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elicit

  • 1 provocar reacción

    • elicit response
    • evoke reaction

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > provocar reacción

  • 2 suscitar

    v.
    1 to give rise to.
    2 to provoke, to bring about, to arouse, to cause to happen.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to cause, provoke
    2 (rebelión) to stir up, arouse; (discusión) to start; (problemas) to cause, raise; (interés) to arouse
    * * *
    verb
    to provoke, arise
    * * *
    VT [+ rebelión] to stir up; [+ escándalo, conflicto] to cause, provoke; [+ discusión] to start; [+ duda, problema] to raise; [+ interés, sospechas] to arouse; [+ consecuencia] to cause, give rise to, bring with it
    * * *
    verbo transitivo (frml) <curiosidad/interés> to arouse; < dudas> to raise; <escándalo/polémica> to provoke, cause; < debate> to give rise to
    * * *
    = fuel, spark off, whip up, elicit, spark, give + rise to, conjure up, arouse, bring about, give + cause to, give + occasion to.
    Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
    Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.
    Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    ----
    * suscitar controversia = arouse + controversy.
    * suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.
    * suscitar duda = shed + doubt.
    * suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.
    * suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.
    * suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.
    * suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.
    * suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.
    * suscitar la polémica = spark + controversy.
    * suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.
    * suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.
    * suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.
    * suscitar una sugerencia = elicit + suggestion.
    * suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.
    * suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.
    * suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo (frml) <curiosidad/interés> to arouse; < dudas> to raise; <escándalo/polémica> to provoke, cause; < debate> to give rise to
    * * *
    = fuel, spark off, whip up, elicit, spark, give + rise to, conjure up, arouse, bring about, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

    Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.

    Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.
    Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * suscitar controversia = arouse + controversy.
    * suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.
    * suscitar duda = shed + doubt.
    * suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.
    * suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.
    * suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.
    * suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.
    * suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.
    * suscitar la polémica = spark + controversy.
    * suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.
    * suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.
    * suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.
    * suscitar una sugerencia = elicit + suggestion.
    * suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.
    * suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.
    * suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.

    * * *
    suscitar [A1 ]
    vt
    ( frml); ‹curiosidad/interés› to arouse; ‹dudas› to raise; ‹escándalo/polémica› to provoke, cause
    suscitó un acalorado debate it gave rise to a heated debate
    * * *

    suscitar vtr (originar) to cause, arouse: su postura suscitará polémica, his attitude will provoke controversy
    ' suscitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    decir
    - imponer
    - infundir
    - intrigar
    - llamar
    - tinta
    - interesar
    English:
    excite
    - antagonize
    - draw
    - raise
    - rise
    - spark
    * * *
    [discusión] to give rise to; [dificultades] to cause, to create; [interés, simpatía, sospechas] to arouse; [dudas] to raise
    * * *
    v/t enojo arouse; polémica generate; escándalo provoke
    * * *
    : to provoke, to give rise to

    Spanish-English dictionary > suscitar

  • 3 obtener

    v.
    1 to get (beca, cargo, puntos).
    2 to obtain, to gain, to get, to acquire.
    Ricardo ganó reconocimiento Richard gained renown.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener
    1 (beca, resultados) to get, obtain; (premio) to win; (ganancias) to make
    1 to get, be obtained
    * * *
    verb
    1) to obtain, get
    * * *
    VT [+ resultado, información, permiso] to get, obtain; [+ mayoría, votos] to win, obtain; [+ premio, medalla, victoria] to win; [+ apoyo] to gain, get, obtain; [+ beneficios] to make

    esperamos obtener mejores resultados este año — we are hoping to get o obtain o achieve better results this year

    con la venta de los derechos la editorial obtuvo varios millones de dólares — the publishers got several million dollars from the sale of the copyright

    nunca obtuvo respuesta — he never got o received a reply

    * * *
    verbo transitivo < premio> to win, receive; <resultado/autorización> to obtain; < calificación> to obtain, set
    * * *
    = derive, gain, generate, get, obtain, procure, secure, yield, spin off, elicit, reap, receive, come by, acquire.
    Ex. The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.
    Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
    Ex. Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.
    Ex. In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.
    Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
    Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
    Ex. This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.
    Ex. A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex. Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.
    Ex. If you receive a large number of titles on you initial search, you can narrow your search by using qualifiers.
    Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.
    Ex. Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
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    * difícil de obtener = difficult to come by.
    * fácil de obtener = easy to come by.
    * obtener acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.
    * obtener algo de = get + something out of.
    * obtener beneficios = gain + benefit, make + a profit, realise + benefits, derive + benefit, reap + rewards, reap + benefits, reap + returns, make + profit.
    * obtener conocimiento = gain + an understanding.
    * obtener credibilidad = attain + credibility.
    * obtener de = get out of.
    * obtener el derecho para = win + the right to.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * obtener el máximo beneficio = reap + full potential.
    * obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.
    * obtener éxito = achieve + success.
    * obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.
    * obtener fondos de = derive + finances from.
    * obtener ganancia = gain + benefit.
    * obtener gratificación = obtain + gratification.
    * obtener gratis = obtain + free.
    * obtener indicios sobre = get + an indication of.
    * obtener información = obtain + information, glean + information, gain + information, pick up + information, secure + information.
    * obtener información de = elicit + information from.
    * obtener la aprobación = meet with + approval.
    * obtener partido de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA].
    * obtener perspectiva de = gain + perspective on.
    * obtener pistas sobre = get + an indication of.
    * obtener placer = take + pleasure, obtain + pleasure from, derive + pleasure.
    * obtener placer de = get + pleasure from.
    * obtener + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.
    * obtener promoción = arrive at + promotion.
    * obtener provecho = get + Posesivo + money's worth out of.
    * obtener reconocimiento = gain + recognition.
    * obtener resultado = obtain + result.
    * obtener resultados = get + things done.
    * obtener satisfacción = derive + satisfaction, gain + satisfaction, derive + gratification, obtain + satisfaction.
    * obtenerse = accrue.
    * obtenerse de = flow from.
    * obtener titulación = receive + degree.
    * obtener + Título = earn + Título.
    * obtener una categoría = gain + status.
    * obtener una cita bibliográfica = glean + citation.
    * obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.
    * obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.
    * obtener una impresión = gain + picture.
    * obtener una perspectiva = gather + perspective.
    * obtener una referencia = glean + reference.
    * obtener un estatus = gain + status.
    * obtener un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.
    * obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * obtener un título = gain + a degree in.
    * obtener ventaja = gain + advantage.
    * obtener ventajas = reap + advantages.
    * se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < premio> to win, receive; <resultado/autorización> to obtain; < calificación> to obtain, set
    * * *
    = derive, gain, generate, get, obtain, procure, secure, yield, spin off, elicit, reap, receive, come by, acquire.

    Ex: The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.

    Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
    Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.
    Ex: In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.
    Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
    Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
    Ex: This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.
    Ex: A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.
    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.
    Ex: If you receive a large number of titles on you initial search, you can narrow your search by using qualifiers.
    Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.
    Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
    * difícil de obtener = difficult to come by.
    * fácil de obtener = easy to come by.
    * obtener acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.
    * obtener algo de = get + something out of.
    * obtener beneficios = gain + benefit, make + a profit, realise + benefits, derive + benefit, reap + rewards, reap + benefits, reap + returns, make + profit.
    * obtener conocimiento = gain + an understanding.
    * obtener credibilidad = attain + credibility.
    * obtener de = get out of.
    * obtener el derecho para = win + the right to.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * obtener el máximo beneficio = reap + full potential.
    * obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.
    * obtener éxito = achieve + success.
    * obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.
    * obtener fondos de = derive + finances from.
    * obtener ganancia = gain + benefit.
    * obtener gratificación = obtain + gratification.
    * obtener gratis = obtain + free.
    * obtener indicios sobre = get + an indication of.
    * obtener información = obtain + information, glean + information, gain + information, pick up + information, secure + information.
    * obtener información de = elicit + information from.
    * obtener la aprobación = meet with + approval.
    * obtener partido de = capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA].
    * obtener perspectiva de = gain + perspective on.
    * obtener pistas sobre = get + an indication of.
    * obtener placer = take + pleasure, obtain + pleasure from, derive + pleasure.
    * obtener placer de = get + pleasure from.
    * obtener + Posesivo + aprobación = meet + Posesivo + approval.
    * obtener promoción = arrive at + promotion.
    * obtener provecho = get + Posesivo + money's worth out of.
    * obtener reconocimiento = gain + recognition.
    * obtener resultado = obtain + result.
    * obtener resultados = get + things done.
    * obtener satisfacción = derive + satisfaction, gain + satisfaction, derive + gratification, obtain + satisfaction.
    * obtenerse = accrue.
    * obtenerse de = flow from.
    * obtener titulación = receive + degree.
    * obtener + Título = earn + Título.
    * obtener una categoría = gain + status.
    * obtener una cita bibliográfica = glean + citation.
    * obtener una idea = get + a sense of, gain + a sense of.
    * obtener una idea de = get + a taste of.
    * obtener una impresión = gain + picture.
    * obtener una perspectiva = gather + perspective.
    * obtener una referencia = glean + reference.
    * obtener un estatus = gain + status.
    * obtener un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.
    * obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * obtener un título = gain + a degree in.
    * obtener ventaja = gain + advantage.
    * obtener ventajas = reap + advantages.
    * se obtendrá algo de provecho = something is bound to come of it.

    * * *
    vt
    ‹premio› to win, receive; ‹resultado› to obtain, achieve; ‹calificación/autorización/préstamo› to obtain, get
    se han obtenido importantes mejoras significant improvements have been obtained o achieved
    obtuvimos los fondos necesarios del banco we got o obtained o ( frml) secured the necessary funding from the bank
    * * *

     

    obtener ( conjugate obtener) verbo transitivo ‹ premio› to win, receive;
    ‹resultado/autorización› to obtain;
    ‹ calificación› to obtain, set
    obtener vtr (conseguir) to obtain, get
    ' obtener' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    conseguir
    - sigilo
    - abastecer
    - alcanzar
    - apuntar
    - capacitar
    - coger
    - diplomarse
    - ello
    - obtuve
    - sacar
    English:
    bid
    - blank
    - clear
    - derive
    - elicit
    - extort
    - get
    - get in
    - obtain
    - poll
    - procure
    - profit
    - qualify
    - raise
    - secure
    - access
    - achieve
    - cream
    - drum
    - gain
    - hope
    - length
    - lobby
    - process
    * * *
    [beca, cargo, puntos, información] to get, to obtain; [resultado] to obtain, to achieve; [premio, victoria] to win; [ganancias] to make; [satisfacción, ventaja] to gain, to obtain;
    obtuvieron dos millones de beneficio de la venta de su casa they made a profit of two million from the sale of their house;
    la sidra se obtiene de las manzanas cider is obtained o made from apples
    * * *
    <part obtuvo> v/t get, obtain fml
    * * *
    obtener {80} vt
    : to obtain, to secure, to get
    ♦ obtenible adj
    * * *
    1. (conseguir en general) to get / to obtain
    2. (conseguir premios, medallas, etc) to win [pt. & pp. won]

    Spanish-English dictionary > obtener

  • 4 provocar

    v.
    1 to provoke.
    El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.
    Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.
    2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).
    provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebody
    provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh
    el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze
    3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to provoke
    \
    provocar el parto to induce birth
    provocar un incendio (con intención) to commit arson 2 (sin intención) to cause a fire
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote
    2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on
    3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite

    ¡no me provoques! — don't start me!

    provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury

    4) [sexualmente] to rouse
    2. VI
    1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)

    ¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?

    ¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?

    no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea

    -¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"

    no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today

    2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up *
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt
    b) (Med)

    provocar el parto — to induce labor*

    2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
    2.
    provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

    ¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

    * * *
    = provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.
    Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
    Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
    Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.
    Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
    Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
    Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.
    Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
    Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
    Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
    Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
    Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
    Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
    Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
    Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.
    Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
    Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
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    * provocar cambios = wreak + changes.
    * provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.
    * provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.
    * provocar escarnio = evoke + response.
    * provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.
    * provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.
    * provocar la controversia = court + controversy.
    * provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.
    * provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.
    * provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.
    * provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.
    * provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.
    * provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.
    * provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.
    * provocar un cambio = bring about + change.
    * provocar un debate = ignite + debate.
    * provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt
    b) (Med)

    provocar el parto — to induce labor*

    2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
    2.
    provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

    ¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

    * * *
    = provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

    Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

    Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
    Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.
    Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
    Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
    Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.
    Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
    Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
    Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
    Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
    Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
    Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
    Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
    Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.
    Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
    Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.
    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * provocar cambios = wreak + changes.
    * provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.
    * provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.
    * provocar escarnio = evoke + response.
    * provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.
    * provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.
    * provocar la controversia = court + controversy.
    * provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.
    * provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.
    * provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.
    * provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.
    * provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.
    * provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.
    * provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.
    * provocar un cambio = bring about + change.
    * provocar un debate = ignite + debate.
    * provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

    * * *
    provocar [A2 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (causar, ocasionar) to cause
    un cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigarette
    una decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversy
    no se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire
    2 ( Med):
    provocar el parto to induce labor*
    las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
    el antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodies
    B ‹persona›
    1 (al enfado) to provoke
    2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on
    ■ provocar
    vi
    ( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)
    ( refl):
    se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself
    * * *

     

    provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹ explosión› to cause;

    ‹ incendio› to start;
    ‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
    ‹ reacción› to cause
    b) (Med) ‹ parto› to induce

    2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
    ( sexualmente) to lead … on
    verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):
    ◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

    provocar verbo transitivo
    1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
    2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
    3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
    4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
    (un aplauso) to provoke
    5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke

    ' provocar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    campanada
    - desatar
    - engendrar
    - hacer
    - motivar
    - organizar
    - pinchar
    - chulear
    - dar
    - meter
    - parto
    - reclamo
    - torear
    English:
    bait
    - bring
    - bring about
    - bring on
    - cause
    - excite
    - fight
    - incur
    - induce
    - instigate
    - invite
    - prompt
    - provoke
    - raise
    - rouse
    - roust
    - short-circuit
    - spark off
    - start
    - stir up
    - tease
    - trigger
    - disturbance
    - draw
    - elicit
    - evoke
    - short
    - spark
    - stir
    - taunt
    - whip
    - wreck
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [incitar] to provoke;
    ¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!
    2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;
    [incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;
    una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;
    provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;
    el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;
    su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else
    3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;
    le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes
    ♦ vi
    Carib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]
    ¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;
    ¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;
    ¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?
    * * *
    v/t
    1 cause
    2 el enfado provoke
    3 sexualmente lead on
    4 parto induce
    5
    :
    ¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?
    * * *
    provocar {72} vt
    1) causar: to provoke, to cause
    2) irritar: to provoke, to pique
    * * *
    1. (en general) to cause
    2. (incendio) to start
    3. (una persona) to provoke

