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1 ensanchar
v.1 to widen (orificio, calle).2 to broaden, to augment, to broaden out, to enlarge.* * *1 (gen) to widen, enlarge, extend2 COSTURA to let out1 to get wider, expand, spread, stretch2 figurado (envanecerse) to become conceited, get bigheaded* * *verb1) to widen2) expand* * *1.VT (=agrandar) to enlarge, widen; (=aumentar) to expand; (Cos) to let out2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivob) ( ampliar)2.ello ensancha nuestras posibilidades de exportación — it extends o expands our export openings
ensancharse v pron calle/acera to widen, get wider; jersey to stretch* * *= broaden, widen.Ex. The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.Ex. The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.----* ensanchar horizontes = open out + horizons.* ensanchar los horizontes = broaden + perspective.* * *1.verbo transitivob) ( ampliar)2.ello ensancha nuestras posibilidades de exportación — it extends o expands our export openings
ensancharse v pron calle/acera to widen, get wider; jersey to stretch* * *= broaden, widen.Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.
Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.* ensanchar horizontes = open out + horizons.* ensanchar los horizontes = broaden + perspective.* * *ensanchar [A1 ]vt1 ‹calle/carretera› to widen2 ‹vestido/pantalón› to let out3(ampliar): el acuerdo ensancha nuestras perspectivas the agreement opens up more possibilities for us o improves our prospectsensancha en un gran porcentaje nuestras posibilidades de exportación it greatly broadens o widens our range of export openings, it greatly extends o expands our export openings1 «calle/acera» to widen, get wider2 «jersey» to stretch* * *
ensanchar ( conjugate ensanchar) verbo transitivo
‹ vestido› to let out
ensancharse verbo pronominal
[ jersey] to stretch
ensanchar verbo transitivo
1 Cost to let out
2 (una calle, etc) to enlarge, widen
' ensanchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacar
English:
broaden
- expand
- widen
- let
* * *♦ vt1. [orificio, calle] to widen;[ciudad] to expand2. [ropa] to let out3. [horizontes, perspectivas] to broaden♦ viHum [engordar] to fill out, to put on weight* * *v/t widen; prenda let out* * *ensanchar vt1) : to widen2) : to expand, to extend* * *ensanchar vb to widen -
2 expandir
v.1 to expand (gen) & (computing).Ricardo expande su casa Richard expands his home.2 to elongate, to stretch.María expandió las medias Mary stretched her socks.* * *1 (dilatar) to expand2 figurado (divulgar) to spread1 (dilatarse) to expand2 figurado (divulgarse) to spread* * *1. VT1) (=extender) [gen] to expand; (Anat) to expand; (Com) to expand, enlarge2) [+ noticia] to spread3) (Tip, Inform)2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo to expand2.expandirse v pron cuerpo/gas to expand; empresa/sector to expand; noticia to spread* * *= expand, expand upon/on + Tema.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. We must now return to the consideration of indexes and here we shall recapitulate, and expand, upon some of the points already made in Section 1.----* expandirse = branch out (into), branch into.* posibilidad de expandir = expandability.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to expand2.expandirse v pron cuerpo/gas to expand; empresa/sector to expand; noticia to spread* * *= expand, expand upon/on + Tema.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: We must now return to the consideration of indexes and here we shall recapitulate, and expand, upon some of the points already made in Section 1.* expandirse = branch out (into), branch into.* posibilidad de expandir = expandability.* * *expandir [I1 ]vito expand1 «cuerpo/metal/gas» to expand2 «empresa/sector» to expandla ciudad se está expandiendo por la llanura the city is spreading out o expanding across the plain3 «noticia» to spreadla noticia se expandió rápidamente the news spread rapidly* * *
expandir verbo transitivo to expand: tenemos que expandir nuestro radio de acción, we have to expand our area of operations
' expandir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
English:
expand
* * *♦ vt1. [cuerpo, gas] to expand;[incendio] to spread, to cause to spread2. [empresa, mercado, ciudad] to expand;[fronteras] to extend3. [rumor, noticia] to spread4. Informát to expand* * *v/t expand* * *expandir vtexpansionar: to expand -
3 dilatar
v.1 to expand.el calor dilata los cuerpos heat causes bodies to expandEl calor dilata el metal Heat expands metal.2 to prolong.3 to delay.La lluvia dilató el bus The rain delayed the bus.El guardameta dilató The goalie procrastinated.* * *1 to dilate2 FÍSICA to expand3 (prolongar) to prolong, extend4 (retrasar) to put off, delay, postpone1 to dilate2 FÍSICA to expand3 (prolongarse) to be prolonged, drag on4 (extenderse) to go on, be a long time5 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be put off, be postponed* * *verbto dilate, expand* * *1. VT1) (=extender) [+ pupila] to dilate; [+ metales] to expand2) [+ fama] to spread3) (=prolongar) to protract, prolong4) (=retrasar) to delay2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Fís, Fisiol) <metal/sólido> to cause... to expand; < pupilas> to dilate2) ( prolongar) to prolong3) ( diferir) to postpone, put off2.no puedo dilatar más mi regreso — I cannot put off o postpone my return any longer
dilatarse v pron1) (Fís, Fisiol, Med) cuerpo/metal to expand; corazón to expand, dilate; pupila to dilate; embarazada to dilate2) ( prolongarse) to be prolonged3) ( diferirse) to be postponed, be put off4) (Méx, Ven) ( demorarse)* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Fís, Fisiol) <metal/sólido> to cause... to expand; < pupilas> to dilate2) ( prolongar) to prolong3) ( diferir) to postpone, put off2.no puedo dilatar más mi regreso — I cannot put off o postpone my return any longer
dilatarse v pron1) (Fís, Fisiol, Med) cuerpo/metal to expand; corazón to expand, dilate; pupila to dilate; embarazada to dilate2) ( prolongarse) to be prolonged3) ( diferirse) to be postponed, be put off4) (Méx, Ven) ( demorarse)* * *dilatar [A1 ]vtel calor dilata los cuerpos heat causes objects to expandgotas para dilatar las pupilas drops to dilate the pupilsB (prolongar) to prolongC (diferir) to postpone, put offno puedo dilatar más mi regreso I cannot put off o postpone my return any longerlos cuerpos se dilatan con el calor bodies expand with heatel corazón se dilata y se contrae the heart expands o dilates and contractslas pupilas se dilatan en la oscuridad pupils dilate in the darkB (prolongarse) to be prolongedC (diferirse) to be postponed, be put offD(Méx, Ven) (demorarse): espéreme, que no me dilato wait for me, I won't be long¿por qué se dilató tanto? what took you so long?, why were you so long?* * *
dilatar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un cuerpo) to expand
2 (la pupila) to dilate
3 (hacer durar) to prolong
4 (retrasar, posponer) to postpone, put off
' dilatar' also found in these entries:
English:
dilate
- distend
- stall
- enlarge
* * *♦ vt1. [sólido, gas] to expand;el calor dilata los cuerpos heat causes bodies to expand2. [pupila, cuello del útero] to dilate3. [prolongar] to prolong4. [demorar] to delay♦ vi1. [antes del parto] to dilatela encomienda dilató dos semanas en llegar the parcel took two weeks to arriveese curso dilata un mes the course lasts one month* * *I v/t1 pupilas dilate2 ( prolongar) prolong3 ( aplazar) postponeno me dilato I won’t be long* * *dilatar vt1) : to dilate, to widen, to expand2) diferir, posponer: to put off, to postpone -
4 acuciante
adj.urgent, pressing.* * *► adjetivo1 pressing, urgent* * *ADJ pressingnecesidad acuciante — dire necessity, urgent o pressing need
* * *una sed/un hambre acuciante — a raging thirst/a gnawing hunger
* * *= pressing, acute, ever-pressing.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex. Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.----* ser acuciante = be acute.* * *una sed/un hambre acuciante — a raging thirst/a gnawing hunger
* * *= pressing, acute, ever-pressing.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex: Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.* ser acuciante = be acute.* * *‹necesidad/problema› urgent, pressing; ‹deseo› burning ( before n), ardenthabía algo acuciante en la manera como hizo la pregunta there was something urgent in the way he asked the questionlo atormentaba una sed/un hambre acuciante he was tormented by a raging thirst/a gnawing hunger* * *
acuciante adjetivo urgent, pressing: teníamos una necesidad acuciante de dinero, we had a pressing need for money
