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  • 61 barrio de chabolas

    (n.) = slum
    Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    * * *
    (n.) = slum

    Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

    * * *
    Esp
    shanty town

    Spanish-English dictionary > barrio de chabolas

  • 62 barrio pobre

    m.
    ghetto, slum.
    * * *
    (n.) = slum
    Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    * * *
    (n.) = slum

    Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.

    Spanish-English dictionary > barrio pobre

  • 63 basto

    adj.
    1 coarse, unpolished, rough.
    2 rough, unpolished.
    m.
    1 packsaddle, clubs.
    2 saddlecloth, saddle cloth.
    3 club card, club.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: bastar.
    * * *
    1 (grosero) coarse, rough
    2 (sin pulimentar) rough, unpolished
    ————————
    1 ≈ club
    1 ≈ clubs
    ■ el as de bastos ≈ the ace of clubs
    \
    pintan bastos things are getting tough
    * * *
    (f. - basta)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [superficie, piel] coarse
    2) [persona, comportamiento] rude, vulgar
    2. SM
    1) (Naipes) ace of clubs
    pl bastos clubs ( one of the suits in the Spanish card deck)
    See:
    ver nota culturelle BARAJA ESPAÑOLA in baraja
    2) (=albarda) packsaddle
    3) LAm
    pl bastos soft leather pad ( used under the saddle)
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo coarse
    II
    * * *
    = coarse [coarser -comp.; coarsest -sup.], rugged, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], uncouth, coarsened, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], rough and rugged, unpolished.
    Ex. The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.
    Ex. This article describes a prototype kiosk which, despite being rugged, would be better suited to location within a public building = Este artículo describe un prototipo de kiosco que, a pesar de su apariencia tosca, sería más adecuado para ubicarlo dentro de un edificio público.
    Ex. In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
    Ex. All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.
    Ex. Van Dijck's widely-used italics of the mid seventeenth century were slightly coarsened versions of Granjon's types.
    Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
    Ex. The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.
    Ex. It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.
    ----
    * basta de = so much for.
    * hacer basto = coarsen.
    * sin dar basto = left, right and centre.
    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo coarse
    II
    * * *
    = coarse [coarser -comp.; coarsest -sup.], rugged, rough [rougher -comp., roughest -sup.], uncouth, coarsened, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], rough and rugged, unpolished.

    Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.

    Ex: This article describes a prototype kiosk which, despite being rugged, would be better suited to location within a public building = Este artículo describe un prototipo de kiosco que, a pesar de su apariencia tosca, sería más adecuado para ubicarlo dentro de un edificio público.
    Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
    Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.
    Ex: Van Dijck's widely-used italics of the mid seventeenth century were slightly coarsened versions of Granjon's types.
    Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
    Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.
    Ex: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.
    * basta de = so much for.
    * hacer basto = coarsen.
    * sin dar basto = left, right and centre.

    * * *
    basto1 -ta
    1 ‹papel› coarse; ‹tela› rough, coarse
    una casucha de construcción basta a crudely-built o roughly-built shack
    2 ‹persona/modales/lenguaje› coarse
    contaba chistes bastos he used to tell crude o coarse jokes
    B (Chi, Méx) ( Equ) saddlecloth
    * * *

    Del verbo bastar: ( conjugate bastar)

    basto es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    bastó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    bastar    
    basto
    bastar ( conjugate bastar) verbo intransitivo
    to be enough;
    ◊ ¿basta con esto? will this be enough?;

    basta con marcar el 101 just dial 101;
    ¡basta ya! that's enough!;

    (+ me/te/le etc)

    basto -ta adjetivo
    coarse
    bastar verbo intransitivo to be enough, suffice: basta con darle a este botón para que se encienda you only have to press this button and it comes on
    basta con dos, two will be enough
    ¡basta de televisión por hoy!, that's enough TV for today!
    ¡he dicho basta!, enough is enough! o that will do!
    no basta con pedir perdón, saying sorry is just not enough
    basto,-a adjetivo
    1 (rugoso) rough, coarse
    2 (grosero, vulgar) coarse, uncouth

    ' basto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    basta
    - bastarse
    - ordinaria
    - ordinario
    - matrero
    - rústico
    English:
    coarse
    - rough
    * * *
    basto, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [grosero, vulgar] coarse
    2. [tejido] rough, coarse
    3. [madera] unfinished, unpolished
    ♦ nm
    1. [naipe] = any card in the “bastos” suit
    2.
    bastos [palo] = suit in Spanish deck of cards, with the symbol of a wooden club
    * * *
    I adj rough, coarse
    II mpl
    :
    bastos (en naipes) suit in Spanish deck of cards ;
    * * *
    basto, -ta adj
    : coarse, rough
    * * *
    basto adj
    1. (persona, lenguaje) vulgar / coarse
    2. (tejido) rough

    Spanish-English dictionary > basto

  • 64 buscar el origen de

    (v.) = trace + the origin of
    Ex. Dr Judy Batt set the political scene and traced the origin of changes in Eastern Europe including the Soviet Union.
    * * *
    (v.) = trace + the origin of

    Ex: Dr Judy Batt set the political scene and traced the origin of changes in Eastern Europe including the Soviet Union.

