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101 avasallamiento
m.1 subjugation.2 enslavement, subjugation, subjection.* * *1 subjection, subjugation, domination* * *SM subjugation* * *masculino subjugation* * *= enslavement, subjugation.Ex. Technology has both liberated people and brought new forms of enslavement.Ex. For over 500 years, the state of libraries and librarianship has been a reliable measure of varying degrees of freedom and subjugation in these countries.* * *masculino subjugation* * *= enslavement, subjugation.Ex: Technology has both liberated people and brought new forms of enslavement.
Ex: For over 500 years, the state of libraries and librarianship has been a reliable measure of varying degrees of freedom and subjugation in these countries.* * *subjugation* * *[de pueblo] subjugation* * *: subjugation, domination -
102 bala
f.1 bullet (proyectil).entró como una bala she rushed insalió como una bala he shot offbala de goma plastic bullet2 bale (fardo).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: balar.* * *1 bullet2 (paquete) bale\como una bala familiar like a shotbala de cañon cannonballbala rasa good-for-nothingbala perdida stray bullet 2 figurado birdbrainbala trazadora tracer bullet* * *noun f.1) bullet2) bale* * *1. SF1) (=proyectil) bullet•
disparar una bala — to fire a bullet•
a prueba de balas — bullet-proofentró como una bala — he came shooting in, he came in like a shot
el tren pasó como una bala — the train shot o flew past
bala de goma — plastic bullet, rubber bullet
2) (=fardo) bale3) (Tip)4) LAm (Dep) shot2.SMF * (=juerguista)* * *1) (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet; ( de cañón) cannon ballcomo (una) bala — <salir/entrar> like a shot (colloq)
echar bala — (Méx) ( disparar) to fire shots; ( estar furioso)
no la nombres, se pone que echa bala — don't say her name or he'll go through the roof (colloq)
llevar bala — (Méx fam) to be in a hurry
no me/le entran balas — (Chi fam) I'm/he's as tough as old boots
ser como or una bala para algo — (Chi, Méx fam)
es como bala para las matemáticas — she's a whizz at math (AmE) o maths (BrE)
es una bala para el dominó — he's a tremendous domino player
2) (AmL) (Dep) shot* * *= ball, bullet, ink ball, bale, round, slug.Ex. Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and bullets and Freedom to Kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.Ex. They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.Ex. Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.Ex. Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.----* bala cargada = live bullet.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* bala perdida = loose cannon.* chaleco a prueba de balas = bullet-proof vest.* herida de bala = gunshot wound.* lluvia de balas = hail of bullets.* pasar como una bala = whiz.* * *1) (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet; ( de cañón) cannon ballcomo (una) bala — <salir/entrar> like a shot (colloq)
echar bala — (Méx) ( disparar) to fire shots; ( estar furioso)
no la nombres, se pone que echa bala — don't say her name or he'll go through the roof (colloq)
llevar bala — (Méx fam) to be in a hurry
no me/le entran balas — (Chi fam) I'm/he's as tough as old boots
ser como or una bala para algo — (Chi, Méx fam)
es como bala para las matemáticas — she's a whizz at math (AmE) o maths (BrE)
es una bala para el dominó — he's a tremendous domino player
2) (AmL) (Dep) shot* * *= ball, bullet, ink ball, bale, round, slug.Ex: Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and bullets and Freedom to Kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.Ex: They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.* bala cargada = live bullet.* bala de verdad = live bullet.* bala perdida = loose cannon.* chaleco a prueba de balas = bullet-proof vest.* herida de bala = gunshot wound.* lluvia de balas = hail of bullets.* pasar como una bala = whiz.