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1 demandar
v.1 to ask for, to seek.2 to demand, to ask for, to claim, to request.Ella demanda atención She demands attention.Ella demandó ayuda She called for assistance.3 to sue, to file a claim, to bring a lawsuit, to file a charge.Ricardo demandó sin demora Richard sued quickly.Ricardo demandó a María Richard sued Mary.4 to require, to require to, to entail, to entail to.La necesidad demanda proceder Need requires proceeding.* * *2 DERECHO to sue* * *verb1) to sue2) sue, file a lawsuit3) call for* * *VT1) (=exigir) to demand2) (Jur) to sue, file a lawsuit against* * *verbo transitivo1) (Der) to sue2) (AmL) ( requerir) to require* * *= demand, sue, clamour for [clamor, -USA], bring + a suit against, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings, exact.Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.Ex. Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Ex. If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.Ex. The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.Ex. Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.----* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* demandar por daños y perjuicios = sue for + damage.* * *verbo transitivo1) (Der) to sue2) (AmL) ( requerir) to require* * *= demand, sue, clamour for [clamor, -USA], bring + a suit against, take + legal action, take + legal proceedings, exact.Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.Ex: How does one bring a harassment suit against one's employer?.Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente = build + pressure.* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.* demandar por daños y perjuicios = sue for + damage.* * *demandar [A1 ]vtA ( Der) to suelo demandé por daños y perjuicios I sued him o I brought a lawsuit against him for damagesB1 (pedir, exigir) to demand2 ( AmL) (requerir) to requireun trabajo que demanda mucha dedicación a job which calls for o requires great dedication* * *
demandar ( conjugate demandar) verbo transitivo
1 (Der) to sue
2 (AmL) ( requerir) to require
demandar verbo transitivo
1 Jur to sue
2 (pedir) to demand
' demandar' also found in these entries:
English:
action
- court
- sue
* * *demandar vtdemandar a alguien por daños y perjuicios to sue sb for damages;demandar a alguien por difamación to sue sb for libel;los demandaremos ante el juez we'll take them to court2. [pedir, requerir] to ask for, to seek;los sindicatos demandan una mejora salarial the unions are demanding a wage rise;este deporte demanda mucha disciplina this sport calls for o requires a lot of discipline* * *v/t JUR sue* * *demandar vt1) : to demand2) requerir: to call for, to require3) : to sue, to file a lawsuit against -
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3 estar inmune a
(v.) = be immune againstEx. Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.* * *(v.) = be immune againstEx: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.
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4 llevar a Alguien a juicio
to take legal action against somebody, sue somebody* * *(v.) = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedingsEx. Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.Ex. If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.Ex. The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.* * *(v.) = bring + lawsuit against + Alguien, take + legal action, take + legal proceedingsEx: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.
Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles. -
5 llevar a juicio
(v.) = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, tryEx. Enter the official proceedings and records of criminal trial, impeachment, courts-martial, etc., under the heading for the person or body prosecuted.Ex. Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.Ex. In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.Ex. The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.Ex. Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.Ex. This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA.Ex. Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.Ex. He was an Israeli undercover agent who captured and brought to justice many Nazi war criminals.Ex. Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.Ex. The Government is now trying him on criminal charges for allegedly misleading officials early in the investigation.* * *(v.) = prosecute, sue, file + suit against, bring + a suit against, litigate, bring + criminal charges against, file + lawsuit against, take + Nombre + to court, bring + Nombre + to justice, put on + trial, tryEx: Enter the official proceedings and records of criminal trial, impeachment, courts-martial, etc., under the heading for the person or body prosecuted.
Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.Ex: How does one bring a harassment suit against one's employer?.Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.Ex: Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.Ex: This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA.Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.Ex: He was an Israeli undercover agent who captured and brought to justice many Nazi war criminals.Ex: Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.Ex: The Government is now trying him on criminal charges for allegedly misleading officials early in the investigation. -
6 no afectar
(v.) = be immune against, leave + unaffectedEx. Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.Ex. The optical fibre cable contributes to this better performance by using a nonelectrical mode of transmission, which leaves it unaffected by electromagnetic disturbances.* * *(v.) = be immune against, leave + unaffectedEx: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.
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7 observado
adj.observed.past part.past participle of spanish verb: observar.* * *= observed.Ex. We can then compare the observed frequency of occurrence of a term in a given document with the expected frequency.* * *= observed.Ex: We can then compare the observed frequency of occurrence of a term in a given document with the expected frequency.
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8 percibido
= perceived, observed.Ex. The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. We can then compare the observed frequency of occurrence of a term in a given document with the expected frequency.----* ser percibido = out of sight.* * *= perceived, observed.Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
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9 ser inmune a
(v.) = be immune from, be immune againstEx. Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.* * *(v.) = be immune from, be immune againstEx: Machine-derived thesauri are not immune from the need for updating.
Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued. -
10 dar importancia a
(v.) = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight onEx. The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.Ex. Particular emphasis is placed on establishing base line turnover rates and examining the relationship of gender to turnover behaviour.Ex. The amount of information given by each source of selection, and the weight a librarian attaches to each, varies considerably.Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.Ex. The frequency of reading by patrons while at the library may be somewhat surprising given the weight that libraries currently place on new technologies.* * *(v.) = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight onEx: The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.
Ex: Particular emphasis is placed on establishing base line turnover rates and examining the relationship of gender to turnover behaviour.Ex: The amount of information given by each source of selection, and the weight a librarian attaches to each, varies considerably.Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile. -
11 alto
adj.1 tall, elevated, high-rise.2 high, upland.3 tall.4 high, steep.Precios altos High (steep) prices5 loud.6 lofty.adv.1 loudly, aloud, high up.2 high, in a high position.intj.stop, hold everything, halt, hold it.m.1 height.2 stop, halt, interruption, pause.3 hill, top of the hill, height.4 upper floor.5 high point, high, maximum.6 Alto.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona, edificio, árbol) tall2 (montaña, pared, techo, precio) high3 (elevado) top, upper4 (importancia) high, top5 (voz, sonido) loud1 high (up)2 (voz) loud, loudly■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?1 (altura) height2 (elevación) hill, high ground\a altas horas de la noche late at nighten lo alto de on the top ofpasar por alto to pass overpor todo lo alto figurado in a grand waytirando alto figurado at the mostalta cocina haute cuisinealta sociedad high societyalta tecnología high technologyaltas presiones high pressure singalto horno blast furnace————————► adverbio1 high (up)2 (voz) loud, loudly■ ¿podrías hablar más alto? could you speak a bit louder?1 (altura) height2 (elevación) hill, high ground————————1 (parada) stop1 halt! (policía) stop!\dar el alto a alguien MILITAR to order somebody to haltalto el fuego cease-fire* * *1. (f. - alta)adj.1) tall2) high3) loud2. adv.1) high2) loudly3. noun m.1) height2) halt, stop* * *I1. ADJ1) [en altura]a) [edificio, persona] tall; [monte] high•
jersey de cuello alto — polo neck jumper, turtleneckmar I, 1)•
zapatos de tacón o Cono Sur, Perú taco alto — high-heeled shoes, high heelsb)• lo alto, una casa en lo alto de la cuesta — a house on top of the hill
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lanzar algo de o desde lo alto — to throw sth down, throw sth down from abovepor todo lo alto —
2) [en nivel] [grado, precio, riesgo] high; [clase, cámara] upperla marea estaba alta — it was high tide, the tide was in
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alto/a comisario/a — High Commissioner•
alta costura — high fashion, haute couture•
alto/a ejecutivo/a — top executive•
alta escuela — (Hípica) dressage•
alta fidelidad — high fidelity, hi-fi•
alto funcionario — senior official, high-ranking official•
oficiales de alta graduación — senior officers, high-ranking officers•
altos mandos — senior officers, high-ranking officers•
de altas miras, es un chico de altas miras — he is a boy of great ambition•
alta presión — (Téc, Meteo) high pressure•
temporada alta — high season•
alta tensión — high tension, high voltageAlta Velocidad Española — Esp name given to high speed train system
3) [en intensidad]4) [en el tiempo]5) [estilo] lofty, elevated6) (=revuelto)7) (Geog) upper8) (Mús) [nota] sharp; [instrumento, voz] alto9) ( Hist, Ling) high2. ADV1) (=arriba) high2) (=en voz alta)hablar alto — (=en voz alta) to speak loudly; (=con franqueza) to speak out, speak out frankly
¡más alto, por favor! — louder, please!
