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1 surroundings

[sə'raundɪŋz]
n

окрестности, обстановка, окружение, среда

Child learns from its surroundings. — Развитие ребенка зависит от условий/от окружения

- surroundings of Moscow
- animals in their natural surroundings
- in artistic surroundings
- in hostile surroundings

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > surroundings
2 surroundings

[sə'raundɪŋz]
сущ.; мн.

1) окрестности

2) среда; окружение

I have now received particulars of the death from the immediate surroundings of the King. — Я узнал подробности смерти от приближённых короля.

Англо-русский современный словарь > surroundings
3 insulate

transitive verb

1) (isolate) isolieren (against, from gegen)

2) (detach from surroundings) isolieren ( from von)

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['insjuleit]
verb

(to cover, protect or separate (something) with a material that does not let especially electrical currents or heat etc pass through it: Rubber and plastic are used for insulating electric wires and cables.) isolieren

- academic.ru/38559/insulation">insulation

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in·su·late

[ˈɪn(t)sjəleɪt, AM -(t)sə-]

vt

1. (protect)

▪ to \insulate sth ELEC, COMPUT etw isolieren; roof, room etw isolieren

you can \insulate a house against heat loss man kann ein Haus wärmeisolieren

2. ( fig: shield)

▪ to \insulate sb/sth [from sth] jdn/etw [vor etw dat] [be]schützen [o abschirmen]

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['Insjʊleɪt]
vt

1) (lit) isolieren

in this anorak you're well insulated against the cold — in diesem Anorak sind Sie gut gegen Kälte geschützt

to insulate sth from noise — etw schallisolieren

insulated pliers — Isolierzange f

2) (fig from unpleasantness etc) abschirmen (from gegen)

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insulate [ˈınsjʊleıt; US -sə-] v/t

1. ELEK, TECH isolieren, Räume etc auch dämmen

2. Schall, Wärme dämmen

3. fig (from)

a) isolieren, absondern (von)

b) schützen (vor dat), abschirmen (gegen)

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transitive verb

1) (isolate) isolieren (against, from gegen)

2) (detach from surroundings) isolieren ( from von)

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v.

isolieren v.

English-german dictionary > insulate
4 background

noun

1) (lit. or fig.) Hintergrund, der; (social status) Herkunft, die

be in the background — im Hintergrund stehen

against this background — vor diesem Hintergrund

background music — Hintergrundmusik, die

background noise — (in a room etc.) Geräuschkulisse, die; (on a recording) Grundrauschen, das

the level of background noise — der Geräuschpegel

I can't hear you because of all the background noise — ich kann dich wegen des Lärms nicht verstehen

2)

background [information] — Hintergrundinformation, die

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noun

1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) der Hintergrund

2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) der Hintergrund

3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) die Herkunft

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back·ground

[ˈbækgraʊnd]

I. n

1. (rear view) also PHOT, FILM Hintergrund m; THEAT Kulisse f

white lettering on a blue \background weiße Schrift auf blauem Grund

2. (inconspicuous position)

to fade into the \background in den Hintergrund treten

to stay in the \background im Hintergrund bleiben

3. SOCIOL Herkunft f, Verhältnisse pl, Background m

to be [or come] from a poor \background aus armen Verhältnissen stammen

4.

to have a \background in sth (experience) Erfahrung in etw dat haben; (training) eine Ausbildung in etw dat haben

with a \background in... mit Erfahrung in...

5. (explanatory circumstances) Umstände pl, Hintergründe pl

against a \background of high unemployment vor dem Hintergrund [o angesichts] einer hohen Arbeitslosenquote

II. n modifier

1. (from surroundings) (music) Hintergrund-

\background lighting indirekte Beleuchtung

\background noise Geräuschkulisse f

2. (concerning origins) (information, knowledge) Hintergrund-

to do a \background check on sb jdn polizeilich überprüfen

3. COMPUT

\background processing (low priority job) nachrangige Verarbeitung; (process) Hintergrundverarbeitung f

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['bkgraʊnd]
1. n

1) (of painting etc fig) Hintergrund m

to stay in the background — im Hintergrund bleiben, sich im Hintergrund halten

to keep sb in the background —

against a background of poverty and disease — vor dem Hintergrund von Armut und Krankheit

2) (of person) (educational etc) Werdegang m; (social) Verhältnisse pl; (= family background) Herkunft f no pl; (SOCIOL) Background m

he comes from a background of poverty — er kommt aus ärmlichen Verhältnissen

comprehensive schools take children from all backgrounds — Gesamtschulen nehmen Kinder aus allen Schichten auf

what do we know about the main character's background? — was wissen wir über das Vorleben der Hauptperson?

what's your educational background? — was für eine Ausbildung haben Sie?

3) (of case, problem etc) Zusammenhänge pl, Hintergründe pl, Hintergrund m

he explained the background to the crisis — er erläuterte die Zusammenhänge or Hintergründe der Krise

2. adj
reading vertiefend
background music — Hintergrundmusik f, Musikuntermalung f

background noises pl — Geräuschkulisse f, Geräusche pl im Hintergrund

background information — Hintergrundinformationen

what's the background information on this? — welche Hintergründe or Zusammenhänge bestehen hierfür?

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background s

1. Hintergrund m (auch fig):

against a background of vor dem Hintergrund (gen);

form the background to sth den Hintergrund für etwas bilden;

keep ( oder remain, stay) in the background im Hintergrund bleiben;

background projection FILM Hintergrundprojektion f

2. MAL Untergrund m

3. fig

a) Hintergründe pl, Umstände pl:

background information Hintergrundinformationen pl

b) Umwelt f, Milieu n

c) Werdegang m, Vorgeschichte f:

have a musical background musikalisch vorbelastet sein

d) Erfahrung f, Wissen n:

educational background Vorbildung f, Bildungsgang m

e) Anhaltspunkte pl, Grundlage f

4. Musik-, Geräuschkulisse f:

background music musikalischer Hintergrund, musikalische Untermalung, Hintergrundmusik f

5. auch background noise RADIO etc Hintergrund-, Störgeräusch n

6. auch background brightness TV Grundhelligkeit f:

background control Steuerung f der mittleren Helligkeit

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noun

1) (lit. or fig.) Hintergrund, der; (social status) Herkunft, die

be in the background — im Hintergrund stehen

against this background — vor diesem Hintergrund

background music — Hintergrundmusik, die

background noise — (in a room etc.) Geräuschkulisse, die; (on a recording) Grundrauschen, das

the level of background noise — der Geräuschpegel

I can't hear you because of all the background noise — ich kann dich wegen des Lärms nicht verstehen

2)

background [information] — Hintergrundinformation, die

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n.

Hintergrund m.

English-german dictionary > background
5 background

back·ground [ʼbækgraʊnd] n

1) ( rear view) a. phot, film Hintergrund m; theat Kulisse f;

white lettering on a blue \background weiße Schrift auf blauem Grund

2) ( inconspicuous position)

to fade into the \background in den Hintergrund treten;

to stay in the \background im Hintergrund bleiben

3) sociol Herkunft f, Verhältnisse ntpl, Background m;

to be [or come] from a poor \background aus armen Verhältnissen stammen

4) with a \background in... mit Erfahrung in...;

to have a \background in sth ( experience) Erfahrung in etw dat haben;

( training) eine Ausbildung in etw dat haben

5) ( explanatory circumstances) Umstände mpl, Hintergründe mpl;

against a \background of high unemployment vor dem Hintergrund [o angesichts] einer hohen Arbeitslosenquote n

modifier

1) ( from surroundings) (music) Hintergrund-;

\background lighting indirekte Beleuchtung;

\background noise Geräuschkulisse f

2) ( concerning origins) (information, knowledge) Hintergrund-;

to do a \background check on sb jdn polizeilich überprüfen

English-German students dictionary > background
6 inguru

[from Lat. "in gyrum"] iz.

1.

a. ( giroa) ambience, atmosphere, surroundings; haren usain gozoak \inguru guztia urrindu zuen its sweet smell left a scent all around

b. outskirts; etsaia Mosku \ingurura iritsi zen the enemy reached the outskirts of Moscow

c. \inguruak environs, surroundings; \inguru haietako basoetan in the words of that vicinity

d. area, vicinity; eta haren omena hedatu zen \inguru hartako leku guztietara his fame spread to every place of around there; \inguru hartako herrietakoak ziren they were from villages in that area

2.

a. ( barrutia, ingurunea) perimeter, peri-phery; Gipuzkoako \inguru guztia hogeita hamahiru legoa da gutxi gora behera the total periphery of Gipuzkoa is approximately thirty-three leagues; hiriaren \inguruak badu bi orduko bidea the perimeter of the city is a two hour drive; ontziaren \inguru guztian ur handia zen all around the ship was deep water

b. ( zirkunferentzia) circumference; bere adarren \ingurua 90 metro da the circumference of its branches is 90 metres

3.

a. ( intzulingurua, toki batetik bestera, zuzena baina luzeagoa den bidea) to go around; inor ohar ez zedin \inguru bat eginez isilka sartu nintzen etxean so that nobody would notice I went around and sneaked into the house

b. Kir. lap; bigarren \ingurua hastera doa he's going to start a second time around | he's going on his second lap

c. ( bira, itzulia) stroll, walk, tour; soldadu guztiek fusilak hartu eta eman zioten \inguru bat herriari all of the soldiers took their rifles and strolled around the town; hori jakiteko aski duzu \inguru bat egitea gure eskualdean to find that out you only need to take a tour around our region

4. ( harira jo gabe) circle; \inguru mintzaten zen egia gordetzeko he talked around in circles to hide the truth; esan \inguru gabe! don't beat around the bush

5. ( pertsonari d.) \inguru handiko gizona da he's a well-connected man post.

1. ( orduekin) around, about; bostak \inguru around five o'clock; zazpi t'erdiak \inguru ziren it was around half past seven

2. around, about; orain dela berrogeita hamar urte \inguru some fifty years ago; berrogei urte \inguru ditu she's around forty; bost metro \inguru ditu it's about five metres long; gutxienez baziren han berrehun mila lagun \inguru there were at least some two hundred thousand people

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > inguru
7 attraf

surroundings, periphery [ttaraf] Aze etraf, Per attraf, Tur etraf borrowed from Ar

Arabic etymological dictionary > attraf
8 tevarak

surroundings, environs. tevarak(i)da around, surrounding, in the environs. tevarakdan from all sides

Uzbek-English dictionary > tevarak
9 entorno

m.

