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41 adelgazar
v.1 to lose (kilos).2 to slim.3 to slim down, to thin, to lose weight, to slim.* * *1 (afinar) to make slim1 (perder peso) to slim, lose weight1 to slim, lose weight* * *verb2) thin* * *1. VT1) (=reducir el grosor) to make thin, make slender; [+ kilos] to lose, take off; [+ persona, figura] to slim, reduce, slenderize (EEUU); [+ palo] to pare, whittle; [+ punta] to sharpen; [+ voz] to raise the pitch of2) (fig) (=purificar) to purify, refine; [+ entendimiento] to sharpen2.VI (=perder peso) to grow thin; [con régimen] to slim, lose weight* * *1. 2.adelgazar vi to lose weight* * *= lose + weight, slim down.Ex. The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.----* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* * *1. 2.adelgazar vi to lose weight* * *= lose + weight, slim down.Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* * *adelgazar [A4 ]vt‹caderas/cintura› to reduce, slim downme gustaría adelgazar unos kilos I'd like to lose o shed a few pounds, I'd like to slim down a few pounds■ adelgazarvito lose weight¡cómo has adelgazado! you've really lost weight!, you've lost such a lot of weight!ejercicios para adelgazar exercises to lose weight, slimming exercises ( BrE)* * *
adelgazar ( conjugate adelgazar) verbo transitivo ‹caderas/cintura› to slim down;
‹ kilos› to lose
verbo intransitivo
to lose weight
adelgazar
I verbo intransitivo to slim, lose weight: deberías adelgazar un poco, you should lose a bit of weight
II verbo transitivo
1 (peso) to lose: José ha adelgazado dos kilos, José has lost two kilos
2 (una pieza, madera, etc) to diminish: habría que adelgazar el grosor de los muros, we'll have to make these walls a bit thinner
' adelgazar' also found in these entries:
English:
diet
- slim
- sweat off
- weight
- lose
* * *♦ vt[kilos] to lose;esta faja te adelgaza la figura that girdle makes you look slimmer♦ vito lose weight, to slim;ha adelgazado mucho he has lost a lot of weight* * *I v/t loseII v/i lose weight* * *adelgazar {21} vt: to thin, to reduceadelgazar vi: to lose weight* * * -
42 adepto
adj.supportive.m.follower, adherent, partisan, proselyte.* * *► adjetivo1 who follows, who supports► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 follower, supporter* * *adepto, -aSM / F (=partidario) follower, supporter; (Rel) adept, initiate; LAm * (=drogadicto) drug addict* * *I- ta adjetivoIIser adepto a algo — < a secta> to be a follower of something; < a partido> to be a supporter of something
es una gran adepta de la disciplina — she is a great advocate of o believer in discipline
* * *= partisan, devotee.Ex. Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.Ex. 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.----* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.* * *I- ta adjetivoIIser adepto a algo — < a secta> to be a follower of something; < a partido> to be a supporter of something
es una gran adepta de la disciplina — she is a great advocate of o believer in discipline
* * *= partisan, devotee.Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.* * *un político adepto al or del monetarismo a politician who espouses/espoused monetarismcientos de jóvenes adeptos a or de la secta hundreds of young followers of the sectmasculine, feminine(de una secta) follower; (de un partido) supporteruna idea que tiene muchos adeptos an idea which has a lot of supporters o adherents o which a lot of people are in favor ofes una gran adepta de la conservación de la naturaleza she is a great advocate of o believer in nature conservation* * *
adepto◊ -ta adjetivo: ser adepto a algo ‹ a secta› to be a follower of sth;
‹ a partido› to be a supporter of sth
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de secta) follower;
( de partido) supporter
adepto,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino follower, supporter
' adepto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adepta
- afecta
- afecto
* * *adepto, -a♦ adj[partidario] supporting;ser adepto a to be a follower of♦ nm,ffollower (a o de of);el vegetarianismo tiene muchos adeptos there are lots of people who are vegetarians;un tipo de música que va ganando adeptos a musical style that is getting an increasingly large following* * *m follower; figsupporter* * *adepto, -ta adj: supportiveser adepto a: to be a follower ofadepto, -ta npartidario: follower, supporter -
43 afirmar
v.1 to say, to declare.afirmó que… he stated that…afirmó haber hablado con ella he said o stated that he had talked to her2 to reinforce.3 to agree, to consent.afirmar con la cabeza to nod (in agreement)4 to affirm, to declare, to assure, to state.Ricardo afirma su inocencia Richard affirms his innocence.Elsa le afirma a Ricardo Elsa assures Richard.5 to make firm, to base, to brace, to anchor.Esos tornillos afirman la estructura Those screws make the structure firm.6 to claim to, to allege to.El chico afirma ser de Perú The boy claims to be from Peru.* * *1 (afianzar) to strengthen, reinforce2 (aseverar) to state, say, declare1 (asentir) to assent1 (ratificarse) to maintain (en, -)* * *verbto affirm, assert* * *1. VT1) (=reforzar) to make secure, strengthen2) (=declarar) to assert, state; [+ lealtad] to declare, protest3) LAm [+ golpe] to deal, give2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( aseverar) to state, declare, assert (frml)2) < escalera> to steady2.afirmar vi3.afirmarse v prona) ( físicamente) to steady oneselfafirmarse en algo/alguien — to hold on to something/somebody
