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  • 21 indistintamente

    adj.
    1 equally, alike.
    se refería a jóvenes y viejos indistintamente he was referring to young and old alike
    2 indistinctly.
    adv.
    1 indistinctly, one or the other, indiscriminatingly.
    2 indistinctly, fuzzily.
    * * *
    1 (por igual) equally
    2 (con imprecisión) indistinctly
    * * *
    ADV
    1) (=sin distinción) without distinction; (=sin discriminación) indiscriminately

    pueden firmar indistintamente — either may sign ( joint holder of the account {etc}4})

    2) (=no claramente) vaguely, indistinctly
    * * *
    a) (sin distinción, separación)

    todos, indistintamente, deberán hacerlo — everyone, without distinction o exception, will have to do it

    b) ( no claramente) <percibir/recordar> vaguely
    * * *
    = indiscriminately, interchangeably, indistinctively.
    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. We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.
    Ex. But most people nowadays object to the use of either word to refer indistinctively to Japanese or Chinese characters.
    ----
    * usar indistintamente = use + interchangeably.
    * * *
    a) (sin distinción, separación)

    todos, indistintamente, deberán hacerlo — everyone, without distinction o exception, will have to do it

    b) ( no claramente) <percibir/recordar> vaguely
    * * *
    = indiscriminately, interchangeably, indistinctively.

    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: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.
    Ex: But most people nowadays object to the use of either word to refer indistinctively to Japanese or Chinese characters.
    * usar indistintamente = use + interchangeably.

    * * *
    1
    (sin distinción, separación): puede firmar uno u otro indistintamente either of you can sign, it doesn't matter which of you signs
    todos, indistintamente, deberán hacer la prueba everyone, without distinction o exception, will have to do the test
    culpaba a los liberales y a los conservadores indistintamente she blamed both liberals and conservatives alike
    2 (no claramente) ‹percibir/recordar› vaguely
    las voces le llegaban indistintamente a través de la pared she could hear the voices faintly o indistinctly through the wall
    * * *

    indistintamente adv (sin distinción) vale para coches de gasolina o diesel indistintamente, it's used for petrol or diesel cars, it doesn't matter which
    ' indistintamente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    indiscriminately
    - indistinctly
    * * *
    1. [sin distinción] equally, alike;
    se refería a jóvenes y viejos indistintamente he was referring to young and old alike;
    utilizan indistintamente el español y el inglés they use Spanish and English interchangeably;
    permite enviar indistintamente datos e imágenes it allows you to send both data and images equally well
    2. [sin claridad] indistinctly
    * * *
    adv
    1 ( sin claridad) indistinctly
    2 ( sin distinción) without distinction
    * * *
    1) : indistinctly
    2) : indiscriminately

    Spanish-English dictionary > indistintamente

  • 22 lado

    m.
    1 side (coin).
    el cine está a este lado de la calle the cinema is on this side of the street
    la casa de al lado the house next door
    al otro lado de la calle/frontera, across the street/border
    en el lado de arriba/abajo on the top/bottom
    a ambos lados on both sides
    de lado tilted, at an angle (torcido)
    mételo de lado put it in sideways
    dormir de lado to sleep on one's side
    viento de lado crosswind
    atravesar algo de lado a lado to cross something from one side to the other
    echarse o hacerse a un lado to move aside
    por un lado on the one hand
    por otro lado on the other hand
    2 place (place).
    debe de estar en otro lado it must be somewhere else
    de un lado para o a otro to and fro
    por todos lados everywhere, all around
    iremos cada uno por nuestro lado we will go our separate ways
    3 side (faction).
    y tú ¿de qué lado estás? whose side are you on?
    ponerse del lado de alguien to take somebody's side
    4 latus, flank, regio lateralis.
    * * *
    1 (gen) side
    \
    al lado de alguien next to somebody
    al lado de algo beside something
    dar de lado a alguien to ignore somebody
    de medio lado tilted, on the tilt
    de un lado para otro about, all over the place, to and fro, backwards and forwards
    dejar a alguien de lado to leave somebody out
    dejar algo a un lado to leave something aside
    dejar algo de lado to leave something aside
    estar al lado (muy cerca) to be very near
    hacerse a un lado to get out of the way
    poner a un lado to set aside
    poner algo de lado to put something sideways
    por un lado... por otro... on the one hand... on the other hand...
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=lateral) side

    lado derecho — right side, right-hand side

    lado izquierdo — left side, left-hand side

    al otro lado de la calle — on the other side of the street, across the street

    a un lado y a otro — on all sides, all around

    • de lado — sideways

    • echarse o hacerse a un lado — [persona] to move to one side, step aside; [vehículo] to swerve out of the way

    • por su lado, se fue cada uno por su lado — they went their separate ways

    - mirar a algn de medio lado
    2) (=aspecto) side

    • por un lado..., por otro lado... — on the one hand..., on the other hand...

    por ese lado, creo que está bien — in that respect, I think it's all right

    3) (=lugar)

    • ponlo en cualquier lado — put it anywhere

    • otro lado, tiene que estar en otro lado — it must be somewhere else

    ir de un lado a otro — to go to and fro, walk up and down

    estuvo de un lado para otro toda la mañana — she was up and down all morning, she was running around all morning

    • por todos lados, me lo encuentro por todos lados — I bump into him everywhere I go

    rodeado de agua por todos lados — surrounded by water on all sides, completely surrounded by water

    4) [indicando proximidad]

    • estar al lado — to be near

    el cine está aquí al lado — the cinema is just round the corner, the cinema is very near

    • al lado de, la silla que está al lado del armario — the chair beside the wardrobe

    al lado de aquello, esto no es nada — compared to that, this is nothing

    al lado de ella, tú pareces una belleza — compared to her, you seem really beautiful

    • a mi/tu lado, Felipe se sentó a mi lado — Felipe sat beside me

    5) (=bando) (Mil) flank; (Pol) faction

    yo estoy de su lado — I'm on his side, I'm with him

    6) (Mat) side
    7) (Dep) end
    8) † (=favor) favour, protection
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( parte lateral) side

    a este/al otro lado del río — on this/on the other side of the river

    ¿de qué lado de la calle? — which side of the street?

    cambiar de lado — (Dep) to change sides (AmE) o (BrE) ends

    b) (de papel, moneda, tela) side
    c) (Mat) ( de polígono) side
    2) (aspecto, ángulo) side
    3)
    a) ( bando) side

    ¿de qué lado estás? — whose side are you on?

    b) ( rama familiar) side
    4) (sitio, lugar)

    miré en or por todos lados — I looked everywhere

    al lado: viven en la casa de al lado they live next door; los vecinos de al lado the next-door neighbors; nos queda aquí al lado it's very near here o (colloq) is right on the doorstep; al lado de alguien/algo ( contiguo a) next to somebody/something, beside somebody/something; ( en comparación con) compared to somebody/something; a su lado me siento segura I feel safe when I'm with him; de mi/tu/su lado: no te muevas de mi lado don't leave my side, stay close to me; de lado <meter/colocar> sideways; <tumbarse/dormir> on one's side; ponlo de lado turn it sideways; de medio lado at an angle; por otro lado ( en cambio) on the other hand; ( además) apart from anything else; por un lado..., pero por otro lado... on the one hand..., but on the other hand...; dejar algo de lado or a un lado to leave something aside o to one side; dejar a alguien de lado: me dejan de lado en la oficina they leave me out of things at the office; sus amigos la dejaron a un lado her friends gave her the cold shoulder; estar al or del otro lado (CS, Méx fam) to be over the worst, be laughing (colloq); ir cada uno por su lado: mejor vamos cada uno por nuestro lado y allí nos encontramos it's better if we all make our own way and meet each other there; cada uno se fue por su lado they went their separate ways; por cualquier lado que se mire whichever way o however you look at it; saber de qué lado sopla el viento — to know which way the wind blows, know how the land lies

    * * *
    = part, quarter, side.
    Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
    Ex. A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.
    Ex. The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.
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    * a ambos lados de = on either side of.
    * a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.
    * adelantar por el lado incorrecto = undertake.
    * al lado de = beside, at the side of, by the side of.
    * al otro lado de = across.
    * al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.
    * al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.
    * al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del charco = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del mundo = half way (a)round the world.
    * al otro lado del océano = across the pond.
    * ambos lados del argumento = both sides of the fence.
    * apartarse a un lado = pull over.
    * a todos lados = far and wide.
    * a uno y otro lado de = on either side of.
    * aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.
    * continuar al lado de = stand by.
    * con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.
    * dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.
    * dejando a un lado = apart from.
    * dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.
    * dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.
    * dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].
    * del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.
    * denerse en el lado del camino = pull over.
    * de todos lados = from far and wide.
    * de un lado de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.
    * de un lado para otro = on the move, to and fro.
    * echar a un lado = push aside.
    * el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.
    * en el lado negativo = on the negative side, on the downside.
    * en el lado positivo = on the credit side, on the positive side, on the plus side, on the bright side.
    * en todos lados = far and wide.
    * estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.
    * extenderse por todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.
    * hacer a un lado = nudge + Nombre + aside, push aside.
    * hacerse a un lado = make + room (for), pull over.
    * juntos por el lado más ancho = side by side.
    * juntos por el lado más estrecho = end to end.
    * lado del camino = wayside.
    * lado derecho = right-hand side.
    * lado derecho, el = right side, the.
    * lado exterior, el = far side, the.
    * lado externo, el = far side, the.
    * lado izquierdo, el = left side, the.
    * lado más cercano, el = near side, the, near side, the.
    * llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.
    * pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.
    * pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.
    * pero por otro lado = but then again.
    * poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.
    * ponerse del lado de = side with.
    * ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.
    * por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note.
    * por otro lados = on other matters.
    * por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.
    * por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.
    * por un lado = on the one hand, on the one side.
    * por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.
    * tiempo estar de lado de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.
    * viento de lado = crosswind.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( parte lateral) side

    a este/al otro lado del río — on this/on the other side of the river

    ¿de qué lado de la calle? — which side of the street?

    cambiar de lado — (Dep) to change sides (AmE) o (BrE) ends

    b) (de papel, moneda, tela) side
    c) (Mat) ( de polígono) side
    2) (aspecto, ángulo) side
    3)
    a) ( bando) side

    ¿de qué lado estás? — whose side are you on?

    b) ( rama familiar) side
    4) (sitio, lugar)

    miré en or por todos lados — I looked everywhere

    al lado: viven en la casa de al lado they live next door; los vecinos de al lado the next-door neighbors; nos queda aquí al lado it's very near here o (colloq) is right on the doorstep; al lado de alguien/algo ( contiguo a) next to somebody/something, beside somebody/something; ( en comparación con) compared to somebody/something; a su lado me siento segura I feel safe when I'm with him; de mi/tu/su lado: no te muevas de mi lado don't leave my side, stay close to me; de lado <meter/colocar> sideways; <tumbarse/dormir> on one's side; ponlo de lado turn it sideways; de medio lado at an angle; por otro lado ( en cambio) on the other hand; ( además) apart from anything else; por un lado..., pero por otro lado... on the one hand..., but on the other hand...; dejar algo de lado or a un lado to leave something aside o to one side; dejar a alguien de lado: me dejan de lado en la oficina they leave me out of things at the office; sus amigos la dejaron a un lado her friends gave her the cold shoulder; estar al or del otro lado (CS, Méx fam) to be over the worst, be laughing (colloq); ir cada uno por su lado: mejor vamos cada uno por nuestro lado y allí nos encontramos it's better if we all make our own way and meet each other there; cada uno se fue por su lado they went their separate ways; por cualquier lado que se mire whichever way o however you look at it; saber de qué lado sopla el viento — to know which way the wind blows, know how the land lies

    * * *
    = part, quarter, side.

    Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

    Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.
    Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.
    * a ambos lados de = on either side of.
    * a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.
    * adelantar por el lado incorrecto = undertake.
    * al lado de = beside, at the side of, by the side of.
    * al otro lado de = across.
    * al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.
    * al otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.
    * al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del charco = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del mundo = half way (a)round the world.
    * al otro lado del océano = across the pond.
    * ambos lados del argumento = both sides of the fence.
    * apartarse a un lado = pull over.
    * a todos lados = far and wide.
    * a uno y otro lado de = on either side of.
    * aunque por otro lado = but otherwise.
    * continuar al lado de = stand by.
    * con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.
    * dar de lado = short-circuit [shortcircuit], give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.
    * dejando a un lado = apart from.
    * dejar a una lado = put + Nombre + to one side.
    * dejar a un lado = put + aside, move + beyond, lay + Nombre + aside, leave by + the wayside.
    * dejar de lado = leave + aside, forego [forgo].
    * del otro lado de la ciudad = cross-town.
    * denerse en el lado del camino = pull over.
    * de todos lados = from far and wide.
    * de un lado de la ciudad a otro = cross-town.
    * de un lado para otro = on the move, to and fro.
    * echar a un lado = push aside.
    * el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.
    * en el lado negativo = on the negative side, on the downside.
    * en el lado positivo = on the credit side, on the positive side, on the plus side, on the bright side.
    * en todos lados = far and wide.
    * estar al lado de = stand by + Lugar.
    * extenderse por todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.
    * hacer a un lado = nudge + Nombre + aside, push aside.
    * hacerse a un lado = make + room (for), pull over.
    * juntos por el lado más ancho = side by side.
    * juntos por el lado más estrecho = end to end.
    * lado del camino = wayside.
    * lado derecho = right-hand side.
    * lado derecho, el = right side, the.
    * lado exterior, el = far side, the.
    * lado externo, el = far side, the.
    * lado izquierdo, el = left side, the.
    * lado más cercano, el = near side, the, near side, the.
    * llegar a todos lados = extend + far and wide, reach + far and wide, stretch + far and wide.
    * lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.
    * mirar al otro lado = look + the other way.
    * pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.
    * pasar por el lado de = make + Posesivo + way past.
    * pero por otro lado = but then again.
    * poner a un lado = lay + Nombre + aside, set + aside.
    * ponerse del lado de = side with.
    * ponerse del lado de Alguien = side in + Posesivo + favour.
    * por otro lado = alternatively, however, on the other side, for another thing, on the flip side, on another topic, on another matter, on another note.
    * por otro lados = on other matters.
    * por todos lados = left, right and centre, far and wide.
    * por una lado... por otro = at one end... at the other.
    * por un lado = on the one hand, on the one side.
    * por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre = in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.
    * tiempo estar de lado de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.
    * viento de lado = crosswind.

    * * *
    A
    está en el lado derecho it is on the right side o the righthand side
    a este/al otro lado del río on this/on the other side of the river
    ¿de qué lado de la calle está su casa? which side of the street is your house on?
    se hizo a un lado para dejarlo pasar she stood aside o moved to one side to let him pass
    tuvo que echarse a un lado para evitar la colisión he had to swerve to avoid a collision
    pon estas fichas a un lado set these pieces aside, put these counters to one side ( BrE)
    cambiar de lado ( Dep) to change sides ( AmE) o ( BrE) ends
    2 (de un papel, una moneda, una tela) side
    escribe sólo por un lado del folio write on o use one side of the paper only
    4 ( Econ):
    el lado de la demanda/de la oferta the demand/supply side
    Compuesto:
    blind side
    B (aspecto, ángulo) side
    hay que ver el lado positivo de las cosas you have to look on the bright side of things
    todas las cosas tienen su lado bueno y su lado malo there's a good side and a bad side to everything
    Luisa tiene su lado bueno Luisa has her good points
    por ese lado te conviene aceptar from that point of view it's to your advantage to accept
    C
    1 (bando) side
    ¿tú de qué lado estás, del suyo o del nuestro? whose side are you on? theirs or ours?
    igualar a dos goles por lado they drew/tied two goals each
    por el lado materno/paterno on the maternal/paternal side
    por el lado de mi madre/padre on my mother's/father's side (of the family)
    D
    (sitio, lugar): he mirado en or por todos lados y no lo encuentro I've looked everywhere and I can't find it
    ponlo por ahí en cualquier lado put it over there somewhere o ( AmE) someplace
    ¿por qué no vamos por otro lado? why don't we go a different way?
    va a todos lados en taxi she goes everywhere by taxi
    me he pasado toda la mañana de un lado para otro I've been running around all morning
    vas a tener que intentarlo por otro lado you're going to have to try some other way
    E ( en locs):
    al lado: viven en la casa de al lado they live next door
    nuestros vecinos de al lado our next-door neighbors
    el colegio nos queda aquí al lado the school's very near here o ( colloq) is right on the doorstep
    al lado de algn/algo (contiguo a) next to sb/sth, beside sb/sth; (en comparación con) compared to sb/sth
    se sentó al lado de su padre she sat down next to o beside her father
    ponte aquí a mi lado sit here next to o beside me
    al lado de él or ( crit) al lado suyo hasta yo parezco inteligente compared to him even I seem intelligent
    a su lado me siento segura I feel safe when I'm with him
    todas las cosas que he aprendido a su lado everything I've learned from (being with) her
    viven al lado de mi casa they live next door to me
    me queda al lado del trabajo it's right by o very near where I work
    eso no es nada al lado de lo que él tiene that's nothing compared to o with what he has
    de mi/tu/su lado: no te muevas de mi lado don't leave my side, stay close to me
    de lado ‹meter/colocar› sideways;
    ‹tumbarse/dormir› on one's side
    ponlo de lado a ver si cabe turn it sideways, maybe it'll fit that way
    de medio lado at an angle
    llevaba el sombrero de medio lado he wore his hat at an angle
    por otro lado (en cambio) on the other hand; (además) apart from anything else
    por otro lado, estas cifras tampoco son muy significativas there again o however o on the other hand, these figures are not very significant
    por un lado …, pero por otro lado … on the one hand …, but on the other hand …
    por otro lado yo ni siquiera lo conozco apart from anything else I don't even know him
    dejar algo de ladoor a un lado to leave sth aside o to one side
    dejar or ( Esp) dar a algn de ladoor a un lado: últimamente lo están dejando de lado en la oficina lately they've been leaving him out of things in the office
    sus amigos la están dejando a un lado her friends have been giving her the cold shoulder
    estar al or del otro lado (CS, Méx fam); to be over the worst, be laughing ( colloq)
    ir cada uno por su lado: mejor vamos cada uno por nuestro lado y allí nos encontramos it's better if we all make our own way and meet each other there
    se pelearon y cada uno se fue por su lado they had an argument and went their separate ways
    aunque viven juntos, luego cada uno va por su lado although they live together, they all lead their own separate lives o ( colloq) they all do their own thing
    mirarle a algn de lado ( fam); to look down on sb
    por cualquier lado que se mire whichever way o however you look at it
    saber de qué lado sopla el viento to know which way the wind blows, know how the land lies
    * * *

     

    lado sustantivo masculino
    1


    a este/al otro lado del río on this/on the other side of the river;
    hacerse a un lado to move to one side;
    echarse a un lado [ coche] to swerve;

    [ persona] to move over;

    ¿de qué lado estás? whose side are you on?;
    cambiar de lado (Dep) to change sides (AmE) o (BrE) ends;
    ver el lado positivo de las cosas to look on the bright side of things;
    por el lado de mi padre on my father's side (of the family)
    b) (de papel, moneda, tela) side

    2 (sitio, lugar):
    ◊ a/en/por todos lados everywhere;

    en algún lado somewhere;
    en cualquier lado anywhere;
    ir de un lado para otro to run around
    3 ( en locs)
    ◊ al lado: viven en la casa de al lado they live next door;

    los vecinos de al lado the next-door neighbors;
    al lado de algn/algo ( contiguo a) next to sb/sth, beside sb/sth;

    ( en comparación con) compared to sb/sth;
    ◊ de lado ‹meter/colocar› sideways;


    ‹tumbarse/dormir› on one's side;
    ◊ de lado a lado ‹extenderse/cruzar› from one side to the other;

    por otro lado ( en cambio) on the other hand;

    ( además) apart from anything else;
    ◊ por un lado …, pero por otro lado … on the one hand …, but on the other hand …;

