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  • 1 hüftbetont

    Adj.: ein hüftbetontes Kleid a dress that emphasizes the hips
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    hụ̈ft|be|tont
    adj

    ein hüftbetontes Kleid — a dress that emphasizes the hips

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    hüft·be·tont
    adj hip-hugging
    * * *
    ein hüftbetontes Kleid a dress that emphasizes the hips

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > hüftbetont

  • 2 трансцендентальная философия

    1) General subject: transcendentalism

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > трансцендентальная философия

  • 3 Macdonalización

    = McDonaldisation [McDonaldization, -USA].
    Nota: Término despectivo utilizada para describir cualquier proceso de homogeinización y racionalización de cualquier institución o servicio con una marcada naturaleza humana.
    Ex. According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.
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    = McDonaldisation [McDonaldization, -USA].
    Nota: Término despectivo utilizada para describir cualquier proceso de homogeinización y racionalización de cualquier institución o servicio con una marcada naturaleza humana.

    Ex: According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Macdonalización

  • 4 abstraer

    v.
    1 to consider separately, to detach.
    2 to abstract, to disassociate, to withdraw, to detach.
    Ella abstrajo el comentario She withdrew her comment.
    Ellos abstrajeron el glosario They abstracted=abridged the glossary.
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    Conjugation model [ TRAER], like link=traer traer
    1 to abstract
    1 (prescindir) to leave aside (de, -)
    1 (ensimismarse) to become lost in thought; (concentrarse) to engross oneself (en, in)
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    1.
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to abstract
    2.
    abstraerse v pron

    abstraerse de algo — de un pensamiento/preocupación to block out from something

    * * *
    Ex. Knowledge level description is a proposal that emphasizes the knowledge content and usage and abstracts away implementation details.
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    1.
    verbo transitivo to abstract
    2.
    abstraerse v pron

    abstraerse de algo — de un pensamiento/preocupación to block out from something

    * * *

    Ex: Knowledge level description is a proposal that emphasizes the knowledge content and usage and abstracts away implementation details.

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    vt
    to abstract
    consigue abstraerse de todo lo que la rodea she manages to detach herself from everything around her
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    abstraer verbo transitivo to abstract
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    ♦ vt
    to consider separately, to detach
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    v/t abstract
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    abstraer {81} vt
    : to abstract

    Spanish-English dictionary > abstraer

  • 5 aprobar una moción

    to pass a motion
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    (v.) = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion
    Ex. In a resolution passed by IFLA in 1983 librarians were urged to express their professional solidarity with their colleagues.
    Ex. A resolution adopted by the European Parliament in January 1981 emphasizes, amongst other things, that the most important task is to inform the citizens of the Community of the work of the Parliament and of its Members.
    Ex. The European Community's ministers of culture approved in 1985 a resolution concerning cooperation between libraries in the area of automatic data processing.
    Ex. The motion was narrowly defeated by the SLA and passed by the ALA.
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    (v.) = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion

    Ex: In a resolution passed by IFLA in 1983 librarians were urged to express their professional solidarity with their colleagues.

    Ex: A resolution adopted by the European Parliament in January 1981 emphasizes, amongst other things, that the most important task is to inform the citizens of the Community of the work of the Parliament and of its Members.
    Ex: The European Community's ministers of culture approved in 1985 a resolution concerning cooperation between libraries in the area of automatic data processing.
    Ex: The motion was narrowly defeated by the SLA and passed by the ALA.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aprobar una moción

  • 6 arrojo

    m.
    courage, fearlessness.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arrojar.
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    1 boldness, dash, bravery, daring
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    SM daring, fearlessness

    con arrojo — boldly, fearlessly

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    masculino bravery, daring
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    = bravura, courage.
    Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
    Ex. In this novel the central themes are courage and cowardice and what these are.
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    masculino bravery, daring
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    = bravura, courage.

    Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.

    Ex: In this novel the central themes are courage and cowardice and what these are.

