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41 Bestreben
n; -s, kein Pl. endeavo(u)r, effort; (Ziel) aim; stärker: desire; es ist sein Bestreben zu (+ Inf.) he is endeavo(u)ring to (+ Inf.) in dem Bestreben zu (+ Inf.) in an attempt ( oder effort) to (+ Inf.), while trying to (+ Inf.)* * *das Bestrebenendeavor; effort; trend; endeavour* * *Be|stre|benntendeavour (Brit), endeavor (US)im or in seinem Bestrében, dem Fußgänger auszuweichen — in his efforts or attempts or endeavo(u)rs to avoid the pedestrian
* * *(an attempt: He succeeded in his endeavour to climb the Everest.) endeavour* * *Be·stre·benes war immer mein \Bestreben gewesen, euch gute Manieren beizubringen I have always tried to teach you good mannersdas \Bestreben haben, etw zu tun to make every effort [or form take pains] to do sthim \Bestreben/in jds dat \Bestreben, etw zu tun in the attempt to do sth, in his/her attempt [or efforts pl] [or endeavours pl] to do sth* * *das endeavour[s pl.]* * *in dem Bestreben zu (+inf) in an attempt ( oder effort) to (+inf), while trying to (+inf) bestrebt adj:Bestreben sein zu (+inf) endeavour to (+inf), be anxious to (+inf) Bestrebung f; meist pl endeavour, attempt, effort(s pl);es sind Bestrebenen im Gange, die Mehrwertsteuer zu erhöhen moves are afoot ( oder efforts are being made) to increase value-added tax* * *das endeavour[s pl.]* * *n.attempt n.effort n.efforts n.endeavor n.endeavour n. -
42 esforzarse
1 (físicamente) to make an effort, exert oneself; (moralmente) to try hard, strive* * *verbto strive, make an effort* * *VPR to exert o.s., make an efforthay que esforzarse más — you must try harder, you must make more effort
esforzarse en o por conseguir algo — to struggle o strive to achieve sth
* * *= put forth + effort, put forth + energy, strive, strain, labour [labor, -USA], toil, struggle, work + hard, slave away, try + hard.Ex. Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.Ex. The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.Ex. The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.Ex. His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.Ex. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.Ex. Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.Ex. Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.Ex. Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.----* esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.* esforzarse por = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to.* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).* esforzarse por lograr = strive for.* * *= put forth + effort, put forth + energy, strive, strain, labour [labor, -USA], toil, struggle, work + hard, slave away, try + hard.Ex: Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.
Ex: The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.Ex: The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex: So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project.Ex: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.* esforzarse al máximo = do + Posesivo + utmost, stretch + Reflexivo, stretch + Nombre + to the limit, give + Posesivo + utmost, lean over + backwards, work + hard, give + Posesivo + best.* esforzarse por = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains to.* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).* esforzarse por lograr = strive for.* * *
■esforzarse verbo reflexivo to make an effort [por, to]: se esfuerza por ser agradable, he takes pains to be pleasant
' esforzarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afanarse
- aplicarse
- desvivirse
- esmerarse
- pelear
- pujar
- sudar
- trabajarse
- empeñar
- esforzar
- matar
English:
all-out
- buck up
- effort
- exert
- flog
- pain
- peer
- seek
- strain
- strive
- endeavor
- try
- utmost
* * *vprto make an effort;tienes que esforzarte más si quieres aprobar you'll have to make more of an effort if you want to pass;nos esforzamos, pero fue imposible ganarlos we tried very hard, but they were impossible to beat;no te esfuerces, no puede oírte don't bother (shouting), she can't hear you;se esforzaron enormemente en la tarea they put a huge amount of effort into the task;me esforcé por ayudarlos I made a real effort o did my best to help them;nos hemos esforzado mucho por ti we've made a real effort for you, we've really put ourselves out for you;se esforzó en contener las lágrimas she tried hard to hold back the tears* * *v/r make an effort, try hard* * *vr: to make an effort* * *esforzarse vb to try hard [pt. & pp. tried] / to work hardse esforzó mucho he tried very hard / he worked very hard -
43 cōnātus
cōnātus ūs, m [conor], an attempt, effort, undertaking, enterprise, endeavor: audax, L.: hoc conatu destiterunt, Cs.: princeps ad conatum exercitūs conparandi: conatum Antoni reppulerunt: de spe conatuque depulsus: compressi tuos conatūs: multis frustra conatibus captis, L.: in mediis conatibus aegri Succidimus, V. — Effort, exertion, struggle, endeavor: quo maiore conatu aguntur: ad hostes magno conatu profectus, L. — A beginning, undertaking: in ipso conatu rerum circumegit se annus, L.: tantis fatum conatibus obstat, O.—Fig., an impulse, inclination, tendency: conatum habere ad pastūs capessendos.* * *attempt, effort; exertion, struggle; impulse, tendency; endeavor, design -
44 Христианское усилие
(молодёжная межцерк. протест. организация по евангелистической работе различных протест. церквей; основана в 1881 в г. Портланде, шт. Мэн, США, Фрэнсисом Е. Кларком; в 1885 была основана объединённая организация ( the United Society of Christian Endeavor)) the Christian Endeavor, the Young People's Society of Christian EndeavorРусско-английский словарь религиозной лексики > Христианское усилие
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45 molior
I.Neutr.A.To set one's self or one's powers in motion, to make exertions, exert one's self, to endeavor, struggle, strive, toil, etc. (rare but class.;B.syn.: conor, nitor): viden ut misere moliuntur?
Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 32:agam per me ipse et moliar,
Cic. Fam. 6, 10, 2:nōsti mores mulierum: Dum moliuntur, dum comuntur, annus est,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 11:horam amplius jam in demoliendo signo permulti homines moliebantur,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95.—To set one's self in motion, endeavor to depart, to depart:II.molientem hinc Hannibalem,
Liv. 28, 44:dum naves moliuntur a terra,
id. 37, 11:in quam (insulam) gladiatores navibus molientes,
Tac. H. 2, 35.—Act.A.To labor upon any thing, exert one's self at or upon, set in motion, work an instrument or engine; to work any thing (cf. ago; class.).1.Nihil enim agit (vita deorum),... nulla opera molitur, Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 51:2.res dura et regni novitas me talia cogant moliri,
Verg. A. 1, 564: validam in vites molire bipennem, to work, i. e. wield, id. G. 4, 331: ancoras, to work, i. e. hoist the anchor, weigh anchor, Liv. 28, 17:agricola incurvo terram molitus aratro,
i. e. to work, cultivate, till the ground, Verg. G. 1, 494; Col. 1 praef. 17;11, 2, 19: erro molirier arva,
Lucr. 5, 932: fores, to work, i. e. to force, to break open, Tac. A. 1, 39; 2, 82; Liv. 23, 18, 2; 24, 46, 5:Atharrias ad Philotam missus clausum aditum domus moliebatur,
Curt. 6, 8, 20:habenas,
to guide, Verg. A. 12, 327:fulmina molitur dextrā,
hurls, id. G. 1, 329:ignem,
id. A. 10, 131:opera,
to begin work, Col. 11, 2, 2:aliquid sub divo moliri potest,
id. 1, 8, 9.—To set in motion, bestir, rouse, cause to remove, displace (syn.:3.deicio, deturbo): montes suā sede,
displaces, Liv. 9, 3:corpora ex somno moliebantur,
aroused, id. 36, 24, 3:onera objecta,
id. 25, 36.—To build, make, erect, construct (syn.:B.condo, fundo, construo): muros,
to build, Verg. A. 3, 132:classem,
id. ib. 3, 6:arcem,
id. ib. 1, 424:atrium,
Hor. C. 3, 1, 46:aedem,
Flor. 1, 7:locum,
prepares, Verg. A. 7, 158:pocula de inimicorum capitibus hominum,
to construct, make, Sol. 15.—Trop., to endeavor to do; to undertake, attempt, set about any thing (cf.:aggredior, apparo): nec ea, quae agunt, molientes cum labore operoso,
performing, doing, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 59:viam clipei molita per oras,
made its way, Verg. A. 10, 477:inde datum molitur iter,
id. ib. 6, 477:jamque alio moliris iter,
Stat. S. 5, 2, 61:viam et gressus,
Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 278; 3, 438: animum, to form or acquire for one's self, Ov. A. A. 2, 119:laborem,
to undertake, Verg. A. 4, 233:struere et moliri aliquid calamitatis alicui,
to try to bring upon, Cic. Clu. 64, 178:fortissimis atque optimis civibus periculum moliri,
id. Sest. 1, 1:pestem patriae nefarie,
id. Cat. 2, 1, 1:perniciem rei publicae,
id. ib. 1, 2, 5: insidias avibus, to lay snares, Verg. G. 1, 271:crimina et accusatorem,
to bring about, find out, Tac. A. 12, 22:triumphos,
Ov. M. 14, 719:fugam,
Verg. A. 2, 109:moram,
to cause, make, occasion, id. ib. 1, 414:opem extremam alicui,
Val. Fl. 6, 431:dolos apertos,
to devise, id. 5, 249:bellum in animo,
to design, meditate, Vell. 2, 46:Athenienses urbem ex integro condere moliuntur,
Just. 2, 15, 1:mundum efficere moliens deus,
attempting, Cic. Univ. 4:fallere,
Val. Fl. 3, 491:de occupando regno moliens,
striving to usurp the government, Cic. Rep. 2, 35, 60:nuptias,
to bring about, Tac. A. 12, 3:apud judices oratione molienda sunt amor, odium, etc.,
are to be excited, called forth, Cic. de Or. 2, 51, 206:tumorem,
Col. 6, 17:vorandi facultatem,
Cels. 1, 3:fidem moliri coepit,
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46 Объединённое общество христианских усилий
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Объединённое общество христианских усилий
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47 деятельность в сфере логистики
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > деятельность в сфере логистики
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48 научная деятельность
1) General subject: scientific activities, scholarly endeavor (And they are constantly changing: these areas of scholarly endeavor and professional activity have only appeared within the last twenty or thirty years, some within the last five.)2) Automation: scientific workУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > научная деятельность
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49 попытка
