives rise to insecurity;

engendró un clima de miedo y desconfianza it gave rise to o engendered an atmosphere of fear and distrust

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engendrar

v/t father; fig

breed, engender

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engendrar vt

1) : to beget, to father

2) : to give rise to, to engender

Spanish-English dictionary > engendrar
62 feudal

adj.

feudal.

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feudal

► adjetivo

1 feudal

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adj.

feudal

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ADJ feudal

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adjetivo feudal

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= feudal, manorial.

Ex. This article traces the historical development of library and information studies in developing countries, particularly in the Asian region, under 4 phases, ancient, feudal, colonial and post-independence.

Ex. Globalization and all of its problems now, for example, is labeled 'nothing new', by some historians: the known world was as 'global' under British Empire hegemony or under the medieval European manorial system.

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* señor feudal = suzerain.

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adjetivo feudal

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= feudal, manorial.

Ex: This article traces the historical development of library and information studies in developing countries, particularly in the Asian region, under 4 phases, ancient, feudal, colonial and post-independence.

Ex: Globalization and all of its problems now, for example, is labeled 'nothing new', by some historians: the known world was as 'global' under British Empire hegemony or under the medieval European manorial system.

* señor feudal = suzerain.

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feudal

adjective

feudal

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feudal adj Hist feudal
' feudal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
señorial
English:
feudal

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feudal adj

feudal

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feudal

adj feudal

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feudal adj

: feudal

♦ feudalismo nm

Spanish-English dictionary > feudal
63 función

f.

1 function, interrelation, relationship, interrelationship.

2 show, performance.

3 function, duty, job.

4 function, feature.

5 function, mathematical function.

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función

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) function

2 (cargo) duty

3 (espectáculo) performance, show

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en función de according to

en funciones acting

■ el presidente en funciones cerró la reunión the acting president closed the meeting

entrar en función (persona) to take up one's post

estar en funciones to be in office

función de noche evening performance

función de tarde matinée

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noun f.

1) function

2) duty

3) performance

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SF

1) (=actividad) [física, de máquina] function

el desarrollo de las funciones cerebrales — the development of the brain functions

el ordenador realiza cinco funciones básicas — the computer performs five basic functions

2) (=papel) function

¿cuál es la función del Estado? — what is the function of the State?

esa debería ser la función de la prensa — that should be the role o function of the press

es una escultura que también cumple o hace la función de puerta — it is a sculpture which also acts as o serves as a door

• desempeñar la función de director/inspector/secretario — to have o hold the position of director/inspector/secretary

el ministro desempeñará la función de mediador — the minister will act as (a) mediator

• la función de hacer algo — the task of doing sth

la función de educar corresponde a la escuela — the task of educating falls to the school

las fuerzas armadas tienen la función de proteger el país — the role o function of the armed forces is to protect the country

3) pl funciones

a) (=deberes) duties

volvió a ejercer sus funciones como alcalde — he returned to carry out his duties as mayor

en el ejercicio de sus funciones — in the course of her duties

excederse o extralimitarse en sus funciones — to exceed one's duties

b)

• en funciones — [ministro, alcalde, presidente] acting antes de s

secretario general en funciones — acting secretary general

gobierno en funciones — interim government

• entrar en funciones — [funcionario] to take up one's duties o post; [ministro, alcalde, presidente] to take up office, assume office; [organismo] to come into being

4)

• en función de —

a) (=según) according to

el dinero se repartirá en función de las necesidades de cada país — the money will be distributed according to the needs of each country

el punto de ebullición del agua varía en función de la presión atmosférica — the boiling point of water varies according to atmospheric pressure

el desarrollo cultural está en función de la estructura política de un país — cultural development depends on the political structure of a country

b) (=basándose en) on the basis of

los consumidores realizan sus compras en función de la calidad y el precio — consumers make their purchases on the basis of quality and price

5) (=espectáculo) [de teatro, ópera] performance; [de títeres, variedades, musical] show

ir a ver una función de circo — to go to the circus

función benéfica — charity performance

función continua LAm —

función continuada — Cono Sur continuous performance

función de despedida — farewell performance

función de noche — late performance, evening performance

función de tarde — matinée

6)

• la función pública — the civil service

7) (Mat) function

8) (Ling) function

• función gramatical — grammatical function

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femenino

1)

a) (cometido, propósito) function

la función del mediador — the role o function of the mediator

cumple/tiene la función de... — it performs the function of...

en función de — according to

salario en función de la experiencia — salary according to experience

diseñada en función de los usuarios — designed with the users in mind

b) funciones masculino plural duties (pl)

en el ejercicio de sus funciones — in the performance of her duties

fue suspendido de sus funciones — he was suspended from duty

se excedió en sus funciones — he exceeded his powers

desempeña las funciones de asesor — he acts as a consultant

en funciones — acting (before n)

el secretario en funciones — the acting secretary

entrar en funciones — (AmL) empleado to take up one's post; presidente to assume office

2) (Fisiol) function; (Mat) function; (Ling) function

- función gramatical

3) (de teatro, circo) performance; ( de cine) showing, performance

•

- función benéfica

- función continua

- función de medianoche

- función de noche

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= capability, feature, function, function, purpose, role, hat, functionality, function.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.

Ex. Another way of doing this search is to use the lateral searching feature.

Ex. The function of a catalog is to inform a library user whether or not the library contains a particular book specified by author and title.

Ex. Select a function from the menu by pressing the key listed to the left.

Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex. The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.

Ex. The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.

Ex. This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.

Ex. The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.

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* adaptarse a una función = step up to + role.

* adoptar una función = step up to + role.

* ambigüedad de funciones = role ambiguity.

* asumir una función = take upon + Reflexivo + role.

* claridad de funciones = role clarity.

* conferir una función = confer + function.

* conflicto de funciones = role conflict.

* con una función destacada = high profile.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* definir una función = formulate + role.

* descripción de las funciones = job description, job profile.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* desempeñar bien una función = perform + well.

* desempeñar + Posesivo + funciones = do + Posesivo + business.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desempeñar una función = fulfil + purpose, perform + function, play + role, discharge + function, discharge + duty, perform + role, articulate + role, fit into + the picture, play + Posesivo + part.

