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1 gobierno elegido

m.

elected government.

Spanish-English dictionary > gobierno elegido
2 gasto público

m.

government expenditure, public expenditure, government spending, government expenditures.

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masculino: el gasto público public expenditure

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(n.) = public expenditure, government spending, government expenditure

Ex. Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Ex. While being a crusader against government spending, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn has run afoul of problems in her personal finances.

Ex. Seen like this, the importance of government expenditure to the economy is very clear.

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masculino: el gasto público public expenditure

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(n.) = public expenditure, government spending, government expenditure

Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Ex: While being a crusader against government spending, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn has run afoul of problems in her personal finances.

Ex: Seen like this, the importance of government expenditure to the economy is very clear.

Spanish-English dictionary > gasto público
3 política

f.

1 politics, political affairs, political playground.

2 politics.

3 policy, program.

4 tact.

5 politeness.

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política

► nombre femenino

1 politics

2 (dirección) policy

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1. f., (m. - político) 2. f., (m. - político) 3. noun f.
1) policy

2) politics

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SF

1) (Pol) politics sing

meterse en (la) política — to get involved in politics

la política en la posguerra — postwar politics

política de pasillo(s) — lobbying

2) (=programa) policy

política agraria — agricultural policy

política de cañonera — gunboat diplomacy

política de ingresos y precios, política de jornales y precios — prices and incomes policy

política de mano dura — strong-arm policy, tough policy

política de silla vacía — empty-chair policy, refusal to take one's seat (in parliament)

política de tierra quemada — scorched earth policy

política económica — economic policy

política exterior — foreign policy

política interior — [de país] domestic policy; [de organización] internal politics

política presupuestaria — budget policy

política salarial — incomes policy

3) (=tacto) tact, skill; (=cortesía) politeness, courtesy; (=educación) good manners pl

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femenino

1) (Pol) politics

meterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics

2) ( postura) policy

política interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy

nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy

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= politics, rationale, elected politics.

Ex. The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.

Ex. CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.

Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

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* adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.

* atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.

* dedicarse a la política = politick.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* diseñar una política = draft + policy.

* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.

* establecer una política = institute + policy.

* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.

* fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* formular una política = frame + policy.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.

* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.

* participante en la política = politically active.

* personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.

* política administrativa = administrative policy.

* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

* política a largo plazo = long term policy.

* política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.

* política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.

* política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.

* política cultural = cultural policy.

* política de actuación = policy.

* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.

* política de ayuda = assistance policy.

* política de clases = class politics.

* política de coaliciones = coalition politics.

* política de competencias = competition policy.

* política de compras = purchasing policy.

* política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.

* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.

* política de expurgo = weeding policy.

* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.

* política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.

* política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.

* política de información nacional = national information policy.

* política de inmigración = immigration policy.

* política de la biblioteca = library's policy.

* política del poder = power politics.

* política de multas = fine policy.

* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.

* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.

* política de preservación = preservation policy.

* política de privacidad = privacy policy.

* política de retenciones = retention policy.

* política de sanciones = fine policy.

* política de trabajo = policy.

* política de usuarios = user policy.

* política económica = political economy.

* política editorial = editorial policy.

* política educativa = educational policy.

* política electoral = election politics.

* política exterior = foreign policy.

* política fiscal = fiscal policy.

* política interna = policy, internal politics.

* política internacional = international politics.

* política laboral = labour policy.

* política monetaria = monetary policy.

* política nacional = national politics.

* política pública = public policy.

* política sancionadora = fine policy.

* política social = social policy.

* redactar una política = formulate + policy.

* responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.

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femenino

1) (Pol) politics

meterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics

2) ( postura) policy

política interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy

nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy

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= politics, rationale, elected politics.

Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.

Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.

Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.

* adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.

* atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.

* dedicarse a la política = politick.

* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.

* determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* diseñar una política = draft + policy.

* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.

* establecer una política = institute + policy.

* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.

* fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].

* formular una política = frame + policy.

* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.

* inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.

* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.

* participante en la política = politically active.

* personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.

* política administrativa = administrative policy.

* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

* política a largo plazo = long term policy.

* política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.

* política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.

* política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.

* política cultural = cultural policy.

* política de actuación = policy.

* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.

* política de ayuda = assistance policy.

* política de clases = class politics.

* política de coaliciones = coalition politics.

* política de competencias = competition policy.

* política de compras = purchasing policy.

* política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.

* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.

* política de expurgo = weeding policy.

* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.

* política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.

* política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.

* política de información nacional = national information policy.

* política de inmigración = immigration policy.

* política de la biblioteca = library's policy.

* política del poder = power politics.

* política de multas = fine policy.

* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.

* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.

* política de preservación = preservation policy.

* política de privacidad = privacy policy.

* política de retenciones = retention policy.

* política de sanciones = fine policy.

* política de trabajo = policy.

* política de usuarios = user policy.

* política económica = political economy.

* política editorial = editorial policy.

* política educativa = educational policy.

* política electoral = election politics.

* política exterior = foreign policy.

* política fiscal = fiscal policy.

* política interna = policy, internal politics.

* política internacional = international politics.

* política laboral = labour policy.

* política monetaria = monetary policy.

* política nacional = national politics.

* política pública = public policy.

* política sancionadora = fine policy.

* política social = social policy.

* redactar una política = formulate + policy.

* responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.

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política

feminine

A ( Pol) politics

se dedicó a la política he went into politics

siempre están hablando de política they are always talking about politics

meterse en política (como profesión) to go into politics; (como militante) to get involved in politics

B (postura) policy

la política económica del gobierno the government's economic policy

política interior/exterior domestic/foreign policy

política gubernamental government policy

política salarial wage policy

nuestra política educativa our education policy, our policy on education

una política de negociación a policy of negotiation

Compuesto:

Política Europea de Seguridad y Defensa

(UE) Common European Security and Defence Policy

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política sustantivo femenino
1 (Pol) politics
2 ( postura) policy;
◊ política interior/exterior domestic/foreign policy

político,-a
I adjetivo
1 political
2 (parentesco) in-law: se lleva mal con su familia política, he doesn't get on with his in-laws
II sustantivo masculino y femenino politician
política sustantivo femenino
1 politics sing
2 (forma de actuar) policy
Recuerda la diferencia entre politics, política (en general), y policy, política (un plan o una serie de medidas): la política agrícola, the agricultural policy. Aunque politics lleva una s final, es un sustantivo singular: Politics is very interesting. La política es muy interesante. El hombre o la mujer que se dedica a la política (un político) se llama politician.
' política' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- agraria
- agrario
- álgida
- álgido
- angular
- batalla
- comulgar
- comunitaria
- comunitario
- desunir
- distensión
- esfera
- expansionista
- exterior
- granjear
- imponerse
- introducir
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- octavilla
- orientarse
- persecución
- político
- propaganda
- reivindicación
- rumbo
- singladura
- viñeta
- alejado
- arena
- bloque
- concreto
- desvincularse
- discutir
- eje
- energético
- entendido
- errado
- familia
- favorecer
- filiación
- hermano
- hijo
- interesar
- interior
- internacional
- intervención
- madre
- orientar
English:
active
- affair
- anathema
- arena
- assessment
- border
- bow out
- circle
- clash
- daughter-in-law
- employment
- figure
- fiscal
- foreign policy
- get into
- go into
- hands-off
- high
- home
- in-laws
- instability
- liberal
- line
- lobby
- mainstream
- policy
- political
- politician
- politics
- reshape
- reversal
- ruin
- shadow cabinet
- switch
- wing
- affiliation
- come
- dabble
- government
- heavyweight
- housing
- main
- unaware

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política nf

1. [arte de gobernar] politics [singular];

lleva treinta años dedicado a la política he has been in politics for the last thirty years;

hablar de política to discuss politics, to talk (about) politics

2. [modo de gobernar, táctica] policy

Comp
UE Política Agrícola Común Common Agricultural Policy;
la política del avestruz burying one's head in the sand;

sigue con su política del avestruz he still prefers to bury his head in the sand;

política comercial trade policy;

política de empresa company policy;

política exterior foreign policy;

política fiscal fiscal policy;

política monetaria monetary policy;
UE Política Pesquera Común Common Fisheries Policy;
política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy

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política

f

1politics sg

2 orientación policy;

política ambiental environmental policy

político

I adj political

II m, política f politician

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política nf

1) : politics

2) : policy

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política n

1. (en general) politics

¿te interesa la política? are you interested in politics?

2. (estrategia) policy [pl. policies]

la política económica the economic policy

Spanish-English dictionary > política
4 cargo público

m.

public office.

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tener un cargo cargo to hold public office; los que ostentan cargos públicos those who hold public office

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(n.) = public official, federal official, elected official, public office

Ex. Some public officials treat public documents as personal property.

Ex. Self-government became self-correctable and federal officials accountable largely thanks to the First Amendment guarantees.

Ex. The author argues that the elected officials should allocate adequate funding for the educative process.

Ex. Other wrongdoers in public office have reprehensibly blamed the legal system or tampered with incriminating evidence.

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tener un cargo cargo to hold public office; los que ostentan cargos públicos those who hold public office

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(n.) = public official, federal official, elected official, public office

Ex: Some public officials treat public documents as personal property.

Ex: Self-government became self-correctable and federal officials accountable largely thanks to the First Amendment guarantees.

Ex: The author argues that the elected officials should allocate adequate funding for the educative process.