    Spanish-English dictionary > provocar

  • 5 recabar

    v.
    1 to ask for.
    2 to procure, to chase up, to collect, to collect bit by bit.
    * * *
    1 (solicitar) to ask for, entreat
    2 (obtener) to attain, obtain, manage to get
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=obtener) to manage to get (de from)
    2) (=reclamar) to claim as of right, assert one's claim to
    3) (=solicitar) to ask for, apply for; (=exigir) to demand, insist on
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <información/apoyo/votos> to obtain, gather; < ayuda> to obtain, get; < fondos> to raise; < firmas> to collect
    b) <derecho/libertad> to claim
    * * *
    = elicit.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    ----
    * actividad dirigida a recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * recabar apoyo = garner + support.
    * recabar ayuda = solicit + help, solicit + support.
    * recabar + contribución = solicit + contribution.
    * recabar datos = solicit + data.
    * recabar fondos = pursue + money, solicit + funds, elicit + funds, raise + funds.
    * recabar información = solicit + information.
    * recabar la opinión = canvass + opinion.
    * recabar la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.
    * recabar la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.
    * recabar opiniones = solicit + input.
    * recabar opinión sobre = elicit + opinion on.
    * recabar + participación = solicit + contribution.
    * recabar + Posesivo + opinión = gauge + Posesivo + reaction.
    * recabar sugerencias = canvass + suggestions.
    * recabar una opinión = solicit + opinion.
    * recabar un comentario = solicit + comment.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <información/apoyo/votos> to obtain, gather; < ayuda> to obtain, get; < fondos> to raise; < firmas> to collect
    b) <derecho/libertad> to claim
    * * *

    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.

    * actividad dirigida a recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * recabar apoyo = garner + support.
    * recabar ayuda = solicit + help, solicit + support.
    * recabar + contribución = solicit + contribution.
    * recabar datos = solicit + data.
    * recabar fondos = pursue + money, solicit + funds, elicit + funds, raise + funds.
    * recabar información = solicit + information.
    * recabar la opinión = canvass + opinion.
    * recabar la opinión pública = gauge + public opinion.
    * recabar la opinión sobre = gauge + opinion on.
    * recabar opiniones = solicit + input.
    * recabar opinión sobre = elicit + opinion on.
    * recabar + participación = solicit + contribution.
    * recabar + Posesivo + opinión = gauge + Posesivo + reaction.
    * recabar sugerencias = canvass + suggestions.
    * recabar una opinión = solicit + opinion.
    * recabar un comentario = solicit + comment.

    * * *
    recabar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (conseguir) ‹información› to gather, obtain, collect; ‹apoyo/votos› to obtain, gather; ‹ayuda› to obtain, get; ‹fondos› to raise; ‹firmas› to collect
    2 (reclamar) ‹derecho/libertad/responsabilidad› to claim
    recabó el respaldo de los ciudadanos he asked the people to support him, he asked for the people's support
    * * *

    recabar verbo transitivo
    1 (ayuda, información) to obtain, manage to get
    * * *
    1. [pedir, reclamar] to ask for;
    todos los ciudadanos tienen derecho a recabar justicia ante los tribunales every citizen has the right to expect justice from the courts
    2. [conseguir]
    no han conseguido recabar ayuda para su proyecto they haven't managed to get any assistance for their project;
    recaban apoyos para su propuesta they are seeking support for their proposal;
    recaban información para un estudio de mercado they are gathering information for market research
    * * *
    v/t gather, obtain
    * * *
    1) : to gather, to obtain, to collect
    2)
    recabar fondos : to raise money

    Spanish-English dictionary > recabar

  • 6 dar respuesta

    (v.) = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer
    Ex. A library collection is only capable of fulfilling its intended function of providing ready answers to practical questions if it is adequately organized for access.
    Ex. A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.
    Ex. This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.
    * * *
    (v.) = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer

    Ex: A library collection is only capable of fulfilling its intended function of providing ready answers to practical questions if it is adequately organized for access.

    Ex: A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.
    Ex: This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar respuesta

  • 7 diálogo

    m.
    dialog, interlocution, dialogue, discussion.
    * * *
    1 dialogue, conversation
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=conversación) conversation; (Pol) dialogue

    diálogo de sordos —

    fue un diálogo de sordos — nobody listened to what anyone else had to say, it was a dialogue of the deaf

    2) (Literat) dialogue, dialog (EEUU)
    * * *
    a) ( conversación) conversation; (Lit) dialogue, dialog (AmE)
    b) (Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)
    * * *
    = dialogue [dialog, -USA], talking, verbal transaction, verbal exchange.
    Ex. The user is led through a dialogue which prompts him to specify the parameters of the data base to be created.
    Ex. The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.
    Ex. It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.
    Ex. He makes his interlocutors wonder whether his violations of maxims are caused by mental aberration, rather than a conscious intent to disrupt verbal exchange.
    ----
    * diálogo de historieta gráfica = cartoon blurb.
    * diálogo entre especialistas = scholarly communication.
    * diálogo pacífico = peaceful talks.
    * diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.
    * provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * relativo al diálogo = conversationally.
    * suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.
    * suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * * *
    a) ( conversación) conversation; (Lit) dialogue, dialog (AmE)
    b) (Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)
    * * *
    = dialogue [dialog, -USA], talking, verbal transaction, verbal exchange.

    Ex: The user is led through a dialogue which prompts him to specify the parameters of the data base to be created.

    Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.
    Ex: It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.
    Ex: He makes his interlocutors wonder whether his violations of maxims are caused by mental aberration, rather than a conscious intent to disrupt verbal exchange.
    * diálogo de historieta gráfica = cartoon blurb.
    * diálogo entre especialistas = scholarly communication.
    * diálogo pacífico = peaceful talks.
    * diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.
    * provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * relativo al diálogo = conversationally.
    * suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.
    * suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.

    * * *
    1 (conversación) conversation; ( Lit) dialogue, dialog ( AmE)
    2 ( Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)
    el diálogo ha sido fructuoso the talks o negotiations have been fruitful
    el diálogo Norte-Sur the North-South dialogue o talks
    Compuesto:
    dialogue of the deaf
    * * *

    Del verbo dialogar: ( conjugate dialogar)

    dialogo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    dialogó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    dialogar    
    diálogo
    dialogar ( conjugate dialogar) verbo intransitivo
    to talk;
    diálogo con algn to talk to sb
    diálogo sustantivo masculino