volarpensar (en) alto — to think out loud, think aloud
3. SM1) (=altura)mide 1,80 de alto — he is 1.80 metres tall
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en alto, coloque los pies en alto — put your feet upcon las manos en alto — [en atraco, rendición] with one's hands up; [en manifestación] with one's hands in the air
dejar algo en alto —
el resultado deja muy en alto su reputación como el mejor del mundo — the result has boosted his reputation as the best in the world
estas cosas dejan en alto el buen nombre de un país — these things contribute to maintaining the country's good name
2) (Geog) hill3) (Arquit) upper floor4) (Mús) alto5)6)• pasar por alto — [+ detalle, problema] to overlook
7) Chile [de ropa, cartas] pile8) Chile [de tela] length9)II1. SM1) (=parada) stop•
dar el alto a algn — to order sb to halt, stop sba este bar vienen los camioneros que hacen un alto en el camino — the lorry drivers stop off at this bar on the way
hicieron un alto en el trabajo para comer un bocadillo — they took a break from work to eat a sandwich
alto el fuego — Esp ceasefire
2) (Aut) (=señal) stop sign; (=semáforo) lights pl2.EXCL¡alto! — halt!, stop!
¡alto ahí! — stop there!
¡alto el fuego! — cease fire!
* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> highzapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes
b) [ESTAR]2) (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] highb) [estar]la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in
eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation
en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree
3) (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure
4)a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loudb)en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud
5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high7) (delante del n)a) (Ling) highb) (Geog) upper•- alta marII1) <volar/subir> high2) < hablar> loud, loudlyIIIpasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
interjección halt!IValto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!
1)a) ( altura)b) ( en el terreno) high ground2)a) ( de edificio) top floorviven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat
3)a) (parada, interrupción)b) (Méx) (Auto)pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign
4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) [ser] <persona/edificio/árbol> tall; <pared/montaña> highzapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes
b) [ESTAR]2) (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] highb) [estar]la marea está alta — it's high tide, the tide's in
eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation
en lo alto de la montaña/de un árbol — high up on the mountainside/in a tree
3) (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure
4)a) [estar] ( en intensidad) <volumen/televisión> loudb)en alto or en voz alta — aloud, out loud
5) (delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) <ejecutivo/funcionario> high-ranking, top6) (delante del n) <ideales/opinión> high7) (delante del n)a) (Ling) highb) (Geog) upper•- alta marII1) <volar/subir> high2) < hablar> loud, loudlyIIIpasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)
interjección halt!IValto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!
1)a) ( altura)b) ( en el terreno) high ground2)a) ( de edificio) top floorviven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat
3)a) (parada, interrupción)b) (Méx) (Auto)pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign
4) (Chi fam) ( de cosas) pile, heap* * *alto11 = stop.Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.
* alto del fuego = cease-fire.* alto en el camino = stopover.* echar por alto = bungle.* pasar por alto = bypass [by-pass], gloss over, miss, obviate, overlook, short-circuit [shortcircuit], skip over, leapfrog, pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by, flout, close + the door on, skip.* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.* pasar por alto rápidamente = race + past.* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.alto22 = alto.Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.
alto33 = height.Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.
* altos y bajos = highs and lows, peaks and valleys.* celebrar por todo lo alto = make + a song and dance about.* con la frente en alto = stand + tall.* en lo alto = on top.* en lo alto de = on top of, atop.* poner los pies en alto = put + Posesivo + feet up.alto44 = heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], superior, tall [taller -comp., tallest -sup.], hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.Ex: Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid -- either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.* a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* a altas horas de la noche = late at night.* alcanzar cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights.* alta burguesía, la = gentry, the.* alta cocina = haute cuisine.* alta costura = haute couture.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* alta intensidad = high-rate.* alta mar = high seas, the.* alta posición = high estate.* alta productividad = high yield.* alta resolución = high resolution.* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.* altas esferas, las = corridors of power, the.* alta tecnología = high-tech, high-technology, hi-tech.* alta traición = high treason.* alta velocidad = high-rate.* alto cargo = senior post, top official, senior position, top person [top people, -pl.], top executive, top position, senior manager, senior executive, high official, top manager, senior official.* alto cargo público = senior public official.* alto comisario = high commissioner.* alto dignatario = high official.* alto en fibras = high-fibre.* alto funcionario = high official.* alto horno = blast furnace.* alto nivel = high standard.* alto precio = costliness.* alto rendimiento = high yield.* alto riesgo = high stakes.* altos cargos = people in high office.* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* alto y delgado = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* amontonarse muy alto = be metres high.* apuntar muy alto = reach for + the stars, shoot for + the stars.* a un alto nivel = high level [high-level].* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* clase alta = upper class.* con un nivel de estudios alto = well educated [well-educated].* cuando la marea está alta = at high tide.* de alta alcurnia = well-born.* de alta cuna = well-born.* de alta fidelidad = hi-fi.* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.* de alta potencia = high power.* de alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.* de alta resistencia = heavy-duty.* de alta tecnología = high-technology.* de alta tensión = heavy-current.* de alta velocidad = high-speed.* de alto abolengo = well-born.* de alto ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de alto nivel = high level [high-level], high-powered.* de alto rango = highly placed.* de alto rendimiento = high-performance, heavy-duty.* de altos vuelos = high-flying, high-powered.* de alto voltaje = high-voltage.* de la gama alta = high-end.* edificio alto = high-rise building.* en alta mar = on the high seas.* explosivo de alta potencia = high explosive.* fijar precios altos = price + high.* física de altas energías = high energy physics.* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.* frente de altas presiones = ridge of high pressure.* línea de alta tensión = power line.* llevar a cotas más altas = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.* marea alta = high tide.* música de alta fidelidad = hi-fi music.* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.* persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].* persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.* por todo lo alto = grandly, on a grand scale.* quimioterapia de altas dosis = high-dose chemotherapy.* reparador de estructuras altas = steeplejack.* ser muy alto = be metres high.* sistema de altas presiones = high-pressure system, ridge of high pressure.* temporada alta = high season.* tener un alto contenido de = be high in.* unaprobabilidad muy alta = a sporting chance.* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche = a late night + Nombre.alto55 = loud [louder -comp., loudest -sup.].Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
