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driven by need

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1 impeler

v.

1 to propel.

2 to impel, to push, to propel.

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impeler

► verbo transitivo

1 to drive forward, propel

2 figurado (incitar) to impel, incite

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VT

1) (=empujar) to drive, propel

2) (=incitar) to drive, urge, impel

impeler a algn a hacer algo — to drive o impel sb to do sth

impelido por la necesidad — driven by need

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verbo transitivo (frml)

a) viento/resorte to propel (frml), to drive

b) (obligar, empujar) to drive, impel (frml)

impelido por la necesidad — driven by necessity

impeler a alguien a + inf — to impel o drive somebody to + inf

c) ( incitar) to urge

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verbo transitivo (frml)

a) viento/resorte to propel (frml), to drive

b) (obligar, empujar) to drive, impel (frml)

impelido por la necesidad — driven by necessity

impeler a alguien a + inf — to impel o drive somebody to + inf

c) ( incitar) to urge

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impeler [E1 ]

vt

( frml)

1 «viento/resorte» to propel ( frml), to drive

2 (obligar, empujar) to drive, impel ( frml)

impelido por la necesidad driven o impelled by necessity

impeler a algn A + INF to impel o drive sb to + INF

sus principios lo habían impelido a obrar como obró his principles had impelled o driven him to act as he did

3 (incitar) to urge

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impeler vt
Formal
1. [hacer avanzar] to propel

2. [incitar]
impeler a alguien a algo/a hacer algo to drive sb to sth/to do sth

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impeler

v/t

1 ( impulsar) propel, drive

2 ( incitar) impel, drive

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impeler vt

1) : to drive, to propel

2) : to impel

Spanish-English dictionary > impeler
2 ezinbeste

iz.

1. predicament, dire difficulty; \ezinbeste handiz kanpo, etorriko naiz I'll come barring any difficulties; \ezinbesteak duenak gurasoengana jo behar luke he who is in dire straits should turn to his parents

2. ( premia) need; ez naiz holako lekuetan sartzen \ezinbestez ez bada I usually don't enter such a place unless I have to; \ezinbesteak bultzaturik driven by need

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > ezinbeste
3 urgir

v.

1 to be urgently necessary.

me urge hacerlo I urgently need to do it

2 to be urgent.

Urge It is urgent.

3 to need urgently, to have an urgency for, to have urgency for.

Me urge un médico I need a doctor urgently.

4 to need urgently to, to have urgency to.

Me urge enviar esto I need urgently to send this.

5 to have an urgency for it.

Me urge I have an urgency for it.

6 to be urgent to.

Urge enviar esto It is urgent to send this.

7 to urge, to press.

El chico urge a su madre The boy urges his mother.

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urgir

Conjugation model [ DIRIGIR], like link=dirigir dirigir

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be urgent, be pressing

■ ¿te urge? is it urgent?

■ ¿te urge tenerlo? do you need it urgently?

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VI to be urgent o pressing

urge el dinero — the money is urgently needed

me urge la respuesta — I need a reply urgently o as soon as possible

el tiempo urge — time presses, time is short

me urge terminarlo — I must finish it as soon as I can

me urge partir — I have to leave at once

"úrgeme vender: dos gatos..." — "must be sold: two cats..."

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1.
verbo intransitivo (en 3^a pers)

urge la finalización del proyecto — the project must be finished as soon as possible

urge acabar con el conflicto — the conflict must be brought to an end as speedily as possible

urge vender piso — apartment for quick sale; (+ me/te/le/etc)

me urge estar allí el martes — I absolutely must be there on/by Tuesday

le urge el préstamo — he needs the loan urgently
2.
urgir vt

urgido por la necesidad/el hambre — driven by necessity/hunger

urgir a alguien a + inf/a que + subj — to urge somebody to do something

los urgieron a abandonar el país — they were urged to leave the country

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1.
verbo intransitivo (en 3^a pers)

urge la finalización del proyecto — the project must be finished as soon as possible

urge acabar con el conflicto — the conflict must be brought to an end as speedily as possible

urge vender piso — apartment for quick sale; (+ me/te/le/etc)

me urge estar allí el martes — I absolutely must be there on/by Tuesday

le urge el préstamo — he needs the loan urgently
2.
urgir vt

urgido por la necesidad/el hambre — driven by necessity/hunger

urgir a alguien a + inf/a que + subj — to urge somebody to do something

los urgieron a abandonar el país — they were urged to leave the country

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urgir [I7 ]

vi

( en tercera persona):

urge la finalización del proyecto the project must be finished as soon as possible o with the utmost speed

urge acabar con el conflicto the conflict must be brought to an end as speedily as possible

[ S ] urge vender piso apartment for quick sale

(+ me/te/le/etc): me urge estar allí el martes I absolutely must be there on/by Tuesday

le urge el préstamo he needs the loan urgently o badly

■ urgir

vt

urgido por el vano propósito de volver a verla driven by the foolish hope of seeing her again

urgir a algn A + INF/ A QUE + SUBJ to urge sb to do sth

los urgieron a abandonar el país they were urged to leave the country

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urgir ( conjugate urgir) verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers):
◊ urge la finalización del proyecto the project must be finished as soon as possible;

me urge estar allí el martes I absolutely must be there on/by Tuesday;
le urge el préstamo he needs the loan urgently
urgir verbo intransitivo to be urgent: les urge una ayuda financiera, they are in urgent need of financial help
me urge que vengas, I urgently need you come here

' urgir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuciar
- apremiar
- apurar

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urgir

♦ v impersonal

to be urgently needed;

urge ayuda médica para los víctimas medical help for the victims is urgently needed;

urge recoger medicinas para los damnificados there is an urgent need to collect medicines for the victims;

me urge verla I urgently need to see her

♦ vt
[instar] to urge;
la urgió a que le escuchara he urged her to listen to him;

urgida por la desesperación driven by desperation

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urgir

v/i be urgent

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urgir {35} v impers

: to be urgent, to be pressing

me urge localizarlo: I urgently need to find him

el tiempo urge: time is running out

Spanish-English dictionary > urgir
4 usuario

m.

user, owner.

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usuario

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 user

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(f. - usuaria)

noun

user

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usuario, -a
SM / F user
usuario de la vía pública — road user

usuario final — (Inform) end user

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- ria masculino, femenino user

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= client, customer, enquirer [inquirer, -USA], information seeker, inquirer [enquirer, -UK], patron, requester [requestor], searcher, user, library user.

Ex. Regular monthly outputs can be supplied, or other arrangements can be made to suit the client.

Ex. New data base items are sent to customers on magnetic tape.

Ex. Different enquirers might ask for this subject in quite different ways -- eg, is there anything on 'TV advertising of aluminium pressure-cookers'?.

Ex. Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.

Ex. In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.

Ex. The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.

Ex. The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex. Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.

Ex. Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.

Ex. Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.

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* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* basado en el usuario = use-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA].

* bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios = instruction librarian.

* búsqueda por el usuario final = end-user searching.

* centrado en el usuario = customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused, user-centred [user-centered, -USA].

* círculo de usuarios = circle of users.

* comunidad de usuarios = user community.

* configurable por el usuario = user configurable.

* contador de usuarios = patron counter.

* creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.

* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario = Library Bill of Rights.

* dedicado al usuario = user-related.

* definido por el usuario = user-defined.

* de servicio al usuario = client-serving.

* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.

* determinado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].

* dirigido al usuario = user-orientated, client-directed, user-oriented, user-driven.

* diseñado para el usuario = human-oriented.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* estudio de usuario = reader survey, consumer survey, customer survey.

* estudio de usuarios = user study, marketing audit, user survey.

* estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca = library user study.

* etiquetado por el usuario = user tagging.

* evaluación de usuario = user rating.

* fácil de consultar por el usuario = browser-friendly.

* fichero de usuarios del sistema = system user file.

* formación de usuarios = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education.

* formador de usuarios = bibliographic instructor.

* garantía del usuario = user warrant.

* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* guía del usuario = user guide.

* guiado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].

* GUI (Interfaz Gráfico de Usuario) = GUI (Graphic User Interface).

* identificador de usuario = user ID.

* iniciado por el usuario = user-driven.

* interfaz de usuario = front end [front-end], user interface, front end system.

* interfaz de usuario final = end-user interface.

* interfaz usuario-sistema = user/system interface.

* manual de usuario = user manual.

* mostrador de atención al usuario = service area.

* motivado por el usuario = user-driven.

* nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.

* nombre de usuario = user ID, username, user's name.

* no usuario = non-user.

* orientado al usuario = user-related, human-oriented.

* orientado al usuario final = end-user oriented.

* orientado hacia el usuario = user-driven, user-centred [user-centered, -USA], client-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA], client-driven, client-directed, client-oriented, customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused.

* pensado para el usuario = user-orientated, user-oriented, user-driven, human-oriented.

