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21 estar orientado hacia + Nombre

(v.) = be + Nombre + driven

Ex. The study revealed that it was possible to draw a distinction between course programmes which were information driven and those, by far the majority, which were technology driven.

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(v.) = be + Nombre + driven

Ex: The study revealed that it was possible to draw a distinction between course programmes which were information driven and those, by far the majority, which were technology driven.

Spanish-English dictionary > estar orientado hacia + Nombre
22 gente

adj.

decent. ( Latin American Spanish)

f.

1 people (people).

toda la gente everyone, everybody

son buena gente they're good people

gente bien well-to-do people

gente de bien decent folk

gente de la calle ordinary people

la gente corriente the common people

la gente guapa the beautiful people, the smart set (peninsular Spanish)

gente menuda kids

2 folks (informal) (familia).

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gente

► nombre femenino

1 people plural

■ había mucha gente there were a lot of people

2 (familia) family, folks plural, people plural

■ me gusta estar con mi gente I like being with my family

3 (personal) staff

4 MILITAR troops plural

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FRASEOLOGÍA

gente baja low-class people

la gente bien peyorativo the well-to-do, the well-off

■ son gente bien they're well-to-do

gente de bien honest people

gente gorda familiar bigwigs plural

gente menuda familiar nippers plural, kids plural

* * *

noun f.

people

* * *

1. SF

1) (=personas) people pl

hay muy poca gente — there are very few people

no me gusta esa gente — I don't like those people

España y sus gentes — Spain and its people

son muy buena gente — they are very nice people

Juan es buena gente — * Juan is a nice guy *

- hacer gente

la gente baja — the lower classes pl

gente bien — (=los ricos) well-off people, well-to-do people; (=los decorosos) decent people

gente bonita — Méx beautiful people

gente de bien — = gente bien

gente de capa parda — †† country folk

gente de color — coloured people, colored people (EEUU)

gente de la cuchilla — †† butchers pl

gente de mar — seafaring men pl

gente de medio pelo — people of limited means, common people

gente de paz — peace-loving people

¡gente de paz! — (Mil) friend!

gente de pelo — †† well-to-do people

gente de pluma — †† clerks pl, penpushers pl

gente de trato — †† tradespeople

gente gorda — Esp * well-to-do people, rich people

gente guapa, gente linda — LAm beautiful people

gente menuda — children pl

gente natural — CAm Indians pl, natives pl

gente perdida — † riff-raff

gente principal — nobility, gentry
don I, 1)
2) Méx (=persona) person

había dos gentes — there were two people

3) * (=parientes) family, folks * pl

mi gente — my family, my folks *

- de gente en gente

4) (=nación) nation

5) (Mil) men pl, troops pl

6) (=séquito) retinue

el rey y su gente — the king and his retinue

7) LAm upper-class people pl

ser (buena) gente — to be respectable people

2.

ADJ

es muy gente — * Chile he's very decent *; Méx he's very kind

* * *
I
adjetivo (AmL) ( de buenas maneras) respectable; ( amable) kind, good
II
adverbio (Chi, Méx)

se portó muy gente conmigo — she was very good o kind to me
III
femenino

1)

a) ( personas) people (pl)

había muy poca/tanta gente — there were very few/so many people

¿qué va a decir la gente? — what will people say?

estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente — I'm spending this Christmas with my family o (colloq) folks

¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? — how's everyone back home?

como la gente — (CS fam) <regalo/camisa> decent (colloq)

habla como la gente — speak properly

ser buena gente — to be nice (o kind etc)

ser gente — (AmS) to behave (properly)

b) (Méx) ( persona) person

- gente bien

- gente de a pie

- gente linda or guapa

- gente menuda

2) gentes femenino plural (liter) ( habitantes) people (pl)

* * *

= humans, people, folk, public, peeps.

Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.

Ex. The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.

Ex. There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.

Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.

Ex. There is no single public of library users; there are several publics.

Ex. There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.

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* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* atraer gente = draw + people.

* campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].

* caterva de gente = throng of people.

* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.

* concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].

* concienciar a la gente = build + public awareness, raise + awareness, raise + people's awareness, raise + public awareness, raise + consciousness, enhance + awareness.

* conquistarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* contador de gente = people counter.

* contratar gente = take on + people.

* dignidad de la gente = people's dignity.

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

* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.

* gente común = pleb [plebe].

* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.

* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.

* gente con éxito = successful people.

* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.

* gente de a pie = ordinary people.

* gente de color = coloured people.

* gente de éxito = successful people.

* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.

* gente del circo = circus performer.

* gente de negocios = business people.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.

* gente desfavorecida = small fry, the.

* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.

* gente famosa = famous people.

* gente influyente = powerful people.

* gente, la = public, the.

* gente lectora = reading people.

* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.

* gente mayor = elderly people.

* gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.

* gente normal = pleb [plebe], straight people, ordinary men and women.

* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.

* gente sin hogar = homeless people.

* gente sin techo = homeless people.

* gente trabajadora = toiling crowd, working people.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* influir en la gente = influence + people.

* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.

* marea de gente = foot traffic, maddening crowd.

* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

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

* orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.

* para alguna gente = to some people.

* paso de la gente = flow of people.

* pensado para la gente = people-driven.

* tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.

* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.

* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.

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I
adjetivo (AmL) ( de buenas maneras) respectable; ( amable) kind, good
II
adverbio (Chi, Méx)

se portó muy gente conmigo — she was very good o kind to me
III
femenino

1)

a) ( personas) people (pl)

había muy poca/tanta gente — there were very few/so many people

¿qué va a decir la gente? — what will people say?

estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente — I'm spending this Christmas with my family o (colloq) folks

¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? — how's everyone back home?

como la gente — (CS fam) <regalo/camisa> decent (colloq)

habla como la gente — speak properly

ser buena gente — to be nice (o kind etc)

ser gente — (AmS) to behave (properly)

b) (Méx) ( persona) person

- gente bien

- gente de a pie

- gente linda or guapa

- gente menuda

2) gentes femenino plural (liter) ( habitantes) people (pl)

* * *

la gente

= public, the

Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.

= humans, people, folk, public, peeps.

Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.

Ex: The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.

Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.

Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.

Ex: There is no single public of library users; there are several publics.

Ex: There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* atraer gente = draw + people.

* campaña de concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].

* caterva de gente = throng of people.

* círculo cerrado de gente = clique.