    * * *
    bravery, daring
    obró con arrojo y decisión she acted bravely and decisively
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    Del verbo arrojar: ( conjugate arrojar)

    arrojo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    arrojó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    arrojar    
    arrojo
    arrojar ( conjugate arrojar) verbo transitivo
    1

    (Aviac) ‹ bomba› to drop
    b) ‹ lava› to spew (out);

    ‹ humo› to belch out;
    ‹ luz› to shed
    2 ( vomitar) to bring up, throw up
    arrojarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to throw oneself;
    arrojose sobre algo/algn [ persona] to throw oneself onto sth/sb;
    [perro/tigre] to pounce on sth/sb
    arrojar verbo transitivo
    1 (lanzar) to throw, fling
    2 Com (un resultado) to show
    arrojo sustantivo masculino daring, courage
    ' arrojo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    gallardía
    - valor
    - garra
    English:
    hurl
    - wash up
    - daring
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    arrojo nm
    courage, fearlessness;
    con arrojo courageously, fearlessly
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    m bravery, daring
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    arrojo nm
    : boldness, fearlessness

    Spanish-English dictionary > arrojo

  • 7 brillante

    adj.
    1 shining (reluciente) (luz, astro).
    2 brilliant.
    el pianista estuvo brillante the pianist was outstanding
    m.
    diamond.
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    1 (extraordinario) brilliant
    2 (pelo, metal, zapatos) shiny; (ojos) sparkling; (luz, color) bright; (pintura) gloss
    1 (diamante) diamond
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    1. noun m. 2. adj.
    bright, brilliant, shiny
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    1. ADJ
    1) (=reluciente) [luz, sol, color] [gen] bright; [muy fuerte] brilliant; [superficie pulida] shiny; [pelo] glossy, shiny; [joyas, lentejuelas] sparkling, glittering

    un estampado amarillo brillante — a bright o brilliant yellow pattern

    ¡qué brillante ha quedado el suelo! — the floor is really shiny now!

    2) (=excelente) brilliant
    2.
    SM diamond, brilliant
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    I
    a) <luz/estrella/color> bright; <zapatos/metal/pelo> shiny; < pintura> gloss (before n); < papel> shiny, glossy
    b) <escritor/porvenir> brilliant
    II
    a) ( diamante) diamond
    b) brillantes masculino plural (Arg) ( polvo brillante) glitter
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    = brilliant, glistening, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], dashing, shimmering, gleaming, sparkling, shiny [shinier -comp., shiniest -sup.], bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], glittering, twinkling, shining, flashing, bravura, blazing, sparkly.
    Ex. This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.
    Ex. Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
    Ex. The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.
    Ex. Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex. Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
    Ex. The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.
    Ex. She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.
    Ex. Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.
    Ex. The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.
    Ex. The article 'The glittering prizes' likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage.
    Ex. The menu has a variety of embellishments such as twinkling stars or a message board.
    Ex. When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
    Ex. Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.
    Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
    Ex. Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.
    Ex. Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.
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    * con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.
    * ejecución brillante = bravura performance.
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    I
    a) <luz/estrella/color> bright; <zapatos/metal/pelo> shiny; < pintura> gloss (before n); < papel> shiny, glossy
    b) <escritor/porvenir> brilliant
    II
    a) ( diamante) diamond
    b) brillantes masculino plural (Arg) ( polvo brillante) glitter
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    = brilliant, glistening, glossy [glossier -comp., glossiest -sup.], dashing, shimmering, gleaming, sparkling, shiny [shinier -comp., shiniest -sup.], bright [brighter -comp., brightest -sup.], glittering, twinkling, shining, flashing, bravura, blazing, sparkly.

    Ex: This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.

    Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
    Ex: The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.
    Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
    Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
    Ex: The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.
    Ex: She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.
    Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.
    Ex: The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.
    Ex: The article 'The glittering prizes' likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage.
    Ex: The menu has a variety of embellishments such as twinkling stars or a message board.
    Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
    Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.
    Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
    Ex: Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.
    Ex: Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.
    * con ojos brillantes = bright-eyed.
    * ejecución brillante = bravura performance.

