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61 cobrar ímpetu
v.to gather head.* * *(v.) = gain + momentum, gather + strength, gain + impetusEx. Research into information retrieval has been gaining momentum, but not enough attention is given to its basis.Ex. This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza.Ex. The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992.* * *(v.) = gain + momentum, gather + strength, gain + impetusEx: Research into information retrieval has been gaining momentum, but not enough attention is given to its basis.
Ex: This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza.Ex: The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992. -
62 coger el toro por los cuernos
* * *(v.) = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fearsEx. A decade ago, therefore, I decided to seize the bull by the horns and challenge my ethics students not to cheat.Ex. The article ' Taking the Bull the the Horns' addresses the educational needs of gifted children in the context of the existing educational system.Ex. If libraries are to be made more relevant to the needs of the community, librarians must ' grasp the nettle' and face up to the obstacles in their way.Ex. By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.* * *(v.) = seize + the bull by the horns, take + the bull by the horns, grasp + the nettle, face + Posesivo + fearsEx: A decade ago, therefore, I decided to seize the bull by the horns and challenge my ethics students not to cheat.
Ex: The article ' Taking the Bull the the Horns' addresses the educational needs of gifted children in the context of the existing educational system.Ex: If libraries are to be made more relevant to the needs of the community, librarians must ' grasp the nettle' and face up to the obstacles in their way.Ex: By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there. -
63 concurrencia
f.1 attendance (asistencia).2 concurrence.3 competition (commerce).no concurrencia non-competition clause4 audience, public, assistance, attendance.5 gathering, concurrence, concourse, concurrency.* * *1 (confluencia) combination, concurrence2 (público) audience3 (participación) participation* * *SF1) (=coincidencia) concurrence; (=simultaneidad) simultaneity, coincidence2) (=público) (Dep) spectators pl ; (Cine, Teat) audience3) (=asistencia) attendance, turnout4) (Com) competition* * *1) (frml)a) (público, asistentes) audienceuna numerosa or nutrida concurrencia — a large audience
b) ( asistencia) attendance2) (frml) (de opiniones, circunstancias) concurrence (frml)* * *= concurrence, concourse.Ex. The 9 relations are: concurrence, equivalence, distinctness, self-activity, dimensional, action, association, appurtenance and functional dependence.Ex. The remains were followed by a large concourse of people and were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery, near Bancroft Nebraska.* * *1) (frml)a) (público, asistentes) audienceuna numerosa or nutrida concurrencia — a large audience
b) ( asistencia) attendance2) (frml) (de opiniones, circunstancias) concurrence (frml)* * *= concurrence, concourse.Ex: The 9 relations are: concurrence, equivalence, distinctness, self-activity, dimensional, action, association, appurtenance and functional dependence.
Ex: The remains were followed by a large concourse of people and were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery, near Bancroft Nebraska.* * *A ( frml)1 (público, asistentes) audienceante una numerosa or nutrida concurrencia before a large audience o public2 (asistencia) attendanceB ( frml)1 (de hechos, circunstancias) combination, concurrence ( frml)2 (de opiniones) concurrence ( frml)* * *
concurrencia sustantivo femenino
1 (público) audience
2 (de circunstancias, características) concurrence
3 Fin competition
' concurrencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animación
- entrada
- masivo
English:
assembly
- gathering
* * *concurrencia nf1. [asistencia] attendance;[espectadores] crowd, audience2. [de sucesos] concurrence3. Com competition;Derno concurrencia non-competition clause* * *f1 audience2 de circunstancias combination* * *concurrencia nf1) : audience, turnout2) : concurrence -
64 cosido
adj.sewn.m.stitching.past part.past participle of spanish verb: coser.* * *1 sewing2 MEDICINA stitching* * *SM sewing, needlework* * *masculino sewing* * *= sewing.Ex. In 1843 this famous bindery had a rolling press, two cloth-embossing machines, and three arming presses, but folding, gathering, sewing, rounding and backing, ploughing, casemaking, and casing-in were all carried out by hand.* * *masculino sewing* * *= sewing.Ex: In 1843 this famous bindery had a rolling press, two cloth-embossing machines, and three arming presses, but folding, gathering, sewing, rounding and backing, ploughing, casemaking, and casing-in were all carried out by hand.
