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101 apartado
adj.1 remote, distant, far away, separate.2 distant, isolated, reclusive.3 reserved, set apart, laid apart.m.1 post office box, box number, P.O. Box.2 paragraph, sidebar, subsection.past part.past participle of spanish verb: apartar.* * *1 post office box2 (párrafo) section————————1→ link=apartar apartar► adjetivo2 (retirado) retired1 post office box2 (párrafo) section\mantenerse apartado,-a de algo/alguien to keep away from something/somebody* * *1. noun m. - apartado postal 2. (f. - apartada)adj.1) remote, isolated2) solitary* * *1. ADJ1) (=lejano) remote, isolatedun pueblo muy apartado — a very remote o isolated village
apartado de — [lugar] far from; [persona] isolated from
donde vivía, estaba apartado de todos nosotros — where he lived he was isolated from us all
2) (=solitario) [vida, persona] solitary2. SM1) (Correos) (tb: apartado de correos, apartado postal) Post Office box, P.O. Box, box numberapartado de correos 325 — P.O. Box 325
2) (=sección) (Literat) section; (Jur) section, sub-sectionvamos a empezar por el apartado dedicado a la economía — let's begin with the section on the economy
en el apartado de sanidad han aumentado los gastos — in the area of health, costs have increased
3) (=sala) spare room, side room4) (Metal) extraction* * *I- da adjetivoa) <zona/lugar> isolatedb) < persona>IIapartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
1) (Corresp) tbapartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box
2) (de artículo, capítulo) section* * *= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex. Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.Ex. The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex. The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.----* apartado de comentarios = comments section.* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.* apartado postal = post office box.* camino apartado = byway.* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* rincón apartado = secluded spot.* * *I- da adjetivoa) <zona/lugar> isolatedb) < persona>IIapartado de algo/alguien: se mantuvo apartado de la vida pública he stayed out of public life; vive apartado de la familia — he has little to do with his family
1) (Corresp) tbapartado de correos or apartado postal — post office box, P.O. Box
2) (de artículo, capítulo) section* * *= secluded, section, alcove, remote, off the beaten track.Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex: The article ' Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.* apartado de comentarios = comments section.* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.* apartado postal = post office box.* camino apartado = byway.* muy apartado de = a long way removed from.* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad = nothing + can + be further from the truth, nothing + can + be further from the truth.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* rincón apartado = secluded spot.* * *1 ‹zona/lugar› isolated2 ‹persona› apartado DE algo/algn:se ha mantenido apartado de la vida pública he has stayed out of public lifevive muy apartado de la familia he has very little to do with his familyA ( Corresp) tbapartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. BoxB (de un artículo, capítulo) sectionen el apartado de seguridad social, los logros del gobierno han sido mucho menores as far as social security is concerned o as for social security, the government's achievements have been much smaller* * *
Del verbo apartar: ( conjugate apartar)
apartado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
apartado
apartar
apartado 1◊ -da adjetivo
b) ‹ persona›:
vive apartado de la familia he has little to do with his family
apartado 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Corresp) tb apartado de correos or apartado postal post office box, P.O. Box
2 (de artículo, capítulo) section
apartar ( conjugate apartar) verbo transitivo
1
apartó los ojos he averted his eyes
2 (guardar, reservar) to set aside;
apartarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
b) (alejarse, separarse):◊ apártate de ahí get/come away from there;
no se aparta de su lado he never leaves her side;
¡apártate de mi vista! get out of my sight!;
se apartó de su familia she drifted away from her family;
nos estamos apartando del tema we're getting off the subject
apartado,-a
I adj (lugar alejado) remote, isolated: manténganse apartados de las vías, keep off the track
II sustantivo masculino
1 (párrafo) section, paragraph 2 apartado de correos, Post Office Box
apartar
I verbo transitivo
1 (alejar) to move away, remove
apartar la vista, to look away
2 (guardar) to put aside
II verbo intransitivo ¡aparta!, move out of the way!
' apartado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apartada
- apdo.
- capítulo
- retirada
- retirado
- rincón
- sección
- rubro
English:
aloof
- isolated
- off
- Post Office Box
- set back
- solitary
- stand back
- track
- box
- by
- out
- secluded
* * *apartado, -a♦ adjhoy día vive apartado del mundo del teatro nowadays he has very little to do with the theatre2. [alejado] remote;nuestra casa está bastante apartada del centro our house is quite far from the centre♦ nm[párrafo] paragraph; [sección] section Col, Ecuad apartado aéreo Post Office box, PO Box;apartado de correos Post Office box, PO Box;apartado postal Post Office box, PO Box* * *I adj isolatedII m section* * *apartado nm1) : section, paragraph2)apartado postal : post office box* * *apartado2 n paragraph / sectionapartado de correos post office box / PO box -
102 barrera
f.1 barrier.poner barreras a algo (figurative) to erect barriers against something, to hinder somethingbarreras arancelarias tariff barriersbarrera del sonido sound barrier2 wall (sport) (de jugadores).3 obstacle, hindrance, wall.* * *1 (gen) barrier2 (en plaza de toros - valla) barrier; (asientos) front row3 figurado obstacle\poner barreras to hinder (a, -)mirar los toros desde la barrera to sit on the fencebarrera aduanera customs barrierbarrera del sonido sound barrier* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=obstáculo) barriercontraconcepción o anticonceptivo de barrera — barrier contraception
barrera aduanera, barrera arancelaria — tariff barrier
barrera de color — colour o (EEUU) color bar
este avión supera o traspasa o rompe la barrera del sonido — this plane can break the sound barrier
barrera racial — colour o (EEUU) color bar
2) [en carretera] roadblockbarrera de peaje, barrera de portazgo — toll gate, turnpike
3) (Ferro) crossing gate4) (Taur) (=valla) barrier; (=primera fila) first rowtoro 3)5) (Dep) [de jugadores] wall6) (Mil) (=barricada) barricade; (=parapeto) parapet7) (=impedimento) barrier, obstacleponer barreras a algo — to hinder sth, obstruct sth
* * *a) barrierha superado la barrera del 10% — it has gone above the 10% mark
b) (Ferr) barrier, crossing gate* * *= hurdle, wall, barrier, curtain, hindrance.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex. They are in a position to make a unique positive contribution to dissolving the 'cultural curtain,' as it has been called.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.----* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.* atravesar una barrera = break through + barrier.* barrera arancelaria = trade barrier, tariff barrier.* barrera arquitectónica = architectural barrier.* barrera comercial = trade barrier.* barrera cultural = cultural barrier.* barrera del sonido = sound barrier.* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.* barrera de protección = crash barrier.* barrera de seguridad = crush barrier.* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.* barrera ficticia = glass ceiling.* barrera física = physical barrier.* barrera fluctuante = moving wall.* barrera geográfica = geographic barrier.* barrera institucional = institutional barrier.* barrera invisible = glass ceiling, invisible barrier.* barrera lingüística = language barrier, linguistic barrier.* barrera racial = colour bar.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* barrera sicológica = psychological barrier.* barrera temporal = time barrier.* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.* enfrentarse a una barrera = face + barrier.* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.* levantar una barrera = build + wall.* penetrar una barrera = break through + barrier.* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.* * *a) barrierha superado la barrera del 10% — it has gone above the 10% mark
b) (Ferr) barrier, crossing gate* * *= hurdle, wall, barrier, curtain, hindrance.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.Ex: They are in a position to make a unique positive contribution to dissolving the 'cultural curtain,' as it has been called.Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.* atravesar una barrera = break through + barrier.* barrera arancelaria = trade barrier, tariff barrier.* barrera arquitectónica = architectural barrier.* barrera comercial = trade barrier.* barrera cultural = cultural barrier.* barrera del sonido = sound barrier.* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.* barrera de protección = crash barrier.* barrera de seguridad = crush barrier.* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.* barrera ficticia = glass ceiling.* barrera física = physical barrier.* barrera fluctuante = moving wall.* barrera geográfica = geographic barrier.* barrera institucional = institutional barrier.* barrera invisible = glass ceiling, invisible barrier.* barrera lingüística = language barrier, linguistic barrier.* barrera racial = colour bar.* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.* barrera sicológica = psychological barrier.* barrera temporal = time barrier.* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.* enfrentarse a una barrera = face + barrier.* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.* levantar una barrera = build + wall.* penetrar una barrera = break through + barrier.* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.* * *1 (para separar) barrier; (obstáculo) barrierbarrera psicológica psychological barrierha superado la barrera del 10% it has gone above the 10% markno logró superar la barrera del idioma he was unable to overcome the language barrieruna barrera infranqueable or insalvable an insurmountable barrier o obstaclemétodos anticonceptivos de barrera barrier methods of contraception2 ( Ferr) barrier, crossing gateCompuestos:● barrera aduanera or arancelariacustoms barriertrade barrier( Esp) ticket barrier( AmL) ticket barriersound barriersuperar or romper la barrera del sonido to break the sound barriertoll barriersafety barriergeneration gapnatural barriersafety barrier* * *
Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)
barrerá es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo
Multiple Entries:
barrer
barrera
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barrera con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrera sustantivo femenino
barrier;
barrera generacional generation gap;
barrera idiomática language barrier
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrera sustantivo femenino barrier: hay entre ellos una barrera, there's a barrier between them
barrera arquitectónica, architectonic barrier/hindrance
barrera del sonido, sound barrier
barrera lingüística, language barrier
' barrera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
traspasar
- arancelario
- lingüístico
English:
barrier
- sound barrier
- tariff barrier
- ticket barrier
- tollgate
- crash
- guard
- sound
- wall
* * *barrera nf1. [para controlar acceso] barrier;[de campo, casa] fence barreras arancelarias tariff barriers;barreras no arancelarias non-tariff barriers;barreras arquitectónicas [para silla de ruedas] obstructions for wheelchair users;barreras comerciales trade barriers2. Ferroc crossing gate3. [dificultad, obstáculo] barrier;la barrera del idioma le impedía integrarse the language barrier made it difficult for her to integrate;el índice bursátil superó la barrera psicológica de los 1.000 puntos the stock market index crossed the psychological barrier of 1,000 points;superaron la barrera del millón de discos vendidos sales of their album went over the million mark;poner barreras a algo to erect barriers against sth, to hinder sth;se casaron saltándose las barreras sociales they married despite the huge difference in their social backgroundsbarrera del sonido sound barrier [localidad] = front row of seats immediately behind the barrier around the edge of the bullring* * *f1 barrier;sin barreras (arquitectónicas) readily accessible (to the disabled), with easy disabled access;barreras comerciales pl trade barriers* * *barrera nfobstáculo: barrier, obstaclebarrera de sonido: sound barrier* * *barrera n1. (en general) barrier2. (valla) barrier / fence3. (primera fila) front row4. (en fútbol) wall -
103 conceder
v.1 to grant.me concedió un deseo he granted me a wishle concedí el beneficio de la duda I gave him the benefit of the doubtno concede entrevistas she doesn't give interviews¿me concede cinco minutos? could you give o spare me five minutes?2 to admit, to concede.3 to give.4 to allow to.* * *2 (atribuir) to give, attach3 (oportunidad, tiempo) to give4 (admitir) to concede, admit* * *verb1) to award, grant2) concede, admit* * *VT1) (=dar) [+ beca, premio] to award, grant; [+ crédito, permiso, deseo, entrevista] to grantsu mujer no quería concederle el divorcio — his wife didn't want to grant o give him a divorce
le concedieron el honor de presidir el congreso — they conferred on him the honour of presiding over the conference
¿me concede el honor de este baile? — may I have the pleasure of this dance?
2) frm (=admitir) to concede, admitconcedo que el error fue mío — I concede o admit it was my mistake
* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <premio/beca> to give, award; <descuento/préstamo> to give, grant (frml); <privilegio/favor/permiso> to grantel honor que me concedieron — the honor they conferred o bestowed on me
¿me podría conceder unos minutos? — could you spare me a few minutes?
b) <importancia/valor> to give2) (admitir, reconocer) to admit, acknowledge, concede* * *= award, confer (on/upon), grant, vest, cede, bestow, dispense.Ex. In recognition of his impact on cataloging, in 1974 he was awarded the Margaret Mann Citation and, in 1978, the Melvil Dewey Medal.Ex. Lastly, he was the 1971 recipient of the Melvil Dewey Medal, which was conferred upon him for creative professional achievement of a high order.Ex. In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.Ex. This responsibility is vested in the Central Classification Committees of the member countries.Ex. We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.Ex. God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.----* conceder aumento salarial = award + salary increase.* conceder beca = grant + scholarship.* conceder cierta autoridad sobre = give + Nombre + a say in.* conceder comisión de servicios = second.* conceder diploma = grant + diploma.* conceder el derecho al voto = enfranchise.* conceder el honor = accord + honour.* conceder en franquicia = franchise.* conceder facultades = endow with + powers.* conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.* conceder licencia = grant + license.* conceder licencia de comercialización = license [licence, -USA].* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* conceder permiso = give + permission, grant + permission, grant + Alguien + leave.* conceder poderes = give + powers.* conceder potestad = confer + mandate.* conceder una licencia = issue + licence.* conceder una oportunidad = grant + opportunity.* conceder una petición = grant + request.* conceder un contrato = award + contract.* conceder un favor = bestow + favour.* conceder un premio = give + an award, grant + an award.* conceder un préstamo = grant + loan.* conceder un título = bestow + title.* privilegio concedido por el dinero = moneyed privilege.* que concede becas = grant-making.* que concede subsidios = grant-making.* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <premio/beca> to give, award; <descuento/préstamo> to give, grant (frml); <privilegio/favor/permiso> to grantel honor que me concedieron — the honor they conferred o bestowed on me
¿me podría conceder unos minutos? — could you spare me a few minutes?
b) <importancia/valor> to give2) (admitir, reconocer) to admit, acknowledge, concede* * *= award, confer (on/upon), grant, vest, cede, bestow, dispense.Ex: In recognition of his impact on cataloging, in 1974 he was awarded the Margaret Mann Citation and, in 1978, the Melvil Dewey Medal.
Ex: Lastly, he was the 1971 recipient of the Melvil Dewey Medal, which was conferred upon him for creative professional achievement of a high order.Ex: In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.Ex: This responsibility is vested in the Central Classification Committees of the member countries.Ex: We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.* conceder aumento salarial = award + salary increase.* conceder beca = grant + scholarship.* conceder cierta autoridad sobre = give + Nombre + a say in.* conceder comisión de servicios = second.* conceder diploma = grant + diploma.* conceder el derecho al voto = enfranchise.* conceder el honor = accord + honour.* conceder en franquicia = franchise.* conceder facultades = endow with + powers.* conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.* conceder licencia = grant + license.* conceder licencia de comercialización = license [licence, -USA].* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* conceder permiso = give + permission, grant + permission, grant + Alguien + leave.* conceder poderes = give + powers.* conceder potestad = confer + mandate.* conceder una licencia = issue + licence.* conceder una oportunidad = grant + opportunity.* conceder una petición = grant + request.* conceder un contrato = award + contract.* conceder un favor = bestow + favour.* conceder un premio = give + an award, grant + an award.* conceder un préstamo = grant + loan.* conceder un título = bestow + title.* privilegio concedido por el dinero = moneyed privilege.* que concede becas = grant-making.* que concede subsidios = grant-making.* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas = means-tested.* * *conceder [E1 ]vtA1 ‹premio/beca› to give, award; ‹descuento/préstamo› to give, grant ( frml); ‹privilegio/favor› to grantlos jueces concedieron el triunfo al irlandés the judges awarded victory to the Irishman, the judges pronounced the Irishman the winnerabuchearon al árbitro por no conceder el penalty the referee was booed for not giving o awarding the penaltysin conceder un solo tanto without conceding a single pointme concedieron permiso they gave me permissionel honor que me concedieron the honor they conferred o bestowed on menos concedió una entrevista she agreed to give us an interview o to being interviewed by usterminó por concederle la razón a su contrincante he ended up admitting o conceding that his opponent was right¿me podría conceder unos minutos de su tiempo? could you spare me a few minutes of your time?2 ‹importancia/valor› to giveno le concedió demasiada importancia she did not give it too much importance o attach too much importance to itB (admitir, reconocer) to admit, acknowledge, concedetuvo que conceder que se había equivocado he had to admit o concede o acknowledge that he was wrong* * *
conceder ( conjugate conceder) verbo transitivo
1
‹descuento/préstamo› to give;
‹privilegio/favor/permiso› to grant;
¿me podría conceder unos minutos? could you spare me a few minutes?
