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2 asistemático
adj.asystematic, not systematic.* * *= haphazard, off-hand [offhand], unsystematic.Ex. However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.Ex. They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.Ex. Statistical evaluation suggests that past acquisitions have been unsystematic.* * *= haphazard, off-hand [offhand], unsystematic.Ex: However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.
Ex: They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.Ex: Statistical evaluation suggests that past acquisitions have been unsystematic.* * *asistemático, -a adjunsystematic* * *adj unsystematic -
3 fortuito
adj.fortuitous, casual, chance, incidental.* * *► adjetivo1 chance, fortuitous* * *(f. - fortuita)adj.* * *ADJ [gen] fortuitous frm; [encuentro] accidental, chance antes de s* * *- ta adjetivo <encuentro/suceso> chance (before n), fortuitous* * *= haphazard, random, stochastic, unintended, fortuitous, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, accidental, serendipitous.Ex. However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.Ex. Where the subcategory is small the subsequent arrangement is random.Ex. Indeed, the direction we seem to be embarked on may result in the negation of a century of well-established principles in favor of a machine-negotiated, stochastic access to individual items in the collection.Ex. However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.Ex. A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Ex. In addition to the 'pot luck' method which some indexers seem to favour, we now have the use of PRECIS to serve as the indexing method in BNB.Ex. Funds are low, so libraries could benefit from interlibrary loan schemes, although without a national union catalogue, efforts to serve readers are hit and miss = Los fondos son escasos, por lo que las bibliotecas se podrían beneficiar del préstamo interbibliotecario, aunque, sin un catálogo colectivo nacional, los esfuerzos para atender a los usuarios son una lotería.Ex. The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.Ex. The help given by libraries to children can be formal, informal or serendipitous.----* carácter fortuito = randomness.* de un modo fortuito = haphazardly.* hallazgo fortuito = serendipity.* observación fortuita = chance observation.* * *- ta adjetivo <encuentro/suceso> chance (before n), fortuitous* * *= haphazard, random, stochastic, unintended, fortuitous, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, accidental, serendipitous.Ex: However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.
Ex: Where the subcategory is small the subsequent arrangement is random.Ex: Indeed, the direction we seem to be embarked on may result in the negation of a century of well-established principles in favor of a machine-negotiated, stochastic access to individual items in the collection.Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.Ex: In addition to the 'pot luck' method which some indexers seem to favour, we now have the use of PRECIS to serve as the indexing method in BNB.Ex: Funds are low, so libraries could benefit from interlibrary loan schemes, although without a national union catalogue, efforts to serve readers are hit and miss = Los fondos son escasos, por lo que las bibliotecas se podrían beneficiar del préstamo interbibliotecario, aunque, sin un catálogo colectivo nacional, los esfuerzos para atender a los usuarios son una lotería.Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.Ex: The help given by libraries to children can be formal, informal or serendipitous.* carácter fortuito = randomness.* de un modo fortuito = haphazardly.* hallazgo fortuito = serendipity.* observación fortuita = chance observation.* * *fortuito -ta‹encuentro/suceso› chance ( before n), fortuitousno es fortuito que haya venido hoy it's no accident that he happened to turn up today* * *
fortuito
fortuito,-a adjetivo fortuitous, chance
' fortuito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
accidental
- aleatoria
- aleatorio
- fortuita
- accidente
English:
accidental
- casual
- chance
- coincidental
- find
- fortuitous
- incidental
* * *fortuito, -a adjchance;encuentro fortuito chance encounter* * *adj chance atr, accidental* * *fortuito, -ta adj: fortuitous* * *fortuito adj chance / accidental -
4 salto
m.1 jump (gen) & (sport).triple salto triple jumpsalto de altura high jumpsalto de esquí ski jumpsalto de longitud long jumpsalto mortal somersaultsalto en paracaídas parachute jumpsalto con pértiga pole vault2 gap.3 leap forward (progreso).un salto hacia atrás a major step backward4 precipice (despeñadero).salto de agua waterfallpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: saltar.* * *1 (gen) jump, leap2 DEPORTE jump (natación) dive3 (de agua) waterfall4 (despeñadero) precipice\a salto de mata (vivir al día) from hand to mouth 2 (de cualquier manera) slapdash, haphazardly, any old howbajar de un salto / subir de un salto to jump down / jump updar un salto / pegar un salto to jump, leapdar un salto en el vacío figurado to take a leap in the darkel corazón me daba saltos figurado my heart was poundingen un salto figurado in a flashsalto de agua waterfall, falls pluralsalto de altura high jumpsalto de cama negligeesalto de la carpa jack-knifesalto de longitud long jumpsalto del ángel swan divesalto de tijera scissor jumpsalto mortal somersault* * *noun m.1) jump, leap, skip2) gap3) dive* * *SM1) (=acción) [gen] jump; [de mayor altura, distancia] leap; [al agua] diveeste invento es un gran salto adelante en tecnología — this invention is a great leap forward in technology
la novela está narrada con numerosos saltos atrás en el tiempo — the novel is told with a lot of flashbacks in time
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a saltos, cruzamos el río a saltos — we jumped across the riverhabía que andar a saltos para no pisar los cristales — you had to hop about so as not to tread on the glass
los niños les acompañaban dando saltos — the kids went with them, jumping o hopping about
