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1 pieza
• fragment• opulence• opuscule• parsonic• part and parcel• piece• room -
2 fragmento
m.1 fragment, piece.2 shard, potsherd.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fragmentar.* * *1 (pedazo) fragment, piece2 (literario) passage* * *noun m.1) fragment2) excerpt* * *SM1) (=trozo) [de escultura, hueso, bomba, roca] fragment; [de vasija] fragment, shardfue alcanzada por fragmentos de cristales — she was hit by flying glass o fragments of glass
2) (=extracto) [de novela, discurso, obra musical] passage; [ya aislado] excerpt, extracta través del tabique se oían fragmentos de la conversación — you could hear snippets o snatches of their conversation through the partition
* * *b) ( de conversación) snippet, snatchc) (de novela, carta - extracto) extract, passage; (- resto, pedazo) fragment* * *= fragment, snippet, splinter, broken piece.Ex. During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.Ex. Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex. However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.Ex. Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.----* fragmento de película = film clip, movie clip.* fragmento de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.* * *b) ( de conversación) snippet, snatchc) (de novela, carta - extracto) extract, passage; (- resto, pedazo) fragment* * *= fragment, snippet, splinter, broken piece.Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.
Ex: Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex: However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.* fragmento de película = film clip, movie clip.* fragmento de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.* * *1 (de un jarrón) shard; (de un hueso) fragment2 (de una conversación) snippet, snatch3 (de una canción) extract, excerpt; (de una novela) extract, excerpt, passage; (de una carta, un poema — extracto) extract, passage; (— resto, pedazo) fragment* * *
Del verbo fragmentar: ( conjugate fragmentar)
fragmento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
fragmentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
fragmentar
fragmento
fragmento sustantivo masculino
( de hueso) fragment
fragmentar verbo transitivo to fragment
fragmento sustantivo masculino fragment
(pasaje, párrafo) passage
' fragmento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extracto
- astilla
English:
extract
- fragment
- snatch
- clip
* * *fragmento nm1. [pedazo] fragment, piece2. [de película] excerpt, clip;[de novela] excerpt, passage; [de ópera, sinfonia] passage* * ** * *fragmento nm1) : fragment, shard2) : bit, snippet3) : excerpt, passage* * *fragmento n fragment -
3 fragmentar
v.to fragment.Desguazamos la tarima We broke the dais into pieces.* * *1 (partir) to fragment2 (dividir) to divide up1 to break up, break into pieces* * *verb* * *1.VT to fragment2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to fragment2.fragmentarse v pron to fragment* * *= fragment, splinter, break up.Ex. The classification of literature by language can fragment national literatures.Ex. The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.Ex. Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.----* fragmentar en = break up into.* * *1.verbo transitivo to fragment2.fragmentarse v pron to fragment* * *= fragment, splinter, break up.Ex: The classification of literature by language can fragment national literatures.
Ex: The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.* fragmentar en = break up into.* * *fragmentar [A1 ]vtto fragment, fragmentize ( AmE)una visión fragmentada del mundo a fragmented vision of the worldto fragment, fragmentize ( AmE)* * *
fragmentar verbo transitivo to fragment
* * *♦ vt1. [romper] to break up2. [dividir] to divide* * *v/t fragment* * *fragmentar vt: to fragment♦ fragmentación nf -
4 casco
m.1 helmet.cascos azules U.N. peacekeeping troops, blue berets2 hull.3 hoof.4 empty bottle (envase). (peninsular Spanish, Mexican Spanish)5 fragment, piece (pedazo).6 cask.7 external structure.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cascar.* * *1 (para la cabeza) helmet2 (cráneo) skull3 (fragmento) broken piece, fragment4 (de metralla) piece of shrapnel5 (de sombrero) crown6 (envase) empty bottle7 (de barco) hull8 (de caballería) hoof1 (auriculares) headphones\calentarse los cascos / romperse los cascos familiar to rack one's brainsser alegre de cascos / ser ligero,-a de cascos familiar to be scatterbrainedcasco protector crash helmetcasco urbano town centre (US center)* * *noun m.1) helmet2) hull3) empty bottle4) headphones•* * *SM1) [de soldado] helmet; [de obrero] protective helmet, safety helmet, hard hat; [de motorista, ciclista] (crash) helmet2) [de ciudad]casco antiguo, el casco antiguo de la ciudad — the old quarter o part of the city
casco histórico, el casco histórico de la ciudad — the historic city centre o (EEUU) center
casco viejo, el casco viejo de la ciudad — the old quarter o part of the city
3) (=envase) empty bottlehabía cascos (de botellas) por todo el parque — there were empty bottles o empties all over the park
4) pl cascos [de walkman] headphones6) (=pezuña) hoof7) (=trozo) [de fruta] segment, piece; [de cebolla] slice; [de vasija] fragment, shard8) (Náut) [de barco] hull9) (Mec) [de cableado] casing10) LAm (=edificio vacío) empty building12) [de sombrero] crown* * *1) ( para la cabeza) helmetcalentarse los cascos — (fam) to agonize, worry
2) cascos masculino plural (Audio) headphones (pl)3) (Equ, Zool) hoofligera de cascos — ( coqueta) flight
4) (Náut) hull5) ( de ciudad) heart, central area; ( de estancia) (RPl) farmhouse and surrounding buildings6)a) ( trozo - de metralla) piece of shrapnel; (- de vasija) fragment, shardb) (Col) ( gajo) segment7) (Esp, Méx) ( envase) bottle* * *1) ( para la cabeza) helmetcalentarse los cascos — (fam) to agonize, worry
2) cascos masculino plural (Audio) headphones (pl)3) (Equ, Zool) hoofligera de cascos — ( coqueta) flight
4) (Náut) hull5) ( de ciudad) heart, central area; ( de estancia) (RPl) farmhouse and surrounding buildings6)a) ( trozo - de metralla) piece of shrapnel; (- de vasija) fragment, shardb) (Col) ( gajo) segment7) (Esp, Méx) ( envase) bottle* * *casco11 = helmet, hard hat.Ex: As a tribute to the firemen of New York, the Mayor was presented with a sculpture in the form of a fireman's helmet, and could not hold back his tears.
Ex: Manufacturers say the best way employers can encourage their employees to wear hard hats properly is by making their employees aware of the hazards.* casco antiguo = old town.* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.* casco de ciclista = bicycle helmet.* casco de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.* casco informático = headset.* casco protector = hard hat.* ligero de cascos = reckless, promiscuous, airheaded.casco22 = hull.Nota: De barco.Ex: For example, a document on 'the cutting of glass-fibre-reinforced plastics for use in the hulls of yachts' draws together the concepts: cutting, glass-fibre-reinforced plastics, hulls and yachts.
* casco del barco = ship hull.casco33 = hoof.Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.