* distribución en función del género = gender distribution.

* ejecutar una función = run + function.

* en función de = according to, as a function of, depending on/upon.

* en funciones = acting + Cargo.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

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

* examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.

* función bibliotecaria = library function.

* función cognitiva = cognitive function.

* función de autoedición = authoring aid, authoring tool.

* función de consulta = enquiry function.

* función de corrección = editing function.

* función de extracción y copiado = pull function.

* función de la biblioteca = library's function.

* función de la correlación de los cosenos = cosine correlation function.

* función de servicio = service function.

* función de solapamiento = overlap function.

* función dominante = alpha role.

* funciones de edición = editing facilities.

* funciones del personal = staff duties.

* funciones del puesto de trabajo = position + entail + duty.

* funciones de modificación = editing facilities.

* función esencial = vital role.

* función por tecla = keyboard function.

* función vital = vital role.

* indicador de función = operator, role indicator.

* inversión de funciones = reversal of roles, role reversal.

* operador de función = role.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* rol establecido en función del sexo = gender role.

* seleccionar una función = invoke + function.

* tecla de función = function key.

* tecla de función del programa = programme function key.

* tener la doble función = double as, double up as.

* tener la función de = be in the business of.

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femenino

1)

a) (cometido, propósito) function

la función del mediador — the role o function of the mediator

cumple/tiene la función de... — it performs the function of...

en función de — according to

salario en función de la experiencia — salary according to experience

diseñada en función de los usuarios — designed with the users in mind

b) funciones masculino plural duties (pl)

en el ejercicio de sus funciones — in the performance of her duties

fue suspendido de sus funciones — he was suspended from duty

se excedió en sus funciones — he exceeded his powers

desempeña las funciones de asesor — he acts as a consultant

en funciones — acting (before n)

el secretario en funciones — the acting secretary

entrar en funciones — (AmL) empleado to take up one's post; presidente to assume office

2) (Fisiol) function; (Mat) function; (Ling) function

- función gramatical

3) (de teatro, circo) performance; ( de cine) showing, performance

•

- función benéfica

- función continua

- función de medianoche

- función de noche

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= capability, feature, function, function, purpose, role, hat, functionality, function.

Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.

Ex: Another way of doing this search is to use the lateral searching feature.

Ex: The function of a catalog is to inform a library user whether or not the library contains a particular book specified by author and title.

Ex: Select a function from the menu by pressing the key listed to the left.

Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.

Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.

Ex: This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.

Ex: The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.

* adaptarse a una función = step up to + role.

* adoptar una función = step up to + role.

* ambigüedad de funciones = role ambiguity.

* asumir una función = take upon + Reflexivo + role.

* claridad de funciones = role clarity.

* conferir una función = confer + function.

* conflicto de funciones = role conflict.

* con una función destacada = high profile.

* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.

* definir una función = formulate + role.

* descripción de las funciones = job description, job profile.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* desempeñar bien una función = perform + well.

* desempeñar + Posesivo + funciones = do + Posesivo + business.

* desempeñar una buena función = produce + the goods.

* desempeñar una función = fulfil + purpose, perform + function, play + role, discharge + function, discharge + duty, perform + role, articulate + role, fit into + the picture, play + Posesivo + part.

* distribución en función del género = gender distribution.

* ejecutar una función = run + function.

* en función de = according to, as a function of, depending on/upon.

* en funciones = acting + Cargo.

* estar en función de = be a function of.

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

* examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.

* función bibliotecaria = library function.

* función cognitiva = cognitive function.

* función de autoedición = authoring aid, authoring tool.

* función de consulta = enquiry function.

* función de corrección = editing function.

* función de extracción y copiado = pull function.

* función de la biblioteca = library's function.

* función de la correlación de los cosenos = cosine correlation function.

* función de servicio = service function.

* función de solapamiento = overlap function.

* función dominante = alpha role.

* funciones de edición = editing facilities.

* funciones del personal = staff duties.

* funciones del puesto de trabajo = position + entail + duty.

* funciones de modificación = editing facilities.

* función esencial = vital role.

* función por tecla = keyboard function.

* función vital = vital role.

* indicador de función = operator, role indicator.

* inversión de funciones = reversal of roles, role reversal.

* operador de función = role.

* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.

* rol establecido en función del sexo = gender role.

* seleccionar una función = invoke + function.

* tecla de función = function key.

* tecla de función del programa = programme function key.

* tener la doble función = double as, double up as.

* tener la función de = be in the business of.

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función

feminine

A

1 (cometido, propósito) function

un mueble que cumple distintas funciones a piece of furniture which serves more than one purpose o function

la función del árbitro en estas disputas the role o function of the mediator in these disputes

2

(tarea, deber): en el ejercicio de sus funciones in the performance of her duties, while carrying out her duties

se excedió en sus funciones he exceeded his powers

fue suspendido de sus funciones he was suspended from duty

desempeña las funciones de asesor en cuestiones fiscales he acts as a tax consultant

en funciones acting ( before n)

lo firmó el secretario en funciones the acting secretary signed it

entrar en funciones ( AmL) «empleado» to take up one's post;

«presidente» to assume office

en función de according to

el precio se determina en función de la oferta y la demanda the price is fixed according to supply and demand

salario en función de la experiencia y formación aportadas salary according to experience and qualifications

una casa diseñada en función de las personas que la van a ocupar a house designed with the future occupants in mind

B ( Fisiol) function

C

1 ( Mat) function

2 ( Ling) function

Compuestos:

● función gramatical

part of speech

● función periódica

periodic function

D (de teatro) performance; (de circo) performance, show; (de cine) showing, performance

Compuestos:

● función benéfica

benefit, charity performance

● función continua

( AmL exc CS) continuous performance

● función continuada

(CS) continuous performance

● función de medianoche

late show

● función de noche

late evening performance

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función sustantivo femenino
1
a) (cometido, propósito) function;

◊ tiene la función de … it performs the function of …;

salario en función de la experiencia salary according to experience
b)

