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greed for

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1 consumo excesivo de

= greed for

Ex. The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.

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= greed for

Ex: The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.

Spanish-English dictionary > consumo excesivo de
2 uso excesivo de

= greed for

Ex. The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.

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= greed for

Ex: The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.

Spanish-English dictionary > uso excesivo de
3 ansias de

= hunger for, lust for, greed for

Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.

Ex. In this context aspects such as lust for adventure and self-confidence play an important role.

Ex. The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.

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= hunger for, lust for, greed for

Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.

Ex: In this context aspects such as lust for adventure and self-confidence play an important role.

Ex: The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.

Spanish-English dictionary > ansias de
4 deseo de

= hunger for, lust for, greed for

Ex. If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.

Ex. In this context aspects such as lust for adventure and self-confidence play an important role.

Ex. The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.

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= hunger for, lust for, greed for

Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.

Ex: In this context aspects such as lust for adventure and self-confidence play an important role.

Ex: The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.

Spanish-English dictionary > deseo de
5 ansia

f.

1 longing, yearning.

2 anxiousness.

ansias sickness, nausea (náuseas)

3 desire, anxiety, eagerness, expectancy.

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ansia

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 (ansiedad) anxiety; (angustia) anguish

2 (deseo) eagerness, longing, yearning

■ tener ansia de poder to be longing for power

3 MEDICINA sick feeling

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SF

1) (=anhelo) yearning, longing

ansia de libertad/amor — yearning o longing for freedom/love

ansia de poder/riqueza/conocimiento/aventura — thirst for power/wealth/knowledge/adventure

el ansia de superación — the will to outdo oneself

el ansia de vivir la ayudó a recuperarse — the will to live helped her to recover

el ansia de placeres — the desire for pleasure

tenía ansias de verla — he was yearning o longing to see her

comer con ansia — to eat ravenously

beber con ansia — to drink thirstily

besarse con ansia — to kiss hungrily

mirar con ansia a algn — to look longingly at sb

2) (=ansiedad) anxiety, worry; (=angustia) anguish

3) pl ansias (=náuseas) nausea sing

tener ansias — to feel sick o nauseous

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femenino‡

a) ( avidez)

comer con ansia — to eat eagerly

desear algo con ansia — to want something desperately

ansia de algo — de paz/libertad longing for something, yearning for something

sus ansias de poder — her thirst o craving for power

sentir ansia de hacer algo — to long o yearn to do something

b) (Psic) anxiety

c) ansias femenino plural (Col, Ven fam) ( náuseas) nausea

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= yearning, craving, thirst, eagerness, uneasiness.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex. The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex. The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex. The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.

Ex. Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.

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* ansia de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* ansia de saber = thirst for knowledge.

* ansias de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* ansias de conocer mundo = wanderlust.

* ansias de matar = bloodlust.

* ansias de viajar = itchy feet.

* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.

* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.

* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.

* tener ansias de = crave for.

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femenino‡

a) ( avidez)

comer con ansia — to eat eagerly

desear algo con ansia — to want something desperately

ansia de algo — de paz/libertad longing for something, yearning for something

sus ansias de poder — her thirst o craving for power

sentir ansia de hacer algo — to long o yearn to do something

b) (Psic) anxiety

c) ansias femenino plural (Col, Ven fam) ( náuseas) nausea

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= yearning, craving, thirst, eagerness, uneasiness.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex: The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.

Ex: Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.

* ansia de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* ansia de saber = thirst for knowledge.

* ansias de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* ansias de conocer mundo = wanderlust.

* ansias de matar = bloodlust.

* ansias de viajar = itchy feet.

* con ansias de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.

* con ansias de leer = reading-desirous.

* con ansias de poder = power-hungry.

* tener ansias de = crave for.

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ansia

f‡

1

(deseo, avidez): comer/beber con ansia to eat/drink eagerly

desear algo con ansia to want sth desperately

ansia DE algo longing FOR sth, yearning FOR sth

ansia de conocimientos/libertad longing o thirst o yearning for knowledge/freedom

no lograba satisfacer sus ansias de poder she was unable to satisfy her thirst o lust o craving for power

sentía ansias de volver a verla he longed o yearned to see her again

2 ( Psic) anxiety

3 ansias fpl (Col, Ven fam) (náuseas) nausea

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Del verbo ansiar: ( conjugate ansiar)

ansia es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
ansia
ansiar
ansia feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
a) (avidez, deseo):

◊ con ansia ‹comer/beber› eagerly;

ansia de algo ‹de paz/libertad› longing for sth, yearning for sth;

‹ de poder› thirst for sth, craving for sth;
◊ sentir ansia de hacer algo to long o yearn to do sth;

sus ansias de aprendar her eagerness to learn
b) (Psic) anxiety

c)

◊ ansias sustantivo femenino plural (Col, Ven fam) ( náuseas) nausea

ansiar ( conjugate ansiar) verbo transitivo (liter) ‹libertad/poder› to long for, yearn for;
◊ ansia hacer algo to long to do sth

ansia sustantivo femenino
1 (deseo) longing, yearning
2 (intranquilidad, desasosiego) anxiety
2 Med sick feeling
ansiar verbo transitivo to long for, yearn for

' ansia' also found in these entries:
English:
anxiety
- craving
- greedy
- itch
- lust
- hunger
- yearning

