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  • 21 centro financiero

    m.
    financial center, business centre, business center.
    * * *
    Ex. But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
    * * *

    Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > centro financiero

  • 22 cesar repentinamente

    (v.) = come to + an abrupt end, come to + a swift end
    Ex. The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.
    Ex. But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
    * * *
    (v.) = come to + an abrupt end, come to + a swift end

    Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.

    Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cesar repentinamente

  • 23 crisis bursátil

    f. s.&pl.
    stock market crisis, stock market crack, crack, stock market crash.
    * * *
    (n.) = market crash, stock market crash
    Ex. The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes.
    Ex. But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
    * * *
    (n.) = market crash, stock market crash

    Ex: The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes.

    Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > crisis bursátil

  • 24 despejado

    adj.
    1 cloudless, clear, unclouded.
    2 unobstructed, unhindered, uncluttered, clear.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: despejar.
    * * *
    1→ link=despejar despejar
    1 (seguro) assured, self-confident
    2 (sin sueño) wide awake; (listo) bright, smart clever; (lúcido) clear-headed
    3 (espacioso, ancho) wide, spacious
    4 (sin nubes) cloudless, clear
    * * *
    (f. - despejada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=sin obstáculos) [camino, mente] clear; [campo] open; [habitación, plaza] spacious
    2) [cielo, día] clear
    3) (=despierto) awake, wide awake; (Med) free of fever
    4) [persona]

    ser despejado — to be bright, be smart

    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) (Meteo) <día/cielo> clear
    2) (libre, vacío) <carretera/camino> clear
    3)
    a) ( despierto)
    b) [estar] ( sobrio) sober
    * * *
    = uncluttered, unobstructed, uncloudy, unclouded, cloudless.
    Ex. Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
    Ex. From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.
    Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.
    ----
    * cielo despejado = cloudless sky, clear sky.
    * zona despejada = open area.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1) (Meteo) <día/cielo> clear
    2) (libre, vacío) <carretera/camino> clear
    3)
    a) ( despierto)
    b) [estar] ( sobrio) sober
    * * *
    = uncluttered, unobstructed, uncloudy, unclouded, cloudless.

    Ex: Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.

    Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.
    Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.
    * cielo despejado = cloudless sky, clear sky.
    * zona despejada = open area.

    * * *
    A ( Meteo) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹día/cielo› clear
    amaneció despejado the day dawned clear
    buen tiempo con cielos despejados good weather with cloudless o clear skies
    B
    (despierto, lúcido): fue una buena borrachera, pero ya está despejado he was pretty drunk but he's sobered up now
    es muy temprano y todavía no estoy despejado it's too early, I'm not properly awake yet
    se sentía descansado y con la mente despejada he felt rested and clearheaded
    C (libre, vacío) ‹carretera/camino› clear
    queda mejor con la frente despejada he looks better with the hair off his forehead
    el comedor queda mucho más despejado sin el piano the dining room feels much roomier o more spacious o more uncluttered without the piano
    * * *

    Del verbo despejar: ( conjugate despejar)

    despejado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    despejado    
    despejar
    despejado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 (Meteo) ‹día/cielo› clear
    2 (libre, vacío) ‹carretera/camino› clear
    3
    a) ‹ persona› clearheaded;

    ‹ mente› clear
    b) [estar] ( sobrio) sober

    despejar ( conjugate despejar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) (desocupar, desalojar) to clear

    b) ‹ nariz› to unblock, clear;