1) General subject: attempt, bid (тж. спорт.), effort, (энергичная) endeavor, endeavour, essay, foray, nisus, overture (примирения, завязывания знакомства), shot (угадать и т. п.), shy, smite, stab, tentamen, tentative, trial, try (to have a try at something - попытаться сделать что-либо), try on, try-on, trying, venture, go, undertare, a shot3) American: endeavor4) Obsolete: assay6) Engineering: test trial7) Law: attempt (совершения преступления), offer9) Psychology: run10) Jargon: elbow-grease, throw, fling, header, show, the big time, whack -
50 bemüht
I P.P. bemühenII Adj.1. bemüht sein zu (+ Inf.) take care to (+ Inf.) stärker: be at pains to (+ Inf.) eifrig: be anxious to (+ Inf.) wir sind stets um das Wohl unserer Gäste bemüht we make every effort to ensure the comfort and welfare of our guests* * *be|müht [bə'myːt]adjum etw bemǘht sein, darum bemǘht sein, etw zu tun — to be at pains to do sth, to endeavour (Brit) or endeavor (US) to do sth
See:→ auch bemühen* * *be·mühtadj keen▪ [darum] \bemüht sein, etw zu tun, um etw akk \bemüht sein to try hard [or form endeavour] [or be at pains] to do sth* * *B. adj1.bemüht sein zu (+inf) take care to (+inf) stärker: be at pains to (+inf) eifrig: be anxious to (+inf)wir sind stets um das Wohl unserer Gäste bemüht we make every effort to ensure the comfort and welfare of our guests -
51 Bestrebung
f; meist Pl. endeavour, attempt, effort(s Pl.); es sind Bestrebungen im Gange, die Mehrwertsteuer zu erhöhen moves are afoot ( oder efforts are being made) to increase value-added tax* * *Be|stre|bungf usu plendeavour (Brit), endeavor (US), attempt, effort* * ** * *Be·stre·bung<-, -en>\Bestrebungen sind im Gange, etw zu tun efforts are being made to do sthdahin gehen auch meine \Bestrebungen that's what I've been trying to do* * *die; Bestrebung, Bestrebungen effort; (Versuch) attempt* * *in dem Bestreben zu (+inf) in an attempt ( oder effort) to (+inf), while trying to (+inf) bestrebt adj:Bestreben sein zu (+inf) endeavour to (+inf), be anxious to (+inf) Bestrebung f; meist pl endeavour, attempt, effort(s pl);es sind Bestrebenen im Gange, die Mehrwertsteuer zu erhöhen moves are afoot ( oder efforts are being made) to increase value-added tax* * *die; Bestrebung, Bestrebungen effort; (Versuch) attempt* * *f.attempt n.effort n.efforts n.endeavor n.endeavour n. -
52 alimentar
v.1 to feed (dar comida).tengo cinco hijos que alimentar I've got five kids to feedLa madre alimenta al chico The mother feeds the boy.La bandeja alimenta la impresora The tray feeds the printer.2 to feed.la lectura alimenta el espíritu reading improves your mind3 to fuel.4 to be nourishing.los garbanzos alimentan mucho chickpeas are very nutritious* * *1 (dar alimento) to feed2 (mantener) to keep, support4 (uso técnico) to feed1 (servir de alimento) to nourish, be nutritious1 to live (de/con, on)* * *verb1) to feed•* * *1. VT1) (=dar de comer a) to feed2) (=nutrir) to be nutritious o nourishing3) [+ imaginación] to fire, fuel; [+ esperanzas, pasiones] to feed, fuel; [+ sentimiento, idea] to fostersus historias alimentaron mi deseo de ir a Perú — her stories strengthened o fuelled my desire to go to Peru
4) [+ hoguera, horno doméstico, fuego] to feed, add fuel to; [+ horno industrial] to stokeel operario alimenta la máquina de o con combustible — the operator feeds fuel into the machine
5) (Elec) to supply2.VI to be nutritious, be nourishingesta comida no alimenta nada — this food is not at all nutritious o nourishing
- huele que alimenta3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( nutrir) <persona/animal> to feed2) <ilusión/esperanza> to nurture, cherish; < ego> to boost3) <máquina/motor> to feed; < caldera> to stoke2.alimentar vi to be nourishing3.alimentarse v pron <persona/animal> to feed oneselfno se alimenta bien — he doesn't eat right (AmE) o (BrE) properly
alimentarse con or de algo — to live on something
* * *= feed, fuel, nurture, nourish, stoke.Ex. The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.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. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.Ex. The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.----* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.* alimentar datos = populate.* alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.* alimentar el odio = fuel + hatred.* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.* alimentarse = graze (on).* alimentarse de = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( nutrir) <persona/animal> to feed2) <ilusión/esperanza> to nurture, cherish; < ego> to boost3) <máquina/motor> to feed; < caldera> to stoke2.alimentar vi to be nourishing3.alimentarse v pron <persona/animal> to feed oneselfno se alimenta bien — he doesn't eat right (AmE) o (BrE) properly
alimentarse con or de algo — to live on something
* * *= feed, fuel, nurture, nourish, stoke.Ex: The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.
