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  • 81 custodia

    f.
    1 safekeeping.
    2 custody.
    estar bajo la custodia de to be in the custody of
    3 monstrance (religion).
    4 chaperon.
    5 custodian, guard.
    6 chaperonage.
    7 Custodia.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: custodiar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: custodiar.
    * * *
    1 custody, care
    2 RELIGIÓN monstrance
    \
    bajo custodia in custody
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=cuidado) care, safekeeping, custody
    2) (=escolta) guard, escort
    3) (Rel) monstrance
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( tutela) custody
    b) (encarcelación, vigilancia) custody
    2)
    a) (Arg) ( escolta) escort
    b) custodia masculino y femenino ( persona) guard
    3) (Relig) monstrance
    * * *
    = guardianship, custody, curatorship, safeguarding, safekeeping [safe-keeping], curation, stewardship.
    Ex. The early libraries in England were often gifts of individuals entrusted to the guardianship of their respective municipalities.
    Ex. This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.
    Ex. The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.
    Ex. Working together, librarians and indexers can ensure that one of the primary objectives of the Society of Indexers, the safeguarding and improvement of indexing standards, becomes a reality.
    Ex. The records were forwarded to Australia from the 30s to 50s for safekeeping.
    Ex. A short history of the collection is followed by details of acquisitions policy, curation, conservation and uses made of the collections.
    Ex. The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility ( stewardship of knowledge).
    ----
    * bajo + Posesivo + custodia = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
    * custodia de los niños = child custody.
    * custodia legal = legal guardianship.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( tutela) custody
    b) (encarcelación, vigilancia) custody
    2)
    a) (Arg) ( escolta) escort
    b) custodia masculino y femenino ( persona) guard
    3) (Relig) monstrance
    * * *
    = guardianship, custody, curatorship, safeguarding, safekeeping [safe-keeping], curation, stewardship.

    Ex: The early libraries in England were often gifts of individuals entrusted to the guardianship of their respective municipalities.

    Ex: This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.
    Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.
    Ex: Working together, librarians and indexers can ensure that one of the primary objectives of the Society of Indexers, the safeguarding and improvement of indexing standards, becomes a reality.
    Ex: The records were forwarded to Australia from the 30s to 50s for safekeeping.
    Ex: A short history of the collection is followed by details of acquisitions policy, curation, conservation and uses made of the collections.
    Ex: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility ( stewardship of knowledge).
    * bajo + Posesivo + custodia = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
    * custodia de los niños = child custody.
    * custodia legal = legal guardianship.

    * * *
    A
    1 (tutela) custody
    le otorgaron/ejerce la custodia del niño she was granted/she has custody of the child
    me fue encomendada la custodia de sus bienes ( frml); his possessions were entrusted to my safekeeping o custody ( frml)
    le otorgaron la guarda y custodia de los hijos she was granted custody of the children
    2 (encarcelación, vigilancia) custody
    custodia preventiva preventive custody
    lo tienen bajo custodia he is being held in custody
    B
    1 ( Arg) (escolta) escort
    2
    C ( Relig) monstrance
    * * *

    Del verbo custodiar: ( conjugate custodiar)

    custodia es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    custodia    
    custodiar
    custodia sustantivo femenino
    custody;

    custodia sustantivo femenino custody
    custodiar verbo transitivo to watch over

    ' custodia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    guardia
    - reclamación
    English:
    custody
    - escrow
    - safe-keeping
    - bailiff
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [de cosas] safekeeping;
    se encargan de la custodia de las joyas de la corona they are the keepers of the crown jewels;
    el edificio está bajo custodia de dos policías the building is guarded by two police officers
    2. [de personas] custody;
    se disputan la custodia de los hijos they are in dispute over the custody of the children;
    estar bajo la custodia de to be in the custody of;
    la policía mantiene a los detenidos bajo custodia those arrested are in police custody
    3. Rel monstrance
    4. Chile [consigna] Br left-luggage office, US checkroom
    5. RP [escolta] bodyguard;
    integra la custodia del presidente he's a member of the president's bodyguard
    ♦ nmf
    RP [guardia] guard
    * * *
    f JUR custody;
    bajo la custodia de alguien in s.o.’s custody
    m, custodia f custodian
    * * *
    : custody

    Spanish-English dictionary > custodia

  • 82 desarrollo

    m.
    1 development (mejora).
    desarrollo del producto product development
    desarrollo sostenible sustainable development
    2 growth (crecimiento).
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desarrollar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) development
    2 MATEMÁTICAS expansion
    3 DEPORTE run, course
    \
    país en vías de desarrollo developing country
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) [de economía, industria, mercado] development
    2) [de teoría, tema, punto] development
    3) (=realización) [de proyecto, plan] carrying out; [de técnica, método] development
    4) [de capacidad, memoria, músculos] development
    5) (Mat) [de ecuación, función] expansion; [de problema] working
    6) [de persona, animal, planta] development

    está en la edad del desarrollo — she's reaching puberty, she's beginning to develop

    7) [de historia, acontecimiento] development

    el desarrollo de la trama — the unfolding o development of the plot

    8) [de bicicleta] gear ratio
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Econ) development
    b) (de facultad, capacidad) development
    c) (de niño, de planta) growth, development
    d) ( de adolescente) development
    2) (de teoría, tema, estrategia) development
    3) (de acto, acontecimiento)

    durante el desarrollo del acto — during o in the course of proceedings

    * * *
    = advance, amplification, building, development, evolution, blooming.
    Ex. I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.
    Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    Ex. Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.
    Ex. Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.
    Ex. A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.
    Ex. The article 'The blooming of readers' presents a body of research that supports the notion that children can acquire reading skills without being directly taught to read.
    ----
    * área en desarrollo = growth area.
    * autodesarrollo = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].
    * ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.
    * biología del desarrollo = developmental biology.
    * de desarrollo = developmental.
    * de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.
    * desarrollo académico = academic development.
    * desarrollo atrofiado = arrested development.
    * desarrollo cronológico = chronology.
    * desarrollo de aplicaciones = software development, application development.
    * desarrollo de capacidades = capacity building.
    * desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].
    * desarrollo de la identidad nacional = nation building.
    * desarrollo del plan de estudios = curriculum development.
    * desarrollo del potencial = capacity building.
    * desarrollo de material educativo = instructional development.
    * desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.
    * desarrollo de programas = software development.
    * desarrollo de prototipos = prototyping.
    * desarrollo económico = economic development.
    * desarrollo empresarial = business development.
    * desarrollo estratégico = strategic development.
    * desarrollo industrial = industrial development.
    * desarrollo infantil = child development.
    * desarrollo mental = mental development.
    * desarrollo nacional = national development.
    * desarrollo personal = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].
    * desarrollo prenatal = prenatal development.
    * desarrollo profesional = professional development, career development.
    * desarrollo profesional del personal = staff development.
    * desarrollo social = social development.
    * desarrollo sostenible = sustainable development.
    * desarrollo sostenido = sustainable development.
    * desarrollo tardío = late start.
    * desarrollo temporal = temporal development, timeline [time line].
    * desarrollo urbanístico = urban growth.
    * describir el desarrollo de = trace + the development of, trace + the evolution of.
    * economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.
    * empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos = product developer.
    * en desarrollo = evolving, under development.
    * en período de desarrollo = in ascendancy.
    * en pleno desarrollo = in full swing, in full gear.
    * en vías de desarrollo = in course of development, emergent, developing.
    * especialista en el desarrollo = developmentalist.
    * estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.
    * etapa de desarrollo = stage of development.
    * Fondo para el Desarrollo Europeo = European Development Fund.
    * Fondo para el Desarrollo Regional Europeo = European Regional Development Fund.
    * herramienta de desarrollo = development tool.
    * herramientas de desarrollo = toolkit.
    * instituto de desarrollo = development institute.
    * instituto para el desarrollo = development institute.
    * instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo = research and development institute.
    * investigación y desarrollo (I+D) = research and development (R&D).
    * nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.
    * Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
    * PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa) = PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).
    * país en vías de desarrollo = developing country, transitional nation, transitional economy, developing nation, emerging economy, developing economy, country with developing economy.
    * países en vías de desarrollo, los = developing world, the.
    * política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.
    * posibilidad de desarrollo = potential for development.
    * retrasar el desarrollo de Algo = push back + development.
    * ritmo de desarrollo = pace of development.
    * sicología del desarrollo = developmental psychology.
    * teoría del desarrollo humano = developmental theory.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Econ) development
    b) (de facultad, capacidad) development
    c) (de niño, de planta) growth, development
    d) ( de adolescente) development
    2) (de teoría, tema, estrategia) development
    3) (de acto, acontecimiento)

    durante el desarrollo del acto — during o in the course of proceedings

    * * *
    = advance, amplification, building, development, evolution, blooming.

    Ex: I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.

    Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.
    Ex: Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.
    Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.
    Ex: The article 'The blooming of readers' presents a body of research that supports the notion that children can acquire reading skills without being directly taught to read.
    * área en desarrollo = growth area.
    * autodesarrollo = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].
    * ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.
    * biología del desarrollo = developmental biology.
    * de desarrollo = developmental.
    * de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.
    * desarrollo académico = academic development.
    * desarrollo atrofiado = arrested development.
    * desarrollo cronológico = chronology.
    * desarrollo de aplicaciones = software development, application development.
    * desarrollo de capacidades = capacity building.
    * desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].
    * desarrollo de la identidad nacional = nation building.
    * desarrollo del plan de estudios = curriculum development.
    * desarrollo del potencial = capacity building.
    * desarrollo de material educativo = instructional development.
    * desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.
    * desarrollo de programas = software development.
    * desarrollo de prototipos = prototyping.
    * desarrollo económico = economic development.
    * desarrollo empresarial = business development.
    * desarrollo estratégico = strategic development.
    * desarrollo industrial = industrial development.
    * desarrollo infantil = child development.
    * desarrollo mental = mental development.
    * desarrollo nacional = national development.
    * desarrollo personal = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].
    * desarrollo prenatal = prenatal development.
    * desarrollo profesional = professional development, career development.
    * desarrollo profesional del personal = staff development.
    * desarrollo social = social development.
    * desarrollo sostenible = sustainable development.
    * desarrollo sostenido = sustainable development.
    * desarrollo tardío = late start.
    * desarrollo temporal = temporal development, timeline [time line].
    * desarrollo urbanístico = urban growth.
    * describir el desarrollo de = trace + the development of, trace + the evolution of.
    * economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.
    * empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos = product developer.
    * en desarrollo = evolving, under development.
    * en período de desarrollo = in ascendancy.
    * en pleno desarrollo = in full swing, in full gear.
    * en vías de desarrollo = in course of development, emergent, developing.
    * especialista en el desarrollo = developmentalist.
    * estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.
    * etapa de desarrollo = stage of development.
    * Fondo para el Desarrollo Europeo = European Development Fund.
    * Fondo para el Desarrollo Regional Europeo = European Regional Development Fund.
    * herramienta de desarrollo = development tool.
    * herramientas de desarrollo = toolkit.
    * instituto de desarrollo = development institute.
    * instituto para el desarrollo = development institute.
    * instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo = research and development institute.
    * investigación y desarrollo (I+D) = research and development (R&D).
    * nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.
    * Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
    * PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa) = PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).
    * país en vías de desarrollo = developing country, transitional nation, transitional economy, developing nation, emerging economy, developing economy, country with developing economy.
    * países en vías de desarrollo, los = developing world, the.
    * política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.
    * posibilidad de desarrollo = potential for development.
    * retrasar el desarrollo de Algo = push back + development.
    * ritmo de desarrollo = pace of development.
    * sicología del desarrollo = developmental psychology.
    * teoría del desarrollo humano = developmental theory.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Econ) development
    países en vías de desarrollo developing countries
    2 (de una facultad, capacidad) development
    3 (de un niño, de una planta) growth, development
    4 (de un adolescente) development
    la edad del desarrollo puberty, the age of puberty
    Compuesto:
    desarrollo sostenible or perdurable
    ( Agr, Ecol) sustainable development
    B
    1 (de una teoría, un tema) development
    2 ( Mat) development
    3 (de una estrategia) development
    el desarrollo de nuevas técnicas en este campo the development o evolution of new techniques in this field
    C
    (de un acto, acontecimiento): contemplaron el desarrollo del desfile they watched the parade pass by
    intentaron impedir el normal desarrollo del acto they tried to disrupt the proceedings
    para ver el desarrollo de los acontecimientos to see how things develop o turn out
    D (en ciclismo) ≈ gear ratio
    E ( Chi) ( Fot) developing
    * * *

     

    Del verbo desarrollar: ( conjugate desarrollar)

    desarrollo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    desarrolló es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    desarrollar    
    desarrollo
    desarrollar ( conjugate desarrollar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( en general) to develop
    2
    a) ( exponer) ‹teoría/tema› to explain

    b) ( llevar a cabo) ‹actividad/labor› to carry out

    desarrollarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( en general) to develop
    2 [acto/entrevista/escena] to take place
    desarrollo sustantivo masculino
    development;

    según el desarrollo de los acontecimientos according to how things develop
    desarrollar verbo transitivo
    1 to develop: ha desarrollado su musculatura desde que hace deporte, he has become more muscular since he started doing sport
    (un proyecto, teoría) han desarrollado un nuevo modelo de ordenador portátil, they've developed a new type of portable computer
    2 (exponer con mayor detalle) to explain
    desarrollo sustantivo masculino
    1 (crecimiento, progreso) development
    el desarrollo industrial de la comarca, the industrial development of the area
    su bebé tiene un desarrollo satisfactorio, her baby is coming along fine
    2 (exposición detallada) development
    (solución por pasos de un problema) working out
    3 (transcurso) course: una persona se desmayó durante el desarrollo del acto, someone fainted during the ceremony

    ' desarrollo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desarrollarse
    - despegue
    - extensa
    - extenso
    - planteamiento
    - retrasada
    - retrasado
    - retraso
    - curso
    - emotivo
    - frenar
    - ir
    - marcha
    - potenciar
    - precoz
    - progreso
    - propulsar
    - rápido
    - retroceso
    - vía
    English:
    allocate
    - appropriate
    - arrest
    - boomtown
    - cramp
    - developing
    - development
    - evolution
    - growth
    - progress
    - research
    - disrupt
    - grown
    - swing
    * * *
    1. [mejora] development;
    el desarrollo económico economic development;
    países en vías de desarrollo developing countries;
    el pleno desarrollo de las capacidades intelectuales the full development of intellectual abilities
    desarrollo sostenible sustainable development
    2. [crecimiento] growth;
    el desarrollo del ser humano human development;
    la edad del desarrollo (the age of) puberty
    3. [exposición] [de tema, teoría, idea] explanation
    4. [transcurso] [de negociaciones, conferencia] course;
    no hubo incidentes en el desarrollo de la manifestación there were no incidents in the course of the demonstration
    5. [realización] [de actividad, trabajo, proyecto] carrying out
    6. [creación] [de prototipos, técnicas, estrategias] development;
    investigaciones encaminadas al desarrollo de una vacuna contra el sida research aimed at developing a vaccine against AIDS
    7. [en bicicleta] gear ratio;
    mover un gran desarrollo to turn a big gear
    8. Mat [de término] expansion;
    [de ecuación, problema] solving, working out
    * * *
    m development
    * * *
    : development
    * * *
    desarrollo n development

    Spanish-English dictionary > desarrollo

  • 83 desencadenar

    v.
    1 to unchain (preso, perro).
    Ricardo desencadenó al perro Richard unchained the dog.
    2 to give rise to, to spark off.
    la medida desencadenó fuertes protestas the measure provoked furious protests
    3 to trigger, to detonate, to activate, to provoke.
    Su actitud desencadenó un pleito Her attitude triggered the fight.
    * * *
    1 (quitar la cadena) to unchain
    2 (pasiones) to unleash
    3 figurado (producir) to spark off, give rise to
    1 (desatarse) to break loose
    2 (guerra) to break out
    3 (acontecimientos) to start
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=quitar las cadenas de) [+ prisionero] to unchain; [+ perro] to unleash
    2) (=desatar) [+ ira] to unleash; [+ crisis] to trigger, set off
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <crisis/protesta/reacción> to trigger
    b) < perro> to unleash, let... off the leash; < preso> to unchain, unshackle
    2.
    desencadenarse v pron explosión/reacción to be triggered off; guerra to break out; tempestad to break
    * * *
    = spark off, trigger, spark, unleash, touch off, set off.
    Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
    Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex. The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.
    Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
    Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) <crisis/protesta/reacción> to trigger
    b) < perro> to unleash, let... off the leash; < preso> to unchain, unshackle
    2.
    desencadenarse v pron explosión/reacción to be triggered off; guerra to break out; tempestad to break
    * * *
    = spark off, trigger, spark, unleash, touch off, set off.

    Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.

    Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
    Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex: The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.
    Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
    Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.