* * *sewingel cosido se hizo a mano the sewing o stitching was done by handpegarle al cosido ( Chi fam): se ve que le pegas al cosido you're obviously good at it, it's obviously your forte* * *cosido nmstitching* * *m sewing;cosido a mano hand sewing -
65 cotarro
m.1 riotous gathering (informal).dirigir el cotarro to rule the roost, to be the boss2 flophouse, dosshouse, night shelter, doss house.* * *\dirigir el cotarro / ser el amo del cotarro familiar to be the boss, run the show* * *SM1) * (=grupo)2) † (=albergue) night shelter for tramps3) Cono Sur * (=colega) mate *, pal *, buddy (EEUU) ** * *masculino (Esp fam)se armó un cotarro — there was a real to-do (colloq)
dirigir el cotarro — to be the boss o leader
* * *----* alborotar el cotarro = make + trouble.* amo del cotarro, el = cock-of-the-walk.* dirigir el cotarro = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* todo el cotarro = the whole works, the whole shebang, everything and the kitchen sink, the whole enchilada, the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shooting match, the whole banana, lock, stock and barrel.* * *masculino (Esp fam)se armó un cotarro — there was a real to-do (colloq)
dirigir el cotarro — to be the boss o leader
* * ** alborotar el cotarro = make + trouble.* amo del cotarro, el = cock-of-the-walk.* dirigir el cotarro = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* todo el cotarro = the whole works, the whole shebang, everything and the kitchen sink, the whole enchilada, the whole (kit and) caboodle, the whole nine yards, the whole shooting match, the whole banana, lock, stock and barrel.* * *se armó el cotarro there was a real to-do ( colloq)alborotar el cotarro to make troubledirigir el cotarro to be the boss o leader, to rule the roost* * *
cotarro m fam el que dirige el cotarro soy yo, I rule the roost
* * *cotarro nmFamle gusta meterse en todos los cotarros he likes to be involved in everything;pusieron algo de música para animar el cotarro they put on some music to liven things up;alborotar el cotarro to stir up trouble;dirigir el cotarro to rule the roost, to be the boss* * *m:manejar el cotarro fam be the boss fam ;animar el cotarro fam liven things up -
66 curtir
v.1 to tan (piel).El sol curtió su piel The sun tanned his skin.2 to harden (person).3 to inure, to harden.El sol curtió el barco The sun inured the boat.* * *1 (piel) to tan2 figurado (acostumbrar) to harden, toughen1 (por el sol) to get tanned2 figurado (acostumbrarse) to become hardened* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ cuero] to tan2) [+ piel] to tan, bronze3) (=acostumbrar) to harden, inure2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <cuero/pieles> to tan2)a) <rostro/piel> sol to tan and hardenb) < persona> vida/sufrimientos to harden2.curtirse v pron ( por el sol) to become tanned (and hardened); (por el viento, el tiempo) to become weather-beaten* * *= curry, tan.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.----* curtir cuero = dress + leather.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <cuero/pieles> to tan2)a) <rostro/piel> sol to tan and hardenb) < persona> vida/sufrimientos to harden2.curtirse v pron ( por el sol) to become tanned (and hardened); (por el viento, el tiempo) to become weather-beaten* * *= curry, tan.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
Ex: Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.* curtir cuero = dress + leather.* * *curtir [I1 ]vtA ‹cuero/pieles› to tanB ‹rostro/piel›el sol le había curtido la piel the sun had left his skin tanned and hardeneduna mujer curtida por los sufrimientos a woman hardened by suffering■ curtirse(por el sol) to become tanned (and hardened); (por el viento, el tiempo) to become weather-beaten* * *
curtir verbo transitivo
1 (cuero) to tan
2 figurado (avezar) to harden, toughen
' curtir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuero
English:
tan
- weather
* * *♦ vt1. [cuero] to tan2. [piel] to weather3. [persona] to harden* * *v/t tan; figharden* * *curtir vt1) : to tan2) : to harden, to weather -
67 de origen + Adjetivo
= Adjetivo + in originEx. Machines were developed for carrying out these remaining processes between 1856 and 1903, all of them American in origin: case-making machines (1891-5); gathering machines (1900-3); and casing-in machines (1903).* * *= Adjetivo + in originEx: Machines were developed for carrying out these remaining processes between 1856 and 1903, all of them American in origin: case-making machines (1891-5); gathering machines (1900-3); and casing-in machines (1903).
