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101 hacer correr la voz
(v.) = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the newsEx. It is divided into sections on the definition of information literacy, spreading the word outside the library profession, publications for librarians and information literacy in schools.Ex. The article ' Spreading the good word' studies the dissemination and relevance of research in the library-information field.Ex. Please keep me informed of e-democracy-related happenings in your community and nation so I can continue to pass on the good word to those around the world working to make a difference with ICTs in everyday politics and democracy.Ex. They have been doing their best to try to spread the news the genocide in Sri Lanka.* * *(v.) = spread + the word, spread + the good word, pass on + the good word, spread + the newsEx: It is divided into sections on the definition of information literacy, spreading the word outside the library profession, publications for librarians and information literacy in schools.
Ex: The article ' Spreading the good word' studies the dissemination and relevance of research in the library-information field.Ex: Please keep me informed of e-democracy-related happenings in your community and nation so I can continue to pass on the good word to those around the world working to make a difference with ICTs in everyday politics and democracy.Ex: They have been doing their best to try to spread the news the genocide in Sri Lanka. -
102 hidrometalurgia
Ex. The author analyzes the patterns of research contributions in the field of hydrometallurgy.* * *Ex: The author analyzes the patterns of research contributions in the field of hydrometallurgy.
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103 hito
m.1 milestone (also figurative).mirar a alguien de hito en hito to stare at somebody2 landmark, bench mark, boundary stone, guidepost.* * *1 (mojón - para distancias) milestone; (- para límites) boundary stone3 (blanco) bull's eye4 figurado (objetivo) target, aim, goal5 figurado (hecho importante) milestone, landmark\dar en el hito to hit the nail on the headmirar de hito en hito to stare at* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=acontecimiento) landmark, milestone2) (=señal) [para límites] boundary post; [para distancias] milestone; (Aut) (=cono) cone, traffic cone3) (Dep) quoits4) (Mil) (lit) target; (fig) aim, goal- a hito* * *mirarle a alguien de hito en hito — (liter) to gaze o stare at somebody
* * *= landmark, milestone, watershed, lasting legacy.Ex. Three books were eventually to appear that were landmarks in the field.Ex. The seminar was a significant milestones in British Academic Library Planning.Ex. The library literature of 1990-91 indicates that the 1990s will be a watershed for academic and research libraries.Ex. This book is sure to have a lasting legacy among all whose job it is to care about students.----* hito histórico = historical milestone, historical landmark.* marcar un hito = mark + a stage, make + things happen, mark + a watershed.* marcar un hito histórico = make + history.* que marca un hito = epoch-making.* * *mirarle a alguien de hito en hito — (liter) to gaze o stare at somebody
* * *= landmark, milestone, watershed, lasting legacy.Ex: Three books were eventually to appear that were landmarks in the field.
Ex: The seminar was a significant milestones in British Academic Library Planning.Ex: The library literature of 1990-91 indicates that the 1990s will be a watershed for academic and research libraries.Ex: This book is sure to have a lasting legacy among all whose job it is to care about students.* hito histórico = historical milestone, historical landmark.* marcar un hito = mark + a stage, make + things happen, mark + a watershed.* marcar un hito histórico = make + history.* que marca un hito = epoch-making.* * *1 (hecho trascendental) landmark, milestoneeste hecho marcó un hito en nuestra historia this event was a milestone o landmark in our historymirar a algn de hito en hito ( liter); to gaze o stare at sbse la quedó mirando de hito a hito he stood there staring o gazing at her* * *
hito sustantivo masculino ( hecho trascendental) landmark, milestone
hito sustantivo masculino milestone
♦ Locuciones: mirar de hito en hito, to stare at
' hito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mojón
English:
landmark
- milestone
- watershed
- mile
* * *hito nm1. [poste] milestone;mirar a alguien de hito en hito to stare at sb2. [suceso] milestone;un descubrimiento que marcará un hito en la lucha contra el cáncer a landmark discovery in the fight against cancer* * *m tb figmilestone;marcar (un) hito be o mark a milestone;mirar a alguien de hito en hito stare at s.o.* * *hito nm: milestone, landmark -
104 incauto
adj.incautious, heedless, reckless, imprudent.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: incautar.* * *► adjetivo1 (crédulo) gullible► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 gullible person* * *ADJ1) (=crédulo) gullible2) (=imprevisor) unwary, incautious* * *I- ta adjetivo unsuspecting, unwaryII- ta masculino, femenino unwary o unsuspecting person, sap (colloq)* * *= unwary, reckless.Ex. Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.Ex. The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.----* incautos, los = unwary, the.* * *I- ta adjetivo unsuspecting, unwaryII- ta masculino, femenino unwary o unsuspecting person, sap (colloq)* * *= unwary, reckless.Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.* incautos, los = unwary, the.* * *unsuspecting, unwarytiman a los turistas incautos they swindle unwary o unsuspecting o gullible touristsel lector incauto podría sacar la conclusión de que … if he is not careful, the reader could come to the conclusion that …masculine, feminineunwary o unsuspecting person, sap ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo incautarse: ( conjugate incautarse)
me incauto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
se incautó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
incauto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (no cauto) incautious, unwary
2 (ingenuo, cándido) gullible
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (poco precavido) unwary person
2 (ingenuo) gullible person, dupe
' incauto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incauta
English:
confiscate
- unwary
- push
* * *incauto, -a♦ adjgullible, naive♦ nm,fgullible o naive person;es un incauto he's very gullible o naive* * *adj unwary* * *incauto, -ta adj: unwary, unsuspecting -
105 irritar
v.1 to irritate.Su actitud irrita a Ricardo His attitude irritates Richard.La loción irrita la piel The lotion irritates the skin.2 to annul.El documento irrita la apelación The document annuls the appeal.* * *1 to irritate1 to lose one's temper, get annoyed* * *verb1) to irritate2) exasperate* * *1. VT1) (=enfadar) to irritate2) (Med) to irritate3) [+ celos, pasiones] to stir up, inflame2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <piel/garganta> to irritatetiene la garganta irritada — his throat is sore o inflamed