* decir en voz alta = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice.* en voz alta = loudly, out loud.* hablar alto = be loud.* hablar en voz alta = talk in + a loud voice.* leer en voz alta = read + aloud, read + out loud.* pensar en voz alta = think + out loud.* sonido alto = loud noise.* * *A1 [ SER] ‹persona/edificio/árbol› tall; ‹pared/montaña› highzapatos de tacones altos or ( AmS) de taco alto high-heeled shoeses más alto que su hermano he's taller than his brotheruna blusa de cuello alto a high-necked blouse2 [ ESTAR]:¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!mi hija está casi tan alta como yo my daughter's almost as tall as me now o almost my height nowB (indicando posición, nivel)1 [ SER] highlos techos eran muy altos the rooms had very high ceilingsun vestido de talle alto a high-waisted dress2 [ ESTAR]:ese cuadro está muy alto that picture's too highponlo más alto para que los niños no alcancen put it higher up so that the children can't reachel río está muy alto the river is very highla marea está alta it's high tide, the tide's inlos pisos más altos del edificio the top floors of the buildingsalgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands up o with your hands in the aireso deja muy en alto su buen nombre (CS); that has really boosted his reputationúltimamente están con or tienen la moral bastante alta they've been in pretty high spirits lately, their morale has been pretty high recentlya pesar de haber perdido, ha sabido mantener alto el espíritu he's managed to keep his spirits up despite losingDios te está mirando allá en lo alto God is watching you from on highhabían acampado en lo alto de la montaña they had camped high up on the mountainsideen lo alto del árbol high up in the tree, at the top of the treepor todo lo alto in stylecelebraron su triunfo por todo lo alto they celebrated their victory in styleuna boda por todo lo alto a lavish weddingC (en cantidad, calidad) hightiene la tensión or presión alta she has high blood pressurecereales de alto contenido en fibra high-fiber cerealsha pagado un precio muy alto por su irreflexión he has paid a very high price for his rashnessproductos de alta calidad high-quality products[ S ] imprescindible alto dominio del inglés good knowledge of English essentialel nivel es bastante alto en este colegio the standard is quite high in this schoolel alto índice de participación en las elecciones the high turnout in the electionsembarazo de alto riesgo high-risk pregnancytirando por lo alto at the most, at the outsidetirando por lo alto costará unas 200 libras it will cost about 200 pounds at the most o at the outsideD1 [ ESTAR] (en intensidad) ‹volumen/radio/televisión› loudpon la radio más alta turn the radio up¡qué alta está la televisión! the television is so loud!2en voz alta or en alto aloud, out loudestaba pensando en voz alta I was thinking aloud o out loudE ( delante del n) (en importancia, trascendencia) ‹ejecutivo/dirigente/funcionario› high-ranking, topun militar de alto rango a high-ranking army officeruno de los más altos ejecutivos de la empresa one of the company's top executivesconversaciones de alto nivel high-level talksF ( delante del n) ‹ideales› hightiene un alto sentido del deber she has a strong sense of dutyes el más alto honor de mi vida it is the greatest honor I have ever hadtiene un alto concepto or una alta opinión de ti he has a high opinion of you, he thinks very highly of youG ( delante del n)1 ( Ling) highel alto alemán High German2 ( Geog) upperel alto Aragón upper Aragonel Alto Paraná the Upper ParanáCompuestos:feminine upper-middle classes (pl)feminine haute cuisinefeminine high comedyfeminine haute couture, high fashionfeminine high definitionde or en altoa definición high-definition ( before n)feminine High Middle Ages (pl)feminine dressagefeminine high fidelity, hi-fifeminine high frequency● alta marmasculine or feminine el pesquero fue apresado en (el or la) altoa mar the trawler was seized on the high sea(s)se hundió cerca de la costa y no en (el or la) altoa mar it sank near the coast and not on the open sea o not out at seala flota de altoa mar the deep-sea fleetfeminine hairstylingfpl upper echelons (pl)fpl:las altoas finanzas high financefeminine high societyfpl high pressureun sistema de altoas presiones a high-pressure systemfeminine high technologyfeminine high tension o voltagefeminine high treason● alto comisario, alta comisariamasculine, feminine high commissioner● alto comisionado or comisariadomasculine high commissionmasculine blast furnacemasculine high-ranking officermasculine high relief, alto relievomasculine high voltage o tensionalto2A ‹volar/subir/tirar› hightírala más alto throw it higherB ‹hablar› loud, loudlyhabla más alto que no te oigo can you speak up a little o speak a bit louder, I can't hear youalto3halt!¡alto (ahí)! (dicho por un centinela) halt!; (dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!¡alto ahí! ¡eso sí que no estoy dispuesto a aceptarlo! hold on! I'm not taking that!¡alto el fuego! cease fire!Compuesto:alto4A1(altura): de alto highun muro de cuatro metros de alto a four-meter high walltiene tres metros de alto por dos de ancho it's three meters high by two wide2 (en el terreno) high groundsiempre se edificaban en un alto they were always built on high groundB1 (de un edificio) top floorviven en un alto they live in a top floor apartment o ( BrE) flatviven en los altos del taller they live above the workshopC(parada, interrupción): hacer un alto to stophicieron un alto en el camino para almorzar they stopped off o they stopped on the way for lunchdar el alto a algn ( Mil) to stop sb, to order sb to halt1 (señal de pare) stop signpasarse el alto to go through the stop sign2 (semáforo) stoplightE2 ( Chi) (cantidad de tela) length* * *
alto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
1
‹pared/montaña› high;
b) [ESTAR]:◊ ¡qué alto estás! haven't you grown!;
está tan alta como yo she's as tall as me now
2 (indicando posición, nivel)a) [ser] high;
b) [estar]:
la marea está alta it's high tide;
los pisos más altos the top floors;
salgan con los brazos en alto come out with your hands in the air;
con la moral bastante alta in pretty high spirits;
en lo alto de la montaña high up on the mountainside;
en lo alto del árbol high up in the tree;
por todo lo alto in style
3 (en cantidad, calidad) high;
productos de alta calidad high-quality products;
tirando por lo alto at the most
4
5 ( delante del n)
c) ( en nombres compuestos)◊ alta burguesía sustantivo femenino
upper-middle classes (pl);
alta costura sustantivo femenino
haute couture;
alta fidelidad sustantivo femenino
high fidelity, hi-fi;
alta mar sustantivo femenino: en alta mar on the high seas;
flota/pesca de alta mar deep-sea fleet/fishing;
alta sociedad sustantivo femenino
high society;
alta tensión sustantivo femenino
high tension o voltage;
alto cargo sustantivo masculino ( puesto) high-ranking position;
( persona) high-ranking official;◊ alto mando sustantivo masculino
high-ranking officer
alto 2 adverbio
1 ‹volar/subir› high
2 ‹ hablar› loud, loudly;
alto 3 interjección
halt!;◊ ¡alto el fuego! cease fire!
