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81 ayuda
f.1 help, assistance (asistencia).acudir en ayuda de alguien to come/go to somebody's assistancenos fuiste de gran ayuda you were a great help to usno me sirvió de mucha ayuda it wasn't much help to meprestar ayuda to help, to assistayuda en carretera breakdown service2 aid.ayuda al desarrollo development aidayuda humanitaria humanitarian aidpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ayudar.* * *1 help, aid, assistance2 (lavativa) enema\ir en ayuda de alguien to come to somebody's assistanceprestar ayuda to help (a, -)ayuda de cámara valet* * *noun f.help, assistance, aid* * *1. SF1) (=asistencia) help, assistance más frmayuda a domicilio — home help, home helper (EEUU)
ayudas a la navegación — aids to navigation, navigational aids
ayuda compensatoria — ≈ income support, welfare (EEUU)
2) (Med) (=enema) enema; LAm (=laxante) laxative2.SM (=paje) page* * *1) ( asistencia) helpnadie fue or acudió en su ayuda — nobody went to his aid
2) (fam & euf) ( enema) enema* * *= aid, assistance, guidance, help, helpfulness, support, relief, enhancer, helper, facilitator, bursary, good offices, jump-start [jumpstart], helping hand, succour [succor, -USA].Ex. Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.Ex. Most information about terms and their relationships that could be of assistance to the user of the index will be transferred from the list to the index or catalogue.Ex. The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.Ex. The entry is first located with the help of searching.Ex. Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.Ex. BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.Ex. The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.Ex. The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex. Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.Ex. Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.Ex. This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.Ex. This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.Ex. No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.Ex. Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.Ex. The Government has vowed to provide 'all possible succour' to the people affected by the cyclone that has left a trail of death and devastation.----* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.* ayuda alimentaria = food aid.* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda = income tax assistance.* ayuda de asistencia = attendance grant.* ayuda de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.* ayuda de cámara = valet.* ayuda de emergencia = emergency relief.* ayuda del gobierno = state aid, state support.* ayuda doméstica = domestic help.* ayuda económica = grant, financial support, fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, cash grant.* ayuda educativa = educational aid.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda en pantalla = aid page.* ayuda estatal = state aid, state support.* ayuda familiar = family income supplement, family worker.* ayuda financiera = financial assistance, fund assistance.* ayuda humanitaria = humanitarian aid, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance.* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).* ayuda legal = legal assistance.* ayuda memoria = aide-mémoire.* ayuda mutua = mutual help, mutual aid.* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.* ayuda para la memoria = memory aid.* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.* ayudas = monies [money, -sing.].* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.* ayuda social = welfare benefits.* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.* ayuda visual = visual aid.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.* herramientas de ayuda = helper utility.* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.* material de ayuda = help pack.* mostrador de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk].* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.* pantalla de ayuda = help screen.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* política de ayuda = assistance policy.* prestar ayuda = provide + assistance, render + assistance, offer + guidance, offer + assistance, lend + a (helping) hand.* proyecto de ayuda = aid project.* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria = relief project.* recabar ayuda = solicit + help, solicit + support.* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handedly.* sistema de ayuda = help system.* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.* tecla de ayuda = help key.* teléfono de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help line, telephone help line.* * *1) ( asistencia) helpnadie fue or acudió en su ayuda — nobody went to his aid
2) (fam & euf) ( enema) enema* * *= aid, assistance, guidance, help, helpfulness, support, relief, enhancer, helper, facilitator, bursary, good offices, jump-start [jumpstart], helping hand, succour [succor, -USA].Ex: Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.
Ex: Most information about terms and their relationships that could be of assistance to the user of the index will be transferred from the list to the index or catalogue.Ex: The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.Ex: The entry is first located with the help of searching.Ex: Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.Ex: The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.Ex: Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.Ex: This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.Ex: This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.Ex: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.Ex: The Government has vowed to provide 'all possible succour' to the people affected by the cyclone that has left a trail of death and devastation.* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.* ayuda alimentaria = food aid.* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda = income tax assistance.* ayuda de asistencia = attendance grant.* ayuda de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.* ayuda de cámara = valet.* ayuda de emergencia = emergency relief.* ayuda del gobierno = state aid, state support.* ayuda doméstica = domestic help.* ayuda económica = grant, financial support, fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, cash grant.* ayuda educativa = educational aid.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda en pantalla = aid page.* ayuda estatal = state aid, state support.* ayuda familiar = family income supplement, family worker.* ayuda financiera = financial assistance, fund assistance.* ayuda humanitaria = humanitarian aid, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance.* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).* ayuda legal = legal assistance.* ayuda memoria = aide-mémoire.* ayuda mutua = mutual help, mutual aid.* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.* ayuda para la memoria = memory aid.* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.* ayudas = monies [money, -sing.].* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.* ayuda social = welfare benefits.* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.* ayuda visual = visual aid.* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.* herramientas de ayuda = helper utility.* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.* material de ayuda = help pack.* mostrador de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk].* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.* pantalla de ayuda = help screen.* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.* política de ayuda = assistance policy.* prestar ayuda = provide + assistance, render + assistance, offer + guidance, offer + assistance, lend + a (helping) hand.* proyecto de ayuda = aid project.* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria = relief project.* recabar ayuda = solicit + help, solicit + support.* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handedly.* sistema de ayuda = help system.* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.* tecla de ayuda = help key.* teléfono de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help line, telephone help line.* * *A (asistencia, auxilio) helple prestaron toda la ayuda necesaria they gave him all the help he needednadie fue or acudió en su ayuda nobody went to help him o went to his aidno quiso pedir ayuda she didn't want to ask for helpayudas para los proyectos de inversión incentives for investment projectsofrecieron ayuda económica a los damnificados they offered financial help o aid o assistance to the victimsorganizaciones de ayuda internacional international aid agenciesno tiene ninguna ayuda en casa she has no help at homeha sido de gran ayuda it has been a great helppoca ayuda no es estorbo every little helpscon ayuda de un vecino mató mi padre un cochino well, with a little help from my/your/his friends …Compuestos:( Esp) home-help service● ayuda audiovisual/visualaudiovisual/visual aidmasculine valethumanitarian aidmasculine aide-mémoireregional aid* * *
Del verbo ayudar: ( conjugate ayudar)
ayuda es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
ayuda
ayudar
ayuda sustantivo femenino ( asistencia) help;
ayudas para la inversión incentives for investment;
ha sido de gran ayuda it has been a great help
ayudar ( conjugate ayudar) verbo transitivo
to help;
ayuda al prójimo to help one's neighbor;
¿te ayudo? do you need any help?;
vino a ayudame she came to help me out;
ayúdame a poner la mesa help me (to) set the table
verbo intransitivo
to help;
¿puedo ayuda en algo? can I do anything to help?
