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61 avefría
f.lapwing, plover, peewit, pewit.* * *1 lapwing, common plover* * *SF lapwing* * *femenino lapwing* * *= lapwing.Ex. With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.* * *femenino lapwing* * *= lapwing.Ex: With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.
* * *lapwing* * *avefría nf* * *f ZO lapwing -
62 basura
f.1 rubbish (British), garbage, trash (United States).sacar la basura (en la calle) to put the rubbish out (British), to take out the garbage o trash (United States)el parque estaba lleno de basura the park was full of litterbasura orgánica organic wastebasura radiactiva radioactive waste2 rubbish bin, dustbin (British), garbage or trash can (United States).tirar algo a la basura to throw something away3 rubbish (British), garbage, trash (United States).4 garbage, litter, rubbish, trash.5 shinplaster.* * *1 (cosa) rubbish, US garbage2 (persona despreciable) swine\bajar la basura / sacar la basura to put the rubbish outtirar a la basura to throw away* * *noun f.1) garbage2) trash can* * *SF1) (=desechos) [en casa] rubbish, garbage (EEUU); [por el suelo] litterprohibido arrojar basuras (y escombros) — no dumping, no tipping
2) (=contenedor) [en casa] dustbin, trash can (EEUU); [en la calle] litter bin, trash can (EEUU)tirar algo a la basura — to put o throw sth in the bin
3) (=persona o cosa despreciable) trash, rubbishes una basura — * he's a shocker *, he's a rotter *
* * *1)a) ( recipiente) garbage o trash can (AmE), dustbin (BrE)echar or tirar algo a la basura — to throw something in the garbage o trash (can) o dustbin
b) ( desechos) garbage (AmE), trash (AmE), rubbish (BrE); ( en sitios públicos) littersacar la basura — to take out the garbage o trash o rubbish
la recogida de la basura — the garbage o rubbish o (frml) refuse collection
2) (fam) ( porquería) trash (AmE colloq), rubbish (BrE colloq)* * *= rubbish, junk, litter, garbage, dross, trash, schlock, shit, hogwash, cruft, refuse.Ex. Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.Ex. All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.Ex. Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex. Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the ' garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.Ex. They do have the problem, however, of being able to sort out the nuggets of literary gold from amongst the torrents of published dross.Ex. For one thing, the librarian cannot really understand why his clients read ' trash' or books of ephemeral value.Ex. Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.Ex. The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.Ex. This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.Ex. It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.----* alcantarillado y basura = sanitation.* arrojar a la basura = trash.* basura industrial = industrial waste.* basura urbana = municipal waste.* bolsa de basura = bin liner, bin bag, rubbish bag, garbage bag.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* camión de la basura = garbage truck, rubbish truck, rubbish lorry, dustcart [dust cart].* comida basura = junk food.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* contenedor de basura = rubbish skip.* contenedor de la basura = dumpster.* correo basura = junk mail, spam, junk e-mail.* cubo de la basura = waste bin, trashcan [trash can], dustbin [dust bin], rubbish bin, trash bin, garbage can.* eliminación de basura = waste disposal.* mendigo que rebusca en la basura = dumpster rat.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* pordiosero de la basura = scavenger.* recogida de basura = waste collection, garbage collection, refuse removal, refuse collection.* sacar la basura = take out + the garbage.* vertedero de basura = landfill site, landfill.* vertedero de basuras = garbage dump.* * *1)a) ( recipiente) garbage o trash can (AmE), dustbin (BrE)echar or tirar algo a la basura — to throw something in the garbage o trash (can) o dustbin
b) ( desechos) garbage (AmE), trash (AmE), rubbish (BrE); ( en sitios públicos) littersacar la basura — to take out the garbage o trash o rubbish
la recogida de la basura — the garbage o rubbish o (frml) refuse collection
2) (fam) ( porquería) trash (AmE colloq), rubbish (BrE colloq)* * *= rubbish, junk, litter, garbage, dross, trash, schlock, shit, hogwash, cruft, refuse.Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
Ex: All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.Ex: Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the ' garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.Ex: They do have the problem, however, of being able to sort out the nuggets of literary gold from amongst the torrents of published dross.Ex: For one thing, the librarian cannot really understand why his clients read ' trash' or books of ephemeral value.Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.Ex: This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.Ex: It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.* alcantarillado y basura = sanitation.* arrojar a la basura = trash.* basura industrial = industrial waste.* basura urbana = municipal waste.* bolsa de basura = bin liner, bin bag, rubbish bag, garbage bag.* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.* camión de la basura = garbage truck, rubbish truck, rubbish lorry, dustcart [dust cart].* comida basura = junk food.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* contenedor de basura = rubbish skip.* contenedor de la basura = dumpster.* correo basura = junk mail, spam, junk e-mail.* cubo de la basura = waste bin, trashcan [trash can], dustbin [dust bin], rubbish bin, trash bin, garbage can.* eliminación de basura = waste disposal.* mendigo que rebusca en la basura = dumpster rat.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* pordiosero de la basura = scavenger.* recogida de basura = waste collection, garbage collection, refuse removal, refuse collection.* sacar la basura = take out + the garbage.* vertedero de basura = landfill site, landfill.* vertedero de basuras = garbage dump.* * *Aechar or tirar algo a la basura to throw sth away, to throw sth in the garbage o trash (can) o dustbin¿que no sirve? ¡pues a la basura! well, if it's no use, throw it out o dump it ( AmE) o ( BrE) bin it ( colloq)sacar la basura to take out the garbage o trash o rubbishdejaron el estadio lleno de basura they left litter all around the stadiumla recogida de la basura the garbage o rubbish o ( frml) refuse collectionhoy no pasa la basura ( fam); the garbage man doesn't come today ( AmE colloq), the dustmen don't come today ( BrE colloq)[ S ] prohibido arrojar basura(s) no dumping, no tipping ( BrE)B1 ( fam)(porquería): ese programa es una basura that program is trash ( AmE colloq), that programme is rubbish ( BrE colloq)¿cómo puedes leer esa basura? how can you read trash o ( BrE) rubbish like that?la comida era una basura the food was lousy ( colloq)* * *