    dejar algo de lado to leave sth aside o to one side;
    ir cada uno por su lado: cada uno se fue por su lado they went their separate ways
    lado sustantivo masculino
    1 side: a este lado del río, on this side of the river
    a un lado, aside
    2 (lugar) place: idos a otro lado, go somewhere else
    3 (camino, dirección) direction, way: nos fuimos por otro lado, we went another way
    4 (aspecto) side: tiene un lado salvaje, he has a wild side
    por un lado..., por otro lado..., on the one hand..., on the other (hand)...
    ♦ Locuciones: al lado, close by, nearby: mi casa está ahí al lado, my house is just over there
    al lado de, next to, beside: al lado de ella, tú eres un genio, compared with her, you are a genius
    dar de lado a alguien, to cold-shoulder sb
    de (medio) lado, sideways: saludó friamente y miró de medio lado, he said hello coldly and then looked away
    ' lado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - ancha
    - ancho
    - aparte
    - banda
    - chalet
    - collado
    - cuestión
    - derecha
    - derecho
    - emplazar
    - estar
    - ir
    - izquierda
    - izquierdo
    - justa
    - justo
    - ladearse
    - mano
    - moribunda
    - moribundo
    - parte
    - sacudir
    - siniestra
    - siniestro
    - apartar
    - colgar
    - colocar
    - contramano
    - contrapeso
    - contrario
    - cruzar
    - cualquiera
    - dejar
    - dormir
    - echar
    - enfrente
    - explanada
    - hacer
    - inclinar
    - llegar
    - ninguno
    - ocupar
    - opuesto
    - orillar
    - otro
    - paralizar
    - pasar
    - robar
    - través
    English:
    about
    - across
    - alongside
    - arrogant
    - aside
    - astir
    - beside
    - breadth
    - bright
    - bring out
    - brush aside
    - bury
    - by
    - crack
    - cross
    - dash
    - directly
    - disturbing
    - downside
    - dwarf
    - either
    - embankment
    - flank
    - flip side
    - graph paper
    - graze
    - hand
    - lay aside
    - lay down
    - move along
    - move over
    - nearside
    - next
    - next door
    - noplace
    - off
    - offside
    - out
    - outside
    - over
    - pace
    - part
    - past
    - pull over
    - push aside
    - put aside
    - right
    - right-hand
    - set aside
    - side
    * * *
    lado nm
    1. [costado, cara, parte lateral] side;
    me duele el lado izquierdo my left side is hurting;
    el supermercado está a este lado de la calle the supermarket is on this side of the street;
    el lado más áspero de la tela the rougher side of the cloth;
    un polígono con cuatro lados a four-sided o quadrilateral polygon;
    este cuadro se puede colgar en el lado de la chimenea we can hang this painting on the wall behind the fireplace;
    a ambos lados on both sides;
    al lado [cerca] nearby;
    yo vivo aquí al lado I live just round the corner from here;
    al lado de [junto a] beside, next to;
    [comparado con] compared to;
    la zapatería está al lado de la joyería the shoe shop is next to the jeweller's;
    Juan, al lado de su hermano, es muy alto Juan is very tall compared to his brother;
    al otro lado de on the other side of;
    la mesa de al lado the next table;
    la casa de al lado the house next door;
    los vecinos de al lado the next-door neighbours;
    no te vayas de su lado do not leave her side;
    en el lado de arriba/abajo on the top/bottom;
    de lado [torcido] at an angle;
    el cuadro está de lado the painting isn't straight;
    mételo de lado put it in sideways;
    dormir de lado to sleep on one's side;
    el viento sopla de lado there's a crosswind;
    atravesar algo de lado a lado to cross sth from one side to the other;
    echarse o [m5] hacerse a un lado to move aside;
    poner algo a un lado to put sth aside o to one side
    2. [lugar] place;
    por este lado no oímos nada we can't hear anything over here;
    debe de estar en otro lado it must be somewhere else;
    columpiarse de un lado para o [m5] a otro to swing to and fro;
    estuve todo el día corriendo de un lado para otro I've been running around all day;
    hacerle un lado a alguien to make room for sb;
    iremos cada uno por nuestro lado y nos reuniremos en el hotel we will go our separate ways and meet up later at the hotel;
    si cada cual va por su lado, nunca sacaremos este proyecto adelante if everyone does their own thing, we'll never make a success of this project;
    por todos lados everywhere, all around;
    por todos lados se ven anuncios de este nuevo refresco there are adverts for this new drink everywhere
    3. [bando] side;
    y tú ¿de qué lado estás? whose side are you on?;
    estoy de su lado I'm on her side;
    ponerse del lado de alguien to take sb's side
    4. [línea de parentesco] side;
    por el lado paterno on my/his/her/ etc father's side
    5. [aspecto] side;
    siempre ve el lado negativo de las cosas she always sees the negative side of things;
    la entrevista se centra en el lado humano del campeón the interview focuses on the human side of the champion;
    por un lado [en primer lugar] on the one hand;
    [en cierto modo] in one sense;
    por otro lado, Am [m5] de otro lado [en segundo lugar] on the other hand;
    [además] in any case
    6. Comp
    dar de lado a alguien, Méx, RP [m5] dar a alguien por su lado to cold-shoulder sb;
    dejar algo de lado o [m5] a un lado [prescindir] to leave sth to one side;
    Méx, RP Fam
    estar del otro lado to be over the worst;
    mirar de lado a alguien [despreciar] to look askance at sb;
    RP, Ven Fam
    pasar al otro lado to kick the bucket, to snuff it;
    RP, Ven Fam CSur Fam
    ser o [m5] patear para el otro lado to be one of them, to be queer
    * * *
    m side; ( lugar) place;
    al lado nearby;
    al lado de beside, next to;
    al otro lado de on the other side of;
    de lado sideways;
    por todos lados everywhere;
    ir por otro lado go another way;
    mirar a otro lado look the other way;
    por un lado … por otro lado on the one hand … on the other hand;
    dejar a un lado leave aside;
    dar a alguien de lado leave s.o. out;
    estar del lado de alguien be on s.o.’s side;
    ponerse del lado de alguien take s.o.’s side;
    cada uno va por su lado everyone goes their own way;
    mirar a alguien de (medio) lado look sideways at s.o.;
    por el lado de mi padre on my father’s side
    * * *
    lado nm
    1) : side
    2) parte: place
    miró por todos lados: he looked everywhere
    3)
    al lado de : next to, beside
    4)
    de lado : tilted, sideways
    está de lado: it's lying on its side
    5)
    hacerse a un lado : to step aside
    6)
    lado a lado : side by side
    7)
    por otro lado : on the other hand
    * * *
    lado n
    1. (en general) side
    2. (lugar) somewhere / nowhere / anywhere / everywhere
    por un lado... on the one hand...
    por otro lado... on the other hand...

    Spanish-English dictionary > lado

  • 23 a ambos lados de

    Ex. An alternative form of hose, probably invented in Holland in the earlier seventeenth century, took the form of an iron yoke on either side of the spindle in place of the wooden box = Una forma alternativa de matriz, inventada probablemente en Holanda a comienzos del siglo XVII, consistía en un yugo de hierro a ambos lados del husillo en lugar del cajón de madera.
    * * *

    Ex: An alternative form of hose, probably invented in Holland in the earlier seventeenth century, took the form of an iron yoke on either side of the spindle in place of the wooden box = Una forma alternativa de matriz, inventada probablemente en Holanda a comienzos del siglo XVII, consistía en un yugo de hierro a ambos lados del husillo en lugar del cajón de madera.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a ambos lados de

  • 24 a la brasa

    barbecued
    * * *
    (adj.) = grilled
    Ex. Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.
    * * *
    (adj.) = grilled

    Ex: Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a la brasa

  • 25 a la parrilla

    COCINA grilled
    * * *
    = grilled, on the grill
    Ex. Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.
    Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.
    * * *
    = grilled, on the grill

    Ex: Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.

    Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a la parrilla

  • 26 a uno y otro lado de

    Ex. An alternative form of hose, probably invented in Holland in the earlier seventeenth century, took the form of an iron yoke on either side of the spindle in place of the wooden box = Una forma alternativa de matriz, inventada probablemente en Holanda a comienzos del siglo XVII, consistía en un yugo de hierro a ambos lados del husillo en lugar del cajón de madera.
    * * *

    Ex: An alternative form of hose, probably invented in Holland in the earlier seventeenth century, took the form of an iron yoke on either side of the spindle in place of the wooden box = Una forma alternativa de matriz, inventada probablemente en Holanda a comienzos del siglo XVII, consistía en un yugo de hierro a ambos lados del husillo en lugar del cajón de madera.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a uno y otro lado de

  • 27 ahumado

    adj.
    1 smoked, smoke-dried, smoky.
    2 tinted, smoke-tinted.
    m.
    smoking, smoking of food or glass.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: ahumar.
    * * *
    1 (proceso) smoking
    ————————
    1→ link=ahumar ahumar
    1 smoked (bacon) smoky
    1 (proceso) smoking
    * * *
    (f. - ahumada)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (Culin) smoked; (=lleno de humo) smoky; [vidrio] tinted
    2) * (=borracho) tight *, tipsy
    2. SM
    1) (=acción) smoking, curing
    2) * (=borracho) drunk
    * * *
    a) (Coc) smoked
    b) < cristal> smoked; < gafas> tinted
    * * *
    = tinted, smoked.
    Ex. The author provides an overview of the research into the use of tinted lenses for the amelioration of reading difficulties.
    Ex. Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.
    ----
    * arenque ahumado = kipper.
    * cristales ahumados = tinting.
    * jamón ahumado = smoked ham.
    * * *
    a) (Coc) smoked
    b) < cristal> smoked; < gafas> tinted
    * * *
    = tinted, smoked.

    Ex: The author provides an overview of the research into the use of tinted lenses for the amelioration of reading difficulties.

    Ex: Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.
    * arenque ahumado = kipper.
    * cristales ahumados = tinting.
    * jamón ahumado = smoked ham.

    * * *
    1 ( Coc) smoked
    2 ‹cristal› smoked; ‹gafas› tinted
    1 (acción) smoking
    2 ahumados mpl ( Esp) (comida) smoked fish/meats
    * * *

    Del verbo ahumar: ( conjugate ahumar)

    ahumado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    ahumado    
    ahumar
    ahumado adjetivo
    a) (Coc) smoked

    b) ‹ cristal› smoked;

    ‹ gafas› tinted
    ahumar ( conjugate ahumar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹jamón/pescado› to smoke

    b) ‹paredes/techo› to blacken

    ahumado,-a adjetivo
    1 (curado con humo) smoked
    2 (sabor, ambiente, etc) smoky
    3 (superficie translúcida) cristal ahumado, smoked glass
    cuarzo ahumado, smoked quartz
    ahumar verbo transitivo
    1 to smoke
    2 (llenar de humo) to smoke out, to fill with smoke: me estás ahumando con tu cigarro, you're covering me with your cigarette smoke
    ' ahumado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ahumada
    - arenque
    English:
    kipper
    - smoked
    * * *
    ahumado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [jamón, pescado] smoked
    2. [cristal] smoked;
    [gafas] tinted
    3. Fam [borracho] drunk
    ♦ nm
    smoking
    ♦ ahumados nmpl
    = smoked fish and/or meat
    * * *
    adj
    1 smoked
    2
    :
    cristal ahumado tinted glass
    * * *
    ahumado adj smoked

    Spanish-English dictionary > ahumado

  • 28 asado a la parrilla

    (adj.) = grilled
    Ex. Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.
    * * *
    (adj.) = grilled

    Ex: Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.

    Spanish-English dictionary > asado a la parrilla

  • 29 certeza

    f.
    1 certainty.
    tener la certeza de que… to be certain (that)…
    2 sure thing.
    * * *
    1 certainty
    \
    saber algo con certeza to be certain of something
    tener la certeza de que... to be sure that..., be certain that...
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=seguridad) certainty

    tener la certeza de que... — to know for certain that..., be sure that...

    ¿lo sabes con certeza? — do you know (that) for certain?

    2) (=precisión) accuracy
    * * *
    certidumbre femenino certainty

    tengo la certeza de que... — I'm quite sure o certain that...

    no lo sé con certeza — I'm not sure, I don't know for sure

    * * *
    = assurance, certainty, certitude, reassurance, sureness.
    Ex. The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.
    Ex. Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
    Ex. The self-satisfied expression on his face was a proof of his certitude.
    Ex. Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.
    Ex. In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.
    ----
    * con certeza = for sure, with assurance, for certain.
    * conocer con certeza = know for + certain, know for + sure.
    * falta de certeza = uncertainty.
    * saber con certeza = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.
    * sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.
    * tener la certeza de = feel + confident.
    * tener la certeza de que = rest + assured that.
    * * *
    certidumbre femenino certainty

    tengo la certeza de que... — I'm quite sure o certain that...

    no lo sé con certeza — I'm not sure, I don't know for sure

    * * *
    = assurance, certainty, certitude, reassurance, sureness.

    Ex: The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.

    Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
    Ex: The self-satisfied expression on his face was a proof of his certitude.
    Ex: Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.
    Ex: In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.
    * con certeza = for sure, with assurance, for certain.
    * conocer con certeza = know for + certain, know for + sure.
    * falta de certeza = uncertainty.
    * saber con certeza = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.
    * sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.
    * tener la certeza de = feel + confident.
    * tener la certeza de que = rest + assured that.