2 (admitir, reconocer) to admit, acknowledge
conceder verbo transitivo
1 (admitir) to admit, concede
2 (un deseo, préstamo) to grant
(un premio, una beca) to award
3 frml (tiempo, atención) si me concede un minuto, if you can spare me a moment
4 (importancia) to give
conceder valor a algo, to attach value to something
' conceder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceder
- dar
- dotar
- merced
- negar
- premio
English:
accord
- award
- begrudge
- bestow
- concede
- grant
- confer
- devolve
- dispense
- give
- knight
- shut
- straight
* * *conceder vt1. [dar] to grant;[premio] to award; [beca] to give, to award; [préstamo, subvención] to give, to grant; [asilo, indulto, extradición] to grant;le concedí el beneficio de la duda I gave him the benefit of the doubt;me concedió un deseo he granted me a wish;no concede entrevistas she doesn't give interviews;¿me concede cinco minutos? could you give o spare me five minutes?;le han concedido un permiso para acudir al congreso he's been given o granted permission to attend the conference2. [asentir] to admit, to concede;concedo que están en lo cierto I admit that you're right3. [atribuir] [importancia] to give, to attach;no concede ningún valor al dinero money doesn't matter to her at all* * ** * *conceder vt1) : to grant, to bestow2) : to concede, to admit* * *conceder vb2. (beca, premio) to award -
104 constituir
v.1 to make up.2 to be.constituye una falta grave it is o constitutes a serious misdemeanorno creo que constituya ningún obstáculo I don't think it constitutes an obstacle, I don't see it as an obstacle3 to set up, to constitute.Ellos constituyeron un club They constituted a club.Ellos constituyen leyes They establish laws.* * *1 (formar) to comprise, make up, constitute■ el sol y los planetas constituyen el sistema solar the solar system is made up of the sun and the planets2 (ser) to be, constitute3 (crear) to create, set up, establish1 to set oneself up as, become* * *verb2) set up* * *1. VT frm1) (=crear, fundar) [+ comité, asamblea] to set up, constitute frm; [+ empresa] to set upconstituyeron una comisión de investigación — a committee of inquiry was set up o frm constituted
2) (=estar formado por) to make up, constituteel comité lo constituyen 12 miembros — the committee is made up o composed of 12 members, the committee comprises 12 members
estar constituido por — to be made up of, be composed of, comprise
3) (=representar) to constitute frmla pesca constituye la principal riqueza de la región — fishing represents o frm constitutes the region's main source of wealth
4) (=nombrar)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml)a) (componer, formar) to make up, constitute (frml)b) (ser, representar) to represent, constitute (frml)c) ( crear) <comisión/compañía> to set up, establishd) ( nombrar) to name2.constituirse v pron (frml)a) ( erigirse)b) ( reunirse)constituirse en algo — en asamblea/consejo to form something, form oneself into something
* * *= constitute, fall into, make up, populate, fall under.Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.Ex. Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.Ex. Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.Ex. One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.Ex. It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.----* constituir como sociedad = incorporate.* constituir la base = form + the foundation.* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.* constituir la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of.* constituirse en nación = evolve into + nationhood.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml)a) (componer, formar) to make up, constitute (frml)b) (ser, representar) to represent, constitute (frml)c) ( crear) <comisión/compañía> to set up, establishd) ( nombrar) to name2.constituirse v pron (frml)a) ( erigirse)b) ( reunirse)constituirse en algo — en asamblea/consejo to form something, form oneself into something
* * *= constitute, fall into, make up, populate, fall under.Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
Ex: Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.Ex: One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.* constituir como sociedad = incorporate.* constituir la base = form + the foundation.* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.* constituir la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of.* constituirse en nación = evolve into + nationhood.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* * *constituir [ I20 ]vt( frml)1 (componer, formar) to make upel consejo está constituido por siete miembros the board is made up of seven memberslas personas que constituyen el jurado the people who make up o form o ( frml) constitute the jury2 (ser, representar) to represent, constitute ( frml)eso no constituye un impedimento that does not represent o constitute an obstacleesta acción no constituye delito this action does not constitute a crimerecibir este premio constituye un honor para mí I am very honored to receive this award, I deem it an honor to receive this award ( frml)esto constituye una excepción this is an exception4 (nombrar) to namelo constituyó heredero universal she named him as her sole heir, she made him her sole heir( frml)1 (erigirse) constituirse EN algo to become sthla región se constituyó en una nación independiente the region became an independent nation2 (reunirse) constituirse EN algo to form sth, form oneself INTO sthlos trabajadores acordaron constituirse en asamblea permanente the workers agreed to form a permanent assembly* * *
constituir ( conjugate constituir) verbo transitivo (frml)
constituir verbo transitivo
1 (formar) to constitute
2 (representar) to represent
3 (fundar) to constitute, set up
' constituir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
componer
English:
comprise
- constitute
- form
- incorporate
- represent
* * *♦ vt1. [componer] to make up;estas cinco secciones constituyen el primer capítulo these five sections make up the first chapter;la junta directiva está constituida por cinco miembros the board of directors has five members2. [ser] to be, to constitute;constituye una falta grave it is o constitutes a serious misdemeanour;no creo que constituya ningún obstáculo I don't think it constitutes an obstacle, I don't see it as an obstacle3. [crear] to set up, to constitute* * *v/t1 constitute, make up* * *constituir {41} vt1) formar: to constitute, to make up, to form2) fundar: to establish, to set up -
105 licencia
f.1 license, permit (document).licencia de armas/caza gun/hunting licenselicencia de conducir driving license ( Carib, Chilean Spanish, Ecuadoran Spanish Méx Br), driver's license (United States)licencia para conducir driving license ( Carib, Chilean Spanish, Ecuadoran Spanish Méx Br), driver's license (United States)licencia de exportación/importación export/import licenselicencia fiscal = official authorization to practice a professionlicencia de obras planning permissionlicencia poética poetic license2 leave (military).licencia absoluta discharge3 leave. ( Latin American Spanish)4 liberty.tomarse licencias con alguien to take liberties with somebodypres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: licenciar.* * *1 (permiso) licence (US license), permission2 (documento) licence (US license), permit3 MILITAR discharge\tomarse la licencia de to take the licence (US license) tolicencia poética poetic licence (US license)* * *noun f.1) permission2) franchise3) license4) permit* * *SF1) (=documento) licence, license (EEUU)licencia de armas — gun licence, gun permit (EEUU)
licencia de caza — game licence, hunting permit
licencia de conducir, licencia de conductor — driving licence, driver's license (EEUU)
licencia de construcción — ≈ planning permission
licencia de exportación — (Com) export licence
licencia de manejar — LAm driving licence, driver's license (EEUU)
licencia de obras — building permit, planning permission
licencia de piloto, licencia de vuelo — pilot's licence
licencia fiscal — registration with the Spanish Inland Revenue necessary for any commercial activity
2) (Mil) leave, furlough (EEUU)3) [de trabajo] leave4) frm (=permiso) permissiondar su licencia — to give one's permission, grant permission
5) (=libertinaje) licence6) (Literat)7) (Univ) † degree* * *1) ( documento) license*2)a) (frml) (permiso, beneplácito) permissionb) (ant) (libertad, confianza) liberty3)a) (Mil) leaveb) (AmL) ( de un trabajo) leave•* * *= licence [license, -USA], leave pass, franchise, license [licence, -USA], licensing, licensing agreement, licensing arrangement, licensure, permit.Ex. They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.Ex. Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.Ex. The Condensed Books series holds a unique and ubiquitous book publishing franchise that has vanquished all competitors.Ex. The use of electronic information everywhere in the world is usually defined and described by contractual agreements, otherwise known as licenses = El uso de la información electrónica en todo el mundo normalmente se define y describe mediante acuerdos contractuales que se conocen como licencias.Ex. Licensing is increasing in importance as a means of gaining access to commercially available digital information = Las licencias están creciendo en importancia como forma de acceder a información digital comercial.Ex. The article 'Licence at your own risk' describes the complexities of negotiating licensing agreements.Ex. Some publishers are entering into longterm, multiproperty licensing arrangements, while others participate in television coproductions and seek synergies with sister companies.Ex. Only through formal certification or licensure will librarians achieve the consistently high level of performance necessary to command the confidence and respect accorded a profession.Ex. The author discusses the role of the National Library of Nigeria as distributing agent and considers the problem surrounding the issue of a special permit for shipments into Nigeria.----* acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.* conceder licencia = grant + license.* conceder licencia de comercialización = license [licence, -USA].* conceder una licencia = issue + licence.* condiciones de la licencia = licence terms, licence terms and conditions.* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed.* derechos de licencia = licensing rights.* distribuidor que concede licencias = licensor.* incluir licencia de uso en sobre cerrado = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].* incumplimiento de licencia = breach of license agreement.* licencia a ciegas = shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence], shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].* licencia colectiva = collective licensing.* licencia comercial = trading licence.* licencia corporativa = collective licensing.* licencia de acceso = subscription license.* licencia de acceso a información electrónica = license [licence, -USA], licensing.* licencia de armas = firearm licence.* licencia de caza = hunting licence, shooting licence.* licencia de pesca = fishing licence.* licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.* licencia de uso = licence agreement.* licencia educativa = educational licence.* licencia en sobre hermético = shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence], shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].* licencia estándar = boilerplate licensing.* licencia fiscal = trading licence.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* licencias corporativas = site licensing.* sin licencia = unlicensed.* términos y condiciones de la licencia = licence terms and conditions, licence terms.* titular de una licencia = licensee.* * *1) ( documento) license*2)a) (frml) (permiso, beneplácito) permissionb) (ant) (libertad, confianza) liberty3)a) (Mil) leaveb) (AmL) ( de un trabajo) leave•* * *= licence [license, -USA], leave pass, franchise, license [licence, -USA], licensing, licensing agreement, licensing arrangement, licensure, permit.Ex: They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.
Ex: Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.Ex: The Condensed Books series holds a unique and ubiquitous book publishing franchise that has vanquished all competitors.Ex: The use of electronic information everywhere in the world is usually defined and described by contractual agreements, otherwise known as licenses = El uso de la información electrónica en todo el mundo normalmente se define y describe mediante acuerdos contractuales que se conocen como licencias.Ex: Licensing is increasing in importance as a means of gaining access to commercially available digital information = Las licencias están creciendo en importancia como forma de acceder a información digital comercial.Ex: The article 'Licence at your own risk' describes the complexities of negotiating licensing agreements.Ex: Some publishers are entering into longterm, multiproperty licensing arrangements, while others participate in television coproductions and seek synergies with sister companies.Ex: Only through formal certification or licensure will librarians achieve the consistently high level of performance necessary to command the confidence and respect accorded a profession.Ex: The author discusses the role of the National Library of Nigeria as distributing agent and considers the problem surrounding the issue of a special permit for shipments into Nigeria.* acuerdo de licencia = licensing agreement, licensing arrangement.* conceder licencia = grant + license.* conceder licencia de comercialización = license [licence, -USA].* conceder una licencia = issue + licence.* condiciones de la licencia = licence terms, licence terms and conditions.* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas = licensed.* derechos de licencia = licensing rights.* distribuidor que concede licencias = licensor.* incluir licencia de uso en sobre cerrado = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].* incumplimiento de licencia = breach of license agreement.* licencia a ciegas = shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence], shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].* licencia colectiva = collective licensing.* licencia comercial = trading licence.* licencia corporativa = collective licensing.* licencia de acceso = subscription license.* licencia de acceso a información electrónica = license [licence, -USA], licensing.* licencia de armas = firearm licence.* licencia de caza = hunting licence, shooting licence.* licencia de pesca = fishing licence.* licencia de tenencia de armas = firearm licence.* licencia de uso = licence agreement.* licencia educativa = educational licence.* licencia en sobre hermético = shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence], shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].* licencia estándar = boilerplate licensing.* licencia fiscal = trading licence.* licencia para matar = licence to kill.* licencias corporativas = site licensing.* sin licencia = unlicensed.* términos y condiciones de la licencia = licence terms and conditions, licence terms.* titular de una licencia = licensee.* * *A (documento) license*Compuestos:hunting permit● licencia de conducción or de conducirexport license*import license*● licencia de manejar or de manejo(AmC, Méx, Ven) licencia de conducirplanning permissionfishing license* o permitfee paid to the government by lawyers, doctors, etc for the right to practice their professionB1 ( frml) (permiso, beneplácito) permission¿da usted su licencia? do you give your permission o consent?, do I have your permission?pidió licencia para verlo she asked permission to see it2 ( ant) (libertad, confianza) libertyCompuesto:poetic license*C1 ( Mil) leaveviene a casa con licencia he's coming home on leave2 ( AmL) (de un trabajo) leavele dan 20 días de licencia anual he gets 20 days' annual leaveestá de licencia she's on leaveCompuestos:absolute discharge● licencia por enfermedad/maternidad( RPl) sick/maternity leave* * *
Del verbo licenciar: ( conjugate licenciar)
licencia es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
licencia
licenciar
licencia sustantivo femenino
1 ( documento) license( conjugate license);
licencia de conducir or (AmC, Méx, Ven) de manejar driver's license (AmE), driving licence (BrE)
2a) (Mil) leave;
licenciar ( conjugate licenciar) verbo transitivo ‹ soldado› to discharge
licenciarse verbo pronominal [ estudiante] to graduate
licencia sustantivo femenino
1 (autorización) permission
licencia poética, poetic licence
2 (documento oficial) permit, licence, US license
licencia de armas, gun licence
LAm Auto driving licence, US driver's license
3 (exceso de libertad, confianza) licence, US license, freedom: se toma demasiadas licencias, he takes too many liberties
licenciar vtr Mil to discharge
' licencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tramitar
- pase
- solicitud
- vencimiento
English:
honourable discharge
- interlope
- leave
- licence
- driver's license
- furlough
- holiday
- license
- permit
- sick
- television
- vacation
* * *licencia nf1. [documento] licence, permit;[de software, vídeo] licence agreement licencia de armas gun licence;licencia artística artistic licence;licencia de caza hunting licence o permit;Carib, Chile, Ecuad licencia de conducir Br driving licence, US driver's license; Méx licencia para conducir Br driving licence, US driver's license; Méx licencia de conductor Br driving licence, US driver's license;licencia de exportación export licence;licencia fiscal = official authorization to practise a profession;licencia de importación import licence;Méx licencia de manejo Br driving licence, US driver's license;licencia de obras planning permission;licencia de pesca fishing permit2. [eclesiástica] [para predicar] licence;[para publicar un texto] imprimatur3. [autorización] permission;dar licencia to give permission;Méxcon licencia [con permiso] if I may, if you'll excuse me;Méxcon licencia, ¿puedo pasar? may I come in?4. [en el ejército] leavelicencia absoluta discharge5. Am [en el trabajo] leave;estar de licencia to be off workRP licencia por enfermedad sick leave; RP licencia por maternidad maternity leave6. [libertad] liberty;me he permitido la licencia de venir sin llamar I took the liberty of coming without calling first;tomarse licencias con alguien to take liberties with sbLit licencia métrica metrical licence o freedom; Lit licencia poética poetic licence* * *f1 permit, license, Brlicence2 ( permiso) permission3 MIL leave4:tomarse demasiadas licencias take liberties5 L.Am.AUTO license, Brlicence* * *licencia nf1) : permission2) : leave, leave of absence3) : permit, licenselicencia de conducir: driver's license* * *licencia n licence -
106 norma
f.1 standard.este producto no cumple la norma europea this product does not meet European standardsla norma es que llueva al final de la tarde it usually o normally rains toward the end of the afternoonpor norma (general) as a ruletener por norma hacer algo to make it a rule to do something2 Norma.3 piece of legislation.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: normar.* * *1 norm, rule\norma de conducta rule of conduct* * *noun f.1) rule2) norm* * *SF1) (=regla) (tb Educ) rule; [oficial] regulationlos centros educativos tienen autonomía para elaborar sus propias normas — schools and colleges have the power to make their own rules
el comercio internacional está sujeto a ciertas normas — international trade is subject to certain regulations
•
como o por norma general — as a general rule, as a rule of thumb•
tener por norma hacer algo — to make it a rule to do sthnorma de comprobación — (Fís) control
normas de conducta — [sociales] rules of behaviour; [de periódico, empresa] policy sing
2) (=situación, costumbre) normes norma ofrecer una copa de bienvenida — it is standard practice o it is the norm to offer a complimentary drink
como es norma en estos casos — as is standard practice o as is the norm in these cases
3)la norma — (Ling) the standard form
4) (Arquit, Téc) square* * *a) ( regla) rule, regulationdictar normas — to lay down rules o regulations
tengo por norma... — I make it a rule...
es norma que or la norma es que acudan los directivos — it is standard practice for the directors to attend
* * *= convention, guide, norm, pattern, prescription, rule, standard, yardstick.Ex. Articulated subject indexes are based on title-like phrases that have some conventions concerning citation order.Ex. In so doing the indexes act as an organized guide to large sections of the literature of a subject area.Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.Ex. Granted, standard is an ambiguous term, because it can mean either quality or simply prescription.Ex. If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.Ex. A standard is a document available to the public and aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits and approved by a body recognized on the national, regional or international level.Ex. The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.----* acatar las normas = toe + the line.* atenerse a una norma = conform to + standard.* ausencia de normas = anomie.* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.* convertirse en la norma = become + the norm.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* dar como norma = rule.* dar una norma = give + prescription.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* desacatar las normas establecidas = flout + convention.* desviación de la norma = deviation + from the norm, departure from the norm.* establecer norma = legislate.* establecer normas = make + provision, establish + standards.* establecer normas de funcionamiento = establish + policy.* establecer una norma = lay down + standard, set down + rule.* establecer un norma = give + prescription.* fuera de las normas comúnmente aceptadas = beyond the pale.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* hoja de normas = rule sheet.* imponer una norma = place + prescription.* incumplimiento de normas = rule breaking.* incumplir una norma = infringe + standard, violate + regulation, break + rules.* infracción de las normas = breach of regulations, infringement of the rules, breach of the rules.* infracción de normas = rule breaking.* infringir una norma = infringe + standard, violate + rule, violate + rule, violate + regulation, break + rules.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* norma absoluta = ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* norma absouta = hard and fast rule.* norma básica = ground rule.* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.* Norma Británica número + Número = BS + Número.* norma de comportamiento social = social pattern.* norma de entrada de datos = input standard.* norma de la industria = industry standard.* norma de trabajo = working rule.* norma de vestir = dress code.* norma fija = firm rule.* norma general = rule of thumb.* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).* norma inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).* Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción = International Standard for Command Languages.* norma legal = statutory provision.* Norma + Número = ISO + Número.* norma ortográfica = spelling convention.* norma personal = personal norm.* norma que se puede aplicar a rajatabla = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* norma rígida = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* normas = policy, code of practice, regulation.* normas comunes = standard practices.* normas de préstamos vencidos = overdue policy.* normas de procedimiento = rules of procedure.* normas de uso = user policy.* normas habituales = standard practices.* normas internas = in-house guidelines.* norma social = social norm, societal norm.* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.* norma técnica = technical standard.* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* ofrecer una norma = offer + prescription.* por norma = as a rule.* que se atiene a una norma = compliant (with).* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.* * *a) ( regla) rule, regulationdictar normas — to lay down rules o regulations
tengo por norma... — I make it a rule...
es norma que or la norma es que acudan los directivos — it is standard practice for the directors to attend
* * *= convention, guide, norm, pattern, prescription, rule, standard, yardstick.Ex: Articulated subject indexes are based on title-like phrases that have some conventions concerning citation order.