al hablar da muchos saltos de un tema a otro — when he speaks, he jumps from o leaps around from one subject to the next
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de un salto, se puso en pie de un salto — he leapt o sprang to his feetsubió/bajó de un salto — he jumped up/down
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el libro supuso su salto a la fama — the book marked his leap to fame, the book was his springboard to famea salto de mata —
vivir a salto de mata — (=sin organización) to lead a haphazard life; (=sin seguridad) to live from hand to mouth
le gustaría dar el salto al teatro profesional — he would like to make the leap o jump into professional theatre
salto a ciegas, salto al vacío — leap in the dark
2) (Atletismo) jump; (Natación) dive•
triple salto — triple jumpsalto alto — LAm high jump
salto en paracaídas — (=salto) parachute jump; (=deporte) parachuting
salto inicial — (Baloncesto) jump ball
salto largo — LAm long jump
3) (=diferencia) gapentre los dos hermanos hay un salto de nueve años — there is a gap of nine years between the two brothers
hay un gran salto entre su primer libro y este último — there is a big leap between his first book and this latest one
4) (=en texto)salto de línea — (Inform) line break
5) (=desnivel) [de agua] waterfall; [en el terreno] faultsalto de agua — (Geog) waterfall; (Téc) chute
6)* * *1)a) ( brinco) jumpse levantó de un salto — ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed; ( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor
se puso en pie de un salto — she leapt o sprang to her feet
los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos — the birds were hopping closer to me/us
dar or pegar un salto — ( dar un brinco) to jump; ( de susto) to start, jump
dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director — two years later he made the jump from producer to director
dar un salto en el vacío — to take a leap in the dark
b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; ( en natación) dive2) (Geog) tb* * *= bound, leap, jump, hopping, hop, skip.Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.Ex. The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.Ex. Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.Ex. The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.Ex. I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.Ex. The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.----* dar el salto = make + the leap.* dar un salto = leap, give + a jump.* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* incremento del salto = jump increment.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.* salto al estrellato = jump into stardom.* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.* salto de altura = vertical jump, vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.* salto de fe = leap of faith.* salto del ángel = swan dive.* salto de longitud = long jump.* salto de página = page break.* salto de pértiga = pole vault, pole vaulting.* salto de puenting = bungee jump.* salto gigante = giant leap.* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.* salto mental = mental leap.* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.* triple salto = triple jump.* * *1)a) ( brinco) jumpse levantó de un salto — ( de la cama) he leapt o sprang out of bed; ( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor
se puso en pie de un salto — she leapt o sprang to her feet
los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos — the birds were hopping closer to me/us
dar or pegar un salto — ( dar un brinco) to jump; ( de susto) to start, jump
dos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director — two years later he made the jump from producer to director
dar un salto en el vacío — to take a leap in the dark
b) (Dep) (en atletismo, esquí, paracaidismo) jump; ( en natación) dive2) (Geog) tb* * *= bound, leap, jump, hopping, hop, skip.Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
Ex: The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.Ex: Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.Ex: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.* dar el salto = make + the leap.* dar un salto = leap, give + a jump.* dar un salto mortal = somersault, do + a somersault, summersault.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* incremento del salto = jump increment.* levantarse de un salto = spring up.* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.* salto al estrellato = jump into stardom.* salto al vacío = leap in the dark.* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.* salto de altura = vertical jump, vertical jump, high jumping, high jump.* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.* salto de fe = leap of faith.* salto del ángel = swan dive.* salto de longitud = long jump.* salto de página = page break.* salto de pértiga = pole vault, pole vaulting.* salto de puenting = bungee jump.* salto gigante = giant leap.* salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.* salto hacia lo desconocido = leap into + the unknown.* salto mental = mental leap.* salto mortal = somersault, summersault.* salto mortal hacia atrás = backflip.* triple salto = triple jump.* * *A1 (brinco) jumpatravesó el arroyo de un salto he jumped (over) the streamal oír el despertador se levantó de un salto when he heard the alarm clock he leaped o jumped o sprang out of bedse puso en pie de un salto she leaped o sprang to her feetel conejo se escapó dando saltos the rabbit hopped away to safetylos pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos the birds were hopping closer to me/uscuando oí el tiro pegué un salto I started o jumped at the sound of the shotel corazón le daba saltos de la emoción her heart was pounding with excitementlos niños daban saltos de alegría the children jumped for joyel avión no paró de dar saltos it was a very bumpy flightde un salto pasó de redactor a director he leapt o shot straight from editor to directordos años más tarde dio el salto de productor a director two years later he made the jump from producer to directorlos precios han dado un salto prices have shot upel país ha dado un enorme salto atrás the country has taken a huge step backward(s)dar un salto en el vacío to take a leap in the darkhacer algo a salto de mata to do sth in a haphazard wayvivir a salto de mata to take each day as it comesCompuestos:bungee jump( AmL) pole vaultpole vault( Fís) quantum leaphigh jumplong jump( AmL) high jump( AmL) long jumpsomersaultB ( Geog) tbsalto de agua waterfallel Salto de Teguendama the Teguendama Falls* * *
