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differentiate between

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1 diferenciar

v.

1 to distinguish, to differentiate.

2 to tell apart, to differentiate, to discern, to distinguish.

Ricardo discierne las medidas Richard discerns=weighs the measures.

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diferenciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (distinguir) to differentiate, distinguish ( entre, between)

2 (hacer diferente) to make different

■ diferenció la caja de mayor peso con una cruz he marked the heaviest box with an X

► verbo pronominal diferenciarse

1 to differ, be different ( por, because of)

2 (destacarse) to distinguish oneself, stand out ( por, because of)

■ se diferencia por su acento she stands out because of her accent

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verb

1) to differentiate

2) distinguish

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1. VT

1) (=hacer diferencias) to distinguish, differentiate

no sabe diferenciar entre uno y otro — she can't distinguish o differentiate between the two

no sabe diferenciar entre el bien y el mal — he can't distinguish between good and evil

2) (=hacer diferente) to make different

3) (=variar) to vary the use of, alter the function of

4) (Mat) to differentiate

2.

See:

diferenciarse

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1.
verbo transitivo <colores/sonidos> to tell the difference between, differentiate between

diferenciar algo de algo: no diferencia lo que está bien de lo que está mal — he can't distinguish between right and wrong
2.
diferenciarse v pron

¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? — what makes this species different?

diferenciarse de algo/alguien — to differ from something/somebody

sólo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio — the only difference between this one and the other one is the price

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= differentiate, discern, discriminate, sift, screen out, tell + the difference, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, decouple.

Ex. Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another, and on other occasions it is important to differentiate between such terms.

Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex. It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.

Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.

Ex. The user will have no means of telling the difference.

Ex. No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.

Ex. What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.

Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.

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* diferenciar de = mark + Nombre + off from.

* no diferenciarse de = be nothing short of.

* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no = discriminatingly.

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1.
verbo transitivo <colores/sonidos> to tell the difference between, differentiate between

diferenciar algo de algo: no diferencia lo que está bien de lo que está mal — he can't distinguish between right and wrong
2.
diferenciarse v pron

¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? — what makes this species different?

diferenciarse de algo/alguien — to differ from something/somebody

sólo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio — the only difference between this one and the other one is the price

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= differentiate, discern, discriminate, sift, screen out, tell + the difference, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, decouple.

Ex: Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another, and on other occasions it is important to differentiate between such terms.

Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.

Ex: It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.

Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.

Ex: The user will have no means of telling the difference.

Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.

Ex: What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.

Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.

* diferenciar de = mark + Nombre + off from.

* no diferenciarse de = be nothing short of.

* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no = discriminatingly.

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diferenciar [A1 ]

vt

‹colores/sonidos› to tell the difference between, differentiate between, tell … apart

no sabe diferenciar entre estas dos plantas he can't differentiate between o tell the difference between these two plants, he can't tell these two plants apart

diferenciar algo DE algo:

no diferencia lo que está bien de lo que está mal he doesn't know the difference between right and wrong, he can't differentiate between right and wrong, he can't distinguish between right and wrong

■ diferenciarse

v pron

¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? what is different about this species?, what makes this species different?, how does this species differ?

diferenciarse DE algo/algn:

sólo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio the only difference between this one and the other one is the price

se diferencia de ella en muchas cosas he's different from her in many ways

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diferenciar ( conjugate diferenciar) verbo transitivo ‹colores/sonidos› to tell the difference between, differentiate between
diferenciarse verbo pronominal:
◊ ¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? what makes this species different?;

no se diferencian en nada there's no difference between them;
diferenciarse de algo/algn to differ from sth/sb;
solo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio the only difference between this one and the other one is the price
diferenciar verbo transitivo
1 (saber discernir) to distinguish, tell the difference: no diferencia la seda del algodón, she can't tell the difference between silk and cotton
2 (hacer distinto) to differentiate: eso es lo que nos diferencia, that's what makes us different

' diferenciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- caracterizar
- discriminar
- distinguir
English:
differentiate
- from
- set apart
- distinguish

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diferenciar

♦ vt

1. [distinguir] to distinguish (de/entre from/between);
hay que diferenciar el tai-chi de las artes marciales you have to distinguish tai chi from the martial arts;

no sabe diferenciar entre las setas venenosas y las comestibles he can't tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible ones

2. Mat to differentiate

♦ vi

to distinguish, to differentiate

♦ See also the pronominal verb diferenciarse

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diferenciar

v/t differentiate

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diferenciar vt

: to differentiate between, to distinguish

♦ See also the reflexive verb diferenciarse

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diferenciar vb (distinguir) to distinguish

es incapaz de diferenciar un mulo de un asno he can't distinguish between a mule and an ass

Spanish-English dictionary > diferenciar
2 discriminar

v.

1 to discriminate against.

Ella discrimina a los gordos She discriminates fat people.

Los racistas discriminan Racists have prejudice.

Los signos discriminan las enfermedades Signs discriminate diseases.

2 to discern, to analyze, to judge, to analyse.

Ella discrimina los pro y contra She discerns the pros and cons.

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discriminar

► verbo transitivo

1 (diferenciar) to discriminate, distinguish

2 (por raza, religión, etc) to discriminate against

■ nos discriminaron porque éramos extranjeros we were discriminated against because we were foreigners

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1. VT

1) [+ persona, colectivo] to discriminate against

2) [+ colores, sabores] to differentiate between

2.

VI to discriminate ( entre between)

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verbo transitivo

a) <persona/colectividad> to discriminate against

b) ( distinguir) to differentiate, distinguish

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= discriminate, disenfranchise.

Ex. It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.

Ex. This article discusses an emerging class of Americans being disenfranchised by the growing importance of information technologies they cannot afford.

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* sin discriminar = indiscriminate.

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verbo transitivo

a) <persona/colectividad> to discriminate against

b) ( distinguir) to differentiate, distinguish

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= discriminate, disenfranchise.

Ex: It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.

Ex: This article discusses an emerging class of Americans being disenfranchised by the growing importance of information technologies they cannot afford.

* sin discriminar = indiscriminate.

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discriminar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹persona/colectividad› to discriminate against

se siente discriminado por sus compañeros he feels discriminated against by his colleagues

2 (distinguir) to differentiate, distinguish

■ discriminar

vi

to discriminate

no discrimina he's completely undiscriminating

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discriminar ( conjugate discriminar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹persona/colectividad› to discriminate against

b) ( distinguir) to differentiate, distinguish

discriminar verbo transitivo
1 (marginar) to discriminate against
estar discriminado, to be discriminated against
sentirse discriminado, to feel discriminated against
2 (diferenciar, distinguir) to discriminate between o to tell the difference between: no discrimina los colores, she can't tell one colour from another
' discriminar' also found in these entries:
English:
discriminate

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discriminar vt

1. [marginar] to discriminate against;

discriminar a alguien por algo to discriminate against sb because of sth;

sentirse discriminado to feel discriminated against

2. [distinguir] to discriminate;

discriminar algo de to discriminate o distinguish sth from

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discriminar

v/t

1 discriminate against

2 ( diferenciar) differentiate

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discriminar vt

1) : to discriminate against

2) : to distinguish, to differentiate

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discriminar vb to discriminate against

Hitler discriminó al pueblo judío Hitler discriminated against Jewish people

Spanish-English dictionary > discriminar
3 salario

m.

salary, wages.

salario base o básico basic wage

salario bruto/neto gross/net wage

salario mínimo (interprofesional) minimum wage

pres.indicat.