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    1 ‹luz/estrella/color› bright; ‹zapatos/metal/pelo› shiny; ‹pintura› gloss ( before n); ‹papel› shiny, glossy
    tenía la platería brillante she kept the silverware gleaming
    son de un color azul brillante they're bright blue
    tenía los ojos brillantes de fiebre her eyes were bright with fever
    sus brillantes ojos azules his sparkling o bright blue eyes
    el fregadero está brillante de limpio the sink is sparkling clean
    tiene el suelo brillante the floor's shining
    una tela brillante material with a sheen
    2 ‹escritor/discurso/porvenir› brilliant
    1 (diamante) diamond
    un anillo de brillantes a diamond ring
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    brillante adjetivo
    a) ‹luz/estrella/color› bright;

    ‹zapatos/metal/pelo› shiny;
    ‹ pintura› gloss ( before n);
    ‹ papel› glossy;
    ‹ tela› with a sheen
    b) ‹escritor/porvenir› brilliant;

    ‹ mente› great;

    ■ sustantivo masculino ( diamante) diamond;

    brillante
    I adjetivo
    1 (un color, una persona, un objeto) brilliant: su conferencia fue absolutamente brillante, his talk was absolutely brillant
    2 (un suelo, una superficie) gleaming
    II sustantivo masculino diamond

    ' brillante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    consumada
    - consumado
    - distinguirse
    - impracticable
    - lustrosa
    - lustroso
    - nublar
    - viva
    - vivo
    - destellar
    - destello
    - engarzar
    - lumbrera
    - radiante
    - trayectoria
    English:
    blind
    - bright
    - brilliant
    - gleaming
    - gloss
    - glossy
    - glowing
    - polished
    - rock
    - scintillating
    - shining
    - shiny
    - sparkling
    - strong
    - vibrant
    - brighten
    - diamond
    - flash
    - sleek
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    ♦ adj
    1. [reluciente] [luz, astro] shining;
    [metal, zapatos, pelo] shiny; [ojos, sonrisa, diamante] sparkling
    2. [magnífico] brilliant;
    el pianista estuvo brillante the pianist was outstanding;
    el joven escritor tiene un futuro brillante the young writer has a brilliant future ahead of him
    ♦ nm
    diamond, Espec brilliant
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    I adj
    1 ( luminoso) bright
    2 fig
    brilliant
    II m diamond
    * * *
    : brilliant, bright
    diamante: diamond
    * * *
    brillante1 adj
    1. (luz, color) bright
    2. (coche, pelo, superficie) shiny [comp. shinier; superl. shiniest]
    3. (persona, actuación) brilliant
    brillante2 n diamond

    Spanish-English dictionary > brillante

  • 8 brillantez

    f.
    brilliance.
    hacer algo con brillantez to do something outstandingly
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    1 brilliance
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    SF
    1) (=brillo) [gen] brightness; [más fuerte] brilliance
    2) (=excelencia) brilliance
    3) (=boato) splendour, splendor (EEUU)
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    femenino brilliance
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    = brilliance, bravura.
    Ex. Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.
    Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
    * * *
    femenino brilliance
    * * *
    = brilliance, bravura.

    Ex: Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.

    Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.

    * * *
    brilliance
    * * *

    brillantez sustantivo femenino brilliance: la brillantez de sus argumentos nos dejó asombrados, we were amazed at how brilliant his arguments were
    ' brillantez' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    viveza
    English:
    brilliance
    - panache
    - brilliantly
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    1. [luminosidad] [de metal, zapatos, pelo] shine, shininess;
    [de ojos, sonrisa, diamante] sparkle
    2. [éxito] brilliance;
    hacer algo con brillantez to do sth outstandingly
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    f
    1 ( luminosidad) brightness, brilliance
    2 fig
    brilliance
    * * *
    : brilliance, brightness

    Spanish-English dictionary > brillantez

  • 9 calculabilidad

    Ex. According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.
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    Ex: According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.

