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1 área del conocimiento

(n.) = area of knowledge, discipline, subject field, field of activity, knowledge domain, discipline of knowledge

Ex. In talking about a subject we generally refer to a given area of knowledge, or to the contents of an information source of a given scope.

Ex. A discipline is an area, or branch, of knowledge.

Ex. Subject field to be covered must be determined by making explicit statements concerning the limits of topic coverage, and the depth in which various aspects of the subject are to be treated.

Ex. Thus all students will initially follow a common core syllabus, then opt for particular specialisms linked to specific fields of activity.

Ex. Researchers gather and disseminate information outside their core knowledge domains through personal networks.

Ex. The disciplines of knowledge are in some way concerned with the nature of human experience and belief.

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(n.) = area of knowledge, discipline, subject field, field of activity, knowledge domain, discipline of knowledge

Ex: In talking about a subject we generally refer to a given area of knowledge, or to the contents of an information source of a given scope.

Ex: A discipline is an area, or branch, of knowledge.

Ex: Subject field to be covered must be determined by making explicit statements concerning the limits of topic coverage, and the depth in which various aspects of the subject are to be treated.

Ex: Thus all students will initially follow a common core syllabus, then opt for particular specialisms linked to specific fields of activity.

Ex: Researchers gather and disseminate information outside their core knowledge domains through personal networks.

Ex: The disciplines of knowledge are in some way concerned with the nature of human experience and belief.

Spanish-English dictionary > área del conocimiento
2 disciplina1

¹ = area of endeavour [area of endeavor], discipline, field, subject area, subject field, area of study, knowledge domain, subject domain, discipline of knowledge, subject discipline, topic area.

Ex. This becomes all the more significant as computers begin to affect virtually every other area of endeavor.

Ex. A discipline is an area, or branch, of knowledge.

Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex. Some schedules for some subject areas have now gone through several editions.

Ex. Subject field to be covered must be determined by making explicit statements concerning the limits of topic coverage, and the depth in which various aspects of the subject are to be treated.

Ex. Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.

Ex. Researchers gather and disseminate information outside their core knowledge domains through personal networks.

Ex. However graphic design tend to focus on external aspects of representation that apply at a general level across a wide range of subject domains.

Ex. The disciplines of knowledge are in some way concerned with the nature of human experience and belief.

Ex. Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.

Ex. This is the second revision of the topic areas in as many years.

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* basado en las disciplinas del conocimiento = discipline-based.

* curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.

* disciplina académica = academic discipline, academic field.

* disciplina científica = scientific discipline.

* disciplina de estudio = field of study.

* dividido en disciplinas = discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].

* en varias disciplinas = cross-domain.

* específico de una disciplina = discipline-specific.

* estructurado en disciplinas = discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].

* información sobre una disciplina = discipline-oriented information.

* jerga de una disciplina = subject jargon.

* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.

* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.

Spanish-English dictionary > disciplina1
3 disciplina

f.

discipline.

guardar o mantener la disciplina to maintain discipline

tiene mucha disciplina he's very (self-)disciplined

disciplina de voto (politics) party discipline (in voting)

pres.indicat.

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

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disciplina

► nombre femenino

1 (conjunto de reglas) discipline

2 (doctrina) doctrine

3 (asignatura) subject

4 (azote) scourge, discipline

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noun f.

discipline

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SF

1) (=normas) discipline

disciplina férrea — iron will

disciplina de partido, disciplina de voto — party discipline, party whip

romper la disciplina de voto — to defy the party whip

disciplina inglesa — bondage and discipline

2) (Dep) discipline

ganó en la disciplina de suelo — she came first in the floor exercises

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femenino

1) ( reglas) discipline

mantener la disciplina — to keep o maintain discipline

- disciplina de partido or voto

2)

a) ( ciencia) discipline

b) (Dep) discipline

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femenino

1) ( reglas) discipline

mantener la disciplina — to keep o maintain discipline

- disciplina de partido or voto

2)

a) ( ciencia) discipline

b) (Dep) discipline

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disciplina¹

¹ = area of endeavour [area of endeavor], discipline, field, subject area, subject field, area of study, knowledge domain, subject domain, discipline of knowledge, subject discipline, topic area.

Ex: This becomes all the more significant as computers begin to affect virtually every other area of endeavor.

Ex: A discipline is an area, or branch, of knowledge.

Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex: Some schedules for some subject areas have now gone through several editions.

Ex: Subject field to be covered must be determined by making explicit statements concerning the limits of topic coverage, and the depth in which various aspects of the subject are to be treated.

Ex: Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.

Ex: Researchers gather and disseminate information outside their core knowledge domains through personal networks.

Ex: However graphic design tend to focus on external aspects of representation that apply at a general level across a wide range of subject domains.

Ex: The disciplines of knowledge are in some way concerned with the nature of human experience and belief.

Ex: Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.

Ex: This is the second revision of the topic areas in as many years.

* basado en las disciplinas del conocimiento = discipline-based.

* curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.

* disciplina académica = academic discipline, academic field.

* disciplina científica = scientific discipline.

* disciplina de estudio = field of study.

* dividido en disciplinas = discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].

* en varias disciplinas = cross-domain.

* específico de una disciplina = discipline-specific.

* estructurado en disciplinas = discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].

* información sobre una disciplina = discipline-oriented information.

* jerga de una disciplina = subject jargon.

* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.

* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.

disciplina²

² = discipline, regimentation, disciplining.

Ex: In this context, salaries, bonus schemes and promotion are considered along with the corollaries of discipline and even dismissal for those who do not meet the required standard.

Ex: If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.

Ex: More disciplining in the enunciation of objectives and more concern for communication channels is needed = Se necesita mayor rigurosidad en la enunciación de los objetivos y una mayor preocupación por los canales de comunicación.

* acatar la disciplina = toe + the line.

* amante de la disciplina = disciplinarian.

* amante de la disciplina férrea = strict disciplinarian.

* autodisciplina = self-discipline.

* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.

* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.

* imponerse disciplina = discipline + Reflexivo.

* mantener la disciplina = maintain + discipline.

* partidario de la disciplina férrea = strict disciplinarian.

* sin disciplina = undisciplined, ill-disciplined.

* someter a disciplina = subject to + discipline.

* supervisor de la disciplina = disciplinarian.

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disciplina

feminine

A (reglas) discipline

mantener la disciplina to keep o maintain discipline

Compuesto:

disciplina de voto or partido

( Pol) party discipline

romper la disciplina de voto or partido to defy the whip, to go against the party line

B

1 (ciencia) discipline

2 ( Educ) (asignatura) subject

3 ( Dep) discipline

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Del verbo disciplinar: ( conjugate disciplinar)

disciplina es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
disciplina
disciplinar
disciplina sustantivo femenino
discipline;
◊ mantener la disciplina to keep o maintain discipline

disciplina sustantivo femenino discipline, self control

' disciplina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acusada
- acusado
- cálculo
- ética
- orden
- práctica
- práctico
- estadística
- exigir
- farmacia
- gramática
English:
disciplinarian
- discipline
- enforce
- relaxation
- severe
- severity
- slack
- soft
- dean
- prefect
- stickler
- toe

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disciplina nf

1. [normas] discipline;

guardar o [m5] mantener la disciplina to maintain discipline;

los soldados tienen que guardar la disciplina the soldiers have to remain disciplined

Comp
Pol disciplina de partido party discipline; Pol disciplina de voto party discipline [in voting];
romper la disciplina de voto del partido to vote against the party line, Br to break the whip

2. [actitud] discipline;

tiene mucha disciplina he's very (self-)disciplined

3. [materia, asignatura] discipline

4. [modalidad deportiva] discipline

5. disciplina de monja knotweed

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disciplina

f discipline

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disciplina nf

: discipline

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disciplina n

1. (en general) discipline

2. (asignatura) subject

Spanish-English dictionary > disciplina
4 aumento del conocimiento

(n.) = knowledge building

Ex. It is important not to confuse specialization in the workplace with the question of the viability of disciplines of knowledge building.

