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1 profession

- ʃən

noun

1) (an occupation or job that needs special knowledge, eg medicine, law, teaching, engineering etc.) profesión

2) (the people who have such an occupation: the legal profession.) cuerpo

3) (an open statement or declaration.) declaración, afirmación

profession n profesión

profession

tr[prə'feʃən]

noun

1 (occupation) profesión nombre femenino

■ he's a baker by profession es panadero de profesión

■ the medical profession el cuerpo médico

2 (declaration) declaración nombre femenino, afirmación nombre femenino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

profession of faith profesión nombre femenino de fe

profession [prə'fɛʃən] n

: profesión f

profession

n.

• camino s.m.

• carrera s.f.

• profesión s.f.

• protestación s.f.

prə'feʃən
noun

1)

a) c ( occupation) profesión f

by profession — de profesión

the professions — las profesiones liberales

b) ( members) (no pl)

the medical profession — el cuerpo médico, la clase médica

the teaching profession — la enseñanza, la docencia

2) u c ( declaration) (frml) profesión f

[prǝ'feʃǝn]
N
1) (=calling) profesión f, oficio m

• by profession — de profesión

he is an engineer by profession — es ingeniero de profesión

• the oldest profession — euph el oficio más viejo

2) (=body of people) profesión f, cuerpo m profesional

the professions — las profesiones, los cuerpos profesionales

• to enter or join a profession — entrar a formar parte de una profesión or un cuerpo profesional

• the legal profession — el cuerpo de abogados

• the liberal professions — las profesiones liberales

• the medical profession — la profesión médica, el cuerpo médico

• the teaching profession — el cuerpo docente

a member of the teaching profession — un miembro del cuerpo docente

to enter the teaching profession — entrar en la docencia or la enseñanza
caring 1.
3) (=declaration) declaración f, manifestación f

• profession of faith — profesión f de fe

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[prə'feʃən]
noun

1)

a) c ( occupation) profesión f

by profession — de profesión

the professions — las profesiones liberales

b) ( members) (no pl)

the medical profession — el cuerpo médico, la clase médica

the teaching profession — la enseñanza, la docencia

2) u c ( declaration) (frml) profesión f

English-spanish dictionary > profession
2 engineer

vt <tech.gen> (design) ■ ausführen vt

<tech.gen> (anyone in an engineering profession) ■ Techniker m ; Technikerin f

<tech.gen> (with a degree in an engineering discipline) ■ Ingenieur m ; Ingenieurin f

English-german technical dictionary > engineer
3 professione

f profession

professione di fede profession of faith

calciatore m di professione professional footballer

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professione s.f.

1 profession; ( occupazione) occupation, job: la professione dell'avvocato, del medico, dell'insegnante, the profession of a lawyer, of a doctor, of a teacher; che professione esercita tuo fratello?, what is your brother by profession? (o what is your brother's profession?); svolgere la professione di ingegnere, to be an engineer by profession; esercitare una professione, to practise a profession; scegliere una professione, to take up (o to choose) a profession // libera professione, free profession // di professione, by profession: è cantante, pittore di professione, he is a singer, a painter by profession (o he is a professional singer, painter); è un bugiardo, un imbroglione di professione, (iron.) he's a professional liar, cheat // la professione più antica del mondo, the oldest profession in the world

2 ( dichiarazione) profession: professione di fede, di amicizia, profession of faith, of friendship // professione religiosa, religious profession.

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[profes'sjone]
sostantivo femminile

1) profession, occupation, trade

qual è la sua professione? — what's his occupation?

di professione — [pittore, muratore] professional

di professione fa l'architetto — he is an architect by profession

la professione di insegnante, medico — the teaching, medical profession

esercitare la professione giuridica — to practise law

2) (dichiarazione) profession, statement

professione di fede — statement of belief

fare professione d'amicizia — to declare one's friendship

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professione

/profes'sjone/

sostantivo f.

1 profession, occupation, trade; qual è la sua professione? what's his occupation? di professione [pittore, muratore] professional; di professione fa l'architetto he is an architect by profession; la professione di insegnante, medico the teaching, medical profession; esercitare la professione giuridica to practise law

2 (dichiarazione) profession, statement; professione di fede statement of belief; fare professione d'amicizia to declare one's friendship.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > professione
4 Judson, Whitcomb L.

SUBJECT AREA: Textiles

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fl. 1891–1905 USA

[br]

American inventor of the zip fastener.

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Whitcomb Judson was a mechanical engineer by profession. He filed his first patent application for a zip fastener in 1891 and took out a fifth in 1905. His invention was originally designed for shoes and consisted of separate fasteners with two interlocking parts which could be fastened either by hand or by a movable guide. In his last patent, he clamped the fastening elements to the edge of a fabric tape and patented a machine for manufacturing this. Through an earlier exploit, the Judson Pneumatic Street Railway Company, Judson knew Colonel Lewis Walker, who helped him to organize the Universal Fastener Company of Chicago to manufacture these fasteners, which at first were made by hand. One machine invented by Judson proved to be too complicated, but Judson's later fasteners were easier to adapt to machine production. The original company was reorganized as the Automatic Hook and Eye Company of Hoboken, New Jersey, and the new fasteners were sold under the name "C-curity". However, the garment manufacturers would not use them at first because the fasteners had defects, such as springing open at unexpected moments. The Automatic Hook and Eye Company brought in Gideon Sundback, who improved Judson's work and made the zip fastener successful.

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Further Reading

J.Jewkes, D.Sawyers and R.Stillerman, 1969, The Sources of Invention, 2nd edn, London (for an account of the invention).

I.McNeil (ed.), 1990, An Encyclopaedia of the History of Technology, London: Routledge, pp. 852–3 (provides a brief account of fastenings).

RLH

Biographical history of technology > Judson, Whitcomb L.
5 engineering

noun, no pl.

1) Technik, die

2) attrib. technisch [Arbeiten, Fähigkeiten]

engineering science — Ingenieurwesen, das

engineering company or firm — Maschinenbaufirma, die

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noun (the art or profession of an engineer: He is studying engineering at university.) das Ingenieurwesen

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en·gi·neer·ing

[ˌenʤɪˈnɪəʳɪŋ, AM -ˈnɪrɪŋ]

n no pl

1. (science) Technik f

a masterpiece of \engineering ein Meisterwerk nt der Technik

2. UNIV (subject) Technik f, Ingenieurwissenschaft f; (mechanical engineering) Maschinenbau m

to be in \engineering Ingenieur/Ingenieurin sein

3. of a building Konstruktion f

4. (organizing) Organisation f, Arrangement nt

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["endZI'nIərIŋ]
n

1) (TECH) Technik f; (= mechanical engineering) Maschinenbau m; (= engineering profession) Ingenieurwesen nt

the engineering of the building — die Konstruktion des Gebäudes

he's in engineering — er ist Ingenieur

a brilliant piece of engineering — eine Meisterkonstruktion

a triumph of engineering — ein Triumph m der Technik

2) (fig of election, campaign, coup) Organisation f; (of downfall, plot) Arrangement nt; (= manoeuvring) Arrangements pl

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engineering s

1. allg Technik f, engS. Ingenieurwesen n, Maschinenbau m:

engineering department technische Abteilung, Konstruktionsbüro n;

engineering director technischer Direktor;

engineering facilities technische Einrichtungen;

engineering sciences technische Wissenschaften;

engineering specialist Fachingenieur m;

engineering standards committee Fachnormenausschuss m

2. MIL Pionierwesen n

e. abk

1. engineering

2. engineer

3. entrance

eng. abk

1. engine

2. engineer (engineering)

3. engraved

4. engraver

5. engraving

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noun, no pl.

1) Technik, die

2) attrib. technisch [Arbeiten, Fähigkeiten]

engineering science — Ingenieurwesen, das

engineering company or firm — Maschinenbaufirma, die

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adj.

technisch adj. n.

Ingenieurwesen n.

Technik -en f.

technische Planung f.

English-german dictionary > engineering
6 stage

I
1. stei‹ noun
(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.)

2. verb
1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.)

2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.)

•

- staging
- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck
II stei‹
1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.)

2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.)

3) (a section of a bus route.)

4) (a section of a rocket.)

•

- stagecoach

stage n

1. etapa / fase

the new road is at the planning stage la nueva carretera está en fase de planificación

2. escenario

the audience went crazy when the band came on stage el público enloqueció cuando el grupo salió al escenario

to go on the stage hacerse actor

stage

tr[steɪʤ]

noun

1 (point, period) etapa, fase nombre femenino

■ at this stage of the negotiations a estas alturas de las negociaciones

■ corrections can be done at a later stage se pueden hacer las correcciones más adelante

■ the project is still in its early stages el proyecto está aún en pañales

■ it's just a stage she's going through ya superará esa fase

2 (of journey, race) etapa; (day's journey) jornada

3 (in theatre) escenario, escena; (raised platform) plataforma, tablado, estrado

■ what time do you go on stage? ¿a qué hora sales al escenario?

4 figurative use (scene of action) escena

5 (of rocket) fase nombre femenino

6 familiar (stagecoach) diligencia

transitive verb

1 SMALLTHEATRE/SMALL poner en escena, montar, representar

2 (hold, carry out) llevar a cabo, efectuar; (arrange) organizar, montar

noun the stage

1 (the theatre) el teatro, las tablas nombre femenino plural

■ she's always wanted to go on the stage siempre ha querido ser actriz

■ his novel has been adapted for the stage se ha adaptado su novela para el teatro

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

by stages / in stages por etapas

to set the stage for something crear el marco para algo

stage direction acotación nombre femenino

stage door entrada de artistas

stage fright miedo a salir a escena, miedo escénico

stage manager director,-ra de escena

stage name nombre nombre masculino artístico

stage whisper aparte nombre masculino

stage ['steɪʤ] vt, staged ; staging : poner en escena (una obra de teatro)

stage n

1) platform: estrado m, tablado m, escenario m (de un teatro)

2) phase, step: fase f, etapa f

stage of development: fase de desarrollo

in stages: por etapas

3)

the stage : el teatro m

stage (Theater, TV)

n.

• escenario (ESP) s.m.

n.

• cadalso s.m.

• entablado s.m.

• escena s.f.

• estadio s.m.

• estrado s.m.

• etapa s.f.

• fase (Aeronáutica) s.f.

• jalón s.m.

• plataforma s.f.

• posta s.f.

• tablado s.m.

• tiempo s.m.

v.

• efectuar v.

• organizar v.

• representar v.

I steɪdʒ
noun

1)

a) ( platform) tablado m; ( in theater) escenario m

to go on stage — salir* a escena or al escenario

to set the stage for something — crear el marco para algo; (before n)

stage designer — escenógrafo, -fa m,f

stage door — entrada f de artistas

b) ( medium)

the stage — el teatro

c) ( profession)

the stage — el teatro, las tablas (period)

to go on the stage — hacerse* actor/actriz; (before n) < actress> de teatro

stage name — nombre m artístico

2) (in development, activity) fase f, etapa f

the early stages of pregnancy — los primeros meses del embarazo

at a later stage — más adelante

at some stage — en algún momento

I'd reached the stage where I didn't care any more — había llegado a un punto en que ya no me importaba

by this stage — a esas alturas

to do something in stages — hacer* algo por etapas

3) ( of rocket) fase f

II

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<event\>\> organizar*, montar; \<\<strike/demonstration\>\> hacer*; \<\<attack\>\> llevar a cabo, perpetrar; \<\<coup\>\> dar*

she staged a comeback five years later — hizo su reaparición cinco años más tarde

b) (engineer, arrange) arreglar, orquestar

2) ( Theat) \<\<play\>\> poner* en escena, representar

[steɪdʒ]
1. N

1) (=platform) tablado m ; (in conference hall) estrado m

2) (Theat) escenario m

I get nervous on stage — me pongo nervioso en el escenario

to put a play on the stage — poner una obra en escena

to go on stage — salir a escena or al escenario

you're on stage in two minutes — sales (a escena) en dos minutos

stage left/right — la parte del escenario a la izquierda/derecha del actor (de cara al público)

the stage — (as profession) el teatro

he writes for the stage — escribe para el teatro

to go on the stage — hacerse actor/actriz

- set the stage for sth

the stage was set for a political showdown — se había creado el marco idóneo para una confrontación política

3) (fig) (=scene) escena f

he occupies the centre of the political stage — ocupa el centro de la escena política

4) (=step) (in process) etapa f, fase f

at this stage in the negotiations — en esta etapa or a estas alturas de las negociaciones

we can't cancel at this late stage — no podemos cancelarlo a estas alturas

problems could arise at a later stage — podrían surgir problemas más adelante

he's bound to find out at some stage — seguro que se entera tarde o temprano

the project is still in its early stages — el proyecto se encuentra todavía en su fase or etapa inicial

the war was in its final stages — la guerra estaba en sus últimas etapas

to go through a difficult stage — pasar por una etapa difícil

it's just a stage he's going through — no es más que una fase que está atravesando

in stages — por etapas

in or by easy stages — en etapas or fases cortas
committee
5) [of rocket] fase f ; [of pipeline] tramo m

a four-stage rocket — un cohete de cuatro fases

6) (=stagecoach) diligencia f

2. VT

1) (Theat) [+ play] representar, poner en escena

2) (=organize) [+ concert, festival] organizar, montar

3) (=carry out) [+ protest] organizar; [+ demonstration, strike] hacer; [+ attack] lanzar

the sixties rock legend is staging a comeback — la leyenda rockera de los sesenta prepara una vuelta a escena

sterling has staged a recovery on foreign exchange markets — la libra esterlina ha experimentado una mejora en los mercados de divisas extranjeros

4) pej (=orchestrate) montar, organizar

that was no accident, it was staged — eso no fue ningún accidente, estaba montado or organizado

3.

CPD

stage adaptation N — adaptación f teatral

stage designer N — escenógrafo(-a) m / f

stage direction N — acotación f

stage director N — = stage manager

stage door N — entrada f de artistas

stage fright N — miedo m a las tablas or al escenario, miedo m escénico

to get stage fright — ponerse nervioso al salir a las tablas or al escenario

stage manager N — director(a) m / f de escena

stage name N — nombre m artístico

stage presence N — presencia f en el escenario

stage set N — decorado m

stage show N — espectáculo m

stage whisper N — aparte m

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I [steɪdʒ]
noun

1)

a) ( platform) tablado m; ( in theater) escenario m

to go on stage — salir* a escena or al escenario

to set the stage for something — crear el marco para algo; (before n)

stage designer — escenógrafo, -fa m,f

stage door — entrada f de artistas

b) ( medium)

the stage — el teatro

c) ( profession)

the stage — el teatro, las tablas (period)

to go on the stage — hacerse* actor/actriz; (before n) < actress> de teatro

stage name — nombre m artístico

2) (in development, activity) fase f, etapa f

the early stages of pregnancy — los primeros meses del embarazo

at a later stage — más adelante

at some stage — en algún momento

I'd reached the stage where I didn't care any more — había llegado a un punto en que ya no me importaba

by this stage — a esas alturas

to do something in stages — hacer* algo por etapas

3) ( of rocket) fase f

II

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<event\>\> organizar*, montar; \<\<strike/demonstration\>\> hacer*; \<\<attack\>\> llevar a cabo, perpetrar; \<\<coup\>\> dar*

she staged a comeback five years later — hizo su reaparición cinco años más tarde

b) (engineer, arrange) arreglar, orquestar

2) ( Theat) \<\<play\>\> poner* en escena, representar

English-spanish dictionary > stage
7 train

I 1. [treɪn]
nome

1) ferr. treno m.; convoglio m. ferroviario

on o in the train sul o in treno; slow train treno locale; a train to Paris un treno per Parigi; to take o catch, miss the train prendere, perdere il treno; to go by train — andare in treno o con il treno

2) (succession) (of events) serie f., sequela f.

the bell interrupted my train of thought — il campanello interruppe il corso dei miei pensieri

3) (procession) (of animals) fila f., processione f.; (of vehicles) convoglio m., colonna f.; (of people) corteo m., seguito m.; (of mourners) corteo m. (funebre); mil. corteo m. (militare)

4) (motion)

to set o put sth. in train — mettere in movimento qcs

5) ant. (retinue) seguito m.

the war brought famine in its train — fig. la guerra portò con sé la carestia

6) (on dress) strascico m.
2.
modificatore ferr. [crash, station] ferroviario; [ timetable] dei treni; [ ticket] del treno, ferroviario; [ strike] dei treni

train driver — macchinista
II 1. [treɪn]
verbo transitivo

1) preparare, formare [staff, worker, musician]; (physically) allenare [athlete, player]; ammaestrare, addestrare [circus animal, dog]

to be trained on the job — essere formato sul posto

to train sb. as a pilot, engineer — preparare qcn. a diventare pilota, ingegnere

2) (aim) puntare [gun, binoculars]

3) (guide the growth of) palizzare [plant, tree]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (for profession) prepararsi, formarsi

he's training to be a doctor — sta studiando per diventare medico

2) sport allenarsi, esercitarsi

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I [trein] noun
1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.)