◊ funciones sustantivo masculino plural

duties (pl);
en el ejercicio de sus funciones in the performance of her duties;
el secretario en funciones the acting secretary;
entrar en funciones (AmL) [ empleado] to take up one's post;

[ presidente] to assume office
2 (Fisiol, Mat, Ling) function
3 (de teatro, circo) performance;
( de cine) showing, performance;
◊ función de noche late night performance

función sustantivo femenino
1 Cine Teat performance
2 (finalidad, tarea) function
3 (cargo, empleo) duties pl: le han nombrado presidente en funciones, he has been appointed acting president
4 Mat function
♦ Locuciones: en función de, depending on
' función' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cometido
- como
- concierto
- desempeñar
- destinar
- mañana
- matinal
- papel
- relevar
- rotar
- sitio
- asignación
- asignar
- auspiciar
- ejecutivo
- estar
- gala
- noche
- tanda
- títere
English:
benefit
- deny
- duty
- excuse
- frequent
- function
- function key
- guffaw
- mill about
- mill around
- pantomime
- performance
- show
- assignment
- book
- dual
- matinee

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función

♦ nf

1. [actividad, objetivo] function;
[trabajo] duty;
la función de estas columnas es sólo decorativa these columns have a purely decorative function;

esta pieza desempeña una función clave this part has a crucial function o role;

la función del coordinador es hacer que todo discurra sin contratiempos the coordinator's job o function is to make sure everything goes smoothly;

desempeña las funciones de portavoz he acts as spokesperson;

director en funciones acting director;

entrar en funciones [en empresa, organización] to take up one's post;
[ministro] to take up office
Comp
Biol función clorofílica photosynthesis
2. [en teatro, cine] show

Comp
función benéfica charity performance, benefit;
función continua continuous performance;
RP función continuada continuous performance;
función de noche evening performance;

función de tarde matinée

3. Ling function;

en función de sujeto functioning as a subject

4. Mat function

Comp
función periódica periodic function
♦ en función de loc prep

depending on;

estar o [m5] ir en función de to depend on, to be dependent on;

las ayudas se conceden en función de los ingresos familiares the amount of benefit given depends o is dependent on family income, the benefits are means-tested

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función

f

1 purpose, function

2 en el trabajo duty

3

:

en funciones acting;

entrar en funciones take office

4 TEA performance

5

:

en función de according to

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función nf, pl funciones

1) : function

2) : duty

3) : performance, show

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función n

1. (actividad) function

la función del riñón the kidney's function

2. (representación) performance / show

fuimos a la función de las cuatro we went to the four o'clock performance

Spanish-English dictionary > función
64 grande

adj.

1 big, large.

este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for me

un gran artista a great artist

el gran favorito the firm favorite

una gran figura a big name

una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…

una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility

a lo grande in a big way, in style

grandes almacenes department store

gran angular (photography) wide-angle lens

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon

gran danés great Dane

gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)

el gran público the general public

gran superficie (commerce) hypermarket (peninsular Spanish)

2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)

4 magnus, Mag, magnum.

5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.

m.

grandee (noble).

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grande

► adjetivo

1 (tamaño) large, big

■ esta casa es demasiado grande para ellos dos this house is too big for the two of them

2 (fuerte, intenso) great

■ su partida les produjo una pena muy grande his departure caused them great sorrow

3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big

► nombre masculino

1 (de elevada jerarquía) great

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way

estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody

pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time

vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style

Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1

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adj.

1) big

2) large

3) great

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1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing gran)
1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

viven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house

¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?

los zapatos le están muy grandes — the shoes are too big for her

en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities

grandísimo — enormous, huge

un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort

un coche grandísimo — a whacking great car *

¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!

el gran Buenos Aires — greater Buenos Aires

- a lo grande

hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *

vivir a lo grande — to live in style

- quedarle algo grande a algn

- pasarlo en grande

2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big

un gran pintor — a great painter

un gran desastre — a great disaster

es una ventaja muy grande — it's a great advantage

hay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference

los grandes bancos internacionales — the big international banks

las grandes empresas multinacionales — the big multinationals

la gran mayoría — the great majority

3) (=mucho, muy) great

con gran placer — with great pleasure

fueron grandes amigos — they were great friends

he sentido una gran pena — I felt very sad

me llevé una alegría muy grande — I felt very happy

comer con gran apetito — to eat hungrily

un mes de gran calor — a very hot month

un programa de gran éxito — a very successful programme

se estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well

4) [en edad]
(=mayor)
ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl

¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?

5)

¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!

2. SMF

1) (=personaje importante)

los grandes de la industria — the major companies in the industry

uno de los grandes de la pantalla — one of the screen greats

los siete grandes — the Big Seven

Grande de España — grandee

2) LAm (=adulto) adult

3. SF

1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize

2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail

* * *
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adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

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

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

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

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

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

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

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

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

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

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

* * *
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adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

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

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

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

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

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

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

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

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

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

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

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grande¹

adjective

[ gran is used before singular nouns]

A

1 (en dimensiones) large, big

se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house

sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes

un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy

una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)

tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose

abra la boca más grande open wider

2 (en demasía) too big

¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?

estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me

quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb

B (alto) tall

¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!

C ( Geog):

el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao

D

1

( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own

ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself

cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer

mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now

2

( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman

está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy

E ( delante del n)

1 (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine

la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater

2 (poderoso) big

los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists

los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords

a lo grande in style

3

(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends

grandes fumadores heavy smokers

F ( fam)

(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!

¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)

G

1 (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness

me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy

comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily

un día de gran calor a very hot day

los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47

me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright

para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment

se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion

es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me

ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season

no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent

las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint

2

(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)

ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard

¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)

H

1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big

la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters

dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research

esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …

2

(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura a very tall building

un gran número de personas a large number of people

objetos de gran valor objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● gran angular

masculine wide-angle lens

● gran capital

masculine:

el gran capital big business

● gran danés

masculine Great Dane

● Gran Depresión

feminine:

la Gran Depresión the Great Depression

● gran explosión

( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang

● Gran Guerra

feminine:

la Gran Guerra the Great War

● gran hermano

masculine Big Brother

el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you

● Gran Maestre

masculine Grand Master

● gran maestro

masculine grand master

● gran maestro internacional

masculine international grand master

● gran ópera

feminine grand opera

● Gran Premio

masculine Grand Prix

● gran público

masculine:

el gran público the general public

● gran reserva

feminine gran reserva (↑ grana a1)

● gran simpático

masculine ( Anat):

el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system

● gran superficie

feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)

● grandes almacenes

mpl department store

grande²

masculine, feminine

A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player

uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry

B ( esp AmL)

1

(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

2 (adulto) grown-up

Compuesto:

Grande de España

(Spanish) grandee o nobleman

grande³

feminine

( RPl)

la grande the big prize, the jackpot

sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot

se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband

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grande adjetivo
◊ gran is used before singular nouns

1
a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz› big, large;

◊ un tipo grande a big guy;

unos grande almacenes a department store
b) ( en demasía) too big;

◊ me queda grande it's too big for me

c) ( en número) ‹ familia› large, big;

‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
a) ( alto) tall;

◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

b) ( en edad):

◊ cuando sea grande when I grow up;

ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
◊ el Ggrande Santiago Greater Santiago

4 ( delante del n)
a) (notable, excelente) great;

◊ un gran hombre a great man

b) ( poderoso) big;

◊ los grandes bancos the big banks;

a lo grande in style
5
a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja› great;

‹ explosión› powerful;
◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!
b) ( elevado):

◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( mayor):

◊ la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto):

◊ los grandes the grown-ups

grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub

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grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).

♦ adj

1. [de tamaño] big, large;

este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;

el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;
Fig
el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;
Fam
pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note

Comp
grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;
la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;

Gran Bretaña Great Britain;

el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;

gran danés Great Dane;
Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;
gran ducado grand duchy;

la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;

la Gran Guerra the Great War;

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;

gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;
Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;
la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);
Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;
gran simio antropoide great ape;

gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;
Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket
2. [de altura] tall;

¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!

3. [en importancia] great;

una gran mujer a great woman;

los grandes bancos the major banks;

la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;

el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts

4. [en intensidad] great;

es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;

¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!

5. Fam [adulto]
cuando sea grande quiere ser doctora she wants to be a doctor when she grows up;

me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet

6. Méx, RP [de edad]
cuando se casó ya era grande she was already quite old when she got married;

siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people

7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant

8. RP Irónico [genial] great;

ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!

9. Comp
Fam
hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;

vivir a lo grande to live in style;

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

♦ nm

1. [noble] grandee

Comp
Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility
2. [persona, entidad importante]
uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;

los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;

uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature

3. Fam
grandes [adultos] grown-ups

♦ nf
RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;
sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;

se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that

♦ interj
RP Fam [fantástico] great!
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grande

I adj

1 big, large;

el vestido me está o

me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;

el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him

2

:

a lo grande in style;

pasarlo en grande have a great time

II m/f

1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;

grandes y pequeños young and old

2 ( mayor) eldest

* * *

grande adj, ( gran before singular nouns)

1) : large, big

un libro grande: a big book

2) alto: tall

3) notable: great

un gran autor: a great writer

4) (indicating intensity) : great

con gran placer: with great pleasure

5) : old, grown-up

hijos grandes: grown children

* * *

grande adj

1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?

se mudaron a un piso más grande they moved to a bigger flat

2. (número, cantidad) large

una gran cantidad de dinero a large sum of money

3. (importante) great

un gran arquitecto a great architect

hoy es un gran día today is a great day

a lo grande in style

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

grandes almacenes department store

Spanish-English dictionary > grande
65 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

* * *

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
66 incursión

f.

1 incursion, sortie.

2 incursion, invasion, raid, foray.

* * *

incursión

► nombre femenino

1 incursion

* * *

noun f.

incursion, raid

* * *

SF raid, incursion

incursión aérea — air raid

* * *

femenino (Mil) incursion, raid

* * *

= excursion, foray, incursion, descent.

Ex. The Optical Disk Pilot Program is an innovative research and development excursion into laser-based information storage and retrieval that is now under way at the Library of Congress.

Ex. This attitude can be regarded as a first hypothetical attempt at clearing the ground for a large-scale foray into the world of empirical reality.

Ex. It soon became apparent that incursions of IT into curricula were presenting heads of SLIS and their staffs with issues and problems of difficult resolution.

Ex. The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

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* incursión aérea = flight mission.

* incursión enemiga = enemy incursion.

* * *

femenino (Mil) incursion, raid

* * *

= excursion, foray, incursion, descent.

Ex: The Optical Disk Pilot Program is an innovative research and development excursion into laser-based information storage and retrieval that is now under way at the Library of Congress.

Ex: This attitude can be regarded as a first hypothetical attempt at clearing the ground for a large-scale foray into the world of empirical reality.

Ex: It soon became apparent that incursions of IT into curricula were presenting heads of SLIS and their staffs with issues and problems of difficult resolution.

Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.

* incursión aérea = flight mission.

* incursión enemiga = enemy incursion.

* * *

incursión

feminine

( Mil) incursion, raid

su incursión en el surrealismo her foray into surrealism

* * *

incursión sustantivo femenino raid, incursion
' incursión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cala
English:
incursion
- inroad
- raid
- foray

* * *

incursión nf

incursion;

su breve incursión en el mundo de la política his brief incursion into the world of politics;
Fig
hicieron una incursión en la cocina they raided the kitchen

Comp
incursión aérea air raid
* * *

incursión

f MIL raid; fig

foray

* * *

incursión nf, pl - siones : incursion, raid

Spanish-English dictionary > incursión
67 independencia

f.

1 independence.

con independencia de irrespective o regardless of

2 self-sufficiency.

* * *

independencia

► nombre femenino

1 independence

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con independencia de independently of

* * *

noun f.

independence

* * *

SF independence

con independencia de (que) — irrespective of (whether)

* * *

femenino independence

con independencia de... — independently of...

* * *

= independence, governance, empowerment, self-reliance, self-direction, self-independence.

Ex. This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.

Ex. Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.

Ex. The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.

