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21 con medios insuficientes
Ex. Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.* * *Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
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22 con medios muy escasos
Ex. Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.* * *Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
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23 con medios muy exiguos
Ex. Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.* * *Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
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24 con muy pocos medios
Ex. Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.* * *Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
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25 con un presupuesto muy exiguo
Ex. Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.* * *Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
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26 contribuir a + Infinitivo
(v.) = go far in + GerundioEx. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* * *(v.) = go far in + GerundioEx: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
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27 desarticular
v.1 to dislocate (huesos).2 to disarticulate, to disjoint, to unhinge.Ricardo desarticuló la estantería Richard disarticulated the shelves.3 to dismember, to bust up.La policía desarticuló a los rebeldes The police busted the rebels up.4 to disorganize.La policía desarticuló la fiesta The police disorganized the party.* * *1 MEDICINA to disarticulate, put out of joint, dislocate2 (un mecanismo) to take to pieces3 figurado (organización, banda, plan, etc) to break up, dismantle* * *VT1) (=desarmar) [+ máquina, reloj] to take apart, take to pieces; [+ pandilla] to break up2) [+ codo, rodilla] to dislocate* * *verbo transitivo1) < organización> to dismantle, break up; < conspiración> to foil, thwart2) <artefacto/mecanismo> to take... to pieces, dismantle* * *= dismember, spoil, dismantle, break up, foil, thwart.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex. Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* * *verbo transitivo1) < organización> to dismantle, break up; < conspiración> to foil, thwart2) <artefacto/mecanismo> to take... to pieces, dismantle* * *= dismember, spoil, dismantle, break up, foil, thwart.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* * *desarticular [A1 ]vtA ‹banda› to break up, dismantle; ‹conspiración› to foil, thwartB1 ‹hombro/dedo› to dislocate2 ‹artefacto/mecanismo› to take … to pieces, dismantle«hombro/dedo» to get dislocated* * *
desarticular verbo transitivo to dismantle
desarticular una red de narcotráfico, to break up a ring of drug traffickers
' desarticular' also found in these entries:
English:
smash
- break
* * *♦ vt1. [huesos, miembros] to dislocate2. [organización, banda] to break up;[plan] to foil3. [máquina, artefacto] to take apart, to dismantle♦ See also the pronominal verb desarticularse* * *v/t2 MED dislocate* * *desarticular vt1) dislocar: to dislocate2) : to break up, to dismantle -
28 desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad
Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* * *Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
Spanish-English dictionary > desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad
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29 disponible
adj.available.no tengo mucho tiempo disponible I don't have much free time* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) available■ no podrás ver a Lucía esta tarde, no está disponible you won't be able to see Lucía this afternoon, she's busy2 (tiempo) spare, free3 (a mano) on hand* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=libre) [asiento, habitación, dinero] available; [tiempo] spareno nos queda ninguna habitación disponible — we don't have any vacancies o any rooms available
este mes no tengo tiempo disponible — I can't spare o I don't have the time this month
2)estar disponible — [persona, habitación] to be available, be free
si me necesitas, por las tardes estoy disponible — if you need me, I'm available o free in the afternoons
¿a qué hora estará disponible la habitación? — what time will the room be available o free?
3) [militar] available, available for duty* * *a) <fondos/apartamento/espacio> available; < habitación> available, free; < tiempo> free (before n), availableb) <funcionario/militar> available (for duty)* * *= available, on offer, ready [readier -comp., readiest -sup.], within reach, unassigned, reliable.Ex. Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.Ex. They all permit an element of coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.Ex. Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.Ex. It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies.Ex. If you would like to volunteer to present on one of the unassigned listed topics, please contact me.Ex. Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.----* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.* disponible al préstamo = circulating.* disponible al público en general = publicly available.* disponible a petición = on request, available for the asking.* estar disponible = be available, be forthcoming, be at hand.* no disponible = not applicable [N/A].* no disponible para el préstamo = not-loanable.* no estar disponible = be unavailable, be down.* reserva disponible = hold available.* tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.* * *a) <fondos/apartamento/espacio> available; < habitación> available, free; < tiempo> free (before n), availableb) <funcionario/militar> available (for duty)* * *= available, on offer, ready [readier -comp., readiest -sup.], within reach, unassigned, reliable.Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.
