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  • 1 doubtful

    adjective
    1) feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc:

    He is doubtful about the future of the school.

    مُتَشَكِّك، مُرْتاب
    2) able to be doubted; not clear:

    a doubtful result.

    مَشْكوكٌ فيه
    3) uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc:

    a doubtful improvement.

    غَيْر مُؤَكَّد
    4) suspicious:

    He's rather a doubtful character.

    مُتَشَكِّك، كَثيرُ الأرْتِياب

    Arabic-English dictionary > doubtful

  • 2 tvivlsom

    doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspect
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    adj doubtful ( fx it is doubtful whether he will come), open to doubt (el. question);
    (neds) doubtful ( fx pleasure; of doubtful value), questionable ( fx
    procedure, treatment),
    F dubious ( fx compliment),
    T shady ( fx transaction);
    [ et tvivlsomt foretagende] a doubtful proposition.

    Danish-English dictionary > tvivlsom

  • 3 dudoso

    adj.
    1 doubtful, insecure, in doubt, hesitant.
    2 doubtful, uncertain, unlikely, improbable.
    3 dubious, arguable, doubtable, doubtful.
    4 of dubious origin, fishy, louche.
    * * *
    1 (incierto) doubtful, uncertain
    2 (vacilante) hesitant, undecided
    3 (sospechoso) suspicious, dubious
    4 (poco seguro) questionable
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    (f. - dudosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    dudoso, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=incierto) [diagnóstico, futuro] doubtful, uncertain; [resultado] indecisive

    de origen dudoso — of doubtful o uncertain origin

    aún es dudosa su colaboración — it's still uncertain whether he will collaborate, his collaboration is still uncertain

    2) (=vacilante) [persona] hesitant

    estar dudoso — to be undecided, be in two minds

    3) (=sospechoso) [actuación, dinero, reputación] dubious
    2.
    SM / F

    el voto de los dudosos — the "undecided" vote

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    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( incierto) doubtful

    lo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it

    b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubious
    c) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided
    * * *
    = suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.
    Ex. The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.
    Ex. The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.
    Ex. It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.
    Ex. This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.
    Ex. This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.
    Ex. Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.
    Ex. Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex. Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.
    Ex. I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
    Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
    Ex. An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.
    Ex. This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
    Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
    Ex. But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.
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    * con dudosa reputación = disreputable.
    * conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.
    * estar dudoso = be doubtful.
    * proceder dudoso = unfair practice.
    * que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.
    * ser dudoso = be doubtful.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo
    a) ( incierto) doubtful

    lo veo dudoso — it's doubtful, I doubt it

    b) <costumbres/moral> dubious, questionable; < victoria> dubious; < decisión> dubious
    c) ( indeciso) hesitant, undecided
    * * *
    = suspect, dodgy [dodgier -comp., dodgiest -sup.], doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspicious, suspicious, unconvinced, dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.], uncleared, iffy [iffier -comp., iffiest -sup.], rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.], borderline, fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.], fly-by-night, dubious-sounding.

    Ex: The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.

    Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.
    Ex: It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.
    Ex: This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.
    Ex: This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.
    Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.
    Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
    Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.
    Ex: I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
    Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
    Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.
    Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
    Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
    Ex: But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.
    * con dudosa reputación = disreputable.
    * conseguido de manera dudosa = ill-gotten.
    * estar dudoso = be doubtful.
    * proceder dudoso = unfair practice.
    * que parece dudoso = dubious-sounding.
    * ser dudoso = be doubtful.

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    dudoso -sa
    1 (incierto) doubtful
    lo veo dudoso it's doubtful, I doubt it
    su participación aún está dudosa it is still uncertain whether they will take part
    es dudoso que cumpla su promesa it's doubtful o I doubt whether he'll keep his promise
    2 ‹costumbres/moral› dubious, questionable; ‹victoria› dubious
    una campaña publicitaria de dudoso gusto an advertising campaign in dubious o doubtful taste
    una decisión dudosa a doubtful o dubious decision
    3 (indeciso) hesitant, undecided
    * * *

    dudoso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo





    dudoso,-a adjetivo
    1 (poco probable) unlikely, doubtful
    (incierto) los orígenes de la creación son dudosos, the origins of creation are uncertain
    (con pocas garantías) la atribución a Velázquez es dudosa, the attribution to Velazquez is doubtful
    2 (indeciso, vacilante) undecided: estaba dudoso, he was hesitant
    3 (turbio) dubious
    ' dudoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dudosa
    - incierto
    - oscuro
    English:
    bad debt
    - borderline
    - doubtful
    - dubious
    - moot
    - questionable
    - touch
    - uncertain
    - border
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    dudoso, -a adj
    1. [improbable] doubtful;
    una palabra de origen dudoso a word of doubtful origin;
    lo veo dudoso I doubt it;
    ser dudoso (que) to be doubtful (whether), to be unlikely (that);
    es dudoso que asista a la reunión it's unlikely (that) he'll attend the meeting, it's doubtful whether he'll attend the meeting
    2. [vacilante] hesitant, indecisive;
    estaba dudoso sobre qué hacer she was unsure about what to do
    3. [sospechoso] questionable, dubious;
    un individuo de dudosa reputación an individual of dubious reputation;
    una broma de gusto dudoso a joke in questionable taste;
    un penalti dudoso a dubious penalty
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    adj
    1 ( incierto) doubtful, dubious
    2 ( indeciso) hesitant
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    dudoso, -sa adj
    1) : doubtful
    2) : dubious, questionable
    ♦ dudosamente adv
    * * *
    dudoso adj (en general) doubtful
    estoy dudoso, no sé qué coche elegir I'm doubtful, I don't know which car to choose