1 environment, surroundings.

2 context.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: entornar.

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entorno

► nombre masculino

1 environment, surroundings plural

2 INFORMÁTICA environment

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noun m.

1) environment

2) surroundings

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SM

1) (=medioambiente) environment; (Literat) setting, milieu; (=clima) climate; (=escenario) scene

las personas de su entorno — the people around him

sacar a algn de su entorno — to take sb away from/out of their normal environment

el entorno cultural — the cultural scene

entorno natural — natural environment

entorno social — social setting

2) (Inform) environment

entorno de programación — programming environment

entorno de red(es) — network environment

entorno de trabajo — work(ing) environment

entorno gráfico — graphics environment

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masculino

a) ( situación) environment

entorno social — social milieu o environment

entorno familiar — home environment

los restos hallados en su entorno — the remains found around it o in the vicinity

b) (Lit) setting; (Mat) range; (Inf) environment

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= arena, atmosphere, environment, scene, setting, surroundings, milieu, compass, compass, set and setting, landscape, habitat, environs, climate, ambient, ambiance [ambience], ambience [ambiance], environ.

Ex. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex. Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.

Ex. This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.

Ex. A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.

Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.

Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.

Ex. These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.

Ex. This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.

Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

Ex. This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.

Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.

Ex. The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.

Ex. For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.

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* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambio de entorno = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.

* crear un entorno = create + an environment.

* del entorno = ambient, environmental.

* en el entorno de = in the realm of.

* en + Posesivo + entorno = in + Posesivo + midst.

* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.

* entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.

* entorno electrónico distribuido = distributed environment.

* entorno familiar = home environment.

* entorno físico = atmospherics.

* entorno laboral = workplace, work environment, work setting, job setting, job environment, working environment.

* entorno natural = natural habitat, natural setting.

* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.

* entorno OSI = OSI environment.

* entorno urbanístico = built environment.

* entorno urbano = built environment.

* perjudicial para el entorno = environmentally-damaging.

* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico = navigational.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

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masculino

a) ( situación) environment

entorno social — social milieu o environment

entorno familiar — home environment

los restos hallados en su entorno — the remains found around it o in the vicinity

b) (Lit) setting; (Mat) range; (Inf) environment

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= arena, atmosphere, environment, scene, setting, surroundings, milieu, compass, compass, set and setting, landscape, habitat, environs, climate, ambient, ambiance [ambience], ambience [ambiance], environ.

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.

Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.

Ex: A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.

Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.

Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.

Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.

Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.

Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.

Ex: This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.

Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.

Ex: This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.

Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.

Ex: The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.

Ex: For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.

* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambio de entorno = change of scenery, change of air and scene, change of air, change of scene.

* crear un entorno = create + an environment.

* del entorno = ambient, environmental.

* en el entorno de = in the realm of.

* en + Posesivo + entorno = in + Posesivo + midst.

* entorno de redes = network environment, online environment.

* entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.

* entorno electrónico distribuido = distributed environment.

* entorno familiar = home environment.

* entorno físico = atmospherics.

* entorno laboral = workplace, work environment, work setting, job setting, job environment, working environment.

* entorno natural = natural habitat, natural setting.

* entorno natural, el = natural environment, the.

* entorno OSI = OSI environment.

* entorno urbanístico = built environment.

* entorno urbano = built environment.

* perjudicial para el entorno = environmentally-damaging.

* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico = navigational.

* vida en el entorno familiar = family life.

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entorno

masculine

1 (situación) environment

el entorno del niño influye en esto the child's environment influences this

entorno social social milieu o environment

entorno familiar home environment

el entorno es poco favorable a la negociación the setting is o the situation is o the conditions are o the environment is not ideal for negotiation

la estructura y los restos hallados en su entorno the structure and the remains found around it o in the vicinity

2 ( Lit) setting

3 ( Mat) range

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Del verbo entornar: ( conjugate entornar)

entorno es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

entornó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
entornar
entorno
entorno sustantivo masculino
a) ( situación) environment

b) (Lit) setting

c) (Inf) environment

entornar verbo transitivo to half-close
(una puerta, ventana) to leave ajar
entorno sustantivo masculino
1 (medio) environment
entorno social, social environment
2 (proximidades) surroundings pl
' entorno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiente
- escenario
- media
- medio
- sosegada
- sosegado
English:
atmosphere
- blend
- environment
- setting
- surrounding
- environmental
- environs

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entorno nm

1. [ambiente] environment, surroundings;

el entorno familiar/social the home/social environment;

fuentes bien informadas del entorno del presidente well-informed sources close to the president;

España y los países de su entorno Spain and her European neighbours

2. [medio ambiente] environment

3. Informát environment

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entorno

m tb INFOR environment

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entorno nm

: surroundings pl, environment

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entorno n environment

el entorno familiar the home environment

la gente de su entorno the people around them

Spanish-English dictionary > entorno
10 alrededores

m.pl.

1 environs.

2 surroundings, neighborhood, fringes, outskirts.

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alrededores

► nombre masculino plural

1 surrounding area sing

■ en los alrededores de Sevilla in the vicinity of Seville, just outside Seville

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noun m. plural

1) surroundings

2) outskirts

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masculino plural

a) (de ciudad - barrios periféricos, afueras) outskirts (pl); (- otras localidades)

Madrid y sus alrededores — Madrid and its surroundings

b) (de edificio, calle) surrounding area

la policía está rastreando los alrededores — the police are combing the surrounding area

en los alrededores de la iglesia — in the area around the church

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= surroundings, surrounding area, outskirts of, the, vicinity, environs.

Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.

Ex. Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.

Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.

Ex. Students should be encouraged to pay a visit to a library in their own vicinity to consult particular sources or to initiate an interlibrary loan request.

Ex. This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.

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* en los alrededores de = on the outskirts of, in the area round.

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masculino plural

a) (de ciudad - barrios periféricos, afueras) outskirts (pl); (- otras localidades)

Madrid y sus alrededores — Madrid and its surroundings

b) (de edificio, calle) surrounding area

la policía está rastreando los alrededores — the police are combing the surrounding area

en los alrededores de la iglesia — in the area around the church

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= surroundings, surrounding area, outskirts of, the, vicinity, environs.

Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.

Ex: Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.

Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.

Ex: Students should be encouraged to pay a visit to a library in their own vicinity to consult particular sources or to initiate an interlibrary loan request.

Ex: This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.

* en los alrededores de = on the outskirts of, in the area round.

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alrededores

mpl

1 (de edificio, calle) surrounding area ( sing)

la polícia está rastreando los alrededores the police are combing the surrounding area

en los alrededores del estadio in the area around the stadium

2 (de ciudad) outskirts (pl)

vive en los alrededores de Madrid she lives in the outskirts of Madrid

3 (de otras lugares) surroundings (pl)

el pueblo y sus alrededores the village and its surroundings

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alrededores sustantivo masculino plural
a) (barrios periféricos, extrarradio de ciudad) outskirts (pl);

( otras localidades): surroundings (pl)
b) (de edificio, calle) surrounding area;

◊ en los alrededores de la iglesia in the area around the church

' alrededores' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alrededor
- proximidad
English:
environs
- round
- surrounding
- vicinity
- home
- neighborhood
- neighboring
- out
- surroundings

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alrededores

mpl surrounding area sg

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alrededores nmpl

aledaños: surroundings, outskirts

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alrededores npl outskirts

Spanish-English dictionary > alrededores
11 среда

1. (средина) middle

в среда та на in the middle of

в средата на града in the centre of the town

в среда та на лятото in the height/middle of summer

от среда та на юни до средата на юли from mid-June to mid-July

на средата на пътя midway, halfway

стигнал съм до средата (на работа и пр.) be half way through, ( при изкачване) be half way up

2. (на хляб и пр.) crumb, soft/inner part

3. физ. medium (pl. media, mediums)

пречупваща среда a refracting medium

4. (окръжаващи условия) environment; surroundings

социална/обществена среда social environment; milieu; society

окръжаваща среда surroundings

семейна средаа family background

5. (група хора) (често-мн.ч.) circle, quarter; sphere

в нашата среда in our midst/circle

човек от нашата среда one of us

от среда та на народа from among the people

добре осведомени среди well informed circles/quarters

индустриалните среди industrial circles, the industrial interest

златната среда the happy/golden mean

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среда̀,

ж., -ѝ 1. ( средина) middle; в \средаата на in the middle of; на \средаата на пътя midway, halfway; стигнал съм до \средаата (на работата и пр.) be half way through, ( при изкачване) be half way up; точно по \средаата slick in the middle;

2. (на хляб и пр.) crumb, soft/inner part;

3. физ. medium, pl. media, mediums; пречупваща \средаа физ. refracting medium;

4. ( окръжаващи условия) environment; surroundings, ambient; азотна \средаа nitrogen ambient; естествена \средаа биол. habitat; кислородна \средаа oxygen ambient; окръжаваща \средаа surroundings; семейна \средаа family background; социална, обществена \средаа social environment; milieu; society;

5. обикн. мн. ( група хора) circle, quarter; sphere; • златната \средаа the happy/golden mean.

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middle: in the среда of the road - по средата на пътя; core ; medium ; midst; milieu (обществена); surrounding ; via media (златна); environment: natural среда - околна среда; circle: students средаs - студентските среди; sphere (група хора)

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1. (група хора) (често-мн.ч.) circle, quarter;sphere 2. (на хляб и пр.) crumb, soft/inner part 3. (окръжаващи условия) environment;surroundings 4. (средина) middle 5. в СРЕДА та на in the middle of 6. в СРЕДА та на лятото in the height/ middle of summer 7. в СРЕДАта на града in the centre of the town 8. в нашата СРЕДА in our midst/circle 9. добре осведомени среди well informed circles/quarters 10. златната СРЕДА the happy/golden mean 11. индустриалните среди industrial circles, the industrial interest 12. наСРЕДАта на пътя midway, halfway 13. окръжаваща СРЕДА surroundings 14. от СРЕДА та на народа from among the people 15. от СРЕДА та на юни до СРЕДАта на юли from mid-June to mid-July 16. пречупваща СРЕДА a refracting medium 17. семейна СРЕДАa family background 18. социална/обществена СРЕДА social environment;milieu;society 19. стигнал съм до СРЕДАта (на работа и пр.) be half way through, (при изкачване) be half way up 20. физ. medium (pl.media, mediums) 21. човек от нашата СРЕДА one of us

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12 change

1.
['tʃeɪndʒ]noun

1) (of name, address, lifestyle, outlook, condition, etc.) Änderung, die; (of job, surroundings, government, etc.) Wechsel, der

there has been a change of plan — der Plan ist geändert worden

a change in the weather — ein Witterungs- od. Wetterumschlag

a change for the better/worse — eine Verbesserung/Verschlechterung

a change of air would do her good — eine Luftveränderung täte ihr gut

the change [of life] — die Wechseljahre

a change of heart — ein Sinneswandel

2) no pl., no art. (process of changing) Veränderung, die

be for/against change — für/gegen eine Veränderung sein

3) (for the sake of variety) Abwechslung, die

[just] for a change — [nur so] zur Abwechslung

make a change — (be different) mal etwas anderes sein ( from als)

a change is as good as a rest — (prov.) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

4) no pl., no indef. art. (money) Wechselgeld, das

[loose or small] change — Kleingeld, das

give change, (Amer.) make change — herausgeben

give somebody 40 p in change — jemandem 40 p [Wechselgeld] herausgeben

can you give me change for 50 p? — können Sie mir 50 p wechseln?

