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41 disco de stop
(n.) = stop signEx. Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.* * *(n.) = stop signEx: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
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42 dominguero
adj.Sunday, Sunday-go-to-meeting.* * *► adjetivo1 Sunday► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *dominguero, -a1.ADJ Sunday antes de s2. SM / F1) (=excursionista) Sunday excursionist2) (=conductor) Sunday driver* * ** * *= Sunday driver, Sunday tripper, day-tripper.Ex. The article is entitled 'Internet overdrive. No place for Sunday drivers'.Ex. At the time, no one would have predicted that the use of the bycycle would grow from being a simple pastime for active Sunday trippers to being the daily transport of choice for legions of people.Ex. Venice is overcrowded and the latest tactic in the battle of locals vs. tourists is to ban day-trippers.* * ** * *= Sunday driver, Sunday tripper, day-tripper.Ex: The article is entitled 'Internet overdrive. No place for Sunday drivers'.
Ex: At the time, no one would have predicted that the use of the bycycle would grow from being a simple pastime for active Sunday trippers to being the daily transport of choice for legions of people.Ex: Venice is overcrowded and the latest tactic in the battle of locals vs. tourists is to ban day-trippers.* * *Sunday ( before n)masculine, feminine( fam)1 (conductor) Sunday driver2 (excursionista) Sunday tripper* * *
dominguero,-a m,f fam (en el campo) weekend tripper
(en la carretera) Sunday driver
' dominguero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dominguera
English:
Sunday
* * *dominguero, -a Fam Pey♦ adjexcursionistas domingueros Sunday trippers♦ nm,f[conductor] Sunday driver;el pueblo se llena de domingueros the town gets packed with clueless day-trippers* * *I adj Sunday atrII m, dominguera f famweekender, Br tbSunday tripper -
43 dormitar
v.to doze.* * *1 to doze, snooze* * *VI to doze, snooze ** * *verbo intransitivo to doze, snooze (colloq)* * *= slumber, kip, doze off.Ex. She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.Ex. She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.Ex. 17 percent of adult drivers report dozing off while driving at least once in the past year.* * *verbo intransitivo to doze, snooze (colloq)* * *= slumber, kip, doze off.Ex: She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.
Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.Ex: 17 percent of adult drivers report dozing off while driving at least once in the past year.* * *dormitar [A1 ]vito doze, snooze ( colloq)* * *
dormitar ( conjugate dormitar) verbo intransitivo
to doze, snooze (colloq)
dormitar verbo intransitivo to doze, snooze, drop off: he estado dormitando toda la tarde, I've been snoozing all afternoon
' dormitar' also found in these entries:
English:
doze
- snooze
* * *dormitar vito doze* * *v/i doze* * *dormitar vi: to snooze, to doze* * *dormitar vb to doze -
44 espejo retrovisor
m.rear-view mirror, rear reflecting mirror, driving mirror, rearview mirror.* * *rear-view mirror* * *(n.) = rear-view mirror, driving mirror, side-view mirrorEx. Do our current programs really prepare our students for that future, or do they cater to our familiar present and past? -- looking toward the future through a rear-view mirror as it were.Ex. The experiment was designed to observe the use of driving mirrors as novice andexperienced drivers manoeuvred three sections of roadway.Ex. The driver's side door, part of the bonnet and the side-view mirror were also damaged.* * *(n.) = rear-view mirror, driving mirror, side-view mirrorEx: Do our current programs really prepare our students for that future, or do they cater to our familiar present and past? -- looking toward the future through a rear-view mirror as it were.
Ex: The experiment was designed to observe the use of driving mirrors as novice andexperienced drivers manoeuvred three sections of roadway.Ex: The driver's side door, part of the bonnet and the side-view mirror were also damaged.* * *rear-view mirror -
45 examen de teoría
(n.) = theory testEx. Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.* * *(n.) = theory testEx: Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.
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46 examen práctico
m.practical exam.* * *(n.) = practical examinationEx. Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.* * *(n.) = practical examinationEx: Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.
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47 examen teórico
(n.) = theory testEx. Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.* * *(n.) = theory testEx: Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.
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48 extrema precaución
(n.) = extreme cautionEx. The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use ' extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing.* * *(n.) = extreme cautionEx: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use ' extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing.
