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81 desaparición
f.disappearance, extinction.* * *1 disappearance* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de persona, objeto] disappearance2) [de especie] extinction* * *b) (euf & frml) ( muerte) passing (euph & frml)* * *= demise, disappearance, disbandment, disbanding, withering away, effacement.Ex. Murra described a number of these enterprises, their virtues and weaknesses and the possible explanations for their demise.Ex. If the disappearance of these latter two media are a problem, use dummies on the shelf and store the item at the circulation desk.Ex. The methods employed and labour costs associated with the disbandment are detailed.Ex. Disbanding of serials departments may result from the integration into automated systems of serials processing.Ex. Free software is the vital first step in the withering away of the intellectual property system.Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.----* desaparición de las diferencias = blurring of differences, blurring of roles, blurring of boundaries.* desaparición de las diferencias entre = blurring of distinctions between.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* * *b) (euf & frml) ( muerte) passing (euph & frml)* * *= demise, disappearance, disbandment, disbanding, withering away, effacement.Ex: Murra described a number of these enterprises, their virtues and weaknesses and the possible explanations for their demise.
Ex: If the disappearance of these latter two media are a problem, use dummies on the shelf and store the item at the circulation desk.Ex: The methods employed and labour costs associated with the disbandment are detailed.Ex: Disbanding of serials departments may result from the integration into automated systems of serials processing.Ex: Free software is the vital first step in the withering away of the intellectual property system.Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.* desaparición de las diferencias = blurring of differences, blurring of roles, blurring of boundaries.* desaparición de las diferencias entre = blurring of distinctions between.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* * *1 disappearanceuna especie en vías de desaparición an endangered speciesla policía investiga la desaparición de una niña de ocho años the police are investigating the disappearance of an eight-year-old girlla desaparición de la delegación provocará problemas administrativos the closure of the local office will cause administrative problems* * *
desaparición sustantivo femenino
disappearance;
desaparición sustantivo femenino
1 disappearance
2 frml euf extinction
' desaparición' also found in these entries:
English:
demise
- disappearance
- go on
- inquire into
- poof
- probe into
* * *desaparición nf1. [de objeto, animal, persona] disappearance;especies/tradiciones en vías de desaparición endangered species/traditions;la desaparición de este ministerio perjudicó a muchos many people were adversely affected by the closure of the ministry;los represores practicaron la desaparición de militantes the instigators of the repression were responsible for the disappearance of activists* * *f disappearance* * ** * *desaparición n disappearance -
82 descripción
f.1 description, definition, outline, describing.2 word picture.* * *1 description2 (acción de trazar) tracing, describing, description* * *noun f.* * *SF description* * *femenino description* * *= description, disclosure, identification, picture, specification, specifications, profiling, depiction, recounting, portrayal.Ex. The indexing process creates a description of a document or information, usually in some recognized and accepted style of format.Ex. The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.Ex. The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.Ex. No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.Ex. The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.Ex. The specifications, however, are confined to the overall structure and major functional components of the entry.Ex. Some excursions into cognitive science have led to the profiling of users' backgrounds, differences and immediate need.Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.Ex. This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.Ex. Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.----* área de descripción = area of description.* área de descripción física = physical description area.* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.* descripción analítica = analytical description.* descripción bibliográfica = bibliographic description.* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional (ISBD) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material antiguo (ISBD = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).* descripción catalográfica = cataloguing description.* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD) = Encoded Archival Description (EAD).* descripción de documentos de archivo = archival description.* descripción de las funciones = job description, job profile.* descripción del contenido = subject statement.* descripción del documento = document description.* descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.* descripción del solicitante = personnel description.* descripción de subcampo = subfield description.* descripción documental = document description.* descripción física = physical description, physical details.* descripción global = outline.* hacer una descripción = give + description.* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).* niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).* * *femenino description* * *= description, disclosure, identification, picture, specification, specifications, profiling, depiction, recounting, portrayal.Ex: The indexing process creates a description of a document or information, usually in some recognized and accepted style of format.
