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  • 81 característica

    adj.&f.
    feminine of CARACTERÍSTICO.
    f.
    characteristic, aspect, feature, peculiarity.
    * * *
    1 characteristic
    * * *
    1. noun f.
    characteristic, feature, trait
    2. f., (m. - característico)
    * * *
    SF characteristic, feature
    * * *
    1) ( rasgo) feature, characteristic
    2) (Mat) characteristic
    3) (RPl) (Telec) exchange code
    * * *
    = attribute, character, characteristic, feature, peculiarity, trait, contour, distinctive feature, character trait.
    Ex. A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.
    Ex. Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.
    Ex. Of the two characteristics of indexing, exhaustivity affect two important measures of the efficiency of an information retrieval system.
    Ex. The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
    Ex. For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.
    Ex. The reasonable reader readily sees that most of these traits should be acquired and fostered early in life.
    Ex. As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.
    Ex. The distinctive feature of the library is the dome-shaped ceiling with cross beams in stained pine.
    Ex. Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.
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    * asumir una característica + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.
    * característica común = common denominator.
    * característica de división = characteristic of division.
    * característica de la división = characteristic of division.
    * característica de la subdivisión = characteristic of subdivision.
    * característica del surco = groove characteristic.
    * característica distintiva = stock-in-trade, distinctive feature.
    * característica física = physical characteristic.
    * característica personal = personality trait, personality characteristic.
    * característica propia = trademark.
    * características = profile, face, make-up [makeup].
    * características comunes = commonness.
    * características culturales = cultural background.
    * características económicas = economic background.
    * características geográficas = geographical background.
    * características políticas = political background.
    * características religiosas = religious background.
    * características técnicas = technical specification, technical features, technical data.
    * característica técnica = spec.
    * con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.
    * describir las características de = characterise [characterize, -USA].
    * establecer características = lay down + features.
    * tener características en común = share + similarities.
    * URC (Características Uniformes de Recursos) = URC (Uniform Resource Characteristics).
    * * *
    1) ( rasgo) feature, characteristic
    2) (Mat) characteristic
    3) (RPl) (Telec) exchange code
    * * *
    = attribute, character, characteristic, feature, peculiarity, trait, contour, distinctive feature, character trait.

    Ex: A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.

    Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.
    Ex: Of the two characteristics of indexing, exhaustivity affect two important measures of the efficiency of an information retrieval system.
    Ex: The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
    Ex: For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.
    Ex: The reasonable reader readily sees that most of these traits should be acquired and fostered early in life.
    Ex: As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.
    Ex: The distinctive feature of the library is the dome-shaped ceiling with cross beams in stained pine.
    Ex: Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.
    * asumir una característica + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.
    * característica común = common denominator.
    * característica de división = characteristic of division.
    * característica de la división = characteristic of division.
    * característica de la subdivisión = characteristic of subdivision.
    * característica del surco = groove characteristic.
    * característica distintiva = stock-in-trade, distinctive feature.
    * característica física = physical characteristic.
    * característica personal = personality trait, personality characteristic.
    * característica propia = trademark.
    * características = profile, face, make-up [makeup].
    * características comunes = commonness.
    * características culturales = cultural background.
    * características económicas = economic background.
    * características geográficas = geographical background.
    * características políticas = political background.
    * características religiosas = religious background.
    * características técnicas = technical specification, technical features, technical data.
    * característica técnica = spec.
    * con las características similares a las de texto = text-like.
    * describir las características de = characterise [characterize, -USA].
    * establecer características = lay down + features.
    * tener características en común = share + similarities.
    * URC (Características Uniformes de Recursos) = URC (Uniform Resource Characteristics).

    * * *
    A (rasgo, peculiaridad) feature, characteristic
    B ( Mat) characteristic
    C ( RPl) ( Telec) exchange code
    * * *

     

    característica sustantivo femenino

    b) (RPl) (Telec) exchange code

    característico,-a adjetivo characteristic: eso es muy característico de Juan, that's typical of Juan
    característica sustantivo femenino characteristic
    ' característica' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acento
    - común
    - dominar
    - heredar
    - mestizaje
    - particularidad
    - presidir
    - propiedad
    - constante
    - distintivo
    - rasgo
    English:
    characteristic
    - feature
    - hooked
    - inner city
    - irony
    - peculiarity
    - quality
    - unpleasantness
    * * *
    1. [rasgo] characteristic, feature
    2. Mat characteristic
    3. Am [prefijo] area code
    * * *
    f
    1 characteristic
    2 L.Am.
    TELEC area code
    * * *
    rasgo: trait, feature, characteristic
    * * *
    característica n characteristic / feature
    ¿cuál es su característica más evidente? what is his most obvious characteristic?

    Spanish-English dictionary > característica

  • 82 casual

    adj.
    1 accidental.
    un encuentro casual a chance encounter
    2 casual, accidental, chance, occasional.
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    1 accidental, chance
    \
    por un casual familiar just by chance, by any chance
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    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=fortuito) chance antes de s

    es un hecho casual y aislado — it's an isolated, chance happening

    su éxito no es casual, sino fruto del trabajo — his success cannot be put down to chance but is the product of hard work

    de forma o manera casual — by chance

    no es casual que... — it's no coincidence that...

    2) (Ling) case antes de s
    2.
    SM

    por un casual — * by any chance

    * * *
    I
    adjetivo chance (before n)
    II

    por un casual — (fam) by any chance

    * * *
    = incidental, unintended, fortuitous, serendipitous, accidental.
    Ex. The abstracts of research papers will typically represent incidental findings (e.g. properties, side-effects, important inconsistencies in arguments or deductions, newly discovered data sources).
    Ex. However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.
    Ex. A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
    Ex. The help given by libraries to children can be formal, informal or serendipitous.
    Ex. The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.
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    * de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.
    * hecho casual = coincidence, chance happening.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo chance (before n)
    II

    por un casual — (fam) by any chance

    * * *
    = incidental, unintended, fortuitous, serendipitous, accidental.

    Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent incidental findings (e.g. properties, side-effects, important inconsistencies in arguments or deductions, newly discovered data sources).

    Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.
    Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
    Ex: The help given by libraries to children can be formal, informal or serendipitous.
    Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.
    * de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.
    * hecho casual = coincidence, chance happening.

