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41 bata
f.1 housecoat.2 overall.3 dressing gown, housecoat, housedress, robe.4 white coat.5 bathrobe.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: batir.* * *1 (prenda ligera) housecoat; (albornoz) dressing gown, US robe2 (de trabajo) overall; (de médicos etc) white coat* * *noun f.1) bathrobe, housecoat2) lab coat* * *ISF1) [para levantarse de la cama] dressing gown; [encima de la ropa] housecoat; [de playa] wrap2) [de médico] white coat; [de científico] laboratory coat, lab coat3) (=guardapolvo) overall, smockII** SF mother* * *femenino ( para estar en casa) dressing gown, robe; ( de médico) white coat; ( de farmacéutico) lab coat; ( de colegio) work coat (AmE), overall (BrE)* * *= coat, robe, lab coat, smock.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.Ex. It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.Ex. They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.Ex. They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.----* bata de baño = bathrobe.* bata de casa = housedress.* bata de laboratorio = lab coat.* * *femenino ( para estar en casa) dressing gown, robe; ( de médico) white coat; ( de farmacéutico) lab coat; ( de colegio) work coat (AmE), overall (BrE)* * *= coat, robe, lab coat, smock.Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.
Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.Ex: They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.Ex: They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.* bata de baño = bathrobe.* bata de casa = housedress.* bata de laboratorio = lab coat.* * *1 (para estar en casa) dressing gown, robe; (que se pone encima de la ropa) housecoatuna bata de baño a bathrobe2 (de médico) white coat; (de farmacéutico) lab coat* * *
Del verbo batir: ( conjugate batir)
bata es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bata
batir
bata sustantivo femenino ( para estar en casa) dressing gown, robe;
( de médico) white coat;
( de colegio) work coat (AmE), overall (BrE)
batir ( conjugate batir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ huevos› to beat, whisk;
‹crema/nata› to whip;
‹ mantequilla› to churn
2 ‹marca/récord› to break;
‹enemigo/rival› to beat
3
b)
batirse verbo pronominal
1 ( enfrentarse): batase a or en duelo to fight a duel
2 (Méx) ( ensuciarse) to get dirty;
bata sustantivo femenino
1 (de casa) dressing gown, housecoat
2 (de profesional sanitario) white coat
batir verbo transitivo
1 to beat
2 Culin (mezclar ingredientes) to beat, (levantar claras, etc) to whip, whisk
3 Dep (un récord) to break
4 (vencer, derrotar) to beat: nuestro equipo fue batido dos veces seguidas, our team was beaten two times consecutively
5 (las alas) to flap
6 (un metal) to hammer
7 (recorrer un monte en busca de alguien) to search
(en busca de caza) to beat
' bata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
en
- guateada
- guateado
- acolchar
- guardapolvo
English:
coat
- dressing gown
- gown
- overall
- robe
- smock
- bath
- dressing
- wrap
* * *bata nf1. [de casa] housecoat;[al levantarse] dressing gown Am bata de baño bathrobe; Am bata de playa beach robe2. [de alumno, trabajo, profesor] overall;[de médico] white coat; [de laboratorio] lab coatJuan gasta mucho en batas Juan spends a lot on his gear o clothes4. CompRP Famvolar la bata: Luisa sale de viaje mañana, está que le vuela la bata Luisa's going off tomorrow, so she hasn't got the time or inclination to think about anything else;su último disco me vuela la bata I think her latest album is wicked;a Juana le vuela la bata Juana's off her head, Juana doesn't know what she's doing* * *fdressing gown2 MED (white) coat3 TÉC lab coat* * *bata nf1) : bathrobe, housecoat2) : smock, coverall, lab coat* * *bata n1. dressing gown2. (de estar por casa) housecoat3. (de médico) white coat4. (de operario, etc) overall5. (de niño) smock -
42 benefactor
adj.beneficent, philanthropic.m.benefactor, patron, well-doer, sponsor.* * *► adjetivo1 beneficent► nombre masculino,nombre femenino* * *benefactor, -a1.ADJ beneficentestado 4)2.SM / F benefactor* * *- tora masculino, femenino benefactor* * *= benefactor, patron.Ex. To explain the evolution of our catalog, I should like to begin by telling you about an experience of Sir Thomas Bodley, the benefactor of the Oxford University library which was named after him - the Bodleian.Ex. As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.* * *- tora masculino, femenino benefactor* * *= benefactor, patron.Ex: To explain the evolution of our catalog, I should like to begin by telling you about an experience of Sir Thomas Bodley, the benefactor of the Oxford University library which was named after him - the Bodleian.
Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.* * *beneficent ( frml), charitablemasculine, femininebenefactor* * *
benefactor◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino
benefactor
' benefactor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bienhechor
- bienhechora
- padrino
- protector
English:
benefactor
* * *benefactor, -ora♦ adjbeneficent♦ nm,fbenefactor, f benefactress* * *adj charitable* * *benefactor, - tora adj: beneficentbenefactor, - tora n: benefactor, benefactress f -
43 bien testado
(adj.) = well-testedEx. We often hear biologists claim the theory of evolution is as well tested as the theory of gravity.* * *(adj.) = well-testedEx: We often hear biologists claim the theory of evolution is as well tested as the theory of gravity.
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44 biología marina
f.marine biology, marine ecology.* * *(n.) = marine biologyEx. They need journals of zoology, marine biology, evolution, paleontology and physical anthropology.* * *(n.) = marine biologyEx: They need journals of zoology, marine biology, evolution, paleontology and physical anthropology.
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45 biotecnológico
adj.biotechnological.* * *ADJ biotechnological* * *= biotechnological, biotechnical.Ex. This article examines the evolution of patenting practice in the European Patent Office in respect of breadth of claims in the field of biotechnological inventions.Ex. The author describes experiences in providing expert systems support to a biotechnical equipment manufacturer.* * *= biotechnological, biotechnical.Ex: This article examines the evolution of patenting practice in the European Patent Office in respect of breadth of claims in the field of biotechnological inventions.
Ex: The author describes experiences in providing expert systems support to a biotechnical equipment manufacturer.* * *biotecnológico, -a adjbiotechnological;industria biotecnológica biotechnology industry -
46 blanqueo
m.1 whitening (of clothes).2 whitewashing.3 laundering.4 leaching.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: blanquear.* * *1 whitening2 (con cal) whitewashing3 (de dinero) laundering* * *SM [de dientes] whitening; [de pared, casa] whitewashing; [de ropa] bleaching* * *1)a) ( con lejía) bleaching; ( de paredes) whitewashingb) ( de dinero) laundering2) (Ven) (Dep) blank, shutout* * *= whitewashing.Ex. We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.----* blanqueo de dinero = money laundering.* * *1)a) ( con lejía) bleaching; ( de paredes) whitewashingb) ( de dinero) laundering2) (Ven) (Dep) blank, shutout* * *= whitewashing.Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.
* blanqueo de dinero = money laundering.* * *A(con lejía) bleaching; (de paredes) whitewashingCompuesto:money laundering* * *
Del verbo blanquear: ( conjugate blanquear)
blanqueo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
blanqueó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
blanquear
blanqueo
blanquear ( conjugate blanquear) verbo transitivo
‹ pared› to whitewash
blanqueo sustantivo masculino
blanquear verbo transitivo
1 (la ropa, el papel, etc) to whiten
(con cal) to whitewash
2 (dinero) to launder
blanqueo sustantivo masculino
1 (de dinero) laundering
2 whitening
(con cal) whitewashing
' blanqueo' also found in these entries:
English:
laundering
* * *blanqueo, blanqueado nm1. [de ropa] whitening;[con lejía] bleaching2. blanqueo de dinero money laundering3. [encalado] whitewashing* * * -
47 bomba atómica
f.atomic bomb, A-bomb, nuclear bomb, atom bomb.* * *atomic bomb* * ** * *(n.) = atomic bombEx. The author reviews 9 CD-ROM titles covering astronomy, volcanoes, the atomic bomb, evolution and anthropology.* * *(n.) = atomic bombEx: The author reviews 9 CD-ROM titles covering astronomy, volcanoes, the atomic bomb, evolution and anthropology.
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48 burócrata
f. & m.bureaucrat, government employee, paper-pusher, officeholder.* * *1 bureaucrat* * *SMF1) pey bureaucrat2) (=funcionario) civil servant, administrative official, public official* * *masculino y femeninoa) (pey) bureaucrat (pej)b) (Méx) ( funcionario) civil servant, official* * *= bureaucrat, paper-pusher.Ex. The current public administration theory depicts a world in which the authoritative bureaucrat controls the subjugated vendor.Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.* * *masculino y femeninoa) (pey) bureaucrat (pej)b) (Méx) ( funcionario) civil servant, official* * *= bureaucrat, paper-pusher.Ex: The current public administration theory depicts a world in which the authoritative bureaucrat controls the subjugated vendor.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.* * *1 ( pey); bureaucrat2 ( Méx) (funcionario) civil servant, official* * *
burócrata sustantivo masculino y femeninoa) (pey) bureaucrat (pej)
burócrata mf bureaucrat
' burócrata' also found in these entries:
English:
bureaucrat
- faceless
* * *burócrata nmfbureaucrat* * *m/f bureaucrat* * *burócrata nmf: bureaucrat -
49 búnker
m.bunker, underground refuge, fortified underground refuge, underground raid-proof refuge.* * *► nombre masculino (pl búnkers)1 bunker* * *noun m.* * *['buŋker]SM (pl búnkers) ['buŋker]1) (Mil) bunker2) (Golf) bunker, sand trap (EEUU)3) (Pol) reactionary clique, reactionary core* * *['buŋker]1) ( fortificación) bunker; ( refugio) shelter, bunker2) ( en golf) bunker* * *= bunker, pillbox.Ex. The book focuses on the evolution of bunkers in 20th c. military architecture.Ex. The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.* * *['buŋker]1) ( fortificación) bunker; ( refugio) shelter, bunker2) ( en golf) bunker* * *= bunker, pillbox.Ex: The book focuses on the evolution of bunkers in 20th c. military architecture.