    Spanish-English dictionary > buscar el origen de

  • 65 básico

    adj.
    1 basic, staple, fundamental.
    2 basic, alkaline.
    3 basic, basal, core, hard-core.
    4 basic, elemental, fundamental, first-step.
    5 prime, preferential.
    Prime rate Tasa prime, tasa básica o tasa preferencial de interés bancario.
    6 basic, easy, simple.
    * * *
    1 (gen) basic
    2 (imprescindible) essential, indispensable
    * * *
    (f. - básica)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ basic
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    1)
    a) (fundamental, esencial) basic
    b) <conocimientos/vocabulario> basic; < requisito> essential, fundamental
    2) (Quím) basic
    * * *
    = bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], basic, brick and frame, core, fundamental, rudimentary, underlying, baseline [base line], primitive, bread and butter, elemental, staple, rock-bottom, basal, no-frills.
    Ex. Those are just the bare beginnings.
    Ex. The author catalogue can be regarded as a basic record of stock.
    Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    Ex. The core function of such a service was seen as giving information and advice, but other services might be added.
    Ex. A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match.
    Ex. These are the rudimentary elements of an information retrieval system.
    Ex. One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.
    Ex. This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.
    Ex. There should be some arrangement for selling books, preferably through a school's own bookshop, no matter how primitive this is.
    Ex. The bread and butter business of public libraries, especially branch libraries, is the lending of fiction.
    Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.
    Ex. UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex. The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
    Ex. Basal textbooks, despite their well-publicized limitations in comparison with other media, remain the keystone of US school publishing.
    Ex. This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.
    ----
    * algo básico = necessity.
    * alimento básico = staple food.
    * artículos básicos = basic provisions.
    * aspectos básicos = nuts and bolts.
    * concepto básico = concrete.
    * con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información = information literate [information-literate].
    * con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].
    * conocimiento básico = working familiarity.
    * conocimiento básicos de informática = computer literacy.
    * conocimientos básicos = literacy.
    * conocimientos básicos en tecnología = technical literacy.
    * conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.
    * de atención básica = preattentive.
    * de construcción básica = brick and frame.
    * derecho básico = natural right, basic right.
    * en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * estructura básica = skeleton.
    * formación básica en tecnología = technical literacy.
    * guía básica = laymen's guide.
    * impulso básico = primitive urge.
    * información básica = background note.
    * lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * programas básicos = basic software.
    * servicios básicos = amenities.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    1)
    a) (fundamental, esencial) basic
    b) <conocimientos/vocabulario> basic; < requisito> essential, fundamental
    2) (Quím) basic
    * * *
    = bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], basic, brick and frame, core, fundamental, rudimentary, underlying, baseline [base line], primitive, bread and butter, elemental, staple, rock-bottom, basal, no-frills.

    Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.

    Ex: The author catalogue can be regarded as a basic record of stock.
    Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
    Ex: The core function of such a service was seen as giving information and advice, but other services might be added.
    Ex: A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match.
    Ex: These are the rudimentary elements of an information retrieval system.
    Ex: One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.
    Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.
    Ex: There should be some arrangement for selling books, preferably through a school's own bookshop, no matter how primitive this is.
    Ex: The bread and butter business of public libraries, especially branch libraries, is the lending of fiction.
    Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.
    Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
    Ex: Basal textbooks, despite their well-publicized limitations in comparison with other media, remain the keystone of US school publishing.
    Ex: This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.
    * algo básico = necessity.
    * alimento básico = staple food.
    * artículos básicos = basic provisions.
    * aspectos básicos = nuts and bolts.
    * concepto básico = concrete.
    * con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información = information literate [information-literate].
    * con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].
    * conocimiento básico = working familiarity.
    * conocimiento básicos de informática = computer literacy.
    * conocimientos básicos = literacy.
    * conocimientos básicos en tecnología = technical literacy.
    * conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.
    * de atención básica = preattentive.
    * de construcción básica = brick and frame.
    * derecho básico = natural right, basic right.
    * en el nivel básico = at grass roots level.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * estructura básica = skeleton.
    * formación básica en tecnología = technical literacy.
    * guía básica = laymen's guide.
    * impulso básico = primitive urge.
    * información básica = background note.
    * lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).
    * programas básicos = basic software.
    * servicios básicos = amenities.

