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81 estar sujeto a
(v.) = make + Nombre + subject to, be bound toEx. This article discusses the proposal by the European Parliament to make books and journals subject to a band of taxation between 4 and 9%.Ex. Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.* * *(v.) = make + Nombre + subject to, be bound toEx: This article discusses the proposal by the European Parliament to make books and journals subject to a band of taxation between 4 and 9%.
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82 incompetente
adj.incompetent.f. & m.incompetent, incompetent person.* * *► adjetivo1 incompetent* * *ADJ incompetent* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino incompetent* * *= incompetent, inadequate.Ex. To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, ' incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.Ex. There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.----* de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.* incompetente social = geek, nerd, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino incompetent* * *= incompetent, inadequate.Ex: To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, ' incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.
Ex: There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.* de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.* incompetente social = geek, nerd, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].* * *adj/mfincompetent* * *
incompetente adjetivo, masculino y femenino
incompetent
incompetente adjetivo & mf incompetent
' incompetente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calificar
English:
bumbling
- incompetent
- inefficient
- unfit
- unqualified
- ineffective
* * *incompetente adjincompetent* * *adj incompetent* * *incompetente adj & nmf: incompetent* * *incompetente adj incompetent -
83 inquietarse por
v.to be disturbed by, to be upset by, to be worried by.* * *(v.) = be apprehensive (about), fret aboutEx. His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive.Ex. I would have included library schools in this list except for the fact that they fret endlessly about the pros and cons of being called a library school.* * *(v.) = be apprehensive (about), fret aboutEx: His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive.
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84 intencionadamente
adv.1 designedly.2 intentionally, on purpose, deliberately, by design.* * *► adverbio1 intentionally, deliberately* * *ADV1) (=a propósito) deliberately, on purpose2) (=con mala intención) nastily* * *adverbio on purpose, deliberately* * *= intentionally, purposely, wittingly, purposefully, by design, on purpose, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA], designedly.Ex. In the cases where there was no match, we intentionally created a dirty authority file.Ex. I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.Ex. Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.Ex. Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.Ex. The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.Ex. Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.Ex. The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.Ex. But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.Ex. In respect of those defects, the seller may be held liable where he has designedly concealed their existence from the purchaser.* * *adverbio on purpose, deliberately* * *= intentionally, purposely, wittingly, purposefully, by design, on purpose, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA], designedly.Ex: In the cases where there was no match, we intentionally created a dirty authority file.
Ex: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.Ex: In respect of those defects, the seller may be held liable where he has designedly concealed their existence from the purchaser.* * *on purpose, deliberately* * *
intencionadamente adverbio on purpose, deliberately
interrumpió la conversación intencionadamente, he deliberately interrupted the conversation
' intencionadamente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pisotón
English:
intentionally
- knowingly
- purposely
* * *deliberately, intentionally, on purpose* * *intencionadamente adv deliberately / purposely -
85 linealidad
f.linearity.* * *1 linearity* * *SF linearity* * *= linearity.Ex. Books seem unlikely to migrate quickly to the electronic format except for those that are constrained by their linearity.----* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity].* no linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity].* * *= linearity.Ex: Books seem unlikely to migrate quickly to the electronic format except for those that are constrained by their linearity.
* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity].* no linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity].* * *linearity -
86 medida de austeridad
(n.) = austerity measureEx. About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.* * *(n.) = austerity measureEx: About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.
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87 poco colaborador
adj.uncooperative, unco-operative.* * *(adj.) = unresponsiveEx. A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.* * *(adj.) = unresponsiveEx: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.
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88 programa de formación
(n.) = training programme, training scheme, instructional programmeEx. Training programmes, search aids and various publications all support the SDC ORBIT services.Ex. Training schemes can be introduced so that staffs can learn to do better the jobs they have always done.Ex. Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.* * *(n.) = training programme, training scheme, instructional programmeEx: Training programmes, search aids and various publications all support the SDC ORBIT services.
Ex: Training schemes can be introduced so that staffs can learn to do better the jobs they have always done.Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme. -
89 programa educativo
m.education program.* * *(n.) = educational program(me), education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me)Ex. Those of you here can best answer the question: What are the goals of your educational programs?.Ex. Out of 18 different education programs conducted by small companies, two-thirds were conducted by manufacturing companies, the remainder were in health services, construction, or transportation companies.Ex. Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.Ex. The learning programs themselves can influence whether e-learners sink or swim.* * *(n.) = educational program(me), education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me)Ex: Those of you here can best answer the question: What are the goals of your educational programs?.