' acuciante' also found in these entries:
English:
consuming
* * *acuciante adjurgent, pressing;sentía un deseo acuciante de marcharse she felt an urgent o pressing desire to leave;éste es el problema más acuciante en estos momentos this is the most urgent o pressing problem at the moment* * *adj pressing, urgent* * *acuciante adj: pressing, urgent -
5 ampliar
v.1 to expand.2 to enlarge, to blow up (photography).La máquina amplió la fotografía The machine enlarged the photograph.3 to further, to continue (estudios).4 to increase, to augment, to amplify, to enlarge.Su estrategia amplía las posibilidades His strategy increases the...* * *1 to enlarge, extend2 ARQUITECTURA to build an extension onto3 (fotografía) to enlarge4 (capital) to increase5 (estudios) to further6 (tema, idea) to develop, expand on* * *verb1) to expand, extend2) enlarge3) widen* * *1. VT1) [en tamaño] to extendqueremos ampliar el salón — we want to extend the living room, we want to make the living room bigger
lee mucho para ampliar su vocabulario — he reads a lot in order to extend o expand his vocabulary
2) [en número] to increaseno ampliarán la plantilla — they are not going to increase o expand the headcount o the payroll
3) [+ prórroga, período] to extendhan ampliado el plazo de matrícula — they have put back the closing date for enrolment, they have extended the period for enrolment
4) (Fot) to enlarge5) (Com) [+ empresa, compañía] to expand, grow; [+ capital] to increasedeseamos ampliar el campo de acción de la empresa — we want to extend o expand o broaden the company's area of business
6) [+ sonido] to amplify7) [+ idea, explicación] to elaborate on8) [+ poderes] to extend, widen2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) <local/carretera> to extend; < negocio> to expandb) <capital/plantilla> to increasec) <conocimientos/vocabulario> to increase; < explicación> to expand (on); < campo de acción> to widen, broadend) <plazo/período> to extende) < fotografía> to enlarge, blow up* * *= augment, broaden, elaborate on, expand, extend, magnify, widen, add to, amplify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.Ex. The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.Ex. The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.Ex. More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.Ex. The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.Ex. In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.Ex. The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.----* ampliar el alcance de = extend + the reach of.* ampliar el conocimiento = widen + knowledge, broaden + knowledge, deepen + understanding.* ampliar el horario de apertura = extend + hours.* ampliar el horizonte = broaden + perspective, widen + the scope.* ampliar el interés = broaden + interest.* ampliar la cobertura = broaden + coverage, broaden + the scope.* ampliar la experiencia = extend + experience, broaden + experience.* ampliar las fronteras de = push + the frontiers of, push + the boundaries of.* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* ampliar los horizontes = broaden + horizons, extend + horizons, enlarge + horizons, widen + horizons, expand + Posesivo + horizons, expand + views.* ampliar los recursos = broaden + resources.* ampliar + Posesivo + educación = extend + Posesivo + education.* ampliar una búsqueda = broaden + search, expand + Posesivo + search.* ampliar una fotografía = enlarge + picture.* * *verbo transitivoa) <local/carretera> to extend; < negocio> to expandb) <capital/plantilla> to increasec) <conocimientos/vocabulario> to increase; < explicación> to expand (on); < campo de acción> to widen, broadend) <plazo/período> to extende) < fotografía> to enlarge, blow up* * *= augment, broaden, elaborate on, expand, extend, magnify, widen, add to, amplify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.
Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.Ex: The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex: The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.* ampliar el alcance de = extend + the reach of.* ampliar el conocimiento = widen + knowledge, broaden + knowledge, deepen + understanding.* ampliar el horario de apertura = extend + hours.* ampliar el horizonte = broaden + perspective, widen + the scope.* ampliar el interés = broaden + interest.* ampliar la cobertura = broaden + coverage, broaden + the scope.* ampliar la experiencia = extend + experience, broaden + experience.* ampliar las fronteras de = push + the frontiers of, push + the boundaries of.* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* ampliar los horizontes = broaden + horizons, extend + horizons, enlarge + horizons, widen + horizons, expand + Posesivo + horizons, expand + views.* ampliar los recursos = broaden + resources.* ampliar + Posesivo + educación = extend + Posesivo + education.* ampliar una búsqueda = broaden + search, expand + Posesivo + search.* ampliar una fotografía = enlarge + picture.* * *vt1 ‹local/carretera› to extend; ‹negocio› to expand2 ‹capital/plantilla› to increase3 ‹conocimientos/vocabulario› to increase, improve; ‹explicación› to expand (on); ‹campo de acción› to widen, broaden, extenduna versión ampliada y corregida an expanded and corrected versionpara ampliar sus estudios to further her studiesquiere ampliar sus horizontes he wants to broaden his horizons4 ‹plazo/período› to extend5 ‹fotografía› to enlarge, blow up* * *
ampliar ( conjugate ampliar) verbo transitivo
‹ negocio› to expand
‹ explicación› to expand (on);
‹ campo de acción› to widen, broaden;
ampliar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer más largo un plazo) to extend
2 (hacer más grande un edificio) to enlarge
3 (extender un negocio) to expand
4 (una fotografía) to enlarge, to blow up
5 (el campo de acción) to widen: los sindicatos proponen ampliar las sanciones a los defraudadores, the unions propose greater penalties for those committing fraud
' ampliar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- extender
- refacción
English:
amplify
- blow up
- enlarge
- expand
- expand on
- extend
- magnify
- widen
- add
- blow
- broaden
- develop
- push
* * *ampliar vt1. [negocio] to expand;han ampliado el servicio a todo el país they have extended the service to cover the whole country;van a ampliar el catálogo de productos they are going to expand o extend their product range;ampliarán la plantilla del banco they are going to take on additional staff at the bank, they are going to increase staff numbers at the bank;no quieren ampliar más la Unión Europea they don't want to enlarge the European Union any further2. [local, vivienda] to extend;[aeropuerto] to expand;queremos ampliar el salón we want to make the living-room bigger4. [plazo] to extend5. [fotografía] to enlarge, to blow up;[fotocopia] to enlarge6. [estudios] to further, to continue;[conocimientos] to increase, to expand* * *v/tampliar estudios continue one’s education;ampliar sus horizontes broaden one’s horizons2 FOT enlarge, blow up* * *ampliar {85} vt1) : to expand, to extend2) : to widen3) : to enlarge (photographs)4) : to elaborate on, to develop (ideas)* * *ampliar vb1. (edificio, plazo) to extend2. (negocio, mercado) to expand3. (número, cantidad) to increase4. (una foto) to enlarge -
6 apremiante
adj.pressing, urgent.* * *► adjetivo1 urgent, pressing* * *adj.urgent, pressing* * ** * *= pressing, exigent, ever-pressing, peremptory.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.Ex. Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.Ex. The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.----* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.* * ** * *= pressing, exigent, ever-pressing, peremptory.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.Ex: Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.* necesidad apremiante = desperate need.* * *‹necesidad› pressing, urgent* * *
apremiante adjetivo ‹ necesidad› pressing, urgent
apremiante adjetivo urgent, pressing
' apremiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poderosa
- poderoso
- urgente
English:
desperate
- plight
- pressing
- urgent
- immediate
- insistent
* * *apremiante adjpressing, urgent* * *adj pressing, urgent* * *apremiante adj: pressing, urgent -
7 aumentar