* * *a prueba de balas bulletproofuna bala perdida lo alcanzó en el costado a stray bullet hit him in the sidecomo (una) bala like a shot ( colloq)salió como (una) bala he left like a shotla moto pasó como (una) bala the motorbike shot pastllegó como (una) bala cuando se enteró he was there in a flash when he heard(estar furioso): con lo del matrimonio de su hija está que echa bala she's really fuming about her daughter's marriageno le toques ese asunto, se pone que echa bala don't touch on that subject or he'll fly off the handle ( colloq)ni a bala (Col, Méx fam): ni a bala van a lograr que retire lo dicho there's no way they're going to make me take back what I said ( colloq)la física no le entra ni a bala he's absolutely useless at physicsno paga una cuenta ni a bala he's terrible when it comes to paying his bills, he doesn't believe in paying his bills ( colloq)no entrarle balas a algo/algn ( Chi fam): tiene 70 años y no le entran balas he's 70 years old and as fit as a fiddle o as tough as old boots o as strong as an oxa este motor no le entran balas this engine will stand up to anythingser como bala( Chi) or ( Méx) una bala para algo ( fam): es como bala para las matemáticas she's a real mathematical genius o ( colloq) a whizz at math(s), she's brilliant at math(s)es una bala para el dominó he's a tremendous domino playerser un(a) bala perdida or ( Méx) rasa to be a good-for-nothing o an idle layabouttirar con bala to get straight to the point—aquí tiran con bala —pensé there's no beating about the bush o they get straight to the point here, I thoughtCompuestos:blank, blank roundrubber bulletplastic bullet, baton roundblank, blank rounddumdum, dumdum bulletmagic bulletlanzamiento de bala shot putC (de lana, algodón) bale* * *
Del verbo balar: ( conjugate balar)
bala es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bala
balar
bala sustantivo femenino
1 (Arm) (de pistola, rifle) bullet;
( de cañón) cannon ball;◊ bala de fogueo blank (round o cartridge);
bala de goma/plástico rubber/plastic bullet;
a prueba de balas bulletproof;
una bala perdida a stray bullet;
como (una) bala ‹salir/entrar› like a shot (colloq)
2 (AmL) (Dep) shot;
balar ( conjugate balar) verbo intransitivo
to bleat, baa
bala sustantivo femenino
1 (proyectil) bullet
bala perdida, stray bullet, fig fam (alocado, tarambana) crackpot, oddball
2 (de hierba, paja, ropa, etc) bale
♦ Locuciones: tirar con bala (decir algo con mala intención) to be bitchy o to say sthg hurtful: Margarita siempre las tira con bala, Margarita is always so nasty
como una bala, like a shot
balar verbo intransitivo to bleat
' bala' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balazo
- casquillo
- fogueo
- herida
- impacto
- perdida
- perdido
- rebotar
- rebote
- alojar
- atravesar
- balín
- extraer
- incrustar
- lanzador
- lanzamiento
- orificio
- penetrar
- perforar
- retachar
- rozar
- traspasar
- zumbar
English:
blank
- bullet
- cannonball
- feel
- hit
- plastic bullet
- ricochet
- round
- shoot
- shoot back
- spent
- stray
- strike
- whine
- cannon
- embed
- flash
- gun
- lodge
- miss
- plastic
- rubber
- shot
* * *♦ nf1. [proyectil] bullet;fue herido de bala he was wounded by a gunshot;recibió cinco impactos de bala she received five bullet wounds;Famcomo una bala: entró como una bala he rushed in;salió como una bala he shot off;Col, Méx Famni a bala no way;CSur Famno le entran ni las balas nothing will get through to him;tirar con bala to snipe, to make snide remarksbala de fogueo blank cartridge, blank;bala de goma rubber bullet;bala perdida stray bullet;bala de plástico plastic bullet2. [fardo] balelanzamiento de bala shot put♦ nmfFam bala perdida good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well;bala rasa good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well* * *f bullet;como una bala like lightning;ni a bala L.Am. fam no way fam* * *bala nf1) : bullet2) : bale* * *bala n1. (de arma) bullet2. (de paja, algodón) bale -
103 baluarte
m.1 bulwark.2 bastion, stronghold (figurative).* * *1 (fortificación) bastion2 figurado bastion, stronghold* * *SM bastion* * *masculino (Arquit, Mil) bastion* * *= bulwark, stronghold, pillar, bastion, redoubt.Ex. Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.Ex. The library is an important ideological and cultural stronghold.Ex. The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.Ex. As the number of outlets for information are reduced libraries may see themselves as the last bastion of true democracy.Ex. Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.* * *masculino (Arquit, Mil) bastion* * *= bulwark, stronghold, pillar, bastion, redoubt.Ex: Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.