Ex: In so doing the indexes act as an organized guide to large sections of the literature of a subject area.Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.Ex: Granted, standard is an ambiguous term, because it can mean either quality or simply prescription.Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.Ex: A standard is a document available to the public and aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits and approved by a body recognized on the national, regional or international level.Ex: The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.* acatar las normas = toe + the line.* atenerse a una norma = conform to + standard.* ausencia de normas = anomie.* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.* convertirse en la norma = become + the norm.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* dar como norma = rule.* dar una norma = give + prescription.* de fijación de normas = standard(s) setting.* desacatar las normas establecidas = flout + convention.* desviación de la norma = deviation + from the norm, departure from the norm.* establecer norma = legislate.* establecer normas = make + provision, establish + standards.* establecer normas de funcionamiento = establish + policy.* establecer una norma = lay down + standard, set down + rule.* establecer un norma = give + prescription.* fuera de las normas comúnmente aceptadas = beyond the pale.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* hoja de normas = rule sheet.* imponer una norma = place + prescription.* incumplimiento de normas = rule breaking.* incumplir una norma = infringe + standard, violate + regulation, break + rules.* infracción de las normas = breach of regulations, infringement of the rules, breach of the rules.* infracción de normas = rule breaking.* infringir una norma = infringe + standard, violate + rule, violate + rule, violate + regulation, break + rules.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* norma absoluta = ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* norma absouta = hard and fast rule.* norma básica = ground rule.* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.* Norma Británica número + Número = BS + Número.* norma de comportamiento social = social pattern.* norma de entrada de datos = input standard.* norma de la industria = industry standard.* norma de trabajo = working rule.* norma de vestir = dress code.* norma fija = firm rule.* norma general = rule of thumb.* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).* norma inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).* Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción = International Standard for Command Languages.* norma legal = statutory provision.* Norma + Número = ISO + Número.* norma ortográfica = spelling convention.* norma personal = personal norm.* norma que se puede aplicar a rajatabla = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* norma rígida = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* normas = policy, code of practice, regulation.* normas comunes = standard practices.* normas de préstamos vencidos = overdue policy.* normas de procedimiento = rules of procedure.* normas de uso = user policy.* normas habituales = standard practices.* normas internas = in-house guidelines.* norma social = social norm, societal norm.* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.* norma técnica = technical standard.* no seguir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* ofrecer una norma = offer + prescription.* por norma = as a rule.* que se atiene a una norma = compliant (with).* que sigue una norma = compliant (with).* ser la norma = be the norm, be the rule, become + the norm.* * *1 (regla) rule, regulationnormas de conducta rules of conductnormas sociales social normsobservar las normas de seguridad to observe the safety regulationslas normas vigentes the regulations currently in forcedictar normas to lay down rules o regulationstengo por norma no beber al mediodía I make it a rule not to drink at lunchtime2(manera común de hacer algo): es norma que or la norma es que acudan a este tipo de reunión los directivos de la empresa it is standard practice for the directors of the company to attend this kind of meetingCompuesto:linguistic norm* * *
norma sustantivo femenino
normas de seguridad safety regulations;
tengo por norma … I make it a rule …b) ( manera común de hacer algo):
norma sustantivo femenino norm, rule: tiene que ajustarse a la norma europea, it has to meet the European standard
' norma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aplicarse
- caprichosa
- caprichoso
- criterio
- desordenada
- desordenado
- imposición
- normalizar
- normalización
- principio
- regla
- reglamentaria
- reglamentario
- relajar
- romper
- saltarse
- validez
- canon
- cumplimiento
- disposición
- elemental
- excepción
- implantar
- inadecuado
- obedecer
- regular
- respetar
English:
law
- norm
- operative
- policy
- regulation
- rule
- set aside
- set down
- standard
- vary
- yardstick
- departure
- deviant
* * *norma nf1. [patrón, modelo] standard;[regla] rule;este producto no cumple la norma europea this product does not meet European standards;normas de conducta [principios] standards (of behaviour);[pautas] patterns of behaviour;la norma es que llueva al final de la tarde it usually o normally rains towards the end of the afternoon;es la norma hacerlo así it's usual to do it this way;por norma (general) as a rule;tener por norma hacer algo to make it a rule to do sth2. Ling norm* * *f1 standard2 ( regla) rule, regulation* * *norma nf1) : rule, regulation2) : norm, standard* * *norma n ruletener por norma hacer algo to always do something / to never do something -
107 piso2
2 = floor, level, storey [story, -USA], story [storey, -UK].Nota: Arquitectura.Ex. The library, which is of split-level design on 2 floors, includes a lending collection, children's library, study area, and audio-visual section.Ex. The other rooms on the third, second and first levels have a mixture of stacking chairs with writing board arms.Ex. The library is situated on the top two floors of a six storey building.Ex. The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12- story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.----* aparcamiento de varios pisos = multi-storey car park.* autobús de dos pisos = double-decker bus.* con varios pisos = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].* de piso llano = flat-floor.* en el piso de abajo = downstairs.* en el piso de arriba = upstairs.* piso de diseño abierto = open floor.* piso húmedo = wet floor. -
108 alcalde
m.mayor, head of a town, lord mayor.* * *1 mayor* * *(f. - alcaldesa)noun* * *SM1) [de ayuntamiento] mayor; (=juez) magistrate2) LAm * (=alcahuete) procurer, pimp* * *- desa masculino, femenino1) (Gob) mayor2) alcaldesa femenino ( mujer del alcalde) mayoress* * *= Lord Mayor.Ex. This mirrors almost exactly the substance of a speech by Sir John Potter, Lord Mayor of Manchester, when he opened the first public library.----* alcalde, el = mayor, the.* * *- desa masculino, femenino1) (Gob) mayor2) alcaldesa femenino ( mujer del alcalde) mayoress* * *el alcalde= mayor, theEx: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.
= Lord Mayor.Ex: This mirrors almost exactly the substance of a speech by Sir John Potter, Lord Mayor of Manchester, when he opened the first public library.
* alcalde, el = mayor, the.* * *masculine, feminineA ( Gob) mayorCompuesto:B* * *
alcalde◊ - desa sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Gob) mayor
2
alcalde sustantivo masculino mayor
' alcalde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adicta
- adicto
- concejo
- Excemo.
- Excmo.
- polemizar
- salir
- teniente
- llegar
English:
address
- capacity
- carve
- inquest
- mayor
- poll
- worship
* * *alcalde, -esa nm,f[presidente de ayuntamiento] mayor, f mayoress alcalde de barrio = in major cities, person responsible for carrying out some of mayor's duties within a given district;alcalde pedáneo = mayor of a small village* * *m, alcaldesa f mayor* * *: mayor* * *alcalde n mayor -
109 apuntar
v.1 to make a note of, to note down.apuntar a alguien to put somebody down (en lista) to put somebody's name down (en curso) to sign somebody uphe apuntado a mi hijo a clases de natación I've put my son's name down for swimming lessons, I've signed my son up for swimming lessonsapúntamelo (en la cuenta) put it on my account2 to point (dirigir) (dedo).apuntar una pistola hacia alguien, apuntar a alguien con una pistola to aim a gun at somebodyPedro apunta el arma Peter points the gun.3 to prompt (Teatro).fue expulsada de clase por apuntar las respuestas a un compañero she was thrown out of the classroom for whispering the answers to a classmate4 to hint at.5 to appear.6 to write down, to note down, to jot down, to put in writing.María apunta los comentarios Mary writes down the comments.7 to take aim.Pedro apunta hacia Ricardo Peter takes aim at Richard.8 to enroll, to add on to the list.María apunta a Silvia Mary enrolls Silvia.9 to point out, to indicate.Pedro apunta las necesidades de ella Peter points out her needs.10 to denote to, to indicate to, to suggest to.La carta apunta desistir del plan The letter denotes to desist of the plan* * *1 (señalar) to point (a, at)■ apuntó que... she pointed out that...2 (arma) to aim■ ¡apunten! take aim!3 (anotar) to note down, make a note of■ se lo apunto en cuenta I'll put it on your account, I'll charge it to your account4 (estar encaminado) to be aimed (a, at), be designed (a, to)5 (insinuar) to suggest, indicate6 (sujetar) to stitch, pin lightly, tack lightly7 TEATRO to prompt8 familiar (en un examen) to whisper the answer to1 to begin to appear2 TEATRO to prompt1 (inscribirse) to enrol2 familiar (participar) to take part (a, in)■ ¿te apuntas? are you game?\apuntarse un tanto to score a point* * *verb1) to aim2) point3) note down4) prompt5) suggest, hint•* * *1. VT1) (=dirigir) [+ cámara, pistola, misil] to aim (a at)train (a on)2) (=sugerir) to point outapuntó la posibilidad de que no hubiera sido un suicidio — she suggested the possibility that it mightn't have been suicide, she pointed out that it mightn't have been suicide
3) (=anotar)a) [en cuaderno] make a note of, note down; [en lista, tabla] to enter, recordapuntó la dirección en su agenda — she made a note of the address in her diary, she noted down the address in her diary
apuntó la temperatura en un gráfico — she recorded o wrote down the temperature on a graph
b) (Estadística) [+ velocidad, tiempo] to log4) (=inscribir) [en lista] to put down; [en colegio, curso] to enrol, enroll (EEUU); [en concurso, competición] to enter, put down¿me puedes apuntar para la cena de Navidad? — could you put me down for the Christmas dinner?
5) (=decir en voz baja) [a actor] to prompt6) (=afilar) to sharpen, put a point on7) (=apostar) [+ dinero] to bet8) (Cos) to fasten2. VI1) (=señalar) [con arma] to aim; [con dedo, objeto] to point atno apuntes hacia ninguna persona — [con arma] don't aim at anybody o don't point your gun at anybody; [con dedo] don't point at anybody
¡apunten! ¡disparen! — take aim! fire!
apuntar con: todos le apuntaban con el dedo — everyone pointed their fingers at her
apuntar a algn con un arma — to aim a gun at sb, point a gun at sb
me apuntó al pecho con un fusil — he aimed o pointed the gun at my chest
apuntó con su pistola al cajero y se llevó todo el dinero — he held up the cashier with his gun and took all the money
2) (=dirigirse) to pointsus declaraciones apuntaban en la dirección opuesta — his statements pointed in the opposite direction
3) (=anotar) to note down¿tienes dónde apuntar? — have you got something to note this down on?
apunta, dos kilos de patatas y uno de uvas — note this down o make a note, two kilos of potatoes and a kilo of grapes
4) (=surgir) [barba] to sproutuna tendencia que ya comenzaba a apuntar a finales del siglo — a tendency that had already begun to emerge at the end of the century
el maíz apunta bien este año — LAm the corn is coming on nicely this year
5)una hipótesis apunta al origen romano del yacimiento — one hypothesis suggests that the site is of Roman origin
todo apunta a que van a ganar las elecciones — there is every indication o sign that they will win the elections, everything points to them winning the election
todo parece apuntar a que... — everything seems to indicate that...
6) LAm (=apostar) to bet, place bets3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( tomar nota de) to make a note of, note downb) (para excursión, actividad) to put... down2) (Teatr) to prompt; (Educ)mi amiga me apuntaba las respuestas — (fam) my friend whispered the answers to me
3) (señalar, indicar) to point at4) ( afirmar) to point out2.apuntar vi1)a) ( con arma) to aimpreparen... apunten... fuego! — ready... take aim... fire!
apuntar a alguien/algo — to aim at somebody/something
le apuntó con una pistola — she pointed/aimed a gun at him
b) (indicar, señalar) to pointla aguja apunta al or hacia el norte — the needle points north
2) ( anotar)apunta: comprar limones, leche... — make a note, you need to buy lemons, milk...
¿tienes lápiz? pues apunta — have you got a pencil? well, take o jot this down
3) (Teatr) to prompt3.apuntarse v pron1)a) ( inscribirse)apuntarse a or en algo — a curso to enroll* on something; a clase to sign up for something
vamos a la discoteca ¿te apuntas? — we're going to the disco, do you want to come (along)?
me voy a tomar un café ¿quién se apunta? — I'm going out for a coffee, anyone want to join me? (colloq)
2) ( manifestarse) tendencia to become evident* * *= get at, point, point out, jot down, take + aim, take down, mark + Nombre + down as, mark + Nombre + up.Ex. What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.Ex. An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.Ex. By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.Ex. Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.Ex. This article has been a discussion of how public libraries can take aim on quality.Ex. All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.Ex. One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.Ex. If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.----* apuntar a = point + the way to, point to.* apuntar a la misma conclusión = point to + the same conclusion.* apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* apuntar el hecho de que = point to + the fact that.* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.* apuntarse = enrol [enroll -USA], sign up, be game, register (with).* apuntarse a = join + Asociación.* apuntarse medallas = chalk up + achievements.* evidencia + apuntar a = evidence + points towards.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( tomar nota de) to make a note of, note downb) (para excursión, actividad) to put... down2) (Teatr) to prompt; (Educ)mi amiga me apuntaba las respuestas — (fam) my friend whispered the answers to me
3) (señalar, indicar) to point at4) ( afirmar) to point out2.apuntar vi1)a) ( con arma) to aimpreparen... apunten... fuego! — ready... take aim... fire!
apuntar a alguien/algo — to aim at somebody/something
le apuntó con una pistola — she pointed/aimed a gun at him
b) (indicar, señalar) to pointla aguja apunta al or hacia el norte — the needle points north
2) ( anotar)apunta: comprar limones, leche... — make a note, you need to buy lemons, milk...
¿tienes lápiz? pues apunta — have you got a pencil? well, take o jot this down
3) (Teatr) to prompt3.apuntarse v pron1)a) ( inscribirse)apuntarse a or en algo — a curso to enroll* on something; a clase to sign up for something
vamos a la discoteca ¿te apuntas? — we're going to the disco, do you want to come (along)?
me voy a tomar un café ¿quién se apunta? — I'm going out for a coffee, anyone want to join me? (colloq)
2) ( manifestarse) tendencia to become evident* * *= get at, point, point out, jot down, take + aim, take down, mark + Nombre + down as, mark + Nombre + up.Ex: What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.
Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.Ex: Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.Ex: This article has been a discussion of how public libraries can take aim on quality.Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.Ex: If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.* apuntar a = point + the way to, point to.* apuntar a la misma conclusión = point to + the same conclusion.* apuntar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* apuntar el hecho de que = point to + the fact that.* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.* apuntarse = enrol [enroll -USA], sign up, be game, register (with).* apuntarse a = join + Asociación.* apuntarse medallas = chalk up + achievements.* evidencia + apuntar a = evidence + points towards.* * *apuntar [A1 ]vtA1 (tomar nota de) to make a note of, note downapunta todo lo que tienes que comprar make a note of o note down o jot down everything you have to buyapunta en una libreta todo lo que ha hecho en el día he notes down o writes down in a notebook everything he's done during the day, he makes a note of everything he's done during the day in a notebooktengo que apuntar tu dirección I must make a note of your address, I must write down your addressapúntelo en mi cuenta put it on my accountapunta todo porque tiene muy mala memoria he writes everything down because he has a terrible memory2 (en un curso) to enroll*, put … down; (para una excursión, actividad) to put … downquiero apuntar a la niña a or en clases de inglés I want to put my daughter's name down for o enroll my daughter for English classesapúntame para el sábado put me down for SaturdayB ( Teatr) to promptpasa aquí al frente para que no te apunten las respuestas ( fam); come up to the front so that no one can whisper the answers to you o help you with the answersC (señalar, indicar) to point atno la apuntes con el dedo don't point (your finger) at herapuntó con el dedo dónde estaba el error he pointed (with his finger) to where the mistake was, he pointed (his finger) to where the mistake wasapuntó con una regla el lugar exacto en el mapa he used a ruler to point to o indicate the exact spot on the mapD (afirmar, señalar) to point outel presidente apuntó la necesidad de un cambio radical the president pointed out the need o pointed to the need for a radical changeapuntó que no se trataba de obtener privilegios he pointed out that it was not a matter of getting privileges—no sólo ocurre en este país —apuntó this isn't the only country where it happens, he pointed out■ apuntarviA1 (con un arma) to aimpreparen … apunten … ¡fuego! ready … take aim … fire!apunta hacia or para otro lado aim (it) somewhere elseapuntar A algn/algo to aim AT sb/sthapuntar al blanco to aim at the targetle apuntó con una pistola she pointed/aimed a gun at him2 (indicar, señalar) to pointla aguja apunta siempre al or hacia el norte the needle always points northningún dato parece apuntar a la existencia de un compló there is no information to point to o indicate the existence of a plotB(anotar): apunta, comprar harina, leche, pan … make a note, you need to buy flour, milk, bread …¿tienes papel y lápiz? pues apunta have you got paper and a pencil? well, take o jot this downC ( Teatr) to promptD ( liter); «día» to break; «barba» to appear, begin to show; «flor/planta» to sproutal apuntar el alba at the break of day ( liter)ya apuntan los primeros capullos the first buds are already appearingA1 (inscribirse) apuntarse A or EN algo:me apunté a or en un cursillo de natación I enrolled on o signed up for a swimming course¿te vas a apuntar al or en el torneo? are you going to put your name down o put yourself down for the tournament?me apunté para ir a la excursión I put my name o myself down for the outingnos vamos a la discoteca ¿te apuntas? we're going to the disco, do you want to come (along) o ( BrE) do you fancy coming?vamos a salir a cenar — oye, yo me apunto we're going out for dinner — oh, I'll come!me voy a tomar un café ¿quién se apunta? I'm going out for a coffee, anyone interested? o anyone want to join me? ( colloq)2 (obtener, anotarse) ‹tanto› to score; ‹victoria› to chalk up, achieve, gainse apuntó un gran éxito con este libro she scored a great hit with this bookel jugador que se apuntó el gol de la victoria the player who scored the winning goalB (manifestarse) to become evidentlas tendencias artísticas que ya se apuntaban a finales del siglo pasado the artistic tendencies which were already becoming evident at the end of the last centuryel festival ha profundizado en una dirección que ya se apuntaba en años anteriores the festival has continued in a direction which was already becoming evident in previous years* * *
apuntar ( conjugate apuntar) verbo transitivo
1
b) (para excursión, actividad) to put … down
2 (señalar, indicar) to point at;
verbo intransitivo
◊ preparen … apunten … ¡fuego! ready … take aim … fire!;
le apuntó con una pistola she pointed/aimed a gun at him
apuntarse verbo pronominal
‹ a clase› to sign up for sth;
apuntarse al paro (Esp) to register as unemployed, to sign on (BrE colloq)
‹ victoria› to chalk up, achieve
apuntar
I verbo transitivo
1 (escribir) to note down, make a note of
2 (sugerir, indicar) to indicate, suggest
apuntar a..., to point to...
3 (un arma) to aim
4 (señalar) to point out
5 Teat to prompt
II verbo intransitivo apuntaba el siglo, the century was dawning
' apuntar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
señalar
- anotar
- nota
English:
aim
- cover
- down
- enter
- get down
- jot down
- level
- note
- note down
- prompt
- put down
- record
- take down
- train
- wildly
- jot
- take
* * *♦ vt1. [anotar] to make a note of, to note down;apuntar a alguien [en lista] to put sb down (en on); [en curso] to put sb's name down, to sign sb up (en o a for); [m5] apunta en una lista todo lo que quieres que compre jot down everything you want me to buy, make a list of the things you want me to buy;tengo que apuntar tu número de teléfono I must make a note of your phone number, I must write your phone number down somewhere;he apuntado a mi hijo a clases de natación I've put my son's name down for swimming lessons, I've signed my son up for swimming lessons;apunté a mis padres para ir a la excursión I put my parents down for the trip;apúntamelo (en la cuenta) put it on my account;ya puedes ir con cuidado, que esto lo apunto [amenaza] you'd better watch out, I'm not going to forget this2. [dirigir] [dedo] to point;[arma] to aim;apuntar a alguien [con el dedo] to point at sb;[con un arma] to aim at sb;apuntar una pistola hacia alguien, apuntar a alguien con una pistola to aim a gun at sb;les apuntó con un rifle he aimed o pointed a rifle at them;apuntó al blanco y disparó he took aim at the target and shot;la brújula apunta al norte the compass points (to the) north3. Teatro to prompt;Famfue expulsada de clase por apuntar las respuestas a un compañero she was thrown out of the classroom for whispering the answers to a classmate4. [sugerir] to hint at;[indicar] to point out;apuntó la posibilidad de subir los impuestos he hinted that he might raise taxes;la policía ha apuntado la posibilidad de que los secuestradores la hayan matado the police have admitted that the kidnappers may have killed her;el joven jugador apunta buenos conocimientos the young player shows a lot of promise5. [afilar] to sharpen♦ vi1. [vislumbrarse] to appear;[día] to break;en los árboles ya apuntaban las primeras hojas the first leaves were appearing on the treestodo apunta a que ganará Brasil everything points to a win for Brazil;todas las pruebas apuntan a su culpabilidad all the evidence points to him being guilty;las sospechas apuntan a un grupo separatista a separatist group is suspected3. Teatro to prompt4. [con un arma] to aim;¡carguen, apunten, fuego! ready, take aim, fire!;apuntar a lo más alto to set one's sights very high* * *I v/t1 ( escribir) note down, make a note of2 TEA promptpara for)4:apuntar con el dedo point at o toII v/iapuntar alto fig aim high, have big ambitions2:apunta el día lit day is breaking* * *apuntar vt1) : to aim, to point2) anotar: to write down, to jot down3) indicar, señalar: to point to, to point out4) : to prompt (in the theater)apuntar vi1) : to take aim2) : to become evident* * *apuntar vb1. (escribir) to make a note of / to note down3. (dirigir un arma) to aim / to point -
110 curso1
1 = course, taught course, year, course unit, grade.Ex. Earlier in this course we defined a compound subject as consisting, at the level of summarization, of a basic subject and two or more of its isolates.Ex. During the early 1970s European studies became a fashionable growth area boosted by the trend towards inter-disciplinarity in taught courses.Ex. General lectures to a whole year, or even several courses, are supplemented with more specialised tutorials or practicals, frequently in small groups.Ex. This paper discusses the library education programme in the 1st library school in Nigeria to offer the course unit system as operated in the USA.Ex. Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.----* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.* alumno de primer curso = first grader.* alumno de quinto curso = fifth grader.* alumno de segundo curso = second grader.* alumno de séptimo curso = seventh grader.* alumno de sexto curso = sixth grader.* alumno de tercer curso = third grader.* alumno de un curso = grader.* asistir a un curso = attend + course.* bibliografía recomendada para el curso = course reading.* calificación del curso = course grade.* celebrar un curso especial = hold + institute.* curso académico = academic course.* curso acelerado = crash course.* curso a distancia = telecourse.* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.* curso con créditos = credit course.* curso de clases magistrales = lecture course.* curso de diplomatura = undergraduate course, honours course.* curso de formación = training course.* curso de formación continua = continuing education course.* curso de iniciación = induction course.* curso de licenciatura = postgraduate course.* curso de orientación = orientation.* curso de reciclaje = refresher course, retraining course.* curso de verano = summer institute, summer session.* curso escolar = school year.* curso inferior = junior class.* curso intensivo = intensive course, crash course.* curso intensivo con residencia = residential programme.* curso introductorio = induction course.* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.* curso modular = modular course.* curso para alumnos con matrícula libre = part-time course.* curso por correspondencia = correspondence course.* curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.* cursos = coursework [course work].* cursos de gestión de información = management course.* cursos de verano = summer school.* cursos en línea = courseware.* curso superior = senior class.* cursos virtuales = courseware.* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.* director de curso = course leader.* discurso de fin de curso = commencement salutatory.* diseñador de curso = course planner.* documentación de un curso = course pack.* estudiante de cursos superiores = upperclassman.* estudiante de último curso = final year student.* estudiante universitario de último curso = senior major.* hacer un curso = take + course.* material del curso = course material, curriculum material, curriculum resource.* nota del curso = course grade.* oferta de cursos = course offering.* ofrecer un curso = offer + course.* organizar un curso = arrange + course, run + course.* primer curso = first grade.* programa de curso = course program(me).* programa del curso = course syllabus.* quinto curso = fifth grade.* realización de cursos = coursework [course work].* repetición de cursos = grade retention.* segundo curso = second grade.* sistema virtual de gestión de cursos = course management system. -
111 depósito1
1 = depository, repository, reservoir, storehouse, warehouse, storage tank, stack area, storeroom [store-room], storing room, stackroom [stack room, stack-room], tank, depot, stockroom, reservoir, storage facility, storage room, pool.Ex. She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was Head of the Documents depository.Ex. Libraries are the repositories of the records produced and they have been aptly described as standing in the same relationship to society as does the memory to the individual.Ex. The first alternative views the library as a storehouse for cultural materials, a reservoir of significant books.Ex. The first alternative views the library as a storehouse for cultural materials, a reservoir of significant books.Ex. Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.Ex. Locate technical reports that discuss the design of storage tanks for hazardous materials.Ex. All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.Ex. Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.Ex. It is unlikely for libraries in poor countries to set up a special building or storing room and finance its maintenance.Ex. The lower level consists of the general workroom, librarian's office, bindery, stackroom, staff restroom, and soundproof listening rooms for students.Ex. All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.Ex. The depot buys the books for the schools and passes on to them some of the discount it receives by buying direct from the publishers.Ex. Among the causes of damage to archival records, temperature, moisture content, and pollution of the air in stockrooms play an important role.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tapping a serviceable resevoir: the selection of periodicals for art libraries'.Ex. Due to a seasonal demand, when the storage facility is full this product has to be dumped into the quarry using dumpers.Ex. All storage rooms where flammable liquids are stored should have restricted access and be properly identified.Ex. Forming a pool, the participants share the cataloguing work and receive the contributions from all the others = Formando un fondo común, los participantes comparten el trabajo de catalogación y reciben las aportaciones de los demás.----* creación de depósitos de datos = data warehousing.* depósito anejo = remote storage.* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.* depósito de archivo = archival depot, archives depot.* depósito de armas = ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, ammo depot.* depósito de cadáveres = morgue, mortuary.* depósito de datos = data warehouse.* depósito de documentos digitales = repository.* depósito de documentos electrónicos = repository.* depósito de libros = book depot.* depósito de muebles = furniture warehouse, furniture repository.* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.* depósito de recursos electrónicos = electronic repository [e-repository].* depósito de reserva = local reserve store, reserve store.* depósito de seguridad = storage vault.* depósito para el detergente = detergent tank.* depósito petrolero = oil reservoir.* llenar el depósito = gas up.* petición del depósito = stack request. -
112 núcleo
m.1 nucleus, focus.2 nucleus, core, kernel.* * *1 nucleus2 (parte central) core3 (grupo de gente) circle, group\núcleo urbano city centre (US center)* * *noun m.1) core2) nucleus* * *SM (Bio, Fís, Quím) nucleus; (Elec) core; (Bot) kernel, stone; (fig) core, essencenúcleo de población — population centre, population center (EEUU)
núcleo rural — (new) village, village settlement
núcleo urbano — city centre, city center (EEUU)
* * *1)a) (Biol, Fís, Quím) nucleusb) (Ling) nucleusc) (Elec) core2)a) ( de asunto) heart, core; ( de conjunto) nucleusb) ( grupo) groupc) ( centro) center*•* * *= core, nuclear zone, x-height, centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA], nucleus [nuclei, -pl.], heart, hard core.Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.Ex. A new definition of the nuclear zone of a Bradford curve is proposed.Ex. Its x-height was notably small, and the fount was equipped with many ligatures (tied letters) and with upright capitals; it was quickly and widely imitated.Ex. In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.Ex. These libraries became the nucleus for many private and religious collections that ultimately became the first public libraries in Brazil.Ex. A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.Ex. The text describes a 'world science' marked by the collectivization of the centre,'centrality' being defined not by a national monopoly, but by the 'hard core' of a transnational network, stratified on a continental or subcontinental basis = El texto describe una "ciencia mundial" marcada por la colectivización del centro, definiendo la "centralidad" no por monopolio nacional sino por el núcleo de una red internacional, estratificado a nivel continental o subcontinental.----* en el núcleo = at the core (of).* formación de un núcleo = nucleation.* formar el núcleo = form + the nucleus.* núcleo rural = rural area.* * *1)a) (Biol, Fís, Quím) nucleusb) (Ling) nucleusc) (Elec) core2)a) ( de asunto) heart, core; ( de conjunto) nucleusb) ( grupo) groupc) ( centro) center*•* * *= core, nuclear zone, x-height, centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA], nucleus [nuclei, -pl.], heart, hard core.Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.