    (Lit) dialogue, dialog (AmE)
    b) (Pol, Rels Labs) talks (pl), negotiations (pl)

    dialogar verbo intransitivo
    1 to have a conversation
    2 (para llegar a un acuerdo) to talk
    diálogo sustantivo masculino dialogue
    ' diálogo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    besugo
    - cortar
    - desbloquear
    - guion
    - vía
    English:
    dialog
    - dialogue
    * * *
    1. [conversación] conversation;
    Lit dialogue;
    tuvimos un diálogo we had a conversation;
    los diálogos [en película, serie] the dialogue
    Fam diálogo de besugos:
    fue un diálogo de besugos we/they were talking at odds with one another
    2. [negociación] dialogue;
    se ha producido un intento de diálogo entre las partes there has been an attempt at dialogue between the two sides;
    hemos abierto un proceso de diálogo con la patronal we have entered into talks with the employers;
    fue un diálogo de sordos no one listened to anyone else, it was a dialogue of the deaf
    * * *
    m dialog, Br
    dialogue;
    es un diálogo de sordos it’s a dialog of the deaf
    * * *
    : dialogue
    * * *
    1. (conversación) conversation
    2. (escrito) dialogue

    Spanish-English dictionary > diálogo

  • 8 fomentar

    v.
    1 to encourage, to foster.
    2 to promote, to boost, to advance, to be conducive to.
    Ella alienta un ideal She fosters=nurtures an ideal.
    * * *
    1 to promote, encourage, foster
    * * *
    verb
    1) to foster, promote
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ desarrollo, investigación, ahorro, inversión, participación] to encourage; [+ turismo, industria] to promote, boost; [+ competitividad, producción] to boost; [+ odio, violencia] to foment
    2) (Med) to foment, warm
    3) (=incubar)
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) <industria/turismo> to promote; <ahorro/inversión> to encourage, boost; <disturbio/odio> to incite, foment (frml)

    hay que fomentarles el gusto por la música — one has to foster o encourage an interest in music in them

    2) (Med) to foment
    * * *
    = advance, boost, cultivate, encourage, foster, further, nurture, promote, abet, foment, spur, elicit, stimulate, drive.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.
    Ex. In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).
    Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
    Ex. Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
    Ex. IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
    Ex. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
    Ex. Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
    Ex. This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
    Ex. The formats that emerge can be used by libraries, publishers, and information utilities worldwide to convert printed works to electronic forms or to create original works in electric format, and thus foment the creation of networked electronic library collections.
    Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
    Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
    ----
    * fomentar apoyo = build + support.
    * fomentar el conocimiento = advance + knowledge.
    * fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.
    * fomentar el interés = raise + interest, foster + interest.
    * fomentar interés = build + interest.
    * fomentar la competencia = cultivate + competition.
    * fomentar la lectura = promote + reading.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) <industria/turismo> to promote; <ahorro/inversión> to encourage, boost; <disturbio/odio> to incite, foment (frml)

    hay que fomentarles el gusto por la música — one has to foster o encourage an interest in music in them

    2) (Med) to foment
    * * *
    = advance, boost, cultivate, encourage, foster, further, nurture, promote, abet, foment, spur, elicit, stimulate, drive.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.

    Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).

    Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
    Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
    Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
    Ex: IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
    Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
    Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
    Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
    Ex: The formats that emerge can be used by libraries, publishers, and information utilities worldwide to convert printed works to electronic forms or to create original works in electric format, and thus foment the creation of networked electronic library collections.
    Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
    Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
    * fomentar apoyo = build + support.
    * fomentar el conocimiento = advance + knowledge.
    * fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.
    * fomentar el interés = raise + interest, foster + interest.
    * fomentar interés = build + interest.
    * fomentar la competencia = cultivate + competition.
    * fomentar la lectura = promote + reading.

    * * *
    fomentar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹industria› to promote; ‹turismo› to promote, encourage, boost; ‹ahorro/inversión› to encourage, boost; ‹disturbio/odio› to incite, foment ( frml)
    hay que fomentarles el gusto por la música one has to foster o encourage an interest in music in them
    2 (fundar) to found
    B ( Med) to foment
    * * *

     

    fomentar ( conjugate fomentar) verbo transitivo ‹industria/turismo› to promote;
    ‹ahorro/inversión› to encourage, boost;
    ‹disturbio/odio› to incite, foment (frml);
    ‹interés/afición› to encourage
    fomentar verbo transitivo to promote
    ' fomentar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alimentar
    English:
    boost
    - develop
    - encourage
    - foster
    - promote
    - stir up
    - advance
    - whip
    * * *
    1. [favorecer] to encourage, to promote;
    medidas para fomentar el ahorro measures to encourage saving;
    una campaña para fomentar la lectura a campaign to encourage o promote reading
    2. Carib, Méx [organizar] to open, to set up
    * * *
    v/t solidaridad foster; COM promote; rebelión foment, incite
    * * *
    1) : to foment, to stir up
    2) promover: to promote, to foster
    * * *
    fomentar vb to promote

    Spanish-English dictionary > fomentar

  • 9 obtener el enunciado del problema

    (v.) = elicit + problem statement
    Ex. This is a system designed to elicit a sufficiently rich problem statement and to convert it to a search query.
    * * *
    (v.) = elicit + problem statement

    Ex: This is a system designed to elicit a sufficiently rich problem statement and to convert it to a search query.

    Spanish-English dictionary > obtener el enunciado del problema

  • 10 obtener información de

    (v.) = elicit + information from
    Ex. This action was the redesign of the enquiry form in order to elicit more information from the enquirer.
    * * *
    (v.) = elicit + information from

    Ex: This action was the redesign of the enquiry form in order to elicit more information from the enquirer.

    Spanish-English dictionary > obtener información de

  • 11 promover

    v.
    1 to initiate, to bring about.
    2 to cause.
    3 to promote, to be conducive to, to boost up, to encourage.
    María promueve los deportes Mary promotes sports.
    María promovió a su asistente Mary promoted her assistant.
    4 to file.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover
    1 to promote
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=impulsar) [+ proceso, plan, intereses, desarrollo] to promote; [+ ley] to sponsor; [+ debate, conflicto] to provoke

    promover un pleito — to bring an action, file a suit

    2) (=provocar) to cause
    3) (=ascender) [+ persona, equipo] to promote (a to)
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <ahorro/turismo> to promote, stimulate; < plan> to instigate, promote; <conflicto/enfrentamientos> to provoke; < acuerdo> to bring about, promote
    b) (Der) <querella/pleito> to bring
    2) <oficial/funcionario> to promote
    * * *
    = advance, cultivate, favour [favor, -USA], further, launch, promote, pioneer, instigate, foster, spur, elicit, forward, drive.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.
    Ex. In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).
    Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex. IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
    Ex. It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
    Ex. Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
    Ex. Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
    Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex. Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
    Ex. Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex. In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.
    Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
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    * promover el odio = fuel + hatred.
    * promover la lectura = promote + reading.
    * promoverse a Uno mismo = self-promote.
    * promover una actividad = launch + activity.
    * promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.
    * promover un interés = promote + interest.
    * promover un programa = launch + program(me).
    * promover un proyecto = launch + project, launch + effort.
    * promover un punto de vista = promote + view.
    * promover un servicio = launch + service.
    * volver a promover un producto = rehyping.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <ahorro/turismo> to promote, stimulate; < plan> to instigate, promote; <conflicto/enfrentamientos> to provoke; < acuerdo> to bring about, promote
    b) (Der) <querella/pleito> to bring
    2) <oficial/funcionario> to promote
    * * *
    = advance, cultivate, favour [favor, -USA], further, launch, promote, pioneer, instigate, foster, spur, elicit, forward, drive.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.

    Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).

    Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
    Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex: IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
    Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
    Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
    Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
    Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
    Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.
    Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
    * promover el odio = fuel + hatred.
    * promover la lectura = promote + reading.
    * promoverse a Uno mismo = self-promote.
    * promover una actividad = launch + activity.
    * promover una idea = promote + idea, pioneer + idea.
    * promover un interés = promote + interest.
    * promover un programa = launch + program(me).
    * promover un proyecto = launch + project, launch + effort.
    * promover un punto de vista = promote + view.
    * promover un servicio = launch + service.
    * volver a promover un producto = rehyping.

    * * *
    promover [E9 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹ahorro/turismo› to promote, stimulate; ‹plan› to instigate, promote; ‹conflicto/enfrentamientos› to provoke
    sus intentos de promover un acuerdo entre las dos partes her attempts to bring about o promote an agreement between the two sides
    los centros promovidos por Sanidad the centers sponsored by the Department of Health
    promovió una ola de protestas it provoked o caused o stirred up o prompted a wave of protest
    los que promovieron la manifestación those who organized the demonstration
    [ S ] promueve: Los Sauces S.A. developers: Los Sauces S.A.
    2 ( Der) ‹querella/pleito› to bring
    B ‹oficial/funcionario› to promote
    sólo el 60% de los alumnos fue promovido a segundo only 60% of the students were promoted to the second year ( AmE) o ( BrE) allowed to continue into the second year
    * * *

     

    promover ( conjugate promover) verbo transitivo ‹ahorro/turismo› to promote;
    ‹conflicto/enfrentamientos› to provoke;
    ‹querella/pleito› to bring
    promover verbo transitivo
    1 to promote: el gobierno quiere promover el turismo en el país, the Government wants to stimulate its tourist industry
    2 (una construcción) to develop
    3 (disturbios, etc) to instigate, give rise to
    4 (un pleito) to bring
    ' promover' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    auspiciar
    English:
    democracy
    - elevate
    - further
    - initiate
    - advance
    - foster
    - pioneer
    - promote
    - stir
    - trial
    * * *
    1. [iniciar] to initiate, to bring about;
    [impulsar] to promote;
    una campaña para promover la lectura a campaign designed to promote reading
    2. [ocasionar] to cause;
    sus declaraciones promovieron gran indignación his statements caused o provoked considerable indignation
    3. [ascender]
    promover a alguien a to promote sb to
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( fomentar) promote
    2 ( causar) provoke, cause
    * * *
    promover {47} vt
    1) : to promote, to advance
    2) fomentar: to foster, to encourage
    3) provocar: to provoke, to cause
    * * *
    promover vb to promote

    Spanish-English dictionary > promover

  • 12 recabar fondos

    v.
    to procure money, to raise funds.
    * * *
    (v.) = pursue + money, solicit + funds, elicit + funds, raise + funds
    Ex. Often the majority group in these councils is of the left, but the approach to obtaining finance has been bi-partisan and pragmatic, with groups of every political persuasion avidly pursuing Community money.
    Ex. They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.
    Ex. The purpose of a business plan is to elicit funds from outside sources for either thedevelopment of a new business or the expansion of an existing business.
    Ex. This article examines Sika's successes in raising funds for the restoration of historic buildings, as well as his involvement in mining events and the education of miners.
    * * *
    (v.) = pursue + money, solicit + funds, elicit + funds, raise + funds

    Ex: Often the majority group in these councils is of the left, but the approach to obtaining finance has been bi-partisan and pragmatic, with groups of every political persuasion avidly pursuing Community money.

    Ex: They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.
    Ex: The purpose of a business plan is to elicit funds from outside sources for either thedevelopment of a new business or the expansion of an existing business.
    Ex: This article examines Sika's successes in raising funds for the restoration of historic buildings, as well as his involvement in mining events and the education of miners.

    Spanish-English dictionary > recabar fondos

  • 13 recabar opinión sobre

    (v.) = elicit + opinion on
    Ex. This is an analysis of a survey of 100 school librarians by the Institute of School Syllabuses to elicit opinions on the new obligatory reader education programme.
    * * *
    (v.) = elicit + opinion on

    Ex: This is an analysis of a survey of 100 school librarians by the Institute of School Syllabuses to elicit opinions on the new obligatory reader education programme.

    Spanish-English dictionary > recabar opinión sobre

  • 14 recaudar fondos

    v.
    to raise funds, to procure capital, to raise capital, to procure funds.
    * * *
    (v.) = accumulate + fund, raise + funds, elicit + funds
    Ex. Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.
    Ex. This article examines Sika's successes in raising funds for the restoration of historic buildings, as well as his involvement in mining events and the education of miners.
    Ex. The purpose of a business plan is to elicit funds from outside sources for either thedevelopment of a new business or the expansion of an existing business.
    * * *
    (v.) = accumulate + fund, raise + funds, elicit + funds

    Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.

    Ex: This article examines Sika's successes in raising funds for the restoration of historic buildings, as well as his involvement in mining events and the education of miners.
    Ex: The purpose of a business plan is to elicit funds from outside sources for either thedevelopment of a new business or the expansion of an existing business.

    Spanish-English dictionary > recaudar fondos

  • 15 requerir

    v.
    1 to require.
    Ellos requieren un auto They require a car.
    Ella requiere amor She demands love.
    La necesidad demanda proceder Need requires proceeding.
    2 to demand.
    3 to order (law).
    4 to summon.
    El juez requirió al demandado The judge summoned the defendant.
    5 to require to, to need to.
    Ella requiere firmar She requires to sign.
    6 to take.
    Requiere tiempo It requires time to things correctly.
    7 to page, to call out for, to call.
    Ellos requieren a María They page Mary.
    8 to want.
    9 to call to.
    This situation calls to act rapidly Esta situación requiere actuar rápido.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ HERVIR], like link=hervir hervir
    1 (necesitar) to require, need
    2 (decir con autoridad) to demand, call for
    3 (solicitar) to request
    4 (persuadir) to persuade
    5 DERECHO to summon
    \
    requerir de amores literal to court, woo
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=necesitar) to need, require

    "se requiere dominio del inglés" — "fluent English required", "good command of English required"

    2) (=solicitar) to request, ask
    3) (=llamar) to send for, summon frm
    4) †† (=requebrar) (tb: requerir de amores) to court, woo
    2.
    VI

    requerir de — esp LAm to need, require

    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( necesitar) to require

    requiere paciencia — it requires o demands patience

    2) < documento> to require; < persona> to summon
    * * *
    = have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, cry for, demand, involve, make + demand, require, elicit, requisition.
    Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.
    Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.
    Ex. The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.
    Ex. However, this work still cries for expansion, and it must also become more systematic.
    Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
    Ex. Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.
    Ex. Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.
    Ex. The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex. More specialised titles are requisitioned through interlending.
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    * requerir atención = require + consideration, require + attention.
    * requerir más destreza = be more of an art.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( necesitar) to require

    requiere paciencia — it requires o demands patience

    2) < documento> to require; < persona> to summon
    * * *
    = have + calls for, call for, call on/upon, cry for, demand, involve, make + demand, require, elicit, requisition.

    Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

    Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.
    Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.
    Ex: However, this work still cries for expansion, and it must also become more systematic.
    Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
    Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.
    Ex: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.
    Ex: The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.
    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex: More specialised titles are requisitioned through interlending.
    * requerir atención = require + consideration, require + attention.
    * requerir más destreza = be more of an art.