Ex: Other wrongdoers in public office have reprehensibly blamed the legal system or tampered with incriminating evidence.

Spanish-English dictionary > cargo público
5 gobierno

m.

1 government.

el gobierno en pleno asistió al acto all the members of the government attended

gobierno autónomo autonomous government

gobierno central central government

gobierno civil (Antes) = body representing the central government in each province (peninsular Spanish)

gobierno de coalición coalition government

gobierno militar = body representing the army in each province (peninsular Spanish)

gobierno provisional caretaker government

gobierno de transición caretaker o interim government

El Gobierno es elegido por la gente Governement are elected by the people.

2 government buildings (edificio).

3 running, management.

4 control (control).

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gobernar.

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gobierno

► nombre masculino

1 PLÍTICA government

2 (mando) command, running, handling

■ ambos comparten el gobierno de la casa they share the running of the household

■ no le compete el gobierno de tales asuntos he is not entitled to handle such affairs

3 (conducción) direction, control; (de un barco) steering; (de timón) rudder

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FRASEOLOGÍA

para tu (su) gobierno for your own information

servir de gobierno to serve as a guideline

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noun m.

government

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SM

1) (Pol) government

el gobierno español — the Spanish government

gobierno autonómico, gobierno autónomo — autonomous government, regional government

gobierno central — central government

gobierno de coalición — coalition government

gobierno de concentración — government of national unity

gobierno de gestión — caretaker government

el Gobierno de la Nación — central Government

gobierno de transición — transition government

gobierno directo — direct rule

gobierno en funciones — caretaker government

gobierno fantasma — shadow cabinet

gobierno interino — interim government

gobierno militar — military government

2) (=dirección) guidance, direction; (=gerencia) management; (=manejo) control, handling

para su gobierno — for your guidance, for your information

servir de gobierno a algn — to act as a guide to sb, serve as a norm for sb

gobierno doméstico, gobierno de la casa — housekeeping, running of the household

3) (=puesto) governorship; (=edificio) Government House

gobierno civil — (=puesto) civil governorship; (=edificio) civil governor's residence

4) (Náut) steering; (=timón) helm

buen gobierno — navigability

de buen gobierno — navigable, easily steerable

5)

- mirar contra el gobierno

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masculino

a) (Pol) government

b) (ant) ( administración) management, administration

- gobierno de concentración

- gobierno de transición

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masculino

a) (Pol) government

b) (ant) ( administración) management, administration

- gobierno de concentración

- gobierno de transición

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el gobierno

(n.) = political establishment, el

Ex: These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.

gobierno¹

¹ = governance, dispensation.

Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.

Ex: The role of government publications in the provision of information is discussed as well as the new constitutional dispensation which came into being in September 1984 in the Republic of South Africa.

* equipo de gobierno = administration, governing board, management.

* gobierno de la mayoría = majority rule.

* gobierno participativo = participative management.

* junta de gobierno = ruling executive body, governing board.

* órgano de gobierno = governing body, administrative body, governing board.

* sistema de gobierno = polity.

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.

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gobierno

masculine

1 ( Pol) government

está encargado de formar nuevo gobierno he has been given the task of forming a new government

2 ( ant) (administración) management, administration

el buen/mal gobierno de una hacienda the good/bad management o administration of an estate

Compuestos:

● gobierno civil

civilian government

● gobierno de coalición

coalition government

● gobierno de concentración

government of national unity

● gobierno de transición

provisional o transition government

● gobierno en funciones

caretaker government

● gobierno militar

military government

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Del verbo gobernar: ( conjugate gobernar)

gobierno es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
gobernar
gobierno
gobernar ( conjugate gobernar) verbo transitivo ‹ país› to govern, rule;
‹ barco› to steer
verbo intransitivo (Gob, Pol) to govern;
(Náut) to steer
gobierno sustantivo masculino
government
gobernar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to govern
2 Náut to steer
gobierno sustantivo masculino
1 Pol government
2 (mando, administración) management
3 Náut steering
' gobierno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abaratarse
- acosar
- actual
- administración
- angular
- bicolor
- billón
- cajón
- conspirar
- decretar
- derribar
- derrocar
- derrumbamiento
- dicotomía
- estrechar
- favorecer
- ilegítima
- ilegítimo
- instrumentación
- junta
- mandato
- presidenta
- presidente
- promover
- sede
- títere
- argentino
- caer
- caída
- coalición
- crisis
- débil
- echar
- entrante
- estado
- formación
- formar
- intendencia
- interino
- jefe
- lo
- mayoría
- precario
- prever
- reconocer
English:
act
- administration
- antipollution
- bring down
- call
- caretaker government
- central government
- coalition
- collusion
- confer
- crackdown
- curtail
- decentralize
- decree
- defraud
- department
- enviable
- expansion
- fellow
- for
- government
- govt.
- incoming
- institute
- institution
- itself
- lawsuit
- on
- overthrow
- powerful
- present
- rule
- scientific
- seat
- Secretary of State
- shaky
- state
- subsidize
- superficial
- back
- bow
- conveniently
- county
- devolution
- front
- govern
- house
- housing
- line
- official

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gobierno

♦ ver gobernar

♦ nm

1. [organismo] government;

el gobierno en pleno asistió al acto all the members of the government attended the ceremony

Comp
gobierno autónomo autonomous government;
gobierno central central government;
Esp Antes gobierno civil = body representing the central government in each province;
gobierno de coalición coalition government;

gobierno de concentración government of national unity;

gobierno directo direct rule;

gobierno mayoritario majority rule;
Esp gobierno militar = body representing the army in each province;
gobierno títere puppet government;

gobierno de transición caretaker o interim government

2. [edificio] government buildings

3. [administración, gestión] running, management;

gobierno de la casa housekeeping

4. [de barco] steering

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gobierno

m

1 POL government

2 MAR steering

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gobierno nm

: government

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gobierno n government

Spanish-English dictionary > gobierno
6 favorecer

v.

1 to favor.

esta política favorece a los más pobres this policy works in favor of the poorest

les favoreció la suerte luck was on their side

El sol favoreció a Ricardo The sun favored Richard.

2 to suit (sentar bien).

ese corte de pelo te favorece that haircut suits you

3 to prefer, to be partial to.

María favorece los colores claros Mary prefers light colors.

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favorecer

Conjugation model [ AGRADECER], like link=agradecer agradecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (ayudar) to favour (US favor), help

■ su política ha favorecido la economía his policies have benefitted the economy

2 (agraciar) to flatter, suit

■ el azul no me favorece blue doesn't suit me

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verb

1) to favor

2) suit

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1. VT

1) (=beneficiar) to be favourable o (EEUU) favorable to, favour, favor (EEUU)

la devaluación ha favorecido a las compañías exportadoras — devaluation has been favourable to o has favoured exporting companies

el sorteo favoreció al equipo canadiense — Canada did well out of the draw

la suerte no me favoreció — luck was not on my side, fortune did not favour me liter

2) (=ayudar a) [+ desarrollo, creación, crecimiento] to contribute to

las nuevas medidas fiscales favorecerán la creación de empresas — the new tax measures will contribute to o encourage o favour the creation of new companies

puede favorecer la aparición de piedras en el riñón — it can contribute to the development of kidney stones

3) (=tratar con favores)

favorecer a algn — to help out sb, do sb favours

utilizó sus influencias para favorecer a sus amigos — she used her influence to help out her friends o to do favours for her friends

4) (=sentar bien) [vestido] to suit, look good on; [peinado] to suit

las faldas largas no te favorecen — long skirts don't suit you o look good on you

la barba no te favorece — the beard doesn't suit you

el retrato no la favorece — the portrait is not very flattering

2.

VI (=sentar bien) to be flattering, look good

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (ayudar, beneficiar) to favor*

me ha favorecido la suerte — luck has been on my side

una política para favorecer la agricultura — a policy to help agriculture

b) peinado/color ( sentar bien) to suit
2.
favorecerse v pron (Col fam) to protect oneself

* * *

= favour [favor, -USA], feather-bed, advantage, enthrone.

Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.

Ex. Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Ex. When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.

Ex. Modern life ' enthrones reason over impulse'.

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* favorecer a Alguien = be in + Posesivo + favour.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) (ayudar, beneficiar) to favor*

me ha favorecido la suerte — luck has been on my side

una política para favorecer la agricultura — a policy to help agriculture

b) peinado/color ( sentar bien) to suit
2.
favorecerse v pron (Col fam) to protect oneself

* * *

= favour [favor, -USA], feather-bed, advantage, enthrone.

Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.

Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.

Ex: Modern life ' enthrones reason over impulse'.

* favorecer a Alguien = be in + Posesivo + favour.