Ex: The library is an important ideological and cultural stronghold.Ex: The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.Ex: As the number of outlets for information are reduced libraries may see themselves as the last bastion of true democracy.Ex: Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.* * *el último baluarte español en América the last Spanish stronghold in Americaun baluarte inexpugnable an impregnable fortress2(de una organización): un baluarte de los valores tradicionales a bastion of traditional valuesperdieron algunos baluartes como Magdalena y Santander they lost some of their traditional strongholds like Magdalena and Santanderes uno de los baluartes del equipo/del partido he's one of the mainstays of the team/one of the party stalwarts* * *
baluarte sustantivo masculino
bastion
' baluarte' also found in these entries:
English:
bulwark
- stronghold
- bastion
- strong
* * *baluarte nm1. [fortificación] bulwark2. [bastión] bastion, stronghold;es uno de los principales baluartes del sindicalismo en el país it is one of the main trade union strongholds in the country;el portero volvió a ser el baluarte del equipo the goalkeeper was once again the mainstay of the team* * *m1 MIL stronghold2 persona pillar, stalwart* * *baluarte nmbastión: bulwark, bastion -
104 búsqueda de la verdad
Ex. The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility (stewardship of knowledge).* * *Ex: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility (stewardship of knowledge).
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105 cancelar
v.1 to cancel.Pedro canceló la otra deuda Peter canceled the other debt.Ella canceló el acto de agresión She canceled=counteracted the act of...Pedro canceló ayer Peter canceled=paid off yesterday.Pedro canceló su membresía Peter canceled his membership.María cancela sus malos pensamientos Mary canceled her bad thoughts.2 to pay, to settle (deuda).3 to pay off, to cancel.* * *1 (anular) to cancel2 (saldar una deuda) to settle, pay* * *verb1) to cancel2) pay off* * *VT1) [+ pedido, suscripción, tarjeta] to cancel; [+ cuenta bancaria] to close2) [+ reunión, concierto, viaje, proyecto] to cancel3) [+ deuda] to pay off4) LAm (=pagar) to pay, settle* * *verbo transitivo1) <reunión/viaje/pedido> to cancel* * *= cancel, kill, wipe out, waive, pull + the plug on, drive out, counteract, block off, write off, call off.Ex. Pressing the RESET key cancels the insert mode.Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex. When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.Ex. However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.Ex. The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.Ex. Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.Ex. A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.Ex. They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.Ex. The second training run for the marathon was called off because of poor weather conditions.----* cancelar debido a la lluvia = rain out, wash out.* cancelar por la lluvia = rain out, wash out.* cancelar una reunión = call off + meeting.* cancelar una suscripción = churn.* sin cancelar = uncancelled.* * *verbo transitivo1) <reunión/viaje/pedido> to cancel* * *= cancel, kill, wipe out, waive, pull + the plug on, drive out, counteract, block off, write off, call off.Ex: Pressing the RESET key cancels the insert mode.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.Ex: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.Ex: The second training run for the marathon was called off because of poor weather conditions.* cancelar debido a la lluvia = rain out, wash out.* cancelar por la lluvia = rain out, wash out.* cancelar una reunión = call off + meeting.* cancelar una suscripción = churn.* sin cancelar = uncancelled.* * *cancelar [A1 ]vtA (anular) ‹concierto/reunión› to cancel; ‹viaje/vuelo› to cancel; ‹pedido› to cancelB (pagar)1 ‹deuda› to settle, pay off; ‹cuenta› to pay2 ( Chi) (en una tienda) to pay forC ( Inf) to cancel■ cancelarvi( Chi) to pay* * *
cancelar ( conjugate cancelar) verbo transitivo
‹ cuenta› to pay
cancelar verbo transitivo
1 (una cuenta, viaje, etc) to cancel
2 (una deuda) to pay off
