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  • 21 enfocado hacia un objetivo concreto

    (adj.) = focused [focussed]
    Ex. These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.
    * * *
    (adj.) = focused [focussed]

    Ex: These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfocado hacia un objetivo concreto

  • 22 foco

    m.
    1 center, focal point (centro).
    un foco de infecciones a source of infection
    un foco de rebelión/intrigas a hotbed of rebellion/intrigue
    un foco de miseria a severely deprived area
    3 focus (physics & geometry).
    4 light bulb. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish)
    5 street light. ( Latin American Spanish)
    6 (car) headlight. ( Latin American Spanish)
    7 core.
    * * *
    1 (centro) centre (US center), focal point
    2 (en física) focus
    3 (lámpara) spotlight, floodlight
    4 figurado (lugar) centre (US center)
    \
    foco de atención focus of attention
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Mat, Med, Fís) focus

    estar fuera de foco — LAm to be out of focus

    2) (=centro) focal point, centre, center (EEUU); (=fuente) source; [de incendio] seat
    3) (Elec) [en monumento, estadio] floodlight; [en teatro] spotlight; LAm (=bombilla) light bulb; (Aut) headlamp
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Fís, Fot, Mat) focus

    fuera de foco — (AmL) out of focus

    b) (centro, núcleo) focus
    c) ( de incendio) seat
    2)
    a) (Cin, Teatr) ( reflector) spotlight
    b) (AmL) (Auto) light
    c) (Ec, Méx, Per) ( de lámpara) light bulb

    se me/le prendió el foco — (Méx fam) I/she had a bright idea o (AmE) a brainstorm (colloq)

    d) (AmC) ( linterna) flashlight (AmE), torch (BrE)
    * * *
    = focus, focus [foci, -pl.], display spotlight, spotlight, focal point, hotbed, searchlight, floodlight, flood lamp.
    Ex. The lens is of universal focus, down to any distance accommodated by the unaided eye, simply because it is of short focal length.
    Ex. Once organised into facets, the single concepts that have previously been referred to as isolates, become known as foci (singular focus).
    Ex. Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).
    Ex. Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).
    Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
    Ex. One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.
    Ex. The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.
    Ex. Attendance is significantly higher when the game is played in the evening under floodlights.
    Ex. Intensity levels for flood lamps is relatively low because the energy is spread over a large area.
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    * en el foco de atención = in the spotlight.
    * foco de atracción de turistas = honeypot.
    * foco de interés = focus of interest, focus of concern, focus of attention.
    * foco de población = population centre.
    * foco de resistencia = pocket of resistance.
    * foco reflector = floodlight.
    * iluminar con focos = floodlight.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Fís, Fot, Mat) focus

    fuera de foco — (AmL) out of focus

    b) (centro, núcleo) focus
    c) ( de incendio) seat
    2)
    a) (Cin, Teatr) ( reflector) spotlight
    b) (AmL) (Auto) light
    c) (Ec, Méx, Per) ( de lámpara) light bulb

    se me/le prendió el foco — (Méx fam) I/she had a bright idea o (AmE) a brainstorm (colloq)

    d) (AmC) ( linterna) flashlight (AmE), torch (BrE)
    * * *
    = focus, focus [foci, -pl.], display spotlight, spotlight, focal point, hotbed, searchlight, floodlight, flood lamp.

    Ex: The lens is of universal focus, down to any distance accommodated by the unaided eye, simply because it is of short focal length.

    Ex: Once organised into facets, the single concepts that have previously been referred to as isolates, become known as foci (singular focus).
    Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).
    Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).
    Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
    Ex: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.
    Ex: The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.
    Ex: Attendance is significantly higher when the game is played in the evening under floodlights.
    Ex: Intensity levels for flood lamps is relatively low because the energy is spread over a large area.
    * en el foco de atención = in the spotlight.
    * foco de atracción de turistas = honeypot.
    * foco de interés = focus of interest, focus of concern, focus of attention.
    * foco de población = population centre.
    * foco de resistencia = pocket of resistance.
    * foco reflector = floodlight.
    * iluminar con focos = floodlight.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Fís, Fot, Mat) focus
    la foto/la imagen está fuera de foco ( AmL); the photo/picture is out of focus
    sentirse fuera de foco ( Chi fam); to feel out of place
    2 (centro, núcleo) focus
    foco de infección source of infection
    el foco de atención the focus of attention
    fue el foco de las miradas de todo el mundo everybody's eyes were focused on him
    B
    1 ( Cin, Teatr) (reflector) spotlight; (en un estadio, monumento) floodlight
    2 ( AmL) ( Auto) light
    3 (Ec, Méx, Per) (bombilla) light bulb
    se me/le prendió el foco ( Méx fam); I/she had a bright idea o a brain wave o ( AmE) a brainstorm ( colloq)
    4 ( AmC) (linterna) flashlight ( AmE), torch ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    foco sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (Fís, Fot, Mat) focus

    b) (centro, núcleo) focus;



