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101 escoger
v.1 to choose.tiene dos sabores a escoger there are two flavors to choose fromtenemos que escoger entre tres candidatos we have to choose between three candidatesMaría escoge los maduros Mary chooses the ripe ones.Ella escogió bailar She chose dancing.2 to make a choice, to take a choice, to choose.María escogió Mary made a choice.* * *1 to choose, pick out, select■ lo escogió para/por marido she chose him as her husband\a escoger to choose fromno hay donde escoger they are all just as badtener donde escoger to have a good choice* * *verbto choose, pick, select* * *1.VT to choose, pick; [por votación] to electyo escogí el azul — I chose o picked the blue one
escogió los mejores vinos para la cena — he picked out o chose o selected the best wines to go with the meal
2.VI to chooseno hay mucho donde escoger — there isn't much to choose from, there isn't much choice
puestos a escoger, me quedo con estos — faced with the choice, I'll keep these
tener donde escoger — to have plenty to choose from, have plenty of choice
* * *verbo transitivo to chooseescoge el libro que quieras — pick o choose whichever book you want
no hay mucho (de) donde escoger — there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from
* * *= choose, click off, cull, opt (for), pick out, select, single out, pick and mix, mix and match, elect, pick, take + Posesivo + pick, go for.Ex. A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.Ex. We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.Ex. The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex. This process proceeds by examining in turn every one of a large set of items, and by picking out those which have certain specified characteristics.Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex. Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.Ex. It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.Ex. This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).Ex. We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.Ex. If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system.----* escoger al azar = pick at + random.* escoger aleatoriamente = pick at + random.* escoger con cuidado = pick and choose.* escoger con esmero = pick and choose.* escoger cuidadosamente = handpick.* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).* escoger una opción = choose + setting, take up + option.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* * *verbo transitivo to chooseescoge el libro que quieras — pick o choose whichever book you want
no hay mucho (de) donde escoger — there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from
* * *= choose, click off, cull, opt (for), pick out, select, single out, pick and mix, mix and match, elect, pick, take + Posesivo + pick, go for.Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.
Ex: We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex: This process proceeds by examining in turn every one of a large set of items, and by picking out those which have certain specified characteristics.Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.Ex: This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).Ex: We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.Ex: If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system.* escoger al azar = pick at + random.* escoger aleatoriamente = pick at + random.* escoger con cuidado = pick and choose.* escoger con esmero = pick and choose.* escoger cuidadosamente = handpick.* escoger las palabras = choose + Posesivo + words (carefully), pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).* escoger una opción = choose + setting, take up + option.* ser exigente al escoger = pick and choose.* * *escoger [E6 ]vtto chooseescogió las mejores flores para hacer el ramo he picked out o chose o selected the best flowers to make the bouquetescoge el libro que quieras pick o choose whichever book you wantescoge los dos o tres mejores pick out o choose the best two or threeno hay mucho donde escoger there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose fromtuve que escoger entre los dos I had to choose between the two of themme escogieron de entre 90 candidatos I was chosen o selected from among 90 applicantsfue escogido para representar a su clase he was chosen o picked to represent his classtuvo mucho cuidado al escoger sus palabras he picked o chose his words very carefully* * *
escoger ( conjugate escoger) verbo transitivo
to choose;◊ escoge que quieras pick o choose whichever (one) you want;
no hay mucho (de) donde escoger there isn't a great deal of choice, there isn't much to choose from
escoger verbo transitivo to choose [entre, between] [de, from]: escogerán a los más preparados, they'll select the best-trained ones ➣ Ver nota en choose
' escoger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elección
- elegir
English:
choose
- select
- single out
- pick
- single
* * *♦ vtto choose;escoge una carta pick a card;de (entre) cien candidatos lo escogieron a él out of a hundred candidates they chose o selected him;escogemos la mejor fruta para nuestros clientes we select the best fruit for our customers;tiene dos sabores a escoger there are two flavours to choose from;tener mucho donde escoger to have plenty of choice, Br to be spoilt for choice;tenemos poco donde escoger we don't have much to choose from♦ vitenemos que escoger entre tres candidatos we have to choose between three candidates* * *v/t choose, select* * *escoger {15} vtelegir, seleccionar: to choose, to select* * * -
102 falsificar
v.1 to forge.Falsificamos dinero We forge money.2 to warp, to distort, to falsify.Falsificamos los comentarios de María We warped Ann's comments.* * *1 (gen) to falsify2 (firma, cuadro) to forge; (dinero) to counterfeit, forge* * *verbto fake, forge, falsify* * *VT [+ billete, firma, cuadro] to forge, fake, counterfeit; [+ resultado, elección] to rig *, fiddle *; [+ documento] (=crear) to forge, fake; (=cambiar) to falsify* * *verbo transitivoa) < firma> to forge, fake; < billete> to forge, counterfeit (frml); < cheque> to forge* * *= falsify, fake, counterfeit, trump up.Ex. These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.Ex. Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex. While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.Ex. All summer long, the media have been trumping up stories that, while important, probably don't merit the attention they've been receiving.* * *verbo transitivoa) < firma> to forge, fake; < billete> to forge, counterfeit (frml); < cheque> to forge* * *= falsify, fake, counterfeit, trump up.Ex: These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.
Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.Ex: While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.Ex: All summer long, the media have been trumping up stories that, while important, probably don't merit the attention they've been receiving.* * *falsificar [A2 ]vt1 ‹firma/billete› to forge, falsify, counterfeit ( frml)* * *
falsificar ( conjugate falsificar) verbo transitivo
( alterar) to falsify
falsificar vtr (distorsionar) to falsify
(crear una copia falsa) to forge, counterfeit: falsificó la firma de su padre, she forged her father's signature
' falsificar' also found in these entries:
English:
counterfeit
- fake
- falsify
- forge
- rig
- tamper
- trump up
- doctor
* * *falsificar vt[firma, pasaporte] to forge; [billete] to forge, to counterfeit* * ** * *falsificar {72} vt1) : to counterfeit, to forge2) : to falsify* * *falsificar vb to forge -
103 general2
2 = all-embracing, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], comprehensive, general, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], sweeping, ubiquitous, umbrella, widespread, pervasive, blanket, all-encompassing, broadly based, wide-ranging [wide ranging], overriding, broad-based [broad based], wide-scale, overarching, received, epidemic, pandemic, wide-angle(d), generalised [generalized, -USA], embracing, encompassing.Ex. Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.Ex. This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.Ex. One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex. Such a statement of objectives may appear narrowly defined in its practices and yet, at the same time, rather sweeping in its assumptions.Ex. Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.Ex. This article describes how an ' umbrella licence' was obtained covering a group of libraries within the region.Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.Ex. The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.Ex. Likert in no way attempts to make a blanket prescription for employee-centered supervisory styles.Ex. In publishing itself there is little use made of the all-encompassing schemes such as Dewey or the Library of Congress.Ex. Library schools are offering broadly based courses with increasing emphasis on technology and information systems, but practising librarians still need the traditional skills.Ex. The contents of this handbook are comprehensive and wide-ranging.Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.Ex. However, the organisation is well on its way to becoming a broad-based provider of databases and end-user oriented information services in all areas of engineering.Ex. Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly.Ex. There appears to be an unhealthy tendency among information technology professionals to elevate any single, highly successful practical experience instantly into an overarching paradigm for managerial success.Ex. It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".Ex. Test score data were broken down to show that the decline is pandemic throughout the culture & not limited to sex, race, or class variables.Ex. Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.Ex. Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex. What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.Ex. By drawing Russia into an encompassing coalition with Europe and other powers, the risk of conflict will be diminished.----* abogado general = advocate-general.* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).* anestesia general = general anaesthesia.* asamblea general = general assembly.* biblioteca general = general library.* como norma general = as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.* consenso general = general consensus.* creencia general = conventional wisdom.* criterio general = rule of thumb.* dar una idea general = paint + a broad picture.* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.* de forma general = bulk.* de interés general = of general interest.* de lo general a lo particular = from the general to the particular.* de lo particular a lo general = from the particular to the general.* de propósito general = general-purpose.* describir en líneas generales = outline.* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* designación general de la clase de documento = general material designation.* de tipo general = broad scoped.* de un modo muy general = crudely.* de utilidad general = all-purpose.* director general = senior director.* elección general = general election.* encabezamiento demasiado general = much-too-broad heading.* encabezamiento informativo general = general explanatory heading.* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.* en general = at large, by and large, for the most part, generally, in general, in the main, on balance, on the whole, overall, broadly, as a whole, generally speaking.* en líneas generales = broadly speaking, generally, on the whole, in basic outline, roughly speaking, as a rough guide.* ensayo general = dress rehearsal.* en su sentido más general = in its/their broadest sense.* en términos generales = in broad terms, generally speaking.* en un sentido general = in a broad sense.* en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.* esquema general = outline.* gobernador general = Governor General.* hablando en términos generales = loosely speaking.* idea general = rough idea.* índice general = general index.* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras = road report.* instrucción general = blanket instruction.* interés general = public interest.* la comunidad en general = the community at large.* la sociedad en general = society at large.* materia más general = broader subject.* norma general = rule of thumb.* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivvos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).* opinión general = consensus of opinion, conventional wisdom.* opinión general, la = received wisdom, the.* parálisis general = general paresis.* población en general, la = general population, the.* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* público en general = broader audience, broad audience, broad public, broader public.* público en general, el = general public, the.* Secretaría General = Secretariat.* ser de uso general = be generally available.* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme.* Sistema General de Ordenación (SGO) = Broad System of Ordering (BSO).* una guía general = a rough guide.* una idea general = a rough guide. -
