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  • 61 comprensión

    f.
    understanding, comprehension, grasp, insight.
    * * *
    1 understanding
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) understanding, comprehension
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=entendimiento) understanding
    2) (=actitud comprensiva) understanding
    * * *
    femenino understanding

    un texto de difícil/fácil comprensión — a text which is difficult/easy to understand

    * * *
    = awareness, comprehensibility, comprehension, grasp, insight, understanding.
    Ex. Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
    Ex. Such terms contribute to brevity and ought to used to maximum effect, but they must be used with care if comprehensibility is to be maintained.
    Ex. Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.
    Ex. It may be necessary to read some documents more than once before a satisfactory grasp of their content is achieved.
    Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
    Ex. We librarians ought to have a clearer understanding of our stock-in-trade (books) and their function of social mechanism.
    ----
    * capacidad de comprensión = listening skills, understanding capacity.
    * comprensión lectora = reading comprehension.
    * con comprensión = sympathetically.
    * ejercicio de comprensión = comprehension exercise.
    * falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.
    * * *
    femenino understanding

    un texto de difícil/fácil comprensión — a text which is difficult/easy to understand

    * * *
    = awareness, comprehensibility, comprehension, grasp, insight, understanding.

    Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.

    Ex: Such terms contribute to brevity and ought to used to maximum effect, but they must be used with care if comprehensibility is to be maintained.
    Ex: Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.
    Ex: It may be necessary to read some documents more than once before a satisfactory grasp of their content is achieved.
    Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
    Ex: We librarians ought to have a clearer understanding of our stock-in-trade (books) and their function of social mechanism.
    * capacidad de comprensión = listening skills, understanding capacity.
    * comprensión lectora = reading comprehension.
    * con comprensión = sympathetically.
    * ejercicio de comprensión = comprehension exercise.
    * falta de comprensión = incomprehension, lack of understanding.

    * * *
    1 (de una idea, un texto) understanding
    un texto de difícil/fácil comprensión a text which is difficult/easy to understand
    2 (de personas, actitudes) understanding
    Compuesto:
    listening comprehension
    * * *

     

    comprensión sustantivo femenino
    understanding;

    comprensión auditiva listening comprehension
    comprensión sustantivo femenino understanding: la comprensión del problema es necesaria para resolverlo, you need to understand the problem before you can solve it

    ' comprensión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    error
    - nacer
    - oscurecer
    - inteligencia
    English:
    appreciation
    - comprehension
    - grasp
    - realization
    - supportively
    - supportiveness
    - sympathetic
    - sympathy
    - understanding
    - sympathetically
    * * *
    1. [acción] understanding;
    las fotografías ayudan a la comprensión del texto the photographs help you to understand the text;
    un niño con problemas de comprensión oral a child with problems understanding speech;
    de fácil/difícil comprensión easy/difficult to understand
    2. [actitud] understanding;
    tienes que mostrar más comprensión con él you have to be more understanding with him
    * * *
    f
    1 understanding
    2 de texto, auditiva comprehension
    * * *
    1) : comprehension, understanding, grasp
    2) : understanding, sympathy
    * * *
    comprensión n understanding

    Spanish-English dictionary > comprensión

  • 62 conseguir lo imposible

    (v.) = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon
    Ex. While SDI systems may not be able to achieve the impossible, they can function very effectively within a particular organization.
    Ex. The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate.
    Ex. Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
    * * *
    (v.) = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon

    Ex: While SDI systems may not be able to achieve the impossible, they can function very effectively within a particular organization.

    Ex: The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate.
    Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.

    Spanish-English dictionary > conseguir lo imposible

  • 63 consulta

    f.
    hacer una consulta a alguien to seek somebody's advice
    libro/obra de consulta reference book/work
    2 surgery (British), office (United States) (doctor's office).
    horas de consulta surgery hours
    pasar consulta to hold a surgery
    3 office.
    4 doctor's office, office, consulting room, practice.
    5 poll.
    6 consult.
    7 advice.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: consultar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: consultar.
    * * *
    1 (acción) consultation
    2 (consejo) advice, opinion
    ■ ¿te puedo hace una consulta? can I ask you something?
    3 MEDICINA surgery, US doctor's office (consultorio) consulting room
    ■ horas de consulta surgery hours, US office hours
    \
    pasar consulta to see patients, hold surgery
    obra de consulta reference book
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=pregunta) enquiry

    para cualquier consulta, llamen a partir de las cinco — if you have any enquiries, please call after five o'clock

    ¿le puedo hacer una consulta? — can I ask you something?

    biblioteca 1), libro 1), obra 2), b)
    2) (Med) (=visita) consultation; (=local) surgery, consulting room, office (EEUU)

    horas de consulta u horario de consulta — surgery hours

    3) (Pol) (=referéndum) referendum

    consulta popular — referendum, plebiscite

    4) pl consultas (=negociaciones)

    ronda o rueda de consultas — round of talks

    5) (Jur) review
    6) (Inform) enquiry
    * * *
    1) (pregunta, averiguación)

    ¿te puedo hacer una consulta? — can I ask you something?

    de consulta — <biblioteca/libro> reference (before n)

    2) (Med)
    a) ( entrevista) consultation

    ¿a qué horas tiene consultas el Dr. Sosa? — what are Dr Sosa's office hours (AmE) o (BrE) surgery times?

    consulta a domicilio — home o house visit

    b) ( reunión) conference
    c) ( consultorio) office (AmE), practice (AmE), surgery (BrE)
    * * *
    = consultation, counselling [counseling, -USA], enquiry [inquiry, -USA], interrogation, look-up [lookup], perusal, surgery, doctor's surgery, surgery, hit, query, consultation exercise, querying.
    Ex. Although this is generally successful, this approach does necessitate the consultation of two chapters.
    Ex. If you do this, the system ANDs together the results of query 1, 'juvenile delinquent', and the new term, ' counseling'.
    Ex. A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
    Ex. These include MUMS (Multiple Use MARC System) in connection with online interrogation and correction of MARC data.
    Ex. With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.
    Ex. Computer searching has many facilities and permits a more flexible approach to index searching, but printed indexes have the advantage of ease of perusal.
    Ex. The library may also arrange for local councillors to hold a rota of surgeries once a week.
    Ex. The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.
    Ex. The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.
    Ex. As used in reference to the World Wide Web, 'hit' means a single request from a web browser for a single item from a web server.
    Ex. We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.
    Ex. Following a preliminary survey by Aslib, the council's consultation exercise found that residents opted for service quality over quantity.
    Ex. The project consortium will complete a feasibility study into the automatic indexing of free text and the multilingual querying of text databases = El consorcio creado realizar el proyecto llevará a cabo un estudio de viabilidad sobre la indización automática de texto libre y la consulta en varios idiomas de bases de datos de texto.
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    * abrir una consulta = hang out + Posesivo + shingle.
    * colección de consulta = browsing collection.
    * consulta en sala = in-house materials use.
    * consulta imprecisa = browsing.
    * consulta por materias = subject browsing.
    * consulta rápida = ready reference.
    * consultas = demand load.
    * consultas al directorio = directory assistance.
    * de consulta fácil = scannable.
    * de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.
    * documento de consulta = discussion document.
    * fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.
    * función de consulta = enquiry function.
    * horas de consulta = surgery.
    * interfaz gráfico de consulta imprecisa = graphical browser.
    * lenguaje de consulta = query language, access language.
    * libro de consulta en sala = reserve room book.
    * obras de consulta rápida = quick reference material.
    * para futuras consultas = for future reference.
    * porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas = browsers' fill rate.
    * primer lugar de consulta = first stop.
    * puesto de consulta = service station.
    * que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.
    * reformulación de la consulta = query reformation.
    * sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.
    * Servicio de Consulta en Línea de BLAISE = BLAISE-LINE.
    * sesión de consulta = query session.
    * sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente = stateless.
    * * *
    1) (pregunta, averiguación)