* concienciación de la gente = awareness raising [awareness-raising].

* concienciar a la gente = build + public awareness, raise + awareness, raise + people's awareness, raise + public awareness, raise + consciousness, enhance + awareness.

* conquistarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* contador de gente = people counter.

* contratar gente = take on + people.

* dignidad de la gente = people's dignity.

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

* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle = grassroots [grass-roots].

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* gente bien = well-to-do, well-off.

* gente común = pleb [plebe].

* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.

* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.

* gente con éxito = successful people.

* gente corriente, la = ordinary people.

* gente de a pie = ordinary people.

* gente de color = coloured people.

* gente de éxito = successful people.

* gente de la ciudad = townspeople.

* gente del circo = circus performer.

* gente de negocios = business people.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* gente de poder = wielders of power, powerful people.

* gente desfavorecida = small fry, the.

* gente de todo tipo = people from all walks of life.

* gente famosa = famous people.

* gente influyente = powerful people.

* gente, la = public, the.

* gente lectora = reading people.

* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.

* gente mayor = elderly people.

* gente muy trabajadora = hard-working people.

* gente normal = pleb [plebe], straight people, ordinary men and women.

* gente normal, la = ordinary people, hoi polloi, the.

* gente sin hogar = homeless people.

* gente sin techo = homeless people.

* gente trabajadora = toiling crowd, working people.

* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar = make + heads turn.

* influir en la gente = influence + people.

* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.

* marea de gente = foot traffic, maddening crowd.

* menospreciar a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar a la gente con desprecio = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente = look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

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

* orientado hacia la gente = people-driven.

* para alguna gente = to some people.

* paso de la gente = flow of people.

* pensado para la gente = people-driven.

* tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.

* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a good judge of character.

* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.

* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.

* un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.

* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.

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gente¹

adjective

( AmL)

1 (de buenas maneras) respectable

es una familia muy or bien gente they're a very decent o respectable family

2 (amable) kind, good

gente²

adverb

(Chi, Méx): se portó muy gente conmigo she was very good o kind to me

gente³

feminine

Nótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = the people are very nice there

Cuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holiday

A

(personas) people (pl)

había mucha/muy poca/tanta gente there were a lot of/very few/so many people

¿qué va a decir la gente? what will people say?

tengo ganas de conocer gente nueva I want to meet some new people

estas Navidades las pasaré con mi gente I'm spending this Christmas with my family o ( colloq) folks

¿cómo está toda la gente del pueblo? how's everyone back home?

toda la gente del cine everyone in the movie o film world

como la gente (CS fam); ‹regalo/camisa› decent ( colloq);

‹hablar› properly

metido a gente ( Chi fam): es un roto metido a gente he's a jumped-up little nobody o a pretentious little upstart

ser buena gente to be nice ( o kind etc)

son muy buena gente they're very nice

es buena gente ( AmL); he's nice

ser gente ( AmS); to behave (properly)

Compuestos:

● gente bien

la gente bien no actúa de esa manera respectable people don't behave like that

sólo se relaciona con la gente bien she only mixes with the right kind of people o with people of a certain class

donde veranea la gente bien where well-to-do people spend their summer vacation ( AmE), where posh people spend their summer holidays ( BrE humor pej)

● gente de a pie

la gente de a pie the man in the street, the ordinary citizen

usa una jerga incomprensible para la gente de a pie he uses jargon which is incomprehensible to the layperson o to the layman o to the man in the street o to the average person

● gente gorda

( Esp fam): la gente gorda the fat cats (pl), the bigwigs (pl)

● gente linda or ( Esp) guapa

la gente linda or ( Esp) guapa the beautiful people (pl)

● gente menuda

la gente menuda the children (pl), the kids (pl) ( colloq)

B gentes fpl ( liter) (habitantes) people (pl)

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gente sustantivo femenino
◊ Nota:

Nótese que en español, cuando el nombre gente significa personas, se traduce al inglés por people con verbo en plural - allí la gente es muy amable = people are very nice thereCuando tiene el sentido de familia se traduce al inglés por family con el verbo en singular o plural - mi gente está de vacaciones = my family is o are on holiday
a) ( personas) people (pl);

◊ la gente está asustada people are frightened;

había muy poca/tanta gente there were very few/so many people;
gente bien ( de respeto) respectable people;

( adinerada) well-to-do people;
◊ la gente de a pie the man in the street;

ser buena gente to be nice (o kind etc);
ser gente (AmS) to behave (properly)
b) (Méx) ( persona) person

■ adjetivo (AmL) ( de buenas maneras) respectable;
( amable) kind, good
■ adverbio (Chi, Méx):
◊ se portó muy gente conmigo she was very good o kind to me

gente sustantivo femenino
1 people pl
gente menuda, children
2 (familia) folks pl: lo celebrará con su gente, she'll celebrate it with her family
3 (persona) person: ese Manuel es muy mala gente, there's something dodgy about Manuel
♦ Locuciones: LAm ser gente, to be good, kind o respectable

' gente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
- abarrotado
- aborregar
- agolparse
- alternar
- calaña
- casa
- cuánta
- cuánto
- demás
- demasiada
- demasiado
- desarraigar
- empujar
- enferma
- enfermo
- enjuiciar
- familia
- galería
- haber
- hacinarse
- hospitalaria
- hospitalario
- infestar
- juego
- lugar
- mayoría
- menuda
- menudo
- multitud
- pelaje
- peña
- poblar
- pulular
- qué
- rebosar
- remolino
- repleta
- repleto
- rozarse
- sesgada
- sesgado
- tipo
- trajín
- vivir
- acomodado
- aglomeración
- ambiente
- apestado
- apiñarse
English:
all
- anxiety
- batch
- body
- busload
- bustling
- circle
- congested
- congregate
- crush
- derive
- disorderly
- draw
- drift
- empathize
- few
- fill
- flock
- folk
- frisk
- gather
- get on
- good
- goodwill
- grating
- half
- handle
- hold back
- hold up
- hover
- humorous
- jam-packed
- join
- like
- lot
- magnificent
- mill about
- mill around
- mob
- most
- nice
- nowadays
- onrush
- onslaught
- outgoing
- overcrowded
- people
- play on
- play upon
- polite

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gente¹ adj inv
Am [amable] decent;
son muy gente they're very decent folk

gente² nf

1. [personas] people;

acudió muy poca gente very few people went;

toda la gente everyone, everybody;

son buena gente they're good people;