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    chance ( before n)
    fue un encuentro casual it was a chance encounter, we met by chance
    por un casual ( fam); by any chance
    * * *

    casual adjetivo
    chance ( before n)
    casual
    I adjetivo accidental, chance
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar por un casual, by anychance: ¿sabrías por un casual el teléfono de Luis?, do you know Luis' telephone number, by any chance?
    II m fam chance
    ' casual' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desenfadada
    - desenfadado
    - despreocupada
    - despreocupado
    - eventual
    - informal
    - ocasional
    - vestida
    - vestido
    - deportivo
    - estilo
    - sport
    English:
    casual
    - coincidental
    - eventual
    - meeting
    - nonchalant
    - passing
    - rakish
    - sport
    - sports
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    accidental;
    un encuentro casual a chance encounter
    ♦ nm
    Fam
    por un casual by any chance
    * * *
    adj chance atr
    * * *
    casual adj
    1) fortuito: fortuitous, accidental
    2) Mex : casual (of clothing)
    * * *
    casual adj chance / accidental

    Spanish-English dictionary > casual

  • 83 con sarcasmo

    sarcastically
    * * *
    = sardonically, pungently
    Ex. He then went on to note sardonically that, 'this may not be a major drawback because of the increasingly uncritical acceptance of cataloging data which probably conflicts with previous practice at a given library'.
    Ex. The film, which is subtitled, is pungently innovative and radical.
    * * *
    = sardonically, pungently

    Ex: He then went on to note sardonically that, 'this may not be a major drawback because of the increasingly uncritical acceptance of cataloging data which probably conflicts with previous practice at a given library'.

    Ex: The film, which is subtitled, is pungently innovative and radical.

    Spanish-English dictionary > con sarcasmo

  • 84 condiciones de adquisición

    Ex. The data given consists of a bibliographic description, key words, an abstract, the producer's address and obtainability conditions.
    * * *

    Ex: The data given consists of a bibliographic description, key words, an abstract, the producer's address and obtainability conditions.

    Spanish-English dictionary > condiciones de adquisición

  • 85 dar énfasis

    (v.) = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress
    Ex. Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
    Ex. Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.
    Ex. On the other hand, he has given equal stress to the two chief uses which have normally been made of such analytical work.
    * * *
    (v.) = give + emphasis, place + stress, give + stress

    Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.

    Ex: Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.
    Ex: On the other hand, he has given equal stress to the two chief uses which have normally been made of such analytical work.

    Spanish-English dictionary > dar énfasis

  • 86 deber prestar atención

    (v.) = warrant + consideration
    Ex. Applications of bibliographic data conversion warrant serious consideration given their availability and inexpensiveness.
    * * *
    (v.) = warrant + consideration

    Ex: Applications of bibliographic data conversion warrant serious consideration given their availability and inexpensiveness.

    Spanish-English dictionary > deber prestar atención

  • 87 demostración

    f.
    1 demonstration, proof.
    2 display, show, demonstration, demo.
    3 public demonstration, mutiny, subversive assembly of demonstrators.
    4 illustration, explanation, demonstration.
    * * *
    1 (gen) demonstration
    2 (manifestación) show, display
    3 MATEMÁTICAS proof
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) show, display
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=comprobación) [de ejemplo, producto] demonstration; [de teorema, teoría] proof

    demostración comercial — commercial exhibition, trade exhibition

    2) (=manifestación externa) [de cariño, fuerza] show; [de amistad] gesture; [de cólera] display
    * * *
    a) ( de teorema) proof
    b) (de poder, aptitudes) demonstration
    c) (de producto, método) demonstration
    * * *
    = demonstration, manifestation, substantiation, tangible evidence, demo, reassurance, showroom demonstration, visual explanation.
    Ex. Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.
    Ex. The concepts introduced by the colon: (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
    Ex. Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.
    Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
    Ex. Shareware, public domain software, and demos can legally be copied and distributed.
    Ex. Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.
    Ex. While this may not be precisely the same application, it will still be a `real' situation, handling `real' data, and it will give a more accurate picture than a simple showroom demonstration.
    Ex. Perhaps the most famous and certainly one of the oldest visual explanations in mathematics is the visual proof of the Pythagorean theorem.
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    * CD-ROM de demostración = CD sampler.
    * demostración del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.
    * demostración de programa = software demo.
    * demostración de software = software demo.
    * demostración de teoremas = theorem proving.
    * demostración técnica = technical presentation.
    * disco de demostración = demonstration disc.
    * hacer una demostración = give + demonstration.
    * perfecta demostración = object lesson.
    * * *
    a) ( de teorema) proof
    b) (de poder, aptitudes) demonstration
    c) (de producto, método) demonstration
    * * *
    = demonstration, manifestation, substantiation, tangible evidence, demo, reassurance, showroom demonstration, visual explanation.

    Ex: Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.

    Ex: The concepts introduced by the colon: (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
    Ex: Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.
    Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
    Ex: Shareware, public domain software, and demos can legally be copied and distributed.
    Ex: Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.
    Ex: While this may not be precisely the same application, it will still be a `real' situation, handling `real' data, and it will give a more accurate picture than a simple showroom demonstration.
    Ex: Perhaps the most famous and certainly one of the oldest visual explanations in mathematics is the visual proof of the Pythagorean theorem.
    * CD-ROM de demostración = CD sampler.
    * demostración del hecho de que = evidence of the fact that.
    * demostración de programa = software demo.
    * demostración de software = software demo.
    * demostración de teoremas = theorem proving.
    * demostración técnica = technical presentation.
    * disco de demostración = demonstration disc.
    * hacer una demostración = give + demonstration.
    * perfecta demostración = object lesson.

    * * *
    2 (de poder, aptitudes) demonstration
    lo recibieron con grandes demostraciones de cariño they welcomed him with a great show o display of affection
    hicieron una demostración de sus habilidades artísticas they demonstrated their artistic ability
    3 (de un producto, método) demonstration
    * * *

    demostración sustantivo femenino
    demonstration;
    ( de teorema) proof
    demostración sustantivo femenino
    1 demonstration
    una demostración de fuerza/afecto, a show of strength/ affection
    2 (de una teoría) proof
    ' demostración' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    despliegue
    - exhibición
    - muestra
    - prueba
    English:
    demo
    - demonstration
    - impartiality
    - managerial
    - show
    - demonstrate
    - display
    * * *
    1. [muestra] demonstration;
    una demostración de cariño a demonstration of affection
    2. [exhibición] display;
    la policía hizo una demostración de fuerza ante los manifestantes the police made a show of force in front of the demonstrators
    3. [del funcionamiento] demonstration;
    hacer una demostración [de cómo funciona algo] to demonstrate, to give a demonstration;
    4. [matemática] proof
    * * *
    f
    1 proof
    2 de método demonstration
    3 de fuerza, sentimiento show
    * * *
    demostración nf, pl - ciones : demonstration
    * * *
    1. (enseñanza) demonstration
    2. (muestra) show / display

    Spanish-English dictionary > demostración

  • 88 descriptivo

    adj.
    1 descriptive, narrative, graphic, representative.
    2 projective.
    * * *
    1 descriptive
    * * *
    * * *
    - va adjetivo descriptive
    * * *
    = descriptive, representational.
    Ex. The ability to write well in the descriptive mode without simply producing film scenarios with two-dimensional characters is not a quality given to many novelists.
    Ex. 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.
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    * asiento descriptivo = descriptive entry.
    * bibliografía descriptiva = descriptive bibliography.
    * catalogación descriptiva = descriptive cataloguing.
    * descriptivo del contenido = subject-descriptive.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo descriptive
    * * *
    = descriptive, representational.