* perfil de interés del usuario = subject profile, user interest profile.

* petición de usuario = user request [users' request].

* política de usuarios = user policy.

* prestar un servicio a los usuarios = serve + patrons.

* servicios orientados hacia el usuario final = end-user services.

* servir a los usuarios = serve + patrons.

* software de interfaz de usuario = front end software, front-end computer software.

* sugerido por el usuario = user-driven.

* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.

* temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.

* título buscado por el usuario = sought title.

* usuario a distancia = remote user.

* usuario al que va dirigido = target user, intended user.

* usuario asiduo = frequenter.

* usuario avanzado = advanced user, power user.

* usuario con discapacidades = disabled user.

* usuario conectado en línea = online user.

* usuario de Internet = Internet neighbour, netizen, clicker.

* usuario de la biblioteca = library user, library patron.

* usuario de la información = information browser.

* usuario del mundo de los negocios = business user.

* usuario discapacitado = disabled user.

* usuario en persona = walk-in user.

* usuario final = end user [end-user/enduser], ultimate consumer, ultimate reader, target user.

* usuario más antiguo = traditional.

* usuario particular = home user, domestic user, residential user.

* usuario problemático = problem patron.

* usuario público = public user.

* usuario que busca información = information searcher.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.

* usuario remoto = remote user.

* usuarios = clientele, constituent group, user population, user base, customer base.

* usuario satisfecho = satisfied user.

* usuarios finales = target user group, targeted audience.

* usuario tradicional = traditional.

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- ria masculino, femenino user

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= client, customer, enquirer [inquirer, -USA], information seeker, inquirer [enquirer, -UK], patron, requester [requestor], searcher, user, library user.

Ex: Regular monthly outputs can be supplied, or other arrangements can be made to suit the client.

Ex: New data base items are sent to customers on magnetic tape.

Ex: Different enquirers might ask for this subject in quite different ways -- eg, is there anything on 'TV advertising of aluminium pressure-cookers'?.

Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.

Ex: In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.

Ex: The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.

Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.

Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.

Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.

Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.

* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario = customisable [customizable, -USA].

* a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.

* basado en el usuario = use-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA].

* bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios = instruction librarian.

* búsqueda por el usuario final = end-user searching.

* centrado en el usuario = customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused, user-centred [user-centered, -USA].

* círculo de usuarios = circle of users.

* comunidad de usuarios = user community.

* configurable por el usuario = user configurable.

* contador de usuarios = patron counter.

* creación de perfiles de usuario = user profiling.

* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario = Library Bill of Rights.

* dedicado al usuario = user-related.

* definido por el usuario = user-defined.

* de servicio al usuario = client-serving.

* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario = highlight abstract.

* determinado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].

* dirigido al usuario = user-orientated, client-directed, user-oriented, user-driven.

* diseñado para el usuario = human-oriented.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* estudio de usuario = reader survey, consumer survey, customer survey.

* estudio de usuarios = user study, marketing audit, user survey.

* estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca = library user study.

* etiquetado por el usuario = user tagging.

* evaluación de usuario = user rating.

* fácil de consultar por el usuario = browser-friendly.

* fichero de usuarios del sistema = system user file.

* formación de usuarios = information literacy, library instruction, information skills, library user education, bibliographic instruction (BI), user education, library user training, user instruction, user training, patron instruction, reader education.

* formador de usuarios = bibliographic instructor.

* garantía del usuario = user warrant.

* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* guía del usuario = user guide.

* guiado por el usuario = customer driven [customer-driven].

* GUI (Interfaz Gráfico de Usuario) = GUI (Graphic User Interface).

* identificador de usuario = user ID.

* iniciado por el usuario = user-driven.

* interfaz de usuario = front end [front-end], user interface, front end system.

* interfaz de usuario final = end-user interface.

* interfaz usuario-sistema = user/system interface.

* manual de usuario = user manual.

* mostrador de atención al usuario = service area.

* motivado por el usuario = user-driven.

* nivel de satisfacción del usuario = user satisfaction.

* nombre de usuario = user ID, username, user's name.

* no usuario = non-user.

* orientado al usuario = user-related, human-oriented.

* orientado al usuario final = end-user oriented.

* orientado hacia el usuario = user-driven, user-centred [user-centered, -USA], client-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA], client-driven, client-directed, client-oriented, customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused.

* pensado para el usuario = user-orientated, user-oriented, user-driven, human-oriented.

* perfil de interés del usuario = subject profile, user interest profile.

* petición de usuario = user request [users' request].

* política de usuarios = user policy.

* prestar un servicio a los usuarios = serve + patrons.

* servicios orientados hacia el usuario final = end-user services.

* servir a los usuarios = serve + patrons.

* software de interfaz de usuario = front end software, front-end computer software.

* sugerido por el usuario = user-driven.

* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive technology.

* temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.

* título buscado por el usuario = sought title.

* usuario a distancia = remote user.

* usuario al que va dirigido = target user, intended user.

* usuario asiduo = frequenter.

* usuario avanzado = advanced user, power user.

* usuario con discapacidades = disabled user.

* usuario conectado en línea = online user.

* usuario de Internet = Internet neighbour, netizen, clicker.

* usuario de la biblioteca = library user, library patron.

* usuario de la información = information browser.

* usuario del mundo de los negocios = business user.

* usuario discapacitado = disabled user.

* usuario en persona = walk-in user.

* usuario final = end user [end-user/enduser], ultimate consumer, ultimate reader, target user.

* usuario más antiguo = traditional.

* usuario particular = home user, domestic user, residential user.

* usuario problemático = problem patron.

* usuario público = public user.

* usuario que busca información = information searcher.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.

* usuario remoto = remote user.

* usuarios = clientele, constituent group, user population, user base, customer base.

* usuario satisfecho = satisfied user.

* usuarios finales = target user group, targeted audience.

* usuario tradicional = traditional.

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usuario - ria

masculine, feminine

user

los usuarios de los transportes públicos public transport users, users of public transport

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usuario
◊ - ria sustantivo masculino, femenino

user
usuario,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino user

' usuario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrendar
- usuaria
- rentar
English:
lay
- survey
- user
- user-friendly
- borrower
- flier
- help

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usuario, -a nm,f

user

Comp
Informát usuario final end user;
usuario registrado registered user

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usuario

m, usuaria f INFOR user

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usuario, - ria n

: user

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usuario n user

Spanish-English dictionary > usuario
5 orientado

adj.

1 positioned, guided.

2 orientated, oriented.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: orientar.

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* estar orientado a/para = be geared to.

* estar orientado hacia + Nombre = be + Nombre + driven.

* orientado a la persona = human-oriented.

* orientado al ordenador = machine-oriented, computer-oriented.

* orientado al presente = now-oriented.

* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.

* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.

* orientado al sur = south facing.

* orientado al usuario = user-related, human-oriented.

* orientado al usuario final = end-user oriented.

* orientado hacia el contenido = content-oriented.

* orientado hacia el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].

* orientado hacia el material impreso = print-centred [print-centered, -USA].

* orientado hacia el mercado = market-orientated [market orientated], market-oriented [market oriented].

* orientado hacia el objeto = object-oriented, artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].

* orientado hacia el pueblo = people-driven.

* orientado hacia el servicio = service orientated, service-focused.

* orientado hacia el usuario = user-driven, user-centred [user-centered, -USA], client-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA], client-driven, client-directed, client-oriented, customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused.

* orientado hacia la familia = family-oriented.

* orientado hacia la forma = form-oriented.

* orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.

* orientado hacia la información = information-driven.

* orientado hacia la práctica = practice-oriented.

* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.

* orientado hacia las tiendas = shop-based.

* orientado hacia la tecnología = technologically-driven, technology-driven, technology-orientated, technology-oriented, technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA].

* orientado hacia los demás = other-oriented.

* orientado hacia los negocios = business-minded.

* orientado hacia los soportes = medium-oriented.

* orientado hacia una aplicación práctica concreta = application-oriented.

* orientado hacia unas necesidades = need oriented.

* orientado hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.

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* estar orientado a/para = be geared to.

* estar orientado hacia + Nombre = be + Nombre + driven.

* orientado a la persona = human-oriented.

* orientado al ordenador = machine-oriented, computer-oriented.

* orientado al presente = now-oriented.

* orientado al servicio de la gente = people-centred, people-centric.

* orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.

* orientado al sur = south facing.

* orientado al usuario = user-related, human-oriented.

* orientado al usuario final = end-user oriented.

* orientado hacia el contenido = content-oriented.

* orientado hacia el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].

* orientado hacia el material impreso = print-centred [print-centered, -USA].

* orientado hacia el mercado = market-orientated [market orientated], market-oriented [market oriented].

* orientado hacia el objeto = object-oriented, artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].

* orientado hacia el pueblo = people-driven.

* orientado hacia el servicio = service orientated, service-focused.