I haven't got change for a pound — ich kann auf ein Pfund nicht herausgeben

[you can] keep the change — behalten Sie den Rest; [es] stimmt so

5)

a change [of clothes] — (fresh clothes) Kleidung zum Wechseln
2. transitive verb
1) (switch) wechseln; auswechseln [Glühbirne, Batterie, Zündkerzen]

change one's clothes — sich umziehen

change one's address/name — seine Anschrift/seinen Namen ändern

change trains/buses — umsteigen

change schools/one's doctor — die Schule/den Arzt wechseln

he's always changing jobs — er wechselt ständig den Job

change the bed — das Bett frisch beziehen

change the baby — das Baby [frisch] wickeln od. trockenlegen

2) (transform) verwandeln; (alter) ändern

change something/somebody into something/somebody — etwas/jemanden in etwas/jemanden verwandeln

change direction — die Richtung ändern

3) (exchange) eintauschen

change seats — die Plätze tauschen

change seats with somebody — mit jemandem den Platz tauschen

take something back to the shop and change it for something — etwas [zum Laden zurückbringen und] gegen etwas umtauschen

4) (in currency or denomination) wechseln [Geld]

change one's money into euros — sein Geld in Euro[s] umtauschen
3. intransitive verb
1) (alter) sich ändern; [Person, Land:] sich verändern; [Wetter:] umschlagen, sich ändern

she'll never change! — sie wird sich nie ändern!

wait for the lights to change — warten, dass es grün/rot wird

change for the better — sich verbessern

conditions changed for the worse — die Lage verschlechterte sich

2) (into something else) sich verwandeln

the wind changes from east to west — der Wind dreht von Ost nach West

3) (exchange) tauschen

change with somebody — mit jemandem tauschen

4) (put on other clothes) sich umziehen

change out of/into something — etwas ausziehen/anziehen

5) (take different train or bus) umsteigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/85219/change_over">change over

- change round

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[ ein‹] 1. verb
1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) (ver-)ändern

2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) tauschen

3) ((sometimes with into) to remove( clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) wechseln

4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) verwandeln

5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) wechseln
2. noun
1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) die Veränderung

2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) die Änderung

3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) der Tausch

4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) das Wechselgeld

5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) das Kleingeld

6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) die Abwechslung

•

- changeable
- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change
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change

[tʃeɪnʤ]

I. n

1. (alteration) [Ver]änderung f; (correction, modification) Änderung f

let me know if there's any \change in his condition lassen Sie es mich wissen, wenn sein Zustand sich verändert

\change of address Adresswechsel m, Adressänderung f

\change of direction ( also fig) Richtungsänderung f a. fig, Richtungswechsel m a. fig

\change of heart Sinneswandel m

\change of pace ( also fig) Tempowechsel m a. fig

her doctor told her she needed a \change of pace ihr Arzt sagte ihr, sie solle etwas langsamer treten fam

\change in the weather Wetterumschwung m

to be a \change for the better/worse eine Verbesserung [o einen Fortschritt] /eine Verschlechterung [o einen Rückschritt] darstellen

to make a \change/ \changes [to sth] eine Änderung/Änderungen [an etw dat] vornehmen

2. no pl (substitution) Wechsel m; (changeover) Umstellung f

\change of government Regierungswechsel m

\change of job Stellenwechsel m

\change of oil Ölwechsel m

\change of scene THEAT Szenenwechsel m; ( fig) Tapetenwechsel m fig fam

\change of surroundings Ortswechsel m

3. no pl (variety) Abwechslung f

that makes a nice \change das ist mal eine nette Abwechslung fam

it'll make a \change das wäre mal was anderes fam

for a \change zur Abwechslung

why don't you answer the door for a \change? warum machst du nicht mal die Tür auf? fam

4. no pl (transformation) Veränderung f

a period of great social \change eine Zeit großer sozialer Umwälzungen pl

5. (clean set of)

a \change of clothes Kleidung f zum Wechseln

6. no pl (coins) Münzgeld nt, Münz nt kein pl SCHWEIZ, Kleingeld nt; (money returned) Wechselgeld nt, Retourgeld nt SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR

how much do you have in \change? wie viel in Kleingeld hast du?

could you give me \change for 50 dollars? (return all) könnten Sie mir 50 Dollar wechseln?; (return balance) könnten Sie mir auf 50 Dollar herausgeben?

to have the correct \change es passend haben

loose [or small] \change Kleingeld nt

to give the wrong \change falsch herausgeben

keep the \change der Rest ist für Sie

7. TRANSP

to have to make several \changes mehrmals umsteigen müssen

8. ( fam: menopause)

▪ the \change [of life] die Wechseljahre pl

9.

▶ to get no \change out of sb BRIT ( fam) aus jdm nichts rauskriegen fam

▶ a \change is as good as a rest ( prov) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

▶ to ring the \changes für Abwechslung sorgen

▶ a wind of \change ein frischer Wind fig

II. vi

1. (alter) sich akk [ver]ändern; weather umschlagen; wind sich drehen

nothing [ever] \changes alles bleibt beim Alten

the traffic light \changed back to red die Ampel schaltete wieder auf Rot

the wind \changed from south to west der Wind drehte von Süd nach West

forget it, he's never going to \change! vergiss es, er wird sich niemals ändern!

she's \change a lot since she's become a mother sie hat sich, seit sie Mutter ist, sehr verändert

to \change for the better/worse situation, circumstances sich verbessern/verschlechtern; person sich akk positiv/negativ verändern; (improve) sich akk bessern; (get even worse) noch schlimmer werden

to \change into sth sich akk in etw akk verwandeln

2. (substitute, move)

▪ to \change [over] to sth zu etw dat wechseln

to \change to [driving] an automatic [car] auf ein Auto mit Automatik umsteigen

to \change [over] from gas heating to electric die Heizung von Gas auf Strom umstellen

to \change [over] to another system auf ein anderes System umstellen

to \change [over] to another insurance company/party zu einer anderen Versicherung/Partei wechseln

3. TRANSP umsteigen

you have to \change at Reading for Oxford wenn Sie nach Oxford fahren wollen, müssen Sie in Reading umsteigen

all \change! alle aussteigen!

4. (dress) sich akk umziehen

to \change into clean clothes saubere Sachen anziehen

to \change out of one's work clothes seine Arbeitskleidung ausziehen

5. AUTO schalten

to \change into second/third gear in den zweiten/dritten Gang schalten

6. TV umschalten

to \change [over] to another programme zu einem anderen [o auf eine anderes] Programm umschalten

to \change [over] to the news zu den Nachrichten umschalten [o fam rüberschalten

III. vt

1.

▪ to \change sth/sb (make different) etw/jdn [ver]ändern; (transform) etw/jdn verwandeln

stop trying to \change him hör auf [damit], ihn ändern zu wollen

you will never \change him er wird sich nie ändern

living in London has \changed her das Leben in London hat sie verändert

this hairstyle \changes you completely mit dieser Frisur siehst du völlig verändert [o wie verwandelt] aus

to \change one's mind seine Meinung ändern

to \change a room about [or around] ein Zimmer umstellen

2. (exchange, move)

▪ to \change sth etw wechseln; (in a shop)

▪ to \change sth [for sth] etw [gegen etw akk] umtauschen; also TECH (replace)

▪ to \change sth [for sth] etw [gegen etw akk] auswechseln

to \change banks/doctors die Bank/den Arzt wechseln

to \change a battery/bulb/spark plug eine Batterie/Glühbirne/Zündkerze [aus]wechseln

to \change the furniture about [or around] die Möbel umstellen

to \change hands den Besitzer wechseln

to \change jobs [or one's job] die Stelle wechseln

to \change places with sb mit jdm den Platz tauschen

I wouldn't \change places with him for the world! ( fig) um nichts in der Welt möchte ich mit ihm tauschen!

to \change a plug einen Stecker auswechseln

to \change school[s] die Schule wechseln

to \change the subject das Thema wechseln

to \change a tire einen Reifen wechseln

3. (make fresh)

to \change a baby ein Baby [frisch] wickeln

the baby needs changing das Baby braucht eine frische Windel

to \change the bed das Bett neu [o frisch] beziehen

to \change the bedclothes/sheets die Bettwäsche/Laken wechseln

to \change one's clothes sich akk umziehen, [sich dat] etwas anderes anziehen

to \change nappies Windeln wechseln

to \change one's shirt ein anderes Hemd anziehen

to \change [one's] socks/underwear die Unterwäsche/Socken wechseln

4. (money)

▪ to \change sth etw wechseln

could you \change a £20 note? (return all) könnten Sie mir 20 Pfund wechseln?; (return balance) könnten Sie mir auf 20 Pfund herausgeben?

to \change British for Australian money englisches in australisches Geld umtauschen

5. TRANSP

to \change planes das Flugzeug wechseln

to \change trains umsteigen

6. AUTO

to \change gear[s] einen anderen Gang einlegen, schalten

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[tSeIndZ]
1. n

1) (= alteration) Veränderung f; (= modification also) Änderung f (
to +gen)
a change for the better — ein Fortschritt m, eine Verbesserung

a change for the worse — ein Rückschritt m, eine Verschlechterung

change of address — Adressen- or Anschriftenänderung f

a change in the weather — eine Wetterveränderung

a change of air — eine Luftveränderung

a change is as good as a rest (prov) — Abwechslung wirkt or tut Wunder

no change — unverändert

I need a change of scene — ich brauche Tapetenwechsel

to make changes (to sth) ( — an etw dat ) (Ver)änderungen pl vornehmen

to make a change/a major change in sth —

save changes (Comput) — Änderungen speichern

the change of life — die Wechseljahre

he needs a change of clothes — er müsste sich mal wieder umziehen

I didn't have a change of clothes with me — ich hatte nichts zum Wechseln mit

a change of job — ein Stellenwechsel m

2) (= variety) Abwechslung f

(just) for a change — zur Abwechslung (mal)

that makes a change — das ist mal was anderes; (iro) das ist ja was ganz Neues!

it'll make a nice change — das wäre eine nette Abwechslung

See:

→ ring

3) no pl (= changing) Veränderung f

those who are against change — diejenigen, die gegen jegliche Veränderung sind

the constant change will only confuse people — der ständige Wechsel verwirrt die Leute nur

4) (of one thing for another) Wechsel m

change of career — Berufswechsel m

a change of government — ein Regierungswechsel m, ein Wechsel m in der Regierung

a wheel change — ein Radwechsel m

5) no pl (= money) Wechselgeld nt; (= small change) Kleingeld nt

can you give me change for a pound? — können Sie mir ein Pfund wechseln?