2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.)

3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.)

4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.)
II [trein] verb
1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.)

2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.)

3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.)

•

- trained
- trainee
- trainer
- training
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I 1. [treɪn]
nome

1) ferr. treno m.; convoglio m. ferroviario

on o in the train sul o in treno; slow train treno locale; a train to Paris un treno per Parigi; to take o catch, miss the train prendere, perdere il treno; to go by train — andare in treno o con il treno

2) (succession) (of events) serie f., sequela f.

the bell interrupted my train of thought — il campanello interruppe il corso dei miei pensieri

3) (procession) (of animals) fila f., processione f.; (of vehicles) convoglio m., colonna f.; (of people) corteo m., seguito m.; (of mourners) corteo m. (funebre); mil. corteo m. (militare)

4) (motion)

to set o put sth. in train — mettere in movimento qcs

5) ant. (retinue) seguito m.

the war brought famine in its train — fig. la guerra portò con sé la carestia

6) (on dress) strascico m.
2.
modificatore ferr. [crash, station] ferroviario; [ timetable] dei treni; [ ticket] del treno, ferroviario; [ strike] dei treni

train driver — macchinista
II 1. [treɪn]
verbo transitivo

1) preparare, formare [staff, worker, musician]; (physically) allenare [athlete, player]; ammaestrare, addestrare [circus animal, dog]

to be trained on the job — essere formato sul posto

to train sb. as a pilot, engineer — preparare qcn. a diventare pilota, ingegnere

2) (aim) puntare [gun, binoculars]

3) (guide the growth of) palizzare [plant, tree]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (for profession) prepararsi, formarsi

he's training to be a doctor — sta studiando per diventare medico

2) sport allenarsi, esercitarsi

English-Italian dictionary > train
8 Vignoles, Charles Blacker

SUBJECT AREA: Land transport, Railways and locomotives

[br]

b. 31 May 1793 Woodbrook, Co. Wexford, Ireland

d. 17 November 1875 Hythe, Hampshire, England

[br]

English surveyor and civil engineer, pioneer of railways.

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Vignoles, who was of Huguenot descent, was orphaned in infancy and brought up in the family of his grandfather, Dr Charles Hutton FRS, Professor of Mathematics at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. After service in the Army he travelled to America, arriving in South Carolina in 1817. He was appointed Assistant to the state's Civil Engineer and surveyed much of South Carolina and subsequently Florida. After his return to England in 1823 he established himself as a civil engineer in London, and obtained work from the brothers George and John Rennie.

In 1825 the promoters of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway (L \& MR) lost their application for an Act of Parliament, discharged their engineer George Stephenson and appointed the Rennie brothers in his place. They in turn employed Vignoles to resurvey the railway, taking a route that would minimize objections. With Vignoles's route, the company obtained its Act in 1826 and appointed Vignoles to supervise the start of construction. After Stephenson was reappointed Chief Engineer, however, he and Vignoles proved incompatible, with the result that Vignoles left the L \& MR early in 1827.

Nevertheless, Vignoles did not sever all connection with the L \& MR. He supported John Braithwaite and John Ericsson in the construction of the locomotive Novelty and was present when it competed in the Rainhill Trials in 1829. He attended the opening of the L \& MR in 1830 and was appointed Engineer to two railways which connected with it, the St Helens \& Runcorn Gap and the Wigan Branch (later extended to Preston as the North Union); he supervised the construction of these.

After the death of the Engineer to the Dublin \& Kingstown Railway, Vignoles supervised construction: the railway, the first in Ireland, was opened in 1834. He was subsequently employed in surveying and constructing many railways in the British Isles and on the European continent; these included the Eastern Counties, the Midland Counties, the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyme \& Manchester (which proved for him a financial disaster from which he took many years to recover), and the Waterford \& Limerick. He probably discussed rail of flat-bottom section with R.L. Stevens during the winter of 1830–1 and brought it into use in the UK for the first time in 1836 on the London \& Croydon Railway: subsequently rail of this section became known as "Vignoles rail". He considered that a broader gauge than 4 ft 8½ in. (1.44 m) was desirable for railways, although most of those he built were to this gauge so that they might connect with others. He supported the atmospheric system of propulsion during the 1840s and was instrumental in its early installation on the Dublin \& Kingstown Railway's Dalkey extension. Between 1847 and 1853 he designed and built the noted multi-span suspension bridge at Kiev, Russia, over the River Dnieper, which is more than half a mile (800 m) wide at that point.

Between 1857 and 1863 he surveyed and then supervised the construction of the 155- mile (250 km) Tudela \& Bilbao Railway, which crosses the Cantabrian Pyrenees at an altitude of 2,163 ft (659 m) above sea level. Vignoles outlived his most famous contemporaries to become the grand old man of his profession.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society 1829. FRS 1855. President, Institution of Civil Engineers 1869–70.

Bibliography

1830, jointly with John Ericsson, British patent no. 5,995 (a device to increase the capability of steam locomotives on grades, in which rollers gripped a third rail).

1823, Observations upon the Floridas, New York: Bliss \& White.

1870, Address on His Election as President of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Further Reading

K.H.Vignoles, 1982, Charles Blacker Vignoles: Romantic Engineer, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (good modern biography by his great-grandson).

See also: Samuda, Joseph d'Aguilar

PJGR

Biographical history of technology > Vignoles, Charles Blacker
9 engineering

noun (the art or profession of an engineer: He is studying engineering at university.) ingeniørarbejde; teknologi

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noun (the art or profession of an engineer: He is studying engineering at university.) ingeniørarbejde; teknologi

English-Danish dictionary > engineering
10 cambiar

v.

1 to change (alterarse) (modificar).

cambiar de to change

cambiar de casa to move (house)

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

2 to change gear (automobiles) (de marchas).

3 to exchange, to barter, to switch, to change.

María cambió la enagua y se ve bien Mary changed the skirt and it looks nice.

El dolor cambió a Pedro Grief changed Peter.

María cambió los tragos Mary changed the drinks.

Ella cambió lugares con la mesera She exchanged places with the waitress.

Todo cambia Everything changes.

4 to get change.

Ricardo cambió para el teléfono Richard got change for the phone.

5 to change on.

Me cambió toda la perspectiva The whole perspective changed on me.

* * *

CAMBIAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(unstressed i)

Present Indicative

cambio, cambias, cambia, cambiamos, cambiáis, cambian.

Present Subjunctive

cambie, cambies, cambie, cambiemos, cambiéis, cambien.

Imperative

cambia (tú), cambie (él/Vd.), cambiemos (nos.), cambiad (vos.), cambien (ellos/Vds.).

* * *

verb

1) to change

2) exchange, swap

3) move

* * *

1. VT

1) (=modificar) to change

tendremos que cambiar el color de nuestro logotipo — we'll need to change the colour of our logo

eso no cambia mucho las cosas — that doesn't change things much

2) (=intercambiar) to exchange, swap *

te cambio el rotulador verde por el rojo — I'll exchange my green pen for that red one, I'll swap you the green pen for the red one *

¿me cambias el sitio? — can we change places?, can we swap places? *

3) (=reemplazar) to change

¿les has cambiado el agua a los peces? — have you changed the water in the fish tank?

ha ido a cambiarle los pañales al niño — she's gone to change the baby's nappy

¿me lo puede cambiar por otra talla? — could I change o exchange this for another size?

4) (=trasladar) to move

van a cambiar la oficina al piso de arriba — they are going to move the office up a floor

nos van a cambiar de aula — they are moving us to another classroom

5) (Econ, Com) to change

tengo que cambiar 800 euros en o LAm a libras — I have to change 800 euros into pounds

¿tienes para cambiarme 50 euros? — have you got change for a 50-euro note?

2. VI

1) (=volverse diferente) [persona, situación] to change; [voz] to break

desde que te fuiste nada ha cambiado — nothing has changed since you left

nada lo hará cambiar — nothing will make him change

si es así, la cosa cambia — if it's true, that changes things, well that's a different story then

con doce años ya le había cambiado la voz — his voice had already broken at the age of twelve

2)

• cambiar de — [+ actitud, canal, dirección] to change; [+ casa] to move

cuando no le interesa algo, cambia de tema — whenever he isn't interested in something, he changes the subject

su vida cambió de rumbo 180 grados — the course of her life changed completely

tú lo que necesitas es cambiar de aires — what you need is a change of scene

• cambiar de dueño — to change hands

• cambiar de idea u opinión — to change one's mind

• cambiar para mejor/peor — to change for the better/worse
camisa 1), tercio 2)
3) (Transportes) to change

tienes que cambiar en King's Cross — you have to change at King's Cross

4) (Radio)

¡cambio! — over!

¡cambio y corto!, ¡cambio y fuera! — over and out!

3.

See:

cambiarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

* * *

= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex. Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex. A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex. Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex. It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex. In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex. But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex. This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex. This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex. the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex. The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex. The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex. Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex. As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex. The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex. All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex. Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

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* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (alterar, modificar) <horario/imagen/persona> to change

eso no cambia nada — that doesn't change anything

b) (de lugar, posición)

cambiar algo/a alguien DE algo: cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around; nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office; cambié las flores de florero — I put the flowers in a different vase

c) ( reemplazar) <pieza/fecha/sábanas> to change

le cambió la pila al reloj — she changed the battery in the clock

cambiarle el nombre a algo — to change the name of something

d) <niño/bebé> to change

2) ( canjear) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE); < compra> to exchange, change

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

3) (Fin) to change

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2.
cambiar vi

1)

a) ciudad/persona ( alterarse) to change

cambiar para peor/mejor — to change for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado — he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

así la cosa cambia — oh well, that's different

le está cambiando la voz — his voice is breaking

b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change

d) ( en transmisiones)

cambio — over

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

2) cambiar de to change

cambiar de color — to change color

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

cambiar de marcha — to change gear

no cambies de tema — don't change the subject

cambió de canal — he changed channel(s)
3.
cambiarse v pron

a) (refl) ( de ropa) to change, to get changed

b) (refl) <camisa/nombre/peinado> to change

¿te cambiaste los calcetines? — did you change your socks?

c)

cambiarse por alguien — to change places with somebody

d) (recípr) <sellos/estampas> to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio — I changed places

cambiarse de casa — to move house

cámbiate de camisa — change your shirt

f) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

* * *

= alter, change, reshape [re-shape], reverse, revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA], shift, turn into, undergo + transformation, amend, redraw [re-draw], swing, morph, reengineer [re-engineer], metamorphose, refashion, move along, reschedule, convert, take + a turn, turn + Nombre + (a)round, shunt between, switch.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.

Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex: It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.

Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.

Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.

Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.

Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.

Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.

Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex: Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.

Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.

Ex: The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.

Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.

Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.

* actitud + cambiar = attitude + go.

* ansias de cambiar de sitio = itchy feet.

* cambiando = a-changing.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* cambiar a = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to.

* cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.

* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa = turn + Nombre + into.

* cambiar Algo para bien = turn + Nombre + into a good thing.

* cambiar con el paso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo = change over + time.

* cambiar de... a... = switch from... to....

* cambiar de actitud = change + attitude.

* cambiar de aire = move on to + pastures new.

* cambiar de aires = change + scenery.

* cambiar de ambiente = change + scenery.

* cambiar de cantinela = change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de cara = arrange + countenance.

* cambiar de dueño = change + hands.

* cambiar de entorno = change + scenery.

* cambiar de estrategia = change + tack.

* cambiar de fondos = turn over.

* cambiar de forma = shape-shift.

* cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar de formato = reformat [re-format].

* cambiar de lugar = relocate, resite [re-site].

* cambiar de manos = change + hands.

* cambiar de marcha = gear.

* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior = change back.

* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind, change + feet, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de parecer = change + Posesivo + mind, change + Posesivo + tune.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.

* cambiar de propietario = change + hands.

* cambiar de proveedor = churn.

* cambiar de residencia = relocate.

* cambiar de rumbo = branch off + on a side trail, change + tack.

* cambiar de servicio = churn.

* cambiar de sitio = shuffle.

* cambiar de táctica = change + tack.

* cambiar de una vez a otra = change from + time to time, vary + from time to time.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar dirección = change + direction.

* cambiar el decorado = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el énfasis = shift + focus, shift + emphasis.

* cambiar el paisaje = change + the scenery.

* cambiar el precio = reprice.

* cambiar el ritmo = change + the pace.

* cambiar el techo de un edificio = re-roof.

* cambiar el título = retitle.

* cambiar el tono = modulate.

* cambiar la instalación eléctrica = rewire.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* cambiar las espadas por arados = turn + swords into ploughshares.

* cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.

* cambiar las prioridades de... a... = shift + emphasis from... to....

* cambiar las tornas = turn + the tables (on).

* cambiar la vida = change + life.

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cambiar lo acontencido = change + the course of events.

* cambiar marchas = shift + gears.

* cambiar para bien = change for + the better.

* cambiar para mejor = change for + the better.

* cambiar + Posesivo + vida = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.

* cambiar rápidamente = jump.

* cambiarse de casa = move + house.

* cambiarse de ropa = change.

* cambiarse rápidamente = slip into + Posesivo + clothes.

* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible = change + beyond (all) recognition.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.

* habitación para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* hacer cambiar = swing + Persona.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.

* que cambia la vida = life-changing, life-altering.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room.

* situación + cambiar = tide + turn.

* vida + cambiar por completo = turn + Posesivo + life around.

* * *

cambiar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen› to change

eso no cambia nada that doesn't change anything

esa experiencia lo cambió mucho that experience changed him greatly

2 (de lugar, posición) cambiar algo/a algn DE algo:

cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around

voy a cambiar el sofá de lugar I'm going to put the sofa somewhere else o move the sofa

nos van a cambiar de oficina they're going to move us to another office

me cambiaron de clase they put me in another class, they changed me to o moved me into another class

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase

3 (reemplazar) ‹pieza/rueda/bombilla/sábanas› to change

han cambiado la fecha del examen they've changed the date of the exam

cambiarle algo A algo:

le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock

le han cambiado el nombre a la tienda they've changed the name of the shop

cámbiale el pañal a la niña change the baby's diaper ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy

4 ‹niño/bebé› to change

B (canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar if it doesn't fit, you can change it

cambiar algo POR algo ‹sellos/estampos› to swap or ( esp AmE) trade sth FOR sth ‹compra› to exchange or change sth FOR sth:

quiero cambiar esta blusa por otra or una más grande I'd like to change o exchange this blouse for a larger size

te cambio este libro por tus lápices de colores I'll trade this book for your crayons, I'll swap you this book for your crayons

cambiarle algo A algn:

¿quieres que te cambie el sitio? do you want to trade o swap o change o ( frml) exchange places?, do you want me to swap o change o ( frml) exchange places with you?

C ( Fin) to change

¿dónde puedo cambiar dinero? where can I change money?

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? can you change this bill ( AmE) o ( BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo A or ( Esp) EN algo to change sth INTO sth

quiero cambiar estas libras a or en dólares I'd like to change these pounds into dollars

■ cambiar

vi

A

1 «ciudad/persona» (variar, alterarse) to change

ha cambiado para peor/mejor he's changed for the worse/better

está/lo noto muy cambiado he's changed/he seems to have changed a lot

ya verás como la vida te hace cambiar you'll change as you get older

así la cosa cambia oh well, that's different o that changes things

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking

2 ( Auto) to change gear

3 (hacer transbordo) to change

4

(en transmisiones): cambio over

cambio y corto or fuera over and out

B cambiar de to change

cambiar de color to change color

la tienda ha cambiado de dueño the shop has changed hands

he cambiado de idea or opinión or parecer I've changed my mind

el avión cambió de rumbo the plane changed course

cambiar de marcha to change gear

no cambies de tema don't change the subject

cambió de canal he changed channel(s)

chaqueta

■ cambiarse

v pron

1 ( refl) (de ropa) to change, to get changed

2 ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change

¿te has cambiado los calcetines? have you changed your socks?

