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1 flujo de tráfico
(n.) = traffic flowEx. The traffic flow in the building should be dictated by the compartmentalisation of the spaces and the arrangement of partitions and furniture.* * *(n.) = traffic flowEx: The traffic flow in the building should be dictated by the compartmentalisation of the spaces and the arrangement of partitions and furniture.
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2 flujo
m.1 flow.flujo y reflujo ebb and flowflujo migratorio flow of immigrantsflujo sanguíneo bloodstreamflujo vaginal vaginal discharge2 discharge, efflux, secretion of fluid from an opening.* * *1 (brote) flow2 (marea) rising tide3 FÍSICA flux4 MEDICINA discharge5 INFORMÁTICA discharge* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=corriente) flow, stream2) (Med)flujo de vientre — diarrhoea, diarrhea (EEUU)
flujo sanguíneo — flow of blood, blood flow
3) (=marea) incoming tide, rising tideflujo y reflujo — (lit, fig) ebb and flow
4) (Fís)5) (Com)flujo de caja, flujo de fondos — cashflow
* * *1) (circulación, corriente) flow2) (Med) ( secreción) discharge3) (Náut) tide* * *= flow, flux, flood, outflow, stream.Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex. We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.Ex. George Ticknor noted that this flood of new immigrants 'at no time, consisted of persons who, in general, were fitted to understand our free institutions or to be intrusted with the political power given by universal suffrage'.Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex. Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.----* constante flujo de = steady stream of.* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.* diagrama de flujo = flow diagram, flow chart [flowchart/flow-chart].* diagrama de flujos = process chart.* flujo constante de = steady flow of.* flujo continuo = continuum.* flujo de caja = cash flow.* flujo de capital = capital flow.* flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.* flujo del aire = airflow.* flujo de neutrones = neutro flux.* flujo de tráfico = traffic flow.* flujo libre = free flow.* flujo sanguíneo = blood flow.* flujo sanguíneo, el = bloodstream, the.* flujo vaginal = vaginal discharge.* velocidad de flujo = rate of flow.* * *1) (circulación, corriente) flow2) (Med) ( secreción) discharge3) (Náut) tide* * *= flow, flux, flood, outflow, stream.Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.Ex: George Ticknor noted that this flood of new immigrants 'at no time, consisted of persons who, in general, were fitted to understand our free institutions or to be intrusted with the political power given by universal suffrage'.Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.* constante flujo de = steady stream of.* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.* diagrama de flujo = flow diagram, flow chart [flowchart/flow-chart].* diagrama de flujos = process chart.* flujo constante de = steady flow of.* flujo continuo = continuum.* flujo de caja = cash flow.* flujo de capital = capital flow.* flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.* flujo del aire = airflow.* flujo de neutrones = neutro flux.* flujo de tráfico = traffic flow.* flujo libre = free flow.* flujo sanguíneo = blood flow.* flujo sanguíneo, el = bloodstream, the.* flujo vaginal = vaginal discharge.* velocidad de flujo = rate of flow.* * *A (circulación, corriente) flowflujo sanguíneo blood flow, flow of bloodflujo magnético magnetic fluxun flujo emigratorio a wave of immigrantsCompuestos:cash flowtraffic flowB ( Med) (secreción) dischargeCompuesto:menstrual flowC ( Náut) tideflujo y reflujo ebb and flow* * *
flujo sustantivo masculino
1 (circulación, corriente) flow;
2 (Med) ( secreción) discharge;
3 (Náut) tide;
flujo sustantivo masculino
1 (de un líquido, gas) flow
2 (marea alta) rising tide, flow
3 Fís flux
4 Med discharge
' flujo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diagrama
- torrente
English:
bottleneck
- cash flow
- drift
- ebb
- flow
- negative
- outflow
- outpouring
- stream
- cash
- discharge
- out
* * *flujo nm1. [movimiento] flowCom flujo de caja cash flow; Com flujo de fondos cash flow;flujo migratorio flow of immigrants;flujo sanguíneo bloodstream;Com flujo de tesorería cash flowflujo vaginal vaginal dischargeflujo y reflujo ebb and flow* * *m flow;flujo de información flow of information* * *flujo nm1) : flow2) : discharge -
3 tráfico
m.1 traffic, circulation.2 trade, dealing, traffic.3 traffic jam.4 drug trafficking, dealing of drugs, selling of drugs.* * *1 AUTOMÓVIL traffic2 COMERCIO traffic, trade\tráfico de drogas drug traffictráfico de influencias PLÍTICA influence peddlingtráfico rodado road traffic* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Aut, Ferro) trafficaccidente de tráfico — road accident, traffic accident
tráfico rodado — road traffic, vehicular traffic
3) (=negocio) trade; pey traffic (en in)tráfico de drogas, tráfico de estupefacientes — drug traffic
tráfico de influencias — peddling of political favours o (EEUU) favors
4) LAm (=tránsito) transit, passage* * *1) ( de vehículos) traffic2) ( de mercancías) tradetráfico de armas — arms trade o dealing
tráfico de drogas — drug dealing o trafficking
•* * *= traffic, trafficking, traffic, traffic stream.Ex. Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that all traffic in and out of the library be controlled from one point.Ex. The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.Ex. She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.Ex. But two Wharton researchers explain why high traffic streams to a website need not necessarily mean an increase in business.----* accidente de tráfico = car accident, road accident, traffic accident, car crash.* accidente mortal de tráfico = fatal car accident, fatal road accident.* atasco de tráfico = tailback.* caravana de tráfico = tailback.* cola de tráfico = tailback.* congestionado de tráfico = gridlocked.* congestión de tráfico = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* cono de tráfico = traffic cone, warning cone.* controlador de tráfico aéreo = air traffic controller.* flujo de tráfico = traffic flow.* informe de tráfico = traffic report.* infracción de tráfico = traffic violation.* infractor de tráfico = scofflaw.* medida de ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming measure.* multa de tráfico = traffic ticket.* panel luminoso de información de tráfico = variable road sign.* panel luminoso de tráfico = variable road sign.* policía de tráfico = traffic officer, highway patrol, traffic cop.* ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming.* señal de tráfico = road sign.* señalización del tráfico ferroviario = railway signalling.* señalización de tráfico = road signage.* tráfico a motor = motor traffic.* tráfico congestionado = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* tráfico costero = coastal traffic.* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.* tráfico de drogas = trafficking in drugs, drug traffic, drug trafficking, drug trade.* tráfico de influencias = spoils system, nepotism.* tráfico de información = data traffic.* tráfico de la web = Web traffic.* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.* tráfico de niños = trafficking in children.* tráfico de personas = foot fall.* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.* tráfico ferroviario = train traffic.* tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.* tráfico intenso = heavy traffic.* tráfico pesado = heavy traffic.* * *1) ( de vehículos) traffic2) ( de mercancías) tradetráfico de armas — arms trade o dealing
tráfico de drogas — drug dealing o trafficking
•* * *= traffic, trafficking, traffic, traffic stream.Ex: Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that all traffic in and out of the library be controlled from one point.