* * *A1 (para la cabeza) helmet2 (cuero cabelludo) scalpcalentarse los cascos ( fam); to agonize, worrydeja de calentarte los cascos pensando en eso stop agonizing over it o worrying about itCompuestos:masculine and feminine blue helmet (member of the U.N. peacekeeping force)safety helmet, hard hat(de obrero) safety helmet, hard hat; (de motorista) crash helmetD ( Náut) hullCompuesto:pressure hullE1 (de una ciudad) heart, central area2 ( RPl) (de una estancia) farmhouse and surrounding buildingsCompuestos:● casco antiguo or viejoold quarter, old part of townurban area, built-up areaF1 (trozo — de metralla) piece of shrapnel; (— de una vasija) fragment, shardG1 (Esp, Méx) (envase) bottle¿has traído los cascos? have you brought the empties o bottles?* * *
Del verbo cascar: ( conjugate cascar)
casco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cascó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
cascar
casco
cascar ( conjugate cascar) verbo transitivo ‹nuez/huevo› to crack;
‹ taza› to chip
cascarse verbo pronominal [ huevo] to crack;
[ taza] to chip
casco sustantivo masculino
1
( de motorista) crash helmetb)
2 (Equ, Zool) hoof
3 (Náut) hull
4a) ( de ciudad):
casco urbano urban area, built-up area
5 (Col) ( gajo) segment
6 (Esp, Méx) ( envase) bottle
cascar
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to crack
2 fam (pegar) to hit: el otro día le cascaron, he was beaten up the other day
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (charlar) to chat away, gab
(hablar mucho) to talk non-stop
2 (morir, palmar) to kick the bucket, snuff it
casco
I sustantivo masculino
1 (para la cabeza) helmet
casco azul, blue helmet
2 (envase de cristal vacío) empty bottle: tenemos que devolver estos cascos, we've got to give these empty bottles back
3 (de barco) hull
4 (de caballo) hoof
5 (de una ciudad) centre
casco antiguo/viejo, old part of town
II mpl cascos, (de música) headphones
♦ Locuciones: calentarse o romperse los cascos, to rack one's brains: estuvo toda la mañana calentándome los cascos, he was pestering me all morning
' casco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manera
- servir
- uña
- visera
- plumaje
English:
helmet
- hoof
- hulk
- hull
- scrape
- suppose
- town centre
- body
- crash
- empty
- farm
- hard
- midtown
* * *♦ nm1. [para la cabeza] helmet;[de albañil] hard hat; [de motorista] crash helmet cascos azules UN peacekeeping troops, blue berets2. [de barco] hull3. [de ciudad] casco antiguo, casco histórico Br city centre, US downtown;casco viejo old (part of) town4. [de caballo] hoof5. Esp, Méx [de botella] (empty) bottle6. [pedazo] fragment, piece7. Méx, RP [en estancia, hacienda] farmstead8. Andes, Cuba, RP [gajo] segment9. Comp[mujer] to be flighty♦ cascos nmplFam [auriculares] headphones* * *m1 helmet2 de barco hull4 edificio shell5 de caballo hoof6 de vasija fragment7:cascos pl ( auriculares) headphones8:ligero de cascos reckless;romperse los cascos fig agonize ( por over)* * *casco nm1) : helmet2) : hull3) : hoof4) : fragment, shard5) : center (of a town)7) cascos nmpl: headphones* * *casco n1. (para la cabeza) helmet2. (botella) empty bottle4. (de barco) hull -
5 dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas
(v.) = fragment + Posesivo + energies, fragment + Posesivo + energiesEx. While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.Ex. While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.* * *(v.) = fragment + Posesivo + energies, fragment + Posesivo + energiesEx: While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.
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6 trozo
m.piece (pedazo).hacer algo a trozos to do something bit by bitcortar algo en trozos to cut something into piecespres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: trozar.* * *1 piece, chunk* * *noun m.1) piece, bit, chunk2) fragment* * *SM1) (=pedazo) piece, bit2) (Literat, Mús) passagetrozos escogidos — selected passages, selections
* * *a) (de pan, pastel) piece, bit, slice; (de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit; (de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragmentb) (Lit, Mús) passage* * *= chunk, length, piece, portion, shred, slice, gobbet, fragment, snippet, morsel, broken piece, hunk.Ex. So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.Ex. A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex. Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex. The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex. A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.Ex. This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.Ex. During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.Ex. Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex. Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.Ex. This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.----* a trozos = piecewise.* compuesto de trozos = piecewise.* con trozos = piecewise.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.* hecho de trozos = piecewise.* trozo de = scrap of.* trozo de carne = cut of meat.* trozo de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* trozo de información = tidbit [titbit, -USA], titbit [tidbit, -UK].* trozo de papel = slip.* trozo de piel = skin.* trozo de tela = strip of cloth.* trozo de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.* trozos = odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs.* un trozo de = a piece of, a snatch of, a stretch of.* * *a) (de pan, pastel) piece, bit, slice; (de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit; (de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragmentb) (Lit, Mús) passage* * *= chunk, length, piece, portion, shred, slice, gobbet, fragment, snippet, morsel, broken piece, hunk.Ex: So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.
Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.Ex: The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.Ex: This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.Ex: Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.Ex: This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.* a trozos = piecewise.* compuesto de trozos = piecewise.* con trozos = piecewise.* cortar en trozos = cut + Nombre + up.* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.* hecho de trozos = piecewise.* trozo de = scrap of.* trozo de carne = cut of meat.* trozo de césped arrancado = divot [divet].* trozo de información = tidbit [titbit, -USA], titbit [tidbit, -UK].* trozo de papel = slip.* trozo de piel = skin.* trozo de tela = strip of cloth.* trozo de vasija = potsherd, potsherd.* trozos = odds and ends, bits and pieces, bits and bobs.* un trozo de = a piece of, a snatch of, a stretch of.* * *1 (de pan, pastel) piece, bit, slice; (de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit; (de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragmentcortar la zanahoria en trocitos dice the carrot, chop the carrot into small piecesla pintura me quedó a trozos the paint dried all patchy* * *
trozo sustantivo masculino
(de madera, papel, tela) piece, bit;
(de vidrio, cerámica) piece, fragment;
b) (Lit, Mús) passage
trozo sustantivo masculino piece
' trozo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloque
- bocado
- de
- hebra
- jirón
- papel
- parte
- tragar
- algodón
- cortar
- cristal
- fierro
- otro
- palo
- pedazo
- piedra
English:
bit
- cut
- fleck
- flint
- gob
- hunk
- joint
- length
- lump
- nugget
- piece
- slab
- slice
- take
- wedge
- chunk
- fall
- fish
- shred
- snippet
* * *trozo nm1. [de pan, tela, metal] piece;cortar algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces2. [de camino] stretch;hacer algo a trozos to do sth bit by bit3. [de obra] extract;[de película] snippet* * *m piece* * *trozo nm1) pedazo: piece, bit, chunk2) : passage, extract* * *trozo n piece -
7 retazo
m.1 remnant.2 remnant of cloth, left-over piece, remnant, remnant of clothes.3 offal, giblets.4 bargain.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: retazar.* * *1 (retal) remnant, scrap2 (fragmento) fragment, piece* * *noun m.1) scrap2) excerpt, fragment* * *SM1) (Cos) remnant, bit, piecepl retazos snippets, bits and pieces2) Caribe bargain* * ** * *= remnant, snippet, scrap.Ex. What survived was a tiny remnant, sometimes, to judge from the binding, a relic of earlier antiquarianism.Ex. Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex. The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.----* retazo de = scrap of.* retazos = odds and ends, shavings, bits and pieces, bits and bobs.* * ** * *= remnant, snippet, scrap.Ex: What survived was a tiny remnant, sometimes, to judge from the binding, a relic of earlier antiquarianism.