Ex: A new definition of the nuclear zone of a Bradford curve is proposed.Ex: Its x-height was notably small, and the fount was equipped with many ligatures (tied letters) and with upright capitals; it was quickly and widely imitated.Ex: In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.Ex: These libraries became the nucleus for many private and religious collections that ultimately became the first public libraries in Brazil.Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.Ex: The text describes a 'world science' marked by the collectivization of the centre,'centrality' being defined not by a national monopoly, but by the 'hard core' of a transnational network, stratified on a continental or subcontinental basis = El texto describe una "ciencia mundial" marcada por la colectivización del centro, definiendo la "centralidad" no por monopolio nacional sino por el núcleo de una red internacional, estratificado a nivel continental o subcontinental.* en el núcleo = at the core (of).* formación de un núcleo = nucleation.* formar el núcleo = form + the nucleus.* núcleo rural = rural area.* * *A2 ( Ling) nucleus3 ( Elec) (de una bobina) core4 (de un reactor) coreB1 (de un asunto) heart, core; (de un conjunto, equipo) nucleus2 (grupo) grouppequeños núcleos de disidentes small groups of dissidents3 (centro) center*Compuestos:center* of populationfamily unit* * *
núcleo sustantivo masculinoa) (Biol, Fís) nucleusb) (Elec) core
núcleo sustantivo masculino
1 nucleus
2 (parte más importante) core
3 (grupo de personas) group
4 (foco) focus
núcleo de pobreza/cultura, focus of poverty/culture
5 núcleo urbano, city centre
' núcleo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corazón
- foco
- fondo
- médula
- balneario
- urbanización
- urbano
English:
centre
- core
- nucleus
* * *núcleo nm1. [de la Tierra] core2. [centro] nucleusnúcleo duro [en economía, política] hard core3. [foco]un núcleo de pobreza an area with an extremely high level of poverty, an area where poverty is concentrated;forman el núcleo intelectual del partido they are the party's brains4. [grupo] core;un pequeño núcleo de rebeldes a small core of rebels5. [lugar habitado] centrenúcleo de población population centre6. Astron nucleusnúcleo de la galaxia galaxy's core7. Biol nucleusnúcleo celular cell nucleus8. Fís nucleusnúcleo atómico atomic nucleus9. Ling nucleus* * *m1 nucleus;núcleo (celular) BIO (cell) nucleus2 de problema heart* * *núcleo nm1) : nucleus2) : center, heart, core* * * -
113 orientación
f.1 orientation, guidance, pointing, positioning.2 direction, bearing.3 direction finding, positioning.4 orientation, awareness of your environment.* * *1 (capacidad) sense of direction2 (de un edificio) aspect4 (guía) guidance, orientation\orientación profesional career guidance, vocational guidance* * *noun f.1) orientation2) direction3) guidance* * *SF1) [de casa] aspect; [de habitación] position, orientation; (=dirección) direction2) (=guía) guidance, orientation3) (Dep) orienteering* * *1) (de habitación, edificio) aspect (frml)¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? — which way does the house face?
la orientación de la antena — the way the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial is pointing
2) (enfoque, dirección) orientation3) ( guía) guidance, direction; ( acción de guiar) orientation4) ( en un lugar) bearings (pl)* * *= orientation, slant, advice, outlook, orienteering, wayfinding, bearing, targeting, centredness, bent of mind.Ex. A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.Ex. A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex. There are certain types of subject matter better suited to the nonbook format for which no subject heading exists, such as kits designed to develop orienteering.Ex. The author identifies the architectural barriers in library buildings facing disabled users with particular reference to wayfinding and the provision of suitable signage.Ex. When the real reading starts the mind, as a result of this skim, already has its bearings and so works more effectively.Ex. An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.Ex. The principles of learner centredness and constructivism provided the bases for the design of synchronous activities such as student moderated seminars in this study.Ex. Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.----* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].* cambio de orientación = paradigm change, paradigm shift.* centro de orientación = referral centre.* con una orientación profesional = career-focused.* con una orientación social = socially-oriented.* con una orientación temática específica = subject-oriented.* de orientación = directional.* desorientación = disorientation.* orientación académica = educational guidance.* orientación a la lectura = readers' guidance.* orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction (BI).* orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].* orientación profesional = careers guidance, vocational guidance, career guidance, career education, career planning, careers education, career information.* orientación sexual = sexual orientation.* orientación sobre salidas profesionales = career guidance.* programa de orientación = orientation programme.* programa de orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction program(me).* servicio de orientación = referral service, advisory service.* servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.* * *1) (de habitación, edificio) aspect (frml)¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? — which way does the house face?
la orientación de la antena — the way the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial is pointing
2) (enfoque, dirección) orientation3) ( guía) guidance, direction; ( acción de guiar) orientation4) ( en un lugar) bearings (pl)* * *= orientation, slant, advice, outlook, orienteering, wayfinding, bearing, targeting, centredness, bent of mind.Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.Ex: A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex: There are certain types of subject matter better suited to the nonbook format for which no subject heading exists, such as kits designed to develop orienteering.Ex: The author identifies the architectural barriers in library buildings facing disabled users with particular reference to wayfinding and the provision of suitable signage.Ex: When the real reading starts the mind, as a result of this skim, already has its bearings and so works more effectively.Ex: An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.Ex: The principles of learner centredness and constructivism provided the bases for the design of synchronous activities such as student moderated seminars in this study.Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].* cambio de orientación = paradigm change, paradigm shift.* centro de orientación = referral centre.* con una orientación profesional = career-focused.* con una orientación social = socially-oriented.* con una orientación temática específica = subject-oriented.* de orientación = directional.* desorientación = disorientation.* orientación académica = educational guidance.* orientación a la lectura = readers' guidance.* orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction (BI).* orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].* orientación profesional = careers guidance, vocational guidance, career guidance, career education, career planning, careers education, career information.* orientación sexual = sexual orientation.* orientación sobre salidas profesionales = career guidance.* programa de orientación = orientation programme.* programa de orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction program(me).* servicio de orientación = referral service, advisory service.* servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.* * *A (de una habitación, un edificio) aspect ( frml)¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? which way does the house face?la orientación de la antena the way the antenna is pointingla orientación de las placas solares the way o direction the solar panels are facingB1 (enfoque, dirección) orientationle dio una orientación práctica al curso he gave the course a practical bias, he oriented o ( BrE) orientated the course along practical linesla nueva orientación del partido the party's new direction2 (inclinación) leaningC (en un lugar) bearings (pl)perdí la orientación I lost my bearingsD1 (guía, consejo) guidance, direction2 (acción de guiar) orientationCompuestos:● orientación profesional or (CS) vocacional(para colegiales, estudiantes) vocational guidance, careers advice; (para desempleados) career guidance o advicesexual orientationdiscriminar sobre la base de la orientación sexual to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation* * *
orientación sustantivo femenino
◊ ¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? which way does the house face?;
la orientación de la antena the way the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial is pointing
( acción de guiar) orientation;
( para desempleados) career guidance o advice
orientación sustantivo femenino
1 (en el espacio) orientation, direction: perdí la orientación, I lost my bearings
2 (en el conocimiento) guidance
gabinete de orientación psicológica, psychological guidance office
3 (ideología, tendencia) direction
' orientación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
COU
- guía
- curso
English:
A-level
- exposure
- face
- guidance
- marriage guidance
- orientation
- sense
- vocational
- aspect
- counseling
- direction
- orienteering
* * *orientación nf1. [dirección] [acción] guiding;[rumbo] direction;sentido de la orientación sense of direction2. [posicionamiento] [acción] positioning;[lugar] position; [de edificio] aspect;una casa con orientación al oeste a house that faces west;hay que ajustar la orientación del sensor the position o angle of the sensor needs adjusting;¿cuál tiene que ser la orientación de la antena? which way should the aerial be pointing?Informát orientación horizontal horizontal o landscape orientation; Informát orientación vertical vertical o portrait orientation3. [enfoque] orientation;le dieron una orientación práctica al curso the course had a practical bias o slant4. [información] guidance, advice;algunas orientaciones some guidanceorientación pedagógica = guidance on courses to be followed;orientación profesional careers advice o guidance, career counselling;CSur orientación vocacional careers advice5. [tendencia] tendency, leaning;un partido con una orientación liberal a party with liberal leanings o tendenciesorientación sexual sexual orientation6. [deporte de aventura] orienteering* * *f1 orientation2 ( ayuda) guidance3:sentido de la orientación sense of direction* * *orientación nf, pl - ciones1) : orientation2) dirección: direction, course3) guía: guidance, direction* * *orientación n aspecttener orientación a/hacia to faceorientación profesional vocational guidance / careers advice -
114 acusar
v.1 to accuse.lo acusaron de asesinato he was accused of o charged with murderLuisa acusa a su marido Louise accuses her husband.2 to show.su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo his face showed the passage of timeacusar el golpe to show the effectssu espalda acusó el esfuerzo the effort had taken its toll on his back3 to acknowledge (recibo).acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge receipt of your package4 to press charges, to accuse, to prefer charges, to make an accusation.La empresa acusó al fin The company pressed charges at last.5 to manifest, to show.María acusó su ira contra Ricardo Mary manifested her anger against Richard.* * *1 (echar la culpa) to accuse (de, of)2 DERECHO to charge (de, with)3 (manifestar) to give away1 (confesarse) to confess2 (acentuarse) to become more pronounced\acusar recibo de to acknowledge receipt of* * *verbto accuse, charge* * *1. VT1) (=culpar) to accuse2) (Jur) (=incriminar) charge3) (=mostrar)4) (=registrar) to pick up, registereste sismógrafo acusa la menor vibración — this seismometer picks up o registers the least vibration
5) (Correos)2.See:ACUSAR ► Traducimos acusar (de) por accuse (of) en la mayoría de los casos: Me acusó de haber mentido He accused me of lying ¿De qué me estás acusando? What are you accusing me of? ► Traducimos acusar (de) por charge (with) cuando se trata de una acusación formal que llevará a la celebración de un juicio: No lo han acusado de ninguno de los cargos He hasn't been charged with anything Hasta ahora, la policía lo ha acusado solamente de uno de los asesinatos So far, the police have only charged him with one of the murders El verbo indict tiene un significado parecido a charge, pero solo se usa en contextos legales muy especializados. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( culpar) to accuseb) (Der)c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)
2)a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofb) ( advertir) to pick up, register3) ( reconocer)2.acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
acusarse v pron (refl)* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( culpar) to accuseb) (Der)c) (fam) ( delatar) to tell on (colloq)lo acusó a or con la maestra — she went to the teacher and told on him (colloq)
2)a) (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofb) ( advertir) to pick up, register3) ( reconocer)2.acusar recibo de algo — (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of something
acusarse v pron (refl)* * *acusar11 = accuse, make + accusation, charge, litigate, face + charges, arraign, indict, denounce, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out, single out for + criticism, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.
Ex: From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.Ex: This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.Ex: 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.* acusar a Alguien = confront + Alguien + with accusation.* acusar de = lambast [lambaste], make + Nombre + out to be.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.acusar22 = reveal, show.Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.* * *acusar [A1 ]vtA1 (culpar) to accuse¿me estás acusando a mí? are you accusing me?cada vez que falta algo me acusan a mí every time something goes missing they blame o accuse meacusar a algn DE algo to accuse sb OF sthme acusan de haber faltado a mi palabra they accuse me of breaking my word, they say I didn't keep my word2 ( Der) acusar a algn DE algo to charge sb WITH sthlo han acusado de cuatro delitos de estafa he has been charged with four counts of fraudestá detenido acusado de espionaje he is being held on charges of spying o he is charged with spying3 ( fam)(delatar): lo acusó a or con la maestra she went to the teacher and told on him ( colloq), she snitched to the teacher ( AmE colloq)B (mostrar, revelar) to show signs ofacusaban el cansancio del viaje they were showing signs of fatigue after their journeyC■ acusarse( refl) acusarse DE algo to confess TO sth* * *
acusar ( conjugate acusar) verbo transitivo
1
acusar a algn de algo to accuse sb of sth;
b) (Der) acusar a algn de algo to charge sb with sth
2 ( reconocer):◊ acusar recibo de algo (Corresp) to acknowledge receipt of sth
acusar verbo transitivo
1 to accuse [de, of]
Jur to charge [de, with]
2 (sentir los efectos de un golpe, una sustancia, una ausencia, etc) to feel: la niña acusó el cansancio del viaje, the tiring journey was beginning to affect the child
3 (mostrar, denunciar) to show: su rostro acusaba su crueldad, his face showed his cruelty
4 Com acusar recibo, to acknowledge receipt [de, of]
' acusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negligencia
- recibo
- tachar
- delatar
- incriminar
English:
accuse
- acknowledge
- charge
- denounce
- indict
- publicity
- receipt
- impeach
- level
- tell
* * *♦ vt1. [culpar] to accuse;acusar a alguien de algo to accuse sb of sth;siempre me acusan a mí de todo they always blame me for everything2. Der to charge;acusar a alguien de algo to charge sb with sth;lo acusaron de asesinato he was charged with murder3. [mostrar, resentirse de]su rostro acusaba el paso del tiempo the passage of time had taken its toll on his face;los atletas acusaron el calor the athletes were showing the effects of the heat;cada vez acusa más el paso de los años she is showing her age more and more;su espalda acusó el esfuerzo his back ached from the effort;la bolsa ha acusado el golpe de las declaraciones del ministro the stock exchange has registered the effects of the minister's statement4. [recibo] to acknowledge;acusamos la recepción del paquete we acknowledge the receipt of your package* * *v/t1 accuse (de of)2 JUR charge (de with)3 ( manifestar) show4:acusar recibo de acknowledge receipt of* * *acusar vt1) : to accuse, to charge2) : to reveal, to betraysus ojos acusaban la desconfianza: his eyes revealed distrust* * *Si la policía te acusa oficialmente, el verbo es charge -
115 depósito
m.1 deposit, down payment, depositum.2 storehouse, warehouse, depot, stockroom.3 dump.4 reservoir, recipient, tank.5 bed, vein, deposit, stratum.6 morgue.7 retainer.* * *1 (recipiente) tank2 (almacén) store, warehouse, depot3 (financiero) deposit4 (sedimento) deposit, sediment\en depósito in bonddepósito de cadáveres mortuary, morguedepósito de gasolina petrol tankdepósito de municiones ammunition dumpdepósito de objetos perdidos lost property office, US lost-and-found departmentdepósito legal copyright* * *noun m.1) deposit2) storehouse, warehouse* * *SM1) (=contenedor) [gen] tankdepósito de agua — (=tanque) water tank, cistern; (=pantano) reservoir
depósito de gasolina — petrol tank, gas tank (EEUU)
2) (=almacén) [de mercancías] warehouse, depot; [de animales, coches] pound; (Mil) depot; [de desechos] dumpdepósito de alimentación — (Inform) feeder bin
depósito de basura — rubbish dump, tip
depósito de cadáveres — mortuary, morgue
depósito de equipajes — left-luggage office, checkroom (EEUU)
depósito de locomotoras — engine shed, roundhouse (EEUU)
depósito de maderas — timber yard, lumber yard (EEUU)
3) (Com, Econ) deposit4) (Quím) sediment, deposit* * *1)a) ( almacén) warehouseen depósito — in storage o (BrE) in store
b) ( tanque) tank2) ( sedimento) deposit, sediment; ( yacimiento) deposit3) (Fin)a) ( AmL) ( en una cuenta) deposithacer un depósito — to deposit o (BrE) pay in some money
b) ( garantía) depositdejé un depósito de 5.000 euros or dejé 5.000 euros en depósito — I left a 5,000 euro deposit
•* * *1)a) ( almacén) warehouseen depósito — in storage o (BrE) in store
b) ( tanque) tank2) ( sedimento) deposit, sediment; ( yacimiento) deposit3) (Fin)a) ( AmL) ( en una cuenta) deposithacer un depósito — to deposit o (BrE) pay in some money
b) ( garantía) depositdejé un depósito de 5.000 euros or dejé 5.000 euros en depósito — I left a 5,000 euro deposit
•* * *depósito11 = depository, repository, reservoir, storehouse, warehouse, storage tank, stack area, storeroom [store-room], storing room, stackroom [stack room, stack-room], tank, depot, stockroom, reservoir, storage facility, storage room, pool.Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was Head of the Documents depository.
Ex: Libraries are the repositories of the records produced and they have been aptly described as standing in the same relationship to society as does the memory to the individual.Ex: The first alternative views the library as a storehouse for cultural materials, a reservoir of significant books.Ex: The first alternative views the library as a storehouse for cultural materials, a reservoir of significant books.Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.Ex: Locate technical reports that discuss the design of storage tanks for hazardous materials.Ex: All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.Ex: Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.Ex: It is unlikely for libraries in poor countries to set up a special building or storing room and finance its maintenance.Ex: The lower level consists of the general workroom, librarian's office, bindery, stackroom, staff restroom, and soundproof listening rooms for students.Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.Ex: The depot buys the books for the schools and passes on to them some of the discount it receives by buying direct from the publishers.Ex: Among the causes of damage to archival records, temperature, moisture content, and pollution of the air in stockrooms play an important role.Ex: The article is entitled 'Tapping a serviceable resevoir: the selection of periodicals for art libraries'.Ex: Due to a seasonal demand, when the storage facility is full this product has to be dumped into the quarry using dumpers.Ex: All storage rooms where flammable liquids are stored should have restricted access and be properly identified.Ex: Forming a pool, the participants share the cataloguing work and receive the contributions from all the others = Formando un fondo común, los participantes comparten el trabajo de catalogación y reciben las aportaciones de los demás.* creación de depósitos de datos = data warehousing.* depósito anejo = remote storage.* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.* depósito de archivo = archival depot, archives depot.* depósito de armas = ammunition dump, ammunition compound, ammunition depot, ammo depot.* depósito de cadáveres = morgue, mortuary.* depósito de datos = data warehouse.* depósito de documentos digitales = repository.* depósito de documentos electrónicos = repository.* depósito de libros = book depot.* depósito de muebles = furniture warehouse, furniture repository.* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.* depósito de recursos electrónicos = electronic repository [e-repository].* depósito de reserva = local reserve store, reserve store.* depósito de seguridad = storage vault.* depósito para el detergente = detergent tank.* depósito petrolero = oil reservoir.* llenar el depósito = gas up.* petición del depósito = stack request.depósito22 = deposit, security deposit.Ex: Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.
Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.* biblioteca de depósito = deposit library.* biblioteca de depósito legal = copyright library, depository library.* certificado de depósito = certificate of deposit.* colección de depósito legal = depository collection, legal deposit collection, deposit collection.* depósito legal = legal deposit, copyright deposit.* garantía en depósito = escrow.depósito33 = deposition, silt.Ex: The deposition of the copper took a long time, although a large bath could take many moulds at once.