Ex: The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.Ex: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.Ex: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.Ex: The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.Ex: The specifications, however, are confined to the overall structure and major functional components of the entry.Ex: Some excursions into cognitive science have led to the profiling of users' backgrounds, differences and immediate need.Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.Ex: This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.Ex: Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.* área de descripción = area of description.* área de descripción física = physical description area.* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.* descripción analítica = analytical description.* descripción bibliográfica = bibliographic description.* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional (ISBD) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material antiguo (ISBD = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).* descripción catalográfica = cataloguing description.* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD) = Encoded Archival Description (EAD).* descripción de documentos de archivo = archival description.* descripción de las funciones = job description, job profile.* descripción del contenido = subject statement.* descripción del documento = document description.* descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.* descripción del solicitante = personnel description.* descripción de subcampo = subfield description.* descripción documental = document description.* descripción física = physical description, physical details.* descripción global = outline.* hacer una descripción = give + description.* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).* niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).* * *descriptionhizo una fiel descripción de los hechos she gave an accurate description o account of events* * *
descripción sustantivo femenino
description
descripción sustantivo femenino description
' descripción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caracterización
- corresponderse
- retratar
- retrato
- seña
- somera
- somero
- viva
- vivo
- calificación
- corresponder
- detallado
- encajar
- exacto
- impresionista
- reseña
- responder
- sensual
- sensualidad
English:
colourful
- delineate
- description
- exact
- fit
- full
- job description
- loose
- match
- sketch
- sketchy
- understatement
- vivid
- with
- answer
- depiction
- job
- portrayal
* * *descripción nfdescription;una descripción de los hechos an account of what happened* * *f description* * ** * *descripción n description -
83 desplazamiento
m.1 journey (viaje).un desplazamiento hacia la derecha/izquierda a shift to the right/left (en política)2 displacement (Nautical).3 shift, displacement, change from one place to another.* * *1 (traslado) moving, removal2 (viaje) trip, journey3 MARÍTIMO displacement* * *SM1) (=movimiento) [de partículas] displacement; [de tropas] movement2) (=viaje) journeyhabrá más de diez millones de desplazamientos en todo el país — over ten million journeys will be made throughout the country
reside en Madrid aunque hace frecuentes desplazamientos — she lives in Madrid but travels frequently
3) [de opinión, votos] shift, swingdesplazamiento de la demanda — (Com) shift in demand
4) (Inform) scrolling5) (Náut) displacement* * *1) ( movimiento) movement, displacement (frml)2) (frml) (traslado, viaje) trip3) ( del voto) swing, shift* * *= displacement, move, navigation, travel, dislocation, travelling [traveling, -USA], roaming, movement.Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.Ex. Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.Ex. The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.Ex. There is a preference for a deep-plan building in order to provide maximum flexibility and minimum horizontal travel.Ex. The group recognized that their special information needs arose out of their dislocation from family, friends and established information networks and their need to adjust to a new environment.Ex. This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.Ex. At a time when fixed telecommunications costs and prices were failing, the prices for mobile roaming were spiralling out of control.Ex. She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.----* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.* barra de desplazamiento = space bar.* beca de desplazamiento = travel grant.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* desplazamiento diario entre la residencia y el lugar de trabajo = commuting.* desplazamiento en autobús = bus trip.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* dieta de desplazamiento = travel allowance.* dietas de desplazamiento = travel costs.* distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.* gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.* tecla de desplazamiento del cursor = arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.* * *1) ( movimiento) movement, displacement (frml)2) (frml) (traslado, viaje) trip3) ( del voto) swing, shift* * *= displacement, move, navigation, travel, dislocation, travelling [traveling, -USA], roaming, movement.Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.Ex: There is a preference for a deep-plan building in order to provide maximum flexibility and minimum horizontal travel.Ex: The group recognized that their special information needs arose out of their dislocation from family, friends and established information networks and their need to adjust to a new environment.Ex: This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.Ex: At a time when fixed telecommunications costs and prices were failing, the prices for mobile roaming were spiralling out of control.Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.* barra de desplazamiento = space bar.* beca de desplazamiento = travel grant.* corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.* desplazamiento diario entre la residencia y el lugar de trabajo = commuting.* desplazamiento en autobús = bus trip.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* dieta de desplazamiento = travel allowance.* dietas de desplazamiento = travel costs.* distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.* gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.* tecla de desplazamiento del cursor = arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.* * *A (movimiento) movement, displacement ( frml)B ( frml) (traslado, viaje) tripgastos de desplazamiento traveling expensessus frecuentes desplazamientos al extranjero her frequent trips abroadC ( Náut) displacementD (del voto) swing, shiftE ( Inf) scrolling* * *
desplazamiento sustantivo masculino
1 ( movimiento) movement, displacement (frml)
2 (frml) (traslado, viaje) trip;
desplazamiento sustantivo masculino
1 (viaje, trayecto) trip, journey
2 (movimiento, cambio) movement
3 Inform scroll(ing)
' desplazamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barra
English:
displacement
- shift
- movement
* * *1. [viaje] journey;los desplazamientos por carretera road journeys, journeys by road;gastos de desplazamiento travelling expenses2. [traslado] movement;el desplazamiento de tropas a la zona the movement of troops to the areaFís desplazamiento Doppler Doppler shift; Fís desplazamiento hacia el rojo redshift3. [sustitución] replacement4. Náut displacement* * *m1 trip2 ( movimiento) movement* * *1) : movement, displacement2) : journey -
84 desvalorizar
v.1 to devalue.2 to devaluate, to depreciate, to cheapen, to devalue.* * *1 to devalue, depreciate* * *verb* * *VT [+ moneda] to devalue, devaluate (EEUU); [+ posesión] to reduce the value of* * *= render + valueless, undervalue [under-value], deflate, devalorise [devalorize, -USA].Ex. The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.Ex. These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.Ex. The new feminist philosophies of the body tend sometimes to grate against this project by valorizing the body but devalorizing gender.----* desvalorizarse = lose + Posesivo + value.* * *= render + valueless, undervalue [under-value], deflate, devalorise [devalorize, -USA].Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.Ex: The new feminist philosophies of the body tend sometimes to grate against this project by valorizing the body but devalorizing gender.* desvalorizarse = lose + Posesivo + value.* * *desvalorizar [A4 ]vt‹moneda› to devalue«moneda» to decrease in value; «terreno/propiedad» to depreciate, decrease in value* * *
desvalorizar verbo transitivo to devalue
* * *♦ vt[propiedades, acciones] to reduce the value of; [moneda, divisa] to devalue* * *v/t devalue* * *desvalorizar {21} vt: to devalue -
85 desventaja
f.disadvantage.estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *1 disadvantage, drawback2 (problema) problem\estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *noun f.1) disadvantage2) handicap* * *SF1) (=perjuicio) disadvantage2) (=inconveniente) disadvantage, drawback* * *femenino disadvantage* * *= disadvantage, drawback, flaw, limitation, weakness, minus [minuses, pl.], downside, weak point.Ex. Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.Ex. The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex. The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex. In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex. The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex. Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.Ex. The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex. Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.----* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage, first-mover advantage.* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.* * *femenino disadvantage* * *= disadvantage, drawback, flaw, limitation, weakness, minus [minuses, pl.], downside, weak point.Ex: Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.
Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex: Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage, first-mover advantage.* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.* * *disadvantageeste método tiene sus desventajas this method has its drawbacks o disadvantagescon una desventaja de dos goles two goals downal no saber idiomas está en desventaja he's at a disadvantage not knowing any languages, not knowing any languages puts him at a disadvantage* * *
desventaja sustantivo femenino
disadvantage;
desventaja sustantivo femenino
1 (desigualdad, inferioridad) disadvantage: estamos en desventaja, we are at a disadvantage
2 (inconveniente) drawback: esa solución tiene una desventaja, that solution has a disadvantage
' desventaja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inconveniente
English:
disadvantage
- handicap
- handicapped
- liability
- minus
- at
- draw
* * *desventaja nfdisadvantage;afrontan el encuentro de vuelta con una desventaja de quince puntos they go into the return match trailing by fifteen points o fifteen points behind;compite con desventaja he's competing at a disadvantage;estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *f disadvantage* * *desventaja nf: disadvantage, drawback* * *desventaja n disadvantage -
86 diferente
adj.different.una casa diferente de o a la mía a house different from mineyo soy muy diferente de o a él I'm very different from himpor diferentes razones for a variety of reasons, for various reasonsadv.differently.se comportan muy diferente el uno del otro they behave very differently (from one another)* * *► adjetivo1 different■ es diferente de/a todos it's different to/from them all* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=distinto) differentser diferente de o a algn/algo — to be different to o from sb/sth
mi enfoque es diferente del o al tuyo — my approach is different to o from yours
eso me da igual, diferente sería que no me invitaran a la fiesta — I don't mind about that, it would be different if they didn't invite me to the party
2)diferentes — (=varios) various, several
por aquí han pasado diferentes personalidades — various o several celebrities have been here
* * *a) ( distinto) differentser diferente a or de alguien/algo — to be different from somebody/something
mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya — my family is different from o to yours
es un lugar diferente de todos los que he visitado hasta ahora — it is unlike any other place I have visited so far
b) (en pl, delante del n) <motivos/soluciones/maneras> various* * *= alternative, dissimilar, different, differing, distinct, diverse, variant, varying, unlike, unconnected, discrepant, contrasting, differential, various, disparate, non-identical.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex. It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.Ex. Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.Ex. There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex. Homographs are words which have the same spelling as each other but very diverse meanings.Ex. If the variant heading given in the reference heading area is identified as a variant to more than one uniform heading, area 3 may contain multiple uniform headings.Ex. A uniform title is the title by which a work that has appeared under varying titles is to be identified for cataloguing purposes.Ex. The relationship of these two types of technology to librarianship is not unlike that of radio to astronomy.Ex. To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.Ex. Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.Ex. The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.Ex. The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.Ex. It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.Ex. Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.----* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* algo diferente de = something other than.* algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.* anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.* como diferente a = as distinct from.* con diferentes variaciones = in variation.* conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.* de diferente modo = differently.* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale], grey scale [gray scale].* de forma diferente = differently shaped.* de un modo diferente = differentially.* diferente de = different to, other than.* diferentes ocasiones = at different times.* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.* en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.* en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.* formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.* muy diferente de = far different... from, in marked contrast to/with.* opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.* pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.* que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind.* ser muy diferente de = be quite apart from.* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.* tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo = hold + different perspective on.* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* * *a) ( distinto) differentser diferente a or de alguien/algo — to be different from somebody/something
mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya — my family is different from o to yours
es un lugar diferente de todos los que he visitado hasta ahora — it is unlike any other place I have visited so far
b) (en pl, delante del n) <motivos/soluciones/maneras> various* * *= alternative, dissimilar, different, differing, distinct, diverse, variant, varying, unlike, unconnected, discrepant, contrasting, differential, various, disparate, non-identical.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.Ex: There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex: Homographs are words which have the same spelling as each other but very diverse meanings.Ex: If the variant heading given in the reference heading area is identified as a variant to more than one uniform heading, area 3 may contain multiple uniform headings.Ex: A uniform title is the title by which a work that has appeared under varying titles is to be identified for cataloguing purposes.Ex: The relationship of these two types of technology to librarianship is not unlike that of radio to astronomy.Ex: To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.Ex: Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.Ex: The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.Ex: The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.Ex: It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.* a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* algo diferente de = something other than.* algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.* anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.* como diferente a = as distinct from.* con diferentes variaciones = in variation.* conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.* de diferente modo = differently.* de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].* de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale], grey scale [gray scale].* de forma diferente = differently shaped.* de un modo diferente = differentially.* diferente de = different to, other than.* diferentes ocasiones = at different times.* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.* en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.* en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.* entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].* en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.* formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.* muy diferente de = far different... from, in marked contrast to/with.* opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.* pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.* que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].* seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.* seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.* ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.* ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind.* ser muy diferente de = be quite apart from.* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.* tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo = hold + different perspective on.* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.* * *1 (distinto) different ser diferente A or DE algn/algo:mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya my family is different from o to yourssu versión es diferente a or de la tuya her version is different from o to o ( AmE) than yourses un lugar diferente de todos los que he visitado hasta ahora it is unlike any other place I have visited so far2 (en pl, delante del n) ‹motivos/soluciones/maneras› variousdiferentes personas manifestaron esa misma opinión various (different) people expressed the same opinionexisten diferentes enfoques del problema there are a variety o a number of (different) ways of looking at the problem, there are various (different) ways of looking at the problemnos hemos encontrado en diferentes ocasiones we've met several times o on several o on various occasionspor diferentes razones for a variety o a number of reasons, for various reasons* * *
diferente adjetivo
ser diferente a or de algn/algo to be different from sb/sth
diferente
I adjetivo different [de, from]
II adverbio differently: ¿no crees que deberíamos atacar el problema de una forma diferente?, don't you think that we should approach the problem differently?