    * * *
    certainty
    lo puedo afirmar con toda certeza I can state it with absolute certainty o in all confidence
    tengo la certeza de que … I'm quite sure o certain that …, I know for sure o for certain that …
    no lo sé con certeza I'm not sure, I don't know for sure o with certainty
    * * *

     

    certeza,
    ◊ certidumbre sustantivo femenino

    certainty;
    no lo sé con certeza I'm not sure, I don't know for sure
    certeza, certidumbre sustantivo femenino certainty: no lo sé con certeza, I'm not certain of it
    puedes tener la certeza de que iré, you can be sure (that) I'll go

    ' certeza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    certidumbre
    - seguridad
    - absoluto
    - tener
    English:
    certain
    - certainty
    * * *
    certeza, certidumbre, certitud nf
    certainty;
    tener la certeza de que to be certain (that);
    lo digo con la certeza del que ha estudiado el tema I say this with some confidence as I have studied the matter;
    no se sabe con certeza qué causó la explosión it is not known for certain what caused the explosion
    * * *
    f certainty;
    saber algo con certeza know sth for sure
    * * *
    : certainty
    * * *
    certeza n certainty

    Spanish-English dictionary > certeza

  • 30 completamente

    adv.
    completely, totally.
    * * *
    1 completely
    * * *
    adv.
    * * *
    * * *
    adverbio completely
    * * *
    = all the way, completely, entirely, in + Posesivo + entirety, fully, in full, outright, perfectly, purely, squarely, thoroughly, totally, wholly, right through, head and shoulder, roundly, utterly, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], altogether, go + the whole hog, the full monty, by a long way, hopelessly + Adjetivo, one hundred percent, flat out, to the hilt, heinously + Adjetivo.
    Ex. Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.
    Ex. A completely specific statement of document content would have to be the text of the document itself.
    Ex. Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.
    Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
    Ex. Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
    Ex. Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
    Ex. The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.
    Ex. This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.
    Ex. Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.
    Ex. Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
    Ex. Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
    Ex. Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
    Ex. Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.
    Ex. Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.
    Ex. 'General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other books borrowed from the library.
    Ex. The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.
    Ex. We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.
    Ex. I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.
    Ex. Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.
    Ex. The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.
    Ex. The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.
    Ex. The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.
    Ex. Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.
    Ex. Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
    Ex. The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.
    Ex. Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.
    Ex. What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.
    ----
    * afectar completamente = engulf.
    * arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.
    * completamente + Adjetivo = altogether + Adjetivo, downright + Adjetivo, blissfully + Adjetivo.
    * completamente alemán = all-German.
    * completamente corrupto = rotten to the core.
    * completamente decidido a = dead set on.
    * completamente desarrollado = fully-developed.
    * completamente desnudo = stark naked.
    * completamente digital = all-digital.
    * completamente en vigor en = alive and well and living.
    * completamente equipado = with all mods and cons.
    * completamente europeo = all-European.
    * completamente resuelto a = dead set on.
    * completamente seco = bone dry.
    * demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.
    * derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.
    * derrotar completamente = trounce.
    * destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.
    * destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.
    * destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.
    * detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.
    * detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.
    * estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.
    * estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.
    * estar completamente equivocado = be way off.
    * introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in.
    * pagar completamente = pay up.
    * quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.
    * quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.
    * romper completamente = break off.
    * romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.
    * ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.
    * vencer completamente = beat + soundly.
    * Verbo + completamente = quite + Verbo.
    * * *
    adverbio completely
    * * *
    = all the way, completely, entirely, in + Posesivo + entirety, fully, in full, outright, perfectly, purely, squarely, thoroughly, totally, wholly, right through, head and shoulder, roundly, utterly, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], altogether, go + the whole hog, the full monty, by a long way, hopelessly + Adjetivo, one hundred percent, flat out, to the hilt, heinously + Adjetivo.

    Ex: Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.

    Ex: A completely specific statement of document content would have to be the text of the document itself.
    Ex: Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.
    Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
    Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
    Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
    Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.
    Ex: This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.
    Ex: Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.
    Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
    Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
    Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
    Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.
    Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.
    Ex: 'General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other books borrowed from the library.
    Ex: The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.
    Ex: We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.
    Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.
    Ex: Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.
    Ex: The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.
    Ex: The article ' The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.
    Ex: The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.
    Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her ' hopelessly set in her opinions'.
    Ex: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
    Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.
    Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.
    Ex: What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.
    * afectar completamente = engulf.
    * arrasar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.
    * completamente + Adjetivo = altogether + Adjetivo, downright + Adjetivo, blissfully + Adjetivo.
    * completamente alemán = all-German.
    * completamente corrupto = rotten to the core.
    * completamente decidido a = dead set on.
    * completamente desarrollado = fully-developed.
    * completamente desnudo = stark naked.
    * completamente digital = all-digital.
    * completamente en vigor en = alive and well and living.
    * completamente equipado = with all mods and cons.
    * completamente europeo = all-European.
    * completamente resuelto a = dead set on.
    * completamente seco = bone dry.
    * demoler completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.
    * derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.
    * derrotar completamente = trounce.
    * destrozar completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.
    * destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.
    * destruir completamente = blow + Nombre + to bits.
    * detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.
    * detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.
    * estar completamente borracho = be drunk and incapable.
    * estar completamente de acuerdo con = agree + wholeheartedly with.
    * estar completamente equivocado = be way off.
    * introducirse completamente en = immerse + Reflexivo + in.
    * pagar completamente = pay up.
    * quedarse completamente atónito = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.
    * quemarse completamente = go up in + smoke.
    * romper completamente = break off.
    * romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.
    * ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.
    * vencer completamente = beat + soundly.
    * Verbo + completamente = quite + Verbo.

    * * *
    completely
    está completamente loca she's completely insane
    están completamente borrachos they're blind drunk ( colloq)
    es completamente sordo he is stone deaf
    me parece completamente fuera de lugar I think it's totally out of place
    * * *
    completely, totally;
    estoy completamente seguro/lleno I'm completely sure/full;
    el plan fracasó completamente the plan was a total failure
    * * *
    adv completely, totally
    * * *
    : completely, totally
    * * *
    completamente adv completely
    es completamente normal it's completely normal / it's perfectly normal

    Spanish-English dictionary > completamente

  • 31 consejero

    adj.
    counselling, advisory.
    m.
    adviser, assessor, mentor, advisor.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (asesor) adviser, advisor, counsellor
    2 PLÍTICA councillor
    3 (de un consejo de administración) member (of a board of directors)
    \
    ser buen,-na consejero,-a familiar to give sound advice
    consejero delegado managing director
    consejero técnico technical adviser
    * * *
    (f. - consejera)
    noun
    adviser, counselor
    * * *
    consejero, -a
    SM / F
    1) (=asesor) adviser
    2) (Téc) consultant; (Com) director; [en comisión] member of a board etc

    consejero/a de publicidad — advertising consultant

    consejero/a delegado/a — managing director, chief executive officer (EEUU)

    consejero/a militar — military adviser

    3) [de autonomía] minister in a regional government
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino
    1) ( asesor) adviser
    2) (Adm, Com) director
    3) (Gob, Pol) ( en Esp) minister ( in certain autonomous governments)
    4) ( en embajada) counselor*
    * * *
    = adviser [advisor, -USA], counsellor [counselor, -USA], mentor.
    Ex. Recent action by government advisers has resulted in 'subject weightings' being applied to all courses in public sector higher education.
    Ex. Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
    Ex. Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
    ----
    * consejero del consejo privado = privy councillor.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * consejero sobre salidas profesionales = career advisor, career counsellor.
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino
    1) ( asesor) adviser
    2) (Adm, Com) director
    3) (Gob, Pol) ( en Esp) minister ( in certain autonomous governments)
    4) ( en embajada) counselor*
    * * *
    = adviser [advisor, -USA], counsellor [counselor, -USA], mentor.

    Ex: Recent action by government advisers has resulted in 'subject weightings' being applied to all courses in public sector higher education.

    Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
    Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
    * consejero del consejo privado = privy councillor.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * consejero sobre salidas profesionales = career advisor, career counsellor.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    A (asesor) adviser
    mi hermano es buen consejero my brother gives sound advice
    consejero matrimonial marriage guidance counselor
    B ( Adm, Com) director
    Compuesto:
    chief executive
    D (en una embajada) counselor*
    * * *

     

    consejero
    ◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino


    b) (Adm, Com) director

    c) ( en embajada) counselor( conjugate counselor)

    consejero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Pol councillor
    2 Com consejero delegado, managing director
    3 (consultor) adviser
    ' consejero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    consejera
    - consejería
    - guía
    English:
    adviser
    - counselor
    - guide
    * * *
    consejero, -a nm,f
    1. [en asuntos personales] adviser, counsellor;
    [en asuntos técnicos] adviser, consultant;
    es buena/mala consejera she gives sound/bad advice
    consejero matrimonial marriage guidance counsellor
    2. [de un consejo de administración] member of the board, director
    Com consejero delegado chief executive, esp Br managing director, US chief executive officer
    3. [en embajada]
    el consejero de cultura the cultural attaché;
    el consejero de prensa the press officer
    4. Esp [de comunidad autónoma] minister
    * * *
    1 adviser
    2 COM, de ayuntamiento director
    3 Esp
    minister
    * * *
    consejero, -ra n
    : adviser, counselor
    * * *
    consejero n adviser

    Spanish-English dictionary > consejero

  • 32 de cualquier modo

    (como conector de frases) in any case, anyway 2 (despreocupadamente) any old how
    * * *
    * * *
    = however, either way
    Ex. However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.
    Ex. This mission may exist in the mind of one or more persons or actually be written on paper; either way, this subjective sense of 'why' is universally in place.
    * * *
    = however, either way

    Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.

    Ex: This mission may exist in the mind of one or more persons or actually be written on paper; either way, this subjective sense of 'why' is universally in place.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de cualquier modo

  • 33 de viva voz

    verbally, by word of mouth
    * * *
    = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth
    Ex. Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
    Ex. This is because readers learn of particular documents through reviews, hearsay, word-of-mouth, citations in other documents, and so on.
    Ex. Contributors may be informed of standards to which they are expected to adhere either by word of mouth or through the agency of formal written instructions.
    * * *
    = orally, word-of-mouth, by word of mouth

    Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.

    Ex: This is because readers learn of particular documents through reviews, hearsay, word-of-mouth, citations in other documents, and so on.
    Ex: Contributors may be informed of standards to which they are expected to adhere either by word of mouth or through the agency of formal written instructions.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de viva voz

  • 34 demostración

    f.
    1 demonstration, proof.
    2 display, show, demonstration, demo.
    3 public demonstration, mutiny, subversive assembly of demonstrators.
    4 illustration, explanation, demonstration.
    * * *
    1 (gen) demonstration
    2 (manifestación) show, display
    3 MATEMÁTICAS proof
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) show, display
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=comprobación) [de ejemplo, producto] demonstration; [de teorema, teoría] proof

    demostración comercial — commercial exhibition, trade exhibition

    2) (=manifestación externa) [de cariño, fuerza] show; [de amistad] gesture; [de cólera] display
    * * *
    a) ( de teorema) proof
    b) (de poder, aptitudes) demonstration
    c) (de producto, método) demonstration
    * * *
    = demonstration, manifestation, substantiation, tangible evidence, demo, reassurance, showroom demonstration, visual explanation.
    Ex. Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.
    Ex. The concepts introduced by the colon: (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
    Ex. Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.
    Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
    Ex. Shareware, public domain software, and demos can legally be copied and distributed.
    Ex. Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.
    Ex. While this may not be precisely the same application, it will still be a `real' situation, handling `real' data, and it will give a more accurate picture than a simple showroom demonstration.
    Ex. Perhaps the most famous and certainly one of the oldest visual explanations in mathematics is the visual proof of the Pythagorean theorem.
    ----
    * CD-ROM de demostración = CD sampler.
    * demostración del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.
    * demostración de programa = software demo.
    * demostración de software = software demo.
    * demostración de teoremas = theorem proving.
    * demostración técnica = technical presentation.
    * disco de demostración = demonstration disc.
    * hacer una demostración = give + demonstration.
    * perfecta demostración = object lesson.
    * * *
    a) ( de teorema) proof
    b) (de poder, aptitudes) demonstration
    c) (de producto, método) demonstration
    * * *
    = demonstration, manifestation, substantiation, tangible evidence, demo, reassurance, showroom demonstration, visual explanation.

    Ex: Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.

    Ex: The concepts introduced by the colon: (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
    Ex: Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.
    Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
    Ex: Shareware, public domain software, and demos can legally be copied and distributed.
    Ex: Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.
    Ex: While this may not be precisely the same application, it will still be a `real' situation, handling `real' data, and it will give a more accurate picture than a simple showroom demonstration.
    Ex: Perhaps the most famous and certainly one of the oldest visual explanations in mathematics is the visual proof of the Pythagorean theorem.
    * CD-ROM de demostración = CD sampler.
    * demostración del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.
    * demostración de programa = software demo.
    * demostración de software = software demo.
    * demostración de teoremas = theorem proving.
    * demostración técnica = technical presentation.
    * disco de demostración = demonstration disc.
    * hacer una demostración = give + demonstration.
    * perfecta demostración = object lesson.