    * * *
    básico -ca
    A
    1 (fundamental, esencial) basic
    alimento básico staple food
    para este empleo es básico saber idiomas a knowledge of languages is essential o fundamental for this job
    2 ‹conocimientos/vocabulario/conceptos› basic
    B ( Quím) basic
    * * *

    básico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    a) (fundamental, esencial) basic;



    básico,-a adjetivo
    1 (esencial) basic: saber idiomas es básico para ser diplomático, knowledge of languages is essential if you want to be a diplomat
    2 Quím basic
    ' básico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    básica
    - hacer
    - elemental
    - primario
    - primero
    English:
    basic
    - bread-and-butter
    - cornerstone
    - elementary
    - essential
    - staple
    - base pay
    - basics
    - sketchy
    * * *
    básico, -a adj
    1. [fundamental] basic;
    tiene conocimientos básicos de informática she has some basic knowledge of computers;
    el arroz es su alimentación básica rice is their staple food;
    lo básico de the basics of
    2. Quím basic, alkaline
    * * *
    adj basic
    * * *
    básico, -ca adj
    fundamental: basic
    ♦ básicamente adv
    * * *
    básico adj basic

    Spanish-English dictionary > básico

  • 66 capullo

    m.
    1 bud, offshoot.
    2 cocoon.
    * * *
    1 (de insectos) cocoon
    2 BOTÁNICA bud
    3 tabú (prepucio) foreskin
    4 tabú (estúpido) silly bugger, dickhead
    * * *
    I
    SM
    1) (=flor) bud
    2) (Zool) cocoon
    3) *** [del pene] head
    4) [de bellota] cup
    5) [tela] coarse silk cloth
    II
    capullo, -a
    *** SM / F (=imbécil) twit *

    ¡eres un capullo! — you're a daft sod! ***

    * * *
    1) (Bot) bud
    2) (Zool) cocoon
    * * *
    = blossom, bud, cocoon, wanker, tosser, shithead, dweeb.
    Ex. Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.
    Ex. Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
    Ex. The author considers the important place of security risk management in the building of a safety cocoon in which people are secure and in which information and equipment are protected from interference.
    Ex. These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
    Ex. The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
    Ex. With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
    Ex. For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
    * * *
    1) (Bot) bud
    2) (Zool) cocoon
    * * *
    = blossom, bud, cocoon, wanker, tosser, shithead, dweeb.

    Ex: Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.

    Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
    Ex: The author considers the important place of security risk management in the building of a safety cocoon in which people are secure and in which information and equipment are protected from interference.
    Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
    Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
    Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
    Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

    * * *
    A ( Bot) bud
    B ( Zool) cocoon
    C ( Esp)
    1 ( fam o vulg) (idiota) moron (sl), saphead ( AmE sl), dickhead ( BrE vulg)
    2 ( vulg) (glande) head
    * * *

     

    capullo sustantivo masculino
    a) (Bot) bud

    b) (Zool) cocoon

    capullo sustantivo masculino
    1 (de un insecto) cocoon
    2 Bot bud
    3 ofens (imbécil) silly bugger, US idiot
    ' capullo' also found in these entries:
    English:
    bud
    - cocoon
    - rosebud
    - rose
    * * *
    capullo, -a
    ♦ adj
    Esp muy Fam
    ser muy capullo to be a real jerk o Br dickhead
    ♦ nm
    1. [de flor] bud
    capullo de rosa rosebud
    2. [de gusano] cocoon
    3. Esp Vulg [glande] head
    ♦ nm,f
    Esp muy Fam [persona despreciable] jerk, Br dickhead
    * * *
    m
    1 ZO cocoon
    2 BOT bud
    3 pop
    persona jerk fam, Br
    dickhead pop
    * * *
    1) : cocoon
    2) : bud (of a flower)
    * * *

    Spanish-English dictionary > capullo

  • 67 cara a cara

    face to face
    * * *
    = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person
    Ex. This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.
    Ex. This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.
    Ex. Information desks should be sited near the library entrance, be multi-staffed, designed for double-faced seating and easy use of microfilm readers and AV materials.
    Ex. The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet.
    Ex. The authors report on a case study that highlights the problems of applying such a confrontational method in an Eastern culture, such as Hong Kong.
    Ex. The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.
    Ex. Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.
    Ex. For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.
    Ex. Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.
    * * *
    = face-to-face [face to face], face-to-face [face to face], double-faced, head-to-head, confrontational, one-on-one, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation, in person

    Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.

    Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.
    Ex: Information desks should be sited near the library entrance, be multi-staffed, designed for double-faced seating and easy use of microfilm readers and AV materials.
    Ex: The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet.
    Ex: The authors report on a case study that highlights the problems of applying such a confrontational method in an Eastern culture, such as Hong Kong.
    Ex: The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.
    Ex: Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.
    Ex: For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.
    Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cara a cara

  • 68 casa alquilada

    (n.) = house let
    Ex. We started in Hawaii, in a small house let that we shared with several geckos on the isolated eastern end of Molokai.
    * * *
    (n.) = house let

    Ex: We started in Hawaii, in a small house let that we shared with several geckos on the isolated eastern end of Molokai.