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68 de vez en cuando
from time to time, now and again, every now and then, every so often* * *= from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a whileEx. From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex. All talk now and then wanders down byways, for a moment or two, during which the participants gather themselves for a fresh attack on the main subject.Ex. Such paper was rarely made, but may now and again be found with the watermark in the middle, or next to an edge, of the sheet.Ex. But why, I ask you, can he not be supportive, even once in a while?.Ex. At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.Ex. Only occasionally although increasingly is the full text of a document used.Ex. Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law.Ex. On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.Ex. BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.Ex. Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance.Ex. I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way.Ex. Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve.Ex. It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.* * *= from time to time, now and then, now and again, once in a while, at various times, occasionally, off and on, on and off, occasional, every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a whileEx: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.
Ex: All talk now and then wanders down byways, for a moment or two, during which the participants gather themselves for a fresh attack on the main subject.Ex: Such paper was rarely made, but may now and again be found with the watermark in the middle, or next to an edge, of the sheet.Ex: But why, I ask you, can he not be supportive, even once in a while?.Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.Ex: Only occasionally although increasingly is the full text of a document used.Ex: Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law.Ex: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.Ex: BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.Ex: Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance.Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way.Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve.Ex: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library. -
69 dejarse llevar
v.1 to get carried away, to be moved, to be carried away, to be carried away with emotion.Ellos se dejaron llevar por la ira They got carried away with anger.2 to let oneself be led without resistance, to go without resistance.El chico se dejó llevar a la casa The kid let himself be led without...3 to sway.* * *(v.) = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flowEx. It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.Ex. The group of employees seems to ' drift along'.Ex. Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.Ex. Unless more of us refuse to be content to coast along, living off the fat of the land and leaving others to pay the tab, there is no guarantee that America will be a better place for our children than it was for us.Ex. The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream.Ex. To be the life and soul of a party or social gathering requires you to come out of your shell and let go.Ex. Finally, we have someone who is not just folding his arms and going along with the flow.* * *(v.) = become + carried away by, drift along, drift, coast along, go with + the flow, let + go, go along with + the flowEx: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
Ex: The group of employees seems to ' drift along'.Ex: Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.Ex: Unless more of us refuse to be content to coast along, living off the fat of the land and leaving others to pay the tab, there is no guarantee that America will be a better place for our children than it was for us.Ex: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream.Ex: To be the life and soul of a party or social gathering requires you to come out of your shell and let go.Ex: Finally, we have someone who is not just folding his arms and going along with the flow. -
70 departamento de ventas
sales department* * *(n.) = sales team, sales departmentEx. The author presents a case study that focuses upon the sales team of a manufacturing company.Ex. The new process facilitates gathering information for the sales department.* * *(n.) = sales team, sales departmentEx: The author presents a case study that focuses upon the sales team of a manufacturing company.
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71 echar coraje
(v.) = pluck up + courage, gather up + courageEx. Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own.Ex. By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.* * *(v.) = pluck up + courage, gather up + courageEx: Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own.
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72 echar valor
(v.) = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courageEx. Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own.Ex. Professional library managers must muster the courage to deal with these problems and make their choices.Ex. By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.* * *(v.) = pluck up + courage, muster (up) + (the) courage, gather up + courageEx: Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own.
Ex: Professional library managers must muster the courage to deal with these problems and make their choices.Ex: By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there. -
73 enaltecido
adj.highly praised.past part.past participle of spanish verb: enaltecer.* * *= glamourised [glamorized, -USA].Ex. Illegally transferring information can range from the extreme of the often glamourised international espionage to the more traditional and common gathering of competitive intelligence.* * *= glamourised [glamorized, -USA].Ex: Illegally transferring information can range from the extreme of the often glamourised international espionage to the more traditional and common gathering of competitive intelligence.
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74 encartonadora
Ex. Machines were developed for carrying out these remaining processes between 1856 and 1903, all of them American in origin: case-making machines (1891-5); gathering machines (1900-3); and casing-in machines (1903).* * *Ex: Machines were developed for carrying out these remaining processes between 1856 and 1903, all of them American in origin: case-making machines (1891-5); gathering machines (1900-3); and casing-in machines (1903).
