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21 altanería
f.haughtiness, arrogance, superciliousness.* * *1 arrogance, haughtiness, conceit* * *SF1) (=altivez) haughtiness, arrogance2) (Caza) hawking, falconry3) (Meteo) upper air* * *1) ( arrogancia) arrogance2) (arc) ( cetrería) falconry* * *= arrogance, haughtiness, superciliousness.Ex. That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.Ex. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex. Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.----* con altanería = superciliously, haughtily.* * *1) ( arrogancia) arrogance2) (arc) ( cetrería) falconry* * *= arrogance, haughtiness, superciliousness.Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.
Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.* con altanería = superciliously, haughtily.* * *A (arrogancia) arrogance, haughtiness, disdaincontestó con altanería she replied arrogantly o haughtily o disdainfullyB ( arc) (cetrería) falconry* * *
altanería sustantivo femenino arrogance
* * *altanería nf1. [soberbia] haughtiness;con altanería haughtily* * *f arrogance* * *altanería nfaltivez, arrogancia: arrogance, haughtiness -
22 apóstol
m.apostle, evangelist, missionary.* * *1 apostle2 figurado (defensor) apostle, champion* * *1.SM (Rel) apostle2.SMF [de ideas, movimientos] advocate* * *a) (Relig) apostle* * *= apostle.Ex. The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.* * *a) (Relig) apostle* * *= apostle.Ex: The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.
* * *1 ( Relig) apostle2* * *
apóstol sustantivo masculino (Relig) apostle
apóstol sustantivo masculino apostle
' apóstol' also found in these entries:
English:
apostle
* * *apóstol nm1. Rel apostle2. [de ideales] apostle* * *m1 apostle* * *apóstol nm: apostle -
23 arrogancia
f.arrogance.* * *1 (orgullo) arrogance2 (gallardía) gallantry, valour (US valor), bravery* * *noun f.* * *SF (=altanería) arrogance, haughtiness; (=orgullo) pride* * ** * *= arrogance, hubris, boastfulness, snobbery, haughtiness, superciliousness, chest-beating.Ex. That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.Ex. The conference underscored the hubris behind the 'bigger is better' logic ALA has apparently embraced.Ex. For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.Ex. Do we really need a book to tell us what snobbery is and how it infects all the nooks and crannies of society?.Ex. Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex. Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.Ex. It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.----* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.* con arrogancia = superciliously, haughtily.* * ** * *= arrogance, hubris, boastfulness, snobbery, haughtiness, superciliousness, chest-beating.Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.
Ex: The conference underscored the hubris behind the 'bigger is better' logic ALA has apparently embraced.Ex: For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.Ex: Do we really need a book to tell us what snobbery is and how it infects all the nooks and crannies of society?.Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.Ex: It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.* con arrogancia = superciliously, haughtily.* * *1 (soberbia) arrogancecontestó con arrogancia she replied arrogantly o haughtily2(gallardía): la arrogancia de su porte his imposing bearing* * *
arrogancia sustantivo femenino
arrogance;
arrogancia sustantivo femenino arrogance
' arrogancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fachada
- fanfarronear
- creer
- dejo
- molestar
English:
arrogance
- haughtily
- haughtiness
- outward
- presumption
- pride
- superciliousness
* * *arrogancia nfarrogance;con arrogancia arrogantly* * *f arrogance* * *arrogancia nfaltanería, altivez: arrogance, haughtiness -
24 aura
f.1 aura (halo) (gen) & (medicine).Tiene un aura de santidad He has an aura [halo] of sanctity.2 gentle breeze (viento).3 soft breeze.4 turkey buzzard, buzzard.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 (aire) gentle breeze2 (halo) aura* * *SF1) (=brisa) gentle breeze, sweet breeze2) (=popularidad) popularity, popular favour, popular favor (EEUU)3) LAm (=pájaro) vulture, buzzard (EEUU)* * *femenino‡1) ( halo) aura2) (liter) ( brisa) gentle breeze3) (Zool) turkey buzzard* * *= aura.Ex. Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library.----* aura común = turkey vulture.* * *femenino‡1) ( halo) aura2) (liter) ( brisa) gentle breeze3) (Zool) turkey buzzard* * *= aura.Ex: Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library.