    Spanish-English dictionary > casa alquilada

  • 69 cercano

    adj.
    1 close, immediate, near, nearby.
    2 close, dear.
    * * *
    1 (inmediato) near, close
    2 (vecino) nearby, neighbouring (US neighboring)
    3 (pariente) close
    \
    el Cercano Oriente the Near East
    * * *
    (f. - cercana)
    adj.
    close, near, nearby
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [lugar] nearby

    • cercano a — close to, near, near to

    2) [amigo, pariente] close

    • cercano a — close to

    3) [en el tiempo]

    ahora, cuando está cercano el primer aniversario de su muerte — now, as the first anniversary of her death approaches

    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( en el espacio) nearby, neighboring*

    cercano a algo — near something, close to something

    b) ( en el tiempo) close, near
    2) <pariente/amigo> close
    * * *
    = adjacent, adjoining, close [closer -comp., closest -sup.], immediate, nearby [near-by], neighbouring [neighboring, -USA], near at hand, close at hand, in sight, over the horizon, on the horizon, close-by, proximate, near [nearer -comp., nearest -sup.], within sight, within range.
    Ex. Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.
    Ex. The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
    Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
    Ex. This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.
    Ex. An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
    Ex. The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.
    Ex. The firm does not have to be near at hand, but there must be plenty of cooperation and consultation as to selection of stock.
    Ex. Material needed daily should be stored close at hand.
    Ex. The trend is definitely towards the electronic submission, but the point where this method will entirely supplant the others is not yet in sight.
    Ex. This article surveys the changes which have already occurred and those which are just over the horizon.
    Ex. The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.
    Ex. The second phase of the study entailed interviewing at close-by universities in the Midwest.
    Ex. For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.
    Ex. He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.
    Ex. As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight.
    Ex. 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network.
    ----
    * cercano a = approaching, in close proximity to.
    * Cercano Oriente = Near East.
    * cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.
    * del Cercano Oriente = Near-Eastern.
    * en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future.
    * en un futuro muy cercano = in the very near future.
    * en un período más o menos cercano = in the near future.
    * experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.
    * futuro cercano, el = near future, the.
    * lado más cercano, el = near side, the.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * pariente cercano = close relation.
    * redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( en el espacio) nearby, neighboring*

    cercano a algo — near something, close to something

    b) ( en el tiempo) close, near
    2) <pariente/amigo> close
    * * *
    = adjacent, adjoining, close [closer -comp., closest -sup.], immediate, nearby [near-by], neighbouring [neighboring, -USA], near at hand, close at hand, in sight, over the horizon, on the horizon, close-by, proximate, near [nearer -comp., nearest -sup.], within sight, within range.

    Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.

    Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
    Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
    Ex: This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.
    Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
    Ex: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.
    Ex: The firm does not have to be near at hand, but there must be plenty of cooperation and consultation as to selection of stock.
    Ex: Material needed daily should be stored close at hand.
    Ex: The trend is definitely towards the electronic submission, but the point where this method will entirely supplant the others is not yet in sight.
    Ex: This article surveys the changes which have already occurred and those which are just over the horizon.
    Ex: The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.
    Ex: The second phase of the study entailed interviewing at close-by universities in the Midwest.
    Ex: For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.
    Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.
    Ex: As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight.
    Ex: 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network.
    * cercano a = approaching, in close proximity to.
    * Cercano Oriente = Near East.
    * cercano uno del otro = in close proximity.
    * del Cercano Oriente = Near-Eastern.
    * en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future.
    * en un futuro muy cercano = in the very near future.
    * en un período más o menos cercano = in the near future.
    * experiencia cercana a la muerte = near death experience.
    * futuro cercano, el = near future, the.
    * lado más cercano, el = near side, the.
    * lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.
    * pariente cercano = close relation.
    * redondear al número entero más cercano = round up to + the nearest whole number.

    * * *
    cercano -na
    A
    1 (en el espacio) nearby, neighboring* cercano A algo near sth, close TO sth
    los pueblos cercanos a Durango the villages in the vicinity of o close to o near Durango
    una suma cercana al millón an amount close to o close on a million
    2 (en el tiempo) close, near
    cercano A algo close TO sth
    se sentía cercano a su fin he felt the end was near o close, he felt he was close to the end
    Compuesto:
    el Cercano Oriente the Near East
    B ‹pariente/amigo› close
    * * *

     

    cercano
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    1

    cercano a algo near sth, close to sth;



    cercano a algo close to sth
    2 ‹pariente/amigo› close
    cercano,-a adjetivo
    1 close, nearby
    un pueblo cercano, a nearby village
    2 (pariente) close
    3 Cercano Oriente, Near East
    ' cercano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cercana
    - ir
    - próxima
    - próximo
    - vecina
    - vecino
    - futuro
    English:
    close
    - early
    - immediate
    - near
    - nearby
    - nursery
    - offshore
    - proximate
    - next
    * * *
    cercano, -a adj
    1. [en el espacio] nearby;
    cercano a near, close to
    el Cercano Oriente the Near East
    2. [en el tiempo] near;
    cercano a near, close to
    3. [con cifras] close;
    pagaron un precio cercano a los 2 millones they paid close to o nearly 2 million
    4. [pariente, amigo, colaborador] close;
    según fuentes cercanas a la familia real,… according to sources close to the royal family,…
    5. [en contenido]
    una obra más cercana a la tragedia que a la comedia a play that is closer to tragedy than to comedy
    * * *
    adj nearby;
    cercano a close to, near to
    * * *
    cercano, -na adj
    : near, close
    * * *
    cercano adj
    1. (en distancia) near / nearby
    2. (una persona) close