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: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.Ex: The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.* alimentar datos = populate.* alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.* alimentar el odio = fuel + hatred.* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.* alimentarse = graze (on).* alimentarse de = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon.* * *alimentar [A1 ]vtA (nutrir) ‹persona/animal› to feedtengo tres hijos que alimentar I have three children to feedalimentan a los animales con piensos the animals are fed on pelletsestas tierras alimentaron a mi familia durante generaciones my family lived off this land for generations, this land supported my family for generationsExtremadura alimentó durante largo tiempo este flujo emigratorio for a long time Extremadura contributed to o fed this flow of emigrantsB1 ‹ilusión/esperanza› to nurture, cherishvarios años de enfrentamiento alimentaron el odio entre los dos bandos several years of confrontation fueled the hatred between the two sidesalimentó mi curiosidad con aquella historia the story she told fed my curiosity2 ‹ego› to boostcontribuyó a alimentar su ego it helped to boost his egoC ‹máquina/motor› to feed; ‹caldera› to stokealgodón para alimentar la industria textil cotton to supply the textile industry, cotton for the textile industry■ alimentarvito be nourishing«persona/animal» to feed oneselfeste chico no se alimenta bien this boy doesn't feed himself o eat right ( AmE), this boy doesn't feed himself o eat properly ( BrE)alimentarse CON or DE algo to live ON sthse alimenta con frutas y verduras she lives on fruit and vegetablesse alimenta de energía solar it runs on solar energy* * *
alimentar ( conjugate alimentar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal› to feed
2
‹ ego› to boost
3 ‹máquina/motor› to feed;
‹ caldera› to stoke
verbo intransitivo
to be nourishing
alimentarse verbo pronominal [persona/animal] to feed oneself;
alimentarse con or de algo to live on sth
alimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar de comer) to feed
2 fig (fomentar un sentimiento) to nourish
3 Inform to feed
Téc to supply
II vt & vi (ser nutritivo) to be nutritious
' alimentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantener
- suero
English:
feed
- nourish
- support
- bottle
- force
- fuel
* * *♦ vt1. [dar comida] to feed;alimentan a los tigres con carne they feed the tigers meat;tengo cinco hijos que alimentar I've got five kids to feed;el hijo mayor trabaja y alimenta a toda la familia the eldest son goes to work so that the whole family can eat2. [dar energía, material] to feed;la lectura alimenta el espíritu reading improves your mind;esa actitud alimenta la intolerancia that attitude fuels intolerance;trabajar con él le ha alimentado el ego working with him has boosted her ego3. [motor, coche] to fuel;[caldera] to stoke;alimentar una batería to charge o recharge a battery♦ vi[nutrir] to be nourishing;los garbanzos alimentan mucho chickpeas are very nutritious* * *I v/t tb TÉC, figfeed; EL powerII v/i be nourishing* * *alimentar vt1) nutrir: to feed, to nourish2) mantener: to support (a family)3) fomentar: to nurture, to foster* * *alimentar vb3. (servir de alimento) to be good for you -
53 catástrofe
f.catastrophe, calamity, cataclysm, holocaust.* * *1 catastrophe* * *noun f.* * *SF catastrophe, disasteresta guerra ha supuesto una catástrofe para el país — this war has been a catastrophe o a disaster for the country
catástrofe aérea/ferroviaria — air/rail disaster
* * *femenino catastrophe, disaster* * *= disaster, catastrophe, debacle, calamity, cataclysm.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. Playground games show that children like catastrophes and exhibitions of speed and power.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex. Natural and social cataclysms as increasingly tearing the world apart.----* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* catástrofe nacional = national disaster.* catástrofe natural = natural calamity, natural disaster.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* catástrofe + producirse = disaster + strike.* sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.* tras la catástrofe = post-disaster.* * *femenino catastrophe, disaster* * *= disaster, catastrophe, debacle, calamity, cataclysm.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: Playground games show that children like catastrophes and exhibitions of speed and power.Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex: Natural and social cataclysms as increasingly tearing the world apart.* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* catástrofe nacional = national disaster.* catástrofe natural = natural calamity, natural disaster.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* catástrofe + producirse = disaster + strike.* sufrir una catástrofe = experience + disaster.* tras la catástrofe = post-disaster.* * *catastrophe, disaster* * *
catástrofe sustantivo femenino
catastrophe, disaster
catástrofe sustantivo femenino catastrophe
