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1 catálogo distribuido
(n.) = distributed catalogueEx. 'Clumps' refers to groups of distributed catalogues, or 'metadata resources', which can be searched together as though they were a union catalogue = Los "catálogos colectivos virtuales" se refieren a grupos de catálogos distribuidos, o "recursos de metadatos", en los que se pueden buscar como si fueran un catálogo colectivo.* * *(n.) = distributed catalogueEx: 'Clumps' refers to groups of distributed catalogues, or 'metadata resources', which can be searched together as though they were a union catalogue = Los "catálogos colectivos virtuales" se refieren a grupos de catálogos distribuidos, o "recursos de metadatos", en los que se pueden buscar como si fueran un catálogo colectivo.
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2 catálogo colectivo virtual
(n.) = clumpEx. ' Clumps' refers to groups of distributed catalogues, or 'metadata resources', which can be searched together as though they were a union catalogue = Los " catálogos colectivos virtuales" se refieren a grupos de catálogos distribuidos, o "recursos de metadatos", en los que se pueden buscar como si fueran un catálogo colectivo.* * *(n.) = clumpEx: ' Clumps' refers to groups of distributed catalogues, or 'metadata resources', which can be searched together as though they were a union catalogue = Los " catálogos colectivos virtuales" se refieren a grupos de catálogos distribuidos, o "recursos de metadatos", en los que se pueden buscar como si fueran un catálogo colectivo.
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3 obstáculo
m.obstacle, drag, snag, balk.* * *1 (barrera) obstacle■ las escaleras pueden ser un insuperable obstáculo para el minusválido stairs can be an unsurmountable obstacle for a disabled person2 (inconveniente) objection■ no vamos a avanzar si sigues poniendo obstáculos we won't get anywhere if you keep raising objections3 (valla) fence, jump\salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacle* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [físico] obstaclecarrera 2)2) (=dificultad) obstacle, hindranceno es obstáculo para que yo lo haga — that does not prevent me (from) o stop me doing it
poner obstáculos a algo/algn — to hinder sth/sb
* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex. Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex. This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex. Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex. The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex. Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.----* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *masculino obstaclesuperar or salvar un obstáculo — to overcome an obstacle
no fue obstáculo para que ganara — it did not stop o prevent him (from) winning
* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impairment, impediment, rough spot, wall, barrier, bottleneck, hindrance, obstacle, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, block.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex: Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* carrera de obstáculos = steeplechase.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* creación de obstáculos = fence building.* eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.* eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* enfrentarse a un obstáculo = address + barrier.* obstáculo insalvable = insurmountable obstacle.* obstáculos = logjam [log-jam].* poner obstáculos = cramp.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.* que pone obstáculos = obstructive.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* remover un obstáculo = remove + barrier.* remover un obstáculo, eliminar un obstáculo = remove + obstacle.* ser un obstáculo = stand in + the way (of).* sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* sin obstáculos, sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.* vencer un obstáculo = surmount + obstacle, conquer + barrier.* * *obstaclequitaron los obstáculos del camino they cleared the obstacles from the road, they cleared the road of obstaclessuperar or salvar un obstáculo to overcome an obstacleno fue obstáculo para que ganara it did not stop o prevent him (from) winningme puso muchos obstáculos he put many obstacles in my pathel único obstáculo entre nosotros y la victoria the only obstacle between us and victory, the only thing that stands/stood between us and victoryun obstáculo para el éxito del proyecto an obstacle to the success of the project* * *