    2 ‹ balón› ( en fútbol) to clear;
    ( en fútbol americano) to punt
    verbo intransitivo ( en fútbol) to clear;
    ( en fútbol americano) to punt
    despejado v impers (Meteo) to clear up
    despejarse verbo pronominal ( espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up;
    ( desembotarse) to clear one's head;
    [ borracho] to sober up
    despejado,-a adjetivo
    1 (sin obstáculos) clear
    2 (sin nubes) cloudless
    3 (espabilado) wide awake, quick
    despejar verbo transitivo
    1 (quitar obstáculos, vaciar) to clear
    2 (aclarar un misterio, una duda) to clear up
    3 Mat to work out the value of
    4 Ftb (el balón) to clear
    ' despejado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    clara
    - claro
    - despejada
    - espabilada
    - espabilado
    English:
    clear
    - cloudless
    - broad
    * * *
    despejado, -a adj
    1. [tiempo, día] clear;
    tiempo seco y cielo despejado dry with clear skies
    2. [sin sueño] wide awake;
    no estaba aún despejado he still wasn't properly awake
    3. [lúcido] clear-headed;
    tener la mente despejada to have a clear head;
    cuando está despejado es encantador, pero cuando bebe… he's charming when he's sober, but when he drinks…
    4. [espacioso] spacious;
    tener una frente despejada to have a wide o broad forehead
    5. [sin estorbos] clear, uncluttered;
    tener la nariz despejada to have an unblocked nose;
    seguiremos cuando el camino esté despejado de nieve we'll go on when the road is clear of snow
    * * *
    adj cielo, cabeza clear
    * * *
    despejado, -da adj
    1) : clear, fair
    2) : alert, clear-headed
    3) : uncluttered, unobstructed
    * * *
    1. (cielo, calle) clear
    2. (persona) awake

    Spanish-English dictionary > despejado

  • 25 desplome bursátil

    m.
    stock market crack, stock market collapse.
    * * *
    (n.) = market crash, stock market crash
    Ex. The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes.
    Ex. But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
    * * *
    (n.) = market crash, stock market crash

    Ex: The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes.

    Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desplome bursátil

  • 26 desplome de la bolsa

    (n.) = market crash, stock market crash
    Ex. The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes.
    Ex. But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
    * * *
    (n.) = market crash, stock market crash

    Ex: The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes.

    Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desplome de la bolsa

  • 27 estimulante2

    2 = exciting, heady [headier -comp., headiest -sup.], stimulating, challenging, invigorating, nurturing, piquant, prodding, titillating, inspiring, refreshing, heart-warming.
    Ex. Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
    Ex. The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.
    Ex. Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.
    Ex. Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.
    Ex. The most rewarding part of being a reference administrator is in creating the opportunity for one's staff to perform work that they love in an invigorating pleasant environment.
    Ex. All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
    Ex. The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
    Ex. From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.
    Ex. Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.
    Ex. Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.
    Ex. But there are outsiders whose presence in the classroom and refreshing unfamiliarity and enthusiasm for reading can help change the pace of everyday encounters between teacher and taught = Pero hay personas ajenas a la clase cuya presencia en el aula y su novedad y entusiasmo revitalizador por la lectura pueden contribuir a cambiar el ritmo del encuentro diario entre el profesor y los alumnos.
    Ex. The recent rain has been a heart-warming sight but it doesn't mean the drought is over.
    ----
    * poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estimulante2

  • 28 finalizar repentinamente

    (v.) = come to + an abrupt end, come to + a swift end
    Ex. The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.
    Ex. But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
    * * *
    (v.) = come to + an abrupt end, come to + a swift end

    Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.

    Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > finalizar repentinamente

  • 29 hastío

    m.
    1 boredom, weariness, tedium.
    2 repugnance, aversion, distaste.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hastiar.
    * * *
    1 (repugnancia) disgust, loathing
    2 figurado (aburrimiento) boredom, weariness
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=cansancio) weariness
    2) (=aburrimiento) boredom
    3) (=asco) disgust
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.
    * * *
    * * *

    Ex: The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.

    * * *
    el hastío de las largas noches invernales the boredom o tedium of the long winter nights
    la vida monótona del pueblo le producía hastío the monotony of life in the village bored him intensely
    hacer/repetir algo hasta el hastío to do/repeat sth ad nauseam
    * * *

    Del verbo hastiar: ( conjugate hastiar)

    hastío es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    hastió es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    hastiar    
    hastío
    hastiar verbo transitivo to bore, sicken, disgust
    hastío sustantivo masculino weariness
    ' hastío' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mortal
    * * *
    1. [tedio] boredom;
    se lo repetí hasta el hastío I've lost count of the number of times I told him;
    sus clases me producen hastío I find his classes boring
    2. [repugnancia] disgust
    * * *
    m boredom
    * * *
    1) tedio: tedium
    2) repugnancia: disgust

    Spanish-English dictionary > hastío

  • 30 martes negro

    Ex. But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
    * * *

    Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.