Ex: The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.Ex: She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.Ex: But two Wharton researchers explain why high traffic streams to a website need not necessarily mean an increase in business.* accidente de tráfico = car accident, road accident, traffic accident, car crash.* accidente mortal de tráfico = fatal car accident, fatal road accident.* atasco de tráfico = tailback.* caravana de tráfico = tailback.* cola de tráfico = tailback.* congestionado de tráfico = gridlocked.* congestión de tráfico = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* cono de tráfico = traffic cone, warning cone.* controlador de tráfico aéreo = air traffic controller.* flujo de tráfico = traffic flow.* informe de tráfico = traffic report.* infracción de tráfico = traffic violation.* infractor de tráfico = scofflaw.* medida de ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming measure.* multa de tráfico = traffic ticket.* panel luminoso de información de tráfico = variable road sign.* panel luminoso de tráfico = variable road sign.* policía de tráfico = traffic officer, highway patrol, traffic cop.* ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming.* señal de tráfico = road sign.* señalización del tráfico ferroviario = railway signalling.* señalización de tráfico = road signage.* tráfico a motor = motor traffic.* tráfico congestionado = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* tráfico costero = coastal traffic.* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.* tráfico de drogas = trafficking in drugs, drug traffic, drug trafficking, drug trade.* tráfico de influencias = spoils system, nepotism.* tráfico de información = data traffic.* tráfico de la web = Web traffic.* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.* tráfico de niños = trafficking in children.* tráfico de personas = foot fall.* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.* tráfico ferroviario = train traffic.* tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.* tráfico intenso = heavy traffic.* tráfico pesado = heavy traffic.* * *A (de vehículos) trafficaccidente de tráfico road accidentparar el tráfico ( fam): llevaba un vestido que paraba el tráfico she was wearing a very eyecatching dress, the dress she was wearing turned a few heads o ( AmE) stopped the traffic ( colloq)su primo es de los que paran el tráfico his cousin is a real stunner ( colloq)Compuestos:air trafficshippingroad traffic, vehicular traffic ( frml)B (de mercancías) tradetráfico de armas arms trade o dealingacusados de tráfico de drogas accused of drug dealing o traffickingtráfico de esclavos slave trade, traffic in slavesCompuesto:influence peddling, spoils system ( AmE)* * *
Del verbo traficar: ( conjugate traficar)
trafico es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
traficó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
traficar
tráfico
traficar ( conjugate traficar) verbo intransitivo tráfico EN or CON algo to deal in sth
tráfico sustantivo masculino
1 ( de vehículos) traffic;
2 ( de mercancías) trade;
tráfico de drogas drug dealing o trafficking
traficar verbo intransitivo to traffic [con, in]
tráfico sustantivo masculino
1 Auto traffic
tráfico aéreo, air traffic
tráfico rodado, road traffic
2 Com traffic
tráfico de drogas, drug traffic
tráfico de mercancías, trade
' tráfico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aérea
- aéreo
- agente
- choque
- circulación
- desviar
- DGT
- entorpecer
- indicación
- influencia
- infracción
- interrumpir
- paralizar
- retrasar
- rodada
- rodado
- señal
- tardar
- accidente
- aglomeración
- atascar
- atasco
- avanzar
- caravana
- circular
- culpa
- desacostumbrarse
- detenido
- dirigir
- disco
- embotellado
- embotellamiento
- estruendo
- estupefaciente
- fluidez
- indicador
- navegación
- obstaculizar
- obstruir
- parar
- policía
- tránsito
English:
air traffic control
- blockage
- book
- circulate
- clear
- control
- dense
- divert
- flow
- heavy
- hold-up
- intersection
- lane
- like
- misleading
- miss
- move on
- murmur
- obstruct
- oncoming
- rail traffic
- redirect
- road accident
- road sign
- roar
- rush-hour
- saturation
- seize up
- shipping
- silence
- siphon off
- smash
- snarl up
- solid
- stoplights
- stream
- through
- too
- traffic
- traffic control
- traffic controller
- traffic sign
- two-way
- vehicular
- wretched
- air
- busy
- catch
- dealing
- endorsement
* * *tráfico nm1. [de vehículos] traffic;una carretera cortada al tráfico a road closed to traffic;infracción de tráfico driving offencetráfico aéreo air traffic;tráfico marítimo maritime traffic;tráfico de mercancías freight traffic;tráfico rodado road traffic2. [comercio] traffic;luchar contra el tráfico ilegal de inmigrantes to fight the illegal trade in immigrantstráfico de armas arms dealing o trafficking;tráfico de drogas drug dealing o trafficking;el tráfico de esclavos the slave trade;tráfico de estupefacientes drug trafficking o dealing;tráfico de influencias influence peddling, US graft;tráfico sexual sex trafficking* * *m traffic* * *tráfico nm1) : trade2) : traffic* * *tráfico n traffic -
4 cortar
v.1 to cut.cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of breadcorta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slicescortarle el pelo a alguien to cut somebody's hairElla corta las ramas del rosal She cuts the rosebush branches.2 to cut out (recortar) (tela, figura de papel).3 to crack, to chap (labios, piel).4 to slice through (hender) (aire, olas).El carnicero cortó los filetes The butcher sliced the fillets.5 to cut (baraja).6 to curdle (leche).7 to cut off (interrumpir) (retirada, luz, teléfono).cortar el tráfico to close the road to traffic8 to cut (poner fin a) (beca).cortar un problema de raíz to nip a problem in the bud; (impedirlo) to root a problem out (erradicarlo)9 to cut (producir un corte).estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly)cortar por lo sano (figurative) to resort to drastic measures; (aplicar una solución drástica) to cut one's losses (para evitar más pérdidas)10 to take a short cut.11 to split up.corté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend12 to cut short, to cut, to cut off.Ella cortó a Ricardo rápidamente She cut Richard short quickly.13 to chop, to cut up, to cut out, to cut.Ella corta madera para el fuego She chops wood for the fire.14 to ablate, to amputate, to curtail.* * *1 (gen) to cut2 (pelo) to cut, trim3 (árbol) to cut down4 (carne) to carve5 (pastel) to cut up6 (cabeza, teléfono, gas) to cut off7 (mayonesa, leche) to curdle8 (piel) to chap, crack9 (viento, frío) to chill, bite10 COSTURA to cut out11 (interrumpir) to cut off, interrupt12 (bloquear) to block13 (suprimir) to cut out1 to cut1 to cut2 (herirse) to cut, cut oneself3 (el pelo - por otro) to have one's hair cut; (- uno mismo) to cut one's hair■ ¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?4 (piel) to become chapped5 (leche) to go off, curdle; (mayonesa) to curdle6 (comunicación) to be cut off7 familiar (aturdirse) to get embarrassed, get tongue-tied, go all shy\¡corta el rollo! knock it off!cortar con alguien familiar to split up with somebodycortar el apetito to ruin one's appetitecortar el bacalao familiar to be the bosscortar en seco figurado to cut shortcortar la digestión to give one indigestion, upset one's stomachcortar la palabra to interruptcortar por la mitad to split down the middlecortar por lo sano familiar to take drastic measures* * *verb1) to cut2) slice3) chop4) trim5) interrupt6) block•- cortarse* * *1. VT1) [con algo afilado] [gen] to cut; [en trozos] to chop; [en rebanadas] to slice¿quién te ha cortado el pelo? — who cut your hair?
corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces
2) (=partir) [+ árbol] to cut down; [+ madera] to saw3) (=dividir) to cutla línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two
4) (=interrumpir)a) [+ comunicaciones, agua, corriente] to cut off; [+ carretera, puente] (=cerrar) to close; (=bloquear) to blocklas tropas están intentando cortar la carretera que conduce al aeropuerto — the troops are trying to cut off the road to the airport
b) [+ relaciones] to break off; [+ discurso, conversación] to cut short5) (=suprimir) to cut6) [frío] to chap, crackel frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips
7) (Dep) [+ balón] to slice8) [+ baraja] to cut9) * [+ droga] to cut *2. VI1) (=estar afilado) to cutsano 1)estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut
2) (Inform)"cortar y pegar" — "cut and paste"
3) (Meteo)hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind
4) (=acortar)5)• cortar con (=terminar) —
es absurdo cortar con tu tía por culpa de su marido — it's ridiculous to break off contact with your aunt because of her husband
ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend
6)rollo 1., 5)¡corta! — * give us a break! *
7) (Naipes) to cut8) (Radio)¡corto! — over!