    * * *
    2 (de poder, aptitudes) demonstration
    lo recibieron con grandes demostraciones de cariño they welcomed him with a great show o display of affection
    hicieron una demostración de sus habilidades artísticas they demonstrated their artistic ability
    3 (de un producto, método) demonstration
    * * *

    demostración sustantivo femenino
    demonstration;
    ( de teorema) proof
    demostración sustantivo femenino
    1 demonstration
    una demostración de fuerza/afecto, a show of strength/ affection
    2 (de una teoría) proof
    ' demostración' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    despliegue
    - exhibición
    - muestra
    - prueba
    English:
    demo
    - demonstration
    - impartiality
    - managerial
    - show
    - demonstrate
    - display
    * * *
    1. [muestra] demonstration;
    una demostración de cariño a demonstration of affection
    2. [exhibición] display;
    la policía hizo una demostración de fuerza ante los manifestantes the police made a show of force in front of the demonstrators
    3. [del funcionamiento] demonstration;
    hacer una demostración [de cómo funciona algo] to demonstrate, to give a demonstration;
    4. [matemática] proof
    * * *
    f
    1 proof
    2 de método demonstration
    3 de fuerza, sentimiento show
    * * *
    demostración nf, pl - ciones : demonstration
    * * *
    1. (enseñanza) demonstration
    2. (muestra) show / display

    Spanish-English dictionary > demostración

  • 35 desde el punto de vista de la estética

    = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA], medically, medically, musically, preservationally
    Ex. Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.
    Ex. Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information.
    Ex. Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information.
    Ex. The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.
    Ex. In addition to sealants or paint, a number of simple yet preservationally sound liners are now available for use on wooden shelves.
    * * *
    = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA], medically, medically, musically, preservationally

    Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.

    Ex: Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information.
    Ex: Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information.
    Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.
    Ex: In addition to sealants or paint, a number of simple yet preservationally sound liners are now available for use on wooden shelves.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desde el punto de vista de la estética

  • 36 desde un punto de vista médico

    = medically, medically
    Ex. Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information.
    Ex. Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information.
    * * *
    = medically, medically

    Ex: Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information.

    Ex: Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desde un punto de vista médico

  • 37 ejemplo

    m.
    1 example.
    es el vivo ejemplo del optimismo he's optimism personified
    dar ejemplo to set an example
    no des mal ejemplo a los niños don't set the children a bad example
    por ejemplo for example
    poner un ejemplo to give an example
    poner de ejemplo to give as an example
    predicar con el ejemplo to practice what one preaches
    servir de ejemplo to serve as an example
    2 object lesson.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ejemplar.
    * * *
    1 example
    2 (modelo) model
    \
    dar ejemplo to set an example
    poner de ejemplo to give as an example
    por ejemplo for example, for instance
    servir de ejemplo to serve as an example
    tomar ejemplo de alguien to follow somebody's example
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=paradigma) example

    ¿puedes ponerme o darme un ejemplo? — can you give me an example?

    por ejemplo — for example, for instance

    poner como o de o por ejemplo — to give as an example

    2) (=modelo) example

    servir de o como ejemplo — to serve as an example

    * * *
    masculino example

    debería servirnos de or como ejemplo — it should serve as o should be an example to us

    predicar con el ejemplo — to set a good example, practice* what one preaches

    * * *
    = case study, example, instance, instantiation, manifestation, case history, showcase, showplace, token, role model, beacon.
    Ex. It is now time to turn to a case study, and this section is devoted to one indexing system in rather more depth.
    Ex. Examples are given in order to illustrate the points made above.
    Ex. In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.
    Ex. The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.
    Ex. The concepts introduced by the colon: (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
    Ex. The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.
    Ex. This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.
    Ex. In this case the data is the number of types, not tokens.
    Ex. In either case, library managers should recognise their own part in being role models for reference staffs.
    Ex. The British Library has recently been described as a ' beacon of excellence'.
    ----
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * citar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.
    * como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.
    * como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.
    * con ejemplos = by example(s).
    * dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.
    * dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.
    * dar ejemplo de = illustrate.
    * dar un ejemplo = give + example.
    * digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.
    * ejemplo a imitar = role model.
    * ejemplo clásico = classical example.
    * ejemplo excelente = shining example.
    * ejemplo magnífico = shining example.
    * ejemplo más representativo = flagship.
    * ejemplo modélico = shining example.
    * ejemplo perfecto = perfect example.
    * ejemplos = exemplification.
    * ejemplos modelo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * ejemplo sobresaliente = showpiece.
    * ejemplo típico = epitome, classical example, typical example.
    * ejemplo viviente = living example.
    * ilustrar con ejemplos = illustrate + by examples.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * liderar con el ejemplo = lead by + example.
    * mostrar ejemplos = highlight + examples.
    * ofrecer un ejemplo = afford + example.
    * poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.
    * poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.
    * pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....
    * por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.
    * por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.
    * por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.
    * predicar con el ejemplo = practise what + Pronombre + preach, walk + the talk, put + Posesivo + money where + Posesivo + mouth is.
    * seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.
    * seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.
    * seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.
    * ser un ejemplo = be a case in point.
    * tomar como ejemplo = take.
    * tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.
    * un ejemplo claro = a case in point.
    * véase como ejemplo = witness.
    * * *
    masculino example

    debería servirnos de or como ejemplo — it should serve as o should be an example to us

    predicar con el ejemplo — to set a good example, practice* what one preaches

    * * *
    = case study, example, instance, instantiation, manifestation, case history, showcase, showplace, token, role model, beacon.

    Ex: It is now time to turn to a case study, and this section is devoted to one indexing system in rather more depth.

    Ex: Examples are given in order to illustrate the points made above.
    Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.
    Ex: The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.
    Ex: The concepts introduced by the colon: (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
    Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.
    Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.
    Ex: In this case the data is the number of types, not tokens.
    Ex: In either case, library managers should recognise their own part in being role models for reference staffs.
    Ex: The British Library has recently been described as a ' beacon of excellence'.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * citar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.
    * como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.
    * como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.
    * con ejemplos = by example(s).
    * dar como ejemplo = cite + as an example.
    * dar ejemplo = set + an example, lead by + example.
    * dar ejemplo de = illustrate.
    * dar un ejemplo = give + example.
    * digamos por ejemplo = let us say, say.
    * ejemplo a imitar = role model.
    * ejemplo clásico = classical example.
    * ejemplo excelente = shining example.
    * ejemplo magnífico = shining example.
    * ejemplo más representativo = flagship.
    * ejemplo modélico = shining example.
    * ejemplo perfecto = perfect example.
    * ejemplos = exemplification.
    * ejemplos modelo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * ejemplo sobresaliente = showpiece.
    * ejemplo típico = epitome, classical example, typical example.
    * ejemplo viviente = living example.
    * ilustrar con ejemplos = illustrate + by examples.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * liderar con el ejemplo = lead by + example.
    * mostrar ejemplos = highlight + examples.
    * ofrecer un ejemplo = afford + example.
    * poner como ejemplo = instance, cite + as an example, showcase.
    * poner un ejemplo = take + an example, draw + example.
    * pongamos, por ejemplo,... = let us say, take, for example,..., take, for instance,....
    * por ejemplo = e.g. (latín - exempli gratia), for example, for instance, say, to illustrate, for the sake of + argument.
    * por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo = to take a + Adjetivo + example.
    * por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre = to take + Nombre.
    * predicar con el ejemplo = practise what + Pronombre + preach, walk + the talk, put + Posesivo + money where + Posesivo + mouth is.
    * seguir el ejemplo = follow + the lead, take after.
    * seguir el ejemplo de = take + Posesivo + cue from, take + a cue from.
    * seguir el ejemplo de Alguien = take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book, follow + Posesivo + example.
    * ser un ejemplo = be a case in point.
    * tomar como ejemplo = take.
    * tomar ejemplo de = take + a lead from.
    * un ejemplo claro = a case in point.
    * véase como ejemplo = witness.

    * * *
    su valor debería servirnos de or como ejemplo his bravery should serve as o should be an example to us
    debes tomar a tu padre como ejemplo you should follow your father's example
    tienes que dar (el) ejemplo you have to set an example
    predicar con el ejemplo to set a good example, practice what one preaches
    ¿me puedes dar algún ejemplo? can you give me an example?
    otro ejemplo de su falta de principios another example of his lack of principles
    pongamos por ejemplo el caso de Elena let's take Elena's case as an example
    3
    por ejemplo for example
    supongamos, por ejemplo, que te quedas sin dinero let's suppose, for example, that you run out of money
    has cometido muchos errores — ¿por ejemplo? you've made a lot of mistakes — give me an example
    * * *

     

    ejemplo sustantivo masculino
    example;

    pongamos por ejemplo el caso de Elena let's take Elena's case as an example;
    por ejemplo for example
    ejemplo sustantivo masculino example: su madre es un ejemplo de honradez, his mother is a model of decency ♦ LOC dar ejemplo, to set an example: no das un buen ejemplo gritando a los niños, you're not setting a good example by shouting at the children
    por ejemplo, for example: visitaron grandes ciudades, por ejemplo El Cairo, they visited great cities like El Cairo

    ' ejemplo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actual
    - ahorcarse
    - aleccionador
    - aleccionadora
    - ciudad
    - clásica
    - clásico
    - edificar
    - ej.
    - ilustración
    - misma
    - mismo
    - perdón
    - representar
    - sobrexplotación
    - concreto
    - demostrativo
    - Ej.
    - p. ej.
    - poner
    - por
    - rebuscado
    English:
    ablaze
    - actual
    - chaser
    - e.g.
    - engine driver
    - example
    - grope
    - illustration
    - instance
    - lead
    - model
    - money
    - picture
    - prime
    - set
    - specific
    - take
    - suit
    - type
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [caso ilustrativo] example;
    un ejemplo más de mala gestión empresarial another example of bad business management;
    déjenme que les dé un ejemplo allow me to give you an example;
    poner un ejemplo to give an example;
    póngame un ejemplo give me an example
    2. [modelo]
    nuestros vecinos son un ejemplo de amabilidad our neighbours are very kind;
    es el vivo ejemplo del optimismo he's optimism personified;
    dar ejemplo to set an example;
    no des mal ejemplo a los niños don't set the children a bad example;
    poner a alguien de ejemplo to give sb as an example;
    servir de ejemplo (a alguien) to be an example (to sb);
    toma ejemplo de tu hermano follow your brother's example
    ♦ por ejemplo loc adv
    1. [para ilustrar] for example, for instance;
    grandes ciudades, por ejemplo Nueva York o Londres big cities, for example New York or London
    2. [en respuestas]
    este trabajo tiene sus ventajas – ¿por ejemplo? this job has its advantages – such as?;
    Irónico
    podría prestarme el dinero un amigo, ¿no? – ¡por ejemplo! I could get a friend to lend me the money, don't you think? – dream on!
    * * *
    m example;
    dar buen ejemplo set a good example;
    por ejemplo for example;
    poner por ejemplo quote as an example;
    tomar ejemplo de alguien follow s.o.’s example;
    predicar con el ejemplo practice what one preaches
    * * *
    1) : example
    2)
    por ejemplo : for example
    3)
    dar ejemplo : to set an example
    * * *
    ejemplo n example

    Spanish-English dictionary > ejemplo

  • 38 en cualquier caso

    in any case
    * * *
    = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case
    Ex. A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.
    Ex. In any event, those using the system will need to concern themselves with the general management of the data bases.
    Ex. In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.
    Ex. In either case, the patient keys in the responses, which may be as simple as 'yes' or 'no'.
    * * *
    = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case

    Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.