    Ex: The ability to write well in the descriptive mode without simply producing film scenarios with two-dimensional characters is not a quality given to many novelists.

    Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.
    * asiento descriptivo = descriptive entry.
    * bibliografía descriptiva = descriptive bibliography.
    * catalogación descriptiva = descriptive cataloguing.
    * descriptivo del contenido = subject-descriptive.

    * * *
    descriptive
    * * *

    descriptivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    descriptive
    descriptivo,-a adjetivo descriptive

    ' descriptivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    descriptiva
    English:
    of
    - descriptive
    * * *
    descriptivo, -a adj
    descriptive
    * * *
    adj descriptive
    * * *
    descriptivo, -va adj
    : descriptive

    Spanish-English dictionary > descriptivo

  • 89 despacho de abogados

    (n.) = law centre, law office
    Ex. In order to make a contribution towards redressing the balance of legal advice provision a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres.
    Ex. The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.
    * * *
    (n.) = law centre, law office

    Ex: In order to make a contribution towards redressing the balance of legal advice provision a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres.

    Ex: The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.

    Spanish-English dictionary > despacho de abogados

  • 90 detener

    v.
    1 to stop.
    consiguieron detener la hemorragia they managed to stop the bleeding
    estaba decidido, nada podía detenerlo he had made up his mind, nothing could stop him
    Ricardo detuvo el auto Richard stopped the car.
    El guarda detuvo el asalto The guard stopped the holdup.
    2 to arrest.
    El guarda detuvo al ladrón The guard arrested the thief.
    3 to keep, to delay.
    4 to hold back, to delay, to block someone's progress, to block the progress of.
    La falta de luz detuvo al tren The lack of lighting held back the train.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener
    1 (parar) to stop, halt; (proceso, negociación) to hold up
    2 (retener) to keep, delay, detain
    3 DERECHO to detain, arrest
    1 (pararse) to stop, halt
    2 (entretenerse) to hang about, linger
    * * *
    verb
    1) to arrest, detain
    2) stop, halt
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=parar) to stop
    2) (=retrasar) to hold up, delay
    3) (=retener) [+ objeto] to keep
    4) (Jur) (=arrestar) to arrest; (=encarcelar) to detain
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( parar) <vehículo/máquina> to stop; <trámite/proceso> to halt; < hemorragia> to stop, staunch

    vete, nadie te detiene — go then, nobody's stopping you

    2) ( arrestar) to arrest; ( encarcelar) to detain
    2.
    detenerse v pron
    a) ( pararse) vehículo/persona to stop

    detenerse a + inf — to stop to + inf

    detenerse en algo: no nos detengamos demasiado en los detalles — let's not spend too much time discussing the details

    * * *
    = halt, stop, suspend, staunch [stanch, -USA], check, detain, stunt, stem + the tide of, arrest, apprehend, shut down, imprison, jail [gaol, -UK], make + an arrest, place under + arrest, take into + custody, pull over.
    Ex. Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.
    Ex. Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
    Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
    Ex. Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.
    Ex. They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
    Ex. Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
    Ex. True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.
    Ex. This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.
    Ex. Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.
    Ex. Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.
    Ex. Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.
    Ex. Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
    Ex. In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
    Ex. They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.
    Ex. The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
    Ex. A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.
    Ex. Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.
    ----
    * continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.
    * detener bruscamente = halt + in full flight.
    * detener búsqueda = discontinue + search.
    * detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.
    * detener en el camino = waylay.
    * detenerse = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop over.
    * detenerse antes de = stop + short of.
    * detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.
    * detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.
    * detenerse a reflexionar = stand back.
    * detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.
    * detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.
    * detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.
    * detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.
    * detenerse por un momento = pause.
    * estar detenido = be under arrest.
    * ser detenido = be under arrest.
    * si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( parar) <vehículo/máquina> to stop; <trámite/proceso> to halt; < hemorragia> to stop, staunch

    vete, nadie te detiene — go then, nobody's stopping you

    2) ( arrestar) to arrest; ( encarcelar) to detain
    2.
    detenerse v pron
    a) ( pararse) vehículo/persona to stop

    detenerse a + inf — to stop to + inf

    detenerse en algo: no nos detengamos demasiado en los detalles — let's not spend too much time discussing the details

    * * *
    = halt, stop, suspend, staunch [stanch, -USA], check, detain, stunt, stem + the tide of, arrest, apprehend, shut down, imprison, jail [gaol, -UK], make + an arrest, place under + arrest, take into + custody, pull over.

    Ex: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.

    Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
    Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
    Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.
    Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
    Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
    Ex: True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.
    Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.
    Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales.
    Ex: Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.
    Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.
    Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
    Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
    Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.
    Ex: The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
    Ex: A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.
    Ex: Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.
    * continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.
    * detener bruscamente = halt + in full flight.
    * detener búsqueda = discontinue + search.
    * detener completamente = bring to + a (grinding) halt.
    * detener en el camino = waylay.
    * detenerse = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop over.
    * detenerse antes de = stop + short of.
    * detenerse a pensar = pause + to think, step back, take + a step back.
    * detenerse a pensar en = spare + a thought for.
    * detenerse a reflexionar = stand back.
    * detenerse completamente = grind to + a (screeching) halt, come to + a (dead) halt, come to + a shuddering halt.
    * detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.
    * detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.
    * detenerse por completo = come to + a standstill, be at a standstill.
    * detenerse por un momento = pause.
    * estar detenido = be under arrest.
    * ser detenido = be under arrest.
    * si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello = on reflection.

    * * *
    vt
    A (parar) ‹vehículo/máquina› to stop; ‹trámite/proceso› to halt; ‹hemorragia› to stop, staunch
    detener el avance del enemigo to halt the enemy advance
    detener el avance de la enfermedad to curb o check o arrest the development of the disease
    vete si quieres, nadie te detiene go if you want, nobody's stopping you
    B (arrestar) to arrest; (encarcelar) to detain
    ¡queda usted detenido! you're under arrest!
    C (Dep) ‹gol/lanzamiento› to save; (balón) to stop
    1 (pararse) «vehículo/persona» to stop
    ven directo a casa, sin detenerte en el camino come straight home without stopping off on the way
    detenerse A + INF to stop to + INF
    ¿te has detenido a pensar en las consecuencias? have you stopped to consider the consequences?
    2
    (tomar mucho tiempo): me detuve arreglando el escritorio y perdí el tren I hung around tidying my desk and I missed the train
    detenerse EN algo:
    hay que ir al grano sin detenerse en lo accesorio we have to get to the point without dwelling on incidentals
    no te detengas en la introducción don't waste time o spend too much time on the introduction
    * * *

     

    detener ( conjugate detener) verbo transitivo
    1 ( parar) ‹vehículo/máquina› to stop;
    ‹trámite/proceso› to halt;
    ‹ hemorragia› to stop, staunch
    2 ( arrestar) to arrest;
    ( encarcelar) to detain;
    ◊ ¡queda usted detenido! you're under arrest!