¡corto y cierro! — over and out!
9) LAm (Telec) to hang up3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.Ex. The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.Ex. In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.Ex. The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex. Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex. Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.Ex. Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex. A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex. All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.Ex. If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex. Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.Ex. It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex. Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.----* abrir cortando = lance.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.* cortar a tajos = hack.* cortar con barricadas = barricade.* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.* cortar con una sierra = saw.* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* cortar el cuello = decapitate.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* cortar en lonchas = slice.* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar en rebanadas = slice.* cortar en rodajas = slice.* cortar en tajos = hack.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* cortar en trocitos = dice.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar la cabeza = behead.* cortar la hierba = mow.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cortar metal = shear.* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.* cortar por = cut across.* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* cortar y secar = cut and dry.* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.* sin cortar = uncut.* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dividir) <cuerda/pastel> to cut, chop; < asado> to carve; <leña/madera> to chop; < baraja> to cut; <aire/agua> (liter) to slice o cut throughcortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos — to slice/dice something
¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?
2) (quitar, separar) <rama/punta/pierna> to cut off; < árbol> to cut down, chop down; < flores> (CS) to pickcortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head
3) ( hacer más corto) <pelo/uñas> to cut; <césped/pasto> to mow; < seto> to cut; < rosal> to cut back; < texto> to cut down4)a) ( en costura) <falda/vestido> to cut outb) ( recortar) <anuncio/receta/muñeca de papel> to cut out5) ( interrumpir)a) <agua/gas/luz/comunicación> to cut off; <película/programa> to interruptcortarla — (Chi fam)
córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)
b) < retirada> to cut offc) < calle> policía/obreros to close, block off; manifestantes to blockd) < relaciones diplomáticas> to break off; <subvenciones/ayuda> to cut off6) < fiebre> to bring down; < hemorragia> to stop, stem7) < persona> ( en conversación) to interrupt8) (censurar, editar) < película> to cut; <escena/diálogo> to cut, to cut out9) <recta/plano> to cross10)a) <heroína/cocaína> to adulterate, cut (colloq)b) < leche> to curdle11) fríoel frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
12) (RPl) < dientes> to cut2.cortar vi1) cuchillo/tijeras to cut2)a) ( por radio)corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out
b) (Cin)c) (CS) ( por teléfono) to hang up3) ( terminar)a) novios to break up, split upb)cortar con algo — <con pasado/raíces> to break with something
4) ( en naipes) to cut5) ( en costura) to cut out6) ( acortar camino)cortar por algo: cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square; cortaron por el atajo — they took the shortcut
7) (Chi fam) (ir, dirigirse)3.no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)
cortarse v pron1) ( interrumpirse) proyección/película to stop; llamada/gas to get cut off2) (refl)a) ( hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; <dedo/brazo/cara> to cutb) piel/labios (+ me/te/le etc) to crack, become chapped3)a) (refl) <uñas/pelo> to cutb) (caus) < pelo> to have... cut4) (recípr) líneas/calles to cross5) leche/mayonesa to curdle6) (Chi, Esp) persona (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed7) (Chi fam) animal to collapse from exhaustion* * *= cut off, crop, trim, slash, chop off, clip, dam (up), sever, intersect, chop down, shut off, chop up, cut down, fell, shear, trim off, cut + Nombre + up, split, shear off, snip, hew, cut up into + strips.Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.
Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.* abrir cortando = lance.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar Algo = snip + Nombre + off.* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla = cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.* cortar Algo de raíz = nip + Nombre + in the bud.* cortar a tajos = hack.* cortar con barricadas = barricade.* cortar con motoguadaña = strim.* cortar con una sierra = saw.* cortar, cortar con tijeras = snip.* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.* cortar el bacalao = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* cortar el césped = mow + the lawn, mow.* cortar el cuello = decapitate.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* cortar en lonchas = slice.* cortar en pedacitos = cut up into + small pieces.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar en rebanadas = slice.* cortar en rodajas = slice.* cortar en tajos = hack.* cortar en tiras = shred, cut up into + strips.* cortar en trocitos = dice.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* cortar la cabeza = behead.* cortar la hierba = mow.* cortar las flores marchitas = deadhead.* cortarle las alas a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien = clip + Posesivo + wings.* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* cortar metal = shear.* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento = cut + across the grain.* cortar por = cut across.* cortar por lo sano = cut + Gordian knot, cut + Posesivo + losses.* cortar radicalmente con = make + a clean break with.* cortarse = nick + Reflexivo.* cortar un nudo gordiano = cut + Gordian knot.* cortar y pegar = cut-and-paste.* cortar y secar = cut and dry.* máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.* sin cortar = uncut.* utensilio para cortar = cutting tool.* * *cortar [A1 ]vt1 ‹cuerda/tarta› to cutcorta el cable aquí cut the wire herecortar por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted linese pasa horas cortando papeles he spends hours cutting up pieces of papercortó el pastel por la mitad he cut the cake in half o in two¿en cuántas partes lo corto? how many slices ( o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?puedes ir cortando las zanahorias you could start chopping the carrotsse cortan los pimientos por la mitad cut o slice the peppers into halvescortar algo en trozos to cut sth into piecescortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice stheste queso se corta muy bien this cheese cuts very easilycortar la carne en trozos pequeños chop o cut the meat (up) into small chunks2 ‹asado› to carve3 ‹leña/madera› to chop4 ‹baraja› to cut5 ( liter); ‹aire/agua› to slice o cut throughB (quitar, separar)1 ‹rama/punta› to cut off; ‹pierna/brazo› to cut off; ‹árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹flores› ( AmL) to pickcórtame una puntita de pan cut me off a bit of bread, will you?me cortó un trozo de melón she cut me a piece of meloncortarles los tallos y poner a hervir cut off o remove the stalks and boilla máquina le cortó un dedo the machine took off his finger, his finger got cut off in the machinecortarle la cabeza a algn to chop off o cut off sb's head2 ‹anuncio/receta› to cut outC (hacer más corto) to cutle cortó el pelo/las uñas he cut her hair/nailscortar el césped to mow the lawn, cut the grasshay que cortar los rosales the rose bushes need cutting back o pruningD«viento»: hacía un viento que me cortaba la cara there was a biting wind blowing in my face o ( liter) lashing my faceE (en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut outF1 ‹agua/gas/luz› to cut off; ‹comunicación› to cut offle cortaron el teléfono his phone was cut offcorta la electricidad antes de tocarlo switch off the electricity before you touch itsiempre cortan la película en lo más interesante they always interrupt the movie at the most exciting momentcórtenla de hacer ruido cut out the noise, will you? ( colloq)2 ‹calle› (por obras) to closelos manifestantes cortaron la carretera the demonstrators blocked the roadla policía cortó la calle the police blocked off o closed the street3 ‹retirada› to cut offhan cortado el tráfico en la zona they've closed the area to trafficla policía nos cortó el paso the police cut us off4 ‹relaciones diplomáticas› to break off; ‹subvenciones/ayuda› to cut offG ‹fiebre› to bring down; ‹resfriado› to cure, get rid of; ‹hemorragia› to stop, stemH ‹persona› (en una conversación) to interruptme cortó en seco he cut me short, he cut me off sharplyI ‹película› to cut, edit; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut out, edit outJ ‹recta/plano› to crossla Avenida Santa Fe corta el Paseo de Gracia the Avenida Santa Fe crosses the Paseo de GraciaK1 ‹heroína/cocaína› to adulterate, cut ( colloq)2 ‹vermut› to add water ( o