    ¿te puedo hacer una consulta? — can I ask you something?

    de consulta — <biblioteca/libro> reference (before n)

    2) (Med)
    a) ( entrevista) consultation

    ¿a qué horas tiene consultas el Dr. Sosa? — what are Dr Sosa's office hours (AmE) o (BrE) surgery times?

    consulta a domicilio — home o house visit

    b) ( reunión) conference
    c) ( consultorio) office (AmE), practice (AmE), surgery (BrE)
    * * *
    = consultation, counselling [counseling, -USA], enquiry [inquiry, -USA], interrogation, look-up [lookup], perusal, surgery, doctor's surgery, surgery, hit, query, consultation exercise, querying.

    Ex: Although this is generally successful, this approach does necessitate the consultation of two chapters.

    Ex: If you do this, the system ANDs together the results of query 1, 'juvenile delinquent', and the new term, ' counseling'.
    Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
    Ex: These include MUMS (Multiple Use MARC System) in connection with online interrogation and correction of MARC data.
    Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.
    Ex: Computer searching has many facilities and permits a more flexible approach to index searching, but printed indexes have the advantage of ease of perusal.
    Ex: The library may also arrange for local councillors to hold a rota of surgeries once a week.
    Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.
    Ex: The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.
    Ex: As used in reference to the World Wide Web, 'hit' means a single request from a web browser for a single item from a web server.
    Ex: We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.
    Ex: Following a preliminary survey by Aslib, the council's consultation exercise found that residents opted for service quality over quantity.
    Ex: The project consortium will complete a feasibility study into the automatic indexing of free text and the multilingual querying of text databases = El consorcio creado realizar el proyecto llevará a cabo un estudio de viabilidad sobre la indización automática de texto libre y la consulta en varios idiomas de bases de datos de texto.
    * abrir una consulta = hang out + Posesivo + shingle.
    * colección de consulta = browsing collection.
    * consulta en sala = in-house materials use.
    * consulta imprecisa = browsing.
    * consulta por materias = subject browsing.
    * consulta rápida = ready reference.
    * consultas = demand load.
    * consultas al directorio = directory assistance.
    * de consulta fácil = scannable.
    * de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.
    * documento de consulta = discussion document.
    * fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.
    * función de consulta = enquiry function.
    * horas de consulta = surgery.
    * interfaz gráfico de consulta imprecisa = graphical browser.
    * lenguaje de consulta = query language, access language.
    * libro de consulta en sala = reserve room book.
    * obras de consulta rápida = quick reference material.
    * para futuras consultas = for future reference.
    * porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas = browsers' fill rate.
    * primer lugar de consulta = first stop.
    * puesto de consulta = service station.
    * que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.
    * reformulación de la consulta = query reformation.
    * sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.
    * Servicio de Consulta en Línea de BLAISE = BLAISE-LINE.
    * sesión de consulta = query session.
    * sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente = stateless.

    * * *
    A
    (pregunta, averiguación): ¿te puedo hacer una consulta? can I ask your advice o ask you something?
    este problema queda pendiente de consulta this matter is awaiting consultation
    de consulta ‹biblioteca/libro› reference ( before n)
    Compuesto:
    referendum, plebiscite
    B ( Med)
    1 (entrevista) consultation
    ¿cuánto cuesta la consulta? how much does the consultation cost?
    ¿a qué horas pasa or tiene consultas el Dr. Sosa? what are Dr Sosa's office hours ( AmE) o ( BrE) surgery times?
    [ S ] horas de consulta surgery hours
    el doctor está en consulta con un paciente the doctor is seeing a patient
    consulta a domicilio home o house visit
    2 (reunión) conference
    3 (consultorio) office ( AmE), practice ( AmE), surgery ( BrE)
    abrir or instalar una consulta to open a practice o surgery
    * * *

     

    Del verbo consultar: ( conjugate consultar)

    consulta es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    consulta    
    consultar
    consulta sustantivo femenino
    a) (pregunta, averiguación):

    ◊ ¿te puedo hacer una consulta? can I ask you something?;

    de consulta ‹biblioteca/libro› reference ( before n)

    ( consultorio) office (AmE), practice (AmE), surgery (BrE);
    ◊ ¿a qué horas tiene consultas el Dr. Sosa? what are Dr Sosa's office hours (AmE) o (BrE) surgery times?;

    consulta a domicilio home o house visit
    consultar ( conjugate consultar) verbo transitivo ‹persona/obra› to consult;
    ‹dato/duda› to look up;
    consulta algo con algn to consult sb about sth
    verbo intransitivo: consulta con algn to consult sb
    consulta sustantivo femenino
    1 (petición de consejo) query
    2 (búsqueda de información) search: tras la consulta de los archivos hemos concluido que..., after consulting the archives, we have concluded that...
    3 Med (visita al médico) consultation
    (despacho) GB surgery, US doctor's office
    horas de consulta, GB surgery hours, US office hours
    consulta a domicilio, house call
    consultar verbo transitivo
    1 to consult, seek advice [con, from]
    2 (en un diccionario, etc) to look up
    ' consulta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alterna
    - alterno
    - anexa
    - anexo
    - de
    - biblioteca
    - libro
    English:
    consultation
    - consulting
    - establish
    - practice
    - practise
    - reference
    - reference book
    - reference library
    - surgery
    - antenatal
    - office
    * * *
    1. [petición de consejo] [acción] consultation;
    [pregunta] query, enquiry;
    hacer una consulta a alguien to ask sb's advice
    2. [búsqueda de información] consultation;
    la consulta del manual aclaró nuestras dudas consulting the manual cleared up our doubts;
    hacer una consulta a alguien to ask sb's advice;
    libros de consulta reference books
    consulta electoral election(s);
    consulta popular referendum, plebiscite
    3. [de médico] [consultorio] Br surgery, US office
    4. [de médico] [visita] appointment;
    horas de consulta Br surgery hours, US (doctor's) office hours;
    pasar consulta to hold Br a surgery o US (doctor's) office hours;
    tengo consulta con el médico a las seis I've got an appointment with the doctor at six;
    consulta previa petición de hora [en letrero] appointments only, consultation by appointment only
    5.
    llamar a consultas [diplomático] to recall
    * * *
    f
    1 consultation
    2 MED local office, Br
    surgery;
    pasar consulta have office hours, Br have a surgery
    * * *
    1) : consultation
    2) : inquiry
    * * *
    1. (pregunta) enquiry [pl. enquiries]
    2. (lugar, atención) surgery [pl. surgeries]
    3. (visita) visit