    Spanish-English dictionary > cercano

  • 70 cigarro puro

    m.
    cigar.
    * * *
    (n.) = cigar
    Ex. The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.
    * * *
    (n.) = cigar

    Ex: The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cigarro puro

  • 71 cinturón

    m.
    1 belt.
    2 strap, safety strap.
    * * *
    1 belt
    \
    apretarse el cinturón figurado to tighten one's belt
    cinturón de castidad chastity belt
    cinturón de seguridad safety belt, seat belt
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) [gen] belt; [de traje típico, militar] girdle, sash; [de espada] † sword belt

    cinturón de explosivos — explosives belt, explosive belt

    cinturón de salvamento — lifebelt, life preserver (EEUU)

    cinturón salvavidas — lifebelt, life preserver (EEUU)

    2) (=zona) belt, zone

    cinturón de miseria — slum area; Méx [de chabolas] shanty town

    3) (Dep) belt
    4) (=carretera)

    cinturón de circunvalación, cinturón de ronda — ring road, bypass, beltway (EEUU)

    ciña
    * * *
    1) (Indum) belt

    apretarse el cinturón — to tighten one's belt

    2) ( de ciudad) belt
    •
    * * *
    = belt, belt.
    Nota: Zona.
    Ex. The only modification made was the replacement of the light-weight belt or roller on the machine wire with the dandy roll, first used in 1825.
    Ex. While Singapore enterprises are active in China's thriving eastern and coastal belt, the western region remains almost virgin territory to them.
    ----
    * abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.
    * abrocharse el cinturón = buckle up.
    * ajustarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
    * apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
    * Cinturón del Sol, el = Sun Belt, the.
    * cinturón de seguridad = seat belt.
    * llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.
    * ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.
    * * *
    1) (Indum) belt

    apretarse el cinturón — to tighten one's belt

    2) ( de ciudad) belt
    •
    * * *
    = belt, belt.
    Nota: Zona.

    Ex: The only modification made was the replacement of the light-weight belt or roller on the machine wire with the dandy roll, first used in 1825.

    Ex: While Singapore enterprises are active in China's thriving eastern and coastal belt, the western region remains almost virgin territory to them.
    * abrochar el cinturón de seguridad = fasten + seat belt.
    * abrocharse el cinturón = buckle up.
    * ajustarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
    * apretarse el cinturón = tighten + Posesivo + belt, gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
    * Cinturón del Sol, el = Sun Belt, the.
    * cinturón de seguridad = seat belt.
    * llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.
    * ponerse el cinturón = buckle up.

    * * *
    A ( Indum) belt
    apretarse el cinturón to tighten one's belt
    Compuestos:
    chastity belt
    weight belt
    seat belt, safety belt
    cinturón de seguridad de inercia inertia-reel seat belt
    ● cinturón negro/verde/azul
    A masculine (cinto) black/green/blue belt
    B masculine and feminine (persona) black/green/blue belt
    el cinturón industrial the industrial belt
    los cinturones de miseria de las grandes capitales the poor areas around large capital cities
    Compuesto:
    green belt
    * * *

     

    cinturón sustantivo masculino
    a) (Indum) belt;


    cinturón de seguridad seat belt, safety belt;
    cinturón negro/verde (Dep) black/green belt


    cinturón sustantivo masculino belt
    cinturón de seguridad, safety belt
    ♦ Locuciones: figurado apretarse el cinturón, to tighten one's belt
    ' cinturón' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrochar
    - apretar
    - apretarse
    - ceñirse
    - seguridad
    - tachuela
    - aflojar
    - ajustar
    - bandolera
    - cartuchera
    - correa
    - faja
    - hebilla
    - tener
    - traba
    - trabilla
    - valer
    English:
    belt
    - belt up
    - buckle
    - buckle up
    - clasp
    - do up
    - fasten
    - safety belt
    - seatbelt
    - strap in
    - tighten
    - black
    - safety
    - seat
    * * *
    1. [cinto] belt;
    apretarse el cinturón to tighten one's belt
    cinturón de asteroides asteroid belt;
    cinturón de castidad chastity belt;
    cinturón de seguridad [en coche, avión] seat o safety belt
    2. [en artes marciales] belt
    Dep cinturón negro black belt;
    ser cinturón negro to be a black belt
    3. [de ciudad] belt
    cinturón industrial industrial belt;
    cinturón metropolitano metropolitan area;
    Am cinturón de miseria = slum or shanty town area round a large city;
    cinturón verde green belt
    4. [carretera] Br ring road, US beltway
    * * *
    m
    1 belt;
    apretarse el cinturón fig tighten one’s belt
    :
    llevar el cinturón (abrochado) have one’s seatbelt on
    * * *
    cinturón nm, pl - rones
    1) : belt
    2)
    * * *
    cinturón n belt
    cinturón de seguridad seat belt / safety belt

