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1 lack
نَقْص \ defect: a fault. drawback: a fault in sth. that satisfies in most other ways: I like this house - the only drawback is that it is far from the town. fault: sth. that is wrong; a weakness: His worst fault is laziness. The lights have gone out; there must be an electrical fault. lack: (with of) absence of sth.; want: I could not finish the job for lack of paint. scarcity: lack, poor supply. shortage: lack; too small a supply: a serious shortage of meat in the shops. want: lack; the state of not having sth.: He died for want of food. \ See Also عيب (عَيْب) -
2 noilojlik
lack of choice, lack of alternative. noilojlikdan to be forced, compulsorily, from lack of alternatives. (Persian) -
3 Ex silentio
• From silence. (from lack of contrary evidence) -
4 falta
f.1 lack (carencia).hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of worka falta de in the absence ofpor falta de for want o lack offue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidencees una falta de educación it's bad mannerses una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect2 absence (ausencia).nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absenceechar en falta algo/a alguien to notice that something/somebody is missing; (notar la ausencia de) to miss something/somebody (echar de menos)sin falta without failel lunes sin falta on Monday without fail3 fault.sacarle faltas a alguien/algo to find fault with somebody/somethingfalta de ortografía spelling mistake4 foul (sport) (infracción).lanzar o sacar una falta to take a free kickfalta libre directa direct free kick offensefalta personal personal foul5 offense (law).falta grave/leve serious/minor offense6 missed period.7 shortcoming, lapse, foul, failing.8 need, want.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faltar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faltar.* * *1 (carencia) lack2 (escasez) shortage3 (ausencia) absence4 (error) mistake5 (defecto) fault, defect6 (mala acción) misdeed7 MEDICINA missed period8 DERECHO misdemeanour (US misdemeanor)\a falta de... for want of..., for lack of...coger a alguien en falta to catch somebody outechar en falta to misshacer falta to be necessaryno hace falta que... there is no need for...pillar a alguien en falta to catch somebody outponer falta a alguien to mark somebody absentpor falta de...→ link=a a falta desacar faltas a to find fault withsacar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kicksin falta without failtirar una falta DEPORTE to take a free kick¡falta hacía! and about time too!falta de educación bad manners pluralfalta de pago nonpayment* * *noun f.1) lack, want2) fault, error3) foul* * *SF1) (=carencia)a) [de recursos, información, control, acuerdo] lacklos candidatos demostraron en el examen su absoluta falta de preparación — in the exam the candidates revealed their total lack of preparation
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falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respectla falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas
¡qué falta de respeto! — how rude!
b)• a falta de — in the absence of, for want of
a falta de información fiable, nos limitamos a repetir los rumores — in the absence of reliable information, we can merely repeat the rumours, we can merely repeat the rumours, for want of reliable information
a falta de champán para celebrarlo, beberemos cerveza — as we don't have any champagne to celebrate with, we'll drink beer
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a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system•
a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the endc)• por falta de — for lack of
d)•
echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sbeducación 3)durante el festival se echaron en falta a las grandes estrellas — the big names were missing from the festival
2)• hacer falta, me hace mucha falta un coche — I really o badly * need a car
no nos hace falta nada — we've got everything we need, we don't need anything else
¡falta hacía! — and about time too!
si hace falta, voy — if necessary, I'll go, if need be, I'll go
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hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurseno hace falta ser un experto para llegar a esa conclusión — you don't need to be an expert to reach that conclusion
¡hace falta ser tonto para no darse cuenta! — you have to be pretty stupid not to realize!
hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling
si hace falta que os echemos una mano, llamadnos — if you need us to give you a hand, give us a call
ni falta que hace iró —
-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *
3) (Escol) (=ausencia) absence•
poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent4) (=infracción)a) (Jur) offence, offense (EEUU)•
falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct•
falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)b) (Ftbl, Balonmano) foul; (Tenis) faultha sido falta — it was a foul o fault
va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw
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cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb•
lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick5) (=fallo) [de persona] shortcoming, fault; [de máquina, producto] flaw, fault•
sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb•
sin falta — without fail6) [por estar embarazada] missed period* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex. This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex. Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.----* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *1) (carencia, ausencia)falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something
es por la falta de costumbre — it's because I'm/you're not used to it
a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none
echar algo en falta: aquí se echa en falta más formalidad what's needed here is a more serious attitude; echó en falta sus alhajas — she realized her jewelry was missing
2) ( inasistencia) tb3) ( de la menstruación) missed period4)hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay; hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!; si hace falta... if necessary...; no hizo falta cambiarlo I/we didn't need to change it; lo que hace falta es que nos escuchen what they really need to do is listen to us; lo que hace falta aquí es una computadora what's needed here is a computer; (+ me/te/le etc) le hace falta descansar he/she needs to rest; estudia que buena falta te hace (fam) it's about time you did some studying; me haces mucha falta I really need you; ni falta que (me/te/le) hace — (fam) so what? (colloq)
5) (infracción, omisión) offense*una falta grave — a serious misdemeanor*
fue una falta de respeto — it was very rude of you/him/her/them
agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out
6) ( defecto)sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something
7) (Dep)a) (infracción - en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (- en tenis) faultb) ( tiro libre - en fútbol) free kick; (- en balonmano) free throw* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, failing, fault, inadequacy, infringement, scarcity, shortage, starvation, defect, misdeed, petty crime, gaping hole, foul.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex: Examples of ' petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* falta de = lack of.* falta de acceso = unavailability.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* falta de actualidad = datedness.* falta de adecuación = misfit.* falta de agua = water shortage.* falta de alineación = misalignment.* falta de ambigüedad = unambiguity.* falta de armonía = disharmony.* falta de asistencia = lack of attendance, non-attendance.* falta de atención = inattention, inattention.* falta de autenticidad = inauthencity.* falta de certeza = uncertainty.* falta de civismo = lack of public spirit.* falta de claridad = fuzziness, obscurity, murkiness, indistinctiveness, indistinctness.* falta de coincidencia = mismatch.* falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.* falta de comunicación = poor communication.* falta de conciencia = unconsciousness.* falta de concienciación = unawareness.* falta de confianza en = disbelief.* falta de conocimiento = unfamiliarity.* falta de control = dirty data.* falta de convencionalismo = unconventionality.* falta de cooperación = uncooperation.* falta de coordinación = misalignment.* falta de coraje = act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de correspondencia = mismatch.* falta de cuidado = sloppiness.* falta de decoro = impropriety.* falta de deseo = unwillingness.* falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.* falta de dirección = indirection.* falta de disciplina = indiscipline, disruptive behaviour.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* falta de educación = impoliteness.* falta de elasticidad = inelasticity.* falta de entendimiento = lack of understanding.* falta de esmero = sloppiness.* falta de espacio = tightness of space.* falta de especificidad = indeterminacy.* falta de ética académica = academic dishonesty.* falta de ética científica profesional = scientific misconduct.* falta de ética profesional = misconduct, professional misconduct, unethical behaviour, unethical conduct, unprofessional conduct, unprofessional conduct, malpractice.* falta de ética profesional de género = sexual misconduct.* falta de ética profesional sexual = sexual misconduct.* falta de fiabilidad = unreliability.* falta de flexibilidad = inelasticity.* falta de fondos = underfunding.* falta de gravedad = weightlessness.* falta de honradez = dishonesty.* falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* falta de información = lack of information.* falta de interés por cooperar = unresponsiveness.* falta de linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity], nonlinearity [no-linearity].* falta de mano de obra = labour shortage.* falta de mérito = unworthiness.* falta de misericordia = ruthlessness.* falta de moderación = intemperance.* falta de moralidad = amorality, immoral conduct.* falta de notoriedad = low profile.* falta de ortografía = misspelling [mis-spelling], spelling error.* falta de oxigenación = oxygen starvation.* falta de oxígeno = oxygen starvation.* falta de personal = undermanning.* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.* falta de peso = underweight.* falta de piedad = ruthlessness.* falta de precisión = fuzziness, looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de predisposición = disinclination.* falta de preparación = unpreparedness.* falta de profesionalidad = amateurism, unprofessional conduct, professional misconduct.* falta de pruebas = lack of evidence to the contrary.* falta de puntualidad = unpunctuality.* falta de renovación = non-renewal.* falta de representación = under-representation [underrepresentation].* falta de resolución = procrastination.* falta de respeto = disrespect, irreverence, diss, diss.* falta de rigidez = looseness, looseness of fit.* falta de sensibilidad = insensitivity.* falta de sentido = meaninglessness.* falta de seriedad = flippancy.* falta de sinceridad = insincerity.* falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.