basura sustantivo femenino
echar or tirar algo a la basura to throw sth in the garbage o trash (can) o dustbin
( en sitios públicos) litter;
basura sustantivo femenino rubbish, US trash, garbage: bajar/sacar la basura, to put the rubbish out
tira las sobras a la basura, throw the leftovers away
camión de la basura, dustcart
' basura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bolsa
- caca
- camión
- cubo
- desechos
- desperdicio
- fondón
- fondona
- incinerar
- plagada
- plagado
- rebuscar
- recoger
- recogida
- suciedad
- verter
- botadero
- botar
- bote
- caneca
- comida
- ducto
- echar
- escarbar
- hurgar
- incineración
- pala
- pepenar
- quemar
- sacar
- tacho
- triturador
- vertedero
English:
assign
- bin
- bin liner
- collection
- disposal
- dump
- dumping
- dustbin
- garbage
- garbage can
- garbage truck
- junk
- junk food
- litter
- put out
- refuse
- refuse bin
- refuse lorry
- responsible
- rubbish
- rubbish bin
- scavenge
- scavenger
- stamp down
- throw away
- throw out
- tip out
- tip over
- trash
- trash can
- binliner
- blow
- can
- dross
- dust
- liner
- pedal bin
- scrap
- skip
- swing
- throw
* * *♦ adj invcomida basura junk food;contrato basura short-term contract [with poor conditions]♦ nf1. [desechos] Br rubbish, US garbage, trash;[en la calle] litter;no te olvides de sacar la basura don't forget Br to put the rubbish out o US to take out the garbage;el parque estaba lleno de basura the park was full of litterbasura espacial space junk;basura orgánica organic waste;basura radiactiva radioactive waste2. [recipiente] Br rubbish bin, dustbin, US garbage o trash can;tirar algo a la basura to throw sth away3. [bazofia] Br rubbish, US garbage, trash;4. [persona] scum, filth* * *f tb figtrash, Brrubbish;cubo de la basura garbage o trash can, Br rubbish bin* * *basura nfdesechos: garbage, waste, refuse* * *basura n rubbish -
63 bazofia
f.1 pigswill (food).2 filth, rubbish, pigswill, slop.3 swill, leftovers, food leftovers.* * *2 (comida mala) pigswill3 (basura) rubbish■ ¡vaya bazofia de película! what a rubbishy film!* * *SF1) (=sobras) leftovers pl, scraps pl of food; [para cerdos] pigswill2) (=producto de mala calidad) pigswill, hogwash (EEUU)* * *femenino (fam) garbage (AmE colloq), rubbish (BrE colloq)* * *= hogwash, cruft.Ex. The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.Ex. This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.* * *femenino (fam) garbage (AmE colloq), rubbish (BrE colloq)* * *= hogwash, cruft.Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
Ex: This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.* * *( fam)¿cómo se atreven a cobrar tanto por esta bazofia? how can they charge so much for this muck? ( colloq)esa película es una bazofia that movie is trash ( AmE colloq), that film's a load of rubbish ( BrE colloq)* * *
bazofia sustantivo femenino (fam) ( comida) crap (colloq);
(libro, película) garbage (AmE colloq), rubbish (BrE colloq)
bazofia f pey rubbish
' bazofia' also found in these entries:
English:
swill
- trash
* * *bazofia nf1. [comida] pigswill* * *f fig famload of trash fam* * *bazofia nf1) : table scraps pl2) : slop, swill3) : hogwash, rubbish -
64 cargar con las consecuencias
to suffer the consequences* * *(v.) = bear + the consequences, live with + the consequencesEx. It never did me any harm, it just taught me to bear the consequences of my actions and the effects they had on others.Ex. Others have not been so fortunate and have had to live with the consequences.* * *(v.) = bear + the consequences, live with + the consequencesEx: It never did me any harm, it just taught me to bear the consequences of my actions and the effects they had on others.
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65 caso
m.case.el caso es que… the thing is (that)…; (el hecho es que) what matters is (that)… (lo importante es que)el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affairen caso afirmativo/negativo if so/noten caso de in the event of(en) caso de que venga should she comeen cualquier o todo caso in any event o caseen el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worsten tal o ese caso in that caseen último caso as a last resortir al caso to get to the pointpongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…ser un caso to be a case, to be a right oneser un caso perdido to be a lost causeno venir al caso to be irrelevantcaso de conciencia matter of consciencefue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstancespres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: casar.* * *1 (ocasión) case, occasion2 (suceso) event, happening3 (asunto) affair4 (policial, medical) case5 (gramatical) case\cuando llegue el caso in due coursedado el caso de que... in the event of...el caso es que... the fact is that..., the thing is that...en caso contrario otherwiseen caso de in case of, in the event ofen caso de necesidad if need be, if necessary■ en caso de que te pierdas, llámame if you get lost, call meen cualquier caso in any caseen el mejor de los casos at besten el peor de los casos at worsten este caso in such a caseen todo caso anyhow, at any rateen último caso as a last resorten un caso extremo as a last resorthacer al caso / venir al caso to be relevanthacer caso de alguien / hacer caso a alguien to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebodyhacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of something, ignore somethingno venir al caso to be beside the pointpara el caso es igual it's the same, it doesn't make any differencepongamos por caso let's say, supposeverse en el caso de to be compelled tocaso de fuerza mayor dire necessitycaso perdido hopeless case* * *noun m.1) case2) affair•* * *SM1) (=circunstancia)a) [gen] caseen el caso de Francia — in France's case, in the case of France
b)•
en (el) caso contrario — if not, otherwise•
en cualquier caso — in any case•
en caso de — in the event ofesto protege al conductor en caso de accidente — this protects the driver in the event of an accident
en (el) caso de que venga — if he comes, should he come
en caso de que llueva, iremos en autobús — if it rains, we'll go by bus
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en ese caso — in that case•
en el mejor de los casos — at best•
en caso negativo — if not, otherwise•
en el peor de los casos — at worst•
en su caso — where appropriatesu finalidad es el cuidado y, en su caso, educación de los niños — their aim is to care for and, where appropriate, educate the children
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en tal caso — in such a case•
en todo caso — in any case•
en último caso — as a last resort, in the last resortextremo I, 1)•
en uno u otro caso — one way or the otherc)• darse el caso, todavía no se ha dado el caso — such a situation hasn't yet arisen
dado el caso que tuvieras que irte, ¿a dónde irías? — in the event that you did have to go, where would you go?