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

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salario

► nombre masculino

1 salary, wages plural, wage

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FRASEOLOGÍA

salario mínimo minimum wage

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noun m.

salary, wage

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SM wage, wages pl, pay, salary

salario base — basic wage

salario de hambre, salario de miseria — starvation wage

salario inicial — starting salary

salario mínimo — minimum wage

salario mínimo interprofesional — guaranteed minimum wage

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masculino (frml) wage, salary

- salario base/mínimo

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= salary, wage, pay, salary range.

Ex. For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex. For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex. Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.

Ex. By city-administered examination and promotion, his current salary range would be equalled and surpassed within a year to a year and a half.

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* congelación del salario = salary freeze.

* congelar los salarios = freeze + salaries.

* equiparación de salarios = pay equity.

* salario anual = annual salary.

* salario digno = living wage, decent wage, decent salary.

* salario inicial = entry level salary, starting salary.

* salario mínimo = living wage, minimum salary, poverty level.

* salario mínimo, el = minimum wage, the.

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masculino (frml) wage, salary

- salario base/mínimo

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= salary, wage, pay, salary range.

Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex: Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.

Ex: By city-administered examination and promotion, his current salary range would be equalled and surpassed within a year to a year and a half.

* congelación del salario = salary freeze.

* congelar los salarios = freeze + salaries.

* equiparación de salarios = pay equity.

* salario anual = annual salary.

* salario digno = living wage, decent wage, decent salary.

* salario inicial = entry level salary, starting salary.

* salario mínimo = living wage, minimum salary, poverty level.

* salario mínimo, el = minimum wage, the.

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salario

masculine

( frml)

wage, salary

Compuestos:

● salario base

basic wage

● salario mínimo

minimum wage

● salario mínimo interprofesional

( Esp) minimum wage

● salario mínimo vital y móvil

( Arg) minimum wage ( index-linked)

● salario nominal

nominal wage

● salario real

real wage

● salario social

social improvements in place of larger wage increases

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salario sustantivo masculino (frml) wage, salary
salario sustantivo masculino pay, wage
salario base, basic wage
salario mínimo, minimum wage
(sueldo mensual) salary
Hay una importante diferencia entre salary y wage. Aunque los dos significan sueldo o salario, salary se calcula anualmente, se paga mensualmente y se traduce en una cantidad constante que perciben los profesionales, mientras que wage se calcula por horas o días, se paga semanalmente y representa el salario de los trabajadores, obreros, oficinistas, etc.
' salario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticipo
- cobrar
- ganar
- haber
- paga
- semana
- sueldo
- acorde
- función
- subir
English:
commensurate
- cut
- exist
- hourly
- minimum wage
- salary
- stay on
- wage
- match
- sick pay

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salario nm

salary, wages

Comp
salario base o básico basic wage;
salario bruto gross wage;

salario mínimo (interprofesional) minimum wage;

salario neto net wage;
Esp salario social = benefit paid by local authorities to low-income families
SALARIO MÍNIMO INTERPROFESIONAL

In Spain the government sets a monthly minimum wage to which all workers are entitled. In 2007 this was set at 570.60 Euros per month. This rate does not apply to those sectors of the economy which have separate agreements between unions and employers, and where the minimum wage tends to be somewhat higher.

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salario

m salary, wage

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salario nm

1) : salary

2)

salario mínimo : minimum wage

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salario n salary [pl. salaries] / wages / pay

cobran su salario a final de mes they get paid at the end of the month

Spanish-English dictionary > salario
4 paga

f.

1 salary, wages (salario).

paga extra o extraordinaria = additional payment of a month's salary or wages made to Spanish workers in June and December

2 payment, pay-off, pay, payoff.

He made a payment Él pagó=He paid.

3 wage-packet, envelope with pay.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pagar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pagar.

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paga

► nombre femenino

1 (sueldo) pay

2 (de los niños) pocket money

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FRASEOLOGÍA

paga extra bonus

paga y señal down payment

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noun f.

1) allowance

2) pay

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SF

1) (=sueldo) [semanal] wages pl ; [mensual] salary; [de jubilado, viuda] pension; [de niño] pocket money

14 pagas al año — 14 yearly payments

día de paga — payday

paga de Navidad — Christmas bonus ( equivalent to a month's salary)

paga extra, paga extraordinaria — salary bonus ( usually paid in July and December)

2) (Com) (=pago) payment

entrega contra paga — cash on delivery
PAGA EXTRAORDINARIA Most long-term and permanent employment contracts in Spain stipulate that annual salary will be paid in 14 instalments. This means that most Spanish workers receive twice the normal monthly wage in June and December. These extra payments are generally known as paga extraordinaria or paga extra.
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femenino

a) ( acción de pagar) payment

b) ( sueldo) pay

¿qué tal es la paga? — what's the pay like?

- paga de Navidad

- paga extra or extraordinaria

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= salary, wage, pay.

Ex. For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex. For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex. Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.

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femenino

a) ( acción de pagar) payment

b) ( sueldo) pay

¿qué tal es la paga? — what's the pay like?

- paga de Navidad

- paga extra or extraordinaria

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= salary, wage, pay.

Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex: Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.

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paga

feminine

payment

treinta mil euros anuales, distribuidos en 15 pagas thirty thousand euros a year paid in 15 payments o installments

aún no he recibido la paga I still haven't been paid, I haven't received my wages/salary yet

Compuestos:

● paga de Navidad

extra month's salary paid at Christmas

● paga extra or extraordinaria

extra month's salary generally paid twice a year paga extra or paga extraordinaria (↑ paga a1)

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Del verbo pagar: ( conjugate pagar)

paga es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
paga
pagar
paga sustantivo femenino
a) ( acción de pagar) payment

b) ( sueldo) pay;

◊ paga de Navidad extra month's salary paid at Christmas;

paga extra or extraordinaria extra month's salary gen paid twice a year
pagar ( conjugate pagar) verbo transitivo
a) ( abonar) ‹cuenta/alquiler› to pay;

‹ deuda› to pay (off), repay;
‹comida/entradas/mercancías› to pay for;
◊ ¿cuánto pagas de alquiler? how much rent do you pay?;

le pagan los estudios they are paying for his education;
no puedo paga tanto I can't afford (to pay) that much;
paga algo POR algo to pay sth for sth
b) ‹favor/desvelos› to repay

c) ( expiar) ‹delito/atrevimiento› to pay for;

paga algo CON algo to pay for sth with sth;
◊ ¡me las vas a paga! you'll pay for this!

verbo intransitivo (Com, Fin) to pay;
◊ pagale a algn to pay sb

paga f (sueldo) wages
(de un niño) pocket money
paga extra, bonus ➣ Ver nota en salario
pagar verbo transitivo
1 (abonar) to pay: puedes pagarlo a plazos o al contado, you can pay for it in instalments or in cash
2 (recompensar) to repay: no sé cómo pagarte este favor, I don't know how I can repay you for this favour
3 (expiar) to pay for: tendrás que pagar tu crimen, you must pay for your crime
figurado ¡me las pagarás!, you'll pay for this!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (abonar) ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?, can I pay by card?
2 pagarás por tu intransigencia, you'll pay for your intransigence

' paga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asignación
- extra
- extraordinaria
- extraordinario
- salario
- aguinaldo
English:
behave
- going
- half-pay
- monthly
- pay
- pay packet
- protection money
- publicity
- rate
- lump
- spot
- wage

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paga nf
[salario] salary, wages; [de niño] Br pocket money, US allowance;
día de paga payday;

tenemos 14 pagas al año we have 14 salary payments o wage packets a year;

hoy nos dan la paga we get paid today

Comp
paga extra o extraordinaria = additional payment of a month's salary or wages;
paga de Navidad = additional payment of a month's salary or wages at Christmas

PAGA EXTRA

This is a bonus, equivalent to one month's wages, which is added to employees' salaries twice a year, in the summer and at Christmas, just in time to help people over these periods of heavy expenditure. It is considered as part of an employee's annual salary.