    detenerse verbo pronominal
    a) ( pararse) [vehículo/persona] to stop;

    detenerse a hacer algo to stop to do sth
    b) ( tomar mucho tiempo) detenerse en algo:


    detener verbo transitivo
    1 to stop, halt
    2 Jur (a un sospechoso) to arrest, detain
    ' detener' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    interceptar
    - prender
    - atajar
    - detiene
    - detuve
    - paso
    English:
    apprehend
    - arrest
    - detain
    - get
    - inhibit
    - keep
    - prisoner
    - pull in
    - recapture
    - remand
    - seize
    - stem
    - stop
    - halt
    - hold
    - stunt
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [parar] to stop;
    detenga el vehículo y estacione stop the vehicle and park;
    detener el avance enemigo to halt the enemy advance;
    detener la propagación de la epidemia to stop the spread of the epidemic;
    los bomberos lograron detener el fuego firefighters managed to hold the fire in check o stop the fire spreading;
    consiguieron detener la hemorragia they managed to stop the bleeding;
    estaba decidido, nada podía detenerlo he had made up his mind, nothing could stop him;
    ¡adelante, hazlo! ¿qué te detiene? go on, do it! what's stopping you?
    2. [arrestar] to arrest
    3. [entretener] to keep, to delay;
    ¿qué fue lo que te detuvo? what kept you?, what held you up?
    * * *
    v/t
    1 stop
    2 de policía arrest, detain
    * * *
    detener {80} vt
    1) arrestar: to arrest, to detain
    2) parar: to stop, to halt
    3) : to keep, to hold back
    * * *
    1. (parar) to stop [pt. & pp. stopped]
    2. (arrestar) to arrest

    Spanish-English dictionary > detener

  • 91 diferente

    adj.
    different.
    una casa diferente de o a la mía a house different from mine
    yo soy muy diferente de o a él I'm very different from him
    por diferentes razones for a variety of reasons, for various reasons
    adv.
    differently.
    se comportan muy diferente el uno del otro they behave very differently (from one another)
    * * *
    1 different
    ■ es diferente de/a todos it's different to/from them all
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=distinto) different

    ser diferente de o a algn/algo — to be different to o from sb/sth

    mi enfoque es diferente del o al tuyo — my approach is different to o from yours

    eso me da igual, diferente sería que no me invitaran a la fiesta — I don't mind about that, it would be different if they didn't invite me to the party

    2)

    diferentes — (=varios) various, several

    por aquí han pasado diferentes personalidades — various o several celebrities have been here

    * * *
    a) ( distinto) different

    ser diferente a or de alguien/algo — to be different from somebody/something

    mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya — my family is different from o to yours

    b) (en pl, delante del n) <motivos/soluciones/maneras> various
    * * *
    = alternative, dissimilar, different, differing, distinct, diverse, variant, varying, unlike, unconnected, discrepant, contrasting, differential, various, disparate, non-identical.
    Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
    Ex. It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.
    Ex. A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
    Ex. Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.
    Ex. There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. Homographs are words which have the same spelling as each other but very diverse meanings.
    Ex. If the variant heading given in the reference heading area is identified as a variant to more than one uniform heading, area 3 may contain multiple uniform headings.
    Ex. A uniform title is the title by which a work that has appeared under varying titles is to be identified for cataloguing purposes.
    Ex. The relationship of these two types of technology to librarianship is not unlike that of radio to astronomy.
    Ex. To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
    Ex. Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
    Ex. The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.
    Ex. This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.
    Ex. The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
    Ex. It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
    Ex. Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
    ----
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * algo diferente de = something other than.
    * algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.
    * anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.
    * como diferente a = as distinct from.
    * con diferentes variaciones = in variation.
    * conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale], grey scale [gray scale].
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * diferente de = different to, other than.
    * diferentes ocasiones = at different times.
    * en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.
    * en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.
    * entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * muy diferente de = far different... from, in marked contrast to/with.
    * opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].
    * seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.
    * seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind.
    * ser muy diferente de = be quite apart from.
    * ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.
    * tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo = hold + different perspective on.
    * ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.
    * * *
    a) ( distinto) different

    ser diferente a or de alguien/algo — to be different from somebody/something

    mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya — my family is different from o to yours

    b) (en pl, delante del n) <motivos/soluciones/maneras> various
    * * *
    = alternative, dissimilar, different, differing, distinct, diverse, variant, varying, unlike, unconnected, discrepant, contrasting, differential, various, disparate, non-identical.

    Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

    Ex: It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.
    Ex: A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
    Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.
    Ex: There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: Homographs are words which have the same spelling as each other but very diverse meanings.
    Ex: If the variant heading given in the reference heading area is identified as a variant to more than one uniform heading, area 3 may contain multiple uniform headings.
    Ex: A uniform title is the title by which a work that has appeared under varying titles is to be identified for cataloguing purposes.
    Ex: The relationship of these two types of technology to librarianship is not unlike that of radio to astronomy.
    Ex: To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
    Ex: Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
    Ex: The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.
    Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.
    Ex: The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
    Ex: It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
    Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * algo diferente de = something other than.
    * algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.
    * anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.
    * como diferente a = as distinct from.
    * con diferentes variaciones = in variation.
    * conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale], grey scale [gray scale].
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * diferente de = different to, other than.
    * diferentes ocasiones = at different times.
    * en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.
    * en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.
    * entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * muy diferente de = far different... from, in marked contrast to/with.
    * opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].
    * seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.
    * seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind.
    * ser muy diferente de = be quite apart from.
    * ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.
    * tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo = hold + different perspective on.
    * ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

    * * *
    1 (distinto) different ser diferente A or DE algn/algo:
    mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya my family is different from o to yours
    su versión es diferente a or de la tuya her version is different from o to o ( AmE) than yours
    es un lugar diferente de todos los que he visitado hasta ahora it is unlike any other place I have visited so far
    2 (en pl, delante del n) ‹motivos/soluciones/maneras› various
    diferentes personas manifestaron esa misma opinión various (different) people expressed the same opinion
    existen diferentes enfoques del problema there are a variety o a number of (different) ways of looking at the problem, there are various (different) ways of looking at the problem
    nos hemos encontrado en diferentes ocasiones we've met several times o on several o on various occasions
    por diferentes razones for a variety o a number of reasons, for various reasons
    * * *