alto 4 sustantivo masculino
1a) ( altura)
tiene tres metros de alto it's three meters high
2a) (parada, interrupción):
alto el fuego (Esp) (Mil) cease-fireb) (Méx) (Auto):
( un stop) to go through the stop sign
alto,-a 2
I adjetivo
1 (que tiene altura: edificio, persona, ser vivo) tall
2 (elevado) high
3 (sonido) loud
en voz alta, aloud, in a loud voice
(tono) high-pitched
4 (precio, tecnología) high
alta tensión, high tension
5 (antepuesto al nombre: de importancia) high-ranking, high-level: es una reunión de alto nivel, it's a high-level meeting
alta sociedad, high society ➣ Ver nota en aloud II sustantivo masculino
1 (altura) height: ¿cómo es de alto?, how tall/high is it?
2 (elevación del terreno) hill
III adverbio
1 high, high up
2 (sonar, hablar, etc) loud, loudly: ¡más alto, por favor!, louder, please!
tienes que poner el horno más alto, you must turn the oven up ➣ Ver nota en high
♦ Locuciones: la boda se celebró por todo lo alto, the wedding was celebrated in style
alto 1 sustantivo masculino (interrupción) stop, break
' alto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- así
- barrio
- caer
- colmo
- cómo
- ella
- fuerte
- horno
- listón
- medir
- media
- monte
- ojo
- pasar
- relativamente
- riesgo
- superior
- suprimir
- suspender
- tacón
- tono
- última
- último
- vida
- vocinglera
- vocinglero
- buzo
- contralto
- cuello
- funcionario
- grande
- hablar
- imaginar
- individuo
- lo
- nivel
- redondear
- saltar
- salto
- subir
- taco
- tanto
- todo
- torre
English:
above
- aloud
- alto
- arch
- atop
- blast-furnace
- brass
- ceasefire
- discount
- foreigner
- gloss over
- halt
- height
- high
- high-end
- high-level
- high-powered
- inflated
- labour-intensive
- laugh
- lifestyle
- loud
- omission
- overhead
- overlook
- pass down
- pass over
- peak
- polo neck
- second
- senior
- short
- sing up
- small
- soar
- speak up
- stop
- tall
- top
- top-level
- top-secret
- topmost
- tree-house
- turtleneck
- unemployment
- up
- upper
- uppermost
- world
- aloft
* * *alto, -a♦ adj1. [persona, árbol, edificio] tall;[montaña] high;es más alto que su compañero he's taller than his colleague;el Everest es la montaña más alta del mundo Everest is the world's highest mountain;¡qué alta está tu hermana! your sister's really grown!;lo alto [de lugar, objeto] the top;Fig [el cielo] Heaven;en lo alto de at the top of;el gato se escondió en lo alto del árbol the cat hid up the tree;hacer algo por todo lo alto to do sth in (great) style;una boda por todo lo alto a sumptuous weddingalto relieve high relief2. [indica posición elevada] high;[piso] top, upper;tu mesa es muy alta para escribir bien your desk is too high for writing comfortably;¡salgan con los brazos en alto! come out with your arms raised o your hands up;aguántalo en alto un segundo hold it up for a second;tienen la moral muy alta their morale is very high;el portero desvió el balón por alto the keeper tipped the ball over the bar;de alta mar deep-sea;en alta mar out at sea;le entusiasma la alta montaña she loves mountaineering;equipo de alta montaña mountaineering gear;mantener la cabeza bien alta to hold one's head high;pasar algo por alto [adrede] to pass over sth;[sin querer] to miss sth out;esta vez pasaré por alto tu retraso I'll overlook the fact that you arrived late this time3. [cantidad, intensidad] high;de alta calidad high-quality;tengo la tensión muy alta I have very high blood pressure;tiene la fiebre alta her temperature is high, she has a high temperature;Informátun disco duro de alta capacidad a high-capacity hard disk;un televisor de alta definición a high-definition TV;una inversión de alta rentabilidad a highly profitable investment;un tren de alta velocidad a high-speed trainalto horno blast furnace;altos hornos [factoría] iron and steelworks;Informát alta resolución high resolution;alta temperatura high temperature;alta tensión high voltage;Der alta traición high treason;alto voltaje high voltagede alto nivel [delegación] high-level;un alto dirigente a high-ranking leaderHist la alta aristocracia the highest ranks of the aristocracy;alto cargo [persona] [de empresa] top manager;[de la administración] top-ranking official; [puesto] top position o job;los altos cargos del partido the party leadership;los altos cargos de la empresa the company's top management;alta cocina haute cuisine;Alto Comisionado High Commission;alta costura haute couture;Mil alto mando [persona] high-ranking officer; [jefatura] high command;alta sociedad high societyaltas finanzas high finance;Informát de alto nivel [lenguaje] high-level;alta tecnología high technology6. [sonido, voz] loud;en voz alta in a loud voice;el que no esté de acuerdo que lo diga en voz alta if anyone disagrees, speak up7. [hora] late;a altas horas de la noche late at night8. Geog upper;un crucero por el curso alto del Danubio a cruise along the upper reaches of the Danube;el Alto Egipto Upper EgyptHist Alto Perú = name given to Bolivia during the colonial era; Antes Alto Volta Upper Volta9. Hist High;la alta Edad Media the High Middle Ages10. [noble] [ideales] lofty11. [crecido, alborotado] [río] swollen;[mar] rough;con estas lluvias el río va alto the rain has swollen the river's banks♦ nm1. [altura] height;mide 2 metros de alto [cosa] it's 2 metres high;[persona] he's 2 metres tall2. [lugar elevado] heightlos Altos del Golán the Golan Heights3. [detención] stop;hacer un alto to make a stop;hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped to have a bite to eat;dar el alto a alguien to challenge sbalto el fuego [cese de hostilidades] ceasefire;¡alto el fuego! [orden] cease fire!4. Mús alto5. [voz alta]no se atreve a decir las cosas en alto she doesn't dare say out loud what she's thinking6. Andes, Méx, RP [montón] pile;tengo un alto de cosas para leer I have a pile o mountain of things to readvive en los altos de la tintorería she lives in a separate Br flat o US apartment above the dry cleaner's♦ adv1. [arriba] high (up);volar muy alto to fly very high2. [hablar] loud;por favor, no hables tan alto please, don't talk so loud♦ interjhalt!, stop!;¡alto! ¿quién va? halt! who goes there?;¡alto ahí! [en discusión] hold on a minute!;[a un fugitivo] stop!* * *1en alta mar on the high seas;el alto Salado the upper (reaches of the) Salado;los pisos altos the top floors;en voz alta out loud;a altas horas de la noche in the small hours;clase alta high class;alta calidad high qualityhablar alto speak loudly;pasar por alto overlook;poner más alto TV, RAD turn up;por todo lo alto fam lavishly;en alto on high ground, high up;llegar alto go farIII m1 ( altura) height;dos metros de alto two meters high2 Chipile3:los altos de Golán GEOG the Golan Heights2 m1 halt;¡alto! halt!;dar el alto a alguien order s.o. to stop;¡alto ahí! stop right there!2 ( pausa) pause;hacer un alto stop* * *alto adv1) : high2) : loud, loudlyalto, -ta adj1) : tall, high2) : louden voz alta: aloud, out loudalto nm1) altura: height, elevation2) : stop, halt3) altos nmpl: upper floorsalto interj: halt!, stop!* * *alto1 adj1. (en general) high2. (persona, edificio, árbol) tall3. (sonido, voz) loudalto2 adv1. (volar, subir) high2. (hablar) loudly -
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(n.) = cocitation strengthEx. Using the random graph hypothesis, the statistical validity of co-citation graphs has been investigated as a function of co-citation strength for a given value of citation frequency.* * *(n.) = cocitation strengthEx: Using the random graph hypothesis, the statistical validity of co-citation graphs has been investigated as a function of co-citation strength for a given value of citation frequency.