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49 extrema prudencia
(n.) = extreme cautionEx. The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use ' extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing.* * *(n.) = extreme cautionEx: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use ' extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing.
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50 grúa
f.1 crane, derrick, derrick crane, hoist.2 tow truck, wrecker, recovery vehicle, tow car.* * *1 (construcción) crane, derrick2 AUTOMÓVIL breakdown van, US tow truck* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Téc) crane; (Náut) derrickgrúa corredera, grúa corrediza — travelling crane
grúa de puente — overhead crane, gantry crane
grúa horquilla — Chile forklift truck
2) (Aut) tow truck, towing vehicleavisar o llamar a la grúa — to call for a tow truck
* * *a) (Const) craneb) (Auto) ( de taller) wrecker (AmE), breakdown van (BrE); ( de la policía) tow truck* * *= derrick, tow truck, hoist, crane, winch, capstan.Ex. Using a similar analogy later in a presidential address to the ALA, he said that he thought of the public library as 'a derrick, lifting the inert masses'.Ex. Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.Ex. They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.Ex. The crane for lifting heavy loads was invented by the ancient Greeks in the late 6th century BC.Ex. They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.Ex. They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.----* elevar con grúa = winch.* operador de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.* operario de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.* rescatar con una grúa = winch to + safety.* * *a) (Const) craneb) (Auto) ( de taller) wrecker (AmE), breakdown van (BrE); ( de la policía) tow truck* * *= derrick, tow truck, hoist, crane, winch, capstan.Ex: Using a similar analogy later in a presidential address to the ALA, he said that he thought of the public library as 'a derrick, lifting the inert masses'.
Ex: Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.Ex: The crane for lifting heavy loads was invented by the ancient Greeks in the late 6th century BC.Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.* elevar con grúa = winch.* operador de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.* operario de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.* rescatar con una grúa = winch to + safety.* * *1 ( Const) crane[ S ] no aparcar, avisamos or llamamos grúa any vehicles parked here will be towed ( AmE) o ( BrE) towed awayse lo llevó la grúa it was towed (away)Compuesto:grúa puente or de puentegantry crane* * *
grúa sustantivo femeninoa) (Const) crane
( de la policía) tow truck;
grúa sustantivo femenino
1 (para construcción) crane
2 (para arrastrar coches) breakdown van, US tow truck
3 Cine TV crane
' grúa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manejar
- auxilio
- brazo
- cabina
- remolque
English:
boom
- breakdown crane
- breakdown truck
- crane
- break
- hoist
- tow
* * *grúa nf1. [máquina] craneChile grúa horquilla fork-lift truck2. [vehículo] [para averías] Br breakdown van o truck, US tow truck;la grúa (municipal) = breakdown truck which removes illegally parked cars;se me llevó el coche la grúa my car's been towed away;se avisa grúa [en letrero] cars parked here will be towed away3. Cine & TV crane* * *f1 crane2 AUTO wrecker, Brbreakdown truck* * *grúa nf1) : crane (machine)2) : tow truck* * *La grúa para los coches averiados se llama breakdown truck y la municipal que retira los coches mal aparcados se llama tow truckno aparcar, se avisa grúa any vehicles parked here will be towed away -
51 guía sonora
(n.) = rumble stripEx. Noise and vibration produced by shoulder rumble strips are effective alarms for drivers who are leaving the roadway.* * *(n.) = rumble stripEx: Noise and vibration produced by shoulder rumble strips are effective alarms for drivers who are leaving the roadway.
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52 haber bebido demasiado
(v.) = be over the limitEx. Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.* * *(v.) = be over the limitEx: Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.
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53 hielo invisible sobre la calzada
(n.) = black iceEx. The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing.* * *(n.) = black iceEx: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing.
Spanish-English dictionary > hielo invisible sobre la calzada
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54 hielo negro
(n.) = black iceEx. The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing.* * *(n.) = black iceEx: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing.
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55 horas al volante
Ex. Into this category would come the regulations covering social provisions in respect of road transport, such as drivers' hours and the use of tachographs, which have an impact on the provision of public transport.* * *Ex: Into this category would come the regulations covering social provisions in respect of road transport, such as drivers' hours and the use of tachographs, which have an impact on the provision of public transport.