ayuda sustantivo femenino help, assistance, aid: un joven vino en ayuda de los accidentados, a young man came to the aid of the injured people
ayudar verbo transitivo to help: ¿puedes ayudarme a mover la mesa?, can you help me to move the table? ➣ Ver nota en help
' ayuda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- acudir
- asistencia
- balón
- beneficio
- blandengue
- colaboración
- confiar
- demanda
- espaldarazo
- estimar
- facilidad
- fortalecimiento
- goteo
- gratificación
- nos
- nunca
- ofrecer
- paliar
- prestación
- prioritaria
- prioritario
- recabar
- retirar
- sola
- solo
- urgir
- utilidad
- vital
- agradecer
- apreciar
- auxilio
- beca
- becar
- contar
- desechar
- desinteresado
- despreciar
- dispensar
- disponer
- espontáneo
- evaporarse
- favor
- gracia
- gritar
- implorar
- inapreciable
- inestimable
- material
English:
aid
- appreciate
- appreciative
- ask for
- assistance
- backing
- bat
- bird
- bootstrap
- by
- canvass
- contribute
- contribution
- deny
- do without
- dramatically
- foreign aid
- forthcoming
- give
- grateful
- greatly
- help
- hesitate
- immediate
- instrumental
- major
- navigate
- own
- quarter
- relief
- seek
- service
- single-handed
- summon
- support
- supportive
- unaided
- valet
- virtually
- volunteer
- without
- afield
- any
- boon
- deserving
- hand
- position
- public
- shape
- single
* * *♦ nf1. [asistencia] help, assistance;acudir en ayuda de alguien to come/go to sb's assistance;nos fuiste de gran ayuda you were a great help to us;no me sirvió de mucha ayuda it wasn't much help to me;prestar ayuda to help, to assistayuda en carretera Br breakdown service, US emergency road service; Informát ayuda en línea on-line help; Informát ayuda en pantalla onscreen help2. [económica, alimenticia] aid;un paquete de ayudas a la pequeña empresa a package of measures to help small businessesayuda al desarrollo development aid;ayuda exterior foreign aid;ayuda extranjera foreign aid;ayuda humanitaria humanitarian aid;un convoy de ayuda humanitaria a relief convoy3. [limosna]una ayuda, por favor could you spare me some change, please?4. [enema] enema♦ nmHist ayuda de cámara royal valet* * *I f help, assistance;assistance;con la ayuda de with the help of;prestar ayuda help;pedir ayuda a alguien ask s.o. for help;venir en ayuda de come to the aid o help ofII m aide* * *ayuda nf1) : help, assistance2)ayuda de cámara : valet* * *ayuda n1. (en general) help2. (cosa material) aid -
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Ex: Spaces, dashes, hyphens, diagonal slashes, all of which have equal filing value.Ex: It is useful to employ some device, such as an oblique stroke (/), to separate clearly the elementary concepts in the summarization.Ex: The stroke / (slash in USA) is used to join consecutive UDC numbers to indicate a broader heading for which no single piece of notation exists.Ex: It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation.Ex: In full cataloguing the author's name follows the title and should be separated from it by an oblique line.Ex: The system makes use of hyphens, commas and obliques to deal with more complicated situations: GR/EN/FR/IT would mean that the text is published in each of the 4 languages indicated. -
83 cabeza
f.1 head.me duele la cabeza I've got a headachelavarse la cabeza to wash one's hairpor cabeza per headtirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water)cabeza de ajo head of garliccabeza (lectora) (gen)&(computing) headcabeza nuclear nuclear warhead2 unit.3 lead, leading position.* * *1 (gen) head3 (de región) main town1 (jefe) head, leader\a la cabeza de at the front of, at the top ofandar de cabeza / ir de cabeza to be rushed off one's feetandar de cabeza por alguien to be crazy about somebodycabeza abajo upside downcabeza arriba the right way up, uprightcalentarse la cabeza por algo to get worked up about somethingdarse de cabeza contra algo to bang one's head against somethingde pies a cabeza from head to toe, from top to toeestar mal de la cabeza figurado not to be right in the headírsele a uno la cabeza figurado to feel dizzymeterse algo en la cabeza familiar to get something into one's headno tener ni pies ni cabeza figurado to be absurd, make no sensepasarle a alguien por la cabeza figurado to occur to somebodyperder la cabeza figurado to lose one's headquitarle a alguien algo de la cabeza figurado to talk somebody out of somethingquitarse algo de la cabeza to get something out of one's head, forget somethingser un cabeza dura to be stubbornsubirse algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's headtengo la cabeza como un bombo familiar my head is splittingtirarse de cabeza to dive head first (a/en, into)traer a alguien de cabeza / llevar a alguien de cabeza to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody madvolver la cabeza to look roundcabeza cuadrada familiar bigotcabeza de ajo bulb of garliccabeza de chorlito familiar scatterbraincabeza de espárrago asparagus tipcabeza de lista main candidatecabeza de partido administrative capitalcabeza de puente bridgeheadcabeza de turco scapegoatcabeza hueca scatterbraincabeza loca familiar scatterbraincabeza rapada skinhead* * *noun f.- cabeza de serie
- cabeza de turco
- cabeza dura* * *1. SF1) [de persona] headme duele la cabeza — I've got a headache, my head aches
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afirmar con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)•
agarrarse la cabeza — to hold one's head in one's hands•
asentir con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)•
caer de cabeza — to fall headfirst o headlongmarcar de cabeza — (Dep) to score with a header
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lavarse la cabeza — to wash one's hair•
negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head•
por cabeza, cinco dólares por cabeza — five dollars a head, five dollars per person•
se me va la cabeza — I feel giddy•
volver la cabeza — to look round, turn one's headal oírlos volví la cabeza — when I heard them I looked round o turned my head
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me da vueltas la cabeza — my head's spinning2)- andar o ir de cabezacortar cabezas —
írsele a algn de la cabeza —
el Sporting sigue sin levantar cabeza — Sporting still haven't managed to end their poor run of form, Sporting haven't managed to turn the corner
hay sectores como la construcción que empiezan a levantar cabeza — some sectors, such as construction, are starting to pick up
estar mal de la cabeza *, no estar bien de la cabeza * —
meter algo en la cabeza a algn —
por fin le metimos en la cabeza que... — we finally got it into his head that...
metérsele a algn en la cabeza —
se le ha metido en la cabeza hacerlo solo — he's taken o got it into his head to do it alone
pasársele a algn por la cabeza —
subirse a la cabeza —
3) (=frente)•
a la cabeza de, a la cabeza de la manifestación — at the head o front of the demonstration•
ir en cabeza — to be in the leadir en cabeza de la lista — to be at the top of the list, head the list
4) (=distancia) head5) [de montaña] top, summit6) (=objeto)cabeza buscadora — homing head, homing device
cabeza de biela — (Mec) big end
cabeza de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon
cabeza de escritura — (Tip) golf ball
cabeza de impresión — (Inform) head, printhead
cabeza de plátanos — LAm bunch of bananas
cabeza impresora — (Inform) head, printhead
2. SMF1) (=líder) head, leaderes cabeza de las fuerzas armadas — he's head o the leader of the armed forces
2)cabeza cuadrada — * bigot
cabeza de chorlito — * scatterbrain
cabeza de serie — (Dep) seed
cabeza de serrín — * airhead *
cabeza pelada — ( Hist) Roundhead
cabeza visible — head, leader
* * *1)a) (Anat) headun día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)
de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot
pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand
b) ( medida) headle lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister
c) ( pelo) haird) ( inteligencia)tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders
qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente)tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind
se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...
andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)
ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her
calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)
cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes
2)a) ( individuo)por cabeza — each, a head
b) ( de ganado) head3) (primer lugar, delantera)a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division
4)a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) headb) ( de misil) warhead5) (Audio, Video) head6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch•* * *= head, knocker.Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.Ex. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.----* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.* cabeza de impresión = print head.* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.* cabeza de línea = railhead.* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.* cabeza de playa = beachhead.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* cabeza de semillas = seed head.* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.* cabeza dura = pigheaded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* cabeza nuclear = warhead.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* cortar la cabeza = behead.* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.* dolor de cabeza = headache.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* mover la cabeza = shake + head.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* por cabeza = per person.* quebradero de cabeza = headache.* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* * *1)a) (Anat) headun día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)
de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot
pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand
b) ( medida) headle lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister
c) ( pelo) haird) ( inteligencia)tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders
qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente)tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind
se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...
andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)
ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work
anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her
calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth
calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)
cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes
2)a) ( individuo)por cabeza — each, a head
b) ( de ganado) head3) (primer lugar, delantera)a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division
4)a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) headb) ( de misil) warhead5) (Audio, Video) head6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch•* * *= head, knocker.Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.* cabeza de impresión = print head.* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.* cabeza de línea = railhead.* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.* cabeza de playa = beachhead.* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.* cabeza de semillas = seed head.* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.* cabeza dura = pigheaded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.* cabeza nuclear = warhead.* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].* cortar la cabeza = behead.* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.* dolor de cabeza = headache.* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.* herida en la cabeza = head injury.* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.* mover la cabeza = shake + head.* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.* por cabeza = per person.* quebradero de cabeza = headache.* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.* sentar la cabeza = settle down.* señal con la cabeza = nod.* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.* * *A1 ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] headnegó con la cabeza she shook her headasintió con la cabeza he nodded, he nodded his headsacó la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck o put his head out of the windowvolvió la cabeza para ver si lo seguían he looked around o turned his head to see if he was being followedbajó la cabeza avergonzado he lowered his head in shameme duele la cabeza I've got a headache, my head acheses para darse de or la cabeza contra la pared it's enough to make you cryse tiró al agua de cabeza she dived into the water (head first)marcó de cabeza he scored with a header o with his head, he headed the ball into the netun día vas a perder la cabeza ( fam hum); you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on ( colloq hum)me unté de grasa de la cabeza hasta los pies I got covered in grease from head to toe o footpararse en la or de cabeza ( AmL); to stand on one's head, to do a headstand2 (medida) headganó por una cabeza he won by a headle lleva una cabeza a su hermana he's a head taller than his sister, his sister only comes up to his shoulder3 (pelo) hairme tengo que lavar la cabeza I have to wash my hair4(inteligencia): tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago he's bright o ( AmE) smart o he has a good head on his shoulders, but he's very lazyal pobre niño no le da la cabeza the poor kid doesn't have the brains for itusa la cabeza use your headnunca tuve cabeza para las ciencias I never had a head for scienceno lo copié, salió todo de mi cabeza I didn't copy it, it was all out of my own head¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?5(mente): ¡que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado completamente su cumpleaños what a memory! I had totally forgotten her birthdaytenía la cabeza en otra cosa my mind was elsewhere o I was thinking about something elsetú estás mal or no estás bien de la cabeza you're crazy, you're out of your mind, you're out of ( AmE) o ( BrE) off your head ( colloq)con tantos halagos se le llenó la cabeza de humos all that praise went to his headse me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head¿quién te ha metido esas ideas en la cabeza? who's put those ideas into your head?se le ha metido en la cabeza que se quiere casar she's got it into her head that she wants to get marriedle dije lo primero que me vino a la cabeza I said the first thing that came into my headjamás se me pasó por la cabeza semejante idea the idea never even crossed my mindya te puedes ir quitando or sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza you'd better start getting that woman out of your head, you'd better start forgetting about that womananda de cabeza por ella he's crazy about hercalentarle a algn la cabeza con algo ( fam); to fill sb's head with sthcomo malo de la cabeza ( fam): se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza he stuffed himself silly ( colloq), he ate like there was no tomorrow ( colloq)cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to rollir con la cabeza alta to hold one's head highírsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzyjugarse la cabeza ( RPl fam): seguro que llega tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your life o your bottom dollar she'll be late ( colloq)levantar cabeza ( fam); to get back on one's feetaún tienen muchas deudas pero ya levantarán cabeza they've still got a lot of debts but they'll pull through o pick themselves up o get back on their feetla selección no levanta cabeza the national team can't get out of its rutlevantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando todo el día sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work all day¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza! your father would turn in his grave!, if your father was alive today … !meterse de cabeza en algo ( fam); to throw oneself into sthno caberle a algn en la cabeza ( fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste vivir aquí I just can't understand how you like living here¡en qué cabeza cabe meter un plato de plástico en el horno! who'd be stupid enough to put a plastic plate in the oven?perder la cabeza: tranquilidad, no perdamos la cabeza keep calm, let's not panic o lose our heads¿has perdido la cabeza? have you gone crazy?, are you out of your mind?perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that womanromperse or ( Andes) quebrarse la cabeza ( fam) (preocuparse) to rack one's brains; (lastimarse) to break one's neck ( colloq)sentar (la) cabeza ( fam); to settle downser duro de cabeza ( fam); to be stupidsubírsele a algn a la cabeza: el vino/éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza the wine/her success has gone to her headtener la cabeza como un bombo ( fam): tengo la cabeza como un bombo (me duele) I have o I've got a splitting headache! ( colloq), my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq) (estoy confundido) my head's spinning, my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq)tener la cabeza como un colador to have a head like a sievetener la cabeza en su sitio or bien puesta or sobre los hombros ( fam); to have one's head screwed on tight ( AmE colloq), to have one's head screwed on ( BrE colloq)tener la cabeza llena de pájaros ( fam); to have one's head in the clouds, be living in a fantasy world, be living in cloud-cuckoo-landtrae a los hombres de cabeza she drives men wild o crazy ( colloq)más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pondnadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena people only learn from their own mistakes, you have to make your own mistakesCompuestos:hablaban cabezas de pescado they were talking a load of nonsense ( colloq)masculine and feminine scapegoatAmasculine and feminine skinheadB1(individuo): por cabeza each, a headpagamos $50 por cabeza we paid $50 a head o each2 (de ganado) headtienen más de 600 cabezas (de ganado) they have more than 600 head of cattleC(primer lugar, delantera): se hizo con la cabeza she got to the front, she went into the leada la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza de las empresas del sector we are the leading company in this sectorse colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos en los sondeos they took the lead over the other parties in the opinion pollsiban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration, they were leading o heading the demonstrationel equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of o leads the divisionCompuestos:masculine and feminine leader, lead climbermasculine and feminine head of the familymasculine head of the Churchfeminine beachheadfeminine bridgeheadderrotó a Guillén, cabeza de serie número cuatro he beat Guillén, seeded number four o the fourth seed o the number four seedD1 (de un alfiler, un clavo, una cerilla) head2 (de un misil) warheadCompuestos:atomic warhead● cabeza de biela or émbolomain bearing, big end ( BrE)warheadnuclear warheadCompuestos:write headrecording headplayback headplayback headF (de plátanos) hand, bunchCompuesto:bulb of garlicG (de un camión) tractor unit* * *
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1a) (Anat) head;◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;
me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;
marcó de cabeza he scored with a header;
pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand;
cabeza rapada skinhead
d) ( inteligencia):
¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?e) ( mente):◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;
tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind;
se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head;
se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …;
no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind;
cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq);
írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy;
levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet;
perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads;
perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman;
quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head;
romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains;
( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq);
tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2a) ( individuo):
3 (primer lugar, delantera):
a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration;
el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division;
cabeza de familia head of the family;
cabeza de serie seed
4
5 (Audio, Video) head
6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead
Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle
♦ Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely
(en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool
Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down
' cabeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- ajo
- asentir
- bajar
- brecha
- cabecear
- caber
- cabezazo
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- calentar
- calentarse
- cantidad
- casco
- chorlito
- coco
- dar
- descolgarse
- descontar
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- entrar
- escalabrar
- escarmentar
- gacha
- gacho
- girar
- hueca
- hueco
- inclinar
- infernal
- jaqueca
- ladear
- matar
- melón
- mover
- negación
- pájaro
- pañuelo
- pie
- por
- quebradero
- reclinar
- remate
- reposar
- romperse
- rondar
- sacar
English:
above
- ache
- aching
- ahead
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bare
- bash
- bash in
- bend
- bonk
- bow
- bump
- catch up
- clear
- cock
- crack
- crush
- crushing
- dive
- dizzy
- excruciating
- giddy
- grave
- hair
- hammer
- hang
- head
- head-first
- headache
- headroom
- hit
- hold
- idea
- incline
- keep down
- knock
- lead
- lift
- look round
- lose
- mind
- monstrous
- nod
- nut
- one-track
- overhead
- pat
- per capita