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ansia nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [afán] longing, yearning;

tiene ansia de poder she is hungry for power;

bebía con ansia he drank thirstily;

las ansias de vivir the will to live;

las ansias independentistas de la región the region's desire for independence

2. [ansiedad] anxiousness;
[angustia] anguish;
esperan los resultados con ansia they are anxiously waiting for the results;

no pases ansia, todo saldrá bien don't worry o be anxious, it will all turn out all right in the end

3.
ansias [náuseas] sickness, nausea

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ansia

f

1 yearning;

ansia de saber thirst for knowledge;

ansia de poder desire o yearning for power

2 ( inquietud) anxiety, anxiousness

3

:

ansias pl nausea sg

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ansia nf

1) inquietud: apprehensiveness, uneasiness

2) angustia: anguish, distress

3) anhelo: longing, yearning

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ansia n (anhelo) longing / desire

un ansia de dinero a longing for money

tenía ansias de evadirse de la ciudad he longed to escape from the city

Spanish-English dictionary > ansia
6 deseo

m.

1 desire.

arder en deseos de hacer algo to be burning with desire to do something

2 wish (anhelo).

se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish

pedir/conceder un deseo to ask for/grant a wish

tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command

buenos deseos good intentions

con mis/nuestros mejores deseos (with my/our) best wishes (en carta, obsequio)

pres.indicat.

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

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deseo

► nombre masculino

1 wish, desire

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FRASEOLOGÍA

formular un deseo to make a wish

tener deseo de algo to wish something

■ tengo muchos deseos de que llegue el verano I wish summer would come, I'm longing for the summer

buenos deseos good intentions

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noun m.

desire, wish

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SM

1) (=anhelo) desire, wish

mi mayor deseo es encontrar un trabajo — my dearest wish o greatest desire is to find a job

el deseo de poder — the lust for power

un inacabable deseo de saber — an unquenchable thirst for knowledge

llegó al poder con buenos deseos de mejorarlo todo — he came to power with every intention of improving things

tengo deseos de verla — I yearn to see her, I'm longing to see her

ardo en deseos de conocerla — liter I have a burning desire to meet her

2) (=cosa deseada) wish

pedir o formular un deseo — to make a wish

su último deseo fue que la incineraran — her dying wish was to be cremated

nuestro deseo es que seas feliz — our wish is for you to be happy

con mis mejores deseos para el Año Nuevo — with best wishes for the New Year

tus deseos son órdenes — your wish is my command

3) (tb: deseo sexual) desire

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masculino

a) ( anhelo) wish

formular un deseo — to make a wish

que se cumplan todos tus deseos — may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)

deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

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= appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.

Ex. We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.

Ex. On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.

Ex. The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex. The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

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* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.

* deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* deseo de cooperación = engagement.

* deseo de matar = bloodlust.

* deseo explícito = explicit wish.

* deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.

* deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.

* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.

* expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.

* hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.

* lista de deseos = wish list.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.

* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

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masculino

a) ( anhelo) wish

formular un deseo — to make a wish

que se cumplan todos tus deseos — may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)

deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

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= appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.

Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.

Ex: On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.

Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.

* deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* deseo de cooperación = engagement.

* deseo de matar = bloodlust.

* deseo explícito = explicit wish.

* deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.

* deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.

* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.

* expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.

* hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.

* lista de deseos = wish list.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.

* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

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deseo

masculine

1 (anhelo) wish

el hada le concedió tres deseos the fairy granted him three wishes

formular un deseo to make a wish

que se hagan realidad or que se cumplan todos tus deseos may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí ( fr hecha); your wish is my command ( set phrase)

se procedió según su deseo everything was done according to his wishes

su último deseo fue que lo enterrasen allí his dying o last wish was to be buried there

deseos DE algo:

con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success

deseos DE + INF:

ardía en deseos de verla ( liter); he had a burning desire to see her

2 (apetito sexual) desire

la satisfacción del deseo the satisfaction of desire

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Del verbo desear: ( conjugate desear)

deseo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

deseó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
desear
deseo
desear ( conjugate desear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suerte/éxito/felicidad› to wish;
◊ te deseo un feliz viaje I hope you have a good trip

2 ( querer):
◊ un embarazo no deseado an unwanted pregnancy;

las tan deseadas vacaciones the long-awaited holidays;
lo que más deseo es … my greatest wish is …;
si tú lo deseas if you want to;
deseoía una respuesta ahora I would like a reply now;
está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you;
¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?
3 ‹ persona› to desire, want
deseo sustantivo masculino
a) ( anhelo) wish;

◊ formular un deseo to make a wish

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

desear verbo transitivo
1 (anhelar, querer con intensidad) to desire: estoy deseando verte, I'm looking forward to seeing you
te deseo lo mejor, I wish you all the best
(suerte, felicidad, etc) to wish: os deseo unas felices vacaciones, have a good holiday
2 (sexualmente) to desire, want
3 frml (querer) to want: ¿desea usted algo, caballero?, can I help you, Sir?
deseo ver al director, I would like to see the manager
♦ Locuciones: deja mucho/bastante que desear, it leaves a lot to be desired
deseo sustantivo masculino
1 wish
2 (sexual, pasional) desire
deseos de venganza, desire for revenge
♦ Locuciones: arder en deseos, to yearn for
' deseo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- ansia
- aspiración
- capricho
- carnal
- conceder
- cumplir
- cumplirse
- desear
- formular
- gana
- hambre
- impulso
- pretensión
- provocar
- prurito
- que
- rabiar
- realizar
- saciar
- satisfacción
- sed
- si
- sucumbir
- sueño
- voluntad
- ardiente
- avivar
- excitar
- felicitación
- feliz
- ferviente
- insatisfecho
- irrealizable
- irresistible
- mejor
- querer
- viveza
- vivo
English:
anxiety
- appetite
- ardent
- death wish
- desire
- every
- express
- get-well card
- indulge
- indulgence
- intense
- longing
- lust
- overwhelming
- sexual
- uncontrollable
- unvoiced
- wish