    Spanish-English dictionary > dudoso

  • 4 zweifelhaft

    Adj. doubtful; (fraglich, fragwürdig, verdächtig) auch dubious, questionable; es ist zweifelhaft, ob... it’s doubtful ( oder uncertain) whether...; zweifelhafte Geschäfte dubious ( oder shady) transactions; ein zweifelhaftes Vergnügen a doubtful ( oder dubious) pleasure; von zweifelhaftem Wert of doubtful ( oder questionable) value; es erscheint kaum zweifelhaft, dass... there seems little doubt that...
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    iffy; questionable; doubtful; equivocal; dubious; doubtable
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    zwei|fel|haft
    adj
    doubtful; (= verdächtig auch) dubious

    von zwéífelhaftem Wert — of doubtful or debatable value

    es ist zwéífelhaft, ob... — it is doubtful or questionable or debatable whether...

    * * *
    1) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) doubtful
    2) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) doubtful
    3) (uncertain: The result of the dispute is still in doubt.) in doubt
    4) (probably not honest: dubious behaviour.) dubious
    * * *
    zwei·fel·haft
    1. (anzuzweifelnd) doubtful
    von \zweifelhaftem Wert of doubtful [or questionable] merit
    ▪ es ist \zweifelhaft, ob... it is doubtful [or debatable] whether [or fam if]...
    2. (pej: dubios) dubious, shady fam
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    2) (fragwürdig) dubious
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    zweifelhaft adj doubtful; (fraglich, fragwürdig, verdächtig) auch dubious, questionable;
    es ist zweifelhaft, ob … it’s doubtful ( oder uncertain) whether …;
    zweifelhafte Geschäfte dubious ( oder shady) transactions;
    ein zweifelhaftes Vergnügen a doubtful ( oder dubious) pleasure;
    von zweifelhaftem Wert of doubtful ( oder questionable) value;
    es erscheint kaum zweifelhaft, dass … there seems little doubt that …
    * * *
    2) (fragwürdig) dubious
    * * *
    adj.
    doubtable adj.
    dubious adj.
    hypothetic adj.
    iffy* adj. adv.
    doubtfully adv.
    dubiously adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zweifelhaft

  • 5 Zweifel

    m; -s, -; doubt (an + Dat about); (Ungewissheit) uncertainty; berechtigter Zweifel reasonable doubt; große / leise Zweifel grave / slight doubts; außer Zweifel beyond doubt; ohne Zweifel without (a) doubt, undoubtedly; es bestehen oder gibt Zweifel an seiner Ehrlichkeit / ob er ehrlich ist there are doubts about his honesty / about ( oder as to) whether he is honest; es besteht kein Zweifel ( daran), dass... there’s absolutely no doubt ( oder question) that...; kein Zweifel, das stimmt there’s no doubt about it, it’s right; Zweifel haben oder hegen an (+ Dat) have (one’s) doubts about; Zweifel an sich selbst haben have lost faith in oneself; ich habe nicht den geringsten Zweifel, dass... I have not the slightest doubt ( oder no doubt whatsoever) that...; ich habe da meine Zweifel I have my doubts, I’m not so sure; mir kommen Zweifel I’m beginning to have my doubts; keinen Zweifel daran lassen, dass... make it quite plain that..., leave no room for doubt that...; jemanden über etw. im Zweifel lassen leave s.o. in doubt as to s.th. ( oder wondering about s.th.); im Zweifel sein be doubtful, have one’s doubts ( über + Akk about); ich bin mir ( noch) im Zweifel, ob ich gehen soll I’m (still) doubtful about ( oder in two minds as to) whether I should go or not; in Zweifel ziehen (call into) question, throw ( oder call) into doubt; über jeden Zweifel erhaben beyond (any shadow of a) doubt; von Zweifeln geplagt plagued by doubts
    * * *
    der Zweifel
    discredit; doubt; disbelief
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    Zwei|fel ['tsvaifl]
    m -s, -
    doubt

    außer Zwéífel — beyond doubt

    im Zwéífel — in doubt

    ohne Zwéífel — without doubt, doubtless

    kein Zwéífel, er ist der Sieger — there's no doubt about it, he's the winner

    außer Zwéífel stehen — to be beyond doubt

    über allen Zwéífel erhaben — beyond all (shadow of a) doubt

    da kann es gar keinen Zwéífel geben — there can be no doubt about it

    es besteht kein Zwéífel, dass... — there is no doubt that...

    da habe ich meine Zwéífel — I have my doubts, I'm doubtful

    etw in Zwéífel ziehen — to call sth into question, to challenge sth

    ich bin mir im Zwéífel, ob ich das tun soll — I'm in two minds (Brit) or double-minded (US) or I'm doubtful whether I should do that