Ex: Out of 18 different education programs conducted by small companies, two-thirds were conducted by manufacturing companies, the remainder were in health services, construction, or transportation companies.Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.Ex: The learning programs themselves can influence whether e-learners sink or swim. -
90 reforma penal
(n.) = penal reformEx. Except for a narrative on peace, all the others have historical roots in the nineteenth century and include selections on utopian socialism, penal reform, and abolitionism.* * *(n.) = penal reformEx: Except for a narrative on peace, all the others have historical roots in the nineteenth century and include selections on utopian socialism, penal reform, and abolitionism.
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91 retraído
adj.1 withdrawn, shy, introverted, reserved.2 abashed.3 shy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: retraer.* * *1→ link=retraer retraer► adjetivo1 (tímido) shy, reserved2 (solitario) solitary3 (poco comunicativo) unsociable, withdrawn* * *(f. - retraída)adj.* * *ADJ (=tímido) shy, reserved* * *- da adjetivo withdrawn, retiring (before n)* * *= self-effacing, withdrawn, reclusive, reserved.Ex. Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.Ex. A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Ex. Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.* * *- da adjetivo withdrawn, retiring (before n)* * *= self-effacing, withdrawn, reclusive, reserved.Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.Ex: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.* * *retraído -dawithdrawn, retiring ( before n)* * *
Del verbo retraer: ( conjugate retraer)
retraído es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
retraer
retraído
retraído◊ -da adjetivo
withdrawn, retiring ( before n)
retraer verbo transitivo
1 (las uñas, etc) to retract, draw in
2 (de un intento) to dissuade, put off: la timidez le retrajo de llamar, his shyness kept him from calling
retraído,-a adjetivo shy, reserved
' retraído' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retraída
- tímido
English:
retiring
- withdrawn
* * *retraído, -a adjwithdrawn, retiring* * *I part → retraerII adj withdrawn* * *retraído, -da adj: withdrawn, retiring, shy -
92 situación cómica
(n.) = comedy sketchEx. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.* * *(n.) = comedy sketchEx: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
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93 sketch
► nombre masculino (pl sketchs)1 sketch* * *[es'ket]SM (pl sketches) [es'ket] sketch* * *= comedy sketch, television sketch.Ex. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.Ex. Linder's writings also included a series of television sketches that lasted in duration from 15 minutes to 1 hour.----* sketch de humor = comedy sketch.* sketch de televisión = television sketch.* sketch humorístico = comedy sketch.* sketch satírico = skit.* * *= comedy sketch, television sketch.Ex: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
Ex: Linder's writings also included a series of television sketches that lasted in duration from 15 minutes to 1 hour.* sketch de humor = comedy sketch.* sketch de televisión = television sketch.* sketch humorístico = comedy sketch.* sketch satírico = skit.* * */(e)sˈketʃ/sketch* * *
sketch m Cine (escena corta) sketch
' sketch' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abocetar
- boceto
- borrador
- bosquejar
- bosquejo
- contornear
- croquis
- dibujar
- esbozar
- esbozo
- esquema
- guión
- número
- pergeñar
- pintar
- sainete
- semblanza
- trazar
- apunte
English:
sketch
- sketch-book
- sketch-pad
- draw
- outline
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94 sketch de humor
(n.) = comedy sketchEx. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.* * *(n.) = comedy sketchEx: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
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95 sketch humorístico
(n.) = comedy sketchEx. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.* * *(n.) = comedy sketchEx: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
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96 tener la certeza de
(v.) = feel + confidentEx. Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.* * *(v.) = feel + confidentEx: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
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97 transparencia de superposición
(n.) = overlay transparencyEx. The Propaedia is not illustrated except for a set of overlay transparencies that show the principal parts of the human body.* * *(n.) = overlay transparencyEx: The Propaedia is not illustrated except for a set of overlay transparencies that show the principal parts of the human body.
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98 tremendamente + Adjetivo
(n.) = terribly + Adjetivo, devastatingly + Adjetivo, fearsomely + AdjetivoEx. Language is terribly important because it does shape the way we view the world, and it is very important that we do something about our language.Ex. The teacher flipped over the document and examined her scored evaluations: all, except for attendance and punctuality, were in the low 70's, a devastatingly dramatic plunge from the former heights of her 97 to 99 scores.Ex. It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.* * *(n.) = terribly + Adjetivo, devastatingly + Adjetivo, fearsomely + AdjetivoEx: Language is terribly important because it does shape the way we view the world, and it is very important that we do something about our language.
