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  • 21 descontaminar

    v.
    to decontaminate.
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    1 to decontaminate
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    verbo transitivo <alimentos/cultivos> to decontaminate; < atmósfera> to clean up
    * * *
    Ex. Fear of such a possibility led public libraries to adopt extraordinary measures in efforts to decontaminate books that had circulated to infected borrowers.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <alimentos/cultivos> to decontaminate; < atmósfera> to clean up
    * * *

    Ex: Fear of such a possibility led public libraries to adopt extraordinary measures in efforts to decontaminate books that had circulated to infected borrowers.

    * * *
    vt
    ‹alimentos/cultivos› to decontaminate
    esfuerzos para descontaminar la atmósfera efforts to reduce pollution in o to clean up the atmosphere
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    descontaminar ( conjugate descontaminar) verbo transitivo ‹alimentos/cultivos› to decontaminate;
    ‹ atmósfera› to clean up
    ' descontaminar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    decontaminate
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    to decontaminate, to clean up
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    v/t decontaminate
    * * *
    : to decontaminate

    Spanish-English dictionary > descontaminar

  • 22 digno

    1 (merecedor) worthy, deserving
    ■ digno,-a de confianza trustworthy
    2 (adecuado) fitting, appropiate
    3 (respetable) worthy, honourable (US honorable)
    4 (decente) decent
    \
    digno,-a de admiración worthy of admiration, admirable
    digno,-a de compasión pitiful
    digno,-a de mención worth mentioning
    digno,-a de verse worth seeing
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    (f. - digna)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=merecedor)

    digno de toda alabanza — thoroughly praiseworthy, highly commendable

    2) [persona] (=honesto) honourable, honorable (EEUU); (=circunspecto) dignified
    3) (=decoroso) decent
    * * *
    - na adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( merecedor de respeto) <persona/actitud> honorable*
    b) (decoroso, decente) < sueldo> decent, living (before n); < vivienda> decent
    2)
    a) ( merecedor)

    digno de algo/alguien: una persona digna de admiración a person worthy of admiration; una medida digna de elogio a praiseworthy measure; ejemplos dignos de resaltar noteworthy examples; un espectáculo digno de verse a show worth seeing; no es digno de ti/de tu cariño he's not worthy of you/of your affection; una cena digna de un rey — (hum) a feast fit for a king (hum)

    b) ( adecuado)

    digno de algo: una recompensa digna de su esfuerzo a fitting reward for his efforts; un trabajo digno de su capacidad — a job worthy of his abilities

    * * *
    = worthy, graceful, decent, dignified.
    Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex. The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
    Ex. These are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens in order to keep up a decent standard of living.
    Ex. By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
    ----
    * algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.
    * algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.
    * de aspecto digno = dignified.
    * digno de = worthy of.
    * digno de admiración = admirable.
    * digno de citarse = quotable.
    * digno de confianza = trustworthy, creditable.
    * digno de consideración = worthwhile.
    * digno de crédito = credible, believable, creditable.
    * digno de declarar = reportable.
    * digno de elogio = praiseworthy, commendably.
    * digno de mérito = meritorious.
    * digno de notar = noteworthy.
    * digno de publicar = publishable.
    * digno de ser recordado = memorable.
    * muerte digna = dignified death.
    * no digno de confianza = untrustworthy.
    * no ser digno de = be unworthy of.
    * no ser digno de Uno = be below + Posesivo + dignity.
    * salario digno = living wage, decent wage, decent salary.
    * ser digno de = merit.
    * ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.
    * ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.
    * tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.
    * una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.
    * una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.
    * un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.
    * vivienda poco digna = poor housing.
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    - na adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( merecedor de respeto) <persona/actitud> honorable*
    b) (decoroso, decente) < sueldo> decent, living (before n); < vivienda> decent
    2)
    a) ( merecedor)

    digno de algo/alguien: una persona digna de admiración a person worthy of admiration; una medida digna de elogio a praiseworthy measure; ejemplos dignos de resaltar noteworthy examples; un espectáculo digno de verse a show worth seeing; no es digno de ti/de tu cariño he's not worthy of you/of your affection; una cena digna de un rey — (hum) a feast fit for a king (hum)

    b) ( adecuado)

    digno de algo: una recompensa digna de su esfuerzo a fitting reward for his efforts; un trabajo digno de su capacidad — a job worthy of his abilities

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    = worthy, graceful, decent, dignified.

    Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.

    Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
    Ex: These are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens in order to keep up a decent standard of living.
    Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
    * algo digno de contemplar = a sight to behold.
    * algo digno de ver = a sight to behold.
    * de aspecto digno = dignified.
    * digno de = worthy of.
    * digno de admiración = admirable.
    * digno de citarse = quotable.
    * digno de confianza = trustworthy, creditable.
    * digno de consideración = worthwhile.
    * digno de crédito = credible, believable, creditable.
    * digno de declarar = reportable.
    * digno de elogio = praiseworthy, commendably.
    * digno de mérito = meritorious.
    * digno de notar = noteworthy.
    * digno de publicar = publishable.
    * digno de ser recordado = memorable.
    * muerte digna = dignified death.
    * no digno de confianza = untrustworthy.
    * no ser digno de = be unworthy of.
    * no ser digno de Uno = be below + Posesivo + dignity.
    * salario digno = living wage, decent wage, decent salary.
    * ser digno de = merit.
    * ser digno de admiración = deserve + admiration.
    * ser digno de crítica = merit + a critical eye.
    * tener una muerte digna = die with + dignity, have + a dignified death, die + a dignified death.
    * una vista digna de contemplar = a sight to behold.
    * una vista digna de ver = a sight to behold.
    * un espectáculo digno de ver = a sight to behold.
    * vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