* aura común = turkey vulture.* * *f‡A (halo) aurael incidente quedó envuelto en un aura de misterio the incident was shrouded in mystery o surrounded by an aura of mysteryC ( Zool) turkey buzzardCompuesto:turkey buzzard, vulture* * *
aura feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular ( halo) aura
' aura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aureola
- halo
English:
aura
- buzzard
* * *1. [halo] aura2. Med aura3. [viento] gentle breeze4. Am [ave] turkey buzzard* * *f1 aura2 L.Am.ZO turkey buzzard* * *aura nf1) : aura2) : turkey buzzard -
25 combatir
v.to combat, to fight.un producto para combatir la caries a product which fights tooth decayEllos pelearon la ley injusta They fought the unfair law.* * *1 (luchar contra) to fight2 figurado to combat, fight3 figurado (batir, golpear) to beat, lash* * *verbto combat, fight* * *1.VI [ejército, soldado] to fight2.VT [+ fraude, desempleo, injusticia, enfermedad] to combat, fight; [+ frío] to fight (off)dedicó todo su esfuerzo a combatir al enemigo — he put all his strength into fighting o combating the enemy
un buen libro para combatir el aburrimiento — a good book to fight off o combat boredom
* * *1.verbo intransitivo soldado/ejército to fight2.combatir vt <enemigo/enfermedad/fuego> to fight, to combat (frml); <proyecto/propuesta> to fight; < frío> to fight off* * *= combat, fight, fight off, counter.Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex. This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.Ex. These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.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.----* combatir el absentismo = combat + absenteeism.* combatir el ausentismo = combat + absenteeism.* combatir el estrés = cope with + stress.* combatir el fraude = combat + fraud.* combatir la inflación = combat + inflation.* combatir (por) = war (over).* combatir un problema = combat + problem.* excepción de combatir = combat exclusion.* * *1.verbo intransitivo soldado/ejército to fight2.combatir vt <enemigo/enfermedad/fuego> to fight, to combat (frml); <proyecto/propuesta> to fight; < frío> to fight off* * *combatir (por)(v.) = war (over)Ex: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abduction by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.
= combat, fight, fight off, counter.Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.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.* combatir el absentismo = combat + absenteeism.* combatir el ausentismo = combat + absenteeism.* combatir el estrés = cope with + stress.* combatir el fraude = combat + fraud.* combatir la inflación = combat + inflation.* combatir (por) = war (over).* combatir un problema = combat + problem.* excepción de combatir = combat exclusion.* * *combatir [I1 ]vi1 «soldado/ejército» to fightcombatió con los Nacionales he fought on the Nationalist side o with the Nationalists2 «viento» to blow■ combatirvt‹enemigo› to combat ( frml), to fight; ‹enfermedad› to combat, fight; ‹proyecto/propuesta› to fightla mejor manera de combatir el fuego the best way of fighting fireuna crema para combatir la sequedad de la piel a cream to combat o counteract skin drynesscorrían alrededor del patio para combatir el frío they were running around the patio to keep warm* * *
combatir ( conjugate combatir) verbo intransitivo [soldado/ejército] to fight
verbo transitivo ‹enemigo/enfermedad/fuego› to fight, to combat (frml);
‹proyecto/propuesta› to fight;
‹ frío› to fight off
combatir
I verbo intransitivo to fight [contra, against
con, with]: combatieron con el enemigo hasta caer rendidos, they fought against the enemy until they became exhausted
II verbo transitivo to combat: hay que combatir esta enfermedad con todos los medios a nuestro alcance, we need to fight this disease using all of our resources
' combatir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esteroide
- luchar
English:
combat
- fight
- fire
- attack
- oppose
* * *♦ vt1. [ejércitos] to combat, to fight;combatir al enemigo to fight the enemy2. [problemas] to combat, to fight;combatir el frío to combat the cold;combatieron todos los intentos de aprobar la ley they fought against all attempts to pass the law;un producto para combatir la caries a product which fights tooth decay♦ vicombatió por la república he fought for the republic* * *v/t & v/i fight* * *combatir vt: to combat, to fight againstcombatir vi: to fight -
26 connotación
f.1 connotation, implied meaning, undertone.2 remote resemblance, connotation.* * *1 connotation* * *SF1) (=sentido) connotation2) (=parentesco) distant relationship* * *femenino connotation* * *= connotation, overtone, innuendo [innuendoes, -pl.], undertone, subtext, tinge.Ex. In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.Ex. Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.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. Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex. Another subtext is the tendency for the sensationalist Japanese media to blow things out of all proportion.Ex. This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.----* connotaciones = suggestiveness.* * *femenino connotation* * *= connotation, overtone, innuendo [innuendoes, -pl.], undertone, subtext, tinge.Ex: In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.
Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.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: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex: Another subtext is the tendency for the sensationalist Japanese media to blow things out of all proportion.Ex: This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.* connotaciones = suggestiveness.* * *connotationesta palabra tiene connotaciones peyorativas this word has pejorative connotations* * *
connotación sustantivo femenino
connotation
connotación sustantivo femenino connotation
' connotación' also found in these entries:
English:
connotation
* * *connotación nfconnotation;una connotación irónica a hint of irony* * *f connotation* * * -
27 denuncia
f.1 accusation.presentar una denuncia contra to file a complaint against2 report, statement of dissatisfaction, formal complaint, complaint.3 charge, accusation, impeachment, accusal.4 denouncement, denunciation.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: denunciar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: denunciar.* * *1 (acusación) accusation, formal complaint, report; (delación) denunciation\presentar una denuncia contra alguien to lodge a complaint against somebody, bring an action against somebody, report somebody* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de delito, infracción, accidente]hizo o presentó o puso una denuncia en comisaría — he made a formal complaint o accusation to the police, he reported it to the police
hice o presenté o puse una denuncia por el o del robo del bolso — I reported the theft of the bag
hacer o presentar o poner una denuncia contra algn — to report sb, make o file a formal complaint against sb
2) (=crítica) condemnation, denunciationel artículo es una denuncia de las injusticias del sistema — the article is a condemnation o denunciation of the unfairness of the system
* * *1) (de robo, asesinato) reportpresentar or hacer una denuncia — to make a formal complaint
presentó una denuncia contra ella por malversación de fondos — he went to the police and accused her of embezzlement
2) ( crítica pública) denunciation* * *= bold statement against, condemnation, denunciation.Ex. Vivid and even poetic at times, this text has a profound pathos and a rich story in addition to being a bold statement against literary elitism.Ex. This article critically examines Blaise Cronin's condemnation of social responsibility in librarianship.Ex. These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.----* hacer una denuncia = file + police report.* poner una denuncia = file + police report.* presentar una denuncia = file + police report.* * *1) (de robo, asesinato) reportpresentar or hacer una denuncia — to make a formal complaint
presentó una denuncia contra ella por malversación de fondos — he went to the police and accused her of embezzlement
2) ( crítica pública) denunciation* * *= bold statement against, condemnation, denunciation.Ex: Vivid and even poetic at times, this text has a profound pathos and a rich story in addition to being a bold statement against literary elitism.