    Spanish-English dictionary > consulta

  • 64 criticar

    v.
    1 to criticize.
    Su padre criticó su vestimenta Her father criticized her clothes.
    María critica cuando siente envidia Mary criticizes when she feels envy.
    El profesor criticó su proceder The teacher criticized his behavior.
    2 to review (enjuiciar) (literatura, arte).
    3 to gossip.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to criticize
    1 (murmurar) to gossip
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=censurar) to criticize
    2) (=hablar mal)

    siempre está criticando a la gente — he's always criticizing people, he's always finding fault with people

    3) (Arte, Literat, Teat) [+ libro, obra] to review
    2.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize
    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
    2.
    criticar vi to gossip, backbite
    * * *
    = come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.
    Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
    Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.
    Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
    Ex. 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
    Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
    Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
    Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
    Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.
    Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex. The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
    Ex. This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
    Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.
    Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
    Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
    Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
    Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
    Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
    Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.
    Ex. Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.
    Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.
    Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
    Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.
    Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
    ----
    * criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.
    * criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
    * criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.
    * criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
    * ser criticado = come under + fire.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize
    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
    2.
    criticar vi to gossip, backbite
    * * *
    = come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.

    Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.

    Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.
    Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
    Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
    Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
    Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
    Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
    Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.
    Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
    Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
    Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.
    Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
    Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
    Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
    Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
    Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
    Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.
    Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.
    Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.
    Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
    Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.
    Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
    * criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.
    * criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
    * criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.
    * criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
    * ser criticado = come under + fire.

    * * *
    criticar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 (atacar) to criticize
    una postura que fue muy criticada por los ecologistas a position which came in for fierce criticism from o which was fiercely criticized by ecologists
    criticó duramente a los especuladores he strongly attacked o criticized the speculators
    un proyecto muy criticado a plan which has been heavily criticized o which has come in for a lot of criticism
    2 (hablar mal de) to criticize
    tú no hace falta que la critiques porque eres igual de egoísta que ella you're in no position to criticize o ( colloq) you can't talk, you're just as selfish as she is
    3 ( Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review
    ■ criticar
    vi
    to gossip, backbite
    * * *

     

    criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo

    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

    verbo intransitivo
    to gossip, backbite
    criticar
    I verbo transitivo to criticize
    II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
    ' criticar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    censurar
    - dedicarse
    - desollar
    - despellejar
    - tralla
    - vapulear
    - arremeter
    - murmurar
    - rajar
    - sino
    English:
    attack
    - carp
    - critical
    - criticize
    - fault
    - knock
    - pan
    - pick on
    - run down
    - slam
    - slate
    - get
    - run
    * * *
    1. [censurar] to criticize
    2. [enjuiciar] [literatura, arte] to review
    * * *
    v/t criticize
    * * *
    criticar {72} vt
    : to criticize
    * * *
    1. (en general) to criticize
    2. (cotillear) to gossip

    Spanish-English dictionary > criticar

  • 65 de acuerdo con

    in accordance with
    * * *
    * * *
    = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from
    Ex. The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).
    Ex. As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
    Ex. If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings.
    Ex. It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users.
    Ex. The scheme remains discipline oriented, but each class is developed in accordance with strict application of analytico-synthetic principles.
    Ex. AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex. This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
    Ex. Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
    Ex. The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
    Ex. There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex. The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex. This approach involves the establishment and communication of organizational goals, the setting of individual objectives pursuant to the organizational goals, and the periodic and then final review of performance as it relates to the objectives.
    Ex. In concurrence with the advent of what Anthony Oettinger called 'compunications', the fusion of computing and communication, we need to develop a new vision of a future for national libraries.
    Ex. Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
    Ex. The findings of this study were in agreement with most similar studies of the journal literature of the humanities with one important exception.
    Ex. As far as he knew (and he had been with the library 37 years) subsequent boards had not changed the rule.
    Ex. New modes may emerge in the future in consonance with new research trends and changing social needs.
    Ex. In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
    Ex. The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.
    Ex. To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.
    Ex. The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public.
    Ex. In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex. Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.
    * * *
    = according to, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, consistent with, in harmony with, in accordance with, in concert with, in keeping with, in line with, in step with, in tune with, by, pursuant to, in concurrence with, based on, in agreement with, as far as + Sujeto + Verbo, in consonance with, in accord with, judging by, to judge by, in conformity with, in + Posesivo + view, judging from

    Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).

    Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable.
    Ex: If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings.
    Ex: It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users.
    Ex: The scheme remains discipline oriented, but each class is developed in accordance with strict application of analytico-synthetic principles.
    Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
    Ex: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
    Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
    Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
    Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
    Ex: This approach involves the establishment and communication of organizational goals, the setting of individual objectives pursuant to the organizational goals, and the periodic and then final review of performance as it relates to the objectives.
    Ex: In concurrence with the advent of what Anthony Oettinger called 'compunications', the fusion of computing and communication, we need to develop a new vision of a future for national libraries.
    Ex: Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
    Ex: The findings of this study were in agreement with most similar studies of the journal literature of the humanities with one important exception.
    Ex: As far as he knew (and he had been with the library 37 years) subsequent boards had not changed the rule.
    Ex: New modes may emerge in the future in consonance with new research trends and changing social needs.
    Ex: In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
    Ex: The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.
    Ex: To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.
    Ex: The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public.
    Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire.
    Ex: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de acuerdo con

  • 66 defender

    v.
    1 to defend.
    defender los intereses de alguien to defend somebody's interests
    defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments
    Elsa defiende su posición Elsa defends her position.
    Elsa defiende los derechos humanos Elsa defends human rights.
    2 to protect (proteger) (del frío, calor).
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender
    1 (gen) to defend (contra/de, against)
    2 (mantener una opinión, afirmación) to defend, uphold; (respaldar a alguien) to stand up for, support
    3 (proteger) to protect (contra/de, against/from)
    4 DERECHO (algo) to argue, plead; (a alguien) to defend
    1 (espabilarse) to manage, get by, get along
    ■ ¿qué tal se defiende en inglés? how does she get by in English?, what's her English like?
    \
    defender una causa DERECHO to argue a case
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT (Mil) [+ país, territorio, intereses] to defend; [+ causa, ideas] to defend, champion; (Jur) to defend

    el Real Madrid defiende el título de campeón — Real Madrid are defending the championship title, Real Madrid are the defending champions

    defiendo la tesis doctoral el mes que viene — I'm having a viva on o (EEUU) I'm defending my doctoral thesis next month

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

    siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

    defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

    b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend
    c) (Der) to defend
    d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

    defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

    2.
    defenderse v pron
    a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

    defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)
    * * *
    = advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.
    Ex. In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.
    Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
    Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex. It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
    Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
    Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
    Ex. A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
    Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
    Ex. There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
    Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex. In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
    Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex. Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
    Ex. An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
    Ex. The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
    Ex. In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
    Ex. The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
    Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
    Ex. He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
    Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
    ----
    * defender a = put + a word in for.
    * defender a Alguien = stand up for.
    * defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * defender la causa de = further + the cause of.
    * defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.
    * defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.
    * defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.
    * defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
    * defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.
    * defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.
    * defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.
    * defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.
    * defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * defender un argumento = support + view.
    * defender un opinión = support + view.
    * saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

    siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

    defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

    b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend
    c) (Der) to defend
    d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

    defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

    2.
    defenderse v pron
    a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

    defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)
    * * *
    = advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.

    Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

    Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
    Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
    Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
    Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
    Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
    Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
    Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
    Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
    Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
    Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
    Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
    Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
    Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
    Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
    Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
    Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
    Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
    Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
    Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
    Ex: In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
    Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
    Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
    Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
    Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
    Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
    * defender a = put + a word in for.
    * defender a Alguien = stand up for.
    * defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.
    * defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.
    * defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.
    * defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * defender la causa de = further + the cause of.
    * defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.
    * defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.
    * defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.
    * defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
    * defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.
    * defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.
    * defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
    * defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.
    * defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.
    * defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.
    * defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.
    * defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.
    * defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.
    * defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.
    * defender una idea = champion + idea.
    * defender un argumento = support + view.
    * defender un opinión = support + view.
    * saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

    * * *
    defender [E8 ]
    vt
    1 (proteger) ‹guarnición/nación› to defend, protect; ‹persona› to defend
    siempre defiende a su hermana he always defends o protects o stands up for his sister
    defender a algn DE algo/algn to defend sb AGAINST sth/sb
    la defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers
    2 ‹intereses› to protect, defend; ‹derechos› to defend; ‹título› to defend
    3 ( Der) ‹caso› to defend; ‹acusado/cliente› to defend
    4 ‹idea/teoría/opinión› to defend, uphold; ‹causa/ideal› to champion, defend
    defender la tesis ≈ to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈ to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
    1 ( refl) (contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; ( Der) to defend oneself defenderse DE algo/algn to defend oneself AGAINST sth/sb
    2 ( fam) (arreglárselas) to get by ( colloq)
    me defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French
    ¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    defender ( conjugate defender) verbo transitivo
    to defend;
    ‹ intereses› to protect;
    defender a algo/algn de algo/algn to defend sth/sb against sth/sb
    defenderse verbo pronominal
    a) ( refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself;

    (Der) to defend oneself;
    defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
    b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq);


    defender verbo transitivo to defend [contra, against] [de, from]
    ' defender' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    defensa
    - defensor
    - defensora
    - muerte
    - resguardar
    - uña
    - unirse
    - valedor
    - valedora
    - defienda
    English:
    argue
    - defend
    - defender
    - guard
    - leg
    - plead
    - speak up
    - stand up
    - stick up for
    - uphold
    - advocate
    - champion
    - speak
    - stand
    - stick
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [país, ideas] to defend;
    [amigo] to stand up for; Dep [contrario, delantero] to mark;
    defender a alguien de algo to defend sb from o against sth;
    defender los derechos/intereses de alguien to defend sb's rights/interests;
    defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments;
    defender la tesis [en universidad] Br ≈ to have one's viva, US ≈ to defend one's dissertation;
    Dep
    defender el título to defend the title;
    defender algo a capa y espada to defend sth tooth and nail
    2. [reo, acusado] to defend
    3. [proteger] [del frío, calor] to protect (de against)
    ♦ vi
    Dep to mark;
    defender al hombre to mark man for man, to man-mark;
    defender en zona to use a zone defence
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 defend (de against)
    2 en fútbol mark
    II v/i en fútbol mark
    * * *
    defender {56} vt
    : to defend, to protect
    * * *
    1. (en general) to defend
    2. (proteger) to protect

    Spanish-English dictionary > defender

  • 67 desactualizado

    adj.
    1 out of date.
    2 outdated.
    * * *
    * * *
    = out of sync, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], obsolete.
    Ex. The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.
    Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
    Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex. To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.
    * * *
    = out of sync, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], obsolete.

    Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.

    Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
    Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
    Ex: To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.

    * * *
    out of date

    Spanish-English dictionary > desactualizado

  • 68 desde entonces

    adv.
    ever since, from that time on, ever after, from that time.
    * * *
    since then
    * * *
    * * *
    = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day
    Ex. By the 1820s good white paper was regularly produced with the aid of chlorine bleaches, and the process has been used in the manufacture of virtually all white paper ever since.
    Ex. Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.
    Ex. In the interim there has been considerable activity in developing guidelines for catalogue headings and in compiling authority lists.
    Ex. It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.
    Ex. This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time.
    Ex. Since then library planning has developed along lines best suited to British practise and needs.
    Ex. Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
    Ex. Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.
    Ex. Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.
    Ex. From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.
    Ex. In the intervening years reference collections and reference services have changed greatly with the introduction of electronic media.
    Ex. The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.
    Ex. The present survey involved contacting the same libraries and institutions in order to see what changes had taken place in the intervening period.
    Ex. A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day.
    * * *
    = ever since, henceforth, in the interim, since, since that time, since then, henceforward, ever since then, ever since then, thenceforth, in the intervening years, ever after, in the intervening period, since that day

    Ex: By the 1820s good white paper was regularly produced with the aid of chlorine bleaches, and the process has been used in the manufacture of virtually all white paper ever since.

    Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.
    Ex: In the interim there has been considerable activity in developing guidelines for catalogue headings and in compiling authority lists.
    Ex: It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.
    Ex: This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time.
    Ex: Since then library planning has developed along lines best suited to British practise and needs.
    Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
    Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.
    Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead.
    Ex: From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.
    Ex: In the intervening years reference collections and reference services have changed greatly with the introduction of electronic media.
    Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.
    Ex: The present survey involved contacting the same libraries and institutions in order to see what changes had taken place in the intervening period.
    Ex: A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desde entonces