Ex: They all permit an element of coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.Ex: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.Ex: It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies.Ex: If you would like to volunteer to present on one of the unassigned listed topics, please contact me.Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles = held-document-available queue.* disponible al préstamo = circulating.* disponible al público en general = publicly available.* disponible a petición = on request, available for the asking.* estar disponible = be available, be forthcoming, be at hand.* no disponible = not applicable [N/A].* no disponible para el préstamo = not-loanable.* no estar disponible = be unavailable, be down.* reserva disponible = hold available.* tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.* * *1 ‹fondos/apartamento/espacio› availableen este momento no tenemos ningún puesto disponible at the moment we have no vacanciesla habitación 102 está disponible room 102 is available o freecuando estés disponible me llamas call me when you're freeno tengo tiempo disponible para hacerlo I don't have o I can't spare the time to do it2 ‹funcionario/militar› available (for duty)* * *
disponible adjetivo
available;
‹ tiempo› free ( before n), available;
disponible adjetivo available
' disponible' also found in these entries:
English:
available
- demand
- disposable
- forthcoming
- going
- liquidity
- print
- tap
- unavailable
- variety
- hand
- vacant
* * *disponible adjavailable;disponible en versiones para Mac o PC available for Mac or PC;no tenemos habitaciones/plazas disponibles we don't have any rooms/places available;no tengo mucho tiempo disponible I don't have much free o spare time;el director no está disponible en estos momentos the manager is not available at the moment;si hay que ayudar, yo estoy disponible if you need any help, I'm available o free* * *adj available* * *disponible adj: available* * *disponible adj available -
30 encontrarse con una situación
(v.) = come across + situation, meet + situationEx. This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.Ex. In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.* * *(v.) = come across + situation, meet + situationEx: This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.
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31 escaso
adj.scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.* * *► adjetivo1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small3 (poco de algo) few4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely5 (mezquino) miserly, mean\andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something* * *(f. - escasa)adj.scarce, scant* * *ADJ1) (=limitado)las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim
el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended
2)3) (=muy justo)hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons
duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour
tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15
4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.----* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *escaso -sa1(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resourcesante un público escaso in front of a small audienceescasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of successla visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airportla comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough foodobras de escasa calidad works of mediocre qualityuna persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligencemis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited2(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrivesestá a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers awaypesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kiloa escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months awayse despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sthde momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the momentandamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed* * *
escaso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under
* * *escaso, -a adj1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was shortando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more saltdura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth* * *adj1 recursos limited;escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of2:andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth3 ( justo):falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo* * *escaso, -sa adj1) : scarce, scant2)escaso de : short of* * *escaso adj1. (con incontables) little2. (con contables en singular) small / low3. (con contables en plural) few4. (apenas) just under / barelyandar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money -
32 estar disgustado por
(v.) = feel deeply aboutEx. This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.* * *(v.) = feel deeply aboutEx: This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.
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34 existente
adj.existing, existent.m.existent item.* * *► adjetivo1 existing, existent2 COMERCIO in stock* * *ADJ1) (=que existe) existing, in existencela situación existente en este momento — the existing o present situation, the situation at the moment
el único documento existente de la época — the only existing document of o from that period
2) (Com) in stock* * *adjetivo <materiales/técnicas> existingla situación existente en la zona — ( en el presente) the present o current situation in the area; ( en el pasado) the situation in the area at the time
* * *= available, existing, extant, in existence, existential.Ex. Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.Ex. UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.Ex. However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also BUS BOYS, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.Ex. There are very few examples of large scale, generally accessible, hypertexts in existence.Ex. Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.----* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* inexistente = non-existent [nonexistent].* * *adjetivo <materiales/técnicas> existingla situación existente en la zona — ( en el presente) the present o current situation in the area; ( en el pasado) the situation in the area at the time
* * *= available, existing, extant, in existence, existential.Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.
