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  • 1 parqueo para minusválidos

    • handicapped
    • handicraft
    • parking space for the handicapped

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > parqueo para minusválidos

  • 2 minusválido

    adj.
    handicapped, impaired, invalid, disabled.
    m.
    disabled person, handicapped person.
    * * *
    1 disabled, handicapped
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 disabled person
    * * *
    1. (f. - minusválida)
    adj.
    disabled, handicapped
    2. (f. - minusválida)
    noun
    * * *
    minusválido, -a
    1.
    ADJ [físico] physically handicapped, physically disabled; [psíquico] mentally handicapped, mentally disabled
    2.
    SM / F disabled person, handicapped person

    minusválido/a físico/a — physically handicapped person, physically disabled person

    minusválido/a psíquico/a — mentally handicapped person, mentally disabled person

    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo ( físico) physically handicapped, disabled; ( psíquico) mentally handicapped
    II
    - da masculino, femenino ( físico) disabled person, physically handicapped person; ( psíquico) mentally handicapped person
    * * *
    Ex. Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.
    ----
    * minusválidos = handicapped people.
    * minusválidos, los = disabled people, physically handicapped, the, handicapped, the, physically disabled, the.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo ( físico) physically handicapped, disabled; ( psíquico) mentally handicapped
    II
    - da masculino, femenino ( físico) disabled person, physically handicapped person; ( psíquico) mentally handicapped person
    * * *

    Ex: Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.

    * minusválidos = handicapped people.
    * minusválidos, los = disabled people, physically handicapped, the, handicapped, the, physically disabled, the.

    * * *
    (físico) physically handicapped, disabled; (psíquico) mentally handicapped
    masculine, feminine
    (físico) disabled person, physically handicapped person; (psíquico) mentally handicapped person
    coches para minusválidos cars for the disabled
    * * *

    minusválido


    ( psíquico) mentally handicapped
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( físico) disabled person, physically handicapped person;
    ( psíquico) mentally handicapped person;

    minusválido,-a
    I adjetivo handicapped
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino handicapped person
    con accesos para minusválidos, access for the handicapped

    ' minusválido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inválida
    - inválido
    - minusválida
    English:
    disabled
    - handicapped
    - invalid
    - physically handicapped
    * * *
    minusválido, -a
    ♦ adj
    [físico, psíquico] handicapped
    ♦ nm,f
    [físico, psíquico] handicapped person;
    los minusválidos the handicapped
    * * *
    I adj disabled
    II m, minusválida f disabled person;
    los minusválidos the disabled, disabled people
    * * *
    minusválido, -da adj
    : handicapped, disabled
    minusválido, -da n
    : handicapped person
    * * *
    minusválido1 adj disabled
    minusválido2 n disabled person

    Spanish-English dictionary > minusválido

  • 3 discapacitado

    adj.
    disabled, impaired.
    * * *
    1 handicapped, disabled
    * * *
    (f. - discapacitada)
    adj.
    * * *
    discapacitado, -a
    1.
    ADJ incapacitated, disabled
    2.

    discapacitado/a psíquico/a — mentally disabled person

    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino disabled person, handicapped person

    los discapacitados — the disabled, handicapped people

    discapacitado físico/psíquico — physically/mentally handicapped person

    * * *
    = handicapped, disabled.
    Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
    Ex. Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.
    ----
    * discapacitados = handicapped people.
    * discapacitados, los = disabled people, handicapped, the, disabled, the.
    * discapacitados visuales, los = visually impaired, the.
    * mentalmente discapacitado = mentally handicapped.
    * no discapacitado = able-bodied.
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino disabled person, handicapped person

    los discapacitados — the disabled, handicapped people

    discapacitado físico/psíquico — physically/mentally handicapped person

    * * *
    = handicapped, disabled.

    Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.

    Ex: Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.
    * discapacitados = handicapped people.
    * discapacitados, los = disabled people, handicapped, the, disabled, the.
    * discapacitados visuales, los = visually impaired, the.
    * mentalmente discapacitado = mentally handicapped.
    * no discapacitado = able-bodied.

    * * *
    handicapped, disabled, differently abled
    masculine, feminine
    disabled person, handicapped person, differently abled person
    los discapacitados the disabled, handicapped people, those who are differently abled
    discapacitado físico/psíquico physically/mentally handicapped person, differently abled person
    * * *

    discapacitado
    ◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino

    disabled person, handicapped person
    discapacitado,-a
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino disabled o handicapped person
    un discapacitado físico, a physically handicapped person
    II adjetivo disabled, handicapped

    ' discapacitado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    discapacitada
    English:
    able
    - disabled
    - handicapped
    * * *
    discapacitado, -a
    ♦ adj
    disabled, handicapped
    ♦ nm,f
    disabled o handicapped person;
    los discapacitados the disabled, the handicapped, disabled o handicapped people;
    un discapacitado físico/psíquico a physically/mentally handicapped o disabled person
    * * *
    I adj disabled
    II m, discapacitada f disabled person
    * * *
    discapacitado, -da adj
    : disabled, handicapped
    : disabled person, handicapped person
    * * *
    discapacitado adj disabled

    Spanish-English dictionary > discapacitado

  • 4 disminuido

    adj.
    diminished, decreased.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: disminuir.
    * * *
    1→ link=disminuir disminuir
    1 disabled
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 disabled person
    1 the disabled
    * * *
    disminuido, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=achicado) inadequate
    2) (Med) handicapped
    3) (Econ) [intervalo, valor] diminished
    2.
    SM / F (Med) handicapped person

    disminuido/a físico/a — physically handicapped person

    disminuido/a psíquico/a — mentally handicapped person

    disminuido/a visual — visually handicapped person

    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *
    Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
    ----
    * disminuidos físicos, los = physically handicapped, the, physically disabled, the.
    * disminuido síquico = mentally handicapped.
    * disminuidos síquicos, los = mentally handicapped, the.
    * * *
    - da masculino, femenino
    * * *

    Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.

    * disminuidos físicos, los = physically handicapped, the, physically disabled, the.
    * disminuido síquico = mentally handicapped.
    * disminuidos síquicos, los = mentally handicapped, the.