* orientado hacia el usuario = user-driven, user-centred [user-centered, -USA], client-based, client-centred [client-centered, -USA], client-driven, client-directed, client-oriented, customer focused [customer-focused], user-focused.

* orientado hacia la familia = family-oriented.

* orientado hacia la forma = form-oriented.

* orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.

* orientado hacia la información = information-driven.

* orientado hacia la práctica = practice-oriented.

* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.

* orientado hacia las tiendas = shop-based.

* orientado hacia la tecnología = technologically-driven, technology-driven, technology-orientated, technology-oriented, technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA].

* orientado hacia los demás = other-oriented.

* orientado hacia los negocios = business-minded.

* orientado hacia los soportes = medium-oriented.

* orientado hacia una aplicación práctica concreta = application-oriented.

* orientado hacia unas necesidades = need oriented.

* orientado hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.

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orientado, -a adj
Informát
orientado a objeto object-oriented;

orientado a usuario user-oriented

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orientado adj

estar orientado a / hacia to face

esta casa está orientada hacia poniente this house faces west

Spanish-English dictionary > orientado
6 orientado hacia la tecnología

(adj.) = technologically-driven, technology-driven, technology-orientated, technology-oriented, technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA]

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. Successful information providers will be those that are user-driven rather than technology-driven.

Ex. The author offers a model organisational structure for universty and research libraries to meet the needs of an information-seeking, technology-orientated clientele.

Ex. Many of the ills of our present technology-oriented culture can be traced to the 'mere specialists', men of limited vision.

Ex. The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.

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(adj.) = technologically-driven, technology-driven, technology-orientated, technology-oriented, technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA]

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: Successful information providers will be those that are user-driven rather than technology-driven.

Ex: The author offers a model organisational structure for universty and research libraries to meet the needs of an information-seeking, technology-orientated clientele.

Ex: Many of the ills of our present technology-oriented culture can be traced to the 'mere specialists', men of limited vision.

Ex: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.

Spanish-English dictionary > orientado hacia la tecnología
7 triebhaft

I Adj. Handlung, Verhalten: instinctive, compulsive; (sexuell) auch sexually motivated ( oder driven); Person: impulse-driven; triebhafter Mensch auch someone dominated by his ( oder her) instinctual needs; triebhaftes Wesen creature of impulse

II Adv. handeln etc.: compulsively; engS. from a sexual motive

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libidinal

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trieb|haft
adj
Handlungen compulsive
ein tríébhafter Instinkt — an instinctive urge

sie hat ein sehr tríébhaftes Wesen, sie ist ein tríébhafter Mensch — she is ruled by her physical urges or desires

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trieb·haft

adj driven by physical urges [or desires] pred

▪ \triebhaft sein to be driven by one's physical urges [or desires]

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1.
Adjektiv compulsive <need, behaviour, action, etc.>; carnal < sensuality>
2.
adverbial compulsively

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triebhaft

A. adj Handlung, Verhalten: instinctive, compulsive; (sexuell) auch sexually motivated ( oder driven); Person: impulse-driven;

triebhafter Mensch auch someone dominated by his ( oder her) instinctual needs;

triebhaftes Wesen creature of impulse

B. adv handeln etc: compulsively; engS. from a sexual motive

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1.
Adjektiv compulsive <need, behaviour, action, etc.>; carnal < sensuality>
2.
adverbial compulsively

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adj.

libidinal adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > triebhaft
8 dirigido

adj.

guided.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: dirigir.

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ADJ [misil] guided

dirigido a distancia — remote controlled

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= guided, facilitated.

Ex. Our need is not for guided and controlled instruction, that is to say, for indoctrination.

Ex. The author reports on the key findings from a series of facilitated meetings held to gather information from those working in and with libraries of all types in Illinois.

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* actividad dirigida a recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad = community services librarian.

* bien dirigido = well-regulated.

* dirigido a la comunidad = community-based.

* dirigido a la gente = people-oriented, people-centred, people-centric, people-driven.

* dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.

* dirigido al consumidor = consumer-oriented.

* dirigido al proveedor = supplier-oriented.

* dirigido al público = public-oriented.

* dirigido al pueblo = people-driven.

* dirigido al usuario = user-orientated, client-directed, user-oriented, user-driven.

* dirigido a obtener resultados = results-oriented.

* dirigido a un sector de la población específico = sector-orientated.

* dirigido hacia los demás = other-oriented.

* dirigido hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.

* dirigido por uno mismo = self-directed.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, aim at.

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

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= guided, facilitated.

Ex: Our need is not for guided and controlled instruction, that is to say, for indoctrination.

Ex: The author reports on the key findings from a series of facilitated meetings held to gather information from those working in and with libraries of all types in Illinois.

* actividad dirigida a recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad = community services librarian.

* bien dirigido = well-regulated.

* dirigido a la comunidad = community-based.

* dirigido a la gente = people-oriented, people-centred, people-centric, people-driven.

* dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.

* dirigido al consumidor = consumer-oriented.

* dirigido al proveedor = supplier-oriented.

* dirigido al público = public-oriented.

* dirigido al pueblo = people-driven.

* dirigido al usuario = user-orientated, client-directed, user-oriented, user-driven.

* dirigido a obtener resultados = results-oriented.

* dirigido a un sector de la población específico = sector-orientated.

* dirigido hacia los demás = other-oriented.

* dirigido hacia uno mismo = self-oriented.

* dirigido por uno mismo = self-directed.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* ir dirigido a = be geared to, aim at.

* público al que va dirigido = intended audience, subject audience, target audience, targeted audience.

* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior = outbound.

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dirigido, -a adj

1. [carta, paquete]
dirigido a addressed to

2.
dirigido por [empresa] managed by;
[colegio, cárcel, periódico] run by; [película] directed by; [orquesta] conducted by

Spanish-English dictionary > dirigido
9 animar

v.

1 to cheer up (gladden) (person).

tu regalo le animó mucho your present really cheered her up

los fans animaban a su equipo the fans were cheering their team on

2 to encourage (to stimulate).

animar a alguien a hacer algo to encourage somebody to do something

Silvia animó a Ricardo a estudiar Silvia encouraged Richard to study.

3 to motivate, to drive (to encourage).

no le anima ningún afán de riqueza she's not driven by any desire to be rich

4 to brighten up, to brighten, to animate, to buoy up.

Ricardo animó la fiesta Richard animated the party.

5 to give life to.

Los primeros auxilios animaron al bebé The first aid gave life to the baby

6 to compere, to act as a compere for.

Ricardo animó el espectáculo Richard compered the show.

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animar

► verbo transitivo

1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up

2 (alegrar algo) to brighten up, liven up

3 (alentar) to encourage

► verbo pronominal animarse

1 (persona) to cheer up

2 (fiesta etc) to brighten up, liven up

3 (decidirse) to make up one's mind

■ anímate a venir say that you'll come

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verb

1) to cheer up, brighten up

2) enliven, liven up

3) encourage

•

- animarse

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1. VT

1) (=alegrar) [+ persona triste] to cheer up; [+ habitación] to brighten up

unas flores la animarán — some flowers will cheer her up

una sonrisa de ilusión animaba sus ojos — an excited smile brightened the look in her eyes

2) (=entretener) [+ persona aburrida] to liven up; [+ charla, fiesta, reunión] to liven up, enliven

un humorista animó la velada — a comedian livened up o enlivened the evening

3) (=alentar) [+ persona] to encourage; [+ proyecto] to inspire; [+ fuego] to liven up

había pancartas animando al equipo nacional — there were banners cheering on the national team

te estaré animando desde las gradas — I'll be rooting for you o cheering you on from the crowd

animar a algn a hacer o a que haga algo — to encourage sb to do sth

esas noticias nos animaron a pensar que... — that news encouraged us to think that...

ignoramos las razones que lo animaron a dimitir — we are unaware of the reasons for his resignation o the reasons that led him o prompted him to resign

me animan a que siga — they're encouraging o urging me to carry on

4) (Econ) [+ mercado, economía] to stimulate, inject life into

5) (Bio) to animate, give life to

2.

See:

animarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alentar) to encourage; ( levantar el espíritu) to cheer... up

tu visita lo animó mucho — your visit cheered him up a lot

animar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to encourage somebody to + inf

b) <fiesta/reunión> to liven up

los niños animan mucho la casa — the children really liven the house up

el vino empezaba a animarlos — the wine was beginning to liven them up

c) (con luces, colores) to brighten up

2) < programa> to present, host; <club/centro> to organize entertainment in

3) ( impulsar) to inspire

no nos anima el afán de lucro — we are not driven by any desire for profit
2.
animarse v pron

a) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) fiesta/reunión to liven up, warm up; persona to liven up

b) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer up

se animó mucho al vernos — she cheered up a lot when she saw us

si me animo a salir te llamo — if I feel like going out, I'll call you

c) ( atreverse)

animarse a + inf: ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?; no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump; al final me animé a confesárselo — I finally plucked up the courage to tell her

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= cheer, spur, spur on, enliven, set + Nombre + off, embolden, set + alight, animate, buoy, enthuse, prod, sparkle, cheer up, take + heart, egg on, perk up, encourage, brighten up, stimulate, pep up, hearten.