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deseo nm

1. [pasión] desire;

no sentía ningún deseo por él she felt no desire for him

2. [anhelo] wish;

piensa un deseo y sopla las velas think of a wish and blow out the candles;

expresó su deseo de paz para la región he expressed his desire for peace in the region;

buenos deseos good intentions;

con mis/nuestros mejores deseos [en carta, obsequio] (with my/our) best wishes;

conceder un deseo to grant a wish;

se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish;

formular un deseo to make a wish;

pedir un deseo to ask for a wish;
Formal
por deseo expreso de… at the express wish of…;

su último deseo fue… his last wish was…;

su último deseo fue que la casa nunca se vendiera her last o dying wish was that the house should never be sold;

Comp

tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command

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deseo

m wish

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deseo nm

: wish, desire

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deseo n wish [pl. wishes]

el genio de la lámpara le concedió tres deseos a Aladino the genie of the lamp granted Aladdin three wishes

pide un deseo make a wish

Spanish-English dictionary > deseo
7 uso

m.

1 use.

hacer uso de to make use of, to use; (utilizar) to exercise (de prerrogativa, derecho)

de uso externo for external use only (medicamento)

fuera de uso out of use, obsolete

tener el uso de la palabra to have the floor

uso de razón power of reason

2 custom (costumbre).

al uso fashionable

al uso andaluz in the Andalusian style

3 usage (linguistics).

4 wear and tear (desgaste).

pres.indicat.

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

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USO

► abreviatura

1 ( Unión Sindical Obrera) professional worker's union

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noun m.

1) use

2) wear

3) custom, usage

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SF ABR Esp
= Unión Sindical Obrera
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masculino

1) ( utilización)

a) (de producto, medicamento) use; (de máquina, material) use

desgastarse con el uso — to wear out with use

instrucciones para su uso — instructions for use

de uso personal — for personal use

métodos de uso extendido en... — methods widely used in...

los trenes todavía no han entrado en uso — the trains are not in service yet

hacer uso de algo — to use something

su uso prolongado puede producir dependencia — it can be habit-forming if taken over a long period

de uso externo — (Farm) for external use only

b) (de idioma, expresión) use

una expresión sancionada por el uso — (frml) an expression that has gained acceptance through usage

c) (de facultad, derecho)

en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales — in full possession of his mental faculties

hacer uso de un derecho — to exercise a right

hacer uso de la palabra — (frml) to speak

hacer uso y abuso de algo — ( de privilegio) to abuse something

se ha hecho uso y abuso de esta metáfora — this metaphor has been used time and again

2) ( de prenda)

estos zapatos tienen años de uso — I've had years of wear out of these shoes

ropa de uso diario — everyday clothes

los zapatos ceden con el uso — shoes give with wear

- uso de razón

3) (utilidad, aplicación) use

una batidora con múltiples usos — a multi-purpose mixer

4) ( usanza) custom

usos aztecas que aún sobreviven — Aztec customs which still survive

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= deployment, disposition, exercise, take-up, usage, use, utilisation [utilization, -USA], utility, consumption, employment, uptake, wear, delivery.

Ex. In the context of this report any such policy would have to accept that speedy response to current problems requires the deployment of resources in favour of innovative information-driven programmes.

Ex. The process provides an effective means of controlling such serials until a final decision has been made regarding their disposition.

Ex. A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.

Ex. One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.

Ex. Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.

Ex. Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.

Ex. On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.

Ex. Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.

Ex. The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.

Ex. Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.

Ex. The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.

Ex. When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.

Ex. Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

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* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* aumento del uso = increased use.

* bloque funcional para uso internacional = international use block.

* bloque funcional para uso nacional = national use block.

* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].

* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.

* condiciones de uso = terms of use.

* condiciones legales de uso = legal boilerplate.

* con el uso = in use, with use.

* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.

* cubrir un uso = address + use.

* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar un uso = put to + purpose.

* dar uso = put to + use.

* dar uso a = make + use of.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* de pago según el uso = on a pay a you use basis, on a pay as you go basis.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.

* desgaste por el uso = wear and tear.

* destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.

* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.

* de uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* de uso cutáneo = use + topically.

* de uso externo = for external use only.

* de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.

* de uso frecuente = frequently-used.

* de uso general = general-use.

* de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].

* de uso múltiple = all-purpose.

* de uso público = publicly available.

* de uso tópico = use + topically.

* encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.

* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.

* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.

* en uso = in use.

* estadísticas de uso = usage statistics, use statistics.

* estudio de uso = use study.

* facilidad de uso = usability, user-friendliness, ease of use.

* formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* frecuencia de uso = usage rate.