lemon etc) to3 ‹leche› to curdleL ( RPl) ‹dientes› to cutestá cortando los dientes he's cutting his teeth, he's teethingM( Chi) ‹animal› cortó al caballo de tanto galopar he rode the horse so hard that it collapsed■ cortarviA «cuchillo/tijeras» to cuteste cuchillo no corta this knife doesn't cut o is bluntB1(por radio): corto y cambio overcorto y fuera or corto y cierro over and out2 ( Cin):¡corten! cut!3 (CS) (por teléfono) to hang upno me cortes don't hang up on me, don't put the phone down on me1 «novios» to break up, split upha cortado con el novio she's broken o split up with her boyfriend2 cortar CON algo to break WITH sthdecidió cortar con el pasado she decided to break with o make a break with the pastD (en naipes) to cutE (en costura) to cut outF (acortar camino) cortar POR algo:cortemos por el bosque/la plaza let's cut through the woods/across the square, let's take a short cut through the woods/across the squarecortaron por el atajo they took the shortcutG■ cortarseA (interrumpirse) «proyección/película» to stop; «llamada/gas» to get cut offse cortó la línea or comunicación I got cut offse ha cortado la luz there's been a power cutno te metas en el agua ahora, que se te va a cortar la digestión don't go in the water yet, it's bad for the digestion/you'll get stomach crampcasi se me corta la respiración del susto I was so frightened I could hardly breatheB ( refl) (hacerse un corte) to cut oneself; ‹dedo/brazo/cara› to cutiba descalza y me corté el pie I was barefoot shoes and I cut my footse cortó afeitándose he cut himself shavingC1 ( refl) ‹uñas/pelo› to cutse corta el pelo ella misma she cuts her own hairse cortó una oreja he cut off his earse cortó las venas he slashed his wrists2 ( caus) ‹pelo› to have … cut¿cuándo vas a cortarte el pelo? when are you going to have a haircut o get your hair cut?D ( recípr) «líneas/calles» to crossE «leche» to go off, curdle; «mayonesa» to curdleF( Esp) «persona» (turbarse, aturdirse): no le digas eso que se corta don't say that to her, she'll get all embarrassedse corta cuando se ve entre mucha gente he comes over o goes all shy when there are too many people around ( colloq)me corto de hambre/sed I'm dying of hunger/thirst* * *
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo
1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop;
‹ asado› to carve;
‹leña/madera› to chop;
‹ baraja› to cut;◊ cortar algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;
cortar algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth;
cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces
2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off;
‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down;
‹ flores› (CS) to pick;
3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut;
‹césped/pasto› to mow;
‹ seto› to cut;
‹ rosal› to cut back;
‹ texto› to cut down
4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out
5 ( interrumpir)
‹película/programa› to interrupt
[ manifestantes] to block;
6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut;
‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out)
7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather
verbo intransitivo
1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut
2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!
cortarse verbo pronominal
1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop;
[llamada/gas] to get cut off;
se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe
2
‹brazo/cara› to cut;
3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross
4 [ leche] to curdle;
[mayonesa/salsa] to separate
5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut
(un árbol) to cut down
(el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend
♦ Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
' cortar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bacalao
- colgar
- desconectar
- lámina
- ligadura
- pelar
- pinchar
- ras
- sana
- sano
- seccionar
- sesgar
- despedazar
- largo
- mitad
- plantilla
- servir
- tijeras
- trozo
English:
bar
- begin
- block off
- blunt
- board
- breadboard
- chop
- chop off
- chop up
- clip
- consent
- cramp
- cut
- cut off
- cut up
- dice
- disconnect
- edit
- fillet
- hack
- hair-clippers
- lop off
- mow
- nick
- nip
- pick
- rot
- sever
- shear
- shred
- shut off
- slice
- slice through
- slice up
- slit
- snip
- take off
- bite
- block
- bread
- break
- carve
- clippers
- crop
- dock
- gash
- hang
- lawnmower
- lop
- loss
* * *♦ vt1. [seccionar] to cut;[en pedazos] to cut up; [escindir] [rama, brazo, cabeza] to cut off; [talar] to cut down;cortar el césped to mow the lawn, to cut the grass;hay que cortar leña para el hogar we have to chop some firewood for the hearth;siempre corta el pavo he always carves the turkey;cortar una rebanada de pan to cut a slice of bread;cortar el pan a rodajas to slice the bread, to cut the bread into slices;cortar algo en pedazos to cut sth into pieces;corta la tarta en cinco partes divide the cake in five, cut the cake into five slices;corta esta cuerda por la mitad cut this string in half;corta la cebolla muy fina chop the onion very finely;le cortaron la cabeza they chopped her head off;le cortaron dos dedos porque se le habían gangrenado they amputated o removed two of his fingers that had gone gangrenous;cortarle el pelo a alguien to cut sb's hair2. [recortar] [tela, figura de papel] to cut out;[gastos] to cut back3. [interrumpir] [retirada, luz, teléfono] to cut off;[carretera] to close; [hemorragia] to stop, to staunch; [discurso, conversación] to interrupt; Dep [pase, tiro] to block;cortar la luz to cut off the electricity supply;nos han cortado el teléfono our telephone has been cut off o disconnected;la nieve nos cortó el paso we were cut off by the snow;cortaron el tráfico para que pasara el desfile they closed the road to traffic so the procession could pass by;la falta cortó el ataque del equipo visitante the foul stopped the away team's attack;cortada por obras [en letrero] road closed for repairs;en esta cadena de televisión no cortan las películas con anuncios on this television channel they don't interrupt the films with adverts;CSur Fam¡cortála! shut it!, shut up!4. [atravesar] [recta] to cross, to intersect;[calle, territorio] to cut across;el río corta la región de este a oeste the river runs right across o bisects the region from east to west5. [labios, piel] to crack, to chap7. [baraja] to cut8. [leche] to curdle;9. [película] [escena] to cut;[censurar] to censor10. [poner fin a] [beca] to cut;[relaciones diplomáticas] to break off; [abusos] to put a stop to;cortar un problema de raíz [impedirlo] to nip a problem in the bud;[erradicarlo] to root a problem out;cortar algo por lo sano: tenemos que cortar este comportamiento por lo sano we must take drastic measures to put an end to this behaviour11. Fam [avergonzar]este hombre me corta un poco I find it hard to be myself when that man's aroundme cortó en mitad de la frase she hung up on me when I was in mid-sentence13. Informát to cut;cortar y pegar cut and paste♦ vi1. [producir un corte] to cut;estas tijeras no cortan these scissors don't cut (properly);corte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line;cortar por lo sano [aplicar una solución drástica] to resort to drastic measures;decidió cortar por lo sano con su pasado she decided to make a clean break with her past2. [atajar] to take a short cut ( por through);corté por el camino del bosque I took a short cut through the forest3. [terminar una relación] to split up ( con with);Radcorté con mi novio I've split up with my boyfriend¡corto y cambio! over!;¡corto y cierro! over and out!5. [en juego de cartas] to cut7. RP [hablando por teléfono] to hang up, to put the phone down;no corte, por favor hold the line, please* * *I v/t1 cut; electricidad cut off2 calle close3:cortar la respiración fig take one’s breath awayII v/i cut;cortar con alguien split up with s.o.* * *cortar vt1) : to cut, to slice, to trim2) : to cut out, to omit3) : to cut off, to interrupt4) : to block, to close off5) : to curdle (milk)cortar vi1) : to cut2) : to break up3) : to hang up (the telephone)* * *cortar vbten cuidado con la lata, que corta be careful with the tin it's sharp2. (agua, luz, teléfono) to cut off3. (calle, carretera) to close -
5 regulación
f.1 regulation, control, adjustment, ruling.2 feedback.* * *1 (control) regulation, control2 (ajuste) adjustment* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [con reglas] regulation; (Mec) adjustment; (=control) controlregulación del volumen sonoro — (Radio) volume control
2) euf (=reducción) reduction* * *femenino (de máquina, pieza) adjustment; (de flujo, temperatura) regulation, control; ( mediante normas) regulation* * *----* papel de regulación y supervisión = stewardship.* regulación del encendido = ignition timing.* * *femenino (de máquina, pieza) adjustment; (de flujo, temperatura) regulation, control; ( mediante normas) regulation* * ** papel de regulación y supervisión = stewardship.* regulación del encendido = ignition timing.* * *1 (de un asiento, espejo) adjustment; (de una máquina, pieza) adjustment2 (de un flujo, la temperatura) regulation, control3 (mediante normas) regulationleyes para la regulación del sector laws for the regulation of the sector* * *
regulación sustantivo femenino control, regulations
regulación de empleo, dismissal, redundancy