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el caso es que..., el caso es que se me olvidó su nombre — the thing is I forgot her name•
hablar al caso — to keep to the point•
hacer al caso — to be relevant•
pongamos por caso que... — let us suppose that...•
ponte en mi caso — put yourself in my position•
según el caso — as the case may benecesitan una o dos sesiones de rayos, según el caso — they need either one or two X-ray treatment sessions, as the case may be o depending on the circumstances
sustitúyase, según el caso, por una frase u otra — replace with one or other of the phrases, as appropriate
según lo requiera el caso — as the case may require, depending on the requirements of the case in question
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este ejemplo debería servir para el caso — this example should serve our purpose o should do•
¡ vamos al caso! — let's get down to business!•
vaya por caso... — to give an example...•
venir al caso — to be relevant•
verse en el caso de hacer algo — to be obliged to do sth2) (Med) case3) (=asunto) affair; (Jur) casecaso fortuito — (Jur) act of God; (=suceso imprevisto) unforeseen circumstance
4)• hacer caso a o de algo — to take notice of sth, pay attention to sth
no me hacen caso — they take no notice of me, they pay no attention to me
¡no haga usted caso! — take no notice!
hazle caso, que ella tiene más experiencia — listen to her, she has more experience
maldito el caso que me hace — * a fat lot of notice he takes of me *
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ni caso, tú a todo lo que te diga ¡ni caso! — * take no notice of what he says!se lo dije, pero ni caso — I told him, but he took absolutely no notice
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hacer caso omiso de algo — to ignore sth5) (Ling) case* * *1) (situación, coyuntura) caseen último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst
a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...
si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...
pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...
2) (en locs)el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless
3) (Der, Med) caseel caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case
ser un caso — (fam)
es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)
ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)
4) ( atención)hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody
hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something
no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs
hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something
5) (Ling) case* * *= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex. Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.Ex. A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.Ex. In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.Ex. The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.Ex. No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.Ex. Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.Ex. This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.----* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.* caso abierto = cold case.* caso clínico = clinical case.* caso comercial = business case.* caso con éxito = success story.* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.* caso nominativo = nominative case.* caso objetivo = objective case.* caso perdido = basket case.* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.* caso real = case study.* casos = casework, case scenarios.* casos prácticos = best practices.* caso teórico = theoretical case.* caso triste = sad story.* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.* de nuevo en este caso = here again.* en algunos casos = in some cases.* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.* en aquellos casos = in those cases.* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en casos raros = in rare cases.* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.* en cuyo caso = in which case.* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.* en el primer caso = in the former case.* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.* en el último caso = in the latter case.* en ese caso = in that case.* en esos casos = in those cases.* en este caso = in this case.* en estos casos = in these cases.* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.* en los casos en que = where.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en raros casos = in rare cases.* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.* en todo caso = if anything.* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).* éste no es el caso en = not so in.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* estudio de caso = case study.* excepto en el caso de que = except when.* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.* gramática de casos = case grammar.* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.* libro de casos prácticos = case book.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* no hacer caso = brush aside.* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.* no hacer caso de = slight.* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.* no venir al caso = be immaterial.* para el caso = for that matter.* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.* peor caso, el = worst case, the.* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.* refutar un caso = state + case against.* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.* resolver un caso = crack + a case.* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.* sin hacer caso = regardless.* tú hazme caso = take it from me.* un caso perdido = a dead dog.* * *1) (situación, coyuntura) caseen último caso — if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst
a veces se da el caso de... — from time to time it happens that...
si se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte... — if you did have to stay...
pongamos por caso que... — let's assume that...
2) (en locs)el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all right; el caso es que no sé si... the thing is that I don't know whether...; en caso de: en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glass; en caso de que no pueda asistir... if you are unable to attend...; en caso contrario otherwise; en cualquier caso in any case; en tal caso in such a (frml) o in that case; en todo caso: no estará para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves it won't be done for tomorrow, maybe Thursday; quizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ring; llegado el caso if it comes to it; según el caso as appropriate; no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use; no tiene caso — it is absolutely pointless
3) (Der, Med) caseel caso Solasa — Solasa affair o case
ser un caso — (fam)
es un caso — he's/she's something else (colloq)
ser un caso perdido — (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)
4) ( atención)hacerle caso a alguien — to pay attention to somebody, take notice of somebody
hacer caso de algo — to pay attention to something; to take notice of something
no hizo caso de las señales de peligro — she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signs
hacer caso omiso de algo — to take no notice of something, ignore something
5) (Ling) case* * *= case, case, case, instance, case history, episode, legal case, court case, occurrence.Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.Ex: A ' case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.* basado en casos prácticos reales = case-based [case based].* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.* caso abierto = cold case.* caso clínico = clinical case.* caso comercial = business case.* caso con éxito = success story.* caso hipotético = hypothetical case.* caso nominativo = nominative case.* caso objetivo = objective case.* caso perdido = basket case.* caso por daños y perjuicios = damages case.* caso práctico = case study, case, practical case.* caso real = case study.* casos = casework, case scenarios.* casos prácticos = best practices.* caso teórico = theoretical case.* caso triste = sad story.* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.* cuando sea el caso = when applicable.* darse el caso que + Indicativo = happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo.* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.* de nuevo en este caso = here again.* en algunos casos = in some cases.* en ambos casos = in either case, in either instance.* en aquellos casos = in those cases.* en aquellos casos en los que = in those cases where.* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en caso de emerencia = in an emergency.