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paga

f

1 ( jornal) pay

2 de niño allowance, Br

pocket money

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paga nf

1) : payment

2) : pay, wages pl

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paga n

1. (sueldo) pay / wages

hoy es día de paga today is pay day

voy a cobrar la paga I'm going to get my wages

2. (de niños) pocket money

me he gastado la paga semanal I've spent my pocket money

En inglés americano se dice allowance

paga extra bonus

Spanish-English dictionary > paga
5 diferencia

f.

1 difference.

el problema de esa pareja es la diferencia de edad that couple's problem is the difference in their ages

a diferencia de unlike

establecer o hacer una diferencia entre to make a distinction between

el mejor/peor con diferencia by far the best/worst

2 difference (desacuerdo).

tuvieron sus diferencias they had their differences

limar diferencias to settle one's differences

3 difference.

tendremos que pagar la diferencia we'll have to pay the difference

diferencia horaria time difference

diferencia salarial wage differential

4 differendum, difference, dispute.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: diferenciar.

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diferencia

► nombre femenino

1 difference

2 (de opinión) difference, disagreement

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a diferencia de unlike

■ a diferencia de ellos unlike them

hacer diferencia entre to make a distinction between

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noun f.

difference

- a diferencia de

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SF

1) (=distinción) difference

no veo diferencia entre el original y la copia — I can't see any difference between the original and the copy

va mucha diferencia entre este libro y el anterior — there's a world of difference between this book and the previous one

no debes hacer diferencias entre tus hijos — you shouldn't discriminate between your children

• a diferencia de — unlike

a diferencia de sus hermanas, ella es bajita — unlike her sisters, she's quite short

• con diferencia — by far

Rosa es, con diferencia, la más guapa — Rosa is by far the prettiest, Rosa is the prettiest by a long way

diferencia salarial — (Com) wage differential, pay differential

2) (=intervalo) difference, gap

hay una diferencia de edad de diez años entre ellos — there's an age difference o age gap of ten years between them, there's ten years' difference in age between them

llegaron con una diferencia de diez minutos — they arrived ten minutes apart

3) (=desacuerdo)

ya han resuelto sus diferencias — they've patched up their differences

existen diferencias en el partido con respecto al aborto — there are differences of opinion within the party on the issue of abortion

partir la diferencia — frm to split the difference

4) (=resto) difference

pagué la diferencia en efectivo — I paid the difference in cash

halla la diferencia entre las dos cantidades — find the difference between the two amounts

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femenino

1) ( disparidad) difference

salieron con una diferencia de pocos minutos — they left a few minutes apart

a diferencia del marido, ella es encantadora — unlike her husband, she's really charming

la diferencia de precio — the difference in price

con diferencia: es, con diferencia, la mejor — she's easily o by far the best

2) ( desacuerdo) difference

trataron de resolver sus diferencias — they tried to resolve their differences

3) ( resto) difference

yo pagaré la diferencia — I'll pay the difference o the rest

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= difference, discrepancy, distinction, distinguishability, mismatch, gap, dissimilarity, point of difference, differential, fault line, disconnect, diff.

Nota: Abreviatura usada principalmente en el contexto informático.

Ex. Some concepts are described differently in different versions of one language.

Ex. Reshelving by users could explain the discrepancy.

Ex. Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.

Ex. In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.

Ex. The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science.

Ex. The gap between what private and public institutions charge means that private schools are at a big disadvantage in recruiting students.

Ex. No significant study has investigated similarities and dissimilarities betwee these two types of reviewing journal.

Ex. Some points of difference with Canadian practices, especially as regards staffing, are noted.

Ex. The gap between people who have the resources to access digital information and those who do not have these resources, the so-called 'digital divide', includes a differential in information literacy skills = La diferencia entre la gente que dispone de los recursos para acceder a la información digital y los que no, denominada "brecha digital", supone también una diferencia en las destrezas relacionadas con la alfabetización informacional.

Ex. These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.

Ex. The disconnect is about how the two groups view each other.

Ex. There are some diffs between the free version and the full version.

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* acortar las diferencias = close + the gap.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* con diferencia = by far.

* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* contrato basado en las diferencias de género = gender contract.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparición de las diferencias = blurring of differences, blurring of roles, blurring of boundaries.

* desaparición de las diferencias entre = blurring of distinctions between.

* desdibujar las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the boundaries between.

* detectar una diferencia = detect + difference.

* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* diferencia cultural = cultural difference.

* diferencia debida al género = gender gap.

* diferencia debida al sexo = gender gap.

* diferencia de género = gender difference.

* diferencia de horario = time differences.

* diferencia de opinión (sobre) = difference of opinion (on).

* diferencia de precio = price differential.

* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.

* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.

* diferencia de sexo = gender difference.

* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.

* diferencia generacional = generation gap.

* diferencia horaria = time differences.

* diferencia lingüística = language difference.

* diferencia lógica = logical difference.

* diferencia salarial = pay inequality.

* diferencias de opinión = shades of opinion.

* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.

* diferencias de sexo = gender.

* diferencia significativa = significant difference.

* diferencias insalvables = irreconcilable differences.

* diferencia social = social gap.

* eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.

* eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* establecer una diferencia = draw + demarcation.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.

* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.

* indicar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* insensible a las diferencias de género = gender blind.

* limar las diferencias = iron out + differences, flatten out + differences.

* marcar la diferencia = make + the difference, make + a difference, spell + the difference.

* mostrar las diferencias = turn up + differences.

* muy a diferencia de = in marked contrast to/with.

* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.

* Número + años de diferencia = Número + year gap.

* paliar las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.

* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* rectificar la diferencia = redress + imbalance, redress + the balance.

* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.

* resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.

* respetar una diferencia = observe + difference.

* respeto a la diferencia = respect to differences.

* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.

* saldar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* señalar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* significar la diferencia entre... y = mean + the difference between... and.

* sin diferencias = undifferentiated.

* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.

* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.

* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.

* tener sus diferencias = have + their differences.

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femenino

1) ( disparidad) difference

salieron con una diferencia de pocos minutos — they left a few minutes apart

a diferencia del marido, ella es encantadora — unlike her husband, she's really charming

la diferencia de precio — the difference in price

con diferencia: es, con diferencia, la mejor — she's easily o by far the best

2) ( desacuerdo) difference

trataron de resolver sus diferencias — they tried to resolve their differences

3) ( resto) difference

yo pagaré la diferencia — I'll pay the difference o the rest

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= difference, discrepancy, distinction, distinguishability, mismatch, gap, dissimilarity, point of difference, differential, fault line, disconnect, diff.

Nota: Abreviatura usada principalmente en el contexto informático.

Ex: Some concepts are described differently in different versions of one language.