b) < persona> to annoy, irritate2.irritarse v prona) piel/ojos to become irritatedb) persona to get annoyed, get irritated* * *= irk, needle, irritate, rattle + Posesivo + cage, rub + Nombre + up the wrong way, spite, annoy, roil, nerve, gall, rile, peeve, enrage, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, exasperate, touch + a (raw) nerve, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex. Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex. The author maintains that his poem makes an attempt to rattle the cage and is a gesture toward revolt, a call to abandon any vision of human life that does not embrace the sexual universe.Ex. Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.Ex. Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex. Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.Ex. But there's something which has nerved me before with the forum.Ex. It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex. Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex. Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.Ex. On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex. But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.----* irritarse con = get + short with.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <piel/garganta> to irritatetiene la garganta irritada — his throat is sore o inflamed
b) < persona> to annoy, irritate2.irritarse v prona) piel/ojos to become irritatedb) persona to get annoyed, get irritated* * *= irk, needle, irritate, rattle + Posesivo + cage, rub + Nombre + up the wrong way, spite, annoy, roil, nerve, gall, rile, peeve, enrage, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, exasperate, touch + a (raw) nerve, raise + Posesivo + hackles.Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.Ex: The author maintains that his poem makes an attempt to rattle the cage and is a gesture toward revolt, a call to abandon any vision of human life that does not embrace the sexual universe.Ex: Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.Ex: But there's something which has nerved me before with the forum.Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.* irritarse con = get + short with.* * *irritar [A1 ]vt1 ‹piel/garganta› to irritateel humo le irritaba los ojos the smoke was irritating his eyestiene la garganta irritada his throat is sore o inflamed2 ‹persona› to annoy, irritate1 «piel/ojos» to become irritated2 «persona» to get annoyed, get irritatedse irritó por lo que le dije he got annoyed o irritated at what I saidnunca se irrita con las críticas de sus adversarios she never gets annoyed at her opponents' criticisms* * *
irritar ( conjugate irritar) verbo transitivo
◊ tiene la garganta irritada his throat is sore o inflamed
irritarse verbo pronominal
irritar verbo transitivo to irritate
' irritar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
crispar
- enfermar
- picar
- provocar
- chocar
- fastidiar
- reventar
English:
gall
- irk
- irritate
- needle
- rile
- roil
- rub
- annoy
- vex
* * *♦ vt1. [enfadar] to irritate, to annoy2. [piel, garganta] to irritate;me irritó la garganta/piel it gave me a sore throat/a rash;el humo me irrita los pulmones smoke irritates my lungs* * *v/t tb MED irritate* * *irritar vt: to irritate♦ irritación nf* * *irritar vb to irritate -
106 libro antiguo
(n.) = old book, antiquarian book, rare bookEx. The future of old libraries lies not only in their history but in the presence of old books which are an indispensable source for research into the humanities.Ex. The author offers some general reflections about book buying and bookselling in the field of antiquarian books in the UK in the 1980s.Ex. Rare books, certain large size books, e.g. atlases and collections of photographs, expensive books, out of print and irreplaceable works can all come into the category of 'reference books'.* * *(n.) = old book, antiquarian book, rare bookEx: The future of old libraries lies not only in their history but in the presence of old books which are an indispensable source for research into the humanities.
Ex: The author offers some general reflections about book buying and bookselling in the field of antiquarian books in the UK in the 1980s.Ex: Rare books, certain large size books, e.g. atlases and collections of photographs, expensive books, out of print and irreplaceable works can all come into the category of 'reference books'. -
107 límite
m.1 limit, boundary, border, borderline.2 breaking point.3 limit, cap.4 ora, edge.* * *1 (extremo) limit; (en un terreno) boundary2 (frontera) boundary\sin límites boundlesstodo tiene un límite there's a limit to everythinglímite de velocidad speed limit* * *noun m.1) limit2) border, boundary* * *1. SM1) [gen] limitpodrá presentarse cualquiera, sin límite de edad — anyone can apply, regardless o irrespective of age, anyone can apply, there's no age limit
eran exámenes larguísimos, sin límite de tiempo — the exams were very long, there was no time limit
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como o de límite, tenemos como o de límite el sábado para presentar el trabajo — the deadline for submitting our work is Saturday•
poner (un) límite a, han puesto un límite de participantes — they have put a limit o restriction on the number of participantsnos pusieron un límite de dinero para gastar — they put a restriction on o limited the amount of money we had to spend
pretenden poner límite a la investigación sobre embriones — they aim to put tighter controls on research into embryos, they aim to restrict o curb research into embryos
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sin límites — limitless•
no tener límites — to know no boundslímite de crédito — (Com) credit limit
2) (Geog, Pol) boundary, borderlímite forestal — tree line, timber line
3) (Inform)4) (=final) end2.ADJ INV extreme, maximum* * *1) (Geog, Pol) boundary2)a) ( cifra máxima) limitponer un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something
b) (tope, extremo) limitbondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness
3) (como adj inv)* * *= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.Ex. A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex. The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex. Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex. It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex. People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex. Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.----* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* límite de edad = age limit.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* límite de velocidad = speed limit.* límite fluctuante = moving wall.* límite inferior = lower bound.* límite máximo = upper limit.* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.* llevar al límite = stretch.* marcar los límites = mark out.* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.* no tener límite = have + no limit.* no tener límites = be boundless.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* ser el límite = be the limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* * *1) (Geog, Pol) boundary2)a) ( cifra máxima) limitponer un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something
b) (tope, extremo) limitbondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness
3) (como adj inv)* * *= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.
Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex: Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* límite de edad = age limit.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* límite de velocidad = speed limit.* límite fluctuante = moving wall.* límite inferior = lower bound.* límite máximo = upper limit.* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.* llevar al límite = stretch.* marcar los límites = mark out.* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.* no tener límite = have + no limit.* no tener límites = be boundless.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* ser el límite = be the limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* * *el límite norte del país the country's northern border o boundarylos límites de la propiedad the boundaries of the propertyB1 (cifra máxima) limitel límite de edad es de 25 años the age limit is 25no hay límite de tiempo there is no time limitel límite de velocidad the speed limitno puede gastar lo que quiera, tiene un límite she can't spend what she likes, she has to keep within a limitpusieron un límite al número de llamadas they limited o restricted the number of calls2 (tope, extremo) limitmi paciencia ha llegado a su límite I've reached the limit of my patiencesu generosidad no conoce límites his generosity knows no limits o boundsbondad sin límites unlimited o boundless goodnessla situación está llegando a límites insostenibles the situation is becoming untenableno te lo consiento, todo tiene un límite I won't allow it, enough is enough o there are limitsCompuestos:credit limitspending limitweight limittolerance levelC ( como adj inv):tiempo límite time limitsituación límite extreme situationes un caso límite it's a borderline casefecha límite final date, deadline, closing date* * *
Del verbo limitar: ( conjugate limitar)
limité es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
limite es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
limitar
límite
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo límite con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;
me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
límite sustantivo masculino
1 (Geog, Pol) boundary
2 ( tope) limit;
su ambición no tiene límites his ambition knows no limits;
sin límites unlimited;
¡todo tiene un límite! enough is enough!
3 ( como adj inv):
situación límite extreme situation;
fecha límite deadline
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
límite sustantivo masculino
1 limit
2 Geog Pol boundary, border: está en el límite de lo legal, it is on the law borderline
II adjetivo
1 (tope) limit
fecha límite, deadline
(máximo) la temperatura límite es de 200 grados, the maximum temperature is 200 degrees
situación límite, extreme situation
' límite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- estiramiento
- extrema
- extremo
- fecha
- freno
- hasta
- rebasar
- salirse
- sobrepasar
- techo
- tope
- traspasar
- umbral
- exceder
- limitar
- salir
English:
boundary
- ceiling
- cut-off
- deadline
- designate
- exceed
- limit
- limitless
- line
- obsession
- quota
- rope
- time limit
- border
- breaking
- closing
- credit
- cut
- dead
- sell
- speed
* * *límite nm1. [tope] limit;al límite at the limit;dentro de un límite within limits;tiene una amabilidad sin límites his kindness knows no bounds;su pasión no tiene límite her passion knows no bounds;está trabajando al límite de sus posibilidades she's working at full stretch;estoy al límite de mis fuerzas I've reached the limit of my strength;me dejan estar conectado a Internet sin límite de tiempo I have unlimited access to the Internet;mi paciencia tiene un límite my patience has limits;no hay límite de edad there's no age limitFin límite de crédito credit limit;límite de velocidad speed limit2. [confín] boundary;el límite norte de la finca the northernmost boundary of the property3. Mat limit4. [como adjetivo] [precio, velocidad, edad] maximum;[situación] extreme; [caso] borderline;fecha límite de entrega: 15 de junio deadline for submissions: 15 June* * *I m1 limit;sin límites limitlessII adj:situación límite extreme situation;caso límite borderline case* * *límite nm1) : boundary, border2) : limitel límite de mi paciencia: the limit of my patiencelímite de velocidad: speed limit3)fecha límite : deadline* * *límite n1. (punto máximo) limit -
108 margen
f.bank.m.1 side.2 margin.3 margin (commerce).margen de beneficio profit margin4 leeway.al margen de eso, hay otros factores over and above this, there are other factorsal margen de la ley outside the lawdejar al margen to excludeestar al margen de to have nothing to do withmantenerse al margen de to keep out ofmargen de error margin of errormargen de seguridad degree of certainty5 outer edge, border, margin, fringe.6 bank of the river, bank, riverbank.7 spread, profit, difference between two given prices, mark-up.8 acies, edge.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 (extremidad) border, edge2 (de río) bank; (de camino) edge1 (del papel) margin2 (oportunidad) chance3 COMERCIO margin\al margen de... apart from..., out of...al margen de la ley outside the lawdar margen para to give scope fordejar algo al margen to leave something asidedejar a alguien al margen to leave somebody outmantenerse al margen not to get involvedmargen de beneficios profit marginmargen de error margin of error* * *noun m.1) margin2) border, edge* * *1. SM1) [de página] marginuna nota al margen — a marginal note, a note in the margin
2) (=espacio)la victoria no daba margen para pensar que... — the victory did not give any reason to think that...