* en caso de emergencia = in an emergency situation.* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.* en casos raros = in rare cases.* en ciertos casos = in certain cases.* en cualquier caso = for that matter, in any event, in any case, in either case.* en cuyo caso = in which case.* en el caso de = for, in association with, in the case of, in the event of, in case of, in the context of.* en (el) caso de que = in the event that, should, in case.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en el improbable caso de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en el mejor de los casos = at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very best.* en el peor de los casos = at worst, in the worst of circumstances, at + Posesivo + very worst, the worst case scenario, at + Posesivo + worst, in the worst case.* en el primer caso = in the former case.* en el segundo caso = in the latter case.* en el último caso = in the latter case.* en ese caso = in that case.* en esos casos = in those cases.* en este caso = in this case.* en estos casos = in these cases.* en la mayoría de los casos = most often, in most cases, in the majority of cases, mostly, under most circumstances.* en los casos en que = where.* en muchos casos = in many instances.* en raros casos = in rare cases.* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.* en todo caso = if anything.* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].* éste es también el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).* éste no es el caso en = not so in.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* estudio de caso = case study.* excepto en el caso de que = except when.* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.* gramática de casos = case grammar.* hacer caso = take + notice, listen (to).* hacer caso a Alguien = take + Posesivo + word for it.* hacer caso (a/de) = pay + attention to.* hacer caso omiso = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside.* hacer caso omiso a = be oblivious of/to.* haciendo caso omiso de = heedless of, in defiance of.* libro de casos prácticos = case book.* menos en el caso de que = except when.* ¡ni hablar del caso! = no dice!.* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* no hacer caso = brush aside.* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.* no hacer caso de = slight.* normativa en caso de incendio = fire regulations.* no venir al caso = be immaterial.* para el caso = for that matter.* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.* peor caso, el = worst case, the.* peor de los casos, el = worst case, the.* pongamos el caso de que = for the sake of + argument.* refutar un caso = state + case against.* relacionado a un caso concreto = case-related.* resolver un caso = crack + a case.* salvo en el caso de = save in the case of, short of.* ser el caso (de) = be the case (with).* ser un caso aparte = be in a league of its own.* ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.* ser un caso excepcional = be in a league of its own.* si éste es el caso = if this is the case.* si éste no es el caso = if this is not the case.* sin hacer caso = regardless.* tú hazme caso = take it from me.* un caso perdido = a dead dog.* * *A (situación, coyuntura) caseen esos casos, lo mejor es no decir nada in cases o situations like that, it's best not to say anythingsi ése es el caso … if that's the case …en último caso siempre puedes acudir a tu tío as a last resort you could always go to your uncleen último caso nos vamos a pie if it comes to it o if the worst comes to the worst, we'll just have to walkes un caso límite it is a borderline caseaun en el mejor de los casos even at the very besten el peor de los casos te pondrán una multa the worst they can do is fine youde vez en cuando se da el caso de … from time to time cases arise of o there are cases of …pocas veces se ha dado el caso de que hayan tenido que disparar there have been few cases in which they have had to shootsi se diera el caso de que tuvieras que quedarte en Londres if you should have to stay in Londonpara el caso es igual what difference does it make?yo en su caso, aceptaría I'd accept if I were youponte en mi caso put yourself in my place o position o shoeslo que dijo no venía or hacía al caso what she said had nothing to do with o had no connection with what we were talking aboutpongamos por caso que se trata de … let's assume o suppose o imagine we're talking about …B ( en locs):el caso es que: el caso es que están todos bien the important o main thing is that everybody is all rightel caso es que no sé si aceptar o no the thing is that I don't know whether to accept or noten caso de: [ S ] en caso de incendio rómpase el cristal in case of fire break glassen caso de no poder asistir le ruego me avise please inform me if you are unable to attenden caso contrario otherwiseen caso contrario nos veremos obligados a cerrar otherwise o if not, we will have no option but to close downen cualquier caso in any caseen cualquier caso nada se pierde con intentarlo in any case there's no harm in trying, there's no harm in trying anywayen todo caso: en todo caso pueden dormir en casa they can always stay at my placeno puedo hacerlo para mañana, en todo caso para el jueves I can't get it done for tomorrow, maybe Thursdayquizá venga, en todo caso dijo que llamaría she might come, in any case she said she'd ringllegado el caso if it comes to itllegado el caso podemos tomar el tren if it comes to it we can always take the trainsegún el caso as appropriatepor más que reclamé, no hubo caso I complained until I was blue in the face but it didn't do the slightest bit of good ( colloq)no hay caso, no va a aprender nunca there's no way he'll ever learn ( colloq), it's no good o no use, he'll never learnno tiene caso it is absolutely pointless o a complete waste of timelos implicados en el caso Solasa those implicated in the Solasa affair o caseel suyo constituye un caso especial his is a special caseCompuestos:question of conscience(en lo civil) act of Godmuerte por caso fortuito death by misadventureD(atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sbmaldito el caso que me hace she doesn't take the slightest notice of what I sayhacer caso DE algo:no hizo caso de las señales de peligro she ignored o didn't heed the warning signs, she took no notice of o paid no attention to the warning signshacer caso omiso de algo to take no notice of sth, ignore sthhaces caso omiso de todo lo que te digo you ignore everything o take no notice of anything I tell youhizo caso omiso de mis consejos he disregarded o ignored o didn't heed my advice, he took no notice of my adviceE ( Ling) case* * *
Del verbo casar: ( conjugate casar)
caso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
casó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
casar
caso
casar ( conjugate casar) verbo transitivo [cura/juez] to marry
verbo intransitivo
[ piezas] to fit together;
[ cuentas] to match, tally
caso con algo to go well with sth
casarse verbo pronominal
to get married;
se casó con un abogado she married a lawyer;
casose en segundas nupcias to marry again, to remarry
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (situación, coyuntura) case;
yo en tu caso … if I were you …;
en último caso if it comes to it, if the worst comes to the worst;
en el mejor de los casos at (the very) best;
en el peor de los casos te multarán the worst they can do is fine you;
eso no venía al caso that had nothing to do with what we were talking about;
pongamos por caso que … let's assume that …;
en caso de incendio in case of fire;
en caso contrario otherwise;
en cualquier caso in any case;
en tal caso in that case, in such a case (frml);
en todo caso dijo que llamaría in any case she said she'd ring;
llegado el caso if it comes to it;
según el caso as appropriate;
no hay/hubo caso (AmL fam) it is no good o no use/it was no good o no use
2 (Der, Med) case;◊ ser un caso perdido (fam) to be a hopeless case (colloq)
3 ( atención): hacerle caso a algn to pay attention to sb, take notice of sb;
hacer caso de algo to pay attention to sth, to take notice of sth;
casar
I verbo transitivo (unir en matrimonio) to marry
(dar en matrimonio) to marry (off): casó muy bien a sus dos hijos, she successfully married off her two sons
II verbo intransitivo (encajar) to match, go o fit together: las cuentas no le casan, he can't make the figures balance, figurado things don't seem to be right to him
caso sustantivo masculino
1 (suceso) case
2 Med case
3 Jur affair
4 (circunstancia, situación) yo en tu caso no iría, if I were you, I wouldn't go
el caso es que..., the fact o thing is that...