    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹crisis/protesta› to trigger
    la matanza desencadenó una ola de protestas the killings triggered o unleashed a wave of protest
    2 ‹explosión/reacción› to trigger
    3 ‹perro› to unleash, let … off the leash; ‹preso› to unchain, unshackle
    «explosión/reacción» to be triggered off; «guerra» to break out; «crisis» to break
    se desencadenó una ola de protestas a storm of protests erupted, it provoked a storm of protests
    * * *

    desencadenar ( conjugate desencadenar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹crisis/protesta/reacción› to trigger

    b) ‹ perro› to unleash;

    ‹ preso› to unchain
    desencadenarse verbo pronominal [explosión/reacción] to be triggered off;
    [ guerra] to break out;
    [ tempestad] to break
    desencadenar verbo transitivo
    1 to unchain
    2 (producir, dar lugar) to unleash
    ' desencadenar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desatar
    English:
    set off
    - start
    - touch off
    - trigger
    - unleash
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [preso, perro] to unchain
    2. [viento, tormenta] to unleash
    3. [accidente, polémica] to give rise to;
    [pasión] to unleash; [conflicto] to trigger, to spark off;
    la medida desencadenó fuertes protestas the measure triggered furious protests
    * * *
    v/t fig
    set off, trigger
    * * *
    1) : to unchain
    2) : to trigger, to unleash

    Spanish-English dictionary > desencadenar

  • 84 encabezar

    v.
    1 to headline.
    2 to head (lista, carta).
    El caballero encabezó la batalla The knight headed the battle.
    3 to lead.
    4 to lead off, to spearhead.
    El general obeso encabezaba el grupo The fat general led off the group.
    * * *
    1 (carta, lista) to head
    2 (acaudillar) to lead
    3 DEPORTE (carrera) to lead; (clasificación) to head, top
    * * *
    verb
    1) to head, lead
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ movimiento, revolución, partido, delegación] to lead
    2) [+ lista, liga] to head, be at the top of
    3) [+ carta, artículo] to head
    4) [+ vino] to fortify
    5) †† [+ población] to register ( for tax purposes)
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) <artículo/escrito> to head
    2)
    a) <liga/clasificación/lista> to head, be at the top of; <carrera/movimento/revolución> to lead
    b) <delegación/comité> to head, lead
    * * *
    = enter, head, label with + a heading, lead, spearhead, head, lead off, headline, top.
    Ex. Texts published with commentary are entered under the commentator if the commentary is emphasised.
    Ex. Paragraphs headed 'results', 'conclusions', 'recommendations', 'discussion', 'future work' are often fruitful sources of material for inclusion in an abstract.
    Ex. Each file will be labelled with a heading which corresponds with the material to be organised.
    Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex. STN International is a host arrangement being spearheaded by Chemical Abstracts Services.
    Ex. A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
    Ex. Laurence Prusak will lead off the guest lectures on Monday, August 20th.
    Ex. Leading technology visionaries will headline this annual knowledge community event.
    Ex. Google, Yahoo!, MSN Search and Ask Jeeves top the list of information sources respondents thought provide worthwhile information = Google, Yahoo!, MSN Search and Ask Jeeves encabezan la lista de fuentes que los encuestados consideran ofrecen información pertinente.
    ----
    * encabezar la lista = top + the list.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1) <artículo/escrito> to head
    2)
    a) <liga/clasificación/lista> to head, be at the top of; <carrera/movimento/revolución> to lead
    b) <delegación/comité> to head, lead
    * * *
    = enter, head, label with + a heading, lead, spearhead, head, lead off, headline, top.

    Ex: Texts published with commentary are entered under the commentator if the commentary is emphasised.

    Ex: Paragraphs headed 'results', 'conclusions', 'recommendations', 'discussion', 'future work' are often fruitful sources of material for inclusion in an abstract.
    Ex: Each file will be labelled with a heading which corresponds with the material to be organised.
    Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex: STN International is a host arrangement being spearheaded by Chemical Abstracts Services.
    Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
    Ex: Laurence Prusak will lead off the guest lectures on Monday, August 20th.
    Ex: Leading technology visionaries will headline this annual knowledge community event.
    Ex: Google, Yahoo!, MSN Search and Ask Jeeves top the list of information sources respondents thought provide worthwhile information = Google, Yahoo!, MSN Search and Ask Jeeves encabezan la lista de fuentes que los encuestados consideran ofrecen información pertinente.
    * encabezar la lista = top + the list.

    * * *
    encabezar [A4 ]
    vt
    A ‹artículo/escrito› to head
    B
    1 ‹liga/clasificación› to head, top, be at the top of; ‹carrera› to lead
    el francés encabezó la carrera durante casi una hora the Frenchman led the race o was in the lead for almost an hour
    una pancarta enorme encabezaba la manifestación the demonstration was headed by a huge banner, there was a huge banner at the head of the demonstration
    2 ‹lista/candidatura› to head, be at the top of; ‹delegación/comité› to head, lead
    3 ‹movimiento/revolución› to lead
    * * *

    encabezar ( conjugate encabezar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹artículo/escrito› to head
    2
    a) ‹liga/clasificación/lista› to head, be at the top of;

    ‹carrera/movimento/revolución› to lead
    b) ‹delegación/comité› to head, lead

    encabezar verbo transitivo
    1 (una manifestación, protesta) to lead
    2 Dep to be at the top, lead: los gimnastas ucranianos encabezan la clasificación, the Ucranian gymnasts are at the top of the classification table
    3 (una lista) to head
    (un periódico) to lead
    ' encabezar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    bill
    - head
    - lead
    - spearhead
    - top
    - spear
    * * *
    1. [marcha, manifestación, carrera] to lead;
    encabezar la competición to be in first place o in the lead in the competition;
    el Real encabeza la clasificación Real is at the top of the league
    2. [revuelta, movimiento, campaña] to lead;
    [comisión, delegación, misión] to head
    3. [carta] to begin, to open;
    [escrito, lista, apartado] to head; [artículo de periódico] to headline
    4. [libro] to write the foreword for
    5. [vino] to fortify
    * * *
    v/t head; movimiento, revolución lead
    * * *
    encabezar {21} vt
    1) : to head, to lead
    2) : to put a heading on
    * * *
    1. (manifestación, carta) to head
    2. (clasificación, lista) to be at the top of
    3. (carrera) to be in the lead
    ¿qué ciclista encabeza la carrera? which cyclist is in the lead?

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  • 85 encantador

    adj.
    charming, winning, delightful, lovely.
    m.
    enchanter.
    * * *
    1 enchanting, charming, delightful
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (hombre) charmer; (mujer) enchantress, charmer
    \
    encantador,-ra de serpientes snake charmer
    * * *
    (f. - encantadora)
    adj.
    * * *
    encantador, -a
    1.
    ADJ [persona] charming, delightful; [lugar] lovely
    2.
    SM / F magician, enchanter/enchantress
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo <persona/lugar> charming, delightful
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino magician
    * * *
    = engaging, charming, delightful, enchanting, delectable, winning, a prince of, lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.].
    Ex. The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
    Ex. 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
    Ex. Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
    Ex. 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.
    Ex. It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
    Ex. Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
    Ex. The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.
    Ex. The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
    ----
    * de manera encantadora = winningly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo <persona/lugar> charming, delightful
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino magician
    * * *
    = engaging, charming, delightful, enchanting, delectable, winning, a prince of, lovely [lovelier - comp., loveliest -sup.].

    Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.

    Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
    Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
    Ex: 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.
    Ex: It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
    Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
    Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.
    Ex: The article ' Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
    * de manera encantadora = winningly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.

    * * *
    ‹persona› charming, delightful
    un lugar encantador a charming o delightful spot
    la niña es encantadora she is a delightful o a charming o an enchanting child
    masculine, feminine
    magician
    * * *

     

    encantador
    ◊ - dora adjetivo ‹persona/lugar› charming, delightful

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    magician;
    encantador de serpientes snake charmer
    encantador,-ora
    I adjetivo charming, lovely
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino enchanter: el encantador de serpientes es un farsante, the snake charmer is a phony

    ' encantador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    encantadora
    English:
    captivating
    - charm
    - charming
    - delightful
    - enchanting
    - lovable
    - lovely
    - overdo
    - snake-charmer
    - sweet
    - winning
    - beautiful
    - delectable
    - snake
    * * *
    encantador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    delightful, charming;
    es un tipo encantador he's charming, he's a lovely guy
    ♦ nm,f
    encantador de serpientes snake charmer
    * * *
    I adj charming
    II m, encantadora f magician;
    * * *
    : charming, delightful
    : magician
    * * *
    encantador adj delightful / charming

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  • 86 encendido

    adj.
    1 turned-on.
    2 running, turned-on.
    3 high-tone, red.
    4 blushing, red, flushed.
    5 heated.
    6 on fire, lit, alight, glowing.
    m.
    1 ignition, spark.
    2 firing, kindling.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: encender.
    * * *
    1 (gen) lighting
    2 AUTOMÓVIL ignition
    ————————
    1→ link=encender encender
    1 (incendiado) on fire, burning
    4 (color) glowing, fiery
    5 (rostro) red, flushed
    1 (gen) lighting
    2 AUTOMÓVIL ignition
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [gen] alight; [colilla, fuego] lighted, lit; [luz, radio] on, switched on; [hilo] live; [color] glowing
    2) (=rojo vivo) bright red; [mejillas] glowing; [cara] [por el vino] flushed; [por la ira] purple; [mirada] fiery, passionate
    2.
    SM [de faroles] lighting; (Aut) ignition
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) <rostro/mejillas> flushed
    b) < discurso> fiery, passionate; < polémica> heated
    II
    masculino ignition
    * * *
    = on, lit-up, ignition.
    Ex. The computer, in essence, can do one thing and one thing only; it can recognize the difference between the two states 'on' and 'off'; rather like a person being able to tell whether a light is on or off.
    Ex. The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.
    Ex. The booklet concludes with a section on motorcycle maintenance that addresses lubrication, ignition tune-up, electrical systems, carburetors, and general troubleshooting.
    ----
    * apagado y encendido = off and on, on and off.
    * bobina de encendido = ignition coil.
    * estar encendido = be on.
    * interruptor de encendido/apagado = ON/OFF switch.
    * regulación del encendido = ignition timing.
    * sistema de encendido = ignition system.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) <rostro/mejillas> flushed
    b) < discurso> fiery, passionate; < polémica> heated
    II
    masculino ignition
    * * *
    = on, lit-up, ignition.