b) (ratificarse, consolidarse)se afirmó en su posición/en lo que había dicho — she reaffirmed her stance/her previous statement
* * *= affirm, contend, maintain, make + statement, make + the claim, state, submit, aver, assert, hold, make + claim.Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.Ex. Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex. Within their own ranks most librarians have been calling themselves professionals since Melvil Dewey make the claim.Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex. I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.Ex. It is, he has has averred, a discipline of its own and can be treated as such.Ex. Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex. The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).----* afirmar categóricamente = claim, make + a bold statement.* poderse afirmar que = it + be + safe to say that.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( aseverar) to state, declare, assert (frml)2) < escalera> to steady2.afirmar vi3.afirmarse v prona) ( físicamente) to steady oneselfafirmarse en algo/alguien — to hold on to something/somebody
b) (ratificarse, consolidarse)se afirmó en su posición/en lo que había dicho — she reaffirmed her stance/her previous statement
* * *= affirm, contend, maintain, make + statement, make + the claim, state, submit, aver, assert, hold, make + claim.Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.Ex: Within their own ranks most librarians have been calling themselves professionals since Melvil Dewey make the claim.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.Ex: It is, he has has averred, a discipline of its own and can be treated as such.Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex: The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).* afirmar categóricamente = claim, make + a bold statement.* poderse afirmar que = it + be + safe to say that.* * *afirmar [A1 ]vtA (aseverar) to state, declare, assert ( frml)afirmó haberla visto allí he stated o said o declared o asserted that he had seen her thereno afirmó ni negó que fuera así she neither confirmed nor denied that this was the caseB ‹escalera› to steadyasegúrate de que esté bien afirmada make sure it's steady■ afirmarviafirmó con la cabeza he nodded(físicamente) to steady oneselfla necesidad de afirmarse como persona the need to assert oneself* * *
afirmar ( conjugate afirmar) verbo transitivo
1 ( aseverar) to state, declare, assert (frml);
2 ‹ escalera› to steady
verbo intransitivo:
afirmarse verbo pronominal ( físicamente) to steady oneself;
afirmarse en algo/algn to hold on to sth/sb
afirmar verbo transitivo
1 (manifestar) to state, declare
2 (apuntalar, consolidar) to strengthen, reinforce
' afirmar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decir
- mantener
- sacudir
- señalar
English:
affirm
- assert
- claim
- obvious
- profess
- protest
- state
- allege
* * *♦ vt1. [decir] to say, to declare;afirmó que… he said o stated that…;afirmó haber hablado con ella he said o stated that he had talked to her2. [reforzar] to reinforce♦ vi[asentir] to agree, to consent;afirmó con la cabeza she nodded (in agreement)* * *v/t state, declare;* * *afirmar vt1) : to state, to affirm2) reforzar: to make firm, to strengthen* * * -
44 agronomía
f.agronomy, agriculture.* * *1 agronomy* * *SF agronomy, agriculture* * *femenino agronomy* * *= agricultural sciences, agrarian science, agronomy, agricultural economy.Ex. AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).Ex. Its history, from its foundation in 1838 and up to the present, is the chronicle of the development of agrarian science in the USSR.Ex. By discipline, the greatest number of articles were on agronomy and the fewest on economics and statistics.Ex. This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.* * *femenino agronomy* * *= agricultural sciences, agrarian science, agronomy, agricultural economy.Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Ex: Its history, from its foundation in 1838 and up to the present, is the chronicle of the development of agrarian science in the USSR.Ex: By discipline, the greatest number of articles were on agronomy and the fewest on economics and statistics.Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.* * *agronomy* * *
agronomía sustantivo femenino
agronomy
agronomía sustantivo femenino agronomy, agriculture
* * *agronomía nfagronomy* * *f agronomy* * *agronomía nf: agronomy -
45 al estilo de
= a la, along the lines, in the mould ofEx. To explain, I could only invoke rather mystical language like 'bibliographic purity' (somewhat a la Panizzi) to explain why she was not finding Aleichem under ALEICHEM, but rather under Rabinowitz.Ex. In other words, general classification schemes are discipline-oriented if they are constructed along the lines indicated so far.Ex. The public library system in India is still in the mould of the 19th century scholarship.* * *= a la, along the lines, in the mould ofEx: To explain, I could only invoke rather mystical language like 'bibliographic purity' (somewhat a la Panizzi) to explain why she was not finding Aleichem under ALEICHEM, but rather under Rabinowitz.