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    (a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) doubt
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    Zwei·fel
    <-s, ->
    [ˈtsvaifl̩]
    m doubt; (Bedenken a.) reservation
    leiser/banger Zweifel stieg in ihm auf he began to have slight/severe misgivings
    jds \Zweifel ausräumen to dispel sb's doubts
    jds \Zweifel beheben [o beseitigen] to dispel sb's doubts
    es bestehen \Zweifel an etw dat there are doubts about sth
    darüber besteht kein \Zweifel there can be no doubt about that
    es besteht kein \Zweifel [mehr] [daran], dass... there is no [longer any] doubt that...
    seine \Zweifel haben, ob... to have one's doubts [about [or as to]] [or to be doubtful] whether...
    da habe ich meine \Zweifel! I'm not sure about that!
    \Zweifel hegen to entertain doubts
    bei jdm regt sich der \Zweifel sb begins to doubt
    sich dat [noch] im \Zweifel sein to be [still] in two minds
    ich bin mir im \Zweifel, ob der Mann auf dem Foto der ist, den ich bei dem Überfall gesehen habe I'm not quite sure whether the man in the photo is really the one I saw at the hold-up
    jdm kommen \Zweifel sb begins to doubt [or to have his/her doubts]
    jdn im \Zweifel lassen to leave sb in doubt
    ich habe ihn über meine Absichten nicht im \Zweifel gelassen I left him in no doubt as to my intentions
    außer \Zweifel stehen to be beyond [all] doubt; (stärker) to be beyond the shadow of a doubt
    außer \Zweifel stehen, dass... to be beyond [all] doubt that...
    für mich steht es außer \Zweifel, dass... I have absolutely no doubt that...
    etw in \Zweifel ziehen to doubt [or question] sth
    eine Aussage in \Zweifel ziehen to call a testimony in[to] question, to challenge a testimony
    kein [o ohne] \Zweifel without [a] doubt, no doubt about it fam
    es ist ohne \Zweifel dasselbe it's undoubtedly [or unquestionably] the same, it's the same, and no mistake
    * * *
    der; Zweifels, Zweifel: doubt (an + Dat. about)

    ich bin mir noch im Zweifel, ob... — I am still uncertain whether...

    [für jemanden] außer Zweifel stehen — be beyond doubt [as far as somebody is concerned]

    über jeden od. allen Zweifel erhaben sein — be beyond any shadow of a doubt

    kein Zweifel,... — there is/was no doubt about it,...

    ohne Zweifel — without [any] doubt

    im Zweifel — in case of doubt; if in doubt

    * * *
    Zweifel m; -s, -; doubt (
    an +dat about); (Ungewissheit) uncertainty;
    berechtigter Zweifel reasonable doubt;
    große/leise Zweifel grave/slight doubts;
    außer Zweifel beyond doubt;
    ohne Zweifel without (a) doubt, undoubtedly;
    gibt Zweifel an seiner Ehrlichkeit/ob er ehrlich ist there are doubts about his honesty/about ( oder as to) whether he is honest;
    es besteht kein Zweifel (daran), dass … there’s absolutely no doubt ( oder question) that …;
    kein Zweifel, das stimmt there’s no doubt about it, it’s right;
    hegen an (+dat) have (one’s) doubts about;
    Zweifel an sich selbst haben have lost faith in oneself;
    ich habe nicht den geringsten Zweifel, dass … I have not the slightest doubt ( oder no doubt whatsoever) that …;
    ich habe da meine Zweifel I have my doubts, I’m not so sure;
    mir kommen Zweifel I’m beginning to have my doubts;
    keinen Zweifel daran lassen, dass … make it quite plain that …, leave no room for doubt that …;
    jemanden über etwas im Zweifel lassen leave sb in doubt as to sth ( oder wondering about sth);
    im Zweifel sein be doubtful, have one’s doubts (
    über +akk about);
    ich bin mir (noch) im Zweifel, ob ich gehen soll I’m (still) doubtful about ( oder in two minds as to) whether I should go or not;
    in Zweifel ziehen (call into) question, throw ( oder call) into doubt;
    über jeden Zweifel erhaben beyond (any shadow of a) doubt;
    von Zweifeln geplagt plagued by doubts
    * * *
    der; Zweifels, Zweifel: doubt (an + Dat. about)

    ich bin mir noch im Zweifel, ob... — I am still uncertain whether...

    [für jemanden] außer Zweifel stehen — be beyond doubt [as far as somebody is concerned]

    über jeden od. allen Zweifel erhaben sein — be beyond any shadow of a doubt

    kein Zweifel,... — there is/was no doubt about it,...

    ohne Zweifel — without [any] doubt

    im Zweifel — in case of doubt; if in doubt

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    - m.
    doubt n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Zweifel

  • 6 douteux

    douteux, -euse [dutø, øz]
    adjective
       a. ( = incertain) doubtful
    • il est douteux que... it is doubtful whether...
    • il n'est pas douteux que... there is no doubt that...
       b. (pejorative) [propreté, qualité, mœurs] dubious
    • d'un goût douteux [décoration, cravate, plaisanterie] in dubious taste
    * * *
    - euse dutø, øz adjectif
    1) ( peu certain) [résultat, succès] uncertain
    2) ( ambigu) [sens, réponse] ambiguous
    3) ( sujet à caution) [honnêteté, renseignements] dubious
    4) ( suspect) [affaire, individu] shady; [hygiène, viande] dubious
    * * *
    dutø, øz adj (-euse)
    1) (= incertain) doubtful
    2) (= discutable) dubious, questionable
    3) péjoratif (individu) suspicious-looking
    * * *
    douteux, - euse adj
    1 ( peu certain) [résultat, issue, succès] uncertain; il est douteux qu'il ait pu s'échapper it is unlikely that he was able to escape;
    2 ( ambigu) [sens, réponse] ambiguous;
    3 ( sujet à caution) [honnêteté, innocence, renseignements] dubious; [sincérité, authenticité] dubious, doubtful;
    4 ( suspect) [affaire, individu, transactions, profits] shady; [propreté, hygiène, fraîcheur] dubious, questionable; [plat, viande] dubious, suspect; cravate d'un goût douteux tie in dubious taste; plaisanterie d'un goût douteux joke in dubious taste.
    ( féminin douteuse) [dutø, øz] adjectif
    1. [non certain, non assuré - authenticité, fait] doubtful, uncertain, questionable ; [ - avenir, issue, origine etc.] doubtful, uncertain ; [ - signature] doubtful
    il est douteux que... it's doubtful whether...
    2. (péjoratif) [inspirant la méfiance - individu] dubious-looking ; [ - comportement, manœuvres, passé etc.] dubious, questionable
    le portrait/sa plaisanterie était d'un goût douteux the portrait/her joke was in dubious taste
    3. [sale, dangereux] dubious