David es buena gente David is a good guy;

Comp
CSur Fam
como la gente: hacer algo como la gente to do sth properly;

una comida como la gente a decent meal

Comp
gente bien well-to-do people;
el barrio donde vive la gente bien the part of town where the well-to-do o Br posh people live;

gente de bien decent folk;
Méx Fam gente bonita beautiful people;
gente de la calle ordinary people;
Esp Fam gente guapa beautiful people; Andes, RP Fam gente linda beautiful people;
gente menuda kids

2. Fam [grupo de amigos] crowd;

ahora se ve con otra gente she goes around with a different crowd now

3. Fam [familia] folks

4.
gentes [habitantes] people;

las gentes del lugar the local people, the locals

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gente

f

1 people pl ;

buena gente good o respectable people pl ;

ser buena gente be nice;

la gente mayor grown-ups pl ; ancianos elderly people pl, old people pl ;

mi gente my family

2 L.Am. ( persona) person

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gente nf

1) : people

2) : relatives pl, folks pl

3)

gente menuda fam : children, kids pl

4)

ser buena gente : to be nice, to be kind

* * *

gente n

1. (en general) people

hay mucha gente there are a lot of people

la gente vino de todas partes people came from all around

Recuerda que people va seguido de un verbo en plural y sin artículo

la gente hace cosas extrañas people do strange things

2. (familia) family [pl. families]

tengo a mi gente aquí de vacaciones my family are here on holiday

gente bien rich people

gente menuda children

Spanish-English dictionary > gente
23 guiado por el consumidor

(adj.) = consumer-driven [consumer driven]

Ex. Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.

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(adj.) = consumer-driven [consumer driven]

Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.

Spanish-English dictionary > guiado por el consumidor
24 guiado por el usuario

(adj.) = customer driven [customer-driven]

Ex. However, by constantly assessing actual and potential customer wants and needs, prioritizing customer markets, and identifying the competition, libraries can (and must) enter the fray of a world that is customer-driven.

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(adj.) = customer driven [customer-driven]

Ex: However, by constantly assessing actual and potential customer wants and needs, prioritizing customer markets, and identifying the competition, libraries can (and must) enter the fray of a world that is customer-driven.

Spanish-English dictionary > guiado por el usuario
25 intervencionista

adj.

interventionist.

f. & m.

interventionist, interventor.

* * *

intervencionista

► adjetivo

1 interventionist

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 interventionist

* * *

1.

ADJ interventionist

no intervencionista — (Com) non-interventionist, laissez-faire

2.

SMF interventionist

* * *

= policy-driven, interventionist, dirigiste.

Ex. Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.

Ex. Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.

Ex. Mechanisms chosen to achieve the policy goals follow 2 distinct approaches: a neo-liberal, market led, Western model; and a dirigiste, interventionist, East Asian model = Los mecanismos escogidos para conseguir los objetivos políticos siguen dos enfoques distintos: un modelo occidental neoliberal mercantilista y un modelo del este asiático intervencionista.

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* no intervencionista = hands-off, isolationist.

* * *

= policy-driven, interventionist, dirigiste.

Ex: Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.

Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.

Ex: Mechanisms chosen to achieve the policy goals follow 2 distinct approaches: a neo-liberal, market led, Western model; and a dirigiste, interventionist, East Asian model = Los mecanismos escogidos para conseguir los objetivos políticos siguen dos enfoques distintos: un modelo occidental neoliberal mercantilista y un modelo del este asiático intervencionista.

* no intervencionista = hands-off, isolationist.

* * *

intervencionista

adj/mf

interventionist

* * *

intervencionista

♦ adj

interventionist

♦ nmf

interventionist

* * *

intervencionista adj & nmf

: interventionist

Spanish-English dictionary > intervencionista
26 mercantilista

adj.

mercantilist.

f. & m.

mercantilist.

* * *

mercantilista

► adjetivo

1 mercantilist

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 mercantilist

* * *
I
adjetivo mercantilist
II
masculino y femenino (Econ) mercantilist; (Com, Der) expert in mercantile law

* * *

= market led [market-led], market-driven.

Ex. Mechanisms chosen to achieve the policy goals follow 2 distinct approaches: a neo-liberal, market led, Western model; and a dirigiste, interventionist, East Asian model = Los mecanismos escogidos para conseguir los objetivos políticos siguen dos enfoques distintos: un modelo occidental neoliberal mercantilista y un modelo del este asiático intervencionista.

Ex. Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.

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* sistema mercantilista = mercantile system.

* sociedad mercantilista = mercantile society.

* * *
I
adjetivo mercantilist
II
masculino y femenino (Econ) mercantilist; (Com, Der) expert in mercantile law

* * *

= market led [market-led], market-driven.

Ex: Mechanisms chosen to achieve the policy goals follow 2 distinct approaches: a neo-liberal, market led, Western model; and a dirigiste, interventionist, East Asian model = Los mecanismos escogidos para conseguir los objetivos políticos siguen dos enfoques distintos: un modelo occidental neoliberal mercantilista y un modelo del este asiático intervencionista.

Ex: Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.

* sistema mercantilista = mercantile system.

* sociedad mercantilista = mercantile society.

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mercantilista¹

adjective

mercantilist

mercantilista²

masculine and feminine

1 ( Econ) mercantilist

2 ( Com, Der) expert in mercantile law

* * *

mercantilista

♦ adj

1. [partidario] mercantilist

2. [abogado] specializing in commercial law

♦ nmf

1. [partidario] mercantilist

2. [abogado] expert in commercial law

Spanish-English dictionary > mercantilista
27 pensado

adj.

1 thought, thought-out.

2 deliberate, premeditated.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: pensar.

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pensado

► participio pasado

1→ link=pensar pensar

► adjetivo

1 (considerado) thought-out; (diseñado) designed

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FRASEOLOGÍA

el día menos pensado... when you least expect it...

ser mal pensado,-a to think the worst of people

tener algo pensado to have something planned, have something in mind

* * *

ADJ

un proyecto poco pensado — a badly-thought-out o an ill-thought-out scheme

lo tengo bien pensado — I have thought it over o out carefully

tengo pensado hacerlo mañana — I mean o intend to do it tomorrow

bien pensado, creo que... — on reflection, I think that...

en el momento menos pensado — when you least expect it

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) (considerado, esperado) < decisión> well-considered/well thought-out

el día menos pensado — one day when I/you least expect it

siempre aparece en el momento menos pensado — he always turns up when you least expect him to

b) ( diseñado)

estar pensado PARA algo — to be designed for something; ver tb pensar

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* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.