    * * *
    A ‹intervalo/valor› diminished
    B (insignificante) inadequate
    se siente muy disminuido he feels very inadequate
    masculine, feminine
    physically handicapped person ( o man etc), disabled person ( o man etc)
    hoy se celebrará el cross para disminuidos the cross country race for the disabled takes place today
    disminuido psíquico mentally handicapped person ( o man etc)
    disminuido físico physically handicapped person ( o man etc)
    * * *

    Del verbo disminuir: ( conjugate disminuir)

    disminuido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    disminuido    
    disminuir
    disminuido
    ◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino: disminuido psíquico/físico mentally/physically handicapped person

    disminuir ( conjugate disminuir) verbo intransitivo ( menguar) [número/cantidad] to decrease, fall;

    [precios/temperaturas] to drop, fall;
    [ dolor] to diminish, lessen
    verbo transitivo ( reducir) ‹gastos/producción› to cut back on;
    ‹ impuestos› to cut;
    ‹velocidad/número/cantidad› to reduce
    disminuido,-a adjetivo handicapped
    disminuir
    I verbo transitivo to reduce: esto disminuye sus probabilidades de entrar en la Universidad, this lowers his chances of admission to the University
    II verbo intransitivo to diminish: el calor ha disminuido, the heat has lessened
    ' disminuido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disminuir
    - disminuida
    English:
    handicapped
    - lighten
    - mentally handicapped
    - mentally
    * * *
    disminuido, -a
    ♦ adj
    handicapped
    ♦ nm,f
    handicapped person;
    un disminuido físico/psíquico a physically/mentally handicapped person;
    los disminuidos the handicapped
    * * *
    I adj handicapped
    II m, disminuida f handicapped person
    * * *
    1. (físico) disabled person [pl. people]
    2. (psíquico) mentally handicapped person

    Spanish-English dictionary > disminuido

  • 5 retrasado

    adj.
    1 late, behind schedule, behind-time, overdue.
    2 retarded, backward, cretinous, feeble-minded.
    3 underdeveloped, under-developed, backward, backwards.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: retrasar.
    * * *
    1→ link=retrasar retrasar
    1 (en conocimientos, trabajo) behind
    2 (pagos) late
    3 (reloj) slow
    4 (tren, avión, etc) delayed
    5 (país) backward, underdeveloped
    6 (mental) retarded, backward
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 mentally retarded person
    * * *
    (f. - retrasada)
    adj.
    * * *
    retrasado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [en una actividad]

    estar o ir retrasado — to be behind

    va muy retrasado en química — he is very behind in chemistry, he has a lot to make up in chemistry

    estar retrasado en los pagos — to be behind in o with one's payments, be in arrears

    2) [en el tiempo] [persona] late

    llegó retrasado a la reunión — he was late for the meeting, he got to the meeting late

    3) [en el desarrollo] [país, pueblo, sociedad] backward
    4) (=no actual) [ideas, estilo] outdated, outmoded
    5) [reloj] slow
    6) [mentalmente] mentally retarded
    2.
    SM / F (tb: retrasado/a mental) pey mentally handicapped
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) [SER] (Med, Psic) mentally handicapped
    b) [ESTAR] (en tarea, actividad)

    va or está muy retrasado con respecto a los demás — he lags a long way behind the others

    c) <país/sociedad> backward
    d) < reloj> slow
    II
    - da masculino, femenino: tb

    retrasado mental — mentally handicapped person, (mentally) retarded person, retard (AmE colloq & pej)

    * * *
    = backward, backwards, retarded, cretinous, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, nonce.
    Ex. There are no entries under the terms backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.
    Ex. Besides, basing our future course on 'observations in our present-day libraries' is a little backwards.
    Ex. A social skills training program was conducted with three mildly retarded black mothers identified as child maltreaters.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    ----
    * retrasado mental = mentally retarded person, mentally backward.
    * retrasados mentales, los = mentally retarded, the.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) [SER] (Med, Psic) mentally handicapped
    b) [ESTAR] (en tarea, actividad)

    va or está muy retrasado con respecto a los demás — he lags a long way behind the others

    c) <país/sociedad> backward
    d) < reloj> slow
    II
    - da masculino, femenino: tb

    retrasado mental — mentally handicapped person, (mentally) retarded person, retard (AmE colloq & pej)

    * * *
    = backward, backwards, retarded, cretinous, dimwit, dim-witted [dimwitted], brainless, twat, nonce.

    Ex: There are no entries under the terms backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.

    Ex: Besides, basing our future course on 'observations in our present-day libraries' is a little backwards.
    Ex: A social skills training program was conducted with three mildly retarded black mothers identified as child maltreaters.
    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    * retrasado mental = mentally retarded person, mentally backward.
    * retrasados mentales, los = mentally retarded, the.

    * * *
    retrasado1 -da
    1 [ SER] ( Med, Psic) mentally handicapped, (mentally) retarded
    un niño retrasado a child with learning difficulties; (más grave) a mentally retarded o handicapped child
    2 [ ESTAR]
    (en una tarea, actividad): tengo mucho trabajo retrasado I have a big backlog of work, I have a lot of work to catch up on
    voy muy retrasado con el trabajo I'm really behind with my work
    va or está muy retrasado con respecto a sus compañeros he is lagging a long way behind his classmates
    están retrasados en los pagos they are behind in their payments, they are in arrears with their payments
    3 ‹país/sociedad› backward
    4 ‹reloj› slow
    retrasado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    tb
    retrasado mental mentally handicapped person, (mentally) retarded person, retard ( AmE colloq pej)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo retrasar: ( conjugate retrasar)

    retrasado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    retrasado    
    retrasar
    retrasado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) [SER] (Med, Psic) mentally handicapped

    b) [ESTAR] (en tarea, actividad):


    están retrasados en los pagos they are behind in their payments;
    tengo trabajo retrasado I have work to catch up on
    c) ‹país/sociedad› backward

    d) ‹ reloj› slow

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: tb

    retrasar ( conjugate retrasar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ persona› to make … late;


    b) ‹producción/proceso› to delay, hold up;


    c) ‹partida/fecha› to postpone

    d) ‹ reloj› to put back

    retrasarse verbo pronominal

    b) [producción/trámite] to be delayed, be held up

    c) (en trabajo, estudios, pagos) to fall behind;