* * *

favorecer [E3 ]

vt

1 (beneficiar) to favor*

hoy no me ha favorecido la suerte luck hasn't been on my side today

una política para favorecer la agricultura a policy to help agriculture

2 (contribuir a) to encourage

actitudes que favorecen que se extienda la enfermedad attitudes which encourage the spread of the disease

para favorecer la integración de los discapacitados en la sociedad to encourage the integration of the disabled into society

3 «peinado/color» (sentar bien) to suit, look good on

el retrato la favorece mucho the portrait is very flattering to her

■ favorecerse

v pron

( Col fam) to protect oneself

* * *

favorecer ( conjugate favorecer) verbo transitivo
a) (ayudar, beneficiar) to favor^{( conjugate favor)};

◊ una política para favorecer la agricultura a policy to help agriculture

b) [peinado/color] ( sentar bien) to suit

favorecer verbo transitivo
1 to favour, US favor: ese gobierno favorece a las grandes empresas, the government is on the side of big business
2 (un sombrero, vestido) to flatter
' favorecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enchufar
- beneficiar
- propiciar
English:
favor
- favour
- flatter
- further
- stereotype
- suit
- become
- favorable

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favorecer vt

1. [beneficiar] to favour;
[ayudar] to help, to assist;
esta política favorece a los más pobres this policy works in favour of the poorest;

el árbitro favoreció al equipo visitante the referee was biased in favour of the visitors;

a pesar de ser peores, les favoreció la suerte y ganaron el partido despite being worse players, luck was on their side and they won the game

2. [sentar bien] to suit;

ese corte de pelo te favorece that haircut suits you

* * *

favorecer

v/t

1 favor, Br

favour

2 de ropa, color suit

* * *

favorecer {53} vt

1) : to favor

2) : to look well on, to suit

* * *

favorecer vb

1. (hacer más fácil) to favour / to help

este clima favorece el desarrollo de las plantas this climate helps the plants to grow

En inglés americano favour se escribe favor

2. (dar belleza) to suit

ese vestido te favorece that dress suits you

Spanish-English dictionary > favorecer
7 subvencionar

v.

1 to subsidize (precios, industria).

2 to subvene, to subsidize, to subsidise.

* * *

subvencionar

► verbo transitivo

1 to subsidize

* * *

verb

to subsidize

* * *

VT to subsidize

* * *

verbo transitivo to subsidize

* * *

= fund, subsidise [subsidize, -USA], feather-bed.

Nota: Normalmente, aplicado a las políticas proteccionistas de los gobiernos.

Ex. Although a few library building projects will be adequately funded, many others will receive only partial funding, and cost will be a major factor in most cases.

Ex. If a company has reasonable evidence that an imported product is being dumped or unfairly subsidized, a formal application for anti-dumping or countervailing action may be made to the European Commission.

Ex. Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

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* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.

* * *

verbo transitivo to subsidize

* * *

= fund, subsidise [subsidize, -USA], feather-bed.

Nota: Normalmente, aplicado a las políticas proteccionistas de los gobiernos.

Ex: Although a few library building projects will be adequately funded, many others will receive only partial funding, and cost will be a major factor in most cases.

Ex: If a company has reasonable evidence that an imported product is being dumped or unfairly subsidized, a formal application for anti-dumping or countervailing action may be made to the European Commission.

Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

* volver a subvencionar = re-fund.

* * *

subvencionar [A1 ]

vt

to subsidize

* * *

subvencionar ( conjugate subvencionar) verbo transitivo
to subsidize
subvencionar verbo transitivo to subsidize
' subvencionar' also found in these entries:
English:
subsidize
- sponsor

* * *

subvencionar vt

1. [precios, industria] to subsidize

2. [proyecto, actividad cultural, estudios] to provide financial support for;

el proyecto está subvencionado por el gobierno the project is financed by a government grant

* * *

subvencionar

v/t subsidize

* * *

subvencionar vt

: to subsidize

Spanish-English dictionary > subvencionar
8 asumir poder

(v.) = assume + power

Ex. The newly elected Scottish Local Government Authorities assumed their powers in May 75 and are not yet fully into their stride.

* * *

(v.) = assume + power

Ex: The newly elected Scottish Local Government Authorities assumed their powers in May 75 and are not yet fully into their stride.

Spanish-English dictionary > asumir poder
9 esperarse Algo

(v.) = come as + no surprise

Ex. Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

* * *

(v.) = come as + no surprise

Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Spanish-English dictionary > esperarse Algo
10 funcionar a plena capacidad

(v.) = be fully into + Posesivo + stride

Ex. The newly elected Scottish Local Government Authorities assumed their powers in May 75 and are not yet fully into their stride.

* * *

(v.) = be fully into + Posesivo + stride

Ex: The newly elected Scottish Local Government Authorities assumed their powers in May 75 and are not yet fully into their stride.

Spanish-English dictionary > funcionar a plena capacidad
11 miembro

f. & m.

1 member, supporter, fellow member.

2 limb, member, extremity, extremitas.

3 associate.

m.

1 member (integrante).

miembro fundador founder member

miembro de pleno derecho full member

2 limb, member.

miembros superiores/inferiores upper/lower limbs

miembro (viril) penis

* * *

miembro

► nombre masculino

1 (extremidad) limb

2 (viril) member

3 (socio) member

4 MATEMÁTICAS member

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estado miembro member state

miembro viril male member, penis

* * *

noun m.

1) member

2) limb

* * *

1. SM

1) (Anat) limb, member

miembro viril — male member, penis

2) (Ling, Mat) member

2.

SMF [de club] member; [de institución, academia] fellow, associate

no miembro — non-member

hacerse miembro de — to become a member of, join

3.

ADJ member antes de s

los países miembros — the member states

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (de organización, asociación) member

b) (como adj) <estado/países> member (before n)

c) (Mat) member

2) (Anat) limb

miembros anteriores/posteriores — fore/back limbs

•

- miembro viril

* * *

= fellow, member, subscriber, insider.

Ex. He was also Council on Library Resources fellow, and he's published several articles, the most recent with Whitney Coe.

Ex. Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members.

Ex. Access is available from any suitable terminal to BLAISE subscribers.

Ex. All libraries, particularly those with rare book or manuscript collections, should take steps to minimise insider thefts.

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* asociación miembro = associate member.

* biblioteca miembro de una cooperativa = member library.

* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.

* estado miembro = member government, member state.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* institución compuesta de miembros = membership organisation.

* institución miembro de una asociación = partner institution.

* miembro asociado = affiliated member, associateship.

* miembro correspondiente = corresponding member.

* miembro de honor = honorary member.

* miembro de la Comunidad = community member, Community member.

* miembro de la familia = family member.

* miembro delantero = forelimb.

* miembro de la plantilla = staffer.

* miembro de la resistencia = resister.

* miembro de la tripulación = crew member.

* miembro del Congreso = congressman [congresswoman, -fem.], congresswoman [congressman, -masc.].

* miembro del consejo de administración = trustee.

* miembro del cuerpo = limb.

* miembro del panel = panellist [panelist, -USA].

* miembro del personal = staff member, staffer.

* miembro destacado = leading member.

* miembro de una comisión = commissioner.

* miembro de una cuadrilla = crew member.

* miembro de una milicia = militiaman [militiamen, -pl.].

* miembro de un comité = committeeman [committeemen, -pl.].

* miembro de un sindicato = unionist, trade unionist.

* miembro electo = elected member.

* miembro fundador = founder member, founding member.

* miembro honorario = honorary member.

* miembro institucional = institutional member, member institution.

* miembro invitado = co-opted member.

* miembro nato = ex officio.

* miembro personal = personal member.

* miembros = membership.

* miembros inferiores = lower extremities, lower limbs.

* miembros superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.

* miembro tipo A = A-member.

* miembro tipo B = B-member.

* miembro tipo C = C-member.

* no miembro = non-member [nonmember].

* nuevo miembro = entrant.

* organización miembro de una asociación = partner organisation.

* países miembro de la Comunidad = Community partner.

* país miembro = member country.

* país miembro de la Comunidad = Community member state.

* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.

* todos los miembros de la agencia = agency-wide.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (de organización, asociación) member

b) (como adj) <estado/países> member (before n)

c) (Mat) member

2) (Anat) limb

miembros anteriores/posteriores — fore/back limbs

•

- miembro viril

* * *

= fellow, member, subscriber, insider.

Ex: He was also Council on Library Resources fellow, and he's published several articles, the most recent with Whitney Coe.

Ex: Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members.

Ex: Access is available from any suitable terminal to BLAISE subscribers.

Ex: All libraries, particularly those with rare book or manuscript collections, should take steps to minimise insider thefts.

* asociación miembro = associate member.

* biblioteca miembro de una cooperativa = member library.

* entre los miembros de la familia = intergenerational.

* estado miembro = member government, member state.

* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.

* institución compuesta de miembros = membership organisation.

* institución miembro de una asociación = partner institution.

* miembro asociado = affiliated member, associateship.

* miembro correspondiente = corresponding member.

* miembro de honor = honorary member.

* miembro de la Comunidad = community member, Community member.

* miembro de la familia = family member.

* miembro delantero = forelimb.

* miembro de la plantilla = staffer.

* miembro de la resistencia = resister.

* miembro de la tripulación = crew member.

* miembro del Congreso = congressman [congresswoman, -fem.], congresswoman [congressman, -masc.].

* miembro del consejo de administración = trustee.

* miembro del cuerpo = limb.

* miembro del panel = panellist [panelist, -USA].

* miembro del personal = staff member, staffer.

* miembro destacado = leading member.

* miembro de una comisión = commissioner.

* miembro de una cuadrilla = crew member.

* miembro de una milicia = militiaman [militiamen, -pl.].

* miembro de un comité = committeeman [committeemen, -pl.].

* miembro de un sindicato = unionist, trade unionist.

* miembro electo = elected member.

* miembro fundador = founder member, founding member.

* miembro honorario = honorary member.

* miembro institucional = institutional member, member institution.

* miembro invitado = co-opted member.

* miembro nato = ex officio.

* miembro personal = personal member.

* miembros = membership.

* miembros inferiores = lower extremities, lower limbs.

* miembros superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.

* miembro tipo A = A-member.

* miembro tipo B = B-member.

* miembro tipo C = C-member.

* no miembro = non-member [nonmember].