    * * *
    vt
    A (necesitar) to require
    éstos son los precios de los productos que requieren these are the prices of the products you require
    requiere mucha paciencia it calls for o requires o demands o needs a great deal of patience
    una enfermedad que requirió su hospitalización an illness which necessitated o required her hospitalization
    [ S ] se requiere buena presencia good appearance essential
    B ‹documento› to require; ‹persona› to summon
    el juez requirió su presencia como testigo the judge summoned him to appear as a witness
    fue requerido de pago he was ordered to pay
    * * *

     

    requerir ( conjugate requerir) verbo transitivo


    ‹ persona› to summon
    requerir verbo transitivo
    1 Jur (la presencia de alguien) to summon: el juez requirió la presencia del principal acusado, the judge required the primary defendant to appear in court
    2 (necesitar) to require: esta planta requiere muchos cuidados, this plant needs a lot of care
    3 (pedir) to request
    4 (exigir) to demand
    ' requerir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pedir
    - reclamar
    - demandar
    - exigir
    - llevar
    English:
    demand
    - need
    - require
    - call
    * * *
    1. [necesitar] to require;
    es un asunto que requiere mucha diplomacia it is a matter which requires a great deal of tact;
    se requieren conocimientos de francés a knowledge of French is essential
    2. [ordenar]
    requerir a alguien (para) que haga algo to demand that sb do sth
    3. Der to order;
    el juez requirió la extradición del terrorista the judge ordered the extradition of the terrorist
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( necesitar) require
    2 JUR summons
    * * *
    requerir {76} vt
    1) : to require, to call for
    2) : to summon, to send for
    * * *
    requerir vb to require

    Spanish-English dictionary > requerir

  • 16 responder

    v.
    1 to answer.
    Ella le responde a Ricardo She answers Richard.
    2 to answer back.
    3 to respond.
    Ellos responden pronto They respond soon.
    4 to hit back, to fight back.
    El chico responde The boy hits back.
    * * *
    1 (contestar) to answer
    1 (contestar) to answer, reply
    2 (replicar) to answer back
    3 (corresponder) to answer, respond to
    5 (rendir) to go well, do well
    6 (ser responsable) to answer (de, for), accept responsibility (de, for)
    7 (garantizar) to guarantee, vouch (de, for)
    \
    responder a un tratamiento to respond to a course of treatment
    responder a una descripción to answer a description, fit a description
    responder a una necesidad to answer a need, meet a need
    responder al nombre de... (animal) to answer to the name of... 2 (persona) to go by the name of...
    responder de alguien to be responsible for somebody
    responder por alguien to vouch for somebody, act as a guarantor for somebody
    * * *
    verb
    to answer, reply, respond
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) (=contestar) [a pregunta, llamada] to answer; [en diálogo, carta] to reply

    responder a — [+ pregunta] to answer; [+ carta] to reply to, answer; [+ críticas, peticiones] to respond to, answer

    responder al nombre de — [persona] to go by the name of; [animal] to answer to the name of

    el detenido, cuyo nombre responde a las iniciales A. M.,... — the person under arrest, whose initials are A.M.,...

    2) (=replicar) to answer back
    3) (=reaccionar) to respond

    responder a, no respondió al tratamiento — he did not respond to the treatment

    4) (=rendir) [negocio] to do well; [máquina] to perform well; [empleado] to produce results
    5) (=satisfacer)

    responder a — [+ exigencias, necesidades] to meet; [+ expectativas] to come up to

    6) (=corresponder)

    responder a — [+ idea, imagen, información] to correspond to; [+ descripción] to answer, fit

    7) (=responsabilizarse)

    yo ya te avisé, así que no respondo — I warned you before, I'm not responsible

    responder de — [+ acto, consecuencia] to answer for; [+ seguridad, deuda] to be responsible for; [+ honestidad] to vouch for

    8)
    9) [material] to be workable, be easily worked
    2.
    VT (=contestar) [+ pregunta, llamada] to answer

    responde algo, aunque sea al azar — give an answer o say something, even if it's a guess

    - no quiero -respondió — "I don't want to," he replied

    me respondió que no sabía — she told me that she didn't know, she replied that she didn't know

    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1)
    a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)

    respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)

    responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)

    b) ( replicar) to answer back
    2) ( reaccionar) to respond

    responder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something

    3)

    responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety

    responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her

    responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody

    2.
    a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)
    b) < pregunta> to answer
    c) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)
    * * *
    = answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.
    Ex. The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.
    Ex. This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.
    Ex. The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.
    Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.
    Ex. She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.
    Ex. A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.
    Ex. The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.
    Ex. This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.
    Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
    Ex. And he rejoined: "Do as you please".
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    * intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].
    * pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.
    * que se puede responder = answerable.
    * responder (a) = respond (to).
    * responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.
    * responder a una invitación = RSVP.
    * responder a una necesidad = address + need.
    * responder a una pregunta = field + question.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * responder a un comentario = field + comment.
    * responder de = vouch (for).
    * responder de Algo = be held to account.
    * responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.
    * responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.
    * responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.
    * responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * responder positivamente = respond + favourably.
    * responder preguntas = take + questions.
    * responder rápidamente = shoot back.
    * responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.
    * respondiendo a = be responsive to.
    * sin responder = unanswered.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1)
    a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)

    respondió afirmativamente — she said yes, she responded in the affirmative (frml)

    responder A algo — to reply to something, to answer something, to respond to something (frml)

    b) ( replicar) to answer back
    2) ( reaccionar) to respond

    responder A algo — a amenaza/estímulo to respond to something

    3)

    responder A algo: no responden a la descripción they do not answer the description; las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation; responde a las exigencias actuales de seguridad — it meets present-day demands for safety

    responder A algo: responde a la demanda actual it is a response to the current demand; su viaje respondía al deseo de verla — his trip was motivated by the desire to see her

    responder DE algo: yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity; no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did; yo respondo de que lo haga I will be responsible for ensuring that he does it; responder POR alguien — to vouch for somebody

    2.
    a) ( contestar) to reply, answer, respond (frml)
    b) < pregunta> to answer
    c) <llamada/carta> to answer, reply to, respond to (frml)
    * * *
    = answer, react, reply, counter, retaliate, elicit + answer, make + answer, develop + answer, answer back, rejoin.

    Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.

    Ex: This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.
    Ex: The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.
    Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.
    Ex: She retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.
    Ex: A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?.
    Ex: The director chuckled an evasive chuckle before she made answer.
    Ex: This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.
    Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
    Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please".
    * intentar responder a una pregunta = pursue + question.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * por favor, responda = RSVP [R.S.V.P.].
    * pregunta difícil de responder = awkward-to-handle enquiry.
    * que se puede responder = answerable.
    * responder (a) = respond (to).
    * responder a preguntas = entertain + questions.
    * responder a una invitación = RSVP.
    * responder a una necesidad = address + need.
    * responder a una pregunta = field + question.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * responder a un comentario = field + comment.
    * responder de = vouch (for).
    * responder de Algo = be held to account.
    * responder evasivamente = hedge + Posesivo + answer.
    * responder favorablemente = respond + favourably.
    * responder la cuestión = get behind + the question.
    * responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.
    * responder positivamente = respond + favourably.
    * responder preguntas = take + questions.
    * responder rápidamente = shoot back.
    * responder rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.
    * responder una pregunta = dispatch + question, answer + question.
    * respondiendo a = be responsive to.
    * sin responder = unanswered.