* falta de uniformidad = patchiness, unevenness.* falta de unión = disunity.* falta de valía = unworthiness.* falta de valor = worthlessness, act of cowardice, lack of courage, lack of backbone.* falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.* falta de voluntad = reluctance.* falta leve = peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.], lesser sin.* falta ortográfica = spelling mistake.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hacer falta = need, must, have to, it + take.* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.* por falta de = for want of, for lack of.* que falta = missing.* remediar la falta de = remedy + the lack of.* sacar faltas = find + fault with.* sacarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* sin falta = without fail.* subsanar una falta = remedy + fault.* tarea falta de interés = chore.* tener lo que hace falta = have + what it takes.* ver faltas en = see + faults in.* * *A (carencia, ausencia) falta DE algo lack OF sthpor falta de fondos owing to a lack of fundsno se pudo terminar por falta de tiempo we could not finish it because we ran out of time o we did not have enough time o owing to lack of timefalta de personal staff shortagees por la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it¿por qué no vienes? — no es por falta de ganas why don't you come? — it's not that I don't want tosiente mucho la falta de su hijo she misses her son terriblya falta de un nombre mejor for want of a better namea falta de información más detallada in the absence of more detailed informationa falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or ( Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas half a loaf is better than noneechar algo en falta: aquí lo que se echa en falta es un poco de formalidad what's needed around here is a more serious attitudeechó en falta algunas de sus alhajas she realized some of her jewelry was missingse echará mucho en falta su aporte her contribution will be greatly missedB (inasistencia) absencele pusieron falta they marked her down as absenttienes más de 30 faltas you have been absent over 30 timessin falta without failC (de la menstruación) missed periodes la segunda falta I've missed two periodsDhacer falta: hace falta mucha paciencia para tratar con él you need a lot of patience to deal with himno hace falta que se queden los dos there's no need for both of you to stay¡hace falta ser tonto para creerse eso! you have to be stupid to believe that!le hace falta descansar he needs to resta ver si te cortas el pelo, que buena falta te hace ( fam); it's high time o it's about time you got your hair cut ( colloq)me haces mucha falta (te necesito) I need you very much; (te echo de menos) ( AmL) I miss you terribly, I miss you very muchnos hace tanta falta como los perros en misa ( fam); that's all we need, we need it like we need a hole in the head ( colloq)E (infracción, omisión) offense*incurrir en una falta grave to commit a serious misdemeanor*fue una falta de respeto contestarle así it was very rude o disrespectful of you to answer him like thatagarrar or coger a algn en falta to catch sb outCompuestos:es una falta de educación poner los codos sobre la mesa it's bad manners to put your elbows on the table( Der) (minor) bodily harmacusar a algn de falta de lesiones to accuse sb of causing bodily harmspelling mistakenonpaymentF ( Dep)1 (infracción — en fútbol, baloncesto) foul; (— en tenis) faultel árbitro pitó falta the referee gave o awarded a foul2 (tiro libre — en fútbol) free kick; (— en balonmano) free throw* * *
Del verbo faltar: ( conjugate faltar)
falta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
falta
faltar
falta sustantivo femenino
1 (carencia, ausencia) falta de algo ‹de interés/dinero› lack of sth;
es la falta de costumbre it's because I'm/you're not used to it;
fue una falta de respeto it was very rude of you/him/her/them;
eso es una falta de educación that's bad manners;
a falta de más información in the absence of more information
2 ( inasistencia) tb
le pusieron falta they marked her down as absent
3a)◊ hacer falta: no hace falta que se queden there's no need for you to stay;
si hace falta … if necessary …;
hacen falta dos vasos más we need two more glasses;
le hace falta descansar he/she needs to restb)
4 ( defecto) fault;
sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo to find fault with sth;
falta de ortografía spelling mistake
5 (Dep)
(— en tenis) fault
(— en balonmano) free throw
faltar ( conjugate faltar) verbo intransitivo
1
◊ ¿quién falta? who's missing?;
(en colegio, reunión) who's absent?;
a esta taza le falta el asa there's no handle on this cupb) ( no haber suficiente):
nos faltó tiempo we didn't have enough timec) ( hacer falta):
les falta cariño they need affection
2 ( quedar):◊ yo estoy lista ¿a ti te falta mucho? I'm ready, will you be long?;
nos falta poco para terminar we're almost finished;
me faltan tres páginas para terminar el libro I have three pages to go to finish the book;
solo me falta pasarlo a máquina all I have to do is type it out;
falta poco para Navidad it's not long until Christmas;
faltan cinco minutos para que empiece there are five minutes to go before it starts;
¡no faltaba más! ( respuesta — a un agradecimiento) don't mention it!;
(— a una petición) of course, certainly;
(— a un ofrecimiento) I wouldn't hear of it!
3a) ( no asistir):◊ te esperamos, no faltes we're expecting you, make sure you come;
falta a algo ‹ al colegio› to be absent from sth;
‹ a una cita› to miss sth;
ha faltado dos veces al trabajo she's been off work twiceb) ( no cumplir):
¡no me faltes al respeto! don't be rude to me
falta sustantivo femenino
1 lack: se perdió la cosecha por falta de lluvia, the harvest was lost through lack of rain
2 (ausencia) absence: no notaron su falta, they didn't miss him
3 (imperfección) fault, defect: tiene faltas de ortografía, he made some spelling mistakes
4 Jur misdemeanour
5 Dep Ftb foul
Ten fault
♦ Locuciones: echar algo/a alguien en falta, to miss sthg/sb
hacer falta, to be necessary: (nos) hace falta un reloj, we need a watch
no hace falta que lo veas, there is no need for you to see it
sin falta, without fail
faltar verbo intransitivo
1 (estar ausente) to be missing: falta el jefe, the boss is missing
2 (no tener) to be lacking: le falta personalidad, he lacks personality
3 (restar) to be left: aún falta para la Navidad, it's a long time until Christmas
faltó poco para que ganaran, they very nearly won
no falta nada por hacer, there's nothing more to be done
sólo me falta el último capítulo por leer, I've only got the last chapter to read
4 (no acudir) tu hermano faltó a la cita, your brother didn't turn up/come
5 (incumplir) eso es faltar a la verdad, that is not telling the truth
faltar uno a su palabra, to break one's word
6 (insultar) faltar a alguien, to be rude to someone: ¡sin faltar!, don't be rude!