3 cambiarse POR algn to change places WITH sb

no me cambiaría por ella I wouldn't change places with her, I wouldn't trade ( AmE) o ( BrE) swap places with her ( colloq)

4 ( recípr) ‹estampas/sellos› to trade ( AmE), to swap ( BrE)

nos hemos cambiado los relojes we've traded o swapped watches

5 cambiarse de to change

me cambié de sitio I changed places

cambiarse de casa to move house

cámbiate de camisa change your shirt

6 (CS) (mudarse de casa) to move

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cambiar ( conjugate cambiar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (alterar, modificar) ‹horario/imagen/persona› to change

b) (de lugar, posición):

◊ cambiar los muebles de lugar to move the furniture around;

cambié las flores de florero I put the flowers in a different vase
c) ( reemplazar) ‹pieza/fecha/sábanas› to change;

◊ le cambió la pila al reloj she changed the battery in the clock;

cambiarle el nombre a algo to change the name of sth
d) ‹niño/bebé› to change

e) (Fin) to change;

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares I changed 100 pounds into dollars
2 ( canjear) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE);
cambiar algo por algo ‹sellos/estampas› to swap o (esp AmE) trade sth for sth;
‹ compra› to exchange o change sth for sth;
◊ ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? do you want me to swap o change places with you?

verbo intransitivo
a) [ciudad/persona] to change;

◊ cambiar para peor to change for the worse;

le está cambiando la voz his voice is breaking
b) (Auto) to change gear

c) ( hacer transbordo) to change;

◊ cambiar de avión/tren to change planes/train

d) cambiar de algo ‹de tema/canal/color› to change sth;

◊ cambiar de idea to change one's mind;

cambiar de sentido to make (AmE) o (BrE) do a U-turn
cambiarse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ( de ropa) to change, get changed

b) ( refl) ‹camisa/nombre/peinado› to change;

cambiarse de algo ‹de camisa/zapatos› to change sth;
◊ me cambié de sitio I changed places;

cambiarse de casa to move house;
cámbiate de camisa change your shirt
c) cambiarse por algn to change places with sb

d) ( recípr) ‹sellos/estampas› to swap, to trade (esp AmE)

e) (CS) ( mudarse de casa) to move

cambiar
I verbo transitivo
1 to change
2 (cromos, etc) to swap, (en un comercio) exchange
3 (un tipo de moneda por otro) to change
II verbo intransitivo to change
cambiar de casa, to move (house)
cambiar de idea, to change one's mind
cambiar de sitio, to move
cambiar de trabajo, to get another job
cambiar de velocidad, to change gear
' cambiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bando
- camisa
- chaqueta
- desnaturalizar
- girar
- idea
- impresión
- infranqueable
- lucha
- parecer
- torna
- tornar
- trasladar
- volverse
- arrepentirse
- color
- lado
- lugar
- marcha
- mudar
- reubicar
- tema
- transformar
- tren
- variar
- voltear
- vuelta
English:
about-face
- about-turn
- abruptly
- alter
- anyhow
- change
- change around
- change over
- dead
- debate
- doctor
- frame
- gear
- hold
- into
- lighting
- mind
- modify
- move
- move about
- move around
- move on
- prerogative
- rearrange
- replace
- reverse
- shift
- shift about
- shift around
- stationary
- steadily
- subject
- swap
- swap for
- swap round
- swing
- switch
- switch over
- tack
- think
- tune
- vary
- barter
- break
- budge
- course
- disguise
- exchange
- get
- hand

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cambiar

♦ vt

1. [alterar, modificar] to change;

han cambiado la fecha de salida they've changed o altered the departure date;

quiere cambiar su imagen she wants to change her image;

el divorcio lo ha cambiado por completo the divorce has changed him completely, he has changed completely since the divorce;

cambió su sonrisa en llanto her smile turned to tears;

tus disculpas no cambian nada your apologies don't change anything

2. [trasladar] to move;

tenemos que cambiar las sillas de lugar we have to move the chairs;

cambiaron la sede central a Buenos Aires they moved their headquarters to Buenos Aires;

lo van a cambiar a otro colegio they're going to move him to another school

3. [reemplazar] [rueda, sábanas] to change;

tenemos que cambiar la lavadora we have to get a new washing machine;

tengo que cambiar el agua del acuario I have to change the water in the fish tank, I have to put some fresh water in the fish tank;

cambiar un artículo defectuoso to exchange a faulty item;

si no está satisfecho, lo puede cambiar if you're not satisfied with it, you can change it;

tuve que cambiarle una rueda al coche I had to change one of the wheels on the car;

cambiaré este tornillo por otro más largo I'll swap this screw for a longer one;

Comp
Fam
¡cambia el disco o [m5]rollo, que ya aburres! you're getting boring! can't you talk about anything else?

4. [intercambiar] to swap;

cambiar cromos/sellos to swap picture cards/stamps;

cambiar impresiones to compare notes, to exchange views;

cambiar algo por algo to exchange sth for sth;

cambié mi reloj por el suyo I swapped watches with him;

he cambiado mi turno con un compañero I swapped shifts with a colleague;

¿te importaría cambiarme el sitio? would you mind swapping o changing places with me?

5. [dinero] to change;

en aquel banco cambian dinero they change money at that bank;

¿me podría cambiar este billete en monedas, por favor? could you give me change for this note in coins, please?;

cambiar dólares en euros to change dollars into euros

6. [bebé] to change

♦ vi

1. [alterarse] to change;

ha cambiado mucho desde el accidente she has changed a lot since the accident;

la situación no ha cambiado mucho there has been little change in the situation;

algunas personas no cambian nunca some people never change;

ya crecerá y cambiará she'll change as she gets older;

cambiar a mejor/peor to change for the better/worse;

en ese caso, la cosa cambia that's different, that changes everything;

le ha cambiado la voz his voice has broken

2.
cambiar de to change;

cambiar de autobús/tren to change buses/trains;
Fig
cambiar de camisa/chaqueta to change one's shirt/jacket;

cambiar de canal [de TV] to turn over, to change channels;

cambiar de casa to move (house);

cambiar de color to change colour;

cambiar de dueño to change hands;

cambiar de idea/intención to change one's mind/plans;

cambiar de manos [dinero, vehículo] to change hands;

cambiar de ritmo to change pace;

cambiar de rumbo to change course;

cambiar de sexo to have a sex change;

cambiar de sitio to change place, to move;

cambiar de táctica to change one's tactics;

cambiar de trabajo to move o change jobs

3. Aut [de marchas]
cambiar (de marcha) to change gear;

cambiar a segunda to change into second gear

4. Meteo to change, to shift;

el viento cambió the wind changed

♦ See also the pronominal verb cambiarse

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cambiar

I v/t change ( por for); compra exchange ( por for)

II v/i change;

cambiar de lugar change places;

cambiar de marcha AUTO shift gear, Br change gear;

cambiar de domicilio move house;

cambiar de tren change trains;

cambiar de coche get a new car;

cambiar de opinión o

parecer change one’s mind

* * *

cambiar vt

1) alterar, modificar: to change

2) : to exchange, to trade

cambiar vi

1) : to change

2)

cambiar de velocidad : to shift gears

♦ See also the reflexive verb cambiarse

* * *

cambiar vb

1. (en general) to change

ha cambiado el tiempo the weather has changed

si no te va bien, te lo cambiaremos if it doesn't fit, we'll change it

¿dónde puede cambiar las libras en euros? where can I change my pounds into euros?

2. to exchange / to swap [pt. & pp. swapped]

te cambio el libro por estos cromos I'll swap you the book for these picture cards

cambiar de casa to move house

han cambiado de piso they've moved flat

cambiar algo de sitio to move something

cambiar de opinión / parecer to change your mind

cambiar de trabajo to change jobs

Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar
11 jefe

adj.

chief, top.

m.

1 boss, principal, chief, manager.

2 chief, chieftain, leader, ringleader.

3 boss, woman in charge, headwoman, top woman.

4 boss.

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jefe

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 boss, head, chief

2 COMERCIO (hombre) manager; (mujer) manageress

3 PLÍTICA leader

4 MILITAR officer in command

5 (de una tribu) chief

► interjección ¡jefe!

1 familiar waiter!

► nombre femenino la jefa

1 familiar the old lady, the wife

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FRASEOLOGÍA

jefe de cocina chef

jefe de estación station master

jefe de Estado Head of State

jefe de Estado Mayor Chief of Staff

jefe de redacción editor in chief

jefe de taller foreman

jefe de ventas sales manager

jefe supremo commander-in-chief

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(f. - jefa)

noun

1) boss

2) head

3) chief

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jefe, -a
SM / F
1) (=superior) boss; (=director) head; (Pol) leader; (Com) manager; (Mil) officer in command; [de tribu] chief

comandante en jefe — commander-in-chief

¿quién es el jefe aquí? — who's in charge around here?

jefe/a civil — Caribe registrar

jefe/a de almacén — warehouse manager/manageress

jefe/a de bomberos — fire chief, chief fire officer

jefe/a de cabina — (Aer) chief steward/stewardess

jefe/a de camareros — head waiter/waitress

jefe/a de cocina — head chef

jefe/a de equipo — team leader

jefe/a de estación — station master, station manager

jefe/a de estado — head of state

jefe/a de estado mayor — chief of staff

jefe/a de estudios — (Escol) director of studies

jefe/a de filas — (Pol) party leader

jefe/a de máquinas — (Náut) chief engineer

jefe/a de márketing — marketing manager

jefe/a de obras — site manager

jefe/a de oficina — office manager/manageress

jefe/a de personal — personnel manager

jefe/a de pista — ringmaster

jefe/a de plató — (Cine, TV) floor manager

jefe/a de producción — production manager

jefe/a de protocolo — chief of protocol

jefe/a de realización — (Cine, TV) production manager

jefe/a de redacción — editor-in-chief

jefe/a de sala — head waiter/waitress

jefe/a de taller — foreman

jefe/a de tren — guard, conductor (EEUU)

jefe/a de ventas — sales manager

jefe/a ejecutivo/a — chief executive

jefe/a supremo/a — commander-in-chief

2) [como apelativo]

¡oiga jefe! — hey!, mate! *

sí, mi jefe — esp LAm yes, sir o boss

* * *

- fa masculino, femenino, jefe masculino y femenino

a) ( superior) boss

b) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chief

c) (Pol) leader

d) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

e) jefes masculino plural (fam) ( padres) folks (pl) (colloq)

- jefe -fa de bomberos

- jefe -fa de cocina

- jefe -fa de estación

- jefe -fa de Estado/gobierno

- jefe -fa de Estado Mayor

- jefe -fa de estudios

- jefe -fa de personal/ventas

- jefe -fa de redacción

* * *

= boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.

Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

Ex. He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.

Ex. But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.

Ex. 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.

Ex. Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.

Ex. In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.

Ex. Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.

Ex. Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.

Ex. Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.

Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.

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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* editor jefe = editor-in-chief.

* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.

* jefe de cocina = chef.

* jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.

* jefe de espías = spymaster.

* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.

* jefe de facturación = billing clerk.

* jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.

* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.

* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).

* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).

* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.

* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.

* jefe de milicia = warlord.

* jefe de oficina = office manager.

* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.

* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.

* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.

* jefe de prensa = press officer.

* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* jefe de sección = section head.

* jefe de taller = overseer.

* jefe militar = army official, army officer.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* * *

- fa masculino, femenino, jefe masculino y femenino

a) ( superior) boss

b) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chief

c) (Pol) leader

d) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)

e) jefes masculino plural (fam) ( padres) folks (pl) (colloq)

- jefe -fa de bomberos

- jefe -fa de cocina

- jefe -fa de estación

- jefe -fa de Estado/gobierno

- jefe -fa de Estado Mayor

- jefe -fa de estudios

- jefe -fa de personal/ventas

- jefe -fa de redacción

* * *

= boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.

Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.

Ex: But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.

Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.

Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.

Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.

Ex: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.

Ex: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.

Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.

Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.

* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* editor jefe = editor-in-chief.

* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.

* jefe de cocina = chef.

* jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.

* jefe de espías = spymaster.

* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.

* jefe de facturación = billing clerk.

* jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.

* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.

* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).

* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).

* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.

* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.

* jefe de milicia = warlord.

* jefe de oficina = office manager.

* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.

* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.

* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.

* jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.

* jefe de prensa = press officer.

* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.

* jefe de sección = section head.

* jefe de taller = overseer.

* jefe militar = army official, army officer.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

* * *

jefe -fa

masculine, feminine

jefe masculine and feminine

1 (superior) boss

aquí el jefe soy yo I'm the boss here, I'm in charge here

2 (de una sección, un departamento) head

3 (de una tribu) chief

4 (de un partido, una banda) leader

5 (como apelativo) buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq), guv ( BrE colloq dated)

6 jefes mpl ( fam) (padres) folks (pl) ( colloq), parents (pl)

Compuestos:

● jefe/jefa de bomberos

fire chief

● jefe/jefa de cocina

chef

● jefe/jefa de departamento

head of department

● jefe/jefa de estación

stationmaster

● jefe/jefa de Estado

head of state

● jefe/jefa de Estado Mayor

Chief of Staff

● jefe/jefa de estudios

director of studies

● jefe/jefa de filas

group leader

● jefe/jefa de gobierno

(primer ministro) prime minister; (presidente) president

● jefe/jefa de la guerrilla

guerrilla leader

● jefe/jefa de la oposición

leader of the opposition

● jefe/jefa de la policía

chief of police

● jefe/jefa de los espías

spymaster

● jefe/jefa de máquinas

chief engineer

● jefe/jefa de negociado

head of section, head of department

● jefe/jefa de oficina

chief clerk, office manager

● jefe/jefa de personal

personnel manager

● jefe/jefa de planta

floor manager

● jefe/jefa de producción

production manager

● jefe/jefa de producto

product manager

● jefe/jefa de redacción

editor-in-chief

● jefe/jefa de sección

section head

● jefe/jefa de seguridad

chief of security

● jefe/jefa de taller

supervisor, foreman

● jefe/jefa de tren

head conductor, train manager ( BrE)

● jefe/jefa de ventas

sales manager

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jefe
◊ -fa sustantivo masculino, femenino, jefe sustantivo masculino y femenino

a) ( superior) boss;

◊ jefe de estudios director of studies;

jefe de personal/ventas personnel/sales manager;
jefe de redacción editor-in-chief
b) ( de empresa) manager;

( de sección) head;
( de tribu) chief
c) (Pol) leader;

◊ jefe de Estado/gobierno head of state/government

jefe,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 boss
Com manager
jefe de estación, station master
jefe de informativos, news editor
jefe de personal, personnel manager
jefe de redacción, editor-in-chief
jefe de ventas, sales manager
2 (líder) leader: es el jefe de la tribu, he's the chief of the tribe
jefe de Estado, Head of State
3 Mil comandante en jefe, commander-in-chief
' jefe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arder
- bailar
- bebida
- cabestro
- congraciarse
- definitivamente
- encima
- faltar
- gastar
- gusano
- jefa
- mondarse
- patrón
- patrona
- patrono
- quemada
- quemado
- redactor
- redactora
- sapo
- sheriff
- tal
- trinar
- abajo
- canciller
- citar
- comandante
- condición
- enfermero
- facultar
- mandar
- pensar
- plantear
- quedar
- rabiar
- robar
- salir
- ver
English:
absence
- abuse
- anybody
- approachable
- around
- ask for
- bluster
- boss
- busywork
- by
- by-product
- chancellor
- chief
- chieftain
- clear
- comeback
- cow
- deal with
- departmental
- deputy
- discount
- doormat
- edit
- even
- expect
- forceful
- foreman
- forge
- frustrated
- grievance
- guard
- head
- higher-up
- imagine
- in
- initially
- leader
- manager
- marshal
- mate
- of
- pass over
- pat
- pool
- postmaster
- promise
- Secretary of State
- sister
- staff nurse
- take over

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jefe, -a nm,f

1. [persona al mando] boss;
[de empresa] manager, f manageress; [líder] leader; [de tribu, ejército] chief; [de departamento] head; Mil
en jefe in-chief;

Comp
Méx Fam
como jefe: entró a la oficina como jefe he walked into the office as if he owned the place

Comp
jefe de bomberos fire chief;
jefe de cocina chef;

jefe de compras purchasing manager;

jefe de estación stationmaster;

jefe de Estado head of state;

jefe del estado mayor chief of staff;

jefe de estudios director of studies;
Dep jefe de fila(s) team leader [driver or cyclist];
jefe de gabinete chief of staff;

jefe de gobierno prime minister;

una reunión de jefes de gobierno a meeting of heads of government;

jefe de policía police chief, chief of police, Br chief constable;

jefe de prensa press officer;

jefe de producción production manager;

jefe de producto product line manager;

jefe de protocolo chief of protocol;

jefe de proyecto project manager;

jefe de redacción editor-in-chief;

jefe de sección departmental head o chief;

jefe de ventas sales manager

2. Fam [como apelativo]
pregúntale al jefe qué se debe ask the guy for the bill;

jefe, pónganos dos cervezas give us two beers, Br guv o US mac

3. Méx Fam [padre, madre] old man, f old girl

4. Esp Fam
mis jefes [mis padres] my folks

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jefe

m, jefa f de departamento, organización head; ( superior) boss; POL leader; de tribu chief

3 Méx fam

:

mi jefe my dad fam ;

mi jefa my mom fam

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jefe, -fa n

1) : chief, head, leader

jefe de bomberos: fire chief

2) : boss

* * *

jefe n

1. (superior) boss [pl. bosses]

voy a discutirlo con el jefe I'm going to speak to the boss about it

2. (de un grupo) head

la jefa del departamento the head of the department

3. (de un partido, de una asociación) leader

4. (de una tribu) chief

jefe de cocina chef

jefe de estación station master

jefe de Estado head of state

Spanish-English dictionary > jefe
12 remodelar

v.