margen de acción, margen de actuación — scope for action, room for manoeuvre, room for maneuver (EEUU)
margen de confianza, margen de credibilidad — credibility gap
margen de maniobra — = margen de acción
3)• al margen de — [+ opinión, resultado] regardless of, despite
al margen de lo que tú digas — regardless of o despite what you say
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dejar algo al margen — to leave sth aside, set sth asidedejando al margen nuestras creencias, la idea es muy buena — leaving o setting aside our beliefs, it's a very good idea
lo dejaron o mantuvieron al margen de las negociaciones — they excluded him from the negotiations, they left him out of the negotiations
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mantenerse o quedarse al margen de — [+ negociaciones, situación, escándalo] to keep out of, stay out of; [+ sociedad, vida pública] to remain on the sidelines of, remain on the fringes of4) (Econ) (=beneficio) margin2.SF [de río] bank* * *I II1) ( de una página) margin2)al margen: ver nota al margen see margin note; se mantuvo al margen de todo he kept out of everything; al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law; lo dejaron al margen he was left out; viven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society; al margen de lo expresado — apart from what's already been said
3) ( franja de terreno) strip of land4) ( holgura) marginganó por un amplio/estrecho margen — he won by a comfortable/narrow margin
5) márgenes masculino plural (límites, parámetros) limits (pl)6) (Com) margin, profit* * *= border, margin, leeway, fringe, sideline, riverfront, riverbank [river bank], verge.Ex. The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: designations and sizes of typefaces and typefounts, special characters, rules and borders.Ex. Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex. On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.Ex. With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.Ex. They use a mobile floating library to serve riverbank communities.Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.----* al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.* al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.* apoyado con un estrecho margen = narrowly endorsed.* comentario al margen = tangential comment.* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.* dejar margen = allow + margin.* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.* margen de confianza = the benefit of the doubt.* margen de edad = age group [age-group].* margen de error = margin of error.* margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.* margen de la carretera = roadside verge.* margen de la sociedad = margin of society.* margen del corte = outer margin.* margen del lomo = inner margin, gutter.* margen del lomo recortado = stub.* margen del río = river bank [riverbank].* margen derecho = right margin.* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].* margen escasísimo = razor-thin margin.* margen inferior = bottom margin.* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.* margen izquierdo = left margin.* margen superior = top margin.* nota al margen = sidenote [side-note].* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.* quedarse al margen = stand by.* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.* * *I II1) ( de una página) margin2)al margen: ver nota al margen see margin note; se mantuvo al margen de todo he kept out of everything; al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law; lo dejaron al margen he was left out; viven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society; al margen de lo expresado — apart from what's already been said
3) ( franja de terreno) strip of land4) ( holgura) marginganó por un amplio/estrecho margen — he won by a comfortable/narrow margin
5) márgenes masculino plural (límites, parámetros) limits (pl)6) (Com) margin, profit* * *= border, margin, leeway, fringe, sideline, riverfront, riverbank [river bank], verge.Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: designations and sizes of typefaces and typefounts, special characters, rules and borders.
Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.Ex: They use a mobile floating library to serve riverbank communities.Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.* al margen = on the sidelines, tangential.* al margen de = divorced from, untouched, outside the purview of, other than, in spite of, despite, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.* al margen de la ley = extra-judicial.* apoyado con un estrecho margen = narrowly endorsed.* comentario al margen = tangential comment.* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza = give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.* dejar margen = allow + margin.* mantenerse al margen = keep to + Reflexivo, take + a back seat, stand by, remain on + the sidelines.* mantenerse al margen de = remain + uninvolved in, hold + Reflexivo + apart from.* mantenerse al margen de Algo = stay above + Algo.* margen de beneficio = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.* margen de confianza = the benefit of the doubt.* margen de edad = age group [age-group].* margen de error = margin of error.* margen de ganancia = markup rate, markup [mark-up], profit margin.* margen de la carretera = roadside verge.* margen de la sociedad = margin of society.* margen del corte = outer margin.* margen del lomo = inner margin, gutter.* margen del lomo recortado = stub.* margen del río = river bank [riverbank].* margen derecho = right margin.* margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].* margen escasísimo = razor-thin margin.* margen inferior = bottom margin.* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.* margen izquierdo = left margin.* margen superior = top margin.* nota al margen = sidenote [side-note].* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.* quedarse al margen = stand by.* vivir al margen de = live on + the fringes of.