* * *♦ nf1. [de persona, animal] head;me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;de cabeza [en fútbol] with a header;marcó de cabeza he scored with his head o with a header, he headed a goal;tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water);se tiró de cabeza a la piscina she dived into the pool;Amen cabeza [sin sombrero] bareheaded;le lleva una cabeza a su madre she's a head taller than her mother;Famle abrieron la cabeza de un ladrillazo they split his skull with a brick;lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair;Famdesde que perdieron la final, no han conseguido alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza they still haven't recovered from losing the final, they still haven't managed to pick themselves up after losing the final;¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza…! your father would turn in his grave…!;Famno te calientes más la cabeza, no hay nada que hacer stop getting worked up o Br het up about it, there's nothing we can do;con la cabeza (bien) alta with one's head held high;Famla cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;darse de cabeza en la pared: se dio de cabeza en la pared por haber actuado tan torpemente she kicked herself for behaving so stupidly;Famse me va la cabeza [me mareo] I feel dizzy;RP Famjugarse la cabeza to be absolutely sure;¿te parece que al final se van a casar? – ¡me juego la cabeza! do you think that they'll end up getting married? – you can bet on it!;me juego la cabeza que hoy gana Nacional I'll give you any odds Nacional wins today;meter la cabeza to get one's foot in the door;meterse de cabeza en algo to plunge into sth;Famtengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing;Famme estás poniendo la cabeza como un bombo con tantas preguntas estúpidas you're making my head spin o hurt with all those stupid questions;Famrodar cabezas: si no se producen resultados, rodarán cabezas if things don't get better, heads will roll;Famle amenazó con romperle la cabeza he threatened to smash her head in o to bash her brains in;sacar la cabeza [aparecer] to show one's face;[atreverse] to speak up; Famsubirse a la cabeza: se le subió a la cabeza it went to his head;el vino se le subió a la cabeza the wine went to her head;se le ha subido a la cabeza el ascenso his promotion has gone to his head;Fam Famtener la cabeza como una olla de grillos to be round the bend;Famtenía la cabeza en otra parte my mind was wandering, my thoughts were elsewhere;Famtener la cabeza en su sitio o [m5] bien puesta to have a sound head on one's shoulders, to have one's head screwed on (properly);volver la cabeza [negar el saludo] to turn away;más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to reign in Hell than to serve in HeavenCulin cabeza de jabalí Br brawn, US headcheese Famno me cabe en la cabeza I simply can't understand it;no me cabe en la cabeza que haya sido él I can't believe it was him;írsele a alguien de la cabeza: se me ha ido completamente de la cabeza it's gone clean out of my mind o head;no consigo que el accidente se me vaya de la cabeza I can't get the accident out of my mind;meter algo en la cabeza a alguien to get sth into sb's head;métete en la cabeza que no vas a poder ir get it into your head that you're not going to be able to go;se le ha metido en la cabeza que… he has got it into his head that…;se me pasó por la cabeza it crossed my mind;venir a la cabeza to come to mind;ahora no me viene a la cabeza I can't think of it right now;me he olvidado, ¡qué mala cabeza tengo! how silly of me to forget!tener mucha cabeza to have brains3. [juicio] sense;tener poca cabeza to have no sense;obrar con cabeza to use one's head;tener mala cabeza to act foolishly;perder la cabeza to lose one's head;Pedro ha perdido la cabeza por esa chica Pedro has lost his head over that girl;¿has perdido la cabeza o qué? are you out of your mind?4. [posición] front, head;cabeza abajo upside down;cabeza arriba the right way up;[en lista] at the top o head;el equipo francés está a la cabeza de la clasificación the French team is top of the league;está situado en (la) cabeza del pelotón he's at the front of the pack, he's amongst the leaders of the pack;a la cabeza de [delante de] at the head of;[al cargo de] in charge of;estar a la cabeza de la empresa to run the company;Juan está a la cabeza de la expedición Juan is the leader of the expedition;la cabeza visible del movimiento the public face of the movementcabeza de mina coalface; Mil cabeza de playa beachhead; Mil & Fig cabeza de puente bridgehead;5. [de clavo, alfiler, fémur, cometa] headcabeza de ajo head of garlic;cabeza atómica nuclear warhead;Aut cabeza de biela big end; Informát & TV cabeza de borrado erase head;cabeza buscadora [en misil] homing device;cabeza de combate warhead;cabeza grabadora [en vídeo, casete] recording head;cabeza de guerra warhead;cabeza lectora [en vídeo, casete] (read) head;Informát cabeza lectora-grabadora read-write head;cabeza magnética magnetic head;cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead;cabeza reproductora [en vídeo, casete] (playback) head7.por cabeza [persona] per head;costará 500 por cabeza it will cost 500 per head;pagamos diez euros por cabeza we paid ten euros each9. CompEsp Famesta semana voy de cabeza y no he tenido tiempo de llamar a nadie I'm really snowed under this week and I haven't had time to call anyone;Espescarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from another's mistakes;RPdarle por la cabeza a alguien to really lay o slang into sb;Famir de cabeza a to head straight for;Esp Famir de cabeza con alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;Esp Famllevar a alguien de cabeza: los hijos la llevan de cabeza the children drive her up the wall;Famsentar la cabeza to settle down;Fam(estar) tocado de la cabeza (to be) touched;Esp Famtraer de cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad♦ nmfFam cabeza de chorlito [despistado] scatterbrain; [estúpido] airhead; Fam cabeza cuadrada:es un cabeza cuadrada he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;Fam cabeza dura:es un cabeza dura he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;cabeza de familia head of the family;Fam cabeza hueca airhead; Pol cabeza de lista = person who heads a party's list of candidates;va como cabeza de lista por Salamanca he's the head of the party list for Salamanca;Fam cabeza loca airhead; RP cabeza de novia airhead;cabeza pensante: [m5] las cabezas pensantes de la derecha venezolana the policy-makers of the Venezuelan right;las cabezas pensantes de la organización the brains behind the organization;cabeza rapada skinhead;Dep cabeza de serie seed;el primer cabeza de serie se enfrenta al segundo the top o number one seed will play the second o number two seed;cabeza de turco scapegoat* * *I f1 ANAT head;no estar bien de la cabeza fam not be right in the head fam ;írsele la cabeza feel giddy o dizzy;con la cabeza alta with one’s head held high;subírsele a alguien a la cabeza fig go to s.o.’s head;llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw one’s hands up (in the air);andar oir de cabeza be snowed under;sentar la cabeza settle down;levantar cabeza ( recuperarse) pick up;no levantar cabeza fig be knocked sideways;tras la derrota, el equipo no consiguió levantar cabeza the team was knocked sideways by the defeat2 ( razón):perder la cabeza fig lose one’s head;llevar otraer a alguien de cabeza drive s.o. crazy;3 ( memoria):tener mala cabeza have a bad memory4 ( pensamiento):pasarle a alguien por la cabeza occur to s.o.;se me viene a la cabeza … it occurs to me …;meterse algo en la cabeza get sth into one’s head;quitarse algo de la cabeza get sth out of one’s head;calentarle la cabeza a alguien fig fill s.o.’s head with ideas;calentarse la cabeza get worked up;mantener la cabeza fría keep a cool head;romperse la cabeza fig rack one’s brains5 ( persona):por cabeza per head, per person6:en cabeza the team at the top;estar a la cabeza be out in front, be the leader* * *cabeza nf1) : head2)cabeza hueca : scatterbrain3)de cabeza : head first4)dolor de cabeza : headache* * *cabeza n1. (en general) head2. (seso) intelligence3. (memoria) memoryde cabeza headlong / headfirstpor cabeza a head / per head -
84 cacharro
m.1 pot.fregar los cacharros to do the dishes2 piece of junk (informal).3 crock (informal) (machine).4 rickety car, noisy old car, jalopy, buggy.5 old boat.6 old plane.* * *1 (de cocina) crock, piece of crockery■ ¿qué es ese cacharro? what's that thing over there?* * *noun m.object, piece of junk* * *SM1) [de cocina] pot, dishfregar los cacharros — to do o wash the dishes
3) * (=aparato) gadget4) ** (=pistola) rod **, pistol* * *1) ( de cocina) pot2) (fam) ( cachivache) thing; ( coche viejo) jalopy (AmE), old banger (BrE colloq); ( aparato) gadget* * *= gizmo [gismo], jalopy, whatchamacallit.Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.Ex. Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.Ex. For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.Ex. In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.* * *1) ( de cocina) pot2) (fam) ( cachivache) thing; ( coche viejo) jalopy (AmE), old banger (BrE colloq); ( aparato) gadget* * *= gizmo [gismo], jalopy, whatchamacallit.Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.* * *A (de cocina) potdeja los cacharros para mañana leave the pots and pans for tomorrowB ( fam)1 (cachivache) thingtiene la casa llena de cacharros que no sirven para nada her house is full of junk o useless things3 (aparato) gadget* * *
cacharro sustantivo masculino
( coche viejo) jalopy (AmE), old banger (BrE colloq);
( aparato) gadget
cacharro sustantivo masculino
1 (de loza) earthenware pot o jar
2 familiar (objeto inservible o viejo) thing, piece of junk
3 cacharros pl, (de cocina) pots and pans
fregar los cacharros, to do the washing-up
' cacharro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chisme
English:
banger
- battered
- heap
- lemon
- rickety
- thing
- whatsit
- wreck
* * *cacharro nm1. [recipiente] pot;fregar los cacharros to do the dishes[automóvil] heap, bangeraprietas este cacharro y sale agua press this thing o gizmo here and water comes out* * *m1 pot;lavar los cacharros Méx, C.Am. wash the dishes2 Méx, C.Am. ( trasto) piece of junk3 Méx, C.Am.coche junkheap* * *cacharro nm3) cacharros nmpl: pots and pans* * *cacharro n1. (recipiente) pot / pan2. (coche) old banger3. (trasto) piece of junk -
85 cachivache
m.1 knick-knack (informal).2 piece of junk, thing, trinket, bric-à-brac.* * *1 familiar thing, piece of junk, knick-knack* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=vasija) pot* * *masculino (fam)a) ( trasto inútil) piece of junkb) ( objeto insignificante)con cuatro cachivaches puso una habitación preciosa — with just a few bits and pieces he made the room look really nice
* * *= gizmo [gismo], whatchamacallit.Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.Ex. Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.Ex. In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.* * *masculino (fam)a) ( trasto inútil) piece of junkb) ( objeto insignificante)con cuatro cachivaches puso una habitación preciosa — with just a few bits and pieces he made the room look really nice
* * *= gizmo [gismo], whatchamacallit.Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.* * *( fam)con cuatro cachivaches es capaz de poner una habitación preciosa with just a few bits and pieces o things he can make a room look really nicerecoge todos esos cachivaches que voy a poner la mesa clear away all that stuff, I'm going to set the table ( colloq)tiró todos los cachivaches que tenía en el desván she threw out all the junk she had in the attic ( colloq)esta aspiradora es un cachivache, nunca funciona this vacuum cleaner is absolutely useless, it never worksese cachivache que se compró no sirve para nada that heap of junk she bought is useless ( colloq)* * *
cachivache sustantivo masculino (fam) ( trasto inútil) piece of junk;
cachivache sustantivo masculino familiar knick-knack, piece of junk
' cachivache' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacharro
* * *cachivache nmFam1. [chisme] thingummy, thingumajig;tiene el cuarto lleno de cachivaches his room is full of stuff2. [trasto] piece of junk;tira los cachivaches que no sirvan throw out anything that's just junk* * *m thing;* * *mete tus cachivaches en el maletero: put your stuff in the trunk -
86 calentador de aire
(n.) = air heaterEx. The solar air heater is a simple device for catching some of the sun's energy to heat a home.* * *(n.) = air heaterEx: The solar air heater is a simple device for catching some of the sun's energy to heat a home.