(ofender) no era mi intención faltarte al respeto, I didn't mean to be rude to you
♦ Locuciones: ¡lo que faltaba!, that's all it needed!
¡no faltaba más!, (but) of course!
' falta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acrecentar
- adolecer
- ante
- apagada
- apagado
- apercibirse
- apuro
- área
- atonía
- bajeza
- bastarse
- cachondeo
- calor
- carencia
- cometer
- deberse
- debilidad
- delicadeza
- desenfreno
- desgana
- desprecio
- desvergüenza
- dimanar
- distracción
- echar
- educación
- enervar
- enjuagar
- error
- estrechez
- evidenciar
- faltar
- flojedad
- hígado
- incorrección
- informalidad
- injusticia
- inquietud
- inseguridad
- insignificancia
- lastre
- ligereza
- linier
- naturalidad
- ñoñería
- ñoñez
- orden
- osadía
- oscuridad
- pecado
English:
absence
- amiss
- antibiotic
- application
- badly
- carry on
- catch out
- close down
- coordination
- dark
- deficiency
- deprivation
- difference
- diffidence
- disagreement
- disrespect
- fail
- failing
- failure
- fall through
- fault
- folding
- foul
- half-heartedness
- hate
- if
- impurity
- infringement
- joblessness
- lack
- liability
- marble
- microphone
- miss
- missing
- mistake
- muscle
- nearly
- necessary
- need
- news
- numb
- off
- out of
- persuasion
- practice
- practise
- remain
- remorselessness
- self-doubt
* * *falta nf1. [ausencia] absence;[carencia] lack; [escasez] shortage;nadie notó su falta nobody noticed his/its absence;estos animales tienen falta de cariño these animals suffer from a lack of affection;en estos momentos hay falta de trabajo there's a shortage of work at the moment;la falta de agua impide el desarrollo de la región water is in short supply in the region, something which is holding back its development;estoy cometiendo muchos errores, es la falta de costumbre I'm making a lot of mistakes, I'm out of practice;fue absuelto por falta de pruebas he was acquitted for lack of evidence;ha sido una falta de delicadeza decirle eso it was tactless of you to say that to him;es una falta de educación it's bad manners;es una falta de respeto it shows a lack of respect;a falta de in the absence of;a falta de un sitio mejor, podríamos ir a la playa in the absence of anywhere better, we could always go to the beach;echar en falta algo/a alguien [notar la ausencia de] to notice that sth/sb is missing;[echar de menos] to miss sth/sb;no fuimos de vacaciones por falta de dinero we didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough money;si no voy contigo no es por falta de ganas if I don't go with you, it isn't because I don't want to;sin falta without fail;hemos de entregar este proyecto el lunes sin falta this project has to be handed in on Monday without fail;a falta de pan, buenas son tortas: no es lo ideal, pero a falta de pan, buenas son tortas it's not ideal, but it will have to do for want of anything better2.hacer falta [ser necesario] to be necessary;me hace falta suerte I need some luck;me haces mucha falta I really need you;si hiciera falta, llámanos if necessary, call us;¡hace falta ser caradura!, ¡volver a pedirme dinero! what a nerve, asking me for money again!;espero que lo traten con disciplina, que buena falta le hace I hope they are strict with him, he certainly needs it o it's high time someone was;no va a venir, ni falta que hace she isn't coming, not that anyone cares3. [no asistencia] absence;me han puesto dos faltas este mes I was marked absent twice this monthfalta de asistencia absence4. [imperfección] fault;[defecto de fábrica] defect, flaw;sacarle faltas a algo/alguien to find fault with sth/sb5. [infracción] misdemeanour, offence;[incumplimiento] breach; [error] mistake;una falta contra la disciplina a breach of discipline;falta grave/leve serious/minor misdemeanour o offence;he tenido tres faltas en el dictado I made three mistakes in my dictationfalta de ortografía spelling mistake; Com falta de pago non-payment [en tenis] fault;señalar una falta to give o award a free kickfalta antideportiva [en baloncesto] unsportsmanlike foul;falta libre directa direct free kick offence;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick offence;falta personal [en baloncesto] personal foul;falta de pie [en tenis] foot fault;falta de saque [en tenis] service fault;falta técnica [en baloncesto] technical foulmarcar de falta to score from a free kick;falta libre directa direct free kick;falta libre indirecta indirect free kick8. [en la menstruación] missed period;ha tenido ya dos faltas she has missed two periods* * *f1 ( escasez) lack, want;falta de lack of, shortage of;a opor falta de due to o for lack of;through lack of time;por falta de capital for lack of capital2 ( error) mistake;sin faltas perfect3 ( ausencia) absence;echar en falta a alguien miss s.o.hacerle falta a alguien foul s.o.;cometer doble falta double-faultlanzar una falta take a free kick;marcar de falta score from a free kick;pitar falta blow one’s whistle for a free kick6:hacer falta be necessary;buena falta le hace it’s about time;no me hace falta I don’t need it;ni falta que hace he/it won’t be missed, he’s/it’s no great loss7:sin falta without fail* * *falta nf1) carencia: lackhacer falta: to be lacking, to be needed2) defecto: defect, fault, error3) : offense, misdemeanor4) : foul (in basketball), fault (in tennis)* * *falta n1. (carencia, escasez) lack / shortage2. (ausencia) absence3. (error) mistake4. (acción censurable) offence5. (en fútbol, baloncesto) foul6. (en tenis) faultno hace falta que vengas you don't need to come / there's no need for you to come -