* * *( a veces m)(de un río) bank; (de la carretera) sideen la margen derecha/izquierda del río on the right/left bank of the riverfundada a las márgenes del río Mapocho founded on the banks of the Mapocho RiverA (de una página) margincambiar los márgenes de un documento to change the margins of a documentBal margen: ver nota al margen see marginal noteprefiero mantenerme al margen de ese enredo I prefer to keep out of that businessal margen de la ley on the fringes of the lawlo dejan al margen de todas las decisiones importantes they leave him out of all the important decisionsviven al margen de la sociedad they live on the margin o fringes of society, they live apart from societyal margen de algunos cambios menores apart from a few minor changesC (franja de terreno) strip of landD (holgura) marginganó por un amplio/estrecho margen he won by a comfortable/narrow margindame un margen razonable de tiempo give me a reasonable amount of timele han dejado un margen de acción muy reducido they have left him very little room for maneuver, they have left him very little leewayun margen de autonomía más amplio a greater degree of autonomyCompuestos:margin of errorsafety margintolerance(límites, parámetros): dentro de los márgenes normales within the normal range o limitslos márgenes de credibilidad de estos sondeos the extent to which these polls can be believedF ( Com) margin, profitCompuestos:profit margin, mark-upprofit margintrading profitprofit margin* * *
margen sustantivo femenino ( a veces m) ( de río) bank;
( de carretera) side
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) margin;
margen de beneficio or ganancias profit margin;
ver nota al margen see margin note;
al margen de apart from: al margen de la ley on the fringes of the law;
mantenerse al margen de algo to keep out of sth;
dejar a algn al margen to leave sb out;
margen de acción/tiempo leeway
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dentro de ciertos márgenes within certain limits
margen
I sustantivo masculino
1 (de un libro) margin
2 (en un cálculo) margin
3 Com profit
4 (espacio) margin: me dan poco margen de maniobra, they give me little leeway
II mf (de un camino, terreno) border, edge
(de un río) bank
♦ Locuciones: mantenerse al margen, to keep out of/away from: nos mantuvimos al margen de la disputa, we didn't get involved in the dispute
' margen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desentenderse
- empeorar
- independientemente
- vera
- amplio
- amplitud
- dejar
English:
allow for
- close-run
- cold
- fringe
- margin
- marginal seat
- mark-up
- profit margin
- seat
- stand aside
- stand by
- edge
- leeway
- narrow
- periphery
- river
- stand
* * *♦ nm1. [de camino] side2. [de página] margin;deja un margen más amplio leave a wider margin;ver nota al margen see note in the margin3. Com margin;este negocio deja mucho margen this business is very profitablemargen de beneficio(s) profit margin4. [límite] margin;ganaron por un margen de 1.000 votos they won by a margin of 1,000 votes;tengo un margen de dos meses para acabar el trabajo I have two months to finish the work;dar a alguien margen de confianza to allow sb to use his/her initiativemargen de actuación room for manoeuvre;margen de error margin of error;margen de maniobra room for manoeuvre;margen de seguridad: [m5]puedo decir, con un margen de seguridad del 99 por ciento, que… I can say with a 99 percent degree of certainty that…con su comportamiento dio margen a críticas his behaviour exposed him to criticism♦ nf[de río] bank♦ al margen loc advlleva muchos años al margen del deporte she has spent many years on the fringes of the sport;al margen de eso, hay otros factores over and above that, there are other factors;al margen de la polémica, ha hecho un buen trabajo irrespective of the controversy, she has done a good job;al margen de la ley outside the law;dejar al margen to exclude;estar al margen de algo to have nothing to do with sth;mantenerse al margen de algo to keep out of sth* * *1 m tb figmargin;al margen de eso apart from that;mantenerse al margen keep out2 f de río bank* * *1) : edge, border2) : marginmargen de ganancia: profit margin* * *margen n (en una página) margin -
109 más fácil de entender para nosotros
Ex. Perhaps closer to home is the assertion that 'librarians could not have helped us to organize and make available the most important research resources in the field'.* * *Ex: Perhaps closer to home is the assertion that 'librarians could not have helped us to organize and make available the most important research resources in the field'.
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110 múltiple
adj.multiple, manifold, multiplex.* * *► adjetivo1 multiple2 (muchos) many, a number of, numerous* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [colisión, embarazo, fractura] multipleesta mesa tiene múltiples usos — this table has many o numerous uses, this is a multipurpose table
3) (Inform)* * *1) <aplicaciones/causas> many, numerous2) <flor/imagen/fractura> multiple* * *= manifold, multifarious, multiple, multi-fold, multipronged [multi-pronged], several.Ex. Title indexes, despite their manifold weaknesses, have two important points in their favour which make them attractive for some library and information applications.Ex. In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.Ex. A dual dictionary, as distinct from card-based indexes, can be produced in multiple copies.Ex. The novelty of this service is multi-fold.Ex. This quarterly theme-based publication was launched as part of a multipronged effort connect research and practice in the field of adult education.Ex. There may be several entries per document, or merely one.----* acceso múltiple = multiple access.* análisis de regresión múltiple = multiple regression analysis.* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros = cross-file searching.* colisión múltiple = pile-up.* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.* conversación telefónica múltiple = telephone conferencing.* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.* de uso múltiple = all-purpose.* entrada múltiple = multiple entry.* lector múltiple de CD-ROM = jukebox.* paginación múltiple = complex pagination.* personalidad múltiple = split personality, multiple personality.* regresión múltiple = multiple regression.* sistema de entrada múltiple = multiple entry system.* término compuesto de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept term.* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.* * *1) <aplicaciones/causas> many, numerous2) <flor/imagen/fractura> multiple* * *= manifold, multifarious, multiple, multi-fold, multipronged [multi-pronged], several.Ex: Title indexes, despite their manifold weaknesses, have two important points in their favour which make them attractive for some library and information applications.
Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.Ex: A dual dictionary, as distinct from card-based indexes, can be produced in multiple copies.Ex: The novelty of this service is multi-fold.Ex: This quarterly theme-based publication was launched as part of a multipronged effort connect research and practice in the field of adult education.Ex: There may be several entries per document, or merely one.* acceso múltiple = multiple access.* análisis de regresión múltiple = multiple regression analysis.* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros = cross-file searching.* colisión múltiple = pile-up.* concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.* conversación telefónica múltiple = telephone conferencing.* de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.* de múltiples palabras = multiple-word.* de uso múltiple = all-purpose.* entrada múltiple = multiple entry.* lector múltiple de CD-ROM = jukebox.* paginación múltiple = complex pagination.* personalidad múltiple = split personality, multiple personality.* regresión múltiple = multiple regression.* sistema de entrada múltiple = multiple entry system.* término compuesto de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept term.* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples = multi-file item.* * *A ‹aplicaciones/problemas/causas› many, numerousun esfuerzo que dará múltiples ventajas an effort which will yield numerous o a great many advantagesB1 ‹flor› multiple2 ‹eco/imagen› multiple3 ‹apuesta› multiple4 ‹fractura› multiple* * *
múltiple adjetivo
1 ‹aplicaciones/causas› many, numerous
2 ‹flor/imagen/fractura› multiple
múltiple adjetivo
1 (fractura, partida de ajedrez) multiple
accidente múltiple, pile up 2 múltiples, (muchos) many
en múltiples ocasiones, many times
' múltiple' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- esclerosis
- ladrón
- ladrona
- múltipla
- múltiplo
- carambola
- choque
- test
English:
gang bang
- hook-up
- multiple
- multiple sclerosis
- pile-up
- adapter
- MS
- personal
- pileup
- test
* * *múltiple adj1. [variado] multiple;una colisión múltiple a multiple collision, a pile-up2.múltiples [numerosos] many, numerous* * *adj multiple;de múltiple uso re-useable* * *múltiple adj: multiple -
111 nanociencia
= nanoscience.Ex. Investigations dealing with graphite nanotubes represent kinetically the most active field of research in the nanosciences = Las investigaciones relacionadas con los nanotubos de grafito representan cinéticamente el campo más activo de la investigación sobre la nanociencia.* * *= nanoscience.Ex: Investigations dealing with graphite nanotubes represent kinetically the most active field of research in the nanosciences = Las investigaciones relacionadas con los nanotubos de grafito representan cinéticamente el campo más activo de la investigación sobre la nanociencia.
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112 nanotubo
SM nanotube* * *= nanotube.Ex. Investigations dealing with graphite nanotubes represent kinetically the most active field of research in the nanosciences = Las investigaciones relacionadas con los nanotubos de grafito representan cinéticamente el campo más activo de la investigación sobre la nanociencia.* * *= nanotube. -
113 oasis
m. s.&pl.oasis (also figurative).un oasis de tranquilidad an oasis of calm* * *1 oasis* * *SM INV oasis* * ** * *= oasis [oases, pl.].Ex. The article 'An oasis where many trails cross' identifies cocitation clusters representing research specialists impinging on the field of communication.----* oasis de calma = calm oasis.* oasis de tranquilidad = calm oasis.* un oásis de = an oasis of.* * ** * *= oasis [oases, pl.].Ex: The article 'An oasis where many trails cross' identifies cocitation clusters representing research specialists impinging on the field of communication.
* oasis de calma = calm oasis.* oasis de tranquilidad = calm oasis.* un oásis de = an oasis of.* * *(pl oasis)un oasis en sus ajetreadas vidas an oasis of calm in their busy lives* * *
oasis sustantivo masculino (pl
oasis m inv
1 oasis: en la zona desértica se encuentran varios oasis, there are a number of oasis in the desert region
2 (remanso) un oasis de paz, a haven of peace
' oasis' also found in these entries:
English:
oasis
* * *oasis nm inv1. [en el desierto] oasis2. [circunstancia agradable] oasis;un oasis de paz/tranquilidad an oasis o island of peace/tranquillity* * *m inv oasis* * *oasis ms & pl: oasis* * * -
114 organizado alrededor de un tema
(adj.) = theme-basedEx. This quarterly theme-based publication was launched as part of a multipronged effort connect research and practice in the field of adult education.* * *(adj.) = theme-basedEx: This quarterly theme-based publication was launched as part of a multipronged effort connect research and practice in the field of adult education.
Spanish-English dictionary > organizado alrededor de un tema
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115 palabras iniciales
(n.) = opening statementEx. Following an opening statement by Senator Joseph Lieberman, a panel of witness who have done research and work in the field gave testimony.* * *(n.) = opening statementEx: Following an opening statement by Senator Joseph Lieberman, a panel of witness who have done research and work in the field gave testimony.
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117 potenciar
v.1 to encourage, to promote.2 to boost, to strengthen.3 to potentiate, to empower, to increase the power of.* * *1 to strengthen* * *VT1) [+ turismo, artes, nuevo producto] to favour, favor (EEUU), foster, promote; (=desarrollar) to develop; (=mejorar) to improve2) (=fortalecer) to boost, strengthen3) (Inform) to upgrade* * *verbo transitivo (period)a) desarrollo/investigación/exportaciones to boost; relaciones/unidad/talento to foster; < cultura> to promote* * *= encourage, foster, pander, boost, strengthen, improve, empower, drive.Ex. A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.Ex. Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.Ex. Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex. He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.Ex. Literacy empowers people and can be a force for peace.Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.----* potenciar el sabor = enhance + flavour, enhance + flavour.* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* * *verbo transitivo (period)a) desarrollo/investigación/exportaciones to boost; relaciones/unidad/talento to foster; < cultura> to promote* * *= encourage, foster, pander, boost, strengthen, improve, empower, drive.Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.Ex: Literacy empowers people and can be a force for peace.Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.* potenciar el sabor = enhance + flavour, enhance + flavour.* potenciar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.* * *potenciar [A1 ]vt( period):medidas para potenciar el desarrollo measures to boost o promote developmentel gobierno quiere potenciar las relaciones entre los dos países the government wants to foster good relations between the two countriesesto puede potenciar nuestra influencia en la comunidad this may strengthen o increase our influence in the communityse potenciará el intercambio cultural entre las dos ciudades we will be promoting cultural contact between the two townsfondos para potenciar la seguridad de la red ferroviaria funds to improve the safety of the railway networkel alcohol potencia el efecto de los barbitúricos alcohol increases the effect o potency of barbiturates, alcohol potentiates barbiturates ( tech)para potenciar su talento musical in order to foster her musical talent* * *
potenciar ( conjugate potenciar) verbo transitivo (period)
‹relaciones/unidad/talento› to foster;
‹ cultura› to promote
potenciar verbo transitivo to promote, strengthen
' potenciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estimular
* * *potenciar vtto promote, to encourage;medidas para potenciar el comercio justo measures to promote fair trade;el acuerdo potenciará los intercambios entre los países firmantes the agreement will encourage o promote trade between the signatories;una campaña para potenciar el acceso de la población a Internet a campaign to promote public access to the Internet* * *v/t figfoster, promote* * *potenciar vt: to promote, to foster* * *potenciar vb to promote -
118 predominio
m.preponderance, predominance.* * *1 predominance* * *SM predominance* * *masculino predominance* * *= predominance, preponderance, prevalence, primacy.Ex. Another feature of the American community information scene worthy of comment is the predominance of telephone enquiries over personal visits.Ex. The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor.Ex. The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics.Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".* * *masculino predominance* * *= predominance, preponderance, prevalence, primacy.Ex: Another feature of the American community information scene worthy of comment is the predominance of telephone enquiries over personal visits.