Ex: The teacher flipped over the document and examined her scored evaluations: all, except for attendance and punctuality, were in the low 70's, a devastatingly dramatic plunge from the former heights of her 97 to 99 scores.Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life. -
99 Quito
pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: quitar.* * *► adjetivo1 free, exempt (de, from)* * *SM Quito* * *masculino Quito* * *masculino Quito* * *Quito* * *
Del verbo quitar: ( conjugate quitar)
quito es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
quitó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
Quito
quitar
Quito sustantivo masculino
Quito
quitar ( conjugate quitar) verbo transitivo
1 (apartar, retirar):◊ ¡quítalo de aquí! get it out of here!;
quité la silla de en medio I got the chair out of the way;
quita tus cosas de mi escritorio take your things off my desk;
quito la mesa (Esp) to clear the table;
¡quítame las manos de encima! take your hands off me!;
no le puedo quito la tapa I can't get the top off;
le quitó los zapatos she took his shoes off
2 (+ me/te/le etc)a) ( de las manos):◊ le quitó la pistola al ladrón he got o took the gun off the thief;
le quité el cuchillo I took the knife (away) from her
‹asiento/lugar› to take
3 ( restar) (+ me/te/le etc):
quitole años a algn to take years off sb;
quitole importancia a algo to play sth down;
le quita valor it detracts from its value
4 ( hacer desaparecer) ‹ mancha› to remove, get … out;
‹ dolor› to relieve, get rid of;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ apetito› to take away;
(+ me/te/le etc)
hay que quitole esa idea de la cabeza we must get that idea out of his head
5
verbo intransitivo
1 (Esp fam):◊ ¡quita (de ahí)! get out of the way!
2 ( en locs)
eso no quita que … that doesn't mean that …
quitarse verbo pronominal
1 ( desaparecer) [ mancha] to come out;
[ dolor] to go (away);
2 (apartarse, retirarse) to get out of the way;◊ ¡quítate de mi vista! get out of my sight!
3 ( refl)
‹ miedo› to overcome, get over;
quitose algo/a algn de encima to get rid of sth/sb
quitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (retirar, separar) to remove: quita todas esas cajas de aquí, get all those boxes out of here
quitar la mesa, to clear the table
2 (ropa, gafas, etc) to take off
3 (eliminar) (la sed) to quench
(el hambre) to take away: el té me quita el sueño, tea keeps me awake
4 (una mancha) to remove, get out
5 (el dolor) to relieve
6 (arrebatar, privar de) le quitó el lápiz, he took the pencil away from him
nos quitaron el asiento, they took our seats
(robar) to steal
7 Mat (restar) to substract
figurado quitar importancia a algo, to play sthg down
figurado quitar las ganas a alguien, to put sb off
figurado le quita mucho tiempo, it takes up a lot of her time
II verbo intransitivo ¡quita!, get away
♦ Locuciones: de quita y pon, removable
fam (excepción hecha de) quitando, except for
' Quito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quitar
- chulla
- me
- quiteño
- sed
- sueño
English:
bring
- clip
- ever
- of
- on
- Quito
- snatch away
- strip off
- brush
- her
- take
* * *Quito nQuito -
100 fuera de
prep.1 out of, beyond, off, away from.2 except for, barring.* * ** * *
См. также в других словарях:
except for — with the exception of A qualification by an auditor stating that the financial statements of the company audited give a true and fair view ‘except for’ the effects of any adjustments that might have been found necessary, had a limitation of scope … Accounting dictionary
except for — preposition Date: 15th century 1. with the exception of < everyone was gone except for me > 2. were it not for < except for you I would be dead > … New Collegiate Dictionary
except for — • but for • except for (from Idioms in Speech) if it had not been for (if it was not for) But for that your uncle would have been dead long ago. (J. Galsworthy) It was curious to reflect that, but for his meeting with these down and outs, he… … Idioms and examples
except for — preposition : except II 1 except for your presence I would be bored … Useful english dictionary
except for — or {formal}[but for] {prep.} 1. With the exception of; if (a certain person or thing) were left out; omitting. * /Except for John, the whole class passed the test./ 2. Without. * /I d have been lost but for you./ … Dictionary of American idioms
except for — or {formal}[but for] {prep.} 1. With the exception of; if (a certain person or thing) were left out; omitting. * /Except for John, the whole class passed the test./ 2. Without. * /I d have been lost but for you./ … Dictionary of American idioms
except\ for — or formal but for prep. 1. With the exception of; if (a certain person or thing) were left out; omitting. Except for John, the whole class passed the test. 2. Without. I d have been lost but for you … Словарь американских идиом
except for — idi if it were not for: She would travel more except for lack of money[/ex] … From formal English to slang
except for one thing — not including something in particular. The car is beautiful and perfect, except for one thing the price … New idioms dictionary
except for — with the exception of, apart from, besides … English contemporary dictionary
Except for opinion — An auditor s opinion reflecting the fact that the auditor was unable to audit certain areas of the company s operations because of restrictions imposed by management or other conditions beyond the auditor s control. The New York Times Financial… … Financial and business terms