5 adolecer
v.to fall ill, to ail, to suffer.* * *1 (padecer) to suffer (de, from)2 (tener un defecto) to have a fault* * *VIadolecer de — (Med) to be ill with; (fig) to suffer from
* * *verbo intransitivo (de enfermedad, defecto)* * *----* adolecer de = suffer from.* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* * *verbo intransitivo (de enfermedad, defecto)* * ** adolecer de = suffer from.* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.* adolecer de falta de = suffer from + lack of, lack.* * *adolecer [E3 ]vi(de una enfermedad, un defecto) adolecer DE algo to suffer FROM sthadolece de indiscreción he is prone to indiscretionel informe adolece de muchos errores the report contains o has many mistakes* * *
adolecer ( conjugate adolecer) verbo intransitivo adolecer de algo ‹de enfermedad/defecto› to suffer from sth
adolecer verbo intransitivo
1 (padecer una enfermedad) to be ill [de, with]
2 (tener un defecto) to suffer from: su poesía adolece de pesimismo, his poetry suffers from pessimism
3 (carecer) to lack: adolece de falta de nervio, she lacks vigour
* * *adolecer viadolecer de [enfermedad] to suffer from;[defecto] to be guilty of;adolece de falta de entusiasmo she suffers from a lack of enthusiasm;su análisis adolece de simplismo his analysis is guilty of being simplistic* * *v/i suffer (de from)* * *adolecer {53} vipadecer: to sufferadolece de timidez: he suffers from shyness -
6 mancanza
f lack (di of)( errore) oversightmancanza di abitazioni housing shortagemancanza di corrente power failuremancanza di personale lack of staff, staff shortageper mancanza di tempo for lack of time* * *mancanza s.f.1 lack, deficiency; want; shortage; (assenza) absence: mancanza di affetto, lack of affection; mancanza di coraggio, lack of courage; mancanza di tempo, lack of time; mancanza di denaro, lack (o shortage) of money; mancanza di manodopera, shortage of labour; mancanza di immaginazione, want of imagination; mancanza di educazione, bad manners; il tuo atteggiamento denota mancanza di comprensione, your behaviour shows lack of understanding; il bambino soffre la mancanza di una figura paterna, the child suffers from the lack of a father figure; durante la sua mancanza, during his absence; sentire la mancanza di qlcu., to miss s.o.; sente la mancanza dei suoi amici, he misses his friends; sento molto la tua mancanza, I miss you very much // in mancanza di, failing (o for want of), (in assenza di) in the absence of: in mancanza del presidente, firmerà il segretario, in the absence of the chairman, the secretary will sign; in mancanza di verdura fresca potremmo mangiare verdura surgelata, if we don't have fresh vegetables, we could eat some frozen ones; in mancanza di meglio andammo al cinema, for want of something better to do we went to the cinema // per mancanza di, for want (o lack) of: fu assolto per mancanza di prove, he was acquitted for lack of evidence; molte persone soffrono per mancanza di cibo, many people suffer from lack of food // (dir.): mancanza di testimoni, absence of witnesses; mancanza di testamento, intestacy; mancanza di giurisdizione, lack (o want) of jurisdiction // ( banca): mancanza di copertura, no funds (o insufficient funds o absence of consideration); mancanza di credito, credit stringency2 (errore, fallo) fault; (difetto) defect, shortcoming: una lieve mancanza, a slight fault; questa è una grave mancanza da parte sua, this is a bad fault on his part; commettere una mancanza imperdonabile, to make an unforgivable mistake; supplire alle proprie mancanze, to make up for one's shortcomings3 (non com.) (svenimento) fainting.* * *[man'kantsa]sostantivo femminile1) (insufficienza) (di acqua, immaginazione) lack; (di personale, manodopera) shortage; (di denaro) lack, shortage2) (assenza) absence, lackin mancanza di — in the absence of, in default of
in mancanza del miele utilizzate lo zucchero — if you have no honey, use sugar
3) (colpa) fault, mistakecommettere una mancanza — to make a mistake, to commit a fault
rimediare alle -e di qcn. — to make up for sb.'s shortcomings
* * *mancanza/man'kantsa/sostantivo f.1 (insufficienza) (di acqua, immaginazione) lack; (di personale, manodopera) shortage; (di denaro) lack, shortage; mancanza di prove lack of proof2 (assenza) absence, lack; in mancanza di in the absence of, in default of; in mancanza del miele utilizzate lo zucchero if you have no honey, use sugar; in mancanza di meglio for want of anything better; sento la sua mancanza I miss him3 (colpa) fault, mistake; commettere una mancanza to make a mistake, to commit a fault; rimediare alle -e di qcn. to make up for sb.'s shortcomings. -
7 adolecer de falta de
(v.) = suffer from + lack of, lackEx. Most of the stock has been acquired in the form of donations as the network suffers from lack of funds.Ex. I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.* * *(v.) = suffer from + lack of, lackEx: Most of the stock has been acquired in the form of donations as the network suffers from lack of funds.