     

    diferente adjetivo

    ser diferente a or de algn/algo to be different from sb/sth
    b) (en pl, delante del n) ‹motivos/soluciones/maneras› various;


    diferente
    I adjetivo different [de, from]
    II adverbio differently: ¿no crees que deberíamos atacar el problema de una forma diferente?, don't you think that we should approach the problem differently?
    ' diferente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    discrepar
    - otra
    - otro
    - separada
    - separado
    - desigual
    - dispar
    - distinto
    - diverso
    English:
    differ
    - different
    - distinct
    - off-beat
    - unalike
    - unlike
    - alternative
    - dissimilar
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [distinto] different (de o a from o to);
    una casa diferente de o [m5] a la mía a house different from mine;
    yo soy muy diferente de o [m5] a él I'm very different from him;
    fue una experiencia diferente it was something different
    2.
    diferentes [varios] various;
    se oyeron diferentes opiniones al respecto various opinions were voiced on the subject;
    por diferentes razones for a variety of reasons, for various reasons;
    ocurre en diferentes lugares del planeta it happens in various different places around the world
    ♦ adv
    differently;
    se comportan muy diferente el uno del otro they behave very differently (from one another)
    * * *
    adj different
    * * *
    distinto: different
    * * *
    diferente adj different

    Spanish-English dictionary > diferente

  • 92 digitalización

    f.
    1 digitization.
    2 digitalization, digitation, giving heart failure drugs.
    * * *
    1 digitizing
    * * *
    = digitilisation [digitilization, -USA], digitisation [digitization, -USA], digitising [digitizing, -USA].
    Ex. The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.
    Ex. Digitization can be done prospectively before the library receives a request for information or at the time of the demand.
    Ex. No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.
    ----
    * digitalización de documentos = document imaging.
    * digitalización de imágenes = electronic imaging.
    * digitalización electrónica de imágenes = electronic imaging.
    * proyecto de digitalización = electronic project [e-project], digitisation project.
    * sistema de digitalización de documentos = document imaging system.
    * * *
    = digitilisation [digitilization, -USA], digitisation [digitization, -USA], digitising [digitizing, -USA].

    Ex: The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.

    Ex: Digitization can be done prospectively before the library receives a request for information or at the time of the demand.
    Ex: No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.
    * digitalización de documentos = document imaging.
    * digitalización de imágenes = electronic imaging.
    * digitalización electrónica de imágenes = electronic imaging.
    * proyecto de digitalización = electronic project [e-project], digitisation project.
    * sistema de digitalización de documentos = document imaging system.

    * * *
    digitization, digitalization
    * * *
    Informát digitizing

    Spanish-English dictionary > digitalización

  • 93 documentalista

    f. & m.
    1 archivist.
    2 documentalist, specialist in documentation.
    * * *
    1 (cineasta) documentary maker
    2 (investigador) researcher
    * * *
    SMF
    1) (TV) documentary maker
    2) [en biblioteca] documentalist
    * * *
    = documentalist, information intermediary, information manager, information officer, information scientist, intelligence officer, information specialist.
    Ex. The development of new information techniques -- informatics, computerisation, teledocumentation -- has given rise to a new type of documentalist trained in the special skills necessary to facilitate user access to international data bases using modern computer tools.
    Ex. These hosts are often searched by information intermediaries who have acquired specialist searching skills.
    Ex. The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.
    Ex. The nature of the users, their background, their work, the frequency with which they use the system, and their mode of access to the system (that is, through an intermediary information officer, or directly) are all factors to be considered.
    Ex. Scientists, engineers and other subject specialists may be employed together with information scientists as full-time abstractors.
    Ex. Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.
    Ex. The results are seen in information specialists lacking in sensitivity in the implementation and exploitation of computer-mediated information systems.
    ----
    * AIBDA (Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agri = AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).
    * Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas (ALIA) = Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
    * Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica (LIASA) = Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
    * Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura = International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).
    * comunidad de bibliotecarios y documentalistas, la = library and information community, the.
    * documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian, news librarian.
    * profesión de bibliotecario y de documentalista, la = library and information services profession, the.
    * profesión de documentalista, la = information profession, the.
    * profesión del bibliotecario y documentalista, la = library and information profession, the.
    * profesiones de bibliotecario y de documentalista, las = information professions, the.
    * * *
    = documentalist, information intermediary, information manager, information officer, information scientist, intelligence officer, information specialist.

    Ex: The development of new information techniques -- informatics, computerisation, teledocumentation -- has given rise to a new type of documentalist trained in the special skills necessary to facilitate user access to international data bases using modern computer tools.

    Ex: These hosts are often searched by information intermediaries who have acquired specialist searching skills.
    Ex: The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.
    Ex: The nature of the users, their background, their work, the frequency with which they use the system, and their mode of access to the system (that is, through an intermediary information officer, or directly) are all factors to be considered.
    Ex: Scientists, engineers and other subject specialists may be employed together with information scientists as full-time abstractors.
    Ex: Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.
    Ex: The results are seen in information specialists lacking in sensitivity in the implementation and exploitation of computer-mediated information systems.
    * AIBDA (Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agri = AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).
    * Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas (ALIA) = Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
    * Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica (LIASA) = Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
    * Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura = International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).
    * comunidad de bibliotecarios y documentalistas, la = library and information community, the.
    * documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian, news librarian.
    * profesión de bibliotecario y de documentalista, la = library and information services profession, the.
    * profesión de documentalista, la = information profession, the.
    * profesión del bibliotecario y documentalista, la = library and information profession, the.
    * profesiones de bibliotecario y de documentalista, las = information professions, the.

    * * *
    documentary maker
    * * *

    documentalista sustantivo masculino
    1 (persona que realiza un documental) documentary maker
    2 (recopilador de datos) documentalist, information officer, researcher: los documentalistas han hecho un buen trabajo para la ambientación de la película, the researchers have done a good job with the setting of the movie
    * * *
    1. [en archivo] archivist
    2. Cine & TV documentary filmmaker
    * * *
    m/f documentary maker

    Spanish-English dictionary > documentalista

  • 94 duración

    f.
    duration, elapsed time, length.
    * * *
    1 duration, length
    ■ ¿cúal es la duración de la obra? how long is the play?
    2 (coche, máquina, etc) life
    \
    de larga duración (periodo de tiempo) long, long-term 2 (bombilla etc) long-life 3 (enfermedad) long-term
    * * *
    noun f.
    duration, length
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=extensión) [de conferencia, viaje] length; [de llamada] time

    ¿cuál es la duración del examen? — how long does the exam last?

    de larga duración — [parado, paro] long-term; [enfermedad] lengthy

    2) [de batería, pila] life
    * * *
    a) (de película, acto, curso) length, duration
    b) (de pila, bombilla) life

    pila de larga duración — long-life battery; disco I 1)

    * * *
    = duration, length, life, lifespan [life span], time slot, archival life.
    Ex. The search profile is fixed for the duration of any given search.
    Ex. A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience.
    Ex. The data pen system is supported by battery-operated equipment, but the life of the batteries would not be sufficient to sustain the library's full service for a lengthy period.
    Ex. This programme is planned to have a lifespan of four years with a review after two years.
    Ex. each professional group (i.e., Sections and Round Tables) will receive one time slot of 2 1/2 hours.
    Ex. The study was carried out to establish the prediction of archival life of Write Once Read Many (WORM) optical discs.
    ----
    * de cinco días de duración = five-day.
    * de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.
    * de corta duración = short term [short-term].
    * de cuatro días de duración = four-day.
    * de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].
    * de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].
    * de larga duración = long life, long-lasting, feature-length.
    * de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].
    * de + Número + días de duración = Número + day-long.
    * de una día de duración = one-day.
    * de una semana de duración = one-week, week-long.
    * de un día de duración = day-long, full-day.
    * de un mes de duración = month-long.
    * disco de larga duración = long-play record.
    * duración del trayecto = journey time.
    * duración del viaje = journey time.
    * duración limitada = limited life.
    * estancia de larga duración = long stay.
    * excursión de un día de duración = day trip.
    * larga duración = longevity.
    * LP (disco de larga duración) = LP (long play record).
    * tiempo de duración = lifespan [life span].
    * visita de larga duración = long stay.
    * visita turística de una día de duración = day trip.
    * * *
    a) (de película, acto, curso) length, duration
    b) (de pila, bombilla) life

    pila de larga duración — long-life battery; disco I 1)

    * * *
    = duration, length, life, lifespan [life span], time slot, archival life.