* nuevo miembro = entrant.

* organización miembro de una asociación = partner organisation.

* países miembro de la Comunidad = Community partner.

* país miembro = member country.

* país miembro de la Comunidad = Community member state.

* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo = dismemberment insurance.

* todos los miembros de la agencia = agency-wide.

* * *

miembro

masculine and feminine

A

1 (de una organización, asociación) member

dos de los miembros de la expedición two members of the expedition

2 ( como adj) ‹estado/países› member ( before n)

3 ( Mat) member

Compuestos:

● miembro de número

full member

● miembro de pleno derecho

full member

B

miembro masculine

( Anat) limb

miembros anteriores/posteriores fore/back limbs

Compuesto:

miembro viril

( euf); male member ( euph)

* * *

miembro sustantivo masculino
1
a) (de organización, asociación) member

b) ( como adj) ‹estado/países› member ( before n)

2 (Anat) limb;
◊ miembros anteriores/posteriores fore/back limbs

miembro sustantivo masculino
1 (parte integrante) member
los miembros de mi familia, the members of my family
2 Anat limb
(pene) penis
' miembro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- cafre
- decana
- decano
- ecologista
- empresaria
- empresario
- II
- militar
- paralizarse
- plena
- pleno
- readmitir
- realeza
- turgente
- adormecimiento
- anquilosarse
- apéndice
- director
- muñón
- rigidez
- seleccionador
- socio
- vitalicio
English:
artificial
- congressman
- congresswoman
- contra
- fellow
- foot
- juror
- limb
- member
- membership
- on
- pleb
- Satanist
- serve
- sever
- stump
- trustee
- commissioner
- congress
- disqualify
- elder
- governor
- marshal
- Member
- tribe

* * *

miembro nm

1. [integrante] member;

los países miembros de la OTAN NATO's member states

Comp
miembro fundador founder member;
miembro de pleno derecho full member

2. [extremidad] limb, member

Comp
miembros inferiores lower limbs;
miembros superiores upper limbs

3. Euf [pene]
miembro (viril) male member

* * *

miembro

m

1 ( socio) member;

estado/país miembro member state/country

2 ( extremidad) limb, member fml ;

miembros pl ANAT limbs

* * *

miembro nm

1) : member

2) extremidad: limb, extremity

* * *

miembro n

1. (persona) member

los miembros del jurado the members of the jury

2. (extremidad del cuerpo) limb

Spanish-English dictionary > miembro
12 mimar

v.

to spoil, to pamper.

* * *

mimar

► verbo transitivo

1 (consentir) to spoil; (mimar con exceso) to pamper, mollycoddle

■ se comporta como un niño mimado he behaves like a spoilt child

■ lo miman demasiado he's too pampered, he's spoilt

* * *

verb

to spoil

* * *

VT to spoil, pamper

* * *

verbo transitivo to spoil, pamper

* * *

= cherish, feather-bed, smother + Nombre + with kindness, kill + Nombre + with kindness, mollycoddle, pamper.

Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex. Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Ex. Her father is no ogre, but since her mother and sister's died her father has basically smothered her with kindness, not allowing her any freedom.

Ex. But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way.

Ex. Now it is the turn of Libya to throw hints that it too needs to be mollycoddled.

Ex. Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.

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* mimar demasiado = spoil + Nombre + rotten, overindulge.

* * *

verbo transitivo to spoil, pamper

* * *

= cherish, feather-bed, smother + Nombre + with kindness, kill + Nombre + with kindness, mollycoddle, pamper.

Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.

Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Ex: Her father is no ogre, but since her mother and sister's died her father has basically smothered her with kindness, not allowing her any freedom.

Ex: But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way.

Ex: Now it is the turn of Libya to throw hints that it too needs to be mollycoddled.

Ex: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.

* mimar demasiado = spoil + Nombre + rotten, overindulge.

* * *

mimar [A1 ]

vt

to spoil, pamper, mollycoddle

* * *

mimar ( conjugate mimar) verbo transitivo
to spoil, pamper
mimar verbo transitivo
1 (consentir) to spoil
2 (tratar con cariño) to fuss over
' mimar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consentir
English:
cuddle
- fuss
- fuss over
- indulge
- mother
- pamper
- spoil
- spoon-feed
- mollycoddle

* * *

mimar vt

to spoil, to pamper

* * *

mimar

v/t spoil, pamper

* * *

mimar vt

consentir: to pamper, to spoil

* * *

mimar vb to spoil [pt. & pp. spoilt]

Spanish-English dictionary > mimar
13 no coger por sorpresa

(v.) = come as + no surprise

Ex. Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

* * *

(v.) = come as + no surprise

Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Spanish-English dictionary > no coger por sorpresa
14 programa electoral

programa electoral

election manifesto, US election program

* * *

(n.) = ticket

Ex. Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

* * *

(n.) = ticket

Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Spanish-English dictionary > programa electoral
15 programa político

m.

ticket program.

* * *

(n.) = ticket

Ex. Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

* * *

(n.) = ticket

Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Spanish-English dictionary > programa político
16 recortar gastos

v.

to cut back on expenses, to cut corners, to curtail on expenditures, to cut down on expenses.

* * *

(v.) = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses

Ex. Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Ex. In plain English, it means we don't have enough students and expenses must be cut.

* * *

(v.) = cut + expenditure, cut + expenses

Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.

Ex: In plain English, it means we don't have enough students and expenses must be cut.

Spanish-English dictionary > recortar gastos
17 abandonar

v.

1 to leave (place).

María abandonó la habitación rápidamente Mary abandoned the room quickly.

2 to leave (person).

3 to give up (estudios).

abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year

4 to abandon, to desert, to forsake, to bail out on.

Pedro abandonó a su familia Peter abandoned his family.

Silvia abandonó sus sueños por Pedro Silvia abandoned her dreams for Peter.

5 to quit, to cease trying, to desist, to give up.

María abandonó Mary quit.

6 to check out on.

* * *

abandonar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desamparar) to abandon, forsake

■ la suerte le ha abandonado luck has forsaken him

2 (lugar) to leave, quit

■ abandonar el barco to abandon ship

3 (actividad) to give up, withdraw from

■ abandonó los estudios en la facultad she dropped out of university

4 (traicionar) to desert

5 (renunciar) to relinquish, renounce

6 (descuidar) to neglect

7 DEPORTE (retirarse) to withdraw from

► verbo pronominal abandonarse

1 (descuidarse) to neglect oneself, let oneself go

2 (entregarse) to give oneself up (a, to)

■ se abandonó a la bebida he gave himself up to drink

3 (ceder) to give in

* * *

verb

1) to abandon

2) desert

3) leave

4) neglect

5) give up

6) renounce

•

- abandonarse a

* * *

1. VT

1) (=dejar abandonado) [+ cónyuge, hijo] to abandon, desert; [+ animal, casa, posesiones] to abandon; [+ obligaciones] to neglect

la abandonó por otra mujer — he abandoned o deserted her for another woman

no me abandones nunca — never leave me

tuvimos que abandonar nuestras pertenencias en la huida — we had to abandon all our belongings when we fled

no debes abandonar las labores de la casa — you shouldn't neglect the housework

abandonar el barco — to abandon ship

- abandonar a algn a su suerte o a la buena de Dios

2) (=marcharse de) [+ lugar, organización] to leave

pronto podrán abandonar el hospital — they will soon be able to leave the hospital

abandonó la reunión hecho una furia — he stormed out of the meeting

miles de refugiados han abandonado la ciudad — thousands of refugees have abandoned the city

3) (=renunciar a) [+ estudios, proyecto] to give up, abandon; [+ costumbre, cargo] to give up; [+ privilegio, título] to renounce, relinquish

hemos abandonado la idea de montar un negocio — we have given up o abandoned the idea of starting a business

he decidido abandonar la política — I've decided to give up o abandon politics

si el tratamiento no da resultado lo abandonaremos — if the treatment doesn't work, we'll abandon it

no es fácil abandonar el tabaco — it's not easy to give up smoking

la guerrilla ha prometido abandonar las armas — the guerrillas have promised to lay down their arms

se comprometieron a abandonar sus reivindicaciones territoriales — they promised to renounce o relinquish their territorial claims

4) [buen humor, suerte] to desert

el valor la abandonó — her courage deserted her

nunca los abandona la alegría — they are always happy

2. VI

1) (Atletismo) [antes de la prueba] to pull out, withdraw; [durante la prueba] to pull out, retire

2) (Boxeo) to concede defeat, throw in the towel * o (EEUU) sponge

3) (Ajedrez) to resign, concede

4) (Inform) to quit

3.

See:

abandonarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) < lugar> to leave

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta — he walked out of the meeting in protest

b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon

abandonar a alguien a algo — to abandon somebody to something

los abandonó a su suerte — he abandoned them to their fate

2) fuerzas to desert

la suerte me ha abandonado — my luck has run out

nunca lo abandona el buen humor — his good humor never deserts him

3)

a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give up

abandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out
2.
abandonar vi (Dep)

a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

b) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
3.
abandonarse v pron

1) ( entregarse)

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

se abandonó al sueño — he succumbed to sleep

2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go

* * *

= abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.

Ex. The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex. If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex. The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.

Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex. It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.

Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex. The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.

Ex. Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.

Ex. The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.

Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex. To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex. Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.

Ex. In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.

Ex. Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex. Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex. One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

Ex. Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex. There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

Ex. At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.

Ex. A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.

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* abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.

* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.

* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.