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
obstacle
obstáculo sustantivo masculino
1 (dificultad) handicap: no hay ningún obstáculo para que estudies Derecho, there's nothing stopping you from studying Law
2 (en un camino, etc) obstacle
una carrera de obstáculos, an obstacle race
' obstáculo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escollo
- esquivar
- estorbo
- franquear
- insalvable
- remover
- salvar
- sortear
- vencer
- allanar
- apartar
- brincar
- chocar
- eliminar
- encontrar
- saltar
- subsanar
English:
bar
- barrier
- block
- chief
- clash
- clear
- get across
- get over
- get past
- hazard
- hurdle
- impassable
- impediment
- jump
- negotiate
- obstacle
- obstruction
- pitfall
* * *obstáculo nm1. [impedimento] obstacle ( para to);poner obstáculos a algo/alguien to put obstacles in the way of sth/sb2. [en una carrera] hurdle* * *m obstacle;carrera de obstáculos obstacle race;ponerle obstáculos a alguien make things difficult for s.o.;ponerle obstáculos a algo make sth difficult* * *obstáculo nmimpedimento: obstacle* * *obstáculo n obstacle -
4 remedio
m.1 solution, remedy.no hay o queda más remedio que… there's nothing for it but…poner remedio a algo to do something about something¡qué remedio! there's no alternative!, what else can I/we/etc do?no tener más remedio (que) to have no alternative o choice (but)es peor el remedio que la enfermedad the solution is worse than the problem2 comfort, consolation (consuelo).el mejor remedio contra la depresión es el trabajo the best cure for depression is work3 remedy, cure (medicamento).un remedio contra el sida a cure for AIDSremedio casero home remedy4 Remedio.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: remediar.* * *1 (cura) remedy, cure2 figurado (solución) solution3 DERECHO remedy, recourse\como último remedio as a last resortno tener más remedio que / no haber más remedio que to have no choice but to, have no option but to¡no tienes remedio! familiar you're hopeless!, you're a case!poner remedio a algo to do something about something¡qué remedio! do I have any choice?, what choice do I have?, what else can I do?sin remedio without fail* * *noun m.1) remedy, cure2) option* * *SM1) (=alternativa) choice, alternativeno tengo más remedio que ir — I've got no alternative o choice but to go
-¿tienes que trabajar este sábado? -¡qué remedio! — "are you working this Saturday?" - "I've got no choice!"
¿qué remedio me queda? — what else can I do?, what choice have I got?
¡si no hay más remedio, iré! — well, if I have to, I'll go!
2) (=solución)Juan no tiene remedio — Juan's a hopeless case, Juan's beyond redemption
sin remedio: tenemos que hacerlo hoy sin remedio — we have to do it today without fail
es un tonto sin remedio — he's hopelessly stupid, he's so stupid he's beyond redemption
poner remedio a algo — to remedy sth, correct sth
3) (Med) cure, remedyun buen remedio contra o para el resfriado — a good cure o remedy for colds
un remedio contra o para la tos — a cough remedy
ni para un remedio —
4) frm (=alivio) relief, help5) (Jur) remedy, recourse* * *1)a) (Med) ( cura) remedy, cureb) (esp AmL) (Farm) medicineun remedio natural/a base de hierbas — a natural/herbal remedy
es/fue peor el remedio que la enfermedad — it is/was a case of the solution being worse than the problem
ni para (un) remedio: no dejaron vino ni para (un) remedio they finished off every (last) drop of wine; no encontré una habitación ni para un remedio I couldn't find a hotel room for love or money; santo remedio (AmL): hablé con él y santo remedio, no me molestó más — I talked to him and that did the trick, he didn't bother me again
2) ( solución) solutionno tiene remedio — there's nothing we/they can do
3) (alternativa, recurso) optionno tuvo/no le quedó más remedio que... — she had no option but...
no hay/no queda más or otro remedio que... — we have no alternative o choice but...