I haven't got any change — ich habe kein Kleingeld

I haven't got change for £5 — ich kann auf £ 5 nicht rausgeben or £ 5 nicht wechseln

you won't get much change out of £5 — von £ 5 wird wohl nicht viel übrig bleiben

keep the change — der Rest ist für Sie

you won't get much change out of him (fig) — aus ihm wirst du nicht viel rauskriegen

6) (ST EX)

Change — Börse f

2. vt

1) (by substitution) wechseln; address, name ändern

to change trains/buses etc — umsteigen

to change one's clothes — sich umziehen

to change a wheel/the oil — einen Rad-/Ölwechsel vornehmen, ein Rad/das Öl wechseln

to change a baby — (bei einem Baby) die Windeln wechseln, ein Baby wickeln

to change the sheets or the bed —

to change one's seat — den Platz wechseln, sich woanders hinsetzen

to change hands — den Besitzer wechseln

would you change the record? (lit, fig) —

to change places with sb — mit jdm den Platz tauschen

she changed places with him/Mrs Brown — er/Frau Brown und sie tauschten die Plätze

I wouldn't change places with him for the world — ich möchte or würde um nichts in der Welt mit ihm tauschen

2) (= alter) (ver)ändern; person, ideas ändern; (= transform) verwandeln

to change sb/sth into sth — jdn/etw in etw (acc)

you won't be able to change her — du kannst sie nicht ändern

a chameleon can change its colour — das Chamäleon kann seine Farbe wechseln

3) (= exchange in shop etc) umtauschen

she changed the dress for one of a different colour — sie tauschte das Kleid gegen ein andersfarbiges um

he changed his Rolls Royce for a Jaguar — er vertauschte seinen Rolls Royce mit einem Mini

See:

→ guard

4) money (into smaller money) wechseln; (into other currency) (ein)wechseln, (um)tauschen

5) (Brit AUT)

to change gear — schalten

3. vi

1) (= alter) sich ändern; (town, person also) sich verändern

you've changed! — du hast dich aber verändert!

he will never change — er wird sich nie ändern, der ändert sich nie!

to change from sth into... — sich aus etw in... (acc) verwandeln

2) (= change clothes) sich umziehen

she changed into an old skirt — sie zog sich einen alten Rock an

I'll just change out of these old clothes — ich muss mir noch die alten Sachen ausziehen

3) (= change trains etc) umsteigen

you change at York — in York müssen Sie umsteigen

all change! — Endstation!, alle aussteigen!

4) (Brit AUT = change gear) schalten; (traffic lights) umspringen (to auf +acc)

5) (from one thing to another) (seasons) wechseln

to change to a different system — auf ein anderes System umstellen, zu einem anderen System übergehen

I changed to philosophy from chemistry —

do you want to change with me? (places) — möchten Sie mit mir tauschen?

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change [tʃeındʒ]

A v/t

1. (ver)ändern, umändern, verwandeln ( alle:

into in akk):

change round Möbel umstellen, ein Zimmer etc umräumen;

change one’s address ( oder lodgings) umziehen, verziehen;

change colo(u)r die Farbe wechseln (erbleichen, erröten);

change jobs ( oder one’s job) die Stellung wechseln, sich (beruflich) verändern;

change one’s note ( oder tune) umg einen anderen Ton anschlagen, andere Saiten aufziehen; → subject A 1

2. wechseln, (ver)tauschen:

change one’s dress sich umziehen;

change one’s shoes andere Schuhe anziehen, die Schuhe wechseln;

change places with sb

a) mit jemandem den Platz oder die Plätze tauschen,

b) fig mit jemandem tauschen;

change trains (buses, planes) umsteigen;

change ends ( oder sides) SPORT die Seiten wechseln; → hand Bes Redew, mind A 4, etc

3. a) das Bettzeug etc wechseln, ein Bett frisch beziehen

b) ein Baby trockenlegen, wickeln

4. Geld wechseln:

can you change this note?;

change dollars into ( oder for) francs Dollar in Francs ein- oder umwechseln

5. TECH Teile (aus)wechseln, Öl wechseln

6. AUTO, TECH schalten:

change over

a) umschalten,

b) eine Maschine, auch die Industrie etc umstellen (to auf akk); → gear A 3 b

7. ELEK kommutieren

B v/i

1. sich (ver)ändern, wechseln:

he has changed a lot er hat sich sehr oder stark verändert;

he’ll never change der wird sich nie ändern;

the moon is changing der Mond wechselt;

the prices have changed die Preise haben sich geändert;

change for the better (worse) besser werden, sich bessern (sich verschlimmern oder verschlechtern);

the lead changed several times SPORT die Führung wechselte mehrmals

2. sich verwandeln (to, into in akk)

3. change over übergehen ( from von; to zu)

4. sich umziehen ( for dinner zum Abendessen):

change into (out of) sth etwas anziehen (ausziehen)

5. BAHN etc umsteigen:

all change Endstation, alles aussteigen!

6. schalten, wechseln, umspringen ( alle:

from … to von … auf akk) (Verkehrsampel)

7. AUTO, TECH schalten:

change up (down) hinauf-(herunter)schalten; → gear A 3 b

8. change over RADIO, TV umschalten (to auf akk)

9. change over ( oder round) SPORT bes Br die Seiten wechseln

C s

1. (Ver)Änderung f, Wechsel m, (Ver)Wandlung f, weitS. auch Umschwung m, Wende f:

change of address Adressenänderung;

in case of change of address falls verzogen;

change of air Luftveränderung;

change for the better (worse) Besserung f (Verschlimmerung f, Verschlechterung f);

change of career Berufswechsel;

change in climate Klimawechsel (a. fig);

change of course FLUG, SCHIFF Kurswechsel (a. fig);

change of edge (Eiskunstlauf) Kantenwechsel;

change of ends ( oder sides) SPORT Seitenwechsel;

change of front fig Frontenwechsel;

change of heart Sinnesänderung;

change of life PHYSIOL

a) Wechseljahre pl,

b) Menopause f;

change of the moon Mondwechsel;

change of pace SPORT Tempowechsel;

change of scenery fig Tapetenwechsel;

change in thinking Umdenken n;

change of voice Stimmwechsel, -bruch m;

change in (the) weather Wetterumschlag m, -umschwung, Witterungsumschlag m, -umschwung;

make changes SPORT umstellen, Umstellungen vornehmen; → mood¹ 1

2. (Aus)Tausch m:

change of oil Ölwechsel m

3. (etwas) Neues, Abwechslung f:

a welcome change eine willkommene Abwechslung ( from von);

for a change zur Abwechslung;

it makes a change es ist mal etwas anderes ( from als);

hot chocolate makes a marvellous change from tea and coffee Kakao schmeckt herrlich nach all dem Tee und Kaffee

4. Wechsel m (Kleidung etc):

change of clothes

a) Umziehen n,

b) Kleidung f zum Wechseln, frische Wäsche

5. a) Wechselgeld n

b) Kleingeld n

c) herausgegebenes Geld:

get change etwas herausbekommen ( for a pound auf ein Pfund);

can you give me change for a pound? können Sie mir auf ein Pfund herausgeben?; können Sie mir ein Pfund wechseln?;

make change from herausgeben auf (akk);

get no change out of sb fig nichts aus jemandem herausholen können; → keep B 4

6. Change WIRTSCH Br umg Börse f

7. MUS

a) (Tonart-, Takt-, Tempo) Wechsel m

b) Variierung f

c) (enharmonische) Verwechslung

d) meist pl Wechsel(folge) m(f) (beim Wechselläuten):

ring the changes wechselläuten, Br fig für Abwechslung sorgen;

ring the changes on sth fig etwas in allen Variationen durchspielen

chg. abk

1. change

2. WIRTSCH charge

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1.
['tʃeɪndʒ]noun

1) (of name, address, lifestyle, outlook, condition, etc.) Änderung, die; (of job, surroundings, government, etc.) Wechsel, der

there has been a change of plan — der Plan ist geändert worden

a change in the weather — ein Witterungs- od. Wetterumschlag

a change for the better/worse — eine Verbesserung/Verschlechterung

a change of air would do her good — eine Luftveränderung täte ihr gut

the change [of life] — die Wechseljahre

a change of heart — ein Sinneswandel

2) no pl., no art. (process of changing) Veränderung, die

be for/against change — für/gegen eine Veränderung sein

3) (for the sake of variety) Abwechslung, die

[just] for a change — [nur so] zur Abwechslung

make a change — (be different) mal etwas anderes sein ( from als)

a change is as good as a rest — (prov.) Abwechslung wirkt Wunder

4) no pl., no indef. art. (money) Wechselgeld, das

[loose or small] change — Kleingeld, das

give change, (Amer.) make change — herausgeben

give somebody 40 p in change — jemandem 40 p [Wechselgeld] herausgeben

can you give me change for 50 p? — können Sie mir 50 p wechseln?