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > douteux

  • 7 lleno de dudas

    (adj.) = doubtful
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    * * *
    (adj.) = doubtful

    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lleno de dudas

  • 8 desconfiar

    v.
    to distrust, to disbelieve, to doubt, to have suspicions.
    Ricardo duda Richard doubts.
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    Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar
    1 (faltar la confianza) to distrust (de, -), mistrust (de, -), be suspicious (de, of)
    2 (dudar) to doubt (de, -)
    3 (tener cuidado) to beware (de, of)
    ■ 'Desconfíe de las imitaciones' "Beware of imitations"
    * * *
    verb
    to suspect, distrust
    * * *
    VI
    1) [ser desconfiado] to be distrustful o mistrustful

    desconfiar de algn/algo — (=no fiarse) to distrust sb/sth, mistrust sb/sth; (=no tener confianza) to have no faith o confidence in sb/sth

    "desconfíe de las imitaciones" — "beware of imitations"

    desconfío de que llegue a tiempo — I'm doubtful whether o I'm not confident that he will get here in time

    2) (=sentirse inseguro) to lack confidence
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    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( no fiarse)

    desconfiar de alguien — to mistrust somebody, to distrust somebody

    b) ( dudar)

    desconfiar de algo: desconfían de poder recuperar el dinero they doubt whether they will be able to recover the money; desconfío de que logremos convencerlos — I doubt we'll be able to convince them

    * * *
    = regard + with suspicion, be suspicious.
    Ex. Because enumerative bibliography was not always the well organized craft it has now become many retrospective bibliographies produced in former times must be regarded with suspicion.
    Ex. Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.
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    * desconfiar de = mistrust.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    a) ( no fiarse)

    desconfiar de alguien — to mistrust somebody, to distrust somebody

    b) ( dudar)

    desconfiar de algo: desconfían de poder recuperar el dinero they doubt whether they will be able to recover the money; desconfío de que logremos convencerlos — I doubt we'll be able to convince them

    * * *
    = regard + with suspicion, be suspicious.

    Ex: Because enumerative bibliography was not always the well organized craft it has now become many retrospective bibliographies produced in former times must be regarded with suspicion.

    Ex: Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.
    * desconfiar de = mistrust.

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    vi
    1 (no fiarse) desconfiar DE algn/algo:
    desconfía de todo y de todos he's suspicious of o he mistrusts everyone and everything, he doesn't trust anyone or anything
    yo desconfío de sus intenciones I'm suspicious of o I don't trust o I distrust her intentions
    desconfío de mis instintos I mistrust o don't trust my instincts
    desconfías hasta de tu propia madre you don't even trust your own mother
    desconfía de lo que te diga don't believe a word he says
    desconfíe de todo producto que no lleve este sello do not trust any product that does not bear this seal
    2 (no esperar) desconfiar DE algo:
    desconfían de poder recuperar el dinero invertido they are doubtful of being able to recover o they doubt whether they will be able to recover the money invested
    desconfío de que logremos convencerlos I'm not confident o I doubt we'll be able to convince them
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    desconfiar ( conjugate desconfiar) verbo intransitivo desconfiar de algn to mistrust sb, to distrust sb;
    desconfiar de algo ‹ de motivos› to mistrust sth;
    ‹ de honestidad› to doubt sth
    desconfiar verbo intransitivo to distrust [de, -]: desconfiaba de él, I didn't trust him
    ' desconfiar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mosquearse
    English:
    distrust
    - doubt
    - mistrust
    - suspicious
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    1.
    desconfiar de [sospechar de] to distrust;
    desconfío de él I don't trust him;
    ¿desconfías de mí? don't you trust me?;
    no es que desconfíe de usted, pero… it's not that I don't trust you, but…;
    desconfiaban de sus constantes halagos they mistrusted his constant flattery;
    desconfíe de las imitaciones beware of imitations
    2.
    desconfiar de [no confiar en] to have no faith in;
    siempre desconfié de los políticos y de lo que prometían I never had any faith in politicians and their promises;
    desconfío de que venga I doubt whether he'll come;
    desconfío de poder obtener un ascenso I'm not sure if I'll be able to get a promotion
    * * *
    v/i be mistrustful (de of), be suspicious (de of)
    * * *
    desconfiar {85} vi
    desconfiar de : to distrust, to be suspicious of
    * * *
    desconfiar vb not to trust / to distrust