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87 cambiar
v.1 to change (alterarse) (modificar).cambiar de to changecambiar de casa to move (house)cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobsMaría cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.2 to change gear (automobiles) (de marchas).3 to exchange, to barter, to switch, to change.María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.Ella cambió lugares con la mesera She exchanged places with the waitress.Todo cambia Everything changes.4 to get change.Ricardo cambió para el teléfono Richard got change for the phone.5 to change on.Me cambió toda la perspectiva The whole perspective changed on me.* * *(unstressed i)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to change2) exchange, swap3) move* * *1. VT1) (=modificar) to change2) (=intercambiar) to exchange, swap *te cambio el rotulador verde por el rojo — I'll exchange my green pen for that red one, I'll swap you the green pen for the red one *
¿me cambias el sitio? — can we change places?, can we swap places? *
3) (=reemplazar) to change¿les has cambiado el agua a los peces? — have you changed the water in the fish tank?
¿me lo puede cambiar por otra talla? — could I change o exchange this for another size?
4) (=trasladar) to move5) (Econ, Com) to changetengo que cambiar 800 euros en o LAm a libras — I have to change 800 euros into pounds
¿tienes para cambiarme 50 euros? — have you got change for a 50-euro note?
2. VI1) (=volverse diferente) [persona, situación] to change; [voz] to breaksi es así, la cosa cambia — if it's true, that changes things, well that's a different story then
2)•
cambiar de — [+ actitud, canal, dirección] to change; [+ casa] to movecuando no le interesa algo, cambia de tema — whenever he isn't interested in something, he changes the subject
camisa 1), tercio 2)•
cambiar para mejor/peor — to change for the better/worse3) (Transportes) to change4) (Radio)¡cambio! — over!
¡cambio y corto!, ¡cambio y fuera! — over and out!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to changeb) (de lugar, posición)cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase
c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to changed) <niño/bebé> to change2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, changesi no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it
cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something
te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen
cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?
3) (Fin) to change¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?
cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something
2.cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
cambiar vi1)a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to changecambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better
está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot
así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different
b) (Auto) to change gearc) ( hacer transbordo) to changed) ( en transmisiones)cambio y corto or fuera — over and out
2) cambiar de to change3.cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind
cambiarse v prona) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changedb) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?
c)d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)e) cambiarse de to changef) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move* * *= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.Ex. Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.Ex. It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.Ex. In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.Ex. This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.Ex. This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.Ex. The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.Ex. Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.Ex. The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.Ex. All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex. Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.Ex. Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.----* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.* cambiando = a-changing.* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.* cambiar de fondos = turn over.* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].* cambiar de manos = change + hands.* cambiar de marcha = gear.* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.* cambiar de proveedor = churn.* cambiar de residencia = relocate.* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.* cambiar de servicio = churn.* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* cambiar de velocidad = gear.* cambiar dirección = change + direction.* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.* cambiar el precio = reprice.* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.* cambiar el título = retitle.* cambiar el tono = modulate.* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).* cambiar la vida = change + life.* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.* cambiar rápidamente = jump.* cambiarse de casa = move + house.* cambiarse de ropa = change.* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.* cambiar velocidades = gear.* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to changeb) (de lugar, posición)cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase
c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to changed) <niño/bebé> to change2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, changesi no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it
cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something
te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen
cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?
3) (Fin) to change¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?
cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something
2.cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
cambiar vi1)a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to changecambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better
está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot
así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different
b) (Auto) to change gearc) ( hacer transbordo) to changed) ( en transmisiones)cambio y corto or fuera — over and out
2) cambiar de to change3.cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind
cambiarse v prona) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changedb) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?
c)d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)e) cambiarse de to changef) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move* * *= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.
Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.Ex: It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.Ex: Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.Ex: The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.* cambiando = a-changing.* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.* cambiar de fondos = turn over.* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].* cambiar de manos = change + hands.* cambiar de marcha = gear.* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.* cambiar de proveedor = churn.* cambiar de residencia = relocate.* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.* cambiar de servicio = churn.* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.* cambiar de velocidad = gear.* cambiar dirección = change + direction.* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.* cambiar el precio = reprice.* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.* cambiar el título = retitle.* cambiar el tono = modulate.* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).* cambiar la vida = change + life.* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.* cambiar rápidamente = jump.* cambiarse de casa = move + house.* cambiarse de ropa = change.* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.* cambiar velocidades = gear.* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.* * *cambiar [A1 ]vtA1 (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen› to changeeso no cambia nada that doesn't change anythingesa experiencia lo cambió mucho that experience changed him greatly2 (de lugar, posición) cambiar algo/a algn DE algo:cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture aroundvoy a cambiar el sofá de lugar I'm going to put the sofa somewhere else o move the sofanos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another officeme cambiaron de clase they put me in another class, they changed me to o moved me into another classcambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase3 (reemplazar) ‹pieza/rueda/bombilla/sábanas› to changehan cambiado la fecha del examen they've changed the date of the examcambiarle algo A algo:le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clockle han cambiado el nombre a la tienda they've changed the name of the shop4 ‹niño/bebé› to changesi no le queda bien lo puede cambiar if it doesn't fit, you can change itcambiar algo POR algo ‹sellos/estampos› to swap or ( esp AmE) trade sth FOR sth ‹compra› to exchange or change sth FOR sth:quiero cambiar esta blusa por otra or una más grande I'd like to change o exchange this blouse for a larger sizete cambio este libro por tus lápices de colores I'll trade this book for your crayons, I'll swap you this book for your crayonscambiarle algo A algn:¿quieres que te cambie el sitio? do you want to trade o swap o change o ( frml) exchange places?, do you want me to swap o change o ( frml) exchange places with you?C ( Fin) to change¿dónde puedo cambiar dinero? where can I change money?cambiar algo A or ( Esp) EN algo to change sth INTO sthquiero cambiar estas libras a or en dólares I'd like to change these pounds into dollars■ cambiarviA1 «ciudad/persona» (variar, alterarse) to changeha cambiado para peor/mejor he's changed for the worse/betterestá/lo noto muy cambiado he's changed/he seems to have changed a lotya verás como la vida te hace cambiar you'll change as you get olderasí la cosa cambia oh well, that's different o that changes thingsle está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking2 ( Auto) to change gear3 (hacer transbordo) to change4(en transmisiones): cambio overcambio y corto or fuera over and outB cambiar de to changecambiar de color to change colorla tienda ha cambiado de dueño the shop has changed handshe cambiado de idea or opinión or parecer I've changed my mindel avión cambió de rumbo the plane changed coursecambiar de marcha to change gearno cambies de tema don't change the subjectcambió de canal he changed channel(s)2 ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change¿te has cambiado los calcetines? have you changed your socks?3 cambiarse POR algn to change places WITH sbno me cambiaría por ella I wouldn't change places with her, I wouldn't trade ( AmE) o ( BrE) swap places with her ( colloq)nos hemos cambiado los relojes we've traded o swapped watches5 cambiarse de to changeme cambié de sitio I changed placescambiarse de casa to move housecámbiate de camisa change your shirt6 (CS) (mudarse de casa) to move* * *
cambiar ( conjugate cambiar) verbo transitivo
1
b) (de lugar, posición):
cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase
cambiarle el nombre a algo to change the name of sth
e) (Fin) to change;
cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2 ( canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE);
cambiar algo por algo ‹sellos/estampas› to swap o (esp AmE) trade sth for sth;
‹ compra› to exchange o change sth for sth;◊ ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? do you want me to swap o change places with you?
