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1 ahorrar
v.to save.* * *1 (dinero, energía, etc) to save■ lo gasta todo, no ahorra nada she spends it and and saves nothing2 (molestia, problema) to save, spare1 to save oneself■ te ahorrarás problemas si lo haces como yo te digo you'll save yourself problems if you do it the way I say■ de haber llamado antes me habría ahorrado el viaje if I'd phoned first I'd have saved myself the journey* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ dinero, energía, tiempo, trabajo] to save2) (=evitar) [+ disgustos, molestias, problemas] to save; [+ peligro] to avoidno ahorrar ataques/críticas contra algn — to show no mercy in one's attacks/criticism of sb
no ahorrar esfuerzos — to spare no effort, be unstinting in one's efforts
3) †† [+ esclavo] to free2.VI to saveno encienden la calefacción para ahorrar — they don't put the heating on to save money o to economize
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dinero/energía/agua> to save; < tiempo> to save2) ( evitar) <molestia/viaje> (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare2.ahorrar vi to save3.ahorrarse v pron (enf)a) < dinero> to save (oneself)b) ( evitarse) <molestia/viaje> to save oneself* * *= make + savings, save, cut + corners, make + economies.Ex. By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.Ex. In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex. Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used.----* ahorrar dinero = save + money.* ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.* ahorrar energía = save + energy.* ahorrar espacio = conserve + space, save + space.* ahorrar la molestia a Alguien = spare + Nombre + a problem.* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.* ahorrar molestias = save + trouble.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.* ahorrarse = shave off.* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.* ahorrar tiempo = save + time.* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <dinero/energía/agua> to save; < tiempo> to save2) ( evitar) <molestia/viaje> (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare2.ahorrar vi to save3.ahorrarse v pron (enf)a) < dinero> to save (oneself)b) ( evitarse) <molestia/viaje> to save oneself* * *= make + savings, save, cut + corners, make + economies.Ex: By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex: Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used.* ahorrar dinero = save + money.* ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.* ahorrar energía = save + energy.* ahorrar espacio = conserve + space, save + space.* ahorrar la molestia a Alguien = spare + Nombre + a problem.* ahorrar mano de obra = save + manpower.* ahorrar molestias = save + trouble.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas = save for + a rainy day.* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.* ahorrarse = shave off.* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.* ahorrarse la necesidad de = circumvent + the need to.* ahorrar tiempo = save + time.* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.* ahorrar un montón = save + a bundle, save + a ton.* ahorrar un montón de dinero = save + a ton of money.* destinado a ahorrar dinero = money-saving.* que ahorran dinero = dollar-saving.* * *ahorrar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹dinero› (guardar) to save; (pagar de menos) to saveel dinero que hemos ahorrado para cuando me jubile the money we've set aside o put by o saved for my retirementcompre dos y ahorre 500 pesos buy two and save 500 pesos2 ‹energía/agua› to savepara ahorrar tiempo to save timequiero ahorrar energías para el viernes I want to save o conserve my energy for Fridaylos atacó a todos sin ahorrar críticas a su propio equipo he attacked everyone without sparing his own team (from criticism)B ‹molestia› (+ me/te/le etc) to save, sparequisiera poder ahorrarle ese mal rato I wanted to save o spare you (from) having to go through thatme ahorrarías el viaje you would save me a trip■ ahorrarvito savesi lo quieres comprar vas a tener que ahorrar if you want to buy it you're going to have to save up o save some moneyen lugar de ahorrar se lo gasta todo en discos instead of saving (his money) he spends it all on records( enf)1 ‹dinero› to save (oneself)2 ‹disgusto/viaje› to save oneself; ‹molestia› to spare oneself, save oneselfsi no se lo cuentas te ahorrarás problemas you'll save yourself a lot of trouble if you don't tell himte podrías haber ahorrado el viaje you could have saved yourself the trip* * *
ahorrar ( conjugate ahorrar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/energía/agua› to save;
‹ tiempo› to save
2 ( evitar) ‹molestia/viaje› (+ me/te/le etc) to save, spare
verbo intransitivo
to save
ahorrarse verbo pronominal ( enf)
ahorrar verbo transitivo
1 to save
2 (evitar) to spare: este camino nos ahorra pasar por el centro, this road saves us having to go through the centre
' ahorrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tanta
- tanto
- evitar
English:
conserve
- economize
- lay aside
- put aside
- put away
- put by
- save
- save up
- set aside
- put
- set
- to
* * *♦ vt1. [dinero] to save;ahorró tres millones she saved three million;comprando a granel ahorras bastante dinero you can save quite a lot of money by buying in bulk2. [economizar] [energía] to save;es importante ahorrar agua it's important to save water;por esta carretera ahorras tiempo it's quicker if you take this road;lo haremos aquí para ahorrar tiempo we'll do it here to save time3. [evitar]gracias, me has ahorrado un viaje thank you, you've saved me a journey;ahórrame los detalles spare me the details;no ahorraremos esfuerzos para conseguir nuestro propósito we will spare no effort to achieve our aim;no se lo voy a contar para ahorrarle un disgusto I'm not going to tell him, so as not to upset him♦ vito save;es incapaz de ahorrar he doesn't know how to save (money)* * *I v/t save;ahorrar algo a alguien save s.o. (from) sth;no ahorrar sacrificios make all sorts of sacrificesII v/i save (up)* * *ahorrar vt1) : to save (money)2) : to spare, to conserveahorrar vi: to save up* * *ahorrar vb to save -
2 alto del fuego
(n.) = cease-fireEx. The Abuja Agreements ultimately were successful in effecting a cease-fire, in disarming 70% of the fighters, and in holding elections in Liberia in May of 1997.* * *(n.) = cease-fireEx: The Abuja Agreements ultimately were successful in effecting a cease-fire, in disarming 70% of the fighters, and in holding elections in Liberia in May of 1997.