I haven't got change for a pound — ich kann auf ein Pfund nicht herausgeben

[you can] keep the change — behalten Sie den Rest; [es] stimmt so

5)

a change [of clothes] — (fresh clothes) Kleidung zum Wechseln
2. transitive verb
1) (switch) wechseln; auswechseln [Glühbirne, Batterie, Zündkerzen]

change one's clothes — sich umziehen

change one's address/name — seine Anschrift/seinen Namen ändern

change trains/buses — umsteigen

change schools/one's doctor — die Schule/den Arzt wechseln

he's always changing jobs — er wechselt ständig den Job

change the bed — das Bett frisch beziehen

change the baby — das Baby [frisch] wickeln od. trockenlegen

2) (transform) verwandeln; (alter) ändern

change something/somebody into something/somebody — etwas/jemanden in etwas/jemanden verwandeln

change direction — die Richtung ändern

3) (exchange) eintauschen

change seats — die Plätze tauschen

change seats with somebody — mit jemandem den Platz tauschen

take something back to the shop and change it for something — etwas [zum Laden zurückbringen und] gegen etwas umtauschen

4) (in currency or denomination) wechseln [Geld]

change one's money into euros — sein Geld in Euro[s] umtauschen
3. intransitive verb
1) (alter) sich ändern; [Person, Land:] sich verändern; [Wetter:] umschlagen, sich ändern

she'll never change! — sie wird sich nie ändern!

wait for the lights to change — warten, dass es grün/rot wird

change for the better — sich verbessern

conditions changed for the worse — die Lage verschlechterte sich

2) (into something else) sich verwandeln

the wind changes from east to west — der Wind dreht von Ost nach West

3) (exchange) tauschen

change with somebody — mit jemandem tauschen

4) (put on other clothes) sich umziehen

change out of/into something — etwas ausziehen/anziehen

5) (take different train or bus) umsteigen

Phrasal Verbs:

- change over

- change round

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(money) n.

Kleingeld n.

Wechsel - m.

Wechselgeld n. n.

Abwechslung f.

Veränderung f.

Wandel - m.

Änderung -en f. (plane, train, bus) v.

umsteigen v. v.

sich wandeln v.

sich ändern v.

umschalten v.

wandeln v.

wechseln v.

ändern v.

English-german dictionary > change
13 ambiente

environmental

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m biology environment

ambiente di lavoro work environment

protezione f dell'ambiente environmental protection

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ambiente s.m.

1 ( spazio) environment, surroundings (pl.); habitat; world: ambiente artificiale, artificial habitat

2 (ecol.) environment; station: ambiente naturale, habitat // tutela dell'ambiente, protection of the environment // (dir.) reati contro l'ambiente, environmental crimes

3 (fig.) environment, surroundings (pl.); milieu, sphere, circle, setting; ambience: ambiente storico, historical setting; fuori del suo ambiente è come un pesce fuor d'acqua, out of his environment (o sphere) he is like a fish out of water; ho bisogno di cambiare ambiente, I need a change of air; creare l'ambiente adatto alla rivoluzione, to create the right conditions for revolution //ambienti finanziari, industriali influenti, business circle

4 ( stanza) room; ( luogo) place, interior

5 (inform.) environment

◆ agg. ambient (attr.): temperatura ambiente, ambient (o room) temperature.

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[am'bjɛnte]
1. sm

1) environment

la difesa dell'ambiente — the protection of the environment

negli ambienti politici — in political circles

2) (stanza) room

2. agg inv

temperatura ambiente — room temperature

See:

www.minambiente.it,

www.fondoambiente.it/

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[am'bjɛnte]
sostantivo maschile

1) environment

ambiente marino, tropicale — marine environment

animali nel loro ambiente naturale — animals in their natural surroundings

la giungla è il loro ambiente naturale — the jungle is their home

difesa dell'ambiente — environmental protection

2) (ambito, mondo)

ambiente familiare — home environment

l'ambiente politico — the world of politics

l'ambiente letterario — literary circles

l'ambiente universitario — the academia

l'ambiente della malavita — the (criminal) underworld

al di fuori del suo solito ambiente è un'altra persona — out of his usual surroundings, he's a different man

hai bisogno di cambiare ambiente — you need a change of scene

3) (retroterra) background

provenire da un ambiente borghese — to come from a middle class background

4) (locale) room

un appartamento di sei -i — a six-room flat

5) inform. environment

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ambiente

/am'bjεnte/

sostantivo m.

1 environment; ambiente marino, tropicale marine environment; animali nel loro ambiente naturale animals in their natural surroundings; la giungla è il loro ambiente naturale the jungle is their home; difesa dell'ambiente environmental protection

2 (ambito, mondo) ambiente familiare home environment; l'ambiente politico the world of politics; l'ambiente letterario literary circles; l'ambiente universitario the academia; l'ambiente della malavita the (criminal) underworld; al di fuori del suo solito ambiente è un'altra persona out of his usual surroundings, he's a different man; hai bisogno di cambiare ambiente you need a change of scene

3 (retroterra) background; provenire da un ambiente borghese to come from a middle class background

4 (locale) room; un appartamento di sei -i a six-room flat

5 inform. environment.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ambiente
14 fremd

Adj.

1. (unbekannt, ungewohnt) strange; fremde Leute strangers; in fremder Umgebung in unfamiliar surroundings; ich bin hier ( selbst) fremd I’m a stranger here (myself); sich fremd fühlen feel like a stranger, feel very strange; er ist mir fremd he’s a stranger to me, I don’t know him (at all); er ist mir nicht fremd he’s no stranger to me, I know him (well); das ist mir ( nicht) fremd that’s (nothing) new to me; das ist mir alles noch sehr fremd it’s all still very new to me; Eifersucht ist ihm fremd jealousy is unknown ( oder alien) to him; sie tat so fremd she was very distant ( scheu: shy); i-e Stimme klang ganz fremd her voice sounded very strange ( oder different); sich oder einander fremd werden grow apart, become strangers; im Lauf der Jahre wurde er mir immer fremder over the years we drifted further and further apart ( oder we had less and less in common); meine Heimatstadt ist mir fremd geworden I no longer know ( oder recognize) my home town

2. (ausländisch) Länder, Sprachen etc.: foreign; bes. Pflanzen, Tiere: exotic

3. (Ggs. eigen) other people’s; fremdes Eigentum other people’s property; fremdes Organ foreign organ; (Transplantat) transplanted organ; fremde Welten other worlds; in fremden Händen in strange hands; unter fremdem Namen under an assumed name, incognito; das ist nicht für fremde Ohren bestimmt this is for your ears only, not a word of this to anyone else; misch dich nicht in fremde Angelegenheiten don’t go poking your nose into other people’s business; sich mit fremden Federn schmücken fig. steal someone else’s thunder

4. (nicht dazugehörig) extraneous; (von außen) outside...; fremde Hilfe outside help; es ohne fremde Hilfe schaffen manage without help, do it unaided

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strange; exotic; foreign; alien; unknown; outlandish

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frẹmd [frɛmt]
adj

1) (= andern gehörig) someone else's; Bank, Bibliothek, Firma different; (COMM, FIN, POL) outside attr

ohne fremde Hilfe — without anyone else's/outside help, without help from anyone else/outside

ich schlafe nicht gern in fremden Betten — I don't like sleeping in strange beds

fremdes Eigentum — someone else's property, property not one's own (form)

das ist nicht für fremde Ohren — that is not for other people to hear

etw geht in fremde Hände über — sth passes into the hands of strangers or into strange hands

sich mit fremden Federn schmücken — to claim all the glory for oneself

2) (= fremdländisch) foreign, alien (ESP ADMIN, POL)

3) (= andersartig) strange; Planeten other; Welt different

4) (= unvertraut) strange

es ist mir fremd, wie... — I don't understand how...

das ist eine mir fremde Seite seines Wesens — that is a side of his character which I haven't seen before

ich bin hier/in London fremd — I'm a stranger here/to London

meine Heimat ist mir fremd geworden — I've become a stranger in my own country, my own country has become quite foreign or alien to me

fremd werden — to grow apart, to become strangers ( to one another)

sich fremd fühlen — to feel alien, to feel like a stranger

fremd tun — to be reserved

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1) (foreign: alien customs.) alien

2) ((with to) not naturally part of: Anger was foreign to her nature.) foreign

3) strangely

4) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) strange

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fremd

[frɛmt]

adj

1. (anderen gehörig) somebody else's

ich schlafe nicht gern in \fremden Betten I don't like sleeping in strange beds

\fremdes Eigentum somebody else's property, property of another form; s.a. Ohr

2. (fremdländisch) Gegend, Länder, Sitten foreign; bes ADMIN alien

3. (unbekannt) strange, unfamiliar, alien

ich bin hier \fremd I'm not from round here [or these parts]

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Adjektiv

1) strange; foreign <country, government, customs, language>

2) nicht präd. (nicht eigen) other people's; of others postpos.

ohne fremde Hilfe — without anyone else's help

3) (unbekannt) strange; strange, unknown < surroundings>

sich sehr fremd fühlen — feel very much a stranger

einander fremd werden — become estranged; grow apart

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fremd adj

1. (unbekannt, ungewohnt) strange;

fremde Leute strangers;

in fremder Umgebung in unfamiliar surroundings;

ich bin hier (selbst) fremd I’m a stranger here (myself);

sich fremd fühlen feel like a stranger, feel very strange;

er ist mir fremd he’s a stranger to me, I don’t know him (at all);

er ist mir nicht fremd he’s no stranger to me, I know him (well);

das ist mir (nicht) fremd that’s (nothing) new to me;

das ist mir alles noch sehr fremd it’s all still very new to me;

Eifersucht ist ihm fremd jealousy is unknown ( oder alien) to him;

sie tat so fremd she was very distant ( scheu: shy);

i-e Stimme klang ganz fremd her voice sounded very strange ( oder different);

sich oder

einander fremd werden grow apart, become strangers;

im Lauf der Jahre wurde er mir immer fremder over the years we drifted further and further apart ( oder we had less and less in common);

meine Heimatstadt ist mir fremd geworden I no longer know ( oder recognize) my home town

2. (ausländisch) Länder, Sprachen etc: foreign; besonders Pflanzen, Tiere: exotic

3. (Ggs eigen) other people’s;

fremdes Eigentum other people’s property;

fremdes Organ foreign organ; (Transplantat) transplanted organ;

fremde Welten other worlds;

in fremden Händen in strange hands;

unter fremdem Namen under an assumed name, incognito;

das ist nicht für fremde Ohren bestimmt this is for your ears only, not a word of this to anyone else;

misch dich nicht in fremde Angelegenheiten don’t go poking your nose into other people’s business;

sich mit fremden Federn schmücken fig steal someone else’s thunder

4. (nicht dazugehörig) extraneous; (von außen) outside …;

fremde Hilfe outside help;

es ohne fremde Hilfe schaffen manage without help, do it unaided

…fremd im adj

1. (Ggs …nah) foreign ( oder alien) to …;

kulturfremd foreign to one’s culture;

menschenfremd out of touch with real people;

realitätsfremd out of touch with reality

2. (nicht dazugehörig) unrelated to …;

berufsfremd unrelated to one’s profession;

branchenfremd from another sector (of industry), new to the industry;

vereinsfremd not belonging to the club; (Person) auch who is a non-member;

verlagsfremd not on this publisher’s list, from another publisher

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Adjektiv

1) strange; foreign <country, government, customs, language>

2) nicht präd. (nicht eigen) other people's; of others postpos.

ohne fremde Hilfe — without anyone else's help

3) (unbekannt) strange; strange, unknown < surroundings>

sich sehr fremd fühlen — feel very much a stranger

einander fremd werden — become estranged; grow apart

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adj.

alien adj.

extrinsic adj.

foreign adj.

strange adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > fremd
15 environment

noun

1) (natural surroundings)

the environment — die Umwelt

the Department of the Environment — (Brit.) das Umweltministerium

2) (surrounding objects, region) Umgebung, die; (social surroundings) Milieu, das

physical/working environment — Umwelt, die/Arbeitswelt, die

home/family environment — häusliches Milieu/Familienverhältnisse Pl.