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    digno -na
    A
    1 (merecedor de respeto) ‹persona/actitud/conducta› honorable*
    debería tener una actitud más digna y renunciar he ought to do the honorable thing and resign
    2 (decoroso, decente) ‹sueldo› decent, living ( before n); ‹vivienda› decent
    B
    1 (merecedor) digno DE algo/algn:
    una persona digna de admiración a person worthy of admiration
    una medida digna de elogio a praiseworthy measure
    un espectáculo digno de verse a show worth seeing
    una cena digna de un rey ( hum); a feast fit for a king ( hum)
    ese hombre no es digno de ti that man is not good enough for you o worthy of you
    no se sentía digno de su cariño he didn't feel worthy of her affection
    no se cree digno de tantas atenciones he doesn't think he merits o deserves so much attention
    ejemplos dignos de resaltar examples worth drawing attention to, noteworthy examples
    2
    (adecuado): es digno hijo de su padre he's his father's son, no doubt about that
    digno DE algo:
    una recompensa digna de su esfuerzo a fitting reward for his efforts
    un trabajo digno de su capacidad a job worthy of his abilities
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    Del verbo dignarse: ( conjugate dignarse)

    me digno es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    se dignó es:

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

    digno
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    1
    a) ‹persona/actitud› honorable( conjugate honorable)

    b) ‹ sueldo› decent, living ( before n);

    ‹ vivienda› decent
    2 ( merecedor) digno de algo/algn worthy of sth/sb;

    una medida digna de elogio a praiseworthy measure;
    un espectáculo digno de verse a show worth seeing
    digno,-a adjetivo
    1 (respetable) worthy: iba muy digna por la calle, she walked proudly down the street
    2 (merecedor) worthy, deserving
    digno de admiración/lástima, worthy of admiration/pity
    3 (apropiado para) fit
    4 (suficiente) decent, good: tienen derecho a una vivienda digna, they have the right to a decent home
    ' digno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    digna
    - merecer
    - plausible
    - recomendable
    - regia
    - regio
    - solvente
    - alabanza
    - aplauso
    - confianza
    - elogio
    - fiar
    - lástima
    - pobre
    - respetable
    English:
    dignified
    - eventful
    - fit
    - note
    - noteworthy
    - quotable
    - statesmanlike
    - trustworthy
    - worthy
    - admirable
    - dependable
    - fitting
    - praise
    - proud
    - respectable
    - undignified
    - unworthy
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    digno, -a adj
    1. [honroso] [actitud, respuesta] dignified;
    [persona] honourable, noble;
    tomó la postura más digna en estos casos: dimitir she did the most honourable thing in the circumstances: she resigned;
    son un pueblo digno y orgulloso they are a proud and noble people
    2. [decente] [sueldo, vivienda] decent, good;
    [actuación] decent, good;
    terminó el torneo en un muy digno cuarto puesto she finished a very creditable fourth in the tournament;
    una vida digna a decent life
    3. [merecedor]
    digno de worthy of;
    la labor de la Cruz Roja es digna de admiración the work of the Red Cross is worthy of admiration;
    no me siento digno de tantos elogios I don't feel I deserve so much praise;
    no eres digno de ella you're not good enough for her;
    digno de confianza trustworthy;
    digno de elogio praiseworthy;
    digno de mención/de ver worth mentioning/seeing
    4. [adecuado] worthy;
    recibió una digna recompensa por su trabajo she received a fair reward for her work;
    fue un digno sucesor del ex campeón del mundo he was a worthy successor to the former world champion;
    lo recibieron con honores dignos de un rey they gave him a welcome fit for a king;
    un guión digno de un verdadero genio a script worthy of a true genius
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    adj
    1 worthy;
    digno de mención worth mentioning;
    digno de confianza trustworthy
    2 trabajo decent, respectable
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    digno, -na adj
    1) honorable: honorable
    2) : worthy
    ♦ dignamente adv
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    digno adj decent

    Spanish-English dictionary > digno

  • 23 escatimar

    v.
    1 to be sparing with, to skimp on (gastos, comida).
    no escatimar gastos to spare no expense
    2 to spare, to be sparing with, to eke, to hold back on.
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    1 (escasear) to stint, skimp on
    2 (ahorrar) to save, spare
    \
    no escatimar esfuerzos to spare no efforts
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    verb
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    VT (=dar poco) to skimp, be sparing with, stint; (=reducir) to curtail, cut down

    no 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 ]
    vt
    no 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 mission
    no le escatimes mantequilla don't skimp on o stint on the butter ( colloq)
    nos escatimaban los materiales they were being very sparing with the materials
    empezó a escatimarles los fondos he began to cut back on their funds
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    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
    * * *
    [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
    * * *
    : to skimp on, to be sparing with
    no escatimar esfuerzos: to spare no effort

    Spanish-English dictionary > escatimar

  • 24 cejar

    v.
    to quit, to back down, to relent, to give up.
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    1 (retroceder) to back up
    2 figurado (aflojar) to give up, let up
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    VI
    1) (=retroceder) to move back, go back; [en discusión] to back down

    no cejar — to keep it up, keep going

    2) (=ceder) to give way, back down
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to give up, cease (frml)

    cejar en algo — to cease in o let up in something

    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to give up, cease (frml)

    cejar en algo — to cease in o let up in something

    * * *
    cejar [A1 ]
    vi
    to give up, cease ( frml)
    no cejó hasta conseguir su próposito he did not give up o let up o cease until he achieved his aim
    lucharon sin cejar they fought relentlessly
    cejar EN algo:
    no cejaremos en nuestros esfuerzos por conseguir la paz we shall not cease in o let up in our efforts to bring about peace, we shall maintain o keep up our efforts to bring about peace
    * * *

    cejar verbo intransitivo cejar en el empeño, to give up
    ' cejar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ceder
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    cejar vi
    to let up;
    no cejó hasta conseguir su objetivo she didn't let up until she had achieved her aim;
    al final cejó en su esfuerzo in the end he gave up in his attempt;
    no cejaremos en nuestro empeño (por…) we will not let up in our efforts (to…)
    * * *
    v/i fml
    give up;
    no cejar en not let up in
    * * *
    cejar vi
    : to give in, to back down