    Ex: The search profile is fixed for the duration of any given search.

    Ex: A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience.
    Ex: The data pen system is supported by battery-operated equipment, but the life of the batteries would not be sufficient to sustain the library's full service for a lengthy period.
    Ex: This programme is planned to have a lifespan of four years with a review after two years.
    Ex: each professional group (i.e., Sections and Round Tables) will receive one time slot of 2 1/2 hours.
    Ex: The study was carried out to establish the prediction of archival life of Write Once Read Many (WORM) optical discs.
    * de cinco días de duración = five-day.
    * de cinco meses de duración = five-month-long.
    * de corta duración = short term [short-term].
    * de cuatro días de duración = four-day.
    * de dos días de duración = two-day [2-day].
    * de duración limitada = timebound [time-bound].
    * de larga duración = long life, long-lasting, feature-length.
    * de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].
    * de + Número + días de duración = Número + day-long.
    * de una día de duración = one-day.
    * de una semana de duración = one-week, week-long.
    * de un día de duración = day-long, full-day.
    * de un mes de duración = month-long.
    * disco de larga duración = long-play record.
    * duración del trayecto = journey time.
    * duración del viaje = journey time.
    * duración limitada = limited life.
    * estancia de larga duración = long stay.
    * excursión de un día de duración = day trip.
    * larga duración = longevity.
    * LP (disco de larga duración) = LP (long play record).
    * tiempo de duración = lifespan [life span].
    * visita de larga duración = long stay.
    * visita turística de una día de duración = day trip.

    * * *
    1 (de una película, un acto) length, duration
    ¿cuál es la duración del curso? how long is the course?
    2 (de una pila, bombilla) life
    pila de larga duración long-life battery
    disco1 m A. (↑ disco (1))
    * * *

     

    duración sustantivo femenino
    a) (de película, acto, curso) length, duration

    b) (de pila, bombilla) life;


    See Also→ disco 1 a
    duración sustantivo femenino duration, length: la película tiene dos horas de duración, the film is two hours long
    ' duración' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alargar
    - ampliación
    - durante
    - larga
    - largo
    - prolongar
    - prolongarse
    - corto
    - disco
    - para
    - semestral
    English:
    brief
    - duration
    - length
    - lengthen
    - life
    - long-life
    - standing
    - time
    - long
    - open
    * * *
    length;
    la duración del curso es de tres meses the course lasts three months;
    ¿cuál es la duración de la obra? how long does the play last?;
    de corta o [m5] poca duración short-lived;
    de larga duración [pila, bombilla] long-life;
    [disco] long-playing
    * * *
    f duration;
    de larga duración long-life atr
    * * *
    duración nf, pl - ciones : duration, length
    * * *
    1. (en general) length
    la duración de la obra es de dos horas the length of the play is two hours / the play lasts two hours

    Spanish-English dictionary > duración

  • 95 economía

    f.
    1 economy, saving, sparingness, thrift.
    2 economics.
    * * *
    2 (ciencia) economics
    3 (ahorro) economy, saving
    4 (moderación) economy, thrift, thriftiness
    1 savings
    \
    hacer economías to economize
    economía de libre mercado free market economy
    economía de mercado market economy
    economía doméstica housekeeping
    economía sumergida black economy
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [gen] economy

    economía de libre empresa, economía de libre mercado — free-market economy

    economía doméstica — domestic service, home economics

    economía subterránea, economía sumergida — underground economy, black economy

    2) (=estudio) economics sing
    3) (=ahorro) economy, saving

    hacer economías — to make economies, economize

    4) (tb: (Ministerio de) Economía (y Hacienda)) Ministry of Finance, Treasury Department (EEUU)
    * * *
    1) ( ciencia) economics
    2) ( de país) economy
    3) ( ahorro)
    4) (de persona, familia) finances (pl)
    * * *
    = economics, economy [economies, pl.], saving, inexpensiveness, thrift.
    Ex. The social sciences class, 300, subsumes economics, Politics, Law and Education.
    Ex. In the interest of economy, and in order to avoid an overcomplex catalogue these rules recommend selective use of added entries.
    Ex. Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.
    Ex. Applications of bibliographic data conversion warrant serious consideration given their availability and inexpensiveness.
    Ex. With his interest in the process of making something, the craftsman embodies the traditional work ethic, with his respect for people and his concern for quality and thrift.
    ----
    * controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.
    * economía agrícola = agricultural economy.
    * economía avanzada = advanced economy.
    * economía basada en el conocimiento = knowledge driven economy.
    * economía de gestión = managerial economics.
    * economía de la información = information economy.
    * economía del conocimiento = knowledge economy.
    * economía de mercado = market economy, market economics.
    * economía de negocios = managerial economics.
    * economía de subsistencia = subsistence economy.
    * economía electrónica = e-economy (electronic economy), e-conomy (electronic economy).
    * economía emergente = emerging economy.
    * economía empresarial = business economics, managerial economics.
    * economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.
    * economía gerencial = managerial economics.
    * economía internacional = international economy.
    * economía mundial, la = world economy, the.
    * economía personal = personal finance.
    * economía rural = rural economy.
    * economia sumergida = informal economy, underground economy.
    * estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.
    * incentivar la economía = stimulate + the economy.
    * inyectar dinero en la economía = pump + money into the economy.
    * Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda = Lord Chancellor's Office.
    * Ministro de Economía = Chancellor of the Exchequer.
    * prensa de economía, la = business press, the.
    * * *
    1) ( ciencia) economics
    2) ( de país) economy
    3) ( ahorro)
    4) (de persona, familia) finances (pl)
    * * *
    = economics, economy [economies, pl.], saving, inexpensiveness, thrift.

    Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes economics, Politics, Law and Education.

