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101 modernize
جَعَلَ (الشيء) حديثًا أو عَصْريًّا \ modernize: to change and improve, according to the latest ideas: Modernized factories use fewer men and more machines. \ حَدَّث \ modernize: to change and improve, according to the latest ideas: Modernized factories use fewer men and more machines. -
102 cheer
tʃɪə I
1. сущ. от лат. cara, "лицо, выражение лица"
1) настроение;
перен. то, от чего приходит хорошее настроение, особенно еда Is it you who are here for our good cheer? ≈ Так это тебе мы должны радоваться( Jethro Tull, "A Passion Play") ? What cheer? ≈ Как настроеньице? Every table was loaded with good cheer. ≈ Каждый стол ломился от лакомств (Маколей). be of good cheer be of bad cheer make good cheer the fewer the better cheer Syn: mood, spirit
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2) веселье cheer-leader Syn: merriment, fun, gladness, mirth, joy, gaiety
3) одобрительное, приветственное восклицание;
мн. аплодисменты, одобрительные возгласы;
тост to acknowledge the cheers ≈ быть признательным за приветственные восклицания to give, shout a cheer ≈ сказать что-то ободряющее to draw a cheer ≈ одобрительно воскликнуть loud, ringing cheer ≈ громкое/радостное приветствие rousing cheer ≈ нарастающие одобрительные возгласы cheers! ≈ ура! (как застольная здравица) words of cheer Syn: applause, acclaim, acclamation, plaudit, clapping
2. гл.
1) создавать хорошее настроение, веселить;
успокаивать, подбадривать;
собираться с духом, приводить себя в хорошее настроение (обычно в императиве) ;
развеселить He cheered her, and that helped. ≈ Он принялся ее подбадривать, и это помогло. Cheer thee, my boy! ≈ К черту грусть, мой мальчик, а ну-ка, веселее, выше нос! One whisper of happiness to cheer me. ≈ Неслышный шепот счастья развеселил меня.
2) приветствовать громкими возгласами;
поощрять одобрительными восклицаниями кого-л., болеть;
уст. подавать пример действием Let's go to the football game and cheer for our favourite team. ≈ Пошли на футбол, поболеем за нашу любимую команду. Syn: encourage, exhilarate, gladden, warm Ant: chill, depress, discourage, dispirit, ridicule, sadden
3) аплодировать;
кричать "Браво! Ура!" The House cheered more tumultuously than ever. ≈ Такого грохота аплодисментов театральные стены еще не видели. Syn: applaud ∙ cheer on cheer up II сущ. вид фазана, обитающего в Индии одобрительное или приветственное восклицание - three *s for our visitors! да здравствуют наши гости! - the result was received with *s and counter-cheers результат был встречен возгласами одобрения и возмущения аплодисменты веселье;
оживление;
радость - with good * сердечно, тепло - to make * вносить оживление ободрение, поддержка;
утешение - words of * ободряющие слова, слова утешения настроение ( преим. хорошее) ;
расположение духа - to be of good * быть в хорошем настроении - be of good * (библеизм) не бойтесь;
мужайтесь;
не падайте духом - what * ? (устаревшее) как поживаете? (хорошее) угощение, еда - to make good * пировать, угощаться - to feed on simple * питаться просто - the fewer the better * чем меньше ртов, тем больше еды (устаревшее) выражение лица аплодировать;
приветствовать или награждать одобрительными возгласами и аплодисментами - the speaker was *ed loudly оратору громко аплодировали - to * a hero устроить герою овацию - the people all *ed when he rode past весь народ приветствовал его, когда он проезжал - everyone *ed the news that peace had come весть о мире вызвала всеобщее (бурное) ликование подбадривать, воодушевлять, ободрять( возгласами, свистом - участников состязания, драки) улюлюкать( собакам) ободрять;
поддерживать;