v.1 to increase, to rise.aumentar la producción to increase productionla lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the imageme han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been raisedaumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilosaumentar de peso/tamaño to increase in weight/sizeaumentar de precio to go up o increase in priceel desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percentEl ejercicio aumenta el apetito Exercising increases the appetite.Aumentaron los gastos The expenses increased.Nos aumentaron las ganancias este año Our profits increased this year.2 to magnify, to amplify.El reportero aumentó la noticia The reporter magnified the news story.3 to enlarge.Vamos a aumentar la casa We will enlarge the house.4 to raise, to improve.El movimiento aumentó la temperatura Movement raised the temperature.5 to increase the size of, to enlarge.* * *1 to augment, increase (precios) to put up; (producción) to step up2 (óptica) to magnify3 (fotos) to enlarge4 (sonido) to amplify1 to rise, go up1 to increase, be on the increase (precios) to go up, rise* * *verb1) to increase2) raise* * *1. VT1) [+ tamaño] to increase; (Fot) to enlarge; (Ópt) to magnify2) [+ cantidad] to increase; [+ precio] to increase, put up; [+ producción] to increase, step upme van a aumentar el sueldo — they are going to increase o raise my salary
3) [+ intensidad] to increase4) (Elec, Radio) to amplify2. VI1) [tamaño] to increase2) [cantidad, precio, producción] to increase, go upel número de asesinatos ha aumentado en 200 — the number of killings has increased o gone up by 200
este semestre aumentó la inflación en un 2% — inflation has increased o gone up by 2% over the last 6 months
3) [intensidad] to increasela crispación política aumenta por momentos — political tension is increasing o rising by the moment
4)aumentar de peso — [objeto] to increase in weight; [persona] to put on o gain weight
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase2.el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, riseel niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams
aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something
aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight
* * *= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.Ex. In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.Ex. If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex. Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.Ex. Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.Ex. If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.Ex. In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.Ex. One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.Ex. The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex. Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex. Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.Ex. The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.Ex. Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.Ex. EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.----* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* estar aumentando = be on the increase.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <precio/sueldo> to increase, raise; <cantidad/velocidad/tamaño> to increase; <producción/dosis> to increase, step up; dolor/miedo/tensión to increase2.el microscopio aumenta la imagen — the microscope enlarges o magnifies the image
aumentar vi temperatura/presión to rise; velocidad to increase; precio/producción/valor to increase, riseel niño aumentó 500 gramos — the child put on o gained 500 grams
aumentar de algo — de volumen/tamaño to increase in something
aumentó de peso — he put on o gained weight
* * *= accelerate, augment, become + large, enhance, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow + larger, increase, raise, rise, strengthen, accentuate, grow, add to, deepen, mushroom, intensify, wax, swell, pump up, bump up, step up, spike, crank up, ramp up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up, turn up.Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.
Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.Ex: If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex: As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.Ex: Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.* aumentar de valor = increase in + value.* aumentar el conocimiento = expand + Posesivo + knowledge, deepen + awareness.* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.* aumentar el esfuerzo = increase + effort.* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.* aumentar en número = grow in + numbers, increase in + numbers.* aumentar en variedad = grow in + kind.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* aumentar la experiencia = deepen + experience.* aumentar la productividad = increase + productivity, boost + Posesivo + productivity.* aumentar las diferencias entre... y = widen + the gap between... and.* aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.* aumentar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.* aumentar las ventas = boost + sales.* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.* aumentar los costes = cost + rise.* aumentar los impuestos = increase + taxes.* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.* aumentar rápidamente = snowball.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* estar aumentando = be on the increase.* * *aumentar [A1 ]vt1 ‹precio› to increase, raise, put up; ‹sueldo› to increase, raise; ‹cantidad/velocidad/tamaño› to increase; ‹producción/dosis› to increase, step upel microscopio aumenta la imagen the microscope enlarges o magnifies the imageno hizo más que aumentar su dolor/miedo all it did was increase her pain/fearesto aumentó la tensión this added to o increased the tension2 ‹puntos› (en tejido) to increase■ aumentarvi«temperatura» to rise; «presión» to rise, increase; «velocidad» to increase; «precio/producción/valor» to increase, riseel niño aumentó 500 gramos the child put on o gained 500 gramssu popularidad ha aumentado his popularity has grown, he has gained in popularityel costo de la vida aumentó en un 3% the cost of living rose by 3%la dificultad de los ejercicios va aumentando the exercises get progressively more difficultaumentará el frío durante el fin de semana it will become colder over the weekendaumentar DE algo to increase IN sthaumentó de volumen/tamaño it increased in volume/sizeha aumentado de peso he's put on o gained weight* * *
aumentar ( conjugate aumentar) verbo transitivo
‹precio/sueldo› to increase, raiseb) (Opt) to magnify
verbo intransitivo [temperatura/presión] to rise;
[ velocidad] to increase;
[precio/producción/valor] to increase, rise;
aumentar de algo ‹de volumen/tamaño› to increase in sth;
aumentó de peso he put on o gained weight
aumentar
I verbo transitivo to increase
Fot to enlarge
Ópt to magnify
II vi (una cantidad) to go up, rise
(de valor) to appreciate
' aumentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- engordar
- explorar
- separar
- separarse
- doblar
- elevar
- multiplicar
- redoblar
English:
add to
- appreciate
- augment
- boost
- build up
- deepen
- efficiency
- enhance
- escalate
- gain
- grow
- heighten
- improve
- increase
- intensify
- jack up
- jump
- magnify
- mark up
- mount
- odds
- put up
- quantity
- raise
- rise
- snowball
- step up
- surge
- swell
- up
- add
- develop
- go
- put
- soar
- strengthen
* * *♦ vtto increase;aumentar la producción to increase production;los enfrentamientos aumentaron la tensión en la zona the clashes increased the tension in the zone;me han aumentado el sueldo my salary has been increased o raised;la lente aumenta la imagen the lens magnifies the image;aumentó casi 10 kilos he put on almost 10 kilos♦ vi[temperatura, precio, gastos, tensión] to increase, to rise; [velocidad] to increase;aumentar de tamaño to increase in size;aumentar de precio to go up o increase in price;el desempleo aumentó en un 4 por ciento unemployment rose o increased by 4 percent;con lo que come, no me sorprende que haya aumentado de peso it doesn't surprise me that he's put on weight, considering how much he eats* * *I v/t increase; precio increase, raise, put up* * *aumentar vtacrecentar: to increase, to raiseaumentar vi: to rise, to increase, to grow* * *aumentar vb1. (hacer subir) to increase / to raise -
8 confundir
v.1 to confuse.me confundes con tanta información you're confusing me with all that informationMaría los confundió sonriendo Mary confused them by smiling.Ella confundió las razones She confused the reasons.María confundió la razón real Mary confused=muddled the real reason.2 to mix up.3 to confound.4 to scramble, to put in disorder, to confuse, to mess up.María confundió los papeles Mary scrambled the papers.* * *1 (mezclar) to mix up3 (no reconocer) to mistake ( con, for)4 (turbar) to confound, embarrass1 (mezclarse) to mingle; (colores, formas) to blend2 (equivocarse) to get mixed up, make a mistake3 (turbarse) to be confused, be embarrassed* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=equivocar) to confuseen este planteamiento se están confundiendo causa y efecto — this approach confuses cause and effect