    retrasado,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (en el desarrollo físico) underdeveloped, immature
    2 (en el desarrollo mental) retarded, backward
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino retrasado (mental), mentally handicapped o retarded person
    retrasar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (hacer que algo vaya más lento) to slow down: las obras retrasaron el tráfico, the road works held up the traffic
    2 (posponer) to delay, postpone: tendremos que retrasar las vacaciones, we will have to put off our holidays ➣ Ver nota en delay 3 (un reloj) to put back: retrasé el reloj una hora al llegar a Dublín, I put my clock back one hour when I arrived in Dublin
    ' retrasado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    floración
    - retrasada
    - retrasarse
    English:
    backward
    - delay
    - delayed
    - late
    - retarded
    - behind
    - subnormal
    - unavoidably
    * * *
    retrasado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [país, industria] backward
    2. [reloj] slow;
    llevo el reloj retrasado my watch is slow;
    ese reloj va retrasado that clock is slow
    3. [tren] late, delayed;
    vamos muy retrasados en el proyecto we're very behind (schedule) with the project
    4. [persona] retarded, backward;
    un paciente retrasado (mental) a mentally retarded patient
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [discapacitado]
    retrasado (mental) mentally retarded person
    2. Fam [como insulto] moron, cretin, US retard
    * * *
    I part → retrasar
    II adj
    1 tren, entrega late
    2 con trabajo, pagos behind;
    está retrasado en clase he’s lagging behind in class;
    retrasado mental mentally handicapped
    * * *
    retrasado, -da adj
    1) : retarded, mentally slow
    2) : behind, in arrears
    3) : backward (of a country)
    4) : slow (of a watch)
    * * *
    1. (tren, etc) late
    2. (trabajo, etc) behind
    3. (reloj) slow
    4. (persona) retarded
    5. (país) backward

    Spanish-English dictionary > retrasado

  • 6 deficiente

    adj.
    1 deficient (defectuoso) (producto, cantidad, persona).
    2 poor, unsatisfactory (mediocre).
    3 handicapped.
    f. & m.
    1 mentally handicapped person.
    2 poor grade.
    * * *
    1 (defectuoso) deficient, faulty
    2 (insuficiente) lacking, insufficient
    1 mentally retarded person
    \
    deficiente mental mentally retarded person
    * * *
    noun mf.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=imperfecto) [mercancía, motor] defective; [sistema, estructura] inadequate
    2) (=falto) deficient (en in)
    2.
    SMF

    deficiente mental, deficiente psíquico — mentally handicapped person

    * * *
    I
    a) ( insuficiente) poor, inadequate
    b) ( insatisfactorio) < trabajo> poor, inadequate; < salud> poor; < inteligencia> low
    II
    masculino y femenino ( persona) tb
    * * *
    = deficient, poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], flawed, defective.
    Ex. Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.
    Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
    Ex. Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.
    Ex. The learning of these people is very defective, consisting only of morality, history, poetry and mathematics.
    ----
    * de deficiente calidad = of poor quality.
    * deficiente mental = mentally deficient.
    * deficientes visuales, los = visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * ser deficiente = be wanting.
    * * *
    I
    a) ( insuficiente) poor, inadequate
    b) ( insatisfactorio) < trabajo> poor, inadequate; < salud> poor; < inteligencia> low
    II
    masculino y femenino ( persona) tb
    * * *
    = deficient, poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], flawed, defective.

    Ex: Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.

    Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
    Ex: Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.
    Ex: The learning of these people is very defective, consisting only of morality, history, poetry and mathematics.
    * de deficiente calidad = of poor quality.
    * deficiente mental = mentally deficient.
    * deficientes visuales, los = visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * ser deficiente = be wanting.

    * * *
    1 (insuficiente) poor, inadequate deficiente EN algo deficient IN sth
    una alimentación deficiente en vitaminas a diet deficient o lacking in vitamins
    su conocimiento de la materia es deficiente his knowledge of the subject is inadequate o poor, he does not know enough about the subject
    2 (insatisfactorio) ‹trabajo› poor, inadequate; ‹salud› poor; ‹inteligencia› low
    el deficiente estado de las carreteras the poor o unsatisfactory state of the roads
    deficiente mental mentally handicapped person
    nos tratan como si fuéramos deficientes mentales they treat us as if we were subnormal
    B
    * * *

    deficiente adjetivo
    poor, inadequate;
    ‹ salud› poor;
    deficiente en algo deficient in sth
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( persona) tb

    ■ sustantivo masculino ( calificación) poor
    deficiente
    I adjetivo deficient
    II mf mentally handicapped person
    III m Educ fail

    ' deficiente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    challenged
    - deficient
    - feeble-minded
    - substandard
    - wanting
    - incompetent
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [defectuoso] [producto] deficient;
    [audición, vista] defective
    2. [insuficiente] [cantidad] insufficient, inadequate;
    [nutrición, dieta, aporte vitamínico] deficient, inadequate
    3. [persona] handicapped;
    las personas deficientes the handicapped
    4. [mediocre] poor, unsatisfactory;
    el deficiente estado de las instalaciones the unsatisfactory state of the facilities
    ♦ nmf
    deficiente (mental) mentally handicapped person
    ♦ nm
    [nota]
    muy deficiente very poor, US ≈ F
    * * *
    I adj
    1 dieta deficient
    2 ( insatisfactorio) inadequate
    II m/f mentally handicapped person
    * * *
    : deficient
    * * *
    deficiente adj inadequate / poor

    Spanish-English dictionary > deficiente

  • 7 incapacitado

    adj.
    1 incapacitated, incompetent, disqualified, disabled.
    2 out of commission, on sick leave.
    3 invalid.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: incapacitar.
    * * *
    1 (físicamente) incapacitated, handicapped, disabled; (mentalmente) incapacitated, unfit
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=inadecuado) unfit ( para for)
    2) (=descalificado) disqualified
    3) (=minusválido) handicapped, disabled
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( físicamente) disabled, physically handicapped; ( mentalmente) mentally handicapped
    b) (Der) incapable
    * * *
    = unfit, lame duck.
    Ex. As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of ' unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.
    Ex. Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( físicamente) disabled, physically handicapped; ( mentalmente) mentally handicapped
    b) (Der) incapable
    * * *
    = unfit, lame duck.

    Ex: As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of ' unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.

    Ex: Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.

    * * *
    1 (físicamente) disabled, physically handicapped; (mentalmente) mentally handicapped
    quedó incapacitado a raíz de un accidente he was disabled as a result of an accident
    2 ( Der) incapable
    * * *

    Del verbo incapacitar: ( conjugate incapacitar)

    incapacitado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    incapacitado    
    incapacitar
    incapacitado


    ( mentalmente) mentally handicapped
    incapacitar ( conjugate incapacitar) verbo transitivo [ enfermedad] to incapacitate;

    incapacitado,-a adjetivo
    1 (física, psíquicamente) incapacitated, disabled
    2 (legalmente) disqualified, unfit [para, for]
    incapacitar verbo transitivo
    1 to incapacitate, disable: una depresión lo incapacitó temporalmente para el trabajo, he was temporarily unfit for work due to a depression
    2 (legalmente) to disqualify, make unfit [para, for]