утешать - * yourself! бодритесь!, мужайтесь! - your visit has *ed the sick man ваше посещение подбодрило больного - everyone was *ed by the good news добрая весть всех привела в хорошее настроение веселить, бодрить( о еде, напитке) утешиться;
ободриться;
повеселеть - * up! не унывай!, веселей! ~ настроение;
to be of good (bad) cheer быть в хорошем (плохом) настроении cheer аплодировать;
cheer up утешить(ся) ;
ободрить(ся) ;
cheer up! не унывай(те) !, не падайте духом! ~ pl аплодисменты, одобрительные возгласы ~ веселье ~ настроение;
to be of good (bad) cheer быть в хорошем (плохом) настроении ~ ободрять;
поощрять одобрительными восклицаниями ~ одобрительное или приветственное восклицание;
cheers ура!, three cheers for our visitors! да здравствуют наши гости!;
words of cheer ободряющие слова ~ приветствовать громкими возгласами ~ хорошее угощение;
to make good cheer пировать, угощаться cheer аплодировать;
cheer up утешить(ся) ;
ободрить(ся) ;
cheer up! не унывай(те) !, не падайте духом! cheer аплодировать;
cheer up утешить(ся) ;
ободрить(ся) ;
cheer up! не унывай(те) !, не падайте духом! ~ одобрительное или приветственное восклицание;
cheers ура!, three cheers for our visitors! да здравствуют наши гости!;
words of cheer ободряющие слова ~ хорошее угощение;
to make good cheer пировать, угощаться ~ одобрительное или приветственное восклицание;
cheers ура!, three cheers for our visitors! да здравствуют наши гости!;
words of cheer ободряющие слова ~ одобрительное или приветственное восклицание;
cheers ура!, three cheers for our visitors! да здравствуют наши гости!;
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103 few
adj. weinig, enkele, enkel--------n. weinig, een paar, enkele; een klein aantal van--------pron. weinig, weinigenfew11 weinige(n) ⇒ weinig, enkele(n)♦voorbeelden:a faithful few • een paar trouwe volgelingenholidays are few and far between • feestdagen zijn er maar weinigno fewer than twenty • niet minder dan twintig, wel twintighe was among the few who understood • hij was een van de weinigen die het begreepa few of the chocolates • een paar chocolaatjesa few • een paar, enkele(n)a few more • nog enkele(n)quite a few • vrij veel————————few2〈determinator; fewer, vergrotende trap informeel ook less〉1 weinig ⇒ een paar, enkele♦voorbeelden:a man of few words • een man van weinig woordena few words • een paar woordenevery few days • om de zoveel dagenthe last few hours • de laatste (paar) urensome few words • (maar) een paar woorden -
104 few
[fju:] adjthere are a \few sandwiches left over from the party es sind noch ein paar Sandwiches von der Feier übrig;I've got to get a \few things ich muss ein paar Dinge kaufen;may I ask a \few questions? darf ich ein paar Fragen stellen?;I'll be ready in just a \few minutes ich bin gleich fertig;can I have a \few words with you? kann ich mal kurz mit dir sprechen?;he is among the very \few people I can trust er gehört zu den ganz wenigen Leuten, denen ich vertrauen kann;so \few people attended the party that it was embarrassing auf der Party waren so wenige Leute, dass es peinlich war;there are only a \few days left before we leave for France in ein paar Tagen fahren wir nach Frankreich;there are \few things in this world that give me more pleasure than a long bath nur weniges auf der Welt bereitet mir mehr Vergnügen als ein langes Bad;\fewer people smoke these days than used to heute rauchen weniger Menschen als früher;the benefits of this scheme are \few dieser Plan hat nur wenige Vorteile;he's a man of \few words er sagt nie viel ( form);I've warned him on no \fewer than five occasions ich habe ihn schon mindestens fünf Mal gewarnt;his fiction has caused not a \few readers to see red bei seinen Romanen sehen nicht