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56 huelga de camioneros
(n.) = trucker strike, haulage strike, lorry strike, road haulage strike, haulier strikeEx. It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent.Ex. The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition.Ex. The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike.Ex. Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent.Ex. The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel.* * *(n.) = trucker strike, haulage strike, lorry strike, road haulage strike, haulier strikeEx: It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent.
Ex: The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition.Ex: The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike.Ex: Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent.Ex: The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel. -
57 huelga de transportistas
(n.) = trucker strike, haulage strike, lorry strike, road haulage strike, haulier strikeEx. It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent.Ex. The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition.Ex. The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike.Ex. Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent.Ex. The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel.* * *(n.) = trucker strike, haulage strike, lorry strike, road haulage strike, haulier strikeEx: It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent.
Ex: The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition.Ex: The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike.Ex: Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent.Ex: The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel. -
58 huelga del transporte
(n.) = lorry strike, trucker strike, haulage strike, road haulage strike, haulier strikeEx. The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike.Ex. It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent.Ex. The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition.Ex. Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent.Ex. The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel.* * *(n.) = lorry strike, trucker strike, haulage strike, road haulage strike, haulier strikeEx: The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike.
Ex: It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent.Ex: The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition.Ex: Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent.Ex: The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel. -
59 impulsar
v.1 to propel, to drive.2 to stimulate (promocionar) (economía).impulsar las relaciones Norte-Sur to promote North-South relationslas claves que impulsan el sector the key drivers for the industry3 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.* * *1 to impel2 TÉCNICA to drive forward3 (potenciar) to promote4 (incitar) to drive\impulsar a alguien a hacer algo to drive somebody to do something* * *verb1) to impel2) drive* * *VT1) (Mec) to drive, propel2) [+ persona] to drive, impel3) [+ deporte, inversión] to promote* * *verbo transitivoa) <motor/vehículo> to propel, driveb) < persona> to drivec) <comercio, producción> to boost, give a boost to* * *= 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.* * *verbo transitivoa) <motor/vehículo> to propel, driveb) < persona> to drivec) <comercio, producción> to boost, give a boost to* * *= 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 ]vt1 ‹motor/vehículo› to propel, driveel viento impulsa la nave the wind propels the ship2 ‹persona› to driveel motivo que lo impulsó a hacerlo the motive that drove him to do itse sintió impulsada a decírselo she felt impelled to tell him3 ‹comercio› to boost, give a boost topara impulsar las relaciones culturales in order to promote cultural relationsquieren impulsar la iniciativa they are trying to give impetus to o to boost the initiative* * *
impulsar ( conjugate impulsar) verbo transitivo
‹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 vt1. [empujar] to propel, to drive¿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* * *v/t1 TÉC propel2 COM, figboost* * *impulsar vt: to propel, to drive* * *impulsar vb2. (animar) to encourage3. (promover) to boost / to stimulate -
60 impulsor
adj.motor, driving, impelling.m.1 propeller, booster, motor, driver.2 promoter.* * *► adjetivo1 driving► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 promoter, driving force* * *impulsor, -a1.ADJ drive antes de s, driving2.SM / F (=persona) promoter, instigator3.SM (Mec) drive; (Aer) booster* * *I- sora adjetivo driving (before n)II- sora masculino, femenino driving force* * *= prime mover, driving force, driver.Ex. The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.Ex. On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex. The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.----* defensor e impulsor = booster.* el impulsor de = the power behind.* fuerza impulsora = driving force, thrust force.* impulsor del cambio = driver of change.* * *I- sora adjetivo driving (before n)II- sora masculino, femenino driving force* * *= prime mover, driving force, driver.Ex: The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.
Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.* defensor e impulsor = booster.* el impulsor de = the power behind.* fuerza impulsora = driving force, thrust force.* impulsor del cambio = driver of change.* * *driving ( before n)masculine, femininedriving forcefue el gran impulsor de esa política he was the driving force behind that policy* * *impulsor, -ora♦ adjdriving;fuerza impulsora driving force♦ nm,fdynamic force;él fue el impulsor del proyecto he was the driving force behind the project* * *I adj driving atrII m, impulsora f driving force
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