  • 69 desplazamiento

    m.
    1 journey (viaje).
    un desplazamiento hacia la derecha/izquierda a shift to the right/left (en política)
    2 displacement (Nautical).
    3 shift, displacement, change from one place to another.
    * * *
    1 (traslado) moving, removal
    2 (viaje) trip, journey
    3 MARÍTIMO displacement
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=movimiento) [de partículas] displacement; [de tropas] movement
    2) (=viaje) journey
    3) [de opinión, votos] shift, swing

    desplazamiento de la demanda — (Com) shift in demand

    4) (Inform) scrolling
    5) (Náut) displacement
    * * *
    1) ( movimiento) movement, displacement (frml)
    2) (frml) (traslado, viaje) trip
    3) ( del voto) swing, shift
    * * *
    = displacement, move, navigation, travel, dislocation, travelling [traveling, -USA], roaming, movement.
    Ex. It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
    Ex. Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.
    Ex. The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.
    Ex. There is a preference for a deep-plan building in order to provide maximum flexibility and minimum horizontal travel.
    Ex. The group recognized that their special information needs arose out of their dislocation from family, friends and established information networks and their need to adjust to a new environment.
    Ex. This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.
    Ex. At a time when fixed telecommunications costs and prices were failing, the prices for mobile roaming were spiralling out of control.
    Ex. She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.
    ----
    * ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.
    * barra de desplazamiento = space bar.
    * beca de desplazamiento = travel grant.
    * corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.
    * desplazamiento diario entre la residencia y el lugar de trabajo = commuting.
    * desplazamiento en autobús = bus trip.
    * desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.
    * dieta de desplazamiento = travel allowance.
    * dietas de desplazamiento = travel costs.
    * distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.
    * flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.
    * gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.
    * tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.
    * tecla de desplazamiento del cursor = arrow key.
    * tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.
    * tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.
    * * *
    1) ( movimiento) movement, displacement (frml)
    2) (frml) (traslado, viaje) trip
    3) ( del voto) swing, shift
    * * *
    = displacement, move, navigation, travel, dislocation, travelling [traveling, -USA], roaming, movement.

    Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.

    Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.
    Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.
    Ex: There is a preference for a deep-plan building in order to provide maximum flexibility and minimum horizontal travel.
    Ex: The group recognized that their special information needs arose out of their dislocation from family, friends and established information networks and their need to adjust to a new environment.
    Ex: This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.
    Ex: At a time when fixed telecommunications costs and prices were failing, the prices for mobile roaming were spiralling out of control.
    Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.
    * ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.
    * barra de desplazamiento = space bar.
    * beca de desplazamiento = travel grant.
    * corta distancia de desplazamiento = easy travelling distance.
    * desplazamiento diario entre la residencia y el lugar de trabajo = commuting.
    * desplazamiento en autobús = bus trip.
    * desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.
    * dieta de desplazamiento = travel allowance.
    * dietas de desplazamiento = travel costs.
    * distancia de desplazamiento = travel distance.
    * flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.
    * gastos de desplazamiento = travel costs, travelling expenses, travel expenses.
    * tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.
    * tecla de desplazamiento del cursor = arrow key.
    * tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.
    * tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.

    * * *
    A (movimiento) movement, displacement ( frml)
    B ( frml) (traslado, viaje) trip
    gastos de desplazamiento traveling expenses
    C ( Náut) displacement
    D (del voto) swing, shift
    E ( Inf) scrolling
    * * *

     

    desplazamiento sustantivo masculino
    1 ( movimiento) movement, displacement (frml)
    2 (frml) (traslado, viaje) trip;

    desplazamiento sustantivo masculino
    1 (viaje, trayecto) trip, journey
    2 (movimiento, cambio) movement
    3 Inform scroll(ing)
    ' desplazamiento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barra
    English:
    displacement
    - shift
    - movement
    * * *
    1. [viaje] journey;
    los desplazamientos por carretera road journeys, journeys by road;
    gastos de desplazamiento travelling expenses
    2. [traslado] movement;
    el desplazamiento de tropas a la zona the movement of troops to the area
    Fís desplazamiento Doppler Doppler shift; Fís desplazamiento hacia el rojo redshift
    3. [sustitución] replacement
    4. Náut displacement
    * * *
    m
    1 trip
    2 ( movimiento) movement
    * * *
    1) : movement, displacement
    2) : journey

    Spanish-English dictionary > desplazamiento

  • 70 desplome

    f. & m.
    1 collapse, downfall, plunge.
    2 stall landing.
    3 falling-down, cave-in.
    4 tumble, flat fall.
    m.
    collapse.
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: desplomar.
    * * *
    1 ARQUITECTURA overhang
    2 (caída) collapse
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de edificio, sistema] collapse
    2) (Econ) [de cotización, divisa] collapse, slump
    3) (Aer) pancake landing
    4) (Alpinismo, Arquit, Geol) overhang
    * * *
    1) ( de edificio) collapse
    2) ( de precio) fall, drop
    * * *
    = fall, drop, collapse.
    Ex. There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
    Ex. Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
    Ex. This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.
    ----
    * desplome bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.
    * desplome de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.
    * * *
    1) ( de edificio) collapse
    2) ( de precio) fall, drop
    * * *
    = fall, drop, collapse.

    Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.

    Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
    Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.
    * desplome bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.
    * desplome de la bolsa = market crash, stock market crash.

    * * *
    A (de un edificio) collapse
    B
    1 (de un precio) fall, drop
    el desplome de los salarios en los últimos años the drop in salaries in recent years
    2 (de ilusiones) shattering; (de esperanzas) dashing
    3 (de un sistema, régimen) downfall, collapse
    * * *
    1. [caída] [de persona, edificio, andamio] collapse;
    el desplome del techo los pilló desprevenidos they weren't prepared for the roof caving in
    2. [hundimiento] [de divisa] slump in value;
    [de cotización, precios] slump; [de gobierno] collapse, fall; [de imperio, sistema] collapse;
    el desplome de las bolsas asiáticas the crash of o slump in the Asian stock markets
    3. [saledizo] overhang
    * * *
    m collapse
    * * *
    1) : fall, drop
    2) : collapse

    Spanish-English dictionary > desplome

  • 71 desproporcionado

    adj.
    disproportioned, disproportional, exaggerated, disproportionate.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desproporcionar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desproporcionar desproporcionar
    1 disproportionate, out of proportion
    * * *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo out of proportion
    * * *
    = lopsided, disproportionate, unproportional, inordinate, disproportional.
    Ex. On the other hand, development of some schedules is lopsided and there are misprints and inconsistancies.
    Ex. To explain this matter would require an amount of space quite disproportionate in a book of this nature.
    Ex. Focusing on this function, however, would put an unproportional emphasis on our archival tasks.
    Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
    Ex. 45 per cent of respondents say that Israel is right in wanting to end the rocket attacks, but think its actions in Gaza are disproportional.
    ----
    * desproporcionado (con respecto a) = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to).
    * desproporcionado uno con otro = ill-balanced.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo out of proportion
    * * *
    desproporcionado (con respecto a)
    = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to)

    Ex: Certainly the study of management has developed out of all proportion to its relevance for the majority of assistant librarians.

    Ex: Technical difficulties and operational costs are out of proportion to the financial gains.

    = lopsided, disproportionate, unproportional, inordinate, disproportional.

    Ex: On the other hand, development of some schedules is lopsided and there are misprints and inconsistancies.

    Ex: To explain this matter would require an amount of space quite disproportionate in a book of this nature.
    Ex: Focusing on this function, however, would put an unproportional emphasis on our archival tasks.
    Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
    Ex: 45 per cent of respondents say that Israel is right in wanting to end the rocket attacks, but think its actions in Gaza are disproportional.
    * desproporcionado (con respecto a) = out of all proportion (to), out of (all) proportion (to).
    * desproporcionado uno con otro = ill-balanced.