* gastado por el uso = worn-out.

* hábito de uso = usage pattern, use pattern.

* hábito de uso, patrón de uso = usage pattern.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.

* hacer uso = put to + use.

* hacer uso de = make + use of, draw on/upon, leverage, patronise [patronize, -USA], tap into, deploy.

* hacer uso de influencias = pull + strings.

* hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.

* hacer uso de un conocimiento = draw on/upon + knowledge.

* hacer uso personal = make + personal use.

* haciendo uso de = by recourse to.

* herramienta de uso de Internet = Internet appliance.

* herramienta para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.

* incremento del uso = increased use.

* índice de uso = performance measure, output measure.

* instrucciones de uso = use instruction.

* licencia de uso = licence agreement.

* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.

* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.

* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.

* multiuso = multi-functional, multi-use [multiuse].

* normas de uso = user policy.

* ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).

* pago según el uso = pay-per-view, pay-for-use.

* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.

* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.

* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.

* para todo uso = all-purpose.

* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* para uso del profesional = professional-use.

* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.

* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* recurrir al uso de = resort to + the use of.

* rentabilizar el uso = maximise + use.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.

* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.

* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.

* sistema de facturación por uso = cost billing system.

* sistema en uso = operational system.

* sustancia de uso reglamentado = controlled substance.

* sustancia de uso regulado = controlled substance.

* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.

* uso a distancia = remote use.

* uso compartido = sharing.

* uso compartido de la información = information sharing.

* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.

* uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].

* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.

* uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.

* uso de la colección = stock use.

* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].

* uso de las mayúsculas = capitalisation [capitalization, -USA].

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* uso de sustancias = substance use.

* uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.

* uso diario = everyday use.

* uso doméstico = domestic use.

* uso excesivo = prodigality, overuse.

* uso excesivo de = greed for.

* uso inadecuado = misuse, mistreatment.

* uso indebido = misuse.

* uso normal = normal usage.

* uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.

* uso personal = personal use.

* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.

* uso razonable = fair dealing, fair use.

* uso remoto = remote use.

* usos y costumbres = customs and habits.

* usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.

* uso tópico = for external use only.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.

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masculino

1) ( utilización)

a) (de producto, medicamento) use; (de máquina, material) use

desgastarse con el uso — to wear out with use

instrucciones para su uso — instructions for use

de uso personal — for personal use

métodos de uso extendido en... — methods widely used in...

los trenes todavía no han entrado en uso — the trains are not in service yet

hacer uso de algo — to use something

su uso prolongado puede producir dependencia — it can be habit-forming if taken over a long period

de uso externo — (Farm) for external use only

b) (de idioma, expresión) use

una expresión sancionada por el uso — (frml) an expression that has gained acceptance through usage

c) (de facultad, derecho)

en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales — in full possession of his mental faculties

hacer uso de un derecho — to exercise a right

hacer uso de la palabra — (frml) to speak

hacer uso y abuso de algo — ( de privilegio) to abuse something

se ha hecho uso y abuso de esta metáfora — this metaphor has been used time and again

2) ( de prenda)

estos zapatos tienen años de uso — I've had years of wear out of these shoes

ropa de uso diario — everyday clothes

los zapatos ceden con el uso — shoes give with wear

- uso de razón

3) (utilidad, aplicación) use

una batidora con múltiples usos — a multi-purpose mixer

4) ( usanza) custom

usos aztecas que aún sobreviven — Aztec customs which still survive

* * *

= deployment, disposition, exercise, take-up, usage, use, utilisation [utilization, -USA], utility, consumption, employment, uptake, wear, delivery.

Ex: In the context of this report any such policy would have to accept that speedy response to current problems requires the deployment of resources in favour of innovative information-driven programmes.

Ex: The process provides an effective means of controlling such serials until a final decision has been made regarding their disposition.

Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.

Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.

Ex: Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.

Ex: Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.

Ex: On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.

Ex: Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.

Ex: The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.

Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.

Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.

Ex: When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.

Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* aumento del uso = increased use.

* bloque funcional para uso internacional = international use block.

* bloque funcional para uso nacional = national use block.

* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].

* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.

* condiciones de uso = terms of use.

* condiciones legales de uso = legal boilerplate.

* con el uso = in use, with use.

* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.

* cubrir un uso = address + use.

* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar un uso = put to + purpose.

* dar uso = put to + use.

* dar uso a = make + use of.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* de pago según el uso = on a pay a you use basis, on a pay as you go basis.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.

* desgaste por el uso = wear and tear.

* destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.

* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.

* de uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* de uso cutáneo = use + topically.

* de uso externo = for external use only.

* de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.

* de uso frecuente = frequently-used.

* de uso general = general-use.

* de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].

* de uso múltiple = all-purpose.

* de uso público = publicly available.

* de uso tópico = use + topically.

* encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.

* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.

* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.

* en uso = in use.

* estadísticas de uso = usage statistics, use statistics.

* estudio de uso = use study.

* facilidad de uso = usability, user-friendliness, ease of use.

* formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* frecuencia de uso = usage rate.

* gastado por el uso = worn-out.

* hábito de uso = usage pattern, use pattern.

* hábito de uso, patrón de uso = usage pattern.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.

* hacer uso = put to + use.

* hacer uso de = make + use of, draw on/upon, leverage, patronise [patronize, -USA], tap into, deploy.