    Spanish-English dictionary > cejar

  • 25 abolición

    f.
    1 abolition, ban, abolishment, annulment.
    2 abolition, act of abolishing, ban.
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    1 abolition
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    noun f.
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    femenino abolition
    * * *
    = abolition, abrogation, overturning, annulment.
    Ex. In this instance we have also modified chain procedure order to produce the specific subject heading: Slavery - abolition - USA.
    Ex. Considers such factors as the abrogation of the Net Book Agreement and Value Added Tax as threats to the future of bookselling.
    Ex. This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.
    Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.
    * * *
    femenino abolition
    * * *
    = abolition, abrogation, overturning, annulment.

    Ex: In this instance we have also modified chain procedure order to produce the specific subject heading: Slavery - abolition - USA.

    Ex: Considers such factors as the abrogation of the Net Book Agreement and Value Added Tax as threats to the future of bookselling.
    Ex: This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.
    Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

    * * *
    abolition
    * * *

    abolición sustantivo femenino
    abolition
    abolición sustantivo femenino abolition
    ' abolición' also found in these entries:
    English:
    abolition
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    abolition
    * * *
    f abolition
    * * *
    abolición nf, pl - ciones : abolition
    * * *
    abolición n abolition

    Spanish-English dictionary > abolición

  • 26 activamente

    adv.
    actively.
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    1 actively
    * * *
    adv.
    * * *
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    Ex. In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has actively supported current efforts toward Universal Bibliographical Control.
    ----
    * participar activamente en = engage in.
    * * *

    Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has actively supported current efforts toward Universal Bibliographical Control.

    * participar activamente en = engage in.

    * * *
    actively
    * * *
    actively

    Spanish-English dictionary > activamente

  • 27 actividad conjunta

    Ex. Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.
    * * *

    Ex: Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.

    Spanish-English dictionary > actividad conjunta

  • 28 actuación

    f.
    1 behavior, behaviour, conduct.
    2 acting, play-acting.
    3 pretense, airs, show.
    4 judicial action, proceeding, action.
    * * *
    1 (en cine, teatro) performance
    2 (intervención) intervention, action
    3 DERECHO legal proceedings plural
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=intervención) [de cantante, deportista] performance; [de actor] acting

    actuación en directo, actuación en vivo — live performance

    2) (=espectáculo)
    3) (=acción) action
    4) (=conducta) behaviour, behavior (EEUU), conduct

    la actuación de la policía en la manifestación — the behaviour o conduct of the police at the demonstration

    5) pl actuaciones (Jur) (legal) proceedings
    * * *
    a) ( acción) action
    b) (Cin, Dep, Teatr) performance
    c) ( conducta) conduct
    d) (recital, sesión) performance, concert
    * * *
    = action, effort, initiative, performance, enactment, engagement, move, deed, action, implementation, measure.
    Ex. Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
    Ex. Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
    Ex. These discussions will influence subsequent planning initiatives with regard to the design and layout of the new building.
    Ex. The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.
    Ex. To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.
    Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex. This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
    Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex. Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
    Ex. This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
    Ex. If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.
    ----
    * actuación académica = learning performance.
    * actuación como intermediario = mediating.
    * actuación común = concerted effort.
    * actuación concertada = concerted action.
    * actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment, live entertainment.
    * actuación estelar = star performance.
    * actuación legal = legal action, legal proceedings.
    * actuación militar = military action.
    * actuación musical = musical event, musical performance, music performance.
    * actuación positiva = positive action.
    * actuación relacionada con la información = information action.
    * actuación simbólica = symbolic action.
    * ámbito de actuación = sphere of activity, sphere of influence, arena for activity, extent of activity.
    * ámbito geográfico de actuación = catchment area.
    * área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.
    * calendario de actuación = time scale [timescale], action agenda.
    * calendario de actuaciones = action agenda.
    * campo de actuación = purview, scope, sphere of interest.
    * de actuación = for action.
    * decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.
    * fase de actuación = implementation stage, stage of implementation.
    * línea de actuación = course of action, line of attack, operational line, action line, prong, line of direction.
    * llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.
    * método de actuación = clinical practice.
    * organizar una actuación musical = put on + musical event.
    * pautas de actuación = best practices.
    * plan de actuación = action plan, business plan, plan of action, action statement, road map [roadmap], plan for action, response plan.
    * política de actuación = policy.
    * principio de actuación = governing principle.
    * programa de actuación = programme of action, action programme, action plan, operating programme.
    * * *
    a) ( acción) action
    b) (Cin, Dep, Teatr) performance
    c) ( conducta) conduct
    d) (recital, sesión) performance, concert
    * * *
    = action, effort, initiative, performance, enactment, engagement, move, deed, action, implementation, measure.

    Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.

    Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
    Ex: These discussions will influence subsequent planning initiatives with regard to the design and layout of the new building.
    Ex: The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.
    Ex: To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.
    Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
    Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
    Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
    Ex: If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.
    * actuación académica = learning performance.
    * actuación como intermediario = mediating.
    * actuación común = concerted effort.
    * actuación concertada = concerted action.
    * actuación en vivo = live performance, live entertainment, live entertainment.
    * actuación estelar = star performance.
    * actuación legal = legal action, legal proceedings.
    * actuación militar = military action.
    * actuación musical = musical event, musical performance, music performance.
    * actuación positiva = positive action.
    * actuación relacionada con la información = information action.
    * actuación simbólica = symbolic action.
    * ámbito de actuación = sphere of activity, sphere of influence, arena for activity, extent of activity.
    * ámbito geográfico de actuación = catchment area.
    * área de actuación = area for action, area of policy, policy area.
    * calendario de actuación = time scale [timescale], action agenda.
    * calendario de actuaciones = action agenda.
    * campo de actuación = purview, scope, sphere of interest.
    * de actuación = for action.
    * decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.
    * fase de actuación = implementation stage, stage of implementation.
    * línea de actuación = course of action, line of attack, operational line, action line, prong, line of direction.
    * llevar a cabo una actuación común = make + a concerted effort.
    * método de actuación = clinical practice.
    * organizar una actuación musical = put on + musical event.
    * pautas de actuación = best practices.
    * plan de actuación = action plan, business plan, plan of action, action statement, road map [roadmap], plan for action, response plan.
    * política de actuación = policy.
    * principio de actuación = governing principle.
    * programa de actuación = programme of action, action programme, action plan, operating programme.

    * * *
    A
    1 (acción) performance
    el premio a la mejor actuación the prize for the best performance
    es un buen guión pero la actuación es pésima the script is good but the acting is appalling
    la brillante actuación del equipo/del abogado the team's/lawyer's brilliant performance
    criticó la actuación de la policía he criticized the conduct of the police
    2 (recital, sesión) performance
    3 ( Ling) performance
    B actuaciones fpl ( Der) proceedings (pl)
    podría dar lugar a actuaciones penales it could give rise to criminal proceedings
    * * *

     

    actuación sustantivo femenino

    b) (Cin, Dep, Teatr) performance;



    d) (recital, sesión) performance, concert

    actuación sustantivo femenino
    1 (interpretación, participación) performance
    2 (intervención) intervention, action: su actuación fue decisiva para que no murieran ahogados, her intervention was decisive in preventing them from drowning
    ' actuación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ámbito
    - arbitrariedad
    - broche
    - concertar
    - intervención
    - operación
    - papelón
    - teatralidad
    - aprobación
    - aprobar
    - bravo
    - brillante
    - cometido
    - desafortunado
    - deslucido
    - destacado
    - discreto
    - espontáneo
    - improvisación
    - irrepetible
    - lucido
    - magistral
    - notable
    - papel
    - pobre
    - precipitado
    - rematar
    - sobresaliente
    - valorar
    - vivo
    English:
    appearance
    - booking
    - gig
    - impromptu
    - match up
    - number
    - optimum
    - performance
    - scintillating
    - showing
    - spirited
    - unconvincing
    - uninspired
    - wooden
    - action
    - cameo
    - feature
    - highlight
    - star
    - venue
    * * *
    1. [conducta, proceder] conduct, behaviour
    2. [interpretación] performance;
    la actuación del protagonista es excelente the main character gives an excellent performance;
    esta tarde vamos a una actuación de unos cómicos we're going to a comedy show this evening;
    con la actuación estelar de… starring…;
    tuvo una actuación muy decepcionante she gave a very disappointing performance
    3. Der
    actuaciones proceedings
    4. Ling performance
    * * *
    f
    1 TEA performance
    2 ( intervención) intervention
    3
    :
    actuaciones pl JUR proceedings
    * * *
    actuación nf, pl - ciones
    1) : performance
    2) actuaciones nfpl
    diligencias: proceedings
    * * *
    1. (representación) performance
    2. (acción) action

    Spanish-English dictionary > actuación

  • 29 además

    adv.
    besides, also, furthermore, moreover.
    intj.
    furthermore, additionally.
    pres.indicat.
    2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: ademar.
    * * *
    1 (también) also, as well
    2 (es más) furthermore, what is more
    ■ ¡y además, el coche es mío! and what's more, the car's mine!
    \
    además de as well as, in addition to
    ■ además de gordo es feo as well as being fat, he's ugly
    * * *
    adv.
    also, besides, furthermore, moreover
    * * *
    ADV
    1) (=también) [para añadir otro elemento] also, in addition frm; [para reforzar un comentario] what's more, besides, furthermore frm, moreover frm

    hay, además, pistas de tenis y campos de golf — there are also tennis courts and golf courses, in addition, there are tennis courts and golf courses frm

    y además, me dijo que no me quería — and what's more o and besides, he told me he didn't love me

    estoy cansado y, además, no me apetece — I'm tired, and what's more o besides, I don't feel like it

    quiero decirle, además, que esa no era mi intención — furthermore o moreover I want to tell you that that was not my intention frm

    2)

    • además de — as well as, besides, in addition to frm

    además del alojamiento, necesitamos la comida — as well as o besides somewhere to stay we need food

    además de una fotocopia, se requiere el documento original — as well as o frm in addition to a photocopy, we require the original document

    el examen fue largo, además de difícil — the exam was long as well as difficult

    • además de que — + indic as well as + ger

    además de que estaba cansado, no había comido — as well as being tired he hadn't eaten

    * * *
    1)

    además ¿a mí qué me importa? — anyway, what do I care?

    y es que además, la insultó — on top of everything else he insulted her

    señaló, además, que su objetivo era... — he indicated, furthermore o moreover, that his aim was to... (frml)