regulación de precios, price regulation
' regulación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reglamentación
English:
regulation
- self-regulating
* * *regulación nf1. [de actividad, economía] regulationregulación de empleo workforce reduction2. [de nacimientos, tráfico] control3. [de mecanismo] adjustment* * *f1 regulation;regulación de empleo ley reduction in the workforce2 de temperatura control;regulación del tráfico traffic control* * * -
6 control
m.1 control (dominio).bajo control under controlfuera de control out of controlcontrol de la natalidad birth control2 examination, inspection.todos los productos pasan un riguroso control all the products are rigorously inspected o examined(bajo) control médico (under) medical supervisioncontrol antidoping dope o drugs testcontrol de calidad quality controlcontrol de existencias stock control3 checkpoint.control de pasaportes passport control4 test (exam).5 control (mando).el control del encendido/apagado the on/off switchcontrol remoto remote control6 check, checking, test.7 control knob, control, command.8 restraint.* * *1 (gen) control2 (comprobación) check3 (sitio) checkpoint\bajo el control de under the supervision ofestar bajo control to be under controlestar fuera de control to be out of controlllevar el control to be in controlperder el control to lose controlcontrol a distancia remote controlcontrol de calidad quality controlcontrol de natalidad birth controlcontrol de pasaportes passport controlcontrol de sí mismo self-controlcontrol policial roadblock* * *noun m.1) control2) check* * *SM1) (=dominio, vigilancia) controlperder el control — to lose control (of o.s.)
hacerse con el control de algo — to take control o charge of sth
control de o sobre sí mismo — self-control
2) (=inspección) (Jur) inspection, check; (Com, Econ) audit, auditing4) [de un aparato] control5) (=examen) (Educ) test6) (Med) testcontrol antidopaje — drugs test, dope test
control antidoping — drug test, dope test
control de alcoholemia — Breathalyser ® test
* * *1) ( dominio) control2) ( vigilancia)3) (en carretera, rally) checkpoint4)a) ( de aparato) controlb) controles masculino plural (Rad)5)a) (Educ) testb) (Med) check-up•* * *= check, control, grasp, hold, monitoring, regulation, supervision, toll, command, governance, mastery, checkpoint, grip, tracking, span of control, policing, tightening, rule, moderation, vetting.Ex. Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.Ex. Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.Ex. When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.Ex. SLIS will, however, need to retain a firm hold on their traditional market whilst also meeting more specialised competition.Ex. Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.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. The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.Ex. Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.Ex. Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.Ex. Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.Ex. The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.Ex. The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.Ex. It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.Ex. Tracking of personal information attached to electronic text supplied by publishers is a potential violator of user privacy.Ex. What is needed is for the director to broaden her span of control by eliminating the position of assistant director.Ex. The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.Ex. Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.Ex. The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".Ex. The ETEL system guarantees relevance of the information through moderation by a newspaper editor.Ex. Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.----* activar un mecanismo de control = set + control.* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.* bajo el control de = under the control of.* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.* campaña de control de alcoholemia = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.* campo de control = control field.* carácter de control = control character.* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control = circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* código de control = processing code, control code.* colección de control = test collection.* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).* control al azar = spot check.* control antidopaje = drug testing.* control antidoping = drug testing.* control bibliográfico = bibliographic control, bibliographical control.* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.* Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).* control de acceso = access control.* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.* control de armas = arms control.* control de armas de fuego = gun control.* control de autoridades = authority control.* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.* control de circulación = circulation control.* control de disturbios = riot control.* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas = serials circulation control.* control de la natalidad = birth control.* control del armamento = arms control.* control de las enfermedades = disease control.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* control de la temperatura = climatic control.* control del estrés = stress management.* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas = article-level control.* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.* control del peso = weight control.* control del poder = hold on power.* control de masas = riot control, crowd control.* control de materias = subject control.* control de multitudes = crowd control.* control de plagas = pest control.* control de préstamo = circulation control.* control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals control.* control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control, periodicals inventory control.* control de salida = exit barrier.* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.* control de volumen = volume controller, volume control.* control económico = fiscal control.* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.* controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.* control férreo = iron-fisted grip, iron grip.* control fronterizo = border control, border checkpoint.* control mental = mind control.* control paterno = parental control.* control presupuestario = budgetary control.* control remoto = remote control, remote controller.* control remoto de llavero = key fob.* control terminológico = terminology control.* control total = stranglehold.* dígito de control = check digit.* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.* ejercer control = exert + control, wield + control.* ejercer control sobre = exercise + control over, have + hold on.* en control = controlling.* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.* estrechar el control = tighten + the grip.* falta de control = dirty data.* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.* fuera de control = out-of-control, haywire.* fuera del control de = beyond the control of.* fuera de + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.* grupo de control = control group.* hacerse con el control de = take over + control of, take + control of.* ingeniería de control = control engineering.* lista de control = checklist [check-list].* lograr el control = gain + control (over/of).* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.* mantener el control = stay in + control.* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.* mecanismo de control = watchdog.* medida de control = control measure.* módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control system, serials control module.* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* número de control = control number.* organismo de control = watchdog.* palabra de control = control word.* panel de control = control panel.* perder control = lose + control (of).* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.* puesto de control = checkpoint.* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.* seguir con el control = stay in + control.* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.* sin control = uncontrolled.* sistema de control = monitoring system, vetting system.* sistema de control de la salida = exit control system.* sistema de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials system, serials control system.* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.* someter a control = place under + control.* sujeto de control = control subject.* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.* tener control sobre = have + hold on.* tomar el control = take + the helm.* tomar el control de = take + control of.* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.* * *1) ( dominio) control2) ( vigilancia)3) (en carretera, rally) checkpoint4)a) ( de aparato) controlb) controles masculino plural (Rad)5)a) (Educ) testb) (Med) check-up•* * *= check, control, grasp, hold, monitoring, regulation, supervision, toll, command, governance, mastery, checkpoint, grip, tracking, span of control, policing, tightening, rule, moderation, vetting.Ex: Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.
Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.Ex: When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.Ex: SLIS will, however, need to retain a firm hold on their traditional market whilst also meeting more specialised competition.Ex: Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.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: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.Ex: Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.Ex: Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.Ex: Tracking of personal information attached to electronic text supplied by publishers is a potential violator of user privacy.Ex: What is needed is for the director to broaden her span of control by eliminating the position of assistant director.Ex: The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.Ex: Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".Ex: The ETEL system guarantees relevance of the information through moderation by a newspaper editor.Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.* activar un mecanismo de control = set + control.* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.* bajo el control de = under the control of.* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.* campaña de control de alcoholemia = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.* campo de control = control field.* carácter de control = control character.* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control = circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* código de control = processing code, control code.* colección de control = test collection.* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).* control al azar = spot check.* control antidopaje = drug testing.* control antidoping = drug testing.* control bibliográfico = bibliographic control, bibliographical control.* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.* Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).* control de acceso = access control.* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.* control de armas = arms control.* control de armas de fuego = gun control.* control de autoridades = authority control.* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.* control de circulación = circulation control.* control de disturbios = riot control.* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas = serials circulation control.* control de la natalidad = birth control.* control del armamento = arms control.* control de las enfermedades = disease control.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* control de la temperatura = climatic control.* control del estrés = stress management.* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas = article-level control.* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.* control del peso = weight control.* control del poder = hold on power.* control de masas = riot control, crowd control.* control de materias = subject control.* control de multitudes = crowd control.* control de plagas = pest control.* control de préstamo = circulation control.* control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals control.* control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control, periodicals inventory control.* control de salida = exit barrier.* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.* control de volumen = volume controller, volume control.* control económico = fiscal control.* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.* controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.* control férreo = iron-fisted grip, iron grip.* control fronterizo = border control, border checkpoint.* control mental = mind control.* control paterno = parental control.* control presupuestario = budgetary control.* control remoto = remote control, remote controller.* control remoto de llavero = key fob.* control terminológico = terminology control.* control total = stranglehold.* dígito de control = check digit.* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.* ejercer control = exert + control, wield + control.* ejercer control sobre = exercise + control over, have + hold on.* en control = controlling.* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.* estrechar el control = tighten + the grip.* falta de control = dirty data.* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.* fuera de control = out-of-control, haywire.* fuera del control de = beyond the control of.* fuera de + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.* grupo de control = control group.* hacerse con el control de = take over + control of, take + control of.* ingeniería de control = control engineering.* lista de control = checklist [check-list].* lograr el control = gain + control (over/of).* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.* mantener el control = stay in + control.* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.* mecanismo de control = watchdog.* medida de control = control measure.* módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control system, serials control module.* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.* número de control = control number.* organismo de control = watchdog.* palabra de control = control word.* panel de control = control panel.* perder control = lose + control (of).* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.* puesto de control = checkpoint.* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.* seguir con el control = stay in + control.* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.* sin control = uncontrolled.* sistema de control = monitoring system, vetting system.* sistema de control de la salida = exit control system.* sistema de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials system, serials control system.* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.* someter a control = place under + control.* sujeto de control = control subject.* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.* tener control sobre = have + hold on.* tomar el control = take + the helm.* tomar el control de = take + control of.* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.* * *A (dominio) controlla epidemia está bajo control the epidemic is under controlperdió el control del vehículo he lost control of the vehicleel coche giró sin control the car spun, out of controlperdí el control y le di una bofetada I lost control (of myself) and slapped himno tiene ningún control sobre sí mismo he has no self-controlse hizo con el control de la compañía he gained control of the companyCompuestos:thought controlbudget o budgetary controlB(vigilancia, fiscalización): lleva el control de los gastos she keeps tabs o a check on the money that is spentCompuestos:arms controlquality control o checkcredit controlbirth controlpassport control● control del tráfico or tránsitotraffic controlsanitary controlsecurity checkC (en la carretera) checkpoint; (en un rally) checkpointD1 (de un aparato) controlel control del volumen/brillo the volume/brightness controlcon Martín en los controles with studio production by MartínCompuesto:remote controlfunciona a or por control remoto it works by remote controlE1 ( Educ) test2 ( Med) check-upCompuesto:control antidopaje or antidopingdope test, drug test* * *
control sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) control;
sin control out of control;
perdí el control I lost control (of myself);
hacerse con el control de algo to gain control of sth;
lleva el control de los gastos she keeps a check on the money that is spent;
control de (la) natalidad birth control;
control de calidad quality control o check;
control de pasaportes passport control;
control remoto remote control
2 (en carretera, rally) checkpoint
3a) (Educ) testb) (Med) check-up;
control sustantivo masculino
1 (dominio) control: está todo bajo control, everything is under control
2 Educ test
3 (inspección) check
control de calidad, quality control
4 (de Policía, militar) checkpoint, roadblock
5 control remoto, remote control
' control' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- adueñarse
- ajena
- ajeno
- angular
- autocontrol
- contención
- controlar
- controlarse
- cuadro
- descontrol
- descontrolarse
- desenfreno
- disciplina
- dominar
- dominación
- dominarse
- dominio
- dueña
- dueño
- encima
- fraude
- mando
- moderarse
- órbita
- palanca
- papel
- planificación
- potingue
- pública
- público
- regular
- regulación
- reportarse
- reprimirse
- reprivatizar
- resbalar
- retener
- rienda
- señorío
- sofocar
- teleguiada
- teleguiado
- telemando
- tenerse
- torre
- ala
- anticoncepción
- apoderarse
English:
air traffic control
- arms control
- beyond
- birth control
- check
- checkpoint
- control
- equity
- fiendish
- freak out
- gain
- grip
- hand
- hit
- hold
- knob
- over
- override
- panel
- passport control
- pest control
- piece
- quality control
- rein
- remote control
- resume
- roadblock
- rule
- runaway
- self-control
- speed trap
- take over
- tight
- tighten
- tighten up
- time clock
- time-keeping
- traffic control
- unionist
- volume control
- watchdog
- wild
- air
- birth
- boil
- break
- compose
- curb
- discipline
- dual
* * *control nm1. [dominio] control;bajo control under control;fuera de control out of control;perder el control [de vehículo] to lose control;[perder la calma] to lose one's temper;bebe/fuma sin control he drinks/smokes an enormous amountEcon control de cambios exchange control; Econ control de costos o Esp costes cost control; Fin control crediticio credit control; Fin control de crédito credit control; Econ control de gestión management control;control de (la) natalidad birth control;Econ control de precios price control2. [comprobación, verificación] examination, inspection;todos los productos pasan un riguroso control all the products are rigorously inspected o examined;(bajo) control médico (under) medical supervision;él se encarga del control del gasto he is the person in charge of controlling expenditure;efectúan un control continuo de su tensión his blood pressure is being continuously monitoredInformát control de acceso access control;el control de acceso al edificio the system controlling access to the building;control antidoping drugs test;control de armamento arms control;control de calidad quality control;Com control de existencias stock control;control financiero financial control;Av control de tierra ground control;control del tráfico aéreo air-traffic control3. [vigilancia] examination;un edificio sometido a un fuerte control a building with very heavy security4. [de policía] checkpoint;[en rally] checkpoint control de pasaportes passport control;control de velocidad por radar radar speed trap5. [examen] test, US quiztiene un buen control he's got good control7. [mando] control;el control del encendido/apagado the on/off switchcontrol remoto remote control;activar algo por control remoto to activate sth by remote control* * *m1 control;perder el control lose control;tenerlo todo bajo control have everything under control2 ( inspección) check* * *control nm1) : control2) : inspection, check3) : checkpoint, roadblock* * *control n1. (en general) control2. (examen) check -
7 intermitente
adj.intermittent.m.1 indicator (British), turn signal (United States)(in car). (peninsular Spanish, Colombian Spanish)2 winker, direction indicator, directional light, turn indicator.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) intermittent; (luz, destello) flashing1 AUTOMÓVIL indicator, US blinker* * *1.ADJ [gen] intermittent; [guerra] sporadic; [huelga, negociaciones] on-off; [luz] flashing; [lluvia, nieve] sporadic, intermittentse escuchan disparos de forma intermitente — shots can be heard now and again o intermittently
2. SM1) (Aut) indicator, turn signal (EEUU)2) (Inform) indicator light* * *Ia) < lluvia> intermittent, sporadicc) < fiebre> intermittentIImasculino turn signal (AmE), indicator (BrE)* * *= intermittent, discontinuous, bursty, choppy, flashing, fitful, episodic.Ex. A scale of piecework prices did not guarantee the average earnings of a man in intermittent employment.Ex. Discontinuous change is one of the major characteristics of the South African environment.Ex. Its design provides on one hand a service in which every node can try to transmit asynchronously in a bursty manner.Ex. You will find that the choppy keyboard response is easier to tolerate after a few days of use.Ex. Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.Ex. This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.Ex. And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect.----* de manera intermitente = intermittently.* de un modo intermitente = in bursts.* flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.* * *Ia) < lluvia> intermittent, sporadicc) < fiebre> intermittentIImasculino turn signal (AmE), indicator (BrE)* * *= intermittent, discontinuous, bursty, choppy, flashing, fitful, episodic.Ex: A scale of piecework prices did not guarantee the average earnings of a man in intermittent employment.