* mejor pensado = best-laid.

* pensado para el proveedor = supplier-oriented, supplier-oriented.

* pensado para el pueblo = people-driven.

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

* pensado para la gente = people-driven.

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- da adjetivo

a) (considerado, esperado) < decisión> well-considered/well thought-out

el día menos pensado — one day when I/you least expect it

siempre aparece en el momento menos pensado — he always turns up when you least expect him to

b) ( diseñado)

estar pensado PARA algo — to be designed for something; ver tb pensar

* * *

* estar bien pensado = be carefully thought out.

* idea pensada a posteriori = afterthought.

* mejor pensado = best-laid.

* pensado para el proveedor = supplier-oriented, supplier-oriented.

* pensado para el pueblo = people-driven.

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

* pensado para la gente = people-driven.

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pensado -da

adjective

1

(considerado, esperado): una decisión muy bien pensada a well-considered o well thought-out decision

el día menos pensado me marcho de aquí one day when you least expect it I'll walk out of here

siempre aparece en el momento menos pensado he always turns up when you least expect him to o at the most unexpected moments

2 (diseñado) estar pensado PARA algo to be designed FOR sth

esta ropa no está pensada para la lluvia these clothes aren't designed to be worn in the rain

el plan está pensado para paliar los efectos de la huelga the plan is designed o intended to alleviate the effects of the strike

ver tb pensar

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pensado, -a adj

en el día/momento menos pensado when you least expect it;

no está pensado para niños menores de cinco años it's not designed o intended for children under five;

tener pensado to have in mind, to intend;

mal pensado twisted, evil-minded;

un mal pensado a twisted person;

bien pensado on reflection;

un sistema muy bien pensado a very well conceived o well thought-out system

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pensado

adj thought-out;

lo tengo bien pensado I’ve thought about it carefully

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pensado, -da adj

1)

bien pensado : well thought-out

2)

en el momento menos pensado : when least expected

3)

poco pensado : badly thought-out

4)

mal pensado : evil- minded

Spanish-English dictionary > pensado
28 pensado para el usuario

(adj.) = user-orientated, user-oriented, user-driven, human-oriented

Ex. Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.

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

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

Ex. Traditionally, controlled natural languages fall into two categories: human-oriented and machine-oriented controlled natural languages.

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(adj.) = user-orientated, user-oriented, user-driven, human-oriented

Ex: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.

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

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

Ex: Traditionally, controlled natural languages fall into two categories: human-oriented and machine-oriented controlled natural languages.

Spanish-English dictionary > pensado para el usuario
29 pueblo

m.

1 village (población) (pequeña).

ser de pueblo (Pey) to be a country bumpkin o a hick (United States)

pueblo joven shanty town (Perú Am)

pueblo nuevo shanty town (Perú Am)

2 people.

el pueblo español the Spanish people

3 town, village, locality.

4 nation.

5 Pueblo.

pres.indicat.

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

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pueblo

► nombre masculino

1 (población) village

■ en mi pueblo no tenemos esas costumbres we don't do that where I come from

■ es de pueblo he's a bit of a yokel

2 (gente) people

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noun m.

1) village, town

2) people

3) common people

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SM

1) (Pol) people, nation

el pueblo español — the Spanish people

la voluntad del pueblo — the people's will

hacer un llamamiento al pueblo — to call on the people

pueblo elegido — chosen people

2) (=plebe) common people pl, lower orders pl

el pueblo llano — the common people

3) (=localidad pequeña) [gen] small town; [en el campo] country town; [de pocos habitantes] village

ser de pueblo — [gen] to be a country person, be from the countryside; pey to be a country bumpkin *, be a country hick (EEUU) *

pueblo fantasma — ghost town

pueblo joven — Perú shanty town

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masculino

1) ( poblado) village; ( más grande) small town

pueblo chico infierno grande — living in a small town can be hell (colloq)

- pueblo de mala muerte

- pueblo joven

2) ( comunidad) people

un pueblo nómada — a nomadic people

pueblos primitivos — primitive peoples

el pueblo español/vasco — the Spanish/Basque people

3) ( clase popular)

el pueblo — the working class

la voz del pueblo — the voice of the people

una rebelión del pueblo — a popular uprising

•

- pueblo llano

* * *

= people, town, village.

Ex. For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.

Ex. Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.

Ex. In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.

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* centro del pueblo = town centre.

* chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.

* Ciudad + y los pueblos de su alrededor = Greater + Ciudad + area.

* defensor del pueblo = ombudsman [ombudsmen, -pl.].

* dirigido al pueblo = people-driven.

* habitante del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.

* orientado hacia el pueblo = people-driven.

* pensado para el pueblo = people-driven.

* plaza del pueblo = town square.

* pueblo amurallado = walled town.

* pueblo de montaña = mountain village.

* pueblo de pescadores = fishing community, fishing village.

* pueblo, el = populace, the, common people, the.

* pueblo fantasma = ghost town.

* pueblo fortificado = walled town.

* pueblo judío = shtetl.

* pueblo lector = reading people.

* pueblo minero = mining town.

* pueblo pesquero = fishing community, fishing village.

* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.

* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.

* vecino del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.

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masculino

1) ( poblado) village; ( más grande) small town

pueblo chico infierno grande — living in a small town can be hell (colloq)

- pueblo de mala muerte

- pueblo joven

2) ( comunidad) people

un pueblo nómada — a nomadic people

pueblos primitivos — primitive peoples

el pueblo español/vasco — the Spanish/Basque people

3) ( clase popular)

el pueblo — the working class

la voz del pueblo — the voice of the people

una rebelión del pueblo — a popular uprising

•

- pueblo llano

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el pueblo

= populace, the, common people, the

Ex: This would enable the majority of the rural populace who are illiterate and semi-literate to participate in cultural and intellectual entertainment.

Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.

= people, town, village.

Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.

Ex: Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.

Ex: In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.

* centro del pueblo = town centre.

* chico de pueblo = small-town country boy.

* Ciudad + y los pueblos de su alrededor = Greater + Ciudad + area.

* defensor del pueblo = ombudsman [ombudsmen, -pl.].

* dirigido al pueblo = people-driven.

* habitante del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.

* orientado hacia el pueblo = people-driven.