Ex: The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.* * *búnker, bunker/ˈbuŋker/(pl - kers)A (fortificación) bunker; (refugio) shelter, bunkerB ( Esp) (grupo reaccionario) reactionary factionel búnker fascista the last redoubt of fascismel búnker médico the conservative o reactionary element of the medical establishmentC (en golf) bunker* * *
búnker /'buŋker/ sustantivo masculino (pl
búnker sustantivo masculino bunker
' búnker' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fortín
English:
bunker
* * *búnker nm1. [refugio] bunker3. [en golf] bunker* * *m MIL bunker* * * -
50 búsqueda en vano
(n.) = wild goose chaseEx. The article 'The Wild Goose Chase' is a review essay on Umberto Eco's book, The Search for the Perfect Language, tracing the evolution of the search for a perfect universal language from biblical times through the present.* * *(n.) = wild goose chaseEx: The article 'The Wild Goose Chase' is a review essay on Umberto Eco's book, The Search for the Perfect Language, tracing the evolution of the search for a perfect universal language from biblical times through the present.
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51 cambio vertiginoso
(n.) = spiral of changeEx. Digital technology has ushered us into a ceaseless spiral of change which represents, not so much an evolution from, but a formidable disjunction with the analog world.* * *(n.) = spiral of changeEx: Digital technology has ushered us into a ceaseless spiral of change which represents, not so much an evolution from, but a formidable disjunction with the analog world.
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52 catálogo en forma de libro
(n.) = bookform catalogue, book catalogueEx. However, the evolution from bookform catalogs and card catalogs to online catalogs will involve considerable and extensive changes in cataloguing rules.Ex. The heritage of our card and book catalogs is bound to continue to exist, or coexist, with the online catalog for an indefinite time to come.* * *(n.) = bookform catalogue, book catalogueEx: However, the evolution from bookform catalogs and card catalogs to online catalogs will involve considerable and extensive changes in cataloguing rules.
Ex: The heritage of our card and book catalogs is bound to continue to exist, or coexist, with the online catalog for an indefinite time to come. -
53 caza mayor
f.big game, big game hunting, large animals hunting, venery.* * *big game* * ** * *(n.) = big gameEx. The evolution of Homo erectus is still commonly attributed to big game hunting.* * ** * *(n.) = big gameEx: The evolution of Homo erectus is still commonly attributed to big game hunting.
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54 cirugía cardíaca
f.cardiac surgery, heart surgery.* * *(n.) = heart surgery, cardiac surgeryEx. This perspective will be elaborated by using empirical data collected from interviews of people waiting for heart surgery.Ex. The long-term knowledge consists of a causal network which describes the main relationships between hemodynamic and metabolic quantities involved in the evolution after cardiac surgery.* * *(n.) = heart surgery, cardiac surgeryEx: This perspective will be elaborated by using empirical data collected from interviews of people waiting for heart surgery.
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55 contabilidad
f.1 accountancy (oficio).2 bookkeeping, accounting.llevar la contabilidad to do the accountsdoble contabilidad double-entry bookkeepingcontabilidad de costes cost accounting3 accounting department.* * *1 (profesión) accountancy; (carrera) accounting2 (de empresa etc) accounting, bookkeeping\llevar la contabilidad to keep the books* * *noun f.1) accountancy2) accounting* * *SF (=práctica) accounting, book-keeping; (=profesión) accountancyContabilidad — Accounts, Accounts Department
contabilidad analítica — variable costing o (EEUU) pricing
* * *a) ( ciencia) accountingb) ( profesión) accountancyc) ( cuentas) accounts (pl), books (pl)lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts o the books
* * *= accounting, fund accounting, book-keeping [bookkeeping], accountancy, booking record, financial control.Ex. Also available is a cross data base for multifile searching (BRS/CROSS), online accounting, private data bases services and an online catalogue service.Ex. The resulting organisational changes are discussed, as well as workflow adjustments from preorder searching and ordering to receiving and fund accounting.Ex. This article discusses the evolution of the standardisation of book-keeping from 1922.Ex. This article provides a profile of Albert Mullis, his training in accountancy and librarianship, posts he has held and contribution to librarianship.Ex. Many libraries may also be involved in maintaining booking records of one type or another: in college libraries these often relate to instructional films hired during term.Ex. These integrated systems use a single software architecture to manage the core processes of libraries including cataloguing, circulation, acquisitions, and financial control.----* análisis de contabilidad = financial analysis.* contabilidad de valores devengados = accrual accounting.* contabilidad por partida doble = double-entry book-keeping.* departamento de contabilidad = accounting department, accounting office.* empresa de contabilidad = accounting firm.* libro de contabilidad = ledger.* registro de contabilidad = financial record.* * *a) ( ciencia) accountingb) ( profesión) accountancyc) ( cuentas) accounts (pl), books (pl)lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts o the books
* * *= accounting, fund accounting, book-keeping [bookkeeping], accountancy, booking record, financial control.Ex: Also available is a cross data base for multifile searching (BRS/CROSS), online accounting, private data bases services and an online catalogue service.
