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1 fundar

v.

1 to found.

María fundó la asociación Mary founded the association.

María fundó el reglamento Mary founded the rules.

2 to base.

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fundar

► verbo transitivo

1 (crear) to found; (erigir) to raise

■ su padre fundó la empresa her father founded the company

2 (basar) to base, found

■ funda su teoría en falsos argumentos he bases his theory on false arguments

► verbo pronominal fundarse

1 (crearse) to be founded

■ la empresa se fundó en 1845 the company was founded in 1845

2 (teoría, afirmación) to be based (en, on); (persona) to base oneself (en, on)

■ la teoría se funda en falsos argumentos the theory is based on false arguments

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verb

1) to found, establish

2) base

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1. VT

1) (=crear) [+ institución, asociación, ciudad, revista] to found; [+ partido] to found, set up, establish

2) (=basar) to base (en on)

2.

See:

fundarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <ciudad/hospital/escuela> to found; <partido/empresa> to establish

b) ( basar) <sospecha/argumento>

fundar algo en algo — to base something on something
2.
fundarse v pron

fundarse en algo — afirmación/sospecha to be based on something; persona

se fundó en las pruebas — he based his ideas (o his theory etc) on the evidence

¿en qué te fundas para decirlo? — what grounds do you have for saying that?

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= found, found.

Ex. No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.

Ex. The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

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* fundarse = come into + existence.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <ciudad/hospital/escuela> to found; <partido/empresa> to establish

b) ( basar) <sospecha/argumento>

fundar algo en algo — to base something on something
2.
fundarse v pron

fundarse en algo — afirmación/sospecha to be based on something; persona

se fundó en las pruebas — he based his ideas (o his theory etc) on the evidence

¿en qué te fundas para decirlo? — what grounds do you have for saying that?

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= found, found.

Ex: No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.

Ex: The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.

* fundarse = come into + existence.

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fundar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹ciudad/hospital/escuela› to found; ‹partido/empresa› to establish, found, set up

2 (basar) ‹sospecha/argumento› fundar algo EN algo to base sth ON sth

■ fundarse

v pron

fundarse EN algo «afirmación/sospecha» to be based ON sth

«persona»: se fundó en las pruebas arqueológicas he based his ideas ( o his theory etc) on the archaeological evidence

¿en qué te fundas para hacer semejante acusación? what grounds do you have for making such an accusation?

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fundar ( conjugate fundar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ciudad/hospital/escuela› to found;

‹partido/empresa› to establish
b) ( basar) ‹sospecha/argumento› fundar algo en algo to base sth on sth

fundarse verbo pronominal fundarse en algo [afirmación/sospecha] to be based on sth;
◊ ¿en qué te fundas para decirlo? what grounds do you have for saying that?

fundar verbo transitivo
1 (un negocio, una institución) to found
2 (una sospecha, una teoría) to base, found: tengo una fundada sospecha de que no me estás diciendo todo, I have a well-founded suspician that you're not telling me everything

' fundar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constituir
English:
base
- establish
- found
- institute
- launch
- start
- ground

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fundar

♦ vt

1. [crear, establecer] to found

2. [basar] to base;

fundar algo en algo to base sth on sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb fundarse

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fundar

v/t fig

base (en on)

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fundar vt

1) establecer, instituir: to found, to establish

2) basar: to base

♦ See also the reflexive verb fundarse

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fundar vb to found

Spanish-English dictionary > fundar
2 apoyar

v.

1 to lean, to rest.

apoya la cabeza en mi hombro rest your head on my shoulder

apoyó la bicicleta contra la pared she leant the bicycle against the wall

Ricardo apoya su cabeza sobre la silla Richard leans his head on the chair.

2 to support.

lo apoyó mucho durante su depresión she gave him a lot of support when he was depressed

3 to back up, to stand up for, to advocate, to endorse.

Ella apoya los proyectos ecológicos She backs up ecological projects.

4 to prop, to uphold, to backstop.

Ella apoyó las vigas en la pared She propped the beams on the wall.

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apoyar

► verbo transitivo

1 to lean, rest

■ apoyar la cabeza to rest one's head

2 (fundar) to base, found

■ apoya su teoría en pruebas concluyentes he bases his theory on hard evidence

3 figurado (defender algo) to support; (defender a alguien) to back, support

■ sus padres le apoyan en todo her parents support everything she does

► verbo pronominal apoyarse

1 (descansar) to lean (en, on), rest (en, on), stand (en, on)

■ la estatua se apoya en un pilar the statue stands on a column

■ apóyate en mí lean on me

■ se apoya demasiado en sus padres he relies too much on his parents

2 (dar el brazo) to hold on (en, to)

3 figurado (basarse) to be based (en, on)

■ ¿en qué te apoyas para decir eso? what do you base your arguments on?

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verb

1) to support, back

2) rest, lean

•

- apoyarse

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1. VT

1) (=reclinar) to rest, lean

apoya la cabeza en mi hombro — rest o lean your head on my shoulder

no apoyes los codos en la mesa — don't put o lean your elbows on the table

apoya la bicicleta contra la pared — lean the bicycle against the wall

2) (=ayudar) to support

no me apoyan en nada de lo que hago — they don't support me in anything I do

no apoyaremos más al gobierno — we will no longer support the government

los nuevos datos apoyan mi teoría — the new information supports my theory

3) (=basar) to base

apoya su argumento en los siguientes hechos — he bases his argument on the following facts

4) (=secundar) [+ propuesta, idea] to support

5) (Arquit, Téc) to support

2.

See:

apoyarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( hacer descansar) to rest

apóyalo contra la pared — lean o rest it against the wall

2)

a) ( respaldar) <propuesta/persona> to back, support

nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa — no one backed o supported her initiative

b) < teoría> to support, bear out
2.
apoyarse v pron

1) (para sostenerse, descansar)

apoyarse en algo — to lean on something

camina apoyándose en un bastón — she walks using a cane for support

se apoya mucho en su familia — he leans heavily on his family

2) (basarse, fundarse)

apoyarse en algo — to be based on something

¿en qué se apoya para hacer tal acusación? — what are you basing your accusation on?

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= back, boost, endorse, espouse, give + support, give + weight to, lend + weight to, offer + support, support, sustain, align + Reflexivo + with, prop, buttress, lend + support, undergird, bolster, add + weight to, add + Posesivo + weight to, buy into, shore up, back into, second, ditto, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, plump for, forward, back + Nombre + up.

Ex. Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.

Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex. These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.

Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex. The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.

Ex. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.

Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.

Ex. In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex. Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex. This article argues that fiction is an area of stock development which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.

Ex. The type cases were propped up for use on a timber frame at a convenient working height.

Ex. Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.

Ex. The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult.

Ex. Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.

Ex. Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.

Ex. Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.

Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.

Ex. The vendor, like the academic librarian it services, it must buy into the mission of the academic institution.

Ex. This project seeks to return control of scholarly publications to the academy and to shore up the case for publication of genuine scholarly works.

Ex. To the best of my knowledge, most of the big research libraries backed into the world of media = Según mi opinión, la mayoría de las bibliotecas académicas apostaron por adquirir todo tipo de soporte.

Ex. Most of the proposals for establishing gender studies were seconded.

Ex. I received mine yesterday and I'll ditto the fact that they look very professional.

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. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.

Ex. In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.