(en) caso contrario, otherwise
en el mejor/peor de los casos, at best/worst
en ese/tal caso, in that case
♦ Locuciones: hacer caso a o de alguien, to pay attention to sb
hacer caso omiso de, to take no notice of: intenté convencerle, pero no me hizo ni caso, I tried to convince him but he just ignored me
no venir al caso, to be beside the point
poner por caso, to suppose: pongamos por caso que no viene, let's say he doesn't come
ser un caso perdido, to be a hopeless case
en caso de que, if
en caso de necesidad, if need be
en todo caso, in any case
en último caso, as a last resort
ni caso, don't pay attention
' caso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amargada
- amargado
- aparte
- callar
- casar
- casarse
- ceñirse
- comisionar
- como
- concreta
- concreto
- correo
- emergencia
- eximente
- genuina
- genuino
- hecha
- hecho
- hipócrita
- histórica
- histórico
- igualmente
- lengua
- nocturnidad
- nupcias
- omisa
- omiso
- prescindir
- referencia
- señor
- sobreseer
- viaje
- voto
- a
- acaso
- aislado
- cerrar
- clásico
- conveniencia
- cuyo
- desde
- ejemplo
- entretelones
- estudio
- evento
- examinar
- excepcional
- extremo
- fumar
- ignorar
English:
act
- affair
- agree
- always
- anyhow
- arbitration
- argue
- attention
- beneath
- blatant
- borderline
- brush aside
- brushoff
- but
- case
- chronic
- circumstance
- clear up
- clear-cut
- client
- deploy
- dismiss
- disregard
- do
- doubt
- emergency
- event
- fall back on
- go before
- head
- hear
- hearing
- heedless
- heedlessly
- here
- history
- ignore
- implication
- instance
- lady
- make out
- medical
- necessity
- notice
- occur
- open-and-shut
- override
- pass
- point
- prejudice
* * *caso nm1. [situación, circunstancias, ejemplo] case;un caso especial a special case;un caso límite a borderline case;voy a contarles un caso curioso que pasó aquí I'm going to tell you about something strange that happened here;les expuse mi caso I made out my case to them;el caso es que [el hecho es que] the thing is (that);[lo importante es que] what matters is (that);el caso es que a pesar de la aparatosidad del accidente nadie resultó herido despite the spectacular nature of the accident, the fact remains that no one was injured;el caso es que no sé qué hacer basically, I don't know what to do;rara vez se da el caso de que dos candidatos obtengan el mismo número de votos it is very rare for two candidates to receive the same number of votes;si se da el caso, tomaremos las medidas necesarias if that should happen, we'll take the necessary steps;en caso afirmativo/negativo if so/not;en caso contrario otherwise;en caso de in the event of;en caso de emergencia in case of emergency;en caso de incendio in the event of a fire;en caso de no haber mayoría… should there be no majority…;en caso de necesidad if necessary;en caso de no poder venir, comuníquenoslo should you be unable to come, please let us know;en caso de que if;(en) caso de que venga should she come, if she comes;en cualquier caso in any event o case;en todo caso in any event o case;dijo que en todo caso nos avisaría she said she'd let us know, whatever;no tenemos dinero para un hotel, en todo caso una pensión we certainly haven't got enough money for a hotel, so it'll have to be a guesthouse, if anything;en el caso de Bosnia, la situación es más complicada in the case of Bosnia, the situation is more complicated;en el mejor/peor de los casos at best/worst;en el peor de los casos, llegaremos un poco tarde the worst that can happen is that we'll be a few minutes late;en último caso, en caso extremo as a last resort;hablar al caso to keep to the point;ir al caso to get to the point;cuando llegue el caso, se lo diremos we'll tell you when the time comes;cuando llegue el caso, hablaremos del asunto if it comes to that, we'll discuss it then;lo mejor del caso the best thing (about it);poner por caso algo/a alguien to take sth/sb as an example;pongamos por caso que… let's suppose (that)…;ponerse en el caso de alguien to put oneself in sb's position;yo en tu caso no iría I wouldn't go if I were you;según (sea) el caso, según los casos as o whatever the case may be;verse en el caso de hacer algo to be obliged o compelled to do sth2. [atención] attention;hacer caso a to pay attention to;tuve que gritar para que me hicieran caso I had to shout to attract their attention;¡maldito el caso que me hacen! they don't take the blindest bit of notice of me!;hacer caso omiso de to ignore;¡ni caso!, ¡no hagas caso! don't take any notice!;se lo dije, pero ella, ni caso I told her, but she didn't take any notice;no me hace ni caso she doesn't pay the slightest bit of attention to me;creo que su cumpleaños es el viernes, pero no me hagas mucho caso I think her birthday is on Friday, but don't take my word for it3. [médico, legal] case;el caso Dreyfus the Dreyfus affair;el caso Watergate Watergate, the Watergate affair;se han dado varios casos de intoxicación there have been several cases of poisoning;Famser un caso perdido to be a lost cause;Méx caso clínico:un caso clínico muy interesante a very interesting case;Famser un caso (clínico) to be a case, to be a right one;caso de conciencia matter of conscience;Der caso fortuito act of God;caso de fuerza mayor force of circumstance(s);fue un caso de fuerza mayor it was due to force of circumstance(s);caso de honra question of honour;caso judicial court case;Der caso de prueba test case4. Gram case* * *m1 case;en ese caso in that case;en tal caso in such a case;en caso contrario otherwise, if not;en caso de que, caso de in the event that, in case of;en todo caso in any case, in any event;en el peor de los casos if the worst comes to the worst;en el mejor de los casos at best;en último caso as a last resort;en ningún caso never, under no circumstances;dado ollegado el caso if it comes to it;dado el caso que in the event that;si se da el caso if the situation arises;el caso es que … the thing is that …;no venir al caso be irrelevant;¡vamos al caso! let’s get to the point;en su caso in his/her case;ponerse en el caso de alguien put o.s. in s.o.’s shoes2:caso aislado isolated case;caso perdido fig hopeless case;ser un caso fam be a real case fam3 ( atención):hacer caso take notice;hacer caso de algo pay attention to sth;hacer caso a alguien pay attention to s.o.;¡no le hagas caso! take no notice of him!* * *caso nm1) : case2)en caso de : in case of, in the event of3)hacer caso de : to pay attention to, to notice4)hacer caso omiso de : to ignore, to take no notice of5)no venir al caso : to be beside the point* * *caso n case -
66 cecear
v.1 to lisp.2 to speak with a lisp, to lisp.* * *1 to lisp* * *VI [por defecto] to lisp; (Ling) to pronounce "s" as "th"* * *verbo intransitivoa) (Ling) to pronounce the Spanish [s] as [Θ]b) ( como defecto) to lisp* * *= lisp.Ex. In the meantime, pointing out that he's lisping won't help your child stop and may harm his self-esteem.----* hablar ceceando = lisp.* * *verbo intransitivoa) (Ling) to pronounce the Spanish [s] as [Θ]b) ( como defecto) to lisp* * *= lisp.Ex: In the meantime, pointing out that he's lisping won't help your child stop and may harm his self-esteem.