1 to redesign.

remodelar algo para convertirlo en to convert something into

2 to remodel, to make over, to renew, to perk up.

* * *

remodelar

► verbo transitivo

1 (modificar) to reshape

2 (transformar) to transform

3 (mejorar) to improve

4 (reorganizar) to reorganize

5 (ministerio) to reshuffle

* * *

VT (Arquit) to remodel; (Aut) to restyle; (Pol) to reshuffle; [+ organización] to restructure

* * *

verbo transitivo <plaza/barrio> to remodel, redesign; < organización> to reorganize, restructure

* * *

= redesign [re-design], refurbish, reinvent [re-invent], reshape [re-shape], rethink [re-think], rework, retool, remodel, revamp, reengineer [re-engineer], repurpose [re-purpose], refashion, refit, reshuffle.

Ex. The University of Bielefeld has to redesign all data processing systems of the library because of ageing of present systems.

Ex. In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.

Ex. Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.

Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex. Citation indexing would need to be carefully rethought in order to cater for the electronic journal.

Ex. In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.

Ex. Library automation vendors must be prepared to retool to continue to be effective in the present decade.

Ex. This article outlines the reasons leading to a decision to remodel rather than to construct a new building.

Ex. Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.

Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex. This software application will take computer files and help the user to store, tag, find, manage and reuse or even repurpose those files for publication or for sale.

Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex. Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.

Ex. Librarians cooperated with us and as long as we did their work and went in and reshuffled their shelving and things, they were very happy.

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verbo transitivo <plaza/barrio> to remodel, redesign; < organización> to reorganize, restructure

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= redesign [re-design], refurbish, reinvent [re-invent], reshape [re-shape], rethink [re-think], rework, retool, remodel, revamp, reengineer [re-engineer], repurpose [re-purpose], refashion, refit, reshuffle.

Ex: The University of Bielefeld has to redesign all data processing systems of the library because of ageing of present systems.

Ex: In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.

Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.

Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.

Ex: Citation indexing would need to be carefully rethought in order to cater for the electronic journal.

Ex: In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.

Ex: Library automation vendors must be prepared to retool to continue to be effective in the present decade.

Ex: This article outlines the reasons leading to a decision to remodel rather than to construct a new building.

Ex: Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.

Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.

Ex: This software application will take computer files and help the user to store, tag, find, manage and reuse or even repurpose those files for publication or for sale.

Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.

Ex: Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.

Ex: Librarians cooperated with us and as long as we did their work and went in and reshuffled their shelving and things, they were very happy.

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remodelar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹plaza/barrio› to remodel, redesign

B

1 ‹organización› to reorganize, restructure

2 ( Pol) ‹gabinete› to reshuffle

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remodelar ( conjugate remodelar) verbo transitivo ‹plaza/barrio› to remodel, redesign;
‹ organización› to reorganize;
‹ gabinete› to reshuffle
remodelar verbo transitivo
1 Arquit to remodel, redesign
2 (un organismo) to reorganize, restructure
3 Pol to reshuffle
' remodelar' also found in these entries:
English:
convert

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remodelar vt

1. [edificio, plaza] to renovate;

remodelar algo para convertirlo en to convert sth into

2. [gobierno, organización] to reshuffle

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remodelar

v/t remodel

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remodelar vt

1) : to remodel

2) : to restructure

Spanish-English dictionary > remodelar
13 train

1. transitive verb
1) ausbilden (in in + Dat.); erziehen [Kind]; abrichten [Hund]; dressieren [Tier]; schulen [Geist, Auge, Ohr]; bilden [Charakter]

train somebody as a teacher/soldier/engineer — jemanden zum Lehrer/Soldaten/Ingenieur ausbilden

he/she has been well/badly/fully trained — er/sie besitzt eine gute/schlechte/umfassende Ausbildung

2) (Sport) trainieren

train oneself — trainieren

3) (teach and accustom)

train an animal to do something/to something — einem Tier beibringen, etwas zu tun/etwas beibringen

train oneself to do something — sich dazu erziehen, etwas zu tun

train a child to do something/to something — ein Kind dazu erziehen, etwas zu tun/zu etwas erziehen

train somebody to use a machine — jemanden in der Bedienung einer Maschine schulen

4) (Hort.) ziehen; erziehen (fachspr.)

5) (aim) richten (on auf + Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
1) eine Ausbildung machen

he is training as or to be a teacher/doctor/engineer — er macht eine Lehrer- / Arzt- / Ingenieursausbildung

2) (Sport) trainieren
3. noun
1) (Railw.) Zug, der

go or travel by train — mit dem Zug od. der Bahn fahren

on the train — im Zug

which is the train for Oxford? — welcher Zug fährt nach Oxford?

2) (of skirt etc.) Schleppe, die

3)

train of thought — Gedankengang, der

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I [trein] noun
1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) der Zug

2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) die Schleppe

3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) die Reihe

4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) die Kolonne
II [trein] verb
1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) ausbilden

2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) richten

3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) ziehen

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- trainee
- trainer
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train

[treɪn]

I. n

1. RAIL Zug m

▪ to be on a \train in einem Zug sitzen

to board a \train in einen Zug einsteigen

to change \trains umsteigen

to miss/take [or catch] a \train einen Zug verpassen/nehmen

2. (series) Serie f

▪ to be in \train im Gange sein

a \train of events eine Kette von Ereignissen

\train of thought Gedankengang m

to put [or set] sth in \train etw in Gang setzen

3. (retinue) Gefolge nt kein pl; (procession) Zug m

an elephant/camel \train ein Elefanten-/Kamelzug

a \train of barges ein Schleppzug m

wagon \train Wagenkolonne f

to bring sth in its/one's \train ( fig) etw nach sich dat ziehen

4. (part of dress) Schleppe f

II. n modifier (connection, journey, ride) Zug-

\train schedule Fahrplan m

\train driver Lokführer(in) m(f)

III. vi

1. (learn)

▪ to \train for sth für etw akk trainieren

she \trained as a pilot sie machte eine Pilotenausbildung

2. (travel by train)

to \train to London/New York mit dem Zug nach London/New York fahren

IV. vt

1. (teach)

▪ to \train sb [in sth] jdn [in etw dat] ausbilden

▪ to \train oneself to do sth sich dat [selbst] beibringen, etw zu tun

▪ to \train sb for [or to do] sth jdn für etw akk ausbilden; ( hum)

you must \train your husband to do housework! du musst deinen Mann zur Hausarbeit erziehen!

to \train children to be polite Kinder zur Höflichkeit erziehen

to \train dogs Hunde abrichten

to \train lions/tigers/elephants Löwen/Tiger/Elefanten dressieren

to \train one's mind seinen Verstand schulen

2. HORT

to \train roses/grape vines Rosen/Weintrauben ziehen

3. (point at)

to \train a gun/light/telescope on [or upon] sb/sth eine Waffe/ein Licht/Teleskop auf jdn/etw richten

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I [treɪn]
n

1) (RAIL) Zug m

to go/travel by train — mit dem Zug or der (Eisen)bahn fahren/reisen

a train journey — eine Bahn- or Zugfahrt

to take or catch or get the 11 o'clock train — den Elfuhrzug nehmen

to change trains — umsteigen

on the train — im Zug

2) (= line) Kolonne f; (of people) Schlange f; (of camels) Karawane f; (= retinue) Gefolge nt

in his train — in seinem Gefolge

the war brought famine in its train — der Krieg brachte eine Hungersnot mit sich

to set or put sth in train ( esp Brit form ) — etw einleiten or in Gang setzen

to be in train ( esp Brit form ) — im Gang(e) sein

3) (of events) Folge f, Kette f

he interrupted my train of thought — er unterbrach meinen Gedankengang

4) (of dress) Schleppe f

5)

train of gunpowder — Pulverspur f
II
1. vt

1) person ausbilden; staff weiterbilden; child erziehen; animal abrichten, dressieren; mind schulen; (SPORT) trainieren

to train sb as sth — jdn als or zu etw ausbilden

to train oneself to do sth —

to train sb to be assertive — jdm Bestimmtheit anerziehen

to train an animal to do sth — ein Tier dazu abrichten, etw zu tun

this dog has been trained to kill — dieser Hund ist aufs Töten abgerichtet

a lion trained to do tricks — ein dressierter Löwe, der Kunststücke macht

she has her husband well trained (hum) — sie hat ihren Mann gut dressiert (hum)

2) (= aim) gun, telescope richten (on auf +acc)

3) plant wachsen lassen (over über +acc)

she trained her roses along/up the trellis — sie ließ ihre Rosen am Gitter entlang-/hochwachsen

2. vi

1) (ESP SPORT) trainieren ( for für)

let's go train (Brit) — komm, wir gehen trainieren

2) (= study) ausgebildet werden

he trained as a teacher —

where did you train? — wo haben Sie Ihre Ausbildung erhalten?, wo sind Sie ausgebildet worden?

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train [treın]

A s

1. BAHN (Eisenbahn)Zug m:

go by train mit dem Zug oder der Bahn fahren;

be on the train im Zug sein oder sitzen, mitfahren;

take a train to mit dem Zug fahren nach

2. Zug m (von Personen, Wagen etc), Kette f, Kolonne f:

train of barges Schleppzug (Kähne)

3. Gefolge n (auch fig):

train of admirers;

have ( oder bring) in its train fig zur Folge haben, mit sich bringen

4. fig Reihe f, Folge f, Kette f (von Ereignissen etc):

train of thought Gedankengang m;

in train

a) im Gang(e),

b) bereit ( for für);

put in train in Gang setzen

5. MIL besonders HIST Train m, Tross m

6. MIL, auch Bergbau: Leitfeuer n, Zündlinie f

7. TECH

a) Walzwerk n

b) auch train of wheels Trieb-, Räderwerk n

8. Schleppe f (am Kleid)

9. ASTRON (Kometen)Schweif m

10. PHYS Reihe f, Serie f:

train of impulses Stromstoßreihe, -serie;

train of waves Wellenzug m

11. CHEM Gerätesatz m

B v/t

1. jemanden er-, aufziehen

2. BOT

a) ( besonders am Spalier) ziehen

b) wachsen lassen

3. jemanden ausbilden ( auch MIL), auch das Auge, den Geist schulen: → trained

4. jemandem etwas einexerzieren, beibringen

5. SPORT einen Läufer, ein Pferd etc trainieren

6. a) Tiere abrichten, dressieren ( to do zu tun)

b) Pferde zureiten

7. ein Geschütz etc richten (on auf akk)

C v/i

1. sich ausbilden ( for zu, als), sich schulen oder üben:

where did you train? wo wurden Sie ausgebildet?;

she’s training to be a make-up artist sie macht eine Ausbildung als Maskenbildnerin

2. SPORT trainieren ( for für)

3. mit dem Zug oder der Bahn fahren

tn abk

1. train

2. town

3. ton t

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1. transitive verb
1) ausbilden (in in + Dat.); erziehen [Kind]; abrichten [Hund]; dressieren [Tier]; schulen [Geist, Auge, Ohr]; bilden [Charakter]

train somebody as a teacher/soldier/engineer — jemanden zum Lehrer/Soldaten/Ingenieur ausbilden

he/she has been well/badly/fully trained — er/sie besitzt eine gute/schlechte/umfassende Ausbildung

2) (Sport) trainieren

train oneself — trainieren

3) (teach and accustom)

train an animal to do something/to something — einem Tier beibringen, etwas zu tun/etwas beibringen

train oneself to do something — sich dazu erziehen, etwas zu tun

train a child to do something/to something — ein Kind dazu erziehen, etwas zu tun/zu etwas erziehen

train somebody to use a machine — jemanden in der Bedienung einer Maschine schulen

4) (Hort.) ziehen; erziehen (fachspr.)

5) (aim) richten (on auf + Akk.)
2. intransitive verb
1) eine Ausbildung machen

he is training as or to be a teacher/doctor/engineer — er macht eine Lehrer- / Arzt- / Ingenieursausbildung

2) (Sport) trainieren
3. noun
1) (Railw.) Zug, der

go or travel by train — mit dem Zug od. der Bahn fahren

on the train — im Zug

which is the train for Oxford? — welcher Zug fährt nach Oxford?

2) (of skirt etc.) Schleppe, die

3)

train of thought — Gedankengang, der

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(animals) v.

dressieren v. v.

anlernen v.

trainieren v. n.

Eisenbahn f.

Zug ¨-e m.

English-german dictionary > train
14 Taylor, Frederick Winslow

SUBJECT AREA: Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering

[br]

b. 20 March 1856 Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA

d. 21 March 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

[br]

American mechanical engineer and pioneer of scientific management.

[br]

Frederick W.Taylor received his early education from his mother, followed by some years of schooling in France and Germany. Then in 1872 he entered Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hampshire, to prepare for Harvard Law School, as it was intended that he should follow his father's profession. However, in 1874 he had to abandon his studies because of poor eyesight, and he began an apprenticeship at a pump-manufacturing works in Philadelphia learning the trades of pattern-maker and machinist. On its completion in 1878 he joined the Midvale Steel Company, at first as a labourer but then as Shop Clerk and Foreman, finally becoming Chief Engineer in 1884. At the same time he was able to resume study in the evenings at the Stevens Institute of Technology, and in 1883 he obtained the degree of Mechanical Engineer (ME). He also found time to take part in amateur sport and in 1881 he won the tennis doubles championship of the United States.

It was while with the Midvale Steel Company that Taylor began the systematic study of workshop management, and the application of his techniques produced significant increases in the company's output and productivity. In 1890 he became Manager of a company operating large paper mills in Maine and Wisconsin, until 1893 when he set up on his own account as a consulting engineer specializing in management organization. In 1898 he was retained exclusively by the Bethlehem Steel Company, and there continued his work on the metal-cutting process that he had started at Midvale. In collaboration with J.Maunsel White (1856–1912) he developed high-speed tool steels and their heat treatment which increased cutting capacity by up to 300 per cent. He resigned from the Bethlehem Steel Company in 1901 and devoted the remainder of his life to expounding the principles of scientific management which became known as "Taylorism". The Society to Promote the Science of Management was established in 1911, renamed the Taylor Society after his death. He was an active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and was its President in 1906; his presidential address "On the Art of Cutting Metals" was reprinted in book form.

[br]

Principal Honours and Distinctions

Paris Exposition Gold Medal 1900. Franklin Institute Elliott Cresson Gold Medal 1900. President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1906. Hon. ScD, University of Pennsylvania 1906. Hon. LLD, Hobart College 1912.

Bibliography

F.W.Taylor was the author of about 100 patents, several papers to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, On the Art of Cutting Metals (1907, New York) and The Principles of Scientific Management (1911, New York) and, with S.E.Thompson, 1905 A Treatise on Concrete, New York, and Concrete Costs, 1912, New York.

Further Reading

The standard biography is Frank B.Copley, 1923, Frederick W.Taylor, Father of Scientific Management, New York (reprinted 1969, New York) and there have been numerous commentaries on his work: see, for example, Daniel Nelson, 1980, Frederick W.Taylor and the Rise of Scientific Management, Madison, Wis.

RTS

Biographical history of technology > Taylor, Frederick Winslow
15 technisch

technisch I adj GEN technical technisch II adv GEN technically • technisch ausgereift IND high-tech • technisch fortgeschritten IND, WIWI technologically advanced • technisch möglich IND technically feasible
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adj < Geschäft> technical

adv < Geschäft> technically ■ technisch ausgereift < Ind> high-tech ■ technisch fortgeschritten <Ind, Vw> technologically advanced ■ technisch möglich < Ind> technically feasible

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technisch
technical, engineering;
• technisch bewandert techno-savvy;
• technische Abteilung engineering department;
• technisch bedingte Arbeitslosigkeit technological unemployment;
• großer technischer Aufwand major engineering;
• technische Ausbildung technical training;
• technische Ausführung technique;
• technischer Außendienst customer engineering;
• technischer Berater technical consultant (adviser);
• technischer Beruf technical profession;
• technische Beschaffenheit technicality;
• technische Betriebsabteilung technical (engineering) department;
• technischer Betriebsleiter chief engineer;
• technisches Büro engineering department, technical office;
• technische Daten engineering data;
• technische Einrichtungen engineering facilities;
• technische Einzelheiten technicalities, technical details;
• technische Errungenschaft technical feat;
• technische Formalitäten legal formalities;
• technischer Fortschritt technological progress (advance);
• technische Herausforderung engineering challenge;
• technische Hilfeleistungen technical aid;
• technischer Kaufmann sales engineer;
• technischer Leiter technical manager (director);
• technische Messe engineering fair;
• technische Neuerungen technical innovations;
• technische Normenvorschriften engineering standards;
• technische Nothilfe Organization for the Maintenance of Supplies (Br.), Office of Emergency Preparedness (US);
• technisches Personal engineering (technical) staff;
• technische Produktionsanlagen production facilities;
• technischer Rückstand technological gap;
• technischer Stab engineering force (staff);
• technischer Überwachungsverein (TÜV) technical control board;
• technische Unterlagen technical data;
• technische Unterstützung engineering support;
• technische Verbesserung technical improvement;
• technischer Verkäufer salesman engineer;
• technisches Versagen breakdown;
• technische Versicherung engineering insurance;
• technischer Zeichner tracer, draughtsman, draftsman;
• technische Zusammenarbeit technical collaboration;
• technischer Zustand technicality;
• technische Zuverlässigkeitsbescheinigung roadworthiness test certificate.
ausgefeilt, technisch
sophisticated.