    ' incapacitado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    baldada
    - baldado
    - incapacitada
    English:
    unfit
    - carer
    * * *
    incapacitado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [físicamente, psicológicamente] unfit;
    quedó incapacitado tras un accidente he was disabled in an accident
    2. Der [para ejercer cargos, votar] disqualified ( para from); [para testar, testificar] incapacitated
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [físico] disabled person;
    [psicológico] mentally handicapped person
    2. Der disqualified person, person declared unfit
    * * *
    adj disabled, handicapped;
    * * *
    incapacitado, -da adj
    1) : disqualified
    2) : disabled, handicapped

    Spanish-English dictionary > incapacitado

  • 8 subnormal

    adj.
    1 mentally retarded (retrasado).
    3 subnormal.
    f. & m.
    1 mentally retarded person (retrasado).
    2 moron, cretin (Pejorative) (insult).
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA mentally handicapped, subnormal
    1 MEDICINA subnormal
    2 familiar blockhead
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (Med) subnormal, mentally handicapped
    2) * pey nuts *, mental *
    2. SMF
    1) (Med) subnormal person, mentally handicapped person
    2) * pey nutcase *, blockhead *
    * * *
    I
    a) (Psic) mentally handicapped, subnormal
    b) (fam & pey) ( como insulto) moronic (colloq & pej)
    II
    masculino y femenino
    a) (Psic) mentally handicapped person
    b) (fam & pey) ( cretino) moron (colloq & pej), cretin (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = arse.
    Ex. In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
    * * *
    I
    a) (Psic) mentally handicapped, subnormal
    b) (fam & pey) ( como insulto) moronic (colloq & pej)
    II
    masculino y femenino
    a) (Psic) mentally handicapped person
    b) (fam & pey) ( cretino) moron (colloq & pej), cretin (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = arse.

    Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.

    * * *
    1 ( Psic) mentally handicapped, subnormal
    1 ( Psic) mentally handicapped person
    2 ( fam pey) (cretino) moron ( colloq pej), cretin ( colloq pej)
    * * *

    subnormal adjetivo

    b) (fam & pey) ( como insulto) moronic (colloq & pej)

    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino

    b) (fam & pey) ( cretino) moron (colloq & pej), cretin (colloq & pej)

    subnormal
    I adj Psic subnormal, mentally handicapped
    II mf
    1 mentally handicapped person
    2 fam pey (necio) moron, cretin
    ' subnormal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    deficiente
    English:
    subnormal
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [retrasado] mentally retarded
    2. Fam Pey [imbécil] moronic
    ♦ nmf
    1. [retrasado] mentally retarded person
    2. Fam Pey [imbécil] moron, cretin
    * * *
    I adj subnormal
    II m/f desp
    moron

    Spanish-English dictionary > subnormal

  • 9 inválido

    adj.
    1 invalid, disabled.
    2 invalid, unconvincing, lame.
    3 null, nugatory, invalid, void.
    m.
    invalid, cripple, crippled person, disabled person.
    * * *
    1 DERECHO (nulo) invalid
    2 (persona) disabled, handicapped
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 disabled person, handicapped person
    * * *
    (f. - inválida)
    noun adj.
    * * *
    inválido, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (Med) disabled
    2) (Jur) invalid, null and void
    2.
    SM / F (Med) disabled person
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) < documento> invalid, null and void (frml); < argumento> invalid
    2) (Med) < persona> disabled, handicapped
    II
    - da masculino, femenino invalid, disabled person
    * * *
    = invalid, invalid.
    Nota: Incapacitado, disminuido. Acento en la primera sílaba.
    Ex. If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated.
    Ex. One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) < documento> invalid, null and void (frml); < argumento> invalid
    2) (Med) < persona> disabled, handicapped
    II
    - da masculino, femenino invalid, disabled person
    * * *
    = invalid, invalid.
    Nota: Incapacitado, disminuido. Acento en la primera sílaba.

    Ex: If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated.

    Ex: One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.

    * * *
    inválido1 -da
    A ‹documento› invalid, null and void ( frml); ‹argumento› invalid
    B ( Med) ‹persona› disabled, handicapped
    inválido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    invalid, disabled person
    * * *

    Del verbo invalidar: ( conjugate invalidar)

    invalido es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    invalidó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    invalidar    
    inválido
    inválido
    ◊ -da adjetivo (Med) ‹ persona› disabled, handicapped

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    invalid, disabled person
    invalidar verbo transitivo to invalidate
    inválido,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 Jur (nulo) invalid
    2 Med (minusválido) disabled, handicapped
    II m,f Med disabled o handicapped person

    ' inválido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inválida
    English:
    disable
    - invalid
    - null
    - void
    * * *
    inválido, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [física, psíquica] disabled
    2. Der invalid
    ♦ nm,f
    invalid, disabled person;
    los inválidos the disabled
    * * *
    I adj
    1 persona disabled
    2 documento, billete invalid
    II m, inválida f disabled person
    * * *
    inválido, -da adj & n
    : invalid
    * * *
    inválido1 adj
    1. (nulo) invalid
    2. (minusválido) disabled
    inválido2 n disabled person [pl. people]

    Spanish-English dictionary > inválido

  • 10 minusválidos

    Ex. The Australian audio book market is expanding rapidly, users now include adult literacy students, the intellectually disabled as well as handicapped people.
    * * *
    los minusválidos
    (n.) = disabled people, physically handicapped, the, handicapped, the, physically disabled, the

    Ex: The Library Association has reason to believe that women, black and disabled people are not properly represented in UK libraries.

    Ex: The needs of special clientele such as children and the physically handicapped must also be considered.
    Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.
    Ex: The author examines how the physically disabled have been depicted over the years, from the association of disability with moral culpability to the more recent portrayal of the cripple as survivor and hero.

    Ex: The Australian audio book market is expanding rapidly, users now include adult literacy students, the intellectually disabled as well as handicapped people.