' diferente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discrepar
- otra
- otro
- separada
- separado
- desigual
- dispar
- distinto
- diverso
English:
differ
- different
- distinct
- off-beat
- unalike
- unlike
- alternative
- dissimilar
* * *♦ adjfue una experiencia diferente it was something different2.diferentes [varios] various;se oyeron diferentes opiniones al respecto various opinions were voiced on the subject;por diferentes razones for a variety of reasons, for various reasons;ocurre en diferentes lugares del planeta it happens in various different places around the world♦ advdifferently;se comportan muy diferente el uno del otro they behave very differently (from one another)* * *adj different* * *diferente adjdistinto: different♦ diferentemente adv* * *diferente adj different -
87 diluyente
adj.dissolving, thinning, solvent.m.thinner, diluent, dissolvent, solvent.* * *► adjetivo1 diluting, solvent* * *= solvent, thinner, paint thinner.Ex. N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.Ex. The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.Ex. When we look this up in the thesaurus, we find: Thinners; RT Dispersants Plasticisers; NT paint thinners Turpentine.* * *= solvent, thinner, paint thinner.Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.
Ex: The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.Ex: When we look this up in the thesaurus, we find: Thinners; RT Dispersants Plasticisers; NT paint thinners Turpentine.* * *thinner* * *
diluyente sustantivo masculino
thinner
diluyente adjetivo & sustantivo masculino solvent
' diluyente' also found in these entries:
English:
thinner
* * *diluyente nmthinner* * *m solvent -
88 directiva
f.1 board (of directors) (junta).2 directive (ley de la UE).3 board of trustees.* * *1 (de una empresa) board of directors, management2 (directriz) guideline* * *1. noun f. 2. f., (m. - directivo) 3. f., (m. - directivo)* * *SF1) (=dirección) [de empresa] board of directors; [de partido] executive committee, leadership2) (Jur) directive3) pl directivas (=instrucciones) guidelines* * *1) ( de empresa) board (of directors); ( de partido) executive committee, leadership2) ( directriz) guideline* * *= directive, direction, leadership.Ex. This directive is not an instruction and does not prevent adherence to the citation order.Ex. These libraries were very rigid in their compliance with written directions.Ex. The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.----* directiva sobre la igualdad de trato = equal treatment directive.* * *1) ( de empresa) board (of directors); ( de partido) executive committee, leadership2) ( directriz) guideline* * *= directive, direction, leadership.Ex: This directive is not an instruction and does not prevent adherence to the citation order.
Ex: These libraries were very rigid in their compliance with written directions.Ex: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.* directiva sobre la igualdad de trato = equal treatment directive.* * *A (de una empresa) board, board of directors; (de un partido) executive committee, leadershipB (directriz) guidelinede acuerdo a las directivas que se nos dieron in accordance with the guidelines we were givenC (instrucción oficial) directivelas directivas de la UE pasan a ser vinculantes para los estados miembros EU directives become binding on member states* * *
directiva sustantivo femenino
1 ( de empresa) board (of directors);
( de partido) executive committee, leadership
2 ( directriz) guideline
directivo,-a
I adjetivo directive
junta directiva, board of directors
II sustantivo masculino y femenino director, member of the board
directiva sustantivo femenino
1 board of directors
2 directive, guideline
' directiva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
directivo
- enfrente
- junta
- director
English:
board
- directive
- directorate
- head-hunt
- executive
* * *directiva nf1. [junta] board (of directors);[de partido político] executive committee; [de club deportivo] board (of directors)2. [ley de la UE] directivedirectiva comunitaria community directive* * *I adj governing; COM managingalto directivo top executive* * *directiva nf1) orden: directive2) directorio, junta: board of directors* * *directiva n board of directors -
89 disolvente
adj.1 solvent.2 dissolving, dilutive.m.solvent, paint thinner, remover, paint remover.* * *► adjetivo1 solvent, dissolvent1 solvent, dissolvent* * *SM solvent* * *masculino solvent* * *= solvent, spirit solvent, spirit fluid, thinner, paint thinner.Ex. N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.Ex. Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.Ex. This causes spirit fluid to moisten the felt pad in the duplicator.Ex. The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.Ex. When we look this up in the thesaurus, we find: Thinners; RT Dispersants Plasticisers; NT paint thinners Turpentine.----* disolvente para el lavado = wash solvent.* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.* inhalación de disolventes = solvent abuse.* multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplicating machine, spirit duplicator.* * *masculino solvent* * *= solvent, spirit solvent, spirit fluid, thinner, paint thinner.Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.
Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.Ex: This causes spirit fluid to moisten the felt pad in the duplicator.Ex: The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.Ex: When we look this up in the thesaurus, we find: Thinners; RT Dispersants Plasticisers; NT paint thinners Turpentine.* disolvente para el lavado = wash solvent.* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.* inhalación de disolventes = solvent abuse.* multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplicating machine, spirit duplicator.* * *solvent ( before n)solventdisolvente de grasas grease solventdisolvente de pintura paint thinner* * *
disolvente sustantivo masculino
solvent;
( de pintura) thinner
disolvente adjetivo & sustantivo masculino solvent
' disolvente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actuar
English:
paint-remover
- solvent
- thinner
* * *♦ adjsolvent♦ nmsolvent* * *m solvent -
90 distanciamiento
m.1 distance, coldness (afectivo).2 separation, isolation, coming apart, distance.* * *1 distancing, separation* * *SM1) (=acto) spacing out2) (=estado) remoteness, isolation3) (=distancia) distance4) (Teat, Literat) distancing effect* * *se nota un cierto distanciamiento entre ellos — they seem to have grown o drifted apart
* * *= remoteness, rift, estrangement, move away from, aloofness, distancing.Ex. Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.Ex. Chief among these challenges is the technological rift that exists between the Third World and on-line systems that have their roots in technologically advanced societies.Ex. The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.Ex. This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.Ex. Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.Ex. Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.----* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* distanciamiento de = swing away from.* orden judicial de distanciamiento = restraining order.* * *se nota un cierto distanciamiento entre ellos — they seem to have grown o drifted apart
* * *= remoteness, rift, estrangement, move away from, aloofness, distancing.Ex: Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.