104 gobierno2
2 = administration, government, parliament.Ex. When cataloguing a document issued by a regional government, the cataloguer must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.Ex. In considering the headings to be chosen for government agencies it is as well to start by considering the headings for governments.Ex. Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.----* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated.* a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.* apoyado por el gobierno = government-supported, government-backed.* ayuda del gobierno = state aid, state support.* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.* bono del gobierno = government bond.* cargo ejecutivo del gobierno = government executive.* científico del gobierno = government scientist.* controlado por el gobierno = state-controlled.* corrupción del gobierno = government corruption.* del gobierno = government-owned, government-operated, government-run.* departamento del gobierno = government office.* dependiente del gobierno = government-supported.* derrocar al gobierno = topple + the government.* derrocar el gobierno = bring down + the government.* elección del gobierno = political election.* empleado del gobierno = government employee.* en contra del gobierno = anti-government.* financiado por el gobierno = government-funded.* financiado por el gobierno federal = federally funded [federally-funded].* gobierno autónomo = autonomous region.* gobierno central = central government.* gobierno de faldas = petticoat government.* gobierno del estado = state government.* gobierno dominado por mujeres = petticoat government.* gobierno, el = political establishment, el.* gobierno electrónico = electronic government (e-government).* gobierno en el poder = ruling government.* gobierno fantoche = puppet regime.* gobierno federal = federal government.* gobierno laico = secular state.* gobierno local = local government.* gobierno marioneta = puppet regime.* gobierno paternalista = nanny state.* gobierno regional = regional government.* gobierno títere = puppet regime.* gobierno transitorio = transitory government.* gobierno unipartidista = one-party rule.* GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano) = GPO (Government Printing Office).* institución del gobierno = government establishment.* ministerio del gobierno = government ministry.* ministro del gobierno = government minister.* NAGARA (Asocicación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobi = National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).* oficial del gobierno = government official.* partido en el gobierno = governing party.* patrocinado por el gobierno = government-sponsored.* patrocinado por el gobierno federal = federally sponsored [federally-sponsored].* por el gobierno = governmentally + Adjetivo.* por el gobierno federal = federally.* portavoz del gobierno = press spokesman.* por todo el gobierno = government-wide.* promovido por el gobierno = government-led.* propiedad del gobierno = government-owned.* publicación de documentos del gobierno = government publishing.* publicación del gobierno = government publication.* regulado por el gobierno = state-regulated.* respaldado por el gobierno = government-backed.* subvencionado por el gobierno = government-subsidised.* subvención del gobierno = federal grant, state aid, state support.* supervisado por el gobierno = state-regulated. -
105 inválido
adj.1 invalid, disabled.2 invalid, unconvincing, lame.3 null, nugatory, invalid, void.m.invalid, cripple, crippled person, disabled person.* * *► adjetivo2 (persona) disabled, handicapped► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 disabled person, handicapped person* * *(f. - inválida)noun adj.* * *inválido, -a1. ADJ1) (Med) disabled2) (Jur) invalid, null and void2.SM / F (Med) disabled person* * *I- da adjetivo2) (Med) < persona> disabled, handicappedII- da masculino, femenino invalid, disabled person* * *= invalid, invalid.Nota: Incapacitado, disminuido. Acento en la primera sílaba.Ex. If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated.Ex. One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.* * *I- da adjetivo2) (Med) < persona> disabled, handicappedII- da masculino, femenino invalid, disabled person* * *= invalid, invalid.Nota: Incapacitado, disminuido. Acento en la primera sílaba.Ex: If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated.
Ex: One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.* * *A ‹documento› invalid, null and void ( frml); ‹argumento› invalidB ( Med) ‹persona› disabled, handicappedmasculine, feminineinvalid, disabled person* * *
Del verbo invalidar: ( conjugate invalidar)
invalido es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
invalidó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
invalidar
inválido
inválido
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
invalid, disabled person
invalidar verbo transitivo to invalidate
inválido,-a
I adjetivo
1 Jur (nulo) invalid
2 Med (minusválido) disabled, handicapped
II m,f Med disabled o handicapped person
' inválido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inválida
English:
disable
- invalid
- null
- void
* * *inválido, -a♦ adj1. [física, psíquica] disabled2. Der invalid♦ nm,finvalid, disabled person;los inválidos the disabled* * *I adj1 persona disabledII m, inválida f disabled person* * *inválido, -da adj & n: invalid* * *inválido1 adj1. (nulo) invalid2. (minusválido) disabled -
106 marginado
adj.outcast, castoff, alienated, on the fringe.f. & m.1 outcast, dropout.2 alienated person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: marginar.* * *1→ link=marginar marginar► adjetivo1 (proyecto) pushed aside, excluded2 (persona) marginalized, alienated► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 social outcast, social misfit\sentirse marginado,-a to feel like an outsider, feel rejected* * *marginado, -a1. ADJ1) (=aislado) marginalized•
estar o quedar marginado de algo — (=aislado) to be alienated from sth; (=excluido) to be excluded from sthestos países han quedado marginados del comercio internacional — these countries have been excluded from international trading
•
sentirse marginado — to feel discriminated againstlos agricultores se sienten marginados por la nueva ley — farmers feel discriminated against as a result of the new law
2) (=pobre) deprived2.SM / F [por elección] outsider, drop-out *; [por discriminación] underprivileged person, deprived person* * *I- da adjetivoa) (Sociol) marginalizedb) ( excluido) excludedII- da masculino, femeninolos marginados de nuestra sociedad — the deprived elements o sectors of our society
* * *= disadvantaged, outcast, deprived, cast-off, marginalised [marginalized, -USA].Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex. This is one of the fundamental reasons why it is so important for publica libraries to become part of the networked society: in order to avoid the creation of a new underclass of Internet outcasts.Ex. The author focuses on the development of parish libraries in deprived parts of inner Chicago.Ex. The son of a salesman actually wrote, `I should imagine that one's fellow workers could be classed as dull, uninteresting cast-offs who have a flair for English'.Ex. The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.----* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.* comunidad marginada = deprived community.* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.* marginado de la sociedad = social outcast.* marginados económicamente, los = economically deprived, the.* marginados, los = deprived, the, underserved, the.* marginado social = social outcast.* sector marginado = deprived sector.* servicios bibliotecarios para los marginados = library services to the disadvantaged.* * *I- da adjetivoa) (Sociol) marginalizedb) ( excluido) excludedII- da masculino, femeninolos marginados de nuestra sociedad — the deprived elements o sectors of our society
* * *= disadvantaged, outcast, deprived, cast-off, marginalised [marginalized, -USA].Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
Ex: This is one of the fundamental reasons why it is so important for publica libraries to become part of the networked society: in order to avoid the creation of a new underclass of Internet outcasts.Ex: The author focuses on the development of parish libraries in deprived parts of inner Chicago.Ex: The son of a salesman actually wrote, `I should imagine that one's fellow workers could be classed as dull, uninteresting cast-offs who have a flair for English'.Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.* comunidad marginada = deprived community.* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.* marginado de la sociedad = social outcast.* marginados económicamente, los = economically deprived, the.* marginados, los = deprived, the, underserved, the.* marginado social = social outcast.* sector marginado = deprived sector.* servicios bibliotecarios para los marginados = library services to the disadvantaged.* * *alienated, marginalizedse sienten marginados they feel alienated from o marginalized by society, they feel rejected o shunned by societymasculine, femininelos marginados de nuestra sociedad the deprived elements o sectors of our societylos marginados que acudían al refugio the down-and-outs o ( AmE) the derelicts who used to come to the refugedelincuentes, drogadictos y todo tipo de marginados delinquents, drug addicts and all kinds of people who live on the fringes of society o delinquents, drug addicts and all kinds of social misfits* * *
Del verbo marginar: ( conjugate marginar)
marginado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
marginado
marginar
marginado◊ -da adjetivoa) (Sociol) marginalized
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
social outcast
marginar ( conjugate marginar) verbo transitivo ( en la sociedad) to marginalize;
( en un grupo) to ostracize
marginado,-a
I adjetivo marginalized
II sustantivo masculino y femenino dropout
marginar verbo transitivo
1 (a un sector) to marginalize, to reject: nuestra sociedad margina a los ancianos, our society marginalizes the elderly
2 (a una persona) to leave out, ostracize
' marginado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marginada
English:
dropout
- outcast
- reject
- drop
* * *marginado, -a♦ adjexcluded;sentirse marginado to feel excluded;un barrio marginado an area where there is a lot of social exclusion♦ nm,fsocially excluded person;los marginados the socially excluded* * *I adj marginalizedII m, marginada f social outcast;marginados sociales social outcasts, people on the fringes of society* * *marginado, -da adj1) desheredado: outcast, alienated, dispossessed2)clases marginadas : underclassmarginado, -da n: outcast, misfit -
107 municipal
adj.town, municipal.las fiestas municipales local o town festivalf. & m.(local) policeman, (f) policewoman (guardia). (peninsular Spanish)* * *► adjetivo1 (gobierno) town, municipal; (instalaciones) council1 local elections* * *adj.* * *1.ADJ [elección] municipal; [concejo] town antes de s, local; [empleado, oficina] council antes de s ; [impuesto] local, council antes de s ; [piscina] public2.SMF (=guardia) local policeman/policewoman* * *I II* * *= civic, municipal.Ex. Like many other civic facilities in the town, the public library is used by only a minority of the population.Ex. Public library budgets continue to be cut in the USA as they compete with other county and municipal services for shrinking fiscal resources.----* biblioteca municipal = town library, city library, community library.* bibliotecario municipal = city librarian.* centro municipal de información = local authority information outlet.* concejal municipal = city council-man.* concejo municipal = city council.* contribución municipal = council tax, local rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.* devolución de la contribución municipal = rates rebate.* elecciones municipales = municipal elections.* impuesto municipal = city tax.* impuestos municipales = rates, local taxes.* ingeniería municipal = municipal engineering.* oficina municipal = council office.* perrera municipal = dog pound.* policía municipal = traffic warden.* * *I II* * *= civic, municipal.Ex: Like many other civic facilities in the town, the public library is used by only a minority of the population.