    Spanish-English dictionary > minusválidos

  • 11 persona

    f.
    1 person (individuo).
    vinieron varias personas several people came
    cien personas a hundred people
    en persona in person
    por persona per head
    ser buena persona to be a good person o sort
    persona mayor adult, grown-up
    persona non grata persona non grata
    2 party (law).
    persona física private individual
    persona jurídica legal entity o person
    3 person (grammar).
    la segunda persona del singular the second person singular
    * * *
    1 person
    \
    en persona in person
    persona física individual
    persona jurídica legal entity
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=individuo) person

    • en persona — in person, in the flesh

    • por persona — per person

    dos dólares por persona — two dollars per person, two dollars a head

    • tercera persona — third party

    persona de edad — elderly person, senior citizen

    persona de historia — † dubious individual

    persona no grata, persona non grata — persona non grata

    personas reales — frm royalty sing, king and queen

    2) (Jur)
    3) (Ling) person
    4) (Rel)
    PERSONA Mientras que persona en singular se traduce por person, el plural tiene dos traducciones: people y persons. ► People es la forma más utilizada, ya que persons se emplea solamente en el lenguaje formal o técnico. Las dos formas llevan el verbo en plural: Acaban de llegar tres personas preguntando por un tal Sr. Oliva Three people have just arrived asking for a Mr Oliva "Peso máximo: 8 personas" "Weight limit: 8 persons" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( ser humano) person

    carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

    las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

    en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

    la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

    por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

    2) (Ling) person
    * * *
    = fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
    Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
    Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
    Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex. All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.
    Ex. In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
    Ex. Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.
    ----
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * algunas personas = some people.
    * atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.
    * biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.
    * círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.
    * como persona que = as one who.
    * conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.
    * contra toda persona = all comers.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cualquier otra persona = anybody else.
    * cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.
    * cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * de persona = personal.
    * de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.
    * de primera persona = first-person.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * lista de personas de contacto = contact list.
    * lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.
    * mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.
    * ninguna otra persona = no one else.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * orientado a la persona = human-oriented.
    * orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.
    * otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.
    * para algunas personas = to some people.
    * para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.
    * pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.
    * pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.
    * persona a cargo = dependent.
    * persona aprensiva = apprehensive.
    * persona atrevida = risk taker.
    * persona audaz = risk taker.
    * persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].
    * persona becada = fundee.
    * persona civil = civilian.
    * persona competente = a good sport.
    * persona común = ordinary person.
    * persona con ahorros = saver.
    * persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.
    * persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.
    * persona con éxito = successful person.
    * persona con iniciativa = go-getter.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * persona con llave = keyholder.
    * persona con mala ortografía = speller.
    * persona con mucha ambición = social climber.
    * persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona de acción = doer.
    * persona de adentro = insider.
    * persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].
    * persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.
    * persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.
    * persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.
    * persona de éxito = successful person.
    * persona de fuera = outsider.
    * persona dejada = slob.
    * persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.
    * persona de la propia empresa = insider.
    * persona de la tercera edad = elder.
    * persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de raza blanca = white.
    * persona de raza negra = black.
    * persona designada = nominee, designate.
    * persona designada para un cargo = appointee.
    * persona destacada = standout.
    * persona divorciada = divorcee.
    * persona emprendedora = go-getter.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.
    * persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.
    * persona estúpida = no-brainer.
    * persona famosa = famous person.
    * persona ilusa = daydreamer.
    * persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].
    * persona informada = insider.
    * persona innovadora = innovator.
    * persona inquieta = fidget.
    * persona inscrita = registrant.
    * persona interesada = taker.
    * persona joven = youth.
    * persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].
    * persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona mayor = elder.
    * persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.
    * persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.
    * persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.
    * persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.
    * persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.
    * persona nerviosa = fidget.
    * persona no experta = non-scholar.
    * persona no grata = persona non grata.
    * persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.
    * persona normal = ordinary person.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).
    * persona problemática = troublemaker.
    * persona que abandona Algo = quitter.
    * persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.
    * persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.
    * persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].
    * persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.
    * persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].
    * persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.
    * persona que da consuelo = comforter.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.
    * persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.
    * persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.
    * persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.
    * persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.
    * persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.
    * persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.
    * persona que está a dieta = dieter.
    * persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.
    * persona que está de picnic = picnicker.
    * persona que hace encajes = tatter.
    * persona que hace striptease = stripper.
    * persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.
    * persona que hace un comentario = commenter.
    * persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.
    * persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.
    * persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.
    * persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.
    * persona que llama = caller.
    * persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.
    * persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.
    * persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.
    * persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.
    * persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].
    * persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.
    * persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.
    * persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.
    * persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.
    * persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.
    * persona que recoge algo = picker.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.
    * persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.
    * persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.
    * persona que se cree Algo = biter.
    * persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.
    * persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.
    * persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.
    * persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.
    * persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.
    * persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.
    * persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.
    * persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.
    * persona que toma la última decisión = decider.
    * persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.
    * persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].
    * persona que va por libre = outsider.
    * persona que ve = sighted person.
    * persona que ve/observa = watcher.
    * persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.
    * persona que viste a la antigua = frump.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * persona recta = mensch.
    * personas = humans, party, people, public.
    * personas como = the likes of.
    * personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.
    * personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.
    * personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
    * personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.
    * personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.
    * personas con éxito, las = successful, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.
    * personas de color = coloured people.
    * personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.
    * personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.
    * personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.
    * personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.
    * personas famosas = those held up for praise.
    * personas importantes = those held up for praise.
    * persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * personas mayores = older people, elderly people.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * personas muy activas, las = those on the go.
    * personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.
    * personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.
    * persona solitaria = lone wolf.
    * personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.
    * personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * personas relevantes = those held up for praise.
    * personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.
    * personas sin hogar = homelessness.
    * personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.
    * personas sin techo = homelessness.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * persona subvencionada = fundee.
    * persona temerosa = risk taker.
    * persona típica, la = average man, the.
    * persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * por persona = per person.
    * préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.
    * primera persona = first person.
    * representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * tipo de persona = public.
    * todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.
    * trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.
    * tráfico de personas = foot fall.
    * tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.
    * usuario en persona = walk-in user.
    * visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( ser humano) person

    carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

    las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

    en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

    la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

    por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

    2) (Ling) person
    * * *
    = fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
    Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
    Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
    Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex: All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.
    Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
    Ex: Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * algunas personas = some people.
    * atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.
    * biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.
    * círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.
    * como persona que = as one who.
    * conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.
    * contra toda persona = all comers.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cualquier otra persona = anybody else.
    * cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.
    * cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * de persona = personal.
    * de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.
    * de primera persona = first-person.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * lista de personas de contacto = contact list.
    * lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.
    * mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.
    * ninguna otra persona = no one else.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * orientado a la persona = human-oriented.
    * orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.
    * otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.
    * para algunas personas = to some people.
    * para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.
    * pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.
    * pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.
    * persona a cargo = dependent.
    * persona aprensiva = apprehensive.
    * persona atrevida = risk taker.
    * persona audaz = risk taker.
    * persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].
    * persona becada = fundee.
    * persona civil = civilian.
    * persona competente = a good sport.
    * persona común = ordinary person.
    * persona con ahorros = saver.
    * persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.
    * persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.
    * persona con éxito = successful person.
    * persona con iniciativa = go-getter.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * persona con llave = keyholder.
    * persona con mala ortografía = speller.
    * persona con mucha ambición = social climber.
    * persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona de acción = doer.
    * persona de adentro = insider.
    * persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].
    * persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.
    * persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.
    * persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.
    * persona de éxito = successful person.
    * persona de fuera = outsider.
    * persona dejada = slob.
    * persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.
    * persona de la propia empresa = insider.
    * persona de la tercera edad = elder.
    * persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de raza blanca = white.
    * persona de raza negra = black.
    * persona designada = nominee, designate.
    * persona designada para un cargo = appointee.
    * persona destacada = standout.
    * persona divorciada = divorcee.
    * persona emprendedora = go-getter.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.
    * persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.
    * persona estúpida = no-brainer.
    * persona famosa = famous person.
    * persona ilusa = daydreamer.
    * persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].
    * persona informada = insider.
    * persona innovadora = innovator.
    * persona inquieta = fidget.
    * persona inscrita = registrant.
    * persona interesada = taker.
    * persona joven = youth.
    * persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].
    * persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona mayor = elder.
    * persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.
    * persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.
    * persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.
    * persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.
    * persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.
    * persona nerviosa = fidget.
    * persona no experta = non-scholar.
    * persona no grata = persona non grata.
    * persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.
    * persona normal = ordinary person.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).
    * persona problemática = troublemaker.
    * persona que abandona Algo = quitter.
    * persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.
    * persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.
    * persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].
    * persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.
    * persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].
    * persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.
    * persona que da consuelo = comforter.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.
    * persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.
    * persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.
    * persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.
    * persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.
    * persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.
    * persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.
    * persona que está a dieta = dieter.
    * persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.
    * persona que está de picnic = picnicker.
    * persona que hace encajes = tatter.
    * persona que hace striptease = stripper.
    * persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.
    * persona que hace un comentario = commenter.
    * persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.
    * persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.
    * persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.
    * persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.
    * persona que llama = caller.
    * persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.
    * persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.
    * persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.
    * persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.
    * persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].
    * persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.
    * persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.
    * persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.
    * persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.
    * persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.
    * persona que recoge algo = picker.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.
    * persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.
    * persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.
    * persona que se cree Algo = biter.
    * persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.
    * persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.
    * persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.
    * persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.
    * persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.
    * persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.
    * persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.
    * persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.
    * persona que toma la última decisión = decider.
    * persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.
    * persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].
    * persona que va por libre = outsider.
    * persona que ve = sighted person.
    * persona que ve/observa = watcher.
    * persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.
    * persona que viste a la antigua = frump.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * persona recta = mensch.
    * personas = humans, party, people, public.
    * personas como = the likes of.
    * personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.
    * personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.
    * personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
    * personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.
    * personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.
    * personas con éxito, las = successful, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.
    * personas de color = coloured people.
    * personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.
    * personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.
    * personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.
    * personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.
    * personas famosas = those held up for praise.
    * personas importantes = those held up for praise.
    * persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * personas mayores = older people, elderly people.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * personas muy activas, las = those on the go.
    * personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.
    * personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.
    * persona solitaria = lone wolf.
    * personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.
    * personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * personas relevantes = those held up for praise.
    * personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.
    * personas sin hogar = homelessness.
    * personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.
    * personas sin techo = homelessness.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * persona subvencionada = fundee.
    * persona temerosa = risk taker.
    * persona típica, la = average man, the.
    * persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * por persona = per person.
    * préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.
    * primera persona = first person.
    * representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * tipo de persona = public.
    * todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.
    * trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.
    * tráfico de personas = foot fall.
    * tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.
    * usuario en persona = walk-in user.
    * visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

    * * *
    A
    1 (ser humano) person
    es una persona muy educada/simpática he's/she's a very polite/likable person
    había tres personas esperando there were three people waiting
    en el coche caben cinco personas the car can take five people
    [ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas o 500 kilos maximum capacity: eight persons or 500 kilos
    como persona no me gusta I don't like him as a person
    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? how many people do you have reporting to you?
    en la persona del Rey se concentra el poder civil y militar civil and military power resides in the King himself
    se rindió homenaje a los ex-combatientes en la persona de … tribute was paid to the war veterans who were represented by …
    las personas interesadas pueden presentarse mañana a las diez all those interested may come along tomorrow at ten o'clock
    es una persona de recursos she's a resourceful person, she's resourceful
    2 ( en locs):
    de persona a persona person to person
    en persona in person
    vino en persona a traerme la carta she brought me the letter in person
    conozco su obra, pero no lo conozco en persona I know his work, but I don't know him personally
    deberán presentarse en persona you must come personally o in person
    es el orden/la estupidez en persona he is orderliness/stupidity personified
    por persona: la comida salió a 20 dólares por persona the meal came to 20 dollars a head
    sólo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person o per head
    hay dos trozos por persona there are two pieces each
    Compuestos:
    displaced person
    individual
    ● persona jurídica or moral
    legal entity
    individual
    ● persona no or non grata
    persona non grata
    B ( Ling) person
    la primera persona del singular/plural the first person singular/plural
    * * *

     

    Del verbo personarse: ( conjugate personarse)

    se persona es:

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

    persona sustantivo femenino


    dos o más personas two or more people;
    las personas interesadas … all those interested …
    b) ( en locs)