Ex: UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.Ex: However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also BUS BOYS, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.Ex: There are very few examples of large scale, generally accessible, hypertexts in existence.Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* inexistente = non-existent [nonexistent].* * *‹materiales/técnicas› existingla situación existente en la zona (en el presente) the present o current situation in the area, the situation obtaining in the area ( frml) (en el pasado) the situation in the area at that time o at the timela situación existente en esos momentos lo hizo imposible the situation at that time made it impossiblela legislación existente the current legislation* * *
existente adjetivo existing: tenemos que elegir una de las teorías existentes, we have to choose one of the existing theories
Com in stock: la cantidad existente de ese título es pequeña, we have a small quantity of that book in stock
' existente' also found in these entries:
English:
existent
- existing
- manage
- out
- existence
* * *existente adjexisting, existent;los programas informáticos existentes en el mercado the software currently available on the market;la falta de entendimiento existente entre ambos líderes the lack of understanding between the two leaders;los problemas existentes entonces aún no se han solucionado the problems that existed then have still not been resolved* * *adj1 existing* * *existente adj1) : existing, in existence2) : in stock* * *existente adj existing -
35 extensión
f.1 extension, addition to a building, annex, annex of a building.2 area, spread, acreage, area of land.3 extension, telephone extension.4 extension, appendage.5 extension, extension of the alloted time, extra time, renewal.6 extension, electrical extension.7 extension, elongation, splaying, spreading.8 extent, size.9 expanse, breadth, sphere of activity, scope.* * *1 (gen) extension2 (dimensión) extent, size; (superficie) area, expanse3 (duración) duration, length4 (de un escrito, discurso) length5 MÚSICA range\en toda la extensión de la palabra in every sense of the wordpor extensión by extension* * *noun f.1) extension2) length3) extent* * *SF1) (=superficie) area2) (=duración) length3) (=amplitud) [de conocimientos] extent, range; [de programa] scope; [de significado] rangeesto nos afecta a nosotros y, por extensión, a todo el país — this affects us and, by extension, the whole country
4) (=ampliación) [de incendio] spread; [de plazo] extension5) [de cable, cuerda] extension6) (Telec) extension¿puede ponerme con la extensión 14? — can I have extension 14, please?, can you put me through to extension 14, please?
7) (Mús) [de instrumento, voz] range, compass8) [en instituciones]9) plug-in* * *1)a) ( superficie)una gran extensión de terreno — a large expanse o stretch of land
b) ( longitud) lengthla extensión de la novela/carretera — the length of the novel/road
2) (grado, importancia) extent3) ( acción) extension4) ( de cable) extension lead; ( línea telefónica) extension* * *= extension, extension, extent of item, length, expansion, massiveness, great length, widening, tract.Ex. Searches saved ondisc are saved as disk files and are given the file name extension.SRC.Ex. These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.Ex. The first element of the physical description area is the extent of item and it gives the number and the specific material designation of the units of the item being described and, in some cases, other indications of the extent (e.g. duration).Ex. A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience.Ex. This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.Ex. With praise for the completeness and the massiveness of the project is mixed a lack of confidence in the method of arrangement and the accuracy with which some of the entries are compiled.Ex. Nor has this richness, this density, necessarily to do with complexity and great length.Ex. Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex. Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.----* actividad de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach activity.* aplicar por extensión = extend.* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.* con una extensión similar a la de un libro = book-length.* de extensión = in length.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.* en extensión = in length.* extensión agraria = agricultural extension.* extensión bibliotecaria = extension activity, outreach [out-reach], library outreach.* extensión de = mass of.* extensión de la cultura = cultural outreach.* extensión del nombre del fichero = file name extension.* extensión de página = page length.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* perito de extensión agraria = agricultural extension worker.* por extensión = by extension.* programa de extensión bibliotecaria = library outreach programme.* servicio de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach service, library extension work, extension service, outreach programme, reach out.* servicios de extensión bibliotecaria = library outreach.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* * *1)a) ( superficie)una gran extensión de terreno — a large expanse o stretch of land
b) ( longitud) lengthla extensión de la novela/carretera — the length of the novel/road
2) (grado, importancia) extent3) ( acción) extension4) ( de cable) extension lead; ( línea telefónica) extension* * *= extension, extension, extent of item, length, expansion, massiveness, great length, widening, tract.Ex: Searches saved ondisc are saved as disk files and are given the file name extension.SRC.