Ex. Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.

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* apoyar Algo completamente = put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre.

* apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.

* apoyar en = lean against.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* apoyarse en = lean on/upon, inform.

* apoyarse sobre = rest on/upon.

* apoyar una causa = forward + cause, support + cause.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* apoyar una opinión = support + contention.

* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.

* apoyar una tesis = give + weight to the claim that.

* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.

* que apoya moralmente = supportive.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( hacer descansar) to rest

apóyalo contra la pared — lean o rest it against the wall

2)

a) ( respaldar) <propuesta/persona> to back, support

nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa — no one backed o supported her initiative

b) < teoría> to support, bear out
2.
apoyarse v pron

1) (para sostenerse, descansar)

apoyarse en algo — to lean on something

camina apoyándose en un bastón — she walks using a cane for support

se apoya mucho en su familia — he leans heavily on his family

2) (basarse, fundarse)

apoyarse en algo — to be based on something

¿en qué se apoya para hacer tal acusación? — what are you basing your accusation on?

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= back, boost, endorse, espouse, give + support, give + weight to, lend + weight to, offer + support, support, sustain, align + Reflexivo + with, prop, buttress, lend + support, undergird, bolster, add + weight to, add + Posesivo + weight to, buy into, shore up, back into, second, ditto, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, plump for, forward, back + Nombre + up.

Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.

Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.

Ex: The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.

Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.

Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.

Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.

Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex: This article argues that fiction is an area of stock development which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.

Ex: The type cases were propped up for use on a timber frame at a convenient working height.

Ex: Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.

Ex: The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult.

Ex: Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.

Ex: Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.

Ex: Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.

Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.

Ex: The vendor, like the academic librarian it services, it must buy into the mission of the academic institution.

Ex: This project seeks to return control of scholarly publications to the academy and to shore up the case for publication of genuine scholarly works.

Ex: To the best of my knowledge, most of the big research libraries backed into the world of media = Según mi opinión, la mayoría de las bibliotecas académicas apostaron por adquirir todo tipo de soporte.

Ex: Most of the proposals for establishing gender studies were seconded.

Ex: I received mine yesterday and I'll ditto the fact that they look very professional.

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: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.

Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.

Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.

* apoyar Algo completamente = put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre.

* apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.

* apoyar en = lean against.

* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.

* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).

* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* apoyarse en = lean on/upon, inform.

* apoyarse sobre = rest on/upon.

* apoyar una causa = forward + cause, support + cause.

* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.

* apoyar una opinión = support + contention.

* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.

* apoyar una tesis = give + weight to the claim that.

* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.

* que apoya moralmente = supportive.

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apoyar [A1 ]

vt

A (hacer descansar) to rest

apoya la escalera contra la pared lean o rest the ladder against the wall

con la cabeza apoyada en su hombro with her head resting on his shoulder

no se debe apoyar los codos sobre la mesa you mustn't put o rest your elbows on the table

hay que apoyar todo el peso del cuerpo sobre una pierna you have to put all your weight on one foot

B

1 (respaldar) ‹propuesta/persona› to back, support

¿me vas a apoyar si me quejo? are you going to back me (up) o support me if I complain?

no apoyamos la huelga we do not support the strike

nadie la apoyó en su iniciativa no one backed o supported her initiative

apoyar técnica y financieramente su desarrollo to give technical and financial support o backing for its development

2 ‹teoría› to support, bear out

no hay pruebas que apoyen esta hipótesis there is no evidence to bear out o support this hypothesis

■ apoyarse

v pron

A (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyarse EN algo to lean ON sth

caminaba lentamente apoyándose en un bastón she walked slowly, leaning on a walking stick o using a walking stick for support

se apoya demasiado en su familia he relies too much on his family (for support), he leans too heavily on his family

B (basarse, fundarse) apoyarse EN algo to be based ON sth

se apoyó en estas cifras para defender su teoría he used these figures to defend his theory

¿en qué se apoya para hacer semejante acusación? what are you basing your accusation on?, what is the basis of your accusation?

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apoyar ( conjugate apoyar) verbo transitivo
1 ( hacer descansar) apoyar (algo en algo) to rest (sth on sth);
◊ apóyalo contra la pared lean it against the wall

2
a) ( respaldar) ‹propuesta/persona› to back, support

b) ‹ teoría› to support, bear out

apoyarse verbo pronominal
1 (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyarse en algo to lean on sth
2 (basarse, fundarse) apoyarse en algo to be based on sth
apoyar verbo transitivo
1 to lean
2 (causa) to support
' apoyar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
refrendar
- agarrar
- ir
- recostar
- respaldar
- sostener
English:
advocate
- back
- back up
- bolster
- buttress
- champion
- endorse
- lean
- prop
- prop up
- reinforce
- rest
- root for
- stand by
- support
- root
- sponsor
- stand

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apoyar

♦ vt

1. [inclinar] to lean, to rest;

apoya la cabeza en mi hombro rest your head on my shoulder;

apoyó la bicicleta contra la pared she leant the bicycle against the wall;

apoyó los codos sobre la mesa he leant his elbows on the table

2. [respaldar] to support;

todos apoyaron su decisión everyone supported her decision;

lo apoyó mucho durante su depresión she gave him a lot of support when he was depressed;

los directivos los apoyaron en su protesta management supported their protest

3. [basar] to base;

apoya su teoría en datos concretos her theory is based on o supported by concrete statistics

♦ See also the pronominal verb apoyarse

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apoyar

v/t

1 lean (en against), rest (en against)

2 ( respaldar, confirmar) support

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apoyar vt

1) : to support, to back

2) : to lean, to rest

♦ See also the reflexive verb apoyarse

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apoyar vb

1. (en general) to lean [pt. & pp. leant]

apoya la escalera contra la pared lean the ladder against the wall

2. (descansar) to rest

apoyó la cabeza en mi hombro she rested her head on my shoulder

3. (defender) to support

el partido apoya al candidato the party supports the candidate

Spanish-English dictionary > apoyar
3 estribar

v.

to rest one's weight, to rest.

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estribar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (apoyarse) to rest (en, on)

2 figurado (basarse) to lie (en, in)

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VI

• estribar en algo, su felicidad estriba en ver contentos a los demás — her happiness comes from seeing other people being happy

la dificultad estriba en el texto — the difficulty lies in the text

su prosperidad estriba en esta industria — their prosperity is based on o derives from this industry

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verbo intransitivo

1)

estribar en algo — problema/encanto to stem from something, lie in something

2) (Arquit, Const)

estribar en algo — arco/edificio/columna to rest on something

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verbo intransitivo

1)

estribar en algo — problema/encanto to stem from something, lie in something

2) (Arquit, Const)

estribar en algo — arco/edificio/columna to rest on something

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estribar [A1 ]

vi

A estribar EN algo «problema/encanto» to stem FROM sth, lie IN sth

su belleza estriba en su sencillez its beauty lies in o stems from its simplicity

el éxito estriba en el trabajo y en el esfuerzo success comes from hard work and effort

B ( Arquit, Const) estribar EN algo «edificio/columna» to rest ON sth

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estribar verbo intransitivo
1 (apoyarse) to rest on: esta viga estriba en aquella columna, this beam rests on that column
2 (fundarse) to stem from, lie: quiero saber en qué estriba ese estado de nervios, I'd like to know the reason for all this nervousness

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estribar vi

1. Formal [fundamentarse]
estribar en to lie in, to consist in;

la subida de tipos estriba en el repunte de la inflación the interest rate rise is prompted by the resurgence of inflation;

su mayor problema estriba en la falta de dinero her main problem is her lack of money

2. Arquit [asentarse]
estribar en to rest on

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estribar

v/i

:

estribar en stem from, lie in

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estribar vi fundarse

estribar en : to be due to, to stem from

Spanish-English dictionary > estribar
4 base

adj.

host.

f.