verbo intransitivo
le está cambiando la voz his voice is breakingb) (Auto) to change gear
◊ cambiar de avión/tren to change planes/train
cambiar de sentido to make (AmE) o (BrE) do a U-turn
cambiarse verbo pronominal
cambiarse de algo ‹de camisa/zapatos› to change sth;
cambiarse de casa to move house;
cámbiate de camisa change your shirtc) cambiarse por algn to change places with sb
cambiar
I verbo transitivo
1 to change
2 (cromos, etc) to swap, (en un comercio) exchange
3 (un tipo de moneda por otro) to change
II verbo intransitivo to change
cambiar de casa, to move (house)
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
cambiar de sitio, to move
cambiar de trabajo, to get another job
cambiar de velocidad, to change gear
' cambiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bando
- camisa
- chaqueta
- desnaturalizar
- girar
- idea
- impresión
- infranqueable
- lucha
- parecer
- torna
- tornar
- trasladar
- volverse
- arrepentirse
- color
- lado
- lugar
- marcha
- mudar
- reubicar
- tema
- transformar
- tren
- variar
- voltear
- vuelta
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- abruptly
- alter
- anyhow
- change
- change around
- change over
- dead
- debate
- doctor
- frame
- gear
- hold
- into
- lighting
- mind
- modify
- move
- move about
- move around
- move on
- prerogative
- rearrange
- replace
- reverse
- shift
- shift about
- shift around
- stationary
- steadily
- subject
- swap
- swap for
- swap round
- swing
- switch
- switch over
- tack
- think
- tune
- vary
- barter
- break
- budge
- course
- disguise
- exchange
- get
- hand
* * *♦ vt1. [alterar, modificar] to change;han cambiado la fecha de salida they've changed o altered the departure date;quiere cambiar su imagen she wants to change her image;el divorcio lo ha cambiado por completo the divorce has changed him completely, he has changed completely since the divorce;cambió su sonrisa en llanto her smile turned to tears;tus disculpas no cambian nada your apologies don't change anything2. [trasladar] to move;tenemos que cambiar las sillas de lugar we have to move the chairs;cambiaron la sede central a Buenos Aires they moved their headquarters to Buenos Aires;lo van a cambiar a otro colegio they're going to move him to another school3. [reemplazar] [rueda, sábanas] to change;tenemos que cambiar la lavadora we have to get a new washing machine;tengo que cambiar el agua del acuario I have to change the water in the fish tank, I have to put some fresh water in the fish tank;cambiar un artículo defectuoso to exchange a faulty item;si no está satisfecho, lo puede cambiar if you're not satisfied with it, you can change it;tuve que cambiarle una rueda al coche I had to change one of the wheels on the car;cambiaré este tornillo por otro más largo I'll swap this screw for a longer one;Fam¡cambia el disco o [m5]rollo, que ya aburres! you're getting boring! can't you talk about anything else?4. [intercambiar] to swap;cambiar cromos/sellos to swap picture cards/stamps;cambiar impresiones to compare notes, to exchange views;cambiar algo por algo to exchange sth for sth;cambié mi reloj por el suyo I swapped watches with him;he cambiado mi turno con un compañero I swapped shifts with a colleague;¿te importaría cambiarme el sitio? would you mind swapping o changing places with me?5. [dinero] to change;en aquel banco cambian dinero they change money at that bank;¿me podría cambiar este billete en monedas, por favor? could you give me change for this note in coins, please?;cambiar dólares en euros to change dollars into euros6. [bebé] to change♦ vi1. [alterarse] to change;ha cambiado mucho desde el accidente she has changed a lot since the accident;la situación no ha cambiado mucho there has been little change in the situation;algunas personas no cambian nunca some people never change;ya crecerá y cambiará she'll change as she gets older;cambiar a mejor/peor to change for the better/worse;en ese caso, la cosa cambia that's different, that changes everything;le ha cambiado la voz his voice has broken2.cambiar de to change;cambiar de autobús/tren to change buses/trains;Figcambiar de camisa/chaqueta to change one's shirt/jacket;cambiar de canal [de TV] to turn over, to change channels;cambiar de casa to move (house);cambiar de color to change colour;cambiar de dueño to change hands;cambiar de idea/intención to change one's mind/plans;cambiar de manos [dinero, vehículo] to change hands;cambiar de ritmo to change pace;cambiar de rumbo to change course;cambiar de sexo to have a sex change;cambiar de sitio to change place, to move;cambiar de táctica to change one's tactics;cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobscambiar a segunda to change into second gear4. Meteo to change, to shift;el viento cambió the wind changed* * *II v/i change;cambiar de lugar change places;cambiar de marcha AUTO shift gear, Br change gear;cambiar de domicilio move house;cambiar de tren change trains;cambiar de coche get a new car;parecer change one’s mind* * *cambiar vt1) alterar, modificar: to change2) : to exchange, to tradecambiar vi1) : to change2)cambiar de velocidad : to shift gears* * *cambiar vb1. (en general) to changesi no te va bien, te lo cambiaremos if it doesn't fit, we'll change it¿dónde puede cambiar las libras en euros? where can I change my pounds into euros?2. to exchange / to swap [pt. & pp. swapped]cambiar de opinión / parecer to change your mind -
88 cambiar el tono
(v.) = modulateEx. A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer.* * *(v.) = modulateEx: A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer.
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89 censurador
adj.censorious.m.1 censurer, fault-finder.2 faultfinder, censurer, discountenancer, decrier.* * *- dora masculino, femenino censor* * *= censoring, censorious.Ex. In evaluating the fitness of certain items for inclusion or exclusion in bibliographies it could, indeed, be argued that 'control' could be thought of as a repressive, censoring, device.Ex. Some librarians are concerned that the censorious climate is affecting the acquisition of school library materials.* * *- dora masculino, femenino censor* * *= censoring, censorious.Ex: In evaluating the fitness of certain items for inclusion or exclusion in bibliographies it could, indeed, be argued that 'control' could be thought of as a repressive, censoring, device.
Ex: Some librarians are concerned that the censorious climate is affecting the acquisition of school library materials.* * *censorialmasculine, femininecensor -
90 chirimbolo
m.1 thingamajig, whatsit (informal).2 thing, knick-knack.* * *1 familiar thing, thingummy, whatsit* * *masculino (fam) thingamajig (colloq)* * *= gizmo [gismo], whatchamacallit.Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.Ex. Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.Ex. In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.* * *masculino (fam) thingamajig (colloq)* * *= gizmo [gismo], whatchamacallit.Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Ex: In his book's section ' Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.* * *( fam)thingamajig ( colloq)* * *chirimbolo nmFam thingumajig, whatsit;¿para qué sirve este chirimbolo? what's this thing here for?* * *m famdoodad fam, Brdoodah fam -
91 chispeante
adj.1 that gives off sparks (que chispea).2 sparkling.3 witty, lambent, scintillating.* * *► adjetivo1 sparkling2 figurado brilliant, scintillating* * *adj.* * *ADJ sparkling, scintillating* * *a) <leña/fuego> cracklingc) < ojos> ( de alegría) sparkling; ( de ira) flashing* * *= sparkling, sparking, sparkly.Ex. She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.Ex. This signal activates a sparking device which cuts holes in the rotating plate to correspond with the image areas of the original.Ex. Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.* * *a) <leña/fuego> cracklingc) < ojos> ( de alegría) sparkling; ( de ira) flashing* * *= sparkling, sparking, sparkly.Ex: She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.
Ex: This signal activates a sparking device which cuts holes in the rotating plate to correspond with the image areas of the original.Ex: Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.* * *1 ‹leña/fuego› crackling2 (gracioso) wittysu nueva comedia es chispeante y original her new play is witty and originalsu ingenio chispeante his lively o sparkling wit3 ‹ojos› (de alegría) sparkling; (de ira) flashing* * *
chispeante adjetivo
‹ ingenio› lively, sparkling
( de ira) flashing
' chispeante' also found in these entries:
English:
sparkling
- scintillating
* * *chispeante adj1. [que chispea] that gives off sparks2. [conversación, ojos] sparkling;posee un chispeante sentido del humor she has a lively sense of humour* * *adj1 sparking; figsparkling2 lluvia spitting* * *chispeante adj: sparkling, scintillating -
92 cientos de
adj.hundreds of, several hundred.* * *= hundreds of, yards ofEx. There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration ( hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).Ex. Profiles in newspapers and magazines, autograph-signing appearances in bookshops -- any device at all that reveals the person behind the book -- does far more for an author's readership than yards of reviews or pages of expensive advertisements.* * *= hundreds of, yards ofEx: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration ( hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).
Ex: Profiles in newspapers and magazines, autograph-signing appearances in bookshops -- any device at all that reveals the person behind the book -- does far more for an author's readership than yards of reviews or pages of expensive advertisements. -
93 clasificación
f.1 classification, bracket, sorting, categorization.2 classified results.3 league table, placing in league rank, placing.4 classification, break-down, grading.* * *1 (gen) classification2 (distribución) sorting, filing3 DEPORTE league, table4 (de discos) top twenty, hit parade* * *noun f.2) rating* * *SF1) (=categorización) classification2) (=ordenación) [de documentos] classification; (Inform, Correos) sorting3) (Náut) rating4) [en torneo] qualification5) (=lista) table, league* * *1) (de documentos, libros) classification; ( de cartas) sorting2) ( de película -acción) classification; (- certificado)¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? — what certificate has it got?