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(n.) = knowledge building

Ex: It is important not to confuse specialization in the workplace with the question of the viability of disciplines of knowledge building.

Spanish-English dictionary > aumento del conocimiento
5 apreciar

v.

1 to appreciate.

aprecio mucho tu ayuda I really appreciate your help

Yo aprecio tu ayuda I appreciate your help.

2 to be fond of.

3 to detect, to notice.

apreciaron una mejora significativa they detected o noticed a significant improvement

para apreciar mejor los detalles to be able to see the detail better

4 to appreciate to.

Yo aprecio escuchar las aves cantar I appreciate to hear the birds sing.

5 to perceive, to comprehend, to understand.

El apreció la gravedad del asunto He perceived the gravity of the matter.

6 to appraise.

El perito aprecia las joyas The expert appraises the jewels.

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apreciar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (valorar) to appraise (en, at)

2 (sentir aprecio) to regard highly, hold in high esteem

■ apreciar a alguien to be fond of somebody

3 (reconocer valor) to appreciate

4 (percibir) to notice, see, perceive

■ no sabe apreciar la diferencia he can't tell the difference

► verbo pronominal apreciarse

1 (notarse) to be noticed, be noticeable

■ pueden apreciarse grietas en las paredes one can see cracks in the walls

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verb

to appreciate, be fond of, value, esteem

- apreciarse

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1. VT

1) (=tener cariño a) to be fond of, like

aprecio mucho a tu padre — I'm very fond of your father

2) (=valorar) to value

apreciar algo (en) mucho — to value sth highly

apreciar algo (en) poco — to attach little value to sth, set little value on sth

3) (=percibir) [+ comida, música] to appreciate

no sabe apreciar un buen vino — he doesn't know how to appreciate a good wine

4) (Econ) [+ moneda] to revalue

5) (=agradecer) to appreciate

aprecio mucho lo que han hecho por mí — I really appreciate what they've done for me

6) (=detectar) to notice, detect

no apreció el sarcasmo en sus palabras — he didn't notice o detect the sarcasm in her words

apreciaron una fractura en el hueso — they detected o found a bone fracture

este barómetro no aprecia cambios mínimos — this barometer doesn't detect o register very small changes

7) LAm (=realzar) to add value to, enhance, improve

2.

See:

apreciarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < persona> to be fond of

un amigo al que aprecio mucho — a very dear friend

2) <interés/ayuda/arte> to appreciate

sabe apreciar la buena comida — she appreciates good food

3) (percibir, observar) to see

en la foto se aprecian unas manchas oscuras — some dark areas are visible in the picture

para apreciar la magnitud de los daños — in order to appreciate the extent of the damage
2.
apreciarse v pron (frml) moneda to appreciate (frml)

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= appraise, appreciate, gain + an appreciation, have + a feeling about/for, cherish, relish, taste, prize [prise, -USA], take in, look up to, hold + Nombre + dear.

Ex. If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.

Ex. Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.

Ex. The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.

Ex. But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex. They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.

Ex. Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.

Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.

Ex. No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.

Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.

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* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.

* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.

* capaz de apreciar = appreciative.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) < persona> to be fond of

un amigo al que aprecio mucho — a very dear friend

2) <interés/ayuda/arte> to appreciate

sabe apreciar la buena comida — she appreciates good food

3) (percibir, observar) to see

en la foto se aprecian unas manchas oscuras — some dark areas are visible in the picture

para apreciar la magnitud de los daños — in order to appreciate the extent of the damage
2.
apreciarse v pron (frml) moneda to appreciate (frml)

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= appraise, appreciate, gain + an appreciation, have + a feeling about/for, cherish, relish, taste, prize [prise, -USA], take in, look up to, hold + Nombre + dear.

Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.

Ex: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.

Ex: The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.

Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.

Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.

Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.

Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.

Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.

Ex: No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.

Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.

* apreciar mejor = gain + an appreciation.

* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.

* capaz de apreciar = appreciative.

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apreciar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹persona› to be fond of

un amigo al que aprecio mucho a very dear friend

B

1 ‹interés/ayuda› to appreciate

aprecio muchísimo todo lo que has hecho por mí I really appreciate everything you've done for me

2 ‹arte/música› to appreciate

sabe apreciar la buena comida she appreciates good food

un café para los que saben apreciar lo que es bueno a coffee for true connoisseurs, a coffee for people who appreciate the good things in life

C (percibir, observar) to see

en la radiografía se aprecian unas manchas oscuras some dark areas are visible o can be seen on the X-ray

fue difícil apreciar la magnitud de los daños it was difficult to appreciate the extent of the damage

este año se ha apreciado un ligero descenso en el número de accidentes there has been a slight drop in the number of accidents this year

■ apreciarse

v pron

( frml); «moneda» to appreciate ( frml)

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apreciar ( conjugate apreciar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ persona› to be fond of
2 ‹interés/ayuda/arte› to appreciate
3 (percibir, observar) to see;
◊ para apreciar la magnitud de los daños in order to appreciate the extent of the damage

apreciar verbo transitivo
1 to appreciate ➣ Ver nota en appreciate 2 (observar, ver) to notice, see
' apreciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distinguir
- gusto
English:
appreciate
- dear
- esteem
- kindly
- prize
- treasure
- appreciation
- cherish
- value

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apreciar

♦ vt

1. [valorar] to appreciate, to value;

aprecio mucho tu ayuda I really appreciate your help;

aprecia demasiado las cosas materiales she puts too high a value on material things;

un plato muy apreciado por los turistas a dish that is very popular with tourists;

no sabe apreciar una buena obra de teatro he doesn't know how to appreciate a good play

2. [sentir afecto por]
aprecio mucho a tu hermana I think a lot of your sister, I'm very fond of your sister

3. [percibir] to detect, to notice;

han apreciado una mejora significativa they have detected o noticed a significant improvement;

acércate si quieres apreciar mejor los detalles come closer so you can see the detail better

♦ See also the pronominal verb apreciarse

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apreciar

v/t

1 appreciate

2 ( sentir afecto por) be fond of, think highly of

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apreciar vt

1) estimar: to appreciate, to value

2) evaluar: to appraise, to assess

♦ See also the reflexive verb apreciarse

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apreciar vb

1. (valorar) to appreciate / to value

aprecio todo lo que has hecho por mí I appeciate all that you've done for me

2. (estimar) to be fond of

apreciamos a nuestros amigos we are fond of our friends

3. (percibir) to notice / to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

a distancia no se aprecian los detalles de un cuadro you don't notice the details in a painting from a distance

Spanish-English dictionary > apreciar
6 archivística y museología

(n.) = archival and museum studies

Ex. It provides an international forum for sharing experiences among researchers from a variety of disciplines such as computer science, library and information science, archival and museum studies, and knowledge management.