* pensado para el pueblo = people-driven.

* plaza del pueblo = town square.

* pueblo amurallado = walled town.

* pueblo de montaña = mountain village.

* pueblo de pescadores = fishing community, fishing village.

* pueblo, el = populace, the, common people, the.

* pueblo fantasma = ghost town.

* pueblo fortificado = walled town.

* pueblo judío = shtetl.

* pueblo lector = reading people.

* pueblo minero = mining town.

* pueblo pesquero = fishing community, fishing village.

* ser la comidilla del pueblo = be the talk of the town.

* tonto del pueblo, el = village fool, the.

* vecino del pueblo = villager, village people, village man, village woman.

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pueblo

masculine

A (poblado) village; (más grande) small town

de cada pueblo un paisano ( RPl fam hum): los vasos son de cada pueblo un paisano the glasses are all different, none of the glasses match

yo soy de pueblo ( Esp); I'm a country boy

pueblo chico infierno grande ( AmL); living in a small town can be hell ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● pueblo de mala muerte

dead-end town, one-horse town

● pueblo fantasma

ghost town

● pueblo joven

( Per) shantytown

B (comunidad, nación) people

un pueblo nómada a nomadic people

pueblos primitivos primitive peoples

el pueblo judío the Jewish people

la voz del pueblo the voice of the people

el pueblo español/vasco the Spanish/Basque people

una rebelión del pueblo a popular uprising

un gobierno del pueblo y para el pueblo a government of the people for the people

políticos que engañan al pueblo politicians who mislead the people o country

Compuesto:

pueblo elegido

chosen people

C

(clase popular): el pueblo the working class

Compuesto:

pueblo llano

el pueblo llano the ordinary people

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Del verbo poblar: ( conjugate poblar)

pueblo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
poblar
pueblo
poblar ( conjugate poblar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹territorio/región›
a) [colonos/inmigrantes] ( ir a ocupar) to settle, populate

b) ( habitar) to inhabit

2 pueblo algo DE algo ‹ bosque› to plant sth with sth;
‹río/colmena› to stock sth with sth
poblarse verbo pronominal [tierra/colonia] to be settled
pueblo sustantivo masculino
1 ( poblado) village;
( más grande) small town;
◊ pueblo joven (Per) shantytown

2
a) ( comunidad) people;

◊ un pueblo nómada a nomadic people

b) (ciudadanos, nación) people;

◊ el pueblo vasco the Basque people

poblar verbo transitivo
1 (habitar, vivir) to inhabit
2 (llenar de gente, repoblar) to populate
pueblo sustantivo masculino
1 village, small town
2 (comunidad, nación) people
la voluntad del pueblo, the will of the people
3 (clase popular) common people
' pueblo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatirse
- arriba
- aterrizar
- belicosa
- belicoso
- cercana
- cercano
- chalet
- comidilla
- costumbre
- defensor
- defensora
- dejada
- dejado
- dominar
- erigirse
- escogida
- escogido
- fantasma
- fiesta
- guerrera
- guerrero
- honra
- incomunicar
- incomunicada
- incomunicado
- indomable
- levantamiento
- levantarse
- llana
- llano
- malencarada
- malencarado
- morirse
- muerta
- muerto
- población
- residir
- soberana
- soberano
- amo
- amotinado
- amotinar
- asentado
- atrasado
- bagaje
- barbarie
- civilizar
- conquista
- conquistar
English:
about
- amok
- annihilate
- besiege
- chosen
- cross-country
- curve
- cut off
- developing
- dreary
- drift
- folk
- hilly
- inflict
- inhospitable
- language
- life
- ombudsman
- oppress
- people
- populace
- poverty
- raze
- seaside town
- serve
- settle
- side
- skirt
- stand
- straddle
- subdue
- town
- uncivilized
- uninhabited
- via
- village
- village hall
- bury
- country
- do
- due
- elder
- hole
- home
- nestle
- peaceful
- popular
- villager
- way

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pueblo

♦ ver poblar

♦ nm

1. [población] [pequeña] village;
[grande] town; Pey
ser de pueblo to be a Br country bumpkin o US hick;

Prov
Am
pueblo chico, infierno grande village life can be very claustrophobic

Comp
pueblo abandonado ghost town;
pueblo fantasma ghost town;
Perú pueblo joven shanty town;
pueblo de mala muerte one-horse town;
Am pueblo nuevo shanty town
2. [nación, ciudadanos] people;

la voluntad del pueblo the will of the people;

el pueblo español the Spanish people

Comp
el pueblo elegido the chosen people
3. [proletariado]
el pueblo the (common) people;

el pueblo llano the common people, ordinary people

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pueblo

m village; más grande town;

es de pueblo he’s a country boy; desp he’s a hick o Br

yokel desp

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pueblo nm

1) nación: people

2) : common people

3) aldea, poblado: town, village

* * *

pueblo n

1. (población) village / small town

un pueblo de Teruel a village in Teruel

2. (gente) people

el pueblo vasco the Basque people

Spanish-English dictionary > pueblo
30 que funciona a base de órdenes

= command-driven

Ex. This article reviews a range of business data bases that specifically have menu-driven as opposed to command-driven retrieval systems.

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= command-driven

Ex: This article reviews a range of business data bases that specifically have menu-driven as opposed to command-driven retrieval systems.

Spanish-English dictionary > que funciona a base de órdenes
31 regido por el mercado

(adj.) = market led [market-led], market-driven

Ex. Mechanisms chosen to achieve the policy goals follow 2 distinct approaches: a neo-liberal, market led, Western model; and a dirigiste, interventionist, East Asian model = Los mecanismos escogidos para conseguir los objetivos políticos siguen dos enfoques distintos: un modelo occidental neoliberal mercantilista y un modelo del este asiático intervencionista.

Ex. Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.

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(adj.) = market led [market-led], market-driven

Ex: Mechanisms chosen to achieve the policy goals follow 2 distinct approaches: a neo-liberal, market led, Western model; and a dirigiste, interventionist, East Asian model = Los mecanismos escogidos para conseguir los objetivos políticos siguen dos enfoques distintos: un modelo occidental neoliberal mercantilista y un modelo del este asiático intervencionista.

Ex: Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.

Spanish-English dictionary > regido por el mercado
32 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

* * *

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

* * *
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.

* * *
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

* * *

= 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

* * *

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
33 enloquecer

v.

1 to drive mad (volver loco).