    2
    a) ( reflector) (Cin, Teatr) spotlight;

    (en estadio, monumento) floodlight
    b) (AmL) (Auto) light

    c) (Ec, Méx, Per) ( de lámpara) light bulb

    d) (AmC) ( linterna) flashlight (AmE), torch (BrE)

    foco sustantivo masculino
    1 (lámpara potente) spotlight, floodlight
    2 (núcleo, centro) centre, US center, focal point
    3 LAm (bombilla) (electric light) bulb
    (de automóvil) (car) headlight
    (de la calle) street light
    ' foco' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    brillo
    - luz
    - núcleo
    - proyector
    - reflector
    - reflectora
    - sombra
    English:
    floodlight
    - focus
    - source
    - spotlight
    - bulb
    - focal
    - shift
    * * *
    foco nm
    1. [centro] centre, focal point;
    [de epidemia] source, breeding ground;
    un foco de miseria a severely deprived area;
    un foco de infecciones a source of infection;
    un foco cultural a cultural centre;
    el foco de atención the centre of attention
    2. [lámpara] [para un punto] spotlight;
    [para una zona] floodlight
    3. Geom focus
    4. Fot [enfoque] focus;
    fuera de foco [desenfocado] out of focus;
    tiene el foco estropeado the focus doesn't work
    5. Andes, Méx [bombilla] light bulb
    6. Am [farola] streetlamp, streetlight
    7. Am Aut (car) headlight
    * * *
    m
    1 MAT, FÍS focus
    2 de infección center, Br
    centre, focus; de incendio seat
    3 de auto headlight; de calle streetlight; TEA, TV spotlight; L.Am. ( bombilla) lightbulb
    * * *
    foco nm
    1) : focus
    2) : center, pocket
    3) : lightbulb
    4) : spotlight
    5) : headlight
    * * *
    foco n
    1. (en general) focus [pl. focuses o foci]
    2. (luz de teatro) spotlight
    3. (luz de estadio) floodlight

    Spanish-English dictionary > foco

  • 23 objetivo

    adj.
    objective, factual, no-nonsense, impartial.
    m.
    1 objective, intention, purpose, goal.
    2 objective lens.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: objetivar.
    * * *
    1 objective
    1 (fin) aim, objective
    2 MILITAR target
    3 (lente) lens
    ————————
    1 (fin) aim, objective
    2 MILITAR target
    3 (lente) lens
    * * *
    1. noun m.
    1) objective, aim, goal
    2) lens
    2. (f. - objetiva)
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    2. SM
    1) (=propósito) objective, aim
    2) (Mil) objective, target
    3) (Fot) lens
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo objective
    II
    1) ( finalidad) objective, aim; (Mil) objective
    2) (Fot, Ópt) lens
    * * *
    = end, focus, goal, goal, intent, object, purpose, target, drift, unbiased [unbiassed], objective, charge, benchmark, workpackage, brief, detached, agenda, mandate, unemotional.
    Ex. In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.
    Ex. Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
    Ex. Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex. Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex. The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.
    Ex. The object of classification is to group related subjects.
    Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
    Ex. Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.
    Ex. The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.
    Ex. Such criteria would be applied to book lists and the production, selection, and writing of unbiased material.
    Ex. An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.
    Ex. She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.
    Ex. Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
    Ex. One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.
    Ex. This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
    Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex. Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
    Ex. The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
    Ex. He offers an admirably concise and unemotional analysis of the famous Milgram experiment.
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    * aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.
    * alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.
    * caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.
    * caso objetivo = objective case.
    * con el objetivo de = with the purpose of, with a brief to, with the aim of, with a focus on.
    * con objetivos específicos = goal-oriented.
    * conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.
    * con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].
    * cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.
    * cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.
    * cuyo objetivo es = intended to.
    * declaración de objetivos = statement of objectives, purpose statement, mission statement, vision statement.
    * definición de objetivos = goal setting.
    * elaborar objetivos = draw up + objectives.
    * enfocado hacia uno objetivo concreto = focused [focussed].
    * establecimiento de objetivos = objective setting.
    * fijación de objetivos = objective setting, direction-setting, goal setting.
    * fijar un objetivo = set + goal.
    * gestión por objetivos = management by objectives (MBO).
    * marcar una objetivo = set + goal.
    * no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.
    * no tener otro objetivo que el de = have + no other purpose than.
    * objetivo de aprendizaje = learning objective, learning outcome.
    * objetivo de comportamiento = behavioural objective.
    * objetivo de ventas = sales target.
    * objetivo educativo = learning goal, educational goal.
    * objetivos = mission statement.
    * objetivo y alcance = purpose and scope.
    * perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.
    * plantearse un objetivo = adopt + goal.
    * ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.
    * sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].
    * tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective, be in business for.
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo objective
    II
    1) ( finalidad) objective, aim; (Mil) objective
    2) (Fot, Ópt) lens
    * * *
    = end, focus, goal, goal, intent, object, purpose, target, drift, unbiased [unbiassed], objective, charge, benchmark, workpackage, brief, detached, agenda, mandate, unemotional.

    Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.

    Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
    Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
    Ex: The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.
    Ex: The object of classification is to group related subjects.
    Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
    Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.
    Ex: The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.
    Ex: Such criteria would be applied to book lists and the production, selection, and writing of unbiased material.
    Ex: An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.
    Ex: She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.
    Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
    Ex: One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.
    Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
    Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
    Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
    Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
    Ex: He offers an admirably concise and unemotional analysis of the famous Milgram experiment.
    * aclarar un objetivo = clarify + objective.
    * alcanzar un objetivo = attain + goal.
    * caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.
    * caso objetivo = objective case.
    * con el objetivo de = with the purpose of, with a brief to, with the aim of, with a focus on.
    * con objetivos específicos = goal-oriented.
    * conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.
    * con un objetivo claro = focused [focussed].
    * cubrir un objetivo = meet + objective, meet + purpose.
    * cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.
    * cuyo objetivo es = intended to.
    * declaración de objetivos = statement of objectives, purpose statement, mission statement, vision statement.
    * definición de objetivos = goal setting.
    * elaborar objetivos = draw up + objectives.
    * enfocado hacia uno objetivo concreto = focused [focussed].
    * establecimiento de objetivos = objective setting.
    * fijación de objetivos = objective setting, direction-setting, goal setting.
    * fijar un objetivo = set + goal.
    * gestión por objetivos = management by objectives (MBO).
    * marcar una objetivo = set + goal.
    * no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.
    * no tener otro objetivo que el de = have + no other purpose than.
    * objetivo de aprendizaje = learning objective, learning outcome.
    * objetivo de comportamiento = behavioural objective.
    * objetivo de ventas = sales target.
    * objetivo educativo = learning goal, educational goal.
    * objetivos = mission statement.
    * objetivo y alcance = purpose and scope.
    * perseguir los mismos objetivos = work + on the same lines.
    * perseguir un objetivo = pursue + objective, pursue + goal.
    * plantearse un objetivo = adopt + goal.
    * ser el objetivo de Uno = be in business for.
    * sin un objetivo claro = non-purposive, unfocused [unfocussed].
    * tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective, be in business for.

    * * *
    objetivo1 -va
    1 ‹crítica/análisis› objective
    2 ‹persona› objective
    A
    1 (finalidad) objective, aim
    su único objetivo era terminar cuanto antes her one objective o aim was to finish as quickly as possible
    2 ( Mil) objective
    3 ( como adj inv) target ( before n)
    la empresa objetivo the target company
    Compuesto:
    sales target
    B ( Fot, Ópt) lens
    Compuesto:
    zoom lens
    * * *