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noun

((a set of) surrounding conditions, especially those influencing development or growth: An unhappy home environment may drive a teenager to crime; We should protect the environment from destruction by modern chemicals etc.) die Umgebung, die Umwelt

- academic.ru/24606/environmental">environmental
- environmentalist
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en·vi·ron·ment

[ɪnˈvaɪ(ə)r^ənmənt, AM enˈvaɪr^ən-]

n

1. (surroundings) Umgebung f

2. (social surroundings) Milieu nt, [soziales] Umfeld, [persönliche] Umgebung

family \environment familiäre Verhältnisse, Familienverhältnisse pl

heredity and \environment Vererbung f und Sozialisierung f

home \environment häusliches Milieu, häusliche Verhältnisse

professional \environment berufliches Umfeld

working \environment Arbeitsumfeld nt

3. no pl (natural surroundings)

▪ the \environment die Umwelt

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[In'vaI\@rənmənt]
n
Umwelt f; (of town etc, physical surroundings) Umgebung f (also Comput); (= social, cultural surroundings) Milieu nt, Umwelt f
working-class environment — Arbeitermilieu nt

cultural/hostile environment — kulturelle/feindliche Umwelt

Department of the Environment (Brit) — Umweltministerium nt

of the Environment — Umweltminister( in) m(f)

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environment s

1. Umgebung f, SOZIOL auch Milieu n:

a happy home environment ein glückliches Zuhause;

in a natural environment in einer natürlichen Umgebung

2. Umwelt f ( auch SOZIOL):

environment-friendly umweltfreundlich;

environment-saving umweltschonend

3. KUNST Environment n (illusionistisches Kunstobjekt, das Gegenstände alltäglicher Lebens- und Arbeitsbereiche in neue Beziehungen zueinander setzt)

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noun

1) (natural surroundings)

the environment — die Umwelt

the Department of the Environment — (Brit.) das Umweltministerium

2) (surrounding objects, region) Umgebung, die; (social surroundings) Milieu, das

physical/working environment — Umwelt, die/Arbeitswelt, die

home/family environment — häusliches Milieu/Familienverhältnisse Pl.

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n.

Ausstattung f.

Umgebung -en f.

Umwelt -en f.

English-german dictionary > environment
16 inmediaciones

f.pl.

1 surrounding area.

en las inmediaciones del accidente in the immediate vicinity of the accident

2 surroundings, vicinity, outskirts, precincts.

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inmediaciones

► nombre femenino plural

1 (de una zona) surrounding area sing; (de una casa) vicinity sing

■ las inmediaciones de Nápoles the area surrounding Naples

■ registraron las inmediaciones de la zona they searched the immediate area

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SFPL surrounding area sing, vicinity sing

en las inmediaciones del bosque — in the area around the forest, in the vicinity of the forest

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femenino plural vicinity, surrounding area

el hotel está en las inmediaciones del aeropuerto — the hotel is in the vicinity of the airport

en las inmediaciones de la capital — in the area around the capital

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= vicinity, surrounding area, surroundings, outskirts of, the.

Nota: Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo.

Ex. Students should be encouraged to pay a visit to a library in their own vicinity to consult particular sources or to initiate an interlibrary loan request.

Ex. Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.

Ex. Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.

Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.

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* en las inmediaciones de = in the vicinity of.

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femenino plural vicinity, surrounding area

el hotel está en las inmediaciones del aeropuerto — the hotel is in the vicinity of the airport

en las inmediaciones de la capital — in the area around the capital

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= vicinity, surrounding area, surroundings, outskirts of, the.

Nota: Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo.

Ex: Students should be encouraged to pay a visit to a library in their own vicinity to consult particular sources or to initiate an interlibrary loan request.

Ex: Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.

Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.

Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.

* en las inmediaciones de = in the vicinity of.

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inmediaciones

fpl

vicinity; surrounding area

en las inmediaciones de la capital in the area around the capital

no hay ningún hospital en las inmediaciones there is no hospital in the vicinity o the surrounding area

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inmediaciones sustantivo femenino plural
vicinity, surrounding area;
◊ el hotel está en las inmediaciones del aeropuerto the hotel is in the vicinity of the airport;

en las inmediaciones de la capital in the area around the capital
inmediaciones fpl vicinity sing, surrounding area

' inmediaciones' also found in these entries:
English:
vicinity
- immediate

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inmediaciones nfpl
[de localidad] surrounding area; [de lugar, casa] vicinity;
en las inmediaciones del accidente in the immediate vicinity of the accident

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inmediaciones

fpl immediate area sg (de of), vicinity sg (de of)

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inmediaciones nfpl

: environs, surrounding area

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inmediaciones npl vicinity

en las inmediaciones de la plaza in the vicinty of the square

Spanish-English dictionary > inmediaciones
17 medio

adj.

1 half a, half, half an, mid.

2 average.

3 half-way, halfway.

4 one-half.

adv.

half-way, half, kind of, partially.

m.

1 means, manner, mode, way.

2 center, midway, midst.

3 medium, instrument, means.

4 environment.

5 halfback.

6 medium.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.

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medio

► adjetivo

1 (mitad) half

■ las dos y media half past two

■ media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs

■ un año y medio a year and a half

2 (intermedio) middle

■ a media tarde in the middle of the afternoon

3 (de promedio) average

■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...

► adverbio

1 half

■ medio terminado,-a half-finished

■ he dejado los platos a medio lavar I've left the washing-up half-done

► nombre masculino medio

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural medios

1 (recursos) means

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrong

estar (todo) por el medio to be in the way

ponerse en medio to get in the way

por medio de through, by means of

por todos los medios by all means

quitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the way

media aritmética arithmetic mean

medio ambiente environment

medio fondo middle-distance

■ una carrera de medio fondo a middle-distance race

medios de comunicación (mass) media

medios de transporte means of transport

————————

medio

► nombre masculino

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural

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1. (f. - media)
adj.

1) middle

2) half

3) average

4) medium
2. adv.
1) half

2) rather
3. noun m.
1) middle

2) element

3) medium

4) means

•

- medio ambiente

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1. ADJ

1) (=la mitad de) half

nos queda media botella — we've half a bottle left

medio limón — half a lemon

medio litro — half a litre

acudió media ciudad — half the town turned up

medio luto — half-mourning

media pensión — [en hotel] half-board

• media hora — half an hour

estuve esperando media hora — I was waiting for half an hour

el enfermo ha empeorado en la última media hora — the patient has got worse in the last half hour

una hora y media — an hour and a half

tardamos tres horas y media en llegar — we took three and a half hours to get there

son las ocho y media — it's half past eight

• media luna — (Astron) half-moon

en forma de media luna — crescent-shaped

la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
asta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)
2) (=intermedio)

la clase media — the middle class

café de media mañana — mid-morning coffee

a media tarde — halfway through the afternoon

• a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there

a medio camino entre Madrid y Barcelona — halfway between Madrid and Barcelona
plazo
3) (=promedio) average

la temperatura media — the average temperature
término 2)
4) (=normal) average

el francés medio — the average Frenchman

el hombre medio — the man in the street

5)

• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done

está escrito a medias — it's half-written

estoy satisfecho solo a medias — I am only partly satisfied

una verdad a medias — a half truth

ir a medias — to go fifty-fifty

lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost

2. ADV

1) [con adjetivo] half

está medio borracha — she's half drunk

medio dormido — half asleep

es medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side

2) [con verbo, adverbio]

está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished

medio se sonrió — she gave a half-smile

lo dijo medio en broma — he was only half-joking

Ana medio se enamoró de Gonzalo — Ana kind of fell in love with Gonzalo

eso no está ni medio bien — that isn't even close to being right

3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *

fue medio difícil — it was pretty hard

3. SM

1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)

justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square

coger algo por el medio — to take sth round the middle

el justo medio — a happy medium

• de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house

quitar algo de en medio — to get sth out of the way

quitarse de en medio — to get out of the way

• de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involved

hay dificultades de por medio — there are difficulties in the way

meterse de por medio — to intervene

día (de) por medio — LAm every other day

• en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us

no dejes las cosas por en medio — don't leave your things in the middle of the floor

en medio de la plaza — in the middle of the square

en medio de tanta confusión — in the midst of such confusion

en medio de todos ellos — among all of them

• por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)

de medio a medio —

equivocarse de medio a medio — to be completely wrong

2) (Dep) midfielder

medio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half

medio centro — centre-half

medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half

3) (=método) means pl, way

lo intentaré por todos los medios (posibles) — I'll try everything possible

no hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get

poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth

• por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley system

me avisó por medio de mi vecino — she let me know through my neighbour

respira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills

lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail

medio de transporte — means of transport

4) pl los medios (tb: los medios de comunicación ó difusión) the media

los medios de comunicación de masas — the mass media

los medios informativos — the news media

5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources

es un hombre de (muchos) medios — he's a man of means

no tienen medios económicos suficientes — they do not have sufficient financial resources

6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment

7) (=círculo) circle

en los medios financieros — in financial circles

encontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu

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I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

* * *
I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

* * *

medio¹

= middle, one-half (1/2).

Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.

Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.

* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.

* arco de medio punto = round arch.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.

* clase media = middle class.

* cocer a medias = parboil.