Nota: Usado generalmente en la voz pasiva.

Ex. I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.

Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.

Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.

Ex. Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.

Ex. This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.

Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.

Ex. However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.

Ex. HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.

Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.

Ex. Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.

Ex. Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.

Ex. His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.

Ex. This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.

Ex. But I take heart from something that Bill Frye said when he agreed to outline a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Aunque me fortalezco con algo que Bill Frye dijo cuando aceptó esbozar un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.

Ex. In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.

Ex. The author presents ideas designed to perk up classroom spirits.

Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

Ex. The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.

Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.

Ex. Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.

Ex. We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.

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* animarse = brighten.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( alentar) to encourage; ( levantar el espíritu) to cheer... up

tu visita lo animó mucho — your visit cheered him up a lot

animar a alguien a + inf or a que + subj — to encourage somebody to + inf

b) <fiesta/reunión> to liven up

los niños animan mucho la casa — the children really liven the house up

el vino empezaba a animarlos — the wine was beginning to liven them up

c) (con luces, colores) to brighten up

2) < programa> to present, host; <club/centro> to organize entertainment in

3) ( impulsar) to inspire

no nos anima el afán de lucro — we are not driven by any desire for profit
2.
animarse v pron

a) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) fiesta/reunión to liven up, warm up; persona to liven up

b) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer up

se animó mucho al vernos — she cheered up a lot when she saw us

si me animo a salir te llamo — if I feel like going out, I'll call you

c) ( atreverse)

animarse a + inf: ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?; no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump; al final me animé a confesárselo — I finally plucked up the courage to tell her

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= cheer, spur, spur on, enliven, set + Nombre + off, embolden, set + alight, animate, buoy, enthuse, prod, sparkle, cheer up, take + heart, egg on, perk up, encourage, brighten up, stimulate, pep up, hearten.

Nota: Usado generalmente en la voz pasiva.

Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.

Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.

Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.

Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.

Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.

Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.

Ex: However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.

Ex: HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.

Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.

Ex: Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.

Ex: Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.

Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.

Ex: This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.

Ex: But I take heart from something that Bill Frye said when he agreed to outline a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Aunque me fortalezco con algo que Bill Frye dijo cuando aceptó esbozar un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.

Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.

Ex: The author presents ideas designed to perk up classroom spirits.

Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.

Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.

Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.

Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.

Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.

* animarse = brighten.

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animar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alentar) to encourage; (levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up

tu visita lo animó mucho your visit cheered him up a lot o really lifted his spirits

animar a algn A + INF to encourage sb to + INF

me animó a presentarme al concurso he encouraged me to enter the competition

animar a algn A QUE + SUBJ to encourage sb to + INF

traté de animarlo a que continuara I tried to encourage him to carry on

2 (dar vida a, alegrar) ‹fiesta/reunión› to liven up

los niños animan mucho la casa the children really liven the house up; (con luces, colores) to brighten up

el vino empezaba a animarlos the wine was beginning to liven them up o to make them more lively

las luces y los adornos animan las calles en Navidad lights and decorations brighten up the streets at Christmas

B

1 ‹programa› to present, host

2 ‹club/centro› to organize entertainment in

C (impulsar) to inspire

los principios que animaron su ideología the principles which inspired their ideology

no nos anima ningún afán de lucro we are not driven o motivated by any desire for profit

■ animarse

v pron

1 (alegrarse, cobrar vida) «fiesta/reunión» to liven up, warm up, get going; «persona» to liven up, come to life

2 (cobrar ánimos) to cheer up

se animó mucho al vernos she cheered up o brightened up o ( colloq) perked up a lot when she saw us

animarse A + INF:

si me animo a salir te llamo if I decide to go out o if I feel like going out, I'll call you

¿no se anima nadie a ir? doesn't anyone feel like going?, doesn't anyone want to go?

3 (atreverse) animarse A + INF:

¿quién se anima a planteárselo al jefe? who's going to be brave enough o who's going to be the one to tackle the boss about it? ( colloq)

yo no me animo a tirarme del trampolín I can't bring myself to o I don't dare dive off the springboard

a ver si te animas a hacerlo why don't you have a go?

al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her

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animar ( conjugate animar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( alentar) to encourage;

( levantar el espíritu) to cheer … up;
◊ tu visita lo animó mucho your visit cheered him up a lot;

animar a algn a hacer algo or a que haga algo to encourage sb to do sth
b) ‹fiesta/reunión› to liven up;

◊ el vino empezaba a animarlos the wine was beginning to liven them up

c) (con luces, colores) to brighten up

2 ‹ programa› to present, host
3 ( impulsar) to inspire
animarse verbo pronominal
a) (alegrarse, cobrar vida) [fiesta/reunión] to liven up, warm up;

[ persona] to liven up
b) ( cobrar ánimos) to cheer up;

◊ si me animo a salir te llamo if I feel like going out, I'll call you

c) ( atreverse):

◊ ¿quién se anima a decírselo? who's going to be brave enough to tell him?;

no me animo a saltar I can't bring myself to jump;
al final me animé a confesárselo I finally plucked up the courage to tell her
animar verbo transitivo
1 (alegrar a alguien) to cheer up
(una fiesta, una reunión) to liven up, brighten up
2 (estimular a una persona) to encourage
' animar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activar
- alegrar
- entusiasmar
- jalear
- motivar
- reanimar
- venga
- ánimo
- empujón
- entonar
- hala
- ir
- órale
English:
animate
- buck up
- buoy up
- cheer
- cheer up
- encourage
- enliven
- hearten
- inspire
- jazz up
- liven
- urge on
- warm up
- brighten
- buoy
- jolly
- liven up
- pep
- root
- urge
- warm

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animar

♦ vt

1. [estimular] to encourage;

los fans animaban a su equipo the fans were cheering their team on;

animar a alguien a hacer algo to encourage sb to do sth;

me animaron a aceptar la oferta they encouraged me to accept the offer;

lo animó a que dejara la bebida she encouraged him to stop drinking

2. [alegrar] to cheer up;

tu regalo la animó mucho your present really cheered her up;

los colores de los participantes animaban el desfile the colourful costumes of the participants brightened up the procession, the costumes of the participants added colour to the procession

3. [fuego, diálogo, fiesta] to liven up;
[comercio] to stimulate;
el tanto del empate animó el partido the equalizer brought the game to life, the game came alive after the equalizer;

las medidas del gobierno pretenden animar la inversión the government's measures are aimed at stimulating o promoting investment

4. [mover]
los artistas animaban los títeres the puppeteers operated the puppets;

han utilizado la tecnología digital para animar las secuencias de acción the action shots are digitally generated

5. [impulsar] to motivate, to drive;

no le anima ningún afán de riqueza she's not driven by any desire to be rich;

no me anima ningún sentimiento de venganza I'm not doing this out of a desire for revenge

♦ See also the pronominal verb animarse

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animar

v/t

1 cheer up

2 ( alentar) encourage

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animar vt

1) alentar: to encourage, to inspire

2) : to animate, to enliven

3) : to brighten up, to cheer up

♦ See also the reflexive verb animarse

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animar vb

1. (persona) to cheer up

hay que animar a los amigos cuando están tristes we should cheer our friends up when they're sad

2. (lugar, situación) to liven up

el payaso animó la fiesta the clown livened the party up

3. (motivar) to encourage

animó a su hijo para que continuara estudiando she encouraged her son to carry on studying

Spanish-English dictionary > animar
10 pousser

pousser [puse]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to push ; [+ verrou] to slide ; [+ objet gênant, pion] to move

• pousser une chaise contre le mur to push a chair against the wall

• pousser la porte/la fenêtre to push the door/window shut

• le vent nous poussait vers la côte the wind was blowing us towards the shore

• peux-tu me pousser ? (balançoire, voiture en panne) can you give me a push?