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(n.) = archival and museum studies

Ex: It provides an international forum for sharing experiences among researchers from a variety of disciplines such as computer science, library and information science, archival and museum studies, and knowledge management.

Spanish-English dictionary > archivística y museología
7 compartimento estanco

compartimento estanco

watertight compartment

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(Náut) watertight compartment

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(n.) = watertight compartment, silo

Ex. This was characterized by the division of knowledge into more or less watertight compartments or disciplines.

Ex. A problem in getting people in corporate silos to communicate is that they do not speak the same language even when they are talking about the same thing.

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(Náut) watertight compartment

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(n.) = watertight compartment, silo

Ex: This was characterized by the division of knowledge into more or less watertight compartments or disciplines.

Ex: A problem in getting people in corporate silos to communicate is that they do not speak the same language even when they are talking about the same thing.

Spanish-English dictionary > compartimento estanco
8 confuso

adj.

1 confused, addled, bewildered, muddle-headed.

2 confusing, perplexing, tangled, confusional.

3 confused, blurry, blurred, obscure.

4 confused, cluttered, disordered, mixed-up.

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confuso

► adjetivo

1 (ideas) confused

2 (estilo etc) obscure, confused

3 (recuerdos, formas) vague, blurred

4 (mezclado) mixed up

5 figurado (turbado) confused, embarrassed

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(f. - confusa)

adj.

confused

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ADJ

1) (=poco claro) [ideas, noticias] confused; [recuerdo] hazy; [ruido] indistinct; [imagen] blurred

tiene las ideas muy confusas — he has very confused ideas, his ideas are very mixed up

llegaban noticias confusas — confused reports were coming in

una situación muy confusa — a very confused situation

2) (=desconcertado) confused

nunca lo había visto tan confuso — I had never seen him so confused

no sé qué decir, estoy confuso — I don't know what to say, I'm overwhelmed

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- sa adjetivo

a) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confused

b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused

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= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.

Ex. The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.

Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

Ex. Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.

Ex. This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.

Ex. The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.

Ex. At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.

Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.

Ex. The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.

Ex. The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.

Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.

Ex. She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.

Ex. Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.

Ex. The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.

Ex. Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.

Ex. Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex. On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.

Ex. The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.

Ex. The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.

Ex. This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.

Ex. He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.

Ex. They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.

Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

Ex. Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.

Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.

Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.

Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex. I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.

Ex. This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.

Ex. Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.

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* de manera confusa = hazily.

* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.

* masa confusa = mush.

* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.

* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* ser confuso = be deceiving.

* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.

* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.

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- sa adjetivo

a) <idea/texto/explicación> confused; < recuerdo> confused, hazy; < imagen> blurred, hazy; < información> confused

b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused

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= confusing, dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], distraught, in confusion of purpose, indistinct, muddled, entangled, topsy-turvy, puzzled, messy [messier -comp., messiest -sup.], puzzling, mixed up, confused, in a state of turmoil, clouded, in a spin, dishevelled [disheveled, -USA], in disarray, foggy [foggier -comp., foggiest -sup.], blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], confounding, garbled, indistinctive, nonplussed [nonplused], addled, in a fog, chaotic, disorderly, shambolic, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.], in a twirl, at sea, all over the place.

Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.

Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.

Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.

Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.

Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.

Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.

Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.

Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.

Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.

Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.

Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.

Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.

Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.

Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.

Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.

Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.

Ex: The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.

Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.

Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.

Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.

Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.

Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.

Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.

Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.

Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.

Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.

Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.

* de manera confusa = hazily.

* estar confuso = be at sixes and sevens with, be at a nonplus, be all at sea.

* masa confusa = mush.

* resultar confuso = prove + confusing.

* sentirse confuso = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* ser confuso = be deceiving.

* surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.

* todo confuso = in a state of disarray.

* * *

confuso -sa

adjective

1 ‹idea/texto› confused; ‹recuerdo› confused, hazy; ‹imagen› blurred, hazy

dio una explicación muy confusa he gave a very confused explanation

las noticias son confusas reports are confused

2 (turbado) embarrassed, confused

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confuso
◊ -sa adjetivo

a) ‹idea/texto/explicación› confused;

‹ recuerdo› confused, hazy;
‹ imagen› blurred, hazy;
‹ información› confused
b) ( turbado) embarrassed, confused

confuso,-a adjetivo
1 (idea, argumento, etc) confused, unclear
2 (desconcertado) confused, perplexed
' confuso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confusa
- apabullar
- despistado
- enmarañado
English:
confused
- confusing
- flounder
- fuzzy
- garbled
- indistinct
- mixed-up
- muddy
- spin
- unclear
- foggy
- hazy
- muddled

* * *

confuso, -a adj

1. [poco claro] [clamor, griterío] confused;
[contorno, forma, imagen] blurred; [explicación] confused
2. [turbado] confused, bewildered;

estar confuso to be confused o bewildered

* * *

confuso

adj confused

* * *

confuso, -sa adj

1) : confused, mixed-up

2) : obscure, indistinct

* * *

confuso adj

1. (persona) confused

estoy confuso I'm confused

2. (instrucciones, explicación, etc) confused / confusing

una situación muy confusa a very confusing situation

Spanish-English dictionary > confuso
9 cosas

f.pl.

things, articles, stuff, doings.

pres.subj.

2^nd person singular (tú) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.

* * *

cosas

► nombre femenino plural

1 familiar (manías) hang-ups

■ todos tenemos nuestras cosas we've got all our hang-ups

■ son cosas de niños kids do that kind of thing

* * *

= stuff, matters, bits and pieces

Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

Ex. If there must be formal introductions and votes of thanks, at least see that there are no lengthy public speeches that pre-empt the visitor's reason for being there at all, and that matters are kept as unembarrassing as possible.

Ex. At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.

* * *

= stuff, matters, bits and pieces

Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

Ex: If there must be formal introductions and votes of thanks, at least see that there are no lengthy public speeches that pre-empt the visitor's reason for being there at all, and that matters are kept as unembarrassing as possible.

Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.

Spanish-English dictionary > cosas
10 cruzar la frontera

(v.) = cross + the boundary

Ex. Modern developments in all areas of knowledge tend to cross the boundaries between disciplines.

* * *

(v.) = cross + the boundary

Ex: Modern developments in all areas of knowledge tend to cross the boundaries between disciplines.

Spanish-English dictionary > cruzar la frontera
11 cruzar la línea divisoria

= cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line

Ex. Modern developments in all areas of knowledge tend to cross the boundaries between disciplines.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Crossing the great divide: Academic libraries move into the 21st century'.

Ex. Effective planning will be necessary to convince government of the bility of the library to use resources effectively, but there is a danger that this may cross the dividing line and become the direction of policy.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Crossing the line: the development of archival standards'.