1 foundations (parte inferior) (de edificio).

base de maquillaje foundation (cream)

2 basis (fundamento, origen).

el petróleo es la base de su economía their economy is based on oil

ese argumento se cae por su base that argument is built on sand

partimos de la base de que… we assume that…

sentar las bases para to lay the foundations of

base imponible (finance) taxable income

3 base.

base aérea air base

base espacial space station

base de lanzamiento launch site

base naval naval base

base de operaciones operational base

4 base (chemistry).

5 base (math & geometry).

6 base.

7 makeup.

8 radix, base of a system of numbers or logarithms.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: basar.

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base

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) base

■ la base de la torre the base of the tower

2 figurado basis

■ las cereales son la base de nuestra agricultura cereals form the basis of our agriculture

■ si partimos de la base de que... if we start from the premise that...

3 QUÍMICA base, alkali

4 MATEMÁTICAS base

5 (en béisbol) base

► nombre femenino plural bases

1 (de concurso) rules

2 las bases (de partido etc) grass roots, rank and file

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a base de (por) through, by means of, using 2 (de) consisting of

■ se hizo rico a base de trabajar mucho he became rich through hard work

■ una dieta a base de hortalizas y pescado a diet consisting of vegetables and fish

a base de bien familiar really well

en base a based on, on the basis of

base aérea air base

base de datos database

base de datos documental documentary database

base de datos relacional relational database

base de lanzamiento launch site

base de operaciones operational headquarters

base imponible taxable income

base naval naval base

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noun f.

1) base

2) basis

•

- base de datos

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1. SF

1) (=parte inferior) base

la base de la columna — the base of the pillar

este jarrón tiene muy poca base — this vase has a very narrow base

la fecha de caducidad viene en la base del paquete — the use-by date is on the base o the bottom of the pack

la base del cráneo — the base of the skull

2) (=fondo) [de pintura] background; [de maquillaje] foundation

sobre una base de amarillo — on a yellow background

primero se coloca una base de tomate — start by laying a tomato base

3) (=fundamento) basis

ese artículo no tiene base científica alguna — that article has no scientific basis at all

la base del éxito está en el trabajo — the key to success is hard work

• carecer de base — [acusación] to lack foundation, be unfounded; [argumento] to lack justification, be unjustified

• de base — [error, dato] basic, fundamental; [activista, apoyo] grass-roots antes de s

• en base a [uso periodístico] —

un programa elaborado en base a criterios subjetivos — a programme based on subjective criteria

en base a lo que acabamos de ver — based on what we have just seen

en base a que: no publicaron la carta en base a que era demasiado larga — they didn't publish the letter because it was too long

• partir de una base, un juez tiene que partir de una base de neutralidad absoluta — a judge must start out from a position of absolute neutrality

partiendo de esta base, nos planteamos la necesidad... — on this assumption, we think it necessary...

partir de la base de que... — to take as one's starting point that...

• sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of sth

Chomsky sentó las bases de la gramática generativa — Chomsky laid the foundations of generative grammar

su visita sentó las bases para una futura cooperación — her visit paved the way for o laid the foundations of future cooperation

• sobre la base de algo — on the basis of sth

hay que negociar sobre la base de resoluciones previas — we must negotiate on the basis of previous resolutions

- coger a algn fuera de base

base de poder — power base

4) (=componente principal)

la leche es la base de su alimentación — his diet is milk-based

la base de este jabón es la soda — this soap is soda-based

• a base de algo, una dieta a base de arroz — a rice-based diet, a diet based on rice

un plato a base de verduras — a vegetable-based dish, a dish based on vegetables

este aparato funciona a base de ultrasonidos — this machine works with ultrasound

sólo conseguirás salir adelante a base de mucho esfuerzo — you will only get ahead by working hard

• a base de hacer algo — by doing sth

así, a base de no hacer nada, poco vas a conseguir — you won't achieve much by doing nothing

a base de insistir, la convenció para comprar la casa — by o through his insistence, he persuaded her to buy the house

a base de bien Esp * —

hoy hemos trabajado a base de bien — we've done loads of work today *

nos divertimos a base de bien — we had a whale of a time *

cenamos a base de bien — we had a really good meal

base imponible — (Econ) taxable income

5) (=conocimientos básicos) grounding

le falta un poco de base — he doesn't have the proper grounding

este manual le aportará una buena base de química — this handbook will give you a good grounding in chemistry

6) (Mil) base

base aérea — air base

base aeronaval — naval air base

base avanzada — forward base

base de lanzamiento — launch site

base de operaciones — operations base

base espacial — space station

base militar — military base

base naval — naval base

7) pl bases

a) (=condiciones) [de concurso] conditions, rules; [de convocatoria] requirements

b) (Pol)

las bases — the rank and file

8) (Inform)

base de datos — database

base de datos documental — documentary database

base de datos relacional — relational database

9) (Mat) [en una potencia] base

10) (Quím) base

11) (Téc) base, mounting

12) (Agrimensura) base, base line

13) (Ling) (tb: base derivativa) base form

14) (Béisbol) base

15) ** (=droga) base

2.

SMF (Baloncesto) guard

3. ADJ INV

1) (=de partida) [campamento, campo] base antes de s ; [puerto] home antes de s

dejamos el campamento base por la mañana — we left base camp in the morning

2) (=básico) [idea] basic; [documento, texto] provisional, draft

han aprobado el texto base para el nuevo convenio — they have approved the provisional o draft text of the new agreement

• alimento base — staple (food)

• color base — base colour o (EEUU) color
salario, sueldo
* * *
I
femenino

1)

a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

base de maquillaje — foundation

2)

a) ( fundamento)

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso — I have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana — the basis of good health is a balanced diet

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of something

un movimiento sin base popular — a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base — to take something as a starting point

sobre la base de estos datos — on the basis of this information

b) ( componente principal)

la base de su alimentación es el arroz — their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín — this perfume has a jasmine base

c) ( conocimientos básicos)

tiene una sólida base científica — he has a sound grounding in science

llegó al curso sin ninguna base — he didn't have the basics when he began the course

- base de datos

- base imponible

3) (en locs)

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

4) ( centro de operaciones) base

base aérea/naval/militar — air/naval/military base

- base de lanzamiento

5)

las bases — (Pol) the rank and file (pl)

6) (Mat, Quím) base

7) bases femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

8)

a) ( en béisbol) base

b) base masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard
II
adjetivo invariable

a) (básico, elemental) basic; <documento/texto> draft (before n)

b) < campamento> base (before n)

* * *

= base, base, base plate, basis [bases, -pl.], basis [bases, -pl.], bedrock, core, cornerstone [corner-stone], foundation, grounding, underpinning, cradle, warp and woof.

Ex. The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

Ex. The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.

Ex. The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.