Ex: These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.Ex: The first element of the physical description area is the extent of item and it gives the number and the specific material designation of the units of the item being described and, in some cases, other indications of the extent (e.g. duration).Ex: A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience.Ex: This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.Ex: With praise for the completeness and the massiveness of the project is mixed a lack of confidence in the method of arrangement and the accuracy with which some of the entries are compiled.Ex: Nor has this richness, this density, necessarily to do with complexity and great length.Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.Ex: Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.* actividad de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach activity.* aplicar por extensión = extend.* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.* con una extensión similar a la de un libro = book-length.* de extensión = in length.* de extensión normal = standard-length.* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.* en extensión = in length.* extensión agraria = agricultural extension.* extensión bibliotecaria = extension activity, outreach [out-reach], library outreach.* extensión de = mass of.* extensión de la cultura = cultural outreach.* extensión del nombre del fichero = file name extension.* extensión de página = page length.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* perito de extensión agraria = agricultural extension worker.* por extensión = by extension.* programa de extensión bibliotecaria = library outreach programme.* servicio de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach service, library extension work, extension service, outreach programme, reach out.* servicios de extensión bibliotecaria = library outreach.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* * *A(superficie, longitud): una gran extensión de terreno a large expanse o stretch of landgrandes extensiones de la costa large stretches of the coastlineen toda la extensión del territorio nacional throughout the countrytiene una extensión de 20 hectáreas it has an area of 20 hectares, it covers 20 hectaresdebido a la extensión de la obra no habrá intermedio owing to the length of the play there will not be an intervalescribir un ensayo cuya extensión no supere las 500 palabras write an essay of no more than 500 wordspor extensión by extensionB (grado, importancia) extentC(de un vocablo): en toda la extensión de la palabra in every sense of the wordD (ampliación) extensionla extensión de su influencia a otras esferas the extension o spreading of her influence to other areaspidió una extensión del plazo she asked for an extension of the deadline o for the deadline to be extendedofrecen una extensión de garantía they offer an extended warrantyE1 (de un cable) extension lead2 (línea telefónica) extension3 ( Inf) extension* * *
extensión sustantivo femenino
1a) ( superficie):◊ una gran extensión de terreno a large expanse o stretch of land;
una extensión de 20 hectáreas an area of 20 hectares
por extensión by extension
2 (grado, importancia) extent;
3
( línea telefónica) extension
extensión sustantivo femenino
1 extension
(de un escrito, de tiempo) length
(de un territorio, superficie) area
2 (ampliación) extension
(difusión) spreading
3 (de una línea telefónica, un edificio) extension
' extensión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ampliación
- extensor
- extensora
- prolongación
- prórroga
- superficie
- supletoria
- supletorio
- terrena
- terreno
- vasta
- vasto
- zona
- alargador
- anexo
- césped
- interno
- llano
- pasto
- playa
- por
- vida
English:
area
- cover
- expanse
- expansive
- extended
- extension
- extension cable
- extension cord
- extent
- from
- long
- sheet
- sprawl
- spread
- stretch
- sweep
- tract
- further
- length