3) (de elemento, animal, planta) classification4) (Dep)a) ( para una etapa posterior) qualificationesta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final — this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finals
* * *= classification, map, mapping, ranking, sorting, subject cataloguing, rank order, league table, sift, scoreboard, scorecard, grading, leader board.Ex. Classification, then, is the grouping of like objects.Ex. A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.Ex. Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.Ex. Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.Ex. Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.Ex. This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.Ex. This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.Ex. In addition to producing these 'league tables' of microcomputer applications, Burton also indicated the applications software that libraries were using.Ex. The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.Ex. Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.Ex. After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.Ex. It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Ex. Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.----* clasificación abreviada = abridged classification.* clasificación analítico-sintética = analytico-synthetic classification.* clasificación automática = automatic classification.* clasificación bibliográfica = bibliographic classification, library classification.* Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC) = Bibliographic Classification (BC).* clasificación cruzada = cross-classification.* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC) = Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).* Clasificación Decimal, la = Decimal Classification, the.* Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU) = UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).* clasificación de Dewey, la = Dewey scheme, the.* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* Clasificación de Ranganathan = Colon Classification (CC), Colon Classification Scheme.* clasificación enumerativa = enumerative classification.* clasificación específica = close classification, specific classification.* clasificación facetada = faceted classification.* clasificación general = broad classification, broad classification.* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).* clasificación monojerárquica = monohierarchical classification.* clasificación por antigüedad = seniority ranking.* clasificación por materia = subject classification.* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.* clasificación unidimensional = monodimensional classification.* de clasificación = classificatory indicator, classificatory.* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.* paquete de clasificación = sort package.* sistema de clasificación = classification scheme, scheme, classification system, classification schedules, grading system.* sistema de clasificación analítico = analytical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de Bliss = Bliss classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación decimal = decimal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado = dichotomized classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enciclopédica = general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enumerativo = enumerative classification scheme, enumerative scheme.* sistema de clasificación especializado = special classification scheme, special scheme.* sistema de clasificación facetado = faceted classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme, general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación jerárquico = hierarchical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación lineal = linear classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación multidimensional = multidimensional classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.* sistema de clasificación sintético = synthetic classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación universal = universal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación verbal = verbal classification system.* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.* * *1) (de documentos, libros) classification; ( de cartas) sorting2) ( de película -acción) classification; (- certificado)¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? — what certificate has it got?
3) (de elemento, animal, planta) classification4) (Dep)a) ( para una etapa posterior) qualificationesta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final — this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finals
* * *= classification, map, mapping, ranking, sorting, subject cataloguing, rank order, league table, sift, scoreboard, scorecard, grading, leader board.Ex: Classification, then, is the grouping of like objects.
Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.Ex: Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.Ex: This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.Ex: This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.Ex: In addition to producing these 'league tables' of microcomputer applications, Burton also indicated the applications software that libraries were using.Ex: The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.Ex: Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.Ex: After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Ex: Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.* clasificación abreviada = abridged classification.* clasificación analítico-sintética = analytico-synthetic classification.* clasificación automática = automatic classification.* clasificación bibliográfica = bibliographic classification, library classification.* Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC) = Bibliographic Classification (BC).* clasificación cruzada = cross-classification.* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC) = Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).* Clasificación Decimal, la = Decimal Classification, the.* Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU) = UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).* clasificación de Dewey, la = Dewey scheme, the.* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* Clasificación de Ranganathan = Colon Classification (CC), Colon Classification Scheme.* clasificación enumerativa = enumerative classification.* clasificación específica = close classification, specific classification.* clasificación facetada = faceted classification.* clasificación general = broad classification, broad classification.* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).* clasificación monojerárquica = monohierarchical classification.* clasificación por antigüedad = seniority ranking.* clasificación por materia = subject classification.* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.* clasificación unidimensional = monodimensional classification.* de clasificación = classificatory indicator, classificatory.* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.* paquete de clasificación = sort package.* sistema de clasificación = classification scheme, scheme, classification system, classification schedules, grading system.* sistema de clasificación analítico = analytical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de Bliss = Bliss classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación decimal = decimal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado = dichotomized classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enciclopédica = general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enumerativo = enumerative classification scheme, enumerative scheme.* sistema de clasificación especializado = special classification scheme, special scheme.* sistema de clasificación facetado = faceted classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme, general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación jerárquico = hierarchical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación lineal = linear classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación multidimensional = multidimensional classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.* sistema de clasificación sintético = synthetic classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación universal = universal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación verbal = verbal classification system.* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.* * *A (de documentos, libros) classification; (de cartas) sortingel ordenador que hace la clasificación del correo the computer that sorts the mailB (de una película — acción) classification(— certificado): ¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? what certificate has it got?C (de un elemento, una planta) classificationD ( Dep)1 (para una etapa posterior) qualificationpeligra nuestra clasificación para la final we are in danger of not making o of not qualifying for the finalesta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finalsquinto en la clasificación final del rally fifth in the final placings for the rally* * *
clasificación sustantivo femenino
1 (de documentos, animales, plantas) classification;
( de cartas) sorting
2 ( de película) certificate
3
( puesto) position, place;
clasificación sustantivo femenino
1 classification
2 Dep (lista) table: es el tercero en la clasificación mundial, he's ranked third in the world
(acción) qualification: la atleta española no ha conseguido su clasificación, the Spanish athlete has not qualified
' clasificación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encabezar
- escala
- juvenil
- cabeza
- descender
- escalar
- fase
- frente
- ocupar
- prueba
- puesto
English:
classification
- filing
- rating
- table
- preliminary
- qualification
* * *1. [ordenación] classificationEcon clasificación de solvencia credit rating2. [de animal, planta] classification3. [de película] classification[en carrera, torneo] classification;encabezar la clasificación [en liga] to be at the top of the league;[en carrera, torneo] to lead the classification clasificación combinada combined event;clasificación por equipos team classification;clasificación general (general) classification;clasificación de la regularidad points classificationno consiguieron lograr la clasificación para las semifinales they didn't manage to qualify for the semifinals* * *f2 de liga league table3:hacer la clasificación de los documentos sort the documents out* * *clasificación nf, pl - ciones1) : classification, sorting out2) : rating3) calificación: qualification (in competitions)* * *1. (en general) classification2. (en deporte acción) qualifying3. (en deporte ranking) ranking¿quién es el líder de la clasificación de primera? who is top of the first division? -
94 colega
f. & m.1 colleague (profesional coworker).2 counterpart, opposite number.4 geezer.5 confrere.* * *1 colleague* * *noun mf.1) colleague2) counterpart* * *SMF1) [de trabajo] colleague2) (=amigo) * mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) *; [en oración directa] man ** * *masculino y femeninoa) ( compañero de profesión) colleagueb) ( homólogo) counterpartc) (fam) ( amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE colloq)* * *= colleague, peer, peer, fellow + Profesión, partner, co-worker [coworker], buddy, fellow worker, matey.Ex. Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.Ex. SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.Ex. SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.Ex. As a communications device, Internet allows you to reach your fellow librarians with messages and documents independent of the constraints of mail, telegraph, or fax.Ex. Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.Ex. Co-workers are the most often consulted information sources.Ex. Each volunteer is assigned a staff member ' buddy' for training and supervision.Ex. Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.Ex. They barmaids plied the three mateys with grog until they passed out.----* colegas = peer group, peeps.* * *masculino y femeninoa) ( compañero de profesión) colleagueb) ( homólogo) counterpartc) (fam) ( amigo) buddy (AmE), mate (BrE colloq)* * *= colleague, peer, peer, fellow + Profesión, partner, co-worker [coworker], buddy, fellow worker, matey.Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
Ex: SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.Ex: SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.Ex: As a communications device, Internet allows you to reach your fellow librarians with messages and documents independent of the constraints of mail, telegraph, or fax.Ex: Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.Ex: Co-workers are the most often consulted information sources.Ex: Each volunteer is assigned a staff member ' buddy' for training and supervision.Ex: Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.Ex: They barmaids plied the three mateys with grog until they passed out.* colegas = peer group, peeps.* * *1 (compañero de profesión) colleague, co-worker ( AmE)2 (homólogo) opposite number, counterpart* * *
colega sustantivo masculino y femenino
colega mf
1 colleague
2 argot (compinche, amigo) mate, buddy
' colega' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
socia
- socio
English:
associate
- colleague
- pal
- coworker
- of
* * *colega nmf1. [compañero profesional] colleague, US co-worker2. [homólogo] counterpart, opposite number¿te puedo ayudar, colega? can I help you, pal o Br mate o US buddy?* * *m/f1 de trabajo colleague2 fampal fam* * *colega nmf1) : colleague2) homólogo: counterpart* * *colega n1. (compañero) colleague2. (amigo) mate / friend -
95 compactación
f.1 compression.2 compactness.* * *SF compacting, compression* * *= compactness, compaction.Ex. Magnetic tapes are a very successful storage device, offering high speeds, compactness, low cost and an ability to reuse.Ex. References to works on telemetric compaction are excluded.* * *= compactness, compaction.Ex: Magnetic tapes are a very successful storage device, offering high speeds, compactness, low cost and an ability to reuse.