    2)

    además de — besides, apart from

    además de eso, está la cuestión del dinero — apart from that there is the question of money

    además de hacerte mal, engorda — besides o apart from o as well as being bad for you, it's also fattening

    además de hacerlos, los diseña — he designs them as well as making them

    * * *
    = additionally, also, aside, Verbo + further, further, furthermore, moreover, to boot, at that, for what it's worth [FWIW], and all, beyond that, withal, plus.
    Ex. Additionally, menu-based information retrieval systems permit the selected option to be indicated on a simple numerical keypad if so designed.
    Ex. This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.
    Ex. Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.
    Ex. Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects.
    Ex. Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that are related to the searcher's initial search term.
    Ex. Furthermore, since each systems indexes a separate set of documents, each system will have a different natural indexing language.
    Ex. Moreover, it was stated that only selected elements of subject indexing will be included.
    Ex. Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.
    Ex. Terry Lugg, on the other hand, is a much less active borrower, though more active than Stephen Hathaway, and takes books from the science collection, the pure sciences at that.
    Ex. For what it's worth, you can greatly extend the range by using an antenna.
    Ex. There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
    Ex. Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos.
    Ex. And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
    Ex. All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.
    ----
    * además de = along with, apart from, as well as, besides, coupled with, in addition (to), over and above, plus, quite apart from, aside from, on top of, other than, complete with, not least, beyond, together with, not to mention.
    * además de eso = add to this, beyond that.
    * además de..., hay otros + Nombre = with..., there are + other + Nombre.
    * además del belga = extra-Belgian.
    * además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).
    * Adjetivo + y además + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + if + Adjetivo.
    * referencia "véase además" = see also reference.
    * véase además = see also.
    * y además = then again, and on top of that.
    * y además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).
    * * *
    1)

    además ¿a mí qué me importa? — anyway, what do I care?

    y es que además, la insultó — on top of everything else he insulted her

    señaló, además, que su objetivo era... — he indicated, furthermore o moreover, that his aim was to... (frml)

    2)

    además de — besides, apart from

    además de eso, está la cuestión del dinero — apart from that there is the question of money

    además de hacerte mal, engorda — besides o apart from o as well as being bad for you, it's also fattening

    además de hacerlos, los diseña — he designs them as well as making them

    * * *
    = additionally, also, aside, Verbo + further, further, furthermore, moreover, to boot, at that, for what it's worth [FWIW], and all, beyond that, withal, plus.

    Ex: Additionally, menu-based information retrieval systems permit the selected option to be indicated on a simple numerical keypad if so designed.

    Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.
    Ex: Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.
    Ex: Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects.
    Ex: Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that are related to the searcher's initial search term.
    Ex: Furthermore, since each systems indexes a separate set of documents, each system will have a different natural indexing language.
    Ex: Moreover, it was stated that only selected elements of subject indexing will be included.
    Ex: Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.
    Ex: Terry Lugg, on the other hand, is a much less active borrower, though more active than Stephen Hathaway, and takes books from the science collection, the pure sciences at that.
    Ex: For what it's worth, you can greatly extend the range by using an antenna.
    Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
    Ex: Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos.
    Ex: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
    Ex: All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.
    * además de = along with, apart from, as well as, besides, coupled with, in addition (to), over and above, plus, quite apart from, aside from, on top of, other than, complete with, not least, beyond, together with, not to mention.
    * además de eso = add to this, beyond that.
    * además de..., hay otros + Nombre = with..., there are + other + Nombre.
    * además del belga = extra-Belgian.
    * además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).
    * Adjetivo + y además + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + if + Adjetivo.
    * referencia "véase además" = see also reference.
    * véase además = see also.
    * y además = then again, and on top of that.
    * y además otro(s) = still (an)other(s).

    * * *
    A
    estudia y además trabaja she's working as well as studying
    es caro y además no te queda bien it's expensive, and anyway o besides, it doesn't look right on you
    además ¿a mí qué me importa? anyway, what do I care?
    recuerdo, además, que iba vestida de azul I remember, moreover, that she was wearing blue o furthermore, I remember that she was wearing blue
    señaló, además, que su objetivo era … he indicated, furthermore o moreover, that his aim was to … ( frml)
    se casó con ella por el dinero, … y es que además te lo dice he married her for her money, and what's more, he'll tell you so himself
    B
    además de besides, apart from
    además de caro, es feo y demasiado grande not only is it expensive, it's also ugly and too big, besides being expensive, it's also ugly and too big
    además de + INF:
    además de hacerte mal, engorda apart from o as well as o besides being bad for you, it's also fattening
    * * *

     

    además adverbio
    1

    ◊ además habla ruso she speaks Russian as well o too



    ◊ además ¿a mí qué me importa? anyway, what do I care?

    2

    además de hacerte mal, engorda besides o apart from being bad for you, it's also fattening;
    además de hacerlos, los diseña he designs them as well as making them
    además adverbio moreover, furthermore: además, es un engreído, besides, he's arrogant
    además de, as well as: además de ser barata, es preciosa, as well as being cheap, it's also beautiful
    ' además' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amén
    - añadidura
    - aparte
    - encima
    - junta
    - junto
    - otra
    - otro
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - poder
    - sobre
    - también
    - lado
    - más
    - parte
    English:
    addition
    - again
    - also
    - bargain
    - besides
    - bonus
    - both
    - furthermore
    - in
    - moreover
    - over
    - plus
    - still
    - well
    - aside
    - further
    - moonlight
    - more
    - that
    - then
    * * *
    además adv
    moreover, besides;
    [también] also;
    es guapa y además inteligente she's beautiful, and clever too;
    dijo, además, que no pensaba retirarse she also said that she didn't intend to retire;
    canta muy bien y además toca la guitarra not only does she sing very well, she also plays the guitar;
    no sólo es demasiado grande, sino que además te queda mal it's not just that it's too big, it doesn't suit you either;
    además hay que tener en cuenta que… it should, moreover, be remembered that…;
    además de as well as;
    además de simpático es inteligente as well as being nice, he's intelligent;
    además de perder el partido, enfadaron a la afición on top of losing the match they upset their supporters
    * * *
    I adv as well, besides
    II prp
    :
    además de as well as
    * * *
    además adv
    1) : besides, furthermore
    2)
    además de : in addition to, as well as
    * * *
    además adv
    1. (encima) what's more
    y además, ni siquiera es suyo and what's more, it's not even his
    2. (también) also / as well
    nos dieron comida y, además, algo de dinero they gave us some food and some money as well