* abandonarse = go to + seed.

* abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.

* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.

* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.

* abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.

* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.

* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.

* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (frml) < lugar> to leave

las tropas abandonaron el área — the troops pulled out of o left the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta — he walked out of the meeting in protest

b) <familia/bebé> to leave, abandon; <marido/amante> to leave; <coche/barco> to abandon

abandonar a alguien a algo — to abandon somebody to something

los abandonó a su suerte — he abandoned them to their fate

2) fuerzas to desert

la suerte me ha abandonado — my luck has run out

nunca lo abandona el buen humor — his good humor never deserts him

3)

a) <actividad/propósito/esperanza> to give up

abandonó la lucha — he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

abandonar los estudios — to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) <carrera/partido> to retire, pull out
2.
abandonar vi (Dep)

a) (antes de la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

b) (iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; ( en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
3.
abandonarse v pron

1) ( entregarse)

abandonarse a algo — a vicios/placeres to abandon oneself to something

se abandonó al sueño — he succumbed to sleep

2) ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go

* * *

= abandon, abort, drop, eschew, give up, quit, relinquish, stop, leave + wandering in, forsake, sweep aside, desert, opt out of, scrap, pull back, ditch, surrender, bail out, bargain away, dump, maroon, flake out, leave by + the wayside, get away, desist, go + cold turkey, walk out on, walk out, jump + ship.

Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.

Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of ' Quit' with another character.

Ex: The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.

Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.

Ex: It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.

Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

Ex: The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.

Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.

Ex: The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' ' opting out' of local government control.

Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.

Ex: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.

Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex: Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.

Ex: In the article ' Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.

Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.

Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.

Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.

Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.

Ex: A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.

* abandonar el barco = abandon + ship.

* abandonar las armas = put down + weapons.

* abandonar los estudios = drop out (from school), drop out of + school.

* abandonar los servicios de Alguien = drop out.

* abandonarse = go to + seed.

* abandonarse a = abandon + Reflexivo + to.

* abandonar toda esperanza = give up + hope.

* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza = abandon + (all) hope.

* abandonar un hábito = stop + habit.

* abandonar un lugar = quit + Lugar.

* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.

* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.

* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.

* persona que abandona Algo = quitter.

* * *

abandonar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ( frml); ‹lugar› to leave

el público abandonó el teatro the audience left the theater

se le concedió un plazo de 48 horas para abandonar el país he was given 48 hours to leave the country

miles de personas abandonan la capital durante el verano thousands of people leave the capital in the summer

las tropas han comenzado a abandonar el área the troops have started to pull out of o leave the area

abandonó la reunión en señal de protesta he walked out of the meeting in protest

2 ‹persona›

abandonó a su familia he abandoned o deserted his family

lo abandonó por otro she left him for another man

abandonó al bebé en la puerta del hospital she abandoned o left the baby at the entrance to the hospital

abandonar a algn A algo to abandon sb TO sth

decidió volver, abandonando al grupo a su suerte he decided to turn back, abandoning the group to its fate

3 ‹coche/barco› to abandon

B «fuerzas» to desert

las fuerzas lo abandonaron y cayó al suelo his strength deserted him and he fell to the floor

la suerte me ha abandonado my luck has run out o deserted me

nunca lo abandona el buen humor he's always good-humored, his good humor never deserts him

C ‹actividad/propósito› to give up

abandonó los estudios she abandoned o gave up her studies

¿vas a abandonar el curso cuando te falta tan poco? you're not going to drop out of o give up the course at this late stage, are you?

abandonó la lucha he gave up the fight, he abandoned the struggle

ha abandonado toda pretensión de salir elegido he has given up o abandoned any hopes he had of being elected

abandonó la terapia he gave up his therapy, he stopped having therapy

■ abandonar

vi

( Dep)

1 (antes de iniciarse la carrera, competición) to withdraw, pull out

2 (una vez iniciada la carrera, competición) to retire, pull out; (en ajedrez) to resign; (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat, throw in the towel

■ abandonarse

v pron

A

(descuidarse): desde que tuvo hijos se ha abandonado since she had her children she's let herself go

no te abandones y ve al médico don't neglect your health, go and see the doctor

B (entregarse) abandonarse A algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself TO sth

se abandonó al ocio she gave herself up to o abandoned herself to a life of leisure

se abandonó al sueño he gave in to o succumbed to sleep, he let sleep overcome him, he surrendered to sleep

* * *

abandonar ( conjugate abandonar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (frml) ‹ lugar› to leave

b) ‹familia/bebé› to leave, abandon;

‹marido/amante› to leave;
‹coche/barco› to abandon;
◊ los abandonó a su suerte he abandoned them to their fate

2 [ fuerzas] to desert
3
a) ‹actividad/propósito/esperanza› to give up;

◊ abandonar los estudios to drop out of school/college

b) (Dep) ‹carrera/partido› to retire from, pull out of

verbo intransitivo (Dep)
a) (en carrera, competición) to pull out

b) ( en ajedrez) to resign;

(en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
abandonarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entregarse) abandonarse a algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself to sth
2 ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
abandonar
I verbo transitivo
1 (irse de) to leave, quit: tenemos que vernos hoy, porque mañana abandono Madrid, we've got to see eachother today because I'm leaving Madrid tomorrow
2 (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon
abandonar a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate
3 (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up
4 Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of
(un deporte) to drop
II vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up
' abandonar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejar
- botar
- plantar
English:
abandon
- back away
- cast aside
- caution
- desert
- drop
- forsake
- free
- give up on
- habit
- idea
- jettison
- leave
- quit
- retire
- scrap
- stand by
- throw in
- walk out
- ditch
- give
- maroon
- stick
- vacate
- walk

* * *

abandonar

♦ vt

1. [lugar] to leave;
[barco, vehículo] to abandon;
abandonó la sala tras el discurso she left the hall after the speech;

abandonó su pueblo para trabajar en la ciudad she left her home town for a job in the city;

abandonar el barco to abandon ship;

¡abandonen el barco! abandon ship!;

abandonar algo a su suerte o [m5] destino to abandon sth to its fate;

los cascos azules abandonarán pronto la región the UN peacekeeping troops will soon be pulling out of the region

2. [persona] to leave;
[hijo, animal] to abandon;
abandonó a su hijo she abandoned her son;

abandonar a alguien a su suerte o [m5] destino to abandon sb to their fate;

¡nunca te abandonaré! I'll never leave you!

3. [estudios] to give up;
[proyecto] to abandon;
abandonó la carrera en el tercer año she dropped out of university in her third year, she gave up her studies in her third year;

han amenazado con abandonar las negociaciones they have threatened to walk out of the negotiations;

han amenazado con abandonar la liga they have threatened to pull out of the league;

abandonar la lucha to give up the fight

4. [sujeto: suerte, buen humor] to desert;

lo abandonaron las fuerzas y tuvo que retirarse his strength gave out and he had to drop out;

nunca la abandona su buen humor she never loses her good humour

♦ vi

1. [en carrera, competición] to pull out, to withdraw;
[en ajedrez] to resign; [en boxeo] to throw in the towel;
abandonó en el primer asalto his corner threw in the towel in the first round;

una avería lo obligó a abandonar en la segunda vuelta a mechanical fault forced him to retire on the second lap

2. [rendirse] to give up;

no abandones ahora que estás casi al final don't give up now you've almost reached the end

♦ See also the pronominal verb abandonarse

* * *

abandonar

I v/t

1 lugar leave; a alguien abandon; a esposa, hijos desert; objeto abandon, dump

2 idea give up, abandon; actividad give up, drop

II v/i DEP pull out

* * *

abandonar vt

1) dejar: to abandon, to leave

2) : to give up, to quit

abandonaron la búsqueda: they gave up the search

♦ See also the reflexive verb abandonarse

* * *

abandonar vb

1. (una persona) to abandon / to leave [pt. & pp. left]

abandonó a su familia he left his family

2. (un sitio) to leave

mucha gente abandona la cuidad a lot of people are leaving the city

3. (una actividad) to give up [pt. gave; pp. given]

no abandones el curso don't give up the course

4. (una competición) to withdraw [pt. withdraw; pp. withdrawn]

abandonó la carrera he withdrew from the race

Spanish-English dictionary > abandonar
18 presidente

adj.

president.

f. & m.

1 president, Head of State, president of the nation.

2 president, chairperson, chairman, director general.

* * *

presidente

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 PLÍTICA president

2 (de una empresa - hombre) chairman, US president; (- mujer) chairwoman, US president

3 (de un club, sociedad) president

4 (de una reunión - hombre) chairman; (- mujer) chairwoman

* * *

(f. - presidenta)

noun

1) president

2) chairperson, chairman / chairwoman

* * *

presidente, -a
SM / F (SF a veces presidente)
1) (Pol, Com) [de país, asociación] president; [de comité, reunión] chair, chairperson, chairman/chairwoman; Esp (Pol) (tb: Presidente del Gobierno) prime minister; [de la cámara] speaker

candidato a presidente — (Pol) presidential candidate

es candidato a presidente de Cruz Roja/del Real Madrid — he is a candidate for the presidency of the Red Cross/he is a candidate to be chairman of the board of Real Madrid

presidente/a de honor — honorary president

presidente/a vitalicio/a — president for life

2) (Jur) (=magistrado) presiding magistrate; (=juez) presiding judge

3) LAm (=alcalde) mayor
PRESIDENTE DEL GOBIERNO The head of the Spanish government, or Presidente del Gobierno, is elected not just by the winning party but by the entire Congreso de los Diputados following a general election. The Presidente is appointed for a four-year term and called upon by the King to form a cabinet. As in Britain, he has the power to call an early election, and can be forced to do so by a censure motion in the Congreso.
* * *

- ta masculino, femenino

a) (Gob, Pol) president

el presidente del gobierno — the premier, the prime minister

b) (de compañía, banco) president (AmE), chairman/-woman (BrE)

c) (de reunión, comité, acto) chairperson, chair

d) (Der) ( de tribunal) presiding judge/magistrate

e) ( de jurado) chairman/-woman

* * *

= chairman [chairmen, pl.], president, chief executive officer (CEO), Director-General, chief executive, chair, chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.].