    * * *
    out of proportion
    la cabeza está desproporcionada en relación al cuerpo the head is disproportionate to o out of proportion to the body
    pinta figuras desproporcionadas he paints figures which are all out of proportion
    su reacción fue absolutamente desproporcionada her reaction was totally out of proportion
    una indemnización desproporcionada al daño sufrido compensation disproportionate to the damage incurred
    * * *

    Del verbo desproporcionar: ( conjugate desproporcionar)

    desproporcionado es:

    el participio

    desproporcionado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    out of proportion
    desproporcionado,-a adjetivo disproportionate

    ' desproporcionado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desproporcionada
    English:
    disproportionate
    - off-balance
    * * *
    desproporcionado, -a adj
    disproportionate;
    el jardín está desproporcionado en relación con la casa the garden is the wrong size for the house;
    la figurita del niño está desproporcionada con respecto a las de San José y la Virgen the figure of the child is out of proportion to those of St Joseph and the Virgin;
    una condena desproporcionada para el delito cometido a sentence disproportionate o out of proportion to the crime committed;
    recibió críticas de una dureza desproporcionada he was criticized with unwarranted severity
    * * *
    adj disproportionate
    * * *
    desproporcionado, -da : out of proportion

    Spanish-English dictionary > desproporcionado

  • 72 elocuente

    adj.
    eloquent.
    se hizo un silencio elocuente there was an eloquent silence
    una mirada elocuente a meaningful look
    * * *
    1 eloquent
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo <persona/discurso> eloquent, articulate; <mirada/gesto/silencio> eloquent
    * * *
    = articulate, eloquent, pregnant, elocuted, vocal, smooth-talking.
    Ex. Although I am not sure that research libraries' spokespersons are more articulate than others, their cataloging needs receive attention from the Library of Congress and from the American Library Association.
    Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
    Ex. H M Kalen, writing in the 'Encyclopedia of the social sciences', supplies the terse but pregnant answer 'What ceases to function, ceases to be'.
    Ex. No one likes that artificial, over-precise articulation acquired by meticulously elocuted people who hang words on the air like so many ice cubes.
    Ex. Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    * * *
    adjetivo <persona/discurso> eloquent, articulate; <mirada/gesto/silencio> eloquent
    * * *
    = articulate, eloquent, pregnant, elocuted, vocal, smooth-talking.

    Ex: Although I am not sure that research libraries' spokespersons are more articulate than others, their cataloging needs receive attention from the Library of Congress and from the American Library Association.

    Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
    Ex: H M Kalen, writing in the 'Encyclopedia of the social sciences', supplies the terse but pregnant answer 'What ceases to function, ceases to be'.
    Ex: No one likes that artificial, over-precise articulation acquired by meticulously elocuted people who hang words on the air like so many ice cubes.
    Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona/discurso› eloquent, articulate
    2 ‹mirada/gesto/silencio› eloquent
    las cifras son elocuentes the figures speak for themselves o are eloquent
    un gesto que fue más elocuente que cualquier palabra a gesture that said more than any words could, a gesture that was more eloquent than any words could be
    * * *

    elocuente adjetivo
    eloquent
    elocuente adjetivo eloquent: hizo un gesto muy elocuente, he made a very eloquent gesture
    su sonrisa era muy elocuente, her smile was very telling
    ' elocuente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    articulate
    - eloquent
    - fluent
    - pregnant
    - telling
    * * *
    1. [persona, discurso, declaraciones] eloquent
    2. [sonrisa, gesto] eloquent, meaningful;
    [hechos, imágenes, datos] eloquent;
    se hizo un silencio elocuente there was an eloquent o a meaningful silence;
    una mirada elocuente an eloquent o a meaningful look;
    los datos son elocuentes the facts speak for themselves
    * * *
    adj eloquent
    * * *
    : eloquent

    Spanish-English dictionary > elocuente

  • 73 en el momento en que se necesita

    (adj.) = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use
    Ex. Since reference service occurs at the point-of-need, that library function is the logical conduit for an informal training programme based on research protocols.
    Ex. There is still a tendency to devalue any service which is free at the point of use.
    Ex. The library should emphasize basic point of use instruction for first time searchers and deemphasize workshops.
    * * *
    (adj.) = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of use

    Ex: Since reference service occurs at the point-of-need, that library function is the logical conduit for an informal training programme based on research protocols.

    Ex: There is still a tendency to devalue any service which is free at the point of use.
    Ex: The library should emphasize basic point of use instruction for first time searchers and deemphasize workshops.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en el momento en que se necesita

  • 74 entrecortado

    adj.
    discontinuous, faltering, broken.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: entrecortar.
    * * *
    1→ link=entrecortar entrecortar
    1 (voz) faltering, hesitant; (respiración) laboured (US labored), difficult
    2 (intermitente) intermittent
    * * *
    ADJ [respiración] laboured, labored (EEUU), difficult; [habla] faltering, hesitant

    con la voz entrecortada — in a faltering voice, in a voice choked with emotion

    * * *
    - da adjetivo < respiración> difficult, labored*
    * * *
    = faltering, bursty, choppy, clipped, jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], breathless, jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    Ex. In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.
    Ex. Its design provides on one hand a service in which every node can try to transmit asynchronously in a bursty manner.
    Ex. You will find that the choppy keyboard response is easier to tolerate after a few days of use.
    Ex. Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.
    Ex. This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.
    Ex. The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.
    Ex. By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.
    ----
    * con voz entrecortada = hesitantly, falteringly, haltingly, jerkily.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < respiración> difficult, labored*
    * * *
    = faltering, bursty, choppy, clipped, jumpy [jumpier -comp., jumpiest -sup.], breathless, jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].

    Ex: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.

    Ex: Its design provides on one hand a service in which every node can try to transmit asynchronously in a bursty manner.
    Ex: You will find that the choppy keyboard response is easier to tolerate after a few days of use.
    Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.
    Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.
    Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.
    Ex: By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.
    * con voz entrecortada = hesitantly, falteringly, haltingly, jerkily.