iré si no hay otro remedio — I'll go if I really have to o if I must
* * *= panacea, remedy, remediation, curative, fix, salve, countermeasure [counter measure], healer.Ex. Be warned that the operator NOT is not a panacea.Ex. The best remedy for distributed relatives in catalogues is to be found in multiple entry systems.Ex. This theory stresses the remediation of deficiencies.Ex. This idea spread during an era in which reformers regarded the book as a curative for societal ills = Esta idea se difundió durante una era durante la que los reformistas consideraban el libro como un remedio para los males sociales.Ex. A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.Ex. 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.Ex. This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.Ex. Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers -- it has shown promise in treating cancer and arthritis.----* no hay más remedio = needs must when the devil drives.* no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.* remedio casero = household remedy, homemade remedy.* remedio natural = natural remedy.* remedio rápido = quick fix.* remedios medicinales = healing arts.* sin ningún remedio posible = beyond redemption.* sin remedio = beyond repair, incurably, incorrigibly.* * *1)a) (Med) ( cura) remedy, cureb) (esp AmL) (Farm) medicineun remedio natural/a base de hierbas — a natural/herbal remedy
es/fue peor el remedio que la enfermedad — it is/was a case of the solution being worse than the problem
ni para (un) remedio: no dejaron vino ni para (un) remedio they finished off every (last) drop of wine; no encontré una habitación ni para un remedio I couldn't find a hotel room for love or money; santo remedio (AmL): hablé con él y santo remedio, no me molestó más — I talked to him and that did the trick, he didn't bother me again
2) ( solución) solutionno tiene remedio — there's nothing we/they can do
3) (alternativa, recurso) optionno tuvo/no le quedó más remedio que... — she had no option but...
no hay/no queda más or otro remedio que... — we have no alternative o choice but...
iré si no hay otro remedio — I'll go if I really have to o if I must
* * *= panacea, remedy, remediation, curative, fix, salve, countermeasure [counter measure], healer.Ex: Be warned that the operator NOT is not a panacea.
Ex: The best remedy for distributed relatives in catalogues is to be found in multiple entry systems.Ex: This theory stresses the remediation of deficiencies.Ex: This idea spread during an era in which reformers regarded the book as a curative for societal ills = Esta idea se difundió durante una era durante la que los reformistas consideraban el libro como un remedio para los males sociales.Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.Ex: Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers -- it has shown promise in treating cancer and arthritis.* no hay más remedio = needs must when the devil drives.* no tener más remedio que = be stuck with, be left with the need to, get + stuck with.* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.* remedio casero = household remedy, homemade remedy.* remedio natural = natural remedy.* remedio rápido = quick fix.* remedios medicinales = healing arts.* sin ningún remedio posible = beyond redemption.* sin remedio = beyond repair, incurably, incorrigibly.* * *Ano hay un remedio eficaz contra la gripe there is no effective cure for flu¿conoces un buen remedio para la resaca? do you know of a good hangover cure o a good remedy for hangovers?¿has tomado el remedio? have you taken your medicine?un remedio natural/a base de hierbas a natural/herbal remedyes/fue peor el remedio que la enfermedad it is/was a case of the solution being worse than the problem, it just makes/made things worseni para (un) remedio: se han bebido todo el vino, no han dejado ni para (un) remedio they've finished off every (last) drop of wineno encontraron una habitación libre ni para un remedio they couldn't find a vacant room for love or moneysanto remedio ( AmL): les pegó cuatro gritos y santo remedio, se callaron enseguida she yelled at them and as if by magic they immediately shut upla cambiaron de escuela y fue santo remedio, no tuvo más problemas de disciplina they moved her to another school and that did the trick, no more discipline problemsB (solución) solutionla situación no tiene remedio the situation is hopeless o there's nothing we/they can dotiene fácil remedio it can easily be resolved o there's an easy solutionsu matrimonio no tiene remedio her marriage is a lost cause o is beyond hopela nueva ley pondrá remedio a esta anomalía the new law will do away with this anomalyparecía un caso sin remedio he seemed a hopeless case o a lost causeC (alternativa, recurso) optionno tuvo/no le quedó más remedio que darme la razón she had no option but to admit I was rightno hay/no queda más or otro remedio que despedirlo we have no alternative o choice o option but to dismiss himiré si no hay otro remedio I'll go if I really have to o if I must o if there's no way around ittendré que contárselo ¿qué remedio me queda? I'll have to tell him, what else can I do?lo haría sólo como último remedio I'd only do it as a last resort* * *
Del verbo remediar: ( conjugate remediar)
remedio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
remedió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
remediar
remedio
remediar ( conjugate remediar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹situación/problema› to remedy;
‹ daño› to repair;◊ ¿qué piensas hacer para remediolo? what are you going to do to put things right?;
con llorar no remedias nada crying won't solve anything
2 ( evitar):◊ no lo puedo/pude remedio I can't/couldn't help it
remedio sustantivo masculino
1
b) (esp AmL) (Farm) medicine
2 ( solución) solution;
su matrimonio no tiene remedio her marriage is beyond hope;
un caso sin remedio a hopeless case
3 (alternativa, recurso) option;◊ no queda más remedio que … we have no alternative o choice but …;
iré si no hay otro remedio I'll go if I really have to o if I must
remediar verbo transitivo
1 (un daño, un perjuicio) to repair, put right
2 (una necesidad, urgencia) to find a remedy for, solve: cree que puede remediar el problema con fármacos, she thinks she can resolve the problem with medication
3 (evitar) to avoid
♦ Locuciones: no poder remediar, cannot help: no he podido remediar reírme de él, I couldn't help laughing at him
remedio sustantivo masculino
1 (solución) remedy, solution
como último remedio, as a last resort
2 (para una enfermedad) treatment, cure
remedio casero, home-made remedy
♦ Locuciones: no hay o no queda más remedio que..., there is no alternative o choice but to...