Ex. These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex. These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex. We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex. Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex. The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.

Ex. The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.

Ex. 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.

Ex. Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.

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* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* banda de base = baseband.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base cognitiva = knowledge base [knowledge-base].

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database, cataloguing database.

* base de datos comercial = commercial database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = textual data base, text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos documental = textual data base.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos financiera = financial database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos local = local area database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos numérico-textual = textual-numeric database, text-numeric database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* base de datos textual = textual data base.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* base de un número = subscript numeral.

* base impositiva = tax base.

* base lógica = rationale.

* base militar = military base.

* bases = background.

* base teórica = theoretical underpinning, theoretical underpinning.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* campamento base = base camp.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* como base para = as a basis for.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* conformar las bases = set + the framework.

* conocimiento de base = foundation study.

* constituir la base = form + the foundation.

* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.

* construir la base = form + the skeleton.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = online system host, database host, host system, online service vendor.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en la base = at the core (of).

* en su base = at its core.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestor de bases de datos = database management system (DBMS), DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.

* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* portada de una base de datos = file banner.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sobre base de arena = sand-based.

* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.

* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tratamiento a base de hierbas = herbal treatment.

* * *
I
femenino

1)

a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

base de maquillaje — foundation

2)

a) ( fundamento)

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso — I have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana — the basis of good health is a balanced diet

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of something

un movimiento sin base popular — a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base — to take something as a starting point

sobre la base de estos datos — on the basis of this information

b) ( componente principal)

la base de su alimentación es el arroz — their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín — this perfume has a jasmine base

c) ( conocimientos básicos)

tiene una sólida base científica — he has a sound grounding in science

llegó al curso sin ninguna base — he didn't have the basics when he began the course

- base de datos

- base imponible

3) (en locs)

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

4) ( centro de operaciones) base

base aérea/naval/militar — air/naval/military base

- base de lanzamiento

5)

las bases — (Pol) the rank and file (pl)

6) (Mat, Quím) base

7) bases femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

8)

a) ( en béisbol) base

b) base masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard
II
adjetivo invariable

a) (básico, elemental) basic; <documento/texto> draft (before n)

b) < campamento> base (before n)

* * *

= base, base, base plate, basis [bases, -pl.], basis [bases, -pl.], bedrock, core, cornerstone [corner-stone], foundation, grounding, underpinning, cradle, warp and woof.

Ex: The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

Ex: The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.

Ex: The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.

Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex: The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.

Ex: The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.

Ex: 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.

Ex: Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* banda de base = baseband.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base cognitiva = knowledge base [knowledge-base].

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database, cataloguing database.

* base de datos comercial = commercial database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = textual data base, text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos documental = textual data base.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos financiera = financial database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos local = local area database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos numérico-textual = textual-numeric database, text-numeric database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* base de datos textual = textual data base.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* base de un número = subscript numeral.

* base impositiva = tax base.

* base lógica = rationale.

* base militar = military base.

* bases = background.

* base teórica = theoretical underpinning, theoretical underpinning.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* campamento base = base camp.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* como base para = as a basis for.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* conformar las bases = set + the framework.

* conocimiento de base = foundation study.

* constituir la base = form + the foundation.

* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.

* construir la base = form + the skeleton.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = online system host, database host, host system, online service vendor.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en la base = at the core (of).

* en su base = at its core.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestor de bases de datos = database management system (DBMS), DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.

* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* portada de una base de datos = file banner.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sobre base de arena = sand-based.

* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.

* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tratamiento a base de hierbas = herbal treatment.

* * *

base¹

feminine

A

1 (parte inferior) base

la base de una columna the base of a column

el contraste está en la base the hallmark is on the base o the bottom

2 (fondo) background

sobre una base de tonos claros against o on a background of light tones

3

tb base de maquillaje foundation

4 (permanente) soft perm

B

1

(fundamento): no tienes suficiente base para asegurar eso you don't have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana the basis of good health is a balanced diet

esa afirmación carece de bases sólidas that statement is not founded o based on any firm evidence

sentar las bases de un acuerdo to lay the foundations of an agreement

un movimiento sin base popular a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting point

partiendo or si partimos de la base de que … if we start from the premise o assumption that …

sobre la base de estos datos podemos concluir que … on the basis of this information we can conclude that …

2

(componente principal): la base de su alimentación es el arroz rice is their staple food, their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín this perfume has a jasmine base, this is a jasmine-based perfume

los diamantes forman la base de la economía the economy is based on diamonds

3

(conocimientos básicos): tiene una sólida base científica he has a sound basic knowledge of o he has a sound grounding in science

llegó sin ninguna base he hadn't mastered the basics when he arrived

Compuestos:

● base de datos

database

● base de datos relacional

relational database

● base imponible

tax base ( AmE), taxable income o base ( BrE)

C ( en locs):

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered

lo consiguió a base de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to achieve it

un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet, a diet mainly consisting of vegetables

una bebida a base de ginebra a gin-based drink

vive a base de pastillas pills are what keep her going

de base ‹planteamiento/error› fundamental, basic;

‹militante› rank-and-file ( before n), ordinary ( before n); ‹movimiento/democracia› grass roots ( before n)

en base a ( crit); on the basis of

en base a las recientes encuestas on the evidence o basis of recent polls

una propuesta de negociación en base a un programa de diez puntos a proposal for negotiations based on a ten-point plan

a base de bien ( Esp fam): comimos a base de bien we really ate well, we had a really good meal

D (centro de operaciones) base

Compuestos:

● base aérea

air base

● base de lanzamiento

launch site

● base de operaciones

center* of operations, operational headquarters ( sing o pl)

● base militar

military base

● base naval

naval base

E ( Pol) tb

bases rank and file (pl)

F ( Mat) base

G ( Quím) base

H bases fpl (de un concurso) rules (pl), conditions of entry (pl)

I

1 (en béisbol) base

2

base masculine and feminine (en baloncesto) guard

base²

adj inv

1 (básico, elemental) ‹alimento› basic, staple ( before n); ‹documento/texto› draft ( before n)

la idea base partió de … the basic idea stemmed from …

salario, sueldo

2 (de origen) ‹puerto› home ( before n); ‹campamento› base ( before n)

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Del verbo basar: ( conjugate basar)

basé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

base es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
basar
base
basar ( conjugate basar) verbo transitivo ‹teoría/idea› base algo en algo to base sth on sth
basarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] basese EN algo:

◊ ¿en qué te basas para decir eso? and what basis o grounds do you have for saying that?;

se basó en esos datos he based his argument (o theory etc) on that information
b) [teoría/creencia/idea/opinión] basese EN algo to be based on sth

base sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

◊ base de maquillaje foundation

2
a) ( fundamento) basis;

◊ la base de una buena salud the basis of good health;

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso I have sufficient grounds to claim that;
sentar las bases de algo to lay the foundations of sth;
tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting point
b) ( conocimientos básicos):

◊ tiene una sólida base científica he has a sound grounding in science;

llegó al curso sin ninguna base he didn't have the basics when he began the course;
base de datos database
3 ( en locs)
◊ a base de: un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet;

vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills
4 ( centro de operaciones) base;
◊ base aérea/naval/militar air/naval/military base

5
◊ bases sustantivo femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

6
a) ( en béisbol) base

b)