    Spanish-English dictionary > martes negro

  • 31 nítido

    adj.
    neat, clean, very clean, nice.
    * * *
    1 (transparente) clear, transparent
    2 (claro) accurate, precise
    3 (imagen) sharp
    * * *
    (f. - nítida)
    adj.
    clear, sharp
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [imagen, fotografía] sharp, clear; [aire, agua] clear
    2) [explicación, orden] clear; [conducta] irreproachable
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <foto/imagen> clear; < recuerdo> vivid; <cielo/agua> clear
    * * *
    = clean [cleaner -comp., cleanest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], clean-cut, crystal-clear, licked, crystalline, uncloudy, unclouded, cut and dried [cut and dry].
    Ex. Perhaps it is obvious that guiding must also be accurate, clean and tidy.
    Ex. The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.
    Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
    Ex. Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions.
    Ex. A crystal-clear mental picture of what the group should become is needed.
    Ex. Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.
    Ex. Copper sulfate occurs as a blue crystalline powder prepared from copper oxide.
    Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    ----
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * poco nítido = untidy.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <foto/imagen> clear; < recuerdo> vivid; <cielo/agua> clear
    * * *
    = clean [cleaner -comp., cleanest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], clean-cut, crystal-clear, licked, crystalline, uncloudy, unclouded, cut and dried [cut and dry].

    Ex: Perhaps it is obvious that guiding must also be accurate, clean and tidy.

    Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.
    Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
    Ex: Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions.
    Ex: A crystal-clear mental picture of what the group should become is needed.
    Ex: Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.
    Ex: Copper sulfate occurs as a blue crystalline powder prepared from copper oxide.
    Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * poco nítido = untidy.

    * * *
    nítido -da
    ‹foto/imagen› clear, sharp, well-defined; ‹recuerdo› clear, vivid; ‹día/mañana› clear
    dio una respuesta nítida y concisa she replied clearly and concisely
    ojos de un azul nítido clear blue eyes
    * * *

    nítido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹foto/imagen› clear

    nítido,-a adj (claro, límpido) clear
    (bien definido) sharp

    ' nítido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    nítida
    English:
    clear
    - neat
    - sharp
    - clean
    - crystal
    - distinct
    * * *
    nítido, -a adj
    [claro] clear; [imagen, color] sharp
    * * *
    adj
    1 clear
    2 imagen sharp
    * * *
    nítido, -da adj
    claro: clear, vivid, sharp

    Spanish-English dictionary > nítido

  • 32 período de inactividad

    (n.) = doldrums
    Ex. The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.
    * * *
    (n.) = doldrums

    Ex: The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.

    Spanish-English dictionary > período de inactividad

  • 33 raso

    adj.
    flat, level, bare.
    m.
    satin.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rasar.
    * * *
    1 (plano) flat, level; (liso) smooth
    3 (atmósfera) clear, cloudless
    1 (tejido) satin
    \
    al raso in the open, in the open air
    hacer tabla rasa familiar to make a clean sweep
    ————————
    1 (tejido) satin
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [campo, terreno] (=llano) flat, level; (=sin árboles) clear, open; (=liso) smooth
    2) [asiento] backless
    3) [cielo] clear
    4) [contenido] level, level with the brim
    5) [pelota, vuelo] very low, almost at ground level
    6) (=simple)

    aprobado raso — bare pass, bare pass mark

    2.
    ADV

    tirar raso — (Dep) to shoot low

    3. SM
    1) (Cos) satin
    2) (=campo llano) flat country; (=campo abierto) open country
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    1)
    a) <taza/cucharada> level (before n)
    b) <vuelo/tiro> rasante I
    2) ( exterior) open country
    II
    masculino satin
    * * *
    = uncloudy, unclouded, cloudless.
    Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.
    ----
    * cielo raso = cloudless sky.
    * hacer tabla rasa = level + the playing field.
    * soldado raso = army private, private.
    * tabla rasa = clean slate, new leaf, a fresh start.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo
    1)
    a) <taza/cucharada> level (before n)
    b) <vuelo/tiro> rasante I
    2) ( exterior) open country
    II
    masculino satin
    * * *
    = uncloudy, unclouded, cloudless.

    Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.

    Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.
    * cielo raso = cloudless sky.
    * hacer tabla rasa = level + the playing field.
    * soldado raso = army private, private.
    * tabla rasa = clean slate, new leaf, a fresh start.

    * * *
    raso1 -sa
    A
    1 ‹taza/cucharada› level ( before n)
    una cucharadita rasa de azúcar one level teaspoonful of sugar
    2 ‹vuelo/tiro› rasante1 (↑ rasante (1))
    B (exterior) open country
    dormir al raso to sleep out in the open
    satin
    * * *

    Del verbo rasar: ( conjugate rasar)

    raso es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    rasó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    rasar    
    raso
    raso 1
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    1 ‹taza/cucharada› level ( before n)
    2 ( exterior) open country;

    raso 2 sustantivo masculino
    satin
    raso,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (llano) flat, level
    (hasta el borde) una cucharada rasa de sal, a level spoonful of salt
    2 (cielo) clear
    3 (vuelo) low
    4 soldado raso, private
    II sustantivo masculino satin
    ♦ Locuciones: al raso, out in the open
    ' raso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cielo
    - rasa
    - soldado
    - techo
    English:
    enlist
    - man
    - private
    - rank
    - satin
    - squaddie
    - ceiling
    - common
    - enlisted man
    * * *
    raso, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [terreno] flat
    2. [cucharada] level
    3. [cielo] clear
    4. [a poca altura] low
    5. Mil
    soldado raso private
    ♦ nm
    [tela] satin
    ♦ al raso loc adv
    in the open air;
    pasar la noche al raso to sleep rough
    * * *
    I adj flat, level;
    soldado raso private
    II m
    1 material satin
    2
    :
    al raso in the open air
    * * *
    raso, -sa adj
    1) : level, flat
    2)
    soldado raso : private (in the army)
    los soldados rasos: the ranks
    raso nm
    : satin
    * * *
    raso n satin

    Spanish-English dictionary > raso

  • 34 sin nubes

    adj.
    without a cloud, unclouded, cloudless.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless
    Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless

    Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

    Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin nubes

  • 35 sin una nube

    (adj.) = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless
    Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex. This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless

    Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.

    Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin una nube

  • 36 soborno

    m.
    1 bribery.
    2 bribe (dinero, regalo).
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: sobornar.
    * * *
    1 (acción) bribery
    2 (regalo etc) bribe
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=pago) bribe
    2) (=delito) bribery
    3) And, Cono Sur (=sobrecarga) extra load; (=prima) extra, bonus

    de soborno — extra, in addition

    * * *
    masculino ( acción) bribery; (dinero, regalo) bribe
    * * *
    = bribery, bung, bribe.
    Ex. The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.
    Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.
    Ex. The top three most important issues were found to be 'disposal of hazardous waste,' 'acceptance of bribes' and 'sexual harassment'.
    ----
    * dinero de soborno = hush money.
    * * *
    masculino ( acción) bribery; (dinero, regalo) bribe
    * * *
    = bribery, bung, bribe.

    Ex: The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.

    Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.
    Ex: The top three most important issues were found to be 'disposal of hazardous waste,' 'acceptance of bribes' and 'sexual harassment'.
    * dinero de soborno = hush money.