Ex: The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor.Ex: The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics.Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".* * *predominance predominio SOBRE algo predominance OVER sthel predominio de los tonos claros sobre los oscuros the predominance of light shades over dark ones* * *
predominio sustantivo masculino
predominance
predominio sustantivo masculino predominance
' predominio' also found in these entries:
English:
dominance
- preponderance
- predominance
- prevalence
* * *predominio nmpredominance;predominio de algo sobre algo predominance of sth over sth;había un predominio de gente joven entre el público the audience was made up predominantly of young people* * *m predominance* * *predominio nm: predominance, prevalence -
119 preparar
v.1 to prepare.voy a preparar la cena/el arroz I'm going to get dinner ready/cook the ricele hemos preparado una sorpresa we've got a surprise for himElla prepara la ropa She prepares the clothes.Ella preparó la carne ayer She prepared=seasoned the meat yesterday.2 to prepare for (examen).3 to train (sport).La agencia preparó al espía The Agency trained the spy.4 to arrange for, to organize, to prepare.Ella prepara el viaje She arranges for the trip.* * *1 to prepare, get ready■ ¿habéis preparado el viaje? have you arranged the trip?2 (enseñar) to teach3 DEPORTE (entrenar) to train, coach4 (estudiar) to revise for, work for■ ¿has preparado el examen de inglés? have you studied for the English exam?\preparar oposiciones to study for competitive exams* * *verb1) to prepare2) coach, train* * *1. VT1) (=dejar listo) [+ comida] to make, prepare; [+ habitación, casa] to prepare, get ready; [+ compuesto, derivado] (Quím) to prepare, make upestoy preparando la cena — I'm making o preparing dinner, I'm getting dinner ready
¿te preparo un café? — shall I make you a coffee?
terreno 2., 4)¿me puedes preparar la cuenta, por favor? — can you make my bill up, please?
2) (=organizar) [+ acción, viaje] to prepare; [+ ejemplar, revista] to prepare, work ontardaron semanas en preparar el atraco — it took them weeks to set up o prepare the robbery
estamos preparando el siguiente número de la revista — we're working on o preparing the next issue of the magazine
3) (=instruir) [para un partido] to train, coach; [para examen, oposición] to coach, tutorlleva meses preparando al equipo — he has been training o coaching the team for months
la están preparando en una academia — they are preparing o coaching her in a private school, she is being tutored in a private school
4) [+ examen, prueba] to study for, prepare forllevo semanas preparando este examen — I have been studying o preparing for this exam for weeks
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < plato> to make, prepare; < comida> to prepare, get... ready; < medicamento> to prepare, make up; < habitación> to prepare, get... ready; < cuenta> to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)2) <examen/prueba> to prepare3) < persona> ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE); ( para partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para tarea, reto) to prepare2.prepararse v pron1) tormenta/crisis to brew2) (refl) ( disponerse)se preparó para darle la mala noticia — he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news
3) (refl) ( formarse) to prepareprepararse para algo — <para examen/competición> to prepare for something
* * *= draw, draw up, gear (to/toward(s)/for), prepare, put together, train, marshal, set + aside, brief, coach, tool up, groom, brew, ready, concoct, gird for.Ex. For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.Ex. At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex. A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex. The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex. The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.Ex. We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.Ex. This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.Ex. The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.Ex. The article is entitled ' Tooling up for a revolution'.Ex. Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.Ex. The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.Ex. A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.Ex. Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.----* preparar a la brasa = grill, broil.* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* preparar a la plancha = griddle.* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* preparar en el microondas = microwave.* preparar la comida = cook + meal.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.* prepararse = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + ready.* prepararse para = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* preparar una ensalada = toss + a salad.* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.* prepárate = get + ready.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < plato> to make, prepare; < comida> to prepare, get... ready; < medicamento> to prepare, make up; < habitación> to prepare, get... ready; < cuenta> to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)2) <examen/prueba> to prepare3) < persona> ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE); ( para partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para tarea, reto) to prepare2.prepararse v pron1) tormenta/crisis to brew2) (refl) ( disponerse)se preparó para darle la mala noticia — he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad news
3) (refl) ( formarse) to prepareprepararse para algo — <para examen/competición> to prepare for something
* * *= draw, draw up, gear (to/toward(s)/for), prepare, put together, train, marshal, set + aside, brief, coach, tool up, groom, brew, ready, concoct, gird for.Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.
Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.Ex: The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.Ex: This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.Ex: The article is entitled ' Tooling up for a revolution'.Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.Ex: A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.Ex: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.* preparar a la brasa = grill, broil.* preparar a la parrilla = grill, broil.* preparar a la plancha = griddle.* preparar algo = put + a few things + together.* preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* preparar en el microondas = microwave.* preparar la comida = cook + meal.* preparar para el futuro = future-proof.* preparar rápidamente = rustle up.* prepararse = do + homework, brace + Reflexivo, get + ready.* prepararse para = gear up for, ready + Reflexivo + to/for, saddle up for, brace for, get + ready to.* prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* prepararse para lo peor = batten down, batten down + the hatches.* preparar una defensa = mount + defence.* preparar una ensalada = toss + a salad.* preparar una superficie de nuevo = resurface.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* preparar una tela = dress + cloth.* preparar un contraataque = mount + counterattack.* preparar un trabajo de clase = research + paper.* prepárate = get + ready.* * *preparar [A1 ]vtA ‹plato› to make, prepare; ‹comida› to prepare, get … ready; ‹medicamento› to prepare, make uptengo que preparar la comida I have to get lunch ready o make lunchnos había preparado un postre riquísimo he had made a delicious dessert for uspreparó la habitación para los invitados she prepared the room o got the room ready for the guestsverás la sorpresa que te tengo preparada just wait till you see the surprise I've got (waiting) for youprepáreme la cuenta por favor can you draw up my check, please? ( AmE), can you make up my bill, please? ( BrE)B ‹examen/prueba› to prepareha preparado la asignatura a fondo she's prepared the subject very thoroughlyprepara su participación en los campeonatos he is training o preparing for the championshipsC ‹persona› (para un examen) to tutor, coach ( BrE); (para un partido) to train, coach, prepare; (para una tarea, un reto) to prepareno ha sabido preparar a los hijos para la vida he has failed to prepare his children for life¿sabes quién la prepara para el examen? do you know who's tutoring o coaching her for the exam?antes de darle la noticia habrá que prepararla the news will have to be broken to her gentlyno estaba preparada para esa grata sorpresa she wasn't prepared for o expecting such a pleasant surpriseA «tormenta» to brewse prepara una crisis en la zona there's a crisis brewing in the regionB ( refl)(disponerse): prepárate que me vas a escuchar just you listen to me!prepararse PARA algo to get ready FOR sthse preparó para darle la mala noticia he got ready o prepared himself to give her the bad newsC ( refl) (formarse) to preparese prepara para el examen de ingreso en la Universidad she's preparing for the University entrance examinationse prepara para las Olimpiadas he is training o preparing for the Olympicsno se ha preparado bien (para) la prueba she hasn't studied hard enough o done enough work for the test, she isn't well enough prepared for the test* * *
preparar ( conjugate preparar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ plato› to make, prepare;
‹ comida› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ medicamento› to prepare, make up;
‹ habitación› to prepare, get … ready;
‹ cuenta› to draw up (AmE), make up (BrE)
2 ‹examen/prueba› to prepare
3 ‹ persona› ( para examen) to tutor, coach (BrE);
( para partido) to train, coach, prepare;
(para tarea, reto) to prepare
prepararse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( disponerse): prepararse PARA algo to get ready for sth
2 ( refl) ( formarse) to prepare;
prepararse para algo ‹para examen/competición› to prepare for sth
preparar verbo transitivo
1 to prepare, get ready
preparar una fiesta, to prepare a party
2 Dep to train, coach
' preparar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capacitar
- despreocuparse
- disponer
- planear
- sabática
- sabático
- terrena
- terreno
- urdir
- arreglar
- corresponder
- hacer
English:
brew
- coach
- concoct
- cook
- detailed
- draw up
- fix
- get
- groom
- lay out
- make
- make out
- make up
- microwave
- mix
- prep
- prepare
- prime
- rind
- roll out
- set
- study
- way
- whip up
- add
- can
- curry
- dispense
- do
- draft
- draw
- dress
- ease
- equip
- gear
- mount
- plan
- put
- ready
- run
* * *♦ vt1. [disponer, elaborar] to prepare;[trampa] to set, to lay; [maletas] to pack;estaban preparando un robo they were planning a robbery;voy a preparar la cena/el arroz I'm going to get dinner ready/cook the rice;nos preparó una cena estupenda she made o cooked a delicious evening meal for us;¿quién prepara la comida en tu casa? who does the cooking in your household?;le hemos preparado una sorpresa we've got a surprise for you2. [examen, oposiciones, prueba] to prepare for3. [entrenar, adiestrar] [físicamente] to train;[tácticamente] to coach; [alumnos] to coach; [animales] to train;no nos habían preparado para solucionar este tipo de problemas we hadn't been taught to solve this type of problem* * *v/t prepare, get ready* * *preparar vt1) : to prepare, to make ready2) : to teach, to train, to coach* * *preparar vb1. (en general) to prepare / to get ready2. (entrenar) to train / to coach -
120 preponderancia
f.preponderance.tener preponderancia (sobre) to predominate (over)* * *1 preponderance* * *SF (=predominio) preponderance; (=superioridad) superiority* * *femenino preponderance* * *= preponderance, prevalence.Ex. The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor.Ex. The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics.* * *femenino preponderance* * *= preponderance, prevalence.Ex: The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor.
Ex: The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics.* * *preponderance* * *preponderance;tener preponderancia (sobre) to predominate (over)* * *f preponderance
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