Ex: Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.* retazo de = scrap of.* retazos = odds and ends, shavings, bits and pieces, bits and bobs.* * *1 (de tela) remnant2 (de un texto, una obra) snippetretazos de varias obras snippets o bits and pieces of several works* * *
retazo sustantivo masculino
1 (de tela) remnant
2 (de información, etc) snippet
' retazo' also found in these entries:
English:
remnant
* * *retazo nm1. [resto] remnant2. [pedazo] fragment;una conferencia hecha de retazos a speech patched together from bits and pieces of other speeches* * *m figsnippet, fragment* * *retazo nm1) : remnant, scrap2) : fragment, pieceretazos de su obra: bits and pieces from his writings -
8 atomizar
v.1 to atomize.Elsa atomiza agua sobre su cara Elsa atomizes water on her face.2 to reduce to atoms, to disintegrate, to atomize.La reacción atomizó al chico The reaction reduced the boy to atoms.* * *1 to atomize, spray* * *1. VT1) [con atomizador] to spray2) (Pol) to atomize2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) ( fragmentar) < organización> to fragmentb) ( con atomizador) to spray* * *verbo transitivoa) ( fragmentar) < organización> to fragmentb) ( con atomizador) to spray* * *atomizar [A4 ]vt1 (fragmentar) ‹organización› to fragmentuna reforma agraria que atomizó la tierra an agrarian reform which split the land up into tiny plots2 (con atomizador) to spray* * *atomizar vt1. [líquido] to atomize2. [mercado, industria] to fragment* * *v/t1 spray2 TÉC atomize* * *atomizar {21} vtfragmentar: to fragment, to break into bits -
9 dividir
v.1 to divide.el río divide en dos la ciudad the river divides o splits the city in twoEllos dividen el dinero They divide the money.Ellas dividen el trabajo They divide the work.Ella divide los tipos de plantas She divides=classifies the plant types.Los pleitos dividen a los casados Fights divide married couples.2 to share out.nos dividimos las tareas domésticas we shared the household chores between us3 to divide by (Mat).dividir 12 entre 3 divide 12 by 315 dividido por 3 igual a 5 15 divided by 3 is 5* * *1 to divide2 (separar) to divide, separate3 (repartir) to divide, split■ el hombre dividió la herencia entre sus hijos the man divided the inheritance between his children1 (separarse) to divide, split up\divide y vencerás divide and conquer, divide and rule* * *verbto divide, split* * *1. VT1) (=partir) to dividelos dividieron en tres grupos — they split them (up) o divided them into three groups
la bodega del barco está dividida en cuatro secciones — the hold of the ship is divided into four sections
2) (Mat) to divide (entre, por by)doce dividido entre o por cuatro son tres — twelve divided by four is three
3) (=repartir) [+ ganancias, posesiones] to split up, divide up; [+ gastos] to splithemos dividido el premio entre toda la familia — we have split up o divided up the prize among the whole family
4) (=separar) to divide5) (=enemistar) to divide2.VI (Mat) to divide (entre, por into)se me ha olvidado dividir — I've forgotten how to do division o how to divide
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( partir) to dividelo dividió en partes iguales/por la mitad — he divided it (up) into equal portions/in half
seis dividido por or entre dos es igual a tres — (Mat) six divided by two equals o is three
b) ( repartir) to divide, share (out)c) ( separar)d) ( enemistar) <partido/familia> to divide2.dividir vi (Mat) to divide3.dividirse v prona) célula to split; grupo/partido to split up; camino/río to divideb) obra/períodoel cuerpo humano se divide en... — the human body is made up of...
c) ( repartirse) to divide up, share out* * *= break down, partition, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, split up, drive + a wedge between, dissect, segment, split, break out, parcel out, splinter, section, balkanize, rive, rend.Ex. The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.Ex. Punctuation is present in order to partition the elements of a citation and should contribute to its comprehension.Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex. In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex. GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.Ex. So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.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. Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.Ex. Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.Ex. The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.Ex. They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.Ex. The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.Ex. The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.Ex. Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.----* divide y vencerás = divide-and-conquer.* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.* dividir con una cortina = curtain off.* dividir en = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide onto.* dividir en dos = halve, bisect, rend in + two.* dividir en partes = break into + parts.* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.* dividir en zonas = zone.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas = fragment + Posesivo + energies, fragment + Posesivo + energies.* dividirse = branch, fork.* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.* producir dividendos = pay + dividends.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( partir) to dividelo dividió en partes iguales/por la mitad — he divided it (up) into equal portions/in half
seis dividido por or entre dos es igual a tres — (Mat) six divided by two equals o is three
b) ( repartir) to divide, share (out)c) ( separar)d) ( enemistar) <partido/familia> to divide2.dividir vi (Mat) to divide3.dividirse v prona) célula to split; grupo/partido to split up; camino/río to divideb) obra/períodoel cuerpo humano se divide en... — the human body is made up of...
c) ( repartirse) to divide up, share out* * *dividir(en)(v.) = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide ontoEx: External databases can be partitioned into two major categories: bibliographic and non-bibliographic or full-text databases.Ex: The notation is non-expressive, and is split into groups of three digits as in DC.Ex: Many databases are divided onto several discs, usually by time period.= break down, partition, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, split up, drive + a wedge between, dissect, segment, split, break out, parcel out, splinter, section, balkanize, rive, rend.Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.