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75 encontrar
v.1 to find.lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleepingElla encuentra monedas en la calle She finds coins in the street.Ella encontró su destino She found her destiny.2 to encounter (dificultades).3 to find.no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people sayno sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter4 to meet, to encounter, to come upon, to find.Ella encontró a su media naranja She met her better half.* * *1 (gen) to find2 (una persona sin buscar) to come across, meet, bump into3 (dificultades) to run into, come up against4 (creer) to think, find5 (notar) to find6 (chocar) to collide1 (estar) to be2 (persona) to meet; (por casualidad) to bump into, run into, meet3 (dificultades) to run into4 (chocar) to collide5 figurado (sentirse) to feel, be\encontrarse con ganas de hacer algo / encontrarse con fuerzas para hacer algo to feel like doing something* * *verb1) to find2) meet3) encounter•* * *1. VT1) (=hallar buscando) to findha encontrado trabajo — he has found work o a job
no encuentro mi nombre en la lista — I can't find o see my name on the list
2) [por casualidad] [+ objeto, dinero] to find, come across; [+ persona] to meet, run intole encontraron un tumor — they found him to have a tumour, he was found to have a tumour
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encontrar a algn haciendo algo — to find sb doing sth3) [+ oposición] to meet with, encounter; [+ problema] to find, encounter, come acrosshasta el momento sus actividades no han encontrado oposición — so far their activities haven't met with o encountered any opposition
no encontré oposición alguna para acceder a su despacho — no one tried to stop me from getting into his office
encontrar dificultades — to encounter difficulties, run into trouble
4) (=percibir) to see5) (=considerar) to find¿encuentras el libro fácil de leer? — do you find the book easy to read?
¿cómo encontraste a tus padres después del viaje? — how did you find your parents after the trip?
¿qué tal me encuentras? — how do I look?
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to findb) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounterallí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there
4) (+ compl)2.¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?
1) encontrarse v pron2)a) ( por casualidad)encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)
b) (refl) (Psic) tb3) (recípr)a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)b) carreteras/líneas to meet4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across5) (frml) ( estar) to be* * *= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.Ex. This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.Ex. Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex. When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex. Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.Ex. He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.Ex. Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.Ex. As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex. It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex. Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.----* buscar y encontrar = match.* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.* encontrar casa = find + a home.* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* encontrar defectos = fault.* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.* encontrar expresión = find + expression.* encontrar información = dredge up + information.* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.* encontrarse en casa = be in.* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.* encontrar tiempo = find + time.* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( buscando) <casa/trabajo/persona> to findb) ( casualmente) <cartera/billete> to find, come across2) ( descubrir) <falta/error> to find, spot; <cáncer/quiste> to find, discover3) <obstáculo/dificultad> to meet (with), encounterallí encontró la muerte — (period) he met his death there
4) (+ compl)2.¿cómo encontraste el país? — how did the country seem to you?
1) encontrarse v pron2)a) ( por casualidad)encontrarse con alguien — to meet somebody, bump into somebody (colloq)
b) (refl) (Psic) tb3) (recípr)a) ( reunirse) to meet; ( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)b) carreteras/líneas to meet4) (enf) ( inesperadamente) < persona> to meet, bump into (colloq); <billete/cartera> to find, come across5) (frml) ( estar) to be* * *= dig up, encounter, find, locate, spot, trace, track, turn up, find + Posesivo + way to, disinter, ferret out, root out, lay + hands on, come by, track down, bump into.Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.* buscar y encontrar = match.* difícil de encontrar = hard-to-find.* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* encontrar aceptación = find + favour, find + acceptance, find + a home.* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo = find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.* encontrar afinidades = find + common ground.* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil = be out of + Posesivo + league.* encontrar Algo difícil = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.* encontrar alojamiento = find + a home.* encontrar aplicación práctica = find + application.* encontrar casa = find + a home.* encontrar confortable = find + comfortable.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* encontrar defectos = fault.* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* encontrar difícil de explicar = be hard put to explain.* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo = find it hard to + Infinitivo.* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.* encontrar eco en = find + echo in.* encontrar el camino = wayfinding, wind + Posesivo + way.* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.* encontrar el dinero = come up with + the money.* encontrar el equilibrio = strike + the right note.* encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.* encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.* encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.