* * *

= cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line

Ex: Modern developments in all areas of knowledge tend to cross the boundaries between disciplines.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Crossing the great divide: Academic libraries move into the 21st century'.

Ex: Effective planning will be necessary to convince government of the bility of the library to use resources effectively, but there is a danger that this may cross the dividing line and become the direction of policy.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Crossing the line: the development of archival standards'.

Spanish-English dictionary > cruzar la línea divisoria
12 foro internacional

(n.) = international forum

Ex. It provides an international forum for sharing experiences among researchers from a variety of disciplines such as computer science, library and information science, archival and museum studies, and knowledge management.

* * *

(n.) = international forum

Ex: It provides an international forum for sharing experiences among researchers from a variety of disciplines such as computer science, library and information science, archival and museum studies, and knowledge management.

Spanish-English dictionary > foro internacional
13 forro

m.

1 cover.

¡ni por el forro! (informal) no way!

tela de forro lining material

forro polar fleece jacket

2 lining, liner, casing.

3 crib, hidden notes used to cheat on exams, pony.

4 babe.

5 foreskin.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

forro

► nombre masculino

1 (interior) lining

2 (funda) cover, case

3 (tapizado) upholstery

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ni por el forro familiar not in the slightest

* * *

noun m.

1) lining

2) cover

* * *

SM

1) [gen] lining; [de libro] cover; (Aut) upholstery

con forro de piel — fur-lined

- ni por el forro

no nos parecemos ni por el forro — we are not in the least alike, we are not a bit alike

- limpiar el forro a algn

- pasarse algo por el forro de las narices

forro acolchado — padded lining

forro polar — fleece, Polartec ®

2) (Téc) [gen] lining; [de tubería] lagging

forro de freno — (Aut) brake lining

3) Cono Sur * (=preservativo) rubber *, condom

4) Chile [de bicicleta] tyre, tire (EEUU)

5) LAm (=fraude) swindle, fraud

6) Cono Sur (=talento) aptitude

* * *

masculino

a) ( de abrigo) lining; ( de sillón) cover; ( de libro) cover, jacket

ni por el forro — (fam)

no lo entiendo ni por el forro — I don't understand the first thing about it

no ha visto un libro ni por el forro — he's never opened a book in his life (colloq)

b) (Chi) ( de bicicleta) tire*

* * *

= paste-down, backliner, liner, lining.

Ex. Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.

Ex. This article provides basic knowledge of how to prepare artwork for printing the colour label on the freshly lacquered CD-ROM and the backliner for insertion in the back of the jewel case.

Ex. In addition to sealants or paint, a number of simple yet preservationally sound liners are now available for use on wooden shelves.

Ex. The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.

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* forro polar = fleece.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* sobre forro de tela = cloth-backed.

* * *

masculino

a) ( de abrigo) lining; ( de sillón) cover; ( de libro) cover, jacket

ni por el forro — (fam)

no lo entiendo ni por el forro — I don't understand the first thing about it

no ha visto un libro ni por el forro — he's never opened a book in his life (colloq)

b) (Chi) ( de bicicleta) tire*

* * *

= paste-down, backliner, liner, lining.

Ex: Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.

Ex: This article provides basic knowledge of how to prepare artwork for printing the colour label on the freshly lacquered CD-ROM and the backliner for insertion in the back of the jewel case.

Ex: In addition to sealants or paint, a number of simple yet preservationally sound liners are now available for use on wooden shelves.

Ex: The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.

* forro polar = fleece.

* pasarse Algo por el forro = flout.

* sobre forro de tela = cloth-backed.

* * *

forro

masculine

A

1 (de un abrigo) lining; (de un sillón) cover; (de un libro) cover, jacket, sleeve

como el forro ( Chi fam); lousy ( colloq), awful

se lo dejaron como el forro they made a lousy o an awful job of it

meterse en un forro ( Chi fam); to get oneself into a mess ( colloq)

ni por el forro ( fam): no lo entiendo ni por el forro I don't understand the first thing about it, I don't understand it at all

ése no toma un libro ni por el forro he's never opened a book in his life ( colloq), he doesn't even know what a book looks like ( colloq)

2 ( Chi) (de bicicleta) tire*

Compuesto:

forro de freno

brake lining

B ( RPl fam) (preservativo) condom, rubber ( AmE colloq), johnny ( BrE colloq)

C ( Chi vulg) (prepucio) foreskin

D ( Méx fam) (mujer atractiva) stunner ( colloq)

* * *

Del verbo forrar: ( conjugate forrar)

forro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

forró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
forrar
forro
forrar ( conjugate forrar) verbo transitivo ‹ prenda› to line;
‹libro/sillón› to cover
forrarse verbo pronominal (fam) tb
◊ forrose de dinero to make a killing o mint (colloq)

forro sustantivo masculino ( de abrigo) lining;

( de sillón) cover;
( de libro) cover, jacket
forrar vtr (el interior) to line
(el exterior) to cover
forro m (interior) lining
(exterior) cover, case
' forro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desmontable
- desmontar
English:
lined
- lining
- cover
- liner
- unlined

* * *

forro nm

1. [cubierta] [de libro] cover;
[de ropa] lining; [de asiento] upholstery;
tela de forro lining material;

Comp
Vulg
pasarse algo por el forro de Esp [m5] los cojones o RP [m5] las bolas to shit on sth from a great height;

Comp
Fam
¡ni por el forro!: no se le parece ni por el forro he doesn't look anything like him

Comp
forro polar fleece (jacket)
2. Cuba [trampa] trick

3. RP Fam [preservativo] rubber, Br johnny

4. Méx Fam [persona] babe

* * *

forro

m

1 de prenda lining; de libro cover;

no se le parece ni por el forro he looks nothing like him;

pasarse algo por el forro fam not give a damn about sth fam

2 Méx fam ( bombón) good looker fam

3 Rpl fam ( condón) rubber fam

* * *

forro nm

1) : lining

2) cubierta: book cover

* * *

forro n

1. (interior) lining

2. (exterior) cover

Spanish-English dictionary > forro
14 materia

f.

1 matter (sustancia, asunto).

en materia de on the subject of, concerning

la legislación en materia de medio ambiente the legislation on the subject of o concerning the environment

un especialista en materia de higiene a hygiene expert

entrar en materia to get down to business

materia grasa fat content

materia gris gray matter

materia orgánica organic matter

2 material (material).

materia prima raw material

3 subject (asignatura).

* * *

materia

► nombre femenino

1 (sustancia) matter

2 (material) material, substance

3 (asignatura) subject

4 (asunto) subject, matter

■ ésta es la materia objeto de discusión this is the subject in question

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en materia de... on the subject of...

entrar en materia to get to the point

índice de materias table of contents

materia gris grey matter

materia prima raw material

* * *

noun f.