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13 documentalista
f. & m.1 archivist.2 documentalist, specialist in documentation.* * *1 (cineasta) documentary maker2 (investigador) researcher* * *SMF1) (TV) documentary maker2) [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
* * *documentalista nmf1. [en archivo] archivist2. Cine & TV documentary filmmaker* * *m/f documentary maker -
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(n.) = cocitation graphEx. Using the random graph hypothesis, the statistical validity of co-citation graphs has been investigated as a function of co-citation strength for a given value of citation frequency.* * *(n.) = cocitation graphEx: Using the random graph hypothesis, the statistical validity of co-citation graphs has been investigated as a function of co-citation strength for a given value of citation frequency.
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15 novedad
f.1 newness (cualidad) (de nuevo).el nuevo sistema operativo incluye muchas novedades the new operating system incorporates many new featureses igual que el model anterior con la novedad de que utiliza energía solar it is the same as the previous model except that it now uses solar power2 change (cambio).desde que te fuiste ha habido muchas novedades en la oficina there have been a lot of changes in the office since you left3 news (noticia).4 new thing (cosa nueva).5 latest news.6 novelty, novelty value, fad.7 development, change in situation.* * *1 (cualidad) newness2 (cosa nueva) novelty3 (cambio) change, innovation■ está introduciendo muchas novedades en el departamento he's making a lot of changes in the department4 (noticia) news■ ¡vaya una novedad, hace tiempo que lo sabíamos! that's nothing new - we've known for quite a while!\sin novedad without incidentsin novedad en el frente all's quiet on the Western front* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cualidad) novelty, newnessla novedad del método sorprendió a todos — the novelty o newness of the method surprised everyone
2) (=cosa nueva) noveltyhace tiempo que la reflexología ha dejado de ser (una) novedad — reflexology ceased to be a novelty a long time ago
¿llegó tarde? ¡vaya novedad! — iró so he was late? surprise, surprise!
3) (=cambio)la jornada ha transcurrido sin novedad — it has been a quiet day, it has been a normal day
sin novedad en el frente — (Mil) hum all quiet on the Western front
4) pl novedades (=noticias) news* * *1)a) ( cosa nueva) innovationla gran novedad para esta temporada — the latest idea (o fashion etc) for this season
b) ( cualidad) newness, noveltyc) novedades femenino plural novelties (pl)2)a) ( noticia)¿cómo sigue? - sin novedad — how is he? - much the same
b) (percance, contratiempo)sin novedad en el frente — (hum) all quiet on the Western front (hum)
* * *= innovation, recency, up-to-dateness, novelty, hype, the, newness, recentness, new release, advance.Ex. Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them were useful 'innovations' and others represented 'modifications adapted to the peculiar character of the system now proposed'.Ex. The four were: accuracy, content (the breadth or scope), recency (up-to-dateness) and frequency of presentation.Ex. Up-to-dateness is particularly vital since recent and current information is in heaviest usage.Ex. IT can motivate children, provide a ' novelty' factor to enliven routine work and serve as a bridge between the classroom and the library.Ex. However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex. Newness is an intrinsic part of change.Ex. Such droops cannot be explained as the result of a relatively high scattering, due to the recentness of the topic.Ex. Attempts to order items can be problematical due to many catalogues no keeping up with deletions and new releases.Ex. I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.----* atractivo de la novedad = novelty appeal, novelty value.* boletín de novedades = current-awareness publication, current awareness bulletin.* de última novedad = streamlined.* información de novedades = press release.* novedad comercial = industry update.* novedades = roundup [round-up], daily news alerts, news alerts, roundup of news, roundup of news.* novedad pasajera = sizzle.* resumen de novedades = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.* ser la novedad = be on the scene.* ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando = be a newcomer to the scene.* servicio de novedades = alerting device, alerting service, news alerts.* servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico = e-mail alert.* sistema de alerta de novedades tecnológicas = technology watch.* tienda de novedades = novelty shop.* últimas novedades de = fresh out from.* valor de la novedad = novelty value.* * *1)a) ( cosa nueva) innovationla gran novedad para esta temporada — the latest idea (o fashion etc) for this season
b) ( cualidad) newness, noveltyc) novedades femenino plural novelties (pl)2)a) ( noticia)¿cómo sigue? - sin novedad — how is he? - much the same
b) (percance, contratiempo)sin novedad en el frente — (hum) all quiet on the Western front (hum)
* * *= innovation, recency, up-to-dateness, novelty, hype, the, newness, recentness, new release, advance.Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them were useful 'innovations' and others represented 'modifications adapted to the peculiar character of the system now proposed'.