Ex: The resulting organisational changes are discussed, as well as workflow adjustments from preorder searching and ordering to receiving and fund accounting.Ex: This article discusses the evolution of the standardisation of book-keeping from 1922.Ex: This article provides a profile of Albert Mullis, his training in accountancy and librarianship, posts he has held and contribution to librarianship.Ex: Many libraries may also be involved in maintaining booking records of one type or another: in college libraries these often relate to instructional films hired during term.Ex: These integrated systems use a single software architecture to manage the core processes of libraries including cataloguing, circulation, acquisitions, and financial control.* análisis de contabilidad = financial analysis.* contabilidad de valores devengados = accrual accounting.* contabilidad por partida doble = double-entry book-keeping.* departamento de contabilidad = accounting department, accounting office.* empresa de contabilidad = accounting firm.* libro de contabilidad = ledger.* registro de contabilidad = financial record.* * *1 (ciencia) accounting2 (profesión) accountancylleva la contabilidad she does the accounts o the booksCompuesto:creative accounting o accountancy* * *
contabilidad sustantivo femenino
◊ lleva la contabilidad she does the accounts o the books
contabilidad sustantivo femenino Com
1 (oficio) accountancy, accounting
2 (departamento) accounts
3 (de un negocio, empresa) accounts: lleva la contabilidad en la empresa de su padre, she does the books in her father's firm
' contabilidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asiento
- contabilizar
- cuenta
- haber
- llevar
- partida
- rubro
English:
accountancy
- book-keeping
- cost accounting
- entry
- ledger
- management accounting
- account
- bookkeeping
* * *contabilidad nf1. [oficio] accountancy2. [de persona, empresa] bookkeeping, accounting;llevar la contabilidad to do the accounts;doble contabilidad double-entry bookkeepingFin contabilidad de costos o Esp costes cost accounting; Fin contabilidad de gestión management accounting* * *f accountancy;llevar la contabilidad do the accounts* * *contabilidad nf1) : accounting, bookkeeping2) : accountancy* * *1. (ciencia) accountancy2. (cuentas) accounts -
56 cosmólogo
m.cosmologist.* * *cosmólogo, -aSM / F cosmologist* * *= cosmologist.Ex. Cosmologists have begun exploring the idea that the evolution of the universe is cyclic.* * *= cosmologist.Ex: Cosmologists have begun exploring the idea that the evolution of the universe is cyclic.
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57 cronología
f.1 chronology, description and record of past times, time history, chronography.2 chronology, science of classifying and recording past events.* * *1 chronology* * *SF chronology* * *femenino chronology* * *= chronology, timeline [time line].Ex. This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.Ex. This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.* * *femenino chronology* * *= chronology, timeline [time line].Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.
Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.* * *chronology* * *
cronología sustantivo femenino
chronology
cronología sustantivo femenino chronology
' cronología' also found in these entries:
English:
chronology
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58 culturología
= culturology.Ex. He is an American anthropologist best known for his theories of the evolution of culture and for the scientific study of culture that he called ' culturology'.* * *= culturology.Ex: He is an American anthropologist best known for his theories of the evolution of culture and for the scientific study of culture that he called ' culturology'.
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59 dar un vistazo
(v.) = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look throughEx. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.Ex. He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.Ex. The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.Ex. I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.Ex. Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.Ex. In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.Ex. If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.* * *(v.) = take + a look at, glance at, check out, peek, have + a look, take + a peek, cast + a glance over, look throughEx: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.Ex: The article ' Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further. -
60 de patentes
(adj.) = patentingEx. This article examines the evolution of patenting practice in the European Patent Office in respect of breadth of claims in the field of biotechnological inventions.* * *(adj.) = patentingEx: This article examines the evolution of patenting practice in the European Patent Office in respect of breadth of claims in the field of biotechnological inventions.
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