    * * *
    ‹respiración› difficult, labored*
    con la voz entrecortada in a voice choked with emotion
    a través de la pared oyó su llanto entrecortado he could hear her choking sobs through the wall
    * * *

    entrecortado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ respiración› difficult, labored( conjugate labored);

    con la voz entrecortada por la emoción in a voice choked with emotion
    entrecortado,-a adj (voz) faltering

    ' entrecortado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    entrecortada
    English:
    broken
    - gasp
    - jerky
    * * *
    entrecortado, -a adj
    [voz, habla] faltering; [respiración] laboured; [señal, sonido, comunicación] intermittent;
    se oía su llanto entrecortado you could hear her choking sobs
    * * *
    adj respiración difficult, labored; habla halting;
    con la voz entrecortada por lágrimas in a voice choked with tears
    * * *
    entrecortado, -da adj
    1) : labored, difficult
    respiración entrecortada: shortness of breath
    2) : faltering, hesitant
    con la voz entrecortada: with a catch in his voice

    Spanish-English dictionary > entrecortado

  • 75 especialización

    f.
    1 specialization, specialism.
    2 specialty, specialty field, discipline, specialty area.
    * * *
    1 specialization
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino specialization
    * * *
    = speciality, specialism, specialisation [specialization, -USA], pathway, expertise.
    Ex. The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
    Ex. Thus all students will initially follow a common core syllabus, then opt for particular specialisms linked to specific fields of activity.
    Ex. There is a conflict between specialisation and interdisciplinary studies in education and in scientific research.
    Ex. The course is composed of 5 pathways, 1 of which is information and communication.
    Ex. Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members.
    ----
    * área de especialización = niche, area of competence.
    * campo de especialización = area of competence, field of specialisation.
    * con una nivel de especialización medio = semi-skilled.
    * especialización académica = academic major.
    * especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.
    * especialización temática = subject specialism, subject speciality, subject specialty.
    * especialización universitaria = major.
    * sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.
    * * *
    femenino specialization
    * * *
    = speciality, specialism, specialisation [specialization, -USA], pathway, expertise.

    Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.

    Ex: Thus all students will initially follow a common core syllabus, then opt for particular specialisms linked to specific fields of activity.
    Ex: There is a conflict between specialisation and interdisciplinary studies in education and in scientific research.
    Ex: The course is composed of 5 pathways, 1 of which is information and communication.
    Ex: Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members.
    * área de especialización = niche, area of competence.
    * campo de especialización = area of competence, field of specialisation.
    * con una nivel de especialización medio = semi-skilled.
    * especialización académica = academic major.
    * especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.
    * especialización temática = subject specialism, subject speciality, subject specialty.
    * especialización universitaria = major.
    * sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.

    * * *
    specialization
    * * *

    especialización sustantivo femenino
    specialization
    ' especialización' also found in these entries:
    English:
    specialization
    * * *
    specialization
    * * *
    f specialization

    Spanish-English dictionary > especialización

  • 76 eterno

    adj.
    eternal, ageless, everlasting, agelong.
    * * *
    1 eternal, everlasting, endless
    * * *
    (f. - eterna)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=duradero) eternal, everlasting

    el eterno problema del dinero — the eternal o everlasting problem of money

    2) (=interminable) never-ending

    el viaje se me hizo eterno — I thought the journey would never end, the journey seemed never-ending o interminable

    * * *
    - na adjetivo eternal
    * * *
    = eternal, everlasting, never-finishing, haunting, timeless, never-ending.
    Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.
    Ex. Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
    Ex. And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.
    Ex. When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
    Ex. There are timeless social principles underlying the specific legislation of the Old Testament.
    Ex. His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
    ----
    * ciudad eterna, la = Eternal City, the.
    * derecho eterno = eternal right.
    * descanso eterno = eternal rest.
    * verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.
    * verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.
    * verdad eterna = eternal truth.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo eternal
    * * *
    = eternal, everlasting, never-finishing, haunting, timeless, never-ending.

    Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

    Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
    Ex: And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.
    Ex: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
    Ex: There are timeless social principles underlying the specific legislation of the Old Testament.
    Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
    * ciudad eterna, la = Eternal City, the.
    * derecho eterno = eternal right.
    * descanso eterno = eternal rest.
    * verdades eternas = nuggets of truth.
    * verdades eternas, las = eternal verities, the.
    * verdad eterna = eternal truth.

    * * *
    eterno -na
    ( Fil, Relig) eternal
    una oración por su eterno descanso a prayer for his eternal rest
    la conferencia se me hizo eterna the conference seemed to go on forever
    se juraron amor eterno they swore everlasting love
    el eterno problema de la discriminación the age-old o eternal problem of discrimination
    Compuesto:
    el eterno femenino the eternal feminine o woman
    * * *

    eterno
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    eternal;

    ‹ amor› everlasting
    eterno,-a adjetivo eternal, everlasting: te juro amor eterno, I pledge to you my eternal love
    ' eterno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    eterna
    - sueño
    English:
    eternal
    - everlasting
    - timeless
    - ever
    - perpetual
    * * *
    eterno, -a adj
    1. [perpetuo] eternal;
    se juraron amor eterno they swore eternal o undying love
    2. Fam [larguísimo] never-ending, interminable;
    la eterna canción the same old story;
    el eterno problema the eternal problem;
    hacerse eterno to go on forever;
    la obra se me hizo eterna the play seemed to go on forever
    * * *
    adj eternal;
    la película se me hizo eterna the movie seemed to go on for ever
    * * *
    eterno, -na adj
    : eternal, endless
    ♦ eternamente adv
    * * *
    eterno adj eternal

    Spanish-English dictionary > eterno

  • 77 exigir

    v.
    1 to demand.
    exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answer
    exigir algo de o a alguien to demand something from somebody
    exigen una licenciatura you need to have a degree
    Ella demandó ayuda She called for assistance.
    2 to call for, to require.
    este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration
    3 to be demanding.
    4 to demand to, to urge to.
    Exigimos saber el por qué We demand to know why.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ DIRIGIR], like link=dirigir dirigir
    2 (pedir con energía) to insist on, demand
    3 figurado (necesitar) to require, call for
    \
    exigir demasiado to be very demanding
    * * *
    verb
    1) to demand, require
    * * *
    VT
    1) [persona] [gen] to demand; [+ dimisión] to demand, call for

    la maestra nos exige demasiado — our teacher is too demanding, our teacher asks too much of us

    exigen tres años de experiencia — they're asking for o they require three years' experience

    2) [situación, trabajo] to demand, require, call for

    ese puesto exige mucha paciencia — this job demands o requires o calls for a lot of patience

    3) Ven (=demandar)

    exigir algo — to ask for sth, request sth

    exigir a algn — to beg sb, plead with sb

    4) † [+ impuestos] to exact, levy (a from)
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demand

    exigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

    b) ( requerir) to call for, demand

    mi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration

    c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)
    * * *
    = have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.
    Ex. For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.
    Ex. The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.
    Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
    Ex. Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.
    Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
    Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
    Ex. The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.
    Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.
    Ex. The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.
    Ex. Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.
    ----
    * exigir demasiado = overtax.
    * exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.
    * exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.
    * exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.
    * exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.
    * exigir un rescate = ransom.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <pago/respuesta/disciplina> to demand

    exigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

    b) ( requerir) to call for, demand

    mi trabajo exige mucha concentración — my job requires o demands great concentration

    c) ( esperar de alguien) (+ me/te/le etc)
    * * *
    = have + calls for, call for, demand, make + demand, mandate, require, place + demands on, clamour for [clamor, -USA], finger-snapping, exact.

    Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.

    Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.
    Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
    Ex: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.
    Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
    Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
    Ex: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.
    Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.
    Ex: The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.
    Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.
    * exigir demasiado = overtax.
    * exigir demasiado a los recursos = stretch + Posesivo + resources.
    * exigir demasiado de = put + strain on.
    * exigir esfuerzo = take + effort.
    * exigir rescate por Algo = hold + Nombre + for ransom.
    * exigir un rescate = ransom.