Del verbo saltar: ( conjugate saltar)
salto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
saltó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
saltar
salto
saltar ( conjugate saltar) verbo intransitivo
1
(más alto, más lejos) to leap;
salto a la cuerda or (Esp) comba to jump rope (AmE), to skip (BrE);
salto con or en una pierna to hop;
salto de la cama/silla to jump out of bed/one's chair
salto en paracaídas to parachute;
¿sabes salto del trampolín? can you dive off the springboard?;
saltó al vacío he leapt into space;
salto SOBRE algo/algn to jump on sth/sb
2 ( pasar) salto DE algo A algo to jump from sth to sth;
3 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ chispas] to fly;
[ aceite] to spit;
[ corcho] to pop out;
[ fusibles] to blow;
verbo transitivo ‹obstáculo/valla/zanja› to jump (over);
( apoyándose) to vault (over)
saltarse verbo pronominal
1
‹ comida› to miss, skip
2 [ botón] to come off, pop off;
[ pintura] to chip;
3 (Chi) [diente/loza] to chip
salto sustantivo masculino
1
( del suelo) he leapt o jumped up from the floor;◊ se puso en pie de un salto she leapt o sprang to her feet;
los pájaros se acercaban dando saltitos the birds were hopping closer to me/us;
dar or pegar un salto ( dar un brinco) to jump;
( de susto) to start, jump;
( en natación) dive;
salto con pértiga or (AmL) garrocha pole vault;◊ salto de altura/longitud high/long jump;
salto (en) alto/(en) largo (AmL) high/long jump;
salto mortal somersault
2 (Geog) tb
saltar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to jump, leap
saltar con una pierna, to hop
saltar en paracaídas, to parachute
2 (el aceite, etc) to spit
3 (una alarma, etc) to go off
4 (con una explosión o estallido) to explode, blow up
5 (con una frase) to retort: no me vuelvas a saltar con esa tontería, don't come out with such nonsense again
6 (a la mente) to leap (to one's mind)
II verbo transitivo
1 (por encima de algo) to jump (over)
♦ Locuciones: hacer saltar por los aires, to blow into the air
saltar a la vista, to be obvious
salto sustantivo masculino
1 jump, leap
avanzar a saltos, to hop along
dar un salto de alegría, to jump for joy
(el corazón) dar un salto, to pound [de, with]
2 Dep jump
salto con pértiga, pole vault
salto mortal, somersault
(en el agua) dive
triple salto, hop, step and jump
salto de longitud/de altura, long jump/high jump
3 (por omisión, diferencia, vacío) gap
4 salto atrás, backward step 5 salto de agua, waterfall 6 salto de cama, negligée
♦ Locuciones: (avanzar, progresar) dar el salto, to make headway
familiar vivir a salto de mata, to live from day to day
' salto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alarma
- caída
- espontánea
- espontáneo
- pértiga
- rebasar
- tijereta
- trenzado
- ejecutar
- encima
- listón
- pedazo
- pegar
- saltar
- zambullida
English:
blow up
- bound
- dive
- event
- gallop up
- headline
- in
- jump
- jump across
- jump down
- jump off
- jump on
- leap
- moving
- over
- parachute
- pole-vaulting
- show-jumping
- ski jumping
- skip
- somersault
- spring
- spring up
- vault
- caper
- dressing
- high
- hop
- long
- pole
- robe
- shoot
- triple
- water
- wrap
* * *salto nm1. [brinco] jump;[grande] leap; [al agua] dive;cruzó la grieta de un salto he jumped across the crevice;[grande] to leap;cuando se enteró de la noticia pegó un salto de alegría when she heard the news she was absolutely thrilled;el corazón le dio un salto cuando escuchó el disparo her heart skipped a beat when she heard the shot;la empresa ha decidido dar el salto a Internet the company has decided to go on line;vivir a salto de mata to live from one day to the nextAm salto alto high jump;salto de altura high jump;salto del ángel swallow dive;salto entre dos [en baloncesto] jump ball;saltos de esquí ski jumping;Am salto con garrocha pole vault;salto inicial [en baloncesto] tip-off;Am salto largo long jump;salto de longitud long jump;salto mortal somersault;salto en paracaídas parachute jump;salto con pértiga pole vault2. [omisión] gap;en este texto hay un salto de varios párrafos there are several paragraphs missing from this text3. [progreso] leap forward;el nuevo modelo supone un significativo salto cualitativo this model represents a significant qualitative leap forward;con esta victoria el equipo da un salto importantísimo this victory is a big leap forward for the team;un salto hacia atrás a major step backwards;finalmente dio el salto a la fama he finally made his big breakthrough4. [despeñadero] precipicesalto de agua waterfall; Geol salto de falla fault planesalto de línea automático wordwrap;salto de página page break* * *m leap, jump;dar un salto jump;dar un salto adelante jump forward;salto atrás tb fig step backwards;de un salto in one jump;dar saltos de alegría jump for joy;triple salto triple jump;concurso de saltos showjumping competition* * *salto nm1) brinco: jump, leap, skip2) : jump, dive (in sports)3) : gap, omission4)dar saltos : to jump up and down5) orsalto de agua catarata: waterfall* * *salto n1. (en general) jumpganó con un salto de 8,95 metros he won with a jump of 8.95 metres2. (de un trampolín) dive3. (avance) leapdar un salto / pegar un salto to jump -
5 decir + poseer
(v.) = claimEx. The present haphazard system of producing needed information experts allows a wide range of personnel to claim information skills.* * *(v.) = claimEx: The present haphazard system of producing needed information experts allows a wide range of personnel to claim information skills.