Ex: Reshelving by users could explain the discrepancy.

Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.

Ex: In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.

Ex: The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science.

Ex: The gap between what private and public institutions charge means that private schools are at a big disadvantage in recruiting students.

Ex: No significant study has investigated similarities and dissimilarities betwee these two types of reviewing journal.

Ex: Some points of difference with Canadian practices, especially as regards staffing, are noted.

Ex: The gap between people who have the resources to access digital information and those who do not have these resources, the so-called 'digital divide', includes a differential in information literacy skills = La diferencia entre la gente que dispone de los recursos para acceder a la información digital y los que no, denominada "brecha digital", supone también una diferencia en las destrezas relacionadas con la alfabetización informacional.

Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.

Ex: The disconnect is about how the two groups view each other.

Ex: There are some diffs between the free version and the full version.

* acortar las diferencias = close + the gap.

* a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).

* a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.

* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.

* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* con diferencia = by far.

* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* contrato basado en las diferencias de género = gender contract.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* desaparecer las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the lines between, blur + the boundaries between.

* desaparición de las diferencias = blurring of differences, blurring of roles, blurring of boundaries.

* desaparición de las diferencias entre = blurring of distinctions between.

* desdibujar las diferencias = blur + distinctions, blur + the boundaries between.

* detectar una diferencia = detect + difference.

* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* diferencia cultural = cultural difference.

* diferencia debida al género = gender gap.

* diferencia debida al sexo = gender gap.

* diferencia de género = gender difference.

* diferencia de horario = time differences.

* diferencia de opinión (sobre) = difference of opinion (on).

* diferencia de precio = price differential.

* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.

* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.

* diferencia de sexo = gender difference.

* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.

* diferencia generacional = generation gap.

* diferencia horaria = time differences.

* diferencia lingüística = language difference.

* diferencia lógica = logical difference.

* diferencia salarial = pay inequality.

* diferencias de opinión = shades of opinion.

* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.

* diferencias de sexo = gender.

* diferencia significativa = significant difference.

* diferencias insalvables = irreconcilable differences.

* diferencia social = social gap.

* eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.

* eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* establecer una diferencia = draw + demarcation.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.

* hacer frente a las diferencias = face + differences.

* indicar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* insensible a las diferencias de género = gender blind.

* limar las diferencias = iron out + differences, flatten out + differences.

* marcar la diferencia = make + the difference, make + a difference, spell + the difference.

* mostrar las diferencias = turn up + differences.

* muy a diferencia de = in marked contrast to/with.

* nadie notaría la diferencia = no one would be the wiser.

* Número + años de diferencia = Número + year gap.

* paliar las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the gulf.

* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.

* rectificar la diferencia = redress + imbalance, redress + the balance.

* reducción de las diferencias entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.

* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.

* representar la diferencia entre... y = represent + the difference between... and.

* resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.

* resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.

* respetar una diferencia = observe + difference.

* respeto a la diferencia = respect to differences.

* sacar a relucir diferencias = turn up + differences.

* saldar las diferencias = iron out + differences.

* señalar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.

* significar la diferencia entre... y = mean + the difference between... and.

* sin diferencias = undifferentiated.

* sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.

* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.

* suponer una diferencia sobre = move + one away from.

* tener sus diferencias = have + their differences.

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diferencia

feminine

A (disparidad) difference

la diferencia de edad entre ellos the age difference o age gap between them

salieron con una diferencia de pocos minutos they left a few minutes apart

a diferencia del marido, ella es encantadora unlike her husband, she's really charming

es un hombre alegre, a diferencia de su antecesor que … he is a cheerful man, in contrast to o unlike his predecessor who …

cagarse or sentarse en la diferencia ( vulg CS): ¿$20 en vez de $19,99? ¡me cago en la diferencia! ( vulg); $20 instead of $19.99? big difference! o big deal! o that's a hell of a difference! ( iro)

antes me importaba mucho pero ahora me siento en la diferencia it used to bother me a lot, but now I couldn't give a damn o I couldn't care less ( colloq)

con diferencia: es, con diferencia, la más inteligente de las dos hermanas she's easily o far and away o by far the more intelligent of the two sisters, she's the more intelligent of the two sisters by a long way o by far

este restaurante es mucho mejor, y con diferencia this restaurant's better by far o by a long way

Compuesto:

diferencia horaria

time difference

B (desacuerdo) difference

se reunieron para tratar de resolver or saldar sus diferencias they met to try to resolve their differences

C (resto) difference

dame el dinero que tienes y yo pagaré la diferencia give me the money you have and I'll pay the difference o the remainder o the rest

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Del verbo diferenciar: ( conjugate diferenciar)

diferencia es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
diferencia
diferenciar
diferencia sustantivo femenino
a) ( disparidad) difference;

◊ la diferencia de precio the difference in price;

a diferencia del marido, ella es encantadora unlike her husband, she's really charming
b) ( distinción) distinction;

◊ hacer una diferencia to make a distinction

c) ( desacuerdo) difference;

resolver sus (or mis etc) diferencias to resolve one's differences
d) ( resto) difference,

◊ yo pagué la diferencia I paid the difference

diferenciar ( conjugate diferenciar) verbo transitivo ‹colores/sonidos› to tell the difference between, differentiate between
diferenciarse verbo pronominal:
◊ ¿en qué se diferencia esta especie? what makes this species different?;

no se diferencian en nada there's no difference between them;
diferenciase de algo/algn to differ from sth/sb;
solo se diferencia del otro en or por el precio the only difference between this one and the other one is the price
diferencia sustantivo femenino difference
♦ Locuciones: a diferencia de, unlike
con diferencia, by far: su hermana es la más simpática con diferencia, his sister is the nicer (de dos) o nicest (de más de dos) by far
diferenciar verbo transitivo
1 (saber discernir) to distinguish, tell the difference: no diferencia la seda del algodón, she can't tell the difference between silk and cotton
2 (hacer distinto) to differentiate: eso es lo que nos diferencia, that's what makes us different

' diferencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismal
- cada
- caja
- cerrarse
- diferenciar
- discrepancia
- distinguir
- economía
- error
- fundamental
- ganarse
- haber
- hablarse
- llevar
- llevarse
- notable
- piso
- poder
- política
- resaltar
- salario
- salto
- sensible
- sutil
- tarde
- variante
- acentuado
- cambio
- desigualdad
- desnivel
- distinción
- mínimo
- pequeño
- tremendo
English:
appreciable
- art
- by
- change
- difference
- discrepancy
- distinction
- gap
- hate
- insignificant
- material
- misunderstanding
- now
- opposed
- out
- settle
- sharp
- study
- tell
- unlike
- up
- within
- world
- yawning
- compare
- quite

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diferencia nf

1. [disimilitud] difference (con/entre from/between);
el problema de esa pareja es la diferencia de edad that couple's problem is the difference in their ages;

la diferencia está en que tú eres hombre the difference is that you're a man;

a diferencia de unlike;

con diferencia by far;

establecer o [m5] hacer una diferencia entre to make a distinction between

2. [desacuerdo] difference;

tuvieron sus diferencias they had their differences;

limar diferencias to settle one's differences

3. [en suma, resta] difference ( entre between);
tendremos que pagar la diferencia we'll have to pay the difference

Comp
diferencia horaria time difference; Elec diferencia de potencial potential difference;
diferencia salarial wage o pay differential

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diferencia

f

1 difference;

hay una diferencia como del día a la noche it’s like the difference between night and day;

a diferencia de unlike;

con diferencia fig by a long way

2

:

diferencias pl ( desacuerdo) differences

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diferencia nf

1) : difference

2)

a diferencia de : unlike, in contrast to

* * *

diferencia n difference

¿qué diferencia hay entre los dos coches? what's the difference between the two cars?

hay una diferencia de edad de dos años the age difference is two years

a diferencia de unlike

Spanish-English dictionary > diferencia
6 adecuado

adj.

adequate, appropriate, becoming, apt.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: adecuar.