    * * *
    exigir [I7 ]
    vt
    1 ‹pago/indemnización› to demand
    ¡exijo una respuesta! I demand an answer!
    exigen dos años de experiencia they insist on o require two years' experience
    exigir QUE + SUBJ:
    exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak
    exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw
    2 (requerir) to call for, demand
    la situación exige una solución inmediata the situation calls for o demands an immediate solution
    un trabajo que exige mucha concentración a job which requires o demands o calls for great concentration
    3
    (esperar de algn): le exigen demasiado en ese colegio they ask too much of him at that school
    * * *

     

    exigir ( conjugate exigir) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹pago/respuesta/disciplina› to demand;


    b) ( requerir) ‹concentración/paciencia› to call for, demand

    c) ( esperar de algn) (+ me/te/le etc):


    exigir verbo transitivo to demand
    ' exigir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cobrar
    - condición
    - fiar
    - reclamar
    - reivindicar
    - requerir
    English:
    absorb
    - call
    - call for
    - claim
    - demand
    - exact
    - expect
    - levy
    - necessitate
    - need
    - press
    - ransom
    - require
    - command
    - over
    - waive
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [pedir] to demand;
    exigimos nuestros derechos we demand our rights;
    exigen una licenciatura you need to have a degree;
    exijo saber la respuesta I demand to know the answer;
    ¡exijo que venga el encargado! I demand to see the manager!;
    exigió que estuviera presente su abogado she demanded that her lawyer be present;
    exigir algo de o [m5] a alguien to demand sth from sb;
    de tí se exigirá una conducta ejemplar you will be expected to show exemplary behaviour;
    no le exijas tanto, que acaba de empezar you shouldn't demand so much of him, he's only just started
    2. [requerir, necesitar] to call for, to require;
    este trabajo exige mucha concentración this work calls for a lot of concentration;
    si el guión lo exige if the script requires it
    ♦ vi
    to be demanding
    * * *
    v/t
    1 demand
    2 ( requirir) call for, demand
    3
    :
    le exigen mucho they ask a lot of him
    * * *
    exigir {35} vt
    1) : to demand, to require
    2) : to exact, to levy
    * * *
    exigir vb
    1. (pedir) to demand
    2. (necesitar) to require

    Spanish-English dictionary > exigir

  • 78 existencias

    f.pl.
    stock on hand, inventory, stock, stock in trade.
    * * *
    1 stock sing, stocks
    * * *
    * * *
    = holdings, stock, stock, stocking.
    Ex. A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries.
    Ex. The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.
    Ex. Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.
    Ex. Because of the lack of stocking space, there are many products that we can order for next day pick-up.
    ----
    * con suficientes existencias = properly stocked.
    * exceso de existencias = overstocking, overage.
    * existencias de papel = paper stock.
    * fichero de existencias del sistema = system holdings file.
    * haber existencias = be in stock.
    * información de existencias por bibliotecas = local holdings information.
    * información sobre localización y existencias = copy-specific holdings and location information.
    * información sobre ubicación y existencias = holdings and location information, holdings information, holdings statement.
    * liquidación de existencias = stock clearance, stock clearance sale, clearance sale.
    * lista de existencias = stock list [stocklist].
    * mientras haya existencias = while stocks last, subject to availability.
    * nota de ubicación y existencias = holdings note.
    * sin existencias = out-of-stock.
    * * *
    = holdings, stock, stock, stocking.

    Ex: A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries.

    Ex: The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.
    Ex: Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.
    Ex: Because of the lack of stocking space, there are many products that we can order for next day pick-up.
    * con suficientes existencias = properly stocked.
    * exceso de existencias = overstocking, overage.
    * existencias de papel = paper stock.
    * fichero de existencias del sistema = system holdings file.
    * haber existencias = be in stock.
    * información de existencias por bibliotecas = local holdings information.
    * información sobre localización y existencias = copy-specific holdings and location information.
    * información sobre ubicación y existencias = holdings and location information, holdings information, holdings statement.
    * liquidación de existencias = stock clearance, stock clearance sale, clearance sale.
    * lista de existencias = stock list [stocklist].
    * mientras haya existencias = while stocks last, subject to availability.
    * nota de ubicación y existencias = holdings note.
    * sin existencias = out-of-stock.

    * * *
    existencias npl stock

    Spanish-English dictionary > existencias

  • 79 expiatorio

    adj.
    expiatory, piacular.
    * * *
    1 sacrificial
    * * *
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo expiatory (frml)
    * * *
    Ex. Rock paintings there may perform the same function as the sacrificial aspersion of rocks with blood & chyme.
    ----
    * chivo espiatorio = whipping boy.
    * chivo expiatorio = sacrificial lamb, sacrificial goat, patsy, scapegoat.
    * cordero expiatorio = sacrificial lamb.
    * rito expiatorio = sacrificial rite.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo expiatory (frml)
    * * *

    Ex: Rock paintings there may perform the same function as the sacrificial aspersion of rocks with blood & chyme.

    * chivo espiatorio = whipping boy.
    * chivo expiatorio = sacrificial lamb, sacrificial goat, patsy, scapegoat.
    * cordero expiatorio = sacrificial lamb.
    * rito expiatorio = sacrificial rite.

    * * *
    expiatory ( frml)
    un acto expiatorio an act of atonement, an expiatory act
    * * *
    expiatorio, -a adj
    expiatory
    * * *
    adj expiatory

    Spanish-English dictionary > expiatorio

  • 80 fortalecimiento

    m.
    strengthening.
    * * *
    1 fortification, strengthening
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino strengthening
    * * *
    = boost, strengthening, furtherance, re-enforcement.
    Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
    Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
    Ex. The aims of the centre are the furtherance of teaching and research on any aspect of South Asia.
    Ex. A famous gaolbreak there led to Henry VIII ordering re-enforcement of the floor with giant stone blocks.
    ----
    * fortalecimiento del ego = ego boost, boost of ego.
    * fortalecimiento militar = military build-up.
    * * *
    masculino strengthening
    * * *
    = boost, strengthening, furtherance, re-enforcement.

    Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.

    Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
    Ex: The aims of the centre are the furtherance of teaching and research on any aspect of South Asia.
    Ex: A famous gaolbreak there led to Henry VIII ordering re-enforcement of the floor with giant stone blocks.
    * fortalecimiento del ego = ego boost, boost of ego.
    * fortalecimiento militar = military build-up.

    * * *
    strengthening
    * * *

    fortalecimiento sustantivo masculino strengthening: el calcio ayuda al fortalecimiento de los huesos, calcium helps strengthen bones
    ' fortalecimiento' also found in these entries:
    English:
    expansion
    * * *
    strengthening
    * * *
    m strengthening
    * * *
    1) : strengthening, fortifying
    2) : fortifications

    Spanish-English dictionary > fortalecimiento

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