Nota: Tanto masculino como femenino.

Ex. As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.

Ex. Professor Freedman is president of the Library and Information Technology Association (formerly the Information Science and Automation Division) and a member of the ALA Council.

Ex. The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole.

Ex. The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat.

Ex. The author concludes that few chief executives personally use the company library and online database services.

Ex. Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.

Ex. Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.

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* presidente del tribunal = presiding judge.

* presidente del tribunal supremo = chief justice.

* presidente de tribunal = chief justice.

* presidente electo = president-elect [president elect].

* vicepresidente = vice-president.

* * *

- ta masculino, femenino

a) (Gob, Pol) president

el presidente del gobierno — the premier, the prime minister

b) (de compañía, banco) president (AmE), chairman/-woman (BrE)

c) (de reunión, comité, acto) chairperson, chair

d) (Der) ( de tribunal) presiding judge/magistrate

e) ( de jurado) chairman/-woman

* * *

= chairman [chairmen, pl.], president, chief executive officer (CEO), Director-General, chief executive, chair, chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.].

Nota: Tanto masculino como femenino.

Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.

Ex: Professor Freedman is president of the Library and Information Technology Association (formerly the Information Science and Automation Division) and a member of the ALA Council.

Ex: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole.

Ex: The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat.

Ex: The author concludes that few chief executives personally use the company library and online database services.

Ex: Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.

Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.

* presidente del tribunal = presiding judge.

* presidente del tribunal supremo = chief justice.

* presidente de tribunal = chief justice.

* presidente electo = president-elect [president elect].

* vicepresidente = vice-president.

* * *

presidente -ta Presidente del Gobierno (↑ presidente a1)

masculine, feminine

presidente masculine and feminine

1 ( Gob, Pol) president

el presidente del gobierno the premier, the prime minister

presidente del Congreso de los Diputados Speaker ( of the lower chamber of Spanish Parliament)

Presidente de la Comisión Europea President of the European Commission

2 (de una compañía, un banco) president ( AmE), chairman ( BrE)

3 (de una reunión, un comité, acto) chair, chairperson

presidente de honor honorary president o chairman

4 ( Der) (de un tribunal) presiding judge/magistrate

5 (de un jurado) chairman

Compuesto:

presidente de mesa

(en elecciones) chief canvasser ( AmE), chief scrutineer ( BrE); ( RPl) ( Educ) chairman ( of a panel of examiners)

* * *

presidente
◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (Gob, Pol) president;

◊ el presidente del gobierno the premier, the prime minister

b) (de compañía, banco) president (AmE), chairman (BrE)

c) (de reunión, comité, acto) chairperson, chair

d) (Der) ( de tribunal) presiding judge/magistrate

e) ( de jurado) chairman/chairwoman

presidente,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Pol president
presidente del Gobierno, prime minister, premier
2 (de una empresa, reunión) (hombre) chairman, (mujer) chairwoman
' presidente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- actual
- dimitir
- electa
- electo
- función
- investir
- legislatura
- mesa
- presidenta
- propia
- propio
- protagonismo
- salva
- sanear
- señor
- argentino
- atentado
- autonómico
- calidad
- cargo
- entrante
- facultar
- mismo
- vitalicio
English:
amen
- articulate
- assistant
- assume
- austerity
- care
- chairman
- chairperson
- conspire
- contrive
- drastic
- dynamism
- elect
- entertain
- escort
- foreman
- honorary
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- intercede
- likelihood
- make
- mimic
- office
- oust
- override
- patron
- president
- propose
- report
- speaker
- chair
- chief
- first
- go

* * *

presidente, -a nm,f

1. [de nación] president;

presidente (del Gobierno) prime minister

2. [de asamblea, jurado] chairman, f chairwoman;
[de empresa] chairman, f chairwoman, US president
Comp
presidente de honor honorary president o chairman;
presidente de mesa [en elecciones] Br chief scrutineer, US chief canvasser;
RP [en exámenes] chairman, f chairwoman [of the panel]
3. [del parlamento] speaker

4. [de tribunal] presiding judge

Comp
presidente del tribunal supremo chief justice
5. Méx presidente municipal [alcalde] mayor

* * *

presidente

m, presidenta f president; de gobierno premier, prime minister; de compañía president, Br

chairman, Br

mujer chairwoman; de comité chair

* * *

presidente, -ta n

1) : president

2) : chair, chairperson

3) : presiding judge

* * *

presidente n

1. (del estado) president

2. (de una empresa, reunión) chairman [pl. chairmen]

Spanish-English dictionary > presidente
19 cargo

m.

1 charge (cuidado).

los niños han quedado a mi cargo the children have been left in my care

las personas a su cargo his dependents; (familiares) the people working under him (trabajadores)

estar a cargo de algo, tener algo a su cargo to be in charge of something

hacerse cargo de to take charge of; (asumir el control de) to take care of; (ocuparse de) to understand (comprender)

me hago cargo de la difícil situación I am aware of o I realize the difficulty of the situation

me da cargo de conciencia dejarle pagar I feel bad about letting him pay

2 post, position (empleo).

ocupa un cargo muy importante she holds a very important position o post

alto cargo top manager; (persona) (en empresa) high-ranking official (en la Administración)

cargo público public office

3 charge (finance).

con cargo a charged to

correr a cargo de to be borne by

hacerse cargo de to pay for

4 charge (law) (acusación).

formular graves cargos contra alguien to bring serious charges against somebody

5 debit, fee, debit charge.

6 freight, loading.

7 office.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cargar.

* * *

cargo

► nombre masculino

1 (peso) load, weight

2 (empleo) post, position

■ el cargo de director the post of director

3 (gobierno, custodia) charge, responsibility

■ tiene dos empleados a su cargo he has two employees under him

4 FINANZAS charge, debit

5 DERECHO (falta) charge, accusation

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FRASEOLOGÍA

correr a cargo de alguien to be the responsibility of somebody

■ el discurso de inauguración correrá a cargo del Sr. Torres Sr. Torres will make the opening speech

■ los gastos de transporte corren a cargo del comprador shipping costs are payable by the purchaser

desempeñar el cargo de / ocupar el cargo de to occupy the post of

estar al cargo de to be in charge of

hacerse cargo de (responsabilizarse de) to take charge of 2 (entender) to realize

■ me hago cargo I realize that

jurar el cargo to take an oath

alto cargo top job, high-ranking position

cargo de conciencia figurado weight on one's conscience

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noun m.

1) load, burden

2) charge

3) post, office

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SM

1) (=puesto) post

ocupa el cargo de comisario europeo desde hace tres años — he has held the office o post of European Commissioner for three years

dejó el cargo de embajador en 1992 — he left his post as ambassador in 1992

• alto cargo — (=persona) top official, senior official; (=puesto) high-ranking position, top post

ha dimitido un alto cargo directivo — a top o senior official has resigned

han quedado vacantes tres altos cargos — three high-ranking positions o top posts have become vacant

• desempeñar un cargo — to hold a position

• jurar el cargo — to be sworn in

• poner el cargo a disposición de algn — euf to offer up one's post to sb

cargo público — (=puesto) public office; (=persona) person in public office

2)

• a cargo de —

a) (=responsable de) in charge of, responsible for

las tropas a cargo de los refugiados — the troops in charge of o responsible for the refugees

los detectives a cargo de la investigación — the detectives in charge of o heading the investigation

b) (=bajo la responsabilidad de)

la presentación del programa estuvo a cargo de una actriz desconocida — the programme was presented by an unknown actress

"formación a cargo de la empresa" — "training will be provided"

la clausura del festival estará a cargo de Plácido Domingo — Plácido Domingo will be the main attraction of the festival's closing ceremony

un concierto a cargo de la orquesta de cámara de la ciudad — a concert performed by the city's chamber orchestra

la llamada irá a mi cargo — I'll pay for the phone call

las reparaciones correrán a cargo del dueño — the cost of repairs will be met by the owner, repairs will be paid for by the owner

• tener algo a su cargo — to be in charge of sth, be responsible for sth

20 policías tenían a su cargo la seguridad del monarca — 20 policemen were in charge of o responsible for the king's security

los niños que tengo a mi cargo — the children in my care o charge frm

3)

• hacerse cargo de — (=encargarse) to take charge of; (=pagar) to pay for; (=entender) to realize

cuando él murió, su hijo se hizo cargo del negocio — when he died, his son took charge of o took over the business

el ejército se hizo cargo del poder — the army took over power o took control

el abuelo se hizo cargo del niño — the boy's grandfather took care of him

deben hacerse cargo de los daños causados a los muebles — they should pay for breakages to the furniture

la empresa no quiso hacerse cargo de la reparación — the company refused to meet the costs of repair

me hago cargo de la importancia de estas conversaciones — I am aware of o realize how important these talks are