wenige Leser rot;as \few as... nur...I know a \few people who... ich kenne einige Leute, die...;( Brit)she put on a good \few pounds over Christmas sie hat über Weihnachten einige Pfunde zugelegt;quite a \few [people] ziemlich vielePHRASES:to be \few and far between dünn gesät sein;such opportunities are \few and far between solche Gelegenheiten gibt es nicht oft;1) ( small number)a \few of these apples ein paar von diesen Äpfeln;many believe it but only a \few are prepared to say viele glauben es, aber nur wenige sagen es;\few can remember back that far nur wenige können sich so weit zurückerinnern;not many showed up and the \few who did left early es kamen nicht viele, und die paar, die kamen, gingen bald;\few if any still believe that... kaum einer glaubt heute noch, dass...;only some \few master more than ten languages nur ein paar wenige sprechen mehr als zehn Sprachen;\few of the houses in the village made it through the hurricane nur wenige Häuser in dem Ort überstanden den Hurrikan;\few of them actually got an interview nur wenige wurden zu einem Gespräch eingeladen;there were too \few of us to charter the plane wir waren nicht genug, um das Flugzeug chartern zu können;not a \few nicht wenige;though she's young, her talents are not a \few obwohl sie jung ist, hat sie viele Talente3) ( many)a good \few ( Brit) ziemlich viele;quite a \few eine ganze MengePHRASES:precious \few herzlich wenig +akk;to have had a \few einen sitzen haben ( fam)to have had a \few too many etwas zu viel getrunken haben n1) ( elite)the \few pl die Auserwählten;only the \few can say they've dined with the Queen nur wenige Auserwählte können von sich sagen, dass sie mit der Queen gespeist haben2) ( minority)the \few pl die Minderheit;I was one of the lucky \few who... ich gehörte zu den wenigen Glücklichen, die...;the F\few pl RAF-Piloten (Zitat aus einer Rede von Winston Churchill) -
105 Quantities
Note the use of en (of it or of them) in the following examples. This word must be included when the thing you are talking about is not expressed (the French says literally there is of it a lot, there is of it two kilos, I have of them a lot etc.). However, en is not needed when the commodity is specified e.g. there is a lot of butter = il y a beaucoup de beurre.how much is there?= combien y en a-t-il?there’s a lot= il y en a beaucoup*there’s not much= il n’y en a pas beaucoupthere’s two kilos= il y en a deux kiloshow much sugar have you got?= combien de sucre as-tu?I’ve got a lot= j’en ai beaucoupI’ve not got much= je n’en ai pas beaucoupI’ve got two kilos= j’en ai deux kiloshow many are there?= combien y en a-t-il?there are a lot= il y en a beaucoupthere aren’t many= il n’y en a pas beaucoupthere are twenty= il y en a vingthow many apples have you?= combien de pommes as-tu? or tu as combien de pommes?I’ve got a lot= j’en ai beaucoupI haven’t many= je n’en ai pas beaucoupI’ve got twenty= j’en ai vingtA has got more than B= A en a plus que BA has got more money than B= A a plus d’argent que Bmuch more than= beaucoup plus quea little more than= un peu plus queA has got more apples than B= A a plus de pommes que Bmany more apples than B= beaucoup plus de pommes que Ba few more apples than B= quelques pommes de plus que Ba few more people than yesterday= quelques personnes de plus qu’hierB has got less money than A= B a moins d’argent que AB has got less than A= B en a moins que Amuch less than= beaucoup moins quea little less than= un peu moins queB has got fewer than A= B en a moins que AB has got fewer apples than A= B a moins de pommes que Amany fewer than= beaucoup moins queRelative quantitieshow many are there to the kilo?