' catástrofe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desastre
- expolio
- interpelar
- auténtico
English:
catastrophe
- edge
- survivalist
- disaster
* * *catástrofe nf[calamidad] catastrophe; [accidente de avión, tren] disaster catástrofe ecológica environmental disaster o catastrophe;catástrofe natural natural disaster* * *f catastrophe* * *catástrofe nfdesastre: catastrophe, disaster* * *catástrofe n catastrophe -
54 cruzar
v.1 to cross.cruzó la calle corriendo he ran across the streetesta carretera cruza varios pueblos this road goes through several townsun río que cruzar todo el país a river that flows the length of the countryEl viejito cruzó la calle The old man crossed the street.Ella cruza patos con gansos She crosses ducks with geese.2 to cross (piernas, brazos).3 to cross (animales).4 to exchange (unas palabras).5 to cross over, to go over, to get over.Ella cruzó y se salvó She crossed over and saved herself.6 to go across, to cross.Ella cruza el puente She goes across the bridge.7 to breed, to cross, to interbreed.* * *1 (gen) to cross2 (poner atravesado) to lay across; (estar atravesado) to lie across3 (en geometría) to intersect4 (animales) to cross5 (miradas, palabras) to exchange1 (encontrarse) to cross, pass each other2 (intercambiarse) to exchange\cruzar a nado to swim acrosscruzar apuestas to make betscruzar con una raya to draw a line acrosscruzar los brazos to fold one's armscruzarle la cara a alguien figurado to slap somebody's facecruzarse en el camino de alguien figurado to cross somebody's path* * *verb1) to cross2) exchange•- cruzarse* * *1. VT1) [+ calle, río, frontera, puente] to crossal cruzar la puerta o el umbral del palacio — when you set foot inside the palace
2) [arrugas, líneas]3) (=poner cruzado)•
cruzar los dedos — (lit, fig) to cross one's fingersel equipo se juega la Copa -cruzo los dedos- mañana — the team is playing for the Cup tomorrow - (I'm keeping my) fingers crossed
4) [+ palabras] to exchange5) [+ apuestas] to place, make6) (Bio) [+ plantas, razas] to cross7) (Náut) to cruise8) esp LAm (Agr) to plough a second time in a criss-cross pattern10) Ven2.VI [peatón] to crosscruza ahora, que no vienen coches — cross now, there are no cars coming
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( atravesar) <calle/mar/puente> to cross2) < piernas> to crosscon los brazos cruzados — with my/your/his arms crossed o folded
3) < cheque> to cross4) ( tachar) to cross out5) <palabras/saludos> to exchange6) ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc)... across7) <animales/plantas> to cross2. 3.cruzarse v pron1) (recípr)a) caminos/líneas to intersect, meetb) (en un viaje, un camino)seguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino — ( nos veremos) we're sure to meet o pass each other on the way; ( no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the way
cruzarse con alguien — to see o pass somebody
2) ( interponerse)* * *= cross, fall across, walk across, intersect, cross-pollinate, throw across, interbreed.Ex. Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.Ex. A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex. The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.Ex. The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.Ex. Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.----* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night), like passing ships (in the night).* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzar fronteras = span + boundaries.* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.* cruzar la frontera = cross + the boundary.* cruzar la línea = cross + the line.* cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line.* cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating.* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.* cruzar la meta = cross + the finish line.* cruzar las fronteras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines.* cruzar las piernas = cross + Posesivo + legs, fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzar los brazos = fold + Posesivo + arms.* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* cruzarse con = run into, cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzarse de brazos = sit back, fold + Posesivo + arms, go along with + the flow.* cruzarse de piernas = fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( atravesar) <calle/mar/puente> to cross2) < piernas> to crosscon los brazos cruzados — with my/your/his arms crossed o folded
3) < cheque> to cross4) ( tachar) to cross out5) <palabras/saludos> to exchange6) ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc)... across7) <animales/plantas> to cross2. 3.cruzarse v pron1) (recípr)a) caminos/líneas to intersect, meetb) (en un viaje, un camino)seguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino — ( nos veremos) we're sure to meet o pass each other on the way; ( no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the way
cruzarse con alguien — to see o pass somebody
2) ( interponerse)* * *= cross, fall across, walk across, intersect, cross-pollinate, throw across, interbreed.Ex: Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.
Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex: The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.Ex: The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.Ex: Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night), like passing ships (in the night).* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzar fronteras = span + boundaries.* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.* cruzar la frontera = cross + the boundary.* cruzar la línea = cross + the line.* cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line.* cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating.* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.* cruzar la meta = cross + the finish line.* cruzar las fronteras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines.* cruzar las piernas = cross + Posesivo + legs, fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzar los brazos = fold + Posesivo + arms.* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* cruzarse con = run into, cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzarse de brazos = sit back, fold + Posesivo + arms, go along with + the flow.* cruzarse de piernas = fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.* * *cruzar [A4 ]vtA (atravesar) ‹calle› to cross; ‹mar/desierto/puente› to cross, go/come acrosscruzó el río a nado she swam across the riveresta calle no cruza Serrano this street doesn't intersect with SerranoB ‹piernas› to crossse sentó y cruzó las piernas she sat down and crossed her legscon los brazos cruzados with my/your/his arms crossed o foldedcrucemos los dedos let's keep our fingers crossedC ‹cheque› to crossD (tachar) to cross outE ‹palabras/saludos› to exchangeno crucé ni una palabra con él we didn't say a single word to each other, we didn't exchange a single wordF (llevar al otro lado) to take ( o carry etc) … acrossla madre cruzó a los niños the mother took the children acrossel barquero nos cruzó the boatman took o ferried us acrossG ‹animales/plantas› to cross■ cruzarvi(atravesar) to crosscruzaron por el puente they went over o across the bridge■ cruzarseA ( recípr)1 «caminos/líneas» to intersect, meet, cross2(en un viaje, un camino): los trenes se cruzaron a mitad de camino the trains passed each other half wayespero no cruzármelo nunca más I hope I never set eyes on him again, I hope we never cross paths againnuestras cartas se han debido de cruzar our letters must have crossed in the postseguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino (nos veremos) we're sure to meet o see o pass each other on the way; (no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the waycruzarse CON algn to see o pass sbme crucé con él al salir de la estación I saw o passed o met him as I came out of the stationme cruzo con ella todos los días I see her o we pass each other everydayB(interponerse): se le cruzó una moto y no pudo frenar a motorcycle pulled out in front of him and he couldn't brake in timese nos cruzó otro corredor y nos caímos todos another runner cut in front of us and we all fell* * *
cruzar ( conjugate cruzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( atravesar) ‹calle/mar/puente› to cross
2 ‹ piernas› to cross;
‹ brazos› to cross, fold
3
4 ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc) … across
5 ‹animales/plantas› to cross
verbo intransitivo ( atravesar) to cross;
cruzarse verbo pronominal
1 ( recípr)
b) (en viaje, camino):◊ nos cruzamos en el camino we met o passed each other on the way;
nuestras cartas se han debido de cruzar our letters must have crossed in the post;
cruzarse con algn to see o pass sb
2 ( interponerse):
se me cruzó otro corredor another runner cut in front of me
cruzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cross
(las piernas) to cross one's legs
(los brazos) to fold one's arms
2 (dirigir unas palabras, miradas) to exchange
3 (animal, planta) to cross, crossbreed
II verbo intransitivo (atravesar) to cross
' cruzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cariño
- empeñarse
- franquear
- isleta
- ojo
- cruzado
- lado
- luz
- mano
- pasar
English:
across
- come through
- cross
- fold
- get across
- go across
- go over
- hold on
- intersect
- jaywalk
- jaywalking
- jump across
- scramble
- see
- single-breasted
- span
- swim
- unsafe
- walk across
- get
- jay
- pass
- stepping-stone
- way
* * *♦ vt1. [calle, río] to cross;cruzó el Atlántico en velero he sailed across the Atlantic;nos cruzó al otro lado del río en su barca he took us across to the other side of the river in his boat;cruzó el río a nado she swam across the river;cruzó la calle corriendo he ran across the street;esta carretera cruza varios pueblos this road goes through several towns;un río que cruza todo el país a river that flows the length of the country2. [interponer]cruzaron un autobús para detener el tráfico they put a bus across the road to stop the traffic3. [piernas, brazos] to cross;crucemos los dedos let's keep our fingers crossed4. [unas palabras] to exchangecruzó demasiado la pelota he pulled his shot wide6. [animales, plantas] to cross7. [cheque] to cross8. CompFamcruzar la cara a alguien to slap sb across the face;como no te estés quieto te voy a cruzar la cara if you don't keep still I'm going to slap you* * *v/t cross* * *cruzar {21} vt1) : to cross2) : to exchange (words, greetings)3) : to cross, to interbreed* * *cruzar vb1. (en general) to cross2. (intercambiar) to exchange -
55 debacle
f.debacle.* * *1 disaster, downfall* * *SF debacle, disaster* * *a) ( fiasco) debacle, fiascob) ( derrumbamiento) collapse, downfall* * *= debacle.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.* * *a) ( fiasco) debacle, fiascob) ( derrumbamiento) collapse, downfall* * *= debacle.Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.
* * *1 (fiasco) debacle, fiascoaquello fue la debacle it was absolute chaos2 (derrumbamiento) collapse, downfall* * *debacle nfdebacle;trató de explicar la debacle electoral he tried to explain the election debacle;la reunión fue la debacle the meeting was a disaster* * *f debacle -
56 desastre
m.1 disaster.su madre es un desastre her mother is hopeless¡vaya desastre! what a shambles!2 mess, bad job.* * *1 (catástrofe) disaster, catastrophe2 familiar (calamidad) disaster, flop■ es un desastre de mujer she's a dead loss, she's a hopeless case* * *noun m.* * *SM disaster¡qué desastre! — how awful!