2 to go mad.

3 to drive wild or crazy (gustar mucho).

le enloquece el esquí she's mad o crazy about skiing

4 to madden, to craze, to drive mad, to derange.

5 to become crazy, to go crazy, to become mad, to go insane.

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enloquecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (volver loco) to drive mad

2 familiar (gustar) to be mad/crazy about, be wild about

■ le enloquece el teatro she's mad about the theatre

► verbo intransitivo

1 (volverse loco) to go mad/crazy, go out of one's mind

► verbo pronominal enloquecerse

1 to go mad/crazy, go out of one's mind

* * *

1.

VT (=volver loco) to drive mad; (=enfurecer) to madden, drive crazy

2.

VI

le enloquece la música pop — she's mad about pop music

3.

See:

enloquecerse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to drive... crazy o mad

el dolor la tiene enloquecida — the pain is driving her crazy
2.
enloquecer vi

1) ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad

enloqueció de celos — he was driven crazy o insane with jealousy

2) (fam) ( gustar mucho)

me enloquece el jazz — I'm crazy about jazz (colloq)
3.
enloquecerse v pron

a) ( entusiasmarse) to go crazy, go mad

enloquecerse por algo — to be crazy o mad about something (colloq)

b) ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad

* * *

= go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, get + a buzz from.

Ex. It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.

Ex. You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.

Ex. Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.

Ex. How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.

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* enloquecerse por = go + gaga (over).

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to drive... crazy o mad

el dolor la tiene enloquecida — the pain is driving her crazy
2.
enloquecer vi

1) ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad

enloqueció de celos — he was driven crazy o insane with jealousy

2) (fam) ( gustar mucho)

me enloquece el jazz — I'm crazy about jazz (colloq)
3.
enloquecerse v pron

a) ( entusiasmarse) to go crazy, go mad

enloquecerse por algo — to be crazy o mad about something (colloq)

b) ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad

* * *

= go + berserk, go + postal, go + crazy, get + a buzz from.

Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.

Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee ' went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.

Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.

Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.

* enloquecerse por = go + gaga (over).

* * *

enloquecer [E3 ]

vt

to drive … crazy o ( esp BrE) mad

■ enloquecer

vi

A (perder el juicio) to go crazy o ( BrE) mad, go out of one's mind enloquecer DE algo:

enloqueció de celos he was driven crazy o insane o mad with jealousy, he went out of his mind with jealousy

B ( fam)

(gustar mucho): me enloquece la música pop I'm crazy o ( esp BrE) mad about pop music ( colloq)

■ enloquecerse

v pron

1 (entusiasmarse) to go crazy, go mad ( esp BrE) enloquecerse POR algo to be crazy o mad ABOUT sth ( colloq)

2

(trastornarse): se enloquece de dolor the pain drives him crazy o mad

* * *

enloquecer ( conjugate enloquecer) verbo transitivo
to drive … crazy o mad
verbo intransitivo ( perder el juicio) to go crazy o mad;
◊ enloqueció de celos he was driven crazy o insane with jealousy

enloquecer
I verbo intransitivo to go mad: enloqueció después del accidente, when the accident occurred he flew into a fit of rage
II verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder el juicio) to drive mad: la muerte de su esposa lo enloqueció, the death of his wife drove him to insanity
2 familiar (gustar mucho) le enloquecen las carreras de coches, she's crazy about motor racing

' enloquecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
perturbar
- zafarse
English:
go
- lose
- madden
- rail

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enloquecer

♦ vt

1. [volver loco] to drive mad

2. [gustar mucho a] to drive wild o crazy;

le enloquece el esquí she's mad o crazy about skiing

♦ vi

to go mad;

enloquecía de angustia/dolor he was half-crazy with worry/pain

* * *

enloquecer

I v/t drive crazy o

mad

II v/i go crazy o

mad;

me enloquece el chocolate I’m mad about chocolate

* * *

enloquecer {53} vt

alocar: to drive crazy

♦ See also the reflexive verb enloquecerse

* * *

enloquecer vb

1. (volver loco) to drive crazy [pt. drove; pp. driven]

este ruido me está enloqueciendo this noise is driving me crazy

2. (volverse loco) to go crazy

todas las chicas enloquecieron all the girls went crazy

3. (gustar mucho) to be crazy about

le enloquecen los juegos de ordenador he's crazy about computer games

Spanish-English dictionary > enloquecer
34 impulsar

v.

1 to propel, to drive.

2 to stimulate (promocionar) (economía).

impulsar las relaciones Norte-Sur to promote North-South relations

las claves que impulsan el sector the key drivers for the industry

3 to encourage, to foster, to urge, to drive.

Ricardo impulsa a su equipo Richard encourages his team.

4 to impulse, to propel, to motor.

Su tecnología impulsa el programa His technology impulses the program.

5 to boost, to drive, to force, to give a boost.

Su energía impulsa a María His energy impels Mary.

* * *

impulsar

► verbo transitivo

1 to impel

2 TÉCNICA to drive forward

3 (potenciar) to promote

4 (incitar) to drive

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

impulsar a alguien a hacer algo to drive somebody to do something

* * *

verb

1) to impel

2) drive

* * *

VT

1) (Mec) to drive, propel

2) [+ persona] to drive, impel

impulsado por el miedo — driven (on) by fear

3) [+ deporte, inversión] to promote

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <motor/vehículo> to propel, drive

b) < persona> to drive

se sintió impulsada a decírselo — she felt impelled to tell him

c) <comercio, producción> to boost, give a boost to

para impulsar las relaciones culturales — in order to promote cultural relations

* * *

= further, impel, propel, thrust forward, drive, mobilise [mobilize, -USA], pioneer, give + impetus, power, jump-start [jump start], kick-start [kickstart], forward.

Ex. IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.

Ex. We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.

Ex. A magnetic field propels the bubbles in the right direction through the film.

Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

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

Ex. It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.

Ex. Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.

Ex. Two concepts given much impetus lately through the increasing study of sociology have been 'communication' and 'class'.

Ex. The other method was to increase the effective size of the press by using a cylindrical platen, powered either by hand or by steam.

Ex. Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.

Ex. Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.

Ex. In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.

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* impulsado por energía eólica = wind-powered.

* impulsar a = galvanise into.

* impulsar a la acción = galvanise into + action.