    Ex: In the interest of economy, and in order to avoid an overcomplex catalogue these rules recommend selective use of added entries.
    Ex: Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.
    Ex: Applications of bibliographic data conversion warrant serious consideration given their availability and inexpensiveness.
    Ex: With his interest in the process of making something, the craftsman embodies the traditional work ethic, with his respect for people and his concern for quality and thrift.
    * controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.
    * economía agrícola = agricultural economy.
    * economía avanzada = advanced economy.
    * economía basada en el conocimiento = knowledge driven economy.
    * economía de gestión = managerial economics.
    * economía de la información = information economy.
    * economía del conocimiento = knowledge economy.
    * economía de mercado = market economy, market economics.
    * economía de negocios = managerial economics.
    * economía de subsistencia = subsistence economy.
    * economía electrónica = e-economy (electronic economy), e-conomy (electronic economy).
    * economía emergente = emerging economy.
    * economía empresarial = business economics, managerial economics.
    * economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.
    * economía gerencial = managerial economics.
    * economía internacional = international economy.
    * economía mundial, la = world economy, the.
    * economía personal = personal finance.
    * economía rural = rural economy.
    * economia sumergida = informal economy, underground economy.
    * estimular la economía = stimulate + the economy, spur + the economy.
    * incentivar la economía = stimulate + the economy.
    * inyectar dinero en la economía = pump + money into the economy.
    * Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda = Lord Chancellor's Office.
    * Ministro de Economía = Chancellor of the Exchequer.
    * prensa de economía, la = business press, the.

    * * *
    A (ciencia) economics
    Compuestos:
    health economics
    home economics, domestic science
    political economy
    B (de un país) economy
    una economía floreciente/débil/en desarrollo a flourishing/weak/developing economy
    Compuestos:
    free market economy
    knowledge economy
    market economy
    planned o controlled economy
    tiger economy
    black economy
    mixed economy
    black economy
    planned economy
    ( Esp) black economy, underground economy ( AmE)
    C
    (ahorro): tenemos que hacer economías we have to make economies o to economize o to save money o to make savings
    es una falsa economía it's a false economy
    expresó sus ideas con economía de palabras she expressed her ideas succinctly o concisely
    Compuesto:
    fpl economies of scale
    D (de una persona, familia) finances (pl)
    * * *

     

    economía sustantivo femenino



    c) ( ahorro):


    d) (de persona, familia) finances (pl)

    economía sustantivo femenino
    1 economy: la economía del país ha empeorado, the economy has gone into decline
    2 (rama del saber) economics
    3 (de tiempo, esfuerzo, etc) economy, saving: arregló toda su casa con una gran economía de medios, he did up the house as cheaply as he could
    Fíjate en la diferencia entre economics, ciencias económicas, y economy, economía en sentido general: economía sumergida, black economy; economía de mercado, market economy.
    ' economía' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cartera
    - de
    - económica
    - económico
    - enfriar
    - ministra
    - ministro
    - resurgimiento
    - salud
    - sanear
    - saneada
    - saneado
    - saneamiento
    - sangría
    - activar
    - anquilosado
    - anquilosarse
    - boyante
    - crecer
    - débil
    - debilitar
    - frágil
    - informal
    - levantar
    - paralizar
    - regir
    English:
    backbone
    - bounce back
    - chancellor
    - economics
    - economy
    - growth
    - head
    - healthy
    - pick up
    - plan
    - rally
    - revitalize
    - revival
    - revive
    - slump
    - strength
    - strong
    - trading nation
    - upturn
    - weak
    - domestic
    - financial
    - grow
    - road
    - thrift
    * * *
    1. [actividad productiva] economy;
    la economía mundial the global o world economy
    economía capitalista capitalist economy;
    economía dirigida command economy;
    economía doméstica housekeeping;
    economía de empresa enterprise economy;
    Am economía informal black economy;
    economía de libre empresa enterprise economy;
    economía de libre mercado free-market economy;
    economía de mercado market economy;
    economía mixta mixed economy;
    economía planificada planned economy;
    economía social de mercado social market economy;
    economía socialista socialist economy;
    economía de subsistencia subsistence economy;
    economía sumergida black economy, hidden
    2. [ciencia, estudio] economics [singular]
    economía aplicada applied economics;
    economía de empresas business economics;
    economía familiar home economics;
    economía política political economy
    3. [situación económica] [de persona, familia] finances
    4. [ahorro] saving;
    por economía de espacio to save space;
    hacer algo con gran economía de medios to do sth with the optimum use of resources;
    hacer economías to economize o make economies
    economía de escala economy of scale
    * * *
    f
    1 economy;
    hacer economías economize, make economies
    2 ciencia economics sg
    * * *
    1) : economy
    2) : economics
    * * *
    1. (de un país) economy [pl. economies]
    2. (estudios) economics

    Spanish-English dictionary > economía

  • 96 eliminar

    v.
    to eliminate.
    El líquido eliminó las manchas The liquid eliminated the stains.
    El mafioso eliminó al testigo The mobster eliminated the witness.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to eliminate, exclude
    2 (esperanzas, miedos, etc) to get rid of, cast aside
    3 familiar (matar) to kill, eliminate
    * * *
    verb
    3) kill
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=hacer desaparecer) [+ mancha, obstáculo] to remove, get rid of; [+ residuos] to dispose of; [+ pobreza] to eliminate, eradicate; [+ posibilidad] to rule out

    eliminar un directorio — (Inform) to remove o delete a directory

    2) [+ concursante, deportista] to knock out, eliminate

    fueron eliminados de la competición — they were knocked out of o eliminated from the competition

    3) euf (=matar) to eliminate, do away with *
    4) [+ incógnita] to eliminate
    5) (Fisiol) to eliminate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < obstáculo> to remove; < párrafo> to delete, remove
    b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock out
    c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)
    d) < residuos> to dispose of
    2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate
    3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate
    * * *
    = abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.
    Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
    Ex. The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.
    Ex. Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.
    Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.
    Ex. With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
    Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex. List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.
    Ex. Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.
    Ex. In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
    Ex. Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.
    Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
    Ex. He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
    Ex. The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.
    Ex. The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.
    Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
    Ex. This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.
    Ex. It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.
    Ex. A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.
    Ex. Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.
    Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex. This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.
    Ex. Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.
    Ex. Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.
    Ex. But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.
    Ex. Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.
    Ex. 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.
    Ex. Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.
    Ex. Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.
    Ex. Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.
    Ex. Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.
    Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
    Ex. There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
    Ex. Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
    Ex. This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.
    Ex. In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.
    Ex. Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.
    Ex. Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
    Ex. Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.
    Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex. The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.
    Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex. Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.
    Ex. Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.
    Ex. The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
    Ex. His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
    Ex. Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
    Ex. It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.
    Ex. It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.
    Ex. Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
    Ex. This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.
    Ex. My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.
    ----
    * ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.
    * eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.
    * eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.
    * eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.
    * eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.
    * eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.
    * eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].
    * eliminar el sarro = descale.
    * eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.
    * eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.
    * eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.
    * eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.
    * eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.
    * eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.
    * eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar por etapas = phase out.
    * eliminar progresivamente = phase out.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * eliminar puliendo = buff out.
    * eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.
    * eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.
    * eliminar un error = remove + error.
    * eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < obstáculo> to remove; < párrafo> to delete, remove
    b) < candidato> to eliminate; (Dep) to eliminate, knock out
    c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)
    d) < residuos> to dispose of
    2) <toxinas/grasas> to eliminate
    3) (Mat) < incógnita> to eliminate
    * * *
    = abort, cut off, delete, detach, disband, discard, dispose of, do away with, eliminate, eradicate, erase, erode, kill, obviate, purge, remove, rid, suppress, take out, withdraw, screen out, retire, squeeze out, decrement, dispel, weed out, axe [ax, -USA], abolish, pare out, chop off, excise, obliterate, scrap, take off, expunge, cut out, put to + rest, sweep away, root out, nix, drive out, deselect, strip away, roll back, efface, cashier, clear out, weed, sunset, stomp + Nombre + out, zap, take + Nombre + out.

    Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

    Ex: The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.
    Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.
    Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.
    Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
    Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex: List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.
    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.
    Ex: Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.
    Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
    Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.
    Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
    Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
    Ex: The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.
    Ex: The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.
    Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
    Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.
    Ex: It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.
    Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.
    Ex: Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.
    Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex: This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.
    Ex: Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.
    Ex: Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.
    Ex: But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.
    Ex: Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.
    Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.
    Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.
    Ex: Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.
    Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.
    Ex: Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.
    Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
    Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
    Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
    Ex: This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.
    Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.
    Ex: Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.
    Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
    Ex: Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.
    Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.
    Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.
    Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.
    Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
    Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
    Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
    Ex: It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.
    Ex: It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of ' sunsetting' the ban.
    Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
    Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.
    Ex: My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.
    * ayudar a eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.
    * eliminar ambigüedades = disambiguate.
    * eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.
    * eliminar de un golpe = eliminate + at a stroke.
    * eliminar de un texto = redact out, redact.
    * eliminar diferencias = flatten out + differences.
    * eliminar el hielo = de-ice [deice].
    * eliminar el sarro = descale.
    * eliminar gases = pass + gas, break + wind, pass + wind.
    * eliminar la necesidad de = remove + the need for.
    * eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.
    * eliminar las diferencias = iron out + differences.
    * eliminar los duplicados = deduplicate.
    * eliminar + Nombre = clear of + Nombre.
    * eliminar obstáculos = clear + the path, clear + the way.
    * eliminar por etapas = phase out.
    * eliminar progresivamente = phase out.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * eliminar puliendo = buff out.
    * eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.
    * eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.
    * eliminar un error = remove + error.
    * eliminar un obstáculo = remove + barrier, sweep away + obstacle.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.

    * * *
    eliminar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹obstáculo› to remove; ‹párrafo› to delete, remove
    para eliminar las cucarachas to get rid of o exterminate o kill cockroaches
    2 ‹equipo/candidato› to eliminate
    fueron eliminados del torneo they were knocked out of o eliminated from the tournament
    3 ( euf) (matar) to eliminate ( euph), to get rid of ( euph)
    B ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminate
    C ( Mat) ‹incógnita› to eliminate
    * * *

     

    eliminar ( conjugate eliminar) verbo transitivo

    ‹ párrafo› to delete, remove

    (Dep) to eliminate, knock out
    c) (euf) ( matar) to eliminate (euph), to get rid of (euph)


    e) ‹toxinas/grasas› to eliminate

    eliminar verbo transitivo to eliminate
    ' eliminar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acabar
    - cortar
    - descalificar
    - michelín
    - quitar
    - sonda
    - terminar
    - tranquilizar
    English:
    cut out
    - debug
    - eliminate
    - face
    - hit list
    - knock out
    - liquidate
    - obliterate
    - remove
    - weed
    - cut
    - delete
    - do
    - knock
    - take
    - zap
    * * *
    1. [en juego, deporte, concurso] to eliminate (de from);
    el que menos puntos consiga queda eliminado the person who scores the lowest number of points is eliminated;
    lo eliminaron en la segunda ronda he was eliminated o knocked out in the second round
    2. [acabar con] [contaminación] to eliminate;
    [grasas, toxinas] to eliminate, to get rid of; [residuos] to dispose of; [manchas] to remove, to get rid of; [fronteras, obstáculos] to remove, to eliminate;
    eliminó algunos trozos de su discurso he cut out some parts of his speech
    3. Mat [incógnita] to eliminate
    4. Euf [matar] to eliminate, to get rid of
    * * *
    v/t
    1 eliminate
    2 desperdicios dispose of
    3 INFOR delete
    * * *
    1) : to eliminate, to remove
    2) : to do in, to kill
    * * *
    1. (en general) to eliminate
    2. (manchas) to remove

    Spanish-English dictionary > eliminar

  • 97 en colaboración con

    = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with
    Ex. AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
    Ex. As data is compiled and analysed, collection management for serials is modified accordingly, in consultation with academic staff.
    Ex. A growing number of industrial and commercial organizations working in collaboration with members of the academic community are joining JANET.
    Ex. In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.
    Ex. Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.
    Ex. The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.
    * * *
    = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with

    Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

    Ex: As data is compiled and analysed, collection management for serials is modified accordingly, in consultation with academic staff.
    Ex: A growing number of industrial and commercial organizations working in collaboration with members of the academic community are joining JANET.
    Ex: In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.
    Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.
    Ex: The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en colaboración con

  • 98 en tierra

    = onshore, ashore
    Ex. Historical time series of wells drilled in a given country or region onshore and offshore within 10 depth categories will be invaluable.
    Ex. This system will enable the medical personnel at a remote site to contact a physician at a diagnostic centre ( ashore or shipboard) and transmit a visual and auditory presentation of the medical data needed for diagnosis.
    * * *
    = onshore, ashore

    Ex: Historical time series of wells drilled in a given country or region onshore and offshore within 10 depth categories will be invaluable.

    Ex: This system will enable the medical personnel at a remote site to contact a physician at a diagnostic centre ( ashore or shipboard) and transmit a visual and auditory presentation of the medical data needed for diagnosis.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en tierra

  • 99 en tono sarcástico

    Ex. He then went on to note sardonically that, 'this may not be a major drawback because of the increasingly uncritical acceptance of cataloging data which probably conflicts with previous practice at a given library'.
    * * *

    Ex: He then went on to note sardonically that, 'this may not be a major drawback because of the increasingly uncritical acceptance of cataloging data which probably conflicts with previous practice at a given library'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en tono sarcástico

  • 100 falto de sentido crítico

    (adj.) = uncritical
    Ex. He then went on to note sardonically that, 'this may not be a major drawback because of the increasingly uncritical acceptance of cataloging data which probably conflicts with previous practice at a given library'.
    * * *
    (adj.) = uncritical

    Ex: He then went on to note sardonically that, 'this may not be a major drawback because of the increasingly uncritical acceptance of cataloging data which probably conflicts with previous practice at a given library'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > falto de sentido crítico

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