= combien y en a-t-il au kilo?there are ten to the kilo= il y en a dix au kiloyou can count six to the kilo= il faut en compter six au kilohow many do you get for ten francs?= combien peut-on en avoir pour dix francs?you get five for ten francs= il y en a cinq pour dix francshow much does it cost a litre?= combien coûte le litre?it costs £5 a litre= ça coûte cinq livres le litrehow much do apples cost a kilo?= combien coûte le kilo de pommes?apples cost ten francs a kilo= les pommes coûtent dix francs le kilohow much does it cost a metre?= combien coûte le mètre?how much does your car do to the gallon?= combien consomme votre voiture?it does 28 miles to the gallon= elle fait dix litres aux cent(Note that the French calculate petrol consumption in litres per 100 km. To convert mpg to litres per 100 km and vice versa, simply divide 280 by the known figure.)how many glasses do you get to the bottle?= combien y a-t-il de verres par bouteille?you get six glasses to the bottle= il y a six verres par bouteille -
106 عدد
عَدَد \ figure: the sign for a number (1, 2, 3, etc.); any number: a low figure. number: a quantity: a large number of people. \ الأَعْدَاد الزَّوْجيَّة \ even numbers: those numbers that can be divided by two: 2, 4, 6, 8 etc.. \ أَعْدَادٌ كبيرة \ hundreds: a very large number: He has hundreds of friends. thousands: a great many: thousands of people. \ أَعْدَاد كبيرة مِن \ plague: a very large number of creatures (esp. flies, rats, locusts, etc.) that cause great trouble: The crops were destroyed by a plague of locusts. \ See Also أَسْرَاب مُؤذِيَة مِن... \ عَدَد \ intake: a quatity that is taken in: This year’s intake of students was 70 girls and 50 boys. \ See Also كَمِّيّة مُدْخَلَة \ عَدَد أقلّ \ less: a smaller amount of; not so much; not so many (but fewer is better than less in regard to plural nouns): You should eat less sugar and fewer sweets. less: a smaller amount: It lasted for less than five minutes. He wants $5 and he won’t accept less. \ عَدَد صَحيح \ a whole number: a number such as 2 (not a fraction like 2/3 or a decimal like 1.7). \ عَدَد غفير \ multitude: a great number; a crowd. \ عَدَد قَديم (من صَحيفَة أو مَجَلَّة) \ back number: (of a newspaper, etc) a copy which is not the latest on sale. \ See Also نُسْخَة قَديمَة \ عَدَد قَليل \ few: (with a) some, but not a large number: I waited for a few days. I need a few more books. handful: a few: Only a handful of people came to watch the match. \ العَدَد الكامِل \ strength: the full quantity of a group of persons who form an effective force: The nurses are not up to strength. (There are not enough nurses) They are 30 below strength. (The hospital usu. employs 30 more than it has now). \ عَدَد كبير \ many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (a job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). score: modern use (mostly pl.) a large number: I’ve been there scores of times. \ عَدَد كبير \ heaps of: a lot of: He has heaps of relations. \ See Also كَمية كبيرة مِن \ عَدَد كبير جدًّا \ a good many, a great many: very many: a good many people. \ عَدَد كَبير مِن \ dozen: a lot: I have dozens of relations. \ عَدَد مِن صَحِيفة \ issue: an official supply; (of newspapers) a particular supply: an issue of new coins; yesterday’s issue of the local paper. \ عَدَد هائِل \ a cloud: a mass of everything in the air (flying insects, smoke, dust, etc.). -
107 كمية