◊ base sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard

basar verbo transitivo to base [en, on]
base
I sustantivo femenino
1 base
2 (fundamento de una teoría, de un argumento) basis, (motivo) grounds: tus quejas no tienen base alguna, your complaints are groundless
3 (conocimientos previos) grounding: tiene muy mala base en matemáticas, he's got a very poor grasp of maths
4 Mil base
base aérea/naval, air/naval base
5 Inform base de datos, data base
II fpl
1 Pol the grass roots: las bases no apoyan al candidato, the candidate didn't get any grass-roots support
2 (de un concurso) rules
♦ Locuciones: a base de: la fastidiaron a base de bien, they really messed her about
a base de estudiar consiguió aprobar, he passed by studying
a base de extracto de camomila, using camomile extract
' base' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- basar
- columpiarse
- concentración
- esquema
- fundar
- fundamentar
- fundarse
- innoble
- mantenerse
- pie
- salario
- somier
- subsistir
- tejemaneje
- asiento
- banco
- bastardo
- cimentar
- fundamento
- inicial
- mantener
- rejilla
- sueldo
English:
air base
- base
- basis
- circuit board
- cornerstone
- data base
- decision making
- fatty
- foundation
- from
- grounding
- rank
- rationale
- roll out
- stand
- undercoat
- work
- air
- ball
- base pay
- bed
- cover
- data
- educated
- found
- French
- go
- ground
- hard
- home
- model
- pickle
- primary
- report
- rocky
- sordid
- squash
- staple
- starchy
- taxable
- under

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base

♦ nf

1. [parte inferior] base;
[de edificio] foundations;
colocaron un ramo de flores en la base del monumento they placed a bunch of flowers at the foot of the monument

Comp
base de maquillaje foundation (cream)
2. [fundamento, origen] basis;

el respeto al medio ambiente es la base de un desarrollo equilibrado respect for the environment is o forms the basis of balanced development;

el petróleo es la base de su economía their economy is based on oil;

salí de la universidad con una sólida base humanística I left university with a solid grounding in the humanities;

ese argumento se cae por su base that argument is built on sand;

esta teoría carece de base this theory is unfounded, this theory is not founded on solid arguments;

partimos de la base de que… we assume that…;

se parte de la base de que todos ya saben leer we're starting with the assumption that everyone can read;

sentar las bases para… to lay the foundations of…;

sobre la base de esta encuesta se concluye que… on the basis of this opinion poll, it can be concluded that… Fin base imponible taxable income

3. [conocimientos básicos] grounding;

habla mal francés porque tiene mala base she doesn't speak French well because she hasn't learnt the basics properly

4. [militar, científica] base

Comp
base aérea air base;
base espacial space station;

base de lanzamiento launch site;

base naval naval base;

base de operaciones operational base;
[aeropuerto civil ] base (of operations)
5. Quím base

6. Geom base

7. Mat base

8. Ling base (form)

9. Informát base de datos database;

base de datos documental documentary database;

base de datos relacional relational database

10. Com base de clientes customer base

11.
bases [para prueba, concurso] rules

12.
las bases [de partido, sindicato] the grass roots, the rank and file;

afiliado de las bases grassroots member

13. [en béisbol] base;
Méx
dar base por bola a alguien to walk sb

♦ nmf
[en baloncesto] guard
♦ a base de loc prep

by (means of);

me alimento a base de verduras I live on vegetables;

el flan está hecho a base de huevos crème caramel is made with eggs;

a base de no hacer nada by not doing anything;

a base de trabajar duro fue ascendiendo puestos she moved up through the company by working hard;

aprender a base de equivocarse to learn the hard way;

se sacó la carrera a base de codos she got her degree by sheer hard work

Comp
Esp Fam
a base de bien: nos humillaron a base de bien they really humiliated us;

lloraba a base de bien he was crying his eyes out;

los niños disfrutaron a base de bien the children had a great time

♦ en base a loc prep
[considerado incorrecto] on the basis of;
en base a lo visto hasta ahora, no creo que puedan ganar from what I've seen so far, I don't think they can win;

el plan se efectuará en base a lo convenido the plan will be carried out in accordance with the terms agreed upon

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base

I f

1 QUÍM, MAT, MIL, DEP base

2

:

bases pl de concurso etc conditions

3

:

una dieta a base de frutas a diet based on fruit, a fruit-based diet;

consiguió comprarse una casa a base de ahorrar he managed to buy a house by (dint of) saving;

nos divertimos a base de bien we had a really o fam a real good time

II m/f en baloncesto guard

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base nf

1) : base, bottom

2) : base (in baseball)

3) fundamento: basis, foundation

4)

base de datos : database

5)

a base de : based on, by means of

6)

en base a : based on, on the basis of

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base n

1. (en general) base

colocaron la estatua sobre una base de mármol they placed the statue on a marble base

2. (fundamento) basis [pl. bases]

la higiene es la base de una buena salud hygiene is the basis of good health

la base de su alimentación es la patata their diet is based on potatoes

a base de (mediante) by / through (basado en) based on

una alimentación a base de pescado a diet based on fish

han logrado el éxito a base de tocar en directo they've achieved success by playing live

base de datos database

base militar military base

Spanish-English dictionary > base
5 apoyo

m.

1 support (also figurative).

2 hold, support, stay, buttress.

3 help, co-operation, assistance, cooperation.

4 supporter, person who lends support, backer, prop.

5 crutch.

pres.indicat.

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

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apoyo

► nombre masculino

1 support

2 figurado support, backing, help

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noun m.

support

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SM

1) (=ayuda) support

siempre cuento con el apoyo de mis padres — I can always rely on my parents' support

han retirado su apoyo parlamentario — they've withdrawn their support in parliament

apoyo económico — financial support

apoyo psicológico — counselling, counseling (EEUU)

2) [a una propuesta, idea] support, backing

3) (=apoyatura) support

el paraguas también me sirve de apoyo — my umbrella is also a support

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masculino support

contar con el apoyo popular — to have the support of the people

apoyo a algo — support for something

una campaña de apoyo al desarme nuclear — a campaign in support of nuclear disarmament

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= backing, endorsement, support, advocacy, prop, escort, anchor, anchor point, supportiveness, sustainment, a shoulder to cry on, backup [back-up], buttress.

Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex. The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.

Ex. BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.

Ex. However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.

Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.

Ex. Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.

Ex. This format can provide an anchor for instructional designers attempting to come to terms with the vast potential of hypertext and hypermedia.

Ex. This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.

Ex. Percentage of books in a discipline charged out by students majoring in other disciplines was defined as the ' supportiveness' of that discipline.

Ex. America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.

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 aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.

Ex. They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.

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* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.

* apoyo administrativo = administrative support.

* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.

* apoyo del personal = staff support.

* apoyo económico = financial support, financial backing.

* apoyo estatal = state support.

* apoyo financiero = financial backing.

* apoyo moral = moral support.

* apoyo mutuo = mutual support.

* apoyo para los pies = footrest.

* apoyo técnico = service support, technical support, product support, tech support.

* apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* carta de apoyo = letter of support.

* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.

* clases de apoyo = remedial teaching.

* como apoyo a = in support of.

* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.

* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.

* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.

* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.

* crear apoyo = build + support.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.

* educación de apoyo = remedial education.

* en apoyo a = in support of.

* estructura de apoyo = support structure.