    Ex: The computer, in essence, can do one thing and one thing only; it can recognize the difference between the two states 'on' and 'off'; rather like a person being able to tell whether a light is on or off.

    Ex: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.
    Ex: The booklet concludes with a section on motorcycle maintenance that addresses lubrication, ignition tune-up, electrical systems, carburetors, and general troubleshooting.
    * apagado y encendido = off and on, on and off.
    * bobina de encendido = ignition coil.
    * estar encendido = be on.
    * interruptor de encendido/apagado = ON/OFF switch.
    * regulación del encendido = ignition timing.
    * sistema de encendido = ignition system.

    * * *
    encendido1 -da
    1 ‹rostro/mejillas› flushed
    llegó corriendo, con las mejillas encendidas she came running in, her cheeks flushed o ( liter) ablaze
    2 ‹discurso› fiery, passionate; ‹polémica› heated
    ignition
    Compuesto:
    electronic ignition
    * * *

    Del verbo encender: ( conjugate encender)

    encendido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    encender    
    encendido
    encender ( conjugate encender) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹cigarrillo/hoguera/vela› to light;

    ‹ fósforo› to strike, light
    b) ‹luz/calefacción› to switch on, turn on;

    ‹ motor› to start;

    verbo intransitivo [ fósforo] to light;
    [ leña] to catch light;
    [luz/radio] to come on
    encenderse verbo pronominal [aparato/luz] to come on;
    [fósforo/piloto] to light;
    [ leña] to catch light
    encendido sustantivo masculino
    ignition
    encender verbo transitivo
    1 (con interruptor) to switch on
    (con fuego) to light: enciende una cerilla, strike a match
    2 (avivar) to stir up
    encendido,-a
    I m (de un coche) ignition
    encendido automático, self-ignition
    II adjetivo
    1 (el rostro) flushed
    2 (intenso) passionate: una encendida pasión, a flaming passion
    ' encendido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ardiente
    - encendida
    - apagado
    - encender
    English:
    burn
    - careless
    - fiery
    - glowing
    - ignition
    - leave on
    - on
    - timing
    - distributor
    - fire
    - leave
    - run
    - switch
    * * *
    encendido, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [luz, colilla] burning;
    la luz está encendida the light is on;
    te has dejado la estufa encendida you've left the heater on
    2. [deseos, mirada, palabras] passionate, ardent
    3. [mejillas] red, flushed
    ♦ nm
    1. [acción] lighting
    2. Aut ignition
    encendido electrónico electronic ignition
    * * *
    I adj
    1 luz, televisión (switched) on; fuego lit
    2 cara red
    II m AUTO ignition
    * * *
    encendido, -da adj
    1) : burning
    2) : flushed
    3) : fiery, passionate
    : ignition
    * * *
    1. (aparato, luz) on
    2. (fuego, vela, etc) lit

    Spanish-English dictionary > encendido

  • 87 enfoque

    m.
    1 focus.
    2 approach, angle.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: enfocar.
    * * *
    1 (acción) focus, focusing
    2 figurado focus, approach, angle
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Fot) (=acción) focusing; (=resultado) focus
    2) [de tema] approach
    3)
    * * *
    a) (Fot, Ópt) ( acción) focusing*; ( efecto) focus
    b) ( de asunto) approach
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.
    Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
    Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
    Ex. Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.
    Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.
    ----
    * enfoque general = broad view.
    * * *
    a) (Fot, Ópt) ( acción) focusing*; ( efecto) focus
    b) ( de asunto) approach
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.

    Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

    Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
    Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.
    Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.
    * enfoque general = broad view.

    * * *
    1 ( Fot, Ópt) (acción) focusing*; (efecto) focus
    2 (de un asunto) approach
    todo depende del enfoque que se le dé al problema everything depends on the way you look at o on how you approach the problem, everything depends on your approach to the problem o on the approach you take to the problem
    enfoque DE algo approach TO sth
    un enfoque nuevo y original del tema a new and original approach to the subject
    * * *

     

    Del verbo enfocar: ( conjugate enfocar)

    enfoqué es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    enfoque es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

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

    Multiple Entries:
    enfocar    
    enfoque
    enfocar ( conjugate enfocar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹objeto/persona› (con cámara, prismáticos) to focus on;

    2
    a) (Fot, Ópt) ‹telescopio/cámara› to focus

    b) ‹tema/asunto› to approach, look at

    enfoque sustantivo masculino
    a) (Fot, Ópt) ( acción) focusing( conjugate focusing);

    ( efecto) focus


    enfoque de algo approach to sth
    enfocar verbo transitivo
    1 (una cámara, un proyector) to focus: Pedro, enfoca a Mónica, Pedro, focus on Mónica
    2 (un problema, un asunto) to approach: lo enfocaré de otra manera, I'll put it another way
    3 (con un haz de luz) to shine a light on
    enfoque sustantivo masculino
    1 (de un problema, asunto) approach: todos dieron el mismo enfoque al tema, they took a similar approach with regards to the issue
    2 Fot TV focus
    (acción) focusing
    ' enfoque' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    planteamiento
    - sesgo
    - apreciación
    - novedoso
    - orientación
    - visión
    English:
    approach
    - bias
    - haphazard
    - slant
    * * *
    1. [de imagen] [acción] focusing;
    [resultado] focus enfoque automático automatic focusing;
    enfoque manual manual focusing
    2. [de tema, asunto] approach (de to), angle (de on);
    le dio un enfoque muy original a su discurso she took an original approach in her talk;
    habría que darle otro enfoque al asunto the issue should be approached from a different angle, we should look at the issue in a different way
    * * *
    m fig
    approach
    * * *
    : focus
    * * *
    1. (con la cámara) focus [pl. focuses o foci]
    2. (planteamiento) approach [pl. approaches]

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfoque

  • 88 engañar

    v.
    1 to deceive, to trick, to take in, to fool.
    2 to deceive, to lie.
    3 to cheat on, to cuckold, to be unfaithful to, to deceive.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to deceive, mislead, fool, take in
    2 (estafar) to cheat, trick
    3 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
    1 to be deceptive
    1 (ilusionarse) to deceive oneself
    2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken, be wrong
    \
    engañar el hambre figurado to stave off hunger
    las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ persona] (=embaucar) to deceive, trick; (=despistar) to mislead; [con promesas, esperanzas] to delude; (=estafar) to cheat, swindle

    engaña a su mujer — he's unfaithful to his wife, he's cheating on his wife

    2)
    2.
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

    lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...

    engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing

    b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)
    c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on
    2.
    engañarse v pron
    a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
    b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

    duró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken

    * * *
    = fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.
    Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
    Ex. In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.
    Ex. Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex. Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.
    Ex. Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.
    Ex. People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.
    Ex. He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
    Ex. The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.
    Ex. Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.
    Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
    Ex. 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".
    Ex. It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.
    Ex. Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.
    Ex. Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
    Ex. Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
    Ex. They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.
    Ex. One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.
    Ex. By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.
    Ex. More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.
    Ex. Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
    Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
    Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
    Ex. Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.
    ----
    * dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.
    * engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.
    * engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( hacer errar en el juicio) to deceive, mislead

    lo engañó haciéndole creer que... — she deceived him into thinking that...

    engañar a alguien para que + subj — to trick somebody into -ing

    b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)
    c) ( ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on
    2.
    engañarse v pron
    a) (refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
    b) ( equivocarse) to be mistaken

    duró, si no me engaño, hasta junio — it lasted until June, if I'm not mistaken

    * * *
    = fool, hoodwink, deceive, cheat (on), delude, trick, dupe, perpetrate + deception, practise + a deception, rip off, take in, swindle, fiddle, bamboozle, shortchange, bluff, cheat + Posesivo + way through, be had, humbug, lead + Nombre + down the garden path, con, hoax, bullshit.

    Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.

    Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.
    Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
    Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.
    Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.
    Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.
    Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
    Ex: The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.
    Ex: Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.
    Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
    Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".
    Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.
    Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being ' fiddled' in Italy.
    Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
    Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
    Ex: They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.
    Ex: One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.
    Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.
    Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.
    Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
    Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
    Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
    Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.
    * dejarse engañar = fall for, get + sucked in.
    * engañar al sistema = beat + the system, game + the system.
    * engañar el hambre = keep + the wolves from the door.
    * las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.
    * si mi olfato no me engaña = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.

    * * *
    engañar [A1 ]
    vt
    1
    (embaucar): no te dejes engañar don't be misled o fooled o deceived o taken in
    sé que no estuviste allí, tú a mí no me engañas I know you weren't there, you can't fool me
    a él no se lo engaña tan fácilmente he's not so easily fooled o duped o deceived, he's not taken in that easily
    te han engañado, no está hecho a mano you've been cheated o conned o had o done, it's not handmade ( colloq)
    me engañó la vista my eyes deceived o misled me
    si la memoria no me engaña if my memory serves me right o correctly
    las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
    engañar el hambre or el estómago to keep the wolf from the door ( colloq)
    comimos un poco de queso para engañar el hambre we had some cheese to keep the wolf from the door o to take the edge off our appetites o to keep us going
    2 (ser infiel a) to be unfaithful to, cheat on ( AmE colloq)
    su marido la engaña con la secretaria her husband's being unfaithful to her o cheating on her, he's having an affair with his secretary
    1 ( refl) (mentirse) to deceive oneself, delude oneself, kid oneself ( colloq)
    no te engañes, no se va a casar contigo don't deceive o delude o kid yourself, she's not going to marry you
    2 (equivocarse) to be mistaken
    duró, si no me engaño, hasta noviembre it lasted until November, if I'm not mistaken
    * * *

     

    engañar ( conjugate engañar) verbo transitivo


    tú a mí no me engañas you can't fool me;
    lo engañó haciéndole creer que … she deceived him into thinking that …;
    engañar a algn para que haga algo to trick sb into doing sth
    b) (estafar, timar) to cheat, con (colloq)


    engañarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( mentirse) to deceive oneself, kid oneself (colloq)
    engañar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to deceive, mislead
    2 (mentir) to lie: no me engañes, ese no es tu coche, you can't fool me, this isn't your car
    3 (la sed, el hambre, el sueño) comeremos un poco para engañar el hambre, we'll eat a bit to keep the wolf from the door
    4 (timar) to cheat, trick
    5 (ser infiel) to be unfaithful to
    II verbo intransitivo to be deceptive: parece pequeña, pero engaña, it looks small, but it's deceptive
    ' engañar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    burlar
    - confiada
    - confiado
    - torear
    - tramoya
    - clavar
    - disfraz
    - disfrazar
    - joder
    English:
    betray
    - cheat
    - deceive
    - delude
    - double-cross
    - dupe
    - fool
    - fox
    - have
    - hoax
    - hoodwink
    - lead on
    - mess about
    - mess around
    - mislead
    - put over
    - ride
    - stitch up
    - take in
    - trick
    - try on
    - two-time
    - unfaithful
    - wool
    - hood
    - kid
    - lead
    - square
    - take
    - two
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [mentir] to deceive;
    engañó a su padre haciéndole ver que había aprobado she deceived her father into believing that she had passed;
    es difícil engañarla she is not easily deceived, she's hard to fool;
    logró engañar al portero he managed to outsmart the goalkeeper;
    me engañó lo bien que vestía y que hablaba she was so well dressed and so well spoken that I was taken in;
    ¿a quién te crees que vas a engañar? who are you trying to fool o kid?;
    a mí no me engañas, sé que tienes cincuenta años you can't fool me, I know you're fifty
    2. [ser infiel a] to deceive, to cheat on;
    engaña a su marido she cheats on her husband;
    me engañó con mi mejor amiga he cheated on me with my best friend
    3. [estafar] to cheat, to swindle;
    te engañaron vendiéndote esto tan caro they cheated you if they sold that to you for such a high price;
    engañar a alguien como a un chino o [m5] a un niño to take sb for a ride
    4. [hacer más llevadero] to appease;
    engañar el hambre to take the edge off one's hunger
    ♦ vi
    to be deceptive o misleading;
    engaña mucho, no es tan tonto como parece you can easily get the wrong impression, he's not as stupid as he seems;
    las apariencias engañan appearances can be deceptive
    * * *
    v/t
    1 deceive, cheat;
    engañar el hambre take the edge off one’s appetite;
    te han engañado you’ve been had fam
    2 ( ser infiel a) cheat on, be unfaithful to
    * * *
    1) embaucar: to trick, to deceive, to mislead
    2) : to cheat on, to be unfaithful to
    * * *
    1. (mentir) to lie
    2. (ser infiel) to cheat on
    3. (timar) to trick
    4. (dar impresión falsa) to be deceptive
    esta foto engaña: parezco más alta de lo que soy this photo is deceptive: I look taller than I am

    Spanish-English dictionary > engañar

  • 89 erróneo

    adj.
    erroneous, equivocal, wrong, mistaken.
    * * *
    1 erroneous, wrong, mistaken, unsound
    * * *
    (f. - errónea)
    adj.
    erroneous, wrong
    * * *
    ADJ (=equivocado) mistaken, erroneous; (=falso) untrue, false
    * * *
    - nea adjetivo (frml) <decisión/afirmación> wrong, erroneous (frml)
    * * *
    = erroneous, false, misguided, misleading, wrong, wrong-headed, misapplied, fallacious, misplaced, misinformed, in error.
    Ex. Mistakes in check-in will occasionally lead to erroneous entries in the receipt history.
    Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
    Ex. We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.
    Ex. Some titles are deliberately misleading or eye-catching, rather than informative.
    Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.
    Ex. His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.
    Ex. The word 'archival' has been rejected so as to avoid some misapplied promotional efforts by vendors.
    Ex. On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.
    Ex. Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.
    Ex. In the 1990s damaging stereotypes and misguided caricatures persist in dominating the American public's generally misinformed view of what it means to be a librarian.
    Ex. Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.
    ----
    * aplicar un tratamiento erróneo = mistreat.
    * colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.
    * correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.
    * interpretación errónea = misinterpretation, misrepresentation.
    * llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.
    * representación errónea = misrepresentation.
    * ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error.
    * * *
    - nea adjetivo (frml) <decisión/afirmación> wrong, erroneous (frml)
    * * *
    = erroneous, false, misguided, misleading, wrong, wrong-headed, misapplied, fallacious, misplaced, misinformed, in error.

    Ex: Mistakes in check-in will occasionally lead to erroneous entries in the receipt history.

    Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
    Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.
    Ex: Some titles are deliberately misleading or eye-catching, rather than informative.
    Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.
    Ex: His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.
    Ex: The word 'archival' has been rejected so as to avoid some misapplied promotional efforts by vendors.
    Ex: On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.
    Ex: Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.
    Ex: In the 1990s damaging stereotypes and misguided caricatures persist in dominating the American public's generally misinformed view of what it means to be a librarian.
    Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.
    * aplicar un tratamiento erróneo = mistreat.
    * colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.
    * correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.
    * interpretación errónea = misinterpretation, misrepresentation.
    * llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.
    * representación errónea = misrepresentation.
    * ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error.

    * * *
    ( frml); ‹decisión/afirmación› wrong, erroneous ( frml)
    sería erróneo afirmar que … it would be wrong o erroneous to say that …
    debido a un cálculo erróneo owing to a mistake in the calculations, owing to a miscalculation
    * * *

    erróneo
    ◊ - nea adjetivo (frml) ‹decisión/afirmación› wrong, erroneous (frml)

    erróneo,-a adjetivo erroneous, wrong

    ' erróneo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    errónea
    - incorrecta
    - incorrecto
    English:
    erroneous
    - false
    - improper
    - misconceived
    - misleading
    - mistaken
    * * *
    erróneo, -a adj
    [juicio, afirmación, decisión] mistaken, erroneous; [cálculo, datos] incorrect, wrong;
    sería erróneo claudicar ahora it would be a mistake to give in now
    * * *
    adj wrong, erroneous fml
    * * *
    erróneo, - nea adj
    equivocado: erroneous, wrong
    * * *
    erróneo adj wrong / incorrect