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3 cese del fuego
(AmL) ceasefire* * *(n.) = cease-fire, armisticeEx. The Abuja Agreements ultimately were successful in effecting a cease-fire, in disarming 70% of the fighters, and in holding elections in Liberia in May of 1997.Ex. The collection consists of an accumulation of 12,000 World War 1 era picture postcards, the majority of which were purchased soon after the armistice.* * *(AmL) ceasefire* * *(n.) = cease-fire, armisticeEx: The Abuja Agreements ultimately were successful in effecting a cease-fire, in disarming 70% of the fighters, and in holding elections in Liberia in May of 1997.
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4 efectuar un cambio
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5 escatimar
v.1 to be sparing with, to skimp on (gastos, comida).no escatimar gastos to spare no expense2 to spare, to be sparing with, to eke, to hold back on.* * *1 (escasear) to stint, skimp on2 (ahorrar) to save, spare\no escatimar esfuerzos to spare no efforts* * *verb* * *VT (=dar poco) to skimp, be sparing with, stint; (=reducir) to curtail, cut downno escatimaba sus alabanzas de... — he was unstinting in his praise of..., he did not stint his praise of...
* * *verbo transitivo <comida/tela> to skimp on, be sparing with* * *= cut + corners, stint, begrudge, grudge.Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex. The answer to an inefficient system, however, is not to stint on care, but rather to restructure the system to remove the inflationary pressures.Ex. She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.Ex. He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.----* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).* sin escatimar = without stint, unstinting, unstintingly, unstintingly.* * *verbo transitivo <comida/tela> to skimp on, be sparing with* * *= cut + corners, stint, begrudge, grudge.Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.
Ex: The answer to an inefficient system, however, is not to stint on care, but rather to restructure the system to remove the inflationary pressures.Ex: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).* sin escatimar = without stint, unstinting, unstintingly, unstintingly.* * *escatimar [A1 ]vtno escatimaron esfuerzos para asegurar el éxito de la misión they spared no effort o they were unstinting in their efforts to ensure the success of the missionno le escatimes mantequilla don't skimp on o stint on the butter ( colloq)nos escatimaban los materiales they were being very sparing with the materialsempezó a escatimarles los fondos he began to cut back on their funds* * *
escatimar ( conjugate escatimar) verbo transitivo ‹comida/tela› to skimp on, be sparing with;
escatimar verbo transitivo to skimp on: no escatimaremos esfuerzos/gastos para..., we'll spare no effort/ expense to...
' escatimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
regatear
English:
skimp
- sparing
- stint
- scrimp
- spare
* * *escatimar vt[comida, dinero, medios] to skimp on;no escatimar esfuerzos/gastos to spare no effort/expense;la prensa no escatimó elogios hacia ella the press was unstinting in its praise for o of her* * *v/t be mean with, be very sparing with;no escatimar esfuerzos be unstinting in one’s efforts, spare no effort* * *escatimar vt: to skimp on, to be sparing withno escatimar esfuerzos: to spare no effort -
6 producir un cambio
(v.) = effect + change, produce + change, trigger + changeEx. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex. Results fail to support the expectation that DOCLINE would produce major change in ILL volume or pattern.Ex. The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.* * *(v.) = effect + change, produce + change, trigger + changeEx: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.