    Spanish-English dictionary > cinturón

  • 72 cobijar

    v.
    1 to house.
    2 to shelter.
    3 to cover, to protect, to shelter, to give cover.
    * * *
    1 (cubrir) to cover
    2 figurado to shelter
    3 figurado (a un criminal) to harbour (US harbor)
    1 to take shelter
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=proteger) to protect, shelter; (=hospedar) to take in, give shelter to; (Pol, Jur) to harbour, harbor (EEUU)
    2) And, Caribe (=techar) to thatch, roof with palms
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) < persona> ( proteger) to shelter; ( hospedar) to give... shelter, take... in
    2) (liter) <sentimientos/esperanzas> to harbor*
    2.
    cobijarse v pron to shelter, take shelter
    * * *
    = shelter, provide + a home, nestle.
    Ex. Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.
    Ex. The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.
    Ex. Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) < persona> ( proteger) to shelter; ( hospedar) to give... shelter, take... in
    2) (liter) <sentimientos/esperanzas> to harbor*
    2.
    cobijarse v pron to shelter, take shelter
    * * *
    = shelter, provide + a home, nestle.

    Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.

    Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.
    Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.

    * * *
    cobijar [A1 ]
    vt
    A ‹persona›
    1 (proteger) to shelter
    cobijó al niño con su cuerpo she sheltered o protected the child with her body
    2 (hospedar) to give … shelter, take … in
    B ( liter); ‹sentimientos/esperanzas› to harbor*
    to shelter, take shelter
    para cobijarse de la tormenta to shelter from the storm
    * * *

    cobijar ( conjugate cobijar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› ( proteger) to shelter;
    ( hospedar) to give … shelter, take … in
    cobijarse verbo pronominal
    to shelter, take shelter
    cobijar verbo transitivo (dar protección) to shelter
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [albergar] to house
    2. [proteger] to shelter
    3. PRico [techar] to thatch
    * * *
    v/t
    1 give shelter to
    2 ( acoger) take in
    * * *
    : to shelter
    * * *
    cobijar vb to shelter

    Spanish-English dictionary > cobijar

  • 73 codirector

    m.
    co-director, associate director, co-manager, codirector.
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino codirector
    * * *
    = co-chairperson, co-chair.
    Ex. 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.
    Ex. This article presents an interview with Rod Henshaw and Marcia Deddens, co-chairs of the conference program planning committee, who offer their perspectives on the planning process.
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino codirector
    * * *
    = co-chairperson, co-chair.

    Ex: 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.

    Ex: This article presents an interview with Rod Henshaw and Marcia Deddens, co-chairs of the conference program planning committee, who offer their perspectives on the planning process.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    codirector
    * * *
    codirector, -ora nm,f
    co-director, joint director

    Spanish-English dictionary > codirector

  • 74 codirectora

    f.
    co-directress, co-manageress.
    * * *
    Ex. 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.
    * * *

    Ex: 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.

    Spanish-English dictionary > codirectora

  • 75 comienzo

    m.
    start, beginning, kickoff.
    a comienzos del siglo XX at the beginning of the twentieth century
    dar comienzo (a algo) to start (something), to begin (something)
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: comenzar.
    * * *
    1 start, beginning
    \
    a comienzos de at the beginning of
    dar comienzo to begin, start
    estar en sus comienzos to be in its early stages
    * * *
    noun m.
    start, beginning
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=principio) [de película, historia, partido] beginning, start; [de proyecto, plan] beginning; [de enfermedad] onset

    al comienzo: al comienzo no entendía nada — at first I didn't understand anything

    al comienzo de la primavera — in early Spring, at the start of Spring

    los comienzos: en los comienzos de este siglo — at the beginning of this century

    en los comienzos del proceso democrático — in the early o initial stages of the democratic process

    una etapa muy difícil en sus comienzos — a very difficult stage, initially

    2)

    dar comienzo — [acto, curso] to start, begin, commence frm

    la ceremonia dio comienzo a las cinco de la tarde — the ceremony started o began o frm commenced at five o'clock

    3)

    dar comienzo a — [+ acto, ceremonia] to begin, start; [+ carrera] to start; [+ etapa] to mark the beginning of

    * * *
    masculino beginning

    al comienzo — at first, in the beginning

    el proceso fue muy lento en sus comienzos — initially, the process was very slow

    dar comienzo a algo — persona to begin something; ceremonia/acto to mark the beginning of something