    Spanish-English dictionary > desconfiar

  • 9 fragen

    I vt/i
    1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query; ( jemanden) etwas fragen ask (s.o.) a question; viel fragen ask a lot of questions; gern fragen like to ask questions; ich wollte fragen, ob... I was wondering if ( oder whether)..., I wanted to ask if ( oder whether)...; wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking; da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that; frag lieber nicht! don’t ask!; (sonst hörst du etw. Unangenehmes) you don’t want to know!; man wird ja wohl noch fragen dürfen sorry I asked; frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions; da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve; Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking
    2. (sich erkundigen) inquire ( nach oder wegen about); nach jemandem fragen ask about s.o.; nach Befinden: auch ask after s.o.; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for s.o.; ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was; jemanden nach seinem Namen / dem Weg etc. fragen ask s.o. his ( oder her) name / the way etc.
    3. (bitten): ( jemanden) fragen nach ask (s.o.) for; jemanden um Erlaubnis / Rat fragen ask s.o.’s permission / advice; sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water; fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg. (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; gefragt
    II v/i: nicht fragen nach (sich nicht kümmern um) not care about; niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me; wer fragt schon danach? who cares?; er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg. he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weather
    III v/refl
    1. wonder; ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it; ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why; da fragt man sich doch! umg. I ask you; ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was
    2. unpers.: es fragt sich, ob / wann etc. it’s a question of whether / when etc., the question is whether / when etc.
    * * *
    to question; to ask; to query;
    sich fragen
    to wonder
    * * *
    fra|gen ['fraːgn]
    1. vti
    to ask

    jdm frágen — to ask after sb; (in Hotel etc) to ask for sb

    ich fragte sie nach den Kindern — I asked her how the children were doing

    nach jds Namen/Alter/dem Weg frágen — to ask sb's name/age/the way

    nach Arbeit/Post frágen — to ask whether there is/was any work/mail

    nach den Ursachen frágen — to inquire as to the causes

    nach den Folgen frágen — to bother or care about the consequences

    er fragte nicht danach, ob... — he didn't bother or care whether...

    wegen etw frágen — to ask about sth

    frag (mich/ihn) lieber nicht — you'd better not ask (me/him) that

    da fragst du noch? — you still have to ask?, you still don't know?

    man wird ja wohl noch frágen dürfen (inf) — I was only asking (inf), there's no law against asking, is there? (inf)

    wenn ich ( mal) frágen darf — if I may or might ask

    ohne lange zu frágen — without asking a lot of questions

    See:
    → auch gefragt
    2. vr
    to wonder

    das/da frage ich mich — I wonder

    das frage ich mich auch — that's just what I was wondering

    ja, das fragt man sich — yes, that's the question

    es fragt sich, ob... — it's debatable or questionable whether or if...

    man fragt sich, ob... — one wonders whether or if...

    da muss man sich frágen, ob... — you or one can't help wondering whether or if...

    ich frage mich, wie/wo... — I'd like to know how/where..., I really wonder how/where...

    * * *
    1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) ask
    2) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) inquire
    3) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) inquire
    4) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) inquire
    5) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) enquire
    6) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) enquire
    7) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) enquire
    8) (to ask: `What time does the train leave?' she queried.) query
    9) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) question
    * * *
    fra·gen
    [ˈfra:gn̩]
    I. vi
    1. (eine Frage stellen) to ask
    da fragst du mich zu viel (fam) you've got me there fam
    da müssen Sie woanders \fragen you'll have to ask someone else
    man wird ja wohl noch \fragen dürfen (fam) I was only asking
    ohne [lange] zu \fragen without asking [a lot of] questions
    ohne nach etw dat zu \fragen without bothering about the consequences of sth
    ▪ nach jdm \fragen to ask for sb
    hat während meiner Abwesenheit irgendwer nach mir gefragt? did anyone ask for me while I was away?
    ▪ nach etw dat \fragen to enquire [or ask] about sth
    nach der Uhrzeit \fragen to ask the time
    nach dem Weg \fragen to ask for directions
    nach jds Gesundheit \fragen to enquire [or ask] about [or BRIT a. after] sb's health
    dürfte ich Sie wohl nach Ihrem Alter/Beruf \fragen? may I enquire how old you are/what you do for a living?
    ▪ nicht nach etw dat \fragen to not be bothered about sth
    II. vr
    ▪ sich akk \fragen, ob/wann/wie... to wonder whether/when/how...
    ▪ es fragt sich, ob... it is doubtful whether...
    III. vt
    ▪ [jdn] etwas \fragen to ask [sb] sth
    ▪ jdn \fragen, ob/wann/... to ask sb whether/when...
    * * *
    1.
    transitives, intransitives Verb
    1) ask

    er fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions

    frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions

    das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?

    da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say

    jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look

    nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something

    jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something

    nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion

    nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody

    3) (nachfragen) ask for
    4) (verneint): (sich nicht kümmern)

    nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something

    2.

    sich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...

    das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too

    * * *
    A. v/t & v/i
    1. ask; (ausfragen) question, query;
    (jemanden) etwas fragen ask (sb) a question;
    viel fragen ask a lot of questions;
    gern fragen like to ask questions;
    ich wollte fragen, ob … I was wondering if ( oder whether) …, I wanted to ask if ( oder whether) …;
    wenn ich fragen darf if you don’t mind my asking;
    da fragst du mich zu viel (I’m afraid) I can’t help you there, I don’t know about that;
    frag lieber nicht! don’t ask!; (sonst hörst du etwas Unangenehmes) you don’t want to know!;
    frag nicht so dumm! don’t ask such silly ( oder stupid) questions;
    da fragst du noch? (das ist doch selbstverständlich) how can you even ask (such a thing)?; (du wagst es zu fragen?) you’ve got a nerve;
    Fragen kostet nichts there’s no harm in asking
    2. (sich erkundigen) inquire (
    wegen about);
    nach jemandem fragen ask about sb; nach Befinden: auch ask after sb; (jemanden sprechen wollen) ask for sb;
    ich fragte ihn nach seiner Frau I asked him how his wife was;
    jemanden nach seinem Namen/dem Weg etc
    fragen ask sb his ( oder her) name/the way etc
    3. (bitten):
    (jemanden) fragen nach ask (sb) for;
    jemanden um Erlaubnis/Rat fragen ask sb’s permission/advice;
    sie fragt nach einem Glas Wasser she’s asking for a glass of water;
    fragst du ihn wegen dem Auto? umg (ob wir es haben können) will you ask him about the car ( oder whether we can have the car)?; → gefragt
    B. v/i:
    niemand fragt nach mir nobody bothers about me;
    wer fragt schon danach? who cares?;
    er fragt einen Dreck danach, wie das Wetter ist umg he couldn’t care less ( oder he doesn’t give a damn) about the weather
    C. v/r
    1. wonder;
    ich frage mich, wie er es schafft auch I’d like to know how he does it;
    ich frage mich, warum I (just) wonder why, I can’t help wondering why;
    da fragt man sich doch! umg I ask you;
    ich habe mich gefragt, wer das war I wondered who that was
    2. unpers:
    es fragt sich, ob/wann etc it’s a question of whether/when etc, the question is whether/when etc
    * * *
    1.
    transitives, intransitives Verb
    1) ask