Ex: This article critically examines Blaise Cronin's condemnation of social responsibility in librarianship.Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.* hacer una denuncia = file + police report.* poner una denuncia = file + police report.* presentar una denuncia = file + police report.* * *A (de un robo, asesinato) reportfue a la comisaría a poner or presentar or hacer una denuncia she went to the police station to make a formal complainthizo la denuncia del robo del coche he reported the theft of his carpresentó la denuncia del delito ante la justicia he reported the crime to the authoritiespresentó una denuncia contra ella por malversación de fondos he went to the police and accused her of embezzlementB (crítica pública) denunciation* * *
Del verbo denunciar: ( conjugate denunciar)
denuncia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
denuncia
denunciar
denuncia sustantivo femenino
1 (de robo, asesinato) report;
presentar una denuncia to make a formal complaint
2 ( crítica pública) denunciation
denunciar ( conjugate denunciar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹robo/asesinato/persona› to report
2 ( condenar públicamente) to denounce, condemn
denuncia sustantivo femenino
1 Jur report
(en comisaría) poner una denuncia, to make a formal complaint
2 (protesta, crítica) denunciation
denunciar verbo transitivo
1 (un crimen, abuso) to report
2 (a alguien) to press o bring charges: denunciamos al dueño, we pressed charges against the owner
los denunciamos a la policía, we reported them to the police
3 (hacer una crítica) to denounce: la prensa denunció varios casos de soborno, the press reported on a number of attempts at bribery
' denuncia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
presentar
English:
accusation
- denunciation
- lay
- lodge
* * *denuncia nf1. [acusación] accusation;[condena] denunciation2. [a la policía] report;presentó una denuncia contra su esposo por malos tratos she reported her husband to the police for ill-treatment;* * *f report;poner una denuncia make a formal complaint* * *denuncia nf1) : denunciation, condemnation2) : police report* * *denuncia n (de un robo, accidente) report -
28 halo
m.halo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: halar.* * *1 halo, aura* * *SM1) [de luna, sol] halo2) [de santo] halo3) (=fama) aura* * *a) (Astron) halob) ( aureola) halo, aureole (liter)c) (de inocencia, santidad) aura* * *= aura.Ex. Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library.----* efecto de halo = halo effect.* halo de misterio = mystique.* un halo de bruma = a veil of mist.* * *a) (Astron) halob) ( aureola) halo, aureole (liter)c) (de inocencia, santidad) aura* * *= aura.Ex: Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library.
* efecto de halo = halo effect.* halo de misterio = mystique.* un halo de bruma = a veil of mist.* * *1 ( Astron) haloun halo de bruma envolvía la ciudad a halo o an aureole of mist hung over the cityun halo de gloria an aura of glory* * *
Del verbo halar: ( conjugate halar)
halo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
haló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
halar
halo
halo sustantivo masculino
' halo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aureola
- aura
English:
halo
- aura
- cloud
* * *halo nm1. [de santos] halo2. [de objetos, personas] aura;un halo de misterio an aura o air of mystery3. Astron halo, coronahalo lunar lunar halo* * *aura* * *halo nm1) : halo2) : aura -
29 iridiscencia
f.iridescence.* * *1 iridescence* * *= tinge.Ex. This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.* * *= tinge.Ex: This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.
* * *iridescence* * *iridiscencia nfiridescence* * *iridiscencia nf: iridescence♦ iridiscente adj -
30 liberarse de
(v.) = extricate + Reflexivo + from, shed, be free from, escape + the shackles of, break + free of, shake off, break + loose fromEx. This article examines the importance of biography as an element of public library provision which must be extricated from the straitjacket of the classification system.Ex. Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity.Ex. What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.Ex. For New Zealand university libraries the emergence of large fee-based document delivery systems accessible via existing international electronic networks has provided an opportunity to escape the shackles of a limited national library resource base.Ex. The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.Ex. Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library.Ex. It is a time, in other words, when professionals often long to break loose from the stress 'to do far more, in less time'.* * *(v.) = extricate + Reflexivo + from, shed, be free from, escape + the shackles of, break + free of, shake off, break + loose fromEx: This article examines the importance of biography as an element of public library provision which must be extricated from the straitjacket of the classification system.