soy un desastre dibujando — I'm terrible o hopeless at drawing
es un desastre de hombre — * he's a dead loss *
* * *a) ( catástrofe) disasterb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) disaster* * *= disaster, debacle, calamity.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.----* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* desastre biológico = biological disaster.* desastre económico = financial disaster, economic disaster.* desastre mecánico = mechanical disaster.* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.* desastre químico = chemical disaster.* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* fórmula para el desastre = blueprint for disaster.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* planificación contra desastres = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.* preparación contra desastres = disaster preparedness.* ser un desastre = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* * *a) ( catástrofe) disasterb) (fam) ( uso hiperbólico) disaster* * *= disaster, debacle, calamity.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* desastre biológico = biological disaster.* desastre económico = financial disaster, economic disaster.* desastre mecánico = mechanical disaster.* desastre natural = natural disaster, natural calamity.* desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.* desastre químico = chemical disaster.* estar hecho un desastre = look like + a wreck, be a shambles, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus, look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, be (in) a mess.* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.* fórmula para el desastre = blueprint for disaster.* hecho un desastre = in shambles, like the wreck of the Hesperus, upside down.* ir hecho un desastre = look like + drag + through a hedge backwards, look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.* planificación contra desastres = disaster planning, disaster preparedness plan, disaster preparedness planning.* preparación contra desastres = disaster preparedness.* ser un desastre = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* * *1 (catástrofe) disaster2 ( fam) (uso hiperbólico) disasterel partido fue un verdadero desastre the game was an absolute disastercocinando soy un verdadero desastre I'm a real disaster o I'm hopeless when it comes to cooking ( colloq)como cantante es un desastre he's a hopeless singertienes la habitación hecha un desastre your room is a shambles o is a real disaster area o looks as though a bomb has hit it ( colloq)siempre va hecha un desastre she always goes around looking a real mess o sight ( colloq)* * *
desastre sustantivo masculino
disaster;
tienes la habitación hecha un desastre your room is a shambles;
vas hecha un desastre you look a real mess (colloq)
desastre sustantivo masculino
1 (desgracia, catástrofe) disaster: el libro narra los desastres de la guerra, the book is about war-time disasters
2 fig fam tu padre es un desastre, your father's just hopeless
3 fam (de mala calidad, mal organizado) el concierto fue un verdadero desastre, the concert was a complete flop
' desastre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabose
- calamidad
- escabechina
- organización
- proporción
- sentimental
- sumar
- total
- zafarrancho
- descalabro
- ecológico
English:
dead loss
- disaster
- disastrous
- loss
- shambles
- strike
- unmitigated
- utter
- washout
- absolute
- disaster area
- holocaust
- hopeless
- mess
- responsibility
- wash
- way
* * *desastre nm1. [catástrofe] disasterdesastre aéreo air disaster;desastre ecológico ecological disaster2. [persona inútil] disaster;su madre es un desastre her mother is hopeless;soy un desastre para los negocios I'm hopeless at business;es un desastre contando chistes he's useless at telling jokesfue un desastre de fiesta the party was a flop;estar hecho un desastre [roto, sucio, desordenado] to be a real disaster, to be in a mess;el mundo está hecho un desastre the world's in a complete mess;vas hecho un desastre, arréglate un poco you look a right mess, tidy yourself up a bit;¡vaya desastre! what a shambles!* * *m tb figdisaster;ser un desastre fig fam be a disaster fam* * *desastre nmcatástrofe: disaster* * *desastre n disaster -
57 descalabro
m.1 major setback, disaster.2 havoc, calamity, chaos, confusion.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: descalabrar.* * *1 misfortune, damage, loss* * *SM1) (=contratiempo) blow, setback2) (Mil) defeat* * *a) ( desastre) disasterb) (Mil) defeat* * *= bust, debacle.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.* * *a) ( desastre) disasterb) (Mil) defeat* * *= bust, debacle.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.* * *1 (desastre) disasterel partido nunca se recuperó del descalabro que sufrió en 1982 the party never recovered from the disaster o severe blow o major setback it suffered in 1982el descalabro bursátil de 1929 the stock market crash of 19292 ( Mil) defeat* * *
Del verbo descalabrar: ( conjugate descalabrar)
descalabro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
descalabró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
descalabrar
descalabro
descalabro sustantivo masculino
b) (Mil) defeat
descalabro sustantivo masculino setback, misfortune
' descalabro' also found in these entries:
English:
soundly
* * *descalabro nmmajor setback, disaster;el descalabro electoral de la ultraderecha the electoral rout of the far right;* * *m calamity, disaster* * *descalabro nm: setback, misfortune, loss -
58 disciplina1
1 = area of endeavour [area of endeavor], discipline, field, subject area, subject field, area of study, knowledge domain, subject domain, discipline of knowledge, subject discipline, topic area.Ex. This becomes all the more significant as computers begin to affect virtually every other area of endeavor.Ex. A discipline is an area, or branch, of knowledge.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex. Some schedules for some subject areas have now gone through several editions.Ex. Subject field to be covered must be determined by making explicit statements concerning the limits of topic coverage, and the depth in which various aspects of the subject are to be treated.Ex. Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.Ex. Researchers gather and disseminate information outside their core knowledge domains through personal networks.Ex. However graphic design tend to focus on external aspects of representation that apply at a general level across a wide range of subject domains.Ex. The disciplines of knowledge are in some way concerned with the nature of human experience and belief.Ex. Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.Ex. This is the second revision of the topic areas in as many years.----* basado en las disciplinas del conocimiento = discipline-based.* curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.* disciplina académica = academic discipline, academic field.* disciplina científica = scientific discipline.* disciplina de estudio = field of study.* dividido en disciplinas = discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].* en varias disciplinas = cross-domain.* específico de una disciplina = discipline-specific.* estructurado en disciplinas = discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].* información sobre una disciplina = discipline-oriented information.* jerga de una disciplina = subject jargon.* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme. -
59 esforzarse por
v.to make an effort to, to make a great effort to, to strive to.Ellos andaban detrás de adquirir dinero They strived to obtain money.* * *(v.) = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains toEx. There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation.Ex. Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.Ex. The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.Ex. She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.Ex. While excessive effort is exerted by authorities to control contents and free online access, the same authorities exhibit an almost deliberate tolerance of software pirating and copyright infringement.Ex. She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.Ex. This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.Ex. Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.* * *(v.) = endeavour [endeavor, -USA], try + Posesivo + best, go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo, do + Posesivo + best, exert + effort, try + Posesivo + heart out, give + Posesivo + best, take + (great) pains toEx: There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation.