    Spanish-English dictionary > además

  • 30 además de

    prep.
    in addition to, besides, plus, aside from.
    Le di mantequilla además de pan I gave him butter in addition to bread.
    * * *
    as well as, in addition to
    ■ además de gordo es feo as well as being fat, he's ugly
    * * *
    besides, as well as
    * * *
    = along with, apart from, as well as, besides, coupled with, in addition (to), over and above, plus, quite apart from, aside from, on top of, other than, complete with, not least, beyond, together with, not to mention
    Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex. All means of conveying affinitive relationships list a number of terms which may be used as well as, or instead of, the original entry term.
    Ex. In a catalogue using main and added entries, all other entries besides the one main entry are added entries.
    Ex. And coupled with it, the simple answer, yes, I think made for a rather historic exchange, and it surely was worth the price of admission.
    Ex. In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme.
    Ex. Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market.
    Ex. All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.
    Ex. Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.
    Ex. The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.
    Ex. Librarians will have to acquire additional skills on top of the old ones.
    Ex. The advantages, other than the savings in costs, are that they allow the student to progress at an individual pace = Las ventajas, además del ahorro en los costes, son que permiten al estudiante avanzar a su propio ritmo.
    Ex. Such moulds were called double-faced to distinguish them from the ordinary single-faced moulds which continued to be used for making laid paper, complete with bar shadows, for the rest of the eighteenth century.
    Ex. Extra money for books is raised in a variety of ways, not least through the efforts of active parent/teachers' associations.
    Ex. Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.
    Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
    Ex. UNIMARC could make a significant contribution to UBC but, if it is to succeed, it requires the co-operation and effort, not to mention the financial outlay, of all national MARC users.
    * * *
    = along with, apart from, as well as, besides, coupled with, in addition (to), over and above, plus, quite apart from, aside from, on top of, other than, complete with, not least, beyond, together with, not to mention

    Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.

    Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex: All means of conveying affinitive relationships list a number of terms which may be used as well as, or instead of, the original entry term.
    Ex: In a catalogue using main and added entries, all other entries besides the one main entry are added entries.
    Ex: And coupled with it, the simple answer, yes, I think made for a rather historic exchange, and it surely was worth the price of admission.
    Ex: In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme.
    Ex: Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market.
    Ex: All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.
    Ex: Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.
    Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.
    Ex: Librarians will have to acquire additional skills on top of the old ones.
    Ex: The advantages, other than the savings in costs, are that they allow the student to progress at an individual pace = Las ventajas, además del ahorro en los costes, son que permiten al estudiante avanzar a su propio ritmo.
    Ex: Such moulds were called double-faced to distinguish them from the ordinary single-faced moulds which continued to be used for making laid paper, complete with bar shadows, for the rest of the eighteenth century.
    Ex: Extra money for books is raised in a variety of ways, not least through the efforts of active parent/teachers' associations.
    Ex: Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials.
    Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
    Ex: UNIMARC could make a significant contribution to UBC but, if it is to succeed, it requires the co-operation and effort, not to mention the financial outlay, of all national MARC users.

    Spanish-English dictionary > además de

  • 31 adverso

    adj.
    1 adverse, bad, averse, opposed.
    2 negative, harmful.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: adversar.
    * * *
    1 adverse, unfavourable (US unfavorable)
    2 (opuesto) opposite
    3 (adversario) opposing
    \
    condiciones adversas adverse conditions
    * * *
    (f. - adversa)
    adj.
    adverse, unfavorable
    * * *
    ADJ [lado] opposite, facing; [resultado etc] adverse; [suerte] bad
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo <circunstancias/resultado> adverse

    la suerte le fue adversa — (liter) fortune did not favor him (liter)

    * * *
    = adverse, untoward, averse.
    Ex. An increase in recall tends to have an adverse effect on another measure of performance, precision -- as recall is increased precision is lowered.
    Ex. Efforts to destigmatize euthanasia or even encourage it for some groups may have the untoward effect of promoting suicide in other groups.
    Ex. The advantage of an acoustic pulse as the averse stimulus is discussed.
    ----
    * circunstancia adversa = adverse circumstance.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo <circunstancias/resultado> adverse

    la suerte le fue adversa — (liter) fortune did not favor him (liter)

    * * *
    = adverse, untoward, averse.

    Ex: An increase in recall tends to have an adverse effect on another measure of performance, precision -- as recall is increased precision is lowered.

    Ex: Efforts to destigmatize euthanasia or even encourage it for some groups may have the untoward effect of promoting suicide in other groups.
    Ex: The advantage of an acoustic pulse as the averse stimulus is discussed.
    * circunstancia adversa = adverse circumstance.

    * * *
    adverso -sa
    ‹circunstancias/resultado› adverse
    la suerte le fue adversa ( liter); fortune did not favor him ( liter)
    * * *

    adverso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹circunstancias/resultado› adverse

    adverso,-a adjetivo adverse

    ' adverso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adversa
    English:
    adverse
    - unfavorable
    - unfavourable
    - unsympathetic
    - untoward
    * * *
    adverso, -a adj
    1. [condiciones] adverse;
    incluso en las condiciones más adversas even in the worst o most adverse conditions
    2. [destino] unkind
    3. [suerte] bad;
    la suerte le fue adversa fate was unkind to him
    4. [viento] unfavourable
    * * *
    adj adverse;
    suerte adversa bad luck
    * * *
    adverso, -sa adj
    desfavorable: adverse, unfavorable
    ♦ adversamente adv

    Spanish-English dictionary > adverso

  • 32 agente federal

    Ex. Efforts to train thousands of federal agents to protect commercial flights during heightened terror alerts have been abandoned.
    * * *

    Ex: Efforts to train thousands of federal agents to protect commercial flights during heightened terror alerts have been abandoned.