Ex: Public library budgets continue to be cut in the USA as they compete with other county and municipal services for shrinking fiscal resources.* biblioteca municipal = town library, city library, community library.* bibliotecario municipal = city librarian.* centro municipal de información = local authority information outlet.* concejal municipal = city council-man.* concejo municipal = city council.* contribución municipal = council tax, local rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.* devolución de la contribución municipal = rates rebate.* elecciones municipales = municipal elections.* impuesto municipal = city tax.* impuestos municipales = rates, local taxes.* ingeniería municipal = municipal engineering.* oficina municipal = council office.* perrera municipal = dog pound.* policía municipal = traffic warden.* * *‹impuestos› local; ‹elecciones/piscina/mercado› municipal( Esp)2 municipales fpl local elections, municipal elections* * *
municipal adjetivo ‹ impuesto› local;
‹elecciones/piscina/mercado› municipal
municipal
I adjetivo municipal
II m (policía) policeman
' municipal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
archivo
- comerciante
- donar
- exhibir
- policía
- término
- asistencia
- comunal
- guardia
- intendencia
- presidencia
English:
borough
- by-law
- civic
- municipal
- rate
- by
- council
- impound
- local
- mayor
* * *♦ adj[cementerio, polideportivo] municipal; [policía, elecciones] local; [instalaciones] public;trabajadores municipales council o municipal workers;♦ nmfEsp [guardia] (local) policeman, f policewoman* * *adj municipal* * *municipal adj: municipal* * *municipal adj townguardia municipal / policía municipal (individuo) policeman [pl. policemen / policewoman [pl. policewomen (cuerpo) local police force -
108 múltiple
adj.multiple, manifold, multiplex.* * *► adjetivo1 multiple2 (muchos) many, a number of, numerous* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [colisión, embarazo, fractura] multipleesta mesa tiene múltiples usos — this table has many o numerous uses, this is a multipurpose table
3) (Inform)* * *1) <aplicaciones/causas> many, numerous2) <flor/imagen/fractura> multiple* * *= manifold, multifarious, multiple, multi-fold, multipronged [multi-pronged], several.Ex. Title indexes, despite their manifold weaknesses, have two important points in their favour which make them attractive for some library and information applications.Ex. In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.Ex. A dual dictionary, as distinct from card-based indexes, can be produced in multiple copies.Ex. The novelty of this service is multi-fold.Ex. This quarterly theme-based publication was launched as part of a multipronged effort connect research and practice in the field of adult education.Ex. There may be several entries per document, or merely one.----* acceso múltiple = multiple access.* análisis de regresión múltiple = multiple regression analysis.* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros = cross-file searching.* colisión múltiple = pile-up.* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.* conversación telefónica múltiple = telephone conferencing.* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.* de uso múltiple = all-purpose.* entrada múltiple = multiple entry.* lector múltiple de CD-ROM = jukebox.* paginación múltiple = complex pagination.* personalidad múltiple = split personality, multiple personality.* regresión múltiple = multiple regression.* sistema de entrada múltiple = multiple entry system.* término compuesto de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept term.* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.* * *1) <aplicaciones/causas> many, numerous2) <flor/imagen/fractura> multiple* * *= manifold, multifarious, multiple, multi-fold, multipronged [multi-pronged], several.Ex: Title indexes, despite their manifold weaknesses, have two important points in their favour which make them attractive for some library and information applications.
Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.Ex: A dual dictionary, as distinct from card-based indexes, can be produced in multiple copies.Ex: The novelty of this service is multi-fold.Ex: This quarterly theme-based publication was launched as part of a multipronged effort connect research and practice in the field of adult education.Ex: There may be several entries per document, or merely one.* acceso múltiple = multiple access.* análisis de regresión múltiple = multiple regression analysis.* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros = cross-file searching.* colisión múltiple = pile-up.* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.* conversación telefónica múltiple = telephone conferencing.* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.* de uso múltiple = all-purpose.* entrada múltiple = multiple entry.* lector múltiple de CD-ROM = jukebox.* paginación múltiple = complex pagination.* personalidad múltiple = split personality, multiple personality.* regresión múltiple = multiple regression.* sistema de entrada múltiple = multiple entry system.* término compuesto de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept term.* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.* * *A ‹aplicaciones/problemas/causas› many, numerousun esfuerzo que dará múltiples ventajas an effort which will yield numerous o a great many advantagesB1 ‹flor› multiple2 ‹eco/imagen› multiple3 ‹apuesta› multiple4 ‹fractura› multiple* * *
múltiple adjetivo
1 ‹aplicaciones/causas› many, numerous
2 ‹flor/imagen/fractura› multiple
múltiple adjetivo
1 (fractura, partida de ajedrez) multiple
accidente múltiple, pile up 2 múltiples, (muchos) many
en múltiples ocasiones, many times
' múltiple' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- esclerosis
- ladrón
- ladrona
- múltipla
- múltiplo
- carambola
- choque
- test
English:
gang bang
- hook-up
- multiple
- multiple sclerosis
- pile-up
- adapter
- MS
- personal
- pileup
- test
* * *múltiple adj1. [variado] multiple;una colisión múltiple a multiple collision, a pile-up2.múltiples [numerosos] many, numerous* * *adj multiple;de múltiple uso re-useable* * *múltiple adj: multiple -
109 noviembre
m.November. (month)* * ** * *noun m.* * *SM Novemberseptiembre* * ** * *= November.Ex. There are 12 places in the pattern corresponding to the 12 months and labeled 1 through 9, O (for October), N (for November), and D (for December).----Ex. This is a paper given at a seminar on machine-readable archives, held by the Sydney Branch of the Australian Society of Archivists, 19 Nov 83.* * ** * *= November.Ex: There are 12 places in the pattern corresponding to the 12 months and labeled 1 through 9, O (for October), N (for November), and D (for December).
Ex: This is a paper given at a seminar on machine-readable archives, held by the Sydney Branch of the Australian Society of Archivists, 19 Nov 83.* * *November para ejemplos ver enero* * *
Multiple Entries:
nov.
noviembre
nov. (◊ noviembre) Nov
noviembre sustantivo masculino
November;
para ejemplos ver enero
noviembre sustantivo masculino November
' noviembre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elección
- nov.
English:
November
- remembrance
* * *noviembre nmNovember;ver también septiembre* * *m November* * *noviembre nm: November* * *noviembre n November -
110 orientar
v.1 to direct.mi ventana está orientada hacia el sur my window faces south o is south-facing2 to give advice or guidance to.3 to guide, to direct, to show the way, to give a direction.* * *2 (esfuerzos, investigaciones) to direct3 (guiar) to guide; (aconsejar) to advise1 to find one's bearings* * *verb1) to guide2) orient* * *1. VT1) (=situar)orientar algo hacia o a algo — to position sth to face sth
orientaron la parabólica hacia el norte — they positioned the satellite dish to face north, they put the satellite dish facing north
la casa está orientada hacia el suroeste — the house faces south-west, the house looks south-west
2) (=enfocar) to directtenemos que orientar nuestros esfuerzos hacia un aumento de la productividad — we must direct our efforts towards improving productivity
hay que orientar las investigaciones en otro sentido — we shall have to follow a different path of enquiry
cómics orientados a un público adulto — comics oriented o targeted at adult readers
3) (=guiar) to guideme ha orientado en la materia — he has guided me through the subject, he has given me guidance about the subject
4) (Náut) [+ vela] to trim2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < reflector> to positionoriente la antena hacia el este — position/turn the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial to face east
b) < edificio>c) (Náut) < velas> to trim2) ( encaminar)orienté mis esfuerzos hacia... — I directed my efforts toward...