1) material

2) matter

* * *

SF

1) (Fís) matter; (=material) material, substance

materia inorgánica — inorganic matter

materia vegetal — vegetable matter

una materia esponjosa y blanda — a soft spongy material o substance

hay materia para escribir varios libros — there is enough material to write several books

hay mucha materia para investigar — there is a lot of material to research

ya tenéis materia para pensar — that should give you something to think about o food for thought

materia colorante — dyestuff

materia fecal — faeces pl, feces pl (EEUU)

materia grasa — fat

materia gris — grey o (EEUU) gray matter

materia prima — raw material

2) (=tema) subject matter; (Escol) subject

índice de materias — table of contents

en materia de — as regards

entrar en materia — to get down to business, get to the point

son expertos en la materia — they are experts on the subject

será materia de muchas discusiones — it will be the subject of a lot of debate

materia optativa — (Escol) option, optional subject

* * *

femenino

1) ( sustancia) matter

- materia grasa

- materia gris

- materia prima

2)

a) (tema, asunto) subject

en materia jurídica es un experto — he's an expert on legal matters

en materia de — as regards, with regard to

entrar en materia: entremos en materia — let's get straight to the matter in hand o straight down to business

b) ( material) material

c) (esp AmL) ( asignatura) subject

•

- materia clasificada

* * *

= matter, subject, subject term, topic, subject matter, rubric, material, subject discipline.

Ex. Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.

Ex. What is a subject?.

Ex. In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.

Ex. And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.

Ex. The material in the exhibition is organized into four thematic sections: objects used in daily life, funerary rites, religious items, and works of art.

Ex. Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.

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* acceso a la información por la materia = subject approach to information, subject approach.

* acceso por materias = subject access.

* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.

* alfabético por materias = alphabetico-subject.

* aportar materia prima para = provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.

* asignación de materias = subject indexing, subject assignment.

* buscado por materia = subject-traced.

* buscador por materias = subject gateway.

* búsqueda por materia = subject searching, topical subject search.

* búsqueda por materias = subject search, subject query, subject browsing.

* catalogador de materias = subject cataloguer.

* catálogo alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject catalogue.

* catálogo de materias = subject catalogue.

* catálogo sistemático de materias = classified subject catalogue.

* clasificación por materia = subject classification.

* clasificar por materia = subject classify.

* conocer muy bien la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* conocimiento sobre una materia = subject knowledge.

* consulta por materias = subject browsing.

* control de materias = subject control.

* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.

* descriptor de materia = subject descriptor.

* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.

* encabezamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject heading.

* encabezamiento de materia = subject heading, subject description.

* encabezamiento de materia específico = specific subject heading.

* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH) = Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

* en materia de = in matters of, as regards, with regard(s) to, regarding, on, concerning, in the field of.

* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.

* entrada de materia = subject entry.

* especialista en una materia = subject specialist.

* experto en la materia = subject expert.

* fichero de materias = descriptor file.

* fichero ordenado por materias = subject file.

* identificador de materia = subject label.

* índice alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject index.

* índice articulado de materias = articulated subject index.

* índice de materias = subject index, topical index, subject guide.

* Indice Permutado de Materias = Permuterm Subject Index.

* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.

* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI) = Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).

* indización por materias = subject indexing.

* información como materia prima, la = information commodity.

* información sobre la materia = subject data.

* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).

* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia = alphabetical list of subject headings.

* lista de encabezamientos de materia = subject headings list.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears = Sears' List of Subject Headings.

* materia asociada = collateral subject.

* materia compuesta = complex subject, composite subject, compound subject.

* materia coordinada = coordinate subject.

* materia de estudio = subject of study.

* materia específica = subordinate subject, specific subject.

* materia favorita = pet subject.

* materia general = superordinate subject, parent subject.

* materia gris = grey matter [gray matter].

* materia impresa = printed matter.

* materia inanimada = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia inorgánica = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia más específica = narrower subject.

* materia más general = broader subject.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia optativa = option.

* materia orgánica = organic matter, organic materials.

* materia preferida = pet subject.

* materia prima = raw material, staple diet, grist, primary raw material, feedstock.

* materia principal = main subject.

* materia representada por un solo descriptor = one-concept subject.

* materia representada por varios descriptores = multi-concept subject.

* materia secundaria = fringe subject.

* materias troncales = core curriculum.

* materia troncal = core subject.

* materia viva = living matter.

* mercado de materias primas, el = commodity market, the.

* nombre de materia = subject name.

* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.

* ordenación por materias = subject arrangement.

* organización de materias = subject organisation.

* porcentaje de materias servidas = subject fill rate.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.

* profano en la materia = non-scholar.

* recuperación por materias = subject access, subject retrieval.

* registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia = subject tracing.

* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.

* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.

* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* subdivisión de materia = subject subdivision.

* subencabezamiento de materia = subject heading subdivision, topical subheading.

* terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology.

* tratamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject approach.

* * *

femenino

1) ( sustancia) matter

- materia grasa

- materia gris

- materia prima

2)

a) (tema, asunto) subject

en materia jurídica es un experto — he's an expert on legal matters

en materia de — as regards, with regard to

entrar en materia: entremos en materia — let's get straight to the matter in hand o straight down to business

b) ( material) material

c) (esp AmL) ( asignatura) subject

•

- materia clasificada

* * *

= matter, subject, subject term, topic, subject matter, rubric, material, subject discipline.

Ex: Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.

Ex: What is a subject?.

Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.

Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.

Ex: The material in the exhibition is organized into four thematic sections: objects used in daily life, funerary rites, religious items, and works of art.

Ex: Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.

* acceso a la información por la materia = subject approach to information, subject approach.

* acceso por materias = subject access.

* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.

* alfabético por materias = alphabetico-subject.

* aportar materia prima para = provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.

* asignación de materias = subject indexing, subject assignment.

* buscado por materia = subject-traced.

* buscador por materias = subject gateway.

* búsqueda por materia = subject searching, topical subject search.

* búsqueda por materias = subject search, subject query, subject browsing.

* catalogador de materias = subject cataloguer.

* catálogo alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject catalogue.

* catálogo de materias = subject catalogue.

* catálogo sistemático de materias = classified subject catalogue.

* clasificación por materia = subject classification.

* clasificar por materia = subject classify.

* conocer muy bien la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* conocimiento sobre una materia = subject knowledge.

* consulta por materias = subject browsing.

* control de materias = subject control.

* cuerpo de estanterías por materia = subject bay.

* dar materia para la reflexión = provide + food for thought.

* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.

* descriptor de materia = subject descriptor.

* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.

* encabezamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject heading.

* encabezamiento de materia = subject heading, subject description.

* encabezamiento de materia específico = specific subject heading.

* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH) = Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

* en materia de = in matters of, as regards, with regard(s) to, regarding, on, concerning, in the field of.

* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.

* entrada de materia = subject entry.

* especialista en una materia = subject specialist.

* experto en la materia = subject expert.

* fichero de materias = descriptor file.

* fichero ordenado por materias = subject file.

* identificador de materia = subject label.

* índice alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject index.

* índice articulado de materias = articulated subject index.

* índice de materias = subject index, topical index, subject guide.

* Indice Permutado de Materias = Permuterm Subject Index.

* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.

* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI) = Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).

* indización por materias = subject indexing.

* información como materia prima, la = information commodity.

* información sobre la materia = subject data.

* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).

* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia = alphabetical list of subject headings.

* lista de encabezamientos de materia = subject headings list.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears = Sears' List of Subject Headings.

* materia asociada = collateral subject.

* materia compuesta = complex subject, composite subject, compound subject.

* materia coordinada = coordinate subject.