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8 übernächtigt
über|nạ̈ch|tigt [yːbɐ'nɛçtɪçt] (esp Aus) ['yːbɐnɛçtɪç]adjbleary-eyed* * *über·näch·tigtüber·näch·tig[y:bɐˈnɛçtɪç(t)]* * ** * ** * * -
9 за неимением
* * *За неимением / отсутствием -- for lack of, from lack of, in the absence ofToo free a discharge will result in pad instability from lack of adequate lubrication.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > за неимением
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10 übernächtig
* * *über|nạ̈ch|tigt [yːbɐ'nɛçtɪçt] (esp Aus) ['yːbɐnɛçtɪç]adjbleary-eyed* * *über·näch·tigtüber·näch·tig[y:bɐˈnɛçtɪç(t)]* * * -
11 ersticken
I v/t (hat erstickt)1. suffocate; durch Erdrosselung etc.: choke2. (Feuer) smother, put out3. fig. (Gefühl etc.) suppress; (Geräusch, Lachen) smother, stifle; (Aufstand) suppress, quell; KeimII v/i (ist)1. suffocate (an + Dat from), be suffocated (by); an einer Gräte etc. ersticken choke (to death) on a bone etc.; vor Hitze ersticken suffocate from the heat2. fig.: vor Lachen etc. ersticken choke with laughter etc.; in Arbeit ersticken be snowed under with work, be drowning in work; mit erstickter Stimme in a choked voice* * *to stifle; to choke up; to quell; to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to choke; to smother* * *er|stị|cken [ɛɐ'ʃtɪkn] ptp ersti\#ckt1. vtjdn to suffocate, to smother; Feuer to smother; Geräusche to stifle, to smother; (fig = unterdrücken) Aufruhr etc to suppressmit erstickter Stimme — in a choked voice
2. vi aux seinto suffocate; (Feuer) to die, to go out; (Stimme) to become chokedan einer Gräte ersticken — to choke( to death) on a fish bone
unsere Städte ersticken im Verkehr — our cities are being choked by traffic
in der Arbeit ersticken (inf) — to be snowed under with (Brit) or in (US) work, to be up to one's neck in work (inf)
er erstickt im Geld (inf) — he's rolling in money (inf)
die Luft im Zimmer war zum Ersticken — the air in the room was suffocating or stifling
* * *1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) choke2) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) stifle3) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) stifle4) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) smother5) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) smother6) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) smother7) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) snuff out8) suffocation9) (to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) suffocate* * *Er·sti·ckennt kein pl choking, suffocating* * *1.vor Lachen ersticken — (ugs.) choke with laughter
zum Ersticken sein — < heat> be stifling
2.in Arbeit ersticken — (ugs.) be swamped with work
transitives Verb1) suffocateder Widerstand wurde erstickt — (fig.) resistance was suppressed
etwas sofort od. im Keim ersticken — (fig.) nip something in the bud
* * *A. v/t (hat erstickt)1. suffocate; durch Erdrosselung etc: choke2. (Feuer) smother, put out3. fig (Gefühl etc) suppress; (Geräusch, Lachen) smother, stifle; (Aufstand) suppress, quell; → KeimB. v/i (ist)1. suffocate (an +dat from), be suffocated (by);an einer Gräte etcersticken choke (to death) on a bone etc;vor Hitze ersticken suffocate from the heat2. fig:vor Lachen etcersticken choke with laughter etc;in Arbeit ersticken be snowed under with work, be drowning in work;mit erstickter Stimme in a choked voice* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein suffocate; (sich verschlucken) chokevor Lachen ersticken — (ugs.) choke with laughter
zum Ersticken sein — < heat> be stifling
2.in Arbeit ersticken — (ugs.) be swamped with work
