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21 hasta hace muy poco
= until recently, up until recentlyEx. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex. Up until recently, these institutions have tended to view the stewardship of their art as a public trust, to be passed on to posterity.* * *= until recently, up until recentlyEx: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.
Ex: Up until recently, these institutions have tended to view the stewardship of their art as a public trust, to be passed on to posterity. -
22 material efímero
(n.) = ephemera, ephemeral, fugitive material, ephemeral materialEx. A great deal of ephemera is produced by jobbing printers for individuals and organizations.Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.Ex. But at the moment we have only such fugitive materials as have appeared in the early issues of the Journal of Documentary Reproduction.Ex. In actuality every librarian has a different concept of ephemeral materials.* * *(n.) = ephemera, ephemeral, fugitive material, ephemeral materialEx: A great deal of ephemera is produced by jobbing printers for individuals and organizations.
Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.Ex: But at the moment we have only such fugitive materials as have appeared in the early issues of the Journal of Documentary Reproduction.Ex: In actuality every librarian has a different concept of ephemeral materials. -
23 venidero
adj.coming, forthcoming, future, next.* * *► adjetivo1 future, coming\en lo venidero in the future* * *(f. - venidera)adj.coming, forthcoming, future* * *ADJ coming, futurelos venideros — posterity, future generations
* * *- ra adjetivo future (before n)* * *= Número + Tiempo + ahead, coming.Ex. The December issue is especially useful for its list of conferences planned up to ten years ahead.Ex. I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.----* años venideros, los = years ahead, the.* en el año venidero = in the coming year.* * *- ra adjetivo future (before n)* * *= Número + Tiempo + ahead, coming.Ex: The December issue is especially useful for its list of conferences planned up to ten years ahead.
Ex: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.* años venideros, los = years ahead, the.* en el año venidero = in the coming year.* * *venidero -ra‹generaciones› future ( before n)en años venideros in future years, in years to comeen lo venidero in the future* * *
venidero◊ -ra adjetivo
future ( before n)
venidero,-a adjetivo future
' venidero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
venidera
English:
come
- coming
- forthcoming
- future
* * *venidero, -a adj[generación] future;en años venideros in years to come* * *adj future* * *venidero, -ra adj: coming, future -
24 fortuna
f.1 (good) luck (suerte).por fortuna fortunately, luckilyprobar fortuna to try one's lucktuvo la mala fortuna de caerse he had the misfortune o bad luck to fall2 fortune, fate (destino).3 fortune (riqueza).hacer fortuna to make one's fortune4 wealth, treasure, great wealth, fortune.5 Fortuna.* * *1 (destino) fortune, fate2 (suerte) luck3 (capital) fortune4 (éxito, aceptación) success\por fortuna fortunatelyprobar fortuna to try one's luckbuena fortuna good luckla rueda de la fortuna the wheel of fortunemala fortuna misfortune* * *noun f.1) fortune2) wealth* * *SF1) (=suerte) fortuneno tuvo fortuna en el concurso — he was unlucky in the competition, he didn't have any luck in the competition
por fortuna — luckily, fortunately
2) (=riqueza) fortune3) (Náut) (=tempestad) storm* * *a) ( riqueza) fortuneb) (azar, suerte) fortuneprobar fortuna — to try one's luck
* * *a) ( riqueza) fortuneb) (azar, suerte) fortuneprobar fortuna — to try one's luck
* * *fortuna11 = fortune, lot, good fortune.Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.
Ex: This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.* galleta de la fortuna = fortune cookie.* huesecillos de la fortuna = oracle bones.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* revés de la fortuna = reversal of fortune.* rueda de la fortuna, la = wheel of fortune, the, fortune's wheel.fortuna22 = fortune.Ex: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.
* costar una fortuna = cost + a fortune.* de la fortuna a la pobreza = riches to rags.* de la pobreza a la fortuna = rags to riches.* hacer fortuna = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* una fortuna = a king's ransom.* valer una fortuna = cost + a fortune.* * *1 (riqueza) fortuneamasó/hizo una gran fortuna he amassed/made a large fortunesu fortuna personal supera el millón de dólares his personal fortune is worth over a million dollarsvale una auténtica fortuna it's worth an absolute fortune2 (azar, suerte) fortunela fortuna le sonrió fortune smiled on himtuvo la (buena) fortuna de ser aceptado he had the good fortune to be acceptedpor fortuna fortunately, luckilyprobar fortuna to try one's luck* * *
fortuna sustantivo femenino
probar fortuna to try one's luck
fortuna sustantivo femenino
1 (destino, sino) fortune, fate
2 (buena suerte) luck
3 (riquezas, dinero) fortune
♦ Locuciones: por fortuna, fortunately, rueda de la fortuna, wheel of fortune
' fortuna' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amasar
- ansiosa
- ansioso
- azar
- heredera
- heredero
- suerte
- vaivén
- ventura
- adquirir
- buscar
- colosal
- farrear
- hacer
- inmenso
- menoscabar
- poseer
- sonreír
English:
accumulate
- amass
- build up
- chain letter
- eat
- fortune
- killing
- packet
- pass
- pay
- pile
- strike
- worth
- you
- stand
- world
* * *fortuna nf1. [suerte] (good) luck;por fortuna fortunately, luckily;probar fortuna to try one's luck;quiere probar fortuna en América he's going to America to seek his fortune;he tenido la fortuna de encontrar un buen trabajo I've had the good fortune o I've been lucky enough to find a good job;tuvo la mala fortuna de caerse he had the misfortune o bad luck to fall;tuvo muy poca fortuna en la vida he was very unlucky in life2. [destino] fortune, fate;quiso la fortuna que… as fate would have it…3. [riqueza] fortune;amasar una fortuna to amass a fortune;hacer fortuna to make one's fortune;se gasta una fortuna en ropa he spends a fortune on clothes4. [éxito, aceptación]este libro tendrá fortuna entre los jóvenes this book will be very popular with young people;sus ideas no tuvieron mucha fortuna his ideas did not become widely accepted* * *f1 fortune;hacer una fortuna make a fortune2 ( suerte) luck;por fortuna fortunately, luckily;probar fortuna try one’s luck* * *fortuna nf1) suerte: fortune, luck2) riqueza: wealth, fortune* * *fortuna n1. (riqueza) fortune2. (suerte) luck
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