Ex: In other words, general classification schemes are discipline-oriented if they are constructed along the lines indicated so far.Ex: The public library system in India is still in the mould of the 19th century scholarship. -
46 al margen de
= divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact thatEx. Initially, however, we shall consider these phenomena as concepts in their own right, divorced from and unrelated to any particular discipline or context of study.Ex. Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex. Administrative decisions, which are made behind the scenes sometimes outside the purview of a reference department or section, usually determine which reference services are offered.Ex. Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.Ex. In spite of its inherent conservatism, the BM code favours direct entry.Ex. The scheme covers all knowledge, despite being special in purpose.Ex. These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest.Ex. Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.Ex. In spite of the fact that the investigation of the relationship of these two factors would be very important, there is still hardly any research done on this topic.* * *= divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact thatEx: Initially, however, we shall consider these phenomena as concepts in their own right, divorced from and unrelated to any particular discipline or context of study.
Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.Ex: Administrative decisions, which are made behind the scenes sometimes outside the purview of a reference department or section, usually determine which reference services are offered.Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.Ex: In spite of its inherent conservatism, the BM code favours direct entry.Ex: The scheme covers all knowledge, despite being special in purpose.Ex: These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest.Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party.Ex: In spite of the fact that the investigation of the relationship of these two factors would be very important, there is still hardly any research done on this topic. -
47 alcanzable
adj.1 attainable.2 reachable, attainable, come-at-able, get-at-able.* * *► adjetivo1 within reach, attainable* * *= attainable, achievable, acquirable, reachable.Ex. This technique's integration of brainstorming and theory principles establishes an effective, stimulating, innovative, rapid and attainable IRS.Ex. It was a mission which appeared at the outset to be viable and achievable.Ex. Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.Ex. I think this is a reachable goal, but to attain it we must first understand where and why the library user goes wrong under our present system.* * *= attainable, achievable, acquirable, reachable.Ex: This technique's integration of brainstorming and theory principles establishes an effective, stimulating, innovative, rapid and attainable IRS.
Ex: It was a mission which appeared at the outset to be viable and achievable.Ex: Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.Ex: I think this is a reachable goal, but to attain it we must first understand where and why the library user goes wrong under our present system. -
48 asceticismo
1 asceticism* * *= asceticism.Ex. The schedules at 291.42, Religious experience, have the scope note: 'Mysticism, conversion, asceticism, self-discipline'.* * *= asceticism.Ex: The schedules at 291.42, Religious experience, have the scope note: 'Mysticism, conversion, asceticism, self-discipline'.
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49 asequible
adj.1 accessible.2 affordable.3 reachable, friendly.* * *► adjetivo1 accessible■ a un precio asequible at a reasonable price, at an affordable price■ la casa que ha comprado no es asequible para todo el mundo the house he bought is not within everybody's reach* * *ADJ (=alcanzable) attainable; [plan] feasible; [precio] reasonable, within reach* * *adjetivo < precio> affordable, reasonable; < meta> attainable, achievable; < proyecto> feasible; < persona> approachable; <obra/estilo> accessible* * *= approachable, readable, affordable, acquirable.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. Instead, the author has attempted to present a readable account of some of the key practices in the twin fields of abstracting and indexing.Ex. Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.Ex. Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.----* asequible en establecimiento comercial = over the counter.* hacer asequible = make + amenable.* ser asequible = be amenable to, be available, become + available.* * *adjetivo < precio> affordable, reasonable; < meta> attainable, achievable; < proyecto> feasible; < persona> approachable; <obra/estilo> accessible* * *= approachable, readable, affordable, acquirable.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: Instead, the author has attempted to present a readable account of some of the key practices in the twin fields of abstracting and indexing.Ex: Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.Ex: Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.* asequible en establecimiento comercial = over the counter.* hacer asequible = make + amenable.* ser asequible = be amenable to, be available, become + available.* * *1 ‹precio› affordable, reasonable; ‹meta› attainable, achievable; ‹proyecto› feasiblela educación debe ser asequible a todos education must be accessible to allestos tratamientos no son asequibles para nosotros these treatments are not available to us2 ‹persona› approachable3 ‹obra/estilo/concepto› accessible* * *
asequible adjetivo ‹ precio› affordable, reasonable;
‹ meta› attainable, achievable;
‹ proyecto› feasible;
‹ persona› approachable;
‹obra/estilo› accessible
asequible adjetivo
1 (barato) affordable
2 (fácil de comprender) easy to understand
(alcanzable) attainable
' asequible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mano
English:
accessible
- affordable
- unapproachable
* * *asequible adj1. [razonable] [precio, producto] affordable;[objetivo] attainable;un precio asequible para el consumidor medio a price within reach of the average consumer2. [comprensible] [concepto] accessible3. [sencillo] [persona] approachable* * *adj1 precio affordable2 obra accessible* * *asequible adjaccesible: accessible, attainable -