Ex. Information work demands interactive, dynamic, flexible information services which can contribute towards greater self-determination and self-reliance.

Ex. The opposing view is that the nature of adult learning presuppoes free choice, self-direction, and internal motivation.

Ex. The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.

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* con independencia de = in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* Guerra de la Independencia = War of Independence.

* independencia económica = economic emancipation.

* independencia nacional = national freedom, national independence.

* obtener la independencia = gain + independence.

* posterior a la independencia = post-independence.

* * *

femenino independence

con independencia de... — independently of...

* * *

= independence, governance, empowerment, self-reliance, self-direction, self-independence.

Ex: This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.

Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.

Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.

Ex: Information work demands interactive, dynamic, flexible information services which can contribute towards greater self-determination and self-reliance.

Ex: The opposing view is that the nature of adult learning presuppoes free choice, self-direction, and internal motivation.

Ex: The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.

* con independencia de = in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.

* Guerra de la Independencia = War of Independence.

* independencia económica = economic emancipation.

* independencia nacional = national freedom, national independence.

* obtener la independencia = gain + independence.

* posterior a la independencia = post-independence.

* * *

independencia

feminine

independence

quiere conservar su independencia she wants to retain her independence

con independencia de lo que se pueda decidir posteriormente independently of what may be decided subsequently

* * *

independencia sustantivo femenino
independence
independencia sustantivo femenino independence
' independencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
autosuficiencia
- saludar
- tributo
- vida
- autonomía
- declarar
- económico
English:
independence
- irrespective
- self-sufficiency
- self

* * *

independencia nf

independence;

con independencia de irrespective o regardless of;

el ser soltero le da mucha independencia being single allows him to be very independent

* * *

independencia

f independence;

con independencia de independently of

* * *

independencia nf

: independence

* * *

independencia n independence

Spanish-English dictionary > independencia
68 injusticia

f.

injustice.

¡es una injusticia! it's not fair!; (quejándose) it's an outrage! (con indignación)

* * *

injusticia

► nombre femenino

1 injustice, unfairness

* * *

noun f.

injustice

* * *

SF (=falta de justicia) injustice; (=falta de equidad) unfairness

es una injusticia — (=inmerecido) it's unjust, it's an injustice; (=no equitativo) it's unfair

una solemne injusticia — a terrible injustice

con injusticia — unjustly

* * *

femenino

a) ( acto injusto) injustice, act of injustice

es una injusticia que te hayan dicho eso — it's unfair of them to have said that to you

b) ( cualidad) unfairness, injustice

* * *

= injustice, inequity, inequitability, wrong, miscarriage of justice, iniquity, wrongfulness.

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

Ex. It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.

Ex. The Bradford distribution is found to provide information of the degree of scientific-technological inequitability between advanced and developing nations.

Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex. The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.

Ex. To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.

Ex. Wieland is not responsible for his violence precisely because he also lacks the ability to appreciate its wrongfulness.

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* cometer una injusticia = do + injustice.

* crear una injusticia = create + injustice.

* erradicar una injusticia = eradicate + injustice.

* flagrante injusticia = gross injustice.

* injusticia flagrante = gross injustice.

* injusticia social = social injustice.

* venganza de injusticias, la = righting of wrongs, the.

* * *

femenino

a) ( acto injusto) injustice, act of injustice

es una injusticia que te hayan dicho eso — it's unfair of them to have said that to you

b) ( cualidad) unfairness, injustice

* * *

= injustice, inequity, inequitability, wrong, miscarriage of justice, iniquity, wrongfulness.

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

Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.

Ex: The Bradford distribution is found to provide information of the degree of scientific-technological inequitability between advanced and developing nations.

Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.

Ex: The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.

Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.

Ex: Wieland is not responsible for his violence precisely because he also lacks the ability to appreciate its wrongfulness.

* cometer una injusticia = do + injustice.

* crear una injusticia = create + injustice.

* erradicar una injusticia = eradicate + injustice.

* flagrante injusticia = gross injustice.

* injusticia flagrante = gross injustice.

* injusticia social = social injustice.

* venganza de injusticias, la = righting of wrongs, the.

* * *

injusticia

feminine

1 (acto injusto) injustice, act of injustice

protestaban por las injusticias cometidas they protested about the injustices that had taken place

es una injusticia que te hayan dicho eso it's unfair of them to have said that to you

2 (cualidad) unfairness, injustice

una sociedad donde predominan la injusticia y la miseria a society where injustice and poverty prevail

la injusticia de ciertos impuestos the unfairness of certain taxes

* * *

injusticia sustantivo femenino
a) ( acto injusto) injustice, act of injustice;

◊ es una injusticia que te hayan dicho eso it's unfair of them to have said that to you

b) ( cualidad) unfairness, injustice

injusticia sustantivo femenino
1 (falta de justicia) injustice: fomentó la injusticia, he encouraged injustice
2 (cualidad) unfairness: ¡qué injusticia!, how unfair!
' injusticia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cielo
- abuso
- extinguir
- flagrante
English:
gross
- iniquity
- injustice
- rank
- stamp out
- unfairness
- wrong
- miscarriage

* * *

injusticia nf

1. [acto] injustice;

¡es una injusticia! [quejándose] it's not fair!;
[con indignación] it's an outrage!;
es una injusticia que tenga que hacerlo yo todo it's not fair that I have to do it all

2. [cualidad] unfairness, injustice;

la injusticia de una decisión the unfairness o injustice of a decision

* * *

injusticia

f injustice

* * *

injusticia nf

: injustice, unfairness

* * *

injusticia n injustice

ser una injusticia to be unfair

Spanish-English dictionary > injusticia
69 invalidar

v.

to invalidate.

* * *

invalidar

► verbo transitivo

1 to invalidate

* * *

VT [+ certificado, resultado] to invalidate, nullify; [+ decisión] to reverse; [+ leyes] to repeal

* * *

verbo transitivo < documento> to invalidate, nullify; <premisa/argumento> to invalidate

* * *

= negate, override, overturn, render + redundant, render + suspect, render + wrong, rule out, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, eviscerate, deflate, invalidate, preempt [pre-empt], pull + the plug on, overrule, void, make + redundant.