    * * *
    = beginning, inception, starting, commencement, onset, start, initiation, dawning, input stage, kick-off, eruption, startup [start-up], start time, opening.
    Ex. In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
    Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
    Ex. The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.
    Ex. The development of the course since its commencement is reviewed, and the reasons for changes in the course structure are discussed.
    Ex. In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.
    Ex. Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.
    Ex. The increase in emphasis on regional cooperation has resulted in the initiation of many regional projects.
    Ex. The Internet heralds the dawning of a new information age = Internet premoniza el amanecer de una nueva era de la información.
    Ex. To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.
    Ex. The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.
    Ex. Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.
    Ex. This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
    Ex. Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.
    Ex. Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.
    ----
    * abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.
    * a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.
    * a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.
    * a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
    * al comienzo = early on, at the outset, to start with, at startup.
    * al comienzo de = at the start (of), in the early days (of), at the outbreak of, at the onset of, early in.
    * comienzo de la guerra = outbreak of the war, breakout of + the war.
    * comienzo de la menstruación = menarche.
    * comienzo difícil = bumpy start.
    * comienzo fallido = false start.
    * comienzos = early days.
    * comienzo tardío = late start.
    * condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.
    * dar comienzo a = give + a start to.
    * dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.
    * de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.
    * desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.
    * desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.
    * desde los comienzos = from an early stage.
    * desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.
    * en los comienzos de = at the birth of.
    * en + Posesivo + comienzos = in + Posesivo + early days, in + Posesivo + early years.
    * en sus comienzos = budding.
    * fecha de comienzo = starting date, beginning date, date of commencement.
    * hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.
    * indicador de comienzo de subcampo = delimiter sign.
    * los comienzos de = the dawn of.
    * marcar el comienzo = usher in.
    * nuevo comienzo = new beginning, clean slate, new leaf.
    * posición de comienzo = offset value.
    * predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure.
    * tener programado su comienzo = be scheduled to start.
    * tener un comienzo tardío
    * un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.
    * * *
    masculino beginning

    al comienzo — at first, in the beginning

    el proceso fue muy lento en sus comienzos — initially, the process was very slow

    dar comienzo a algo — persona to begin something; ceremonia/acto to mark the beginning of something

    * * *
    = beginning, inception, starting, commencement, onset, start, initiation, dawning, input stage, kick-off, eruption, startup [start-up], start time, opening.

    Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.

    Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
    Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.
    Ex: The development of the course since its commencement is reviewed, and the reasons for changes in the course structure are discussed.
    Ex: In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.
    Ex: Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.
    Ex: The increase in emphasis on regional cooperation has resulted in the initiation of many regional projects.
    Ex: The Internet heralds the dawning of a new information age = Internet premoniza el amanecer de una nueva era de la información.
    Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.
    Ex: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.
    Ex: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.
    Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
    Ex: Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.
    Ex: Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.
    * abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.
    * a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.
    * a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.
    * a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
    * al comienzo = early on, at the outset, to start with, at startup.
    * al comienzo de = at the start (of), in the early days (of), at the outbreak of, at the onset of, early in.
    * comienzo de la guerra = outbreak of the war, breakout of + the war.
    * comienzo de la menstruación = menarche.
    * comienzo difícil = bumpy start.
    * comienzo fallido = false start.
    * comienzos = early days.
    * comienzo tardío = late start.
    * condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.
    * dar comienzo a = give + a start to.
    * dar un comienzo a = give + a start to.
    * de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = earliest + Expresión Temporal.
    * desde el comienzo = from the outset, from the start, from the beginning, ab initio, from the word go, from the word get-go.
    * desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.
    * desde los comienzos = from an early stage.
    * desde sus comienzos = from + its/their + inception, from + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + beginnings, since + its/their + inception.
    * en los comienzos de = at the birth of.
    * en + Posesivo + comienzos = in + Posesivo + early days, in + Posesivo + early years.
    * en sus comienzos = budding.
    * fecha de comienzo = starting date, beginning date, date of commencement.
    * hora de comienzo = starting time, start time.
    * indicador de comienzo de subcampo = delimiter sign.
    * los comienzos de = the dawn of.
    * marcar el comienzo = usher in.
    * nuevo comienzo = new beginning, clean slate, new leaf.
    * posición de comienzo = offset value.
    * predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure.
    * tener programado su comienzo = be scheduled to start.
    * tener un comienzo tardío
    * un nuevo comienzo = a fresh start.

    * * *
    beginning
    al comienzo at first, in the beginning
    el proceso fue muy lento en sus comienzos initially, the process was very slow
    dio comienzo al año lectivo it marked the beginning of the academic year
    dieron comienzo a la función con la tocata they began the performance with the toccata
    el concierto dará comienzo a las nueve the concert will begin at 9 o'clock
    los comienzos son siempre difíciles the first months ( o steps etc) are always difficult
    * * *

     

    Del verbo comenzar: ( conjugate comenzar)

    comienzo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    comenzar    
    comienzo
    comenzar ( conjugate comenzar) verbo transitivo
    to begin, commence (frml)
    verbo intransitivo
    to begin;

    comienzo haciendo algo/por hacer algo to begin by doing sth;
    comienzo a hacer algo to start doing o to do sth;
    comienzoon a disparar they started firing o to fire;
    comienzo por algo to begin with sth
    comienzo sustantivo masculino
    beginning;
    al comienzo at first, in the beginning;
    dar comienzo to begin;
    dar comienzo a algo [ persona] to begin sth;