* encontrar en abundancia = find + in abundance.* encontrar evidencias = find + evidence.* encontrar expresión = find + expression.* encontrar información = dredge up + information.* encontrar justificación = build + a case for.* encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato = meet + Posesivo + match.* encontrar la realización de Uno = be + Posesivo + big scene.* encontrar la salida a = find + a/the way out of.* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* encontrarle el truco a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo = have + a handle on, get + a handle on.* encontrarle faltas a todo = nitpick.* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.* encontrar muy difícil = be hard-pushed to.* encontrar oposición = meet with + opposition, find + opposition.* encontrar placer = find + delight, find + enjoyment.* encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon, stumble on.* encontrar pruebas = find + evidence.* encontrarse = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + Reflexivo.* encontrarse a gusto = be at ease.* encontrarse ante un reto = in the face of + challenge.* encontrarse cara a cara = come + face to face.* encontrarse con = meet, run into, cross + Posesivo + path.* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* encontrarse confortable = be at ease.* encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.* encontrarse con sorpresas = encounter + surprises.* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.* encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* encontrarse con una traba = face + limitation, face + barrier.* encontrarse con un obstáculo = face + obstacle.* encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.* encontrarse en = lie (in), be based at.* encontrarse en casa = be in.* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.* encontrarse en un dilema = be caught in a conundrum.* encontrarse en un impás = face + impasse.* encontrarse en ventaja = find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.* encontrarse fuera de lugar = be out of + Posesivo + element, be out of place.* encontrar simpatizadores = find + friends.* encontrar suerte = be in for a good thing, come in for + a good thing, be into a good thing.* encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.* encontrar su sitio = find + a home.* encontrar tiempo = find + time.* encontrar trabajo = find + a job.* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.* encontrar una salida a = find + a/the way out of.* encontrar una solución = find + solution, develop + solution.* encontrar un chollo = come in for + a good thing, be in for a good thing, be into a good thing.* encontrar un equilibrio = find + a balance.* encontrar un hueco = find + a home.* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* orígenes + encontrarse = origins + lie.* problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.* respuesta + encontrar = answer + lie.* ser difícil de encontrar = be hard to find.* solución + encontrarse en = solution + lie in.* * *vtA1 (buscando) ‹casa/trabajo/persona› to findpor fin encontró el vestido que quería she finally found the dress she wantedno encuentro mi nombre en la lista I can't see o find my name on the list¿dónde puedo encontrar al director? where can I find the manager?no encontré entradas para el teatro I couldn't get tickets for the theateryo a esto no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in thislo encontré llorando I found him crying2 (casualmente) ‹cartera/billete› to find, come across, come upon o onlo encontré (de casualidad) I found it o came across it o came on o upon it (by chance)B (descubrir) ‹falta/error› to find, spot; ‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discoverle encontraron un tumor they found o discovered that he had a tumorC ‹obstáculo/dificultad› to meet with, meet, encounterno encontró ninguna oposición a su plan his plan didn't meet with o come up against o encounter any oppositionel accidente donde encontró la muerte ( period); the accident in which he met his deathSentido II (+ compl):te encuentro muy cambiado you've changed a lot, you look very different¡qué bien te encuentro! you look so well!encuentro ridículo todo este protocolo I find all this formality ridiculous, all this formality seems ridiculous to me¿cómo encontraste el país después de tantos años? what did you make of the country o how did the country seem to you after all these years?encontré muy acertadas sus intervenciones I found his comments very relevant, I thought his comments were very relevantla encuentro muy desmejorada she seems a lot worselo encuentro muy aburrido I find him very boring, I think he is very boringencontré la puerta cerrada I found the door shutAencontrarse a sí mismo to find oneselfB ( recípr)hemos quedado en encontrarnos en la estación we've arranged to meet at the station2 «carreteras/líneas» to meetC ( enf) (inesperadamente) ‹persona› to meet, bump o run into ( colloq); ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across, come oncuando volvió se encontró la casa patas arriba when he returned he found the house in a messencontrarse CON algo:cuando volví me encontré con que todos se habían ido I got back to find that they had all gone, when I got back I found they had all goneA (en un estado, una situación) to behoy me encuentro mucho mejor I am feeling a lot better todayel enfermo se encuentra fuera de peligro the patient is out of dangerla oficina se encontraba vacía the office was emptyno se encuentra con fuerzas para continuar he doesn't have the strength to go onB (en un lugar) to beel jefe se encuentra en una reunión the boss is in a meetingla catedral se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad the cathedral is situated in the city centerentre las obras expuestas se encuentra su famosa Última Cena among the works on display is his famous Last Supperen este momento el doctor no se encuentra the doctor is not here o is not in at the moment* * *
encontrar ( conjugate encontrar) verbo transitivo
1
no le encuentro lógica I can't see the logic in it
‹cáncer/quiste› to find, discover
2 (+ compl):
lo encuentro ridículo I find it ridiculous;
¿cómo encontraste el país? how did the country seem to you?