Ex: The four were: accuracy, content (the breadth or scope), recency (up-to-dateness) and frequency of presentation.Ex: Up-to-dateness is particularly vital since recent and current information is in heaviest usage.Ex: IT can motivate children, provide a ' novelty' factor to enliven routine work and serve as a bridge between the classroom and the library.Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.Ex: Newness is an intrinsic part of change.Ex: Such droops cannot be explained as the result of a relatively high scattering, due to the recentness of the topic.Ex: Attempts to order items can be problematical due to many catalogues no keeping up with deletions and new releases.Ex: I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.* atractivo de la novedad = novelty appeal, novelty value.* boletín de novedades = current-awareness publication, current awareness bulletin.* de última novedad = streamlined.* información de novedades = press release.* novedad comercial = industry update.* novedades = roundup [round-up], daily news alerts, news alerts, roundup of news, roundup of news.* novedad pasajera = sizzle.* resumen de novedades = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.* ser la novedad = be on the scene.* ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando = be a newcomer to the scene.* servicio de novedades = alerting device, alerting service, news alerts.* servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico = e-mail alert.* sistema de alerta de novedades tecnológicas = technology watch.* tienda de novedades = novelty shop.* últimas novedades de = fresh out from.* valor de la novedad = novelty value.* * *A1 (cosa nueva) innovationla última novedad en el campo de la informática the latest innovation in the field of computingen este modelo se han introducido algunas novedades some new features have been introduced on this modella gran novedad para esta temporada the latest idea ( o fashion etc) for this seasontodas las novedades en discos all the latest records3 (cualidad) newness, noveltycuando se acaba la novedad when the novelty wears offB1(noticia): no es ninguna novedad que viven juntos everybody knows they're living together¡vaya novedad! ( iró); have you only just heard?, that's hardly news!¿cómo sigue tu padre? — sin novedad how's your father? — much the same o no change2(percance, contratiempo): llegamos sin novedad we arrived safely o without incident* * *
novedad sustantivo femenino
1
2 ( noticia):◊ ¿alguna novedad? any news?;
eso no es ninguna novedad everybody knows that;
sin novedad ‹ llegar› safely;
¿cómo sigue? — sin novedad how is he? — much the same
novedad sustantivo femenino
1 (cosa o situación nueva) novelty: no hay novedades de Juan, there is no news of John
todo transcurre sin novedad, everything is going without problems
3 (cualidad) newness, novelty
' novedad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
primicia
- sacar
- presentar
English:
departure
- development
- innovation
- novelty
- safely
* * *novedad nf1. [cosa nueva] new thing;[innovación] innovation;el nuevo sistema operativo incluye muchas novedades the new operating system incorporates many new features;es igual que el model anterior con la novedad de que utiliza energía solar it is the same as the previous model except that it now uses solar power2.[libros] new publications; [moda] latest fashions; [en página web] what's newnovedades [discos] new releases;3. [cualidad] [de nuevo] newness;[de novedoso] novelty4. [cambio] change;el enfermo evoluciona sin novedad there has been no change in the patient's condition;desde que te fuiste ha habido muchas novedades en la oficina there have been a lot of changes in the office since you left5. [noticia] news [singular];sin novedad [sin contratiempo] without incident;Mil all quiet; Humsin novedad en el frente there's nothing to report* * *f1 novelty2 cosa new thing; acontecimiento new development;sin novedad no change, same as always;llegar sin novedad arrive safely3 ( noticia) piece of news* * *novedad nf1) : newness, novelty2) : innovation* * *novedad n1. (cambio) changesi hay alguna novedad, me llamas call me if there's any change2. (noticia) news3. (producto) latest product -
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17 recordar
v.1 to remember (acordarse de).ese pintor recuerda a Picasso that painter is reminiscent of Picassosi mal no recuerdo as far as I can rememberMaría recuerda su niñez Mary remembers her childhood.María recuerda y llora Mary remembers and cries.2 to remind (traer a la memoria).me recuerda a un amigo mío he reminds me of a friend of minerecuérdame que cierre el gas remind me to turn the gas offtienes que ir al dentista esta tarde — ¡no me lo recuerdes! you have to go to the dentist this afternoon — don't remind me!Le recordaré a María I will remind Mary.3 to remind to.María le recuerda a Ricardo recogerla Mary reminds Richard to pick her up.4 to remember of.Esta foto me recordó a mi papá This photo remembered me of my father.* * *1 (rememorar) to remember■ ¿recuerdas? do you remember?2 (traer a la memoria) to remind (a, of)3 (conmemorar) to commemorate\que yo recuerde as far as I can remembersi mal no recuerdo if I remember rightly, if my memory serves me right* * *verb1) to remember, recall2) remind* * *1. VT1) (=acordarse de) to remember1999 será recordado como un año estupendo para todos — 1999 will be remembered as a great year for everybody
recuerdo que un día se me acercó y me dijo... — I remember that one day she came over to me and said...
no lo recuerdo — I can't remember, I don't remember
•
creo recordar que... — I seem to remember o recall that...•
recordar haber hecho algo — to remember doing o having done sthrecuerda haberlo dicho — he remembers saying o having said it
no recuerdo haberte dado permiso para salir — I don't remember o recall giving o having given you permission to go out
2) (=traer a la memoria) to remindestas botas me recuerdan a las que llevábamos de pequeños — these boots remind me of the ones we used to wear as children
¿a qué te recuerda esa foto? — what does that photo remind you of?
•
recordar algo a algn — to remind sb of sthme permito recordarle que aún no hemos recibido el pago — I would remind you o may I remind you that we have not yet received payment
•
recordar a algn que haga algo — to remind sb to do sth3) Méx * (=despertar) to wake up2.VI to rememberno recuerdo — I can't o don't remember
si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right o correctly, if I remember rightly o correctly
que yo recuerde — as far as I can remember, as I recall frm
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <nombre/fecha> to remember, recallrecuerdo que lo puse ahí — I remember o recall putting it there
b) ( rememorar) to remember2)a) ( traer a la memoria)recordarle A alguien/algo que + subj — to remind somebody about something/to + inf
recuérdale lo de la cena/que los llame — remind him about the supper/to call them about the supper
les recuerdo que... — I would like to remind you that...
b) (por asociación, parecido) to remindestos versos recuerdan a Neruda — these verses are reminiscent of Neruda; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.esto me recuerda que... — this reminds me that...
3.que yo recuerde... — as far as I remember...
recordarse v pron (Chi) ( acordarse) to rememberrecordarse DE algo/alguien — to remember something/somebody
* * *= cast + mind back to, recall, recollect, remember, remind, hark(en) back to, come back, reminisce, evoke, be reminiscent of, bring to + mind, recur to, hearken back to.Ex. First cast your mind back to our examination of the Colon Classification.Ex. As will be recalled from the foregoing discussion of Panizzi's ideology, his main entry was designed to represent a book not as a individual entity but as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.Ex. There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.Ex. A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.Ex. The insert mode indicator (the arrow pointing upwards) appears on the screen to remind you that the keyboard is in insert mode.Ex. The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.Ex. At the sight of the park, something came back to Slake.Ex. A general session featured Isaac Asimov who reminisced about libraries in his youth and predicted the continuing need for libraries.Ex. If my comments yesterday managed to evoke the landscape of the State of Ohio, I offer no apologies.Ex. In this sense this book is reminiscent of the cunningly drawn pictures of our youth.Ex. These commands bring to mind word frequency-based automatic indexing algorithms of the past 3 decades.Ex. The kitchen was full of glancing sunlight and clean color; and as she sat there her mind recurred to her attempts to get her assistant to stay.Ex. The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.----* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.* digno de ser recordado = memorable.* facilidad de recordar = memorability.* facultad de recordar = power of recall.* hacer recordar = jog + Posesivo + memory, bring to + mind.* que ayuda a recordar = memory-jogging.* que + Pronombre + recordar = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* que se recuerde = in living memory.* recordar a = reek of.* recordar a uno Algo = bring + Nombre + back to.* recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.* recordar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.* recordar fácilmente = produce + on call.* recordar mal = misremember.* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.* recordarse = go down as.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <nombre/fecha> to remember, recallrecuerdo que lo puse ahí — I remember o recall putting it there
b) ( rememorar) to remember2)a) ( traer a la memoria)recordarle A alguien/algo que + subj — to remind somebody about something/to + inf
recuérdale lo de la cena/que los llame — remind him about the supper/to call them about the supper
les recuerdo que... — I would like to remind you that...