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7 simplificar
v.to simplify.Elsa simplifica los trámites Elsa simplifies the procedures.Lisa simplificó el problema Lisa simplified the problem.* * *1 to simplify* * *verb* * *VT to simplify* * *verbo transitivo to simplify* * *= simplify, cut + corners, dumb down.Nota: Generalmente, hacer que algo sea más fácil de entender por otros.Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex. The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.----* simplificar en exceso = oversimplify.* * *verbo transitivo to simplify* * *= simplify, cut + corners, dumb down.Nota: Generalmente, hacer que algo sea más fácil de entender por otros.Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.* simplificar en exceso = oversimplify.* * *simplificar [A2 ]vt1 ‹trámites/texto› to simplify2 ( Mat) ‹fracción› to simplify* * *
simplificar ( conjugate simplificar) verbo transitivo
to simplify
simplificar verbo transitivo to simplify
' simplificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trámite
English:
simplify
- corner
* * *♦ vt1. [procedimiento, trámite] to simplify2. Mat to simplify♦ See also the pronominal verb simplificarse* * *v/t tb MAT simplify* * *simplificar {72} vt: to simplify♦ simplificación nf* * *simplificar vb to simplify [pt. & pp. simplified] -
8 sistema de ventilación
(n.) = ventilation systemEx. A good ventilation system is as important as good lighting in effecting the patron's reaction to a library.* * *(n.) = ventilation systemEx: A good ventilation system is as important as good lighting in effecting the patron's reaction to a library.
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9 tacañear
v.to be stingy, to be mean, to be miserly, to overeconomize.* * *1 familiar to be stingy, be mean* * ** * *= cut + corners.Ex. Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.* * *= cut + corners.Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.
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10 tregua
f.truce.no dar tregua to give no respite* * *1 truce2 figurado respite, rest* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Mil) truce2) (=descanso) lull, respitedar treguas — [dolor] to come and go, let up from time to time; [asunto] not to be urgent
* * *a) (Mil) truceb) ( interrupción)no dar tregua: el dolor no le daba tregua the pain didn't let up for a moment; los niños no le dan tregua — she doesn't get a moment's rest with the children
* * *= cease-fire, truce, armistice, lull.Ex. The Abuja Agreements ultimately were successful in effecting a cease-fire, in disarming 70% of the fighters, and in holding elections in Liberia in May of 1997.Ex. Other factors contributing to the truce involved changes in their warmongering attitudes.Ex. The collection consists of an accumulation of 12,000 World War 1 era picture postcards, the majority of which were purchased soon after the armistice.Ex. The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.----* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.* sin tregua = unrelenting, unremitting, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, unrelentingly.* * *a) (Mil) truceb) ( interrupción)no dar tregua: el dolor no le daba tregua the pain didn't let up for a moment; los niños no le dan tregua — she doesn't get a moment's rest with the children
* * *= cease-fire, truce, armistice, lull.Ex: The Abuja Agreements ultimately were successful in effecting a cease-fire, in disarming 70% of the fighters, and in holding elections in Liberia in May of 1997.
Ex: Other factors contributing to the truce involved changes in their warmongering attitudes.Ex: The collection consists of an accumulation of 12,000 World War 1 era picture postcards, the majority of which were purchased soon after the armistice.Ex: The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.* persiguiendo sin tregua = in hot pursuit of.* sin tregua = unrelenting, unremitting, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, unrelentingly.* * *1 ( Mil) truceacordar una tregua to agree to a truce2(interrupción): sin tregua relentlesslylo acosaron sin tregua they pursued him relentlesslylas olas batían el acantilado sin tregua the waves crashed relentlessly o continuously against the cliffno dar tregua: la gastritis no le daba tregua his gastritis didn't let up for a moment o gave him no respitelos niños no le dan tregua she doesn't get a moment's rest o peace with those children* * *
tregua sustantivo femeninoa) (Mil) truce;
b) ( interrupción):
tregua sustantivo femenino
1 Pol Mil truce
2 fig (respiro, descanso) rest, break: dame una tregua, give me a respite
sin tregua, without a break
' tregua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuartel
- romperse
- fugaz
- pactar
English:
lull
- truce
* * *tregua nf1. [en guerra] truce, ceasefire2. [descanso, respiro] respite;no dar tregua to give no respite;no daban tregua a la presa they gave their prey no respite;sin tregua relentlessly;trabajar sin tregua to work tirelessly o non-stop* * *f truce, ceasefire;sin tregua relentlessly;no dar tregua give no respite* * *tregua nf1) : truce2) : lull, respite3)sin tregua : relentless, unrelenting* * *tregua n truce
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