Ex. Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.

Ex. On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.

Ex. However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.

Ex. We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.

Ex. Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.

Ex. Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.

Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.

Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.

Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.

Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.

Ex. Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.

Ex. These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.

Ex. However, in November 1976, with the eighth edition still hot from the press, the decision to revert wholly to indirect subdivision was implemented, thus invalidating a substantial part of the Introduction to the eighth edition.

Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

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

Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.

Ex. However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.

Ex. In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.

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* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.

* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.

* * *

verbo transitivo < documento> to invalidate, nullify; <premisa/argumento> to invalidate

* * *

= negate, override, overturn, render + redundant, render + suspect, render + wrong, rule out, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, eviscerate, deflate, invalidate, preempt [pre-empt], pull + the plug on, overrule, void, make + redundant.

Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.

Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.

Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.

Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.

Ex: Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.

Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.

Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.

Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.

Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.

Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.

Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.

Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.

Ex: However, in November 1976, with the eighth edition still hot from the press, the decision to revert wholly to indirect subdivision was implemented, thus invalidating a substantial part of the Introduction to the eighth edition.

Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

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

Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.

Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.

Ex: In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.

* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.

* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.

* * *

invalidar [A1 ]

vt

‹documento› to invalidate, nullify; ‹premisa/argumento› to invalidate

* * *

invalidar verbo transitivo to invalidate
' invalidar' also found in these entries:
English:
invalidate
- negate
- overrule
- over

* * *

invalidar vt
[sujeto: circunstancias] to invalidate; [sujeto: juez] to declare invalid;
les invalidaron dos goles they had two goals disallowed

* * *

invalidar

v/t invalidate

* * *

invalidar vt

: to nullify, to invalidate

Spanish-English dictionary > invalidar
70 lleno de

= fraught with, replete with, full of, bursting with, strewn with, plagued with, teeming with, studded with, brimful (of/with), riddled with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity, flush with, laden with

Ex. That such uninformed intelligence has been translated into hard decisions is fraught with the gravest of consequences for the future of SLIS as bases for IT development.

Ex. Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.

Ex. The idea was exquisite but full of terror.

Ex. It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy.

Ex. The field of reference work is strewn with failures, measured in the enquirer's terms, but where the reference librarian did provide a technically perfect answer to the actual question asked.

Ex. Contemporary library and information science discourse is plagued with tunnel vision and blind spots that seriously affect the profession's efforts to plan the library's future.

Ex. In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.

Ex. He embodies the otherworldly in a narrative studded with spectacles and visions.

Ex. This sprawling, exuberant novel, brimful with characters, aspires to accommodate a city full of lifestyles.

Ex. This hope might prove futile since the draft is riddled with contradictions.

Ex. This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.

Ex. If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.

Ex. There is growing evidence in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond that al Qaeda and its allies are newly flush with cash, able to buy new weapons.

Ex. Did you know that the "pope's nose" is laden with toxins from the chicken's body which accumulate in the little fatty morsel?.

* * *

= fraught with, replete with, full of, bursting with, strewn with, plagued with, teeming with, studded with, brimful (of/with), riddled with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity, flush with, laden with

Ex: That such uninformed intelligence has been translated into hard decisions is fraught with the gravest of consequences for the future of SLIS as bases for IT development.

Ex: Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.

Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.

Ex: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy.

Ex: The field of reference work is strewn with failures, measured in the enquirer's terms, but where the reference librarian did provide a technically perfect answer to the actual question asked.

Ex: Contemporary library and information science discourse is plagued with tunnel vision and blind spots that seriously affect the profession's efforts to plan the library's future.

Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.

Ex: He embodies the otherworldly in a narrative studded with spectacles and visions.

Ex: This sprawling, exuberant novel, brimful with characters, aspires to accommodate a city full of lifestyles.

Ex: This hope might prove futile since the draft is riddled with contradictions.

Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.

Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.

Ex: There is growing evidence in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond that al Qaeda and its allies are newly flush with cash, able to buy new weapons.

Ex: Did you know that the "pope's nose" is laden with toxins from the chicken's body which accumulate in the little fatty morsel?.

Spanish-English dictionary > lleno de
71 líder

m.

1 leader, guide, honcho.

2 front man.

* * *

líder

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 leader

* * *
1. noun mf.
leader
2. adj.
leading

* * *

1.

ADJ INV top, leading, foremost

marca líder — leading brand, brand leader

2.

SMF (Pol) leader; (Dep) leader, league leader, top club

líder del mercado — market leader

* * *
I
masculino y femenino

1)

a) (Dep, Pol) leader

b) (Com) leader

- líder de la oposición

- líder sindical

2) (como adj) <equipo/marca/empresa> leading (before n)
II
lideresa masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader

* * *

= leading, leader, lead, pacemaker, pacesetter [pace-setter], leading figure, front runner, torchbearer [torch bearer], leading edge, kingpin, rainmaker, number one, opinion-maker, driver, bellwether.

Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.

Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.

Ex. The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.

Ex. This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.

Ex. The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.

Ex. As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.

Ex. The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.

Ex. The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.

Ex. Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.

Ex. Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.

Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.

Ex. Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.

Ex. The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.

Ex. Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.

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* líder actual, el = defending champion.

* líder civil = civilian leader.

* líder de la comunidad = community leader.

* líder del mercado = market leader.

* líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.

* líder de opinión = opinion leader.

* líder espiritual = spiritual leader.

* líder militar = military leader, military leader.

* líder mundial = world leader.

* líder político = political leader.

* líder religioso = religious leader.

* líder sindicalista = union leader.

* líder social = community leader.

* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.

* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* sin líder = leaderless.

* * *
I
masculino y femenino

1)

a) (Dep, Pol) leader

b) (Com) leader

- líder de la oposición

- líder sindical

2) (como adj) <equipo/marca/empresa> leading (before n)
II
lideresa masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader

* * *

= leading, leader, lead, pacemaker, pacesetter [pace-setter], leading figure, front runner, torchbearer [torch bearer], leading edge, kingpin, rainmaker, number one, opinion-maker, driver, bellwether.

Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.

Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.

Ex: The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.

Ex: This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.