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6 garantía
f.1 guarantee, warranty, backing, bond.2 assurance.3 warranty certificate.imperf.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Imperfect Indicative of Spanish verb: garantir.* * *1 (seguridad) guarantee, security2 COMERCIO guarantee, warranty3 DERECHO bond, warranty, security\bajo garantía under guaranteecertificado de garantía guaranteegarantías constitucionales constitutional guarantees* * *noun f.1) guarantee2) security* * *SF1) [de producto] guarantee, warrantybajo o en garantía — under guarantee o warranty
2) (=seguridad) pledge, security; (=compromiso) undertaking, guarantee3) (Jur) warranty* * *1) (Com) guarantee, warrantyestar bajo or en garantía — to be under guarantee
2) (Der) ( fianza) surety, guarantee3) ( seguridad) guarantee•* * *= assurance, warranty, guarantor, guarantee, escrow.Ex. The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.Ex. Is there a warranty? TR assurance, guarantee.Ex. University presses have acted as guarantors of high standards in scholarly communications.Ex. This growth has been haphazard and unco-ordinated, with no guarantee of continuity.Ex. Using this protocol, people would place donations in escrow, to be released to an author in the event that the promised work be put in the public domain.----* dar en garantía = pawn.* dejar en garantía = pledge.* entregar en garantía = pledge.* garantía de calidad = quality assurance (QA).* garantía de compra = proof of purchase.* garantía del usuario = user warrant.* garantía en depósito = escrow.* ofrecer la garantía de = provide + the stamp of.* poner en garantía = pawn.* Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ = Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).* * *1) (Com) guarantee, warrantyestar bajo or en garantía — to be under guarantee
2) (Der) ( fianza) surety, guarantee3) ( seguridad) guarantee•* * *= assurance, warranty, guarantor, guarantee, escrow.Ex: The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.
Ex: Is there a warranty? TR assurance, guarantee.Ex: University presses have acted as guarantors of high standards in scholarly communications.Ex: This growth has been haphazard and unco-ordinated, with no guarantee of continuity.Ex: Using this protocol, people would place donations in escrow, to be released to an author in the event that the promised work be put in the public domain.* dar en garantía = pawn.* dejar en garantía = pledge.* entregar en garantía = pledge.* garantía de calidad = quality assurance (QA).* garantía de compra = proof of purchase.* garantía del usuario = user warrant.* garantía en depósito = escrow.* ofrecer la garantía de = provide + the stamp of.* poner en garantía = pawn.* Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ = Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).* * *A ( Com) guarantee, warrantytiene dos años de garantía it has a two-year guarantee o warranty, it's guaranteed for two yearsestar bajo or en garantía to be under guarantee o warrantyB ( Der)1 (fianza) surety, guaranteeC (seguridad, aval) guaranteesu presencia es una garantía de paz their presence is a guarantee of peaceno ofrece garantías para el inversor it does not offer any security for the investor¿qué garantía(s) tengo yo de que va a cumplir con su palabra? what guarantee do I have that he will keep his word?Compuesto:fpl constitutional rights (pl)* * *
garantía sustantivo femenino
1 (Com) guarantee, warranty;
estar bajo or en garantía to be under guarantee o warranty
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c)
garantía sustantivo femenino
1 guarantee: ese hospital no me ofrece muchas garantías, I wouldn't feel safe in that hospital
el ordenador ya no está en garantía, the computer warranty is no longer valid
2 Fin (prenda, fianza) bond, security: puso su casa como garantía, he offered the house as security
' garantía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empeño
- fianza
- precinto
- prenda
- seguridad
- depósito
- suspender
- vencer
English:
assurance
- collateral
- guarantee
- safeguard
- security
- undertaking
- warranty
- life
* * *♦ nf1. [seguro, promesa] guarantee;me ha dado su garantía de que lo hará she guaranteed that she'd do it;no tenemos ninguna garantía de que vaya a lucir el sol there's no guarantee that it will be sunny;ser garantía de algo to guarantee sth;su diseño futurista es garantía de éxito its futuristic design means its success is assuredPol garantías constitucionales constitutional rights; Fin garantía prendaria collateral security2. [de producto] guarantee, warranty;viene con una garantía de tres años, tiene tres años de garantía it comes with a three-year guarantee o warranty, it has a three-year guarantee o warranty;estar en garantía to be under guaranteegarantía ilimitada unlimited warranty;garantía de por vida lifetime guarantee3. [fianza] surety;dejó su reloj como garantía he left his watch as security♦ de garantía loc adjreliable, dependable* * *f guarantee* * *garantía nf1) : guarantee, warranty2) : securitygarantía de trabajo: job security* * *garantía n guarantee -
7 hacer que sea fiable
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8 imponer orden
(v.) = impose + order, bring + orderEx. Basically it is a matter of deciding how far we can impose conceptual order on the chaos of terminology.Ex. What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process.* * *(v.) = impose + order, bring + orderEx: Basically it is a matter of deciding how far we can impose conceptual order on the chaos of terminology.