* fomentar apoyo = build + support.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.

* herramienta de apoyo = enabler.

* material didáctico de apoyo = study aide.

* mecanismo de apoyo = enabler.

* merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.

* ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.

* personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.

* personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.

* personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.

* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.

* prestar apoyo = lend + support, support.

* prestar apoyo a = go to + bat for, bat for.

* proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.

* punto de apoyo = foothold.

* que actúa de apoyo = supporting, supporting.

* recabar apoyo = garner + support.

* recibir apoyo = receive + support, attract + support.

* redirigir el apoyo = divert + support.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.

* servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.

* servir de apoyo a = inform.

* sin apoyo = unsupported.

* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.

* solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.

* técnica de apoyo = enabling skill.

* tecnología de apoyo = enabling technology.

* trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.

* trabajo de apoyo = escort work.

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masculino support

contar con el apoyo popular — to have the support of the people

apoyo a algo — support for something

una campaña de apoyo al desarme nuclear — a campaign in support of nuclear disarmament

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= backing, endorsement, support, advocacy, prop, escort, anchor, anchor point, supportiveness, sustainment, a shoulder to cry on, backup [back-up], buttress.

Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.

Ex: The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.

Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.

Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.

Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.

Ex: Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.

Ex: This format can provide an anchor for instructional designers attempting to come to terms with the vast potential of hypertext and hypermedia.

Ex: This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.

Ex: Percentage of books in a discipline charged out by students majoring in other disciplines was defined as the ' supportiveness' of that discipline.

Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.

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 aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.

Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.

* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.

* apoyo administrativo = administrative support.

* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.

* apoyo del personal = staff support.

* apoyo económico = financial support, financial backing.

* apoyo estatal = state support.

* apoyo financiero = financial backing.

* apoyo moral = moral support.

* apoyo mutuo = mutual support.

* apoyo para los pies = footrest.

* apoyo técnico = service support, technical support, product support, tech support.

* apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* carta de apoyo = letter of support.

* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.

* clases de apoyo = remedial teaching.

* como apoyo a = in support of.

* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.

* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.

* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.

* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.

* crear apoyo = build + support.

* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.

* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.

* destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.

* educación de apoyo = remedial education.

* en apoyo a = in support of.

* estructura de apoyo = support structure.

* fomentar apoyo = build + support.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.

* herramienta de apoyo = enabler.

* material didáctico de apoyo = study aide.

* mecanismo de apoyo = enabler.

* merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.

* ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.

* personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.

* personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.

* personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.

* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.

* prestar apoyo = lend + support, support.

* prestar apoyo a = go to + bat for, bat for.

* proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.

* punto de apoyo = foothold.

* que actúa de apoyo = supporting, supporting.

* recabar apoyo = garner + support.

* recibir apoyo = receive + support, attract + support.

* redirigir el apoyo = divert + support.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.

* servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.

* servir de apoyo a = inform.

* sin apoyo = unsupported.

* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.

* solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.

* técnica de apoyo = enabling skill.

* tecnología de apoyo = enabling technology.

* trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.

* trabajo de apoyo = escort work.

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apoyo

masculine

1 (respaldo) support

no cuentan con el apoyo popular they do not have the support of the people o enjoy popular support

agradezco el apoyo que me han brindado en todo momento I am grateful for the support you have given me throughout

apoyo A algo support FOR sth

han retirado su apoyo a esta iniciativa they have withdrawn their support for o their backing of this initiative

una campaña de apoyo a la investigación científica a campaign in support of scientific research

2 ( Ling):

vocal/consonante de apoyo intrusive vowel/consonant

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Del verbo apoyar: ( conjugate apoyar)

apoyo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

apoyó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
apoyar
apoyo
apoyar ( conjugate apoyar) verbo transitivo
1 ( hacer descansar) apoyo (algo en algo) to rest (sth on sth);
◊ apóyalo contra la pared lean it against the wall

2
a) ( respaldar) ‹propuesta/persona› to back, support

b) ‹ teoría› to support, bear out

apoyarse verbo pronominal
1 (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyose en algo to lean on sth
2 (basarse, fundarse) apoyose en algo to be based on sth
apoyo sustantivo masculino
support;
apoyo a algo support for sth
apoyar verbo transitivo
1 to lean
2 (causa) to support
apoyo sustantivo masculino support
' apoyo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adhesión
- agradecer
- inapreciable
- legitimar
- negar
- proporcionar
- sola
- solo
- soporte
- sostén
- brindar
- declarar
- gestión
- incondicional
- manifestar
- mayoritario
- muleta
- puntal
- punto
- respaldo
- retirar
- retiro
- solicitar
- sustento
English:
advocacy
- against
- aim
- back
- backing
- backup
- buttress
- crutch
- drum up
- endorsement
- financial
- firm
- foothold
- freestanding
- full
- hilt
- mass
- moral
- prop
- rally
- rest
- solid
- support
- supportively
- supportiveness
- thankful
- unreserved
- whip up
- wholehearted
- widespread
- win
- with
- by
- foot
- muster
- sympathetic
- woo

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apoyo nm

support;

salieron adelante con el apoyo de su familia they got by with the support of her family;

me dio su apoyo moral she gave me her moral support;

buscan apoyos económicos para el proyecto they are seeking funding o financial support for the project;

anunciaron su apoyo a la iniciativa they declared their support for the initiative;

presentó las pruebas en apoyo de su teoría he presented the evidence to support his theory

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apoyo

m fig

support;

en apoyo de in support of

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apoyo nm

: support, backing

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apoyo n support

puedo contar con el apoyo de mis amigos I can count on my friends' support

Spanish-English dictionary > apoyo
6 funda

f.

1 cover.

2 case, sleeve, slipcase, sheath.

3 pillowslip, pillow slip.

4 cap, artificial covering made for a tooth.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fundar.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: fundir.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fundar.

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funda

► nombre femenino

1 (flexible) cover

2 (rígida) case

3 (de arma blanca) sheath

4 (de disco) sleeve

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

funda de almohada pillowcase

funda de colchón mattress cover

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noun f.

case, cover

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SF

1) [gen] case, cover; [de disco] sleeve

funda de almohada — pillowcase, pillowslip

funda de gafas — spectacles case, glasses case

funda de pistola — holster

funda protectora del disco — (Inform) disk cover

funda sobaquera — shoulder holster

2) (=bolsa) small bag, holdall

3) [de diente] cap

4) * (=condón) French letter

5) Col (=falda) skirt

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femenino

a) ( de libro) dustjacket; ( de disco) sleeve

b) ( de raqueta) cover; (de cojín, sillón) cover

c) tb

funda de almohada — pillowcase, pillowslip

d) (Odont) cap

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= book jacket, dust cover, dust jacket [dust-jacket], jacket, sleeve, protective sleeve, slipcover, slipcase, cover, scabbard.

Ex. The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket.

Ex. The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket or dust cover.

Ex. Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.

Ex. A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex. A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex. Also, this system is very sensitive to contamination of the surface of the disc and requires that the disc be kept in a protective sleeve, or 'caddie', at all times.

Ex. This section discusses design and construction techniques for making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, and coverlets.

Ex. The text of each entry supplies appropriate bibliographic information, including paper description, typeface, and notation where applicable, to prospectuses, illustrations, dustjackets, and slipcases.