    Spanish-English dictionary > agente federal

  • 33 agotador

    adj.
    exhausting, backbreaking, burdensome, fatiguing.
    * * *
    1 exhausting
    * * *
    (f. - agotadora)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo exhausting
    * * *
    = taxing, tiring, grinding, strenuous, backbreaking [back-breaking], fatiguing, gruelling [grueling, -USA].
    Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
    Ex. Upper case can be more tiring to scan than text displayed in both upper and lower case.
    Ex. Their response to the grinding monotony of repetitive labour and over-long hours was frequent absenteeism.
    Ex. This article outlines the strenuous efforts to renew the library after the books had been destroyed by enemy action during World War II (the periodicals had already been evacuated).
    Ex. His book plumbs the elusive depths of slaves' resistance by showing how they created opportunities for autonomy even while immersed in backbreaking work.
    Ex. These fatiguing illnesses were similarly distributed in the four regions, being somewhat more common in rural than in urban areas.
    Ex. He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo exhausting
    * * *
    = taxing, tiring, grinding, strenuous, backbreaking [back-breaking], fatiguing, gruelling [grueling, -USA].

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

    Ex: Upper case can be more tiring to scan than text displayed in both upper and lower case.
    Ex: Their response to the grinding monotony of repetitive labour and over-long hours was frequent absenteeism.
    Ex: This article outlines the strenuous efforts to renew the library after the books had been destroyed by enemy action during World War II (the periodicals had already been evacuated).
    Ex: His book plumbs the elusive depths of slaves' resistance by showing how they created opportunities for autonomy even while immersed in backbreaking work.
    Ex: These fatiguing illnesses were similarly distributed in the four regions, being somewhat more common in rural than in urban areas.
    Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.

    * * *
    exhausting
    * * *

    agotador
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    exhausting
    agotador,-ora adjetivo exhausting

    ' agotador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agotadora
    - cambio
    English:
    demanding
    - exhausting
    - grueling
    - gruelling
    - hard
    - punishing
    - strenuous
    - hectic
    * * *
    agotador, -ora adj
    exhausting
    * * *
    adj exhausting
    * * *
    agotador, - dora adj
    : exhausting
    * * *
    agotador adj exhausting

    Spanish-English dictionary > agotador

  • 34 agradecido por

    Ex. Appreciative of his efforts, Crane purchased a sophisticated offset printing press and other hardware for the production of library booklists, flyers, programs, etc..
    * * *

    Ex: Appreciative of his efforts, Crane purchased a sophisticated offset printing press and other hardware for the production of library booklists, flyers, programs, etc..

    Spanish-English dictionary > agradecido por

  • 35 al azar

    adv.
    at random, at a venture, hit-or-miss, hit-and-miss.
    * * *
    at random
    * * *
    = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck
    Ex. Observations were made at random by uninvolved observers.
    Ex. If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry.
    Ex. Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
    Ex. Nonetheless, the indiscriminate use of both terms in a data base creates a situation in which the serious scholar is either deprived of access to half of the material in the collection, or must consult two sequences.
    Ex. Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
    Ex. Where the subcategory is small the subsequent arrangement is random.
    Ex. The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.
    Ex. In addition to the 'pot luck' method which some indexers seem to favour, we now have the use of PRECIS to serve as the indexing method in BNB.
    Ex. Funds are low, so libraries could benefit from interlibrary loan schemes, although without a national union catalogue, efforts to serve readers are hit and miss = Los fondos son escasos, por lo que las bibliotecas se podrían beneficiar del préstamo interbibliotecario, aunque, sin un catálogo colectivo nacional, los esfuerzos para atender a los usuarios son una lotería.
    Ex. For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.
    Ex. The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke.
    Ex. Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it.
    Ex. The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.
    * * *
    = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck

    Ex: Observations were made at random by uninvolved observers.

    Ex: If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry.
    Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
    Ex: Nonetheless, the indiscriminate use of both terms in a data base creates a situation in which the serious scholar is either deprived of access to half of the material in the collection, or must consult two sequences.
    Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
    Ex: Where the subcategory is small the subsequent arrangement is random.
    Ex: The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.
    Ex: In addition to the 'pot luck' method which some indexers seem to favour, we now have the use of PRECIS to serve as the indexing method in BNB.
    Ex: Funds are low, so libraries could benefit from interlibrary loan schemes, although without a national union catalogue, efforts to serve readers are hit and miss = Los fondos son escasos, por lo que las bibliotecas se podrían beneficiar del préstamo interbibliotecario, aunque, sin un catálogo colectivo nacional, los esfuerzos para atender a los usuarios son una lotería.
    Ex: For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.
    Ex: The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke.
    Ex: Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it.
    Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.

    Spanish-English dictionary > al azar

  • 36 alerta terrorista

    (n.) = terror alert
    Ex. Efforts to train thousands of federal agents to protect commercial flights during heightened terror alerts have been abandoned.
    * * *

    Ex: Efforts to train thousands of federal agents to protect commercial flights during heightened terror alerts have been abandoned.