• pousser un peu loin le bouchon to go a bit far

   b. ( = stimuler) [+ élève, employé] to push ; [+ moteur] (techniquement) to soup up ; (en accélérant) to drive hard ; [+ voiture] to drive hard ; [+ feu] to stoke up ; [+ chauffage] to turn up

• c'est l'ambition qui le pousse he is driven by ambition

   c. ( = mettre en valeur) [+ candidat, protégé] to push ; [+ dossier] to help along

   d. pousser qn à faire qch [faim, curiosité] to drive sb to do sth ; [personne] ( = inciter) to press sb to do sth ; ( = persuader) to talk sb into doing sth

• c'est elle qui l'a poussé à acheter cette maison she talked him into buying this house

• pousser qn au désespoir to drive sb to despair

• pousser qn à la consommation to encourage sb to buy (or eat or drink etc)

• pousser qn à la dépense to encourage sb to spend money

   e. ( = poursuivre) [+ études, discussion] to continue ; [+ affaire] to follow up

• pousser l'enquête/les recherches plus loin to carry on with the inquiry/the research

• pousser la curiosité/la plaisanterie un peu (trop) loin to take curiosity/the joke a bit too far

• il a poussé la gentillesse jusqu'à m'y conduire he was kind enough to take me there

• pousser qn à bout to push sb to breaking point

   f. [+ cri, hurlement] to give ; [+ soupir] to heave

• pousser des cris to scream

• pousser des rugissements to roar

2. intransitive verb

   a. [plante] ( = sortir de terre) to sprout ; ( = se développer) to grow ; [barbe, enfant] to grow ; [dent] to come through

• ils font pousser des tomates par ici they grow tomatoes around here

• il se laisse pousser la barbe he's growing a beard

• il a une dent qui pousse he's cutting a tooth

   b. ( = faire un effort) (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push

   c. ( = aller) nous allons pousser un peu plus avant we're going to go on a bit further

• pousser jusqu'à Lyon to go on as far as Lyon

   d. ( = exagérer) (inf) to go too far

• tu pousses ! that's going a bit far!

• faut pas pousser ! that's going a bit far!

3. reflexive verb

► se pousser ( = se déplacer) to move

• pousse-toi de là ! shift yourself!

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puse
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( déplacer) to push [vélo, meuble, personne]; ( écarter ce qui gêne) to move, to shift, to push [something] aside [objet]

pousser une porte — ( pour la fermer) to push a door to

pousser un verrou — to push ou slide a bolt home

le vent poussait le bateau vers la côte — the wind was driving the boat toward(s) the shore

pousser les enfants vers la sortie — to hustle the children toward(s) the exit

pousser quelqu'un du coude — to give somebody a dig ou to nudge somebody with one's elbow

2) ( entraîner)

poussé par la pitié — stirred by pity

poussé par le désir de les aider — prompted by a desire to help them

pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose — ( encourager) to encourage somebody to do something; ( vivement) to urge somebody to do something; ( contraindre) [faim, désespoir, haine] to drive somebody to do something

pousser quelqu'un au suicide — to drive somebody to suicide

c'est ce qui m'a poussé vers l'enseignement — that's what made me take up teaching

tout me pousse à croire que — everything leads me to believe that

il n'a pas fallu le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il parle — he didn't need much prompting to talk

3) ( faire travailler plus) to push [élève]; to keep [somebody] at it [employé]; to ride [something] hard [monture]; to drive [something] hard [voiture]; to flog (colloq) [moteur]

4) ( promouvoir) to push [produit, protégé]

5) ( porter plus avant) to pursue [recherches, raisonnement]

c'est pousser un peu loin la plaisanterie — that's carrying ou taking the joke a bit far

pousser le perfectionnisme à l'extrême — to be too much of a perfectionist

pousser la bêtise jusqu'à faire — to be stupid enough to do

6) ( émettre) to let out [cri]; to heave [soupir]

pousser un hurlement/miaulement — to howl/to miaow

pousser une gueulante — (colloq) to yell and scream (colloq)

pousser la chansonnette — to sing a song

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( croître) [enfant, plante, barbe, ongle] to grow; ( apparaître) [plante] to sprout; [dent] to come through; [immeuble, ville] to spring up

je fais pousser des légumes — I grow vegetables

se laisser or se faire pousser les cheveux — to grow one's hair

se laisser or se faire pousser la barbe — to grow a beard

2) ( aller)

pousser plus loin/jusqu'à la ville — to go on further/as far as the town

3) (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push

4) (colloq) ( exagérer) to overdo it, to go too far

tu ne crois pas que tu pousses un peu? — don't you think you're overdoing it?

3.

se pousser verbe pronominal ( pour faire de la place) to move over

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à la va comme je te pousse — (colloq) any old how

se pousser du col — (colloq) to push oneself forward, to be pushy (colloq)

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puse
1. vt

1) (= déplacer) to push, [objet qui gêne] to move

Ils ont dû pousser la voiture. — They had to push the car.

Pousse la chaise, si elle te gêne. — Move the chair if it's in your way.

2) (= bousculer) to push

Il m'a poussé. — He pushed me.

Quelqu'un l'a poussé sur la voie. — Somebody pushed him onto the track.

3) (= appuyer sur) [bouton] to press, to push, [interrupteur] to press

4) (= encourager)

pousser qn à faire qch — to urge sb to do sth

Je l'ai poussé à poser sa candidature. — I urged him to apply.

5) (= inciter)

pousser qn à qch [jalousie, ambition] — to drive sb to sth

Cela l'avait poussé à une réévaluation de sa carrrière. — This drove him to re-evaluate his career., This made him re-evaluate his career.

6) (= acculer)

pousser qn à qch [faillite, boisson] — to drive sb to sth

pousser qn à faire — to drive sb to do

7) (= mener)

pousser qch jusqu'à... — to take sth so far as...

Il a poussé le dévouement jusqu'à l'héberger pendant plus d'un mois. — He was so devoted to her that he put her up for more than a month.

8) (forcer) [moteur, voiture] to drive hard

9) (= faire progresser) [personne] to push

Ses parents l'ont beaucoup poussé dans ses études. — His parents have pushed him hard in his studies.

10) (= poursuivre) [discussion, expérience] to pursue

11) (= émettre)

pousser un cri — to shout, to cry out

2. vi

1) (= croître) to grow

Mes cheveux poussent vite. — My hair grows quickly.

faire pousser [plante] — to grow

2) (pour déplacer) to push

Viens m'aider à pousser. — Come and help me push.

3) (= bousculer) to push

Arrêtez de pousser, derrière! — Stop pushing at the back!

4) (= aller)

pousser plus loin — to push on

Si on poussait jusqu'au prochain village? — How about we push on to the next village?

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pousser verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( déplacer) to push [brouette, vélo, meuble, personne]; ( écarter ce qui gêne) to move, to shift, to push [sth] aside [objet]; tu m'as poussé! you pushed me!; pousser une voiture en panne to push a broken-down car; pousser le lit contre le mur/vers la gauche to push the bed (up) against the wall/over to the left; pousser une porte ( pour la fermer) to push a door to; ( pour l'ouvrir) to push a door open; pousser un verrou to push ou slide a bolt home; peux-tu pousser ta voiture? elle gêne can you move your car? it's in the way; pousse tes fesses◑! shove over○!; le vent pousse les nuages vers l'est the wind is blowing ou pushing the clouds in an easterly direction; le vent poussait le bateau vers la côte the wind was driving the boat toward(s) the shore; pousser les enfants vers la sortie to hustle the children toward(s) the exit; pousser un ballon du pied ( l'écarter) to kick a ball out of the way; ( le faire avancer) to kick a ball along; pousser qn du coude to give sb a dig ou to nudge sb with one's elbow; ⇒ bouchon, ortie;

2 ( entraîner) c'est la jalousie/l'ambition qui le pousse he's driven by jealousy/ambition; poussé par la pitié stirred by pity; poussé par le désir de les aider prompted by a desire to help them; c'est sa femme qui le pousse à boire it's his wife who drives him to drink; pousser qn à faire qch ( encourager) to encourage sb to do sth; ( vivement) to urge sb to do sth; ( contraindre) [faim, désespoir, haine] to drive sb to do sth; pousser qn à la dépense to encourage sb to spend more money; pousser à la consommation to encourage people to buy more; ( au bar) to encourage people to drink more; son professeur le pousse (à s'orienter) vers la biologie his teacher is encouraging him to do biology; mes amis me poussent à accepter my friends are urging me to accept; pousser qn au désespoir/suicide to drive sb to despair/suicide; c'est ce qui m'a poussé vers l'enseignement/à écrire cette lettre that's what made me take up teaching/write this letter; elle ne voulait pas vendre, on l'y a poussée she didn't want to sell, she was pushed into it; tout me pousse à croire que everything leads me to believe that; il n'a pas fallu le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il parle he didn't need much prompting to talk;

3 ( faire travailler plus) to push [élève]; to keep [sb] at it [employé]; to ride [sth] hard [monture]; to drive [sth] hard [voiture]; to flog○ [moteur]; on ne pousse pas assez les élèves pupils are not pushed hard enough; pousser les feux to stoke up;

4 ( promouvoir) to push [produit, protégé];

5 ( porter plus avant) to pursue [recherches, études, raisonnement]; si l'on pousse plus loin cette logique if we pursue this line of reasoning (further); c'est pousser un peu loin la modestie/la plaisanterie that's carrying ou taking modesty/the joke a bit far; pousser le perfectionnisme à l'extrême to be too much of a perfectionist; pousser le courage jusqu'à la folie to be insanely brave; pousser la bêtise/l'abnégation/la prudence jusqu'à faire to be stupid/self-denying/cautious enough to do; pousser son effort jusqu'aux limites de l'endurance to push oneself to the limit;

6 ( émettre) to let out [cri]; to heave [soupir]; pousser un hurlement/miaulement/rugissement to howl/miaow/roar; pousser une gueulante○ to yell and scream○; pousser la chansonnette or romance, en pousser une○ to sing a song.