* materia de estudio = subject of study.

* materia específica = subordinate subject, specific subject.

* materia favorita = pet subject.

* materia general = superordinate subject, parent subject.

* materia gris = grey matter [gray matter].

* materia impresa = printed matter.

* materia inanimada = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia inorgánica = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia más específica = narrower subject.

* materia más general = broader subject.

* materia muerta = dead matter, inanimate matter.

* materia optativa = option.

* materia orgánica = organic matter, organic materials.

* materia preferida = pet subject.

* materia prima = raw material, staple diet, grist, primary raw material, feedstock.

* materia principal = main subject.

* materia representada por un solo descriptor = one-concept subject.

* materia representada por varios descriptores = multi-concept subject.

* materia secundaria = fringe subject.

* materias troncales = core curriculum.

* materia troncal = core subject.

* materia viva = living matter.

* mercado de materias primas, el = commodity market, the.

* nombre de materia = subject name.

* número indicador de materia = SIN, Subject Indicator Number.

* ordenación por materias = subject arrangement.

* organización de materias = subject organisation.

* porcentaje de materias servidas = subject fill rate.

* por materias = subject-based, topically.

* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.

* profano en la materia = non-scholar.

* recuperación por materias = subject access, subject retrieval.

* registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia = subject tracing.

* salud en materia de procreación = reproductive health.

* ser la materia prima de = be grist to + Posesivo + mill.

* ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.

* subdivisión de materia = subject subdivision.

* subencabezamiento de materia = subject heading subdivision, topical subheading.

* terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology.

* tratamiento alfabético de materias = alphabetical subject approach.

* * *

materia

feminine

A (sustancia) matter

materia orgánica/viva organic/living matter

Compuestos:

● materia fecal

feces* (pl), fecal* matter

● materia grasa

fat

● materia gris

gray* matter

● materia oscura

dark matter

● materia prima

( Econ, Tec) raw material; ( Fin) commodity

el mercado de materias primas the commodities market

B

1 (tema, asunto) subject

los libros están ordenados por materias the books are arranged according to subject

en materia jurídica es un experto he's an expert on legal matters

en materia de as regards, with regard to

es un país muy avanzado en materia de sanidad it is a very advanced country in terms of o with regard to o as regards health care

entrar en materia: entró inmediatamente en materia he went straight into the subject, he got straight to the point

2 (material) material

aquí hay materia para hacer un estudio muy completo there is enough material here to do an in-depth study

3 ( esp AmL) (asignatura) subject

Compuesto:

materia clasificada

classified information

* * *

materia sustantivo femenino
1 ( sustancia) matter;
◊ materia gris gray^{( conjugate gray)} matter;

materia prima (Econ, Tec) raw material;

(Fin) commodity
2
a) (tema, asunto) subject;

◊ en materia de as regards, with regard to

b) ( asignatura) subject

materia sustantivo femenino
1 matter
materia inorgánica/orgánica, inorganic/organic matter
materia no contaminante, non-polluting material
2 (tema) matter, stuff: domina muy bien la materia, she knows her stuff
es un especialista en la materia, he's an expert on the subject
3 Educ (asignatura) subject
' materia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartón
- consistente
- curso
- en
- gris
- lega
- lego
- prima
- primo
- revés
- saber
- sebo
- tierra
- autoridad
- conocer
- corromper
- corrompido
- corrupción
- pasta
- procesar
- profano
- reprobar
English:
abrasive
- commodity
- cut
- deterioration
- fluid
- grey matter
- ground
- insulation
- last
- material
- matter
- of
- out of
- raw material
- rock
- rubber
- soft
- soil
- strong
- subject
- subject matter
- substitute
- tarmac
- wood
- lay
- raw
- subsidiary
- wastage

* * *

materia nf

1. [sustancia] matter

Comp
Anat materia gris grey matter;
materia orgánica organic matter;
Astron materia oscura dark matter
2. [asunto] matter;

materia de reflexión food for thought;

en materia de on the subject of, concerning;

un especialista en materia de higiene a hygiene expert;

han llegado a un acuerdo en materia de impuestos they have come to an agreement on o concerning taxation;

la legislación en materia de medio ambiente the legislation on the subject of o concerning the environment;

Comp

entrar en materia to get down to business

3. [material] material

Comp
materia prima raw material
4. [asignatura] subject

Comp
RP Univ materia previa = module that has to be passed in order to do a more advanced module
* * *

materia

f

1 matter

2 ( material) material

3 ( tema) subject;

entrar en materia get on to the subject;

en materia de as regards

* * *

materia nf

1) : matter

materia gris: gray matter

2) : material

materia prima: raw material

3) : (academic) subject

4)

en materia de : on the subject of, concerning

* * *

materia n

1. (en general) matter

2. (asignatura, tema) subject

materia prima raw material

Spanish-English dictionary > materia
15 materia prima

f.

raw material, input material, commodity, crude material.

* * *

materia prima

raw material

* * *

(Econ, Tec) raw material; (Fin) commodity

* * *

(n.) = raw material, staple diet, grist, primary raw material, feedstock

Ex. Abstracts which are to provide the raw material for input to a computerized information system are usually required to be entered on a form which shows the separate fields in the computer record.

Ex. All this will take place against the background of publishing in conventional forms which will remain the staple diet of libraries for many years yet.

Ex. The grist for many innovative kinds of disciplines is datasets that requires disciplinary integration.

Ex. The main accent is on primary raw materials, with particular emphasis on the extraction and use of uranium, and on the recycling of municipal and industrial wastes.

Ex. Information is the feedstock of knowledge.

* * *

(Econ, Tec) raw material; (Fin) commodity

* * *

(n.) = raw material, staple diet, grist, primary raw material, feedstock

Ex: Abstracts which are to provide the raw material for input to a computerized information system are usually required to be entered on a form which shows the separate fields in the computer record.

Ex: All this will take place against the background of publishing in conventional forms which will remain the staple diet of libraries for many years yet.

Ex: The grist for many innovative kinds of disciplines is datasets that requires disciplinary integration.

Ex: The main accent is on primary raw materials, with particular emphasis on the extraction and use of uranium, and on the recycling of municipal and industrial wastes.

Ex: Information is the feedstock of knowledge.

* * *

materia prima

raw material

Spanish-English dictionary > materia prima
16 minucias

f.pl.

minutia, trivia, minutiae.

* * *

= minutiae, bits and pieces, odds and ends, bits and bobs, petty details.

Ex. Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae.

Ex. At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.

Ex. Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.

Ex. There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.

Ex. We all share the same wants and needs, only the petty details differ.

* * *

= minutiae, bits and pieces, odds and ends, bits and bobs, petty details.

Ex: Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae.

Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.

Ex: Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.

Ex: There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.

Ex: We all share the same wants and needs, only the petty details differ.

Spanish-English dictionary > minucias
17 partes

f.pl.

parties, parties to a dispute.

pres.indicat.

2^nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: partir.

* * *

partes

► nombre femenino plural

1 familiar privates, private parts

* * *

= bits and pieces

Ex. At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.

* * *

= bits and pieces

Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.

Spanish-English dictionary > partes
18 retazos

m.pl.

remnants, bits and pieces of fabric, rags, cuttings.