una política orientada a combatir la inflación — a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation
3) < personas> faro/estrellas to guide; profesor/amigo to advise2.orientarse v pron1) ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneselforientarse por las estrellas — (Náut) to steer by the stars
2)a) ( girar)b) ( inclinarse)mis hijos se orientaron hacia las ciencias — my sons went in for o opted for science
c) ( informarse) to get information* * *= gear (to/toward(s)/for), orient, orientate, give + advice on, guide, give + direction, angle, lend + direction, put + Nombre + on the right track, point + Nombre + in the right direction.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.Ex. In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.Ex. She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.Ex. You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.Ex. To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex. This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex. Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex. The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.Ex. These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.----* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.* orientarse = get + Posesivo + bearings.* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < reflector> to positionoriente la antena hacia el este — position/turn the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial to face east
b) < edificio>c) (Náut) < velas> to trim2) ( encaminar)orienté mis esfuerzos hacia... — I directed my efforts toward...
una política orientada a combatir la inflación — a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflation
3) < personas> faro/estrellas to guide; profesor/amigo to advise2.orientarse v pron1) ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneselforientarse por las estrellas — (Náut) to steer by the stars
2)a) ( girar)b) ( inclinarse)mis hijos se orientaron hacia las ciencias — my sons went in for o opted for science
c) ( informarse) to get information* * *= gear (to/toward(s)/for), orient, orientate, give + advice on, guide, give + direction, angle, lend + direction, put + Nombre + on the right track, point + Nombre + in the right direction.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.
Ex: Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.Ex: In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.Ex: You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.Ex: The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.Ex: These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.* encargado de orientar al lector = readers' adviser.* orientarse = get + Posesivo + bearings.* orientar un servicio hacia = target + service.* * *orientar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹antena/reflector› orientar algo HACIA/A algo:oriente la antena al este or hacia el este position/turn the antenna ( AmE) o ( BrE) aerial to face eastorientó el avión hacia el sur he headed the plane south2 ‹edificio›decidieron orientarlo hacia el sur they decided to build it facing southla casa está orientada al sur or hacia el sur the house faces south o is south-facing, the house has a southern aspect ( frml)3 ( Náut) ‹velas› to trimB(encaminar): orientemos nuestros esfuerzos hacia la consecución de este objetivo let us direct our efforts toward the achievement of this goaluna política orientada a combatir la inflación a policy designed to fight inflation o directed at fighting inflationC (guiar) ‹persona›1 «faro/estrellas» to guide2 «profesor/amigo» to adviseorientar a los jóvenes en la elección de una carrera to give young people guidance on their choice of a careerA (ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself, orientate oneself ( BrE); (no perderse) to find one's way aroundlos antiguos navegantes se orientaban por las estrellas in ancient times sailors steered by the starsB1(girar): plantas que se orientan hacia el sol plantas that turn toward(s) the sun2(inclinarse): las tres hermanas se orientaron hacia las ciencias the three sisters went in for o opted for science3 ( caus) (informarse) to get information* * *
orientar ( conjugate orientar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( encaminar) ‹esfuerzos/política› to direct
3 ‹ persona›
( mostrar el camino):
orientarse verbo pronominal ( ubicarse) to get one's bearings, orient oneself;
orientar verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto) to position: compraron un terreno orientado al norte, they bought a piece of land facing north
2 (a una persona) to advise, guide
3 (indicar camino) to give directions
4 (actitud, acción, etc, hacia un fin determinado) to direct, aim
una campaña publicitaria orientada hacia los jóvenes, an advertising campaign aimed at young people
' orientar' also found in these entries:
English:
orient
- orientate
- trim
- gear
* * *♦ vt1. [dar una posición] to direct;hay que orientar el foco hacia abajo the spotlight needs to be pointed downwards;orientó la popa hacia el este he pointed the stern eastwards;mi ventana está orientada hacia el sur my window faces south o is south-facing2. [indicar una dirección] to guide;un lugareño les orientó a local pointed them in the right direction3. [aconsejar] to give advice o guidance to;necesito que me orienten sobre el mejor modelo I need some advice about the best modelorientaron las medidas a reducir la inflación the measures were aimed at reducing inflation;orientó sus investigaciones hacia la biogenética he focused his research on biogenetics* * *v/t1 ( aconsejar) advise2:orientar algo hacia algo turn sth toward sth* * *orientar vt1) : to orient, to position2) : to guide, to direct* * *orientar vb1. (telescopio, antena) to point2. (guiar a una persona) to direct / to guide3. (aconsejar a una persona) to advise -
111 político2
2 = political.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. The majority of the CC Space isolate schedules consist of political divisions of the world.----* actividad política = political activity.* agenda política = political agenda.* agitación política = political upheaval.* analista político = political commentator, political analyst.* ardid político = political stunt.* asociación política = political body.* brazo político = political arm.* caricaturista político = political cartoonist.* ciencias políticas = political science.* clase política = political class.* coalición política = coalition politics, political coalition.* comentarista político = political commentator.* cometer un suicidio político = commit + political suicide.* controversia política = political controversy.* convicción política = political persuasion.* corrección política = political correctness.* corresponsal político = political reporter, political correspondent.* cuerpo político, el = body politic, the.* cuestión política = political issue.* debate político = political discussion, political debate.* de dos partidos políticos = bipartisan [bi-partisan].* derechos políticos = political rights.* descontento político = political unrest.* desde el punto de vista político = politically.* discurso político = political discourse, political speech, spin.* disentir político = political dissent.* disturbios políticos = political unrest.* división política = political division.* elección política = political election.* élite política, la = political elite, the.* escándalo político = political scandal.* espectro político, el = political spectrum, the.* experiencia política = political experience.* figura política = political figure.* fuerza política = political force.* inestabilidad política = political instability.* influencia política = political influence.* intriga política = political intrigue.* malestar político = political unrest.* maraña política = political thicket.* militante político = politically active, political activist.* movimiento político = political movement.* personaje político = political figure.* político-económico = politico-economic.* político-histórico = politico-historical.* politólogo, cientista político = political scientist.* presión política = political pressure.* preso político = political prisoner.* prisionero político = political prisoner.* propaganda política = political propaganda.* rectitud política = political correctness.* reforma política = political reform.* refugiado político = political refugee.* régimen político = political regime.* reo político = political prisoner.* reportero político = political reporter, political correspondent.* retórica política = political rhetoric.* revolución política = political revolution.* riesgo político = political risk.* rollo político = spin.* sátira política = political satire.* signo político = political persuasion.* sistema político = political system.* solución política = political solution.* subversión política = subversive action, politically subversive action.* suicidio político = political suicide.* tecnológicopolítico = techno-political.* tecnopolítico = techno-political.* tema de aprovechamiento político = political football.* transición política = political transition.* unión política = political union.* valor político = political value. -
112 pregunta
f.question.hacer una pregunta to ask a questionpregunta retórica rhetorical questionpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: preguntar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: preguntar.* * *1 question\hacer una pregunta a alguien to ask somebody a question* * *noun f.* * *SF questionhacer una pregunta — to ask o put a question
lo negó, a preguntas de los periodistas — questioned by the press he denied it
presentar una pregunta — (Pol) to put down a question, table a question
preguntas frecuentes — FAQs, frequently asked questions
pregunta indiscreta — indiscreet question, tactless question
pregunta sugestiva — (Jur) leading question
* * *femenino questionhacer/contestar una pregunta — to ask/answer a question
* * *= enquiry [inquiry, -USA], inquiry [enquiry, -UK], question, enquire, query.Ex. A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.Ex. One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.Ex. A policy of maximum courtesy and minimum delay is adopted in attending to all enquires.Ex. We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.----* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo = post + a question.* expresar una pregunta = couch + question.* FAQs (Preguntas Más Frecuentes) = FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).* formular una pregunta = articulate + question, formulate + question, frame + question.* hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.* hacer una pregunta = put + question.* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.* pregunta abierta = open-ended question.* pregunta cerrada = multiple choice question, closed-ended question.* pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.* pregunta delicada = awkward question.* pregunta de referencia = reference question.* pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.* pregunta difícil = poser.* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.* pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.* preguntas = questioning.* preguntas de cultura general = quiz [quizzes, -pl.].* preguntas de examen = question paper.* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].* pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.* responder a una pregunta = field + question.* responder preguntas = take + questions.* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.* sortear un pregunta = field + question.* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.* turno de preguntas = Q&A session [question and answer session].* * *femenino questionhacer/contestar una pregunta — to ask/answer a question
* * *= enquiry [inquiry, -USA], inquiry [enquiry, -UK], question, enquire, query.Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.Ex: One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.Ex: A policy of maximum courtesy and minimum delay is adopted in attending to all enquires.Ex: We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.* acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* asediar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.* enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo = post + a question.* expresar una pregunta = couch + question.* FAQs (Preguntas Más Frecuentes) = FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).* formular una pregunta = articulate + question, formulate + question, frame + question.* hacer preguntas = ask + questions, interrogate, air + questions, make + enquiry.* hacer una pregunta = put + question.* intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.* modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.* pregunta abierta = open-ended question.* pregunta cerrada = multiple choice question, closed-ended question.* pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.* pregunta delicada = awkward question.* pregunta de referencia = reference question.* pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.* pregunta difícil = poser.* pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.* pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.* preguntas = questioning.* preguntas de cultura general = quiz [quizzes, -pl.].* preguntas de examen = question paper.* pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.* preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].* pregunta tipo test = multiple choice question.* que ha sido abordado con preguntas = accost.* responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.* responder a una pregunta = field + question.* responder preguntas = take + questions.* responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.* sortear un pregunta = field + question.* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.* turno de preguntas = Q&A session [question and answer session].* * *questionno me hagas preguntas don't ask me any questionssi no es una pregunta indiscreta ¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you, if you don't mind my asking o if it isn't a rude question?contesta mi pregunta answer my question¿quién era ese hombre? si se me permite la pregunta who was that man, if you don't mind my asking?¿te gustaría ir conmigo? — ¡qué pregunta! would you like to come with me?— what do you think? o what a question!andar or estar or quedarse a la cuarta pregunta ( Esp fam); to be down to one's last nickel ( AmE) o ( BrE) penny ( colloq), to be flat broke ( colloq)Compuesto:( Méx) essay question* * *
Del verbo preguntar: ( conjugate preguntar)
pregunta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pregunta
preguntar
pregunta sustantivo femenino
question;◊ hacer/contestar una pregunta to ask/answer a question
preguntar ( conjugate preguntar) verbo transitivo
to ask;
eso no se pregunta you shouldn't ask things like that;
la maestra me preguntó la lección the teacher tested me on the lesson
verbo intransitivo
to ask;
le preguntó sobre or acerca de lo ocurrido he asked her (about) what had happened;
pregunta POR algo/algn to ask about sth/sb;
preguntaban por un tal Mario they were looking for o asking for someone called Mario
preguntarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to wonder
pregunta sustantivo femenino question
preguntar verbo transitivo to ask
(por una cosa) to ask about sthg: le pregunté por su viaje, I asked him about his trip
(por una persona) to ask about o for sb: preguntaban por tu hermana, they were asking for your sister
(por la salud de alguien) to ask after sb: ¿has preguntado por (la salud de) su madre?, have you asked after her mother?