Ex. Thus, for instance, a title statement will be extracted from a title page, and not from the cover or the spine.

Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

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* con funda = jacketed.

* cubierto por una funda de plástico = plastic-covered.

* funda de almohada = pillow case.

* funda de asidero = handle grip.

* funda de CD-ROM = jewel case, jewel box.

* funda de cojín = cushion cover.

* funda de colchón = mattress protector.

* funda de disco = record sleeve.

* funda de manillar = handle grip.

* funda de papel = paper jacket.

* funda de pistola = holster.

* funda de plástico = plastic jacket, plastic coverup.

* funda de un disco = record cover.

* inserto en funda = jacketed.

* para hacer fundas = sleeving.

* título de la funda = sleeve title.

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femenino

a) ( de libro) dustjacket; ( de disco) sleeve

b) ( de raqueta) cover; (de cojín, sillón) cover

c) tb

funda de almohada — pillowcase, pillowslip

d) (Odont) cap

* * *

= book jacket, dust cover, dust jacket [dust-jacket], jacket, sleeve, protective sleeve, slipcover, slipcase, cover, scabbard.

Ex: The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket.

Ex: The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket or dust cover.

Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.

Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.

Ex: Also, this system is very sensitive to contamination of the surface of the disc and requires that the disc be kept in a protective sleeve, or 'caddie', at all times.

Ex: This section discusses design and construction techniques for making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, and coverlets.

Ex: The text of each entry supplies appropriate bibliographic information, including paper description, typeface, and notation where applicable, to prospectuses, illustrations, dustjackets, and slipcases.

Ex: Thus, for instance, a title statement will be extracted from a title page, and not from the cover or the spine.

Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

* con funda = jacketed.

* cubierto por una funda de plástico = plastic-covered.

* funda de almohada = pillow case.

* funda de asidero = handle grip.

* funda de CD-ROM = jewel case, jewel box.

* funda de cojín = cushion cover.

* funda de colchón = mattress protector.

* funda de disco = record sleeve.

* funda de manillar = handle grip.

* funda de papel = paper jacket.

* funda de pistola = holster.

* funda de plástico = plastic jacket, plastic coverup.

* funda de un disco = record cover.

* inserto en funda = jacketed.

* para hacer fundas = sleeving.

* título de la funda = sleeve title.

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funda

feminine

1 (de un libro — blanda) dustjacket; (— dura) case; (de un disco) sleeve

2 (de una raqueta) cover

3 (de un cojín) cover; (de un sillón) (loose) cover

4

tb funda de almohada pillowcase, pillowslip

5 ( Odont) cap

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Del verbo fundar: ( conjugate fundar)

funda es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo fundir: ( conjugate fundir)

funda es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
funda
fundar
fundir
funda sustantivo femenino
a) ( de libro) dustjacket;

( de disco) sleeve
b) (de raqueta, cojín, sillón) cover

c) tb

◊ funda de almohada pillowcase, pillowslip

d) (Odont) cap

fundar ( conjugate fundar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ciudad/hospital/escuela› to found;

‹partido/empresa› to establish
b) ( basar) ‹sospecha/argumento› funda algo en algo to base sth on sth

fundarse verbo pronominal fundase en algo [afirmación/sospecha] to be based on sth;
◊ ¿en qué te fundas para decirlo? what grounds do you have for saying that?

fundir ( conjugate fundir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹metal/hierro› to melt;

‹ mineral› to smelt
b) ‹estatua/campana› to cast

2 (Elec) to blow
3 ( fusionar) to merge
fundirse verbo pronominal
1 [ metal] to melt;
[nieve/hielo] to melt, thaw
2 (Elec):
◊ se ha fundido la bombilla the bulb has gone (colloq);

se fundieron los fusibles the fuses blew
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/partidos] to merge;
fundase en algo to merge sth into sth
funda sustantivo femenino cover
(de gafas, reloj) case
(de un cuchillo) sheath
fundar verbo transitivo
1 (un negocio, una institución) to found
2 (una sospecha, una teoría) to base, found: tengo una fundada sospecha de que no me estás diciendo todo, I have a well-founded suspician that you're not telling me everything
fundir verbo transitivo
1 (derretir) to melt
2 (fusionar, unir) to unite, join
3 (una bombilla, un plomo) to blow
' funda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estirón
- vaina
- cubierta
- quitar
English:
cap
- case
- cover
- pillowcase
- sheath
- sleeve
- cushion
- holder
- holster
- jacket
- liner
- pillow

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funda nf

1. [de sofá] cover;

funda de almohada pillowcase

2. [de máquina de escribir, guitarra, raqueta] cover;
[de gafas] pouch
3. [de disco] sleeve

4. [de diente] cap

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funda

f cover; de gafas case; de almohada pillowcase;

funda portadocumentos credit card holder

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funda nf

1) : case, cover, sheath

2) : pillowcase

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funda n

1. (de cojín, raqueta, etc) cover

una funda para el sofá a cover for the sofa

2. (de gafas, almohada) case

una funda de almohada a pillowcase

3. (de disco) sleeve

Spanish-English dictionary > funda
7 fundo

m.

1 a large estate.

2 rustic farm, country state.

pres.indicat.

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

2 1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fundir.

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SM Perú, Chile landed property, estate; (=granja) farm

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masculino (Chi) country estate, large farm

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masculino (Chi) country estate, large farm

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fundo

masculine

(Chi, Per)

country estate, large farm

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Del verbo fundar: ( conjugate fundar)

fundo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

fundó es:

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

Del verbo fundir: ( conjugate fundir)

fundo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
fundar
fundir
fundo
fundar ( conjugate fundar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ciudad/hospital/escuela› to found;

‹partido/empresa› to establish
b) ( basar) ‹sospecha/argumento› fundo algo en algo to base sth on sth

fundarse verbo pronominal fundose en algo [afirmación/sospecha] to be based on sth;
◊ ¿en qué te fundas para decirlo? what grounds do you have for saying that?

fundir ( conjugate fundir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹metal/hierro› to melt;

‹ mineral› to smelt
b) ‹estatua/campana› to cast

2 (Elec) to blow
3 ( fusionar) to merge
fundirse verbo pronominal
1 [ metal] to melt;
[nieve/hielo] to melt, thaw
2 (Elec):
◊ se ha fundido la bombilla the bulb has gone (colloq);

se fundieron los fusibles the fuses blew
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/partidos] to merge;
fundose en algo to merge sth into sth
fundo sustantivo masculino (Chi) country estate, large farm
fundar verbo transitivo
1 (un negocio, una institución) to found
2 (una sospecha, una teoría) to base, found: tengo una fundada sospecha de que no me estás diciendo todo, I have a well-founded suspician that you're not telling me everything
fundir verbo transitivo
1 (derretir) to melt
2 (fusionar, unir) to unite, join
3 (una bombilla, un plomo) to blow
' fundo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Cristo
English:
be
- found
- farm
- farmer

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fundo nm
Der rural property

Spanish-English dictionary > fundo
8 fundado

adj.

founded, based, justified.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: fundar.

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fundado

► adjetivo

1 firm, well-founded, justified

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FRASEOLOGÍA

mal fundado,-a ill-founded

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ADJ (=justificado) well-founded, justified

una pretensión mal fundada — an ill-founded claim

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- da adjetivo <temor/sospecha> justified, well founded

no tenían motivos fundados — they had no justifiable reason

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= informed.