B vi

1 ( croître) [enfant, plante, barbe, ongle] to grow; ( apparaître) [plante] to sprout; [dent] to come through; fig [immeuble, ville] to spring up; l'arbre a poussé de 50 cm the tree has grown 50 cm; les radis commencent à pousser the radishes are coming up ou sprouting; sa première dent pousse his/her first tooth is coming through, he's/she's cutting his/her first tooth; les villes nouvelles ont poussé comme des champignons new towns have sprung up like mushrooms; je fais pousser des légumes I grow vegetables; ça fait pousser le gazon/les cheveux it makes the grass/your hair grow; se laisser or se faire pousser les cheveux to grow one's hair; se laisser or se faire pousser la barbe/moustache to grow a beard/moustache GB ou mustache US; et le bébé, ça pousse○? how's your baby doing?; ⇒ aile;

2 ( aller) pousser plus loin/jusqu'à la ville to go on further/as far as the town; on a poussé jusqu'au village suivant we carried on as far as the next village;

3 (pour accoucher, aller à la selle) to push;

4 ( faire pression) le juge a poussé pour qu'on les acquitte the judge pressed the jury for an acquittal;

5 ○( exagérer) to overdo it, to go too far; tu ne crois pas que tu pousses un peu? don't you think you're overdoing it?; cinq euros pièce, faut pas pousser○! five euros each, that's a bit steep○!

C se pousser vpr

1 ( pour faire de la place) to move over;

2 ○( pour réussir) to try to get on in life.

Idiomes

à la va comme je te pousse any old how; se pousser du col○ to push oneself forward, to be pushy; pousser qn au cul● or aux fesses○ to give sb a kick up the backside○.

[puse] verbe transitif

1. [faire avancer - caddie, fauteuil roulant, landau] to push, to wheel (along) ; [ - moto en panne] to push, to walk ; [ - caisse] to push (along) ou forward ; [ - pion] to move forward

on va pousser la voiture

a. [sur une distance] we'll push the car (along)

b. [pour la faire démarrer] we'll push-start the car, we'll give the car a push (to start it)

ils essayaient de pousser les manifestants vers la place they were trying to drive ou to push the demonstrators towards the square

je me sentais irrésistiblement poussé vers elle I was irresistibly attracted to her

2. [enclencher, appuyer sur - bouton, interrupteur] to push (in) (separable), to press on (inseparable)

pousser un levier vers le haut/bas to push a lever up/down

pousser un verrou

a. [pour ouvrir] to slide a bolt out

b. [pour fermer] to slide a bolt in ou home

pousser une porte

a. [doucement, pour l'ouvrir] to push a door open

b. [doucement, pour la fermer] to push a door to ou shut

3. [bousculer] to push, to shove

pousser quelqu'un du coude [pour l'alerter, accidentellement] to nudge somebody with one's elbow

4. [enlever] to push (away), to push ou to shove aside (separable)

pousse ton derrière de là! (familier) shift up! (UK), shove over!

5. [inciter, entraîner - personne] to spur on (separable), to drive

c'est l'orgueil qui le pousse he is spurred on ou driven by pride

on n'a pas eu à le pousser beaucoup pour qu'il accepte he didn't need much pressing ou persuasion to accept

pousser quelqu'un à quelque chose: pousser quelqu'un à la consommation to encourage somebody to buy ou to consume

pousser quelqu'un au désespoir/suicide to drive somebody to despair/suicide

sa curiosité l'a poussé à l'indiscrétion his curiosity made him indiscreet

pousser quelqu'un à faire quelque chose

a. [suj: curiosité, jalousie] to drive somebody to do something

b. [suj: pitié soudaine] to prompt somebody to do something

c. [suj: personne] to incite somebody to do ou to push somebody into doing ou to prompt somebody to do something

pousser quelqu'un à boire to drive somebody to drink

elle le pousse à divorcer [elle l'en persuade] she's talking him into getting a divorce

6. [poursuivre - recherches] to press on ou to carry on with (inseparable) ; [ - discussion, études, analyse] to continue, to carry on (with) ; [ - argumentation] to carry on (with) (inseparable), to push further ; [ - comparaison, interrogatoire] to take further ; [ - avantage] to press home (inseparable)

en poussant plus loin l'examen de leur comptabilité by probing deeper into their accounts

pousser la plaisanterie un peu loin to take ou to carry the joke a bit too far

elle a poussé l'audace jusqu'à... she was bold enough to...

[aux enchères]

pousser un tableau to push up the price of a painting

7. [forcer - moteur] to push ; [ - voiture] to drive hard ou fast ; [ - chauffage] to turn up (separable) ; [ - son] to turn up (separable)

[exiger un effort de - étudiant, employé] to push ; [ - cheval] to urge ou to spur on (separable)

[encourager - candidat, jeune artiste] to push

si tu la pousses un peu sur le sujet, tu verras qu'elle ne sait pas grand-chose if you push her a bit on the subject, you'll see that she doesn't know much about it

8. [émettre]

pousser un cri

a. [personne] to cry, to utter ou to let out a cry

b. [oiseau] to call

pousser un soupir to sigh, to heave a sigh

pousser des cris/hurlements de douleur to scream/to yell with pain

pousser la chansonnette (familier) ou la romance (familier) , en pousser une (familier) to sing a song

9. AGRICULTURE & BOTANIQUE [plante, animal] to force

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[puse] verbe intransitif

1. [grandir - arbre, poil, ongle] to grow ; [ - dent] to come through

les plants de tomates poussent bien the tomato plants are doing well

ses dents commencent à pousser he's cutting his teeth, he's teething

et les enfants, ça pousse? (familier) how're the kids (then), growing ou shooting up?

des tours poussent partout dans mon quartier there are high-rise blocks springing up all over the place where I live

et si tu laissais pousser ta barbe? what about growing ou why don't you grow a beard?

elle a laissé pousser ses cheveux she's let her hair grow

2. [avancer] to push on

poussons un peu plus loin let's go ou push on a bit further

3. (familier) [exagérer]

deux heures de retard, tu pousses! you're two hours late, that's a bit much!

je veux 25 % d'augmentation — tu ne trouves pas que tu pousses un peu? I want a 25% pay rise — don't you think that's pushing it a bit?

faut pas pousser! enough's enough!

4. [bousculer] to push, to shove

ne poussez pas, il y en aura pour tout le monde! stop shoving ou pushing, there's plenty for everyone!

5. [appuyer] to push

pousser sur: pousser sur un bouton to push a button

pousser sur ses pieds/jambes to push with one's feet/legs

‘poussez’ ‘push’

6. PHYSIOLOGIE [à la selle] to strain

[dans l'enfantement] to push

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se pousser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)

to be pushed

la manette se pousse d'un seul doigt the lever can be pushed with a single finger

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se pousser verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

les gens se poussaient pour voir arriver le Président people were pushing and shoving to get a look at the President

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se pousser verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [se déplacer] to move

tu peux te pousser un peu?

a. [dans une rangée de chaises] could you move along a bit ou a few places?

b. [sur un canapé, dans un lit] could you move over slightly?

pousse-toi de là, tu vois bien que tu gênes! (familier) move over ou shove over, can't you see you're in the way?

pousse-toi de devant la télé! (familier) stop blocking the TV!

2. (familier) [hiérarchiquement]

se pousser dans une entreprise to make one's way up (the ladder) in a firm

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > pousser
11 abrumador

adj.

1 overwhelming, mind-boggling, overpowering, staggering.

2 overwhelming, total, crushing, large.

m.

oppressor.

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abrumador

► adjetivo

1 overwhelming, crushing

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(f. - abrumadora)

adj.

devastating, overwhelming, crushing

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ADJ

1) (=agobiante) crushing; (=pesado) burdensome

es una responsabilidad abrumadora — it's a heavy responsibility

2) (=importante) [mayoría] overwhelming; [superioridad] crushing, overwhelming

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- dora adjetivo

a) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelming

b) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy

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= boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.

Ex. It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.

Ex. The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex. Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.

Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.

Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.

Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

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* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

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- dora adjetivo

a) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelming

b) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy

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= boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.

Ex: It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.

Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.

Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.

Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.

Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.

Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

* de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

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abrumador - dora

adjective

1 ‹victoria/mayoría› overwhelming

2 ‹trabajo/tarea› exhausting, tiring; ‹responsabilidad/carga› onerous, heavy

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abrumador
◊ - dora adjetivo

a) ‹victoria/mayoría› overwhelming

b) ‹trabajo/tarea› exhausting

abrumador,-ora adjetivo overwhelming
' abrumador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrumadora
- experimentar
English:
grief
- devastating

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abrumador, -ora adj
[mayoría, superioridad] overwhelming; [victoria] crushing;
sus productos dominan de forma abrumadora el mercado their products completely dominate the market

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abrumador

adj overwhelming

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abrumador, - dora adj

: crushing, overwhelming

Spanish-English dictionary > abrumador
12 activar

v.