* * *extensión nf1. [superficie] area, expanse;solares con una extensión de 500 metros cuadrados plots with an area of 500m2;grandes extensiones de terreno desértico large desert areas2. [amplitud] [de país] size;[de conocimientos] extent;la novela tiene una extensión de 600 páginas the novel is 600 pages long3. [duración] duration, length;debido a la extensión de la película habrá un descanso due to the length of the film there will be an interval4. [ampliación] extension;se concedió una extensión del plazo an extension was granted5. [sentido] range of meaning;en toda la extensión de la palabra in every sense of the word;por extensión by extension6. Informát extension7. [de línea telefónica] extension* * *f1 tbTELEC extension;por extensión by extension2 superficie expanse, area;en toda la extensión de la palabra in the broadest sense of the word* * *1) : extension, stretching2) : expanse, spread3) : extent, range4) : length, duration* * *1. (superficie) area2. (dimensión) size / extent3. (longitud, duración) length4. (de teléfono) extension -
36 falto
adj.short, deficient, devoid, incomplete.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.* * *estar falto,-a de to lack, be short of, be without* * *ADJ1) (=carente)falto de — [recursos, información, ideas, inteligencia] lacking in
nos pareció un partido falto de interés — we thought the match was uninteresting o lacking in interest
un hombre falto de carisma — a man lacking in charisma, a man with no charisma
2) † [moralmente] poor, wretched, mean3) And (=fatuo) fatuous, vain* * *- ta adjetivofalto de algo: un episodio falto de interés an episode lacking in interest; el organismo está falto de recursos the organization is short of funds; estamos faltos de personal — we're short-staffed
* * *----* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* estar falto de = be short of.* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.* falto de = lacking in, starved of, devoid of.* falto de agua = waterless.* falto de alegría = joyless.* falto de aliento = breathless.* falto de civismo = uncivic.* falto de claridad = nebulous.* falto de compañerismo = unsupportive.* falto de coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].* falto de dinero = short of money, strapped, financially strapped, cash strapped.* falto de espacio = cramped.* falto de fundamento = without foundation.* falto de fundamentos = unsupported.* falto de ideas = short of ideas.* falto de imaginación = unimaginative.* falto de inteligencia = unintelligent.* falto de orden = unordered.* falto de oxígeno = rarefied.* falto de personal = understaffed [under-staffed].* falto de práctica = rusty [rustier -comp., rustiest -sup.].* falto de recursos = resource-starved.* falto de sensibilidad = insensitive.* falto de sentido crítico = uncritical.* falto de sentimientos = unsentimental.* falto de servicios = underserved.* falto de sueño = sleep-deprived.* falto de tiempo = crunched for time, time-crunched, short of time.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.* * *- ta adjetivofalto de algo: un episodio falto de interés an episode lacking in interest; el organismo está falto de recursos the organization is short of funds; estamos faltos de personal — we're short-staffed
* * ** andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* estar falto de = be short of.* estar falto de práctica = get + rusty.* falto de = lacking in, starved of, devoid of.* falto de agua = waterless.* falto de alegría = joyless.* falto de aliento = breathless.* falto de civismo = uncivic.* falto de claridad = nebulous.* falto de compañerismo = unsupportive.* falto de coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].* falto de dinero = short of money, strapped, financially strapped, cash strapped.* falto de espacio = cramped.* falto de fundamento = without foundation.* falto de fundamentos = unsupported.* falto de ideas = short of ideas.* falto de imaginación = unimaginative.* falto de inteligencia = unintelligent.* falto de orden = unordered.* falto de oxígeno = rarefied.* falto de personal = understaffed [under-staffed].* falto de práctica = rusty [rustier -comp., rustiest -sup.].* falto de recursos = resource-starved.* falto de sensibilidad = insensitive.* falto de sentido crítico = uncritical.* falto de sentimientos = unsentimental.* falto de servicios = underserved.* falto de sueño = sleep-deprived.* falto de tiempo = crunched for time, time-crunched, short of time.* falto de visión de futuro = myopic.* personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.* * *falto -tafalto DE algo:un episodio falto de interés an episode lacking in interestel niño nació falto de peso the child was underweight at birthuna persona totalmente falta de tacto a completely tactless person, a person totally lacking in tactel organismo está falto de recursos the organization is short of funds* * *falto, -a adjfalto de lacking in, short of;falto de escrúpulos lacking scruples;en estos momentos estamos faltos de recursos we are short of resources at the moment;falto de imaginación unimaginative;en su infancia estuvo falto de cariño she was starved of affection in her childhood* * *adj:falto de lacking in, devoid of;falto de recursos short of resources* * *falto, -ta adjfalto de : lacking (in), short of -