-estamos pasando unos momentos difíciles -sí, ya me hago cargo — "we're going through difficult times" - "yes, I understand o realize"

4) (Com) charge

podrá recibir información sin cargo alguno — you can receive information free of charge

paga siempre con cargo a su cuenta corriente — he always charges payments directly to his current account

cargo por gestión — [de un billete electrónico] administration fee

5) (Jur) charge

el fiscal retiró los cargos contra el acusado — the prosecution dropped all the charges against the defendant

fue puesto en libertad sin cargos — he was released without charges

cargo de conciencia, tengo cargo de conciencia por el tiempo perdido — I feel guilty about all that wasted time
pliego, testigo 1., 1)
6) Chile, Perú (=certificación) date stamp ( providing proof of when a document was submitted)

* * *

masculino

1) ( puesto) post, position (frml)

un cargo de mucha responsabilidad — a very responsible job o post

- cargo público

2) (responsabilidad, cuidado)

a)

a cargo de alguien: los niños están a mi cargo the children are in my care o (frml) charge; el negocio quedó a su cargo he was left in charge of the business; dejé/puse las ventas a cargo de Luque I left/put Luque in charge of sales; tiene cuatro hijos a su cargo or (Col) a cargo he has four children to support; tiene a su cargo la división comercial — she is responsible for o in charge of the sales department

b)

al cargo de algo — in charge of something

c)

correr a cargo de alguien: los gastos corren a cargo de la empresa expenses will be paid o met by the company; la organización del concierto corre a mi cargo — I'm responsible for organizing the concert

d)

hacerse cargo de algo — ( hacerse responsable) de puesto/tarea to take charge of something; de gastos to take care of something; ( comprender) (Esp) to undertand something, to appreciate something

me hago cargo del problema — I appreciate the problem

- cargo de conciencia

3) (Com, Fin) charge

sin cargo adicional — at no additional cost

sin cargo — free of charge

con cargo a mi cuenta — to be debited against o charged to my account

4) (Der) charge

5) (Chi, Per) date-and-time stamp for documents

* * *

masculino

1) ( puesto) post, position (frml)

un cargo de mucha responsabilidad — a very responsible job o post

- cargo público

2) (responsabilidad, cuidado)

a)

a cargo de alguien: los niños están a mi cargo the children are in my care o (frml) charge; el negocio quedó a su cargo he was left in charge of the business; dejé/puse las ventas a cargo de Luque I left/put Luque in charge of sales; tiene cuatro hijos a su cargo or (Col) a cargo he has four children to support; tiene a su cargo la división comercial — she is responsible for o in charge of the sales department

b)

al cargo de algo — in charge of something

c)

correr a cargo de alguien: los gastos corren a cargo de la empresa expenses will be paid o met by the company; la organización del concierto corre a mi cargo — I'm responsible for organizing the concert

d)

hacerse cargo de algo — ( hacerse responsable) de puesto/tarea to take charge of something; de gastos to take care of something; ( comprender) (Esp) to undertand something, to appreciate something

me hago cargo del problema — I appreciate the problem

- cargo de conciencia

3) (Com, Fin) charge

sin cargo adicional — at no additional cost

sin cargo — free of charge

con cargo a mi cuenta — to be debited against o charged to my account

4) (Der) charge

5) (Chi, Per) date-and-time stamp for documents

* * *

cargo¹

¹ = officer, official, position, post, office, job title, incumbent.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.

Ex: See also reference tracings include related headings such as personal and corporate headings for officials, pseudonyms used as uniform headings, etc.

Ex: He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.

Ex: The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy.

Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

Ex: The job title is designed to indicate the group (professional, associate, technician, or clerk) to which the job belongs and the level of the job within that grouping.

Ex: This practice of having the former incumbent of the job train the new employee is risky, particularly if that departing employee has in any way been a problem.

* alto cargo = senior post, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.

* alto cargo público = senior public official.

* altos cargos = people in high office.

* ascender a un cargo = rise to + position.

* aspirar a un cargo = aspire to + position.

* beneficios del cargo, los = spoils of office, the.

* cargo de director = directorship.

* cargo directivo = senior post, top official, senior position, managerial position, executive position, top position.

* cargo ejecutivo = managerial position, executive position.

* cargo ejecutivo del gobierno = government executive.

* cargo ministerial = ministry official.

* cargo oficial = officer.

* cargo político = government official.

* cargo público = public official, federal official, elected official, public office.

* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.

* dimitir de un cargo = step down from + Posesivo + position, stand down.

* en el cargo = in the saddle, in office.

* en virtud del cargo que ocupa = ex officio.

* en virtud de su cargo = ex officio.

* jurar un cargo = swear in.

* ocupar el cargo = be in the position.

* ocupar un cargo = hold + position.

* ocupar un cargo de dirección = hold + a chair.

* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.

* prebendas del cargo, las = spoils of office, the.

* relevar de un cargo = relieve of + duty.

* renunciar a un cargo = step down from + Posesivo + position, stand down.

* titular del cargo = incumbent.

* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.

cargo²

² = responsibility.

Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.

* a cargo = in the saddle.

* a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of).

* a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.

* a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.

* a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.

* a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.

* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.

* a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.

* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.

* bajo el cargo de = on charges of.

* cargo de conciencia = guilty conscience.

* con cargo a = to be debited to, to be charged to.

* con cargo de conciencia = remorseful.

* correr a cargo de = be the responsibility of.

* estar a cargo de = man, be the responsibility of.

* familiar a cargo = dependent.

* hacerse cargo = take over, assume + role.

* hacerse cargo de = take + charge of, take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.

* hacerse cargo de Algo = take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre), hold + the fort, hold + the fortress.

* persona a cargo = dependent.

* poner a Alguien al cargo de = put + Nombre + in charge of.

* poner a cargo de = put in + charge of.

* tener a cargo de uno = have + as + Posesivo + charge.

* tener a + Posesivo + cargo = have + in + Posesivo + charge.

cargo³

³ = charge, indictment.

Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

Ex: Enter indictments as instructed in rule 21.36C1.

* absolver a Alguien de todos los cargos = acquit + Nombre + on all counts.

* cargos criminales = criminal charges.

* formular cargos contra = bring + charges against.

* formular cargos contra Alguien = press + charges.

* libertad sin cargos = unconditional discharge.

cargo⁴

* culto al cargo = cargo cult.

* nota de cargo = credit note.

* * *

cargo

masculine

A (puesto) position ( frml), post

desempeña un cargo importante en la empresa he has o holds an important position in the firm

tiene un cargo de mucha responsabilidad she has a very responsible job o post o position

hoy toma posesión de su cargo he takes up his post o position today, he takes up office today

alto¹ (↑ alto (1))

Compuesto:

cargo público

los que ostentan cargos públicos those who hold public office

B (responsabilidad, cuidado)

1

a cargo de algn: los niños están a mi cargo the children are in my care o ( frml) charge

un concierto a cargo de la Orquesta Nacional ( frml); a concert performed by the National Orchestra

el negocio quedó a su cargo he was left in charge of the business

dejé/puse las ventas a cargo de Luque I left/put Luque in charge of sales

tiene cuatro hijos a su cargoor ( Col) a cargo he has four children to support

tiene a su cargo la división comercial she is responsible for o in charge of the sales department

2

al cargo de algo in charge of sth

quedó/lo pusieron al cargo del departamento he was left/they put him in charge of the department

3

correr a cargo de algn: los gastos corren a cargo de la empresa expenses will be paid o met by the company

la organización del concierto corre a cargo de su ayudante her assistant is responsible for organizing the concert

el papel principal corre a cargo de Fernando Arias the main part o the leading role is played by Fernando Arias

4

hacerse cargo de algo (hacerse responsable) ‹de un puesto/una tarea› to take charge of sth;

‹de gastos› to take care of sth; (entender) ( Esp) to be aware of sth

¿podría hacerse cargo de nuestra sucursal en Panamá? could you take charge of o head our branch in Panama?

mi abuela se hizo cargo de mí my grandmother took care of me

me hago cargo de la gravedad de la situación I am aware of the gravity of the situation

es un problema difícil — sí, me hago cargo it's a difficult problem — yes, I realize that o I am aware of that

Compuesto:

cargo de conciencia

no tengo ningún cargo de conciencia por no haber ido a visitarlo I don't feel at all guilty for not having been to visit him, I feel no remorse at not having been to visit him

me da/quedó un cargo de conciencia horrible I feel/felt terribly guilty

C ( Com, Fin) charge

sin cargo adicional at no additional cost, at no extra charge

sin cargo free of charge

pidió unos cheques de viaje con cargo a su cuenta she ordered some traveler's checks to be debited against o charged to her account

D ( Der) charge

niega todos los cargos que se le imputan he denies all the charges against him

E (Chi, Per) certificate or stamp showing date and time a document is submitted

* * *

Del verbo cargar: ( conjugate cargar)

cargo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cargó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
cargar
cargo
cargar ( conjugate cargar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹barco/avión/camión› to load;

◊ cargoon la camioneta de cajas they loaded the van with boxes;

no cargues tanto el coche don't put so much in the car
b) ‹pistola/escopeta› to load;

‹pluma/encendedor› to fill;
‹ cámara› to load, put a film in
c) (Elec) to charge

2
a) ‹ mercancías› to load

b) ‹ combustible› to fuel;