    Spanish-English dictionary > calculabilidad

  • 10 certamen literario

    m.
    literary contest.
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    (n.) = literary contest, book award, literary award, literary prize, book prize
    Ex. Pupils who successfully complete the course appear to be amongst the most active not only at school, but also in extra-mural events including literary contests.
    Ex. Children's book awards generally have little impact and it is hoped that this award will help to remedy the situation.
    Ex. This article discusses the effectiveness of literary awards as a means of promoting cultural diversity in Australia.
    Ex. One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.
    Ex. This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.
    * * *
    (n.) = literary contest, book award, literary award, literary prize, book prize

    Ex: Pupils who successfully complete the course appear to be amongst the most active not only at school, but also in extra-mural events including literary contests.

    Ex: Children's book awards generally have little impact and it is hoped that this award will help to remedy the situation.
    Ex: This article discusses the effectiveness of literary awards as a means of promoting cultural diversity in Australia.
    Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.
    Ex: This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.

    Spanish-English dictionary > certamen literario

  • 11 contenido temático

    (n.) = subject content, subject scope, knowledge content
    Ex. Alphabetical subject catalogues have headings which are words or index terms designed to summarise the subject content of the document.
    Ex. In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.
    Ex. Knowledge level description is a proposal that emphasizes the knowledge content and usage and abstracts away implementation details.
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    (n.) = subject content, subject scope, knowledge content

    Ex: Alphabetical subject catalogues have headings which are words or index terms designed to summarise the subject content of the document.

    Ex: In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.
    Ex: Knowledge level description is a proposal that emphasizes the knowledge content and usage and abstracts away implementation details.

    Spanish-English dictionary > contenido temático

  • 12 cualitativamente

    adv.
    qualitatively.
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    Ex. This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.
    * * *

    Ex: This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.

    * * *
    qualitatively
    * * *
    qualitatively

    Spanish-English dictionary > cualitativamente

  • 13 cuantitativamente

    adv.
    quantitatively.
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    * * *
    Ex. This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.
    * * *

    Ex: This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.

    * * *
    quantitatively
    * * *
    quantitatively

    Spanish-English dictionary > cuantitativamente

  • 14 desactualizado

    adj.
    1 out of date.
    2 outdated.
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    = out of sync, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], obsolete.
    Ex. The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.
    Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
    Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex. To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.
    * * *
    = out of sync, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], obsolete.

    Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.

    Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
    Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex: To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.

    * * *
    out of date

    Spanish-English dictionary > desactualizado

  • 15 desfasado

    adj.
    out of phase, out of place, off-time.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desfasar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desfasar desfasar
    1 outdated, out of date (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times
    ■ ¡eres un desfasado! you're just not with it!
    * * *
    (f. - desfasada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=anticuado) behind the times
    2) (Téc) out of phase
    3)

    estar desfasado — (Aer) to be suffering from jetlag

    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step
    b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned
    * * *
    = out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.
    Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
    Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex. With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
    Ex. Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.
    Ex. This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.
    Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
    Ex. The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.
    Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
    Ex. Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
    Ex. The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.
    Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
    Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
    Ex. Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.
    Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step
    b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned
    * * *
    = out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.

    Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

    Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
    Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.
    Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.
    Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
    Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.
    Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
    Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
    Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.
    Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
    Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
    Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
    Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.
    Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

    * * *
    1 ( Fís) out of phase
    2 ‹mecanismo/ritmo› out of sync; ‹planes/etapas› out of step
    3 ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned
    está algo desfasado it's a little behind the times o old-fashioned
    * * *

    Del verbo desfasarse: ( conjugate desfasarse)

    desfasado es:

    el participio

    desfasado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned

    desfasado,-a adjetivo
    1 (objeto, moda, etc) outdated
    2 (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times
    3 Téc out of phase

    ' desfasado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desfasada
    - atrasado
    English:
    time
    - out
    * * *
    desfasado, -a adj
    1. [desincronizado] out of synch o sync
    2. [persona] out of touch;
    [libro, moda] old-fashioned; [ideas] old-fashioned, out of date
    * * *
    adj fig
    old-fashioned
    * * *
    desfasado, -da adj
    1) : out of sync
    2) : out of step, behind the times
    * * *
    desfasado adj out of date