' pregunta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- alegrar
- aprieto
- cada
- capciosa
- capcioso
- cautela
- chupada
- chupado
- cuestión
- durante
- eh
- enunciado
- formular
- hermano
- nerviosa
- nervioso
- padre
- pues
- puñetera
- puñetero
- punto
- relación
- responder
- sobrino
- boca
- concreto
- consulta
- contestar
- desprevenido
- directo
- dirigir
- esquivar
- evadir
- hacer
- impertinente
- plantear
- preguntar
- repetir
- torear
English:
answer
- any
- ask for
- avoid
- awkward
- come up
- do
- dodge
- duck
- enquiry
- fend off
- incorrectly
- inquiry
- loaded
- name
- put
- query
- question
- rephrase
- rhetorical
- searching
- throw
- trick
- unasked
- yes-no question
- can
- give
- go
- good
- may
- on
- poser
- separate
- spend
- stuck
- tie
- unsettle
- well
- wrong
* * *pregunta nfquestion;hacer una pregunta to ask a question;¿te importa si te hago una pregunta? do you mind if I ask you a question?;¿te gustaría venir a la fiesta? – ¡qué pregunta! would you like to come to the party? – what a question!;Fam Famfreír a preguntas to bombard with questionspregunta capciosa trick question; Fam Hum la pregunta del millón de dólares the sixty-four-thousand dollar question;pregunta retórica rhetorical question* * *f question;hacer una pregunta ask a question* * *pregunta nf1) : question2)hacer una pregunta : to ask a question* * *pregunta n question -
113 presentarse
1 (comparecer) to turn up2 (para elección) to stand; (en un concurso) to enter* * *2) appear* * *VPR1) (=aparecer) to turn up2) (=comparecer)hay que presentarse el lunes por la mañana en la oficina del paro — we have to go to the Job Centre on Monday morning
3) (=hacerse conocer) to introduce o.s. (a to)antes de nada, me voy a presentar — first of all, let me introduce myself
4) [candidato] to run, standpresentarse a — [+ puesto] to apply for; [+ examen] to sit, enter for; [+ concurso] to enter
he decidido no presentarme a las elecciones — I've decided not to stand o run in the elections
5) (=surgir) [problema] to arise, come up; [oportunidad] to present itself, arise* * *(v.) = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come withEx. Such records come in a variety of physical forms.Ex. However, you must be able to identify these categories as they manifest themselves in any given subject area in the scheme.Ex. Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.Ex. Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.Ex. Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.Ex. Some of the individual programmes are now being drawn up and in one case at least the Commission has already published a notice calling for interested organizations to come forward.Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.* * *(v.) = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come withEx: Such records come in a variety of physical forms.
Ex: However, you must be able to identify these categories as they manifest themselves in any given subject area in the scheme.Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.Ex: Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.Ex: Some of the individual programmes are now being drawn up and in one case at least the Commission has already published a notice calling for interested organizations to come forward.Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.* * *
■presentarse verbo reflexivo
1 (para un cargo) to stand for
2 (en un lugar) to turn up, appear
3 (a un examen, una prueba) to sit, take
4 (la ocasión, un problema) to arise, come up: si se me presenta la ocasión, iré, I'll go if I get the chance
5 (a uno mismo) to introduce oneself [a, to]
' presentarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enredar
- examen
- plantarse
- plantearse
- plantificarse
- sociedad
- terciarse
- transcurso
- venir
- apersonarse
- candidato
- concurso
- dar
- indecencia
- persona
- plantear
- presentar
- reportar
English:
appear
- arise
- audition
- come along
- consuming
- fight
- go in for
- put in
- report
- resit
- roll up
- run
- stand
- stand for
- turn up
- come
- contest
- default
- drop
- enter
- go
- recur
- retake
* * *vpr1. [personarse] to turn up, to appear;se presentó borracho a la boda he turned up drunk at the wedding;se presentó en la fiesta sin haber sido invitada she turned up at the party without having been invited;mañana preséntate en el departamento de contabilidad go to the accounts department tomorrow;presentarse ante el juez to appear before the judge;tiene que presentarse en la comisaría cada quince días he has to report to the police station once a fortnight;2. [darse a conocer] to introduce oneself;se presentó como un amigo de la familia he introduced himself as a friend of the family;permítame que me presente allow me to introduce myselfse presenta a alcalde he's running for mayor;presentarse de candidato a las elecciones to run in the elections4. [ofrecerse voluntario] to offer oneself o one's services;muchos se presentaron (voluntarios) para colaborar several people volunteered5. [surgir] [problema, situación] to arise, to come up;[ocasión, oportunidad, posibilidad] to arise;si se te presenta algún problema, llámame if you have any problems, call me;en cuanto se me presente la ocasión, me voy al extranjero I'm going to go abroad as soon as I get the chance6. [tener cierto aspecto] [el futuro, la situación] to look;el porvenir se presenta oscuro the future looks bleak;la noche se presenta fresquita it's looking rather cool this evening* * *v/r1 en sitio show up3 a examen take5 a elecciones run* * *vr1) : to show up, to appear2) : to arise, to come up3) : to introduce oneself* * *presentarse vb2. (aparecer) to turn up -
114 prever
v.1 to foresee, to anticipate.una reacción que los médicos no habían previsto a reaction the doctors hadn't foreseense prevé una fuerte oposición popular a la ley strong popular opposition to the law is anticipated o expectedElla previó el desastre She foresaw the disaster.2 to plan.prevén vender un millón de unidades they plan to sell a million unitstenía previsto ir al cine esta tarde I was planning to go to the cinema this evening3 to forecast, to predict (predecir) (catástrofe, acontecimiento).4 to prepare for, to plan ahead, to make provisions for, to make provision for.Ellos previeron la tormenta They prepared for the storm.Ellos previeron They planned ahead.5 to bargain for, to bargain on.Ellos previeron un mejor precio They bargained for a better price.* * *1 (anticipar) to foresee, forecast2 (preparar) to plan* * *verbanticipate, envisage, foresee* * *VT1) (=adivinar) to foresee; (=predecir) to predict, forecastprever que... — to anticipate that..., expect that...
si ganan como se prevé — if they win as expected o predicted
2) (=proyectar) to planla elección está prevista para... — the election is scheduled o planned for...
3) (=establecer) to provide for, establishla ley prevé que... — the law provides o stipulates that...