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9 indicar el camino a seguir
(v.) = point + the way forwardEx. What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process, and in doing so point the way forward for later developments.* * *(v.) = point + the way forwardEx: What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process, and in doing so point the way forward for later developments.
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10 mostrar el camino a seguir
(v.) = point + the way forwardEx. What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process, and in doing so point the way forward for later developments.* * *(v.) = point + the way forwardEx: What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process, and in doing so point the way forward for later developments.
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11 poner orden
(v.) = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear upEx. What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process.Ex. Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.Ex. The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex. Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.* * *(v.) = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear upEx: What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process.
Ex: Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'. -
12 pretender + poseer
(v.) = claimEx. The present haphazard system of producing needed information experts allows a wide range of personnel to claim information skills.* * *(v.) = claimEx: The present haphazard system of producing needed information experts allows a wide range of personnel to claim information skills.
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13 14º (catorceavo)
Ex. However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision. -
14 azar
m.chance, fate.al azar at randompor (puro) azar by (pure) chance* * *1 chance2 (percance) misfortune, accident\al azar at randompor puro azar by pure chancejuegos de azar games of chancelos azares de la vida the ups and downs of life* * *SM1) (=suerte) chance, fatepor azar — accidentally, by chance
no es un azar que... — it is no mere accident that..., it is not a matter of chance that...
2) (=desgracia) accident, piece of bad luck* * *a) ( casualidad) chanceno es por azar que... — it's no chance o coincidence that...
b) azares masculino plural ( vicisitudes) ups and downs (pl), vicissitudes (pl)* * *= fortuity.Ex. Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.----* al azar = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, lucky draw, lucky dip, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* asignado al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* azares = vicissitudes, ups and downs.* código generado al azar = nonce.* comprobación al azar = spot check.* control al azar = spot check.* dejado al azar = stochastic.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* distribuido al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* escoger al azar = pick at + random.* escogido al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* inspección al azar = spot check.* juegos de azar = gambling.* jugar al azar = gamble.* muestra al azar = random sample.* muestreo al azar = random sampling.* muestreo al azar estratificado = stratified random sampling.* muestreo al azar simple = simple random sampling.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* seleccionado al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* * *a) ( casualidad) chanceno es por azar que... — it's no chance o coincidence that...
b) azares masculino plural ( vicisitudes) ups and downs (pl), vicissitudes (pl)* * *= fortuity.Ex: Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.
* al azar = at random, by chance, haphazardly, indiscriminate, indiscriminately, random, randomly, pot luck, hit (and/or) miss, odd, by a fluke, lucky draw, lucky dip, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* asignado al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* azares = vicissitudes, ups and downs.* código generado al azar = nonce.* comprobación al azar = spot check.* control al azar = spot check.* dejado al azar = stochastic.* dejar Algo al azar = leave + Nombre + to chance.* distribuido al azar = randomised [randomized, -USA].* escoger al azar = pick at + random.* escogido al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* inspección al azar = spot check.* juegos de azar = gambling.* jugar al azar = gamble.* muestra al azar = random sample.* muestreo al azar = random sampling.* muestreo al azar estratificado = stratified random sampling.* muestreo al azar simple = simple random sampling.* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.* seleccionado al azar = randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].* * *1 (casualidad) chanceno dejó nada librado al azar she left nothing to chanceno es por azar que estoy aquí it's no chance o coincidence that I'm herequiso el azar que coincidieran en aquel lugar fate decreed that they should meet in that placeal azar at randomelegí una carta al azar I chose a card at random* * *
azar sustantivo masculino
al azar at randomb)
azar sustantivo masculino
1 (suerte, fortuna) chance
por azar by chance
2 (imprevisto, infortunio) mishap
♦ Locuciones: al azar, at random
' azar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aleatoria
- aleatorio
- imprevista
- imprevisto
- juego
- número
- suerte
- tuntún
- adivinar
- fortuna
- voleo
English:
chance
- dark
- game
- haphazard
- haphazardly
- potshot
- random
- random shot
- randomly
- throw together
- wildly
- leave
- pot
- spot
- wild
* * *azar nm1. [casualidad] chance;juego de azar game of chance;al azar at random;dos concursantes elegidos al azar two randomly chosen contestants;no dejaron nada al azar they left nothing to chance;por azar by (pure) chance;si por algún azar no puedes venir, llámanos if by any chance you should be unable to come, give us a call o Br ring;quiso el azar que pasara yo por allí en ese preciso instante fate decreed that I should be passing that way at that very moment* * *m fate, chance;al azar at random;por azar by chance* * *azar nm1) : chancejuegos de azar: games of chance2) : accident, misfortune3)al azar : at random, randomly* * *azar n1. (destino) fate2. (casualidad) chance -
15 catorceavo (14º)
Ex. However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision. -
16 caótico
adj.chaotic, disorganized, disastrous.* * *► adjetivo1 chaotic* * *ADJ chaotic* * *- ca adjetivo chaotic* * *= chaotic, helter-skelter, disorderly, shambolic.Ex. Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.Ex. The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research.Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex. Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.----* computación caótica = chaotic computing.* informática caótica = chaotic computing.* * *- ca adjetivo chaotic* * *= chaotic, helter-skelter, disorderly, shambolic.Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.