     

    objetivo 1
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    objective
    objetivo 2 sustantivo masculino
    1 ( finalidad) objective, aim;
    (Mil) objective
    2 (Fot, Ópt) lens
    objetivo,-a
    I adjetivo objective
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 (finalidad) objective, aim: su objetivo es disuadir a los vendedores, her aim is to put the sellers off
    2 (de un misil, disparo) target: 007 es nuestro objetivo, 007 is our target
    3 Cine Fot lens
    ' objetivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    angular
    - consecución
    - ideal
    - meta
    - objetiva
    - orientarse
    - pasearse
    - perseguir
    - pretensión
    - alcanzar
    - conseguir
    - cumplir
    - fin
    - final
    - inaccesible
    - lo
    - lograr
    - logro
    - mira
    - patente
    - plazo
    - por
    - primario
    - primero
    - primordial
    English:
    accomplish
    - accomplishment
    - achievement
    - aim
    - attain
    - barrage
    - calculate
    - detached
    - end
    - exercise
    - gain
    - goal
    - lens
    - main
    - object
    - objective
    - set
    - short
    - study
    - target
    - target audience
    - target market
    - ultimate
    - unemotional
    - wide-angle
    - dispassionate
    - out
    - unbiased
    * * *
    objetivo, -a
    ♦ adj
    objective
    ♦ nm
    1. [finalidad] objective, aim;
    hemos logrado cumplir con nuestro objetivo we have succeeded in achieving our objective o aim;
    plantearse un objetivo to set oneself an objective;
    la medida tiene como objetivo facilitar la comunicación the aim of the measure is to make communication easier, the measure is aimed at making communication easier
    Com objetivo de producción production target; Com objetivo de ventas sales target
    2. Mil target
    3. Fot lens
    * * *
    I adj objective
    II m
    1 objective
    2 MIL target
    3 FOT lens
    * * *
    objetivo, -va adj
    : objective
    1) meta: objective, goal, target
    2) : lens
    * * *
    objetivo1 adj objective
    1. (fin) objective / aim
    2. (lente) lens [pl. lenses]
    3. (blanco) target

    Spanish-English dictionary > objetivo

  • 24 orientado hacia el servicio

    (adj.) = service orientated, service-focused
    Ex. The British Library (BL) was established with the idea that it should be international in both scope and outlook, and it is both outward looking and service orientated in character.
    Ex. The public library must be service-focused, developing services that meet user's needs and delivering them where they will be most effective.
    * * *
    (adj.) = service orientated, service-focused

    Ex: The British Library (BL) was established with the idea that it should be international in both scope and outlook, and it is both outward looking and service orientated in character.

    Ex: The public library must be service-focused, developing services that meet user's needs and delivering them where they will be most effective.

    Spanish-English dictionary > orientado hacia el servicio

  • 25 enfocado

    adj.
    focused, in focus.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: enfocar.
    * * *
    ----
    * enfocado hacia un objetivo concreto = focused [focussed].
    * mal enfocado = ill-adapted.
    * * *
    * enfocado hacia un objetivo concreto = focused [focussed].
    * mal enfocado = ill-adapted.
    * * *

    Del verbo enfocar: ( conjugate enfocar)

    enfocado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    enfocado    
    enfocar
    enfocar ( conjugate enfocar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹objeto/persona› (con cámara, prismáticos) to focus on;

    2
    a) (Fot, Ópt) ‹telescopio/cámara› to focus

    b) ‹tema/asunto› to approach, look at

    enfocado,-a adjetivo está bien/mal enfocado, (una fotografía) to be in/out of focus
    (un problema) to have a good/bad approach
    enfocar verbo transitivo
    1 (una cámara, un proyector) to focus: Pedro, enfoca a Mónica, Pedro, focus on Mónica
    2 (un problema, un asunto) to approach: lo enfocaré de otra manera, I'll put it another way
    3 (con un haz de luz) to shine a light on
    ' enfocado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    enfocada
    English:
    focus
    * * *
    [imagen] in focus

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfocado

  • 26 Edipo

    m.
    Oedipus (mythology).
    * * *
    1 Oedipus
    \
    complejo de Edipo Oedipus complex
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. Her most recent collection is a numb poem focused on the nameless slave who saved Oedipus.
    ----
    * complejo de Edipo, el = Oedipus conflict, the.
    * * *

    Ex: Her most recent collection is a numb poem focused on the nameless slave who saved Oedipus.

    * complejo de Edipo, el = Oedipus conflict, the.

    * * *
    Oedipus
    * * *
    Mitol Oedipus
    * * *
    Oedipus;
    complejo de Edipo Oedipus complex

    Spanish-English dictionary > Edipo

  • 27 a fin de cuentas

    = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done
    Ex. At the end of the day, the greatest need for the foreseeable future remains space for books and ordinary readers.
    Ex. This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario.
    Ex. In the final count, the method of delivery of the data is less important than the quality of information.
    Ex. This is largely clueless enthusiasm focused on things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things.
    Ex. When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración.
    Ex. And after all is said and done, hiring decisions, for the most part, are based on whether or not the candidate is likeable.
    * * *
    = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done

    Ex: At the end of the day, the greatest need for the foreseeable future remains space for books and ordinary readers.