    ◊ en persona ‹ir/presentarse› in person;

    no lo conozco en persona I don't know him personally;
    por persona per person;
    solo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person;
    la comida costó 20 dólares por persona the meal cost 20 dollars per o a head
    c) (Ling) person

    persona sustantivo femenino
    1 (individuo) person, people pl: es una persona muy sensible, he is a very sensitive person
    no es mala persona, he isn't a bad sort
    había demasiadas personas, there were too many people
    familiar persona mayor, grown-up
    persona non grata, persona non grata
    2 persona jurídica, legal entity
    3 Ling person
    tercera persona del singular, third person singular
    ♦ Locuciones: en persona, in person
    por persona, per person
    ' persona' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abandonar
    - abandonada
    - abandonado
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abordar
    - aborregarse
    - abrazarse
    - abrigada
    - abrigado
    - acaparar
    - acartonarse
    - acoger
    - acogedor
    - acogedora
    - acogida
    - acostarse
    - adaptable
    - adefesio
    - adusta
    - adusto
    - afanosa
    - afanoso
    - afianzarse
    - afortunada
    - afortunado
    - agobiante
    - aguatera
    - aguatero
    - ajena
    - ajeno
    - alcanzar
    - alevosa
    - alevoso
    - alhaja
    - alma
    - alquilar
    - alta
    - alto
    - alza
    - amén
    - amordazar
    - animar
    - animadversión
    - animal
    - animarse
    - anular
    - apaciguarse
    English:
    abandon
    - absence
    - accept
    - accessible
    - acquaintance
    - act up
    - action
    - activity
    - adaptable
    - address
    - adjust
    - adjustment
    - admit
    - adult
    - advance
    - affect
    - affluent
    - agreeable
    - air
    - airy
    - aloof
    - am
    - angry
    - annoyance
    - appealing
    - appoint
    - approach
    - approachable
    - approve of
    - armchair
    - armor
    - armour
    - around
    - arrival
    - articulate
    - ask
    - ask for
    - ass
    - assassin
    - assassination
    - assign
    - astute
    - attractive
    - available
    - awkward
    - ax
    - axe
    - baby
    - background
    - backward
    * * *
    1. [individuo] person;
    vinieron varias personas several people came;
    cien personas a hundred people;
    la persona responsable the person in charge;
    necesitan la mediación de una tercera persona they need the mediation of a third party;
    ser buena persona to be nice;
    ha venido el obispo en persona the bishop came in person;
    este niño es el demonio en persona this child is the very devil;
    de persona a persona person to person, one to one;
    por persona per head
    persona de contacto contact person;
    persona mayor adult, grown-up;
    persona non grata persona non grata
    2. Der party
    persona física natural o legal person;
    persona jurídica legal entity o person
    3. Gram person;
    la segunda persona del singular the second person singular
    4. Rel person
    * * *
    f person;
    quince personas fifteen people;
    persona (humana) human being;
    persona mayor elderly person buena/mala persona nice/nasty person;
    en persona in person
    * * *
    : person
    * * *
    persona n person person se usa sobre todo en singular. Para el plural se dice people
    ¿cuántas personas había? how many people were there?

    Spanish-English dictionary > persona

  • 12 personas con problemas de lectura

    = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the
    Ex. The aim is mainstream public library services for visually impaired and other print handicapped people.
    Ex. There is a long way to go before the print handicapped have a service equal to their sighted colleagues.
    * * *
    = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the

    Ex: The aim is mainstream public library services for visually impaired and other print handicapped people.

    Ex: There is a long way to go before the print handicapped have a service equal to their sighted colleagues.

    Spanish-English dictionary > personas con problemas de lectura

  • 13 tarado

    adj.
    1 defective, damaged.
    2 cretinous.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: tarar.
    * * *
    1→ link=tarar tarar
    1 (defectuoso) defective, damaged
    2 (persona) handicapped
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 familiar figurado idiot, nitwit
    * * *
    tarado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (Com) defective, imperfect
    2) [persona] crippled
    3) * (=idiota) stupid; (=loco) crazy, nuts *
    2.
    SM / F * (=idiota) cretin *, moron *
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( minusválido) handicapped
    b) (fam & pey) ( tonto) stupid
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    a) ( minusválido) handicapped person
    b) (fam & pey) ( imbécil), moron (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = cretinous, dim-witted [dimwitted], dimwit, brainless, twat, wanker, tosser, shithead, dumbbell, retard, nonce.
    Ex. It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex. I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex. These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
    Ex. The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
    Ex. With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
    Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex. The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
    Ex. Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    a) ( minusválido) handicapped
    b) (fam & pey) ( tonto) stupid
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    a) ( minusválido) handicapped person
    b) (fam & pey) ( imbécil), moron (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = cretinous, dim-witted [dimwitted], dimwit, brainless, twat, wanker, tosser, shithead, dumbbell, retard, nonce.

    Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.

    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
    Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
    Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
    Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
    Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of ' tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
    Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
    Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
    Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
    Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.

    * * *
    tarado1 -da
    1 (minusválido) handicapped
    2 ( fam pey) (tonto) stupid
    tarado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    1 (minusválido) handicapped person
    2 ( fam pey) (imbécil) cretin ( colloq pej), moron ( colloq pej)
    * * *
    tarado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [defectuoso] defective
    2. Pey [tonto] stupid
    3. Andes, RP [nervioso] flustered;
    [distraído] muddled;
    hoy estoy tarado, dormí muy mal I'm not with it today, I slept really badly
    ♦ nm,f
    Pey idiot
    * * *
    adj fam
    stupid, dumb fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > tarado

  • 14 retardado

    adj.
    1 retarded, delayed, suspended.
    2 mentally retarded, dopy.
    f. & m.
    retarded person, mentally retarded person, retard.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: retardar.
    * * *
    1→ link=retardar retardar
    1 delayed, retarded
    * * *
    ADJ
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) (Tec) delayed
    2) < persona> mentally handicapped o retarded
    II
    - da masculino, femenino mentally handicapped o retarded person, retard (AmE colloq & pej)
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) (Tec) delayed
    2) < persona> mentally handicapped o retarded
    II
    - da masculino, femenino mentally handicapped o retarded person, retard (AmE colloq & pej)
    * * *
    retardado1 -da
    A ( Tec) delayed
    caja fuerte de apertura retardada safe with time-delay lock
    B ‹persona› mentally handicapped o retarded
    retardado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    mentally handicapped o retarded person, retard ( AmE colloq pej)
    * * *

    Del verbo retardar: ( conjugate retardar)

    retardado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    retardado    
    retardar
    retardado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 (Tec) delayed;

    2 ‹ persona› mentally handicapped o retarded
    retardar ( conjugate retardar) verbo transitivo ( frenar) to delay, hold up, retard (tech);
    ( posponer) to postpone
    retardado,-a adjetivo delayed
    anestésico de efecto retardado, time-delayed anaesthetic
    bomba de efecto retardado, time bomb
    retardar vtr (retrasar, posponer) to delay, put off: el mal tiempo retardó nuestra salida, the bad weather delayed our departure
    ' retardado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    retardada
    - efecto
    * * *
    retardado, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [atrasado] delayed
    2. RP Pey [persona] (mentally) retarded
    ♦ nm,f
    RP Pey [persona] moron, cretin, US retard

    Spanish-English dictionary > retardado

  • 15 discapacitados

    Ex. The Australian audio book market is expanding rapidly, users now include adult literacy students, the intellectually disabled as well as handicapped people.
    * * *
    los discapacitados
    = disabled people, handicapped, the, disabled, the

    Ex: The Library Association has reason to believe that women, black and disabled people are not properly represented in UK libraries.

    Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.
    Ex: The public library began to extend services to the previously unserved: minorities, the disabled, the aged, the illiterate, the institutionalized, and the economically deprived.

    Ex: The Australian audio book market is expanding rapidly, users now include adult literacy students, the intellectually disabled as well as handicapped people.

    Spanish-English dictionary > discapacitados

  • 16 problema

    m.
    1 problem.
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left
    2 glitch, bug.
    * * *
    1 problem
    \
    dar problemas to cause problems
    tener problemas con to have trouble with
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=dificultad) problem

    ¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

    2) (Mat) problem
    3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap
    2.
    ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.
    Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    ----
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

    Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

    * * *
    1 ( Mat) problem
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem
    nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems
    me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money
    los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)
    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble
    no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it
    * * *

     

    problema sustantivo masculino
    problem;
    ◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

    los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
    no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
    problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos, financial difficulties

    ' problema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - circunscribirse
    - comprensión
    - conciencia
    - concienciarse
    - conjuntamente
    - contingente
    - deforestación
    - desarrollo
    - desforestación
    - desmenuzar
    - diferente
    - drogodependencia
    - eficacia
    - encarar
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enfocar
    - enfocada
    - enfocado
    - enfoque
    - enrevesada
    - enrevesado
    - enunciado
    - inconveniente
    - intrincada
    - intrincado
    - magnitud
    - mano
    - orden
    - plantear
    - presentarse
    - profundizar
    - profundidad
    - radicar
    - raíz
    - remediar
    - remontar
    - replantear
    - resolución
    - resolver
    - robar
    - rompecabezas
    - salida
    - sencilla
    - sencillez
    - sencillo
    - sensibilizar
    - sinsabor
    English:
    answer
    - appreciate
    - appreciation
    - approach
    - approachable
    - arithmetic
    - attack
    - avenue
    - awkward
    - bit
    - bypass
    - can
    - care
    - central
    - come up
    - compound
    - deal with
    - define
    - devil
    - difficulty
    - emerge
    - emotional
    - form
    - formidable
    - graft
    - grapple
    - growing
    - hard
    - hassle
    - ignore
    - issue
    - knotty
    - knowledge
    - land
    - lie
    - magnitude
    - major
    - matter
    - meditate
    - meet with
    - nut
    - object
    - outstanding
    - overcome
    - pin down
    - pose
    - present
    - problem
    - question
    - relation
    * * *
    1. [dificultad] problem;
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;
    no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
    Am
    no te hagas problema don't worry about it
    2. [matemático] problem;
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    * * *
    m problem;
    sin problema without difficulty, without any problems
    * * *
    : problem
    * * *
    problema n problem

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema

  • 17 impedido

    adj.
    disabled, crippled.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: impedir.
    * * *
    1→ link=impedir impedir
    1 disabled, handicapped
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 disabled person, handicapped person
    1 the disabled, the handicapped
    * * *
    impedido, -a
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo disabled
    II
    - da masculino, femenino disabled person
    * * *
    Ex. Such effects are often explicable in terms of the inability of the hampered roots to supply the shoot with water or nutrients.
    ----
    * impedidos físicos, los = disabled people.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo disabled
    II
    - da masculino, femenino disabled person
    * * *

    Ex: Such effects are often explicable in terms of the inability of the hampered roots to supply the shoot with water or nutrients.

    * impedidos físicos, los = disabled people.

    * * *
    impedido1 -da
    disabled
    impedido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    disabled person
    * * *

    Del verbo impedir: ( conjugate impedir)

    impedido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    impedido    
    impedir
    impedido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    disabled
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    disabled person
    impedir ( conjugate impedir) verbo transitivo


    impedidole a algn hacer algo to prevent sb from doing sth;
    quiso impedido que nos viéramos she tried to stop us seeing each other
    b) ‹paso/entrada› to block


    impedido,-a
    I adjetivo disabled, handicapped
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino disabled o handicapped person
    impedir verbo transitivo
    1 (entorpecer) to impede, hinder: un coche impedía el paso a la ambulancia, a car was in the way of the ambulance
    2 (frustrar) to prevent, stop
    ' impedido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    impedida
    * * *
    impedido, -a
    ♦ adj
    disabled;
    estar impedido de un brazo to have the use of only one arm
    ♦ nm,f
    disabled person;
    los impedidos the disabled
    * * *
    adj disabled
    * * *
    impedido, -da adj
    : disabled, crippled

    Spanish-English dictionary > impedido

  • 18 mentalmente discapacitado

    adj.
    mentally-handicapped.
    * * *
    Ex. Howerver, unlike a drunk, a person who is mentally ill or mentally handicapped will not normally be able to ratify a contract.
    * * *

    Ex: Howerver, unlike a drunk, a person who is mentally ill or mentally handicapped will not normally be able to ratify a contract.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mentalmente discapacitado

  • 19 oligofrénico

    1 mentally retarded
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 mentally retarded person
    * * *
    oligofrénico, -a
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo/masculino, femenino oligophrenic
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo/masculino, femenino oligophrenic
    * * *
    oligophrenic, mentally handicapped
    masculine, feminine
    oligophrenic
    * * *
    oligofrénico, -a
    ♦ adj
    severely mentally handicapped
    ♦ nm,f
    severely mentally handicapped person

    Spanish-English dictionary > oligofrénico

  • 20 afásico

    adj.
    aphasic, word-deaf.
    * * *
    1 aphasic
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 aphasic
    * * *
    ADJ (Psic) aphasic; (=mudo) mute, dumb
    * * *
    = aphasic, aphasia patient.
    Ex. This article discusses services offered by the library to the mentally and physically handicapped, to aphasic and dyslectic users, to visually handicapped university students and provision of talking books in foreign languages.
    Ex. Readers include: the mentally retarded, the mentally ill, the elderly, aphasia patients, and people for whom Swedish is a 2nd language.
    * * *
    = aphasic, aphasia patient.

    Ex: This article discusses services offered by the library to the mentally and physically handicapped, to aphasic and dyslectic users, to visually handicapped university students and provision of talking books in foreign languages.

    Ex: Readers include: the mentally retarded, the mentally ill, the elderly, aphasia patients, and people for whom Swedish is a 2nd language.

    * * *
    afásico1 -ca
    aphasic
    afásico2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    aphasiac
    * * *
    afásico, -a Med
    ♦ adj
    aphasic
    ♦ nm,f
    aphasic

    Spanish-English dictionary > afásico

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