    [ceremonia/acto] to mark the beginning of sth;

    comenzar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to begin, start
    (a realizar una acción) comenzó a decir barbaridades, he started talking nonsense
    (una serie de acciones) comenzamos por mostrar nuestro desacuerdo, we started by showing our disagreement ➣ Ver nota en begin y start
    comienzo sustantivo masculino beginning, start
    ♦ Locuciones: a comienzos de, at the beginning of
    dar comienzo, to begin o start

    ' comienzo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apertura
    - iniciar
    - origen
    - principio
    - iniciación
    English:
    beginning
    - conception
    - off
    - onset
    - opening
    - outbreak
    - outset
    - start
    - turn
    - commence
    - home
    - out
    - usher
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    start, beginning;
    lo sabían desde el comienzo they knew from the start o beginning;
    y esto es sólo el comienzo and this is just the start;
    tuvo unos comienzos poco prometedores it got off to an inauspicious start;
    a comienzos del siglo XX at the beginning of the 20th century;
    al comienzo in the beginning, at first;
    dar comienzo (a algo) to start (sth), to begin (sth);
    la función dio comienzo a las siete y media the performance started at half past seven;
    el secretario dio comienzo a la reunión the secretary began o opened the meeting
    * * *
    m beginning;
    al comienzo, en un comienzo at first, in the beginning;
    un comienzo from the start;
    a comienzos de junio at the beginning of June
    * * *
    1) : start, beginning
    2)
    al comienzo : at first
    3)
    dar comienzo : to begin
    * * *
    comienzo n beginning

    Spanish-English dictionary > comienzo

  • 76 con forma de pera

    (adj.) = pear-shaped
    Ex. This pear-shaped, fiddle-like musical instrument displays both 'Western' and 'Eastern' influences.
    * * *
    (adj.) = pear-shaped

    Ex: This pear-shaped, fiddle-like musical instrument displays both 'Western' and 'Eastern' influences.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con forma de pera

  • 77 condado

    m.
    1 county (territorio).
    2 earldom, earl's domain.
    * * *
    1 county
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM (=demarcación territorial) county; ( Hist) earldom
    * * *
    b) ( dignidad - en Gran Bretaña) earldom; (- en otros países) countship
    * * *
    = county, shire.
    Ex. The London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER) is an organisation for library co-operation within Greater London, and various counties in the South East of England.
    Ex. A favorite of King John (signer of the Magna Carta in 1215), Brewer served as sheriff in eleven different shires during his rule.
    ----
    * biblioteca de condado = county library.
    * Condado de York = Yorkshire.
    * condados de alrededor de Londres, los = home counties, the.
    * historia de un condado = county history.
    * * *
    b) ( dignidad - en Gran Bretaña) earldom; (- en otros países) countship
    * * *
    = county, shire.

    Ex: The London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER) is an organisation for library co-operation within Greater London, and various counties in the South East of England.

    Ex: A favorite of King John (signer of the Magna Carta in 1215), Brewer served as sheriff in eleven different shires during his rule.
    * biblioteca de condado = county library.
    * Condado de York = Yorkshire.
    * condados de alrededor de Londres, los = home counties, the.
    * historia de un condado = county history.

    * * *
    2 (dignidad — en Gran Bretaña) earldom; (— en otros países) countship
    * * *

    condado sustantivo masculino ( división territorial) county
    condado sustantivo masculino county
    ' condado' also found in these entries:
    English:
    county
    - from
    - line
    * * *
    1. [territorio] county
    2. [título] earldom, countship
    * * *
    m county
    * * *
    1) : county
    2) : earldom
    * * *
    condado n county [pl. counties]

    Spanish-English dictionary > condado

  • 78 conferencia permanente

    Ex. 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.
    * * *

    Ex: 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.

    Spanish-English dictionary > conferencia permanente

  • 79 conseguir Algo con esfuerzo

    (v.) = hack
    Ex. The town of Wexler was hacked out of the wilderness, and for many years it stood alone in the forest, a halting place in the long stagecoach journey from eastern localities to the unknown West.
    * * *
    (v.) = hack

    Ex: The town of Wexler was hacked out of the wilderness, and for many years it stood alone in the forest, a halting place in the long stagecoach journey from eastern localities to the unknown West.

    Spanish-English dictionary > conseguir Algo con esfuerzo

  • 80 construcción de diques

    (n.) = diking [dyking]
    Ex. The technology of dyking and draining salt marshlands was widespread in coastal Europe, and was introduced along the eastern North American seaboard wherever needed.
    * * *
    (n.) = diking [dyking]

    Ex: The technology of dyking and draining salt marshlands was widespread in coastal Europe, and was introduced along the eastern North American seaboard wherever needed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > construcción de diques

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