* hacer uso de influencias = pull + strings.

* hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.

* hacer uso de un conocimiento = draw on/upon + knowledge.

* hacer uso personal = make + personal use.

* haciendo uso de = by recourse to.

* herramienta de uso de Internet = Internet appliance.

* herramienta para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.

* incremento del uso = increased use.

* índice de uso = performance measure, output measure.

* instrucciones de uso = use instruction.

* licencia de uso = licence agreement.

* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.

* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.

* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.

* multiuso = multi-functional, multi-use [multiuse].

* normas de uso = user policy.

* ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).

* pago según el uso = pay-per-view, pay-for-use.

* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.

* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.

* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.

* para todo uso = all-purpose.

* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* para uso del profesional = professional-use.

* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.

* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* recurrir al uso de = resort to + the use of.

* rentabilizar el uso = maximise + use.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.

* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.

* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.

* sistema de facturación por uso = cost billing system.

* sistema en uso = operational system.

* sustancia de uso reglamentado = controlled substance.

* sustancia de uso regulado = controlled substance.

* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.

* uso a distancia = remote use.

* uso compartido = sharing.

* uso compartido de la información = information sharing.

* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.

* uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].

* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.

* uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.

* uso de la colección = stock use.

* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].

* uso de las mayúsculas = capitalisation [capitalization, -USA].

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* uso de sustancias = substance use.

* uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.

* uso diario = everyday use.

* uso doméstico = domestic use.

* uso excesivo = prodigality, overuse.

* uso excesivo de = greed for.

* uso inadecuado = misuse, mistreatment.

* uso indebido = misuse.

* uso normal = normal usage.

* uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.

* uso personal = personal use.

* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.

* uso razonable = fair dealing, fair use.

* uso remoto = remote use.

* usos y costumbres = customs and habits.

* usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.

* uso tópico = for external use only.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.

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USO

/ˈuso/

feminine

(en Esp) = Unión Sindical Obrera

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Del verbo usar: ( conjugate usar)

uso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

usó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
usar
uso
usar ( conjugate usar) verbo transitivo
a) ( utilizar) to use;

◊ ¿qué champú usas? what shampoo do you use?;

uso algo/a algn de or como algo to use sth/sb as sth
b) ( llevar) ‹alhajas/ropa/perfume› to wear;

◊ estos zapatos están sin uso these shoes are unworn, these shoes have never been worn

usarse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers) (esp AmL) ( estar de moda) [color/ropa] to be in fashion, to be popular;
◊ ya no se usa hacer fiestas de compromiso people don't tend to have engagement parties any more

uso sustantivo masculino
a) (de producto, medicamento, máquina) use;

◊ instrucciones para su uso instructions for use;

hacer uso de algo to use sth
b) (de facultad, derecho):

◊ en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales in full possession of his mental faculties;

hacer uso de un derecho to exercise a right;
desde que tengo uso de razón ever since I can remember;
hacer uso de la palabra (frml) to speak
c) ( de prenda):

◊ ropa de uso diario everyday clothes;

los zapatos ceden con el uso shoes give with wear
usar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer uso, emplear) to use: no uses mi maquinilla, don't use my razor
siempre usa el mismo método, she uses always the same method
2 (llevar ropa, perfume, etc) to wear
II vi (utilizar) to use
uso sustantivo masculino
1 use
(aplicación) se compró el ordenador, pero no le da ningún uso, he bought the computer, but he never makes use of it
(modo de aplicación) instrucciones de uso, instructions for use
uso externo/tópico, external/local application
2 (costumbre) custom
' uso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
billón
- cada
- casarse
- como
- crema
- cuchara
- destartalar
- destino
- deterioro
- doméstica
- doméstico
- escayola
- espantosa
- espantoso
- estar
- extendida
- extendido
- externa
- externo
- gasto
- lindeza
- misma
- mismo
- mortal
- muerta
- muerto
- parecer
- permitirse
- poder
- prerrogativa
- pues
- pura
- puro
- que
- rozar
- rozarse
- sala
- si
- tal
- tópica
- tópico
- universal
- usar
- utensilio
- vaya
- ver
- verdadera
- verdadero
- vulgarización
- vulgarizar
English:
abuse
- afford
- agree
- antiallergenic
- balloon
- bed
- blind
- cease
- continue
- current
- disposable
- do
- dog-eared
- enjoy
- ever
- exclusively
- feel
- floor
- fluoride
- for
- fuck
- good
- have
- hear of
- herself
- himself
- indeed
- intend
- internal
- it
- itself
- just
- lend
- lie
- listen
- literally
- misuse
- myself
- never
- next
- nice
- not
- oneself
- only
- ourselves
- practice
- practise
- public
- quite
- ridesharing

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USO ['uso] nf (abrev de Unión Sindical Obrera)

= centre-right Spanish union

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USO

f abr (= Unión Sindical Obrera) Spanish trade union

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uso nm

1) empleo, utilización: use

de uso personal: for personal use

hacer uso de: to make use of

2) : wear

uso y desgaste: wear and tear

3) usanza: custom, usage, habit

al uso de: in the manner of, in the style of

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uso n

1. (en general) use

el plástico tiene muchos usos plastic has a lot of uses

el uso de la calculadora está prohibido en el examen the use of calculators is not permitted in the exam

el técnico me enseñó el uso del ordenador nuevo the technician showed me how to use the new computer

2. (ropa, etc) wearing

es obligatorio el uso del cinturón de seguridad seat belts must be worn

Spanish-English dictionary > uso
8 consumo

m.

consumption.

bienes/sociedad de consumo consumer goods/society

se ha disparado el consumo de agua mineral sales of mineral water have shot up

consumo de combustible fuel consumption

consumo de drogas drug-taking

pres.indicat.