Ex: References to works on telemetric compaction are excluded.* * *
compactación sustantivo femenino compression, compacting
* * *compactación nfInformát compression;compactación de ficheros file compression -
96 compacticidad
= compactness.Ex. Magnetic tapes are a very successful storage device, offering high speeds, compactness, low cost and an ability to reuse.* * *= compactness.Ex: Magnetic tapes are a very successful storage device, offering high speeds, compactness, low cost and an ability to reuse.
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97 componerse de
v.1 to consist of, to be made out of, to break down into.2 to consist of.* * ** * *(v.) = be composed of, comprise (of), consist of, make out ofEx. Records are composed of a number of fields.Ex. The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis.Ex. The scheme consists of twenty-one classes published in thirty-one separately published schedules.Ex. This brings us back to the fact that books are made out of other books; that there is a family tree to which each book belongs.* * *(v.) = be composed of, comprise (of), consist of, make out ofEx: Records are composed of a number of fields.
Ex: The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis.Ex: The scheme consists of twenty-one classes published in thirty-one separately published schedules.Ex: This brings us back to the fact that books are made out of other books; that there is a family tree to which each book belongs. -
98 comprender
v.1 to include, to comprise.el periodo comprendido entre 1995 y 1999 the period from 1995 to 1999, the period between 1995 and 1999El estudio comprende muchas áreas The study comprises several areas.2 to understand.te comprendo perfectamente I quite understandcomprendo que estés triste I can understand that you're unhappycomo comprenderás, me enfadé muchísimo I don't have to tell you I was absolutely furiousElla comprende y perdona She understands and forgives.Ella comprendió la lección She understood the lesson.* * *1 (entender) to understand2 (contener) to comprise, include\¿comprendes? (en conversación) you see?hacerse comprender to make oneself understoodtodo comprendido (excursión etc) all-in, inclusive* * *verb1) to understand, realize2) comprise, cover* * *1. VT1) (=entender) to understandcompréndeme, no me quedaba más remedio — you have to understand, I had no choice
no comprendo cómo ha podido pasar esto — I don't see o understand how this could have happened
•
hacer comprender algo a algn, esto bastó para hacernos comprender su posición — this was all we needed to understand his position•
hacerse comprender — to make o.s. understood2) (=darse cuenta) to realizecomprendemos perfectamente que haya gente a quien le molesta el tabaco — we fully understand o appreciate that some people are bothered by smoking
3) (=incluir) to comprise frmla colección comprende cien discos y cuarenta libros — the collection consists of o frm comprises a hundred records and forty books
el primer tomo comprende las letras de la A a la G — the first volume covers o frm comprises letters A to G
edad 1)el período comprendido entre 1936 y 1939 — the period from 1936 to 1939 o between 1936 and 1939
2. VI1) (=entender) to understand¿comprendes? — do you understand?
2) (=darse cuenta)¡ya comprendo! — now I see!, I get it (now)! *
como tú comprenderás, no soy yo quién para juzgarlo — as you will appreciate o understand, I'm not the best person to judge him
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( entender) to understand, comprehend (frml)¿comprendido? — do you understand? (colloq)
como usted comprenderá... — as I'm sure you will appreciate...
b) ( darse cuenta) to realize, understand2) (abarcar, contener): libro to cover; factura/precio to include2.comprender vi ( entender) to understand* * *= comprehend, comprise (of), gain + an understanding, grasp, have + some grasp, understand, achieve + understanding, fathom, sympathise [sympathize, -USA], see, include, get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, have + a handle on, get + a handle on.Ex. Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.Ex. The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis.Ex. Read the document with a view to gaining an understanding of its content and an appreciation of its scope.Ex. She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.Ex. It is necessary to have some grasp of some fundamental aspects of computerized information-retrieval systems.Ex. They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.Ex. From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex. I don't see why the smokers can't leave the building briefly when they want to smoke.Ex. Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.Ex. You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.Ex. Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.Ex. Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.----* a medio comprender = half-understood.* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, give + an insight into, glean + insights, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.* comprender bien = be clear in your mind.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective, put into + perspective, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of.* comprenderse bien = be well understood.* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.* empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* fácil de comprender = easy to grasp.* hacer comprender = bring + home.* no comprender = be beyond + Pronombre.* no puedo comprender = I can't get over.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( entender) to understand, comprehend (frml)¿comprendido? — do you understand? (colloq)
como usted comprenderá... — as I'm sure you will appreciate...
b) ( darse cuenta) to realize, understand2) (abarcar, contener): libro to cover; factura/precio to include2.comprender vi ( entender) to understand* * *= comprehend, comprise (of), gain + an understanding, grasp, have + some grasp, understand, achieve + understanding, fathom, sympathise [sympathize, -USA], see, include, get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, have + a handle on, get + a handle on.Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
Ex: The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis.Ex: Read the document with a view to gaining an understanding of its content and an appreciation of its scope.Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.Ex: It is necessary to have some grasp of some fundamental aspects of computerized information-retrieval systems.Ex: They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex: I don't see why the smokers can't leave the building briefly when they want to smoke.Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.Ex: You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.Ex: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.Ex: Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.* a medio comprender = half-understood.* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, give + an insight into, glean + insights, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.* comprender bien = be clear in your mind.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective, put into + perspective, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of.* comprenderse bien = be well understood.* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.* empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* fácil de comprender = easy to grasp.* hacer comprender = bring + home.* no comprender = be beyond + Pronombre.* no puedo comprender = I can't get over.* * *comprender [E1 ]vtA (entender) to understandcomprendo tus temores/su reacción I understand your fears/his reactionnadie me comprende nobody understands mevuelve a las once ¿comprendido? I want you back at eleven, do you understand?, I want you back at eleven, do you have that? ( AmE) o ( BrE) have you got that? ( colloq)entonces comprendió que lo habían engañado he realized then that he had been trickedcomo usted comprenderá, no podemos hacer excepciones as I'm sure you will appreciate, we cannot make exceptionsdesignios que la mente humana no alcanza a comprender designs that the human mind cannot comprehendB(abarcar, contener): el segundo tomo comprende los siglos XVII y XVIII the second volume covers the 17th and 18th centurieslos gastos de calefacción están comprendidos en esta suma the heating costs are included in this totalIVA no comprendido not including VAT, excluding VAT, exclusive of VAT ( frml)jóvenes de edades comprendidas entre los 19 y los 23 años young people between the ages of 19 and 23* * *
comprender ( conjugate comprender) verbo transitivo
1
2 (abarcar, contener) [ libro] to cover;
[factura/precio] to include
verbo intransitivo ( entender) to understand;
comprender verbo transitivo
1 (incluir, abarcar) to comprise, include
2 (entender) to understand ➣ Ver nota en understand
' comprender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclararse
- asequible
- concebir
- entender
- explicarse
- percibir
- seguir
- cuenta
- explicar
- incluir
English:
comprehend
- comprise
- cotton on
- figure out
- get through
- grasp
- incorporate
- insight
- sympathize
- understand
- misunderstand
- realize
- though
* * *♦ vt1. [incluir] to include, to comprise;el grupo comprende varias empresas the group comprises several companies;el país comprende tres regiones bien diferenciadas the country consists of three quite distinct regions;el gasto de instalación no está comprendido the cost of installation is not included;la exposición comprende 500 cuadros the exhibition consists of 500 paintings;el periodo comprendido entre 1995 y 1999 the period between 1995 and 1999 o from 1995 to 19992. [entender] to understand;como comprenderás, me enfadé muchísimo I don't have to tell you I was absolutely furious;te comprendo perfectamente I quite understand;no comprendo tu actitud I don't understand your attitude;no comprendo cómo puede gustarte Carlos I don't know what you see in Carlos;comprendo que estés triste I can understand that you're unhappy;¿comprendes?, si no se lo decimos se va a enfadar look, if we don't tell him, he's going to get angry♦ See also the pronominal verb comprenderse* * *v/t1 understand;hacerse comprender make o.s. understood;comprender mal misunderstand2 ( abarcar) include* * *comprender vt1) entender: to comprehend, to understand2) abarcar: to cover, to includecomprender vi: to understand¡ya comprendo!: now I understand!* * *comprender vb2. (incluir) to be made up of -
99 con facilidad
= without difficulty, fluently, with ease, easilyEx. As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.Ex. This revolutionary device helps stammerers to speak more fluently.Ex. Like a seasoned politician, Mr. Gandhi handled the students' queries with ease during the one-hour session.Ex. Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.* * *= without difficulty, fluently, with ease, easilyEx: As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.
Ex: This revolutionary device helps stammerers to speak more fluently.Ex: Like a seasoned politician, Mr. Gandhi handled the students' queries with ease during the one-hour session.Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author. -
100 con fluidez
= fluent, fluentlyEx. Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today = Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales.Ex. This revolutionary device helps stammerers to speak more fluently.* * *= fluent, fluentlyEx: Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today = Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales.
Ex: This revolutionary device helps stammerers to speak more fluently.
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