Ex: The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.

Ex: As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.

Ex: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.

Ex: The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.

Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.

Ex: Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.

Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.

Ex: Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.

Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.

Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.

* líder actual, el = defending champion.

* líder civil = civilian leader.

* líder de la comunidad = community leader.

* líder del mercado = market leader.

* líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.

* líder de opinión = opinion leader.

* líder espiritual = spiritual leader.

* líder militar = military leader, military leader.

* líder mundial = world leader.

* líder político = political leader.

* líder religioso = religious leader.

* líder sindicalista = union leader.

* líder social = community leader.

* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.

* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.

* sin líder = leaderless.

* * *

líder¹

masculine and feminine

A

1 (de un partido, país) leader

2 (en una carrera) leader

el Valencia es líder con 48 puntos Valencia leads the division with 48 points, Valencia is the leader with 48 points

3 ( Com) leader

Compuestos:

● líder de la oposición

leader of the opposition

● líder sindical

labor* leader ( AmE), trade union leader ( BrE)

B ( como adj) ‹equipo/marca/empresa› leading ( before n)

líder² lideresa

masculine, feminine

( Méx) ( Dep, Pol) leader

* * *

líder 1 sustantivo masculino y femenino
a) (Com, Dep, Pol) leader

b) ( como adj) ‹equipo/marca/empresa› leading ( before n)

líder 2
◊ lideresa sustantivo masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader

líder
I mf leader: es el líder de la oposición, he's the opposition leader
II adjetivo leading, top: el equipo líder es el Estudiantes, Estudiantes is the top team

' líder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- cabeza
- comecocos
- imán
- interpelar
- jefa
- jefe
- nata
- nato
- caudillo
- destronar
- indiscutible
English:
born
- ethical
- lead
- leader
- natural
- pacemaker
- stand down
- chief
- leading
- pace
- then

* * *

líder

♦ adj

leading;

el equipo líder the leading team;

la empresa es líder en el sector it is the leading company in the industry

♦ nmf

1. [de partido político, país] leader;

un líder sindical a union boss o leader

Comp
Pol el líder de la oposición the leader of the opposition
2. [de clasificación, mercado] leader;

el Deportivo es el líder de la liga Deportivo are top of the league o are the current league leaders

* * *

líder

I m/f leader

II adj leading

* * *

líder adj

: leading, foremost

líder nmf

: leader

* * *

líder n leader

Spanish-English dictionary > líder
72 maltrato

m.

1 ill-treatment.

maltrato psicológico psychological abuse

2 mistreatment, ill-treatment, abuse, abusiveness.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: maltratar.

* * *

maltrato

► nombre masculino

1 mistreatment, ill-treatment

* * *

noun m.

abuse

* * *

SM

1) (=conducta) [al tratar mal] mistreatment, ill-treatment; [al pegar] battering

maltrato conyugal — wife-battering

maltrato infantil — child abuse

maltrato psicológico — psychological abuse

2) [de cosas] rough handling

3) (=insultos) abuse, insults pl

* * *

masculino

a) ( de persona) mistreatment, poor treatment

b) ( de objeto) misuse, mistreatment

* * *

= ill-treatment, mistreatment, maltreatment.

Ex. The aim is to help the child overcome emotional problems such as fear of divorce, fear of death and fear of ill-treatment by parents.

Ex. Centuries of mistreatment and bad handling, together with the environmental conditions have contributed greatly to the poor condition of the manuscripts.

Ex. Negligence and maltreatment of children is a phenomenon that hinders child development and causes damage to society.

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* maltrato a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* maltrato de mujeres = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* maltrato físico = personal abuse.

* * *

masculino

a) ( de persona) mistreatment, poor treatment

b) ( de objeto) misuse, mistreatment

* * *

= ill-treatment, mistreatment, maltreatment.

Ex: The aim is to help the child overcome emotional problems such as fear of divorce, fear of death and fear of ill-treatment by parents.

Ex: Centuries of mistreatment and bad handling, together with the environmental conditions have contributed greatly to the poor condition of the manuscripts.

Ex: Negligence and maltreatment of children is a phenomenon that hinders child development and causes damage to society.

* maltrato a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* maltrato de mujeres = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.

* maltrato físico = personal abuse.

* * *

maltrato

masculine

1 (de una persona) mistreatment, poor treatment

Compuesto:

maltrato entre iguales

bullying ( at school )

2 (de un objeto) misuse, mistreatment

* * *

maltrato nm

ill-treatment;

sufrió maltratos cuando era un niño he was mistreated as a child

Comp
maltrato familiar domestic violence;
maltrato infantil child abuse o maltreatment;

maltrato psicológico psychological abuse

* * *

maltrato

m ill-treatment, mistreatment

* * *

maltrato nm

: mistreatment, abuse

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73 marco de referencia

(n.) = frame of reference, reference framework

Ex. However well a network may function, if the people communicating are not in the same frame of reference, the resulting problems will inpinge upon the benefits of office automation.

Ex. To optimise the potential for interconnecting heterogeneous systems, various standards bodies prepared a reference framework to guide the development of standard procedures for open systems interconnection (OSI).

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(n.) = frame of reference, reference framework

Ex: However well a network may function, if the people communicating are not in the same frame of reference, the resulting problems will inpinge upon the benefits of office automation.

Ex: To optimise the potential for interconnecting heterogeneous systems, various standards bodies prepared a reference framework to guide the development of standard procedures for open systems interconnection (OSI).

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74 material con copyright

(n.) = copyright material, copyrighted material

Ex. Problems of controlling the reproduction of copyright material are increasing with the development of new technology.

Ex. A solution needs to be developed for solving the problem of making copyrighted material available over the Internet.

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(n.) = copyright material, copyrighted material

Ex: Problems of controlling the reproduction of copyright material are increasing with the development of new technology.

Ex: A solution needs to be developed for solving the problem of making copyrighted material available over the Internet.

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75 material protegido por el derecho de autor

(n.) = copyright material, copyrighted material

Ex. Problems of controlling the reproduction of copyright material are increasing with the development of new technology.

Ex. A solution needs to be developed for solving the problem of making copyrighted material available over the Internet.