Business german-english dictionary > technisch
16 service

(the ships of a country that are employed in trading, and their crews: His son has joined the merchant navy.) marina mercante

service n

1. servicio

the food is good, but the service is slow la comida es buena, pero el servicio es lento

the train service is very good el servicio de trenes es muy bueno

2. oficio religioso

the evening service los oficios de la tarde

3. revisión

my car's got to go in for a service mi coche tiene que hacer la revisión

4. saque

first service! ¡primer saque!

service

tr['sɜːvɪs]

noun

1 (attention to customer) servicio

■ the service here is terribly slow el servicio aquí es muy lento

■ is service included? ¿el servicio está incluido?

2 (organization, system, business) servicio

■ there's a good bus service hay un buen servicio de autobuses

■ there's a 24-hour service hay un servicio permanente, hay un servicio las 24 horas

3 (work, duty) servicio

■ a life of public service una vida de servicio al pueblo

■ he has twenty years' service in the army lleva veinte años de servicio en el ejército

■ he died on active service murió en acto de servicio

■ she went into (domestic) service se puso a trabajar de criada

4 (use) servicio

■ you'll get excellent service from this model este modelo te dará un servicio excelente

■ this machine is not in service esta máquina no funciona

5 (maintenance of car, machine) revisión nombre femenino

6 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL oficio, oficio religioso

■ wedding service ceremonia de boda

7 (of dishes) vajilla; (for tea, coffee) juego

8 (tennis) saque nombre masculino, servicio

9 SMALLLAW/SMALL entrega, citación nombre femenino, notificación nombre femenino

adjective

1 (for use of workers) de servicio

■ service entrance entrada de servicio

2 (military) de militar

■ service family familia de militar

transitive verb

1 (car, machine) revisar, hacer una revisión de

■ I must get the car serviced tengo que llevar el coche a revisión

2 (organization, group) atender, servir

3 (debt, loan) pagar los intereses de

plural noun services

1 (work, act, help) servicios nombre masculino plural

■ the services of a lawyer los servicios de un abogado

■ he was commended for his services to industry lo alabaron por sus servicios a la industria

plural noun the services

1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL las fuerzas nombre femenino plural armadas

■ which of the services were you in? ¿en qué cuerpo estuviste?

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at your service a su disposición, para servirle

how can I be of (any) service (to you)? ¿en qué puedo servirle?

it's all part of the service está incluido en el servicio

to do somebody a service hacer un favor a alguien

service area área de servicio

service charge (on bill) servicio 2 (in banking) comisión nombre femenino 3 (for flat) gastos nombre masculino plural de comunidad

service flat apartamento con servicios incluidos

service industry/sector sector nombre masculino de servicios

service road vía de acceso

service station estación nombre femenino de servicio

service ['sərvəs] vt, - viced ; - vicing

1) maintain: darle mantenimiento a (una máquina), revisar

2) repair: arreglar, reparar

service n

1) help, use: servicio m

to do someone a service: hacerle un servicio a alguien

at your service: a sus órdenes

to be out of service: no funcionar

2) ceremony: oficio m (religioso)

3) department, system: servicio m

social services: servicios sociales

train service: servicio de trenes

4) set: juego m, servicio m

tea service: juego de té

5) maintenance: mantenimiento m, revisión f, servicio m

6) : saque m (en deportes)

7)

armed services : fuerzas fpl armadas

service

n.

• entrega s.f.

• juego s.m.

• mantenimiento (Automóvil) s.m.

• misa s.f.

• prestación s.f.

• servicio s.m.

v.

• atender v.

• mantener v.

(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-

fut/c: -tendr-•)

• reparar v.

I 'sɜːrvəs, 'sɜːvɪs
noun

1) u

a) (duty, work) servicio m

five years' (length of) service — cinco años de antigüedad or de trabajo

b) ( as domestic servant)

he went into service in 1932 — se puso a trabajar como criado en 1932

c) (given by a tool, machine)

you'll get years of service from this iron — esta plancha le durará años

to come into service — entrar en servicio or en funcionamiento

2) u c (of professional, tradesman, company) servicio m

24-hour emergency service — servicio de emergencia (durante) las 24 horas del día

we no longer require your services — ya no precisamos sus servicios

services 1 mile — (BrE) área de servicio a 1 milla

3) c u ( assistance) servicio m

she has done us all a service — nos ha hecho a todos un favor or servicio

my staff are at your service — mis empleados están a sus órdenes or a su entera disposición or a su servicio

how can I be of service to you? — ¿en qué puedo ayudarlo or servirlo?

4) c (organization, system) servicio m

telephone/postal service — servicio telefónico/postal

the bus/rail service — el servicio de autobusesenes

there's a daily/an hourly service to Boston — hay un servicio diario/un tren (or autobús etc) cada hora a Boston

5) ( Mil)

the (armed) services — las fuerzas armadas

6) u (in shop, restaurant) servicio m

service not included — servicio no incluido

7) c u (overhaul, maintenance) revisión f, servicio m (AmL), service m (RPl); (before n) <contract, package> de mantenimiento

service engineer — técnico, -ca m,f de mantenimiento

8) c ( Relig) oficio m religioso

funeral service — funeral m

wedding service — ceremonia f de boda

9) c ( in tennis) servicio m, saque m

first/second service! — primer/segundo saque or servicio!

to break somebody's service — romper* el servicio de alguien, romperle* el servicio a alguien

10) c ( dinner service) vajilla f

II

transitive verb

1) (overhaul, maintain) \<\<car\>\> hacerle* una revisión or (AmL) un servicio or (RPl) un service a; \<\<machine/appliance\>\> hacerle* el mantenimiento a

2) ( Fin) \<\<debt/loan\>\> atender* el servicio de (frml)

['sɜːvɪs]
1. N

1) (=work)

a) (=period of work) trabajo m

he retired after 50 years' service — se jubiló después de 50 años de trabajo

a middle manager with over 20 years service — un mando medio con más de 20 años de antigüedad (en la empresa)

• he saw service in Egypt — combatió en Egipto

he never saw active service — nunca estuvo en servicio activo

b) (=work provided) servicio m

• the company has a reputation for good service — la empresa tiene fama de dar un buen servicio (a los clientes)

• they offered their services free of charge — ofrecieron sus servicios gratuitamente

• they provide a 24-hour service — proporcionan un servicio de 24 horas

c) (domestic)

• to be in service — ser criado(-a), servir

she was in service at Lord Olton's — era criada or servía en casa de Lord Olton

• to go into service (with sb) — entrar a servir (en casa de algn)

2) (=organization, system) servicio m

• the diplomatic service — el servicio diplomático

• they are attempting to maintain essential services — están intentando mantener en funcionamiento los servicios mínimos

• the postal service — el servicio postal

• rail services were disrupted by the strike — el servicio ferroviario se vio afectado por la huelga

• the train service to Pamplona — el servicio de trenes a Pamplona
secret 3., social 3.
3) (=help, use) servicio m

he was knighted for his services to industry — le concedieron el título de Sir por sus servicios a la industria

he died in the service of his country — murió en acto de servicio a su patria

this machine will give years of service — esta máquina durará años

• Tristram Shandy, at your service! — ¡Tristram Shandy, para servirle or a sus órdenes!

I am at your service — estoy a su disposición

• to be of service — ayudar, servir

how can I be of service? — ¿en qué puedo ayudar or servir?

• the new buses were brought into service in 1995 — los autobuses nuevos entraron en servicio en 1995

• to come into service — [vehicle, weapon] entrar en servicio

• to do sth/sb a service, you have done me a great service — me ha hecho un gran favor, me ha sido de muchísima ayuda

they do their country/profession no service — no hacen ningún favor a su patria/profesión

• to be out of service — (Mech) no funcionar, estar fuera de servicio
community 2.
4) (in hotel, restaurant, shop) servicio m

service not included — servicio no incluido
room 3.
5) services (Econ) (=tertiary sector) sector m terciario or (de) servicios; (on motorway) área f de servicio

6) (Mil)

• service life didn't suit him — la vida militar no le pegaba

• the Services — las fuerzas armadas
military 3., national 3.
7) (Rel) (=mass) misa f ; (other) oficio m (religioso)

I usually go to morning service — normalmente voy a la misa or al oficio matinal
funeral 2., wedding 2.
8) (Aut, Mech) revisión f

the car is in for a service — están revisando el coche, están haciendo una revisión al coche

to send one's car in for a service — mandar el coche a revisar

9) (=set of crockery) vajilla f

• dinner service — vajilla f

• tea service — juego m or servicio m de té

10) (Tennis) servicio m, saque m

• a break of service — una ruptura de servicio

to break sb's service — romper el servicio a or de algn

• to hold/ lose one's service — ganar/perder el servicio

2. VT

1) [+ car] revisar, hacer la revisión a; [+ appliance] realizar el mantenimiento de

2) [+ organization, committee, customers] dar servicio a, proveer de servicios a

3) [+ debt] pagar el interés de

3.

CPD

service area N — (on motorway) área f de servicio

service charge N — (in restaurant) servicio m ; [of flat] gastos mpl de comunidad or de escalera (Sp), gastos mpl comunes (LAm)

service department N — (=repair shop) taller m de reparaciones

service economy N — economía f de servicios

service elevator N (US) — = service lift

service engineer N — técnico(-a) m / f (de mantenimiento)

service families NPL — familias fpl de miembros de las fuerzas armadas

service flat N — (Brit) piso o apartamento con servicio de criada y conserje

service hatch N — ventanilla f de servicio

service history N — [of car] historial m de reparaciones

the car has a full service history — el coche tiene un completo historial de reparaciones

service industry N — (=company) empresa f de servicios

the service industry or industries — el sector terciario or (de) servicios

service lift N — montacargas m inv

service line N — (Tennis) línea f de servicio or saque

service provider N — (Internet) proveedor m de (acceso a) Internet, proveedor m de servicios

service road N — vía f de acceso or de servicio

service sector N — (Econ) sector m terciario or (de) servicios

service station N — gasolinera f, estación f de servicio, bencinera f (Chile), grifo m (Peru)

service tree N — serbal m

service wife N — esposa f de un miembro de las fuerzas armadas

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I ['sɜːrvəs, 'sɜːvɪs]
noun

1) u

a) (duty, work) servicio m

five years' (length of) service — cinco años de antigüedad or de trabajo

b) ( as domestic servant)

he went into service in 1932 — se puso a trabajar como criado en 1932

c) (given by a tool, machine)

you'll get years of service from this iron — esta plancha le durará años

to come into service — entrar en servicio or en funcionamiento

2) u c (of professional, tradesman, company) servicio m

24-hour emergency service — servicio de emergencia (durante) las 24 horas del día

we no longer require your services — ya no precisamos sus servicios

services 1 mile — (BrE) área de servicio a 1 milla

3) c u ( assistance) servicio m

she has done us all a service — nos ha hecho a todos un favor or servicio

my staff are at your service — mis empleados están a sus órdenes or a su entera disposición or a su servicio

how can I be of service to you? — ¿en qué puedo ayudarlo or servirlo?

4) c (organization, system) servicio m

telephone/postal service — servicio telefónico/postal

the bus/rail service — el servicio de autobuses/trenes

there's a daily/an hourly service to Boston — hay un servicio diario/un tren (or autobús etc) cada hora a Boston

5) ( Mil)

the (armed) services — las fuerzas armadas

6) u (in shop, restaurant) servicio m

service not included — servicio no incluido

7) c u (overhaul, maintenance) revisión f, servicio m (AmL), service m (RPl); (before n) <contract, package> de mantenimiento

service engineer — técnico, -ca m,f de mantenimiento

8) c ( Relig) oficio m religioso

funeral service — funeral m

wedding service — ceremonia f de boda

9) c ( in tennis) servicio m, saque m

first/second service! — primer/segundo saque or servicio!

to break somebody's service — romper* el servicio de alguien, romperle* el servicio a alguien

10) c ( dinner service) vajilla f

II

transitive verb

1) (overhaul, maintain) \<\<car\>\> hacerle* una revisión or (AmL) un servicio or (RPl) un service a; \<\<machine/appliance\>\> hacerle* el mantenimiento a

2) ( Fin) \<\<debt/loan\>\> atender* el servicio de (frml)

English-spanish dictionary > service
17 Smeaton, John

SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering, Mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering, Steam and internal combustion engines

[br]

b. 8 June 1724 Austhorpe, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England

d. 28 October 1792 Austhorpe, near Leeds, Yorkshire, England

[br]

English mechanical and civil engineer.

[br]

As a boy, Smeaton showed mechanical ability, making for himself a number of tools and models. This practical skill was backed by a sound education, probably at Leeds Grammar School. At the age of 16 he entered his father's office; he seemed set to follow his father's profession in the law. In 1742 he went to London to continue his legal studies, but he preferred instead, with his father's reluctant permission, to set up as a scientific instrument maker and dealer and opened a shop of his own in 1748. About this time he began attending meetings of the Royal Society and presented several papers on instruments and mechanical subjects, being elected a Fellow in 1753. His interests were turning towards engineering but were informed by scientific principles grounded in careful and accurate observation.

In 1755 the second Eddystone lighthouse, on a reef some 14 miles (23 km) off the English coast at Plymouth, was destroyed by fire. The President of the Royal Society was consulted as to a suitable engineer to undertake the task of constructing a new one, and he unhesitatingly suggested Smeaton. Work began in 1756 and was completed in three years to produce the first great wave-swept stone lighthouse. It was constructed of Portland stone blocks, shaped and pegged both together and to the base rock, and bonded by hydraulic cement, scientifically developed by Smeaton. It withstood the storms of the English Channel for over a century, but by 1876 erosion of the rock had weakened the structure and a replacement had to be built. The upper portion of Smeaton's lighthouse was re-erected on a suitable base on Plymouth Hoe, leaving the original base portion on the reef as a memorial to the engineer.

The Eddystone lighthouse made Smeaton's reputation and from then on he was constantly in demand as a consultant in all kinds of engineering projects. He carried out a number himself, notably the 38 mile (61 km) long Forth and Clyde canal with thirty-nine locks, begun in 1768 but for financial reasons not completed until 1790. In 1774 he took charge of the Ramsgate Harbour works.

On the mechanical side, Smeaton undertook a systematic study of water-and windmills, to determine the design and construction to achieve the greatest power output. This work issued forth as the paper "An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind to turn mills" and exerted a considerable influence on mill design during the early part of the Industrial Revolution. Between 1753 and 1790 Smeaton constructed no fewer than forty-four mills.

Meanwhile, in 1756 he had returned to Austhorpe, which continued to be his home base for the rest of his life. In 1767, as a result of the disappointing performance of an engine he had been involved with at New River Head, Islington, London, Smeaton began his important study of the steam-engine. Smeaton was the first to apply scientific principles to the steam-engine and achieved the most notable improvements in its efficiency since its invention by Newcomen, until its radical overhaul by James Watt. To compare the performance of engines quantitatively, he introduced the concept of "duty", i.e. the weight of water that could be raised 1 ft (30 cm) while burning one bushel (84 lb or 38 kg) of coal. The first engine to embody his improvements was erected at Long Benton colliery in Northumberland in 1772, with a duty of 9.45 million pounds, compared to the best figure obtained previously of 7.44 million pounds. One source of heat loss he attributed to inaccurate boring of the cylinder, which he was able to improve through his close association with Carron Ironworks near Falkirk, Scotland.

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Principal Honours and Distinctions

FRS 1753.

Bibliography

1759, "An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind to turn mills", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

Towards the end of his life, Smeaton intended to write accounts of his many works but only completed A Narrative of the Eddystone Lighthouse, 1791, London.

Further Reading

S.Smiles, 1874, Lives of the Engineers: Smeaton and Rennie, London. A.W.Skempton, (ed.), 1981, John Smeaton FRS, London: Thomas Telford. L.T.C.Rolt and J.S.Allen, 1977, The Steam Engine of Thomas Newcomen, 2nd edn, Hartington: Moorland Publishing, esp. pp. 108–18 (gives a good description of his work on the steam-engine).