Ex: Discontinuous change is one of the major characteristics of the South African environment.Ex: Its design provides on one hand a service in which every node can try to transmit asynchronously in a bursty manner.Ex: You will find that the choppy keyboard response is easier to tolerate after a few days of use.Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.Ex: This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.Ex: And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect.* de manera intermitente = intermittently.* de un modo intermitente = in bursts.* flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.* * *1 ‹lluvia› intermittent, sporadic2 ‹luz› flashing; ‹señal› intermittent3 ‹fiebre› intermittent* * *
intermitente adjetivo
‹ señal› intermittent
■ sustantivo masculino
turn signal (AmE), indicator (BrE)
intermitente
I adjetivo intermittent
II m Auto indicator, US turn signal
' intermitente' also found in these entries:
English:
indicate
- indicator
- intermittent
- signal
- blinker
- fitful
- flash
- turn
* * *♦ adj1. [lluvia, ruido] intermittent;[luz] flashing2. [fenómeno] sporadic♦ nmEsp, Col Br indicator, US turn signal;* * *I adj intermittentII m AUTO turn signal, Brindicator* * *intermitente adj1) : intermittent2)luz intermitente : strobe light♦ intermitentemente advintermitente nm: blinker, turn signal* * *intermitente n indicator -
8 retener
v.1 to hold back.no me retuvo mucho tiempo he didn't keep me longretener el tráfico to hold up the traffic2 to hold back, to restrain (contener) (impulso, ira).3 to retain.Ellos retuvieron el dinero They retained the money.4 to remember.5 to deduct (deducir del sueldo).el fisco me retiene el 20 por ciento del sueldo 20 percent of my salary goes in tax6 to conceal, to black out, to blank out, to cover.Ellos retuvieron la verdad They concealed the truth.* * *1 (contener) to restrain, hold back2 (no dejar marchar) to keep, keep back3 (no devolver) to keep4 (en la memoria) to retain, remember5 (detener) to detain; (arrestar) to arrest6 FINANZAS to deduct, withhold7 (absorber) to retain, hold1 to restrain oneself, hold oneself back* * *verb1) to retain, keep2) detain3) hold* * *1. VT1) (=no dejar marchar) to keep; [la policía] to detain, holdno intentes retenerme porque pienso ir — don't try and keep o stop me because I'm going
retuvieron a los inmigrantes en la aduana — they held o detained the immigrants at customs
una llamada de última hora me retuvo en la oficina — a last-minute phone call held me up o kept me back at the office
retener a algn preso — to hold o keep sb prisoner
2) (=conservar) [+ datos, información] to withhold; [+ pasaporte] to retainel Atlético ha conseguido retener el título de Liga — Atlético managed to hold on to o keep o retain the league title
3) (=memorizar) to retain4) (Econ) [+ dinero] to deduct5) [+ calor] to retain; [+ líquido] to hold6) frm [+ atención, interés] to retain2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <datos/información> to keep back, withholdb) <pasaporte/tarjeta> to retainc) (Fin, Fisco) <dinero/cuota> to deduct, withhold2)b) ( hacer permanecer)3) <calor/carga/líquidos> to retain4) <atención/interés> to keep, retain5) ( recordar) to retain, keep... in one's head2.retenerse v pron to restrain oneself* * *= hold up, retain, withhold, hold + Nombre + back, dam (up), hold + prisoner.Ex. Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.Ex. At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.Ex. It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex. Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.----* que retiene el calor = heat absorbing.* retener la atención de Alguien = retain + attention.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <datos/información> to keep back, withholdb) <pasaporte/tarjeta> to retainc) (Fin, Fisco) <dinero/cuota> to deduct, withhold2)b) ( hacer permanecer)3) <calor/carga/líquidos> to retain4) <atención/interés> to keep, retain5) ( recordar) to retain, keep... in one's head2.retenerse v pron to restrain oneself* * *= hold up, retain, withhold, hold + Nombre + back, dam (up), hold + prisoner.Ex: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.
Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.* que retiene el calor = heat absorbing.* retener la atención de Alguien = retain + attention.* * *vtA1 ‹datos/información› to keep back, withhold2 ‹pasaporte/tarjeta› to retainB1 «policía» ‹persona› to detain, hold2(hacer permanecer): no te retendré demasiado tiempo I won't keep you longel maestro nos retuvo the teacher kept us in o kept us back after classtres reclusos retuvieron a un funcionario three prisoners held a prison guard hostageya nada me retiene aquí there's nothing to keep me here nowno sabe cómo retener a su marido she doesn't know what to do to hold on to o to keep her husbandC1 ‹calor/carga› to retain2 ( Med) ‹orina/líquidos› to retainD ‹atención/interés› to keep, retainE (recordar) ‹lección/texto/ideas› to retain, keep … in one's headto restrain oneself* * *
retener ( conjugate retener) verbo transitivo
1
2
b) ( hacer permanecer):
3 ‹calor/carga/líquidos› to retain
4 ‹atención/interés› to keep, retain
5 ( recordar) to retain, keep … in one's head
retener verbo transitivo
1 (para sí) to keep: querría retenerte junto a mí, I would like to keep you near me
2 (en sí) to retain: las esponjas retienen agua, sponges retain water
3 (en un lugar) to keep: debo ir, no intentes retenerme, I need to leave, don't try to hold me back
(en una comisaría) to detain, keep in custody
4 (en la memoria) to remember: no puedo retener todos los nombres, I can't remember all the names
5 (un sentimiento, impulso, etc) to restrain, hold back: no sabe retener sus emociones, she can't control her emotions
6 (el curso normal de algo) to stop, hold back: la presa retiene el agua del río, the dam holds back the river
7 (un sueldo, capital) to deduct, withhold: le retienen el 40% de los ingresos, they withhold 40% of his earnings
' retener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sujetar
- entretener
English:
detain
- hang up
- hold
- hold back
- keep back
- keep down
- retain
- stay down
- withhold
- keep
* * *retener vt1. [detener] to hold back;[en comisaría] to detain;no me retuvo mucho tiempo he didn't keep me long;retener el tráfico to hold up the traffic2. [contener] [impulso, ira] to hold back, to restrain;[aliento] to hold3. [conservar] to retain;las hojas retienen la humedad leaves retain moisture4. [quedarse con] to hold on to, to keep5. [memorizar] to remember6. [deducir del sueldo] to deduct;el fisco me retiene el 20 por ciento del sueldo 20 percent of my salary goes in o for tax7. [apoderarse de] [sueldo] to withhold* * *v/t2 persona detain, hold* * *retener {80} vt1) : to retain, to keep2) : to withhold3) : to detain* * *retener vb2. (conservar) to retain3. (memorizar) to remember -
9 densidad
f.1 density (gen) & (computing).densidad de población population densityalta/doble densidad (computing) high/double density2 denseness, thickness.* * *1 (gen) density2 figurado (espesura) thickness, denseness3 figurado (oscuridad) darkness\densidad de población population densitydoble densidad double densityhigh density high density* * *noun f.density, thickness* * *SF1) (=concentración) [de sustancia, tráfico] density; [de humo, vegetación] thickness, denseness; [de caracteres] (Inform) pitch2) [de discurso, relato] denseness3) (Fís) density* * *1)a) (de vegetación, niebla) thickness, densenessb) (Fís) (de líquido, material) density2) (Inf) density* * *= density.Ex. Headings are printed in double density to make them easier to find.----* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* de alta densidad = high-density.* de densidad doble = double-density.* prueba de la densidad = density test.* * *1)a) (de vegetación, niebla) thickness, densenessb) (Fís) (de líquido, material) density2) (Inf) density* * *= density.Ex: Headings are printed in double density to make them easier to find.
* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* de alta densidad = high-density.* de densidad doble = double-density.* prueba de la densidad = density test.* * *A1 (de vegetación) thickness, denseness; (del humo, de la niebla) thickness, denseness2 ( Fís) (de un líquido, material) densityCompuesto:densidad poblacional or de poblaciónpopulation densityB (de un libro, una obra) denseness, weightinessC ( Inf) density* * *
densidad sustantivo femenino
density;
(de vegetación, niebla) thickness, denseness
densidad sustantivo femenino
1 density
densidad de población, population density
2 (de vegetación, polución) thickness
3 (de un texto, argumento) heaviness, denseness
' densidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuerpo
English:
densely
- density
* * *densidad nf1. [concentración] densitydensidad de población population density;densidad de tráfico traffic density2. Fís densitydensidad absoluta true specific gravity;densidad de flujo flux density;densidad de radiación radiation flux3. Informát density;alta/doble densidad high/double density* * *f density* * *densidad nf: density, thickness* * *densidad n2. (niebla) thickness -
10 circulación
f.1 circulation, traffic.2 circulation, blood circulation.3 currency.* * *1 (gen) circulation2 (de vehículos) traffic\estar fuera de circulación to be out of circulationponer en circulación to put into circulationquitar de la circulación / retirar de la circulación to withdraw from circulationcirculación sanguínea / circulación de la sangre blood circulationcirculación rodada vehicular traffic, trafficcódigo de (la) circulación highway code* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Aut) trafficcirculación única — Méx one way (traffic)
2) (Med) circulationcirculación de la sangre, circulación sanguínea — circulation of the blood
3) (Econ) circulationestar fuera de circulación — to be out of circulation, be no longer current
poner algo en circulación — to issue sth, put sth into circulation
circulación fiduciaria — paper money, paper currency
* * *1) ( movimiento) movement; (Auto) traffic2) (Biol, Med) circulation3) (Fin) circulation•* * *1) ( movimiento) movement; (Auto) traffic2) (Biol, Med) circulation3) (Fin) circulation•* * *circulación11 = flow, stream of traffic, circulation, traffic, movement.Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.Ex: For example, the heading ' circulation of the blood' is acceptable, but the very similar 'Movement of fluids in plants' is not.Ex: Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that all traffic in and out of the library be controlled from one point.Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.* circulación de información = flow of information.* circulación de la información = flow of information.* circulación del aire = air flow, airflow.* circulación libre = free flow.* circulación masiva = mass circulation.* circulación por carretera = road traffic.* código de circulación = highway code.* distintivo de impuesto de circulación = road tax disc.* estado de la circulación = traffic conditions.* fuera de circulación = out of circulation.* impuesto de circulación = road tax.* libre circulación de la información = free flow of information.* libre circulación de mercancías = free movement of goods.* permiso de circulación = driving licence, driver's licence, driving permit.* permiso de circulación internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.* seguridad de circulación en bicicleta = bicycle safety.* señal de circulación = road sign.* señalización de circulación = road signage.* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.circulación2= circulation, circ [circulation].Nota: Abreviatura.Ex: Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.
Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.* circulación de documentos = flow of documents, stock circulation.* circulación de publicaciones periódicas = periodical routing.* control de circulación = circulation control.* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas = serials circulation control.* departamento de circulación = circulation department.* estadística de circulación = circulation statistics.* fichero de circulación = circulation file.* hoja de circulación = routing slip, circulation slip.* lista de circulación = routing list, circulation list.* módulo de circulación = circulation system, circulation module.* mostrador de circulación = circulation desk.* poner en circulación = circulate.* sistema de circulación automatizado = automated circulation system.* * *A1 (movimiento) movementla libre circulación de los extranjeros the free movement of foreign nationals2 ( Auto) trafficCompuesto:vehicular trafficla circulación sanguínea or de la sangre the circulation of the bloodtener buena/mala circulación to have good/bad circulationC ( Fin) circulation; (de un periódico, una revista) circulationel último número fue retirado de la circulación the last issue was withdrawn from circulationestar en/fuera de circulación to be in/out of circulationla gripe lo tiene fuera de circulación (the) flu has put him out of circulationCompuesto:fiduciary money, fiat money ( AmE)* * *
circulación sustantivo femenino
(Auto) traffic
circulación sustantivo femenino
1 circulation
2 Auto (tráfico) traffic
' circulación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacar
- accidente
- activar
- código
- curso
- fluido
- flujo
- impuesto
- paralizar
- retirar
English:
circulation
- flow
- highway code
- movement
- numb
- traffic
- traffic accident
- action
- call
- high
- road
- test
- withdraw
- withdrawal
* * *circulación nf1. [movimiento] movement;la libre circulación de personas the free movement of peoplela circulación atmosférica atmospheric circulation2. [de la sangre] circulation;tiene problemas de circulación he has bad circulationcirculación de la sangre circulation of the blood;circulación sanguínea circulation of the blood3. [de vehículos] trafficla circulación rodada vehicular traffic4. [de moneda, valores, revista] circulation;fuera de circulación out of circulation;poner en circulación to put into circulation;retirar de la circulación to withdraw from circulationFin circulación de capitales circulation of capital; Fin circulación fiduciaria paper currency; Fin circulación monetaria paper currency* * *f1 movement;libre circulación POL freedom of movement2 FIN, MED circulation;poner en circulación put into circulation;retirar de la circulación withdraw from circulation fuera de circulación out of circulation3 AUTO traffic* * *circulación nf, pl - ciones1) : circulation2) : movement3) : traffic* * *1. (en general) circulation2. (tráfico) traffic
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