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adecuado

► participio pasado

1→ link=adecuar adecuar

► adjetivo

1 adequate, suitable, appropriate

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(f. - adecuada)

adj.

appropriate

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ADJ

1) (=apropiado) [actitud, respuesta, ropa, tratamiento] appropriate; [documento, requisito] appropriate, relevant

los medios adecuados para resolver el problema — the appropriate means to solve the problem

es el traje más adecuado para la primavera — it is the most suitable o appropriate outfit for spring

exigen un uso adecuado de los recursos — they are demanding that resources be used appropriately o properly

una actitud poco adecuada — an inappropriate attitude

estar en el momento y el lugar adecuados — to be in the right place at the right time

esta no es la pieza adecuada — this is not the right part

el hombre adecuado para el puesto — the right man for the job

lo más adecuado sería... — the best thing o the most appropriate thing would be to...

2) (=acorde)

adecuado a algo: un precio adecuado a mis posibilidades — a price within my budget o reach

3) (=suficiente) [dinero, tiempo] sufficient

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- da adjetivo

a) ( apropiado)

un vestido adecuado para una boda — a suitable dress for a wedding

la persona adecuada para el cargo — the right person for the job

el momento adecuado — the right moment

no disponemos de los medios adecuados — we do not have adequate o the necessary resources

b) ( aceptable) adequate

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= adequate, appropriate, apt, desirable, suitable, competent, convenient, correct, eligible, felicitous, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, successful, timely, fitting, commensurate, accommodating, timely, fit for purpose, beffiting.

Ex. There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.

Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.

Ex. By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.

Ex. It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.

Ex. The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.

Ex. Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.

Ex. The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.

Ex. If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.

Ex. And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.

Ex. This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.

Ex. The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.

Ex. That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.

Ex. With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.

Ex. Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.

Ex. I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.

Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex. For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.

Ex. Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.

Ex. I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.

Ex. Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.

Ex. Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.

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* adecuado para = accommodative to, well suited to/for.

* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.

* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.

* el más adecuado = ideally suited.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* prácticas más adecuadas = lessons learned [lessons learnt], best practices.

* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.

* ser adecuado = be right, stand up.

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- da adjetivo

a) ( apropiado)

un vestido adecuado para una boda — a suitable dress for a wedding

la persona adecuada para el cargo — the right person for the job

el momento adecuado — the right moment

no disponemos de los medios adecuados — we do not have adequate o the necessary resources

b) ( aceptable) adequate

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= adequate, appropriate, apt, desirable, suitable, competent, convenient, correct, eligible, felicitous, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, successful, timely, fitting, commensurate, accommodating, timely, fit for purpose, beffiting.

Ex: There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.

Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.

Ex: By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.

Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.

Ex: The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.

Ex: Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.

Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.

Ex: If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.

Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.

Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.

Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.

Ex: That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.

Ex: With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.

Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.

Ex: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.

Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.

Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.

Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.

Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.

Ex: Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.

Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.

* adecuado para = accommodative to, well suited to/for.

* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.

* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.

* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.

* de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.

* el más adecuado = ideally suited.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.

* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* prácticas más adecuadas = lessons learned [lessons learnt], best practices.

* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.

* ser adecuado = be right, stand up.

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adecuado -da

adjective

1

(apropiado): me parece poco adecuado para una ocasión así I don't think it is very suitable for such an occasion

es la persona más adecuada para este trabajo she is the best person o the most suitable person for the job o to do the job

éste no es el momento adecuado this is not the right moment

no disponemos de los medios adecuados para realizar el trabajo we do not have adequate o the necessary resources to carry out the work

2 (aceptable) adequate

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Del verbo adecuar: ( conjugate adecuar)

adecuado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
adecuado
adecuar
adecuado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( apropiado) ‹vestido/regalo› suitable;

‹ momento› right;
‹ medios› adequate;
◊ la persona adecuada para el cargo the right person for the job

b) ( aceptable) adequate

adecuar ( conjugate adecuar) verbo transitivo adecuado algo a algo to adapt sth to sth
adecuado,-a adjetivo appropriate, suitable
adecuar verbo transitivo to adapt
' adecuado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adecuada
- aparente
- apta
- apto
- corresponder
- distribuir
- encontrar
- justa
- justo
- microclima
- momento
- pertinente
- propia
- propio
- bien
- indicado
- planteamiento
English:
adequate
- appropriate
- beginner
- due
- fit
- fitting
- proper
- suitable
- undue
- unsuitable
- right
- suited

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adecuado, -a adj

appropriate, suitable;

muchos niños no reciben una alimentación adecuada many children do not have a proper diet;

ponte un traje adecuado para la ceremonia wear something suitable for the ceremony;

no es un hombre adecuado para ella he's not the right sort of man for her;

el sistema actual no es el adecuado the current system isn't the right one;

no creo que este sea el lugar más adecuado para discutir del tema I don't think this is the best o right place to discuss the matter;

repartieron los fondos de forma adecuada they shared out the funds appropriately

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adecuado

adj suitable, appropriate

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adecuado, -da adj

1) idóneo: suitable, appropriate

2) : adequate

* * *

adecuado adj right / suitable

es la persona adecuada para este trabajo he's the right person for this job

Spanish-English dictionary > adecuado
7 coqueteo

m.

flirtation.

pres.indicat.

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

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coqueteo

► nombre masculino

1 flirtation

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masculino

a) ( de mujer) flirting

se hartó de sus coqueteos — he became fed up with her flirting

b) ( con ideología) flirtation

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= flirtation, flirt.

Ex. The article 'The flirtation that is paying off' describes the reasons for and the steps leading up to the decision to adopt a computerised information retrieval system = El artículo "El coqueteo que está dando resultados" describe las razones y los pasos que condujeron a la decisión de adoptar un sistema de recuperación de información automatizado.

Ex. The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a ' flirt' of ecology with philosophy.

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masculino

a) ( de mujer) flirting

se hartó de sus coqueteos — he became fed up with her flirting

b) ( con ideología) flirtation

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= flirtation, flirt.

Ex: The article 'The flirtation that is paying off' describes the reasons for and the steps leading up to the decision to adopt a computerised information retrieval system = El artículo "El coqueteo que está dando resultados" describe las razones y los pasos que condujeron a la decisión de adoptar un sistema de recuperación de información automatizado.

Ex: The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a ' flirt' of ecology with philosophy.

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coqueteo

masculine

1 (de una mujer) flirting, coquetry ( liter)

se hartó de sus coqueteos y la dejó he became fed up with her flirting and left her

2 (con una ideología) flirtation

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coqueteo nm

1. [con persona] flirting;

le gusta mucho el coqueteo con hombres jóvenes she loves flirting with young men

2. [con actividad, ideología] flirtation

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coqueteo

m flirting

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coqueteo nm

: flirting, coquetry

Spanish-English dictionary > coqueteo
8 ecologismo

m.