Ex: Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity.Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.Ex: For New Zealand university libraries the emergence of large fee-based document delivery systems accessible via existing international electronic networks has provided an opportunity to escape the shackles of a limited national library resource base.Ex: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.Ex: Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library.Ex: It is a time, in other words, when professionals often long to break loose from the stress 'to do far more, in less time'. -
31 luchar
v.1 to fight.luchar contra to fight (against)luchar por to fight for2 to fight against.Nos luchó la aldea vecina The neighboring village fought against us.* * *1 (gen) to fight2 DEPORTE to wrestle* * *verb1) to fight2) struggle3) wrestle* * *VIluchar con o contra algo/algn — to fight (against) sth/sb
luchaba con los mandos — he was struggling o wrestling with the controls
2) (Dep) to wrestle ( con with)* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) (combatir, pelear) to fightb) ( para conseguir algo) to struggle, fightc) ( lidiar) to wrestle, struggle2) (Dep) to wrestle* * *= fight, grapple, struggle, battle, campaign, wage, fight back.Ex. This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.Ex. For some groups it is entirely unreasonable to expect them to grapple with the full 638 pages of AACR2.Ex. Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.Ex. Instead we find ourselves battling to maintain the status quo and not end up with a worse mess than AACR1 and superimposition.Ex. Libraries must campaign more actively for funds.Ex. It is as if libraries find themselves once again mired down in the bureaucratic information policy firefights waged during the Reagan and Bush administrations (1980-1992).Ex. In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions.----* comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.* luchar a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.* luchar con = grapple with, wrestle with.* luchar con el ausentismo = combat + absenteeism.* luchar con los efectos adversos de = combat + the effects of.* luchar contra = combat, contend with, turn + the tide on, brave.* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.* luchar contra el absentismo = combat + absenteeism.* luchar contra el analfabetismo = fight + illiteracy.* luchar contra el fraude = combat + fraud.* luchar contra el racismo = combat + racism.* luchar contra la delincuencia = take + a bite out of crime.* luchar contra la inflación = combat + inflation, fight + inflation.* luchar contra la pobreza = fight + poverty.* luchar contra los elementos = brave + the elements.* luchar contra molinos = tilt against/at + windmills.* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.* luchar con uñas y dientes = fight + tooth and nail.* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo = clinch.* luchar en vano = fight + a losing battle.* luchar hasta el final = battle + it out, fight until + the end.* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.* luchar por = crusade for, war (over), battle + it out for, scramble.* luchar por la justicia = fight for + justice.* luchar por la supremacía = battle for + supremacy.* luchar por los derechos = campaign for + rights.* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.* luchar por una causa = champion + cause.* luchar por una causa perdida = fight + a losing battle.* luchar una batalla perdida = fight + a losing battle.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) (combatir, pelear) to fightb) ( para conseguir algo) to struggle, fightc) ( lidiar) to wrestle, struggle2) (Dep) to wrestle* * *= fight, grapple, struggle, battle, campaign, wage, fight back.Ex: This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.
Ex: For some groups it is entirely unreasonable to expect them to grapple with the full 638 pages of AACR2.Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.Ex: Instead we find ourselves battling to maintain the status quo and not end up with a worse mess than AACR1 and superimposition.Ex: Libraries must campaign more actively for funds.Ex: It is as if libraries find themselves once again mired down in the bureaucratic information policy firefights waged during the Reagan and Bush administrations (1980-1992).Ex: In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions.* comenzar a luchar contra = begin + war on.* luchar a brazo partido = fight + tooth and nail.* luchar a muerte = fight to + death, get into + a fight to the death.* luchar con = grapple with, wrestle with.* luchar con el ausentismo = combat + absenteeism.* luchar con los efectos adversos de = combat + the effects of.* luchar contra = combat, contend with, turn + the tide on, brave.* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.* luchar contra el absentismo = combat + absenteeism.* luchar contra el analfabetismo = fight + illiteracy.* luchar contra el fraude = combat + fraud.* luchar contra el racismo = combat + racism.