Ex: Punctuation is present in order to partition the elements of a citation and should contribute to its comprehension.Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex: In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.Ex: So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.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: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.Ex: Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.Ex: The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.Ex: They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.Ex: The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.Ex: The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.Ex: Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.* divide y vencerás = divide-and-conquer.* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.* dividir con una cortina = curtain off.* dividir en = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide onto.* dividir en dos = halve, bisect, rend in + two.* dividir en partes = break into + parts.* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.* dividir en zonas = zone.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas = fragment + Posesivo + energies, fragment + Posesivo + energies.* dividirse = branch, fork.* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.* producir dividendos = pay + dividends.* * *dividir [I1 ]vt1 (partir) to dividedividió la tarta en partes iguales he divided the cake (up) into equal portionsdividió a la clase en cuatro equipos she divided o split the class (up) into four teamsseis dividido dos igual tres or seis dividido por dos es igual a tres or seis dividido entre dos es igual a tres ( Mat) six divided by two equals o is threedivide 96 por or entre 12 ( Mat) divide 96 by 122 (repartir) to divide, share, share outdividieron la herencia entre los hermanos the inheritance was shared (out) o divided among the brothers3(separar): el río divide el pueblo en dos the river cuts o divides the village in two4 (apartar, enemistar) to divideesa cuestión dividió profundamente al sindicato the issue caused deep division within the unionlos científicos están divididos en esa materia scientists are divided on that subjectdivide y vencerás/reinarás divide and conquer/rule■ dividirvi( Mat) to dividetodavía no sabe dividir she still can't do division, she still doesn't know how to divide1 «célula» to split; «grupo/partido» to split upnos dividimos en dos grupos we split up into two groupsel río se divide en dos brazos the river divides into two branchesno me puedo dividir ( fam); I only have one pair of hands ( colloq), I can't be in two places at once ( colloq)2«obra/período»: su obra podría dividirse en cuatro períodos básicos his work could be divided into four basic periodsel cuerpo humano se divide en cabeza, tronco y extremidades the human body is made up of the head, the torso and the extremities3 (repartirse) to divide up, share out* * *
dividir ( conjugate dividir) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo (Mat) to divide
dividirse verbo pronominal
[grupo/partido] to split up;
[camino/río] to divideb) dividir en algo [obra/período] to be divided into sth
dividir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to divide: dividieron la herencia entre los cuatro, they divided the inheritance among the four of them
tienes que dividir entre tres, you must divide by three
' dividir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descomponer
- partir
- rompecabezas
- seccionar
- cortar
- distribuir
- mitad
- separar
English:
carve up
- cut
- divide
- equally
- partition
- quarter
- separate
- share
- split
- split up
- tear
- zone
- break
- halve
- stream
- way
* * *♦ vt1. [separar] to divide (en into); [átomo] to split (en into);dividió la hoja en tres partes she divided the page into three parts;dividió a los alumnos en grupos de cinco he split o divided the pupils into groups of five;el río divide en dos la ciudad the river divides o splits the city in two2. [repartir] to share out ( entre among);el resto de los beneficios fue dividido entre los empleados the rest of the profits were shared out o divided among the employees;dividimos las tareas domésticas entre todos we shared the household chores between all of us3. [desunir] to divide;un asunto que tiene dividida a la comunidad científica an issue that has divided the scientific community;el testamento dividió a los hermanos the will set the brothers against one another4. [en matemáticas] to divide;dividir 12 entre 3 divide 12 by 3;♦ vi[en matemáticas] to divide;divide y vencerás divide and rule* * *v/t divide* * *dividir vt1) : to divide, to split2) : to distribute, to share out* * *dividir vb1. (en general) to dividesi divido 30 entre 5, el resultado es 6 if I divide 30 by 5, the result is 6 -
10 fracción
f.1 fraction.2 fraction, part.3 paragraph.* * *1 (gen) fraction2 PLÍTICA faction* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Mat) fraction2) (=parte) part, fragment3) (Pol etc) faction, splinter group4) (=repartición) division, breaking-up (en into)* * *1) fractionuna fracción de segundo — a fraction of a second, a split second
2) ( de organización) faction* * *= fraction, segment, fraction, denomination, moiety.Ex. The ALA Rules provide guidance on how to file fractions and superscript and subscript numerals.Ex. No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.Ex. Nowadays, the quantity of new information being generated is such that no individual can hope to keep pace with even a small fraction of it.Ex. Electric money will come in cent or less denominations to make high-volume, small-value transactions on the Internet practical.Ex. Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.----* fracción decimal = decimal fraction.* fracción de moneda = penny, coin denomination, coin denomination.* fracción de segundo = split second.* * *1) fractionuna fracción de segundo — a fraction of a second, a split second
2) ( de organización) faction* * *= fraction, segment, fraction, denomination, moiety.Ex: The ALA Rules provide guidance on how to file fractions and superscript and subscript numerals.
Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.Ex: Nowadays, the quantity of new information being generated is such that no individual can hope to keep pace with even a small fraction of it.Ex: Electric money will come in cent or less denominations to make high-volume, small-value transactions on the Internet practical.Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.* fracción decimal = decimal fraction.* fracción de moneda = penny, coin denomination, coin denomination.* fracción de segundo = split second.* * *A1 (elemento, parte) part, fraction, fragmenttodo pasó en una fracción de segundo it all happened in a fraction of a second o in a split second2 ( Mat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] fractionB (de una organización) faction1 (en fútbol) half2 (en básquetbol) period* * *
fracción sustantivo femenino
fraction
fracción sustantivo femenino fraction
' fracción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
décima
- décimo
- sexta
- sexto
- parte
English:
eighteenth
- eighth
- eleventh
- fifteenth
- fifth
- fourteenth
- fourth
- fraction
- ninth
- seventieth
- sixtieth
- split
- tenth
- third
- thousandth
- twelfth
- twentieth
* * *fracción nf1. [parte] fraction;todos recibieron su fracción de la herencia everyone received their part o share of the legacy;fracción de segundo split second2. [quebrado] fractionfracción decimal decimal fraction;fracción impropia improper fraction;fracción mixta compound fraction;fracción propia proper fraction3. Pol faction* * *f fraction; POL faction* * *fracción nf, pl fracciones1) : fraction2) : part, fragment3) : faction, splinter group* * *fracción n fraction -
11 Jueves Santo
m. s.&pl.Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday.* * *Maundy Thursday* * ** * *(n.) = Maundy Thursday, Holy ThursdayEx. She links Quentin's suicide at the end of the Maundy Thursday of the novel with the death of Judas, who also betrayed one who loved unconditionally and then committed suicide.Ex. This is a fragment of the black veil used to cover the statue of the Madonna on Holy Thursday and Good Friday.* * ** * *(n.) = Maundy Thursday, Holy ThursdayEx: She links Quentin's suicide at the end of the Maundy Thursday of the novel with the death of Judas, who also betrayed one who loved unconditionally and then committed suicide.
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12 Viernes Santo
m.Good Friday, Holy Friday.* * *Good Friday* * ** * *(n.) = Good FridayEx. This is a fragment of the black veil used to cover the statue of the Madonna on Holy Thursday and Good Friday.* * ** * *(n.) = Good FridayEx: This is a fragment of the black veil used to cover the statue of the Madonna on Holy Thursday and Good Friday.
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13 alfabético jerárquico
Ex. The theoretical part of the work is illustrated by a fragment of the experimental thesaurus of enzyme specimens (its systematic and alphabetic-hierarchical part).* * *Ex: The theoretical part of the work is illustrated by a fragment of the experimental thesaurus of enzyme specimens (its systematic and alphabetic-hierarchical part).
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14 caja torácica
f.thoracic cage, rib cage.* * *chest cavity* * ** * *(n.) = rib cageEx. The size and robustness of the rib fragment suggest a rib cage similar in size to that of a modern American bison.* * ** * *(n.) = rib cageEx: The size and robustness of the rib fragment suggest a rib cage similar in size to that of a modern American bison.
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15 exigir demasiado a los recursos
(v.) = stretch + Posesivo + resourcesEx. While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.* * *(v.) = stretch + Posesivo + resourcesEx: While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.