    Ex: This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario.
    Ex: In the final count, the method of delivery of the data is less important than the quality of information.
    Ex: This is largely clueless enthusiasm focused on things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things.
    Ex: When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración.
    Ex: And after all is said and done, hiring decisions, for the most part, are based on whether or not the candidate is likeable.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a fin de cuentas

  • 28 a poca distancia a pie

    = within an easy walk, within walking distance
    Ex. A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.
    Ex. The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.
    * * *
    = within an easy walk, within walking distance

    Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.

    Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a poca distancia a pie

  • 29 a poca distancia andando

    = within walking distance, within an easy walk
    Ex. The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.
    Ex. A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.
    * * *
    = within walking distance, within an easy walk

    Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.

    Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a poca distancia andando

  • 30 a pocos minutos a pie

    = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk
    Ex. The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.
    Ex. For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance.
    Ex. A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.
    * * *
    = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk

    Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.

    Ex: For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance.
    Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a pocos minutos a pie

  • 31 a pocos minutos andando

    = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk
    Ex. The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.
    Ex. For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance.
    Ex. A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.
    * * *
    = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk

    Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.

    Ex: For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance.
    Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a pocos minutos andando

  • 32 aculturación

    f.
    acculturation, adoption of a higher culture, process of adopting the culture of another social group, adoption of another culture.
    * * *
    * * *
    = acculturation, enculturation, culturation.
    Ex. Increasingly, US historians are carrying out research into the acculturation of immigrants to the USA.
    Ex. This document discusses a seminar in which participants focused on the enculturation of boys into American society.
    Ex. The author discusses the social development of infants in terms of a set of tasks which include identity, culturation, and reproduction.
    * * *
    = acculturation, enculturation, culturation.

    Ex: Increasingly, US historians are carrying out research into the acculturation of immigrants to the USA.

    Ex: This document discusses a seminar in which participants focused on the enculturation of boys into American society.
    Ex: The author discusses the social development of infants in terms of a set of tasks which include identity, culturation, and reproduction.

    * * *
    acculturation

    Spanish-English dictionary > aculturación

  • 33 afición de coleccionar

    (n.) = collecting
    Ex. Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.
    * * *
    (n.) = collecting

    Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.

    Spanish-English dictionary > afición de coleccionar

  • 34 anteojos

    m.pl.
    1 spectacles.
    2 pieces of felt or leather put before the eyes of vicious horses.
    3 glasses, eyeglasses, lenses, pair of glasses.
    * * *
    1 (binóculos) binoculars, field glasses
    2 (gafas) glasses, spectacles
    * * *
    noun m. plural
    glasses, eyeglasses
    * * *
    = glasses, binoculars, fieldglasses.
    Ex. Then he peered over his glasses at us and said, 'Different points of view'.
    Ex. The first phase of this project focused on the use of visual enhancements such as binoculars and night vision equipment.
    Ex. On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.
    ----
    * anteojos para la ópera = opera glasses.
    * * *
    = glasses, binoculars, fieldglasses.

    Ex: Then he peered over his glasses at us and said, 'Different points of view'.

    Ex: The first phase of this project focused on the use of visual enhancements such as binoculars and night vision equipment.
    Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.
    * anteojos para la ópera = opera glasses.

    * * *
    mpl inv
    1 binoculars
    2 L.Am. ( gafas) glasses, eyeglasses
    * * *
    anteojos nmpl
    gafas: glasses, eyeglasses