Ex: Chief among these challenges is the technological rift that exists between the Third World and on-line systems that have their roots in technologically advanced societies.Ex: The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.Ex: This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.Ex: Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* distanciamiento de = swing away from.* orden judicial de distanciamiento = restraining order.* * *(acción) distancing(efecto): se nota un cierto distanciamiento entre ellos they seem to have grown o drifted apart* * *
distanciamiento sustantivo masculino distancing: ha habido un distanciamiento entre ellos, they've grown apart
' distanciamiento' also found in these entries:
English:
rift
* * *1. [afectivo] distance, coldness;con los años, se produjo un distanciamiento entre ellos as the years passed, they grew apart;ver un asunto con cierto distanciamiento to consider an issue with a certain detachment2. [de opiniones, posturas] distancing;se ha dado un claro distanciamiento de posturas entre ambos bandos the two sides have adopted more clearly opposing positions* * ** * *1) : distancing2) : rift, estrangement -
91 distinto
adj.1 different, unlike, other, unequal.2 distinct, distinguishable, apparent.3 distinct, non continuous, discrete, quite separate.* * *► adjetivo1 (diferente) different2 (claro) distinct► adjetivo pl distintos,-as1 various, several* * *(f. - distinta)adj.1) different2) distinct* * *ADJ1) (=diferente) different (a, de from)2) (=definido) [perfil, vista] clear, distinct3) pl distintos several, varioushay distintas opiniones sobre eso — there are several o various opinions about that
* * *- ta adjetivo1) ( diferente) differentser distinto a or de algo/alguien — to be different from o (AmE) than something/somebody
estas/te encuentro distinto — you look different
* * *= alternative, dissimilar, different, discrete, disparate, distinct, separate, unconnected.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex. It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.Ex. Composite documents are documents which contain two or more discrete subjects.Ex. It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.Ex. There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.Ex. To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.----* algo distinto de = something other than.* algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.* distinto de = other than.* distintos = any of a number of.* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.* en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.* en distintos formatos = multiform.* en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.* * *- ta adjetivo1) ( diferente) differentser distinto a or de algo/alguien — to be different from o (AmE) than something/somebody
estas/te encuentro distinto — you look different
* * *= alternative, dissimilar, different, discrete, disparate, distinct, separate, unconnected.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.Ex: Composite documents are documents which contain two or more discrete subjects.Ex: It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.Ex: There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.Ex: To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.* algo distinto de = something other than.* algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.* distinto de = other than.* distintos = any of a number of.* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.* en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.* en distintos formatos = multiform.* en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.* en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.* ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.* * *distinto -taA (diferente) differentson gemelos, pero son muy distintos they're twins, but they are very differentdistinto A or DE algo/algn:es totalmente distinto a ella he is totally different to o from hersu versión de lo ocurrido es bastante distinta de la mía his version of events is quite different from o to o ( AmE) than mineeste problema es totalmente distinto del anterior this problem is totally different from o ( frml) quite distinct from the previous oneB (en pl, delante del n) (varios) several, variousles preguntó a distintas personas y nadie sabía she asked several o various people and no-one knew* * *
distinto◊ -ta adjetivo
1 ( diferente) different;
ser distinto a or de algo/algn to be different from o to o (AmE) than sth/sb;◊ estas/te encuentro distinto you look different
2 (en pl, delante del n) ( varios) several, various
distinto,-a adjetivo different
' distinto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- aparte
- diferenciar
- distinta
- diversa
- diverso
- fonéticamente
- otra
- otro
- carácter
- concebir
- diferente
English:
actual
- cry
- differ
- different
- dissimilar
- distinct
- separate
- unlike
- other
* * *distinto, -a♦ adj1. [diferente] different (de o a from o to);su versión de los hechos era muy distinta her version of events was very different;es distinto venir de vacaciones a vivir aquí coming on Br holiday o US vacation is different to o from living here2. [claro] clear;su voz se oía distinta entre las demás her voice could be clearly heard among the others;claro y distinto perfectly clear3.distintos [varios] various;hay distintos libros sobre el tema there are various books on the subject;hay distintas maneras de preparar este plato there are various different ways of making this dish♦ advdifferently;en este país hacen las cosas distinto they do things differently in this country* * *adj1 different;ser distinto de be different from2:* * *distinto, -ta adj1) diferente: different2) claro: distinct, clear, evident* * *distinto adj (diferente) different -
92 elasticidad
f.elasticity.* * *1 (gen) elasticity2 (tela) stretch3 figurado flexibility* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de material] elasticity; [de la madera] spring2) (=adaptabilidad) elasticity* * ** * *= elasticity, tensile strength, resilience.Ex. The differences found can be explained, at leas in part, by the elasticity of the term 'librarianship'.Ex. After treatment, the pH value, the alkali content and the tensile strength were determined.Ex. The film is less about idealism in the face of adversity than dumb resilience in spite of everything.----* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* * ** * *= elasticity, tensile strength, resilience.Ex: The differences found can be explained, at leas in part, by the elasticity of the term 'librarianship'.