Ex: The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research.Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.* computación caótica = chaotic computing.* informática caótica = chaotic computing.* * *caótico -cachaoticencontré la casa en un estado caótico the house was in chaos o was chaotic when I got there* * *
caótico◊ -ca adjetivo
chaotic
caótico,-a adjetivo chaotic
' caótico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caótica
English:
chaotic
- haphazard
- shambolic
* * *caótico, -a adjchaotic* * *adj chaotic* * *caótico, -ca adj: chaotic -
17 coherente
adj.1 consistent (conducta, estilo).2 coherent, consistent, logic, articulate.* * *► adjetivo1 coherent, connected* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [texto, idea, exposición, argumentación] coherent2) [proyecto, política] consistentcoherente con — in line with, in tune with
* * *1)a) ( congruente) <discurso/razonamiento/ideas> coherent, logicalb) ( consecuente) < actitud> consistent* * *= coherent, consistent, congruent.Ex. This section is merely a summary of the applications areas, drawn together in a coherent form.Ex. In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.Ex. The longitudinal study suggests that students change majors, select programs, and complete courses that are congruent with their cognitive styles.----* ser coherente = cohere.* * *1)a) ( congruente) <discurso/razonamiento/ideas> coherent, logicalb) ( consecuente) < actitud> consistent* * *= coherent, consistent, congruent.Ex: This section is merely a summary of the applications areas, drawn together in a coherent form.
Ex: In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.Ex: The longitudinal study suggests that students change majors, select programs, and complete courses that are congruent with their cognitive styles.* ser coherente = cohere.* * *A1 (congruente) ‹discurso/razonamiento/ideas› coherent, logical2 (consecuente) consistenthan mantenido una actitud coherente al respecto he has always been consistent on this matteresto no es coherente con sus intentos de modernizar el país this is not in keeping with o consistent with their attempts to modernize the countryB ( Fís) coherent* * *
coherente adjetivo
coherente adjetivo coherent, consistent: sus actos son coherentes con sus ideas, her actions are consistent with her ideas
' coherente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
congruente
English:
coherent
- haphazard
* * *coherente adj1. [conducta, estilo] consistent2. [razonamiento] logical, coherent;ser coherente con algo to accord with sth, to be in line with sth* * *adj coherent;ser coherente con be consistent with -
18 desordenado
adj.disordered, disorderly, cluttered, disorganized.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desordenar.* * *1→ link=desordenar desordenar► adjetivo1 (habitación etc) untidy, messy2 (persona) slovenly3 (ideas) confused* * *ADJ1) (=sin orden) [habitación, persona] untidy, messy; [objetos] in a mess, jumbled2) (=asocial) [vida] chaotic; [conducta] disorderly; [carácter] unmethodical; [niño] wild, unruly3) [país] chaotic* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <persona/habitación> untidy, messy (colloq)tengo la casa toda desordenada — my house is in a mess o is very untidy
b) [estar] <naipes/hojas> out of order2) < vida> disorganized3) (Chi) ( en el colegio) < niño> naughty, badly-behaved* * *= disordered, topsy-turvy, in disarray, disorderly, all over the place.Ex. Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.Ex. At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.Ex. Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.Ex. Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex. Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.----* agrupamiento desordenado = clutter.* de un modo desordenado = higgledy-piggledy.* estar desordenado = be out of order.* * *- da adjetivo1)a) <persona/habitación> untidy, messy (colloq)tengo la casa toda desordenada — my house is in a mess o is very untidy
b) [estar] <naipes/hojas> out of order2) < vida> disorganized3) (Chi) ( en el colegio) < niño> naughty, badly-behaved* * *= disordered, topsy-turvy, in disarray, disorderly, all over the place.Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are ' all over the place' on the economy.* agrupamiento desordenado = clutter.* de un modo desordenado = higgledy-piggledy.* estar desordenado = be out of order.* * *desordenado -daA1 (que no guarda las cosas) untidy, messy ( colloq)2 ‹habitación› untidy, messy ( colloq)tengo la casa toda desordenada my house is in a mess o is very untidylas hojas están todas desordenadas the sheets are all out of orderB ‹vida› disorganizedC ( Chi) (revoltoso) ‹niño› naughty, badly-behaved* * *
Del verbo desordenar: ( conjugate desordenar)
desordenado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desordenado
desordenar
desordenado◊ -da adjetivo
1
◊ tengo la casa toda desordenada my house is in a mess o is very untidy
2 ‹ vida› disorganized
desordenar ( conjugate desordenar) verbo transitivo ‹mesa/habitación› to make … untidy, mess up (colloq);
‹naipes/hojas› to get … out of order
desordenado,-a adj (alborotado, desarreglado) messy, untidy
(sin orden, no correlativo) out of order
(sin norma, con excesos) chaotic
desordenar verbo transitivo to make untidy, mess up
(romper una secuencia, un orden) to put out of order, to mix up
' desordenado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alborotada
- alborotado
- desordenada
- leonera
- pata
- trastornada
- trastornado
- entreverado
- revuelto
English:
disorderly
- haphazard
- mess