Ex: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.* * *A1 (almacén) warehousedepósito de armas arms depotdepósito de municiones ammunition o munitions dumplos cuadros llevaban muchos años en depósito the paintings had been in storage o ( BrE) in store for many yearsel género se entregó/se tiene en depósito the goods were supplied/are held on a sale-or-return basis2 (tanque) tankCompuestos:bonded warehouse(en una casa) water tank; (lago artificial) reservoirmorgue, mortuary ( BrE)bonded warehouseB (sedimento) deposit, sediment; (yacimiento) depositChacer un depósito to deposit some money, to pay in some money2 (garantía) depositdejé un depósito de 30 euros or dejé 30 euros en depósito I left a 30 euro depositCompuesto:D ( Chi) (de trenes, buses) depot* * *
Del verbo depositar: ( conjugate depositar)
deposito es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
depositó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
depositar
depósito
depositar ( conjugate depositar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml)
2 (Fin) ‹ dinero› to deposit;
( en cuenta corriente) (AmL) to deposit, pay in (BrE)
depósito sustantivo masculino
1
depósito de cadáveres morgue, mortuary (BrE)
2 ( sedimento) deposit, sediment;
( yacimiento) deposit
3 (Fin)
depositar verbo transitivo
1 Fin to deposit
2 (poner) to place, put [en, on]
depósito sustantivo masculino
1 Fin deposit
2 (contenedor) tank, store
depósito de cadáveres, mortuary, US morgue
3 (de sedimentos) deposit 4 depósito legal, legal deposit
♦ Locuciones: en depósito, (mercancía) on deposit
' depósito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
almacén
- cadáver
- inflamarse
- llenado
- reserva
- tapa
- adelanto
- aljibe
- bodega
- bodeguero
- boleta
- cisterna
- embalse
- entrada
- ingreso
- reembolsar
- reembolso
- reintegrar
- reintegro
- resguardo
- señal
- tanto
English:
bond
- cap
- deposit
- depot
- down payment
- dump
- escrow
- fill up
- morgue
- mortuary
- petrol tank
- pound
- repository
- store
- tank
- top up
- yard
- coin
- gas
- impound
- junkyard
- stock
- storage
- warehouse
* * *depósito nm1. [almacén] [de mercancías] store, warehouse;[de armas] dump, arsenal;dejar algo en depósito to leave sth as security;el Prado tiene numerosos cuadros en depósito the Prado Museum has a large number of paintings in storagedepósito de automóviles (municipal) Br car pound, US impound lot, US tow lot;depósito de cadáveres morgue, mortuary;depósito franco bonded warehouse;depósito de municiones ammunition dump2. [recipiente] tankdepósito de agua reservoir, water tank;depósito compresor pressure tank;depósito lanzable drop tank3. [fianza] deposit;dejar una cantidad en depósito to leave a deposit;dejamos un depósito de 10.000 pesos we left a deposit of 10,000 pesos4. [en cuenta bancaria] deposit;hacer un depósito en una cuenta bancaria to pay money into an accountdepósito disponible demand deposit;depósito en efectivo cash deposit;depósito indistinto joint deposit;Col depósito a término fijo Br fixed-term deposit, US time deposit;depósito a la vista demand deposit5. [de polvo, partículas, sedimentos] depositdepósitos minerales mineral deposits6. depósito legal copyright deposit, legal deposit* * *m1 COM deposit;tomar algo en depósito take sth as a deposit2 ( almacén) store* * *depósito nm1) : deposit2) : warehouse, storehouse* * *depósito n1. (tanque) tank2. (fianza) deposit -
116 punto
m.1 spot, dot (marca).recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line2 full stop (British), period (United States).dos puntos (sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico) colonpunto y coma semicolonpuntos suspensivos (no new paragraph) dots, suspension points3 point.ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points4 point (asunto).punto débil/fuerte weak/strong pointpuntos a tratar matters to be discussedpunto de vista point of view, viewpoint5 spot, place (place).este es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happenedpunto de contacto point of contactpunto de encuentro meeting point6 point, moment (momento).llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…estando las cosas en este punto things being as they arepunto culminante high pointpunto de ebullición/fusión boiling/melting pointpunto de inflexión turning pointpunto de partida starting point7 stitch (puntada).punto de cruz cross-stitch8 knitting.hacer punto to knitun jersey de punto a knitted jumperpunto de ganchillo crochet9 period, full stop.10 guy.11 pixel.12 punctus, punctum.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.* * *1 (gen) point2 (marca) dot3 (tanto) point4 (detrás de abreviatura) dot; (al final de la oración) full stop, US period5 (lugar) spot■ ¿en qué punto de la carretera se encuentran? exactly where on the road are they?6 (tema) point7 (tejido) knitwear8 (en costura, sutura) stitch9 (de libro) bookmark10 (en la media) ladder, US run\a punto de nieve stiffal punto (rápidamente) immediatelycoger un punto familiar to get tipsy, get merrycon puntos y comas in detaildar en el punto to hit the nail on the headde todo punto absolutelyen punto sharp, on the dotestar a punto to be readyestar a punto de to be about to, be on the point ofestar en su punto (comida) to be cooked to perfectionganar puntos to win pointsganar por puntos to win on pointshacer punto to knithasta cierto punto up to a certain pointhasta tal punto que... to such an extent that...llegar a punto to arrive on timeponer los puntos sobre las íes to dot one's i's and cross one's t'sponer punto final a algo to put an end to something¡punto en boca! mum's the word!punto por punto in detaildos puntos colonpunto cadena chain stitchpunto cardinal cardinal pointpunto culminante climaxpunto de arranque beginningpunto de break break pointpunto de congelación freezing pointpunto de contacto point of contactpunto de cruz cross-stitchpunto de ebullición boiling pointpunto de encuentro meeting pointpunto de fusión melting pointpunto de libro bookmarkpunto de media stocking stitchpunto de partida starting pointpunto de partido match pointpunto de referencia point of referencepunto de ruptura break pointpunto de servicio service pointpunto de set set pointpunto de sutura stitchpunto de venta sales outletpunto de vista point of viewpunto débil weak pointpunto decimal decimal pointpunto del revés purl stitchpunto final (en dictado) full stop, US periodpunto flaco weak pointpunto fuerte strong pointpunto neurálgico nerve centrepunto y aparte (en ortografía) full stop, new paragraph, US period, new paragraphpunto y coma semicolonpunto y seguido full stop, new sentence, US period, new sentence* * *noun m.1) point2) dot3) period4) stitch•- punto final
- punto y coma* * *SM1) (=topo) [en un diseño] dot, spot; [en plumaje] spot, speckle; [en carta, dominó] spot, pippunto negro — (=espinilla) blackhead
2) (=signo) [en la i] dot; [de puntuación] full stop, period (EEUU)•
dos puntos — colonles contó con puntos y comas lo que había pasado — she told them what had happened down to the last detail
le puso los puntos sobre las íes — she corrected him, she drew attention to his inaccuracies
y punto —
¡lo digo yo y punto! — I'm telling you so and that's that!
punto acápite — LAm [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)
punto final — full stop, period (EEUU); (fig) end
poner punto final a la discusión — to put an end to the argument, draw a line under the argument
puntos suspensivos — [gen] suspension points; [en dictado] dot, dot, dot
punto y aparte — [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)
esto marca un punto y aparte en la historia del teatro — this marks a break with tradition o the past in the theatre
este es un vino punto y aparte — this is an uncommonly good o exceptional wine
punto y seguido — [en dictado] full stop (no new paragraph), period (no new paragraph) (EEUU)
3) (Dep) pointganar o vencer por puntos — to win on points
- perder muchos puntos¡qué punto te has marcado con lo que has dicho! — * what you said was spot-on *
4) (=tema) [gen] point; [en programa de actividades] itemlos puntos en el orden del día son... — the items on the agenda are...
5) (=labor) knitting; (=tejido) knitted fabric, knit•
hacer punto — to knit6) (Cos, Med) (=puntada) stitch; [de media] loose stitchpunto de costado — (=dolor) stitch
tengo un punto de costado — I've got a stitch, I've got a pain in my side
7) (=lugar) [gen] spot, place; (Geog, Mat) point; [de proceso] point, stage; [en el tiempo] point, momental llegar a este punto — at this point o stage
punto ciego — (Anat) blind spot
punto de asistencia — (Aut) checkpoint
punto débil — weak point o spot
punto de equilibrio — (Com) break-even point
punto de mira — [de rifle] sight; (=objetivo) aim, objective; (=punto de vista) point of view
estar en el punto de mira de algn —
su comportamiento está en el punto de mira de la prensa — his behaviour has come under scrutiny in the press
punto de taxis — taxi stand, cab rank
está presente en 3.000 puntos de venta — it's available at 3,000 outlets
punto de vista — point of view, viewpoint
él lo mira desde otro punto de vista — he sees it differently, he looks at it from another point of view
punto flaco — weak point, weak spot
punto muerto — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear); (=estancamiento) deadlock, stalemate
las negociaciones están en un punto muerto — the negotiations are deadlocked, the talks have reached a stalemate
punto negro — (Aut) (accident) black spot; (fig) blemish
punto neurálgico — (Anat) nerve centre o (EEUU) center; (fig) key point
punto neutro — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear)
8) [otras locuciones]•
a punto — ready•
al punto — at once, immediatelyestar al punto — LAm * to be high **
•
bajar de punto — to decline, fall off, fall away•
a punto de, a punto de caramelo — caramelizedbatir las claras a punto de nieve — beat the egg whites until stiff o until they form stiff peaks
estar a punto de hacer algo — to be on the point of doing sth, be about to do sth
•
en punto, a las siete en punto — at seven o'clock sharp o on the dot•
hasta cierto punto — up to a point, to some extenthasta tal punto que... — to such an extent that...
la tensión había llegado hasta tal punto que... — the tension had reached such a pitch that...
si me da el punto, voy — if I feel like it, I'll go
9) Esp * (=hombre) guy *; pey rogue¡vaya un punto!, ¡está hecho un punto filipino! — he's a right rogue! *
10) (=agujero) hole11) (Inform) pixel* * *1)a) (señal, trazo) dotun punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon
b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; ( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE)a punto fijo — exactly, for certain
... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I
2)a) (momento, lugar) pointel punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened
b) ( en geometría) point3) ( grado) point, extenthasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point
hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...
4) (asunto, aspecto) pointlos puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5) (en locs)a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally
6)a) (en costura, labores) stitchhacer punto — (Esp) to knit
punto en boca — (fam)
tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut
b) ( en cirugía) tb7) (Dep, Jueg) point; (Educ) point, mark; (Fin) pointtiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark — he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark
matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody
8) (Per, RPl arg) ( tonto) idiotagarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)
lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride
* * *1)a) (señal, trazo) dotun punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon
b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; ( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE)a punto fijo — exactly, for certain
... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I
2)a) (momento, lugar) pointel punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened
b) ( en geometría) point3) ( grado) point, extenthasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point
hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...
4) (asunto, aspecto) pointlos puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5) (en locs)a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally
6)a) (en costura, labores) stitchhacer punto — (Esp) to knit
punto en boca — (fam)
tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut
b) ( en cirugía) tb7) (Dep, Jueg) point; (Educ) point, mark; (Fin) pointtiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark — he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark
matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody
8) (Per, RPl arg) ( tonto) idiotagarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)
lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride
* * *punto11 = point, pointer.Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
Ex: Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting.* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = in terms of, from the vantage of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, mitotically, nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.* desde el punto de vista de la informática = computationally.* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.* desde el punto de vista de la medicina = medically.* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = in + Nombre + eyes.* desde el punto de vista judicial = judicially.* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.* desde el punto de vista político = politically.* desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, clinically.* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.* desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.* desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* desde un punto de vista médico = medically.* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.* mencionar un punto = touch on + a point.* mi punto de vista = in my view.* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza = race-neutral.* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.* probar un punto = prove + point.* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.* punto a favor = asset.* punto conflictivo = hot spot.* punto de la agenda = agenda item.* punto del orden del día = agenda item.* punto de una agenda = item of business.* punto de vista = angle, point of view, side, stance, standpoint, view, viewpoint, outlook, eye, world view [worldview/world-view], bent of mind.* punto principal = main point.* puntos a favor y puntos en contra = pros and cons.* puntos comunes = common ground.* puntos principales = key issues.* puntos secundarios = secondary points.* que consta de tres puntos = three-point.* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.punto22 = bullet point.Ex: Readers like bullet points because they are visually appealing and make it easy to quickly find pertinent information.
* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.* en qué punto = at what point.* en su punto = ripe [riper -comp., ripest -sup.].* en su punto más álgido = at its height.* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.* fichero de punto de acceso = access-point file.* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.* llegado este punto = at this juncture.* llegado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.* no tener ni punto de comparación = be in a different league.* pasado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.* primer punto de contacto = port of first call.* primer punto de contacto, el = first port of call, the.* puesta a punto = fine tuning [fine-tuning], tuning, tune-up.* punto álgido = peak.* punto a punto = point-to-point.* punto central = focal point.* punto ciego = blind spot.* punto clave = key point, watershed, tipping point.* punto crítico = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.* punto culminante = zenith, climax, peak, capstone.* punto de acceso = access point, entry point, entry term, index entry, retrieval access, search key, access point, service point, point of access, entrance point.* punto de apoyo = foothold.* punto débil = downside, weak point, weak link.* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.* punto débl = blind spot.* punto de contacto = point of contact, interface, contact point.* punto de convergencia = junction point, similarity.* punto de discusión = bone of contention.* punto de distribución = outlet.* punto de divergencia = stepping-off point.* punto de división = break.* punto de encuentro = meeting point.* punto de entrada = entry point, entrance point, point of entry.* punto de equilibrio = break-even, break-even point.* punto de información = information kiosk.* punto de interés = point of interest.* punto de llegada = point of arrival.* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.* punto de partida = point of departure, starting point, take-off point, baseline [base line], beginning point.* punto de penalti, el = penalty mark, the.* punto de recepción y envío = shipping point.* punto de recogida = pick-up point, drop-off point.* punto de referencia = benchmark, frame of reference, signpost, signposting, point of reference, anchor, anchor point, referral point, switching point, reference point, reference point.* punto de referencia común = common framework.* punto de ruptura = breaking point.* punto de separación = cut-off point, stepping-off point, cut off [cutoff].* punto de servicio = service point.* punto de una lista = bullet point.* punto de venta = outlet, point of sale.* punto esencial = essential point.* punto final = end point [endpoint].* punto flaco = foible, weak point, blind spot, weak link.* punto flaco, el = chink in the armour, the.* punto fuerte = strength, upside, forte, strong point.* punto g, el = G-spot, the.* punto intermedio = middle ground.* punto medio = happy medium, mid-point.* punto muerto = dead end, impasse, stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.* punto negro = blackhead.* punto positivo = asset.* puntos de acceso = entry vocabulary.* punto silla = saddle point.* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.punto33 = dot, full stop (.), period, stop.Ex: Braille is the term used to refer to material intended for the visually impaired and using embossed characters formed by raised dots in six-dot cells.
Ex: You have observed the correct use of the facet indicators. (full stop) for S and ' (single inverted comma) for T.Ex: Such as categorisation may depend rather arbitrarily upon whether stops have been used between letters or not.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* arco de punto rebajado = segmental arch.* dos puntos (:) = colon (:).* dpi (puntos por pulgada) = dpi (dots per inch).* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.* en + Posesivo + punto de mira = in + Posesivo + sights.* línea de puntos = dotted line.* matriz de puntos de impacto = impact dot matrix.* nube de puntos = scatterplot, cloud of points.* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.* punto (.) = point (.).* puntos por pulgada = dots per inch.* punto y coma (;) = semi-colon (;).* subrayar con puntos = underdot.punto44 = point.Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.
* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.* punto de ebullición = boiling point.* punto de fundición = melting point.* punto de fusión = melting point, fusion point.* punto de saturación = saturation point.* punto porcentual = percentage point.* sistema de deducción de puntos = points system.punto55 = stitch.Ex: It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.
* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.* géneros de punto = knitwear.* hacer punto = knitting.* patrón de hacer punto = knitting pattern.* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!, shut your mouth!, shut your face!.* * *A1 (señal, trazo) dotdesde el avión la ciudad se veía como un conjunto de puntos luminosos from the plane the city looked like a cluster of pinpoints of light o of bright dotsel barco no era más que un punto en el horizonte the boat was no more than a dot o speck on the horizona punto fijo exactly, for certainno le sabría decir a punto fijo cuándo llegan I couldn't tell you exactly o for certain when they will be arriving… y punto: si te parece mal se lo dices y punto if you don't like it you just tell him, that's all there is to itlo harás como yo digo y punto you'll do it the way I tell you and that's that, you'll do it the way I tell you, period ( AmE) o ( BrE) full stopponer los puntos sobre las íes (dejar algo en claro) to make sth crystal clear; (terminar algo con mucho cuidado) to dot the i's and cross the t'ssin faltar un punto ni una coma down to the last detailCompuestos:[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] decimal pointponer punto final a algo to end sthdecidió poner punto final a sus relaciones he decided to end their relationshipsemicolonB1 (momento) pointen ese punto de la conversación at that point in the conversationsu popularidad alcanzó su punto más bajo his popularity reached its lowest ebb o point2 (lugar) point; (en geometría) pointfijó la mirada en un punto lejano del horizonte she fixed her gaze on a distant point on the horizonestán buscando un local en un punto céntrico they are looking for premises somewhere centralen el punto en que la carretera se divide at the point where the road dividesel punto donde ocurrió el accidente the spot o place where the accident happenedCompuestos:crucial moment o pointcardinal pointblind spotcritical pointhigh point(para una palanca) fulcrumno hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera there is nowhere to lean the ladderconstituía el punto de apoyo de su defensa it formed the cornerstone of his defenseweak pointa punto de caramelo ‹almíbar› caramelized(en su mejor momento) ( fam): este queso está a punto de caramelo this cheese is just right (for eating)yo no lo encuentro viejo, para mí está a punto de caramelo I don't think he's old, if you ask me he's in his prime o he's just rightla situación está a punto de caramelo para otro golpe militar the situation is ripe for another military coupfreezing pointpoint of contactel movimiento tiene muchos puntos de contacto con el surrealismo the movement has a lot in common with surrealismcheckpointboiling pointvanishing pointmelting pointpoint of inflexion ( on a curve)( Inf) breakpoint( Esp) bookmark(de un rifle) front sight; (blanco) target; (objetivo) aim, objective; (punto de vista) point of viewbatir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peakspoint of no return(sitio) starting point; (de un proceso, razonamiento) starting pointesta dramática escalada tiene un claro punto de partida en los sucesos del mes pasado this dramatic escalation clearly has its origins in the events of last month● punto de penalty or penaltipenalty spotreference pointmeeting place, assembly pointpoint of sale, outlet, sales outletunique selling pointdesde un punto de vista técnico from a technical viewpoint, from a technical point of viewtodos conocen mi punto de vista sobre este asunto you all know my views on this matterestá en punto fijo toda la noche he is on guard duty all nightweak pointhabrá que esperar a que las cosas lleguen a su punto medio we'll have to wait until things sort themselves outhay que buscar el punto medio entre las dos cosas you have to strike a balance between the two thingslas conversaciones han llegado a un punto muerto the talks have reached deadlock o stalemateel proceso está en punto muerto the process is deadlocked(en la carretera) black spot; (en la piel) blackhead( Anat) nerve center*; (de una organización, un sistema) nerve center*un accidente en uno de los puntos neurálgicos de la ciudad an accident at one of the busiest spots o points in the cityuno de los puntos neurálgicos de la economía one of the key elements of the economyC (grado) point, extenthasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a pointhasta cierto punto me alegro de que se vaya to a certain extent o in a way I'm glad she's goingclaro que fue atento y amable, hasta tal punto que llegó a resultarnos pesado of course he was attentive and kind, so much so that it got a bit much for usD (asunto, aspecto) pointen ese punto no estoy de acuerdo contigo I don't agree with you on that pointlos puntos a tratar en la reunión de hoy the matters o items on the agenda for today's meetinghay algunos puntos de coincidencia entre los dos enfoques the two approaches have some points in commonanalizamos la propuesta punto por punto we analyzed the proposal point by pointE ( en locs):a punto (a tiempo) just in time( Coc) en su puntohas llegado a punto para ayudarme you've arrived just in time to help mea punto DE + INF:estábamos a punto de cenar cuando llamaste we were about to have dinner when you phonedestuvo a punto de matarse en el accidente he was nearly killed in the accident, he came within an inch of being killed in the accidentestaba a punto de decírmelo cuando tú entraste she was on the point of telling me o she was about to tell me when you came inse notaba que estaba a punto de llorar you could see she was on the verge of tearsen su punto just rightel arroz está en su punto the rice is just rightla carne estaba en su punto the meat was done to a turnen punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharpson las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clockllegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time, they arrived on the dot o dead on time ( colloq)de todo punto absolutely, totallyeso es de todo punto inaceptable that is totally o completely unacceptablese negaba de todo punto a hacerlo she absolutely o flatly refused to do itF1 (en costura) stitchpunto en boca ( fam): y ya saben, diga lo que diga él, nosotros punto en boca and remember, whatever he says, we keep our mouths shut2 (en cirugía) tbpunto de sutura stitchle tuvieron que poner puntos she had to have stitches3 (en labores) stitchse me ha escapado un punto I've dropped a stitchartículos de punto knitwearhacer punto ( Esp); to knitCompuestos:backstitchchain stitchherringbone stitchcross-stitchherringbone stitchplain stitchpurl stitchstocking stitchrib, ribbingstocking stitchgarter stitchshadow stitchGvenció por puntos he won on pointstiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clarkpierdes dos puntos por cada falta de ortografía you lose two marks o points for every spelling mistakeanotarse/marcarse un punto ( fam): la paella está exquisita, te has anotado un punto ten out of ten o ( BrE) full marks for the paella, it's delicioussubir de punto «ira/admiración» to grow;«discusión» to heat up, grow heated2 ( Fin) pointCompuestos:● punto de or para partidomatch pointbreak point● punto de or para setset pointpercentage pointH(poco, pizca): es orgulloso, con un punto de bravuconería he's proud, with just a touch o hint of boastfulness about himIagarrar or tomar a algn de punto (Per, RPl arg): lo han agarrado de punto (burlándose de él) they've made him the butt of their jokes; (aprovechándose de él) they've taken him for a ride ( colloq)la profesora me ha agarrado de punto the teacher has it in for me ( colloq)* * *
punto sustantivo masculino
1
( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE);
punto final period (AmE), full stop (BrE);
puntos suspensivos ellipsis (tech), suspension points (pl) (AmE), dot, dot, dot;
punto y aparte period (AmE) o (BrE) full stop, new paragraph;
punto y coma semicolon;
punto com (Com, Inf) dot.com;
a punto fijo exactly, for certain;
… y punto … and that's that, … period (AmE);
See Also→ dos
2
el punto donde ocurrió el accidente the spot o place where the accident happened;
punto cardinal cardinal point ;
punto ciego blind spot;
punto de apoyo ( de palanca) fulcrum;
no hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera there is nowhere to lean the ladder;
punto de vista ( perspectiva) viewpoint, point of view;
( opinión) views;◊ punto flaco/fuerte weak/strong point;
punto muerto (Auto) neutral;
( en negociaciones) deadlock
3 ( grado) point, extent;◊ hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point;
hasta tal punto que … so much so that …
4 (asunto, aspecto) point;
los puntos a tratar en la reunión the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5 ( en locs)
estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner;
estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over;
batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks;
en su punto just right;
en punto: a las 12 en punto at 12 o'clock sharp;
son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock;
llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time
6
hacer punto (Esp) to knit;
punto (de) cruz cross-stitch
7 ( unidad)a) Dep, Jueg) point;◊ punto para partido/set (Méx) match/set point
(Fin) point
punto sustantivo masculino
1 point
punto de vista, point of view
punto flaco, weak point
punto muerto, (situación sin salida) deadlock, Auto neutral
2 (lugar) place, point: está perdido en algún punto de Marruecos, it's way out somewhere in Morocco
3 (pintado, dibujado) dot
línea de puntos, dotted line
4 (en una competición) point: le dieron tres puntos a Irlanda, Ireland scored three points
5 (en un examen) mark: la pregunta vale dos puntos, the question is worth two marks
6 Cost Med stitch: se le infectó un punto, one of the stitches became infected
7 (grado, medida) point: hasta cierto punto, to a certain extent
8 Ling full stop
dos puntos, colon
punto y aparte, full stop, new paragraph
punto y coma, semicolon
puntos suspensivos, dots
♦ Locuciones: hacer punto, to knit
a punto, ready
a punto de, on the point of
en punto, sharp, on the dot: a las seis en punto, at six o'clock sharp
Culin en su punto, just right
' punto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
álgida
- álgido
- aparte
- borde
- cadeneta
- caer
- caramelo
- cardinal
- cerca
- cierta
- cierto
- coincidir
- coma
- concretar
- culminante
- cúspide
- débil
- desde
- distanciarse
- ebullición
- Ecuador
- este
- extrema
- extremo
- flaca
- flaco
- fuerte
- luminosa
- luminoso
- mareada
- mareado
- media
- medio
- muerta
- muerto
- nivel
- novedosa
- novedoso
- para
- puesta
- referencia
- regresar
- relativamente
- respetable
- sazón
- sesgar
- talón
- tanta
- tanto
- tomate
English:
about
- angle
- aspect
- bankrupt
- benchmark
- blackhead
- boiling point
- cardigan
- certain
- chink
- circle
- climax
- close
- cluster
- coast
- conclude
- contention
- cottage industry
- crop up
- cross-stitch
- crossroads
- crunch
- culmination
- cut-off
- deadlock
- degree
- dot
- essential
- extent
- eye
- failing
- feature
- focal point
- follow through
- foothold
- forthcoming
- freezing point
- full stop
- head
- height
- high
- impasse
- interface
- item
- just
- knit
- knitting
- knitting needle
- knitwear
- labour
* * *♦ nm1. [marca] dot, spot;[en geometría] point;recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted linepunto de fuga vanishing point2. [signo ortográfico] [al final de frase] Br full stop, US period;[sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico] dot;dos puntos colon;Famno vas a ir, y punto you're not going, and that's that;poner los puntos sobre las íes to dot the i's and cross the t'sBol, Perú punto acápite semicolon;punto y coma semicolon;poner punto final a algo to bring sth to an end;puntos suspensivos suspension points3. [unidad] [en juegos, competiciones, exámenes, bolsa] point;ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points;ganar por puntos [en boxeo] to win on points;el índice Dow Jones ha subido seis puntos the Dow Jones index is up six points;los tipos de interés bajarán un punto interest rates will go down by one (percentage) pointpunto de break break point;punto de juego game point;punto de partido match point;punto porcentual percentage point;punto de set set point4. [asunto, parte] point;pasemos al siguiente punto let's move on to the next point;te lo explicaré punto por punto I'll explain it to you point by point;tenemos los siguientes puntos a tratar we have the following items on the agendapunto débil weak point;punto fuerte strong point5. [lugar] spot, place;éste es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happened;hay retenciones en varios puntos de la provincia there are delays at several different points across the provincepunto de apoyo [en palanca] fulcrum; Ling punto de articulación point of articulation;los puntos cardinales the points of the compass, Espec the cardinal points;punto ciego [en el ojo] blind spot;punto de encuentro meeting point;Dep punto fatídico penalty spot;punto G g-spot;punto de inflexión tipping point;punto de mira [en armas] sight;está en mi punto de mira [es mi objetivo] I have it in my sights;punto negro [en la piel] blackhead;[en carretera] accident Br blackspot o US hot spot;punto neurálgico [de ser vivo, organismo] nerve centre;la plaza mayor es el punto neurálgico de la ciudad the main square is the town's busiest crossroads;éste es el punto neurálgico de la negociación this is the central issue at stake in the negotiations;punto de partida starting point;punto de referencia point of reference;punto de reunión meeting point;Com punto de venta:en el punto de venta at the point of sale;tenemos puntos de venta en todo el país we have (sales) outlets across the country;punto de venta autorizado authorized dealer;punto de venta electrónico electronic point of sale;punto de vista point of view, viewpoint;bajo mi punto de vista… in my view…;desde el punto de vista del dinero… in terms of money…6. [momento] point, moment;lo dejamos en este punto del debate y seguimos tras la publicidad we'll have to leave the discussion here for the moment, we'll be back after the break;al punto at once, there and then;en punto exactly, on the dot;a las seis en punto at six o'clock on the dot, at six o'clock sharp;son las seis en punto it's (exactly) six o'clock;estar a punto to be ready;estuve a punto de cancelar el viaje I was on the point of cancelling the trip;estamos a punto de firmar un importante contrato we are on the verge o point of signing an important contract;estaba a punto de salir cuando… I was about to leave when…;estuvo a punto de morir ahogada she almost drowned;llegar a punto (para hacer algo) to arrive just in time (to do sth)punto crítico critical moment o point; [de reactor] critical point;alcanzar el punto crítico [reactor] to go critical7. [estado, fase] state, condition;estando las cosas en este punto things being as they are;llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…;estar en su punto to be just right;poner a punto [motor] to tune;Fig [sistema, método] to fine-tune punto de congelación freezing point;punto culminante high point;punto de ebullición boiling point;punto de fusión melting point;punto muerto [en automóviles] neutral;Fig [en negociaciones] deadlock;estar en un punto muerto [negociaciones] to be deadlocked;ir en punto muerto [automóvil] to freewheel;punto de nieve: [m5] batir a punto de nieve to beat until stiff8. [grado] degree;de todo punto [completamente] absolutely;hasta cierto punto to some extent, up to a point;el ruido era infernal, hasta el punto de no oír nada o [m5] de que no se oía nada the noise was so bad that you couldn't hear a thing;hasta tal punto que to such an extent that9. [cláusula] clause10. [puntada] [en costura, en cirugía] stitch;[en unas medias] hole;tienes o [m5] se te ha escapado un punto en el jersey you've pulled a stitch out of your jumper, you've got a loose stitch on your jumper;le dieron diez puntos en la frente he had to have ten stitches to his forehead;coger puntos to pick up stitchespunto atrás backstitch;punto de cadeneta chain stitch;punto de cruz cross-stitch;punto del revés purl;Med punto de sutura suture11. [estilo de tejer] knitting;un jersey de punto a knitted sweater;prendas de punto knitwear;hacer punto to knitpunto de ganchillo crochet12. [pizca, toque] touch;son comentarios un punto racistas they are somewhat racist remarks15. Esp Fam [reacción, estado de ánimo]le dan unos puntos muy raros he can be really weird sometimes;le dio el punto generoso he had a fit of generosity17. CompRP Famagarrar a alguien de punto to tease sb, Br to take the mickey out of sb♦ punto com nf[empresa] dotcom* * *m1 point;punto por punto point by point;ganar por puntos win on points2 señal dot;en punto on the dot;a las tres en punto at three sharp, at three on the dotfull stop;dos puntos colon;punto y coma semicolon;con puntos y comas fig in full detail;poner punto final a algo fig end sth, put an end to sth;y punto period;poner los puntos sobre las íes fam make things crystal clear;empresa punto.com dot.com (company)hacer punto knit;de punto knitted5:estar a punto be ready;estar a punto de be about to;el arroz está en su punto the rice is ready;poner a punto TÉC tune;puesta a punto tune-up6 alcance:hasta cierto punto up to a point;hasta qué punto to what extent;me pregunto hasta qué punto lo que dice es verdad o una exageración I wonder how much of what he says is true and how much is exaggeration;hasta tal punto que to such an extent that7:batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks* * *punto nm1) : dot, point2) : period (in punctuation)3) : item, question4) : spot, place5) : moment, stage, degree6) : point (in a score)7) : stitch8)en punto : on the dot, sharpa las dos en punto: at two o'clock sharp9)al punto : at oncea punto fijo : exactly, certainlydos puntos : colonhasta cierto punto : up to a pointpunto decimal : decimal pointpunto de vista : point of viewpunto y coma : semicolony punto : periodes el mejor que hay y punto: it's the best there is, periodpuntos cardinales : points of the compass* * *punto n1. (en general) point2. (señal) dot3. (lugar) spot / place¿en qué punto de la ciudad? where exactly in the city?4. (puntada) stitch5. (signo ortográfico) full stop -
117 recto
adj.1 right, honest, fair, just.2 straight, honest.3 straightaway.4 straight, upright, erect.5 correct, proper.m.rectum, archos, last section of the large intestine, terminal section of the alimentary canal.* * *► adjetivo1 (derecho) straight3 (ángulo) right1 ANATOMÍA rectum► adverbio1 straight, straight on————————1 ANATOMÍA rectum► adverbio1 straight, straight on* * *1. (f. - recta)adj.1) straight2) upright2. adv.* * *1. ADJ1) (=derecho) straight; (=vertical) upright2)3) [persona] (=honrado) honest, upright; (=estricto) strict; [juez] fair, impartial; [juicio] fair; [intención] honest4) (=literal) [sentido] proper5) (Ling) [caso] nominative2.ADV3.SM (Anat) rectum* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <línea/nariz/falda> straightb) ( honrado) honest, uprightII1) (Anat) rectum2) (Impr) right-hand page, recto (tech)3) ( en boxeo)IIIadverbio straight* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <línea/nariz/falda> straightb) ( honrado) honest, uprightII1) (Anat) rectum2) (Impr) right-hand page, recto (tech)3) ( en boxeo)IIIadverbio straight* * *recto11 = erect, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], upstanding, upright.Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
Ex: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.Ex: Harris' defence attorney attempted to portray her as an upstanding, well-bred member of the community, and as a powerless, unwilling part of a love triangle.Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.* en línea recta = as the crow flies.* línea recta = straight line.* todo recto = straight ahead, straight on.recto22 = righteous, upright.Ex: His goal was to contribute to the 'uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.