1 to activate (alarma, mecanismo).

María activa la alarma Mary activates the alarm.

La ambición activa a María Ambition activates Mary=moves Mary to action.

El desempleo activa el crímen Unemployment activates=triggers crime.

2 to arouse.

Lo prohibido activa la pasión Those things forbidden arouse passion.

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activar

► verbo transitivo

1 TÉCNICA to activate (acelerar) to expedite

2 INFORMÁTICA to enable

3 figurado (avivar) to liven up, quicken

► verbo pronominal activarse

1 to become activated

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verb

1) to activate

2) stimulate

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VT (=poner en marcha) to activate; [+ trabajo] to expedite, speed up, hurry along; [+ fuego] to brighten up, poke; [+ mercado] to stimulate

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( agilizar) <proceso/crecimiento> to speed up; <economía/producción> to stimulate; < circulación> to stimulate

activar las negociaciones — to give fresh impetus to the negotiations

b) ( avivar)

una ráfaga activó las llamas — a gust of wind fanned the flames

c) ( poner en funcionamiento) < alarma> to activate, trigger; < dispositivo> to activate; < máquina> to set... in motion
2.
activarse v pron

a) alarma to go off; dispositivo to start working

b) (Méx) obreros/disidentes to take active steps

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= activate, initialize, trip, set on, actuate, set in + motion, energise [energize, -USA], drive.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.

Ex. Deferred orders are activated when the 'claim overdue order' function is run.

Ex. These fields do not need to be initialized.

Ex. The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.

Ex. You can also select this option on the Setup Options screen to set postings on permanently.

Ex. CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.

Ex. If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.

Ex. This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.

Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.

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* activar una señal = activate + signal.

* activar un dispositivo de control = set + control.

* activar un proceso = activate + process.

* activar un sistema = activate + system.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( agilizar) <proceso/crecimiento> to speed up; <economía/producción> to stimulate; < circulación> to stimulate

activar las negociaciones — to give fresh impetus to the negotiations

b) ( avivar)

una ráfaga activó las llamas — a gust of wind fanned the flames

c) ( poner en funcionamiento) < alarma> to activate, trigger; < dispositivo> to activate; < máquina> to set... in motion
2.
activarse v pron

a) alarma to go off; dispositivo to start working

b) (Méx) obreros/disidentes to take active steps

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= activate, initialize, trip, set on, actuate, set in + motion, energise [energize, -USA], drive.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.

Ex: Deferred orders are activated when the 'claim overdue order' function is run.

Ex: These fields do not need to be initialized.

Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.

Ex: You can also select this option on the Setup Options screen to set postings on permanently.

Ex: CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.

Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.

Ex: This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.

Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.

* activar una señal = activate + signal.

* activar un dispositivo de control = set + control.

* activar un proceso = activate + process.

* activar un sistema = activate + system.

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activar [A1 ]

vt

1

(estimular): medidas que activarán la economía measures to stimulate o revitalize the economy

para activar la circulación to stimulate the circulation

esto ayudará a activar las negociaciones this will help to give fresh impetus to the negotiations

una ráfaga activó las llamas a gust of wind fanned the flames

2 (poner en funcionamiento) ‹alarma› to activate, trigger, set off; ‹dispositivo› to activate; ‹máquina› to set … in motion

3 ( Quím) to activate

■ activarse

v pron

1 «alarma» to go off; «dispositivo» to start working

2 ( Méx) «obreros/disidentes» to take active steps

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activar ( conjugate activar) verbo transitivo
a) ( agilizar) ‹proceso/crecimiento› to speed up;

‹economía/producción› to stimulate;
‹ circulación› to stimulate;
‹ negociaciones› to give fresh impetus to
b) ( poner en funcionamiento) ‹ alarma› to activate, trigger;

‹ dispositivo› to activate;
‹ máquina› to set … in motion
activarse verbo pronominal [ alarma] to go off;
[ dispositivo] to start working
activar verbo transitivo
1 (poner en marcha) to activate
2 (acelerar, animar) to liven up: la publicidad les ayudó a activar el negocio, the publicity campaign helped them to bolster up business
' activar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estimular
- mover
English:
activate
- trip

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activar

♦ vt

1. [alarma, mecanismo] to activate

2. [explosivo] to detonate

3. [estimular] to stimulate;

activar los intercambios comerciales to boost o stimulate trade;

el ejercicio activa la circulación de la sangre exercise stimulates your circulation

♦ See also the pronominal verb activarse

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activar

v/t

1 ( estimular) stimulate

2 bomba activate, set off; sistema de seguridad tb

trigger

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activar vt

1) : to activate

2) : to stimulate, to energize

3) : to speed up

Spanish-English dictionary > activar
13 aplastante

adj.

1 crushing, overwhelming (victoria, derrota).

2 large.

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aplastante

► adjetivo

1 crushing, overwhelming

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FRASEOLOGÍA

triunfo/victoria aplastante (electoral) landslide victory

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adj.

overwhelming, crushing, sweeping

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ADJ overwhelming, crushing

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adjetivo < mayoría> overwhelming; <victoria/derrota> overwhelming, crushing; < lógica> devastating

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= overwhelming, overpowering, crushing.

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.

Ex. The laconic question weighed upon him with a crushing weight.

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* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

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adjetivo < mayoría> overwhelming; <victoria/derrota> overwhelming, crushing; < lógica> devastating

* * *

= overwhelming, overpowering, crushing.

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.

Ex: The laconic question weighed upon him with a crushing weight.

* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* * *

aplastante

adjective

‹mayoría› overwhelming; ‹victoria› overwhelming, resounding ( before n); ‹derrota› crushing

rebatió todos sus argumentos con una lógica aplastante she refuted all his arguments with devastating logic

* * *

aplastante adjetivo ‹ mayoría› overwhelming;
‹victoria/derrota› overwhelming, crushing;
‹ lógica› devastating
aplastante adjetivo crushing
Pol victoria aplastante, landslide victory
' aplastante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apabullante
- coherencia
English:
crushing
- landslide victory
- overwhelming
- devastating
- land
- over
- rout

* * *

aplastante adj
[victoria, derrota] crushing, overwhelming; [apoyo, mayoría, superioridad] overwhelming;
esa argumentación es de una lógica aplastante that line of reasoning is devastating in its logic

* * *

aplastante

adj overwhelming; calor suffocating;

una mayoría aplastante an overwhelming majority

* * *

aplastante adj

: crushing, overwhelming

* * *

aplastante adj (victoria) overwhelming

ganó por una mayoría aplastante he won by an overwhelming majority

Spanish-English dictionary > aplastante
14 arrollador

adj.

1 vast, overwhelming.

2 sweeping, devastating, complete.

3 rolling, winding.

m.

windlass.

* * *

arrollador

► adjetivo

1 overwhelming, irresistible

■ fue un éxito arrollador it was a resounding success

■ tiene una personalidad arrolladora she's got an overpowering personality

* * *

(f. - arrolladora)

adj.

sweeping

* * *

ADJ

un ataque arrollador — a crushing attack

por una mayoría arrolladora — by an overwhelming majority

es una pasión arrolladora — it is a consuming passion

tenía una personalidad arrolladora — she had an overwhelming o overpowering personality

* * *

- dora adjetivo

a) < éxito> overwhelming; < victoria> crushing, overwhelming

una mayoría arrolladora — an overwhelming majority

b) <fuerza/ataque> devastating

c) <personalidad/elocuencia> overpowering

* * *

= overwhelming.

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

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* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* * *

- dora adjetivo

a) < éxito> overwhelming; < victoria> crushing, overwhelming

una mayoría arrolladora — an overwhelming majority

b) <fuerza/ataque> devastating

c) <personalidad/elocuencia> overpowering

* * *

= overwhelming.

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* * *

arrollador - dora

adjective

1 ‹éxito› overwhelming, resounding ( before n); ‹victoria› crushing, overwhelming

ganaron por una mayoría arrolladora they won by an overwhelming majority

2 ‹fuerza/viento/ataque› devastating

3 ‹personalidad/elocuencia› overpowering

* * *

arrollador
◊ - dora adjetivo

a) ‹éxito/mayoría/victoria› overwhelming

b) ‹fuerza/ataque› devastating

c) ‹personalidad/elocuencia› overpowering

arrollador,-ora adj fig overwhelming
(éxito) resounding
(carácter) captivating
' arrollador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apabullante
- arrolladora
English:
devastating
- hugely
- whirl

* * *

arrollador, -ora adj
[victoria] crushing, overwhelming; [superioridad] overwhelming; [éxito] resounding, overwhelming; [belleza, personalidad] dazzling;
es de una simpatía arrolladora she's an incredibly nice person

* * *

arrollador

adj overwhelming

* * *

arrollador, - dora adj

: sweeping, overwhelming

Spanish-English dictionary > arrollador
15 desdeñar

v.

to disdain, to despise, to disregard, to down-play.