    Spanish-English dictionary > erróneo

  • 90 examinar

    v.
    1 to examine.
    El científico examinó la evidencia The scientist examined the evidence.
    El médico examinó al paciente The doctor examined the patient.
    Ricardo examinó el libro Richard examined=perused the book.
    2 to interrogate.
    La policía examinó al testigo The police interrogated the witness.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to examine
    2 (investigar) to consider, inspect, go over
    1 to take an examination, sit an examination
    * * *
    verb
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ alumno] to examine
    2) [+ producto] to test
    3) [+ problema] to examine, study
    4) [+ paciente] to examine
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <alumno/candidato> to examine
    2) (mirar detenidamente, estudiar) < objeto> to examine, inspect; <documento/proyecto/propuesta> to examine, study; <situación/caso> to study, consider; < enfermo> to examine
    2.
    examinarse v pron (Esp) to take an exam

    me examiné de latín — I had o took my Latin exam

    * * *
    = analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, discuss, examine, go over, look at, look into, overhaul, study, survey, probe into, offer + an account of, go through, vet, test, look over, check out, check up on, keep + tabs on, review, question, peruse, screen, probe.
    Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.
    Ex. Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
    Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
    Ex. The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.
    Ex. The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.
    Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
    Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.
    Ex. It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.
    Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.
    Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
    Ex. If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.
    Ex. This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
    Ex. I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.
    Ex. All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
    Ex. Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.
    Ex. It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.
    Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
    Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
    Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
    Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
    Ex. A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
    Ex. Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
    Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.
    ----
    * al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * examinar cómo = look at + ways in which.
    * examinar detenidamente = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * examinar el papel de Algo = investigate + role.
    * examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.
    * examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.
    * examinar los conocimientos = test + knowledge.
    * examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.
    * examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.
    * examinar minuciosamente = pull apart.
    * examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.
    * examinar rápidamente = scan.
    * examinar un tema = explore + theme.
    * sin examinar = unexamined.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <alumno/candidato> to examine
    2) (mirar detenidamente, estudiar) < objeto> to examine, inspect; <documento/proyecto/propuesta> to examine, study; <situación/caso> to study, consider; < enfermo> to examine
    2.
    examinarse v pron (Esp) to take an exam

    me examiné de latín — I had o took my Latin exam

    * * *
    = analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, discuss, examine, go over, look at, look into, overhaul, study, survey, probe into, offer + an account of, go through, vet, test, look over, check out, check up on, keep + tabs on, review, question, peruse, screen, probe.

    Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

    Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
    Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
    Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.
    Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.
    Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
    Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.
    Ex: It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.
    Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.
    Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
    Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.
    Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
    Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.
    Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
    Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.
    Ex: It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.
    Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
    Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
    Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
    Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
    Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
    Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
    Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.
    * al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * examinar cómo = look at + ways in which.
    * examinar detenidamente = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * examinar el papel de Algo = investigate + role.
    * examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.
    * examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.
    * examinar los conocimientos = test + knowledge.
    * examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.
    * examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.
    * examinar minuciosamente = pull apart.
    * examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.
    * examinar rápidamente = scan.
    * examinar un tema = explore + theme.
    * sin examinar = unexamined.

    * * *
    examinar [A1 ]
    vt
    A ‹alumno/candidato› to examine
    B (mirar detenidamente, estudiar)
    1 ‹objeto› to examine, inspect; ‹contrato/documento› to examine, study
    2 ‹situación/caso› to study, consider; ‹proyecto/propuesta› to study, examine
    3 ‹paciente/enfermo› to examine
    ( Esp) to take o ( BrE) sit an exam
    ayer nos examinamos de latín we had o took o ( BrE) sat our Latin exam yesterday
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    examinar    
    examinar algo
    examinar ( conjugate examinar) verbo transitivo
    to examine;
    ‹situación/caso› to study, consider
    examinarse verbo pronominal (Esp) to take an exam
    examinar verbo transitivo to examine: quisiera examinar las pruebas detenidamente, I'd like to thoroughly examine the evidence
    ' examinar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mirar
    - pensar
    - tantear
    - analizar
    - escudriñar
    - ver
    English:
    examine
    - inspect
    - look into
    - look over
    - paper
    - reassess
    - review
    - scrutinize
    - search
    - see into
    - study
    - test
    - trace
    - view
    - look
    - peruse
    - reexamine
    - survey
    - vet
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [alumno] to examine
    2. [analizar] to examine;
    examinó detenidamente el arma he examined the weapon carefully;
    examinaremos su caso we shall examine her case;
    tienes que ir al médico a que te examine you must go and get the doctor to examine you
    * * *
    v/t examine
    * * *
    1) : to examine
    2) inspeccionar: to inspect
    * * *
    examinar vb to examine

    Spanish-English dictionary > examinar

  • 91 expansión

    f.
    1 expansion, enlargement.
    2 expansion, expanse, stretch.
    3 extension.
    4 ectasia.
    * * *
    1 (dilatación) expansion
    2 (difusión) spreading
    3 (aumento) expansion, increase, growth
    5 figurado (recreo) relaxation, recreation
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=difusión) [de empresa, mercado] expansion; [de noticia, ideas] spread
    2) (=recreo) relaxation; (=placer) pleasure
    3) (=efusión) expansiveness
    * * *
    1)
    b) ( de empresa) expansion
    c) (de noticia, doctrina) spread
    2) ( distracción) relaxation
    * * *
    = growth, expansion, waxing.
    Ex. This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
    Ex. This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.
    Ex. This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.
    ----
    * de expansión = expanded.
    * en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.
    * en continua expansión = expanding.
    * en expansión = expanded.
    * expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.
    * expansión urbana = urban expansion, urban growth.
    * expansión urbana descontrolada = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.
    * expansión urbanística = urban growth, urban expansion.
    * * *
    1)
    b) ( de empresa) expansion
    c) (de noticia, doctrina) spread
    2) ( distracción) relaxation
    * * *
    = growth, expansion, waxing.

    Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.

    Ex: This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.
    Ex: This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.
    * de expansión = expanded.
    * en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.
    * en continua expansión = expanding.
    * en expansión = expanded.
    * expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.
    * expansión urbana = urban expansion, urban growth.
    * expansión urbana descontrolada = urban sprawl, suburban sprawl.
    * expansión urbanística = urban growth, urban expansion.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Fís) expansion
    2 (de una empresa) expansion
    [ S ] empresa en expansión necesita vendedores salespersons required for expanding business
    un período de expansión económica a period of economic growth o expansion
    3 (de una noticia, doctrina) spread
    B (distracción) relaxation
    * * *

    expansión sustantivo femenino
    expansion;

    expansión sustantivo femenino
    1 expansion
    (de un rumor) spreading
    2 (entretenimiento) relaxation: no nos vendría mal un rato de expansión, a little relaxation wouldn't hurt us

    ' expansión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ampliación
    - extensor
    - extensora
    - junta
    English:
    expansion
    - growth
    - sprawl
    - expand
    - grow
    - growth industry
    * * *
    1. [de cuerpo, gas] expansion;
    [de incendio] spread
    2. [de empresa, mercado, territorio] expansion, growth;
    un periodo de expansión económica a period of economic expansion o growth;
    en expansión expanding;
    un sector económico en franca expansión a fast-growing o rapidly-growing sector of the economy
    3. [de rumor, noticia] spread, spreading
    4. [relajación] relaxation;
    [diversión] recreation
    * * *
    f
    1 expansion;
    en expansión growing, expanding;
    estar en expansión be growing o expanding;
    expansión económica economic growth o expansion
    2 ( recreo) recreation
    * * *
    expansión nf, pl - siones
    1) : expansion, spread
    2) diversión: recreation, relaxation
    * * *
    expansión n expansion

    Spanish-English dictionary > expansión

  • 92 fuente de información

    (n.) = information source, information store, source of information, source of data
    Ex. In talking about a subject we generally refer to a given area of knowledge, or to the contents of an information source of a given scope.
    Ex. It is obviously impracticable to search the entire information store in the satisfaction of a particular request for information.
    Ex. In general, the series statement is a source of information about the authority, approach and intention of the content of a document.
    Ex. The major sources of data are bibliographies and citations.
    * * *
    (n.) = information source, information store, source of information, source of data

    Ex: In talking about a subject we generally refer to a given area of knowledge, or to the contents of an information source of a given scope.

    Ex: It is obviously impracticable to search the entire information store in the satisfaction of a particular request for information.
    Ex: In general, the series statement is a source of information about the authority, approach and intention of the content of a document.
    Ex: The major sources of data are bibliographies and citations.

    Spanish-English dictionary > fuente de información

  • 93 hasta aquí

    adv.
    this far, so far, thus far, until now.
    * * *
    = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far
    Ex. Some of these countries are already up to their eyeballs in debt repayment.
    Ex. Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way.
    Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex. Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections.
    Ex. If you've come this far, the rest is a breeze.
    * * *
    = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in, thus far, so far, until now, this far

    Ex: Some of these countries are already up to their eyeballs in debt repayment.

    Ex: Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way.
    Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex: Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections.
    Ex: If you've come this far, the rest is a breeze.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hasta aquí

  • 94 hasta el presente

    = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date
    Ex. Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections.
    Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex. What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    Ex. Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
    Ex. As of this time, little literary materials for children are being included in automated data bases.
    Ex. As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form.
    Ex. As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.
    Ex. Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.
    * * *
    = until now, so far, up to now, to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date

    Ex: Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections.

    Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
    Ex: As of this time, little literary materials for children are being included in automated data bases.
    Ex: As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form.
    Ex: As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.
    Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hasta el presente

  • 95 hasta hoy

    adv.
    as of today, at as today.
    * * *
    up till now
    * * *
    = to date, up to now, so far
    Ex. Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.
    Ex. What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    * * *
    = to date, up to now, so far

    Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.

    Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hasta hoy

  • 96 hasta la actualidad

    = to date, up to now, so far
    Ex. Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.
    Ex. What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    * * *
    = to date, up to now, so far

    Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.

    Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hasta la actualidad

  • 97 hasta la fecha

    so far, until now
    * * *
    = to date, up to now, so far
    Ex. Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.
    Ex. What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    * * *
    = to date, up to now, so far

    Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.

    Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hasta la fecha

  • 98 hasta la presente

    = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now
    Ex. Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
    Ex. As of this time, little literary materials for children are being included in automated data bases.
    Ex. As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form.
    Ex. As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.
    Ex. Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.
    Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex. What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
    * * *
    = to this day, as of this time, as of now, as of today, to date, so far, up to now

    Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.

    Ex: As of this time, little literary materials for children are being included in automated data bases.
    Ex: As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form.
    Ex: As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.
    Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date.
    Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hasta la presente

  • 99 integrar

    v.
    1 to integrate (gen) & (Mat).
    2 to make up.
    * * *
    1 (formar) to make up
    ■ ¿qué países integran las Naciones Unidas? which countries make up the United Nations?
    2 (ayudar a la integración) to integrate, fit in
    1 to integrate
    \
    integrarse en un país to become integrated into a country
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=componer) to make up
    2) (=incorporar) [+ funciones, servicios] to incorporate, include

    han integrado bien los muebles en el resto de la decoración — they have integrated o incorporated the furniture very well into the rest of the decor

    3) (Mat) to integrate
    4) (Econ) (=reembolsar) to repay, reimburse; Cono Sur (=pagar) to pay up
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( formar) <grupo/organización> to make up
    2) ( incorporar) <idea/plan> to incorporate
    3) (Mat, Sociol) to integrate
    4) (CS) <suma/cantidad> to pay
    2.
    integrarse v pron
    a) ( asimilarse) to integrate, fit in

    integrarse a or en algo — to integrate into something, fit into something

    b) ( unirse)

    integrarse a or en algo — to join something

    * * *
    = absorb, encompass, integrate, mainstream, fit together, interweave, mesh, plug into, bring + Nombre + into the matter, populate, embed [imbed, -USA].
    Ex. For the majority, however, IT was regarded as simply another topic to absorb into syllabuses.
    Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex. The acquisitions system integrates data from the Online Union Catalogue with local order and fund data, thus improving order processing and providing current accounting information.
    Ex. This article describes the philosophy of some of the practical techniques used to achieve the goal of mainstreaming CD-ROMs into the library collection.
    Ex. The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.
    Ex. Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
    Ex. Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.
    Ex. In addition, when the heuristic approach is plugged into this interchange, the many additional facets of human personality and experience transform the exchange.
    Ex. This article explains how the epistolatory aspect of the books was exploited by the librarian in encouraging interest in the stories and how the children's craft work was brought into the matter (making rag dolls of the characters).
    Ex. One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.
    Ex. String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.
    ----
    * integrar en = merge into, lump + Nombre + into.
    * integrar formando un todo = articulate.
    * integrarse con = interface to/with, become + one with.
    * integrarse en = blend into, blend in with.
    * integrarse en el paisaje = blend into + the landscape.
    * integrarse en la sociedad = integrate into + society.
    * poderse integrar en = be integrable in.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( formar) <grupo/organización> to make up
    2) ( incorporar) <idea/plan> to incorporate
    3) (Mat, Sociol) to integrate
    4) (CS) <suma/cantidad> to pay
    2.
    integrarse v pron
    a) ( asimilarse) to integrate, fit in

    integrarse a or en algo — to integrate into something, fit into something

    b) ( unirse)

    integrarse a or en algo — to join something

    * * *
    = absorb, encompass, integrate, mainstream, fit together, interweave, mesh, plug into, bring + Nombre + into the matter, populate, embed [imbed, -USA].

    Ex: For the majority, however, IT was regarded as simply another topic to absorb into syllabuses.

    Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
    Ex: The acquisitions system integrates data from the Online Union Catalogue with local order and fund data, thus improving order processing and providing current accounting information.
    Ex: This article describes the philosophy of some of the practical techniques used to achieve the goal of mainstreaming CD-ROMs into the library collection.
    Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.
    Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
    Ex: Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.
    Ex: In addition, when the heuristic approach is plugged into this interchange, the many additional facets of human personality and experience transform the exchange.
    Ex: This article explains how the epistolatory aspect of the books was exploited by the librarian in encouraging interest in the stories and how the children's craft work was brought into the matter (making rag dolls of the characters).
    Ex: One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.
    Ex: String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.
    * integrar en = merge into, lump + Nombre + into.
    * integrar formando un todo = articulate.
    * integrarse con = interface to/with, become + one with.
    * integrarse en = blend into, blend in with.
    * integrarse en el paisaje = blend into + the landscape.
    * integrarse en la sociedad = integrate into + society.
    * poderse integrar en = be integrable in.

    * * *
    integrar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (formar) ‹grupo/organización› to make up
    integran el jurado actores y directores the jury is made up of o composed of actors and directors
    la comisión está integrada por representantes de ambos países the commission is made up of o comprises representatives from both countries
    los países que integran la organización the countries which make up o form the organization
    B (incorporar) integrar algo/a algn A or EN algo:
    ha conseguido integrar todos estos elementos en la película she has managed to incorporate all these elements into the movie
    estos dos bancos se han integrado al grupo Tecribe these two banks have been incorporated into o have become part of the Tecribe group
    una empresa integrada en el grupo Oriol a company which forms part of the Oriol group
    para integrar al niño en el grupo to integrate the child into the group
    C ( Mat) to integrate
    D (CS) ‹suma/cantidad› to pay
    1 (asimilarse) to integrate, fit in integrarse A or EN algo to integrate INTO sth, fit INTO sth
    le fue difícil integrarse a or en esa sociedad he found it difficult to integrate into that society o fit into that society
    se va a integrar muy rápido al or en el equipo he'll fit into the team very quickly
    2 (unirse) integrarse A or EN algo to join sth
    cuando España se integró a la Comunidad Europea when Spain joined the European Community
    * * *

     

    integrar ( conjugate integrar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( formar) ‹grupo/organización› to make up
    2 ( incorporar) ‹idea/plan› to incorporate
    3 (Mat, Sociol) to integrate
    4 (CS) ‹suma/cantidad› to pay
    integrarse verbo pronominal

    integrarse a or en algo to integrate into sth, fit into sth
    b) ( unirse) integrarse a or en algo to join sth

    integrar vtr (componer, formar parte de) to compose, make up: cinco científicos y un filósofo integran la expedición, the expedition consists of five scientists and one philosopher
    ' integrar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    incorporar
    English:
    integrate
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [incluir] to integrate;
    han integrado un chip en el motor the motor has a chip built into it;
    integra fax y fotocopiadora en un solo aparato it combines a fax and a photocopier in one machine;
    su objetivo es integrar a los inmigrantes en la comunidad their aim is to integrate immigrants into the community
    2. [componer] to make up;
    integran la comisión expertos en el tema the committee is made up of o composed of experts on the subject;
    3. Mat to integrate
    4. CSur [pagar] to pay
    * * *
    v/t integrate; equipo make up
    * * *
    : to make up, to compose

    Spanish-English dictionary > integrar

  • 100 jefe

    adj.
    chief, top.
    m.
    1 boss, principal, chief, manager.
    2 chief, chieftain, leader, ringleader.
    3 boss, woman in charge, headwoman, top woman.
    4 boss.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 boss, head, chief
    2 COMERCIO (hombre) manager; (mujer) manageress
    3 PLÍTICA leader
    4 MILITAR officer in command
    ► interjección ¡jefe!
    1 familiar waiter!
    1 familiar the old lady, the wife
    \
    jefe de estación station master
    jefe de Estado Head of State
    jefe de Estado Mayor Chief of Staff
    jefe de redacción editor in chief
    jefe de ventas sales manager
    jefe supremo commander-in-chief
    * * *
    (f. - jefa)
    noun
    1) boss
    2) head
    * * *
    jefe, -a
    SM / F
    1) (=superior) boss; (=director) head; (Pol) leader; (Com) manager; (Mil) officer in command; [de tribu] chief

    ¿quién es el jefe aquí? — who's in charge around here?