1 Green movement.

2 environmentalism.

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ecologismo

► nombre masculino

1 ecology movement

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SM conservation(ism), environmentalism

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= ecologism.

Ex. The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a 'flirt' of ecology with philosophy.

* * *

= ecologism.

Ex: The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a 'flirt' of ecology with philosophy.

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ecologismo

masculine

environmentalism, conservationism

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ecologismo sustantivo masculino
environmentalism, conservationism
ecologismo sustantivo masculino environmentalism

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ecologismo nm

environmentalism

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ecologismo

m environmentalism, conservationism

Spanish-English dictionary > ecologismo
9 en mi opinión

= to my mind, in my opinion, to the best of my knowledge, in my view, to my knowledge, in my books

Ex. Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.

Ex. This attack is directed against a particular heresy; one which is widespread, but it is in my opinion none the less damnable.

Ex. For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.

Ex. The problem can only be solved by analogy; in my view, the regulations on communication to the public should be applied mutatis mutandis.

Ex. No public library user has benefited much, to my knowledge, from information expressing centimeter sizes for spines.

Ex. In my books they did the right thing by bringing the problem up as early as they could, the failing was FIA's inability to act on this early enough to do something constructive about it.

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= to my mind, in my opinion, to the best of my knowledge, in my view, to my knowledge, in my books

Ex: Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.

Ex: This attack is directed against a particular heresy; one which is widespread, but it is in my opinion none the less damnable.

Ex: For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.

Ex: The problem can only be solved by analogy; in my view, the regulations on communication to the public should be applied mutatis mutandis.

Ex: No public library user has benefited much, to my knowledge, from information expressing centimeter sizes for spines.

Ex: In my books they did the right thing by bringing the problem up as early as they could, the failing was FIA's inability to act on this early enough to do something constructive about it.

Spanish-English dictionary > en mi opinión
10 equivalente a

= equivalent to, tantamount to

Ex. Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another, and on other occasions it is important to differentiate between such terms.

Ex. Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.

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= equivalent to, tantamount to

Ex: Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another, and on other occasions it is important to differentiate between such terms.

Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.

Spanish-English dictionary > equivalente a
11 fantasear

v.

1 to imagine, to fantasize about.

2 to fantasize.

Ella se antoja siempre She has a whim always.

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fantasear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (forjar en la imaginación) to daydream, dream

2 (presumir) to boast, show off

► verbo transitivo

1 (imaginar) dream

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VI to dream, fantasize

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verbo intransitivo to fantasize

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= fantasying, daydream.

Ex. An effort is made to differentiate between imagining on the one hand and remembering, hallucinating and fantasying on the other.

Ex. These students were less likely to waste actual study time by doodling or daydreaming and had better note-taking skills.

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verbo intransitivo to fantasize

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= fantasying, daydream.

Ex: An effort is made to differentiate between imagining on the one hand and remembering, hallucinating and fantasying on the other.

Ex: These students were less likely to waste actual study time by doodling or daydreaming and had better note-taking skills.

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fantasear [A1 ]

vi

to fantasize

vive fantaseando he lives in a dream world, he spends his life dreaming o fantasizing

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fantasear ( conjugate fantasear) verbo intransitivo
to fantasize
fantasear verbo intransitivo to daydream
' fantasear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soñar
English:
fantasize
- moon over sb
- romance
- daydream

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fantasear

♦ vi

to fantasize ( sobre about)

♦ vt

to imagine, to fantasize about

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fantasear

v/i fantasize

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fantasear vi

: to fantasize, to daydream

Spanish-English dictionary > fantasear
12 flirteo

m.

flirtation, flirting.

pres.indicat.

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

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flirteo

► nombre masculino

1 flirtation, flirting

* * *

SM

1) (=coqueteo) flirting

2)

un flirteo — a flirtation

* * *

masculino flirting

* * *

= flirtation, flirt, flirting.

Ex. The article 'The flirtation that is paying off' describes the reasons for and the steps leading up to the decision to adopt a computerised information retrieval system = El artículo "El coqueteo que está dando resultados" describe las razones y los pasos que condujeron a la decisión de adoptar un sistema de recuperación de información automatizado.

Ex. The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a ' flirt' of ecology with philosophy.

Ex. People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

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masculino flirting

* * *

= flirtation, flirt, flirting.

Ex: The article 'The flirtation that is paying off' describes the reasons for and the steps leading up to the decision to adopt a computerised information retrieval system = El artículo "El coqueteo que está dando resultados" describe las razones y los pasos que condujeron a la decisión de adoptar un sistema de recuperación de información automatizado.

Ex: The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a ' flirt' of ecology with philosophy.

Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

* * *

flirteo

masculine

flirting

déjate de flirteos stop all this flirting

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Del verbo flirtear: ( conjugate flirtear)

flirteo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

flirteó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
flirtear
flirteo
flirtear ( conjugate flirtear) verbo intransitivo
to flirt
flirtear verbo intransitivo to flirt
flirteo sustantivo masculino flirtation: es un flirteo pasajero, it's a passing flirtation
' flirteo' also found in these entries:
English:
flirtation

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flirteo nm
[acción] flirting; [relación] fling;
tuvo un breve flirteo con Raúl she had a fling with Raúl

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flirteo

m flirting

Spanish-English dictionary > flirteo
13 forzar

v.

1 to force.

forzar a alguien a hacer algo to force somebody to do something

forzar la vista to strain one's eyes

forzar una cerradura to force a lock

Ricardo forzó la puerta Richard forced the door.

2 to rape.

3 to enforce, to muscle, to impose, to foist.

La policía forzó el reglamento The police enforced the rules.

4 to coerce, to constrain, to force.

La policía forzó a Ricardo The police coerced Richard.

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FORZAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(o changes to ue in stressed syllables; z changes to c before e)

Present Indicative

fuerzo, fuerzas, fuerza, forzamos, forzáis, fuerzan.

Past Indicative

forcé, forzaste, forzó, forzamos, forzasteis, forzaron.

Present Subjunctive

fuerce, fuerces, fuerce, forcemos, forcéis, fuercen.

Imperative

fuerza (tú), fuerce (él/Vd.), forcemos (nos.), forzad (vos.), fuercen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to force, compel

2) strain

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VT

1) (=obligar) to force

forzar a algn a hacer algo — to force sb to do sth, make sb do sth

les forzó a dimitir — he forced them to resign, he made them resign

2) [+ puerta, cerradura] to force; (Mil) [+ ciudadela, fuerte] to storm, take

3) [+ ojos, voz] to strain; [+ sonrisa] to force

estás forzando la vista — you're straining your eyes

4) (=violar) to rape

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( obligar) to force

me vi forzado — I had to, I was forced

2)

a) < vista> to strain

estaba forzando la vista — I was straining my eyes

b) < sonrisa> to force

3) <puerta/cerradura> to force

4) ( violar) to rape
2.
forzarse v pron ( obligarse) to make o force oneself

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= compel, constrain, force, oblige, force + Nombre + open, strain, extrude, enforce, shoehorn, pry + Nombre + open.

Nota: Sinónimo de prise + Nombre + open.

Ex. It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.

Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.

Ex. Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.

Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Ex. In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.

Ex. Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

Ex. We should not expect faculty to shoehorn their approaches into a technical developer's ideas of what is valuable or the correct pedagogical approach.