    Ex: In any event, those using the system will need to concern themselves with the general management of the data bases.
    Ex: In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.
    Ex: In either case, the patient keys in the responses, which may be as simple as 'yes' or 'no'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en cualquier caso

  • 39 estúpido

    adj.
    1 stupid, foolish, dumb, empty-headed.
    2 stupid, foolish, inane, dumb.
    m.
    stupid, nitwit, fathead, numbskull.
    * * *
    1 stupid, silly
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 berk, idiot
    * * *
    1. (f. - estúpida)
    adj.
    2. (f. - estúpida)
    noun f.
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    1.
    ADJ stupid
    2.
    SM / F idiot
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.
    Ex. Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
    Ex. We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex. In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex. By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex. This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex. When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex. Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex. When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex. Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex. I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex. She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex. That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex. Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex. Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex. The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex. The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex. By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex. And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex. Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex. Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex. This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex. Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex. This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex. States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex. He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    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.
    Ex. Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex. She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex. I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex. Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex. I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex. And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex. ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex. If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    ----
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo <persona/argumento> stupid, silly

    ay, qué estúpida soy! — oh, how stupid of me!

    II
    - da masculino, femenino idiot, fool
    * * *
    = crazy [crazier -comp., craziest -sup.], dummy, foolish, silly, mindless, moron, stupid, daft [dafter -comp., daftest -sup.], mad, dumb [dumber -comp., dumbest -sup.], nuts, witless, bonehead, boneheaded, twit, dolally tap, dolally [do-lally], imbecile, cretinous, arsehole [asshole, -USA], brainless, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], twat, nonsensical, mug, berk, prick, cretin, dumbbell, dull-witted, asinine, lemon, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], dits, ditz, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, duffer, schmuck, schmo, nonce, moke, twerp, dweeb, chump, birdbrained, birdbrain, off + Posesivo + knocker, off + Posesivo + rocker, dork, moonstruck, plonker.

    Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

    Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
    Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
    Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
    Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
    Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
    Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
    Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
    Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
    Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
    Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.
    Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
    Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
    Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
    Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
    Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
    Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
    Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
    Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a ' lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
    Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
    Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
    Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
    Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
    Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
    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.
    Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
    Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
    Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
    Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
    Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
    Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
    Ex: ' Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
    Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
    * algo estúpido = no-brainer.
    * como un estúpido = stupidly.
    * hacerse el estúpido = dumb down, act + dumb.
    * lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.
    * rubia estúpida = dumb blonde.
    * ser estúpido = be off + Posesivo + rocker.
    * típica rubia estúpida = bimbo.
    * volverse estúpido = go off + Posesivo + rocker.

    * * *
    estúpido1 -da
    ‹persona› stupid; ‹argumento› stupid, silly
    ay, qué estúpida, me equivoqué oh, how stupid of me, I've done it wrong
    un gasto estúpido a stupid waste of money
    es estúpido que vayamos las dos it's silly o stupid for us both to go
    estúpido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    idiot, fool
    el estúpido de mi hermano my stupid brother
    * * *

     

    estúpido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ persona› stupid;


    ‹ argumento› stupid, silly;
    ◊ ¡ay, qué estúpida soy! oh, how stupid of me!

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    idiot, fool
    estúpido,-a
    I adjetivo stupid
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino idiot

    ' estúpido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burra
    - burro
    - estúpida
    - animal
    - apendejarse
    - baboso
    - caballo
    - el
    - embromar
    - gafo
    - huevón
    - pendejo
    English:
    also
    - believe
    - bit
    - bonehead
    - bozo
    - damn
    - dopey
    - equally
    - foolish
    - goof
    - idiotic
    - mindless
    - obtuse
    - pretty
    - shame
    - soft
    - stupid
    - that
    - wonder
    - inane
    - jerk
    * * *
    estúpido, -a
    ♦ adj
    stupid;
    ¡qué estúpido soy! me he vuelto a olvidar what an idiot I am! I've gone and forgotten again;
    sería estúpido no reconocerlo it would be foolish not to admit it
    ♦ nm,f
    idiot;
    el estúpido de mi vecino my idiot of a neighbour
    * * *
    I adj stupid
    II m, estúpida f idiot
    * * *
    estúpido, -da adj
    : stupid
    estúpido, -da n
    idiota: idiot, fool
    * * *
    estúpido1 adj stupid [comp. stupider; superl. stupidest]
    estúpido2 n stupid person / idiot

    Spanish-English dictionary > estúpido

  • 40 modo

    m.
    1 way (manera, forma).
    ¿has visto el modo en que o el modo como te mira? have you seen how o the way he's looking at you?
    no encuentro el modo de dejar el tabaco whatever I do, I just can't seem to give up smoking
    a modo de as, by way of
    al modo de in the style of
    de ese modo in that way
    de ningún modo in no way
    de todos modos in any case, anyway
    de un modo u otro one way or another
    en cierto modo in some ways
    modo de empleo instructions for use
    ¿de modo que no te gusta? so, you don't like it (then)?
    2 mood (grammar).
    modo adverbial adverbial phrase
    3 mode, brand, manner, way.
    4 grammar mood, mood.
    * * *
    1 way, manner
    1 manners
    \
    a modo de as a, like a
    de todos modos anyhow, at any rate
    en cierto modo in a way
    modo de empleo instructions plural
    modo de ser character
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) way, manner
    2) mode
    3) mood
    •
    - de modo que
    - de todos modos
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=manera) way, manner frm

    ¿no hay otro modo de hacerlo? — isn't there another way of doing it?

    a mi modo de pensar o ver — in my view, the way I see it

    see MANERA, FORMA, MODO
    2) [locuciones]

    • a mi/tu modo — (in) my/your (own) way

    • a modo de — as

    a modo de ejemplo/respuesta — by way of example/reply

    • en cierto modo — in a way, to a certain extent

    • de cualquier modo — [antes de verbo] anyway, in any case; (=después de verbo) anyhow

    de cualquier modo, ahora tenemos que irnos — we have to go now anyway o in any case

    hazlo de cualquier modo — do it anyway you like, do it anyhow, do it any old how *

    • de modo + adj —

    eso nos afectará de modo directo — this will have a direct effect on us, this will affect us directly

    • de ese modo — [antes de verbo] (in) this way; [después de verbo] like that

    • grosso modo — broadly speaking

    esa fue, grosso modo, la contestación que nos dio — broadly speaking, that was the answer he gave us

    • de mal modo — rudely

    • del mismo o de igual modo — in the same way

    todos van vestidos del mismo o de igual modo — they are all dressed the same o in the same way

    • de ningún modo o en modo alguno, no quiero de ningún modo o en modo alguno implicarla en esto — I don't want to involve her in this in any way

    ¡de ningún modo! — certainly not!, no way! *

    • de todos modos — anyway, all the same, in any case

    aunque no me dejes, me iré de todos modos — even if you don't let me, I'll go anyway o all the same o in any case

    aunque lo esperaba, de todos modos me sorprendió — even though I was expecting it, I was still surprised

    3)

    • de modo que — [antes de verbo] so; [después de verbo] so that

    ¡de modo que eras tú el que llamaba! — so it was you that was calling!

    4) Esp frm (=moderación) moderation
    5) LAm

    ¡ni modo! — (=de ninguna manera) no way *, not a chance *; (=no hay otra alternativa) what else can I/you etc do?

    si no me quieres, ni modo — if you don't love me, what else can I do?

    6) pl modos (=modales) manners

    • buenos modos — good manners

    • malos modos — bad manners

    7) (Ling) [del verbo] mood

    de modo — manner antes de s

    8) (Inform) mode
    9) (Mús) mode

    modo mayor/menor — major/minor mode

    * * *
    1)
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml)

    a mi modo de ver — to my way of thinking, in my opinion

    modo de empleo — instructions for use, directions

    me lo pidió de muy mal modo — (AmL) she asked me (for it) very rudely

    a mi/tu/su modo — (in) my/your/his (own) way

    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho; a modo de introducción by way of introduction; de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) (indep) in any case, anyway; ( sin cuidado) anyhow; del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that); de modo que ( así que) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that; ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?; de modo que se vean desde aquí so that they can be seen from here; de ningún modo no way; de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept; de todos modos anyway, anyhow; en cierto modo in a way; ni modo (AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? - no, ni modo did they get in? - no, no way (colloq); traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good; ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am (colloq); ni modo que te quedes aquí — there's no way you're staying here (colloq)

    2) modos masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl)