* * *

desdeñar

► verbo transitivo

1 (despreciar) to disdain, scorn

2 (rechazar) to turn down

► verbo pronominal desdeñarse

1 not to deign (de, to)

■ desdeñarse de hacer algo not to deign to do something

* * *

1. VT

1) (=despreciar) to scorn, disdain

2) (=rechazar) to turn up one's nose at

2.

See:

desdeñarse

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) ( menospreciar) to scorn

b) < pretendiente> to spurn

* * *

= disdain, scorn, be scornful of, hold in + disgrace, snub, spurn, disregard, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon, fly in + the face of.

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. Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.

Ex. There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.

Ex. Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.

Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.

Ex. The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.

Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

Ex. It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.

Ex. The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.

Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) ( menospreciar) to scorn

b) < pretendiente> to spurn

* * *

= disdain, scorn, be scornful of, hold in + disgrace, snub, spurn, disregard, despise, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, look down + Posesivo + nose at, look down on/upon, fly in + the face of.

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: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.

Ex: There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.

Ex: Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.

Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.

Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.

Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.

Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.

Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

* * *

desdeñar [A1 ]

vt

1 (menospreciar) to scorn

no tienes por qué desdeñarlos porque no tienen estudios there's no reason to look down on them o to look down your nose at them just because they haven't had an education

desdeñó el dinero/la fama she scorned money/fame

2 ‹pretendiente› to spurn

* * *

desdeñar ( conjugate desdeñar) verbo transitivo
a) ( menospreciar) to scorn

b) ‹ pretendiente› to spurn

desdeñar verbo transitivo to disdain
' desdeñar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despreciar
English:
disdain
- scorn
- sniff
- spurn
- scornful
- snub

* * *

desdeñar vt

1. [despreciar] to scorn;

desdeñó a varios pretendientes she spurned several suitors;

desdeña a la gente que no es de su clase he looks down on anyone not of his class

2. [desestimar] to dismiss;

no conviene desdeñar las posibilidades del equipo inglés the English team's chances should not be ruled out

* * *

desdeñar

v/t scorn

* * *

desdeñar vt

despreciar: to disdain, to scorn, to despise

* * *

desdeñar vb to scorn

Spanish-English dictionary > desdeñar
16 esperanzador

adj.

hopeful, encouraging.

* * *

esperanzador

► adjetivo

1 encouraging

* * *

ADJ [perspectiva, futuro] hopeful; [noticia, resultado, tratamiento] encouraging, hopeful, promising

los resultados de la encuesta no pueden ser más esperanzadores — the results of the survey could not be more encouraging o hopeful o promising

* * *

- dora adjetivo encouraging

* * *

= encouraging, hopeful.

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. The majority of libraries in Britain have been quietly and patiently building up the kind of community information services most appropriate to the needs of their individual communities, and that is a healthy and hopeful sign for the future.

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* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* * *

- dora adjetivo encouraging

* * *

= encouraging, hopeful.

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: The majority of libraries in Britain have been quietly and patiently building up the kind of community information services most appropriate to the needs of their individual communities, and that is a healthy and hopeful sign for the future.

* darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.

* un rayo de luz esperanzador = a faint glimmer of light.

* * *

esperanzador - dora

adjective

‹noticia› encouraging; ‹resultado/señal/panorama› promising, encouraging

el hecho de que estén aquí es esperanzador the fact that they are here is a hopeful o an encouraging sign, the fact that they're here is encouraging o promising

* * *

esperanzador
◊ - dora adjetivo

encouraging
esperanzador,-ora adjetivo encouraging

' esperanzador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esperanzadora
English:
cheering
- encouraging
- hopeful

* * *

esperanzador, -ora adj

encouraging, hopeful;

es una señal esperanzadora it's an encouraging o hopeful sign;

la actuación del equipo ha sido esperanzadora the team's performance was encouraging o promising

* * *

esperanzador

adj hopeful, encouraging

* * *

esperanzador, - dora adj

: encouraging, promising

* * *

esperanzador adj encouraging

Spanish-English dictionary > esperanzador
17 hacer caso omiso

(v.) = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex. Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

Ex. I realize that our pleas are no doubt continuing to fall on deaf ears at Thomson.

Ex. The same argument on the part of librarians met deaf ears.

Ex. America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.

Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

* * *

(v.) = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

Ex: I realize that our pleas are no doubt continuing to fall on deaf ears at Thomson.

Ex: The same argument on the part of librarians met deaf ears.

Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.

Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Spanish-English dictionary > hacer caso omiso
18 no prestar atención

(v.) = disregard, overlook, close + the door on, go + unheeded, fly in + the face of

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.

Ex. Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.

Ex. Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

* * *

(v.) = disregard, overlook, close + the door on, go + unheeded, fly in + the face of

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.

Ex: Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.

Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

Spanish-English dictionary > no prestar atención
19 no tener en cuenta

(v.) = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the picture

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.

Ex. If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again.

Ex. The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.

Ex. Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.

Ex. The search engines skips sites with no scientific content.

Ex. Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again.

Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

Ex. My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.

* * *

(v.) = disregard, overlook, skip over, be oblivious of/to, close + the door on, skip, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, fly in + the face of, drop + Nombre + out of the picture

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.

Ex: If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again.

Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.

Ex: Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.

Ex: The search engines skips sites with no scientific content.

Ex: Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again.

Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.

Spanish-English dictionary > no tener en cuenta
20 prometedor

adj.

1 promising, budding, brilliant, up-and-coming.

2 promising, auspicious, encouraging, promissory.

m.

promiser, promisor.

* * *

prometedor

► adjetivo

1 promising

* * *

(f. - prometedora)

adj.

promising

* * *

- dora adjetivo promising

* * *

= suggestive, encouraging, promising, rosy [rosier -comp., rosiest -sup.], bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], heartening, auspicious, hopeful, promissory.

Ex. The combination of optical projection and photographic reduction is already producing some results in microfilm for scholarly purposes, and the potentialities are highly suggestive.

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex. Foskett tells us that a visitor abroad may have 'a somewhat rosy view of what goes on in the host country' which is due to the fact that 'a welcome for the traveller features in most codes of honour'.

Ex. By the end of the century the picture was not a bright one.

Ex. This positive attitude is heartening.

Ex. Yet even under these auspicious circumstances, it is important that clients become stakeholders in the entire process = Aun incluso con estas circunstancias tan prometedoras, es importante que los clientes participen de lleno en todo el proceso.

Ex. The majority of libraries in Britain have been quietly and patiently building up the kind of community information services most appropriate to the needs of their individual communities, and that is a healthy and hopeful sign for the future.

Ex. Our company has been operating since 1984 and we look forward to a very promissory future.

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* futuro prometedor = bright future.

* joven y prometedor = up-and-coming.

* parecer prometedor = look + promising, show + promise.

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* ser muy prometedor = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* ser prometedor = hold + promise.

* * *

- dora adjetivo promising

* * *

= suggestive, encouraging, promising, rosy [rosier -comp., rosiest -sup.], bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], heartening, auspicious, hopeful, promissory.

Ex: The combination of optical projection and photographic reduction is already producing some results in microfilm for scholarly purposes, and the potentialities are highly suggestive.

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex: Foskett tells us that a visitor abroad may have 'a somewhat rosy view of what goes on in the host country' which is due to the fact that 'a welcome for the traveller features in most codes of honour'.

Ex: By the end of the century the picture was not a bright one.

Ex: This positive attitude is heartening.

Ex: Yet even under these auspicious circumstances, it is important that clients become stakeholders in the entire process = Aun incluso con estas circunstancias tan prometedoras, es importante que los clientes participen de lleno en todo el proceso.

Ex: The majority of libraries in Britain have been quietly and patiently building up the kind of community information services most appropriate to the needs of their individual communities, and that is a healthy and hopeful sign for the future.

Ex: Our company has been operating since 1984 and we look forward to a very promissory future.

* futuro prometedor = bright future.

* joven y prometedor = up-and-coming.

* parecer prometedor = look + promising, show + promise.

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* ser muy prometedor = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* ser prometedor = hold + promise.

* * *

prometedor - dora

adjective

promising

* * *

prometedor
◊ - dora adjetivo

promising
prometedor,-ora adjetivo promising

' prometedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prometedora
English:
dim
- hopeful
- likely
- most
- promising
- rosy
- up-and-coming
- auspicious
- bright
- gray

* * *

prometedor, -ora adj

promising

* * *

prometedor

adj bright, promising

* * *

prometedor, - dora adj

: promising, hopeful

Spanish-English dictionary > prometedor

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