no confundamos las cosas, por favor — let's not confuse things, please
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confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn — to get sth/sb mixed up with sth/sb, mistake sth/sb for sth/sbla confundí con su hermana gemela — I got her mixed up with her twin sister, I mistook her for her twin sister
culo 1), velocidad 1)no se debe confundir a Richard Strauss con Johann Strauss — Richard Strauss should not be confused with Johann Strauss
2) (=mezclar) [+ papeles] to mix up3) (=desconcertar) to confuseme confunde con tanta palabrería — he confuses me o gets me confused with all that talk of his, I find all that talk of his confusing
4) (=turbar) to overwhelmme confundía con tantas atenciones — her kindness was overwhelming, I was overwhelmed by all her kindness
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( por error) <fechas/datos> to confuse, get... mixed o muddled up; < personas> to confuse, mix upconfundir algo/alguien con algo/a alguien — to mistake something/somebody for something/somebody
b) ( desconcertar) to confusec) ( turbar) to embarrass2.confundirse v prona) ( equivocarse)confundirse de algo: me confundí de calle/casa — I got the wrong street/house
b) (mezclarse, fundirse)* * *= confound, puzzle, baffle, perplex, cloud, muddle, obfuscate, snarl up, nonplus, obnubilate.Ex. To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.Ex. The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex. If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.Ex. Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.Ex. But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.Ex. Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex. The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.Ex. Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.----* confundir (con) = confuse (with).* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* confundir los papeles = blur + roles.* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre = mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* que confunde = confounding.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( por error) <fechas/datos> to confuse, get... mixed o muddled up; < personas> to confuse, mix upconfundir algo/alguien con algo/a alguien — to mistake something/somebody for something/somebody
b) ( desconcertar) to confusec) ( turbar) to embarrass2.confundirse v prona) ( equivocarse)confundirse de algo: me confundí de calle/casa — I got the wrong street/house
b) (mezclarse, fundirse)* * *confundir (con)(v.) = confuse (with)Ex: The genus/species relationship must not be confused with other types of relationship such as those between a thing and its properties or between a thing and an operation.
= confound, puzzle, baffle, perplex, cloud, muddle, obfuscate, snarl up, nonplus, obnubilate.Ex: To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.
Ex: The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.Ex: Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.Ex: But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.* confundir (con) = confuse (with).* confundir las diferencias entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* confundir los papeles = blur + roles.* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre = mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.* que confunde = confounding.* * *confundir [I1 ]vt1 (por error) ‹fechas/datos› to confuse, get … mixed o muddled up; ‹personas› to confuse, mix upnos confunden la voz por teléfono people get our voices mixed up o confused on the phoneno confundas los dos términos don't confuse the two termsconfundir algo CON algo to mistake sth FOR sthconfundió el pimentón dulce con el picante she mistook the sweet paprika for the hotconfundir a algn CON algn to mistake sb FOR sbla gente siempre me confunde con mi hermano gemelo people always take o mistake me for my twin brothercreo que me confunde con otra persona I think you are getting me mixed up o confused with somebody else2 (desconcertar) to confuseno confundas al pobre chico con tantos detalles don't confuse the poor boy with so many detailstantas cifras confunden a cualquiera all these numbers are enough to confuse anyoneel interés que demuestra por ella me confunde I'm baffled by his interest in her3 (turbar) to embarrassse sintió confundida por tanta amabilidad she was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness1(equivocarse): siempre se confunde en las cuentas he always makes mistakes in the accounts o gets the accounts wrongconfundirse DE algo:me confundí de calle/casa I got the wrong street/housese ha confundido de número you have o you've got the wrong number2(mezclarse, fundirse): se confundió entre la multitud he melted into o disappeared into the crowduna gran variedad de colores se confunden en el cuadro the painting is a fusion of many different colors, many different colors are blended together in the paintingunos policías de civil se confundían con la multitud plainclothes police mingled with the crowd* * *
confundir ( conjugate confundir) verbo transitivo
‹ personas› to confuse, mix up;
confundir algo/a algn con algo/algn to mistake sth/sb for sth/sb;
confundirse verbo pronominal
confundir verbo transitivo
1 to confuse [con, with]: lo confundo con tu hermano, I am confusing him with your brother
2 (embarullar a alguien) to mislead
3 (turbar) to confound
' confundir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
equivocar
- trastocar
- turbar
- atolondrar
- despistar
- embrollar
- enrollar
- liar
- marear
English:
advise
- alone
- confound
- confuse
- everyday
- let
- mistake
- mix up
- practice
- practise
- stump
- fox
- mix
- muddle
* * *♦ vtconfundir dos cosas to get two things mixed up;siempre lo confundo con su hermano gemelo I always mistake him for his twin brother;creo que me está confundiendo con otro I think you're confusing me with someone else;Fam Humconfundir la velocidad con el tocino to mix up two completely different things2. [desconcertar] to confuse;me confundes con tanta información you're confusing me with all that information3. [mezclar] to mix up4. [abrumar] to overwhelm;tanta simpatía me confunde I'm overwhelmed by all this friendliness, all this friendliness is overwhelming* * *v/t1 confuse* * *confundir vt: to confuse, to mix up* * *confundir vb1. (mezclar) to get mixed up2. (equivocar) to mix up / to mistakesiempre me confunden con mi hermano people are always mixing me up with my brother / people always mistake me for my brother3. (dejar perplejo) to confuse -
9 desconcertar
v.1 to disconcert, to throw.Dejaron en suspenso al público They bewildered the public.2 to disturb, to perplex, to upset.* * *1 (perturbar) to disconcert, upset, disturb2 (desorientar) to confuse3 MEDICINA to dislocate1 (perturbarse) to be disconcerted2 (desorientarse) to be bewildered, be confused3 MEDICINA to be dislocated* * *verbto disconcert, confuse* * *1.VT (=desorientar) to disconcertcambió de táctica para desconcertar al rival — she changed tactics to disconcert her opponent o to put her opponent off
2.See:* * *verbo transitivo to disconcert* * *= puzzle, bewilder, baffle, bemuse, disconcert, mystify, perplex, grow + confused, throw + Nombre + off balance, discomfit, faze, nonplus.Ex. The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.Ex. Often the publisher would deliberately edited the copy of a book, substituting English spelling for American and vice versa, and changing the text if he thought it would bewilder or offend his customers.Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex. The student must not let himself be bemused by sheer statistics.Ex. On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.Ex. 'What mystifies me' -- she paused, searching for the proper words -- 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'.Ex. If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.Ex. This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.Ex. At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Ex. What many people miss is that part of his talent is to amuse and discomfit his audience at the same time.Ex. Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.Ex. The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.* * *verbo transitivo to disconcert* * *= puzzle, bewilder, baffle, bemuse, disconcert, mystify, perplex, grow + confused, throw + Nombre + off balance, discomfit, faze, nonplus.Ex: The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.