Spanish-English dictionary > exigir demasiado a los recursos
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16 fuerza
f.1 strength (fortaleza).no me siento con fuerzas I don't feel strong enoughtener fuerzas para to have the strength tola fuerza de la costumbre force of habitla fuerza del destino the power of destinyfuerza física strengthno llegué por un caso de fuerza mayor I didn't make it due to circumstances beyond my controlfuerza de voluntad willpowertener mucha fuerza to be very strongrecuperar fuerzas to recover one's strength, to get one's strength backsacar fuerzas de flaqueza to screw up one's courage2 force (violencia).tuvo que llevarle al colegio a la fuerza she had to drag him to school by forcerecurrir a la fuerza to resort to forcea la fuerza tenía que saber la noticia she must have known the newspor la fuerza by forcefuerza bruta brute force3 force (grupo) (military).todas las fuerzas políticas all the political groupsfuerza aérea air forceFuerzas Armadas armed forcesfuerza de intervención troops, forcesfuerza de intervención rápida rapid reaction forcefuerzas del orden público security forcesfuerzas de pacificación peacekeeping forcesfuerzas de seguridad security forces4 force (physics).fuerza centrífuga/centrípeta centrifugal/centripetal forcefuerza de la gravedad force of gravityfuerza motriz driving forcepres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: forzar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: forzar.* * *1 (gen) strength2 (violencia) force, violence3 (militar) force4 (en física) force5 (electricidad) power, electric power6 (poder) power1 (el poder) authorities\a fuerza de by dint of, by force ofa la fuerza by forceírsele a alguien la fuerza por la boca to be all talkpor fuerza by forcepor la fuerza against one's willpor la fuerza de la costumbre by force of habitfuerza bruta brute forcefuerza de voluntad willpowerfuerza mayor force majeurefuerza de gravedad force of gravityFuerzas Aéreas Royal Air ForceFuerzas Armadas Armed Forcesfuerzas del orden público police force sing* * *noun f.1) strength2) force3) might4) power•* * *SF1) [de persona]a) [física] strengthme agarré con fuerza a una roca — I held on tight o tightly to a rock
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hacer fuerza, el médico me ha prohibido que hiciera fuerza — the doctor has told me not to exert myselfvamos a intentar levantar la losa: haced fuerza — let's try and lift up the slab: heave!
si somos muchos en la manifestación haremos más fuerza — if there are lots of us at the demonstration we'll be stronger o it will lend more force to it
b) [de carácter] strength•
restar fuerzas al enemigo — to reduce the enemy's strength•
sentirse con fuerzas para hacer algo — to have the strength to do sthmedir 1., 3)•
tener fuerzas para hacer algo — to be strong enough to do sth, have the strength to do sth2) (=intensidad) [de viento] strength, force; [de lluvia] intensityel agua caía con fuerza torrencial — the rain came down in torrents, there was torrential rainfall
3) (=ímpetu)en los setenta la mujer entró con fuerza en el periodismo — in the seventies women entered journalism in force
la banda terrorista volvió a golpear con fuerza ayer — the terrorist group struck another devastating blow yesterday
4) (=poder) [de fe] strength; [de argumento] strength, force, power; [de la ley] forcees un argumento de poca fuerza — it is not a very strong o powerful argument
serán castigados con toda la fuerza de la ley — they will be punished with the full weight of the law, they will feel the full force of the law
la rebelión iba cobrando fuerza — the rebellion gathered o gained strength
la idea ha cobrado fuerza últimamente — the idea has gained in popularity o gained momentum recently
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por la fuerza de la costumbre — out of habit, from force of habit•
con fuerza legal — (Com) legally bindingfuerza mayor — (Jur) force majeure
aplazaron el partido por razones de fuerza mayor — the match was postponed due to circumstances beyond their control
5) (=violencia) force•
por la fuerza, quisieron impedirlo por la fuerza — they tried to prevent it forcibly o by forcepor la fuerza no se consigue nada — using force doesn't achieve anything, nothing is achieved by force
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a viva fuerza, abrió la maleta a viva fuerza — he forced open the suitcase6) [locuciones]a)• a fuerza de — by
a fuerza de repetirlo acabó creyéndoselo él mismo — by repeating it so much he ended up believing it himself
conseguí aprobar a fuerza de pasarme horas y horas estudiando — I managed to pass by dint of hours and hours of study
a fuerza de paciencia logró convencerlos — he succeeded in persuading them by dint of great patience
b)• a la fuerza, hacer algo a la fuerza — to be forced to do sth
yo no quería, pero tuve que hacerlo a la fuerza — I didn't want to, but I was forced to do it
se lo llevaron de su casa a la fuerza — he was taken from his home by force, he was taken forcibly from his home
a la fuerza tuvo que oírlos: ¡estaba a su lado! — he must have heard them: he was right next to them!
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alimentar a algn a la fuerza — to force-feed sb•
entrar en un lugar a la fuerza — [ladrón] to break into a place, break in; [policía, bombero] to force one's way into a place, enter a place forciblya la fuerza ahorcan —
dejará el ministerio cuando lo haga su jefe, ¡a la fuerza ahorcan! — he'll leave the ministry when his boss does, not that he has any choice anyway o life's tough! *
c)• en fuerza de — by virtue of
d)• es fuerza hacer algo — it is necessary to do sth
es fuerza reconocer que... — we must recognize that..., it must be admitted that...
e)• por fuerza — inevitably
una región pobre como la nuestra, por fuerza ha de ser más barata — in a poor region like ours prices will inevitably be o must be cheaper
7) (Fís, Mec) forcefuerza ascensional — (Aer) buoyancy
fuerza de sustentación — (Aer) lift
fuerza motriz — (lit) motive force; (fig) driving force
8) (=conjunto de personas) (Mil, Pol) forcefuerza de trabajo — workforce, labour force, labor force (EEUU)
fuerza pública — police, police force
9) (Elec) power* * *I1) (vigor, energía)por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo — try as she might, she couldn't open it
2) (del viento, de las olas) strength, force3) (de estructura, material) strength4) ( violencia) force5) (autoridad, poder) powerpor (la) fuerza de costumbre — out of o from force of habit
6) (Mil, Pol) force7) (Fís) force8) (en locs)IIa la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way; a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me; lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force; a viva fuerza by sheer force; medir sus fuerzas con or contra alguien to measure one's strength against somebody; sacar fuerzas de flaqueza — to make a supreme effort