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( anticipar) <acontecimiento/consecuencias> to foresee, anticipate; < tiempo> to forecastb) (proyectar, planear)tiene prevista su llegada a las 11 horas — it is due o scheduled to arrive at 11 o'clock
c) ley to envisage2.prever vi* * *= anticipate, envisage, envision, foresee, make + provision for, look + ahead, predict, contemplate, slate (for).Ex. The information that most modern indexes must organise concerns much more complex subjects than Cutter could have anticipated.Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.Ex. Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.Ex. Developments in this area are proceeding at such a pace it is impossible to foresee total needs for next year let alone for the life of the building.Ex. We must of course make provision for those users who look for information under one of the other terms, and this is discussed below in the section on showing semantic relationships.Ex. The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.Ex. Further, it is necessary to predict in avance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.Ex. These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.Ex. The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.----* prever una necesidad = project + need.* previendo = in anticipation of.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( anticipar) <acontecimiento/consecuencias> to foresee, anticipate; < tiempo> to forecastb) (proyectar, planear)tiene prevista su llegada a las 11 horas — it is due o scheduled to arrive at 11 o'clock
c) ley to envisage2.prever vi* * *= anticipate, envisage, envision, foresee, make + provision for, look + ahead, predict, contemplate, slate (for).Ex: The information that most modern indexes must organise concerns much more complex subjects than Cutter could have anticipated.
Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.Ex: Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.Ex: Developments in this area are proceeding at such a pace it is impossible to foresee total needs for next year let alone for the life of the building.Ex: We must of course make provision for those users who look for information under one of the other terms, and this is discussed below in the section on showing semantic relationships.Ex: The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.Ex: Further, it is necessary to predict in avance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.Ex: The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.* prever una necesidad = project + need.* previendo = in anticipation of.* * *vt1 (anticipar) ‹acontecimiento/consecuencias› to foresee, anticipate; ‹tiempo› to forecastlo siento, pero no podía prever lo que iba a suceder I'm sorry, but I couldn't foresee o anticipate what was going to happenno habían previsto los posibles fallos de la maquinaria they had not foreseen the possibility of machine failurese prevé un aumento de los precios del petróleo an increase in the price of oil is predicted o forecasttodo hace prever su victoria en las próximas elecciones everything points to her victory in the coming elections2(proyectar, planear): las medidas previstas por el gobierno the measures planned by the governmentla terminación del puente está prevista para finales de año the bridge is due to be completed by the end of the yeartiene prevista su llegada a las 11 horas its expected time of arrival is 11 o'clock, it is due o scheduled to arrive at 11 o'clocktodo salió tal como estaba previsto everything turned out just as plannedel presidente decidió continuar con el programa previsto the president decided to continue with the program as plannedtenía previsto comenzar su gira el próximo martes he had planned to start his tour next Tuesdayque su madre viniera no estaba previsto en el programa ( hum); her mother coming along wasn't part of the plan ( colloq)3 «ley» to envisage■ prevervito expectcomo era de prever as was to be expected* * *
prever ( conjugate prever) verbo transitivo
‹ tiempo› to forecast;
b) (proyectar, planear):
tiene prevista su llegada a las 11 horas it is due o scheduled to arrive at 11 o'clock;
todo salió tal como estaba previsto everything turned out just as planned
verbo intransitivo:
prever verbo transitivo
1 (anticipar) to foresee, predict: no previó las consecuencias, she didn't foresee the consequences
2 (disponer) to plan, prepare: la salida está prevista para las 9 horas, departure is due at 9 a.m.
' prever' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contar
- esperar
English:
anticipate
- envisage
- envision
- forecast
- foresee
- outguess
- think ahead
- visualize
- contingency
- foregone
* * *♦ vt1. [predecir] to forecast, to predict;él había previsto el terremoto he had forecast o predicted the earthquake2. [planear] to plan;prevén vender un millón de unidades del nuevo modelo they plan to sell a million units of the new model;tenía previsto ir al cine esta tarde I was planning to go to the cinema this evening;tenía previsto llamarte en cuanto supiera la noticia I was intending to phone you as soon as I heard the news3. [anticipar] to foresee, to anticipate;era una reacción que los médicos no habían previsto it was a reaction the doctors hadn't foreseen;se prevé una fuerte oposición popular a la ley strong popular opposition to the law is anticipated o expected;no se prevén grandes atascos en las carreteras no major holdups on the roads are anticipated;todo hace prever que nevará este fin de semana all the signs are that it will snow this weekend♦ vicomo era de prever as was to be expected* * *<part previsto> v/t foresee* * *prever {88} vtanticipar: to foresee, to anticipate* * * -
115 proceder
m.1 conduct, behavior.2 course of action, doing so, action, proceeding.v.1 to act.2 to proceed.procedemos a leer el nombre de los ganadores we will now read out the names of the winners3 to be appropriate (ser oportuno).* * *1 (pasar a ejecutar) to proceed2 (actuar) to act3 (ser adecuado) to be appropriate1 behaviour (US behavior)\proceder de (venir de) to come from■ ¿de dónde procede su familia? where is her family from?* * *verb1) to proceed2) behave•* * *1. VI1) (=provenir)proceder de — to come from, originate in
procede de una familia rica — she comes from o belongs to a wealthy family
de donde procede que... — (from) whence it happens that... frm
2) [al actuar] (=obrar) to act; (=conducirse) to proceed, behaveconviene proceder con cuidado — it is best to go carefully, it would be best to proceed with caution
proceder contra algn — (Jur) to take proceedings against sb
3) (=pasar) to proceed4) (=ser correcto) to be right (and proper), be fittingluego, si procede,... — then, if appropriate,...
5) * (=estar de moda) to be in *, be in fashion2.SM (=conducta) behaviour, behavior (EEUU); (=línea de acción) course of action* * *Imasculino (frml) behavior*, conduct (frml)IIverbo intransitivo1) ( provenir)2) ( actuar) to proceed (frml)proceder contra alguien — (Der) to iniciate proceedings against somebody
3) (frml) ( iniciar)4) ( ser conveniente)procede/no procede la protesta — (Der) objection sustained/overruled
* * *= derive.Ex. The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.----* cuando proceda = where appropriate, when applicable.* donde proceda = where applicable.* proceder de = emanate from, originate (from), come from, hail from, proceed from.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* proceder injusto = unfair practice.* que procede del exterior = inbound.* si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.* * *Imasculino (frml) behavior*, conduct (frml)IIverbo intransitivo1) ( provenir)2) ( actuar) to proceed (frml)proceder contra alguien — (Der) to iniciate proceedings against somebody
3) (frml) ( iniciar)4) ( ser conveniente)procede/no procede la protesta — (Der) objection sustained/overruled
* * *= derive.Ex: The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.
* cuando proceda = where appropriate, when applicable.* donde proceda = where applicable.* proceder de = emanate from, originate (from), come from, hail from, proceed from.* proceder dudoso = unfair practice.* proceder injusto = unfair practice.* que procede del exterior = inbound.* si procede = if applicable, if appropriate.* * *( frml)behavior*, conduct ( frml)su proceder en aquella ocasión fue muy extraño the way she acted o her conduct on that occasion was very strangeignoro la causa de su proceder I don't know why she behaved o acted like thatviA (provenir) proceder DE algo to come FROM sthesa palabra procede del árabe that word comes from Arabicdebemos proceder con cautela we should proceed with cautionsiempre procedió con mucha corrección he always behaved very correctlyproceder contra algn ( Der) to iniciate proceedings against sbuna vez presentados los candidatos se procedió a la votación once the candidates had been introduced voting beganla policía procedió a su detención the police proceeded to arrest himD(ser conveniente): vistos los hechos procede actuar rápidamente in view of the circumstances it would be wise to act swiftlyejerceremos, cuando proceda, las acciones oportunas we will take the necessary action, where appropriate* * *
proceder ( conjugate proceder) verbo intransitivo
1 ( provenir) proceder DE algo to come from sth
2 ( actuar) to act, to proceed (frml);
proceder contra algn (Der) to iniciate proceedings against sb
3 (frml) ( iniciar) proceder A algo to proceed to sth
4 ( ser conveniente):
rellenar lo que proceda complete as appropriate
proceder
I verbo intransitivo
1 (provenir) proceder de, to come from: procede de una familia noble, he comes from a noble family
2 (actuar) to act, proceed: tu amigo procedió de un modo extraño, your friend acted strangely
3 (ser pertinente) to be appropriate o right
II m (modo de actuar) behaviour, conduct
' proceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derivar
- exhumación
- homologación
- obrar
- venir
- descender
English:
come on to
- go along
- modus operandi
- proceed
* * *proceder1 vila sidra procede de la manzana cider comes from apples;esta costumbre procede del siglo XIX this custom dates back to the 19th centuryhay que proceder con cuidado en este asunto we should proceed with care in this matter3. [empezar] to proceed (a with);procedemos a leer el nombre de los ganadores we will now read out the names of the winners;vamos a proceder a la votación we will now proceed with the vote4. [ser oportuno] to be appropriate;procede estudiar la propuesta con detenimiento it would be wise to study the proposal carefully;procede cambiar de táctica it would be a good idea to change tactics5. [legalmente]van a proceder contra la empresa they are going to start proceedings against the companyproceder2 nmconduct, behaviour* * *I v/i1 ( venir) come (de from)2 ( actuar) proceed;proceder a proceed to;proceder contra alguien initiate proceedings against s.o.3 ( ser conveniente) be fittingII m conduct* * *proceder vi1) avanzar: to proceed2) : to act, to behave3) : to be appropriate, to be fitting4)proceder de : to originate from, to come from* * * -
116 propio1