    * * *
    responder [E1 ]
    vi
    A
    1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)
    respondió con una evasiva he gave an evasive reply
    respondió afirmativamente/negativamente she said yes/no, she gave a positive/negative reply, she responded in the affirmative/negative ( frml)
    responder A algo to reply TO sth, to answer sth, to respond TO sth ( frml)
    no respondieron a mis cartas they didn't reply to o respond to o answer my letters
    la hembra responde a este reclamo the female responds to o answers this call
    2 (replicar) to answer back
    B (reaccionar) to respond
    mis amigos no respondieron como había esperado my friends didn't respond as I had hoped
    el motor no respondió the engine didn't respond
    responder A algo ‹a una amenaza/un estímulo/un ruego› to respond TO sth
    no respondió al tratamiento she didn't respond to the treatment
    respondió a estos insultos con una sonrisa he responded to o answered these insults with a smile
    no respondía a los mandos it was not responding to o obeying the controls
    el perro responde al nombre de Kurt the dog answers to the name of Kurt
    C
    1 (corresponder) responder A algo:
    responde al estereotipo del estudiante radical he corresponds to o matches the stereotype of the radical student
    no responden a la descripción they do not fit o answer the description
    las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation o do not correspond to reality
    responde a las actuales exigencias de confort y seguridad it meets present-day demands for comfort and safety
    (estar motivado por algo): responde a la necesidad de controlar esta escalada it is a response o an answer to the need to control this escalation
    su viaje respondía al deseo de conocerlos personalmente her trip was motivated by the desire to get to know them personally
    D
    (responsabilizarse): si ocurre algo yo no respondo I will not be held responsible o I refuse to accept responsibility if anything happens
    tendrán que responder ante la justicia they will have to answer for their acts in a court of law
    responder DE algo:
    yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity
    su tío respondió de las deudas her uncle took responsibility for her debts
    no respondo de lo que haya hecho mi hijo I will not answer for o be answerable for o be held responsible for what my son may have done
    responder DE QUE + SUBJ:
    yo respondo de que se presente en comisaría I will take responsibility for ensuring that he reports to the police
    responder POR algn to vouch FOR sb
    ■ responder
    vt
    1 (contestar) to reply, answer, respond ( frml)
    respondió que no le interesaba he replied that he was not interested
    2 ‹pregunta› to answer
    3 ‹llamada/carta› to answer, reply to, respond to ( frml)
    * * *

     

    responder ( conjugate responder) verbo intransitivo
    1



    2 ( reaccionar) to respond;
    responder A algo ‹a amenaza/estímulo› to respond to sth
    3 ( corresponder):

    las cifras no responden a la realidad the figures do not reflect the true situation
    4 ( responsabilizarse):
    ◊ si ocurre algo, yo no respondo if anything happens I will not be held responsible;

    responder ante la justicia to answer for one's acts in a court of law;
    yo respondo de su integridad I will vouch for his integrity;
    no respondo de lo que hizo I am not responsible for what he did;
    responder POR algn to vouch for sb
    verbo transitivo


    c) ‹llamada/carta› to answer, reply to

    responder
    I verbo transitivo to answer, reply
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (a una acción, pregunta, etc) to answer, reply: respondió con evasivas, he didn't give a straight answer, nunca responde a mis cartas, she never answers my letters
    2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo, etc) to respond
    3 (de un error o falta) to pay for: el asesino debe responder de sus crímenes, the murderer must pay for his crimes
    4 (por una persona) to vouch for: yo respondo de su inocencia, I will vouch for his innocence
    5 (de un acto, de una cosa) to be responsible for, to answer for: yo no puedo responder de sus actos, I can't take responsibility for his actions
    6 (un negocio) to go well
    7 (una cosa a otra) to correspond: los resultados no respondieron a las expectativas, the results didn't fulfil the expectations
    ' responder' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cable
    - enredarse
    - enrollarse
    - vacilar
    - concluyente
    English:
    account for
    - answer
    - answer back
    - answer for
    - definitive
    - give
    - guideline
    - handle
    - parting
    - reply
    - respond
    - retaliate
    - shoot back
    - vouch
    - acknowledge
    - attempt
    - counter
    - fit
    - pattern
    - perform
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    [contestar] to answer; [con insolencia] to answer back;
    respondió que sí/que no she said yes/no;
    respondió que lo pensaría she said that she'd think about it
    ♦ vi
    1. [contestar]
    responder (a algo) [pregunta, llamada, carta, saludo] to answer (sth);
    no responde nadie [al llamar] there's no answer;
    responde al nombre de Toby he answers to the name of Toby
    2. [replicar] to answer back;
    ¡no respondas a tu madre! don't answer your mother back!
    3. [reaccionar] to respond (a to);
    el paciente no responde al tratamiento the patient isn't responding to the treatment;
    la nueva máquina responde bien the new machine is performing well;
    los mandos no (me) responden the controls aren't responding;
    el delantero no respondió a las provocaciones de su marcador the forward didn't react to his marker's attempts to provoke him
    4. [responsabilizarse]
    si te pasa algo yo no respondo I can't be held responsible if anything happens to you;
    responder de algo/por alguien to answer for sth/for sb;
    yo respondo de su inocencia/por él I can vouch for his innocence/for him;
    responderá de sus actos ante el parlamento she will answer for her actions before Parliament;
    ¡no respondo de mis actos! I can't be responsible for what I might do!;
    yo no respondo de lo que pueda pasar si se autoriza la manifestación I won't be held responsible for what might happen if the demonstration is authorized
    5. [corresponder]
    las medidas responden a la crisis the measures are in keeping with the nature of the crisis;
    un producto que responde a las necesidades del consumidor medio a product which meets the needs of the average consumer;
    no ha respondido a nuestras expectativas it hasn't lived up to our expectations
    6. [ser consecuencia de]
    responder a algo to reflect sth;
    las largas listas de espera responden a la falta de medios the long waiting lists reflect the lack of resources
    * * *
    I v/t answer
    II v/i
    1
    :
    responder a answer, reply to; MED respond to; descripción fit, match; ( ser debido a) be due to;
    responder al nombre de … answer to the name of …
    2
    :
    responder de take responsibility for
    3
    :
    responder por alguien vouch for s.o.
    * * *
    : to answer
    1) : to answer, to reply, to respond
    2)
    responder a : to respond to
    responder al tratamiento: to respond to treatment
    3)
    responder de : to answer for, to vouch for (something)
    4)
    responder por : to vouch for (someone)
    * * *
    1. (pregunta, teléfono, etc) to answer
    2. (carta) to answer / to reply [pt. & pp. replied]
    3. (reaccionar) to respond