* * *

= odds and ends, shavings, bits and pieces, bits and bobs

Ex. Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.

Ex. The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.

Ex. At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.

Ex. There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.

* * *

= odds and ends, shavings, bits and pieces, bits and bobs

Ex: Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.

Ex: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.

Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.

Ex: There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.

Spanish-English dictionary > retazos
19 trozos

= odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs

Ex. Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.

Ex. At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.

Ex. There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.

* * *

= odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs

Ex: Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.

Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.

Ex: There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.

Spanish-English dictionary > trozos
20 general

adj.

general.

tener nociones generales de griego to have a general knowledge of Greek

esa es la opinión general de los que no leen los periódicos that's what people who don't read the papers usually think

por lo general, en general in general, generally

por lo general, suelo ir en tren I generally go by train, in general I go by train

m.

general (military).

general de brigada brigadier (British), brigadier general (United States)

general de división major general

* * *

general

► adjetivo

1 general

2 (común) common, usual, widespread

■ es un comportamiento muy general it is a very common sort of behaviour

► nombre masculino

1 (oficial) general

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en general in general, generally

por lo general in general, generally

* * *

noun mf. adj.

general

- en general
- por lo general
* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=común, no detallado) general

información de interés general — information of general interest

el estado general de su salud — his general state of health

una visión general de los problemas del país — an overall o general view of the problems of the country

declaraciones de carácter general — general comments

estamos perdiendo de vista el interés general — we are losing sight of the common interest

la corrupción es general en todo el país — corruption is widespread in the whole country

2)

en general —

a) [con verbo] generally, in general

estoy hablando en general — I am talking generally o in general terms

en general, las críticas de la obra han sido favorables — generally (speaking) o in general, the play has received favourable criticism

b) [detrás de s] in general

literatura, música y arte en general — literature, music and the arts in general

el público en general — the general public

3)

por lo general — generally

iban a visitarla, por lo general, dos o tres veces al año — they generally went to see her two or three times a year

los resultados son, por lo general, bastante buenos — in general o on the whole, the results are pretty good

2.

SMF (Mil) general

general de brigada — brigadier general

general de división — major general

3.

SM (Rel) general

4. SF

1) (tb: carretera general)
Esp main road
2) (tb: clasificación general) (Ciclismo) general classification

3)

generales de la ley — prescribed personal questions

* * *
I
adjetivo

a) (no específico, global) general

hablando en líneas generales — broadly speaking

un panorama general de la situación — an overall view of the situation

tiene nociones generales de informática — he has a general idea about computing

b) (en locs)

en general — on the whole, in general

el público en general — the general public

por lo general: por lo general llega a las nueve she usually o generally arrives at nine; por lo general prefiero ir en auto — in general I prefer to drive
II
masculino y femenino (Mil) general

- general de brigada

* * *
I
adjetivo

a) (no específico, global) general

hablando en líneas generales — broadly speaking

un panorama general de la situación — an overall view of the situation

tiene nociones generales de informática — he has a general idea about computing

b) (en locs)

en general — on the whole, in general

el público en general — the general public

por lo general: por lo general llega a las nueve she usually o generally arrives at nine; por lo general prefiero ir en auto — in general I prefer to drive
II
masculino y femenino (Mil) general

- general de brigada

* * *

general¹

¹ = general.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: It should not be assumed that this has got to be a semiformal talk, followed by a few halfhearted questions: a kind of general's visit to the barracks.

* como norma general = as a general rule.

general²

² = all-embracing, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], comprehensive, general, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], sweeping, ubiquitous, umbrella, widespread, pervasive, blanket, all-encompassing, broadly based, wide-ranging [wide ranging], overriding, broad-based [broad based], wide-scale, overarching, received, epidemic, pandemic, wide-angle(d), generalised [generalized, -USA], embracing, encompassing.

Ex: Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.

Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.

Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.

Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.

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

Ex: Such a statement of objectives may appear narrowly defined in its practices and yet, at the same time, rather sweeping in its assumptions.

Ex: Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.

Ex: This article describes how an ' umbrella licence' was obtained covering a group of libraries within the region.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.

Ex: Likert in no way attempts to make a blanket prescription for employee-centered supervisory styles.

Ex: In publishing itself there is little use made of the all-encompassing schemes such as Dewey or the Library of Congress.

Ex: Library schools are offering broadly based courses with increasing emphasis on technology and information systems, but practising librarians still need the traditional skills.

Ex: The contents of this handbook are comprehensive and wide-ranging.

Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.

Ex: However, the organisation is well on its way to becoming a broad-based provider of databases and end-user oriented information services in all areas of engineering.

Ex: Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly.

Ex: There appears to be an unhealthy tendency among information technology professionals to elevate any single, highly successful practical experience instantly into an overarching paradigm for managerial success.

Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".

Ex: Test score data were broken down to show that the decline is pandemic throughout the culture & not limited to sex, race, or class variables.

Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.

Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.

Ex: What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.

Ex: By drawing Russia into an encompassing coalition with Europe and other powers, the risk of conflict will be diminished.

* abogado general = advocate-general.

* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

* anestesia general = general anaesthesia.

* asamblea general = general assembly.

* biblioteca general = general library.

* como norma general = as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.

* consenso general = general consensus.

* creencia general = conventional wisdom.

* criterio general = rule of thumb.

* dar una idea general = paint + a broad picture.

* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.

* de forma general = bulk.

* de interés general = of general interest.

* de lo general a lo particular = from the general to the particular.

* de lo particular a lo general = from the particular to the general.

* de propósito general = general-purpose.

* describir en líneas generales = outline.

* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.

* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.

* designación general de la clase de documento = general material designation.

* de tipo general = broad scoped.

* de un modo muy general = crudely.

* de utilidad general = all-purpose.

* director general = senior director.

* elección general = general election.

* encabezamiento demasiado general = much-too-broad heading.

* encabezamiento informativo general = general explanatory heading.

* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.

* en general = at large, by and large, for the most part, generally, in general, in the main, on balance, on the whole, overall, broadly, as a whole, generally speaking.

* en líneas generales = broadly speaking, generally, on the whole, in basic outline, roughly speaking, as a rough guide.

* ensayo general = dress rehearsal.

* en su sentido más general = in its/their broadest sense.

* en términos generales = in broad terms, generally speaking.

* en un sentido general = in a broad sense.

* en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.

* esquema general = outline.

* gobernador general = Governor General.

* hablando en términos generales = loosely speaking.

* idea general = rough idea.

* índice general = general index.

* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras = road report.

* instrucción general = blanket instruction.

* interés general = public interest.

* la comunidad en general = the community at large.

* la sociedad en general = society at large.

* materia más general = broader subject.

* norma general = rule of thumb.

* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivvos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).

* opinión general = consensus of opinion, conventional wisdom.

* opinión general, la = received wisdom, the.

* parálisis general = general paresis.

* población en general, la = general population, the.

* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* público en general = broader audience, broad audience, broad public, broader public.

* público en general, el = general public, the.

* Secretaría General = Secretariat.

* ser de uso general = be generally available.

* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme.

* Sistema General de Ordenación (SGO) = Broad System of Ordering (BSO).

* una guía general = a rough guide.