* luchar contra la delincuencia = take + a bite out of crime.* luchar contra la inflación = combat + inflation, fight + inflation.* luchar contra la pobreza = fight + poverty.* luchar contra los elementos = brave + the elements.* luchar contra molinos = tilt against/at + windmills.* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.* luchar con uñas y dientes = fight + tooth and nail.* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo = clinch.* luchar en vano = fight + a losing battle.* luchar hasta el final = battle + it out, fight until + the end.* luchar hasta la muerte = fight to + death.* luchar hasta morir = battle + it out.* luchar por = crusade for, war (over), battle + it out for, scramble.* luchar por la justicia = fight for + justice.* luchar por la supremacía = battle for + supremacy.* luchar por los derechos = campaign for + rights.* luchar por una buena causa = fight + the good fight.* luchar por una causa = champion + cause.* luchar por una causa perdida = fight + a losing battle.* luchar una batalla perdida = fight + a losing battle.* * *luchar [A1 ]viA1 (combatir, pelear) to fightlucharemos contra los invasores we shall fight the invadersluchar cuerpo a cuerpo to fight hand to hand2 (para conseguir algo, superar un problema) to struggle, fightlucharon por la paz they fought for peaceluchó valientemente contra la enfermedad he struggled o fought bravely against his illnessha luchado mucho para salir adelante en la vida he has struggled hard to get on in life3 (lidiar, batallar) to wrestle, struggle luchar CON algo; ‹con maletas/bultos› to wrestle o struggle WITH sthB ( Dep) to wrestle* * *
luchar ( conjugate luchar) verbo intransitivo
luchar por la paz to fight for peace
d) (Dep) to wrestle
luchar verbo transitivo to fight wrestle
♦ Locuciones: luchar con uñas y dientes, to fight nail and tooth
' luchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arena
- batirse
- disputarse
- pelear
- pelearse
- batallar
- competir
- desesperación
- desmayo
- patria
- pugnar
- pujar
English:
antihistamine
- antipollution
- battle
- combat
- contest
- desperately
- escape
- fight
- flounder
- slog out
- struggle
- together
- wildly
- wrestle
- forth
- strive
* * *luchar vi1. [combatir físicamente] to fight;luchar contra to fight (against)2. [enfrentarse] to fight;luchar contra to fight (against);luchar por to fight for3. [esforzarse] to struggle;llevo todo el día luchando con esta traducción I've been struggling o battling with this translation all day long;tuvieron que luchar mucho para sacar a su familia adelante they had to struggle hard to provide for their family4. [en deporte] to wrestle* * *v/i fight ( por for); figfight, struggle ( por for)* * *luchar vi1) : to fight, to struggle2) : to wrestle* * *luchar vb1. to fight [pt. & pp. fought]2. (de lucha libre) to wrestle -
32 matiz
m.1 shade.2 subtle difference (diferencia).sin matices unqualified, unconditional (apoyo)3 nuance, overtone, connotation.* * *(pl matices)1 (color) shade, tint2 (variación) nuance3 (rasgo) hint* * *noun m.1) hue2) shade* * *SM1) [de color] shade2) [de sentido] shade, nuance; (=ironía) touch* * *a) ( de color) shade, hue, nuanceb) (de palabra, frase) nuance, shade of meaningse diferencian en algunos matices — there are some subtle o slight differences between them
tiene un cierto matiz peyorativo — it has a slightly pejorative nuance o has slightly pejorative connotations
c) ( de ironía) touch, hint* * *= inflection, nuance, overtone, colour [color, -USA], shading, undertone, tint, sidenote [side-note], tinge, twist.Ex. The correct inflection of meaning should be conveyed by the way in which the words are used in the title.Ex. Their appreciation of the nuances of good abstracting style or appropriate indexing terminology may be lacking.Ex. Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex. This is why we quite often find that literary uses of language deliberately explode dictionary definitions, and by the particular way a particular author uses words, selects and orders them, they take on a highly personal color we call style.Ex. The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex. Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex. The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.Ex. The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenotes.Ex. This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.----* adoptar un matiz = take on + colour.* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* matiz de significado = shade of meaning.* * *a) ( de color) shade, hue, nuanceb) (de palabra, frase) nuance, shade of meaningse diferencian en algunos matices — there are some subtle o slight differences between them
tiene un cierto matiz peyorativo — it has a slightly pejorative nuance o has slightly pejorative connotations
c) ( de ironía) touch, hint* * *= inflection, nuance, overtone, colour [color, -USA], shading, undertone, tint, sidenote [side-note], tinge, twist.Ex: The correct inflection of meaning should be conveyed by the way in which the words are used in the title.