- messy
- order
- untidy
- straggly
- topsy-turvy
* * *desordenado, -a♦ adj1. [habitación, casa, mesa] untidy, messy;[persona] untidy, messy; [documentos, fichas] jumbled (up);lo tiene todo muy desordenado it's all in a complete mess;una secuencia de números desordenada a jumbled sequence of numbers2. [vida] disorganized;[comportamiento] disorderly♦ nm,funtidy o messy person;es una desordenada she's very untidy o messy* * *adj untidy, messy fam ; figdisorganized* * *desordenado, -da adj1) : untidy, messy2) : disorderly, unruly* * *desordenado adj1. (persona, sitio) untidy [comp. untidier; superl. untidiest] / messy [comp. messier; superl. messiest]2. (papeles, fichas, etc) out of order -
19 enfoque
m.1 focus.2 approach, angle.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: enfocar.* * *1 (acción) focus, focusing2 figurado focus, approach, angle* * *SM1) (Fot) (=acción) focusing; (=resultado) focus2) [de tema] approach3)* * *b) ( de asunto) approach* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex. Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.----* enfoque general = broad view.* * *b) ( de asunto) approach* * *= approach [approaches, -pl.], outlook, vision, slant.Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.* enfoque general = broad view.* * *2 (de un asunto) approachtodo depende del enfoque que se le dé al problema everything depends on the way you look at o on how you approach the problem, everything depends on your approach to the problem o on the approach you take to the problemenfoque DE algo approach TO sthun enfoque nuevo y original del tema a new and original approach to the subject* * *
Del verbo enfocar: ( conjugate enfocar)
enfoqué es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
enfoque es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
enfocar
enfoque
enfocar ( conjugate enfocar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹objeto/persona› (con cámara, prismáticos) to focus on;
2
enfoque sustantivo masculino
( efecto) focus
enfoque de algo approach to sth
enfocar verbo transitivo
1 (una cámara, un proyector) to focus: Pedro, enfoca a Mónica, Pedro, focus on Mónica
2 (un problema, un asunto) to approach: lo enfocaré de otra manera, I'll put it another way
3 (con un haz de luz) to shine a light on
enfoque sustantivo masculino
1 (de un problema, asunto) approach: todos dieron el mismo enfoque al tema, they took a similar approach with regards to the issue
2 Fot TV focus
(acción) focusing
' enfoque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
planteamiento
- sesgo
- apreciación
- novedoso
- orientación
- visión
English:
approach
- bias
- haphazard
- slant
* * *enfoque nm1. [de imagen] [acción] focusing;[resultado] focus enfoque automático automatic focusing;enfoque manual manual focusing2. [de tema, asunto] approach (de to), angle (de on);le dio un enfoque muy original a su discurso she took an original approach in her talk;habría que darle otro enfoque al asunto the issue should be approached from a different angle, we should look at the issue in a different way* * *m figapproach* * *enfoque nm: focus* * *enfoque n -
20 salvaje
adj.1 wild (animal, terreno).el salvaje oeste the wild West2 savage (pueblo, tribu).3 brutal, savage (cruel, brutal).f. & m.1 savage (primitivo).2 brute (bruto).unos salvajes prendieron fuego a un inmigrante some inhuman brutes set fire to an immigrant* * *► adjetivo2 (animal) wild3 (pueblo, tribu) savage, uncivilized5 (bruto) uncouth, boorish6 figurado (incontrolado) haphazard, uncontrolled1 (no civilizado) savage2 figurado (violento) savage3 (bruto) brute, boor* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.1) savage2) wild* * *1. ADJ1) [planta, animal, tierra] wild2) (=no autorizado) [huelga] unofficial, wildcat; [construcción] unauthorized3) [pueblo, tribu] savage4) (=brutal) savage, brutalun salvaje asesinato — a brutal o savage murder
5) LAm * (=estupendo) terrific *, smashing *2.SMF (lit, fig) savage* * *I1)a) < animal> wildc) <vegetación/terreno> wild2) ( cruel) <persona/tortura> brutal; <ataque/matanza> savageII* * *= uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA], savage, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], swingeing, savage, barbarian, barbarian, in the wild, feral, brutish.Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.Ex. The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex. Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.Ex. The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.Ex. The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.Ex. The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.Ex. I spoke of capturing e-scholarship disseminated outside the library, or, as one librarian put it, ' in the wild'.Ex. The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.Ex. In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.----* crecer salvaje = grow + rampant.* flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].* gato salvaje = feral cat.* monte salvaje = backcountry.* regiones salvajes de Africa, las = wilds of Africa, the.* vida salvaje = wildlife.* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.* * *I1)a) < animal> wildc) <vegetación/terreno> wild2) ( cruel) <persona/tortura> brutal; <ataque/matanza> savageII* * *= uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA], savage, wild [wilder -comp., wildest -sup.], swingeing, savage, barbarian, barbarian, in the wild, feral, brutish.Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.Ex: The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.Ex: The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.Ex: The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.Ex: I spoke of capturing e-scholarship disseminated outside the library, or, as one librarian put it, ' in the wild'.Ex: The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.* crecer salvaje = grow + rampant.* flor salvaje = wildflower [wild flower].* gato salvaje = feral cat.* monte salvaje = backcountry.* regiones salvajes de Africa, las = wilds of Africa, the.* vida salvaje = wildlife.* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.* * *A1 ‹animal› wild2 (primitivo) ‹tribu› savage3 ‹vegetación/terreno› wildB (cruel) ‹persona/tortura› brutal; ‹ataque/matanza› savagehay que ser salvaje para decirle eso a una pobre anciana ( fam); you have to be pretty cruel o brutal o nasty to say a thing like that to an old lady ( colloq)se vuelve muy salvaje cuando está borracho he gets very vicious o brutal when he's drunkC ‹construcción› uncontrolled, illegal; ‹camping› unauthorizedpara controlar la colocación salvaje de carteles to control illegal o unauthorized bill posting1 (primitivo) savagete comportaste como un salvaje you behaved like a savage o an animal* * *
salvaje adjetivo
1
2 ( cruel) ‹persona/tortura› brutal;
‹ataque/matanza› savage
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( primitivo) savage;
( bruto) (pey) animal, savage
salvaje
I adjetivo
1 Bot Zool wild: el tigre es un animal salvaje, the tiger is a wild animal
2 (terreno) uncultivated
3 (cultura, tribu) savage
4 (comportamiento) cruel, brutal
5 (incontrolable, imparable) huelga salvaje, protracted strike
6 pey (inculto, maleducado) uncouth
(zoquete) thick: no seas salvaje, claro que fue Colón, don't be so thick, of course it was Columbus
II m, f
1savage
2 fam (bruto) animal, savage
' salvaje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brava
- bravo
- lado
- selvática
- selvático
- bestia
- indomable
English:
abundance
- frazzled
- loose
- rice
- savage
- savagely
- wild
- wilderness
- wildness
- cut
- vicious
* * *♦ adj1. [animal] wild2. [planta, terreno] wild3. [pueblo, tribu] savage4. [cruel, brutal] brutal, savage;se escuchó una explosión salvaje there was a massive explosion;el capitalismo salvaje ruthless capitalismuna huelga salvaje an unofficial strike, a wildcat strike;vertidos salvajes illegal dumping♦ nmf1. [primitivo] savage2. [bruto] brute;unos salvajes prendieron fuego a un inmigrante some inhuman brutes set fire to an immigrant;la salvaje de tu hermana ha suspendido todas las asignaturas your thick sister has failed every subject;es un salvaje, se comió un pollo él sólo he's an animal, he ate a whole chicken by himself;eres un salvaje, ¿cómo tratas así a tu madre? you're a monster, how can you treat your mother like that?* * *I adj1 animal wild2 ( bruto) brutalII m/f savage* * *salvaje adj1) : wildanimales salvajes: wild animals2) : savage, cruel3) : primitive, uncivilizedsalvaje nmf: savage* * *salvaje adj1. (animal) wild2. (tribu) savage
- 1
- 2
См. также в других словарях:
Haphazard — Hap haz ard (h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd or h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd), n. [Hap + hazard.] Extra hazard; chance; accident; random. [1913 Webster] We take our principles at haphazard, upon trust. Locke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haphazard — hap haz ard (h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd or h[a^]p h[a^]z [ e]rd), a. Determined by chance, whimsy, or guesswork; unplanned; aimless; random; used mostly of human actions. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haphazard — I adjective accidental, adventitious, arbitrary, capricious, casual, chance, chaotic, confused, designless, desultory, determined by chance, disordered, disorderly, fitful, immethodical, indiscriminate, irregular, nonsystematic, orderless,… … Law dictionary
haphazard — 1570s, from hap chance, luck (see HAP (Cf. hap)) + HAZARD (Cf. hazard) risk, danger, peril. Related: Haphazardly … Etymology dictionary
haphazard — *random, chance, chancy, casual, desultory, hit or miss, happy go lucky Analogous words: *accidental, fortuitous, casual Contrasted words: designed, planned, schemed, plotted (see corresponding verbs under PLAN n): intentional, deliberate,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
haphazard — [adj] without plan or organization accidental, aimless, all over the map*, any old way*, any which way*, arbitrary, careless, casual, chance, designless, desultory, devilmay care*, disorderly, disorganized, erratic, fluke, helter skelter*, hit or … New thesaurus
haphazard — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking order or organization. DERIVATIVES haphazardly adverb … English terms dictionary
haphazard — [hap΄haz′ərd] n. [ HAP1 + HAZARD] mere chance; accident; fortuity adj. not planned; random adv. by chance; casually SYN. RANDOM haphazardly adv. haphazardness n … English World dictionary
haphazard — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
haphazard — hap|haz|ard [ˌhæpˈhæzəd US ərd] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: hap ( HAPPY) + hazard] happening or done in a way that is not planned or organized a haphazard way/manner/fashion ▪ I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way. ▪ Educational… … Dictionary of contemporary English
haphazard — [[t]hæphæ̱zə(r)d[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe something as haphazard, you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan. The investigation does seem haphazard... He had never seen… … English dictionary