* hablar ceceando = lisp.* * *cecear [A1 ]vi2 (como defecto) to lisp* * *
cecear ( conjugate cecear) verbo intransitivoa) (Ling) to pronounce the Spanish [/s/ ] as [◊ Θ ]
cecear verbo intransitivo to lisp
' cecear' also found in these entries:
English:
lisp
* * *cecear vi1. [como defecto] to lisp2. [como fenómeno lingüístico] = to pronounce the letter “s” as “th”* * *v/i* * *cecear vi: to lisp -
67 chatarra
f.1 scrap (metal) (metal).2 junk (objetos, piezas).3 cheap and nasty jewelry (informal) (joyas).4 small change (informal) (monedas).5 scrap metal, waste iron, scrap iron, old iron.* * *1 (escoria) slag2 (hierro viejo) scrap iron, scrap\parque de chatarra scrap yard* * *noun f.* * *SF scrap, scrap iron* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Méx)II1) (Metal) scrap (metal)2) (fam) ( calderilla) change, small o loose change* * *= scrap, scrap metal, lemon, jalopy, cruft.Ex. The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.Ex. It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.Ex. The California Lemon Law act applies not only to defective cars (or ' lemons') but recreational vehicles as well.Ex. For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.Ex. This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Méx)II1) (Metal) scrap (metal)2) (fam) ( calderilla) change, small o loose change* * *= scrap, scrap metal, lemon, jalopy, cruft.Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.
Ex: It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.Ex: The California Lemon Law act applies not only to defective cars (or ' lemons') but recreational vehicles as well.Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.Ex: This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.* * *( Méx): comida chatarra junk foodproductos chatarra cheap o shoddy goodsempresas chatarra second-rate companiesA ( Metal) scrap, scrap metalel coche es pura chatarra the car is just a heap of scrapB ( fam) (calderilla) change, small o loose change* * *
chatarra adjetivo invariable (Méx):
productos chatarra cheap goods
■ sustantivo femenino (Metal) scrap (metal);
el coche es pura chatarra the car is just a heap of scrap
chatarra sustantivo femenino
1 scrap (metal), scrap iron
2 familiar (piece of) junk
' chatarra' also found in these entries:
English:
rickety
- scrap
- scrap iron
- junk food
- junkyard
* * *chatarra nf1. [metal] scrap (metal)2. [objetos, piezas] junkeste anillo es pura chatarra this ring is a piece of tatun general cargado de chatarra a general weighed down with medals* * *f scrap* * *chatarra nf: scrap metal* * *chatarra n1. (metal) scrap2. (monedas) small change -
68 corrección política
(n.) = political correctnessEx. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.* * *(n.) = political correctnessEx: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
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69 datable
ADJ datable, that can be dated* * *= datable [dateable].Ex. Data warehouses have the attraction that they are repositories of stable and datable information but considerable harm could be done to the integrity of the electronic record if used inappropriately.* * *= datable [dateable].Ex: Data warehouses have the attraction that they are repositories of stable and datable information but considerable harm could be done to the integrity of the electronic record if used inappropriately.
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70 de alguna manera
= in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some wayEx. 'Reinforced concrete bridges' contain two differences 'Reinforced' and 'Concrete', both of which delimit 'Bridges' in some sense.Ex. Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.Ex. The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex. Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.* * *= in some sense, in some way, somehow, in any sense, some wayEx: 'Reinforced concrete bridges' contain two differences 'Reinforced' and 'Concrete', both of which delimit 'Bridges' in some sense.
Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast. -
71 de algún modo
= in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some wayEx. Well, community information is just about that, helping those who are in anyway disadavantaged find the means to solve their daily problems and to find a better life.Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.Ex. Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.Ex. They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.Ex. Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.* * *= in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some wayEx: Well, community information is just about that, helping those who are in anyway disadavantaged find the means to solve their daily problems and to find a better life.
Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.Ex: Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.Ex: They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast. -
72 de un modo u otro
= somehow, some wayEx. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.Ex. Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.* * *= somehow, some wayEx: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast. -
73 delito
m.crime, offense.cometer un delito to commit a crime o an offenseno es ningún delito criticar al profesor it's no crime to criticize the teacherdelito ecológico ecological crimedelito fiscal tax offensedelito informático computer crimedelito de sangre violent crime* * *1 offence (US offense), crime\ser cogido,-a en flagrante delito to be caught red-handedel cuerpo del delito the corpus delictidelito común common offence* * *noun m.1) crime2) offence* * *SM1) (Jur) (=acción criminal) crime; (=infracción) offence, offense (EEUU)2) (=fechoría) (lit) felony; (fig) misdeed* * *masculino crime, offense*cometer un delito — to commit a crime o an offense
* * *= crime, criminal act, offense [offence, -UK], misdeed, criminal offence, tort.Ex. Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.Ex. Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.Ex. The author categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery.Ex. By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex. Works on alcoholic intoxication as a criminal offense are entered under the heading Drunkenness.Ex. Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.----* acusaciones de delito criminal = criminal charges.* autor de un delito = perpetrator.* brigada de delitos económicos = fraud squad.* brigada de delitos monetarios = fraud squad.* cometer un delito = commit + crime, carry out + a crime.* delito cibernético = cybercrime.* delito contra la propiedad = property crime.* delito criminal = digital crime.* delito de drogas = drug offense.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* delito grave = felony, serious offence.* delito informático = computer crime.* delito menor = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA], petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.* delito penal = criminal offence.* delito relacionado con las drogas = drug offense.* delito sexual = sex crime.* objeto de delito contra el estado = impeachable.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.* * *masculino crime, offense*cometer un delito — to commit a crime o an offense
* * *= crime, criminal act, offense [offence, -UK], misdeed, criminal offence, tort.Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.Ex: The author categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery.Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.Ex: Works on alcoholic intoxication as a criminal offense are entered under the heading Drunkenness.Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.* acusaciones de delito criminal = criminal charges.* autor de un delito = perpetrator.* brigada de delitos económicos = fraud squad.* brigada de delitos monetarios = fraud squad.* cometer un delito = commit + crime, carry out + a crime.* delito cibernético = cybercrime.* delito contra la propiedad = property crime.* delito criminal = digital crime.* delito de drogas = drug offense.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* delito grave = felony, serious offence.* delito informático = computer crime.* delito menor = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA], petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.* delito penal = criminal offence.* delito relacionado con las drogas = drug offense.* delito sexual = sex crime.* objeto de delito contra el estado = impeachable.* ser acusado de delito criminal = face + criminal charge.* * *crime, offense*los delitos contra la propiedad crimes o offenses against propertycometer un delito to commit a crime o an offenseevadir impuestos constituye delito tax evasion is a criminal offenseha incurrido en delito you have committed a crimelo dices como si eso fuera un delito you say it as if that were a crimeCompuestos:environmental crimecommon crime, non-political crimewhite-collar crime( Der) (serious) bodily harmacusar a algn de delito de lesiones to accuse sb of causing serious serious bodily harmviolent crimewhite-collar crimetax offense*computer crimecurrency offense*political offense* o crimesex offense* o crime* * *
delito sustantivo masculino
crime, offense( conjugate offense);
delito informático computer crime
delito sustantivo masculino
1 crime, offence, US offense
cuerpo del delito, corpus delicti
delito de sangre, violent crime
2 fig (barbaridad) outrage: es un delito desperdiciar tanta comida, it's a crime to waste so much food
' delito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constitutiva
- constitutivo
- culpar
- flagrante
- implicación
- impune
- incurrir
- perdonar
- perpetrar
- reo
- responsable
- sedición
- seguridad
- violación
- amnistiar
- autor
- cometer
- confesar
- constituir
- crimen
- culpable
- encubrir
- envolver
- implicar
- investigación
- investigar
- pagar
- pez
- responsabilizar
- traición
English:
come under
- crime
- felony
- forgery
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- offence
- statutory
- aid
- computer
- criminal
- felon
- offend
- offender
- offense
* * *delito nmcrime, offence;cometer un delito to commit a crime o an offence;lo cogieron en flagrante delito he was caught in the act;no es ningún delito criticar al profesor it's no crime to criticize the teacher;Derser constitutivo de delito to constitute an offence;Famel corte de pelo que te han hecho es un delito that haircut you've got is criminal;Famtener delito [ser el colmo] [persona] to be an absolute disgrace;[cosa, hecho] to be an outrage delito común common crime;delito ecológico ecological crime;delito financiero financial crime;delito fiscal tax offence;delito informático computer crime;delito menor minor offence;delito político political crime;delito contra la propiedad crime against property;delito contra la salud pública crime against public health;delito de sangre violent crime* * *m offense, Broffence* * *delito nm: crime, offense* * *delito n crime / offence -
74 demasiado simplificado
adj.oversimplified, over-simplified.* * *(adj.) = oversimplified [over-simplified]Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.* * *(adj.) = oversimplified [over-simplified]Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.
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75 demostrable
adj.demonstrable, manifestable.* * *► adjetivo1 demonstrable* * *ADJ demonstrable* * *adverbio demonstrable* * *= demonstrable, provable.Ex. If the information supplied is in error to such an extent that the client suffers demonstrable harm, then legal action for redress is available = Si la información suministrada es errónea hasta el punto de que el usuario sufra daños demonstrables, existe la posibilidad de entablar un juicio para buscar compensación.Ex. The assumptions are generally not provable; however, a number of social researchers have produced significant studies that need to be examine.* * *adverbio demonstrable* * *= demonstrable, provable.Ex: If the information supplied is in error to such an extent that the client suffers demonstrable harm, then legal action for redress is available = Si la información suministrada es errónea hasta el punto de que el usuario sufra daños demonstrables, existe la posibilidad de entablar un juicio para buscar compensación.