Ex: After treatment, the pH value, the alkali content and the tensile strength were determined.Ex: The film is less about idealism in the face of adversity than dumb resilience in spite of everything.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* * *1 (de un material) elasticity2 (de un horario) flexibility* * *
elasticidad sustantivo femenino ( de material) elasticity;
( de horario) flexibility
elasticidad sustantivo femenino
1 elasticity
2 figurado flexibility
' elasticidad' also found in these entries:
English:
elasticity
- give
- resilience
- spring
- stretch
* * *elasticidad nf1. [de material, cuerpo] elasticity2. [de horario] flexibility3. [de interpretación] flexibility* * *f elasticity* * *elasticidad nf: elasticity -
93 eminente
adj.1 eminent (excelente).2 high (elevado).f. & m.eminent person, leading figure.* * *► adjetivo1 (elevado) high2 figurado eminent, distinguished* * *adj.* * *ADJ eminent, distinguished* * *adjetivo eminent* * *= eminent, distinguished, elevated, notable.Ex. The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.Ex. This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.Ex. Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.* * *adjetivo eminent* * *= eminent, distinguished, elevated, notable.Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.
Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.Ex: Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.* * *eminent* * *
eminente adjetivo
eminent
eminente adjetivo eminent
' eminente' also found in these entries:
English:
eminent
* * *eminente adj[excelente] eminent* * *adj eminent* * *eminente adj: eminent, distinguished -
94 encía
f.gum.* * *1 gum* * *noun f.* * *SF gum* * *femenino gum* * *= gum.Ex. Both hares and rabbits have a split lip, or hare-lip, although there are slight differences since it is only rabbits that have a layer of skin to cover the gums.* * *femenino gum* * *= gum.Ex: Both hares and rabbits have a split lip, or hare-lip, although there are slight differences since it is only rabbits that have a layer of skin to cover the gums.
* * *gum* * *
encía sustantivo femenino
gum
encía f Anat gum
' encía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anestesiar
- flemón
English:
gum
* * *encía nfgum* * *f gum* * *encía nf: gum (tissue)* * *encía n gum -
95 enorme
adj.enormous, huge.* * *► adjetivo1 (grande) enormous, huge, vast2 (desmedido) tremendous, great3 familiar (muy bueno) very good, excellent* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=muy grande) enormous, huge2) * (=estupendo) killing *, marvellous* * ** * *= deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], enormous, exponential, extensive, huge, infinite, mammoth, massive, monumental, prodigious, intense, abysmal, Herculean, colossal, of epic proportions, monstrous, a monster of a, Herculanian.Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex. In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.Ex. Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.Ex. The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.Ex. When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.Ex. She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.Ex. The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.Ex. Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex. A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.Ex. University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.Ex. Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.Ex. Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex. Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.Ex. The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.----* boquete enorme = gaping hole.* * ** * *= deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], enormous, exponential, extensive, huge, infinite, mammoth, massive, monumental, prodigious, intense, abysmal, Herculean, colossal, of epic proportions, monstrous, a monster of a, Herculanian.Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.Ex: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.* boquete enorme = gaping hole.* * *‹edificio/animal› huge, enormous; ‹aumento/suma› huge, enormous, vast; ‹zona› vast, hugela diferencia es enorme the difference is enormous o hugetiene unas manos enormes he has huge o enormous handssentí una pena enorme I felt tremendously sad o a tremendous sense of sadness* * *
enorme adjetivo ‹edificio/animal/suma› huge, enormous;
‹ zona› vast, huge;
enorme adjetivo enormous, huge: vimos un elefante enorme, we saw an enormous elephant
(de consideración) un enorme error, a clanger
' enorme' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atroz
- botija
- congratularse
- desnivel
- estrepitosa
- estrepitoso
- satisfacción
- soberana
- soberano
- sofoco
- supina
- supino
English:
effective
- enormous
- face
- gaping
- ginormous
- huge
- immense
- massive
- monstrous
- monumental
- vast
- whopper
- world
- derive
- extreme
- gigantic
- it
- prodigious
- scar
- yawning
* * *enorme adj1. [muy grande] [objeto, persona, cantidad] huge, enormous;[defecto, error] huge;estos animales tienen una enorme capacidad para reproducirse these creatures have an enormous reproductive capacity;una torre de enorme altura an enormously tall tower;tu hijo está ya enorme your son's really huge;le invadía una enorme tristeza he was overcome by a great sadness* * *adj enormous, huge* * *enorme adjinmenso: enormous, huge♦ enormemente adv* * *enorme adj enormous / huge -
96 esencial
adj.essential.su participación fue esencial en el proyecto her participation was essential to the projectlo esencial the fundamental thingen lo esencial coincidimos we agree on the basic points o the essentialsno esencial non-essential, inessential* * *► adjetivo1 essential\en lo esencial in the mainlo esencial the main thing* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=imprescindible) essential2) (=principal) essential, mainlo esencial es que... — the main o essential o most important thing is to...
he entendido lo esencial de la conversación — I understood the main o the most important points of the conversation
en lo esencial: pese a las diferencias, estamos de acuerdo en lo esencial — essentially, despite our differences, we are in agreement, despite our differences, we are in agreement on the essentials
3) [aceite] essential* * *1) ( fundamental) essentialestábamos de acuerdo en lo esencial — we agreed on the essentials o on the main points
lo esencial es... — the main o the most important thing is...