Ex: Often the publisher would deliberately edited the copy of a book, substituting English spelling for American and vice versa, and changing the text if he thought it would bewilder or offend his customers.Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex: The student must not let himself be bemused by sheer statistics.Ex: On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.Ex: 'What mystifies me' -- she paused, searching for the proper words -- 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'.Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.Ex: This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.Ex: What many people miss is that part of his talent is to amuse and discomfit his audience at the same time.Ex: Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.* * *desconcertar [A5 ]vtto disconcertme desconcertó con tantas preguntas I was disconcerted by all the questionssus reacciones me desconciertan I find his reactions disconcertingsu respuesta me desconcertó I was taken aback o disconcerted by her replyto be disconcertedme desconcerté con su pregunta I was taken aback o disconcerted by her question* * *
desconcertar ( conjugate desconcertar) verbo transitivo
to disconcert;
desconcertar verbo transitivo to disconcert: los últimos hallazgos han desconcertado a los investigadores, the lastest discoveries have puzzled the researchers
' desconcertar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdir
- turbar
- confundir
English:
baffle
- confound
- confuse
- disconcert
- perplex
- rattle
- throw
- unnerve
- flummox
- mystify
- put
- vex
* * *♦ vtsu respuesta lo desconcertó her answer threw him;su comportamiento me desconcierta I find his behaviour disconcerting* * *v/t a persona disconcert* * *desconcertar {55} vt: to disconcert* * *desconcertar vb to puzzle -
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11 frustrar
v.1 to frustrate (person).El accidente frustró sus planes The accident frustrated her plans.Su actitud frustró al gerente His attitude frustrated the manager.2 to thwart, to put paid to (posibilidades, ilusiones).* * *1 (cosa) to frustrate, thwart2 (persona) to disappoint1 (proyectos, planes) to fail, come to nothing2 (persona) to get frustrated, get disappointed* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to frustrate; [+ proyecto, aspiración, deseo, sueño] to thwartno quiero frustrar sus esperanzas — I don't want to frustrate o thwart their hopes
2) (=abortar) [+ atentado, operación] to foil2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dashb) < atentado> to foil2.* * *= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex. The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex. So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex. Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.----* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dashb) < atentado> to foil2.* * *= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).* * *frustrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to frustrate; ‹planes› to thwart; ‹esperanzas› to dashme frustra que no entiendan I find it frustrating o it frustrates me that they don't understand2 ‹atentado› to foil«planes» to be thwarted, fail; «esperanzas» to be dashed, come to nothing* * *
frustrar ( conjugate frustrar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to frustrate;
‹ planes› to thwart;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
frustrarse verbo pronominal [ planes] to be thwarted, fail;
[ esperanzas] to come to nothing
frustrar verbo transitivo to frustrate
(una esperanza) to disappoint
' frustrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
- impedir
- tronchar
English:
defeat
- disappoint
- foil
- frustrate
- thwart
- baffle
- confound
- cross
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] to frustrate2. [posibilidades, ilusiones] to thwart, Br to put paid to;[plan, robo] to thwart;el mal tiempo frustró nuestras vacaciones the bad weather ruined our holiday* * ** * *frustrar vt: to frustrate, to thwart -
12 impostergable
adj.1 (extremely) urgent, impossible to postpone.2 unpostponable, not extendible, not postponable, that cannot be delayed.* * *ADJ* * *= pressing.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.----* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.* * *= pressing.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
* algo impostergable = a matter of urgency.* * *la reunión es impostergable the meeting cannot be postponed o put offel asunto era impostergable the matter could not be put off any longer, it was a matter of urgency o a very pressing matter* * *impostergable adjextremely urgent, impossible to postpone;tengo una reunión impostergable I have an extremely urgent meeting;el debate es impostergable the debate cannot be postponed* * *adj:es impostergable it can’t be put off -
13 inaplazable
adj.1 that cannot be postponed.2 unpostponable, not postponable, unavoidable, undeferable.* * *► adjetivo1 which cannot be postponed* * *ADJ which cannot be put off o postponed, pressing* * ** * *= pressing.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.----* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.* * ** * *= pressing.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
* algo inaplazable = a matter of urgency.* * *tengo una reunión inaplazable I have a meeting which can't be postponed o put off* * *
inaplazable adverbio which cannot be postponed
* * *inaplazable adj2. [necesidad] urgent, pressing* * *adj impossible to postpone -
14 según
prep.1 according to, as per, in accordance with, in pursuance of.2 after the fashion of.* * *1 (conforme) according to2 (dependiendo) depending on■ según lo que digan, tomaremos una decisión depending on what they say, we'll make a decision3 (como) just as4 (a medida que) as■ según la miraba me di cuenta de que ya nos habíamos visto as I looked at her I realized we had met before5 (tal vez) it depends■ iré o me quedaré, según I'll either go or I'll stay, it depends* * *verb1) according to2) depending on* * *1. PREP1) (=de acuerdo con) according tosegún lo que dice — from what he says, going by what he says
según parece — seemingly, apparently
2) (=depende de) depending on2. CONJ1) (=depende de) depending on2) [indicando manera] assegún están las cosas, es mejor no intervenir — the way things are, it's better not to get involved
según se entra, a la izquierda — to the left as you go in
3) [indicando simultaneidad] as3.ADV *-¿lo vas a comprar? -según — "are you going to buy it?" - "it all depends"
según y como, según y conforme — it all depends
* * *I1) ( de acuerdo con) according tosegún parece... — it would appear o seem (that)...