3 (una puerta) to close off
' cancelar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
suspender
English:
annihilate
- cancel
- expunge
- pay off
- rain off
- redeem
- stop
- withdraw
- write off
- pay
- repay
- write
* * *♦ vt1. [contrato, vuelo, reunión] to cancel2. [deuda] to pay, to settle3. Informát to cancel4. Chile, Ven [compra] to pay for♦ viChile, Ven [pagar] to pay* * *v/t1 tb INFOR cancel* * *cancelar vt1) : to cancel2) : to pay off, to settle* * *cancelar vb -
106 cariño
intj.darling, baby, honey, my dear.m.affection, love, attachment, tenderness.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cariñar.* * *1 (amor) love, affection2 (esmero) loving care3 (apelativo) darling, love, US honey■ ¿pasa algo, cariño? what's the matter, darling?4 figurado (expresión) caress, hug, kiss, cuddle1 (recuerdos, saludos) love sing\coger/tomar cariño a alguien/algo to grow fond of somebody/something'Con todo cariño' (en una carta) "Lots of love"* * *noun m.1) affection, love2) honey, darling, sweet* * *SM1) (=afecto) love, affectiondemostró mucho cariño por sus hijas — he showed great love o affection for his daughters
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coger cariño a algn/algo — to grow o become fond of sb/sth, become attached to sb/sth•
con cariño, trata a sus plantas con mucho cariño — she takes loving care of her plantslo recuerdo con cariño — I have fond memories of it, I remember it with great affection
con cariño, Luis — [en carta] love (from) Luis
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dar cariño a algn — to be affectionate to sb•
sentir cariño por algn — to be fond of sb, like sb•
tener cariño a algn/algo — to be fond of sb/sth, like sb/sth•
tomar cariño a algn/algo — to grow o become fond of sb/sth, become attached to sb/sth2) [apelativo] darling, honey *ven aquí, cariño — come here darling
3) (=caricia)dar o hacer (un) cariño a algn — to caress sb, stroke sb
4) LAm (=regalo) gift, token (of affection)5) pl cariños (=saludos) love* * *a) ( afecto) affectionsiento muchísimo cariño por ella — I have a great affection o fondness for her, I am very fond of her
cariños por tu casa/a tu mujer — (AmL) (send my) love to your family/your wife
cariños, Beatriz — ( en cartas) (AmL) love, Beatriz
como sea su cariño — (Chi fam) whatever you can spare
b) ( caricia)la pareja se hacía cariño — (AmL) the couple were having a little cuddle (o a hug and a kiss etc)
c) ( como apelativo) dear, honey, love (BrE)no llores cariño — don't cry, dear
* * *= affection, warmth, fondness, tenderness, caring, honey, attachment.Ex. These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.Ex. It may sound trite, but it is indeed gratifying to know that one has made a difference in somebody's life and is remembered with fondness = Puede sonar poco novedoso, aunque de hecho es gratificante saber que uno ha sido importante en la vida de alguien y que se le recuerda con cariño.Ex. In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.Ex. Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.Ex. The article ' Honey, I shrunk the kids' market' examines the mysterious decline in the profitability of the UK children's book market.Ex. Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.----* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.* con cariño = fondly, affectionately.* ganarse el cariño = endear.* granjearse el cariño = endear.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* recordado con cariño = fondly remembered.* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.* * *a) ( afecto) affectionsiento muchísimo cariño por ella — I have a great affection o fondness for her, I am very fond of her
cariños por tu casa/a tu mujer — (AmL) (send my) love to your family/your wife
cariños, Beatriz — ( en cartas) (AmL) love, Beatriz
como sea su cariño — (Chi fam) whatever you can spare
b) ( caricia)la pareja se hacía cariño — (AmL) the couple were having a little cuddle (o a hug and a kiss etc)
c) ( como apelativo) dear, honey, love (BrE)no llores cariño — don't cry, dear
* * *= affection, warmth, fondness, tenderness, caring, honey, attachment.Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.
Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.Ex: It may sound trite, but it is indeed gratifying to know that one has made a difference in somebody's life and is remembered with fondness = Puede sonar poco novedoso, aunque de hecho es gratificante saber que uno ha sido importante en la vida de alguien y que se le recuerda con cariño.Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.Ex: Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.Ex: The article ' Honey, I shrunk the kids' market' examines the mysterious decline in the profitability of the UK children's book market.Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.* coger cariño a = grow + fond of.* con cariño = fondly, affectionately.* ganarse el cariño = endear.* granjearse el cariño = endear.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* recordado con cariño = fondly remembered.* tomar cariño a = grow + fond of.* * *A1(afecto): le tengo mucho cariño a este anillo I'm very fond of o attached to this ringsiento muchísimo cariño por ella I have a great affection o fondness for her, I am very fond of herte ha tomado mucho cariño he's become very fond of youte lo presto, pero trátalo con cariño I'll lend it to you, but take good care of itcuando la veas dale mis cariños give her my love when you see hercariños por tu casa/a tu mujer ( AmL); (send my) love to your family/your wifeniños sedientos de cariño children starved of affectioncariños, Beatriz (en cartas) ( esp AmL); love, Beatriz2no pierden la ocasión de hacerse cariño they never miss a chance to have a little cuddle ( o a hug and a kiss etc)3 (como apelativo) dear, honey, love ( BrE)no llores cariño don't cry, dearB* * *
cariño sustantivo masculino
te ha tomado mucho cariño he's become very fond of you;
cariños por tu casa/a tu mujer (AmL) (send my) love to your family/your wife;
cariños, Beatriz ( en cartas) (AmL) love, Beatrizb) ( caricia):
cariño sustantivo masculino
1 (afecto) affection: siento mucho cariño por este disco, I'm very fond of this record
(amor, dulzura) abrazó a su hija con mucho cariño, he hugged his daughter tenderly
(cuidado) care: tráteme el coche con cariño, be careful with my car
2 (querido) darling: ten cuidado al cruzar la calle, cariño, look both ways when you cross the street, darling
3 (gesto de amor) cuddle
' cariño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acoger
- calor
- estimar
- inclinación
- mimar
- mimo
- privación
- tener
- afecto
- agarrar
- auténtico
- carente
- coger
- exagerado
- faltar
- paterno
- profesar
- reconquistar
- tomar
English:
affection
- attached
- attachment
- care for
- cotton
- dear
- fond
- fondly
- fondness
- gently
- honey
- liking
- love
- show
- sneaking
- sweetheart
- take to
- care
- darling
- endear
- endearment
- lovingly
- to
* * *cariño nm1. [afecto] affection;una demostración de cariño a display of affection;habla con mucho cariño de sus padres she speaks very fondly of her parents;se le recuerda con cariño he is remembered fondly o with affection;tratar algo con cariño to treat sth with loving care;tener cariño a to be fond of;tomar cariño a to grow fond of2. [muestra de afecto] sign of affection;le hizo unos cariños a los niños he kissed/cuddled the children3. [cuidado] loving care4. [apelativo] dear, love, US honey5. CAm, Chile [regalo] gift* * *m1 affection, fondness;con cariño with love;tener cariño a alguien be fond of s.o.;tomar cariño a become fond of2:3:¡cariño! darling!4 Rpl:* * *cariño nmafecto: affection, love* * *cariño n1. (afecto) affection / love2. (esmero) loving care3. (apelativo) darling / sweetheart¡hola, cariño! hello, darling! -
107 catolicismo
m.Catholicism.* * *1 Catholicism* * *SM Catholicism, Roman Catholicism* * *masculino Catholicism* * *= catholicity, Catholicism.Ex. For all our catholicity, freedom and desire to serve all who can be served there is a distinct difference between the library as an indiscriminate universal provider and the library as an instrument for the creation of whole personalities.Ex. Religious publishing is flourishing in all areas, including Catholicism, Buddhism, Judaism, Sufism, Taoism and Evangelicalism.----* Catolicismo, el = Roman Catholicism.* * *masculino Catholicism* * *el CatolicismoEx: Among his topics are how he gagged on the Host on the occasion of his first communion, his marriage to a Lutheran, and the oppressive history of Roman Catholicism.
= catholicity, Catholicism.Ex: For all our catholicity, freedom and desire to serve all who can be served there is a distinct difference between the library as an indiscriminate universal provider and the library as an instrument for the creation of whole personalities.
Ex: Religious publishing is flourishing in all areas, including Catholicism, Buddhism, Judaism, Sufism, Taoism and Evangelicalism.* Catolicismo, el = Roman Catholicism.* * *Catholicism* * *
catolicismo sustantivo masculino
Catholicism
catolicismo sustantivo masculino Catholicism
' catolicismo' also found in these entries:
English:
Catholicism
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108 cautiverio
m.captivity.* * *1 captivity* * *masculino, cautividad femenino captivity* * *= captivity, bondage.Ex. The article is entitled 'Freedom in captivity'.Ex. The story of Cinque becoming a slave trader does not diminish his heroism in saving himself and his compatriots from a life of bondage.* * *masculino, cautividad femenino captivity* * *= captivity, bondage.Ex: The article is entitled 'Freedom in captivity'.