Ex. If the paper clip has not rusted and the paper is sturdy, a paper clip can be removed by gently prying it open.

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* abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.

* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.

* forzar a = coerce (into), press into.

* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.

* forzar la separación de = coerce + Nombre + away from.

* forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.

* que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( obligar) to force

me vi forzado — I had to, I was forced

2)

a) < vista> to strain

estaba forzando la vista — I was straining my eyes

b) < sonrisa> to force

3) <puerta/cerradura> to force

4) ( violar) to rape
2.
forzarse v pron ( obligarse) to make o force oneself

* * *

= compel, constrain, force, oblige, force + Nombre + open, strain, extrude, enforce, shoehorn, pry + Nombre + open.

Nota: Sinónimo de prise + Nombre + open.

Ex: It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.

Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.

Ex: Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.

Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.

Ex: In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.

Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

Ex: We should not expect faculty to shoehorn their approaches into a technical developer's ideas of what is valuable or the correct pedagogical approach.

Ex: If the paper clip has not rusted and the paper is sturdy, a paper clip can be removed by gently prying it open.

* abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.

* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.

* forzar a = coerce (into), press into.

* forzar a cerrar un Negocio = drive out of + business.

* forzar la separación de = coerce + Nombre + away from.

* forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.

* que fuerza los músculos = muscle-straining.

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forzar [ A11 ]

vt

A (obligar) to force

me vi forzado a echarlo del local I had to o I was forced to o ( frml) I was obliged to throw him off the premises

B

1 ‹vista› to strain

estaba forzando la vista I was straining my eyes

2 ‹sonrisa› to force

C ‹puerta/cerradura› to force

D (violar) to rape

■ forzarse

v pron

(obligarse) to make o force oneself

todos los días me fuerzo a caminar dos kilómetros every day I make myself walk two kilometers

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forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( obligar) to force
2
a) ‹ vista› to strain;

◊ estaba forzando la vista I was straining my eyes

b) ‹ sonrisa› to force

3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
' forzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hacer
- tergiversar
- violentar
- fuerza
- palanca
English:
bend
- break in
- break into
- bulldoze
- compel
- crack
- drive
- force
- pick
- strain
- tamper
- stretch

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forzar vt

1. [obligar, empujar] to force;

forzar a alguien a hacer algo to force sb to do sth;

yo no forzaría la situación I wouldn't force the situation

2. [cerradura, mecanismo] to force;

no fuerces el motor don't overtax the engine;

forzar la vista to strain one's eyes;
Informát
forzar la salida [de programa] to force quit

3. [violar] to rape

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forzar

v/t

1 force;

forzar la voz strain one’s voice

2 ( violar) rape

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forzar {36} vt

1) obligar: to force, to compel

2) : to force open

3) : to strain

forzar los ojos: to strain one's eyes

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forzar vb to force

forzar la vista to strain your eyes

Spanish-English dictionary > forzar
14 impuestos

m.pl.

taxes, excise, taxation.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: imponer.

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(n.) = taxation, income tax

Ex. For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex. When can I deduct the cost of meals from my income tax?.

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(n.) = taxation, income tax

Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex: When can I deduct the cost of meals from my income tax?.

Spanish-English dictionary > impuestos
15 nómina

f.

1 payroll, paysheet.

2 list of names, roll.

3 employ.

4 pay slip, wage slip.

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nómina

► nombre femenino

1 (plantilla) payroll

2 (sueldo) pay cheque (US check); (papel) pay slip

3 (lista) list

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en nómina to be on the staff

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SF

1) (=lista de empleados) payroll

tiene una nómina de 500 personas — he has 500 on his payroll

entrar en nómina — to be put on the payroll

estar en nómina — to be on the staff

2) (=sueldo) salary; (=hoja de pago) payslip

cobrar la nómina — to get paid, get one's pay-packet

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femenino ( lista de empleados) payroll; ( hoja de pago) payslip; ( suma de dinero) salary, wages (pl)

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= salary, payroll, paycheck, payslip.

Ex. For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex. The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.

Ex. 'We could send them letters, or distribute notices with their paychecks, or call them in -- there is no easy way' Bogardus sighed, dejectedly.

Ex. Visa applicants will need to provide evidence of funds, for example bank statements or payslips, to show that they can pay for the trip and have enough money to support and accommodate themselves.

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* sección de nóminas = payroll department, salaries section.

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femenino ( lista de empleados) payroll; ( hoja de pago) payslip; ( suma de dinero) salary, wages (pl)

* * *

= salary, payroll, paycheck, payslip.

Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.

Ex: The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.

Ex: 'We could send them letters, or distribute notices with their paychecks, or call them in -- there is no easy way' Bogardus sighed, dejectedly.

Ex: Visa applicants will need to provide evidence of funds, for example bank statements or payslips, to show that they can pay for the trip and have enough money to support and accommodate themselves.

* sección de nóminas = payroll department, salaries section.

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nómina

feminine

1 (lista de empleados) payroll

su nombre no figura en (la) nómina his name does not appear on the payroll

incluir a algn en la nómina to include sb on the payroll, to put sb on the staff

2 (hoja de pago) payslip

3 (suma de dinero — de un empleado) salary, wages (pl); (— de una empresa) salaries (pl), wages (pl)

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Del verbo nominar: ( conjugate nominar)

nomina es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
nominar
nómina
nominar ( conjugate nominar) verbo transitivo
to nominate
nómina sustantivo femenino ( lista de empleados) payroll;
( hoja de pago) payslip;
( suma de dinero) salary, wages (pl)
nominar verbo transitivo to nominate
nómina sustantivo femenino
1 (sueldo mensual) salary
(documento) payslip
2 (plantilla de trabajadores) payroll: ¿cuántos trabajadores tienes en nómina?, how many workers do you have on payroll?
' nómina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
domiciliación
- empleado
- planilla
- plantilla
English:
deduct
- payroll
- payslip
- wage slip
- pay

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nómina nf

1. [lista de empleados] payroll;

estar en nómina to be on the payroll o staff

2. [pago] wage packet, wages

3. [hoja de salario] pay slip, salary advice (slip)

4. [lista de nombres] list

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nómina

f pay slip

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nómina nf

: payroll

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nómina n (sueldo) pay

Spanish-English dictionary > nómina
16 obligar

v.

to oblige, to bind, to coerce, to compel.

La policía forzó a Ricardo The police coerced Richard.

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obligar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 to force, oblige, make

► verbo pronominal obligarse

1 to undertake, promise

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

obligar a alguien a hacer algo to force somebody to do something, make somebody do something

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verb

to force, compel, oblige

* * *

1. VT

1) (=forzar) to force

obligar a algn a hacer algo — to force sb to do sth

me han obligado a venir — they forced me to come

la obligan a estudiar francés — they make her study French

2) [ley, norma]

la disposición obliga a todos los contribuyentes — all taxpayers are bound to observe this requirement, this requirement is binding on all taxpayers

3) (=empujar) to force

solo se puede cerrar el cajón obligándolo — you can't get the drawer shut except by forcing it

2.