Ex: He speaks of him as 'a man of great gravity, calmness, sound principles, of no faction, an excellent preacher, of an upright life'.* actitud sensata y recta = no-nonsense approach.recto33 = rectum.Ex: Everyone has gas and eliminates it by belching or farting (passing it through the rectum).
recto44 = recto, recto page.Ex: The recto is the right-hand page of a book, usually bearing an odd page number, or the side of a printed sheet intended to be read first.
Ex: When the heaps of all the sheets of a book had been dried and piled together again, they were set out in signature order on a long table, with the first recto pages upwards and to the near side.* * *1 ‹línea/camino› straight; ‹nariz› straight; ‹falda› straightanda con la espalda recta keep your back straight as you walkpara que crezca recta so that it grows straight2 (honrado) honest, uprightA ( Anat) rectumC(en boxeo): un recto de izquierda a straight leftstraightsiga todo recto keep going straight on, carry straight on* * *
Del verbo regir: ( conjugate regir)
regido, recto es:
el participio
recto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
recto 2 sustantivo masculino (Anat) rectum
■ adverbio
straight;
recto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un trazado, una posición, dirección) straight: venía recto hacia mí, she came straight for me
2 (un ángulo) right
3 (una persona) upright, honest
4 (el sentido de una palabra) proper, literal
II m Anat rectum
♦ Locuciones: todo recto, straight (on): siga todo recto, go straight on
' recto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derecha
- derecho
- enderezar
- honesta
- honesto
- recta
- ángulo
- seguido
- seguir
English:
ahead
- bent
- dead
- just
- level
- nose
- rectum
- right
- right angle
- right triangle
- right-minded
- righteous
- standing
- straight
- true
- square
- upright
* * *recto, -a♦ adj1. [sin curvas] straight2. [vertical] straight;ese cuadro no está recto that picture isn't straight3. [íntegro] upright, honourable4. [justo, verdadero] true, correct5. [literal] literal, true♦ nm1. Anat rectumrecto abdominal abdominal rectus;recto anterior anterior rectus♦ advstraight on o ahead;todo recto straight on o ahead* * *I adj1 straight;ángulo recto right angle2 ( honesto) honestII m ANAT rectumIII adv:seguir todo recto go straight ahead* * *recto adv: straightrecto, -ta adj1) : straight2) : upright, honorable3) : soundrecto nm: rectum* * *recto2 adv straight -
118 tabla
f.1 plank.tabla de planchar ironing board2 pleat (pliegue).3 table.tabla de materias table of contentstabla de multiplicación multiplication tabletabla periódica (de los elementos) periodic table (of elements)4 board.tabla de surf surfboard5 panel (art).6 backboard.* * *1 (de madera) board, plank2 (de piedra) slab; (de metal) sheet3 (estante) shelf4 ARTE panel5 COSTURA pleat6 (tablón de anuncios) notice board, US bulletin-board7 (índice) index8 (lista) list; (catálogo) catalogue (US catalog)9 (parte plana de miembros) flat11 MATEMÁTICAS table3 (de plaza de toros) barrier sing\a raja tabla strictly, to the letterhacer tabla rasa de algo to make a clean sweep of somethingpisar las tablas to tread the boards, go on the stagequedar en tablas→ link=hacer hacer tablastener tablas / tener muchas tablas (gen) to be an old hand 2 (en teatro - hombre) to be an experienced actor 3 (- mujer) be an experienced actresstabla de cocina chopping boardtabla de lavar washboardla Tabla Redonda the Round Tablelas Tablas de la Ley RELIGIÓN the Tables of the Lawtabla de materias contents plural, table of contentstabla de multiplicar multiplication tabletabla de plancha / tabla de planchar ironing boardtabla de salvación figurado last hope, last resorttabla de surf surfboardtabla de windsurf sailboard* * *noun f.1) table2) board, plank•- tablas* * *1. SF1) (=pieza) [de madera] plank, board; [de piedra] slab; (Arte) panel; (=estante) shelf; Caribe (=mostrador) shop counterhacer tabla rasa de algo — to completely disregard sth, ride roughshod over sth
tabla a vela — surfboard, windsurfing board
tabla de cocina, tabla de cortar — chopping board
tabla de salvación — (fig) last resort, only hope
tabla deslizadora, tabla de surf — surfboard
2) pl tablasa) (Taur) barrier singb) (Teat) stage singsalir a las tablas — to go on the stage, become an actor/actress
- tener muchas tablashacer tablas, quedar en tablas — (lit) to draw; (fig) to reach stalemate, be deadlocked
el partido quedó en tablas — the game was a draw, the game was drawn
4) [de falda] box pleat, broad pleat5) (=lista) (Mat) table; [en libro] (=índice) table; (Dep) (tb: tabla clasificatoria) table, (league) table; (Inform) arraytabla de consulta — (Inform) lookup table
tabla de ejercicios, tabla de gimnasia — exercise routine, set of exercises
6) (Agr) plot, patch7) And2.SM ** queer **, fairy **, fag (EEUU) *** * *1) ( de madera) planksalvarse en or por una tablita — (Méx fam) to have a narrow escape (colloq)
2) tablas femenino plurala) (Teatr) stagetener tablas — actor, cantante (fam) to be an old hand o an expert, to have presence
b) (Taur) barrier3) ( de surfing) surfboard; ( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer; ( para natación) float4)a) (gráfico, listado) tablelas tablas (de clasificación) de la liga — the division o league tables
b) (Mat) tb5) ( de falda) pleat6) ( de terreno) plot, lot (AmE)7) tbtabla de gimnasia — ( serie de ejercicios) circuit training; ( en competición) routine
8) tablas femenino plural ( en ajedrez)acabar or quedar en tablas — to end in a draw
estar tablas — (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)
* * *1) ( de madera) planksalvarse en or por una tablita — (Méx fam) to have a narrow escape (colloq)
2) tablas femenino plurala) (Teatr) stagetener tablas — actor, cantante (fam) to be an old hand o an expert, to have presence
b) (Taur) barrier3) ( de surfing) surfboard; ( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer; ( para natación) float4)a) (gráfico, listado) tablelas tablas (de clasificación) de la liga — the division o league tables
b) (Mat) tb5) ( de falda) pleat6) ( de terreno) plot, lot (AmE)7) tbtabla de gimnasia — ( serie de ejercicios) circuit training; ( en competición) routine
8) tablas femenino plural ( en ajedrez)acabar or quedar en tablas — to end in a draw
estar tablas — (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)
* * *tabla11 = plank, board.Ex: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.
Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.* cerrar con tablas = board up.* cubrir con tablas = board up.* hacer tabla rasa = level + the playing field.* miedo a las tablas = stage fright.* proteger con tablas = board up.* quedarse en tablas = split down the middle.* tabla comedero para pájaros = bird table.* tabla de chocolate = six-pack, six-pack abs.* tabla de colores = palette, palette of colours.* tabla de la plancha = ironing board.* tabla de lavar = washboard.* tabla del entarimado = floorboard.* tabla de planchar = ironing board.* tabla de planchar pantalones = trousers press.* tabla rasa = clean slate, new leaf, a fresh start.tabla22 = table.Nota: Documento que contiene datos ordenados generalmente en filas y columnas que pueden ir acompañados de texto.Ex: The document containing ordered data typically in rows and columns and possibly with an accompanying text is known as tables.
* basado en tablas = table-driven.* confeccionar una tabla = draft + table.* elaborar una tabla = draft + table.* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.* tabla de calcular = ready reckoner, reckoner.* tabla de cálculo = reckoner, ready reckoner.* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.* tabla de contenido = table of contents [ToC].* tabla genealógica = genealogical table.* tabla hash = hash table.* tabla periódica = periodic table.tabla3= schedules, the.Nota: Lista de conceptos que forman un sistema en el que las relaciones se muestran de forma linear escalonada mediante el uso de tipografía especial o de un sistema de notaciones.Ex: The list of terms, representing concepts systematically arranged and showing their relationships, constitutes the schedules of a classification scheme.
* tabla auxiliar = auxiliary schedule.* tablas auxiliares = tables, auxiliary tables.* tablas principales = main tables, main schedules.* * *A1 (de madera) boardhe puesto una tabla debajo del colchón I've put a board under the mattresslas tablas que forman el casco del barco the planks that make up the ship's hulllas tablas del suelo the floorboardsiremos todos como tabla a apoyarlos we'll be there in force to cheer them onpasear la tabla to walk the plank2 (de conglomerado) piece, sheet; (de metal) sheet3 (de una mesa) topCompuestos:● tabla armónica or de armoníabelly, soundboardwashboardchopping boardironing boardsalvationfue mi tabla de salvación it was my salvation, it saved my life ( colloq)se aferra a sus recuerdos como a una tabla de salvación he clings to his memories like a drowning man to a piece of woodtabula rasahacer tabla rasa to wipe the slate cleanfpl tables of the law (pl)1 ( Teatr) stagevolvió a las tablas después de varios años de ausencia she returned to the stage o ( dated) to the boards after an absence of several yearsla primera vez que pisó las tablas the first time he appeared on stagetener tablas ( fam); to have presence, have a good stage presence2 ( Taur) barrierC1 (de surfing) surfboard (de windsurf) tbtabla a vela sailboard, windsurfer2 (para natación) float3 (para nieve) snowboard4 (del wáter) seatD1 (gráfico, listado) tablelas tablas (de clasificación) de la liga the division o conference o league tableslas tablas de los verbos the verb tables2 ( Mat) tbtabla de multiplicar multiplication tablela tabla del 6 the 6 times tableCompuestos:reckoner( Inf) color* palettelog tableperiodic tabletide tabletable of contentswavetabletranslation tableperiodic tableE (de una falda) pleatuna falda de tablas a pleated skirtF (de terreno) plot, lot ( AmE)G(en ajedrez): quedaron or hicieron tablas they drewla partida quedó or acabó en tablas the game ended in a draw, the game was drawn* * *
tabla sustantivo femenino
1 ( de madera) plank;
tabla de picar/planchar chopping/ironing board;
tener tablas [actor/cantante] (fam) to be an old hand o an expert
2 ( de surfing) surfboard;
( de windsurf) sailboard, windsurfer;
( para natación) float
3 (gráfico, listado) table;
(Mat) tb
4 ( de falda) pleat;
5
estar tablas (Méx fam) to be even o quits (colloq)
tabla sustantivo femenino
1 board
(más gruesa) plank
tabla de planchar, ironing board
2 (para nadar) float
(de surf) surfboard
(de windsurf) sailboard
3 (de una falda) pleat
4 (lista, índice) table
tabla periódica, periodic table
5 Mat table
la tabla del 4, the 4 times table
6 (en ajedrez) tablas, draw sing, stalemate sing: hicieron tablas, they drew
7 Teat (escenario) tablas, stage sing: es la primera vez que pisa las tablas, it's the first time he's been on the stage
8 figurado tabla de salvación, last resort, salvation
♦ Locuciones: tener tablas, (un artista) to have presence o to be an old hand
fam (persona) to have a lot of experience
Rel tablas de la ley, the Ten Commandments
(tajantemente) a raja tabla, without exception
(prescindir, obviar algo) hacer tabla rasa, to erase the past o to deliberately forget about sthg
' tabla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquí
- madero
- multiplicar
- periódica
- periódico
- tablero
- clasificación
- clasificar
- crujir
- patín
- planilla
- suelto
- tentar
- windsurf
English:
board
- breadboard
- chart
- cheeseboard
- chopping board
- floorboard
- ironing board
- multiplication table
- pancake
- plank
- sailboard
- slab
- surfboard
- table
- windsurfer
- box
- bread
- cheese
- floor
- ironing
- pleat
- sprinkle
- surf
- wind
* * *♦ nf1. [de madera] plank, board;[de mármol, piedra] slab;un puente de tablas a plank bridge;la ventana estaba tapada con tablas the window was boarded up;lo escondió bajo una tabla del suelo he hid it under a floorboard;tabla de salvación salvation;tú fuiste mi tabla de salvación you were my salvation;nuestro partido no será la tabla de salvación del gobierno our party will not bale the government out;hacer tabla rasa to wipe the slate clean;hacer tabla rasa de algo: intentó hacer tabla rasa de su pasado she tried to wipe out o obliterate her past;el presidente hizo tabla rasa de las instituciones democráticas the president did away with o swept away the institutions of democracytabla de cocina chopping board;tabla de lavar washboard;Rel las tablas de la ley the tablets of the law;tabla de patés selection of pâtés;tabla de planchar ironing board;tabla de quesos cheeseboard2. [en deportes] boardtabla de saltos [trampolín] diving board;tabla de snowboard snowboard;tabla de surf surfboard;tabla de windsurf windsurfing board, sailboard3. [del inodoro] seat4. Arte panel5. [lista, gráfico] table;Informát table;el equipo sigue primero en la tabla de clasificación the team is still at the top of the league Br table o US standingstabla de conversión conversion table;tabla de materias table of contents;tabla periódica (de los elementos) periodic table (of the elements)6. Mat table;la tabla del 3 the 3 times tabletabla de multiplicar multiplication table7. [de gimnasia] exercise routine8. [pliegue] pleat;una falda de tablas a pleated skirt♦ tablas nfplquedamos en tablas [en ajedrez, juego] the game ended in stalemate;[en enfrentamiento] we reached a stalematesu regreso a las tablas his return to the stage;pisar las tablas to tread the boards;tener (muchas) tablas to be an experienced actor;Fig to be an old hand3. Taurom = fence surrounding a bullring* * *f1 de madera board, plank3 en ajedrez:acabar oquedar en tablas end in a tie4:tener tablas TEA be a natural actor* * *tabla nf1) : table, listtabla de multiplicar: multiplication table2) : board, plank, slabtabla de planchar: ironing board3) : plot, strip (of land)4) tablas nfpl: stage, boards pl* * *tabla n1. (madera pulida) board2. (madera basta) plank3. (lista) table -
119 alzarse
1 (levantarse) to rise up, get up2 (sublevarse) to rise, rebel3 (sobresalir) to stand out4 DERECHO to lodge an appeal* * ** * *VPR1) (=ponerse en pie) to risecuando entró la novia todos se alzaron — when the bride entered everyone stood up o rose to their feet
2) [edificio, monte, monumento] (=tener una altura determinada) to rise; (=estar situado) to standla cordillera se alza 2.500m sobre el nivel del mar — the mountain range rises 2,500m above sea level
el rascacielos se alza por encima del parque — the skyscraper rises o towers over the park
3) (=aumentar) [precio, temperatura] to rise4) (=rebelarse) to rise up, rise, revolt ( contra against)•
alzarse en armas — to take up arms, rise up in arms5) (=llevarse)el Barcelona se alzó con el título de Liga — Barcelona won o took the League title
los primeros comicios en que los socialistas se han alzado con la victoria — the first elections in which the socialists have been victorious o have won
6) (Com) to go fraudulently bankrupt7) And (=emborracharse) to get drunk10)alzarse de hombros — Méx to shrug one's shoulders
* * *(v.) = tower above/overEx. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.* * *(v.) = tower above/overEx: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.
* * *
■alzarse verbo reflexivo
1 (auparse, levantarse) to get up, rise
2 (sublevarse) to rise, rebel: los rebeldes se alzaron con la victoria, the rebels won
' alzarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
elevarse
- alzar
English:
rise
- soar
- stick up
- shoot
* * *vpr1. [levantarse] to rise;el monumento se alza majestuoso en mitad de la plaza the monument rises up o stands majestically in the middle of the square;las temperaturas se alzaron por encima de los 40 grados temperatures rose above 40 degrees;se cayó y nadie le ayudó a alzarse she fell over and nobody helped her to get up o nobody helped her to her feet;alzarse de hombros to shrug (one's shoulders);Figsu trabajo se alza muy por encima del resto his work really stands out above everyone else's2. [sublevarse] to rise up, to revolt;alzarse en armas to take up arms;los rebeldes se alzaron contra el gobierno the rebels rose up o revolted against the governmentse alzó con el premio Nobel she won the Nobel Prize;los ladrones se alzaron con un cuantioso botín the thieves made off with a large sum;el equipo holandés se alzó con el premio the Dutch team walked away with o carried off the prize4. Am [animal] to run wild* * *v/r rise; en armas rise up;alzarse con el dinero run off with the money* * *vrlevantarse: to rise up* * * -
120 bonito2
2 = nice, handsome [handsomer -comp., handsomest -sup.], beautiful, lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.], pretty, comely [comelier -comp., comeliest -sup.].Ex. One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said ' Nice tits, uh?'.Ex. All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.Ex. The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.Ex. The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.Ex. The article is entitled 'Virtual reality: tomorrow's information system, or just another pretty interface?'.Ex. He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.----* bonita suma = princely sum.* chica bonita y tonta = bimbo.* nada bonito = unlovely.* poner bonito = get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.* ser bonito + Verbo = be neat to + Verbo.
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