* una idea general = a rough guide.

* * *

general¹

adjective

1 (no específico, global) general

el estado general del enfermo the patient's general condition

temas de interés general subjects of general interest

el pronóstico general del tiempo para mañana the general weather forecast for tomorrow

el país está pasando una crisis a nivel general the country as a whole is going through a crisis

me habló del proyecto en líneas generales she gave me a broad outline of the project

un panorama general de la situación an overall view o an overview of the situation

tiene nociones generales de informática he has a general idea about information technology

2 ( en locs):

en general on the whole, in general

¿qué tal el viaje? — en general bien how was the trip? — good, on the whole

en general prefiero el vino blanco on the whole o in general, I prefer white wine

el público en general the general public

¿qué te molesta de él? — todo en general y nada en particular what don't you like about him? — everything and nothing

por lo general: por lo general los domingos nos levantamos tarde we usually o generally get up late on Sundays

por lo general llega a las nueve she usually o generally arrives at nine, she arrives at nine as a rule

por lo general prefiero una novela a un ensayo in general I prefer novels to essays

3

generales fpl ( Esp) ( Pol) general elections

general²

masculine and feminine

1 ( Mil) general

2 ( Relig) general

Compuestos:

● general de brigada

(en el ejército) ≈ major general, brigadier general ( in US), brigadier ( in UK); (en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈ brigadier general ( in US), ≈ air commodore ( in UK)

● general de división

(en el ejército) ≈ major general; (en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈ major general ( in US), ≈ air vice marshal ( in UK)

* * *

Multiple Entries:
Gral.
general
Gral. sustantivo masculino (
◊ General) Gen.

general adjetivo
a) (no específico, global) general;

◊ de interés general of general interest;

hablando en líneas generales broadly speaking;
un panorama general de la situación an overall view of the situation
b) ( en locs)

◊ en general on the whole, in general;

el público en general the general public;
por lo general as a (general) rule
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Mil) general
general
I adjetivo general
director general, general manager, director-general
huelga general, general strike
secretario general, Secretary-General
II m Mil Rel general
♦ Locuciones: por lo o en general, in general, generally
' general' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- anestesia
- asesinar
- bachillerato
- bien
- camino
- capitán
- capitana
- cerrarse
- CGPJ
- ciudad
- comida
- cuartel
- decretar
- desbandada
- DGT
- economía
- EGB
- el
- elección
- enferma
- enfermo
- ensayo
- entre
- error
- esperar
- fiscal
- golpista
- gral.
- huelga
- ladrón
- ladrona
- lata
- lista
- LOGSE
- mayoría
- nombrar
- panorama
- parecerse
- piso
- policlínica
- política
- protesta
- pública
- público
- regalar
- regla
- sazón
- secretaría
English:
AGM
- all-out
- as
- Attorney General
- backdrop
- blanket
- booze
- bosom
- breast
- buck
- crime
- current
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- dress
- dress rehearsal
- dry run
- education
- election
- GATT
- GCE
- GCSE
- general
- general anaesthetic
- general assembly
- general election
- general knowledge
- general practice
- general practitioner
- general public
- generally
- GP
- GPO
- headquarters
- HQ
- large
- main
- managing
- master
- mobilize
- most
- opposite
- outline
- overall
- overview
- Postmaster General
- practitioner
- prevailing
- public
- quash

* * *

general

♦ adj

1. [común] general;

sólo tengo unas nociones muy generales de griego I only have a very general knowledge of Greek;

esa es la opinión general de los que no leen los periódicos that's what people who don't read the papers usually think;

mi valoración general es negativa my overall opinion of it is negative

2. [en frases]
por lo general, en general in general, generally;

los candidatos, en general, estaban muy cualificados the candidates were generally very well qualified, in general, the candidates were very well qualified;

en general el clima es seco on the whole, the climate is dry, the climate is generally dry;

¿qué tal te va la vida? – en general, no me puedo quejar how's life treating you? – I can't complain, on the whole;

por lo general, suelo ir en tren I generally go by train, in general I go by train

♦ nm
Mil general
Comp
general de brigada Br brigadier, US brigadier general;
general de división major general

♦ nf
Dep [clasificación] overall standings;
con su victoria se ha puesto segunda en la general her victory has moved her up to second place in the overall standings

* * *

general

I adj general;

en general in general;

por lo general usually, generally

II m general

* * *

general adj

1) : general

2)

en general or

por lo general : in general, generally

general nmf

1) : general

2)

general de división : major general

* * *

general¹ adj general

en general in general

por lo general in general

general² n (militar) general

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Knowledge retrieval — is a field of study which seeks to return information in a structured form, consistent with human cognitive processes as opposed to simple lists of data items. It draws on a range of fields including Epistemology (Theory of knowledge), Cognitive… … Wikipedia
Knowledge-based engineering — (KBE) is a discipline with roots in computer aided design (CAD) and knowledge based systems but has several definitions and roles depending upon the context. An early role was support tool for a design engineer generally within the context of… … Wikipedia
Knowledge Management — Gestion des connaissances La gestion des connaissances (en anglais Knowledge Management) est l ensemble des initiatives, des méthodes et des techniques permettant de percevoir, d identifier, d analyser, d organiser, de mémoriser, et de partager… … Wikipédia en Français
Knowledge management — Gestion des connaissances La gestion des connaissances (en anglais Knowledge Management) est l ensemble des initiatives, des méthodes et des techniques permettant de percevoir, d identifier, d analyser, d organiser, de mémoriser, et de partager… … Wikipédia en Français
List of academic disciplines — An academic discipline, or field of study, is a branch of knowledge that is taught and researched at the college or university level. Disciplines are defined (in part), and recognized by the academic journals in which research is published, and… … Wikipedia
Descriptive knowledge — Descriptive knowledge, also declarative knowledge or propositional knowledge, is the species of knowledge that is, by its very nature, expressed in declarative sentences or indicative propositions. This distinguishes descriptive knowledge from… … Wikipedia
Tree of Knowledge System — The Tree of Knowledge (ToK) System is a novel, theoretical approach to the unification of psychology developed by professor Gregg Henriques of James Madison University.The outline of the system was published in 2003 in Review of General… … Wikipedia
Structure of the disciplines — The Structure of the disciplines is a concept in the study of curricula.OverviewThe rise of geopolitical difference after World War II gave birth to a desire to achieve high levels of rigor in academic pursuits [Rudolph, 2002, p. 213] . A… … Wikipedia
Software Engineering Body of Knowledge — The Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK) is a product of the Software Engineering Coordinating Committee. The IEEE Computer Society is also involved.The software engineering body of knowledge is an all inclusive term that describes the … Wikipedia
Communicate knowledge manifesto — is a manifesto that was created by a Dutch design student from ArtEZ [1]in 2010. In 1972 there was a debate between Wim Crouwel and Jan van Toorn[2] about the purpose of graphic design. This debate is still relevant in today s graphic design,… … Wikipedia
Le Knowledge Management — Gestion des connaissances La gestion des connaissances (en anglais Knowledge Management) est l ensemble des initiatives, des méthodes et des techniques permettant de percevoir, d identifier, d analyser, d organiser, de mémoriser, et de partager… … Wikipédia en Français

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