37 frustrar
v.1 to frustrate (person).El accidente frustró sus planes The accident frustrated her plans.Su actitud frustró al gerente His attitude frustrated the manager.2 to thwart, to put paid to (posibilidades, ilusiones).* * *1 (cosa) to frustrate, thwart2 (persona) to disappoint1 (proyectos, planes) to fail, come to nothing2 (persona) to get frustrated, get disappointed* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ persona] to frustrate; [+ proyecto, aspiración, deseo, sueño] to thwartno quiero frustrar sus esperanzas — I don't want to frustrate o thwart their hopes
2) (=abortar) [+ atentado, operación] to foil2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dashb) < atentado> to foil2.* * *= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.Ex. This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex. The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex. As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex. So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex. Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex. The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.----* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).* * *1.verbo transitivoa) < persona> to frustrate; < planes> to thwart; < esperanzas> to dashb) < atentado> to foil2.* * *= thwart, scupper, cripple, frustrate, baffle, stymie, foil, defeat, forestall, spoil, hamstring, exasperate, cast + a blight on, blight.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.* frustrar el esfuerzo = frustrate + effort.* frustrar las esperanzas = shatter + Posesivo + hopes, dampen + Posesivo + hopes, dash + Posesivo + hopes.* frustrarse = become + frustrated, run into + the sand(s).* * *frustrar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to frustrate; ‹planes› to thwart; ‹esperanzas› to dashme frustra que no entiendan I find it frustrating o it frustrates me that they don't understand2 ‹atentado› to foil«planes» to be thwarted, fail; «esperanzas» to be dashed, come to nothing* * *
frustrar ( conjugate frustrar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to frustrate;
‹ planes› to thwart;
‹ esperanzas› to dash;
frustrarse verbo pronominal [ planes] to be thwarted, fail;
[ esperanzas] to come to nothing
frustrar verbo transitivo to frustrate
(una esperanza) to disappoint
' frustrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
- impedir
- tronchar
English:
defeat
- disappoint
- foil
- frustrate
- thwart
- baffle
- confound
- cross
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] to frustrate2. [posibilidades, ilusiones] to thwart, Br to put paid to;[plan, robo] to thwart;el mal tiempo frustró nuestras vacaciones the bad weather ruined our holiday* * ** * *frustrar vt: to frustrate, to thwart -
38 funcionalmente
adv.functionally.* * *= functionally.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* * *= functionally.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
* * *funcionalmente advfunctionally;este edificio es funcionalmente inadecuado this building is badly designed (for its purpose) -
39 fusible + quemarse
(v.) = blow + a fuseEx. You could expect quite a shock -- financially, that is -- if you had to call in an electrician every time you blew a fuse.* * *(v.) = blow + a fuseEx: You could expect quite a shock -- financially, that is -- if you had to call in an electrician every time you blew a fuse.
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40 fusible + saltar
(v.) = blow + a fuseEx. You could expect quite a shock -- financially, that is -- if you had to call in an electrician every time you blew a fuse.* * *(v.) = blow + a fuseEx: You could expect quite a shock -- financially, that is -- if you had to call in an electrician every time you blew a fuse.
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