    Spanish-English dictionary > responder

  • 17 respuesta

    f.
    1 answer, reply.
    en respuesta a in reply to
    2 response.
    3 result, response.
    4 reaction, action resulting from a stimulus, response, responding.
    5 riposte, ripost.
    * * *
    1 (gen) answer, reply
    2 (reacción) response
    \
    en respuesta a in response to
    * * *
    noun f.
    answer, reply, response
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=contestación) [a pregunta, en examen, test] answer; [a carta, comentario] reply
    2) (=reacción)
    a) [ante un estímulo, ataque] response
    b) [a problema] answer

    respuesta inmune, respuesta inmunitaria — immune response

    * * *
    1)
    a) (a carta, mensaje) reply, answer, response (frml)
    b) ( reacción) response; (Psic) response
    2) ( solución) answer, solution
    * * *
    = answer, feedback, rejoinder, reply, response, satisfaction, take-up, retort, uptake.
    Ex. The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.
    Ex. The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.
    Ex. The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.
    Ex. CRT displays, which produce their replies out of pure light, do provide rapid response.
    Ex. She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.
    Ex. Data retrieval involves the satisfaction of a request for information by providing the information as a direct answer to the question.
    Ex. One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
    Ex. All she would get would be the conundrum of her vague smile and the familiar retort: 'We'll look into that some other time'.
    Ex. The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.
    ----
    * buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.
    * como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.
    * dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.
    * dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.
    * de respuesta breve = short-answer.
    * de respuesta rápida = fast-fact.
    * en respuesta a = in reply to, in response to, be responsive to.
    * esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.
    * forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.
    * incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.
    * índice de respuesta = response rate, rate of response.
    * no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.
    * no tener respuesta = be unanswerable.
    * número de respuestas recibidas = response rate, rate of response.
    * ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.
    * plazo de respuesta = turnaround time, turnabout time.
    * pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.
    * pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.
    * pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.
    * preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].
    * proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.
    * respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.
    * respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.
    * respuesta galvánica de la piel = skin conductivity, skin electrical conductivity.
    * respuesta inmune = immune response.
    * respuesta positiva = positive response.
    * respuesta sí/no = yes/no response.
    * servicio de respuesta = turnaround.
    * suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.
    * tasa de respuesta = response rate, rate of return, return rate, rate of response.
    * tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (a carta, mensaje) reply, answer, response (frml)
    b) ( reacción) response; (Psic) response
    2) ( solución) answer, solution
    * * *
    = answer, feedback, rejoinder, reply, response, satisfaction, take-up, retort, uptake.

    Ex: The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.

    Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.
    Ex: The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.
    Ex: CRT displays, which produce their replies out of pure light, do provide rapid response.
    Ex: She had, suddenly, a new feeling, like a tardy response to the stimulus of an unfamiliar drug.
    Ex: Data retrieval involves the satisfaction of a request for information by providing the information as a direct answer to the question.
    Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
    Ex: All she would get would be the conundrum of her vague smile and the familiar retort: 'We'll look into that some other time'.
    Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.
    * buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.
    * como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.
    * dar respuesta = provide + answer, elicit + answer, develop + answer.
    * dar una respuesta = furnish + answer, frame + response.
    * de respuesta breve = short-answer.
    * de respuesta rápida = fast-fact.
    * en respuesta a = in reply to, in response to, be responsive to.
    * esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.
    * forzar una respuesta = coerce + a response.
    * incitar una respuesta = provoke + response.
    * índice de respuesta = response rate, rate of response.
    * no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.
    * no tener respuesta = be unanswerable.
    * número de respuestas recibidas = response rate, rate of response.
    * ofrecer una respuesta = provide + answer.
    * plazo de respuesta = turnaround time, turnabout time.
    * pregunta con respuesta = answerable question.
    * pregunta de respuesta libre = open-ended question.
    * pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.
    * preguntas y respuestas = questions and answers [Q&A].
    * proporcionar una respuesta = furnish + answer.
    * respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.
    * respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.
    * respuesta galvánica de la piel = skin conductivity, skin electrical conductivity.
    * respuesta inmune = immune response.
    * respuesta positiva = positive response.
    * respuesta sí/no = yes/no response.
    * servicio de respuesta = turnaround.
    * suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.
    * tasa de respuesta = response rate, rate of return, return rate, rate of response.
    * tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.

    * * *
    A
    1 (a una carta, un mensaje) reply, answer, response ( frml)
    no obtuvo respuesta a su carta she received no reply to her letter
    2 (reacción) response
    la respuesta del gobierno a los disturbios the government's response to the riots
    3 ( Psic) response
    B (solución) answer, solution
    * * *

     

    respuesta sustantivo femenino
    a) (a carta, mensaje) reply, answer, response (frml)



    respuesta sustantivo femenino
    1 answer, reply: sus plegarias no tuvieron respuesta, her prayers went unanswered
    2 (a un tratamiento, estímulo) response
    ' respuesta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acertada
    - acertado
    - atinar
    - callada
    - corte
    - evasiva
    - hallar
    - incorrecta
    - incorrecto
    - indigna
    - indigno
    - inmediatez
    - nada
    - no
    - nunca
    - ojalá
    - pronta
    - pronto
    - soplar
    - también
    - tampoco
    - tarascada
    - acertar
    - acierto
    - afirmación
    - afirmativo
    - algo
    - alguien
    - antes
    - apresurado
    - atinado
    - brusco
    - categórico
    - certero
    - concluyente
    - condescendiente
    - contestación
    - contundente
    - copiar
    - correcto
    - cortado
    - cortante
    - cotejar
    - definitivo
    - desagradable
    - desconcertar
    - desear
    - directo
    - endulzar
    - equivocado
    English:
    accurate
    - answer
    - backlash
    - certainly
    - concrete
    - dark
    - do
    - grunt
    - hazard
    - ingenuous
    - instantaneous
    - name
    - neither
    - noncommittal
    - pained
    - prompt
    - reply
    - response
    - retaliation
    - right
    - snappy
    - stock
    - straight
    - straightforward
    - unsatisfactory
    - unsympathetic
    - wrong
    - yes-no question
    - positively
    - rejection
    - will
    * * *
    1. [contestación] answer, reply;
    [en exámenes] answer;
    en respuesta a in reply to;
    respuesta afirmativa affirmative reply
    2. [reacción] response
    Biol respuesta inmunitaria immune response
    * * *
    f ( contestación) reply, answer; fig
    response;
    en respuesta a in reply to; fig following
    * * *
    : answer, response
    * * *
    1. (contestación) answer / reply [pl. replies]
    llamé, pero no obtuve respuesta I rang, but there was no answer
    2. (solución) answer
    3. (reacción) response

    Spanish-English dictionary > respuesta

  • 18 suscitar un comentario

    (v.) = elicit + comment
    Ex. 'If you were this character, what would you do now?' or 'What aspect of this case do you think we should discuss first?' -- such questions usually elicit several comments and suggestions, which can be listed on the blackboard.
    * * *
    (v.) = elicit + comment

    Ex: 'If you were this character, what would you do now?' or 'What aspect of this case do you think we should discuss first?' -- such questions usually elicit several comments and suggestions, which can be listed on the blackboard.

    Spanish-English dictionary > suscitar un comentario

  • 19 suscitar una sugerencia

    (v.) = elicit + suggestion
    Ex. 'If you were this character, what would you do now?' or 'What aspect of this case do you think we should discuss first?' -- such questions usually elicit several comments and suggestions, which can be listed on the blackboard.
    * * *
    (v.) = elicit + suggestion

    Ex: 'If you were this character, what would you do now?' or 'What aspect of this case do you think we should discuss first?' -- such questions usually elicit several comments and suggestions, which can be listed on the blackboard.

    Spanish-English dictionary > suscitar una sugerencia

  • 20 artículos de la casa

    Ex. The experiments studied the feasibility of keeping children away from harmful household goods through the use of odorous chemical substances which elicit inherent aversive reactions.
    * * *

    Ex: The experiments studied the feasibility of keeping children away from harmful household goods through the use of odorous chemical substances which elicit inherent aversive reactions.

    Spanish-English dictionary > artículos de la casa

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