Ex: The story of Cinque becoming a slave trader does not diminish his heroism in saving himself and his compatriots from a life of bondage.* * *captivityanimales en cautiverio animals in captivity* * *
cautiverio sustantivo masculino
captivity
cautiverio sustantivo masculino cautividad sustantivo femenino captivity
' cautiverio' also found in these entries:
English:
captivity
- bondage
* * *cautiverio nmcaptivity;pasó cinco años de cautiverio en Argel he spent five years in prison in Algiers* * *m, cautividad f captivity* * *cautiverio nm: captivity* * *cautiverio n captivity -
109 cautividad
f.1 captivity.vivir en cautividad to live in captivity2 imprisonment, incarceration.* * *1 captivity* * *= captivity.Ex. The article is entitled 'Freedom in captivity'.* * *= captivity.Ex: The article is entitled 'Freedom in captivity'.
* * *cautividad nfcaptivity;vivir en cautividad to live in captivity* * *m, cautividad f captivity* * *cautividad n captivity -
110 ceder ante la presión
(v.) = surrender to + pressureEx. Surrender to pressure from a particular group means both subservience of the library and abandonment of the principle of intellectual freedom.* * *(v.) = surrender to + pressureEx: Surrender to pressure from a particular group means both subservience of the library and abandonment of the principle of intellectual freedom.
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111 centro de atención
(n.) = centre of attention, limelight, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], centre stage, focus of concern, focus of interest, focus of attention, focusEx. Gimmicky events are not very useful: they entertain for a while but do not put book buying and reading at the center of attention.Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex. The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times.Ex. The European Community's highly visible campaign to establish a unified economy by the end of 1992 has brought the EC to the centre stage of world affairs.Ex. In an era of exploding medical expenses, the linkage between health care providers and insurers becomes a focus of concern because its improvement is necessary if costs are to be contained.Ex. In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.Ex. As most disabled students have been paraplegics, the focus of attention has been on wheelchair access and assistance.Ex. Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.* * *(n.) = centre of attention, limelight, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], centre stage, focus of concern, focus of interest, focus of attention, focusEx: Gimmicky events are not very useful: they entertain for a while but do not put book buying and reading at the center of attention.
Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.Ex: The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times.Ex: The European Community's highly visible campaign to establish a unified economy by the end of 1992 has brought the EC to the centre stage of world affairs.Ex: In an era of exploding medical expenses, the linkage between health care providers and insurers becomes a focus of concern because its improvement is necessary if costs are to be contained.Ex: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.Ex: As most disabled students have been paraplegics, the focus of attention has been on wheelchair access and assistance.Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.* * *figcenter o Brcentre of attention -
112 chaleco acolchado
m.body warmer.* * *(n.) = body warmerEx. Windproof and showerproof this body warmer combines cosiness with complete freedom of movement.* * *(n.) = body warmerEx: Windproof and showerproof this body warmer combines cosiness with complete freedom of movement.
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113 chica liberal
(n.) = flapperEx. He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.* * *(n.) = flapperEx: He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.
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114 clamar
v.1 to cry out for (exigir) (protestar).clamar justicia to cry out for justice2 to appeal.3 to clamor to.* * *1 to cry out for\esto clama al cielo figurado this is crying out for a solution* * *1.VT [+ justicia, venganza] to clamour for, clamor for (EEUU), cry out for; [+ inocencia] to proclaim2.VI (=protestar) to protestclamar contra — to protest against, cry out against
clamar por — to clamour for, clamor for (EEUU), to cry out for
* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.clamar por algo — to clamor* for something, cry out for something
clamar vt* * *= bay.Ex. If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.----* clamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.* * *1.verbo intransitivo2.clamar por algo — to clamor* for something, cry out for something
clamar vt* * *= bay.Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.