según me dijo, piensa quedarse — from what he told me, he intends to stay
2) ( dependiendo de)IIsegún + subj: según te parezca as you think best; obtendrás distintos resultados según cómo lo hagas you will get different results depending (on) how you do it; ¿me llevas a casa? - según dónde vivas — will you take me home? - (it) depends where you live
adverbio it dependsIIIeste método puede resultar o no, según — this method may or may not work, it depends
a) ( a medida que) asb) ( en cuanto)según llegamos a la ventanilla, pusieron el cartel de cerrado — just as we reached the window they put up the closed sign
* * *= as, as, in the form that, in terms of, in the manner, by, based on, in the words of, along the lines of, judging by, to judge by, in the opinion of, judging from, according to.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. The edition statement is given if stated in the document, in the form that is given in the document.Ex. And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.Ex. One might, for example, speak to a microphone, in the manner described in connection with the speech-controlled typewriter, and thus make his selections.Ex. The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.Ex. Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.Ex. The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.Ex. The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.Ex. The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.Ex. To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.Ex. These bureaucratic organisations contribute to a social malaise, symptomatic, in the opinion of many workers, of a general social crisis which will accelerate in the decades ahead.Ex. Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.Ex. The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).----* actuar según = act on/upon.* de pago según el uso = on a pay as you go basis.* edificio construido según un plan cúbico = deep building.* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].* ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector = reader interest arrangement.* salir según lo planeado = go off + as planned.* salir según lo previsto = go off + as planned.* según cabe suponer = presumably, presumably, supposedly, allegedly.* según convenga = as appropriate.* según corresponda = as appropriate.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* según el color del cristal con que se mire = in the eye of the beholder.* según el contexto = contextually.* según el huso horario de Europa Central = CET (Central European Time).* según el testimonio de = on the evidence of.* según la aplicación de reglas = rule-governed.* según la costumbre = according to normal practice.* según la estación del año = seasonally.* según la información obtenida = output-oriented.* según la leyenda = as legend goes, legend has it that.* según la opinión de = in the opinion of.* según las palabras de = to quote + Nombre de Persona, in the words of.* según lo cual = where.* según lo planeado = as planned.* según lo previsto = on schedule, as planned.* según lo que + Pronombre Personal + saber = to + Posesivo + knowledge.* según los ingresos = means-tested.* según los intereses personales de cada uno = interest-based.* según lo ve + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.* según mi opinión = to the best of my knowledge.* según + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, as per + Nombre, going on + Nombre.* según nuestro entender = as far as we know.* según parece = apparently, apparently, by the looks of it.* según + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.* según + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* según + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* según + Pronombre = Pronombre + understanding + be, in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* según + Pronombre + entender = it + be + Posesivo + understanding, Pronombre + understanding + be.* según + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.* según sea conveniente = to suit.* según sea necesario = as required.* según sea pertinente = as applicable.* según se cree = reputedly.* según se desee = at will.* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.* según se necesite = on demand, on request, at need, as required, as the occasion arises, pro re nata.* según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.* según sus propias condiciones = on + Posesivo + own terms, in + Posesivo + own terms.* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.* según una secuencia ordinal = ordinally.* según un método prescrito = clerically.* según vayan llegando = on a first come first served basis.* según yo = in my books.* según yo sé = to the best of my knowledge, AFAIK (as far as I know), to my knowledge.* * *I1) ( de acuerdo con) according tosegún parece... — it would appear o seem (that)...
según me dijo, piensa quedarse — from what he told me, he intends to stay
2) ( dependiendo de)IIsegún + subj: según te parezca as you think best; obtendrás distintos resultados según cómo lo hagas you will get different results depending (on) how you do it; ¿me llevas a casa? - según dónde vivas — will you take me home? - (it) depends where you live
adverbio it dependsIIIeste método puede resultar o no, según — this method may or may not work, it depends
a) ( a medida que) asb) ( en cuanto)según llegamos a la ventanilla, pusieron el cartel de cerrado — just as we reached the window they put up the closed sign
* * *= as, as, in the form that, in terms of, in the manner, by, based on, in the words of, along the lines of, judging by, to judge by, in the opinion of, judging from, according to.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex: The edition statement is given if stated in the document, in the form that is given in the document.Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.Ex: One might, for example, speak to a microphone, in the manner described in connection with the speech-controlled typewriter, and thus make his selections.Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.Ex: Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.Ex: The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.Ex: To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.Ex: These bureaucratic organisations contribute to a social malaise, symptomatic, in the opinion of many workers, of a general social crisis which will accelerate in the decades ahead.Ex: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).* actuar según = act on/upon.* de pago según el uso = on a pay as you go basis.* edificio construido según un plan cúbico = deep building.* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].* ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector = reader interest arrangement.* salir según lo planeado = go off + as planned.* salir según lo previsto = go off + as planned.* según cabe suponer = presumably, presumably, supposedly, allegedly.* según convenga = as appropriate.* según corresponda = as appropriate.* según cuenta la leyenda = legend has it that, as legend goes.* según el color del cristal con que se mire = in the eye of the beholder.* según el contexto = contextually.* según el huso horario de Europa Central = CET (Central European Time).* según el testimonio de = on the evidence of.* según la aplicación de reglas = rule-governed.* según la costumbre = according to normal practice.* según la estación del año = seasonally.* según la información obtenida = output-oriented.* según la leyenda = as legend goes, legend has it that.* según la opinión de = in the opinion of.* según las palabras de = to quote + Nombre de Persona, in the words of.* según lo cual = where.* según lo planeado = as planned.* según lo previsto = on schedule, as planned.* según lo que + Pronombre Personal + saber = to + Posesivo + knowledge.* según los ingresos = means-tested.* según los intereses personales de cada uno = interest-based.* según lo ve + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.* según mi opinión = to the best of my knowledge.* según + Nombre = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, as per + Nombre, going on + Nombre.* según nuestro entender = as far as we know.* según parece = apparently, apparently, by the looks of it.* según + Posesivo + bolsillo = according to + Posesivo + pocket.* según + Posesivo + opinión = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* según + Posesivo + parecer = in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* según + Pronombre = Pronombre + understanding + be, in + Posesivo + view, in + Posesivo + opinion.* según + Pronombre + entender = it + be + Posesivo + understanding, Pronombre + understanding + be.* según + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.* según quedó indicado en = as was pointed out in.* según sea conveniente = to suit.* según sea necesario = as required.* según sea pertinente = as applicable.* según se cree = reputedly.* según se desee = at will.* según se dice = reportedly, so the argument goes, reputedly.* según se necesite = on demand, on request, at need, as required, as the occasion arises, pro re nata.* según surja la ocasión = as the occasion arises.* según sus propias condiciones = on + Posesivo + own terms, in + Posesivo + own terms.* según sus propias palabras = in + Posesivo + own terms.* según una secuencia ordinal = ordinally.* según un método prescrito = clerically.* según vayan llegando = on a first come first served basis.* según yo = in my books.* según yo sé = to the best of my knowledge, AFAIK (as far as I know), to my knowledge.* * *A (de acuerdo con) according tosegún Elena/él according to Elena/himel evangelio según San Mateo the Gospel according to St Matthewsegún fuentes autorizadas/nuestros cálculos according to official sources/our calculationslo hice según tus indicaciones I did it according to o following your instructions, I followed your instructionssegún parece sus días están contados apparently, its days are numbered o it would appear o seem its days are numberedasí que está en la India … — según parece … so he's in India … — so it seems o apparentlysegún las órdenes que me dieron in accordance with the orders I was givensegún me dijo, piensa quedarse from what he told me, he intends to stayB (dependiendo de) según + SUBJ:según te parezca as you think bestobtendrás distintos resultados según cómo lo hagas you will get different results depending (on) how you do it¿me llevas a casa? — según dónde vivas will you take me home? — (it) depends where you liveiré según y cómo or según y conforme me sienta whether I go or not depends on how I feelit dependseste método puede resultar o no, según this method may or may not work, it depends1 (a medida que) assegún van entrando as they come in2(en cuanto): según llegamos a la ventanilla, pusieron el cartel de cerrado just as we reached the window they put up the closed signsegún llegues sube a verme come up and see me as soon as you arrive* * *
según preposición
1 ( de acuerdo con) according to;
según parece apparently
2 ( dependiendo de):
¿me llevas a casa? — según dónde vivas will you take me home? — (it) depends where you live
■ adverbio
it depends;◊ puede resultar o no, según it may or may not work, it depends
■ conjunción ( a medida que) as;
según van entrando as they come in
según
I preposición
1 (de acuerdo con) according to
según mis cálculos, according to my calculations
2 (en la opinión de) según los metodistas, according to the Methodists
según tú, María es la mejor, according to you, Maria is the best
3 (dependiendo de) depending on: el precio varía según el peso, the price varies according to the weight
4 (por el modo en que) según lo dijo, parecía preocupada, by the way she was speaking, she seemed worried
II adverbio
1 (tal como) just as: cóselo según indica el patrón, sew it just as the pattern shows
2 (a medida que) as: según nos íbamos acercando..., as we were coming closer...