esencial para algo — essential for o to something
2) < aceite> essential* * *= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], essential, paramount, vital, baseline [base line], bread and butter, mission critical [mission-critical], rock-bottom, indispensable, constitutive, cardinal, critical.Ex. Those are just the bare beginnings.Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.Ex. Practice is paramount.Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex. This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.Ex. The bread and butter business of public libraries, especially branch libraries, is the lending of fiction.Ex. Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.Ex. The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.Ex. Of course, these catalogs will still remain indispensable guides to LC holdings not represented by MARC records.Ex. Three definitions of information are given: information as a resource, information as a commodity, and information as a constitutive force in society.Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.Ex. Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.----* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* esencial, lo = gist, the, bottom line, the.* función esencial = vital role.* libro esencial = bedside book.* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.* no esencial = non-essential [nonessential].* papel esencial = vital role, pivotal role.* punto esencial = essential point.* tiempo + ser esencial = time + be of the essence.* * *1) ( fundamental) essentialestábamos de acuerdo en lo esencial — we agreed on the essentials o on the main points
lo esencial es... — the main o the most important thing is...
esencial para algo — essential for o to something
2) < aceite> essential* * *= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], essential, paramount, vital, baseline [base line], bread and butter, mission critical [mission-critical], rock-bottom, indispensable, constitutive, cardinal, critical.Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.
Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.Ex: Practice is paramount.Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.Ex: The bread and butter business of public libraries, especially branch libraries, is the lending of fiction.Ex: Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.Ex: Of course, these catalogs will still remain indispensable guides to LC holdings not represented by MARC records.Ex: Three definitions of information are given: information as a resource, information as a commodity, and information as a constitutive force in society.Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.* esencial, lo = gist, the, bottom line, the.* función esencial = vital role.* libro esencial = bedside book.* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.* no esencial = non-essential [nonessential].* papel esencial = vital role, pivotal role.* punto esencial = essential point.* tiempo + ser esencial = time + be of the essence.* * *A1 (fundamental) essentialestábamos de acuerdo en lo esencial we agreed on the essentials o on the main pointslo esencial es que estés tranquilo the main o the most important o the essential thing is to keep calmesencial PARA algo essential FOR o TO sthesto es esencial para el buen funcionamiento del motor this is essential for o to the smooth running of the engine2 ( Fil) essentialB ‹aceite› essential* * *
esencial adjetivo ( fundamental) essential;◊ coincidimos en lo esencial we agree on the essentials o on the main points;
lo esencial es … the main o the most important thing is …
esencial adjetivo essential: quédate con lo esencial, remember the most important thing
tiene lo esencial para vivir, she has enough to live on
' esencial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accesoria
- accesorio
- básica
- básico
- descafeinada
- descafeinado
- elemental
- sustancial
English:
basic
- brass
- core
- essential
- gist
- nitty-gritty
- nut
- rough
- underlying
- vital
- bare
- essentially
- fundamental
- prerequisite
- substance
* * *esencial adj1. [básico] essential;su participación fue esencial en el proyecto her participation was essential to the project;lo esencial the essential o main thing;lo esencial es una buena preparación física the essential o main thing is to have trained properly beforehand;en lo esencial coincidimos we agree on the basic points o the essentials;no esencial non-essential, inessential2. [aceite] essential* * *adj essential;lo esencial es que the main o essential thing is that* * *esencial adj: essential♦ esencialmente adv* * *esencial adj essential -
97 eso
intj.that's it.pron.1 that (neutro).eso es la Torre Eiffel that's the Eiffel Towereso es lo que yo pienso that's just what I thinkeso que propones es irrealizable what you're proposing is impossibleeso de vivir solo no me gusta I don't like the idea of living on my own¡eso, eso! that's right!, yes!¡eso es! that's it¿cómo es eso?, ¿y eso? how come? (¿por qué?)para eso es mejor no ir if that's all it is, you might as well not gopor eso vine that's why I camea eso de (at) about o arounda eso del mediodía round about middayen eso just then, at that very momenty eso que even though2 it.* * ** * *pron.* * *SF ABR Esp= Enseñanza Secundaria obligatoria compulsory secondary education for 12 to 16 year-olds ESO As a consequence of the 1990 education reform law, LOGSE, secondary education in Spain is now divided into two stages. The first stage, ESO, or Educación Secundaria Obligatoria, is for 12- to 16-year-olds. It is free and compulsory and includes both vocational and academic subjects. Students are awarded the Título de Graduado en Educación Secundaria on successful completion at age 16 and can leave school at this point. If they choose to continue their education they go on to the second stage, which consists of either the academically orientated Bachillerato or the vocational Formación Profesional Específica.See:* * ** * *Ex. There will always be differences between the races and the genders and all that sort of thing.* * ** * *Ex: There will always be differences between the races and the genders and all that sort of thing.
* * *ESO - Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (↑ ESO a1)(en Esp) = Educación Secundaria Obligatoria* * *
Multiple Entries:
ESO
eso
eso pron dem
eso que te contaron what they told youb) ( en locs)◊ a eso de (at) around o about;
en eso: en eso llegó su madre (just) at that moment her mother arrived;
¡eso es! that's it!;
y eso que … even though …;
por eso that's whyc)◊ ¡eso! ( interj) exactly!
eso pron dem neut that: eso de los fantasmas es una tontería, this whole thing about ghosts is nonsense
¡eso es!, that's it!