    con buenos/malos modos — politely/rudely o impolitely

    3) (Ling) mood
    4) (Mús) mode
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, guise, means, mode, way, manner, fashion.
    Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
    Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex. Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex. City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    ----
    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path.
    * actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.
    * actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.
    * adverbio de modo = adverb of mode.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al modo de = a la.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.
    * artículo a modo de réplica = rebuttal article.
    * así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....
    * avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * como un modo de = as a way of.
    * conocer de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * crecer de modo exhuberante = grow + rampant.
    * de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.
    * de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.
    * de algún modo u otro = of some sort.
    * decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.
    * decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.
    * de cualquier modo = however, either way.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.
    * de este modo = by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.
    * definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].
    * de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.
    * del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.
    * del otro modo = the other way (a)round.
    * de modo + Adjetivo = on a + Adjetivo + basis.
    * de modo agresivo = aggressively.
    * de modo alarmante = alarmingly.
    * de modo alternativo = alternatively.
    * de modo altivo = superciliously, haughtily.
    * de modo apreciable = to an appreciable extent.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.
    * de modo censurable = reprehensibly.
    * de modo claro = transparently.
    * de modo comercial = on a commercial basis.
    * de modo competitivo = competitively.
    * de modo complementario = complimentarily.
    * de modo conjunto con = in partnership with.
    * de modo considerable = to a considerable extent.
    * de modo convincente = cogently, unconvincingly.
    * de modo decisivo = decisively.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.
    * de modo divertido = funnily.
    * de modo egoísta = selfishly.
    * de modo errático = erratically.
    * de modo especulativo = speculatively.
    * de modo estructurado = in a structured fashion.
    * de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.
    * de modo gracioso = funnily.
    * de modo gratuito = on a complimentary basis.
    * de modo heurístico = heuristically.
    * de modo humorístico = in a humorous vein.
    * de modo imaginativo = imaginatively.
    * de modo inconfundible = unmistakably.
    * de modo individual = on a case-by-case basis.
    * de modo inequívoco = unambiguously.
    * de modo inesperado = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de modo informal = informally.
    * de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.
    * de modo insinuante = suggestively.
    * de modo irregular = erratically.
    * de modo irritante = annoyingly.
    * de modo pesimista = gloomily.
    * de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.
    * de modo provocativo = suggestively.
    * de modo que = so.
    * de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de modo recíproco = reciprocally.
    * de modo reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.
    * de modos diversos = variously.
    * de modos extraños = funnily.
    * de modo sorprendente = shockingly.
    * de modo tal que = so much so that.
    * demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * de ningún modo = by no means, in no way, on no account, in no sense, by any means, not at all, under no/any circumstances, in any shape or form, for the life of me, not on any account, by no stretch of the imagination.
    * de nuevos modos = in new ways.
    * de otro modo = conversely.
    * de qué modo = by what means.
    * de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.
    * de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.
    * de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.
    * de todos modos = at any rate.
    * de un mod discreto = unobtrusively.
    * de un modo = in a fashion.
    * de un modo absorto = absently.
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously.
    * de un modo acalorado = hotly.
    * de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.
    * de un modo + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in + Adjetivo + measure, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, on a + Adjetivo + scale, to a + Adjetivo + degree, in a + Adjetivo + vein.
    * de un modo afirmativo = affirmatively.
    * de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.
    * de un modo aleatorio = at random.
    * de un modo anafórico = anaphorically.
    * de un modo anárquico = anarchically.
    * de un modo anodino = prosaically.
    * de un modo antieconómico = wastefully.
    * de un modo apropiado = fitly, appropriately.
    * de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * de un modo auténtico = authentically.
    * de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.
    * de un modo bochornoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo cansado = wearily.
    * de un modo caro = expensively + Participio.
    * de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.
    * de un modo chirriante = jarringly.
    * de un modo chocante = jarringly.
    * de un modo compacto = compactly.
    * de un modo concluyente = positively.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.
    * de un modo constructivo = constructively.
    * de un modo convincente = convincingly, forcibly.
    * de un modo coordinado = synergistically.
    * de un modo crítico = critically.
    * de un modo decepcionante = disappointedly.
    * de un modo desconcertado = disconcertedly.
    * de un modo descontrolado = uncontrollably.
    * de un modo desenfadado = playfully.
    * de un modo deshonesto = dishonestly.
    * de un modo desordenado = higgledy-piggledy.
    * de un modo devastador = devastatingly.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * de un modo discreto = quietly.
    * de un modo disonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo económico = economically, thriftily.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.
    * de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo equivalente = equivalently.
    * de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.
    * de un modo estrafalario = freakishly.
    * de un modo exhaustivo = comprehensively, in depth, exhaustively.
    * de un modo extraño = freakishly.
    * de un modo fiable = reliably.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de un modo fortuito = haphazardly.
    * de un modo fraudulento = fraudulently.
    * de un modo gradual = incrementally.
    * de un modo habitual = as a matter of routine.
    * de un modo heterogéneo = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de un modo holístico = holistically.
    * de un modo imparcial = impartially.
    * de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.
    * de un modo impresionante = impressively.
    * de un modo impulsivo = impulsively.
    * de un modo incidental = incidentally.
    * de un modo incómodo = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.
    * de un modo incompleto = incompletely.
    * de un modo inconsistente = vagrantly.
    * de un modo incorrecto = inaccurately.
    * de un modo indiferente = regardless.
    * de un modo inductivo = inductively.
    * de un modo innovador = innovatively.
    * de un modo insolente = defiantly.
    * de un modo insulso = prosaically.
    * de un modo inteligente = intelligently.
    * de un modo interesante = interestingly.
    * de un modo intermitente = in bursts.
    * de un modo lógico = logically.
    * de un modo malsonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo matemático = mathematically.
    * de un modo mecánico = mechanically.
    * de un modo meditabundo = pensively.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * de un modo moralista = sanctimoniously.
    * de un modo muy general = crudely.
    * de un modo muy interesante = most interestingly + Verbo.
    * de un modo nervioso = nervously.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * de un modo o de otro = either way.
    * de un modo oportunista = opportunistically.
    * de un modo opresivo = oppressively.
    * de un modo óptico = optically.
    * de un modo optimista = optimistically.
    * de un modo pasivo = passively.
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * de un modo pensativo = pensively.
    * de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.
    * de un modo poco económico = wastefully.
    * de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.
    * de un modo positivo = positively, constructively.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * de un modo provocador = defiantly.
    * de un modo provocativo = defiantly.
    * de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.
    * de un modo racional = rationally.
    * de un modo rápido = rapidly, overnight, at short notice.
    * de un modo rapsódico = rhapsodically.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * de un modo regional = regionally.
    * de un modo regular = on a regular basis, on an ongoing basis, on a continuing basis.
    * de un modo relacionado = connectibly.
    * de un modo remunerado = gainfully.
    * de un modo retribuido = gainfully.
    * de un modo secuencial = step by step.
    * de un modo seguro = securely.
    * de un modo similar = in a similar vein.
    * de un modo simplista = simplistically.
    * de un modo sistemático = systematically.
    * de un modo susceptible = sensitively.
    * de un modo tautológico = tautologically.
    * de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.
    * de un modo tosco = crudely.
    * de un modo trágico = tragically.
    * de un modo tranquilizador = soothingly, reassuringly.
    * de un modo transparente = seamlessly.
    * de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.
    * de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo voluntario = voluntarily.
    * de un nuevo modo = in a new way.
    * dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.
    * en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.
    * encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.
    * encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.
    * en metálico y de otro modo = in cash and in kind.
    * en modo alguno = by no means.
    * estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.
    * estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.
    * flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * funcionar de un modo autónomo = operate under + an autonomous hand.
    * hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.
    * hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.
    * indizar de modo KWIC = KWIC.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * ingeniarse el modo de = dream up + ways to.
    * modo de actuar = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale.
    * modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.
    * modo de andar = gait.
    * modo de aprendizaje = learning style.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * modo de comunicación = communication pathway.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * modo de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * modo de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.
    * modo de introducción de datos = input mode.
    * modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * modo de presentación visual = display device.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.
    * no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.
    * no hay modo de que = for the life of me.
    * o de algún otro modo = or otherwise.
    * pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pero no hubo modo = but no dice.
    * por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.
    * por el modo = by the way.
    * preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.
    * recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.
    * saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.
    * usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].
    * usar de un modo descuidado = bandy (about/around).
    * usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).
    * uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml)

    a mi modo de ver — to my way of thinking, in my opinion

    modo de empleo — instructions for use, directions

    me lo pidió de muy mal modo — (AmL) she asked me (for it) very rudely

    a mi/tu/su modo — (in) my/your/his (own) way

    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho; a modo de introducción by way of introduction; de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) (indep) in any case, anyway; ( sin cuidado) anyhow; del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that); de modo que ( así que) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that; ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?; de modo que se vean desde aquí so that they can be seen from here; de ningún modo no way; de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept; de todos modos anyway, anyhow; en cierto modo in a way; ni modo (AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? - no, ni modo did they get in? - no, no way (colloq); traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good; ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am (colloq); ni modo que te quedes aquí — there's no way you're staying here (colloq)

    2) modos masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl)

    con buenos/malos modos — politely/rudely o impolitely

    3) (Ling) mood
    4) (Mús) mode
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, guise, means, mode, way, manner, fashion.

    Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

    Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path.
    * actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.
    * actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.
    * adverbio de modo = adverb of mode.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al modo de = a la.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.
    * artículo a modo de réplica = rebuttal article.
    * así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....
    * avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * como un modo de = as a way of.
    * conocer de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * crecer de modo exhuberante = grow + rampant.
    * de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.
    * de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.
    * de algún modo u otro = of some sort.
    * decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.
    * decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.
    * de cualquier modo = however, either way.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.
    * de este modo = by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.
    * definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].
    * de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.
    * del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.
    * del otro modo = the other way (a)round.
    * de modo + Adjetivo = on a + Adjetivo + basis.
    * de modo agresivo = aggressively.
    * de modo alarmante = alarmingly.
    * de modo alternativo = alternatively.
    * de modo altivo = superciliously, haughtily.
    * de modo apreciable = to an appreciable extent.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.
    * de modo censurable = reprehensibly.
    * de modo claro = transparently.
    * de modo comercial = on a commercial basis.
    * de modo competitivo = competitively.
    * de modo complementario = complimentarily.
    * de modo conjunto con = in partnership with.
    * de modo considerable = to a considerable extent.
    * de modo convincente = cogently, unconvincingly.
    * de modo decisivo = decisively.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.
    * de modo divertido = funnily.
    * de modo egoísta = selfishly.
    * de modo errático = erratically.
    * de modo especulativo = speculatively.
    * de modo estructurado = in a structured fashion.
    * de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.
    * de modo gracioso = funnily.
    * de modo gratuito = on a complimentary basis.
    * de modo heurístico = heuristically.
    * de modo humorístico = in a humorous vein.
    * de modo imaginativo = imaginatively.
    * de modo inconfundible = unmistakably.
    * de modo individual = on a case-by-case basis.
    * de modo inequívoco = unambiguously.
    * de modo inesperado = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de modo informal = informally.
    * de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.
    * de modo insinuante = suggestively.
    * de modo irregular = erratically.
    * de modo irritante = annoyingly.
    * de modo pesimista = gloomily.
    * de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.
    * de modo provocativo = suggestively.
    * de modo que = so.
    * de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de modo recíproco = reciprocally.
    * de modo reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.
    * de modos diversos = variously.
    * de modos extraños = funnily.
    * de modo sorprendente = shockingly.
    * de modo tal que = so much so that.
    * demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * de ningún modo = by no means, in no way, on no account, in no sense, by any means, not at all, under no/any circumstances, in any shape or form, for the life of me, not on any account, by no stretch of the imagination.
    * de nuevos modos = in new ways.
    * de otro modo = conversely.
    * de qué modo = by what means.
    * de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.
    * de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.
    * de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.
    * de todos modos = at any rate.
    * de un mod discreto = unobtrusively.
    * de un modo = in a fashion.
    * de un modo absorto = absently.
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously.
    * de un modo acalorado = hotly.
    * de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.
    * de un modo + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in + Adjetivo + measure, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, on a + Adjetivo + scale, to a + Adjetivo + degree, in a + Adjetivo + vein.
    * de un modo afirmativo = affirmatively.
    * de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.
    * de un modo aleatorio = at random.
    * de un modo anafórico = anaphorically.
    * de un modo anárquico = anarchically.
    * de un modo anodino = prosaically.
    * de un modo antieconómico = wastefully.
    * de un modo apropiado = fitly, appropriately.
    * de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * de un modo auténtico = authentically.
    * de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.
    * de un modo bochornoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo cansado = wearily.
    * de un modo caro = expensively + Participio.
    * de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.
    * de un modo chirriante = jarringly.
    * de un modo chocante = jarringly.
    * de un modo compacto = compactly.
    * de un modo concluyente = positively.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.
    * de un modo constructivo = constructively.
    * de un modo convincente = convincingly, forcibly.
    * de un modo coordinado = synergistically.
    * de un modo crítico = critically.
    * de un modo decepcionante = disappointedly.
    * de un modo desconcertado = disconcertedly.
    * de un modo descontrolado = uncontrollably.
    * de un modo desenfadado = playfully.
    * de un modo deshonesto = dishonestly.
    * de un modo desordenado = higgledy-piggledy.
    * de un modo devastador = devastatingly.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * de un modo discreto = quietly.
    * de un modo disonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo económico = economically, thriftily.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.
    * de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo equivalente = equivalently.
    * de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.
    * de un modo estrafalario = freakishly.
    * de un modo exhaustivo = comprehensively, in depth, exhaustively.
    * de un modo extraño = freakishly.
    * de un modo fiable = reliably.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de un modo fortuito = haphazardly.
    * de un modo fraudulento = fraudulently.
    * de un modo gradual = incrementally.
    * de un modo habitual = as a matter of routine.
    * de un modo heterogéneo = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de un modo holístico = holistically.
    * de un modo imparcial = impartially.
    * de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.
    * de un modo impresionante = impressively.
    * de un modo impulsivo = impulsively.
    * de un modo incidental = incidentally.
    * de un modo incómodo = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.
    * de un modo incompleto = incompletely.
    * de un modo inconsistente = vagrantly.
    * de un modo incorrecto = inaccurately.
    * de un modo indiferente = regardless.
    * de un modo inductivo = inductively.
    * de un modo innovador = innovatively.
    * de un modo insolente = defiantly.
    * de un modo insulso = prosaically.
    * de un modo inteligente = intelligently.
    * de un modo interesante = interestingly.
    * de un modo intermitente = in bursts.
    * de un modo lógico = logically.
    * de un modo malsonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo matemático = mathematically.
    * de un modo mecánico = mechanically.
    * de un modo meditabundo = pensively.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * de un modo moralista = sanctimoniously.
    * de un modo muy general = crudely.
    * de un modo muy interesante = most interestingly + Verbo.
    * de un modo nervioso = nervously.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * de un modo o de otro = either way.
    * de un modo oportunista = opportunistically.
    * de un modo opresivo = oppressively.
    * de un modo óptico = optically.
    * de un modo optimista = optimistically.
    * de un modo pasivo = passively.
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * de un modo pensativo = pensively.
    * de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.
    * de un modo poco económico = wastefully.
    * de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.
    * de un modo positivo = positively, constructively.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * de un modo provocador = defiantly.
    * de un modo provocativo = defiantly.
    * de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.
    * de un modo racional = rationally.
    * de un modo rápido = rapidly, overnight, at short notice.
    * de un modo rapsódico = rhapsodically.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * de un modo regional = regionally.
    * de un modo regular = on a regular basis, on an ongoing basis, on a continuing basis.
    * de un modo relacionado = connectibly.
    * de un modo remunerado = gainfully.
    * de un modo retribuido = gainfully.
    * de un modo secuencial = step by step.
    * de un modo seguro = securely.
    * de un modo similar = in a similar vein.
    * de un modo simplista = simplistically.
    * de un modo sistemático = systematically.
    * de un modo susceptible = sensitively.
    * de un modo tautológico = tautologically.
    * de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.
    * de un modo tosco = crudely.
    * de un modo trágico = tragically.
    * de un modo tranquilizador = soothingly, reassuringly.
    * de un modo transparente = seamlessly.
    * de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.
    * de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo voluntario = voluntarily.
    * de un nuevo modo = in a new way.
    * dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.
    * en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.
    * encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.
    * encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.
    * en metálico y de otro modo = in cash and in kind.
    * en modo alguno = by no means.
    * estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.
    * estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.
    * flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * funcionar de un modo autónomo = operate under + an autonomous hand.
    * hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.
    * hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.
    * indizar de modo KWIC = KWIC.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * ingeniarse el modo de = dream up + ways to.
    * modo de actuar = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale.
    * modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.
    * modo de andar = gait.
    * modo de aprendizaje = learning style.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * modo de comunicación = communication pathway.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * modo de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * modo de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.
    * modo de introducción de datos = input mode.
    * modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * modo de presentación visual = display device.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.
    * no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.
    * no hay modo de que = for the life of me.
    * o de algún otro modo = or otherwise.
    * pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pero no hubo modo = but no dice.
    * por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.
    * por el modo = by the way.
    * preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.
    * recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.
    * saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.
    * usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].
    * usar de un modo descuidado = bandy (about/around).
    * usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).
    * uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