' según' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuerdo
- cálculo
- conforme
- cuchara
- dispuesta
- dispuesto
- previsión
- tesis
- última
- último
- caso
- corresponder
- cual
- desarrollo
- dizque
- entendido
English:
according
- account
- by
- customize
- depend
- eye
- from
- Greenwich Mean Time
- law
- merit
- on
- performance-related pay
- plan
- point
- pursuant
- reportedly
- reputedly
- seasonally
- to
- under
- wear on
- accordance
- apparently
- comprehensive
- custom
- evidently
- halal
- record
- stream
- whereby
* * *♦ prep1. [de acuerdo con] according to;según el ministro, fue un accidente according to the minister, it was an accident;según su opinión, ha sido un éxito in her opinion o according to her, it was a success;según pone aquí, ahora hay que apretar la tecla de retorno according to what it says here, now you have to press the return key;según Nietzsche,… according to Nietzsche,…;el Evangelio según San Juan the Gospel according to St John2. [dependiendo de] depending on;según la hora que sea depending on the time;según el tiempo que haga iremos a la montaña depending on what the weather's like, we may go to the mountains;según como te vaya en el examen, podemos ir a celebrarlo depending on how you do in the exam, we could go out for a celebration♦ adv1. [como] (just) as;todo permanecía según lo recordaba everything was just as she remembered it;actuó según se le recomendó he did as he had been advised;hazlo según creas do as you see fit;según parece, no van a poder venir apparently, they're not going to be able to come2. [a medida que] as;entrarás en forma según vayas entrenando you'll get fit as you train¿te gusta la pasta? – según do you like pasta? – it depends;lo intentaré según esté de tiempo I'll try to do it, depending on how much time I have;según qué días la clase es muy aburrida some days the class is really boring* * *I prp according to;según él according to him;según eso which means;según el tiempo depending on the weather;según y como, según y conforme vaya depending on how things pan outII adv1 it depends;aceptaré o no, según I might accept, it all depends:la tensión crecía según se acercaba el final the tension mounted as the end approached* * *según adv: it dependssegún y como: it all depends onsegún conj1) como, conforme: as, just assegún lo dejé: just as I left it2) : depending on howsegún se vea: depending on how one sees itsegún prep1) : according tosegún los rumores: according to the rumors2) : depending onsegún los resultados: depending on the results* * *según1 adv1. (dependiendo de) depending on2. it dependsno sé si iré o me quedaré, según I don't know if I'll go or stay, it depends3. (a medida que) assegún iban entrando, se les daba una copa de cava as they came in, they were given a glass of cavasegún2 prep according tosegún lo previsto according to plan / just as planned -
15 tomar una opción
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16 unidad de catalogación
(n.) = cataloguing unitEx. The need to identify the cataloguing unit is becoming more pressing as the variety of media expands and as computerised cataloguing systems offer new opportunities.* * *(n.) = cataloguing unitEx: The need to identify the cataloguing unit is becoming more pressing as the variety of media expands and as computerised cataloguing systems offer new opportunities.
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17 urgente
adj.1 urgent (apremiante).2 express (correo).* * *► adjetivo1 urgent2 (correo) express (post, US mail), first-class (post, US mail)* * *adj.* * *ADJ [mensaje, trabajo] urgent; [asunto] urgent, pressing* * *adjetivo < asunto> pressing, urgent; < mensaje> urgent; <caso/enfermo> emergency (before n); < carta> express (before n)* * *= urgent, of immediate concern, peremptory, pressing.Ex. The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.Ex. Preventive medicine together with health education and community involvement are of more immediate concern than curative medicine = La medicina preventiva junto con la educación para la salud y la implicación de la comunidad es una preocupación más urgente que la medicina curativa.Ex. The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.----* algo urgente = a matter of urgency.* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.* trabajo urgente = hurried work, rush job.* * *adjetivo < asunto> pressing, urgent; < mensaje> urgent; <caso/enfermo> emergency (before n); < carta> express (before n)* * *= urgent, of immediate concern, peremptory, pressing.Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
Ex: Preventive medicine together with health education and community involvement are of more immediate concern than curative medicine = La medicina preventiva junto con la educación para la salud y la implicación de la comunidad es una preocupación más urgente que la medicina curativa.Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.* algo urgente = a matter of urgency.* necesidad urgente = desperate need, urgent need.* trabajo urgente = hurried work, rush job.* * *1 ‹asunto› pressing, urgent; ‹mensaje› urgentque me llame lo antes posible, es urgente tell him to call me as soon as possible, it's urgent* * *
urgente adjetivo ‹ asunto› pressing, urgent;
‹ mensaje› urgent;
‹caso/enfermo› emergency ( before n);
‹ carta› express ( before n)
urgente adjetivo
1 (apremiante) urgent: tuvo que pagar sus deudas más urgentes, he had to pay his most pressing debts
2 (correo) express
' urgente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carta
- correo
English:
crying
- demand
- express
- immediate
- pressing
- rush
- sore
- urgent
* * *urgente adj1. [asunto, caso] urgent2. [correo] express* * *adj urgent* * *urgente adj: urgent♦ urgentemente adv* * *urgente adj1. (en general) urgent2. (correo) express -
18 conforme3
= as.Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.----* conforme a = pursuant to, in conformity with.* conforme a lo que = as far as + Sujeto + Verbo.* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* conforme + nacer = at birth.* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* conforme + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on. -
19 conforme
adj.1 in agreement.si no estás conforme, protesta if you don't agree, say so2 happy (contento).3 agreeable, accordant, conformable, agreeing.Se me pasó el dolor My pain went away from me.adv.1 as (a medida que).conforme envejecía as he got older2 exactly as (como).te lo cuento conforme lo vi I'm telling you exactly what I saw3 as soon as.conforme amanezca, me iré I'll leave as soon as it gets lightconj.as.prep.in accordance with.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: conformar.* * *► adjetivo1 (satisfecho) satisfied2 (de acuerdo) in accordance with, in keeping with3 (resignado) resigned► adverbio1 (según, como) as2 (en cuanto) as soon as3 (a medida que) as1 approval, agreement1 all right!\conforme a in accordance with, according toestar conforme to agreequedar conforme to agree* * *1. conj.as2. adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=satisfecho)¿conforme? — (are we) agreed?