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

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

* * *

consumo

► nombre masculino

1 consumption

* * *

noun m.

consumption

* * *

SM

1) [de productos] consumption

el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas — alcohol consumption

una charla sobre el consumo de drogas — a talk on drug use

ha aumentado nuestro consumo de gas — our gas consumption has gone up, we are using more gas

ordenadores de bajo consumo — low-energy computers

bienes de consumo — consumer goods

fecha de consumo preferente — best-before date

precios al consumo — retail prices

sociedad de consumo — consumer society

2) pl consumos (Econ) municipal tax on food

* * *

masculino consumption

motores de bajo consumo — engines with low gas (AmE) o (BrE) petrol consumption

un alto consumo de grasas animales — a high intake of animal fats

- consumo mínimo

* * *

= consumption, intake.

Ex. The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.

Ex. The conclusion drawn is that the intake of gingseng improves the capacity for physical work.

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* artículo de consumo = commodity, consumer commodity.

* bajo consumo = low power consumption.

* bien de consumo = trade product, economic good.

* bienes de consumo = consumer goods.

* bienes de consumo duraderos = consumer durables.

* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.

* consumo de bebidas = drink consumption.

* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas = underage drinking, drinking, boozing.

* consumo de café = coffee consumption.

* consumo de carburante = fuel consumption, petrol consumption.

* consumo de combustible = fuel consumption.

* consumo de gasolina = petrol consumption.

* consumo de información = consumption of information.

* consumo energético = energy use, energy consumption.

* consumo excesivo de = greed for.

* consumo innecesario de = drain on.

* convertir Algo en un artículo de consumo = commodify.

* cooperativa de consumo = food co-op.

* cultura de consumo = consumer culture.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency.

* envenenamiento por consumo de setas = mushroom poisoning.

* hábito de consumo = shopping habit, buying habit, purchasing habit, consumption habit.

* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.

* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.

* índice de precios al consumo = cost of living index.

* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = consumer price index (CPI), Retail Price Index (RPI).

* información como artículo de consumo, la = information commodity.

* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.

* listo para el consumo = ready-to-eat.

* producto de consumo = consumable, consumer product, convenience product.

* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas = drug testing.

* relacionado con el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas = drink-related.

* sociedad de consumo = consumer society, affluent society.

* venta para consumo dentro del establecimiento = on-trade sale.

* venta para consumo fuera del establecimiento = off-trade sale.

* * *

masculino consumption

motores de bajo consumo — engines with low gas (AmE) o (BrE) petrol consumption

un alto consumo de grasas animales — a high intake of animal fats

- consumo mínimo

* * *

= consumption, intake.

Ex: The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.

Ex: The conclusion drawn is that the intake of gingseng improves the capacity for physical work.

* artículo de consumo = commodity, consumer commodity.

* bajo consumo = low power consumption.

* bien de consumo = trade product, economic good.

* bienes de consumo = consumer goods.

* bienes de consumo duraderos = consumer durables.

* consumo de alcohol = alcohol consumption.

* consumo de bebidas = drink consumption.

* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas = underage drinking, drinking, boozing.

* consumo de café = coffee consumption.

* consumo de carburante = fuel consumption, petrol consumption.

* consumo de combustible = fuel consumption.

* consumo de gasolina = petrol consumption.

* consumo de información = consumption of information.

* consumo energético = energy use, energy consumption.

* consumo excesivo de = greed for.

* consumo innecesario de = drain on.

* convertir Algo en un artículo de consumo = commodify.

* cooperativa de consumo = food co-op.

* cultura de consumo = consumer culture.

* de bajo consumo = low energy.

* de consumo = consumptive.

* edición de obras de consumo = consumer publishing.

* eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency.

* envenenamiento por consumo de setas = mushroom poisoning.

* hábito de consumo = shopping habit, buying habit, purchasing habit, consumption habit.

* hábito de consumo de alcohol = drinking practice, drinking habit.

* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.

* índice de precios al consumo = cost of living index.

* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = consumer price index (CPI), Retail Price Index (RPI).

* información como artículo de consumo, la = information commodity.

* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.

* listo para el consumo = ready-to-eat.

* producto de consumo = consumable, consumer product, convenience product.

* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas = drug testing.

* relacionado con el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas = drink-related.

* sociedad de consumo = consumer society, affluent society.

* venta para consumo dentro del establecimiento = on-trade sale.

* venta para consumo fuera del establecimiento = off-trade sale.