50 astilla
f.splinter.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: astillar.* * *1 splinter, chip\de tal palo, tal astilla like father, like sonhacer astillas figurado to smash to smithereens* * *SF1) (=fragmento) splinter, chippl astillas [para fuego] kindling singhacer algo astillas — to smash sth into little o tiny pieces
hacerse astillas — to shatter into little o tiny pieces; ver palo 1)
2) Esp * (=soborno) small bribe, sweetener ** * *a) ( fragmento) chipb) astillas femenino plural ( para el fuego) kindling* * *= splinter, chip.Ex. However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.Ex. Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.----* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.* * *a) ( fragmento) chipb) astillas femenino plural ( para el fuego) kindling* * *= splinter, chip.Ex: However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.
Ex: Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.* * *A1 (fragmento) chip, woodchipse me ha metido una astilla en el dedo I have a splinter in my finger* * *
Del verbo astillar: ( conjugate astillar)
astilla es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
astilla
astillar
astilla sustantivo femenino
(de madera, hueso) splinter;
b)
astilla sustantivo femenino splinter
♦ Locuciones: de tal palo, tal astilla, like father, like son
' astilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
palo
- sacar
English:
chip
- father
- like
- sliver
- splinter
- stick
* * *astilla nfsplinter;me he clavado una astilla en el brazo I've got a splinter in my arm;hacer astillas to smash to smithereens* * *f1 splinter2:hacer astillas algo fig smash sth to pieces3:sg* * *astilla nf1) : splinter, chip2)de tal palo, tal astilla : like father, like son* * *astilla n splinter -
51 atraer el interés
(v.) = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, draw + interestEx. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.Ex. The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.* * *(v.) = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, draw + interestEx: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
Ex: The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers. -
52 aumento
m.1 increase, rise.un aumento del 10 por ciento a 10 percent increaseun aumento de los precios a price riselas temperaturas experimentarán un ligero aumento temperatures will rise slightlyir en aumento to be on the increaseaumento de sueldo pay rise2 promotion.3 magnifying power.4 jump.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: aumentar.* * *1 increase, growth2 (óptica) magnification3 (fotos) enlargement4 (sonido) amplification5 (salario) rise, US raise\ir en aumento to be on the increaseaumento de precios rise in prices* * *noun m.1) increase2) raise* * *SM1) [de tamaño] increase; (Fot) enlargement; (Ópt) magnification2) [de cantidad, producción, velocidad, intensidad] increase; [de precio] increase, risese registró un aumento de temperatura — an increase o rise in temperature was recorded
aumento de peso — [en objeto] increase in weight; [en persona] weight gain
aumento de sueldo, aumento salarial — (pay) rise
3) (Elec, Radio) amplification4)5) (Ópt) magnification6) Méx (=posdata) postscript* * *a) ( incremento) rise, increasepedir un aumento — to ask for a raise (AmE) o (BrE) rise
las tarifas sufrirán un ligero aumento — there will be a small increase o rise in fares
aumento de algo: aumento de peso increase in weight; aumento de temperatura rise in temperature; aumento de precio price rise o increase; aumento de sueldo — salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)
b) (Ópt) magnificationlentes con or de mucho aumento — glasses with very strong lenses
* * *= boost, build-up [buildup], extension, growth, increase, rise, tide, expansion, deepening, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, upswing, widening, waxing, enlargement, heightening.Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.Ex. These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.Ex. This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex. The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex. What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex. This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.Ex. There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex. If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex. The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex. The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex. The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex. This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.Ex. This enlargement of interests forms the basis of the claim to provide an information education appropriate to other than library-type environments.Ex. The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.----* aumento acelerado = spurt.* aumento acusado = sharp increase.* aumento asociado a la inflación = inflation-adjusted.* aumento de = increased.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* aumento de costes = increased costs, cost increase.* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.* aumento de la producción = increased production.* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* aumento del conocimiento = knowledge building.* aumento de los impuestos = tax increase.* aumento del uso = increased use.* aumento de pecho = breast augmentation, breast enlargement.* aumento de peso = weight gain.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.* aumento en espesor = thickening.* aumento notable = rising tide.* aumento repentino = upsurge.* aumento salarial = salary increase, pay rise, salary rise.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* aumento vertiginoso = explosion, spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* conceder aumento salarial = award + salary increase.* en aumento = burgeoning, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, growing, heightening.* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.* espejo de aumento = magnifying mirror.* experimentar un aumento = experience + rise.* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso = experience + explosion.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* ir en aumento = be on the increase.* lector de aumento = magnifying reader.* lente de aumento = magnifying glass, magnifier.* mamoplastía de aumento = augmentation mammoplasty.* ritmo de aumento = rate of increase.* tasa de aumento = growth rate, rate of growth, rate of increase.* * *a) ( incremento) rise, increasepedir un aumento — to ask for a raise (AmE) o (BrE) rise