¡conforme! — agreed!, all right!
he revisado el contrato, está todo conforme — I've gone over the contract, everything is in order
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estar conforme con algo/algn — to be happy o satisfied with sth/sbno está conforme con el precio — he's not happy o satisfied with the price
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estar conforme en que — to agree thattodos se mostraron conformes en que había que buscar otra solución — everyone agreed o was agreed that another solution had to be found
todos están conformes en apoyar esta propuesta — everyone agrees o is agreed that we should support this proposal
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quedarse conforme, no se quedó conforme con la propina — he wasn't happy o satisfied with the tipparece que ha quedado algo más conforme después de la explicación — he seems a little happier after that explanation
2)• conforme con — (=correspondiente a) consistent with
el resultado ha estado conforme con nuestras esperanzas — the result is consistent with our expectations
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conforme a — (=según) according toserán juzgados conforme a las leyes libanesas — they will be tried under Lebanese law, they will be tried according to Lebanese law
derecho 3., 1)actuaron conforme a las instrucciones que les dieron — they acted in accordance with the instructions they received, they acted according to instructions
2. CONJ1) (=como) as2) (=a medida que) asconforme entraban, se iban sentando — as they came in, they sat down
conforme avanza el verano aumenta el calor — as summer progresses, the heat increases
conforme subes la calle, a mano derecha — on the right as you go up the street
3.SM (=aprobación) approval, authorizationdar o poner el conforme — to authorize
el juez dio su conforme a la liberación del prisionero — the judge authorized the prisoner's release
necesito que me des tu conforme a esta factura — I need you to approve o authorize payment of this invoice
* * *I1) [estar]a) ( satisfecho) satisfied, happyconforme con algo/alguien — satisfied o happy with something/somebody
b) ( de acuerdo)conforme! — agreed!, fine!
entonces, ¿estamos conformes? — are we agreed, then?
conforme con algo: eso no está conforme con mis ideas that doesn't fit in with my ideas; esto está conforme con la línea del partido — this is in keeping with the party line
c) ( en regla) in orderconfirmé el vuelo, está todo conforme — I confirmed the flight, everything is in order
2)IIconforme a — (frml) according to, in accordance with (frml)
masculino written authorizationIIIdar or poner el conforme a algo — to authorize something ( by signing it)
conforme se entra, está a mano izquierda — it's on the left as you go in
* * *I1) [estar]a) ( satisfecho) satisfied, happyconforme con algo/alguien — satisfied o happy with something/somebody
b) ( de acuerdo)conforme! — agreed!, fine!
entonces, ¿estamos conformes? — are we agreed, then?
conforme con algo: eso no está conforme con mis ideas that doesn't fit in with my ideas; esto está conforme con la línea del partido — this is in keeping with the party line
c) ( en regla) in orderconfirmé el vuelo, está todo conforme — I confirmed the flight, everything is in order
2)IIconforme a — (frml) according to, in accordance with (frml)
masculino written authorizationIIIdar or poner el conforme a algo — to authorize something ( by signing it)
conforme se entra, está a mano izquierda — it's on the left as you go in
* * *conforme11 = approval, consent.Ex: A number of more unusual arrangements have been tried, but none have met with wide approval.
Ex: Subject to the consent of the original author every thesis should be available for loan.conforme22 = satisfied.Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
conforme3= as.Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
* conforme a = pursuant to, in conformity with.* conforme a lo que = as far as + Sujeto + Verbo.* conforme + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* conforme + nacer = at birth.* conforme + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* conforme + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.* conforme + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.* * *A1 (satisfecho, contento) satisfied, happy¡conforme! agreed!, fine!conforme CON algo/algn satisfied o happy WITH sth/sbno está conforme con el sueldo he is not satisfied o happy with his salaryno se quedó muy conforme con el regalo she wasn't very happy with the present2 (en regla) in orderya he confirmado el vuelo, está todo conforme I have already confirmed the flight, everything is in orderconforme CON algo/algn:eso no está conforme con mis ideas that doesn't fit in with o coincide with my ideaseso no está conforme con la línea del partido that is not in keeping with the party lineestán conformes con el gobierno they are in agreement with o they agree with the governmentBsucedió conforme a lo previsto it happened in accordance with forecasts, it happened as predictedse pagará conforme al trabajo realizado payment will be in accordance with the amount of work doneconforme a derecho in accordance with the lawwritten authorizationdar or poner el conforme a una orden/un documento to authorize an order/document ( by signing it)asconforme se entra, está a mano izquierda as you go in, it is on the leftve ordenándolos conforme te los voy dando put them in order as I give them to yourecojan los abrigos conforme vayan saliendo collect your coats as you go out o on your way out* * *
Del verbo conformar: ( conjugate conformar)
conformé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
conforme es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
conformar
conforme
conformar ( conjugate conformar) verbo transitivo
conformarse verbo pronominala) ( contentarse) conformese con algo to be satisfied with sth;
tuvo que conformese con lo que tenía he had to make do with what he hadb) (esp AmL) ( resignarse):◊ no tienes más remedio que conformete you'll just have to accept it o to resign yourself to it;
no se puede conforme she can't get over it
conforme adjetivo [estar]
conforme con algo/algn satisfied o happy with sth/sbb) ( de acuerdo):
estoy conforme en que se haga así I agree that it should be done like that;
conforme a algo in accordance with sth (frml)
■ conjunción
as;◊ conforme se entra, está a mano izquierda it's on the left as you go in
conformar verbo transitivo to shape: está conformando la arcilla, she's molding the clay
conforme
I adjetivo
1 (de acuerdo) conforme, agreed, all right
no estamos conformes, we don't agree
2 (satisfecho) satisfied
II adverbio
1 (según, del mismo modo) as: dejé todo conforme estaba, I left things as they were
2 (a medida que) as: conforme lo escuchaba me daba cuenta que estaba loco, as I listened to him I realized he was mad
♦ Locuciones: conforme a, in accordance o keeping with
' conforme' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
satisfecha
- satisfecho
- sufrida
- sufrido
- alguno
English:
agreeable
- compliance
- line
- roger
- under
* * *♦ adjconforme al reglamento in accordance with the rules;el juez dictaminó que la decisión era conforme a la ley the judge ruled that the decision was in accordance with the law2. [de acuerdo] in agreement, happy;estar conforme con algo/alguien to be happy with sth/sb;si no estás conforme, protesta if you don't agree, say so, if you're not happy, say so;estoy conforme en que vengas, pero no llegues tarde I'm happy for you to come o it's all right by me if you come, but don't be late3. [contento] happy;no estoy muy conforme con la reparación efectuada I'm not very happy with the repair they did♦ adv1. [a medida que] as;conforme envejecía as he got older2. [como] exactly as;te lo cuento conforme lo vi I'm telling you exactly what I saw3. [en cuanto] as soon as;conforme amanezca, me iré I'll leave as soon as it gets light♦ nmauthorization;todavía no ha dado su conforme he hasn't authorized it yet* * *I adj1 satisfied ( con with)2:¡conforme! agreed!;estar conforme con agree with3:ser conforme a comply withII prp:conforme a in accordance withIII conj as* * *conforme adj1) : content, satisfied2)conforme a : in accordance withconforme conj: asentreguen sus tareas conforme vayan saliendo: hand in your homework as you leave* * *conforme1 adj2. (de acuerdo)conforme a in keeping with / in accordance withconforme va llegando el día de la boda, más nerviosa estoy I get more and more nervous as the day of the wedding gets nearer -
20 broncodilatador
m.bronchodilator, drug which expands the bronchi.* * ** * *bronchodilator* * *broncodilatador, -ora Farm♦ adjun medicamento broncodilatador a bronchodilator♦ nmbronchodilator
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