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consumo

masculine

consumption

motores de bajo consumo engines with low gas ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol consumption

el consumo habitual de este fármaco taking this drug regularly o ( frml) regular consumption of this drug

un alto consumo de grasas animales a high intake of animal fats

tenemos que cuidar el consumo de electricidad we must watch how much electricity we use, we must be careful with our electricity consumption

Compuesto:

consumo mínimo

( AmL) minimum charge

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Del verbo consumar: ( conjugate consumar)

consumo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

consumó es:

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

Del verbo consumir: ( conjugate consumir)

consumo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
consumar
consumir
consumo
consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo
a) (frml) ‹comida/bebida› to eat/drink, consume (frml)

b) ‹gasolina/energía/producto› to consume, use;

‹ tiempo› to take up
c) ‹ salud› to ruin

d) ( destruir) [fuego/llamas] to consume;

[envidia/celos]:
◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envy

consumirse verbo pronominal
a) [enfermo/anciano] to waste away;

◊ se consumía de pena she was being consumed by grief

b) [vela/cigarrillo] to burn down

c) [ líquido] to reduce

consumo sustantivo masculino
consumption;
◊ consumo mínimo (AmL) minimum charge;

el consumo de drogas drug-taking
consumar verbo transitivo
1 frml to complete, carry out
2 (un asesinato) to commit
(una venganza) to carry out
consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before...
consumo sustantivo masculino consumption
bienes/sociedad de consumo, consumer goods/society

' consumo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- etílica
- etílico
- gasto
- índice
- IPC
- reducir
- restringir
- sacrificar
- sociedad
- apto
- artículo
- fecha
- moderar
English:
ban
- clamp down
- consumable
- consumer goods
- consumer price index
- consumer society
- consumption
- CPI
- cut down
- drug abuse
- durable
- fit
- intake
- limit
- repeal
- Retail Price Index
- RPI
- unfit
- unsafe
- abuse
- consumer
- cut
- drug
- peak
- retail

* * *

consumo nm

consumption;

el consumo de energía energy consumption;

se ha disparado el consumo de agua mineral sales of mineral water have shot up;

consumo de drogas drug-taking;

le parece bien el consumo moderado de alcohol he thinks drinking in moderation is acceptable;

bienes de consumo consumer goods;

sociedad de consumo consumer society

Comp
Econ consumo privado private consumption, consumer spending; Econ consumo público public o government consumption
* * *

consumo

m consumption;

de bajo consumo economical;

artículo de gran consumo high-volume item

* * *

consumo nm

: consumption

* * *

consumo n consumption

artículos de consumo consumer goods

Spanish-English dictionary > consumo
9 afán de lucro

• ambition

• Greco-Roman

• greed for money

• profit motive

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > afán de lucro
10 ambición

• acquisitiveness

• aim

• ambition

• ambitiousness

• aspiration

• covetousness

• goader

• goal area

• Greco-Roman

• greed for money

• initiation

• initiative clause

• intent

• objective

• pusher locomotive

• pushing

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > ambición
11 avaricia

• avarice

• avariciousness

• cheapness

• cheeseparing

• covetousness

• cupidity

• Greco-Roman

• greed for money

• greedy

• money-grubbing

• moneygrubbing

• possessiveness

• stinginess

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > avaricia
12 avidez

• ambition

• avidity

• avidness

• covetousness

• desire

• eagerness

• Greco-Roman

• greed for money

• greedy

• urge

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > avidez
13 codicia

• acquisitiveness

• ambition

• avarice

• covetousness

• cupidity

• envy

• Greco-Roman

• greed for money

• money-grubbing

• moneygrubbing

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > codicia
14 concupiscencia

• concupiscence

• Greco-Roman

• greed for money

• lust of the flesh

• lustfulness

• sexual appetite

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > concupiscencia
15 posesividad

• acquisitiveness

• avariciousness

• greed for money

• greedy

• possessiveness

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > posesividad
16 voracidad

• avidity

• greed for money

• greedy

• inguinal vein

• inhabit

• ravening

• ravenousness

• voracious

• voraciously

• voracity

• vortex

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > voracidad
17 codicia

f.

1 greed.

2 thirst.

3 envy.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

* * *

codicia

► nombre femenino

1 greed, covetousness, coveting

* * *

noun f.

lust, greed

* * *

SF (=avaricia) greed; [por lo ajeno] covetousness

* * *

femenino ( avaricia) greed, avarice

* * *

= greed, rapacity, greediness.

Ex. Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.

Ex. Britain's elites not only retain their power, they also exercise it with a shameless rapacity.

Ex. That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.

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* con codicia = rapaciously.

* * *

femenino ( avaricia) greed, avarice

* * *

= greed, rapacity, greediness.

Ex: Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.

Ex: Britain's elites not only retain their power, they also exercise it with a shameless rapacity.

Ex: That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.

* con codicia = rapaciously.

* * *

codicia

feminine

1 (avaricia) greed, avarice; (de bienes ajenos) covetousness

2 ( Taur) aggressiveness

* * *

Del verbo codiciar: ( conjugate codiciar)

codicia es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
codicia
codiciar
codicia sustantivo femenino ( avaricia) greed, avarice
codiciar ( conjugate codiciar) verbo transitivo
to covet
codicia sustantivo femenino greed
codiciar verbo transitivo to covet
' codicia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mover
English:
greed
- greediness
- avarice

* * *

codicia nf

1. [de riqueza] greed

2. [de aprender, saber] thirst (de for)

* * *

codicia

f greed

* * *

codicia nf

avaricia: avarice, covetousness

* * *

codicia n greed

Spanish-English dictionary > codicia
18 avidez

f.

1 eagerness.

2 avidity, greed, ambition, greediness.