1 = home-grown [home grown/homegrown], of its own, own, of + Posesivo + own, self, distinctive.Nota: Que destaca por algún motivo.Ex. Most media centers have not used AACR in the past but have followed their own home-grown rules.Ex. The document has no title of its own.Ex. The command function 'OWN' serves to use a system's own command when the general system, in this case EURONET, does not cater for a specialised function available on a particular system.Ex. There is also a scheme afoot to help services create specialized data bases of their own using ECLAS norms.Ex. In the public library grand tradition this was patently the self image of the educated middle class.Ex. In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.----* a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.* al propio ritmo de Uno = in + Posesivo + own time, at + Posesivo + own pace.* amor propio = self-esteem [self esteem], pride.* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* aprender a su propio ritmo = learn at + Posesivo + own pace.* asuntos propios = personal business.* a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.* bar que elabora su propia cerveza = brew pub.* característica propia = trademark.* cavarse su propia tumba = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* con financiación propia = self-funded.* con sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own words.* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros = spill + Posesivo + guts.* decidir por cuenta propia = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* de cosecha propia = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].* defensa propia = self-defence [self-defense, -USA].* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* de la propia comunidad = community-owned.* de la propia empresa = company-owned.* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su propio bien = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.* de propia cosecha = home-grown [home grown/homegrown].* dinero propio = private means.* en beneficio propio = to + Posesivo + advantage.* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.* en el propio campus universitario = campus-based.* en el propio cortijo = on-farm.* en la propia finca = on-farm.* en la propia granja = on-farm.* en la propia habitación = ensuite.* en las propias palabras de uno mismo = in + Posesivo + own words.* en + Posesivo + propio beneficio = to + Posesivo + advantage.* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* hecho por la propia biblioteca = in-house [inhouse].* hundirse por su propio peso = sink under + its own weight.* material editado por el propio autor = self-published material.* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio = set + Reflexivo + up in business.* muy propio = highly distinctive.* nombre propio = forename, proper name.* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = make + Posesivo + own arrangements.* pagarse + Posesivo + propios gastos = pay + Posesivo + own way.* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.* patrocinado por la propia empresa = company-sponsored.* persona de la propia empresa = insider.* por cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por decisión propia = by choice.* por elección propia = by choice.* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta = at + Posesivo + own expense.* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza = in + Posesivo + nature.* por propia iniciativa = self-directed.* por su propia voluntad = of its own accord.* promovido por el propio sistema de información = information-led.* propio de = germane to.* propio de espías = cloak-and-dagger.* propio del sistema = built-in.* propio de niña = girlish.* propio de niño = boyish.* propio de un caballero = gentlemanlike.* propio estilo = house style.* propios ingresos = earned income.* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.* recogida en su propia puerta = kerbside collection, curbside collection.* restablecer + Posesivo + propia identidad = re-establish + Posesivo + own identity.* revista editada por la propia institución = house journal.* según sus propias condiciones = on + Posesivo + own terms.* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.* sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio = territoriality.* ser la propia responsabilidad de Alguien = be of + Posesivo + own making.* ser propio de = be proper of.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* todas las iniciales del nombre propio = full initials.* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off work.* trabajar al propio ritmo de Uno = work at + Posesivo + own pace.* tragarse el amor propio = swallow + Posesivo + pride.* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game. -
117 recaer
v.1 to have a relapse (enfermo).2 to relapse, to fall back.3 to fall back on.Me recayó la ofensa The offense fell back on me.* * *1 (volver a caer) to fall again2 (enfermedad) to relapse, have a relapse3 (vicios etc) to relapse, backslide4 (corresponder) to fall ( sobre, on)* * *VI1) (Med) to suffer a relapse, relapse2) [criminal etc] to fall back, relapse (en into)3)recaer en o sobre — [elección] to fall on, fall to; [premio] to go to; [legado] to pass to; [deber] to devolve upon
4) (Arquit)recaer a — to look out on, look over
* * *verbo intransitivo1) enfermo to have o suffer a relapse2)a) sospechas/responsabilidadb) premio/nombramiento* * *= slip back into, relapse (into).Ex. 'He's slipping back into a churlish mood', the director said averting his eyes.Ex. In these circumstances it is easy to relapse into 'scientism' and mistake means for ends = En estas circunstancias es fácil recaer en el "cientifismo" y confundir los medios por los fines.----* hacer recaer la responsabilidad sobre = put + the onus on, put + the burden on.* maldición + recaer = curse + descend upon.* recaer en = devolve on/upon, slide back to.* responsabilidad + recaer en = responsibility + rest with.* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas = responsibility + rest on + shoulders.* * *verbo intransitivo1) enfermo to have o suffer a relapse2)a) sospechas/responsabilidadb) premio/nombramiento* * *= slip back into, relapse (into).Ex: 'He's slipping back into a churlish mood', the director said averting his eyes.
Ex: In these circumstances it is easy to relapse into 'scientism' and mistake means for ends = En estas circunstancias es fácil recaer en el "cientifismo" y confundir los medios por los fines.* hacer recaer la responsabilidad sobre = put + the onus on, put + the burden on.* maldición + recaer = curse + descend upon.* recaer en = devolve on/upon, slide back to.* responsabilidad + recaer en = responsibility + rest with.* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas = responsibility + rest on + shoulders.* * *viA «enfermo» to have o suffer a relapseB1 «sospechas/responsabilidad»: recaer SOBRE algn; to fall ON sbsobre él recae todo el peso de la empresa the entire burden of responsibility for the company falls on his shoulders2 «premio/nombramiento»: recaer EN algn; to go TO sb* * *
recaer ( conjugate recaer) verbo intransitivo
1 [ enfermo] to have o suffer a relapse
2a) [sospechas/responsabilidad] recaer SOBRE algn to fall on sbb) [premio/nombramiento] recaer EN algn to go to sb
recaer verbo intransitivo
1 Med to relapse
2 (en un vicio, hábito) to relapse
3 (culpa, sospechas, responsabilidad) to fall [sobre, on]
4 (premio) to go to
5 (conversación, discusión, etc) to be about
' recaer' also found in these entries:
English:
fall
- lapse
- relapse
- rest
* * *recaer vi1. [enfermo] to (have a) relapseha vuelto a recaer en la bebida he's started drinking again3. [ir a parar] [sospechas] to fall (en o sobre on);la responsabilidad recayó en su hermano mayor the responsibility fell to his older brother;el premio recayó en un escritor uruguayo the prize went to a Uruguayan writer5. [acento] to fall;el acento recae en la última sílaba the accent falls o is on the last syllable* * *v/i2 MED have osuffer a relapse3 JUR reoffend* * *recaer {13} vi1) : to relapse2)recaer en orrecaer sobre : to fall on, to fall to -
118 selección
f.1 selection, choice, option, pick.2 screening.* * *1 (gen) selection\selección nacional DEPORTE national teamselección natural natural selection* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=acción) selection2) (Dep)selección absoluta, selección nacional — national team, national side
3) pl selecciones (Literat, Mús) selections* * *femenino selectionla selección de los candidatos fue muy difícil — selecting o choosing the candidates was very difficult
la selección nacional — (Dep) the national team
hoy juega la selección — Spain (o Colombia etc) are playing today
* * *= recruitment, selection, selectivity, winnowing, screening, recruiting, selective listing, pick, sift, targeting, vetting, draft.Ex. For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.Ex. These have the advantages of economy, and (if the subscriber desires) selectivity because the records on the proof sheets are divided into broad categories which can be obtained separately.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. Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.Ex. Successful recruiting of strong faculty requires some drastic shifts in thinking about what librarianship is as a discipline.Ex. A selective listing of major business information data bases is provided.Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex. The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.Ex. An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.Ex. Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.Ex. Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.----* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.* botón de selección = radio button.* caer por selección = drop.* casilla de selección = check box [checkbox].* comité de selección = screening panel, search and screen committee, search committee.* criterio de selección = selection criterion.* herramientas para la selección = selection tools.* instrumento de selección = selection aid.* lista de selección = pick-list.* procedimiento de selección = selection procedures, screening procedure.* proceso de selección = screening process, selection process.* realizar una selección = undertake + selection.* recuadro de selección = check box [checkbox].* responsable de la selección = selector.* selección de documentos = document selection, selection of documents.* selección de fondos = stock selection.* selección de la pareja = mate selection.* selección de libros = book selection.* selección de material = materials selection.* selección de personal = personnel recruitment.* selección de productos = merchandise selection.* selección de términos = extraction of terms, term selection.* selección de textos = selected writings.* selección natural = natural selection.* sistema de selección = vetting system.* ventana de selección = dialogue box.* * *femenino selectionla selección de los candidatos fue muy difícil — selecting o choosing the candidates was very difficult
la selección nacional — (Dep) the national team
hoy juega la selección — Spain (o Colombia etc) are playing today
* * *= recruitment, selection, selectivity, winnowing, screening, recruiting, selective listing, pick, sift, targeting, vetting, draft.Ex: For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.
Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.Ex: These have the advantages of economy, and (if the subscriber desires) selectivity because the records on the proof sheets are divided into broad categories which can be obtained separately.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: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.Ex: Successful recruiting of strong faculty requires some drastic shifts in thinking about what librarianship is as a discipline.Ex: A selective listing of major business information data bases is provided.Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex: The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.Ex: An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.Ex: Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla = highlighting bar.* botón de selección = radio button.* caer por selección = drop.* casilla de selección = check box [checkbox].* comité de selección = screening panel, search and screen committee, search committee.* criterio de selección = selection criterion.* herramientas para la selección = selection tools.* instrumento de selección = selection aid.* lista de selección = pick-list.* procedimiento de selección = selection procedures, screening procedure.* proceso de selección = screening process, selection process.* realizar una selección = undertake + selection.* recuadro de selección = check box [checkbox].* responsable de la selección = selector.* selección de documentos = document selection, selection of documents.* selección de fondos = stock selection.* selección de la pareja = mate selection.* selección de libros = book selection.* selección de material = materials selection.* selección de personal = personnel recruitment.* selección de productos = merchandise selection.* selección de términos = extraction of terms, term selection.* selección de textos = selected writings.* selección natural = natural selection.* sistema de selección = vetting system.* ventana de selección = dialogue box.* * *(acción) selection; (conjunto de cosas, personas) selectionla selección de los candidatos fue muy difícil selecting o choosing the candidates o the selection of the candidates was very difficultuna empresa de selección de personal an employment o a recruitment agencyuna selección representativa de su obra a representative selection o sample of her workhizo una selección de los mejores she selected the best onesla selección nacional ( Dep) the national teamhoy juega la selección Spain ( o Colombia etc) are playing todayCompuesto:natural selection* * *
selección sustantivo femenino
selection;
la selección mexicana (Dep) the Mexican national team
selección sustantivo femenino
1 selection
2 Dep team
la selección nacional, the national team
' selección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dedo
- criba
English:
array
- narrow
- range
- seed
- selection
- trial
- choice
- for
* * *selección nf1. [acción] selection;hizo una selección de los cuadros más interesantes he made a selection of the most interesting paintings;una prueba de selección de candidatos a candidate selection test;test de selección múltiple multiple-choice testselección natural natural selection;selección de personal recruitment2. [equipo] team;selección (nacional) national team* * *f selection;selección de residuos waste separation* * *1) elección: selection, choice2)selección natural : natural selection* * *1. (en general) selection2. (en deporte) team -
119 sufragio
m.suffrage.sufragio directo/indirecto direct/indirect suffragesufragio restringido/universal restricted/universal suffrage* * *1 suffrage2 (voto) vote\en sufragio de... (misa etc) for the soul of...sufragio universal universal suffrage* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=voto) vote2) (=derecho al voto) suffrage3) (=apoyo) help, aid4) (Rel) suffrage* * ** * *= suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.Ex. Research undertaken recently for suffrage commemorative publications has shown little surviving documentation from many previously active women's organizations.Ex. A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons.Ex. The right to vote and cast a secret ballot should be the foundation of democracy.----* sufragio universal = universal suffrage.* * ** * *= suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.Ex: Research undertaken recently for suffrage commemorative publications has shown little surviving documentation from many previously active women's organizations.
Ex: A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons.Ex: The right to vote and cast a secret ballot should be the foundation of democracy.* sufragio universal = universal suffrage.* * *A1 (sistema) suffrageemitir el sufragio to cast one's voteCompuesto:universal suffrageB1 (oración) suffrage, intercessory prayeruna misa en sufragio por su alma a mass to intercede for o pray for his soul* * *
sufragio sustantivo masculino ( sistema) suffrage;
( voto) (frml) vote
sufragio m Pol (sistema de elección) suffrage
sufragio universal, universal suffrage
' sufragio' also found in these entries:
English:
franchise
- suffrage
- vote
* * *sufragio nm1. [sistema] suffragesufragio directo direct suffrage;sufragio indirecto indirect suffrage;sufragio restringido restricted suffrage;sufragio universal universal suffrage2. [voto] vote3. [oración] suffrage* * *m:sufragio universal universal suffrage* * *sufragio nm: suffrage, vote -
120 vacilar
v.1 to hesitate.El chico vaciló brevemente The boy hesitated briefly.2 to falter.3 to flicker (fluctuar) (light).La llama vaciló en el viento The flame flickered in the wind.4 to wobble, to sway.5 to swank, to show off (informal) (chulear).6 to tease, to pull the leg of, to ride, to spoof.María vaciló a Ricardo todo el día Mary teased Richard the whole day.* * *1 (oscilar) to sway, vacillate2 (estar poco firme) to wobble3 (al andar) to sway, stagger, wobble; (al hablar) to falter4 (luz) to flicker6 familiar (tomar el pelo) to joke, tease■ ¡no me vaciles! don't tease me!7 familiar (presumir) to show off\hacer vacilar figurado to shakesin vacilar without hesitationmemoria que vacila shaky memory* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=dudar) to hesitate, waver; (=ser indeciso) to vacillate; (=esperar) to hold back from doing sthes un hombre que vacila mucho — he is a very indecisive man, he is a man who dithers a lot
2) (por falta de estabilidad) [mueble] to be unsteady, wobble[persona] (al andar) to totter, reel; (al hablar) to falter; [memoria] to fail; [moralidad] to be collapsing3) [luz] to flicker4) (=variar)un sabor que vacila entre agradable y desagradable — a taste which varies o ranges between nice and nasty
5) *(=guasearse)vacilar con algn — to tease sb, take the mickey out of sb **
6) (Méx)* (=divertirse) to have fun, lark about *; (=ir de juerga) to go on a spree7) * (=presumir) to talk big *, show off, swank *2. VT1) (=burlarse de) to take the mickey out of **, make fun of¡no me vaciles! — stop messing me about! *
2) (CAm)* (=engañar) to trick* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( dudar) to hesitateno vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it
vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf
b) fe/determinación to waverc) luz to flicker3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun2.vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease* * *= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.Ex. This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex. Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.Ex. This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.Ex. This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.----* sin vacilar = unswervingly.* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....* * *1.verbo intransitivo1)a) ( dudar) to hesitateno vaciles más, hazlo — stop dithering and do it
vacilar en + inf — to hesitate to + inf
b) fe/determinación to waverc) luz to flicker3) (Esp, Méx fam) ( bromear) to joke, to kid (colloq)4) (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun2.vacilar vt (Esp, Méx fam) to tease* * *= shake, waver, falter, vacillate, hang back, oscillate, baulk [balk, -USA], wobble.Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.
Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.* sin vacilar = unswervingly.* vacilar entre... y/o... = hover between... and/or....* * *vacilar [A1 ]viA1 (dudar) to hesitaterespondió sin vacilar he replied without hesitating o without hesitationvacila entre aceptar la propuesta y seguir aquí she's hesitating over whether to accept the offer or stay here, she can't make up her mind whether to accept the offer or stay hereno vaciles más, hazlo stop dithering and do itvacilar EN algo:no vaciló en la elección he made his choice without hesitationno vacilaron en aceptar they did not hesitate to accept, they accepted without hesitation2 «fe/determinación» to waver3 «luz» to flicker1 «mueble» to wobble, rock2«persona»: vaciló pero enseguida recuperó el equilibrio she staggered/tottered but she regained her balance immediatelyvacilaba al andar, como si estuviese borracho he swayed from side to side as he walked, as if he were drunkD( AmL exc CS fam) (divertirse): vacilamos un montón en la fiesta we had a great time o a lot of fun at the party■ vacilarvt(Esp, Méx fam) to teaselo estuvieron vacilando toda la noche they were teasing him o pulling his leg all evening¡no me vaciles! be serious!* * *
vacilar ( conjugate vacilar) verbo intransitivo
1
no vaciló en aceptar he did not hesitate to accept, he accepted without hesitation
2 ( oscilar) [ persona] to stagger, totter
3 (AmL exc CS fam) ( divertirse) to have fun
vacilar verbo intransitivo
1 (titubear, dudar) to hesitate: vaciló en responder, he hesitated before answering
2 (una voz) to falter
(una luz) to flicker
3 argot (hacer burla soterradamente) to tease: ¿me estás vacilando?, are you winding me up?
4 argot (presumir, fanfarronear) to boast, show off
' vacilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
titubear
English:
dilly-dally
- falter
- hang back
- hesitate
- hold back
- little
- shilly-shally
- shrink
- straight
- vacillate
- waver
- dither
* * *♦ vi1. [dudar] to hesitate;contestó sin vacilar she replied without hesitation;vacilaba entre ambas opciones he hesitated o wavered between the two options;no vaciles más y subscríbete why wait? get your subscription today2. [voz, principios, régimen] to falter3. [fluctuar] [luz] to flicker;[pulso] to be irregular4. [oscilar] [mueble, persona] to wobbleuna moto de esas vacila mucho a bike like that is really cool♦ vtFam1. Esp, Carib, Méxme estás vacilando you're pulling my legvacílate ese carro get a load of that car, check out that car* * *I v/i3 Méx fam ( divertirse) have funII v/t fammake fun of* * *vacilar vi1) : to hesitate, to vacillate, to waver2) : to be unsteady, to wobble3) : to flicker* * *¡no me vaciles! come off it!
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