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(n.) = copyright material, copyrighted material

Ex: Problems of controlling the reproduction of copyright material are increasing with the development of new technology.

Ex: A solution needs to be developed for solving the problem of making copyrighted material available over the Internet.

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76 ofrecer una oportunidad

(v.) = offer + opportunity, provide + opportunity, present + an opportunity

Ex. Computer-based systems offer great opportunities for coordination of index terms during the search process.

Ex. A staff development programme on computer technology at the University of Missouri provided the opportunity to study computer anxiety and other factors related to resistance to computers.

Ex. China's pollution problems present an opportunity for U.S. businesses.

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(v.) = offer + opportunity, provide + opportunity, present + an opportunity

Ex: Computer-based systems offer great opportunities for coordination of index terms during the search process.

Ex: A staff development programme on computer technology at the University of Missouri provided the opportunity to study computer anxiety and other factors related to resistance to computers.

Ex: China's pollution problems present an opportunity for U.S. businesses.

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77 país desarrollado

m.

developed country, DC.

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(n.) = developed country, developed nation, advanced economy, first-world nation

Ex. The gap between the archivally developed and undeveloped countries has widened since 1979 and technical changes relating to automation, conservation, reprography, deterioration due to pollution and wear and tear cause increasing problems.

Ex. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.

Ex. The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace.

Ex. But the real challenge to get it started is first to find the measures that can assuage the fear of the first-world nations.

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(n.) = developed country, developed nation, advanced economy, first-world nation

Ex: The gap between the archivally developed and undeveloped countries has widened since 1979 and technical changes relating to automation, conservation, reprography, deterioration due to pollution and wear and tear cause increasing problems.

Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.

Ex: The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace.

Ex: But the real challenge to get it started is first to find the measures that can assuage the fear of the first-world nations.

Spanish-English dictionary > país desarrollado
78 país subdesarrollado

m.

underdeveloped country, UDC.

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(n.) = undeveloped country, underdeveloped nation, banana republic, mickey mouse country

Ex. The gap between the archivally developed and undeveloped countries has widened since 1979 and technical changes relating to automation, conservation, reprography, deterioration due to pollution and wear and tear cause increasing problems.

Ex. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.

Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere ' banana republic' squabble over power.

Ex. Syria unlike Iran is a mickey mouse country in terms of military power therefore cannot take any such a risk.

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(n.) = undeveloped country, underdeveloped nation, banana republic, mickey mouse country

Ex: The gap between the archivally developed and undeveloped countries has widened since 1979 and technical changes relating to automation, conservation, reprography, deterioration due to pollution and wear and tear cause increasing problems.

Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.

Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere ' banana republic' squabble over power.

Ex: Syria unlike Iran is a mickey mouse country in terms of military power therefore cannot take any such a risk.

Spanish-English dictionary > país subdesarrollado
79 perdurable

adj.

1 eternal (que dura siempre).

2 long-lasting (que dura mucho).

3 lasting, lifelong, long-lasting, permanent.

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perdurable

► adjetivo

1 (perpetuo) everlasting

2 (duradero) long-lasting

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ADJ (=duradero) lasting, abiding; (=perpetuo) everlasting

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adjetivo <recuerdo/relación> lasting (before n); <vida/amor> everlasting

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= enduring, sustainable, enduringly + Adjetivo, long-lived.

Ex. Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.

Ex. Development is a social, political, and economic process of change which, to be just and sustainable, must ensure the participation of all class, race and gender groups.

Ex. Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.

Ex. The author proposes a number of suggestions that could improve the market and solve some of its long-lived problems.

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adjetivo <recuerdo/relación> lasting (before n); <vida/amor> everlasting

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= enduring, sustainable, enduringly + Adjetivo, long-lived.

Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.

Ex: Development is a social, political, and economic process of change which, to be just and sustainable, must ensure the participation of all class, race and gender groups.

Ex: Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.

Ex: The author proposes a number of suggestions that could improve the market and solve some of its long-lived problems.

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perdurable

adjective

‹recuerdo› lasting ( before n), abiding ( before n); ‹vida/amor› everlasting; ‹relación› lasting ( before n)

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perdurable adjetivo
1 (recuerdo, sentimiento) lasting, everlasting
2 (objeto) durable
' perdurable' also found in these entries:
English:
abiding
- enduring

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perdurable adj

1. [que dura mucho] long-lasting

2. [que dura siempre] eternal

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perdurable

adj enduring, lasting

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perdurable adj

: lasting

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80 preservación

f.

preservation, conservation, conservancy, preserving.

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preservación

► nombre femenino

1 preservation

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SF preservation, protection

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femenino preservation

la preservación del medio ambiente — the protection of the environment

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= preservation, salvaging, salvage.

Ex. RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.

Ex. In contrast to Bush who seems poised to recklessly waste more lives and resources in pursuit of his ideological mission and the salvaging of his legacy.

Ex. Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.

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* Comisión Europea para la Preservación y el Acceso (ECPA) = European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA).

* Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli = Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.

* PADI (Preservación de Información Digital Australiana) = PADI (Preservation of Australian Digital Information).

* política de preservación = preservation policy.

* preservación de archivos = archival preservation.

* preservación mediante la microfilmación = preservation microfilming.

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femenino preservation

la preservación del medio ambiente — the protection of the environment

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= preservation, salvaging, salvage.

Ex: RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.

Ex: In contrast to Bush who seems poised to recklessly waste more lives and resources in pursuit of his ideological mission and the salvaging of his legacy.

Ex: Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.

* Comisión Europea para la Preservación y el Acceso (ECPA) = European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA).

* Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli = Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.

* PADI (Preservación de Información Digital Australiana) = PADI (Preservation of Australian Digital Information).

* política de preservación = preservation policy.

* preservación de archivos = archival preservation.

* preservación mediante la microfilmación = preservation microfilming.

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preservación

feminine

preservation

la preservación del medio ambiente the protection of the environment

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preservación nf

preservation;

la preservación de especies en peligro de extinción the protection of endangered species

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preservación

f ( protección) preservation; de naturaleza preservation, conservation

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preservación nf, pl - ciones : preservation

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