    Spanish-English dictionary > anteojos

  • 35 anónimo

    adj.
    anonymous, nameless, unidentified, unnamed.
    m.
    anonymous letter, anonymous note.
    * * *
    1 (desconocido) anonymous
    2 (sociedad) limited, US incorporated
    1 (carta) anonymous letter; (obra) anonymous work
    2 (anonimato) anonymity
    ————————
    1 (carta) anonymous letter; (obra) anonymous work
    2 (anonimato) anonymity
    * * *
    (f. - anónima)
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ anonymous; ver sociedad 3)
    2. SM
    1) (=anonimato) anonymity

    conservar o guardar el anónimo — to remain anonymous

    2) (=persona) anonymous person
    3) (=carta) anonymous letter; (=carta maliciosa) poison-pen letter; (=documento) anonymous document; (=obra literaria) unsigned literary work
    * * *
    I
    - ma adjetivo anonymous
    II
    masculino ( carta) anonymous letter; ( obra) anonymous work
    * * *
    = anonymous, anonym, unnamed, incognito, nameless, faceless, hit-and-run, nomen nescio [N.N.].
    Ex. According to Cutter's definitions, anonymous means 'published without the author's name'; a pseudonym is 'a fictitious name assumed by the author to conceal his identity'.
    Ex. The introduction defines 'related works' as 'collective biographies, biobibliographies, collections of epitaphs, selected genealogical works, and dictionaries of anonyms and pseudonyms'.
    Ex. The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.
    Ex. Anonymity reflects the desire of an author to remain incognito.
    Ex. Her most recent collection is a numb poem focused on the nameless slave who saved Oedipus.
    Ex. Two faceless, 30-inch unisex dolls were designed to represent the child.
    Ex. But on the other hand, these electronic message boards can have a hit-and-run quality where vitriolic or off-topic comments are posted by contributors hidden in the safety of anonymity.
    Ex. Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.
    ----
    * Alcohólicos Anónimos = Alcoholics Anonymous.
    * evaluación anónima = blind review.
    * obra anónima = anonymous work.
    * obra anónima clásica = anonymous classic.
    * sistema de evaluación anónima = double-blind.
    * sistema de evaluación por pares anónima = double-blind refereeing system.
    * * *
    I
    - ma adjetivo anonymous
    II
    masculino ( carta) anonymous letter; ( obra) anonymous work
    * * *
    = anonymous, anonym, unnamed, incognito, nameless, faceless, hit-and-run, nomen nescio [N.N.].

    Ex: According to Cutter's definitions, anonymous means 'published without the author's name'; a pseudonym is 'a fictitious name assumed by the author to conceal his identity'.

    Ex: The introduction defines 'related works' as 'collective biographies, biobibliographies, collections of epitaphs, selected genealogical works, and dictionaries of anonyms and pseudonyms'.
    Ex: The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.
    Ex: Anonymity reflects the desire of an author to remain incognito.
    Ex: Her most recent collection is a numb poem focused on the nameless slave who saved Oedipus.
    Ex: Two faceless, 30-inch unisex dolls were designed to represent the child.
    Ex: But on the other hand, these electronic message boards can have a hit-and-run quality where vitriolic or off-topic comments are posted by contributors hidden in the safety of anonymity.
    Ex: Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.
    * Alcohólicos Anónimos = Alcoholics Anonymous.
    * evaluación anónima = blind review.
    * obra anónima = anonymous work.
    * obra anónima clásica = anonymous classic.
    * sistema de evaluación anónima = double-blind.
    * sistema de evaluación por pares anónima = double-blind refereeing system.

    * * *
    anónimo1 -ma
    1 ‹carta/obra› anonymous
    una obra de autor anónimo a work by an anonymous author
    2 (normal, no especial) anonymous, unexceptional
    1 (carta) anonymous letter
    2 (obra) anonymous work
    * * *

    anónimo
    ◊ -ma adjetivo

    anonymous
    anónimo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (desconocido) anonymous
    2 Com sociedad anónima., public limited company (PLC), US corporation
    II m (carta) anonymous letter

    ' anónimo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    anónima
    - negra
    - negro
    English:
    anonymous
    - faceless
    - nameless
    - poison
    * * *
    anónimo, -a
    ♦ adj
    [libro, obra] anonymous;
    un comunicante anónimo reivindicó el atentado an anonymous caller claimed responsibility for the attack
    ♦ nm
    [escrito] anonymous letter; [cuadro] unsigned painting
    * * *
    I adj anonymous
    II m poison pen letter
    * * *
    anónimo, -ma adj
    : anonymous
    * * *
    anónimo adj anonymous

    Spanish-English dictionary > anónimo

  • 36 archivo de recortes de prensa

    Ex. The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.
    * * *

    Ex: The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.