* * *= drive, force, strength, power, might, muscle power, sinew, powerfulness, mightiness.Ex. Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.Ex. Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.Ex. The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.Ex. She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex. Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.Ex. Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.Ex. The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.Ex. He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.----* a fuerza de = by dint of.* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.* con toda su fuerza = in full force.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.* de fuerza = forceful.* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].* dividir las fuerzas de Uno = fragment + Posesivo + energies.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* fuerza aérea = Air Force.* fuerza bruta = brute force, raw power, brute power.* fuerza centrífuga = centrifugal force.* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.* fuerza de la naturaleza = force of nature.* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].* fuerza económica = economic leverage.* fuerza expedicionaria = expeditionary force.* fuerza giratoria = turning power.* fuerza gravitatoria = gravitational force.* fuerza impulsora = moving force, driving force, thrust force.* fuerza letal = deadly force.* fuerza mayor = force majeure.* fuerza militar = military forces.* fuerza motriz = powerhouse, power engine, motive force.* fuerza muscular = muscle power.* fuerza niveladora = levelling force.* fuerza política = political force, political power.* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].* fuerzas aliadas = coalition forces.* fuerzas armadas = military forces.* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the.* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.* fuerzas defensivas, las = defence forces, the.* fuerzas del orden = police force.* fuerzas del orden público = police force.* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.* fuerza vital = life force.* fuerza viva = living force.* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.* golpear con fuerza = smite.* juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.* medición de fuerzas = battle of wills.* medida de fuerza = crackdown.* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.* por la fuerza = forcibly.* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.* recobrar fuerza = gather + Reflexivo.* recobrar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength.* recuperar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength, gain + strength.* recuperar las fuerzas = recoup + energy, gain + strength.* reponer fuerzas = gather + energy.* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.* restar fuerza = take + the bite out of.* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.* toda la fuerza = full force.* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.* * *I1) (vigor, energía)por más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo — try as she might, she couldn't open it
2) (del viento, de las olas) strength, force3) (de estructura, material) strength4) ( violencia) force5) (autoridad, poder) powerpor (la) fuerza de costumbre — out of o from force of habit
6) (Mil, Pol) force7) (Fís) force8) (en locs)IIa la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way; a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me; lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there; comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat; entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in; lo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave; a fuerza de by; aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard; por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it; por la fuerza by force; a viva fuerza by sheer force; medir sus fuerzas con or contra alguien to measure one's strength against somebody; sacar fuerzas de flaqueza — to make a supreme effort
* * *= drive, force, strength, power, might, muscle power, sinew, powerfulness, mightiness.Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.Ex: Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.Ex: He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.* a fuerza de = by dint of.* a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.* a fuerza de errores = the hard way.* a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.* apartar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* aprender a fuerza de errores = learn by + trial and error.* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes = learn + Nombre + the hard way.* arrancar a la fuerza = prise + Nombre + away.* camisa de fuerza = straitjacket [straightjacket].* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.* cobrar fuerza = gather + strength, grow in + power, gain + strength.* cobrar fuerzas = gain + strength.* con fuerza = forcefully, vigourously [vigorously, -USA], powerfully.* con toda su fuerza = in full force.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* dar fuerza = empower, bring + strength.* de fuerza = forceful.* desplazar a la fuerza = uproot [up-root].* dividir las fuerzas de Uno = fragment + Posesivo + energies.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* fuerza aérea = Air Force.* fuerza bruta = brute force, raw power, brute power.* fuerza centrífuga = centrifugal force.* fuerza de cohesión = bonding strength.* fuerza de gravedad = gravitational force.* fuerza de la convicción = courage of conviction.* fuerza de la gravedad = G-force.* fuerza de la gravedad, la = force of gravity, the.* fuerza de la naturaleza = force of nature.* fuerza de las armas = force of arms.* fuerza de la señal = signal strength, tower strength.* fuerza de voluntad = force of will, willpower [will power].* fuerza económica = economic leverage.* fuerza expedicionaria = expeditionary force.* fuerza giratoria = turning power.* fuerza gravitatoria = gravitational force.* fuerza impulsora = moving force, driving force, thrust force.* fuerza letal = deadly force.* fuerza mayor = force majeure.* fuerza militar = military forces.* fuerza motriz = powerhouse, power engine, motive force.* fuerza muscular = muscle power.* fuerza niveladora = levelling force.* fuerza política = political force, political power.* fuerzas aéreas británicas = RAF [Royal Air Force].* fuerzas aliadas = coalition forces.* fuerzas armadas = military forces.* fuerzas armadas, las = armed forces, the.* fuerzas de defensa, las = defence forces, the.* fuerzas defensivas, las = defence forces, the.* fuerzas del orden = police force.* fuerzas del orden público = police force.* fuerzas de paz = peacekeeping forces.* fuerzas de seguridad = security forces.* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz = peacekeeping forces.* fuerza vital = life force.* fuerza viva = living force.* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.* golpear con fuerza = smite.* juego de fuerzas = interplay of forces.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.* medición de fuerzas = battle of wills.* medida de fuerza = crackdown.* medirse la fuerzas (con) = lock + horns (with).* medirse las fuerzas = pit against.* mermar las fuerzas = sap + the energy.* perder fuerza = lose + power, lose + steam.* por la fuerza = forcibly.* quedarse sin fuerza = lose + steam.* recobrar fuerza = gather + Reflexivo.* recobrar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength.* recuperar la fuerza = regain + Posesivo + strength, gain + strength.* recuperar las fuerzas = recoup + energy, gain + strength.* reponer fuerzas = gather + energy.* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.* restar fuerza = take + the bite out of.* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.* toda la fuerza = full force.* toda la fuerza de = the full force of.* toda la fuerza del impacto = full force.* unir fuerzas = join + forces, pool + forces.