Ex: The assumptions are generally not provable; however, a number of social researchers have produced significant studies that need to be examine.* * *demonstrable* * *demostrable adjdemonstrable* * *adj demonstrable -
76 descripción
f.1 description, definition, outline, describing.2 word picture.* * *1 description2 (acción de trazar) tracing, describing, description* * *noun f.* * *SF description* * *femenino description* * *= description, disclosure, identification, picture, specification, specifications, profiling, depiction, recounting, portrayal.Ex. The indexing process creates a description of a document or information, usually in some recognized and accepted style of format.Ex. The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.Ex. The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.Ex. No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.Ex. The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.Ex. The specifications, however, are confined to the overall structure and major functional components of the entry.Ex. Some excursions into cognitive science have led to the profiling of users' backgrounds, differences and immediate need.Ex. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.Ex. This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.Ex. Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.----* área de descripción = area of description.* área de descripción física = physical description area.* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.* descripción analítica = analytical description.* descripción bibliográfica = bibliographic description.* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional (ISBD) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material antiguo (ISBD = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).* descripción catalográfica = cataloguing description.* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD) = Encoded Archival Description (EAD).* descripción de documentos de archivo = archival description.* descripción de las funciones = job description, job profile.* descripción del contenido = subject statement.* descripción del documento = document description.* descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.* descripción del solicitante = personnel description.* descripción de subcampo = subfield description.* descripción documental = document description.* descripción física = physical description, physical details.* descripción global = outline.* hacer una descripción = give + description.* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).* niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).* * *femenino description* * *= description, disclosure, identification, picture, specification, specifications, profiling, depiction, recounting, portrayal.Ex: The indexing process creates a description of a document or information, usually in some recognized and accepted style of format.
Ex: The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.Ex: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.Ex: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.Ex: The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.Ex: The specifications, however, are confined to the overall structure and major functional components of the entry.Ex: Some excursions into cognitive science have led to the profiling of users' backgrounds, differences and immediate need.Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.Ex: This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.Ex: Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.* área de descripción = area of description.* área de descripción física = physical description area.* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.* descripción analítica = analytical description.* descripción bibliográfica = bibliographic description.* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional (ISBD) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material antiguo (ISBD = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).* descripción catalográfica = cataloguing description.* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD) = Encoded Archival Description (EAD).* descripción de documentos de archivo = archival description.* descripción de las funciones = job description, job profile.* descripción del contenido = subject statement.* descripción del documento = document description.* descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.* descripción del solicitante = personnel description.* descripción de subcampo = subfield description.* descripción documental = document description.* descripción física = physical description, physical details.* descripción global = outline.* hacer una descripción = give + description.* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).* Manual de Descripción de Archivos = Manual of Archival Description (MAD).* niveles de detalle en la descripción = levels of detail in the description.* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).* * *descriptionhizo una fiel descripción de los hechos she gave an accurate description o account of events* * *
descripción sustantivo femenino
description
descripción sustantivo femenino description
' descripción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caracterización
- corresponderse
- retratar
- retrato
- seña
- somera
- somero
- viva
- vivo
- calificación
- corresponder
- detallado
- encajar
- exacto
- impresionista
- reseña
- responder
- sensual
- sensualidad
English:
colourful
- delineate
- description
- exact
- fit
- full
- job description
- loose
- match
- sketch
- sketchy
- understatement
- vivid
- with
- answer
- depiction
- job
- portrayal
* * *descripción nfdescription;una descripción de los hechos an account of what happened* * *f description* * ** * *descripción n description -
77 desgarrador
adj.heartbreaking, harrowing, tearing, heartrending.* * *► adjetivo1 heartbreaking, heart-rending2 (aterrador) bloodcurdling* * *ADJ [escena, noticia] heartbreaking, heartrending; [grito] piercing; [emoción] heartrending* * *- dora adjetivo heartbreaking, heartrending* * *= lancinating, heart-rending, heart-rendering, gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching, heartbreaking.Ex. The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.Ex. Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex. The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex. In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex. Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex. These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *- dora adjetivo heartbreaking, heartrending* * *= lancinating, heart-rending, heart-rendering, gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching, heartbreaking.Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.* * *heartbreaking, heartrending* * *
desgarrador◊ - dora adjetivo
heartbreaking, heartrending
desgarrador,-ora adjetivo
1 (que causa pena, angustia) heart-rending
2 (que causa horror) bloodcurdling
' desgarrador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgarradora
English:
heart-breaking
- harrowing
- heart
- piercing
* * *desgarrador, -ora adj[grito] piercing; [llanto] heart-rending; [noticia] harrowing; [tragedia] terrible* * *adj heart-rending* * *desgarrador, - dora adj: heartrending, heartbreaking -
78 desnacionalización
f.denationalization.* * *1 denationalization, privatization* * ** * *femenino privatization, denationalization* * *= denationalisation [denationalization, -USA].Ex. Christa Kranzl, the Austrian Transport Secretary, said complete denationalisation of road haulage would harm competition.* * *femenino privatization, denationalization* * *= denationalisation [denationalization, -USA].Ex: Christa Kranzl, the Austrian Transport Secretary, said complete denationalisation of road haulage would harm competition.
* * *privatization, denationalization* * *denationalization, privatization -
79 detenerse
1 (pararse) to stop, halt2 (entretenerse) to hang about, linger3 (pararse a considerar algo) to dwell* * *1) to stop2) delay* * *VPR1) (=pararse) to stop¡no te detengas! — don't hang about!
2) (=demorarse) to waste time (en on)* * *(v.) = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop overEx. Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.Ex. During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.Ex. When carried out correctly, performance review provides an opportunity to sit back and assess the job.Ex. In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.Ex. Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.Ex. With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.* * *(v.) = become + stagnant, break off, sit back, stall, pull up, run into + the sand(s), stop overEx: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.Ex: When carried out correctly, performance review provides an opportunity to sit back and assess the job.Ex: In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.Ex: Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.Ex: With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.* * *
■detenerse verbo reflexivo to stop: ¡deténganse!, stop!
' detenerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
demorarse
- estancarse
- detener
- parar
English:
draw up
- pull over
- pull up
- stick
- stop
- cease
- draw
- grind
- halt
- pause
- rest
- slow
* * *vpr1. [pararse] to stop;no te detengas, sigue don't stop, carry on;no se levanten hasta que el avión se haya detenido do not get up until the plane has come to a stop;detenerse en seco to stop dead;detenerse a hacer algo to stop to do sth;se detuvo un momento a pensar she stopped to think for a moment;se detuvo a hablar con una amiga y llegó tarde she stopped to talk to a friend and was late2. [demorarse] to hang about, to linger;no te detengas tanto con la presentación y ve al grano don't spend so much time on the presentation and get to the point* * *v/r stop* * *vr1) : to stop2) : to delay, to linger* * * -
80 dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia
(v.) = bear down onEx. Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.* * *(v.) = bear down onEx: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.
Spanish-English dictionary > dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia
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