transitives Verb1) suffocateder Widerstand wurde erstickt — (fig.) resistance was suppressed
etwas sofort od. im Keim ersticken — (fig.) nip something in the bud
* * *v.to asphyxiate v.to blanket v.to damp v.to smother v.to stifle v.to suffocate v. -
12 inappetenza
f lack of appetite* * *inappetenza s.f. lack of appetite, inappetence: soffrire di inappetenza, to suffer from lack of appetite.* * *[inappe'tɛntsa]sostantivo femminile lack of appetite* * *inappetenza/inappe'tεntsa/sostantivo f.lack of appetite. -
13 Ersticken
I v/t (hat erstickt)1. suffocate; durch Erdrosselung etc.: choke2. (Feuer) smother, put out3. fig. (Gefühl etc.) suppress; (Geräusch, Lachen) smother, stifle; (Aufstand) suppress, quell; KeimII v/i (ist)1. suffocate (an + Dat from), be suffocated (by); an einer Gräte etc. ersticken choke (to death) on a bone etc.; vor Hitze ersticken suffocate from the heat2. fig.: vor Lachen etc. ersticken choke with laughter etc.; in Arbeit ersticken be snowed under with work, be drowning in work; mit erstickter Stimme in a choked voice* * *to stifle; to choke up; to quell; to suffocate; to asphyxiate; to choke; to smother* * *er|stị|cken [ɛɐ'ʃtɪkn] ptp ersti\#ckt1. vtjdn to suffocate, to smother; Feuer to smother; Geräusche to stifle, to smother; (fig = unterdrücken) Aufruhr etc to suppressmit erstickter Stimme — in a choked voice
2. vi aux seinto suffocate; (Feuer) to die, to go out; (Stimme) to become chokedunsere Städte ersticken im Verkehr — our cities are being choked by traffic
in der Arbeit ersticken (inf) — to be snowed under with (Brit) or in (US) work, to be up to one's neck in work (inf)
er erstickt im Geld (inf) — he's rolling in money (inf)
die Luft im Zimmer war zum Ersticken — the air in the room was suffocating or stifling
* * *1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) choke2) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) stifle3) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) stifle4) (to kill or die from lack of air, caused especially by a thick covering over the mouth and nose; to suffocate: He smothered his victim by holding a pillow over her face.) smother5) (to prevent (a fire) from burning by covering it thickly: He threw sand on the fire to smother it.) smother6) (to cover (too) thickly; to overwhelm: When he got home his children smothered him with kisses.) smother7) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) snuff out8) suffocation9) (to kill, die, cause distress to or feel distress, through lack of air or the prevention of free breathing: A baby may suffocate if it sleeps with a pillow; The smoke was suffocating him; May I open the window? I'm suffocating.) suffocate* * *Er·sti·ckennt kein pl choking, suffocating* * *1.vor Lachen ersticken — (ugs.) choke with laughter
zum Ersticken sein — < heat> be stifling
2.in Arbeit ersticken — (ugs.) be swamped with work
transitives Verb1) suffocateder Widerstand wurde erstickt — (fig.) resistance was suppressed
etwas sofort od. im Keim ersticken — (fig.) nip something in the bud
* * *zum Ersticken Luft etc: stifling, suffocating;zum Ersticken heiß stifling(ly) hot* * *1.intransitives Verb; mit sein suffocate; (sich verschlucken) chokevor Lachen ersticken — (ugs.) choke with laughter
zum Ersticken sein — < heat> be stifling
2.in Arbeit ersticken — (ugs.) be swamped with work
transitives Verb1) suffocateder Widerstand wurde erstickt — (fig.) resistance was suppressed
etwas sofort od. im Keim ersticken — (fig.) nip something in the bud
* * *v.to asphyxiate v.to blanket v.to damp v.to smother v.to stifle v.to suffocate v. -
14 за отсутствием
•Lacking a satisfactory theory of the phenomenon, the first questions to be answered are necessarily very simple ones.