Ex: Their appreciation of the nuances of good abstracting style or appropriate indexing terminology may be lacking.Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex: This is why we quite often find that literary uses of language deliberately explode dictionary definitions, and by the particular way a particular author uses words, selects and orders them, they take on a highly personal color we call style.Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex: The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenotes.Ex: This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.* adoptar un matiz = take on + colour.* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* matiz de significado = shade of meaning.* * *1(rasgo): la palabra tiene matices que no se pueden traducir the word has nuances that are impossible to translatese diferencian en algunos matices there are some subtle o slight differences in meaningtiene un cierto matiz peyorativo it has a slightly pejorative nuance o has slightly pejorative connotationsuna protesta con matices políticos a protest with political overtonesle da un matiz irónico a la afirmación it gives the statement a touch of irony2 (de color) shade, hue, nuance* * *
matiz sustantivo masculino
matiz sustantivo masculino
1 (de color) shade
2 (de intención) shade of meaning, nuance: había un matiz despectivo en sus palabras, there was a note of contempt in her words
' matiz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aspecto
- tinte
- toque
- captar
English:
get
- hue
- nuance
- overtone
- shade
- tinge
- tint
- want
- hint
* * *matiz nm1. [de color] shadeun conflicto que ha adquirido matices de guerra abierta a conflict which is beginning to look like open warfare;sus palabras tienen un matiz irónico his words are tinged with irony3. [diferencia] subtle difference;se parecen en mucho, con algunos matices importantes they are very similar, although they have a few important if subtle differences;expresó su apoyo sin matices a la intervención militar he expressed his unqualified o unconditional support for military intervention* * *m1 de ironía touch2 de color shade* * *1) : hue, shade2) : nuance* * *matiz n (de color) shade -
33 petulancia
f.1 arrogance.2 petulance, vanity, boasting, bragging.* * *1 vanity* * ** * *femenino smugness* * *= arrogance.Ex. That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.* * *femenino smugness* * *= arrogance.Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.
* * *smugness* * *
petulancia sustantivo femenino vanity, self satisfaction
* * *petulancia nfarrogance* * *f smugness* * *petulancia nfinsolencia: insolence, petulance -
34 plantilla de profesorado
(n.) = faculty rosterEx. This article describes a study conducted to establish if characteristics of elitism exist in the library science schools for their faculty roster.* * *(n.) = faculty rosterEx: This article describes a study conducted to establish if characteristics of elitism exist in the library science schools for their faculty roster.
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36 racionalizador
ADJ1) (Psic, Fil) rationalizing2) (Com) streamlining, rationalizing* * *= rationaliser [rationalizer, -USA].Ex. The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.* * *= rationaliser [rationalizer, -USA].Ex: The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.
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Ex. Vivid and even poetic at times, this text has a profound pathos and a rich story in addition to being a bold statement against literary elitism.* * *Ex: Vivid and even poetic at times, this text has a profound pathos and a rich story in addition to being a bold statement against literary elitism.
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39 si así lo prefieres
Ex. That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.* * *Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.
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40 sintetizador
adj.synthesizing, synthesizer.m.synthesizer.* * *1 synthesizer* * *SM synthesizersintetizador de la voz humana, sintetizador de voz — voice synthesizer, speech synthesizer
* * *masculino synthesizer* * *= synthesiser [synthesizer, -USA].Ex. The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.----* sintetizador acústico = voice synthesiser.* sintetizador del habla = speech synthesiser.* sintetizador de sonidos = sound synthesiser.* sintetizador de voz = voice synthesiser.* * *masculino synthesizer* * *= synthesiser [synthesizer, -USA].Ex: The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.
* sintetizador acústico = voice synthesiser.* sintetizador del habla = speech synthesiser.* sintetizador de sonidos = sound synthesiser.* sintetizador de voz = voice synthesiser.* * *synthesizerCompuesto:speech synthesizer* * *
sintetizador sustantivo masculino
synthesizer
sintetizador sustantivo masculino synthesizer
' sintetizador' also found in these entries:
English:
synthesizer
* * *sintetizador, -ora♦ adjsynthesizing♦ nmsynthesizer* * *m MÚS synthesizer
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