* * *

verbo transitivo

a) <motor/vehículo> to propel, drive

b) < persona> to drive

se sintió impulsada a decírselo — she felt impelled to tell him

c) <comercio, producción> to boost, give a boost to

para impulsar las relaciones culturales — in order to promote cultural relations

* * *

= further, impel, propel, thrust forward, drive, mobilise [mobilize, -USA], pioneer, give + impetus, power, jump-start [jump start], kick-start [kickstart], forward.

Ex: IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.

Ex: We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.

Ex: A magnetic field propels the bubbles in the right direction through the film.

Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.

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

Ex: It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.

Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.

Ex: Two concepts given much impetus lately through the increasing study of sociology have been 'communication' and 'class'.

Ex: The other method was to increase the effective size of the press by using a cylindrical platen, powered either by hand or by steam.

Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.

Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.

Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.

* impulsado por energía eólica = wind-powered.

* impulsar a = galvanise into.

* impulsar a la acción = galvanise into + action.

* * *

impulsar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹motor/vehículo› to propel, drive

el viento impulsa la nave the wind propels the ship

2 ‹persona› to drive

el motivo que lo impulsó a hacerlo the motive that drove him to do it

se sintió impulsada a decírselo she felt impelled to tell him

3 ‹comercio› to boost, give a boost to

para impulsar las relaciones culturales in order to promote cultural relations

quieren impulsar la iniciativa they are trying to give impetus to o to boost the initiative

* * *

impulsar ( conjugate impulsar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹motor/vehículo› to propel, drive

b) ‹ persona› to drive

c) ‹comercio, producción› to boost, give a boost to;

‹cultura/relaciones› to promote
impulsar verbo transitivo
1 to impel, drive: el viento impulsa la cometa, the kite is driven by the wind
2 (estimular) to motivate: sus palabras de ánimo me impulsaron a seguir, his words of encouragement inspired me to go on
' impulsar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- llevar
English:
drive
- fuel
- galvanize
- impel
- paddle
- power

* * *

impulsar vt

1. [empujar] to propel, to drive

2. [incitar]
impulsar a alguien (a algo) to drive sb (to sth);

¿qué te impulsó a marcharte? what drove you to leave?

3. [promocionar] [economía] to stimulate;
[amistad] to foster;
debemos impulsar las relaciones Norte-Sur we should promote North-South relations;

las claves que impulsan el sector the key drivers for the industry

* * *

impulsar

v/t

1 TÉC propel

2 COM, fig

boost

* * *

impulsar vt

: to propel, to drive

* * *

impulsar vb

1. (empujar) to drive forward [pt. drove; pp. driven]

la fuerza del motor impulsa al coche the power of the engine drives the car forward

2. (animar) to encourage

su facilidad para la música le impulsó a componer his talent for music encouraged him to compose

3. (promover) to boost / to stimulate

impulsar la creación de empleo to boost job creation

Spanish-English dictionary > impulsar
35 impeler

v.

1 to propel.

2 to impel, to push, to propel.

* * *

impeler

► verbo transitivo

1 to drive forward, propel

2 figurado (incitar) to impel, incite

* * *

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

* * *

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

* * *

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

* * *

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

* * *

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

* * *

impeler

v/t

1 ( impulsar) propel, drive

2 ( incitar) impel, drive

* * *

impeler vt

1) : to drive, to propel

2) : to impel

Spanish-English dictionary > impeler
36 Asia oriental

f.

East Asia.

* * *

= East Asia

Ex. Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.

* * *

= East Asia

Ex: Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.

Spanish-English dictionary > Asia oriental
37 abrumador

adj.

1 overwhelming, mind-boggling, overpowering, staggering.

2 overwhelming, total, crushing, large.

m.

oppressor.

* * *

abrumador

► adjetivo

1 overwhelming, crushing

* * *

(f. - abrumadora)

adj.

devastating, overwhelming, crushing

* * *

ADJ

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

es una responsabilidad abrumadora — it's a heavy responsibility

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

* * *

- dora adjetivo

a) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelming

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

* * *

= 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.

* * *

- dora adjetivo

a) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelming

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

* * *

= 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.

* * *

abrumador - dora

adjective

1 ‹victoria/mayoría› overwhelming

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

* * *

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

* * *

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

* * *

abrumador

adj overwhelming

* * *

abrumador, - dora adj

: crushing, overwhelming

Spanish-English dictionary > abrumador
38 accionado por correas

(adj.) = belt-driven

Ex. The machinery would be belt-driven from shafting powered, probably, by a gas engine.

* * *

(adj.) = belt-driven

Ex: The machinery would be belt-driven from shafting powered, probably, by a gas engine.

Spanish-English dictionary > accionado por correas
39 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
40 anuncio

m.

1 announcement.

2 sign, herald (presagio).

3 ad, commercial, insertion, advertisement.

4 signboard, shopsign.

pres.indicat.

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

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anuncio

► nombre masculino

1 (aviso) announcement; (signo) sign

2 (publicidad) advertisement, advert, ad

■ pusimos un anuncio en el diario we put an ad in the paper

3 (valla publicitaria) hoarding, US billboard

4 (cartel) poster, notice

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

anuncios económicos / anuncios clasificados classified adverts, small ads

anuncios por palabras classified adverts, small ads

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noun m.

1) advertisement, ad, commercial

2) announcement

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SM

1) (Com) [en un periódico] advertisement, advert, ad *; [en TV, radio] advertisement, advert, commercial; (=cartel) poster

poner un anuncio en un periódico — to put an advertisement o advert o ad * in a newspaper

prohibido fijar o pegar anuncios — post o stick no bills

hombre anuncio — sandwich-board man

anuncio publicitario — advertisement, advert, commercial

anuncios clasificados — classified ads *, classified advertisements, classifieds

anuncios de relax — personal services ads

anuncios por palabras — classified ads, small ads *
tablón
2) (=notificación) announcement

el anuncio de su muerte causó mucha tristeza — the announcement of her death caused great sadness

hoy se hará el anuncio de su boda — their wedding will be announced today

un anuncio de bomba — a bomb warning

3) (=presagio) omen, sign

fue un anuncio de las desgracias futuras — it was an omen o a sign of the misfortunes to come

es anuncio de un futuro mejor — it heralds a better future

esos nubarrones son anuncio de tormenta — those black clouds mean there is a storm coming

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masculino

1) ( de noticia) announcement; ( presagio) sign, omen

2) (Com, Marketing) ( en periódico) advertisement, ad (colloq); ( en televisión) commercial

insertar un anuncio en el periódico — to place o put an advertisement in the newspaper

prohibido fijar anuncios — bill stickers o posters will be prosecuted

•

- anuncios clasificados or por palabras

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= announcement, notice, spot, advert.