b) (por asociación, parecido) to remindestos versos recuerdan a Neruda — these verses are reminiscent of Neruda; (+ me/te/le etc)
2.esto me recuerda que... — this reminds me that...
3.que yo recuerde... — as far as I remember...
recordarse v pron (Chi) ( acordarse) to rememberrecordarse DE algo/alguien — to remember something/somebody
* * *= cast + mind back to, recall, recollect, remember, remind, hark(en) back to, come back, reminisce, evoke, be reminiscent of, bring to + mind, recur to, hearken back to.Ex: First cast your mind back to our examination of the Colon Classification.
Ex: As will be recalled from the foregoing discussion of Panizzi's ideology, his main entry was designed to represent a book not as a individual entity but as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.Ex: There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.Ex: The insert mode indicator (the arrow pointing upwards) appears on the screen to remind you that the keyboard is in insert mode.Ex: The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.Ex: At the sight of the park, something came back to Slake.Ex: A general session featured Isaac Asimov who reminisced about libraries in his youth and predicted the continuing need for libraries.Ex: If my comments yesterday managed to evoke the landscape of the State of Ohio, I offer no apologies.Ex: In this sense this book is reminiscent of the cunningly drawn pictures of our youth.Ex: These commands bring to mind word frequency-based automatic indexing algorithms of the past 3 decades.Ex: The kitchen was full of glancing sunlight and clean color; and as she sat there her mind recurred to her attempts to get her assistant to stay.Ex: The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.* digno de ser recordado = memorable.* facilidad de recordar = memorability.* facultad de recordar = power of recall.* hacer recordar = jog + Posesivo + memory, bring to + mind.* que ayuda a recordar = memory-jogging.* que + Pronombre + recordar = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* que se recuerde = in living memory.* recordar a = reek of.* recordar a uno Algo = bring + Nombre + back to.* recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.* recordar el pasado = take + a trip down memory lane, stroll down + memory lane, take + a stroll down memory lane.* recordar fácilmente = produce + on call.* recordar mal = misremember.* recordar + Posesivo + palabras = mark + Posesivo + words.* recordarse = go down as.* * *vtA1 ‹nombre/fecha› to remember, recall¿recuerdas dónde lo encontraste? do you remember o recall where you found it?soy muy malo para recordar fechas I'm very bad at remembering datesrecuerdo que lo puse sobre la mesa I remember o recall putting it on the tableno recordaba exactamente qué había pasado she couldn't recall o recollect o remember exactly what had happened2 (rememorar) to rememberrecordar viejos tiempos to remember the old days, to reminisce about the old daysrecuerdo esa época con mucho cariño I have fond memories of that timeB1 (traer a la memoria) recordarle algo A algn:recuérdale que los llame remind him to call themles recuerdo que mañana es el último día remember that o I would like to remind you that tomorrow is the last dayme recordó lo del sábado pasado he reminded me about what happened last Saturday2 (por asociación, parecido) to remindsu forma recuerda la de una calabaza its shape reminds one of a pumpkin, its shape is reminiscent of a pumpkinestos versos recuerdan a Jorge Manrique these verses are reminiscent of Jorge Manrique(+ me/te/le etc): esto me recuerda aquella vez que … this reminds me of the time that …me recuerdas a tu hermano you remind me of your brotherestas calles me recuerdan mucho Bogotá these streets remind me a lot of Bogotá■ recordarviA (acordarse) to rememberque yo recuerde sólo estaba él as I remember (it) o as I recall o as far as I remember he was the only one theresi mal no recuerdo if I remember right, if my memory serves me well o correctlyB ( Chi) (acordarse) to remember recordarse DE algo/algn to remember sth/sb* * *
Multiple Entries:
recordar
recordar algo
recordar ( conjugate recordar) verbo transitivo
1
◊ recuerdo que lo puse ahí I remember o recall putting it there
2a) ( traer a la memoria) recordarle A algnalgo/ que haga algo to remind sb about sth/to do sth;◊ les recuerdo que … I would like to remind you that …
verbo intransitivo ( acordarse) to remember;
recordar
I verbo transitivo
1 (acordarse) to remember, recall: no recuerdo su nombre, I can't remember his name
2 (hacer recordar) to remind: recuérdame que compre el pan, remind me to buy some bread
me recuerda a su madre, she reminds me of her mother
II verbo intransitivo to remember: si mal no recuerdo, if I remember rightly ➣ Ver nota en remember y remind
To remember significa recordar algo ocurrido en el pasado: Recuerdo mi último cumpleaños. I remember my last birthday. To remind significa recordar a alguien que tiene que hacer algo: Recuérdame que mañana tengo que ir al banco. Remind me to go to the bank tomorrow.
' recordar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desempolvar
- evocar
- hablarse
- pasada
- pasado
- recuerdo
- vista
- acordar
- creer
- retener
English:
eventful
- look back
- recall
- recollect
- remember
- remind
- reminiscent
- seem
- think back
- bring
- mind
- must
- reminder
- think
* * *♦ vt1. [acordarse de] to remember;no recuerdo dónde he dejado las llaves I can't remember where I left the keys;recuerdo que me lo dijo I remember him telling me;no recordaba yo un invierno tan frío I don't remember a winter as cold as this2. [traer a la memoria] to remind;recuérdame que cierre el gas remind me to turn the gas off;te recuerdo que el plazo termina mañana don't forget that the deadline is tomorrow;tienes que ir al dentista esta tarde – ¡no me lo recuerdes! you have to go to the dentist this afternoon – don't remind me!3. [por asociación] to remind;me recuerda a un amigo mío he reminds me of a friend of mine;me recuerda aquella vez que nos quedamos sin luz it reminds me of that time when the electricity got cut off♦ vi1. [acordarse] to remember;si mal no recuerdo as far as I can remember* * *I v/t remember, recall;recordar algo a alguien remind s.o. of sthII v/i1:si mal no recuerdo if my memory serves me right2 Méxwake up* * *recordar {19} vt1) : to recall, to remember2) : to remindrecordar vi1) acordarse: to remember2) despertar: to wake up* * *recordar vb1. (acordarse) to remember2. (hacer pensar) to remind -
18 ante
prep.1 in front of, before, in the presence of.2 before, in the event of, taking into consideration.m.1 elk, moose.2 suede, deer skin.* * *1 ZOOLOGÍA elk, moose2 (piel) suede————————1 before, in the presence of2 (considerando) in the face of\* * *1. prep.1) before2) considering, faced with•2. noun m.1) elk, moose2) suede* * *ISM1) (Zool) (=ciervo) elk, moose; (=búfalo) buffalo; Méx (=tapir) tapir2) (=piel) suede3) Méx (=dulce) macaroonIIPREP1) (=en presencia de) [+ persona] before2) (=enfrentado a) [+ peligro] in the face of, faced with; [+ dificultad, duda] faced with3)ante todo hay que recordar que... — first of all let's remember that...