las tarifas sufrirán un ligero aumento — there will be a small increase o rise in fares
aumento de algo: aumento de peso increase in weight; aumento de temperatura rise in temperature; aumento de precio price rise o increase; aumento de sueldo — salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)
b) (Ópt) magnificationlentes con or de mucho aumento — glasses with very strong lenses
* * *= boost, build-up [buildup], extension, growth, increase, rise, tide, expansion, deepening, augmentation, increase in numbers, growth in number, surge, upswing, widening, waxing, enlargement, heightening.Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.Ex: These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.Ex: The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.Ex: This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.Ex: If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.Ex: The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.Ex: The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.Ex: The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex: This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.Ex: This enlargement of interests forms the basis of the claim to provide an information education appropriate to other than library-type environments.Ex: The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.* aumento acelerado = spurt.* aumento acusado = sharp increase.* aumento asociado a la inflación = inflation-adjusted.* aumento de = increased.* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.* aumento de costes = increased costs, cost increase.* aumento de la demanda = increase in (the) demand, increased demand.* aumento de la producción = increased production.* aumento de las diferencias entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* aumento del conocimiento = knowledge building.* aumento de los impuestos = tax increase.* aumento del uso = increased use.* aumento de pecho = breast augmentation, breast enlargement.* aumento de peso = weight gain.* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.* aumento en espesor = thickening.* aumento notable = rising tide.* aumento repentino = upsurge.* aumento salarial = salary increase, pay rise, salary rise.* aumento salarial por méritos = merit salary increase.* aumento transitorio de tensión = surge.* aumento vertiginoso = explosion, spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* conceder aumento salarial = award + salary increase.* en aumento = burgeoning, increasing, mounting, rising, on the rise, growing, heightening.* en aumento gradual = gradually quickening.* en continuo aumento = ever-increasing.* espejo de aumento = magnifying mirror.* experimentar un aumento = experience + rise.* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso = experience + explosion.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* ir en aumento = be on the increase.* lector de aumento = magnifying reader.* lente de aumento = magnifying glass, magnifier.* mamoplastía de aumento = augmentation mammoplasty.* ritmo de aumento = rate of increase.* tasa de aumento = growth rate, rate of growth, rate of increase.* * *1 (incremento) rise, increaselas tarifas experimentarán or sufrirán un ligero aumento there will be a small increase o rise in faresla tensión va en aumento tension is growing o mounting o increasingel aumento de las cotizaciones en las bolsas the rise in stock market pricesla velocidad del cuerpo va en aumento a medida que … the speed of the object increases as …aumento DE algo:aumento de peso increase in weight, weight gainaumento de temperatura rise in temperatureaumento de precio price rise o increase2 ( Ópt) magnificationun microscopio de 20 aumentos a microscope with a magnifying power o magnification of 20tiene gafas or ( AmL) lentes con or de mucho aumento he wears glasses with very strong lenses* * *
Del verbo aumentar: ( conjugate aumentar)
aumento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
aumentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
aumentar
aumento
aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raiseb) (Opt) to magnify
verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
aumento de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumento sustantivo masculino
aumento de temperatura rise in temperature;
aumento de precio price rise o increase;
aumento de sueldo salary increase, pay raise (AmE), pay rise (BrE)b) (Ópt) magnification;
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate
aumento sustantivo masculino
1 increase
aumento de sueldo, pay rise
2 Fot enlargement
3 Ópt magnification
' aumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lente
- más
- petición
- producción
- progresiva
- progresivo
- salarial
- agudo
- auge
- aumentar
- autorizar
- bonificación
- escalada
- nubosidad
- prever
- prometido
- rápido
- representar
- retroactivo
- sensible
- triple
- valorización
- votar
English:
appreciation
- attribute
- bolster
- build-up
- by
- gain
- growing
- growth
- hike
- hysteria
- improvement
- increase
- leap
- mount
- negotiate
- of
- raise
- rise
- surge
- wage increase
- build
- glass
- jump
- pay
- rising
- settlement
- up
* * *aumento nm1. [de temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] increase, rise;[de sueldo] Br rise, US raise; [de velocidad] increase;un aumento del 10 por ciento a 10 percent increase;un aumento de los precios a price rise;las temperaturas experimentarán un ligero aumento temperatures will rise slightly;aumento lineal [de sueldo] across-the-board pay Br rise o US raise;aumento de sueldo pay increase;2. [en óptica] magnification;una lente de 20 aumentos a lens of magnification x 20* * *de sueldo raise, Br (pay) rise;ir en aumento be increasing* * *aumento nmincremento: increase, rise* * *aumento n increase / riseir en aumento to be increasing / to be rising -
53 autoregulación
Ex. Other questions concerned self-regulation, discipline and future ethical considerations.* * *Ex: Other questions concerned self-regulation, discipline and future ethical considerations.