    jefe/a civil — Caribe registrar

    jefe/a de almacén — warehouse manager/manageress

    jefe/a de bomberos — fire chief, chief fire officer

    jefe/a de cabina — (Aer) chief steward/stewardess

    jefe/a de camareros — head waiter/waitress

    jefe/a de cocina — head chef

    jefe/a de equipo — team leader

    jefe/a de estación — station master, station manager

    jefe/a de estado — head of state

    jefe/a de estado mayor — chief of staff

    jefe/a de estudios — (Escol) director of studies

    jefe/a de filas — (Pol) party leader

    jefe/a de máquinas — (Náut) chief engineer

    jefe/a de márketing — marketing manager

    jefe/a de obras — site manager

    jefe/a de oficina — office manager/manageress

    jefe/a de personal — personnel manager

    jefe/a de pista — ringmaster

    jefe/a de plató — (Cine, TV) floor manager

    jefe/a de producción — production manager

    jefe/a de protocolo — chief of protocol

    jefe/a de realización — (Cine, TV) production manager

    jefe/a de redacción — editor-in-chief

    jefe/a de sala — head waiter/waitress

    jefe/a de taller — foreman

    jefe/a de tren — guard, conductor (EEUU)

    jefe/a de ventas — sales manager

    jefe/a ejecutivo/a — chief executive

    jefe/a supremo/a — commander-in-chief

    2) [como apelativo]

    ¡oiga jefe! — hey!, mate! *

    sí, mi jefe — esp LAm yes, sir o boss

    * * *
    - fa masculino, femenino, jefe masculino y femenino
    a) ( superior) boss
    b) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chief
    c) (Pol) leader
    d) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)
    e) jefes masculino plural (fam) ( padres) folks (pl) (colloq)
    * * *
    = boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.
    Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
    Ex. He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex. But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.
    Ex. 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.
    Ex. Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.
    Ex. In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.
    Ex. Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.
    Ex. Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.
    Ex. Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
    Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
    ----
    * ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.
    * editor jefe = editor-in-chief.
    * jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.
    * jefe de cocina = chef.
    * jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.
    * jefe de espías = spymaster.
    * jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.
    * jefe de facturación = billing clerk.
    * jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.
    * jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.
    * jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).
    * jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).
    * jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.
    * jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.
    * jefe de milicia = warlord.
    * jefe de oficina = office manager.
    * jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.
    * jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.
    * jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.
    * jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.
    * jefe de prensa = press officer.
    * jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.
    * jefe de sección = section head.
    * jefe de taller = overseer.
    * jefe militar = army official, army officer.
    * muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
    * ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * * *
    - fa masculino, femenino, jefe masculino y femenino
    a) ( superior) boss
    b) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chief
    c) (Pol) leader
    d) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)
    e) jefes masculino plural (fam) ( padres) folks (pl) (colloq)
    * * *
    = boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.

    Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

    Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex: But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.
    Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.
    Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.
    Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.
    Ex: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.
    Ex: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.
    Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
    Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
    * ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.
    * editor jefe = editor-in-chief.
    * jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.
    * jefe de cocina = chef.
    * jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.
    * jefe de espías = spymaster.
    * jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.
    * jefe de facturación = billing clerk.
    * jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.
    * jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.
    * jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).
    * jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).
    * jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.
    * jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.
    * jefe de milicia = warlord.
    * jefe de oficina = office manager.
    * jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.
    * jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.
    * jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.
    * jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.
    * jefe de prensa = press officer.
    * jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.
    * jefe de sección = section head.
    * jefe de taller = overseer.
    * jefe militar = army official, army officer.
    * muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
    * ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

    * * *
    jefe -fa
    masculine, feminine
    1 (superior) boss
    aquí el jefe soy yo I'm the boss here, I'm in charge here
    2 (de una sección, un departamento) head
    4 (de un partido, una banda) leader
    5 (como apelativo) buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq), guv ( BrE colloq dated)
    6 jefes mpl ( fam) (padres) folks (pl) ( colloq), parents (pl)
    Compuestos:
    ● jefe/jefa de bomberos
    fire chief
    ● jefe/jefa de cocina
    chef
    ● jefe/jefa de departamento
    head of department
    ● jefe/jefa de estación
    stationmaster
    ● jefe/jefa de Estado
    head of state
    ● jefe/jefa de Estado Mayor
    Chief of Staff
    ● jefe/jefa de estudios
    director of studies
    ● jefe/jefa de filas
    group leader
    ● jefe/jefa de gobierno
    (primer ministro) prime minister; (presidente) president
    ● jefe/jefa de la guerrilla
    guerrilla leader
    ● jefe/jefa de la oposición
    leader of the opposition
    ● jefe/jefa de la policía
    chief of police
    ● jefe/jefa de los espías
    spymaster
    ● jefe/jefa de máquinas
    chief engineer
    ● jefe/jefa de negociado
    head of section, head of department
    ● jefe/jefa de oficina
    chief clerk, office manager
    ● jefe/jefa de personal
    personnel manager
    ● jefe/jefa de planta
    floor manager
    ● jefe/jefa de producción
    production manager
    ● jefe/jefa de producto
    product manager
    ● jefe/jefa de redacción
    editor-in-chief
    ● jefe/jefa de sección
    section head
    ● jefe/jefa de seguridad
    chief of security
    ● jefe/jefa de taller
    supervisor, foreman
    ● jefe/jefa de tren
    head conductor, train manager ( BrE)
    ● jefe/jefa de ventas
    sales manager
    * * *

     

    jefe
    ◊ -fa sustantivo masculino, femenino, jefe sustantivo masculino y femenino

    a) ( superior) boss;


    jefe de personal/ventas personnel/sales manager;
    jefe de redacción editor-in-chief

    ( de sección) head;
    ( de tribu) chief
    c) (Pol) leader;

    ◊ jefe de Estado/gobierno head of state/government

    jefe,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 boss
    Com manager
    jefe de estación, station master
    jefe de informativos, news editor
    jefe de personal, personnel manager
    jefe de redacción, editor-in-chief
    jefe de ventas, sales manager
    2 (líder) leader: es el jefe de la tribu, he's the chief of the tribe
    jefe de Estado, Head of State
    3 Mil comandante en jefe, commander-in-chief
    ' jefe' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arder
    - bailar
    - bebida
    - cabestro
    - congraciarse
    - definitivamente
    - encima
    - faltar
    - gastar
    - gusano
    - jefa
    - mondarse
    - patrón
    - patrona
    - patrono
    - quemada
    - quemado
    - redactor
    - redactora
    - sapo
    - sheriff
    - tal
    - trinar
    - abajo
    - canciller
    - citar
    - comandante
    - condición
    - enfermero
    - facultar
    - mandar
    - pensar
    - plantear
    - quedar
    - rabiar
    - robar
    - salir
    - ver
    English:
    absence
    - abuse
    - anybody
    - approachable
    - around
    - ask for
    - bluster
    - boss
    - busywork
    - by
    - by-product
    - chancellor
    - chief
    - chieftain
    - clear
    - comeback
    - cow
    - deal with
    - departmental
    - deputy
    - discount
    - doormat
    - edit
    - even
    - expect
    - forceful
    - foreman
    - forge
    - frustrated
    - grievance
    - guard
    - head
    - higher-up
    - imagine
    - in
    - initially
    - leader
    - manager
    - marshal
    - mate
    - of
    - pass over
    - pat
    - pool
    - postmaster
    - promise
    - Secretary of State
    - sister
    - staff nurse
    - take over
    * * *
    jefe, -a nm,f
    1. [persona al mando] boss;
    [de empresa] manager, f manageress; [líder] leader; [de tribu, ejército] chief; [de departamento] head; Mil
    en jefe in-chief;
    Méx Fam
    como jefe: entró a la oficina como jefe he walked into the office as if he owned the place
    jefe de bomberos fire chief;
    jefe de compras purchasing manager;
    jefe de estación stationmaster;
    jefe de Estado head of state;
    jefe del estado mayor chief of staff;
    jefe de estudios director of studies;
    Dep jefe de fila(s) team leader [driver or cyclist];
    jefe de gabinete chief of staff;
    jefe de gobierno prime minister;
    una reunión de jefes de gobierno a meeting of heads of government;
    jefe de policía police chief, chief of police, Br chief constable;
    jefe de prensa press officer;
    jefe de producción production manager;
    jefe de producto product line manager;
    jefe de protocolo chief of protocol;
    jefe de proyecto project manager;
    jefe de redacción editor-in-chief;
    jefe de sección departmental head o chief;
    jefe de ventas sales manager
    2. Fam [como apelativo]
    pregúntale al jefe qué se debe ask the guy for the bill;
    jefe, pónganos dos cervezas give us two beers, Br guv o US mac
    3. Méx Fam [padre, madre] old man, f old girl
    4. Esp Fam
    mis jefes [mis padres] my folks
    * * *
    m, jefa f de departamento, organización head; ( superior) boss; POL leader; de tribu chief
    :
    mi jefe my dad fam ;
    mi jefa my mom fam
    * * *
    jefe, -fa n
    1) : chief, head, leader
    jefe de bomberos: fire chief
    2) : boss
    * * *
    jefe n
    1. (superior) boss [pl. bosses]
    3. (de un partido, de una asociación) leader

    Spanish-English dictionary > jefe

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