no me dio ni eso, she didn't give me even that
por eso nos vamos, that's why we are leaving
♦ Locuciones: a eso de, around: a eso de la medianoche, around midnight
' ESO' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
advertir
- alcance
- amargarse
- aparte
- así
- bajeza
- bastarse
- broma
- caer
- calumnia
- característica
- característico
- chistar
- chupada
- chupado
- colmo
- cómo
- con
- conducir
- cosa
- cuento
- dar
- deberse
- derecha
- derecho
- diferenciar
- discutible
- doler
- educación
- empezar
- entrar
- ser
- escribirse
- eso
- excusa
- falsa
- falso
- faltar
- ir
- hacer
- harina
- importar
- interesar
- jorobar
- llevar
- luego
- malpensada
- malpensado
- marcha
- menos
English:
about
- absolutely
- affair
- all
- anything
- ball
- ball game
- care
- careful
- common
- debate
- defy
- deliberately
- design
- dig
- do
- done
- dwell on
- enough
- failing
- feel
- fit
- fortunate
- go for
- grab
- harp on
- head
- here
- however
- it
- joke
- just
- kick up
- labour
- like
- mean
- most
- move
- mud
- nasty
- need
- no
- none
- nowhere
- objection
- occasion
- ocean
- of
- offence
- ominously
* * *= mainstream secondary education in Spain for pupils aged 12-16ESOMandatory secondary education or ESO (“Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria”) in Spain lasts four years, from the age of twelve to sixteen. This is divided into two two-year cycles. At the end of the second cycle (equivalent to junior year in high school), students can either go on to two years of further study if they want to go to college, or take vocational and technical courses.* * *f abr Esp(= educación secundaria obligatoria) compulsory secondary education* * *1) : thateso no me gusta: I don't like that2)¡eso es! : that's it!, that's right!3)a eso de : arounda eso de las tres: around three o'clock4)en eso : at that point, just then* * *ESO n secondary education -
98 espeleología
f.speleology, potholing, spelaeology.* * *1 potholing, speleology* * *SF potholing, spelunking ( esp EEUU), speleology frm* * *femenino spelunking, potholing (BrE)* * *= speleology, potholing, caving.Ex. The present study investigates the main differences between the following four mountain disciplines: free-climbing, alpinism, speleology and ski jumping.Ex. The author examines what drives people to do potholing, a worldwide pursuit with its own unique joys and dangers.Ex. This article focuses on the leisure pursuit of caving and those who participate in it.* * *femenino spelunking, potholing (BrE)* * *= speleology, potholing, caving.Ex: The present study investigates the main differences between the following four mountain disciplines: free-climbing, alpinism, speleology and ski jumping.
Ex: The author examines what drives people to do potholing, a worldwide pursuit with its own unique joys and dangers.Ex: This article focuses on the leisure pursuit of caving and those who participate in it.* * ** * *
espeleología sustantivo femenino
spelunking, potholing (BrE)
espeleología sustantivo femenino speleology, potholing
' espeleología' also found in these entries:
English:
potholing
- speleology
- pot
- spelunking
* * *espeleología nf* * *f spelunking, Brpotholing -
99 fabricante
adj.manufacturing.la empresa fabricante the manufacturerf. & m.manufacturer.* * *1 manufacturer, maker* * *noun mf.manufacturer, maker* * *1.ADJ2.SMF [en gran escala] manufacturer, maker; [en pequeña escala] maker* * *masculino y femenino manufacturer* * *= manufacturer, builder, maker.Ex. Added entries under corporate names are made for a prominently named corporate body, unless it functions solely as distributor or manufacturer.Ex. No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.----* fabricante de automóviles = automaker.* fabricante de carrocerías = coachbuilder, bodybuilder [body-builder].* fabricante de cartón = paperboard maker, paperboard manufacturer.* fabricante de coches = automaker.* fabricante de jabón = soapmaker.* fabricante de maquinaria agrícola = farm equipment manufacturer.* fabricante de moldes = die-sinker.* fabricante de ropa = clothing company.* fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.* instrucciones del fabricante = firmware.* * *masculino y femenino manufacturer* * *= manufacturer, builder, maker.Ex: Added entries under corporate names are made for a prominently named corporate body, unless it functions solely as distributor or manufacturer.
Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.* fabricante de automóviles = automaker.* fabricante de carrocerías = coachbuilder, bodybuilder [body-builder].* fabricante de cartón = paperboard maker, paperboard manufacturer.* fabricante de coches = automaker.* fabricante de jabón = soapmaker.* fabricante de maquinaria agrícola = farm equipment manufacturer.* fabricante de moldes = die-sinker.* fabricante de ropa = clothing company.* fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.* instrucciones del fabricante = firmware.* * *manufacturer* * *
fabricante sustantivo masculino y femenino
manufacturer
fabricante mf manufacturer
' fabricante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zapatera
- zapatero
- papelero
- pastelero
English:
discontinue
- maker
- manufacturer
- producer
* * *♦ adjmanufacturing;la empresa fabricante the manufacturer♦ nmfmanufacturer* * *m/f manufacturer, maker* * *fabricante nmf: manufacturer* * *fabricante n manufacturer -
100 falacia
f.1 lie, untruth (mentira).eso es una falacia that's a lie, that's not true2 fallacy, illusion, take-in, absurdity.* * *1 (error) fallacy2 (engaño) deceit, trick3 (hábito de engañar) deceitfulness* * *SF1) (=engaño) deceit, fraud; (=error) fallacy2) (=falsedad) deceitfulness* * *femenino fallacy* * *= fallacy, factoid.Ex. The article was titled 'Serial pricing and copyrights: prophecies, strategies and fallacies'.Ex. Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.* * *femenino fallacy* * *= fallacy, factoid.Ex: The article was titled 'Serial pricing and copyrights: prophecies, strategies and fallacies'.
Ex: Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.* * *fallacyese argumento es una falacia that is a fallacious argumentCompuesto:pathetic fallacy* * *
falacia sustantivo femenino fallacy
' falacia' also found in these entries:
English:
fallacy
* * *falacia nf1. [mentira] lie, untruth;eso es una falacia that's a lie, that's not true2. [concepción errónea] fallacy* * *f1 fallacy2 ( engaño) fraud* * *falacia nf: fallacy
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