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54 basado
adj.based.past part.past participle of spanish verb: basar.* * *----* aprendizaje basado en la memorización = rote learning.* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].* basado en criterios = criteria-based.* basado en datos objetivos = informed.* basado en discos ópticos = optical disc based.* basado en el autor = author-based.* basado en el comentario personal = reportage-based.* basado en el conocimiento = knowledge-based.* basado en el desarrollo de destrezas prácticas = competency based.* basado en el empleado = employee-centered.* basado en el estudiante = student-centred.* basado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].* basado en el microordenador = micro-based.* basado en el objeto = artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].* basado en el papel = paper-based.* basado en el rendimiento = performance-based.* basado en el tiempo = time-based.* basado en el trabajo en equipo = team-based.* basado en el usuario = use-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA].* basado en facetas = facet-based.* basado en fichas = card-based.* basado en ideogramas = ideographic.* basado en imágenes gráficas = graphics-based.* basado en índices = index-based.* basado en Internet = Internet-based.* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.* basado en la biblioteca = library-based.* basado en la calidad = quality-oriented.* basado en la colección = collection-centred, materials-centred [materials-centered], collection-based.* basado en la evidencia = evidence based [evidence-based].* basado en la evidencia empírica = evidence based [evidence-based].* basado en la información = information-based, information-intensive.* basado en la inteligencia artificial = AI-based.* basado en la lectura = book-centred.* basado en la OCLC = OCLC-based.* basado en la práctica = empirically-based, grounded in practice, practice-based.* basado en la realidad = reality-based.* basado en las disciplinas del conocimiento = discipline-based.* basado en las imágenes = image intensive.* basado en la tecnología = technologically-based, technology-based, technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA].* basado en la teoría = grounded in theory.* basado en la TI = IT-based.* basado en los costes = cost-based [cost based].* basado en los datos = data-driven.* basado en los objetos = object-specific.* basado en los recursos = resource-based.* basado en manualidades = craft-based.* basado en mapas = map-based.* basado en material impreso = print-based.* basado en microfichas = microfiche-based.* basado en OSI = OSI-based.* basado en Pascal = Pascal-based.* basado en película = film-based [film based].* basado en principios = principled.* basado en tablas = table-driven.* basado en tecnología web = Web-based.* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.* basado en un método empírico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].* basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].* basado en ventanas = window-based.* contrato basado en las diferencias de género = gender contract.* economía basada en el conocimiento = knowledge driven economy.* enseñanza basada en los resultados finales = outcome based education.* estudio basado en un cuestionario = questionnaire survey.* método basado en modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].* sistema basado en el conocimiento = knowledge-base system.* sistema basado en las imágenes = image-based system.* sociedad basada en el conocimiento = knowledge based society.* tarifa basada en la utilización de un servicio = traffic-based pricing.* * ** aprendizaje basado en la memorización = rote learning.* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].* basado en criterios = criteria-based.* basado en datos objetivos = informed.* basado en discos ópticos = optical disc based.* basado en el autor = author-based.* basado en el comentario personal = reportage-based.* basado en el conocimiento = knowledge-based.* basado en el desarrollo de destrezas prácticas = competency based.* basado en el empleado = employee-centered.* basado en el estudiante = student-centred.* basado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].* basado en el microordenador = micro-based.* basado en el objeto = artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].* basado en el papel = paper-based.* basado en el rendimiento = performance-based.* basado en el tiempo = time-based.* basado en el trabajo en equipo = team-based.* basado en el usuario = use-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA].* basado en facetas = facet-based.* basado en fichas = card-based.* basado en ideogramas = ideographic.* basado en imágenes gráficas = graphics-based.* basado en índices = index-based.* basado en Internet = Internet-based.* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos = content based.* basado en la biblioteca = library-based.* basado en la calidad = quality-oriented.* basado en la colección = collection-centred, materials-centred [materials-centered], collection-based.* basado en la evidencia = evidence based [evidence-based].* basado en la evidencia empírica = evidence based [evidence-based].* basado en la información = information-based, information-intensive.