See:

obligarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) circunstancia/persona

el mal tiempo nos obligó a... — bad weather forced o (frml) obliged us to...

nos obligan a llevar uniforme — we are required to wear uniform

no lo obligues a comer — don't force him to eat

lo obligué a pedirle perdón — I made him apologize to her

obligar A alguien A QUE + SUBJ — to make somebody + inf

b) ley/disposición to bind

esta ley sólo obliga a los mayores de edad — only adults are legally bound by this law

las normas obligan a los maestros a... — the rules oblige teachers to...
2.
obligarse v pron (refl)

obligarse A + INF — ( forzarse) to make oneself + inf, force oneself to + inf; ( comprometerse) to undertake to + inf

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= bind, compel, constrain, dictate, force, impel, mandate, obligate, oblige, enjoin, enforce.

Ex. Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.

Ex. It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.

Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex. Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.

Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex. We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.

Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex. As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.

Ex. The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.

Ex. Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.

Ex. Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

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* obligar a = make + it + incumbent upon.

* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.

* obligar a Hacer Algo = push into.

* obligar a + Infinitivo = push towards + Gerundio.

* obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) circunstancia/persona

el mal tiempo nos obligó a... — bad weather forced o (frml) obliged us to...

nos obligan a llevar uniforme — we are required to wear uniform

no lo obligues a comer — don't force him to eat

lo obligué a pedirle perdón — I made him apologize to her

obligar A alguien A QUE + SUBJ — to make somebody + inf

b) ley/disposición to bind

esta ley sólo obliga a los mayores de edad — only adults are legally bound by this law

las normas obligan a los maestros a... — the rules oblige teachers to...
2.
obligarse v pron (refl)

obligarse A + INF — ( forzarse) to make oneself + inf, force oneself to + inf; ( comprometerse) to undertake to + inf

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= bind, compel, constrain, dictate, force, impel, mandate, obligate, oblige, enjoin, enforce.

Ex: Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.

Ex: It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.

Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.

Ex: Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.

Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.

Ex: We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.

Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.

Ex: The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.

Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.

Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.

* obligar a = make + it + incumbent upon.

* obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.

* obligar a Hacer Algo = push into.

* obligar a + Infinitivo = push towards + Gerundio.

* obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.

* obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.

* obligar a salir de = force from.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

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obligar [A3 ]

vt

1

«circunstancia/persona»: obligar a algn A + INF: el mal tiempo nos obligó a retrasar la partida bad weather obliged o forced o compelled us to postpone our departure

nos obligan a llevar uniforme we are required to o we have to wear uniform

no lo obligues a comer don't force him to eat, don't make him eat

lo obligué a pedirle perdón a la abuela I made him apologize to his grandmother

obligar a algn A QUE + SUBJ to make sb + INF

oblígalos a que recojan los juguetes make them pick up their toys

2 «ley/disposición» to bind

esta ley sólo obliga a los mayores de edad this law only applies to adults, only adults are legally bound by this law

■ obligarse

v pron

( refl)

1 (forzarse) obligarse A + INF to make oneself + INF, force oneself to + INF

me obligo a escribir una página todos los días I force myself to write o I make myself write a page every day

2 (comprometerse) to undertake obligarse A + INF to undertake to + INF

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obligar ( conjugate obligar) verbo transitivo
a) obligar a algn a hacer algo to force sb to do sth, to make sb do sth;

◊ no lo obligues a comer don't force him to eat;

nos obligan a llevar uniforme we are required to wear uniform;
obligar a algn A QUE haga algo to make sb do sth
b) [ley/disposición] to bind

obligar verbo transitivo to force, oblige: nada te obliga a vivir con él, no-one's forcing you to live with him ➣ Ver nota en make
' obligar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comprometer
- constreñir
- desalojar
- echar
- forzar
- hacer
- empujar
- orillar
English:
bind
- bully
- compel
- constrained
- drive
- force
- force down
- hand
- make
- oblige
- constrain
- obligate

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obligar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: persona]
obligar a alguien (a hacer algo) to force sb to do sth, to make sb do sth;

yo no quería hacerlo, me obligaron I didn't want to do it, they forced me to o they made me;

no lo compres, nadie te obliga don't buy it, nobody is forcing you;

la obligué a descansar I made her have a rest;

a los jefes de departamento se les obliga a presentar un informe al mes the heads of department are required to hand in a monthly report;

obligar a alguien a que haga algo to force sb to do sth, to make sb do sth;

la obligué a que me contestase I forced her to answer me, I made her answer me

2. [sujeto: ley, norma]
la ley obliga a todos los ciudadanos a declarar sus ingresos all citizens are required by law to declare their income;

esta norma obliga a los mayores de dieciocho años this rule applies to people over eighteen

♦ See also the pronominal verb obligarse

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obligar

v/t

1

:

obligar a alguien oblige o force s.o. ( a hacer algo to do sth)

2 de una ley apply to s.o.

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obligar {52} vt

: to force, to require, to oblige

♦ See also the reflexive verb obligarse

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obligar vb to force / to make

me obligaron a marcharme they forced me to leave / they made me leave

Spanish-English dictionary > obligar
17 por lo que yo sé

= to the best of my knowledge

Ex. For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.

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= to the best of my knowledge

Ex: For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.

Spanish-English dictionary > por lo que yo sé
18 por otro lado

= alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters

Ex. Alternatively new subjects can be inserted by decimal subdivision.

Ex. However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.

Ex. The nature of the information, on the other hand, may determine its inclusion in a special collection of statistics or quick reference materials.

Ex. On the one side is 'high culture' catering for the intellectual elites, on the other side is 'mass culture' catering for an undiscriminating mass audience of 'consumers'.

Ex. For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.

Ex. On the flip side, jaywalking laws really are absolutely ridiculous anyway.

Ex. On another topic, how much trust and confidence do you have at this time in your mayor and city council, when it comes to handling city problems?.

Ex. On another matter, in many cases it is cheaper to pay workers for overtime than it is to hire more people.

Ex. On another note, if a child is bilingual, it is very difficult to make him fluent in both languages.

Ex. On other matters, it appears that our server was down again this morning.

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= alternatively, however, on the other hand, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters

Ex: Alternatively new subjects can be inserted by decimal subdivision.

Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.

Ex: The nature of the information, on the other hand, may determine its inclusion in a special collection of statistics or quick reference materials.

Ex: On the one side is 'high culture' catering for the intellectual elites, on the other side is 'mass culture' catering for an undiscriminating mass audience of 'consumers'.

Ex: For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.

Ex: On the flip side, jaywalking laws really are absolutely ridiculous anyway.

Ex: On another topic, how much trust and confidence do you have at this time in your mayor and city council, when it comes to handling city problems?.

Ex: On another matter, in many cases it is cheaper to pay workers for overtime than it is to hire more people.

Ex: On another note, if a child is bilingual, it is very difficult to make him fluent in both languages.

Ex: On other matters, it appears that our server was down again this morning.

Spanish-English dictionary > por otro lado
19 según mi opinión

= to the best of my knowledge

Ex. For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.

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= to the best of my knowledge

Ex: For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.

Spanish-English dictionary > según mi opinión
20 según yo sé

= to the best of my knowledge, AFAIK (as far as I know), to my knowledge

Ex. For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.

Ex. AFAIK, most applications use some form of 'julian date formula' for storing dates.

Ex. No public library user has benefited much, to my knowledge, from information expressing centimeter sizes for spines.

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= to the best of my knowledge, AFAIK (as far as I know), to my knowledge

Ex: For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.

Ex: AFAIK, most applications use some form of 'julian date formula' for storing dates.

Ex: No public library user has benefited much, to my knowledge, from information expressing centimeter sizes for spines.

Spanish-English dictionary > según yo sé

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