Ex. Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.

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* bien fundado = well-justified, well-formulated.

* sospecha fundada = reasonable suspicion.

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- da adjetivo <temor/sospecha> justified, well founded

no tenían motivos fundados — they had no justifiable reason

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= informed.

Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.

* bien fundado = well-justified, well-formulated.

* sospecha fundada = reasonable suspicion.

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fundado -da

adjective

‹temor/sospecha› justified, well founded

sus sospechas no eran fundadas his suspicions were unfounded o not justified

no tenían motivos fundados para detenerlo they had no justifiable reason for detaining him

sus temores son fundados his fears are justified o well founded

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Del verbo fundar: ( conjugate fundar)

fundado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
fundado
fundar
fundado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹temor/sospecha› justified, well founded

fundar ( conjugate fundar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ciudad/hospital/escuela› to found;

‹partido/empresa› to establish
b) ( basar) ‹sospecha/argumento› fundado algo en algo to base sth on sth

fundarse verbo pronominal fundadose en algo [afirmación/sospecha] to be based on sth;
◊ ¿en qué te fundas para decirlo? what grounds do you have for saying that?

fundar verbo transitivo
1 (un negocio, una institución) to found
2 (una sospecha, una teoría) to base, found: tengo una fundada sospecha de que no me estás diciendo todo, I have a well-founded suspician that you're not telling me everything

' fundado' also found in these entries:
English:
well-founded
- informed
- tenuous
- well

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fundado, -a adj

1. [argumento, idea] well-founded;

sus temores no son fundados his fears are groundless

2. [creado, establecido] founded

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fundado, -da adj

: well-founded, justified

Spanish-English dictionary > fundado
9 basarse

basarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (cosa) to be based (en, on); (persona) to base oneself on

■ nuestra economía no puede basarse únicamente en el turismo our economy cannot be based solely on tourism

■ me baso en lo que he leído I base myself on what I have read

■ ¿en qué se basa para decir tales cosas? what grounds does he have for saying such things?

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VPR

1) (=tener como base)

basarse en algo — to be based on sth

la película está basada en hechos reales — the film is based on actual events

2) (=usar como base)

para la novela me basé en la vida de mi abuela — the novel was inspired by the life of my grandmother, I based the novel on the life of my grandmother

¿en qué te basas para decir eso? — what basis o grounds have you got for saying that?

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(v.) = found, undergird

Ex. No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.

Ex. Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.

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(v.) = found, undergird

Ex: No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.

Ex: Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.

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■basarse vr (teoría, película) to be based [en, on]: la condenaron basándose en las pruebas, they condemned her on the basis of the evidence
' basarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apoyarse
- apoyar
- basar
English:
go on
- rest

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vpr

1.
basarse en [persona] to base one's argument on;

¿en qué se basa usted (para decir eso)? what basis do you have for saying that?;

¿en qué te basas (para decir eso)? what makes you say that?;

me baso en lo que he oído I'm going by what I've heard

2.
basarse en [teoría, obra] to be based on

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basarse

v/r be based (en on)

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vr fundarse

basarse en : to be based on

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basarse vb

1. (película, etc) to be based

la película se basa en una novela de Stephen King the film is based on a novel by Stephen King

2. (persona) to base your ideas / to have grounds

¿en qué te basas para decir eso? what grounds do you have for saying that?

Spanish-English dictionary > basarse
10 sospecha

f.

1 suspicion.

despertar sospechas to arouse suspicion

tengo la sospecha de que… I have a suspicion that…, I suspect that…

tengo fundadas sospechas de que miente I have reason to suspect that he's lying

2 suspicioness, misgiving, mistrust, suspicion.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: sospechar.

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sospecha

► nombre femenino

1 suspicion

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

despertar sospechas to arouse suspicion

fuera de toda sospecha / por encima de toda sospecha above all suspicion

tener la sospecha de que... to suspect that...

sospecha fundada well-founded suspicion

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noun f.

suspicion

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SF suspicion

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femenino suspicion

tengo la sospecha de que... — I suspect o I have a feeling that...

despertar las sospechas de alguien — to arouse somebody's suspicions

estar por encima de toda sospecha — to be above suspicion

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= surmise, suspicion.

Ex. A penciled note on the catalog card that a publication is temporarily suspended is better than unconfirmed surmise that a publication has ceased.

Ex. On the other hand, the large majority of us who inhabit this world do not like change: we tend to view it with suspicion and distrust.

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* bajo sospecha = under suspicion.

* confirmar una sospecha = confirm + suspicion.

* despertar sospechas = stir + suspicion, arouse + suspicion.

* exento de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* fuera de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* libre de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.

* sospecha fundada = reasonable suspicion.

* surgir sospechas = arise + suspicion.

* tener sospecha = feel + suspicion.

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femenino suspicion

tengo la sospecha de que... — I suspect o I have a feeling that...

despertar las sospechas de alguien — to arouse somebody's suspicions

estar por encima de toda sospecha — to be above suspicion

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= surmise, suspicion.

Ex: A penciled note on the catalog card that a publication is temporarily suspended is better than unconfirmed surmise that a publication has ceased.

Ex: On the other hand, the large majority of us who inhabit this world do not like change: we tend to view it with suspicion and distrust.

* bajo sospecha = under suspicion.

* confirmar una sospecha = confirm + suspicion.

* despertar sospechas = stir + suspicion, arouse + suspicion.

* exento de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* fuera de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* libre de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* por encima de toda sospecha = above suspicion.

* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.

* sospecha fundada = reasonable suspicion.

* surgir sospechas = arise + suspicion.

* tener sospecha = feel + suspicion.

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sospecha

feminine

suspicion

tengo la sospecha de que están tramando algo I suspect o I have a suspicion o a feeling that they're up to something

tus sospechas eran infundadas your suspicions were unfounded

despertó las sospechas de la policía it aroused the police's suspicions

está por encima de toda sospecha he is above suspicion

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Del verbo sospechar: ( conjugate sospechar)

sospecha es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
sospecha
sospechar
sospecha sustantivo femenino
suspicion;
◊ tengo la sospecha de que … I suspect o I have a feeling that …

sospechar ( conjugate sospechar) verbo transitivo
to suspect
verbo intransitivo sospecha DE algn to suspect sb, have one's suspicions about sb
sospecha sustantivo femenino suspicion
sospechar
I vtr (conjeturar, intuir) to suspect: sospecho que le gustas, I suspect he likes you
II vi (recelar) to suspect: sospechaba de su mujer, he suspected his wife
sospechan que tú lo planeaste todo, they suspect you of planning it all

' sospecha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- fundar
- fundarse
- íntima
- íntimo
- libre
- presunción
- temor
- duda
- engendrar
- fundado
- implicar
- leve
- ligero
- oler
- seguro
English:
breath
- clear
- foundation
- linger
- sneaking
- suspicion
- creep

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sospecha nf

suspicion;

despertar o [m5] levantar sospechas to arouse suspicion;

tengo la sospecha de que… I have a suspicion that…, I suspect that…;

tengo fundadas sospechas de que miente I have reason to suspect that he's lying

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sospecha

f suspicion

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sospecha nf

: suspicion

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sospecha n suspicion

Spanish-English dictionary > sospecha

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