* * *За неимением / отсутствием -- for lack of, from lack of, in the absence ofToo free a discharge will result in pad instability from lack of adequate lubrication.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > за отсутствием
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15 cometido
m.1 mission, task (objetivo).2 duty.3 commitment, goal, ambition, earnest attempt.4 task assignment, task, enterprise, mission.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cometer.* * *1 (encargo) task, assignment2 (deber) duty* * *noun m.* * *SM task, missiontiene un cometido difícil en este viaje — she has a difficult task o mission on this trip
el cometido del Metro es el transporte de viajeros — the task of the Metro is to transport passengers
* * *a) (tarea, deber) task, missionb) (Chi) ( actuación) performance* * *= assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], mandate, remit, office, workpackage, brief, hat, task, portfolio, responsibility.Ex. The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.Ex. Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.Ex. The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.Ex. The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.Ex. One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.Ex. This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.Ex. The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.Ex. Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each Commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.Ex. The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.----* cometido adicional = overhead operation.* cometido por pandillas = gang-related.* cometidos = terms of reference.* cuyos cometidos se solapan = overlapping.* desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.* * *a) (tarea, deber) task, missionb) (Chi) ( actuación) performance* * *= assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], mandate, remit, office, workpackage, brief, hat, task, portfolio, responsibility.Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.Ex: The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.Ex: One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.Ex: Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each Commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.* cometido adicional = overhead operation.* cometido por pandillas = gang-related.* cometidos = terms of reference.* cuyos cometidos se solapan = overlapping.* desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.* * *1 (tarea, deber) task, missioncumplió (con) su cometido she carried out her mission o task2 ( Chi) (actuación) performance* * *
Del verbo cometer: ( conjugate cometer)
cometido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cometer
cometido
cometer ( conjugate cometer) verbo transitivo ‹crimen/delito/pecado› to commit;
‹error/falta› to make
cometido sustantivo masculino
cometer verbo transitivo
1 (una falta, un error) to make: cuídate de no cometer ningún error, be careful not to make any mistakes
2 (perpetrar) to commit: han atrapado al delincuente que cometió el atraco, they've caught the delinquent who committed the robbery
cometido sustantivo masculino
1 (tarea) task, assignment
2 (función) duty
' cometido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
papel
- estar
- función
English:
admit
- crime
- deny
- mission
- felon
- offender
* * *cometido nm1. [objetivo] mission, task2. [deber] duty* * *m task* * *cometido nm: assignment, task -
16 einrosten
v/i (trennb., ist -ge-)1. get rusty; (unbeweglich werden) auch get rusted up; eingerostet2. umg., fig. Kenntnisse: get rusty; Glieder: get stiff (from lack of use); Person: stagnate, vegetate; meine Knochen sind ziemlich eingerostet auch hum. I think my joints need oiling, my joints are a bit creaky* * *to go rusty* * *ein|ros|tenvi sep aux seinto rust up; (fig Glieder) to stiffen up* * *ein|ros·tenvi Hilfsverb: sein1. (rostig werden) to rust [or go rusty]▪ eingerostet rusty2. (ungelenkig werden) to get stiff, to stiffen up▪ etw \einrosten lassen to let sth get stiff [or stiffen up], to allow sth to get stiff [or to stiffen up]▪ eingerostet stiff* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein go rusty; rust up* * *einrosten v/i (trennb, ist -ge-)2. umg, fig Kenntnisse: get rusty; Glieder: get stiff (from lack of use); Person: stagnate, vegetate;meine Knochen sind ziemlich eingerostet auch hum I think my joints need oiling, my joints are a bit creaky* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein go rusty; rust up* * *v.to rust v. -
17 incumbencia
f.incumbency, interestedness, province, pertinence.* * *1 duty, concern* * *SF (=obligación) obligation, duty; (=competencia) concernno es de mi incumbencia — it is no concern of mine, it is not my job
* * *femenino responsibility* * *= incumbency, remit.Ex. This incumbency is no less binding upon those in the arena of 'professional education' than for those elsewise situated in the educational community.Ex. The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.----* no ser de la incumbencia de Uno = be none of + Posesivo + business.* no ser de la incumbencia + Infinitivo = have + no business + Gerundio.* * *femenino responsibility* * *= incumbency, remit.Ex: This incumbency is no less binding upon those in the arena of 'professional education' than for those elsewise situated in the educational community.
Ex: The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.* no ser de la incumbencia de Uno = be none of + Posesivo + business.* no ser de la incumbencia + Infinitivo = have + no business + Gerundio.* * *responsibilityeso es incumbencia del departamento comercial ( frml); that is the sales department's responsibility, the sales department is responsible for thateso no es de tu incumbencia that has nothing to do with you o does not concern you, that is no concern of yours* * *
incumbencia sustantivo femenino concern: no es de su incumbencia, it is no concern of his
' incumbencia' also found in these entries:
English:
incumbent
* * *incumbencia nfes/no es de nuestra incumbencia it is/isn't a matter for us, it falls/doesn't fall within our area of responsibility;no es asunto de tu incumbencia it's none of your business* * *f responsibility, duty;no es de mi incumbencia it’s not my responsibility* * *incumbencia nf: obligation, responsibility -
18 jurisdicción
f.1 jurisdiction, province, venue, incumbency.2 province, zone, district, area.* * *1 jurisdiction* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=autoridad) jurisdiction2) (=distrito) district, administrative area* * *femenino jurisdiction* * *= remit.Ex. The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.----* dentro de + Posesivo + jurisdicción = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.* tener jurisdicción = have + jurisdiction (over).* * *femenino jurisdiction* * *= remit.Ex: The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.
* dentro de + Posesivo + jurisdicción = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de = fall under + the jurisdiction of.* tener jurisdicción = have + jurisdiction (over).* * *(autoridad, poder) jurisdiction; (territorio) jurisdictionel asunto cae dentro/fuera de mi jurisdicción the matter is within/beyond my jurisdiction* * *
jurisdicción sustantivo femenino
jurisdiction
jurisdicción sustantivo femenino jurisdiction
' jurisdicción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ministerio
- fuero
English:
jurisdiction
* * *jurisdicción nf1. [autoridad] jurisdiction;tener jurisdicción sobre algo to have jurisdiction over sth2. [territorio] jurisdiction* * *f jurisdiction* * * -
19 área de acción
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20 área de influencia
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