* * *A(vigor, energía): tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms, she has great strength in her arms¡qué fuerza tienes! you're really strong!agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightlytuvimos que empujar con fuerza we had to push very hardpor más que hizo fuerza, no logró abrirlo try as she might, she couldn't open ittuvo que hacer mucha fuerza para levantarlo it took all her strength to lift ita último momento le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him at the last momentnecesitaba recuperar fuerzas I needed to recover my strength o get my strength backno me siento con fuerzas para hacer un viaje tan largo I don't have the strength to go on such a long journey, I don't feel up to making such a long journeygritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her mightha entrado al mercado con gran fuerza it has made a big impact on the marketCompuestos:strength of characterwillpowerB (del viento, de las olas) strength, forcevientos de fuerza ocho force eight windsC (de una estructura, un material) strengthD (violencia) forcehubo que recurrir a la fuerza para reducir al agresor they had to resort to force to subdue the assailantCompuesto:brute forceE (autoridad, poder) powerun sindicato de mucha fuerza a very strong union, a union with great powervan armados con la fuerza de la razón they are armed with the power of reason ( liter)se les castigará con toda la fuerza de la ley they will be punished with the full rigor o weight of the lawtener fuerza de ley to have the force of lawla fuerza de sus argumentos the strength of her argumentpor fuerza de costumbre out of force of habitCompuesto:se suspendió por causas de fuerza mayor it was canceled owing to circumstances beyond our controllas pérdidas sufridas por razones de fuerza mayor losses in cases of force majeureuna fuerza de paz a peacekeeping forceuna fuerza de ocupación an occupying forcefuerzas parlamentarias/políticas parliamentary/political forcesCompuestos:air forcetaskforceworkforce● fuerza disuasoria or de disuasióndeterrent( period):la fuerza pública the policefpl armed forces (pl)● fuerzas del orden or de orden públicoSpecial Forcesfpl social forces (pl)G ( Fís) forceCompuestos:acceleration● fuerza centrífuga/centrípetacentrifugal/centripetal forcegravity, force of gravity, gravitational pullinertialifthydraulic powermotive powerdecelerationkinetic energyH ( en locs):a la fuerza: tiene que pasar por aquí a la fuerza she has no option but to come this way, she has to come this waya la fuerza tuvo que verme, estaba sentado justo enfrente he must have seen me, I was sitting right oppositeno quería ir al dentista, hubo que llevarlo a la fuerza he didn't want to go to the dentist, we had to drag him thereentraron a la fuerza they forced their way inlo hicieron salir a la fuerza they forced him to leave o made him leavea fuerza de bypude localizarlo a fuerza de llamarlo todos los días I had to call his number every day before I finally got hold of him, I only managed to get hold of him by calling him every daypor fuerza: tendrá que ganar por fuerza si quiere seguir compitiendo she has to win if she wants to stay in the competitionpor fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about itpor la fuerza by forcelo tuvieron que sacar de la casa por la fuerza he had to be forcibly removed from the housea la fuerza ahorcan I/we have no alternativea viva fuerza by sheer forceírsele a algn la fuerza por la boca to be all talk (and no action) ( colloq), to be all mouth and no trousers ( BrE colloq)medir sus fuerzas con or contra algn to measure one's strength against sbsacar fuerzas de flaqueza: sacó fuerzas de flaqueza y consiguió llegar a la meta she made a supreme effort and managed to reach the tapesaqué fuerzas de flaqueza y me enfrenté a él I plucked o screwed up my courage and confronted him* * *
Del verbo forzar: ( conjugate forzar)
fuerza es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
forzar
fuerza
forzar ( conjugate forzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( obligar) to force
2
3 ‹puerta/cerradura› to force
fuerza 1 sustantivo femenino
1
no me siento con fuerzas I don't have the strength;
tiene mucha fuerza en los brazos she has very strong arms;
agárralo con fuerza hold on to it tightly;
empuja con fuerza push hard;
le fallaron las fuerzas his strength failed him;
recuperar fuerzas to get one's strength back;
gritó con todas sus fuerzas she shouted with all her might;
fuerza de voluntad willpower
2 ( violencia) force;
fuerza bruta brute force
3 (Mil, Pol, Fís) force;
las fuerzas armadas the armed forces;
las fuerzas de orden público (period) the police;
fuerza de gravedad (force of) gravity
4 ( en locs)◊ a la fuerza: a la fuerza tuvo que verme he must have seen me;
lo llevaron a la fuerza they dragged him there;
comí a la fuerza I forced myself to eat;
entraron a la fuerza they forced their way in;
a fuerza de by;
aprobó a fuerza de estudiar he managed to pass by studying hard;
por fuerza: por fuerza tiene que saberlo he must know about it;
por la fuerza by force
fuerza 2,◊ fuerzas, etc see forzar
forzar verbo transitivo
1 (obligar por la fuerza) to force: la forzaron a casarse, she was forced to get married
2 (un motor, una situación) to force
3 (una cerradura) to force, break open
4 (violar a alguien) to rape
fuerza sustantivo femenino
1 Fís force
2 (vigor físico) strength
3 (violencia física) force
sin usar la fuerza, without violence
(obligación, autoridad) force
fuerza mayor, force majeure
4 (garra, ímpetu) grip
5 (grupo de tropas) force
las Fuerzas Armadas, the Armed Forces
♦ Locuciones: figurado a fuerza de, by dint of
a la fuerza, (por obligación) of necessity
(con violencia) by force
por fuerza, of necessity
' fuerza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aflojar
- agarrar
- ánimo
- boca
- camisa
- cerrarse
- débil
- decaer
- declinar
- demostración
- descafeinada
- descafeinado
- enfriar
- estrujar
- fenomenal
- flaquear
- forzar
- fuerte
- garra
- gravedad
- impulso
- incapaz
- me
- menos
- motor
- motriz
- poder
- remolque
- renegar
- resistencia
- reunir
- sonora
- sonoro
- tirar
- Titán
- toro
- voluntad
- alarde
- apretar
- arrollador
- bloque
- capitán
- ceder
- chaleco
- comunicar
- fortificar
- maña
- siniestro
- someter
- vigor
English:
act
- apply
- arm
- blow over
- bluster
- bodily
- bolster
- brawn
- burn
- constraint
- decrease
- deterrent
- display
- draw
- driving force
- drum
- dynamic
- force
- forcible
- forcibly
- G-force
- gain
- gale
- gather
- grit
- hard
- hp
- hustle
- jam
- jam in
- juggernaut
- might
- motive
- muscle
- necessarily
- peacekeeping
- plonk
- power
- pull
- punch
- ram
- rule out
- sanction
- sap
- shall
- shoot out
- shoot up
- show
- spent
- straitjacket
* * *♦ nf1. [fortaleza] strength;el animal tiene mucha fuerza the animal is very strong;no me siento con fuerzas para caminar I don't feel strong enough to walk, I don't feel up to walking;su amor fue cobrando fuerza con el tiempo her love grew stronger with time;recuperar fuerzas to recover one's strength, to get one's strength back;tener fuerzas para to have the strength to;Famse le va la fuerza por la boca he's all talk and no action;sacar fuerzas de flaqueza to screw up one's couragela fuerza de la costumbre force of habit;la fuerza del destino the power of destiny;fuerza física strength;se necesita mucha fuerza física para hacer eso you need to be very strong to do that;Der fuerza mayor force majeure; [en seguros] act of God;no llegué por un caso de fuerza mayor I didn't make it due to circumstances beyond my control;fuerza de voluntad willpower2. [resistencia] [de material] strength3. [intensidad] [de sonido] loudness;[de dolor] intensity;aprieta con fuerza press hard;llueve con fuerza it's raining hard;un viento de fuerza 8 a force 8 wind4. [violencia] force;ceder a la fuerza to give in to force;emplear la fuerza to use force;por la fuerza by force;recurrir a la fuerza to resort to forcefuerza bruta brute force5. Mil forcefuerza aérea air force;fuerzas armadas armed forces;fuerzas de choque shock troops, storm troopers;fuerza disuasoria deterrent;fuerza de intervención troops, forces;fuerza de intervención rápida rapid reaction force;fuerzas del orden (público) security forces;fuerzas de pacificación peacekeeping forces;fuerzas de seguridad security forces6.fuerzas [grupo] forces;las diferentes fuerzas sociales the different forces in society;todas las fuerzas políticas se han puesto de acuerdo all the political groups have reached an agreement;las fuerzas vivas de la ciudad the most influential people in the city7. Fís forcefuerza centrífuga centrifugal force;fuerza centrípeta centripetal force;fuerza electromotriz electromotive force;fuerza de la gravedad force of gravity;fuerza hidráulica water power;fuerza motriz [que causa movimiento] driving