    Spanish-English dictionary > alerta terrorista

  • 37 alertar

    v.
    1 to alert.
    La explosión alertó a la policía The explosion alerted the police.
    2 to inform, to alert, to notify.
    El soplón alertó al guarda The stool pigeon informed the guard.
    * * *
    1 to alert (de, to)
    1 to be alert
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    VI to be alert, keep one's eyes open
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    * * *
    = awaken, sound + a wake-up call.
    Ex. Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.
    Ex. The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
    ----
    * alertar de = alert to.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    * * *
    = awaken, sound + a wake-up call.

    Ex: Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.

    Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
    * alertar de = alert to.

    * * *
    alertar [A1 ]
    vt
    alertar a algn DE algo to alert sb TO sth
    nos alertó del peligro he alerted us to the danger
    * * *

    alertar ( conjugate alertar) verbo transitivo alertar a algn de algo to alert sb to sth
    alertar verbo transitivo to alert [de, to]: los bomberos nos alertaron sobre el peligro de derrumbamiento, the fire brigade alerted us to the danger of collapse
    ' alertar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    chivatazo
    - prevenir
    English:
    alert
    - forewarn
    - warn
    * * *
    to alert (de about o to);
    alertaron a los esquiadores del peligro de aludes they warned the skiers that there was a danger of avalanches
    * * *
    v/t alert (de to)
    * * *
    : to alert
    * * *
    alertar vb to alert

    Spanish-English dictionary > alertar

  • 38 ampliar las fronteras de

    (v.) = push + the frontiers of, push + the boundaries of
    Ex. A dynamic tension exists between the need for coordinated research and the continuation of individual efforts to push the frontiers of polar science.
    Ex. The competition served as a focal point for so many bright young minds from across the world to focus on pushing the boundaries of fuel efficiency.
    * * *
    (v.) = push + the frontiers of, push + the boundaries of

    Ex: A dynamic tension exists between the need for coordinated research and the continuation of individual efforts to push the frontiers of polar science.

    Ex: The competition served as a focal point for so many bright young minds from across the world to focus on pushing the boundaries of fuel efficiency.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ampliar las fronteras de

  • 39 anterior a la prueba

    (adj.) = pretrial
    Ex. Since the pioneering efforts of the 60s, use of the computer in pretrial and trial work has expanded significantly.
    * * *
    (adj.) = pretrial

    Ex: Since the pioneering efforts of the 60s, use of the computer in pretrial and trial work has expanded significantly.

    Spanish-English dictionary > anterior a la prueba

  • 40 anulación

    f.
    1 annulment, abolition, cancellation, nullification.
    2 annulment, nullification, cancellation, impairment.
    * * *
    1 (gen) annulment, cancellation; (de ley) repeal; (de sentencia) quashing, overturning
    2 DEPORTE (de gol) disallowing
    \
    anulación de matrimonio annulment of marriage
    * * *
    noun f.
    cancellation, annulment
    * * *
    SF [de contrato] annulment, cancellation; [de ley] repeal
    * * *
    femenino (de contrato, viaje) cancellation; ( de matrimonio) annulment; ( de sentencia) quashing, overturning
    * * *
    = masking, doping, revocation, overturning, repeal, write-off [writeoff], annulment.
    Ex. Truncation can be achieved by right-hand truncation, left-hand truncation, or masking of letters in the middle of a word.
    Ex. The process is called doping and it interferes with the conducting properties of the semiconductor.
    Ex. The seminar will examine licensing arrangements generally including duration of a licensing agreement; who owns what; revocation of rights in certain circumstances; credits; and warranties and indemnities.
    Ex. This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.
    Ex. The author examines the historical context that led to the adoption of the Public Libraries Act 1959 and the events that led to its repeal in 1992.
    Ex. The problem of non-repayment of debts should not be tackled therefore through populist measures such as conversions of loans, interest waivers or absolute write-off.
    Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.
    * * *
    femenino (de contrato, viaje) cancellation; ( de matrimonio) annulment; ( de sentencia) quashing, overturning
    * * *
    = masking, doping, revocation, overturning, repeal, write-off [writeoff], annulment.

    Ex: Truncation can be achieved by right-hand truncation, left-hand truncation, or masking of letters in the middle of a word.

    Ex: The process is called doping and it interferes with the conducting properties of the semiconductor.
    Ex: The seminar will examine licensing arrangements generally including duration of a licensing agreement; who owns what; revocation of rights in certain circumstances; credits; and warranties and indemnities.
    Ex: This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.
    Ex: The author examines the historical context that led to the adoption of the Public Libraries Act 1959 and the events that led to its repeal in 1992.
    Ex: The problem of non-repayment of debts should not be tackled therefore through populist measures such as conversions of loans, interest waivers or absolute write-off.
    Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

    * * *
    1 (de un contrato, convenio) cancellation; (de un matrimonio) annulment; (de una sentencia) quashing, overturning
    protestó la anulación del gol he protested when the goal was disallowed
    2 (de un viaje, compromiso) cancellation
    Compuesto:
    manual override
    * * *

    anulación sustantivo femenino (de contrato, viaje) cancellation;
    ( de matrimonio) annulment;
    ( de sentencia) quashing, overturning;

    anulación f (de un contrato, una cita) cancellation
    (de matrimonio) annulment
    (derogación de una ley) repeal
    (de una sentencia) quashing

    ' anulación' also found in these entries:
    English:
    annulment
    * * *
    1. [cancelación] cancellation;
    [de ley] repeal; [de matrimonio, contrato] annulment
    2. Dep [de un partido] calling-off;
    no estaban de acuerdo con la anulación del gol they disagreed with the decision to disallow the goal;
    anunciaron la anulación del resultado they announced that the result had been declared void
    * * *
    f cancellation; de matrimonio annulment
    * * *
    anulación nf, pl - ciones : annulment, nullification

    Spanish-English dictionary > anulación

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