* basado en la inteligencia artificial = AI-based.* basado en la lectura = book-centred.* basado en la OCLC = OCLC-based.* basado en la práctica = empirically-based, grounded in practice, practice-based.* basado en la realidad = reality-based.* basado en las disciplinas del conocimiento = discipline-based.* basado en las imágenes = image intensive.* basado en la tecnología = technologically-based, technology-based, technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA].* basado en la teoría = grounded in theory.* basado en la TI = IT-based.* basado en los costes = cost-based [cost based].* basado en los datos = data-driven.* basado en los objetos = object-specific.* basado en los recursos = resource-based.* basado en manualidades = craft-based.* basado en mapas = map-based.* basado en material impreso = print-based.* basado en microfichas = microfiche-based.* basado en OSI = OSI-based.* basado en Pascal = Pascal-based.* basado en película = film-based [film based].* basado en principios = principled.* basado en tablas = table-driven.* basado en tecnología web = Web-based.* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.* basado en un método empírico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].* basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].* basado en ventanas = window-based.* contrato basado en las diferencias de género = gender contract.* economía basada en el conocimiento = knowledge driven economy.* enseñanza basada en los resultados finales = outcome based education.* estudio basado en un cuestionario = questionnaire survey.* método basado en modelos = modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].* sistema basado en el conocimiento = knowledge-base system.* sistema basado en las imágenes = image-based system.* sociedad basada en el conocimiento = knowledge based society.* tarifa basada en la utilización de un servicio = traffic-based pricing. -
55 bromear
v.1 to joke.con la religión no se bromea religion isn't something to be taken lightly2 to tease, to chaff, to banter, to kid.María vaciló a Ricardo todo el día Mary teased Richard the whole day.* * *1 to joke* * *verbto fool, joke, kid* * *VI to joke, crack jokes ** * *verbo intransitivo to joke* * *= make + a joke about, have + sport with, joke, tease, chaff, twit, taunt, kid, horse around/about, banter.Ex. What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested.Ex. He said 'Can't they see I'm just having sport with them?', and then he smiled, just a quirk of the corners of his mouth.Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. 'Does it really work?' he chaffed her.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.Ex. Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.Ex. Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.----* decir bromeando = quip.* * *verbo intransitivo to joke* * *= make + a joke about, have + sport with, joke, tease, chaff, twit, taunt, kid, horse around/about, banter.Ex: What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested.
Ex: He said 'Can't they see I'm just having sport with them?', and then he smiled, just a quirk of the corners of his mouth.Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: 'Does it really work?' he chaffed her.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.Ex: Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.* decir bromeando = quip.* * *bromear [A1 ]vito jokeno es momento para bromear this is no time for jokesno está bromeando, es muy capaz de hacerlo he isn't joking o ( colloq) kidding, he's quite capable of doing it* * *
bromear ( conjugate bromear) verbo intransitivo
to joke
bromear verbo intransitivo to joke
' bromear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lesear
English:
banter
- jest
- joke
- kid
- quip
* * *bromear vito joke;con la religión no se bromea religion isn't something to be taken lightly* * *v/i joke* * *bromear vi: to joke, to fool aroundsólo estaba bromeando: I was only kidding* * *bromear vb to joke -
56 buena salud
f.good health, good condition, good shape, physical fitness.* * *(n.) = good healthEx. Working independently is challenging and demanding; it requires discipline, flexibility, adaptability, enthusiasm and good health.* * *(n.) = good healthEx: Working independently is challenging and demanding; it requires discipline, flexibility, adaptability, enthusiasm and good health.
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57 buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo
Ex. The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.* * *Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
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58 cambiar de opinión
to change one's mind* * *(v.) = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tuneEx. The latter reasons may be further subdivided into those operations in which we expect that we shall have reasonable provocation to change our minds.Ex. These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.Ex. Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs.* * *(v.) = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tuneEx: The latter reasons may be further subdivided into those operations in which we expect that we shall have reasonable provocation to change our minds.
Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.Ex: Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs. -
59 castigar
v.1 to punish (imponer castigo a).castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinnerlo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penaltyElsa castiga a los chicos Elsa punishes the kids.Dios castiga la maldad God punishes evil.2 to penalize (sport).3 to damage.una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods4 to seduce.5 to ravage.6 to recur to punishment.* * *1 (aplicar una pena) to punish2 (dañar) to damage, ruin3 (una cabalgadura) to ride hard* * *verb* * *VT1) [por delito, falta]a) [+ delincuente, pecador, culpable] to punish ( por for)[+ niño] [gen] to punish; [sin salir] to ground, keep ines un delito que puede ser castigado con 15 años de prisión — it is a crime punishable by 15 years' imprisonment
la profesora me dejó castigado al terminar las clases — the teacher kept me in o made me stay behind after school
castigar la carne — (Rel) to mortify the flesh
b) (Dep) to penalize ( por for)c) (Com, Pol) to punish2) (=perjudicar) [guerra, crisis] to afflict, affect; [calor] to beat down on; [frío] to bite into3) [físicamente] (=maltratar) to damage, harmcastigamos a nuestro cuerpo con los excesos en la bebida — we harm our bodies with excessive drinking
castigar el hígado — iró to damage one's liver
4) [+ caballo] to ride hard5) (=corregir) [+ estilo] to refine; [+ texto] to correct, revise6) (=enamorar) to seduce7) (Com) [+ gastos] to reduce* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < criminal> to punishb) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me
2) crisis/enfermedad to affect* * *= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.Ex. They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.Ex. I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex. The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex. It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.----* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* castigar duramente = smite.* castigar severamente = blast.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < criminal> to punishb) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me
2) crisis/enfermedad to affect* * *= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex: The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex: It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* castigar duramente = smite.* castigar severamente = blast.* * *castigar [A3 ]vtA1 ‹criminal› to punishserán castigados de acuerdo a la ley they will be punished according to the lawfueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentencecrímenes que son castigados con la pena de muerte crimes punishable by death2 ‹niño›lo castigaron sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert o they wouldn't let him have any dessertme castigaron a aprendérmelo de memoria as a punishment I was made to learn it off by heart o they made me learn it off by heartse quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor he was kept in detention for answering the teacher backmi padre me ha castigado por llegar tarde my father's keeping me in o my father's grounded me for being lateB1«crisis/enfermedad»: castigó duramente su ya débil organismo it severely affected her already weakened bodyla zona más castigada por la sequía the area hardest hit o worst affected by the drought2 ‹caballo› to ride … hard3 ‹toro› to inflict a great deal of punishment on4 ‹motor/frenos› to work … hard* * *
castigar ( conjugate castigar) verbo transitivo
( a quedarse en casa) to keep … in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq);
castigar verbo transitivo
1 to punish
2 (hacer sufrir, hacer padecer) to harm, ruin
3 Jur Dep to penalize
' castigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enterarse
- sancionar
English:
book
- cane
- deal with
- penalize
- punish
- chastise
* * *♦ vt1. [imponer castigo a] to punish;castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinner;lo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penalty;los castigaron a copiar la lección diez veces they had to write out the lesson ten times as a punishment2. Dep to penalize;el árbitro castigó la acción con penalti the referee awarded a penalty for the foul3. [dañar] [piel, salud] to damage;[sujeto: sol, viento, epidemia] to devastate;una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods;las nuevas medidas castigan a los pequeños inversores the new measures are prejudicial to small investors4. [enamorar] to seduce5. [caballo] [con espuelas] to spur;[con látigo] to whip6. Taurom to wound♦ See also the pronominal verb castigarse* * *v/t punish* * *castigar {52} vt: to punish* * *castigar vb to punish -
60 chinchar
v.to pester, to bug (informal).* * *1 familiar to annoy, pester, bug1 familiar to grin and bear it, put up with it, lump it\¡chínchate! familiar hard luck!, tough luck!¡para que te chinches! familiar so there!* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) to pester (colloq)2.chincharse v pron (fam)para que te chinches: yo aprobé y tú no — I passed and you didn't, so there! (colloq)
* * *= needle, tease, twit, taunt.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) to pester (colloq)2.chincharse v pron (fam)para que te chinches: yo aprobé y tú no — I passed and you didn't, so there! (colloq)
* * *= needle, tease, twit, taunt.Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.* * *chinchar [A1 ]vt( fam):para que te chinches: yo aprobé y tú no I passed and you didn't, so there! ( colloq)antes no lo quisiste, así que ahora chínchate, me lo quedo yo you didn't want it before so tough luck, I'm keeping it now ( colloq)* * *
chinchar ( conjugate chinchar) verbo transitivo (fam) to pester (colloq)
* * *♦ vtto pester, to bug* * *v/t fampester* * *
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