force;Fig [impulso] prime mover;fuerza nuclear débil weak nuclear force;fuerza nuclear fuerte strong nuclear force8. Elec power;han cortado la fuerza the power has been cut♦ a fuerza de loc prep[a base de] by dint of;a fuerza de gritar mucho, conseguimos que nos oyera after a lot of shouting, we eventually managed to make him hear us;he aprendido la lección a fuerza de mucho estudiar I learnt the lesson by studying hard♦ a la fuerza loc adv1. [contra la voluntad] by force, forcibly;firmaron a la fuerza they were forced to sign;tuvo que llevarlo al colegio a la fuerza she had to drag him to school by force, she had to forcibly drag him to school2. [forzosamente] inevitably;a la fuerza tenía que saber la noticia she must have known the news;a la fuerza tenía que ocurrir un accidente there was bound to be an accident, an accident was inevitable♦ por fuerza loc adv[forzosamente] inevitably;tenía que ocurrir un desastre por fuerza a disaster was inevitable;esta noche tengo que salir por fuerza para atender a un paciente I absolutely have to go out tonight to see a patient* * *f1 strength;hacer fuerza try hard, make an effort;hacer fuerza a alguien fig put pressure on s.o., pressure s.o.;sacar fuerzas de flaqueza make a superhuman effort;cobrar fuerza fig gather ogain strength2 ( violencia) force;por fuerza I have no choice o option but to work this Sunday3 EL power4:la fuerza de la costumbre force of habit;a fuerza de … by (dint of)5:fuerza es reconocer que … it has to be admitted that …* * *fuerza nf1) : strength, vigorfuerza de voluntad: willpower2) : forcefuerza bruta: brute force3) : power, mightfuerza de brazos: manpower4) fuerzas nfpl: forcesfuerzas armadas: armed forces5)a fuerza de : by, by dint of* * *fuerza n1. (en general) strength2. (potencia) force -
17 miga
f.1 crumb.tener miga (informal figurative) to have a lot to it; (ser sustancioso) to have more to it than meets the eye (ser complicado)hacer buenas/malas migas (informal) to get on well/badly2 particle, fragment, small fragment.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: migar.* * *1 (parte blanda del pan) crumb, soft part; (pan desmenuzado) breadcrumbs2 (trocito) bit, small piece3 figurado (sustancia) substance1 COCINA fried breadcrumbs\estar hecho,-a migas familiar (persona - agotado) to be exhausted, be worn out 2 (- destrozado moralmente) to be a wreckhacer algo migas to smash something to smithereenshacer buenas/malas migas con to get along well/badly withtener algo miga to be no easy mattermigas de pan breadcrumbs plural* * *SF1) [de pan]la miga — the inside part of the bread, the crumb
2) pl migas (Culin) fried breadcrumbs3) (=sustancia) substance4) (=pedazo) bithacer algo migas — to break o smash sth to pieces
* * *1) ( trocito) crumb; ( parte blanda) crumbestar/quedar hecho migas — (fam) jarrón/vaso to be smashed to pieces o smithereens; persona to be shattered (colloq)
hacer buenas/malas migas (con alguien) — to get on well/badly (with somebody)
2) migas femenino plural (Coc) breadcrumbs fried with garlic, etc3) (contenido, sustancia) substance; ( dificultad) difficulties (pl)el asunto tiene su miga — it has its difficulties o it's quite tricky
* * *----* hacer buenas migas = hit it off.* miga de pan = breadcrumb.* * *1) ( trocito) crumb; ( parte blanda) crumbestar/quedar hecho migas — (fam) jarrón/vaso to be smashed to pieces o smithereens; persona to be shattered (colloq)
hacer buenas/malas migas (con alguien) — to get on well/badly (with somebody)
2) migas femenino plural (Coc) breadcrumbs fried with garlic, etc3) (contenido, sustancia) substance; ( dificultad) difficulties (pl)el asunto tiene su miga — it has its difficulties o it's quite tricky
* * ** hacer buenas migas = hit it off.* miga de pan = breadcrumb.* * *A1 (trocito) crumb2 (parte blanda) crumbse comió la corteza y dejó la miga he ate the crust and left the crumb o the inside part of the breadestar/quedar hecho migas ( fam) «jarrón/vaso» to be smashed to pieces o smithereens;«persona» to be shattered ( colloq)hacer buenas/malas migas (con algn) to get on well/badly (with sb)C1 (contenido, sustancia) substance2 (dificultad) difficulties (pl)el asunto tiene su miga it has its difficulties o it's quite tricky o there's more to it than meets the eye* * *
Del verbo migar: ( conjugate migar)
miga es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
miga
migar
miga sustantivo femenino
1 ( de pan) crumb;◊ hacer buenas/malas migas (con algn) to get on well/badly (with sb)
2◊ migas sustantivo femenino plural (Coc) breadcrumbs fried with garlic, etc
3 (contenido, sustancia) substance;
( dificultad) difficulties (pl);◊ el asunto tiene su miga it has its difficulties o it's quite tricky
miga sustantivo femenino
1 (trocito de pan) crumb
2 (parte blanda del pan) crumb, soft part of the bread
3 (enjundia, sustancia) substance
♦ Locuciones: familiar hacer buenas migas (con alguien), to get on well (with sb)
' miga' also found in these entries:
English:
crumb
- bread
* * *miga nf1. [de pan] crumb2.migas [plato] fried breadcrumbs3. CompFamhacer buenas/malas migas to get on well/badly;Famhacerse migas [cosa] to be smashed to bits;Fam Famhacer migas a alguien [desmoralizar] to shatter sb;Famtener miga [ser sustancioso] to have a lot to it;[ser complicado] to have more to it than meets the eye* * *f de pan crumb;migas pl crumbs;hacer algo migas smash sth to bits;hacer buenas/ malas migas fig fam get on well/badly;tiene miga fam there’s more to it than meets the eye* * *miga nf1) : crumb2)hacer buenas (malas) migas con : to get along well (poorly) with* * *miga n crumb -
18 país miembro de la Comunidad
(n.) = Community member stateEx. Many enquiries from the business sector concern matters which actually fragment, rather than unite, the Community member states on the subject of trade.* * *(n.) = Community member stateEx: Many enquiries from the business sector concern matters which actually fragment, rather than unite, the Community member states on the subject of trade.
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19 sepultura
f.1 burial (enterramiento).2 grave (fosa).* * *1 (lugar) grave2 (acto) burial\dar sepultura a alguien to bury somebody* * *SF1) (=acción) burial2) (=tumba) grave, tomb* * *a) ( acción) burialb) ( tumba) tomb, grave* * *= grave, sepulchre [sepulcher, -USA].Ex. From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.Ex. The archaic view of the library as a vaulted sepulchre, quiet and solemn, must be revised.* * *a) ( acción) burialb) ( tumba) tomb, grave* * *= grave, sepulchre [sepulcher, -USA].Ex: From a tiny fragment of the page of a Bible found in the grave of an Indian girl buried in the 17th century, it was possible to discover the particular edition of the Bible that it came from.
Ex: The archaic view of the library as a vaulted sepulchre, quiet and solemn, must be revised.* * *1 (acción) burialsus restos recibieron cristiana sepultura his remains received a Christian burialle dieron sepultura en el panteón familiar she was buried in the family vault2 (tumba) tomb, grave* * *
sepultura sustantivo femenino
sepultura sustantivo femenino grave
♦ Locuciones: dar sepultura a alguien, to bury sb
' sepultura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hoyo
- profanar
English:
grave
- gravestone
* * *sepultura nf1. [enterramiento] burial;dar sepultura a to bury;recibir sepultura to be buried;recibió cristiana sepultura he received a Christian burial2. [fosa] grave* * *f1 burial;dar sepultura a alguien bury s.o.2 ( tumba) tomb;estar con un pie en la sepultura fig have one foot in the grave* * *sepultura nf1) : burial2) tumba: grave, tomb* * *sepultura n grave -
20 sobrecargar los recursos
(v.) = stretch + Posesivo + resourcesEx. While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.* * *(v.) = stretch + Posesivo + resourcesEx: While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.
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