LRD

Biographical history of technology > Smeaton, John
18 qualify

verb

1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) capacitar, reunir las condiciones

2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) obtener el título de

3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) clasificarse

4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) calificar

•

- qualification
- qualified
- qualifying

qualify vb

1. obtener el título

he qualified as an architect obtuvo el título de arquitecto

2. tener derecho

staff qualify for a 10% discount los empleados tienen derecho a un descuento del 10%

3. clasificarse

our team qualified for the final nuestro equipo se clasificó para la final

El pasado y participio pasado de qualify se escribe qualified; el gerundio se escribe qualifying

qualify

tr['kwɒlɪfaɪ]

transitive verb (pt & pp qualified, ger qualifying)

1 (entitle, make eligible) capacitar, dar derecho, habilitar

■ her excellent grades qualified her for a grant sus excelentes notas le dieron derecho a una beca

2 (modify) modificar, matizar, puntualizar

3 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL calificar

intransitive verb

1 reunir las condiciones necesarias

■ I'm afraid you don't qualify for a pension me temo que usted no reúne las condiciones necesarias para percibir una pensión

2 (obtain degree) obtener el título (as, de)

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL clasificarse

■ he qualified for the finals se clasificó para las finales

qualify ['kwɑlə.faɪ] v, - fied ; - fying vt

1) : matizar

to qualify a statement: matizar una declaración

2) modify: calificar (en gramática)

3) : habilitar

the certificate qualified her to teach: el certificado la habilitó para enseñar

qualify vi

1) : obtener el título, recibirse

to qualify as an engineer: recibirse de ingeniero

2) : clasificarse (en deportes)

qualify

v.

• calificar v.

• capacitar v.

• capacitarse v.

• habilitar v.

• habilitarse v.

• llenar los requisitos v.

• modificar v.

'kwɑːləfaɪ, 'kwɒlɪfaɪ
1.

-fies, -fying, -fied transitive verb

1) (equip, entitle)

to qualify somebody FOR something/to + INF: his experience should qualify him for a better post su experiencia debería permitirle acceder a un puesto mejor; this degree qualifies you to practice anywhere in Europe este título te habilita or te faculta para ejercer en cualquier parte de Europa; their low income qualifies them for some benefits — sus bajos ingresos les dan derecho a recibir ciertas prestaciones

2)

a) ( limit)

I'd like to qualify the statement I made earlier — quisiera matizar lo que expresé anteriormente haciendo algunas salvedades (or puntualizaciones etc)

b) ( Ling) calificar*

2.

vi

a) ( gain professional qualification) titularse, recibirse (AmL)

to qualify AS something — sacar* el título de algo, recibirse de algo (AmL)

b) ( Sport)

to qualify (FOR something) — clasificarse* (para algo)

c) ( be entitled)

to qualify (FOR something) — tener* derecho (a algo)

['kwɒlɪfaɪ]
1. VI

1) (=gain qualification) (degree) terminar la carrera, sacar el título, recibirse (LAm); (professional exams) obtener la licencia para ejercer (como profesional)

• to qualify as an engineer — sacar el título de ingeniero

2) (=meet criteria)

a)

• to qualify as sth, it may qualify as a medical expense — puede que cuente como gastos médicos

to qualify as disabled, he must... — para ser declarado minusválido, tiene que...

he hardly qualifies as a poet — apenas se le puede calificar de poeta

b)

• to qualify for sth — (=be eligible) tener derecho a (recibir) algo

she doesn't qualify for a grant — no tiene derecho a una beca, no puede optar a una beca

3) (Sport) clasificarse ( for para)

she qualified third — se clasificó en tercer lugar

the winner qualifies for the second round — el ganador se clasifica para la segunda vuelta

2. VT

1) (=give qualifications, knowledge to)

to qualify sb to do sth — capacitar a algn para hacer algo

the basic course does not qualify you to practise as a therapist — el curso básico no le capacita para ejercer de terapeuta

to qualify sb for sth — capacitar a algn para algo

2) (=make eligible)

your age may qualify you for a special discount — puede que tu edad te dé derecho a un descuento especial

that doesn't qualify him to speak on this — eso no le da derecho a hablar sobre esto

3) (=modify) [+ statement] matizar; (=limit) [+ support, conclusion] condicionar

I think you should qualify that remark — creo que deberías matizar ese comentario

4) (=describe)

a) (gen) calificar (as de)

some of her statements could be qualified as racist — algunos de sus comentarios se podrían calificar de racistas

b) (Gram) calificar a

the adjective qualifies the noun — el adjetivo califica al sustantivo

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['kwɑːləfaɪ, 'kwɒlɪfaɪ]
1.

-fies, -fying, -fied transitive verb

1) (equip, entitle)

to qualify somebody FOR something/to + INF: his experience should qualify him for a better post su experiencia debería permitirle acceder a un puesto mejor; this degree qualifies you to practice anywhere in Europe este título te habilita or te faculta para ejercer en cualquier parte de Europa; their low income qualifies them for some benefits — sus bajos ingresos les dan derecho a recibir ciertas prestaciones

2)

a) ( limit)

I'd like to qualify the statement I made earlier — quisiera matizar lo que expresé anteriormente haciendo algunas salvedades (or puntualizaciones etc)

b) ( Ling) calificar*

2.

vi

a) ( gain professional qualification) titularse, recibirse (AmL)

to qualify AS something — sacar* el título de algo, recibirse de algo (AmL)

b) ( Sport)

to qualify (FOR something) — clasificarse* (para algo)

c) ( be entitled)

to qualify (FOR something) — tener* derecho (a algo)

English-spanish dictionary > qualify
19 be

1. verb,
pres. t. I am, neg. (coll.) ain't, he is, neg. (coll.) isn't

Ex:

we are — neg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula

/Ex:

1) (indicating quality or attribute) sein

she'll be ten next week — sie wird nächste Woche zehn

she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

2) in exclamation

was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

3) will be (indicating supposition)

[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlen

I am hot — mir ist heiß

I am freezing — mich friert es

how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

5) identifying the subject

it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften

who's that? — wer ist das?

it is she, it's her — sie ist's

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)

be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

she wants to be a surgeon — sie möchte Chirurgin werden

7) with possessive

it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

8) (cost) kosten

how much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?

9) (equal) sein

two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund

10) (constitute) bilden

London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

11) (mean) bedeuten

he was everything to her — er bedeutete ihr alles
2. intransitive verb
1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existieren

can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

there is/are... — es gibt...

for the time being — vorläufig

Miss Jones that was — das frühere Fräulein Jones

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

2) (remain) bleiben

I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer

let it be — lass es sein

let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

how long has he been here? — wie lange ist er schon hier?

3) (happen) stattfinden; sein

where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

4) (go, come)

be off with you! — geh/geht!

I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien

are you for London? — wollen Sie nach London?

5) (on visit etc.) sein

have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?

6)

she's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

the children have been at the biscuits — die Kinder waren an den Keksen (ugs.)

I've been into this matter — ich habe mich mit der Sache befasst
3. auxiliary verb
1) forming passive werden

the child was found — das Kind wurde gefunden

German is spoken here — hier wird Deutsch gesprochen

2) forming continuous tenses, active

he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

3) forming continuous tenses, passive

the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

4) (expr. obligation)

be to — sollen

I am to inform you — ich soll Sie unterrichten

he is to be admired — er ist zu bewundern

5) (expr. arrangement)

be to — sollen

the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

6) (expr. possibility)

it was not to be seen — es war nicht zu sehen

I was not to be side-tracked — ich ließ mich nicht ablenken

7) (expr. destiny)

they were never to meet again — sie sollten sich nie wieder treffen

8) (expr. condition)

if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...
4.
bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

the be-all and end-all — das A und O

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['bi: ɡi:]
( abbreviation) (Bachelor of Engineering; first degree in Engineering.)

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be

<was, been>

[bi:, bi]

vi + n/adj

1. (describes) sein

she's quite rich/ugly sie ist ziemlich reich/hässlich

what is that? was ist das?

she's a doctor sie ist Ärztin

what do you want to \be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden, wenn du erwachsen bist?

you need to \be certain before you make an accusation like that du musst dir ganz sicher sein, bevor du so eine Anschuldigung vorbringst

“may I \be of service Madam?” the waiter asked „kann ich Ihnen behilflich sein, gnädige Frau?“ fragte der Kellner

to \be on the same wavelength auf der gleichen Wellenlänge liegen fam

to \be able to do sth etw tun können, in der Lage sein, etw zu tun

to \be from a country/a town aus einem Land/einer Stadt kommen

2. (composition) sein, bestehen aus

is this plate pure gold? ist dieser Teller aus reinem Gold?

3. (opinion)

▪ to \be for/against sth für/gegen etw akk sein

to \be all for sth ganz [o sehr] für etw akk sein

4. (calculation) sein, machen, kosten

two and two is four zwei und zwei ist vier

these books are 50p each diese Bücher kosten jeweils 50p

5. (timing)

to \be late/[right] on time zu spät/[genau] rechtzeitig kommen

6. (location) sein; town, country liegen

the keys are in that box die Schlüssel befinden sich in der Schachtel

the food was on the table das Essen stand auf dem Tisch

he's not here er ist nicht da

to \be in a fix [or jam] ( fam) in der Klemme stecken fam

to \be in a bad situation/trouble in einer schwierigen Situation/Schwierigkeiten sein

7. in pp (visit) sein

the postman hasn't been yet der Briefträger war noch nicht da

I've never been to Kenya ich bin noch nie in Kenia gewesen

8. (take place) stattfinden

the meeting is next Tuesday die Konferenz findet am nächsten Montag statt

9. (do) sein

to \be on benefit [or AM welfare] Sozialhilfe bekommen [o SCHWEIZ beziehen], Sozialhilfeempfänger/Sozialhilfeempfängerin sein

to \be on a diet auf Diät sein

to \be on the pill die Pille nehmen

to \be on standby/on holiday in [Ruf]bereitschaft/im Urlaub sein

▪ to \be up to sth etw im Schild[e] führen

10. (exist) existieren, vorhanden sein; ( old liter: live) leben, sein

let her \be! lass sie in Ruhe!

to \be or not to \be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist die Frage

there is/are... es gibt...

11. (expresses possibility)

can it [really] \be that...? ( form) ist es [tatsächlich] möglich, dass...?

is it that...? ( form) kann es sein, dass...?

12. (expresses ability)

sth is to \be done etw kann getan werden

the exhibition is currently to \be seen at the City Gallery die Ausstellung ist zurzeit in der Stadtgalerie zu besichtigen

13.

▪ to \be to do sth (expresses allowance) etw dürfen; (expresses obligation) etw sollen

▪ to not \be to do sth etw nicht dürfen

what are we to do? was sollen wir tun?

you're to sit in the corner and keep quiet du sollst dich in die Ecke setzen und ruhig sein

14.

▪ to \be to do sth (expresses future) etw tun werden

we are to visit Australia in the spring im Frühling reisen wir nach Australien; (expresses future in past)

she was never to see her brother again sie sollte ihren Bruder nie mehr wiedersehen; (in conditionals)

if I were you, I'd... an deiner Stelle würde ich...

if sb was [or were] to do sth,... wenn jd etw tun würde,...

if he was to work harder, he'd get better grades wenn er härter arbeiten würde, bekäme er bessere Noten

were sb to do sth,... ( form) würde jd etw tun,...

were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed würde ich mich weigern, wären sie äußerst verärgert

15. (impersonal use)

what is it? was ist?

what's it to \be? (what are you drinking) was möchten Sie trinken?; (please decide now) was soll es denn [nun] sein?

it is only fair for me es erscheint mir nur fair

is it true that you were asked to resign? stimmt es, dass man dir nahegelegt hat, dein Amt niederzulegen?

it's not that I don't like her — it's just that we rarely agree on anything es ist nicht so, dass ich sie nicht mag — wir sind nur selten einer Meinung

as it were sozusagen, gleichsam

16. (expresses imperatives)

\be quiet or I'll...! sei still oder ich...!

\be seated! ( form) setzen Sie sich!, nehmen Sie Platz! geh

\be yourself! sei du selbst! [o ganz natürlich!

17. (expresses continuation)

▪ to \be doing sth gerade etw tun

don't talk about that while I'm eating sprich nicht davon, während ich beim Essen bin

she's studying to be a lawyer sie studiert, um Rechtsanwältin zu werden

it's raining es regnet

you're always complaining du beklagst dich dauernd

18. (expresses passive)

to \be asked/pushed gefragt/gestoßen werden

to \be be discovered by sb von jdm gefunden werden

to \be left an orphan als Waise zurückbleiben

to \be left speechless sprachlos sein

19.

▶ the \be-all and end-all das Ein und Alles [o A und O]

▶ far \be it from sb to do sth nichts liegt jdm ferner, als etw zu tun

▶ to \be off form nicht in Form sein

▶ the joke is on sb jd ist der Dumme

▶ \be that as it may wie dem auch sei

▶ to \be off (go away, leave) weggehen; (begin spoiling) schlecht sein

\be off with you! go away! geh! hau ab! fam

▶ so \be it so sei es, sei's drum fam

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[biː] pres am, is, are, pret was, were, ptp been
1. COPULATIVE VERB

1) with adjective, noun, pronoun sein

to be critical of — kritisch sein or sich kritisch äußern über (+acc)

be sensible! — sei vernünftig

who's that? – it's me/that's Mary — wer ist das? – ich bins/das ist Mary

if I were you — wenn ich Sie or an Ihrer Stelle wäre

he is a soldier/a German — er ist Soldat/Deutscher

he wants to be a doctor — er möchte Arzt werden Note that the article is used in German only when the noun is qualified by an adjective.

he's a good student/a true Englishman — er ist ein guter Student/ein echter Engländer

2)

referring to physical, mental state how are you? — wie gehts?

I'm better now — es geht mir jetzt besser

she's not at all well — es geht ihr gar nicht gut

to be hungry/thirsty — Hunger/Durst haben, hungrig/durstig sein

I am hot/cold/frozen — mir ist heiß/kalt/eiskalt

they were horrified — sie waren entsetzt

3) age sein

he's five — er ist fünf

how old is she? —

he'll be three next month — er wird nächsten Monat drei (Jahre alt)

4) = cost kosten

how much is that? — wie viel or was kostet das?

5) MATH sein

two times two is or are four — zwei mal zwei ist or sind or gibt vier

6) with possessive gehören (+dat)

that book is your brother's/his — das Buch gehört Ihrem Bruder/ihm, das ist das Buch Ihres Bruders/das ist sein Buch

7)

in exclamations was he pleased to hear it! — er war vielleicht froh, das zu hören!

but wasn't she glad when... — hat sie sich vielleicht gefreut, als...

8) Brit inf

how are you for a beer? — hast du Lust auf ein Bier?

2. AUXILIARY VERB

1)

in continuous tenses Note how German uses the simple tense:what are you doing? — was machst du da?

she's always complaining — sie beklagt sich dauernd

they're coming tomorrow — sie kommen morgen Note how German uses the present tense:

I have been waiting for you for half an hour — ich warte schon seit einer halben Stunde auf Sie

will you be seeing her tomorrow? — sehen or treffen Sie sie morgen?

you will be hearing from us — Sie hören von uns, Sie werden von uns hören Note the use of bei + infinitive:

we're just drinking coffee —

I've just been packing my case — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken

I was packing my case when... — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken, als...

2) in passive constructions werden

he was run over — er ist überfahren worden, er wurde überfahren

the box had been opened — die Schachtel war geöffnet worden

it is/was being repaired — es wird/wurde gerade repariert

I will not be intimidated — ich lasse mich nicht einschüchtern __diams; to be/not to be...

they are shortly to be married — sie werden bald heiraten

they were to have been married last week — sie hätten letzte Woche heiraten sollen

the car is to be sold — das Auto soll verkauft werden

she was to be/was to have been dismissed but... — sie sollte entlassen werden, aber.../sie hätte entlassen werden sollen, aber...

he is to be pitied/not to be envied —

not to be confused with — nicht zu verwechseln mit

what is to be done? — was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?

I am to look after her — ich soll mich um sie kümmern

I am not to be disturbed — ich möchte nicht gestört werden

he is not to open it — er soll es nicht öffnen

I wasn't to tell you his name — ich sollte or durfte Ihnen nicht sagen, wie er heißt; (but I did) ich hätte Ihnen eigentlich nicht sagen sollen or dürfen, wie er heißt

she was never to return — sie sollte nie zurückkehren

he was not to be persuaded — er war nicht zu überreden, er ließ sich nicht überreden

if it were or was to snow — falls or wenn es schneien sollte

and were I or if I were to tell him? — und wenn ich es ihm sagen würde?