    * * *
    A
    1 (manera, forma) way, manner ( frml)
    éste no es modo de hacer las cosas this is no way of going about things
    no lo digas de ese modo don't say it like that
    hay que hacerlo del siguiente modo it has to be done in the following manner
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking, in my opinion
    ¿qué modo de hablarle a tu abuela es ése? that's no way to speak to your grandmother
    [ S ] modo de empleo instructions for use, directions
    me lo pidió de muy mal modo ( AmL); she asked me (for it) very rudely o in a very rude way
    2 ( en locs):
    a mi/tu/su modo (in) my/your/his (own) way
    hazlo a tu modo do it (in) your (own) way
    le gusta hacer las cosas a su modo he likes to do things his (own) way
    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho
    a modo de introducción by way of introduction
    de cualquier modo (de todas formas) ( indep) in any case, anyway; (sin cuidado) anyhow, any which way ( AmE colloq), any old how ( BrE colloq)
    del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that)
    de modo que (así que) (+ indic) so;
    (para que) (+ subj) so that
    lo hiciste porque quisiste, de modo que ahora no te quejes you did it because you wanted to, so don't complain now
    ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?
    colócalos de modo que se vean desde aquí arrange them so that they can be seen from here
    yo no puedo aceptarlo, de ningún modo there is no way I can accept it
    de todos modos anyway, anyhow
    no creo que lo pueda lograr, de todos modos volveré a intentarlo I don't think I can do it, but I'll have another try anyway o anyhow
    en cierto modo in a way
    ni modo ( AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? — no, ni modo, las entradas se habían acabado did they get in? — no, no way o not a chance, it was sold out ( colloq)
    traté de persuadirlo para que fuera pero ni modo I tried to persuade him to go but it was no good
    ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am ( colloq)
    ni modo que ( AmL exc CS): tienes que regresar a tu casa, ni modo que te quedes aquí you have to go home, there's no way you're staying here ( colloq)
    B modos mpl (modales) manners (pl)
    con buenos/malos modos politely/rudely o impolitely
    C ( Ling) mood
    el modo indicativo/subjuntivo the indicative/subjunctive mood
    D ( Mús) mode
    Compuesto:
    modo mayor/menor
    major/minor mode
    E ( Inf) mode
    Compuesto:
    sleep mode
    * * *

     

    modo sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml);


    del siguiente modo in the following manner;
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking, in my opinion;
    no lo digas de ese modo don't say it like that;
    de un modo u otro one way or another;
    su modo de ser the way he is;

    ( on signs) modo de empleo instructions for use, directions;

    b) ( en locs)

    ◊ a mi/tu/su modo (in) my/your/his (own) way;

    de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) ( indep) in any case, anyway;

    ( sin cuidado) anyhow;
    del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that);


    ( para que) so that;

    de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept;
    de todos modos anyway, anyhow;
    en cierto modo in a way;
    ni modo (AmL exc CS fam) no way;
    traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good;
    ni modo que te quedes aquí there's no way you're staying here (colloq)
    2
    ◊ modos sustantivo masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl);

    con buenos/malos modos politely/rudely o impolitely
    modo sustantivo masculino
    1 (forma de hacer) way, manner: habla de un modo extraño, he speaks in a strange way
    2 Ling mode: modo imperativo, imperative mood 3 modos, manners: ¡no vengas aquí con esos malos modos!, don't come around here with those bad manners!
    ' modo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - así
    - camino
    - cante
    - canto
    - carácter
    - censurar
    - cocina
    - como quiera
    - comoquiera
    - con
    - conforme
    - de
    - dicha
    - dicho
    - empleo
    - en
    - estilo
    - forma
    - ir
    - gustar
    - habla
    - igualmente
    - inciso
    - indicativa
    - indicativo
    - mirada
    - olla
    - parcial
    - pensión
    - poner
    - proceder
    - radical
    - reconocer
    - replicar
    - risa
    - según
    - sentada
    - sic
    - sistema
    - tal
    - temeraria
    - temerario
    - temperamento
    - tono
    - tres
    - uso
    - ver
    - vía
    - vida
    English:
    abrupt
    - alike
    - allowance
    - aloud
    - anyhow
    - as
    - at
    - captivate
    - casually
    - deliriously
    - depressingly
    - direction
    - dramatically
    - educationally
    - fashion
    - funnily
    - gloomily
    - haphazardly
    - harmlessly
    - illegibly
    - impressively
    - inadequately
    - incompletely
    - incomprehensibly
    - inconclusively
    - inconveniently
    - instruction
    - keenly
    - kind
    - loophole
    - love
    - maddeningly
    - manner
    - mode
    - modus operandi
    - mood
    - mother
    - nowhere
    - observe
    - offhandedly
    - originally
    - ostentatious
    - other
    - outrageous
    - pass round
    - plausibly
    - quizzical
    - ravishingly
    - reassuringly
    - reciprocally
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [manera, forma] way;
    no encuentro el modo de dejar el tabaco whatever I do, I just can't seem to give up smoking;
    ése no es modo de comportarse that's no way to behave;
    ¿has visto el modo en que o [m5] el modo como te mira? have you seen how o the way he's looking at you?;
    esta vez lo haremos a mi modo this time we'll do it my way;
    al modo de in the style of, after the fashion of;
    a modo de as, by way of;
    a mi modo de ver the way I see it;
    de algún modo somehow;
    se le cayó el botón porque lo cosió de cualquier modo the button fell off because he sewed it on carelessly o any old how;
    hazlo de cualquier modo do it however you like;
    no te preocupes, de cualquier modo no pensaba ir don't worry, I wasn't going to go anyway;
    de ese/este modo that/this way;
    del mismo modo similarly, in the same way;
    lo hice del mismo modo que ayer/tú I did it the same way as yesterday/you;
    lo organizaron de modo que acabara antes de las diez they organized it so (that) it finished before ten;
    ¿de modo que no te gusta? so, you don't like it (then)?;
    de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno deberíamos dejarle salir under no circumstances should we let her out;
    de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno quise ofenderte I in no way intended to offend you;
    ¿te he molestado? – de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno did I annoy you? – not at all o by no means;
    ¿quieres que lo invitemos? – ¡de ningún modo! shall we invite him? – no way o certainly not!;
    de otro modo [si no] otherwise;
    de tal modo (que) [tanto] so much (that);
    de todos modos in any case, anyway;
    de todos modos seguiremos en contacto in any case, we'll keep in touch;
    de todos modos, ¿qué es eso que decías de un viaje? anyway, what's that you were saying about going away?;
    de un modo u otro one way or another;
    dicho de otro modo in other words, put another way;
    en cierto modo in a way;
    ¡qué modo de hacer las cosas! that's no way to do things!
    Ling modo de articulación manner of articulation;
    modo de empleo instructions for use;
    modo de pensar way of thinking;
    a mi modo de pensar to my way of thinking;
    modo de ser: [m5] tiene un modo de ser muy agradable she has a very pleasant nature;
    no me gusta su modo de ser I don't like the way he is;
    modo de vida way of life, lifestyle
    2.
    modos [modales] manners;
    buenos/malos modos good/bad manners;
    me contestó de buenos/malos modos she answered politely/rudely
    3. Gram mood;
    modo indicativo/subjuntivo indicative/subjunctive mood;
    en modo indicativo in the indicative (mood)
    4. Informát mode
    modo de edición edit mode;
    modo gráfico graphic mode;
    modo de inserción insert mode
    5. Mús mode
    ♦ ni modo loc adv
    Am salvo RP [de ninguna manera] no way, not a chance;
    ¿llegaremos a tiempo? – ni modo will we get there on time? – no way o not a chance;
    ni modo pues there's nothing we can do about it, then
    * * *
    m
    1 way;
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking;
    dicho de otro modo to put it another way;
    de este modo like this;
    modo de ser personality
    2 GRAM mood
    3 MÚS mode
    4
    :
    modos pl manners;
    5
    :
    de modo que so that;
    de ningún modo not at all;
    de otro modo otherwise;
    de tal modo que so much that;
    de cualquier modo anyway, anyhow;
    en cierto modo in a way o sense
    * * *
    modo nm
    1) manera: way, manner, mode
    de un modo u otro: one way or another
    a mi modo de ver: to my way of thinking
    2) : mood (in grammar)
    3) : mode (in music)
    4)
    a modo de : by way of, in the manner of, like
    a modo de ejemplo: by way of example
    5)
    de cualquier modo : in any case, anyway
    6)
    de modo que : so, in such a way that
    7)
    de todos modos : in any case, anyway
    8)
    en cierto modo : in a way, to a certain extent
    * * *
    modo n way

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