◊ tengo que cargo nafta (RPl) I have to fill up with gasoline (AmE) o (BrE) petrol

c) (Inf) to load

3 ( de obligaciones) cargo a algn de algo to burden sb with sth;
◊ me cargoon la culpa they put o laid the blame on me

4
a) ‹paquetes/bolsas› to carry;

‹ niño› (AmL) to carry
b) (AmL exc RPl) ‹ armas› to carry

c) (Ven fam) ( llevar puesto) to wear;

( tener consigo):
◊ cargo las llaves I have the keys

5 ( a una cuenta) to charge
6 (Méx fam) ( matar) to kill
verbo intransitivo
1 cargo con algo ‹ con bulto› to carry sth;
◊ tiene que cargo con todo el peso de la casa she has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household

2 cargo contra algn [tropas/policía] to charge on o at sb
3 [ batería] to charge
4 (fam) ( fastidiar):
◊ me cargan los fanfarrones I can't stand show-offs

cargarse verbo pronominal
1
a) [pilas/flash] to charge;

[ partícula] to become charged
b) cargose de algo ‹de bolsas/equipaje› to load oneself down with sth;

‹ de responsabilidades› to take on a lot of sth;
‹ de deudas› to saddle oneself with sth
2
a) (fam) ( matar) to kill

b) (Esp fam) ‹ motor› to wreck;

‹ jarrón› to smash
cargo sustantivo masculino
1 ( puesto) post, position (frml);
(de presidente, ministro) office;
◊ tener un cargo público to hold public office;

un cargo de responsabilidad a responsible job o post
2 (responsabilidad, cuidado):
◊ los niños están a mi cargo the children are in my care;

estar a cargo de algo to be in charge of sth;
los gastos corren a cargo de la empresa expenses will be paid o met by the company;
hacerse cargo de algo ‹de puesto/tarea› to take charge of sth;

‹ de gastos› to take care of sth;
◊ me da cargo de conciencia I feel guilty

3
a) (Com, Fin) charge;

◊ sin cargo free of charge

b) (Der) charge

cargar
I verbo transitivo
1 to load: cargó al niño en brazos, she took the boy in her arms
2 (un mechero, una pluma) to fill
3 (poner carga eléctrica) to charge
4 (atribuir algo negativo) cargar a alguien con las culpas, to put the blame on sb
le cargan la responsabilidad a su padre, they put the blame on his father
5 Com to charge: cárguelo a mi cuenta, charge it to my account
6 familiar Educ to fail
II verbo intransitivo
1 (soportar, hacerse cargo) to lumber [con, with]: carga con la casa y con la suegra, she has to do all the housework as well as having to take care of her mother-in-law
figurado cargar con las consecuencias, to suffer the consequences
2 (llevar un peso) to carry: siempre carga con lo más pesado, he always takes the heaviest
3 (arremeter, atacar) to charge [contra, against]
cargo sustantivo masculino
1 (puesto) post, position
2 (cuidado, responsabilidad) charge
estar al cargo de, to be in charge of
3 Jur charge, accusation
4 Fin charge, debit 5 cargo de conciencia, weight on one's conscience, remorse
♦ Locuciones: correr a cargo de, (gastos) to be met by
hacerse cargo de, to take charge of: en seguida se hizo cargo de mi situación, he understood my situation immediately
' cargo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceder
- acusación
- adscribir
- alcaldía
- antecesor
- antecesora
- antigua
- antiguo
- candidata
- candidato
- candidatura
- carga
- cargar
- cargamento
- cargarse
- censor
- censora
- cesar
- consejería
- correr
- cuidada
- cuidado
- dimitir
- dirección
- disputarse
- educación
- flete
- función
- inhabilitar
- jefatura
- jurar
- juramentar
- lamentarse
- minoritaria
- minoritario
- nombrar
- ostentar
- permanencia
- poltrona
- posesión
- presentarse
- pretendienta
- pretendiente
- regentar
- rehabilitación
- reintegrar
- relevar
- relumbrón
- renuncia
- renunciar
English:
appointment
- assume
- backbencher
- band
- bump off
- by-election
- cargo
- charge
- count
- denial
- deny
- drop
- ex
- foreman
- handle
- impression
- incitement
- inflict
- lay on
- office
- outrank
- resign
- set down
- shed
- stand down
- succeed
- toss about
- toss around
- vessel
- back
- commission
- dean
- debit
- dependant
- discharge
- dock
- extra
- fly
- front
- handling
- impeach
- incumbent
- land
- landing
- lay
- load
- meet
- reinstate
- relieve
- seize

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cargo nm

1. [empleo] post, position;

ocupa o [m5] es un cargo muy importante she holds a very important position o post;

desempeña un cargo de ministro he is a minister;

tomar posesión del cargo to take up office

Comp
cargo directivo manager;
cargo público: [m5] ostenta o [m5] es un cargo público she holds public office;

varios cargos públicos se han visto involucrados en el escándalo several people holding public office have been implicated in the scandal

2. [cuidado] charge;

los niños han quedado a mi cargo the children have been left in my care;

una producción a cargo del Teatro Nacional a National Theatre production;

está a cargo de o [m5] tiene a su cargo la seguridad de la empresa he is in charge of o responsible for company security;

hacerse cargo de [asumir el control de] to take charge of;
[ocuparse de] to take care of; [comprender] to understand;
se hizo cargo de la gestión de la empresa she took over the running of the company;

el ejército se hizo cargo del poder the army took power o took over;

no te preocupes, yo me hago cargo de los niños don't worry, I'll look after the children;

me hago cargo de la difícil situación I am aware of o I realize the difficulty of the situation;

tenemos que ir al entierro y llegaremos tarde – sí, me hago cargo we have to go to the funeral, so we'll be late – OK, I understand

3. Econ charge;

con cargo a charged to;

han asignado una nueva partida con cargo a los presupuestos del estado they have created a new budget heading;

correr a cargo de to be borne by;

todos los gastos corren a cargo de la empresa all expenses will be borne by the company;

la comida corre a cargo de la empresa the meal is on the company;

la organización corre a cargo del Municipio the organization will be carried out by the town council, the town council will be organizing the event;

sin cargo adicional for o at no extra charge

4. [acusación] charge;

formular graves cargos contra alguien to bring serious charges against sb;

se declaró inocente de todos los cargos que se le imputaban he said he was innocent on all counts

Comp
cargo de conciencia:
tener cargo de conciencia to feel pangs of conscience, to feel remorse;

me da cargo de conciencia dejarle pagar I feel bad about letting him pay;

comprar productos de este país me representa un cargo de conciencia I feel guilty about buying this country's products

5. [buque de carga] cargo ship, freighter

* * *

cargo

m

1 position;

alto cargo high-ranking position; persona high-ranking official;

cargo ministerial ministerial post

2 JUR charge

3

:

a cargo de la madre in the mother’s care;

tener algo a su cargo, estar a cargo de algo be in charge of sth;

está a cargo de Gómez Gómez is in charge of it;

hacerse cargo de algo take charge of sth;

tomar a su cargo take charge of

4 COM

:

con cargo a nosotros on our account

5

:

me da cargo de conciencia it makes me feel guilty

* * *

cargo nm

1) : burden, load

2) : charge

a cargo de: in charge of

3) : position, office

* * *

cargo n

1. (empleo) post

un cargo directivo a management post

2. (delito) charge

han retirado los cargos they've dropped the charges

estar a cargo de / tener a su cargo (ser la responsabilidad de) to be your responsibility (ser responsable de) to be in charge of

he dejado a los niños a cargo de la canguro I've left the babysitter in charge of the children

hacerse cargo (encargarse de) to take charge of [pt. took; pp. taken] (comprender) to understand [pt. & pp. understood]

Spanish-English dictionary > cargo
20 cargo1

¹ = officer, official, position, post, office, job title, incumbent.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.

Ex. See also reference tracings include related headings such as personal and corporate headings for officials, pseudonyms used as uniform headings, etc.

Ex. He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.

Ex. The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy.

Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

Ex. The job title is designed to indicate the group (professional, associate, technician, or clerk) to which the job belongs and the level of the job within that grouping.

Ex. This practice of having the former incumbent of the job train the new employee is risky, particularly if that departing employee has in any way been a problem.

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* alto cargo = senior post, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.

* alto cargo público = senior public official.

* altos cargos = people in high office.

* ascender a un cargo = rise to + position.

* aspirar a un cargo = aspire to + position.

* beneficios del cargo, los = spoils of office, the.

* cargo de director = directorship.

* cargo directivo = senior post, top official, senior position, managerial position, executive position, top position.

* cargo ejecutivo = managerial position, executive position.

* cargo ejecutivo del gobierno = government executive.

* cargo ministerial = ministry official.

* cargo oficial = officer.

* cargo político = government official.

* cargo público = public official, federal official, elected official, public office.

* dejar un cargo = resign + office, step down from + Posesivo + position, leave + office.

* dimitir de un cargo = step down from + Posesivo + position, stand down.

* en el cargo = in the saddle, in office.

* en virtud del cargo que ocupa = ex officio.

* en virtud de su cargo = ex officio.

* jurar un cargo = swear in.

* ocupar el cargo = be in the position.

* ocupar un cargo = hold + position.

* ocupar un cargo de dirección = hold + a chair.

* persona designada para un cargo = appointee.

* prebendas del cargo, las = spoils of office, the.

* relevar de un cargo = relieve of + duty.

* renunciar a un cargo = step down from + Posesivo + position, stand down.

* titular del cargo = incumbent.

* tomar posesión de un cargo = swear in, take + office.

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