3)

in tag questions/short answers he's always late, isn't he? – yes he is — er kommt doch immer zu spät, nicht? – ja, das stimmt

he's never late, is he? – yes he is — er kommt nie zu spät, oder? – oh, doch

you're not ill, are you? – yes I am/no I'm not — Sie sind doch nicht (etwa) krank? – doch!/nein

it's all done, is it? – yes it is/no it isn't — es ist also alles erledigt? – ja/nein

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) sein; (= remain) bleiben

I'm going to Berlin – how long will you be there? — ich gehe nach Berlin – wie lange wirst du dort bleiben?

he is there at the moment but he won't be much longer — im Augenblick ist er dort, aber nicht mehr lange

we've been here a long time —

the powers that be — die zuständigen Stellen

let me/him be — lass mich/ihn (in Ruhe)

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

to be or not to be — Sein oder Nichtsein

2) = be situated sein; (town, forest, papers) liegen, sein; (car, tower, chair) stehen, sein

3)

= visit, call I've been to Paris — ich war schon (ein)mal in Paris

the milkman has already been — der Milchmann war schon da

he has been and gone — er war da und ist wieder gegangen

now you've been and done it (inf) — jetzt hast du aber was angerichtet!

I've just been and (gone and) broken it! — jetzt hab ichs tatsächlich kaputt gemacht (inf)

4)

= like to have who's for coffee/tee/biscuits? — wer möchte (gerne)Kaffee/Tee/Kekse?

here is a book/are two books — hier ist ein Buch/sind zwei Bücher

there he was sitting at the table — da saß er nun am Tisch

nearby there are two churches — in der Nähe sind or stehen zwei Kirchen

4. IMPERSONAL VERB
sein
it is dark/morning — es ist dunkel/Morgen

tomorrow is Friday/the 14th of June — morgen ist Freitag/der 14. Juni, morgen haben wir Freitag/den 14. Juni

it is 5 km to the nearest town — es sind 5 km bis zur nächsten Stadt

who found it —

it was me or I (form) who said it first — ICH habe es zuerst gesagt, ich war derjenige, der es zuerst gesagt hat

were it not for the fact that I am a teacher, I would... —

were it not for my friendship with him — wenn ich nicht mit ihm befreundet wäre

were it not for him, if it weren't or wasn't for him — wenn er nicht wäre

and even if it were not so — und selbst wenn das or dem nicht so wäre

had it not been or if it hadn't been for him — wenn er nicht gewesen wäre

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be [biː] 1. sg präs am [æm], 2. sg präs are [ɑː(r)], obs art [ɑː(r)t], 3. sg präs is [ız], pl präs are [ɑː(r)], 1. und 3. sg prät was [wɒz; wəz; US wɑz], 2. sg prät were [wɜː; US wɜr], pl prät were [wɜː; US wɜr], pperf been [biːn; bın], ppr being [ˈbiːıŋ]

A v/aux

1. sein (mit dem pperf zur Bildung des Passivs):

he is gone er ist weg;

I am come obs ich bin da

2. werden (mit dem pperf zur Bildung des passiv):

the register was signed das Protokoll wurde unterzeichnet;

we were appealed to man wandte sich an uns;

you will be sent for man wird Sie holen lassen

3. ( mit to und inf) sollen, müssen, dürfen, können:

he is to be pitied er ist zu bedauern;

he is to die er muss oder soll sterben;

it is not to be seen es ist nicht zu sehen;

he was to become a great writer er sollte ein großer Schriftsteller werden;

it was not to be es sollte nicht sein, es hat nicht sollen sein;

if I were to die wenn ich sterben sollte

4. (mit dem ppr eines anderen Verbs zur Bildung der Verlaufsform):

he is reading er liest (eben oder gerade), er ist beim Lesen;

he was smoking when the teacher entered er rauchte (gerade), als der Lehrer hereinkam;

the house is building ( oder is being built) das Haus ist im Bau

5. a) (zum Ausdruck der nahen Zukunft):

I am going to Paris tomorrow ich fahre morgen nach Paris

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6. (als Kopula) sein:

he is my father

B v/i

1. (Zustand oder Beschaffenheit bezeichnend) sein, sich befinden, der Fall sein:

the mirror is too high der Spiegel hängt zu hoch;

they are eight points behind SPORT etc sie liegen acht Punkte hinter (dat);

they are for export only sie sind nur für den Export bestimmt;

where was I? wo war ich stehen geblieben?;

let him be lass ihn in Ruhe!;

be it so, so be it, let it be so gut so, so sei es;

be it that … gesetzt den Fall, (dass) …;

how is it that …? wie kommt es, dass …?;

be that as it may wie dem auch sei

2. (vorhanden) sein, bestehen, existieren:

I think, therefore I am ich denke, also bin ich;

he is no more er ist (lebt) nicht mehr;

to be or not to be, that is the question Sein oder Nichtsein, das ist hier die Frage

3. a) geschehen, stattfinden, vor sich gehen, sein:

when will the meeting be? wann findet die Versammlung statt?

b) gehen, fahren (Bus etc):

when is the next bus?

4. (beruflich oder altersmäßig) werden:

I’ll be an engineer ich werde Ingenieur (wenn ich erwachsen bin);

what do you want to be when you grow up? was willst du einmal werden?;

you should have been a priest du hättest Priester werden sollen;

I’ll be 50 next month ich werde nächsten Monat 50;

she was 26 last month sie wurde letzten Monat 26

5. (eine bestimmte Zeit) her sein:

it is ten years since he died es ist zehn Jahre her, dass er starb; er starb vor zehn Jahren

6. (aus)gegangen sein (mit Formen der Vergangenheit und Angabe des Zieles der Bewegung):

he had been to town er war in die Stadt gegangen;

he had been bathing er war baden (gegangen);

I won’t be long ich werde nicht lange wegbleiben

7. (mit dem Possessiv) gehören:

this book is my sister’s das Buch gehört meiner Schwester;

are these glasses yours? gehört die Brille dir?, ist das deine Brille?

8. stammen ( from aus):

this painting is from the 18th century;

he is from Liverpool er ist oder stammt aus Liverpool

9. a) kosten:

how much are the gloves? was kosten die Handschuhe?

b) betragen (Preis):

that’ll be £4.15 das macht 4 Pfund 15

10. bedeuten:

what is that to me? was kümmert mich das?

11. zur Bekräftigung der bejahenden oder verneinenden Antwort: are these your cigarettes? yes, they are (no, they aren’t) ja (nein)

12. dauern:

the performance is approximately two hours;

it will probably be some time before … es wird wahrscheinlich einige Zeit dauern, bis …

13. FILM, TV mitwirken (in in dat):

be in a TV seriesBesondere Redewendungen: it is they that have seen him sie haben ihn gesehen;

be an hour in going to … eine Stunde brauchen, um nach … zu gehen;

has any one been? umg ist jemand da gewesen?;

the government that is (was) die gegenwärtige (vergangene) Regierung;

my wife that is to be obs meine zukünftige Frau;

he is dead, is he not ( oder isn’t he)? er ist tot, nicht wahr?;

I am next, am I not (od umg aren’t I) ? ich bin der Nächste, nicht wahr?;

he is not dead, is he? er ist doch nicht (etwa) tot?;

have you ever been to Rome? sind Sie schon einmal in Rom gewesen?;

we have been into the matter wir haben uns damit (bereits) befasst;

I’ve been through all this before ich hab das alles schon einmal mitgemacht

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1. verb,
pres. t. I am, neg. (coll.) ain't, he is, neg. (coll.) isn't

Ex:

we are — neg. (coll.) aren't; p.t. I was, neg. (coll.) wasn't, we were, neg. (coll.) weren't; pres. p. being; p.p. been copula

/Ex:

1) (indicating quality or attribute) sein

she'll be ten next week — sie wird nächste Woche zehn

she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

2) in exclamation

was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

3) will be (indicating supposition)

[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

4) (indicating physical or mental welfare or state) sein; sich fühlen

I am hot — mir ist heiß

I am freezing — mich friert es

how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

5) identifying the subject

it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften

who's that? — wer ist das?

it is she, it's her — sie ist's

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

6) (indicating profession, pastime, etc.)

be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

she wants to be a surgeon — sie möchte Chirurgin werden

7) with possessive

it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

8) (cost) kosten

how much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?

9) (equal) sein

two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund

10) (constitute) bilden

London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

11) (mean) bedeuten

he was everything to her — er bedeutete ihr alles
2. intransitive verb
1) (exist) [vorhanden] sein; existieren

can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

there is/are... — es gibt...

for the time being — vorläufig

Miss Jones that was — das frühere Fräulein Jones

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

2) (remain) bleiben

I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer

let it be — lass es sein

let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

how long has he been here? — wie lange ist er schon hier?

3) (happen) stattfinden; sein

where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

4) (go, come)

be off with you! — geh/geht!

I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien

are you for London? — wollen Sie nach London?

5) (on visit etc.) sein

have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?

6)

she's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

the children have been at the biscuits — die Kinder waren an den Keksen (ugs.)

I've been into this matter — ich habe mich mit der Sache befasst
3. auxiliary verb
1) forming passive werden

the child was found — das Kind wurde gefunden

German is spoken here — hier wird Deutsch gesprochen

2) forming continuous tenses, active

he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

3) forming continuous tenses, passive

the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

4) (expr. obligation)

be to — sollen

I am to inform you — ich soll Sie unterrichten

he is to be admired — er ist zu bewundern

5) (expr. arrangement)

be to — sollen

the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

6) (expr. possibility)

it was not to be seen — es war nicht zu sehen

I was not to be side-tracked — ich ließ mich nicht ablenken

7) (expr. destiny)

they were never to meet again — sie sollten sich nie wieder treffen

8) (expr. condition)

if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...
4.
bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

the be-all and end-all — das A und O

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(in a state of) shock expr.

einen Schock haben ausdr. (left) stranded expr.

auf dem trockenen sitzen ausdr.

aufgeschmissen sein ausdr. (on a) level with expr.

auf dem gleichen Niveau stehen wie ausdr.

auf gleicher Höhe sein mit ausdr.

genauso hoch sein wie ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: was, were, been)

= sein v.

(§ p.,pp.: war, ist gewesen)

sich befinden v.

sich fühlen v.

English-german dictionary > be
20 camino

m.

1 path, track (sendero).

camino de Santiago Milky Way; (astronomy) = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela (religion)

camino trillado well-trodden path

2 way.

el camino de la estación the way to the station

camino de on the way to

está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital

a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now

me pilla de camino it's on my way

en el o de camino on the way

por este camino this way

3 journey (viaje).

nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us

ponerse en camino to set off

4 road, footpath, pathway, track.

5 cart track, cart road.

pres.indicat.

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

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camino

► nombre masculino

1 (vía) path, track

2 (ruta) way, route

■ encontramos a Juan de camino a casa we met Juan on our way home

3 (viaje) journey

■ dos horas de camino a two-hour journey

4 figurado (medio) way

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a medio camino half-way

abrir camino to clear the way (a, for)

abrir el camino to clear the way (a, for)

abrirse camino to make one's way

■ se abrió camino entre la gente she made her way through the people

abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life

coger de camino / pillar de camino to be on the way

■ tu casa nos pilla de camino your house is on our way

estar en camino to be on the way

ir camino de to be on one's way to

ir por (el) buen/mal camino figurado to be on the right/wrong track

llevar buen camino to be on the right track

llevar camino de to be on the way to, be heading for, look set to

■ lleva camino de convertirse en un gran atleta he's on his way to becoming a great athlete

ponerse en camino to set off (on a journey)

camino de herradura bridle path

camino de rosas figurado bed of roses

camino forestal forest track

el Camino de Santiago (vía láctea) the Milky Way

el camino del éxito figurado the road to success

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noun m.

1) road, path, track

2) way

3) journey

4) course

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SM

1) [sin asfaltar] track; (=sendero) path; (=carretera) road

un camino de montaña — a mountain path

camino de tierra — dirt track

camino sin firme — unsurfaced road

- todos los caminos conducen a Roma

Caminos, Canales y Puertos — (Univ) Civil Engineering

camino de acceso — access road

camino de Damasco — road to Damascus

camino de entrada — access road

camino de herradura — bridle path

camino de ingresos, camino de peaje — toll road

camino de rosas, la vida no es ningún camino de rosas — life's no bed of roses

Camino de Santiago — pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela, Way of St James

camino de sirga — towpath

camino forestal — forest track; [para paseos] forest trail

camino francés ( Hist) —
= Camino de Santiago
camino real — highroad ( tb fig)

camino trillado, caminos turísticos no trillados — tourist routes that are off the beaten track

experimentan con nuevas técnicas, huyen de los caminos trillados — they are experimenting with new techniques and avoiding conventional approaches o the well-trodden paths

este escritor ha recorrido los caminos trillados de sus antecesores — this writer has been down the well-trodden paths followed by his predecessors

camino vecinal — minor road

2) (=ruta)

a) (lit) way, route; (=viaje) journey

volvimos por el camino más corto — we took the shortest way o route back

¿sabes el camino a su casa? — do you know the way to his house?

es mucho camino — it's a long way

está a varios días de camino — it's several days' journey away

después de tres horas de camino — after travelling for three hours

nos quedan 20 kms de camino — we still have 20 kms to go

¿cuánto camino hay de aquí a San José? — how far is it from here to San José?

camino de Lima — on the way to Lima

iba camino de Nueva York — I was on my way to New York

• abrirse camino entre la multitud — to make one's way through the crowd

• de camino a, lo puedo recoger de camino al trabajo — I can collect it on my way to work

la farmacia me queda de camino — the chemist's is on my way

• echar camino adelante — to strike out

• en el camino — on the way, en route

nos encontramos en el camino a Zaragoza — we met on the way to Zaragoza

tienen dos niños, y otro en camino — they have two children, and another on the way

ponerse en camino — to set out o off

• a medio camino — halfway (there)

a medio camino paramos para comer — halfway there, we stopped to eat

• se quedaron a mitad de camino — they only got halfway (there)

a mitad de camino entre Dublín y la frontera — halfway between Dublin and the border

la verdad está a mitad de camino entre las dos posturas — the truth is somewhere between the two views

b) (fig) (=medio) path, course

es el camino a la fama — it's the path to fame

es el camino al desastre — it's the road to ruin

• el camino a seguir, yo te explico el camino a seguir — I'll tell you the way o route

me indicaron el camino a seguir para resolver el problema — they showed me what needed to be done to solve the problem

censurar estos programas no es el camino a seguir — censoring these programmes isn't the solution o the right thing to do

- abrirse camino en la vida

allanar el camino —

eso sería allanar el camino a sus adversarios — that would make things easy for their rivals

los nervios de su rival le allanaron el camino — her opponent's nerves made it easy for her

- errar el camino

- estar en camino

estamos en camino de solucionar el problema — we're on the way to solving the problem

está en camino de desaparecer — it's on its way out

ir camino de —

va camino de convertirse en un gran centro financiero — it is on its way to becoming a major financial centre

vamos camino del desastre — we are heading for disaster

- ir por buen camino

traer a algn por buen camino — (=orientar) to put sb on the right track o road; (=desengañar) to set sb straight

- ir por mal camino

las cosas van por buen camino — things are going well

- llevar a algn por mal camino

quedarse en el camino —

varios corredores se quedaron en el camino — several runners didn't make it to the end

un 70% sacó el diploma y el resto se quedó en el camino — 70 per cent of them got the diploma, the rest didn't make it

- ir por su camino

en vez de seguir las normas él fue por su camino — instead of following the rules he just went his own sweet way o did his own thing

no me fijo en mis rivales, yo sigo por mi camino — I don't take any notice of what my rivals are doing, I just do my own thing

- tirar por el camino de en medio

3) (Inform) path

4) And, Cono Sur (=alfombra, tapete) runner, strip of carpet o matting

camino de mesa — table runner
CAMINO DE SANTIAGO The Camino de Santiago is a medieval pilgrim route stretching from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where tradition has it that the body of Saint James the Apostle (Spain's patron saint) is buried. Those who had made the long, dangerous journey returned proudly wearing on their hat or cloak the venera or concha (scallop shell) traditionally associated with this pilgrimage - Saint James' body had reportedly been found covered in scallops. Today this symbolic shell can still be seen all along the Camino de Santiago, carved on ancient buildings and painted on modern-day road signs marking the historic route for the benefit of tourists and pilgrims. In astronomy the Camino de Santiago is another name for the Vía Láctea (Milky Way), hence the title of Buñuel's famous satirical film about the route to Compostela.
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masculino

1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) road

sigan por ese camino — continue along that path (o road etc)

están todos los caminos cortados — all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome

- Caminos, Canales y Puertos

- camino vecinal

2)

a) (ruta, dirección) way

el camino más corto — the shortest route o way

saberse el camino — to know the way

me salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me

éste es el mejor camino a seguir — this is the best course to follow

el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte — you won't get anywhere that way o like that

siguen caminos muy diferentes — they're taking very different paths

se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way

abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something

abrirse camino — to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura — she made her way through the dense thickets

abrirse camino en la vida — to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path

b) (trayecto, viaje)

el camino de regreso — the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino — the journey seemed to take for ever

lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino — they set off

llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour

todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go

paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway

cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut

hizo todo el camino a pie — he walked the whole way

queda aún mucho camino por recorrer — there's still a long way to go

a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through

c) (en locs)

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way

•

- Camino de Santiago

* * *

= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.

Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex. It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.

Ex. Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.

Ex. Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex. Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.

Ex. This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.

Ex. He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

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* abrir camino a = make + way (for).

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* camino apartado = byway.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.

* camino de acceso = approach path.

* camino definido = charted route.

* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* camino largo y difícil = long haul.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* camino muy largo = circuitous route.

* camino pecuario = cattle lane.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* camino rural = country lane, country road.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.

* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.

* construcción de caminos = road construction.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* descanso en el camino = rest stop.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* detener en el camino = waylay.

* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.

* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* en camino = on the way.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.

* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.

* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.

* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* junto al camino = by the roadside.

* lado del camino = wayside.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.

* parapeto del camino = road bank.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por mal camino = astray.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* * *

masculino

1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) road

sigan por ese camino — continue along that path (o road etc)

están todos los caminos cortados — all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome

- Caminos, Canales y Puertos

- camino vecinal

2)

a) (ruta, dirección) way

el camino más corto — the shortest route o way

saberse el camino — to know the way

me salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me

éste es el mejor camino a seguir — this is the best course to follow

el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte — you won't get anywhere that way o like that

siguen caminos muy diferentes — they're taking very different paths

se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way

abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something

abrirse camino — to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura — she made her way through the dense thickets

abrirse camino en la vida — to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path

b) (trayecto, viaje)

el camino de regreso — the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino — the journey seemed to take for ever

lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino — they set off

llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour

todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go

paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway

cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut

hizo todo el camino a pie — he walked the whole way

queda aún mucho camino por recorrer — there's still a long way to go

a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through

c) (en locs)

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way

•

- Camino de Santiago

* * *

= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.

Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.

Ex: It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.

Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.

Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.

Ex: Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.

Ex: This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.

Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

* abrir camino a = make + way (for).

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* al borde del camino = at the roadside.

* alto en el camino = stopover.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....

* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.

* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.

* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.

* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.

* camino apartado = byway.

* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.

* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.

* camino de acceso = approach path.

* camino definido = charted route.

* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.

* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* camino largo y difícil = long haul.

* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.

* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.

* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.

* camino muy largo = circuitous route.

* camino pecuario = cattle lane.

* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.

* camino rural = country lane, country road.

* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.

* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.

* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.

* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.

* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.

* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.

* construcción de caminos = road construction.

* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.

* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.

* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.

* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.

* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.

* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.

* descanso en el camino = rest stop.

* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.

* detener en el camino = waylay.

* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.

* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.

* en camino = on the way.

* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.

* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.

* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar de camino a = be on the road to.

* estar en camino de = be on the way to.

* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.

* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.

* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.

* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.

* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.

* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.

* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.

* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.

* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.

* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.

* junto al camino = by the roadside.

* lado del camino = wayside.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.

* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.

* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.

* llevar por mal camino = mislead.

* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.

* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.

* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.

* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.

* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.

* parapeto del camino = road bank.

* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.

* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.

* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.

* por caminos apartados = off-road.

* por mal camino = astray.

* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).

* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.

* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.

* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.

* retomar su camino = get back on + track.

* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.

* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* seguir este camino = go along + this road.

* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.

* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.

* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.

* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.

* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.

* * *

camino Camino de Santiago (↑ camino a1)

masculine

A (de tierra) track; (sendero) path; (en general) road

sigan por ese camino continue along that path ( o road etc)

han abierto/hecho un caminito a través del bosque they've opened up/made a path o little track through the wood

están todos los caminos cortados all the roads are blocked

abrir nuevos caminos to break new o fresh ground

allanar or preparar or abrir el camino to pave the way, prepare the ground

el camino trillado the well-worn o well-trodden path

la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses, life isn't a bowl of cherries

tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him

todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma: por todos los caminos se va a Roma all roads lead to Rome

el camino del infierno está empedrado de buenas intenciones the road to hell is paved o strewn with good intentions

Compuestos:

● camino de herradura

bridle path

● camino de sirga

towpath

● camino real

( Hist) highway

● Caminos, Canales y Puertos

civil engineering ingeniero

● camino vecinal

minor road ( built and maintained by local council)

B

1 (ruta, dirección) way

tomamos el camino más corto we took the shortest route o way

¿sabes el camino para ir allí? do you know how to get there?, do you know the way there?

me salieron al camino «asaltantes» they blocked my path o way;

«amigos/niños» they came out to meet me

afrontaron todas las dificultades que se les presentaron en el camino they faced up to all the difficulties in their path

éste es el mejor camino a seguir en estas circunstancias this is the best course to follow in these circumstances

por ese camino no vas a ninguna parte you won't get anywhere that way o like that

al terminar la carrera cada cual se fue por su camino after completing their studies they all went their separate ways

sigue caminos muy diferentes de los trazados por sus predecesores he is taking very different paths from those of his predecessors

se me fue por mal caminoor por el otro camino it went down the wrong way

abrir(le) camino (a algo/algn) to clear the way (for sth/sb)

los vehículos que abrían camino a los corredores the vehicles that were clearing the way for the runners

abrirse camino to make one's way

se abrió camino entre la espesura/a través de la multitud she made her way through the dense thickets/through the crowds of people

no es fácil abrirse camino en esa profesión it's not easy to carve a niche for oneself in that profession

estas técnicas se están abriendo camino entre nuestros médicos these techniques are gaining ground o are beginning to gain acceptance with our doctors

tuvo que luchar mucho para abrirse camino en la vida he had to fight hard to get on in life

buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal caminoor lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble

ya tiene trabajo, va por buen camino he's found a job already, he's doing well

ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste aquí you were on the right track o lines, but you made a mistake here

las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well o very smoothly

llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astray

cruzarse en el camino de algn: la mala suerte se cruzó en su camino he ran up against o came up against some bad luck

supo superar todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he was able to overcome all the problems which arose o which he came across

errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work

2

(trayecto, viaje): emprendimos el camino de regreso we set out on the return journey

se me hizo muy largo el camino the journey seemed to take forever

lo debí perder en el camino de casa al trabajo I must have lost it on my o on the way to work

se pusieron en camino al amanecer they set off at dawn

llevamos ya una hora de camino we've been traveling for an hour now, we've been on the road for an hour now

estamos todavía a dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go o two hours ahead of us

paramos a mitad de caminoor a medio camino a descansar we stopped halfway to rest

por aquí cortamos or acortamos camino we can take a shortcut this way o this way's shorter

hizo todo el camino a pie he walked the whole way, he did the whole journey on foot

se ha avanzado mucho en este campo, pero queda aún mucho camino por recorrer great advances have been made in this field, but there's still a long way to go

el camino será largo y difícil, pero venceremos the road will be long and difficult, but we shall be victorious

quedarse a mitad de or a medio camino: iba para médico, pero se quedó a mitad de camino he was studying to be a doctor, but he never completed the course o he gave up halfway through the course

el programa de remodelación se quedó a medio camino the renovation project was left unfinished

no creo que terminemos este año, ni siquiera estamos a mitad de camino I don't think we'll finish it this year, we're not even half way through yet

3 ( en locs):

camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market

ya vamos camino del invierno winter's coming o approaching, winter's on the way o on its way

llevar or ir camino de algo: un actor que va camino del estrellato an actor on his way o on the road to stardom, an actor heading for stardom, an actor who looks set for stardom

van camino de la bancarrota they are on the road to o heading for bankruptcy, they look set to go bankrupt

una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear

de camino: tu casa me queda de camino I pass your house on my way, your house is on my way

ve por el pan y, de camino, compra el periódico go and get the bread and buy a newspaper on the way o your way

de camino a: íbamos de camino a Zacatecas we were on our way o the way to Zacatecas

está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station

en el caminoor de camino al trabajo paso por tres bancos I pass three banks on my way o the way to work

en camino: deben estar ya en camino they must be on the o on their way already

tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way

por el camino on the way

te lo cuento por el camino I'll tell you on the way

Compuestos:

● camino del Inca

Inca trail

● Camino de Santiago

el Camino de Santiago ( Hist, Relig) the pilgrims' road to Santiago;

( Astron) the Milky Way

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Del verbo caminar: ( conjugate caminar)

camino es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

caminó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
caminar
camino
caminar ( conjugate caminar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( andar) to walk;
◊ salieron a camino they went out for a walk;

podemos ir caminando we can walk, we can go on foot;
camino hacia algo ‹hacia meta/fin› to move toward(s) sth
2 (AmL) [reloj/motor] to work;
◊ el asunto va caminando (fam) things are moving (colloq)

verbo transitivo ‹ distancia› to walk
camino sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) road;
( de tierra) track;
( sendero) path;
◊ camino vecinal minor road ( built and maintained by local council)

2
a) (ruta, dirección) way;

◊ saberse el camino to know the way;

me salieron al camino [ asaltantes] they blocked my path o way;

[ amigos] they came out to meet me;
◊ este es el mejor camino a seguir this is the best course to follow;

el camino a la fama the road o path to fame;
se abrió camino entre la espesura she made her way through the dense thickets;
abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life;
buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino this boy's heading for trouble;
ibas por buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake;
llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astray
b) (trayecto, viaje):

◊ el camino de regreso the return journey;

se pusieron en camino they set off;
todavía nos quedan dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go
c) ( en locs)

◊ camino de/a … on my/his/her way to …;

ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear;
de camino on the way;
pilla de camino it's on the way;
me queda de camino I pass it on my way;
de camino a la estación on the way to the station;
en camino on the way;
deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already;
por el camino on the way;
a mitad de or a medio camino halfway through
caminar
I verbo intransitivo to walk
II verbo transitivo (recorrer a pie) to cover,walk: camino un par de kilómetros diarios, I walk two kilometres every day
camino sustantivo masculino
1 (estrecho, sin asfaltar) path, track
(en general) road
2 (itinerario, ruta) route, way
3 (medio, modo) way
♦ Locuciones: coger o pillar de camino, to be on the way
estar en camino, to be on the way
ir camino de, to be going to
figurado ir por buen/mal camino, to be on the right/wrong track
ponerse en camino, to set off
a medio camino, halfway: lo deja todo a medio camino, she drops everything she starts halfway through
figurado una casa de turismo rural es un sitio a medio camino entre un hotel y una casa de labranza, a rural tourism house is something halfway between a hotel and a farmhouse
de camino a, on the way to
' camino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrirse
- acceso
- ahorrar
- andar
- baja
- bajo
- bifurcación
- borde
- caminar
- como
- conducir
- cruzarse
- desbloquear
- desviarse
- dificultosa
- dificultoso
- división
- empinada
- empinado
- enderezar
- enfilar
- enrevesada
- enrevesado
- enseñar
- entorpecer
- escultórica
- escultórico
- franca
- franco
- ir
- guiar
- horqueta
- indicar
- interponerse
- intersectarse
- intrincada
- intrincado
- lado
- marcha
- margen
- media
- mitad
- mostrar
- obstáculo
- orientar
- orilla
- paso
- pillar
- por
- promedio
English:
astray
- blaze
- bridle path
- circuitous
- claw
- concrete
- devious
- dirt road
- drive
- driveway
- en route
- fight
- footpath
- guide
- half-way
- lane
- midway
- passable
- path
- pathway
- pave
- road
- rocky
- rough
- set off
- set out
- show
- signpost
- sloping
- stray
- strike out
- struggle on
- thrust aside
- towpath
- track
- up
- uphill
- wade through
- way
- wayside
- weave
- wind
- winding
- work
- work up to
- bound
- by
- continue
- direct
- do

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camino nm

1. [sendero] path, track;
[carretera] road;
han abierto un camino a través de la selva they've cleared a path through the jungle;

acorté por el camino del bosque I took a shortcut through the forest;
Univ
Caminos(, Canales y Puertos) [ingeniería] civil engineering;

Comp

la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses;

Prov

todos los caminos llevan a Roma all roads lead to Rome

Comp
camino de acceso access road; Fam Fig camino de cabras rugged path;
camino forestal forest track;

camino de grava gravel path;

camino de herradura bridle path;

camino de hierro railway, US railroad;
Am camino de mesa table runner; Hist camino real king's highway;
Camino de Santiago Rel = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela;
Astron Milky Way;
camino de sirga towpath;
Fig camino trillado well-trodden path; Fig
tiene el camino trillado the hard work has already been done for him;

camino vecinal country lane

2. [ruta, vía] way;

el camino de la estación the way to the station;

equivocarse de camino to go the wrong way;

indicar el camino a alguien to show sb the way;

no recuerdo el camino de vuelta I can't remember the way back;

iremos por el camino más corto we'll go by the shortest route, we'll go the quickest way;

está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital;

me encontré a Elena camino de casa I met Elena on the way home;

de camino [de paso] on the way;

ve a comprar el periódico, y de camino sube también la leche go for the newspaper and bring the milk up while you're at it;

me pilla de camino it's on my way;

a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now;

en el camino on the way;

por este camino this way

3. [viaje] journey;

nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us;

se detuvieron tras cinco horas de camino they stopped after they had been on the road for five hours;

estamos casi a mitad de camino we're about halfway there;

pararemos a mitad de camino we'll stop halfway;

hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped (along the way) to have a bite to eat;
también Fig
todavía nos queda mucho camino por delante we've still got a long way to go;

ponerse en camino to set off

4. [medio] way;

el camino para conseguir tus propósitos es la honestidad the way to get what you want is to be honest

5. Comp

abrir camino a to clear the way for;

el hermano mayor ha abierto camino a los pequeños the older brother cleared the way for the younger ones;

dos jinetes abrían camino a la procesión two people rode ahead to clear a path for the procession;

abrirse camino to get on o ahead;

se abrió camino entre la maraña de defensas he found a way through the cluster of defenders;

abrirse camino en el mundo to make one's way in the world;

le costó mucho abrirse camino, pero ahora tiene una buena posición it wasn't easy for him to get on, but he's got a good job now;

allanar el camino to smooth the way;

atravesarse o [m5] cruzarse o [m5] interponerse en el camino de alguien to stand in sb's way;

no permitiré que nadie se cruce en mi camino I won't let anyone stand in my way;
Fam
tienen un bebé en camino they've got a baby on the way;

ir por buen camino to be on the right track;

ir por mal camino to go astray;

con su comportamiento, estos alumnos van por mal camino the way they are behaving, these pupils are heading for trouble;

fueron cada cual por su camino they went their separate ways;

van camino del desastre/éxito they're on the road to disaster/success;

va o [m5] lleva camino de convertirse en estrella she's on her way to stardom;

a medio camino halfway;

siempre deja todo a medio camino she always leaves things half-done;

estar a medio camino to be halfway there;

está a medio camino entre un delantero y un centrocampista he's somewhere between a forward and a midfielder;

quedarse a medio camino to stop halfway through;

el proyecto se quedó a medio camino por falta de presupuesto the project was left unfinished o was abandoned halfway through because the funds dried up;

iba para estrella, pero se quedó a mitad de camino she looked as if she would become a star, but never quite made it;

traer a alguien al buen camino to put sb back on the right track

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

The Galician city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, traditionally held to be the burial site of the Apostle St James, was one of the most important Christian pilgrimage centres in Europe during the Middle Ages, second only to Rome. Countless pilgrims made the journey from different parts of Europe to Santiago along recognized pilgrimage routes. The main one crosses the north of Spain from the Pyrenees to Galicia and is known as the Camino de Santiago. Although its religious significance has declined, it has become a popular tourist route attracting a wide range of travellers: nature lovers on day trips, hikers and cyclists, and even latter-day pilgrims, whether solitary walkers or on package tours. Many of them avail themselves of the free or low-cost accommodation provided along the way by local councils and religious institutions.

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camino

m

1 ( senda) path;

no es (todo) un camino de rosas it isn’t all a bed of roses

2 INFOR path

3 ( ruta) way;

a medio camino halfway;

de camino a on the way to;

por el camino on the way;

camino de on the way to;

abrirse camino fig make one’s way;

estar en camino be on the way;

ponerse en camino set out;

abrirse camino en la vida get on;

ir por buen/mal camino fig be on the right/wrong track;

abrir camino hacia algo fig pave the way for sth;

quedarse a medio o

mitad de camino fig leave sth half finished

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camino nm

1) : path, road

2) : journey

ponerse en camino: to set off

3) : way

a medio camino: halfway there

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camino n

1. (sendero) path

no te alejes del camino don't stray from the path

2. (ruta, medio) way

iremos por otro camino we'll go a different way

lo encontré por el camino I found it on the way

camino de on the way / on your way

va camino del hotel he's on his way to the hotel

ponerse en camino to set off [pt. & pp. set]

Spanish-English dictionary > camino

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