no tiene remedio, it's hopeless
¡qué remedio!, what else can I/you/he/anybody, etc do?
' remedio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bilis
- incurable
- socorrida
- socorrido
- bueno
- conformar
- contraindicado
- efectivo
- eficacia
- eficaz
- ineficaz
- más
- quedar
- y
English:
alternative
- barrel
- captive
- choice
- cure
- find
- help
- must
- nothing
- option
- pinch
- remedy
- retrieval
- hopeless
- medicine
- resort
* * *remedio nm1. [solución] solution, remedy;este error ya no tiene remedio there's no longer anything that can be done about this mistake;poner remedio a algo to do something about sth;no tiene remedio [persona] he's a hopeless case;[problema] nothing can be done about it;sin remedio [sin cura, solución] hopeless;es peor el remedio que la enfermedad the solution is worse than the problem2. [alternativa] alternative;no le quedó otro remedio que pedir perdón she had no choice but to apologize;no tener más remedio (que hacer algo) to have no alternative o choice (but to do sth);¿vas a invitarla? – ¡qué remedio! are you going to invite her? – what else can I do?;como último remedio as a last resort3. [medicamento] remedy, cure;un remedio contra el sida a cure for AIDSremedio casero home remedy;conozco un remedio casero para quitar las manchas de vino I know a home remedy for getting rid of wine stains4. [consuelo] comfort, consolation;el mejor remedio contra la depresión es el trabajo the best cure for depression is work5. RP [fármaco] medicine* * *m remedy;remedio casero home-made remedy;sin remedio hopeless;no tiene remedio there’s no solution;no hay más remedio que … there’s no alternative but to …;poner remedio a algo remedy sth;¡qué remedio! I have no choice* * *remedio nm1) : remedy, cure2) : solution3) : optionno me quedó más remedio: I had no other choiceno hay remedio: it can't be helped4)poner remedio a : to put a stop to5)sin remedio : unavoidable, inevitable* * *remedio n2. (solución) solution3. (opción) choice / option / alternative¡qué remedio me queda! I've got no choice! / what else can I do?no tener remedio to be hopeless / to be a lost cause -
5 ser la base de
(v.) = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart ofEx. This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.Ex. These two lists have formed the basis of indexing practice, theory, and discussion in respect of alphabetical subject catalogues for some years.Ex. This idea is at the heart of the Theseus Project which proposes a teaching/learning methodology for the development of a distributed public database of audiovisual information.* * *(v.) = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart ofEx: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.
Ex: These two lists have formed the basis of indexing practice, theory, and discussion in respect of alphabetical subject catalogues for some years.Ex: This idea is at the heart of the Theseus Project which proposes a teaching/learning methodology for the development of a distributed public database of audiovisual information. -
6 sistema de entrada múltiple
(n.) = multiple entry systemEx. The best remedy for distributed relatives in catalogues is to be found in multiple entry systems.* * *(n.) = multiple entry systemEx: The best remedy for distributed relatives in catalogues is to be found in multiple entry systems.
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