كَمِّيَّة \ amount: sum; quantity: It cost $25, and I paid the full amount. I bought a large amount of food. batch: a set of people or things dealt with or taken as a group: The first batch of loaves baked too hard. I’ve just corrected several batches of exam papers. quantity: a number or amount: a small quantity of pins; a large quantity of food; bought in small quantities. \ بِكَمِّيّات كَبِيرَة \ in bulk: in large amounts; not in separate containers: Ships carry oil in bulk. \ كَمِّيَّة أقلّ \ less: a smaller amount: It lasted for less than five minutes. He wants $5 and he won’t accept less, a smaller amount of; not so much; not so many (but fewer is better than less in regard to plural nouns) You should eat less sugar and fewer sweets. \ كَمِّيَّة قَليلة من \ little: small but reasonable amount: Every little helps. I gave her a little of my own share. He paid his debts, little by little. \ كَمِّيَّة كَبيرة \ quantity: (often pl.) a large number or amount: Quantities of food were wasted. \ كَمِّيَّة كَبيرة مِن \ a good deal, a great deal: a lot: He has a great deal of money. masses: a lot: I’ve got masses of work to finish. much: (it should be used: (a) only with nu. nouns; use many for nc. nouns; (b) in negative sentences or questions; (c) in statements only when it describes the subject or when it follows how, too, so or as; in other statements use a lot, plenty of, a good deal of) a large amount of: We haven’t much food. Much money was spent on repairs. You eat too much sugar. \ كَمِّيّة المطر السنويّة \ rainfall: a fall of rain; a measured amount of rain: The place with the highest rainfall (figures). -
108 no
nəu
1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) ninguno2) (not allowed: No smoking.) prohibido3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) ningún
2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) no
3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') no
4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) no2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) no•- nobody
5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.)- no-one- there's no saying
- knowing
no1 adj ningunono2 adv nois it raining? No, it's snowing ¿llueve? No, nieva
Multiple Entries: NO no
NO (◊ noroeste) NW
no adverbio (modificando adverbios, oraciones, verbos) not la negación de la mayoría de los verbos ingleses requiere el uso del auxiliar `do'◊ ¿te gustó? — no did you like it? — no, I didn't;¿vienes o no? are you coming or not?; no te preocupes don't worry; ¿por qué no quieres ir? — porque no why don't you want to go? — I just don'tb) ( con otro negativo):◊ no veo nada I can't see a thing o anything;no viene nunca she never comesc) ( en coletillas interrogativas):◊ está mejor ¿no? she's better, isn't she?;ha dimitido ¿no? he has resigned, hasn't he?d) ( expresando incredulidad):◊ se ganó la lotería — ¡no! he won the lottery — he didn't! o no!e) ( sustituyendo a una cláusula):¿te gustó? a mí no did you like it? I didn'tf) (delante de n, adj, pp):la no violencia non-violence; un hijo no deseado an unwanted child ■ sustantivo masculino (pl◊ noes) no
no
I adverbio
1 (como respuesta) no: ¿quieres un poco?, - no, gracias, would you like a bit?, - no, thanks
2 (en frases negativas) not: aún no está dormido, he isn't asleep yet
hoy no es jueves, today isn't Thursday
no, no iré, no, I will not go
no tengo hambre, I am not hungry
¿por qué no?, why not?
ya no fuma, she doesn't smoke any more
3 (antepuesto a un nombre) la no colaboración se penalizará, non-collaboration will be penalized
4 (con otros negativos) no diré nada, I won't say a single word
no lo haré jamás, I'll never do it
no sin antes..., not without first...
5 (en advertencia, cartel) no fumar, no smoking
6 (en preguntas retóricas o de confirmación) está enfadado, ¿no es así?, he is angry, isn't he?
estoy guapa, ¿o no?, I'm smart, aren't I?
firmarás el contrato, ¿no?, you'll sign the contract, won't you?
¿no nos presentaron el otro día?, weren't we introduced the other day?