Nota: Abreviatura de advertisment.

Ex. Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

Ex. Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.

Ex. Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.

Ex. There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia.

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* anuncio comercial = commercial.

* anuncio de compra-venta = classified ad, classified advertisement.

* anuncio de empleo = job advertisement.

* anuncio de trabajo = help wanted ad, help wanted notice.

* anuncio oficial = official announcement.

* anuncio personal = personal ad.

* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.

* anuncio publicitario = ad (advertisement), advertisement (ad), spot advertising.

* anuncio publicitario de la radio = radio commercial, sound bite, radio spot.

* anuncio publicitario de televisión = television commercial.

* anuncio publicitario de un libro = advertising blurb.

* anuncio publicitario por radio = radio spot, sound bite, radio commercial.

* anuncio publicitario por televisión = television spot.

* anuncios de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.

* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.

* cancioncilla de anuncio publicitario = jingle.

* hombre anuncio = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboard.

* mantenido por anuncios = ad-driven, advertisement driven.

* programas espía de anuncios = adware.

* sintonía de anuncio publicitario = jingle.

* tablón de anuncios = noticeboard, bulletin board, message board, display board.

* tablón de anuncios electrónico = online bulletin board.

* tablón electrónico de anuncios = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).

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masculino

1) ( de noticia) announcement; ( presagio) sign, omen

2) (Com, Marketing) ( en periódico) advertisement, ad (colloq); ( en televisión) commercial

insertar un anuncio en el periódico — to place o put an advertisement in the newspaper

prohibido fijar anuncios — bill stickers o posters will be prosecuted

•

- anuncios clasificados or por palabras

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= announcement, notice, spot, advert.

Nota: Abreviatura de advertisment.

Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.

Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.

Ex: There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia.

* anuncio comercial = commercial.

* anuncio de compra-venta = classified ad, classified advertisement.

* anuncio de empleo = job advertisement.

* anuncio de trabajo = help wanted ad, help wanted notice.

* anuncio oficial = official announcement.

* anuncio personal = personal ad.

* anuncio por palabras = classified advertisement, classified ad.

* anuncio publicitario = ad (advertisement), advertisement (ad), spot advertising.

* anuncio publicitario de la radio = radio commercial, sound bite, radio spot.

* anuncio publicitario de televisión = television commercial.

* anuncio publicitario de un libro = advertising blurb.

* anuncio publicitario por radio = radio spot, sound bite, radio commercial.

* anuncio publicitario por televisión = television spot.

* anuncios de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.

* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.

* cancioncilla de anuncio publicitario = jingle.

* hombre anuncio = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboard.

* mantenido por anuncios = ad-driven, advertisement driven.

* programas espía de anuncios = adware.

* sintonía de anuncio publicitario = jingle.

* tablón de anuncios = noticeboard, bulletin board, message board, display board.

* tablón de anuncios electrónico = online bulletin board.

* tablón electrónico de anuncios = electronic bulletin board (EEB), bulletin board system (BBS).

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anuncio

masculine

A

1 (de una noticia) announcement

2 (presagio) sign, omen

un anuncio de muerte an augur of death ( liter)

B ( Com, Marketing) (en un periódico) advertisement, ad ( colloq); (en la televisión) commercial, advertisement ( BrE)

insertar un anuncio en el periódico to place o put an advertisement in the newspaper

puse un anuncio en la facultad I put an ad o ( BrE) advert up in the department

[ S ] prohibido fijar anuncios bill stickers o posters will be prosecuted, stick no bills

Compuestos:

● anuncio de envío

advice of dispatch

● anuncio destacado

display advertisement

● anuncios breves or clasificados

mpl classified advertisements (pl), classified section

● anuncios por palabras

mpl classified advertisements (pl), classified section

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Del verbo anunciar: ( conjugate anunciar)

anuncio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

anunció es:

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

Multiple Entries:
anunciar
anuncio
anunciar ( conjugate anunciar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹noticia/decisión› to announce, make … public;

‹lluvias/tormentas› to forecast
b) (frml) ‹ persona› to announce

c) ‹ producto› to advertise, promote

anuncio sustantivo masculino
a) ( de noticia) announcement;

( presagio) sign, omen
b) ( en periódico) advertisement, ad (colloq);

( en televisión) commercial;
anuncios clasificados or por palabras classified advertisements (pl)
anunciar verbo transitivo
1 (promocionar un producto) to advertise
2 (notificar) to announce
anuncio sustantivo masculino
1 (publicitario) advertisment, advert, ad
2 (noticia) announcement
3 (cartel, letrero) notice, poster
' anuncio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
convenir
- fotolito
- insertar
- musiquilla
- necesitar
- presagio
- aviso
- comercial
- convocatoria
- lema
- pasar
- poner
- recortar
- spot
English:
ad
- advert
- advertise
- advertisement
- announcement
- bulletin
- capture
- commercial
- marriage
- notice
- sandwich-board
- sandwich-man
- short
- small ad
- spot
- spread
- stick up
- word
- bedlam
- fix
- go
- small

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anuncio nm

1. [de noticia] announcement

2. [cartel, aviso] notice;
[póster] poster
Comp
anuncio luminoso illuminated sign
3. [publicitario] [en prensa] advertisement, Br advert;
[en televisión] advertisement, commercial, Br advert
Comp
anuncios breves classified ads o adverts;
anuncios clasificados classified ads o adverts;

anuncios por palabras classified ads o adverts;

anuncio personal [por palabras] personal advert;

anuncio publicitario display advertisement

4. [presagio] sign, herald;

esas nubes son un anuncio de tormenta those clouds mean a storm is on its way;

el enfrentamiento era el anuncio de una cruenta guerra civil the clash was the prelude to a bloody civil war

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anuncio

m

1 announcement

2 ( presagio) sign

3 COM advertisement;

sección de anuncios advertisement section;

anuncio luminoso illuminated sign

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anuncio nm

1) : announcement

2) : advertisement, commercial

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anuncio n

1. (declaración) announcement

el anuncio nos cogió por sorpresa the announcement took us by surprise

2. (de publicidad) advertisement / advert

hay demasiados anuncios en la tele there are too many adverts on TV

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