* clamar venganza = bay for + blood, bay for + vengeance.* * *clamar [A1 ]viclamar CONTRA algo to protest AGAINST sthclamaban contra la sentencia/semejante atropello they protested against the sentence/such an outrageclamar POR algo to clamor* FOR sth, cry out FOR sthclamaban por el fin de la guerra they clamored for o cried out for an end to the war■ clamarvtclamar venganza to cry out for vengeance* * *
clamar ( conjugate clamar) verbo intransitivo clamar contra algo to protest against sth;
clamar por algo to clamor( conjugate clamor) for sth, cry out for sth
verbo transitivo:
clamar verbo transitivo to cry out for, clamour o US clamor for
* * *♦ vt[exigir] to cry out for;clamar justicia to cry out for justice♦ vi1. [implorar] to appeal;los agricultores claman por más ayudas farmers are appealing for more help2. [protestar] to cry out;clamar al cielo: clama al cielo que no nos haya llamado todavía it's disgraceful that he hasn't called us yet;la decisión del juez clama al cielo the judge's decision is outrageous;es como clamar en el desierto it's like talking to a brick wall* * *v/i:clamar por algo clamor for sth, Br clamour for sth, cry out for sth;clamar al cielo fig be an outrage* * *clamar vi: to clamor, to raise a protestclamar vt: to cry out for -
115 clasificado
adj.classified, assorted, classed.m.classified ad. ( Latin American Spanish)past part.past participle of spanish verb: clasificar.* * *1.ADJ [anuncios] classified; [película] rated2.pl clasificadosSMPL LAm classifieds* * *= categorised [categorized, -USA], X-rated, classified.Ex. Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.Ex. The title of the workshop is ' X-rated free access to information and freedom of expression'.Ex. The Clipper chip is used to encrypt communications which are not classified.----* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.* clasificado por temas = classified.* * *= categorised [categorized, -USA], X-rated, classified.Ex: Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.
Ex: The title of the workshop is ' X-rated free access to information and freedom of expression'.Ex: The Clipper chip is used to encrypt communications which are not classified.* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.* clasificado por temas = classified.* * *clasificado -da* * *clasificado nmAm classified ad* * *m L.Am.classified ad* * *clasificado, -da adj: classifiedaviso clasificado: classified ad -
116 coartar
v.1 to limit, to restrict.2 to coarct.* * *1 to limit, restrict* * *VT to limit, restrict* * ** * *= anchor, restrict, tie down, cripple, frustrate, dam (up), shackle, box in, hamstring, fetter, hem + Nombre + in, chill, cramp.Ex. One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.Ex. This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex. There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.Ex. The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex. The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex. But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex. Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.Ex. What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex. Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex. This would chill the freedom of inquiry that is central to the academic process and that is, moreover, privileged by the First Amendment.Ex. They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.----* coartar el avance de Algo = hinder + progress.* coartar el progreso de Algo = hinder + progress.* * ** * *= anchor, restrict, tie down, cripple, frustrate, dam (up), shackle, box in, hamstring, fetter, hem + Nombre + in, chill, cramp.Ex: One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.
Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex: There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.Ex: Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.Ex: This would chill the freedom of inquiry that is central to the academic process and that is, moreover, privileged by the First Amendment.Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.* coartar el avance de Algo = hinder + progress.* coartar el progreso de Algo = hinder + progress.* * *coartar [A1 ]vt1 ‹persona› to inhibitsu presencia lo coartaba he found her presence inhibiting, her presence inhibited him2 ‹libertad/voluntad› to restrict* * *
coartar ( conjugate coartar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to inhibit;
‹libertad/voluntad› to restrict
coartar verbo transitivo to restrict
' coartar' also found in these entries:
English:
constrict
* * *coartar vtto limit, to restrict* * *v/t restrict* * *coartar vt: to restrict, to limit -
117 colmar de atenciones
(v.) = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindnessEx. But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way.Ex. Her father is no ogre, but since her mother and sister's died her father has basically smothered her with kindness, not allowing her any freedom.* * *(v.) = kill + Nombre + with kindness, smother + Nombre + with kindnessEx: But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way.
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118 como muy tarde
Ex. By July 2001 at the latest the Freedom of Information Act will become applicable to universities.* * *Ex: By July 2001 at the latest the Freedom of Information Act will become applicable to universities.
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119 con añoranza
= longingly, wistfullyEx. New structures do not simply appear, they emerge by keeping our eyes fixed upon the future rather than looking longingly over our shoulders at the past.Ex. He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.* * *= longingly, wistfullyEx: New structures do not simply appear, they emerge by keeping our eyes fixed upon the future rather than looking longingly over our shoulders at the past.
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120 con conocimiento de causa
with full knowledge of the facts* * *Ex. The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.* * *Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
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