    Spanish-English dictionary > desfasado

  • 16 despreocupación

    f.
    unconcern, informality, indifference, carelessness.
    * * *
    1 (tranquilidad) nonchalance, unconcern
    2 (negligencia) negligence, carelessness
    3 (indiferencia) indifference
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=falta de preocupación) unconcern; [al vestir] sloppiness
    2) (=tranquilidad) nonchalance
    3) (=indiferencia) indifference
    * * *
    femenino lack of concern
    * * *
    = indifference, nonchalance, unconcern, insouciance.
    Ex. This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.
    Ex. 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.
    Ex. Now most users are not even aware that their problems are always treated confidentially by the librarian, and so are filled with unconcern.
    Ex. She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
    * * *
    femenino lack of concern
    * * *
    = indifference, nonchalance, unconcern, insouciance.

    Ex: This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.

    Ex: 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.
    Ex: Now most users are not even aware that their problems are always treated confidentially by the librarian, and so are filled with unconcern.
    Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.

    * * *
    lack of concern
    su absoluta despreocupación por todo lo que no sea su trabajo his complete indifference to o lack of concern for everything but his work
    hay mucha despreocupación en su apariencia he doesn't take much care over o he's very careless about his appearance
    * * *
    1. [tranquilidad] carefree state of mind, lack of worry;
    con despreocupación in a carefree manner;
    vive con total despreocupación she leads a completely carefree life, she's totally laid-back
    2. [negligencia] lack of concern, unconcern;
    con despreocupación in an offhand way
    * * *
    f indifference
    * * *
    despreocupación nf, pl - ciones : indifference, lack of concern

    Spanish-English dictionary > despreocupación

  • 17 dinamización bibliotecaria

    Ex. The author looks at library outreach services for children and emphasizes the value of 'partnering': the process of 2 or more entities coming together for the purpose of developing synergistic solutions to their challenges.
    * * *

    Ex: The author looks at library outreach services for children and emphasizes the value of 'partnering': the process of 2 or more entities coming together for the purpose of developing synergistic solutions to their challenges.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dinamización bibliotecaria

  • 18 enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara

    (v.) = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on
    Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex. While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
    Ex. The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on.
    Ex. Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.
    * * *
    (v.) = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on

    Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

    Ex: While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
    Ex: The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on.
    Ex: Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara

  • 19 estudio de usuarios

    (n.) = user study, marketing audit, user survey
    Ex. This statistical methods course emphasizes the 'people' aspect of library use so that relevant data for collection development policy would be gathered primarily from user studies, questionnaires, and community analysis and surveys.
    Ex. Kotler defines the marketing audit as a 'comprehensive, systematic, independent, and periodic examination of the library's total environment, objectives, strategies, activities, and resources in order to determine problem areas and opportunities and to recommend a plan of action'.
    Ex. One of the factors to be identified by a user survey is the sufficiency of existing resources and efficiency of services.
    * * *
    (n.) = user study, marketing audit, user survey

    Ex: This statistical methods course emphasizes the 'people' aspect of library use so that relevant data for collection development policy would be gathered primarily from user studies, questionnaires, and community analysis and surveys.

    Ex: Kotler defines the marketing audit as a 'comprehensive, systematic, independent, and periodic examination of the library's total environment, objectives, strategies, activities, and resources in order to determine problem areas and opportunities and to recommend a plan of action'.
    Ex: One of the factors to be identified by a user survey is the sufficiency of existing resources and efficiency of services.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estudio de usuarios

  • 20 extensión bibliotecaria

    (n.) = extension activity, outreach [out-reach], library outreach
    Ex. A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
    Ex. Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
    Ex. The author looks at library outreach services for children and emphasizes the value of 'partnering': the process of 2 or more entities coming together for the purpose of developing synergistic solutions to their challenges.
    * * *
    (n.) = extension activity, outreach [out-reach], library outreach

    Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.

    Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
    Ex: The author looks at library outreach services for children and emphasizes the value of 'partnering': the process of 2 or more entities coming together for the purpose of developing synergistic solutions to their challenges.

    Spanish-English dictionary > extensión bibliotecaria

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