    er fragt immer so klug — he always asks or puts such astute questions

    frag nicht so dumm! — (ugs.) don't ask such silly questions

    das fragst du noch? — (ugs.) need you ask?

    da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say

    jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look

    nach etwas fragen — ask or inquire about something

    jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something

    nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion

    nach jemandem fragen — (jemanden suchen) ask for somebody; (nach jemandes Befinden fragen) ask after or about somebody

    3) (nachfragen) ask for
    4) (verneint): (sich nicht kümmern)

    nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something

    2.

    sich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...

    das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too

    * * *
    (nach) v.
    to ask (for) v. v.
    to ask v.
    to interrogate v.
    to query v.
    to request v.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fragen

  • 10 wątpliwy

    adj
    ( problematyczny) questionable; ( podejrzany) doubtful, dubious, ( mało prawdopodobny) doubtful, debatable; (honor, przyjemność) dubious
    * * *
    a.
    (= problematyczny) questionable; (= podejrzany) doubtful, dubious; (= mało prawdopodobny) doubtful, debatable, disputable; (honor, przyjemność) dubious; jest rzeczą wątpliwą, czy... it's open to question if..., it is doubtful whether...; wątpliwy przypadek borderline case; wątpliwy zaszczyt dubious honor.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > wątpliwy

  • 11 ἀμφίβολος

    A put round, encompassing,

    σπάργανα E. Ion 1490

    ;

    ὄρη Opp.C.2.133

    : Subst. -βολον, τό, klwstou= -bo/lois li/noio E.Tr. 537, cf. AP6.296 (Leon.).
    II struck or attacked on both or all sides, A.Th. 298; ἀ. εἶναι to be between two fires, Th.4.32,36;

    ἀ. γεγονέναι ὑπὸ τῶν πολεμίων Plu.Cam.34

    , cf. Ph.Bel.86.13.
    2 [voice] Act., hitting at both ends, double-pointed,

    κάμακες AP6.131

     (Leon.).
    III doubtful, ambiguous, Pl.Cra. 437a, X.Mem.1.2.35, etc.; τἀγαθὰ ἐς ἀμφίβολον ἀσφαλῶς ἔθεντο prudently accounted their good fortune as doubtful, Th. 4.18; ἐς ἀ. θέσθαι call in question, Plu.2.756c;

    τὰ ἅπαξ κεκριμένα ἀ. ποιῆσαι OGI664

     (Egypt, i A.D.);

    ἀ. νόμος Arist.Rh. 1375b11

    ;

    τὸ ἀ. Top. 160a29

    ;

    ἀμφίβολα λέγειν Rh. 1407a37

    ;

    δηλώσεις ἀ. Epicur. Ep.1p.27U.

    ; συλλογισμοί, λέξεις, Chrysipp.Stoic.2.67, 107; διάλεκτοι, prob. contradictory, ib.56,58; οἰνάριον ἀ. doubtful whether it is wine or vinegar, Polioch.2.8; ἐν ἀμφιβόλῳ εἶναι to be doubtful, Luc.D Mort. 1.1;

    κατὰ δύο ἀμφίβολα Olymp.in Mete.22.27

    . Adv.,

    οὐκ ἀμφιβόλως A.Th. 863

    ;

    ἀ. ἔχειν D.H.Rh.10.5

    ;

    δέξασθαι Arr.Tact.31.1

    .
    IV of persons, in doubt, wavering, uncertain, Luc.D Deor.20.11, D.C.37.36, etc.; also ἀ. βίος, of a turncoat, Luc.Pseudol.16; ἄνθρωπος, of a eunuch, Lib.Eth.26.3.

    Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀμφίβολος

  • 12 catalogación automatizada

    (n.) = computerised cataloguing, computer-based cataloguing
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. Also, in planning for national, user-oriented computer-based cataloging, it is imperative that all reasonable bibliographic information be entered into the record.
    * * *
    (n.) = computerised cataloguing, computer-based cataloguing

    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.

    Ex: Also, in planning for national, user-oriented computer-based cataloging, it is imperative that all reasonable bibliographic information be entered into the record.