* * *

avidez

► nombre femenino

1 avidity, eagerness

* * *

SF (=entusiasmo) avidity, eagerness (de for)
(=codicia) greed, greediness (de for)
con avidez — (=con entusiasmo) avidly, eagerly; (=con codicia) greedily

* * *

femenino eagerness, avidity

lee con avidez — he reads avidly

* * *

femenino eagerness, avidity

lee con avidez — he reads avidly

* * *

avidez

feminine

eagerness, avidity

comía con avidez she was eating hungrily

lee con avidez he reads avidly

* * *

avidez sustantivo femenino
eagerness, avidity;
◊ lee con avidez he reads avidly

avidez sustantivo femenino avidity, eagerness

' avidez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ansia
English:
dig into
- greed
- greediness
- eagerly

* * *

avidez nf
[ansia] eagerness; [codicia] greed;
leyó el horóscopo con avidez she avidly o eagerly read the horoscope;

devoró el postre con avidez he greedily o hungrily devoured the dessert

* * *

avidez

f eagerness

* * *

avidez nf, pl - deces : eagerness

Spanish-English dictionary > avidez
19 vagabundo

adj.

vagabond, do-nothing, stray, footloose.

m.

vagabond, loafer, bum, do-nothing.

* * *

vagabundo

► adjetivo

1 wandering, roving

2 peyorativo vagrant

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (trotamundos) wanderer, rover

2 peyorativo vagrant, tramp, US hobo

3 (sin casa) tramp, US hobo

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

perro vagabundo stray dog

* * *

(f. - vagabunda)

noun

rover, vagabond

* * *
vagabundo, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=errante) [persona] wandering, roving; [perro] stray

2) (=pordiosero) vagabond frm; pey vagrant

2. SM/ F

1) (=persona errante) wanderer, rover

2) (=pordiosero) vagabond frm, tramp, bum (EEUU); pey vagrant

* * *
I
- da adjetivo < perro> stray

niños vagabundos — street urchins
II
- da masculino, femenino tramp, vagrant

* * *

= vagabond, transient, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.], tramp, vagrant, rover, errant, swagman, hobo [hoboes/hobos, -pl.], bagman.

Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND vagabonds.

Ex. The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.

Ex. This article presents the issue of library use by homeless people in the form of two alternating fictional monologues, one in the mind of a homeless man, the other in the mind of a library official.

Ex. These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.

Ex. This paper outlines the problems caused by vagrants who use public libraries as a refuge.

Ex. Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.

Ex. She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.

Ex. After colonisation, swagmen wandered the countryside looking for work, looking for gold, running from something, seeking inspiration, or just living off the land.

Ex. Chicago became the " Hobo Capital of America" during the late nineteenth century.

Ex. His hand went to the pistol in his belt as he turned and found a ragged, filthy bagman looking up at him from beneath a blanket of newspapers.

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* hacerse un vagabundo = take to + the road.

* pensión para vagabundos = flophouse.

* vagabundos = homeless people.

* vagabundos, los = homeless, the.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo < perro> stray

niños vagabundos — street urchins
II
- da masculino, femenino tramp, vagrant

* * *

= vagabond, transient, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.], tramp, vagrant, rover, errant, swagman, hobo [hoboes/hobos, -pl.], bagman.

Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND vagabonds.

Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.

Ex: This article presents the issue of library use by homeless people in the form of two alternating fictional monologues, one in the mind of a homeless man, the other in the mind of a library official.

Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.

Ex: This paper outlines the problems caused by vagrants who use public libraries as a refuge.

Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.

Ex: She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.

Ex: After colonisation, swagmen wandered the countryside looking for work, looking for gold, running from something, seeking inspiration, or just living off the land.

Ex: Chicago became the " Hobo Capital of America" during the late nineteenth century.

Ex: His hand went to the pistol in his belt as he turned and found a ragged, filthy bagman looking up at him from beneath a blanket of newspapers.

* hacerse un vagabundo = take to + the road.

* pensión para vagabundos = flophouse.

* vagabundos = homeless people.

* vagabundos, los = homeless, the.

* * *

vagabundo¹ -da

adjective

‹perro› stray

niños vagabundos street urchins

vagabundo² -da

masculine, feminine

hobo ( AmE), tramp ( BrE), vagabond ( liter)

* * *

vagabundo
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ perro› stray;

niños vagabundos street urchins
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
tramp, vagrant
vagabundo,-a
I adj (sin rumbo cierto) wandering
(perro) stray dog
II m,f (errante) wanderer
(sin hogar) vagrant, tramp

' vagabundo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vagabunda
- atorrante
English:
bum
- down-and-out
- hobo
- roaming
- runabout
- tramp
- vagrant
- vagabond

* * *

vagabundo, -a

♦ adj
[persona] vagrant; [perro] stray
♦ nm,f

1. [sin domicilio] tramp, vagrant, US bum

2. Ven [sinvergüenza] crook

* * *

vagabundo

I adj perro stray

II m, vagabunda f hobo, Br

tramp

* * *

vagabundo, -da adj

1) errante: wandering

2) : stray

vagabundo, -da n

: vagrant, bum, vagabond

* * *

vagabundo n tramp

Spanish-English dictionary > vagabundo
20 ansioso de

(adj.) = hungry for

Ex. Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.

* * *

(adj.) = hungry for

Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.

Spanish-English dictionary > ansioso de

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