encontrarse verbo pronominal
1 ( por casualidad) encontrarse con algn to meet sb, bump into sb (colloq)
2 ( recípr)
( por casualidad) to meet, bump into each other (colloq)
3 ( enf) ( inesperadamente) ‹billete/cartera› to find, come across;
4 (frml) ( estar) to be;
el hotel se encuentra cerca de la estación the hotel is (located) near the station
encontrar verbo transitivo
1 (algo/alguien buscado) to find: no encuentro el momento adecuado para decírselo, I can't find the right time to tell him
2 (tropezar) to meet: encontré a Luisa en el cine, I met Luisa at the cinema
encontrarás serias dificultades, you'll come up against serious difficulties
3 (considerar, parecer) lo encuentro de mal gusto, I find it in bad taste
' encontrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertar
- aparecer
- aterrizar
- atinar
- colocarse
- desconocer
- discografía
- fórmula
- hallar
- horma
- mariposear
- parte
- buscar
- dar
- encuentra
- esquivo
- solución
- ver
English:
bear
- difficulty
- dig around
- discover
- find
- fit in
- flesh
- forgetful
- get
- grade
- housekeeper
- intensify
- intimate
- locate
- lodging
- loophole
- pent-up
- replacement
- scrabble
- speed up
- store up
- strike
- traceable
- trail
- try
- be
- come
- encounter
- explain
- fumble
- high
- meet
- run
- seek
- solve
- spot
- stumble
- time
- word
- work
* * *♦ vt1. [buscando, por casualidad] to find;he encontrado el paraguas I've found my umbrella;encontré el libro que buscaba I found the book I was looking for;le han encontrado un cáncer they've diagnosed her as having cancer;encontré la mesa puesta I found the table already set;lo encontré durmiendo I found him sleeping;no encuentro palabras para expresar mi gratitud I can't find the words to express my gratitude;CSur Famencontrar la vuelta a algo to get to grips with sth2. [dificultades] to encounter;no encontraron ninguna oposición al proyecto they encountered no opposition to the project3. [juzgar, considerar] to find;encontré muy positivos tus comentarios I found your comments very positive;encuentro infantil tu actitud I find your attitude childish;encuentro la ciudad/a tu hermana muy cambiada the city/your sister has changed a lot, I find the city/your sister much changed;no lo encuentro tan divertido como dice la gente I don't find it o think it is as funny as people say;no sé qué le encuentran a ese pintor I don't know what they see in that painter* * *v/t find* * *encontrar {19} vt1) hallar: to find2) : to encounter, to meet* * *¿has encontrado las llaves? have you found your keys? -
76 ensalzado
adj.praised, extolled.past part.past participle of spanish verb: ensalzar.* * *= glamourised [glamorized, -USA].Ex. Illegally transferring information can range from the extreme of the often glamourised international espionage to the more traditional and common gathering of competitive intelligence.* * *= glamourised [glamorized, -USA].Ex: Illegally transferring information can range from the extreme of the often glamourised international espionage to the more traditional and common gathering of competitive intelligence.
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77 esporádicamente
adv.occasionally, on and off, sometimes yes sometimes not, sporadically.* * *► adverbio1 sporadically* * *ADV sporadically* * *= sporadically, off and on, on and off.Ex. Edition binding in leather was commonly used until the 1860s and sporadically thereafter.Ex. Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law.Ex. On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.* * *= sporadically, off and on, on and off.Ex: Edition binding in leather was commonly used until the 1860s and sporadically thereafter.
Ex: Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law.Ex: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.* * *sporadically* * *esporádicamente advsporadically -
78 establecer directrices
(v.) = chart + directionEx. This method can be extremely helpful in charting future directions and gathering data for decision-making.* * *(v.) = chart + directionEx: This method can be extremely helpful in charting future directions and gathering data for decision-making.
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79 estrategia comercial
(n.) = business plan, market strategyEx. Orchestrated technological implementation must be a part of every library's business plan.Ex. Following the information gathering phase the next step is to build the market strategy.* * *(n.) = business plan, market strategyEx: Orchestrated technological implementation must be a part of every library's business plan.
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80 etnia
f.1 ethnic group.una persona de etnia oriental a person of Asian extraction2 ethnos.* * *1 ethnic group* * *SF ethnic group* * *femenino ethnic group* * *= ethnic.Nota: Grupo étnico.Ex. Archivists have been less successful in collecting documentation on white ethnics than in gathering materials on other neglected groups in American society.----* etnia Cuanza = Kwanza.* * *femenino ethnic group* * *= ethnic.Nota: Grupo étnico.Ex: Archivists have been less successful in collecting documentation on white ethnics than in gathering materials on other neglected groups in American society.
* etnia Cuanza = Kwanza.* * *ethnic group* * *
etnia sustantivo femenino ethnic group
' etnia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
raza
* * *etnia nfethnic group;una persona de etnia oriental a person of Asian extraction* * *f ethnic group
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