* * *I1)a) (frml) ( delante de) beforeb) ( frente a)2)IIante todo — ( primero) first and foremost; ( sobre todo) above all
a) (Zool) ( especie europea) elk; ( especie norteamericana) mooseb) ( cuero) suede* * *I1)a) (frml) ( delante de) beforeb) ( frente a)2)IIante todo — ( primero) first and foremost; ( sobre todo) above all
a) (Zool) ( especie europea) elk; ( especie norteamericana) mooseb) ( cuero) suede* * *ante11 = suede.Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.
* piel de ante = suede.ante22 = before, in the face of, vis à vis, in the presence of, in view of, facing.Ex: The hearings before the Royal Commission, including among the witnesses some of the most prominent librarians and scholars of that day, extended from 1847 to 1849.
Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex: The information note following the explanatory heading provides guidance to the user of the catalogue vis à vis the conventions used in formulating uniform headings.Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.Ex: Under the Highway Safety Code, cyclists must ride on the street, facing traffic.* ante cualquier adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* ante la adversidad = in the face of + adversity.* ante la ley = at law.* ante la opinión pública = in the public eye.* ante la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.* ante la presión de = in the crush to.* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes.* ante-sala = lobby.* ante todo = first and foremost, before anything else, more than anything else, first of all, above all, above all things.* estar ante = be faced with.* representación ante el juzgado = representation at tribunal.* * *ante1A1 ( frml) (delante de) beforecomparecer ante el juez to appear before the judgemiles de personas desfilaron ante su cadáver thousands of people filed past the body2(enfrentado a): ante la gravedad de la situación in view of o considering o given the seriousness of the situationante la proximidad de las elecciones with the elections so closeveamos cómo reacciona ante este problema let us see how he reacts when faced with this problemtodos somos iguales ante la ley we are all equal in the eyes of the lawnos hallamos ante una gran injusticia we are faced with a grave injusticeante la duda, abstente if in doubt, don'tBse considera ante todo madre she thinks of herself as a mother above all elsela seguridad ante todo safety first, safety must come firstante2A2 (cuero) suedeuna chaqueta de ante a suede jacket* * *
ante preposición
1
b) ( frente a):
iguales ante la ley equal in the eyes of the law;
nos hallamos ante un problema we are faced with a problem
2
( sobre todo) above all
■ sustantivo masculino ( cuero) suede
ante 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (piel) suede
2 Zool elk, moose
ante 2 preposición
1 before, in the presence of
Jur ante notario, in the presence of a notary
2 (en vista de) faced with, in view of: ante la falta de medios, hicieron un llamamiento a la solidaridad, faced with the shortage of resources, they made an appeal for help
♦ Locuciones: ante todo, discreción, above all, be discreet
' ante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
a.m.
- acobardarse
- actitud
- apelar
- calma
- comparecer
- contingencia
- declarar
- desesperación
- desfilar
- disyuntiva
- doblarse
- el
- entera
- entero
- escamarse
- evidenciar
- expectante
- firme
- humillarse
- igualdad
- impasible
- inclinarse
- infranqueable
- inmutable
- levantarse
- palidecer
- plantarse
- prestar
- reaccionar
- resistir
- retroceder
- sombrero
- sucumbir
- viabilidad
- abogado
- acobardar
- alarma
- apocarse
- ciego
- conducir
- humillar
- igual
- imperturbable
- inclinar
- interceder
- ley
- mediar
- negativa
- poder
English:
a.m.
- accountable
- accused
- admire
- alarmed
- ambush
- ante
- appear
- appearance
- before
- bristle
- career
- cheek
- crawl
- curtsey
- curtsy
- demonstrator
- equal
- flail
- gazumping
- give in
- give up
- go before
- grovel
- guilt
- haul up
- insecure
- justice
- kneel
- kowtow
- March
- primarily
- protest
- quail
- react
- responsible
- safety
- shrink
- stick
- suede
- survivalist
- unmoved
- yield
- address
- barrister
- bow
- eye
- file
- first
- go
* * *ante1 nm1. [piel] suede;zapatos de ante suede shoes2. [animal] [europeo] elk;[americano] mooseante2 prep1. [delante de, en presencia de] before;se arrodilló ante el Papa he kneeled before the Pope;comparecer ante el juez to appear before the judge, to appear in court;apelar ante el tribunal to appeal to the court;es muy tímido y se encoge ante sus superiores he's very timid and clams up in the presence of his superiors;nos hicimos una foto ante la Esfinge we took a photo of ourselves standing in front of the Sphinx;estamos ante otro Dalí this is another Dali, we have before us another Dali;desfilar/marchar ante algo/alguien to file/march past sth/sb2. [frente a] [hecho, circunstancia] in the face of;ante una actitud tan intolerante, poco se puede hacer there is little we can do in the face of such intolerance;ante la insistencia de su hermano, accedimos a admitirla at her brother's insistence, we agreed to take her on;no se detendrá ante nada she'll stop at nothing, nothing will stop her;no se amilana ante nada he isn't scared of anything;¿cuál es tu postura ante el aborto? what's your opinion about abortion?;cerrar los ojos ante algo [ignorar] to close one's eyes to sth;ante la duda, mejor no intentarlo if in doubt, it's best not to attempt it;me descubro ante su esfuerzo I take my hat off to him for his effort;extasiarse ante algo to go into ecstasies over sth;se quedó solo ante el peligro he was left to face the danger alone;se crece ante las dificultades she thrives in the face of adversity;ser responsable ante alguien to be accountable to sb;retroceder ante el peligro to shrink back from danger3. [respecto de] compared to;su obra palidece ante la de su maestro his work pales in comparison with that of his master;su opinión prevaleció ante la mía his opinion prevailed over mine4.[en primer lugar] first of allante todo [sobre todo] above all;* * *I m1 suede2 ZO mooseante todo above all* * *ante nm1) : elk, moose2) : suedeante prep1) : before, in front of2) : considering, in view of3)ante todo : first and foremost, above all* * *ante1 n suedeante2 prep1. (delante de) before2. (frente a) in the face of
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