Ex: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.Ex: The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.Ex: She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.Ex: While excessive effort is exerted by authorities to control contents and free online access, the same authorities exhibit an almost deliberate tolerance of software pirating and copyright infringement.Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.Ex: This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships. -
60 fertilizar
v.1 to fertilize.Fertilizamos el ganado We fertilize the cattle.2 to apply fertilizer to, to fertilise, to fertilize.Fertilizamos el suelo We apply fertilizer to the soil.* * *1 to fertilize* * *VT to fertilize* * *verbo transitivo to fertilize, put fertilizer on* * *= fertilise [fertilize, -USA], cross-pollinate, fructify.Ex. Christians act as salt in disinfecting, enriching and fertilising.Ex. The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.Ex. This is an accomplishment that has taken half a century to fructify.* * *verbo transitivo to fertilize, put fertilizer on* * *= fertilise [fertilize, -USA], cross-pollinate, fructify.Ex: Christians act as salt in disinfecting, enriching and fertilising.
Ex: The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.Ex: This is an accomplishment that has taken half a century to fructify.* * *fertilizar [A4 ]vtto fertilize, put fertilizer on* * *
fertilizar ( conjugate fertilizar) verbo transitivo
to fertilize, put fertilizer on
fertilizar verbo transitivo to fertilize
' fertilizar' also found in these entries:
English:
fertilize
* * *fertilizar vt1. [mujer, óvulo] to fertilize2. [tierra] to fertilize, to put fertilizer on* * *v/t fertilize* * *fertilizar vtabonar: to fertilize♦ fertilización nf* * *fertilizar vb to fertilize
См. также в других словарях:
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Endeavor — Endeavor, WI U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 440 Housing Units (2000): 170 Land area (2000): 0.642079 sq. miles (1.662978 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.059699 sq. miles (0.154620 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.701778 sq. miles (1.817598 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Endeavor, WI — U.S. village in Wisconsin Population (2000): 440 Housing Units (2000): 170 Land area (2000): 0.642079 sq. miles (1.662978 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.059699 sq. miles (0.154620 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.701778 sq. miles (1.817598 sq. km) FIPS … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Endeavor — En*deav or, v. i. To exert one s self; to work for a certain end. [1913 Webster] And such were praised who but endeavored well. Pope. [1913 Webster] Note: Usually with an infinitive; as, to endeavor to outstrip an antagonist. [1913 Webster] He… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
endeavor — vb *attempt, try, essay, strive, struggle Analogous words: apply, devote, *direct, address: determine, resolve, *decide endeavor n essay, striving, struggle, attempt, try (see under ATTEMPT vb) Analogous words: toil, labor, travail, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
endeavor — [n] attempt to achieve something aim, all*, best shot*, crash project*, dry run*, effort, enterprise, essay, exertion, fling, full blast*, full court press*, full steam*, go, header*, labor, lick*, old college try*, one’s all*, one’s level best* … New thesaurus
endeavor — [en dev′ər, indev′ər] vi. [ME endever < en (see EN 1) + dever < OFr deveir, duty, as in se mettre en deveir, to try to do: see DEVOIR] to make an earnest attempt; strive: now usually with an infinitive [to endeavor to finish first] vt.… … English World dictionary
endeavor — I noun achievement, aim, application, assiduity, attempt, bid, campaign, cause, conatus, contentio, deed, effort, emprise, enterprise, essay, exercise, exertion, experiment exploit, feat, labor, nisus, pains, project, pursuance, pursuit, quest,… … Law dictionary
endeavor — (n.) early 15c., pains taken to attain an object, lit. in duty, from phrase put (oneself) in dever make it one s duty (a partial translation of O.Fr. mettre en deveir put in duty ), from O.Fr. dever duty, from L. debere to owe (see DEBT (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
endeavor — 01. Hard work and determination are always important factors in the success of any [endeavor]. 02. Businessman Andrew Carnegie donated about $330 million to libraries, research projects, and world peace [endeavors]. 03. This latest mission to… … Grammatical examples in English