    Spanish-English dictionary > archivo de recortes de prensa

  • 37 astucia

    f.
    1 cunning (trampas).
    2 astuteness, cunning, canniness, cleverness.
    * * *
    1 astuteness, cunning, shrewdness
    2 (treta) trick, ruse
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) astuteness, shrewdness
    2) cunning, guile
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=sagacidad) astuteness, cleverness; (=maña) guile, cunning

    actuar con astucia — to act cunningly, be crafty

    2)
    * * *
    a) ( cualidad - de sagaz) astuteness, shrewdness; (- de taimado) (pey) craftiness, cunning
    b) ( ardid) trick, ploy
    * * *
    = shrewdness, gamesmanship, cunning, artfulness, sagacity, finessing, finesse.
    Ex. If the incomplete question is difficult to detect at the initial stage, to recognise those instances where it may be the wrong question that is being asked requires almost a sixth sense, or at least an uncommon shrewdness.
    Ex. Must she become a master at the art of corporate gamesmanship?.
    Ex. The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex. The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex. In terms of accountability and political sagacity, cooperation is definitely to be valued in today's information age.
    Ex. He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
    Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
    ----
    * con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.
    * obrar con astucia = finesse.
    * * *
    a) ( cualidad - de sagaz) astuteness, shrewdness; (- de taimado) (pey) craftiness, cunning
    b) ( ardid) trick, ploy
    * * *
    = shrewdness, gamesmanship, cunning, artfulness, sagacity, finessing, finesse.

    Ex: If the incomplete question is difficult to detect at the initial stage, to recognise those instances where it may be the wrong question that is being asked requires almost a sixth sense, or at least an uncommon shrewdness.

    Ex: Must she become a master at the art of corporate gamesmanship?.
    Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
    Ex: In terms of accountability and political sagacity, cooperation is definitely to be valued in today's information age.
    Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
    Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
    * con astucia = by cunning, astutely, slyly, shrewdly, cannily.
    * obrar con astucia = finesse.

    * * *
    1 (cualidad — de sagaz) astuteness, shrewdness; (— de taimado) ( pey) craftiness, cunning, wiliness
    la astucia del zorro the slyness of a fox
    2 (ardid) ruse, trick, ploy
    * * *

    astucia sustantivo femenino

    (— de ladino) (pey) craftiness, cunning;


    astucia sustantivo femenino shrewdness
    (triquiñuela) ruse
    ' astucia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    habilidad
    - picardía
    English:
    cunning
    - deviousness
    - guile
    - outsmart
    - ruse
    * * *
    1. [del ladino, tramposo] cunning
    2. [del sagaz, listo] astuteness;
    con astucia astutely
    3. [trampa] ruse;
    eso fue una astucia para no pagar that was just a ruse to get out of paying
    * * *
    f shrewdness, astuteness
    * * *
    1) : astuteness, shrewdness
    2) : cunning, guile
    * * *
    1. (habilidad) shrewdness
    2. (malicia) cunning
    3. (treta) trick

    Spanish-English dictionary > astucia

  • 38 atención al estudiante

    Ex. This group has focused its efforts particularly on student services.
    * * *

    Ex: This group has focused its efforts particularly on student services.

    Spanish-English dictionary > atención al estudiante

  • 39 biblioteca de botánica

    Ex. The typical botany library in this sample is small, narrowly focused in its collection, attached to a botanical garden and staffed by part-time or one full-time librarian.
    * * *

    Ex: The typical botany library in this sample is small, narrowly focused in its collection, attached to a botanical garden and staffed by part-time or one full-time librarian.

    Spanish-English dictionary > biblioteca de botánica

  • 40 binoculares

    m.pl.
    binoculars.
    * * *
    1 field glasses, binoculars
    * * *
    SMPL
    1) (=prismáticos) binoculars; (Teat) opera glasses
    2) (=quevedos) pince-nez sing
    * * *
    masculino plural binoculars (pl)
    * * *
    = binoculars, fieldglasses.
    Ex. The first phase of this project focused on the use of visual enhancements such as binoculars and night vision equipment.
    Ex. On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.
    ----
    * binoculares para la ópera = opera glasses.
    * * *
    masculino plural binoculars (pl)
    * * *
    = binoculars, fieldglasses.

    Ex: The first phase of this project focused on the use of visual enhancements such as binoculars and night vision equipment.

    Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.
    * binoculares para la ópera = opera glasses.

    * * *

    binoculares, (Col, Ven)
    ◊ binóculos sustantivo masculino plural

    binoculars (pl)

    * * *
    : binoculars

    Spanish-English dictionary > binoculares

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