* comprendido a medias = half-understood.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* del medio = middle.

* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.

* de media jornada = half-day [half day].

* de media mañana = mid-morning.

* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de talla media = middle-sized.

* dividir por medio = rend in + two.

* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.

* edición media = medium edition.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.

* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* entre medias = in between.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].

* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.

* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.

* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.

* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.

* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.

* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).

* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.

* línea de medio campo = halfway line.

* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.

* media hora = half-hour.

* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.

* media luz = half-light.

* media pensión = half board.

* media tinta = Mezzotint.

* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.

* media vuelta = about-face.

* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.

* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.

* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.

* medio día = one-half day.

* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].

* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.

* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.

* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.

* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.

* Medio Oriente = Middle East.

* medio pliego = half-sheet.

* medio sumergido = half-submerged.

* medio vacío = half-empty.

* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.

* nacido en medio = middleborn.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.

* partir por medio = rend in + two.

* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.

* punto medio = mid-point.

* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.

* un día y medio = one and a half days.

* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

medio²

² = average, mainline, mainstream.

Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.

Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.

Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.

* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.

* como término medio = on average.

* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.

* de precio medio = medium-priced.

* de talle medio = medium-length.

* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].

* de tipo medio = middle-range.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* hombre medio, el = average person, the.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* por término medio = on average.

* precio medio = average price.

* tener por término medio = average.

* término medio = compromise, balance.

* valor medio = midrange, mean value.

medio³

³ = instrumentality, means, vehicle.

Nota: Sentido figurado.

Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.

Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.

Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.

* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.

* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.

* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.

* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].

* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].

* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.

* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.

* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.

* dotar de medios = resource.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.

* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.

* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).

* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.

* equipar de medios = resource.

* exceso de medios = overkill.

* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.

* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.

* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.

* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.

* medio de ahorro = economy measure.

* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.

* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.

* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].

* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.

* medio de transmisión = conduit.

* medio físico = physical medium.

* medios = ways and means.

* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.

* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.

* medios de comunicación = news media.

* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.

* medios de comunicación social = mass media.

* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.

* medios de producción = means of production.

* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.

* medios económicos = economic resources.

* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.

* medios oficiales = official channels.

* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.

* medios visuales = visual media.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].

* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* streaming media = streaming media.

* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.

* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.

* * *

medio¹ - dia

adjective

A ( delante del n)

(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo de harina half a kilo of flour

media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs

¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?

los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portrait

llevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hour

la última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaining

hay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)

aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show starts

si se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrow

la bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mast

la falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon

¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?

la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly lit

Compuestos:

● media lengua

feminine:

habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby language

la deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talks

● media luna feminine

A ( Astron) half-moon

en forma de medioa luna crescent-shaped

la Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile Crescent

B (de las uñas) half-moon

C ( RPl) ( Coc) croissant ( often with ham and cheese)

D

(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescent

● media manga

feminine short sleeve

llevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dress

● media naranja

masculine and feminine ( fam hum):

todavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yet

vino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)

● media pensión

feminine (en hoteles) half board

(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinners

● medias palabras

fpl:

me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many words

● media suela

feminine half sole, sole

● media volea

feminine half volley

● media voz

feminine:

a medioa voz in a low voice

hablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices

● media vuelta

feminine ( Mil) about-face ( AmE), about-turn ( BrE)

(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and left

● medio apertura

masculine and feminine fly half, outside half

● medio campo

masculine midfield

● medio del melé

masculine and feminine scrum half

● medio fondista

masculine and feminine middle-distance runner

● medio fondo

masculine middle-distance

● medio hermano, media hermana

masculine, feminine

( masculine) half-brother; ( feminine) half-sister

● medio luto

masculine half-mourning

● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupila

masculine, feminine (CS) day pupil

los medio pupilos the day pupils

● medio tiempo

( AmL) half-time

B (mediano, promedio) average

el cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexican

barrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrid

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term

técnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree course

la temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degrees

clase¹ (↑ clase (1)), edad, término, etc

C

a medias ( loc adv)

1

(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finished

me dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o story

lo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly

2

(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?

pagar a medios to pay half each, go halves

lo hicimos a medios we did it between us

D

( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!

medio²

adverb

half

está medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazy

lo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half dead

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him there

me lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finished

medio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)

medio³

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Mat) (mitad) half

B

1 (centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room

el botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middle

el justo medio the happy medium

quítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't see

quitar a algn de en medio ( euf); to get rid of sb ( euph), bump sb off ( colloq)

2 los medios mpl ( Taur) center* ( of the ring)

C

1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)

lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating him

hizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposal

como medio de coacción as a means of coercion

2 ( Art) (vehículo) tb

medio de expresión medium

3 medios mpl (recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios he spared no expense

a pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited means

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do it

Compuestos:

● medio de comunicación

la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)

los medios de comunicación the media

los medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass media

● medio de difusión

medio de comunicación

● medio de transporte

means of transport

● medio impugnativo

( Méx) legal challenge

● medio informativo

medio de comunicación

● medios audiovisuales

mpl audiovisual aids (pl)

● medios de producción

mpl:

los medio de producción the means of production

D ( en locs):

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of

hay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involved

en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people

no sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this mess

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion

en medio de todo all things considered

en medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this way

por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week

dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses

por medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousin

atrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincers

se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system

obtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contacts

de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistaken

le acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely right

E

1

(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles

no está en su medio he's out of his element

un artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …

2 ( Biol) environment

estos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitat

la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

Compuesto:

medio ambiente

environment

que no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly

F (dedo) middle finger

G (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countries

ni medio ( RPl fam): no se ve/no entendí ni medio you can't see/I didn't understand a thing

el que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world

* * *

Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)

medio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

medió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( intervenir) to mediate;

medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sth
b) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;

medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1
◊ - dia adjetivo

1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
◊ medio kilo half a kilo;

media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
◊ el ciudadano medio the average citizen;

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
◊ está medio loca she's half crazy;

todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;
◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;

quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
a) (recurso, manera) means (pl);

◊ como medio de coacción as a means of coercion;

los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transport
b)

◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

4 ( en locs)
◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5
a) (círculo, ámbito):

◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;

no está en su medio he's out of his element
b) (Biol) environment;

◊ la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment;

medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television

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medio, -a

♦ adj

1. [igual a la mitad] half;

media docena half a dozen;

media hora half an hour;

medio litro half a litre;

el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;

medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;

medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;

la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;

a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;
[en trabajo] halfway through;
a media luz in the half-light;

nos salimos a media película we left halfway through the movie o Br film;

como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;

docena y media one and a half dozen;

un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;

son las dos y media it's half past two;

son y media it's half past

Comp
Andes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;
la media luna the crescent;

la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;
Fam Fig media naranja:
mi/su/ etc[m5]. media naranja my/your/ etc other o better half;

media pensión half board;
CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;
media suela half-sole;

media volea half volley

2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;
[posición, punto] middle;
de una calidad media of average quality;

a medio plazo in the medium term;

de clase media middle-class;

a media distancia in the middle distance

Comp
medio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time
3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;
Mat mean;
el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;

a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h

4. [corriente] ordinary, average;

el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people

♦ adv

half;

medio borracho half drunk;

estaba medio muerto he was half dead;

a medio hacer half done;

han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;

aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;

pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake

♦ nm

1. [mitad] half;

uno y medio one and a half

2. [centro] middle, centre;

íbamos por el carril del medio o [m5] de en medio we were driving in the middle lane;

en medio (de) in the middle (of);

estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;

está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;

no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;

han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;

si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;

quítate de en medio get out of the way;

siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;

estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;

hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;

meterse o [m5] ponerse (de) por medio [estorbar] to get in the way;
Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;
Comp

equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;

Comp
Fam
quitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;

Comp

quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself

3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;

utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;

encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;

no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;

por medio de by means of, through;

ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;

por todos los medios by all possible means;

intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;

su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metal

Comp
los medios de comunicación the media;
medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;

los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;

los medios de difusión the media;

medio de expresión medium;

los medios de información the media;

medios de producción means of production;

medio de transporte means of transport o US transportation

4.
medios [recursos] means, resources;

no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it

5. [elemento físico] environment;

animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environment

Comp
medio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;
medio físico physical environment

6. [ámbito]
el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;

en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;

en medios bien informados in well-informed circles

7. Dep [en fútbol, hockey] midfielder;
[en rugby] halfback
Comp
medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;
medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half

8. Taurom
los medios = centre of bullring

9. Comp
CSur Fam
ni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;

no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;

por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day

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medio

I adj

1 half;

las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;

a medio camino halfway

2 tamaño medium

3 (de promedio) average

4 posición middle

II m

1 ( entorno) environment

2 en fútbol midfielder

3 ( centro) middle;

en medio de in the middle of

4 ( manera) means;

por medio de by means of;

medios pl dinero means, resources

III adv half;

hacer algo a medias half do sth;

ir a medias go halves;

a medio hacer half done;

de medio a medio completely;

día por medio L.Am. every other day;

quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;

quitarse de en medio get out of the way

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medio adv

1) : half

está medio dormida: she's half asleep

2) : rather, kind of

está medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring

medio, - dia adj

1) : half

una media hora: half an hour

medio hermano: half brother

a media luz: in the half-light

son las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty

2) : midway, halfway

a medio camino: halfway there

3) : middle

la clase media: the middle class

4) : average

la temperatura media: the average temperature

medio nm

1) centro: middle, center

en medio de: in the middle of, amid

2) ambiente: milieu, environment

3) : medium, spiritualist

4) : means pl, way

por medio de: by means of

los medios de comunicación: the media

5) medios nmpl

: means, resources

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medio¹ adj

1. (mitad) half

pesa medio kilo it weighs half a kilo

tardaré media hora I'll be half an hour

un litro y medio de agua a litre and a half of water

2. (promedio, normal) average

el español medio the average Spaniard

medio² adv half

las manzanas estaban medio podridas the apples were half rotten

medio³ n

1. (centro) middle

hay una fuente en medio de la plaza there's a fountain in the middle of the square

2. (entorno) environment

los anfibios necesitan un medio húmedo amphibians need a damp environment

3. (recurso, método) means

han utilizado medios dudosos they used doubtful means

media de transporte means of transport

medio ambiente environment

medios de comunicación media

Spanish-English dictionary > medio
18 resentirse

pron.v.

1 to be weakened.

2 to be offended.