    Spanish-English dictionary > catalogación automatizada

  • 13 con éxito

    successfully
    * * *
    = successful, successfully, winningly
    Ex. Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. However, while her material is bleak she concentrates winningly on female friendship.
    * * *
    = successful, successfully, winningly

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

    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex: However, while her material is bleak she concentrates winningly on female friendship.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con éxito

  • 14 correctamente

    adv.
    1 correctly; accurately.
    2 regularly.
    3 politely; properly, fittingly.
    4 correctly, duly, truly, right.
    * * *
    1 (sin errores) correctly, accurately
    2 (con educación) correctly, politely, properly
    * * *
    ADV
    1) (=exactamente) correctly, accurately
    2) (=decentemente) correctly, politely
    * * *
    a) ( sin errores) correctly
    b) ( con cortesía) politely
    c) ( honestamente) honorably
    * * *
    = accurately, correctly, properly, successfully, rightly, aright, with due process, rightfully.
    Ex. Headings tend to be broad and cannot represent complex or specific subjects accurately.
    Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
    Ex. This group of fields should be completed before the fixed fields are entered, because the record type is needed for handling these fields properly.
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. Democracy, rightly understood, is a positive creed and its political and social values would be greatly strengthened if the library service was planned on national lines to support them.
    Ex. Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.
    Ex. One must be able to prove that a new staff member was selected with due process and with clearly delineated criteria.
    Ex. It must be remembered that AACR does not follow the Paris Principles completely, as Mr. Lubetzky quite rightfully and disappointedly pointed out.
    ----
    * actuar correctamente = do + the right thing, get on + the right side of.
    * comportarse correctamente = get on + the right side of.
    * no actuar correctamente = be remiss.
    * * *
    a) ( sin errores) correctly
    b) ( con cortesía) politely
    c) ( honestamente) honorably
    * * *
    = accurately, correctly, properly, successfully, rightly, aright, with due process, rightfully.

    Ex: Headings tend to be broad and cannot represent complex or specific subjects accurately.

    Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
    Ex: This group of fields should be completed before the fixed fields are entered, because the record type is needed for handling these fields properly.
    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex: Democracy, rightly understood, is a positive creed and its political and social values would be greatly strengthened if the library service was planned on national lines to support them.
    Ex: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.
    Ex: One must be able to prove that a new staff member was selected with due process and with clearly delineated criteria.
    Ex: It must be remembered that AACR does not follow the Paris Principles completely, as Mr. Lubetzky quite rightfully and disappointedly pointed out.
    * actuar correctamente = do + the right thing, get on + the right side of.
    * comportarse correctamente = get on + the right side of.
    * no actuar correctamente = be remiss.

    * * *
    1 (sin errores) correctly
    2 (con cortesía) politely
    * * *

    correctamente adverbio



    ' correctamente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acertar
    - bien
    - esclusa
    English:
    function
    - properly
    - right
    - rightly
    - correctly
    - politely
    * * *
    1. [contestar] correctly
    2. [comportarse] courteously;
    se comportó distantemente con nosotros pero correctamente he was distant but very correct in the way he behaved towards us
    * * *
    1. (sin errores) correctly
    2. (con educación) properly / politely

    Spanish-English dictionary > correctamente

  • 15 echar a andar

    (v.) = implement, leg it
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. The book ' Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'.
    * * *
    (v.) = implement, leg it

    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.

    Ex: The book ' Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > echar a andar

  • 16 fácilmente

    adv.
    easily, without difficulty, readily, with ease.
    * * *
    1 easily
    * * *
    adv.
    easily, readily
    * * *
    ADV
    1) (=con facilidad) easily

    este tipo de cosas no se pueden explicar fácilmente — there's no easy o simple explanation for this type of thing, this type of thing cannot be easily explained

    2) (=probablemente)
    * * *
    = easily, economy of effort, painlessly, readily, straightforwardly, effortlessly, without difficulty, with the tip of a hat, with ease.
    Ex. Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.
    Ex. Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort.
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. However, this does not in itself make the actual resources readily available.
    Ex. This subject is in fact by no means as complex as many to be found in the literature of aeronautics, and the notation for it could be handled quite straightforwardly by a computer.
    Ex. Talking and writing are activities that most humans learn at a relatively early age and carry out fairly effortlessly for the rest of their lives.
    Ex. As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.
    Ex. These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat.
    Ex. Like a seasoned politician, Mr. Gandhi handled the students' queries with ease during the one-hour session.
    ----
    * avanzar fácilmente = coast.
    * conseguir Algo fácilmente = coast.
    * dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.
    * delatar fácilmente = be a dead giveaway.
    * demasiado fácilmente = all too easily.
    * fácilmente accesible = easily available.
    * fácilmente accesible por = available at the fingertips of.
    * fácilmente montable = rapidly deployable.
    * ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.
    * no darse por vencido fácilmente = not take + no for an answer.
    * no desgastarse fácilmente = wear + well.
    * que se desmenuza fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].
    * que se desmigaja fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].
    * recordar fácilmente = produce + on call.
    * tener Algo fácilmente accesible = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.
    * tener fácilmente accesible = have at + Posesivo + touch.
    * * *
    = easily, economy of effort, painlessly, readily, straightforwardly, effortlessly, without difficulty, with the tip of a hat, with ease.

    Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.

    Ex: Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort.
    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex: However, this does not in itself make the actual resources readily available.
    Ex: This subject is in fact by no means as complex as many to be found in the literature of aeronautics, and the notation for it could be handled quite straightforwardly by a computer.
    Ex: Talking and writing are activities that most humans learn at a relatively early age and carry out fairly effortlessly for the rest of their lives.
    Ex: As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.
    Ex: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat.
    Ex: Like a seasoned politician, Mr. Gandhi handled the students' queries with ease during the one-hour session.
    * avanzar fácilmente = coast.
    * conseguir Algo fácilmente = coast.
    * dejarse llevar fácilmente = be easily led.
    * delatar fácilmente = be a dead giveaway.
    * demasiado fácilmente = all too easily.
    * fácilmente accesible = easily available.
    * fácilmente accesible por = available at the fingertips of.
    * fácilmente montable = rapidly deployable.
    * ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.
    * no darse por vencido fácilmente = not take + no for an answer.
    * no desgastarse fácilmente = wear + well.
    * que se desmenuza fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].
    * que se desmigaja fácilmente = crumbly [crumblier -comp., crumbliest -sup.].
    * recordar fácilmente = produce + on call.
    * tener Algo fácilmente accesible = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.
    * tener fácilmente accesible = have at + Posesivo + touch.