7 (para expresar un temor) llévate el paraguas, no sea que llueva, take your umbrella in case it rains
II sustantivo masculino no: ¿es un no definitivo?, is that a definite no? 'no' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abandonar - abandonada - abandonado - abandonarse - abarcar - abarrotada - abarrotado - abasto - abatir - abatimiento - abonarse - abortar - abrir - abreviar - abrigar - absoluta - absolutamente - absoluto - abstraerse - abuela - abundar - aburrida - aburrido - abusar - acabar - acallar - acalorarse - acariciar - acaso - accesoria - accesorio - aceptar - acertada - acertado - achacar - achantarse - aclararse - aconsejar - actuación - actual - acudir - adelantar - adelante - adentro - adivinar - admitir - adónde - adorno - advertir English: abide - ablaze - able - about - absence - absent - accepted - accommodate - account - accountable - accustom - act on - action - actual - actually - add up - adequately - adjust - admit - admittance - advertise - advise - affair - afford - afraid - agree - agreement - albeit - alike - alive - all - alone - aloud - also - alternative - altogether - always - ambit - amiss - amusing - anathema - and - answer - answer back - antisexist - any - anybody - anything - anywhere - apartNotr['nʌmbəSMALLr/SMALL] (Also written no; pl Nos, nos)1 ( number) número; (abbreviation) nº, núm.no ['no:] adv: noare you leaving?-no: ¿te vas?-nono less than: no menos deto say no: decir que nolike it or no: quieras o no quierasno adj1) : ningunoit's no trouble: no es ningún problemashe has no money: no tiene dinerowe'll be there in no time: llegamos dentro de poco, no tardamos nadahe's no liar: no es mentiroso1) denial: no mI won't take no for an answer: no aceptaré un no por respuesta2) : vota f en contrathe noes have it: se ha rechazado la mociónnoadj.• ninguno, -a adj.adv.• no adv.n.• no s.m.• voto negativo s.m.
I nəʊ1)a) (+ pl n)the room has no windows — la habitación no tiene ninguna ventana or no tiene ventanas
b) (+ uncount n)how can we cook with no electricity? — ¿cómo vamos a cocinar sin electricidad?
c) (+ sing count n)2) ( in understatements)I'm no expert, but... — no soy ningún experto, pero...
3)a) (prohibiting, demanding)4) ( very little)
II
adverb (before adj or adv)I no longer work for them — ya no trabajo para ellos, no trabajo más para ellos
III
to say no — decir* que no
no, thank you — no, gracias
have you seen John? - no, I haven't — ¿has visto a John? - no
oh no, you don't! — eso sí que no!
oh no, not again! — ay no, otra vez!
IV
a) ( negative answer) no mb) ( vote) voto m en contra
V
(pl nos) (= number) no, No[nǝʊ]phone no 34682 — (no de) Tel.: 34682
1. ADV1) (answer) no2) (emphatic) no2. ADJ1) (=not any) ningúnI have no money/furniture etc — no tengo dinero/muebles etc
no admittance, no entry — se prohíbe la entrada
"no parking" — "no aparcar", "no estacionarse" (esp LAm)
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we'll be there in no time — llegamos en un dos por tres, no tardamos nada•
no two of them are alike — no hay dos iguales2) (=quite other than)he's no film star! that's the man who lives at number 54 — ¡ese no es una or no es ninguna estrella de cine! es el señor que vive en el número 54
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he's no fool — no es tonto, ni mucho menos, no es ningún tonto•
he's no friend of mine — no es precisamente amigo mío3) (=no way of)•
there's no denying it — es imposible negarlo•
there's no getting out of it — no hay posibilidad de evitarlo4)3. N(pl noes)1) (=refusal) no m2) (Pol) voto m en contra4.CPDno entry sign N — (=traffic sign) señal f de prohibido el paso; (on gate, door) cartel m de "prohibido el paso"
no throw N — (Sport) lanzamiento m nulo
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I [nəʊ]1)a) (+ pl n)the room has no windows — la habitación no tiene ninguna ventana or no tiene ventanas
b) (+ uncount n)how can we cook with no electricity? — ¿cómo vamos a cocinar sin electricidad?
c) (+ sing count n)2) ( in understatements)I'm no expert, but... — no soy ningún experto, pero...
3)a) (prohibiting, demanding)4) ( very little)
II
adverb (before adj or adv)I no longer work for them — ya no trabajo para ellos, no trabajo más para ellos
III
to say no — decir* que no
no, thank you — no, gracias
have you seen John? - no, I haven't — ¿has visto a John? - no
oh no, you don't! — eso sí que no!
oh no, not again! — ay no, otra vez!