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resentirse

Conjugation model [ HERVIR], like link=hervir hervir

► verbo pronominal

1 (sentirse) to suffer (de, from), feel the effects (de, of)

■ me resiento del tobillo my ankle hurts, I have a sore ankle

2 (flaquear) to be weakened

3 figurado (enojarse) to become resentful, feel resentment

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

resentirse con/contra alguien figurado to bear somebody resentment

resentirse por algo figurado to take offence (US offense) at something

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verb

1) to suffer

2) be hurt

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VPR

1) (=estar resentido)

resentirse con o por algo — to resent sth, feel bitter about sth

2) (=debilitarse) to be weakened, suffer

con los años se resintió su salud — his health suffered o was affected over the years

los cimientos se resintieron con el terremoto — the foundations were weakened by the earthquake

sin que se resienta el dólar — without the dollar being affected

3) (=sentir)

resentirse de — [+ defecto] to suffer from

resentirse de las consecuencias de — to feel the effects of

me resiento todavía del golpe — I can still feel the effects of the injury

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verbo pronominal

1)

a) ( sentir dolor)

resentirse DE algo: aún se resiente de la lesión he is still suffering the effects of the injury; ya no me resiento de la espalda my back doesn't give me trouble any more (colloq); aún se resienten de la derrota — they're still smarting from the defeat

b) ( sufrir las consecuencias) to suffer

su trabajo no se resentía — his work didn't suffer

su salud se resentía con el clima — the weather was taking its toll on his health

2) (ofenderse, molestarse) to get upset

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(v.) = smart, grudge, pique

Ex. The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex. He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

Ex. In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings.

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verbo pronominal

1)

a) ( sentir dolor)

resentirse DE algo: aún se resiente de la lesión he is still suffering the effects of the injury; ya no me resiento de la espalda my back doesn't give me trouble any more (colloq); aún se resienten de la derrota — they're still smarting from the defeat

b) ( sufrir las consecuencias) to suffer

su trabajo no se resentía — his work didn't suffer

su salud se resentía con el clima — the weather was taking its toll on his health

2) (ofenderse, molestarse) to get upset

* * *

(v.) = smart, grudge, pique

Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.

Ex: In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings.

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resentirse [ I11 ]

v pron

A

1 (sentir dolor) resentirse DE algo:

todavía se resiente de aquella lesión he is still feeling o suffering the effects of that injury

ya no me resiento de la espalda my back doesn't give me trouble any more, my back doesn't play me up any more ( colloq)

todavía se resienten de aquella derrota they're still smarting from that defeat

2 (sufrir las consecuencias) to suffer

su salud se resentía con el exceso de trabajo the excessive workload was telling on his health o was taking its toll on his health, his health was suffering because he was overworking

su trabajo no se resentía his work didn't suffer, it didn't affect his work

se resentiría el sabor the flavor would suffer o would be affected, it would spoil the flavor

B (ofenderse, molestarse) to get upset

se resintió mucho porque no lo invitaron he was very put out o offended o upset that they didn't invite him

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resentirse ( conjugate resentirse) verbo pronominal
a) ( sentir dolor):

◊ aún se resiente de la lesión he is still suffering the effects of the injury;

aún se resienten de la derrota they're still smarting from the defeat
b) ( sufrir las consecuencias) [salud/trabajo] to suffer

c) (ofenderse, molestarse) to get upset

resentirse verbo reflexivo
1 (volver a sentir dolor por una antigua dolencia) to suffer [de, from], to feel the (after-) effects [de, of]: aún se resiente del golpe en la cadera, she's still feeling the effects of having bumped her thigh
2 (debilitarse) to weaken
3 (ofenderse) to feel offended
resentirse por algo, to take offence at sthg o to feel bitter about sthg
' resentirse' also found in these entries:
English:
smart
- suffer

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resentirse vpr

1. [debilitarse] to be weakened;
[salud] to deteriorate;
la calidad de su trabajo se resintió por la falta de motivación her work deteriorated through lack of motivation

2. [sentir]
resentirse de to be suffering from;

aún se resiente de aquel golpe she's still suffering from the effects of that blow;

se resiente de la rodilla he's got a bad knee, his knee is giving him trouble

3. [ofenderse] to be offended

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resentirse

v/r

1 get upset;

resentirse con alguien feel resentful toward s.o.

2 de rendimiento, calidad suffer;

resentirse de algo suffer from the effects of sth

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resentirse {76} vr

1) : to suffer, to be weakened

2) ofenderse: to be upset

se resintió porque la insultaron: she got upset when they insulted her, she resented being insulted

3)

resentirse de : to feel the effects of

Spanish-English dictionary > resentirse
19 propicio

adj.

propitious, favorable, favourable, advantageous.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: propiciar.

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propicio

► adjetivo

1 (gen) suitable; (uso formal) propitious

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(f. - propicia)

adj.

favorable, propitious

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ADJ [momento, condiciones] favourable, favorable (EEUU); [persona] kind, well-disposed

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- cia adjetivo < momento> opportune, propitious (frml); < condiciones> favorable*, propitious (frml)

no es un ambiente propicio para la meditación — the surroundings are not conducive to meditation

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= promising, propitious, bloomy, favourable [favorable, -USA].

Ex. Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex. She suggests that the times are not propitious for measures that would sanction the removal of public documents from public control.

Ex. The 1st is to follow the fashions of mainstream publications and to contribute to their bloomy or gloomy predictions.

Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

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* lo propicio = propitiousness.

* propicio para = conducive (to).

* ser propicio a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

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- cia adjetivo < momento> opportune, propitious (frml); < condiciones> favorable*, propitious (frml)

no es un ambiente propicio para la meditación — the surroundings are not conducive to meditation

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= promising, propitious, bloomy, favourable [favorable, -USA].

Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.

Ex: She suggests that the times are not propitious for measures that would sanction the removal of public documents from public control.

Ex: The 1st is to follow the fashions of mainstream publications and to contribute to their bloomy or gloomy predictions.

Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

* lo propicio = propitiousness.

* propicio para = conducive (to).

* ser propicio a = lend + Reflexivo + to.

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propicio - cia

adjective

‹momento› opportune, propitious ( frml); ‹condiciones› favorable*, propitious ( frml)

un clima propicio para las negociaciones a favorable climate for the negotiations

no es un ambiente propicio para la meditación the surroundings are not conducive to meditation

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Del verbo propiciar: ( conjugate propiciar)

propicio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

propició es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
propiciar
propicio
propiciar ( conjugate propiciar) verbo transitivo ( favorecer) to favor^{( conjugate favor)};
( causar) to bring about
propicio
◊ - cia adjetivo ‹ momento› opportune, propitious (frml);

‹ condiciones› favorable^{( conjugate favorable)}, propitious (frml)
propiciar verbo transitivo to favour
propicio,-a adjetivo propitious, favourable
' propicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nido
- propicia
- satisfactoria
- satisfactorio
English:
conducive
- occasion
- propitious

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propicio, -a adj
[favorable] propitious, favourable; [adecuado] suitable, appropriate;
un bar no es un entorno propicio para el estudio a bar is not a suitable place for studying in

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propicio

adj favorable, Br

favourable ser propicio para be favorable to

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propicio, - cia adj

: favorable, propitious

Spanish-English dictionary > propicio
20 environment

noun

((a set of) surrounding conditions, especially those influencing development or growth: An unhappy home environment may drive a teenager to crime; We should protect the environment from destruction by modern chemicals etc.) entorno, medio ambiente

- environmental
- environmentalist

environment n

1. medio ambiente

we must protect the environment debemos proteger el medio ambiente

2. ambiente / medio

a happy home environment is essential un ambiente familiar feliz es esencial

environment

tr[ɪn'vaɪrənmənt]

noun

1 (ecology) medio ambiente nombre masculino

■ we need to protect the environment hemos de proteger el medio ambiente

2 (surroundings) ambiente nombre masculino, entorno; (habitat) hábitat nombre masculino

■ a happy home environment is essential un ambiente familiar feliz es esencial

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

environment friendly no perjudicial para el medio ambiente

Department of the Environment Departamento de Medio Ambiente

environment [ɪn'vaɪrənmənt, ɛn-, -'vaɪərn-] n

: medio m (ambiente), ambiente m, entorno m

environment

n.

• ambiente s.m.

• entorno (MED, INF) s.m.

• medio s.m.

• medio ambiente s.m.

ɪn'vaɪrənmənt, ɪn'vaɪərənmənt
noun

a) ( Ecol)

the environment — el medio ambiente

the Department of the Environment — ( in UK) el Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, ≈la Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecología ( en Méx)

b) ( surroundings)

a hostile environment for man — un medio hostil al hombre

she's studying gorillas in their natural environment — estudia a las gorilas en su entorno or hábitat natural

the work/home environment — el ambiente de trabajo/del hogar

[ɪn'vaɪǝrǝnmǝnt]
N
1) (=surroundings) (gen) entorno m, ambiente m ; (Zool, Bot) entorno m, medio m

a safe working environment — un entorno or un ambiente de trabajo seguro

a working-class environment — un entorno or ambiente de clase trabajadora

to observe animals in their natural environment — observar a los animales en su entorno or medio natural

the environment — (Ecol) el medio ambiente

measures to protect the environment — medidas fpl para proteger el medio ambiente

Department of the Environment — (Brit) Ministerio m del Medio Ambiente

2) (Comput) entorno m

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[ɪn'vaɪrənmənt, ɪn'vaɪərənmənt]
noun

a) ( Ecol)

the environment — el medio ambiente

the Department of the Environment — ( in UK) el Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, ≈la Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecología ( en Méx)

b) ( surroundings)

a hostile environment for man — un medio hostil al hombre

she's studying gorillas in their natural environment — estudia a las gorilas en su entorno or hábitat natural

the work/home environment — el ambiente de trabajo/del hogar

English-spanish dictionary > environment

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Bonfim Hotel Setubal (Lisbon - Surroundings) — Bonfim Hotel Setubal country: Portugal, city: Lisbon Surroundings (Setubal) Bonfim Hotel Setubal Bonfim Hotel is located in the town centre of Setubal, right in front of the magnificent Bonfim Park and Vitoria Football Club stadium. Just beside… … International hotels
Costa Da Caparica Hotel (Lisbon - Surroundings) — Costa Da Caparica Hotel country: Portugal, city: Lisbon Surroundings (Costa Da Caparica) Costa Da Caparica Hotel Costa da Caparica is well known for its extensive sandy beaches, wonderful crystal clear sea and for the fine quality and superb… … International hotels

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