    * * *
    easily
    se resuelve fácilmente it is easily solved, there's an easy o a simple o a straightforward solution
    se puede comprar fácilmente it can be bought easily, it is readily available
    * * *

    fácilmente adverbio easily
    ' fácilmente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dejar
    English:
    coast
    - comfortably
    - easily
    - open-and-shut
    - quitter
    - readily
    - scare
    - tell
    - well
    - ease
    - lead
    - other
    - run
    * * *
    1. [con facilidad] easily;
    esto se arregla fácilmente this can be easily fixed
    2. Fam [probablemente] easily;
    tardará fácilmente tres meses it'll easily take three months
    * * *
    adv easily
    * * *
    : easily, readily
    * * *
    fácilmente adv easily

    Spanish-English dictionary > fácilmente

  • 17 implementar

    v.
    1 to implement.
    Ricardo implementó las reglas Richard implemented the rules.
    2 to harness.
    Tito implementó controles de seguridad Tito harnessed security measures.
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    VI to help, give aid
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) <medidas/plan> to implement
    2) (Ven) ( instalar) to install*, set up
    * * *
    = implement, put into + place, deploy.
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. Garvey suggests that the list of references is a key part of any scientific paper, since they help to put the research described into its proper place in the development of the scientific consensus.
    Ex. The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) <medidas/plan> to implement
    2) (Ven) ( instalar) to install*, set up
    * * *
    = implement, put into + place, deploy.

    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.

    Ex: Garvey suggests that the list of references is a key part of any scientific paper, since they help to put the research described into its proper place in the development of the scientific consensus.
    Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.

    * * *
    vt
    A ‹medidas/plan› to implement
    B ( Ven) (instalar) to install*, set up
    * * *

    implementar ( conjugate implementar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹medidas/plan› to implement
    2 (Ven) ( instalar) to install( conjugate install), set up
    ' implementar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    implement
    - propose
    * * *
    to implement
    * * *
    v/t implement
    * * *
    : to implement

    Spanish-English dictionary > implementar

  • 18 llevar a cabo

    to carry out
    * * *
    to carry out, accomplish
    * * *
    (v.) = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with)
    Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
    Ex. The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.
    Ex. Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.
    Ex. Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library.
    Ex. I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.
    Ex. Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.
    Ex. Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).
    Ex. The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.
    Ex. However, all attempts at moral regulation carried through by the state and philanthropic agencies either failed or had completely the opposite effect.
    Ex. The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.
    * * *
    (v.) = accomplish, carry out, conduct, execute, go about, implement, proceed, effect, realise [realize, -USA], transact, carry through, press forward (with)

    Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.

    Ex: The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.
    Ex: Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.
    Ex: Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library.
    Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.
    Ex: Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.
    Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).
    Ex: The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.
    Ex: However, all attempts at moral regulation carried through by the state and philanthropic agencies either failed or had completely the opposite effect.
    Ex: The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llevar a cabo

  • 19 poner en marcha

    (coche) to start 2 (proyecto) to start up
    * * *
    (v.) = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. This means that it must be well documented, with for example user manuals, test data and guidance on setting up systems.
    Ex. The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
    Ex. However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.
    Ex. As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.
    * * *
    (v.) = implement, set up, trip, set out on, crank up

    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.

    Ex: This means that it must be well documented, with for example user manuals, test data and guidance on setting up systems.
    Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
    Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.
    Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poner en marcha

  • 20 poner en práctica

    to carry out
    * * *
    (v.) = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy
    Ex. In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex. The objective here is to illustrate how some of the techniques introduced in other parts of this book may be put into practice.
    Ex. Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
    Ex. In other words, they should be encouraged to put their decisions into effect to demonstrate how they would actually proceed.
    Ex. Two other possibilities have been floated but not yet put into practical effect.
    Ex. Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary.
    Ex. Garvey suggests that the list of references is a key part of any scientific paper, since they help to put the research described into its proper place in the development of the scientific consensus.
    Ex. Many of the member states have taken the political and administrative initiative to translate these main recommendations into practical action.
    Ex. For such a task the librarian is particularly well fitted by his professional education: bringing to bear the great analytical power of classification should be second nature to him.
    Ex. The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.
    * * *
    (v.) = exercise, implement, put into + practice, put to + work, put into + effect, put into + practical effect, put in + place, put into + place, translate into + practical action, bring to + bear, deploy

    Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.

    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    Ex: The objective here is to illustrate how some of the techniques introduced in other parts of this book may be put into practice.
    Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
    Ex: In other words, they should be encouraged to put their decisions into effect to demonstrate how they would actually proceed.
    Ex: Two other possibilities have been floated but not yet put into practical effect.
    Ex: Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary.
    Ex: Garvey suggests that the list of references is a key part of any scientific paper, since they help to put the research described into its proper place in the development of the scientific consensus.
    Ex: Many of the member states have taken the political and administrative initiative to translate these main recommendations into practical action.
    Ex: For such a task the librarian is particularly well fitted by his professional education: bringing to bear the great analytical power of classification should be second nature to him.
    Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poner en práctica

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