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a) ( negative answer) no mb) ( vote) voto m en contra
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(pl nos) (= number) no, Nophone no 34682 — (no de) Tel.: 34682
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109 búsqueda por rangos
(n.) = range searching, ranged searchEx. Range searching: other operators permit the selection of documents meeting certain criteria.Ex. When you encounter the 300 term limit, perform multiple ranged searches that each retrieve fewer terms and then OR the results together.* * *(n.) = range searching, ranged searchEx: Range searching: other operators permit the selection of documents meeting certain criteria.
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110 candidato posible
(n.) = eligible, eligible partyEx. Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.Ex. As already indicated, funding has had to be limited to eligible parties that are least developed countries.* * *(n.) = eligible, eligible partyEx: Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.
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111 dar en el blanco
to hit the mark 2 figurado to hit the nail on the head* * *(v.) = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + homeEx. In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.Ex. Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex. She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.Ex. He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.Ex. With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.* * *(v.) = hit + the bull's eye, strike + home, put + Posesivo + finger on, hit + the truth, hit + homeEx: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.Ex: She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.Ex: He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home. -
112 debería(n)
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113 dirigido al consumidor
Ex. As a trend, GPO sees fewer consumer-oriented publications and more professional-use titles.* * *Ex: As a trend, GPO sees fewer consumer-oriented publications and more professional-use titles.
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114 en su punto más álgido
Ex. At its height in 1929 the stock, circulation and readers were only slightly fewer than those of the secular public libraries.* * *Ex: At its height in 1929 the stock, circulation and readers were only slightly fewer than those of the secular public libraries.
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115 enumeración
f.enumeration, listing.* * *1 (cómputo) enumeration, count, reckoning; (relación) listing, enumeration* * *SF (=listado) enumeration; (=cuenta) count, reckoning* * *femenino enumeration* * *= enumeration, recitation.Ex. The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.* * *femenino enumeration* * *= enumeration, recitation.Ex: The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.* * *1 (de razones, datos, temas) list, enumeration ( frml)2 ( Lit) enumeration* * *
enumeración sustantivo femenino list, enumeration
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116 error administrativo
(n.) = clerical mistake, clerical errorEx. Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.Ex. Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.* * *(n.) = clerical mistake, clerical errorEx: Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.
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117 error de copia
(n.) = clerical error, clerical mistakeEx. Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.Ex. Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.* * *(n.) = clerical error, clerical mistakeEx: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.
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118 escasamente
adv.1 scantily, sparingly, miserably.2 hardly, scarcely, difficultly; narrowly.intj.hardly.* * *► adverbio1 scarcely, barely* * *ADV1) (=insuficientemente) scantily, sparingly2) (=apenas) scarcely, hardly* * *= sparsely, barely, meagrely [meagerly, -USA].Ex. It would be useful to have at least optional, bracketed, supplied, possible subject tracings with the FICTION subhead, whereas now these are almost never, or at least most sparsely, supplied.Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex. Patents are meagrely covered in scitech journals.----* escasamente poblado = thinly populated.* * *= sparsely, barely, meagrely [meagerly, -USA].Ex: It would be useful to have at least optional, bracketed, supplied, possible subject tracings with the FICTION subhead, whereas now these are almost never, or at least most sparsely, supplied.
Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex: Patents are meagrely covered in scitech journals.* escasamente poblado = thinly populated.* * *barely, scarcely* * *escasamente adv1. [apenas] scarcely, barely2. [con dificultad] with difficulty* * *adv barely, hardly* * *escasamente adv: scarcely, barely -
119 gusto por lo dulce
(n.) = sweet toothEx. When you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, don't forget to consider using maple syrup which contains fewer calories and a higher concentration of minerals than honey.* * *(n.) = sweet toothEx: When you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, don't forget to consider using maple syrup which contains fewer calories and a higher concentration of minerals than honey.
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120 jarabe de arce
(n.) = maple syrupEx. When you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, don't forget to consider using maple syrup which contains fewer calories and a higher concentration of minerals than honey.* * *(n.) = maple syrupEx: When you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, don't forget to consider using maple syrup which contains fewer calories and a higher concentration of minerals than honey.
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