    * * *
    1 (acción) bribery
    obtener algo mediante soborno to obtain something by bribery
    2 (dinero, regalo) bribe
    ofrecer un soborno to offer a bribe
    aceptar/recibir un soborno to accept/receive a bribe
    * * *

    Del verbo sobornar: ( conjugate sobornar)

    soborno es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    sobornó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    sobornar    
    soborno
    sobornar ( conjugate sobornar) verbo transitivo
    to bribe, suborn (frml)
    soborno sustantivo masculino ( acción) bribery;
    (dinero, regalo) bribe
    sobornar verbo transitivo to bribe
    soborno m (cohecho) bribery
    (dinero, favor aceptado) bribe
    ' soborno' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    denunciar
    - venderse
    - mordida
    English:
    bribe
    - bribery
    - buy off
    - graft
    - payoff
    - sweetener
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [acción] bribery
    2. [dinero, regalo] bribe;
    aceptar un soborno to accept a bribe
    ♦ de soborno loc adj
    Bol, Chile additional
    * * *
    m bribe
    * * *
    1) : bribery
    2) : bribe
    * * *
    soborno n bribe

    Spanish-English dictionary > soborno

  • 37 terminar repentinamente

    (v.) = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end
    Ex. But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
    Ex. The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.
    * * *
    (v.) = come to + a swift end, come to + an abrupt end

    Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.

    Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.

    Spanish-English dictionary > terminar repentinamente

  • 38 tiempo1

    1 = time, length of time, period.
    Ex. Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.
    Ex. There is a correlation between length of time spent obtaining the book required and loss of interest.
    Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
    ----
    * absorber tiempo = absorb + time.
    * acabarse el tiempo = time + run out, time + be + up.
    * acaparar el tiempo de Alguien = monopolise + time.
    * adaptarse a los tiempos = change with + the times, move with + the times, keep up with + the times, adapt to + the times.
    * adelantado a su tiempo = ahead of + Posesivo + time(s).
    * adelantarse a + Posesivo + tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.
    * administración del tiempo = time management.
    * administrar el tiempo = manage + time.
    * adquirido con el transcurso del tiempo = time-based.
    * agotarse el tiempo = time + run out.
    * ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles = save for + a rainy day.
    * ahorrar tiempo = save + time.
    * ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.
    * ahorro de tiempo = time-saving [timesaving], economy of time, savings in time.
    * Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * Algo que ahorra tiempo = time saver [timesaver].
    * Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo = time filler.
    * Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo = acquired taste.
    * algún tiempo = awhile.
    * al mismo tiempo = at once, at the same time, concurrently, in the process, simultaneously, contemporaneously, at the same instant, at one and the same time, in parallel, concomitantly, at the one time, all the while.
    * al mismo tiempo que = in parallel to/with, while, as the same time as, cum, in conjunction with.
    * al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo = whilst + Gerundio.
    * a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.
    * alquilar tiempo = buy + time.
    * a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.
    * a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).
    * andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.
    * anunciado desde hace tiempo = long-heralded.
    * apurado de tiempo = time-rationed, crunched for time, time-crunched.
    * a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.
    * a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.
    * a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * a tiempo parcial = part-time.
    * a través del tiempo = over time.
    * avatares del tiempo, los = vicissitudes of time, the, whims of time, the.
    * avecinarse tiempos difíciles = tough times ahead, lean times ahead, darker times + lie ahead, hard times ahead.
    * basado en el tiempo = time-based.
    * bastante tiempo = ample time.
    * breve período de tiempo = while.
    * buenos tiempos = good times.
    * cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.
    * cada tanto tiempo = every so often, every now and again, every once in a while.
    * 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.
    * cantar victoria antes de tiempo = speak too soon.
    * cantidad de tiempo = length of time.
    * cápsula del tiempo = time capsule.
    * carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.
    * comprar tiempo = buy + time.
    * con el correr del tiempo = over the years, in the process of time, with the passage of time.
    * con el decursar del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time.
    * con el paso del tiempo = over the years, over time, with the passage of time, as time goes by, in due course, over a period of time, in the course of time, over the course of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time went by.
    * con el tiempo = in time, over the years, with time, with the passage of time, eventually, in due course, over a period of time, in due time, over time, in the process of time, as time passed (by), as time passes (by), as time goes by, as time went by, by and by.
    * con el transcurrir del tiempo = with the passage of time, in the process of time, as time passed (by).
    * con el transcurso del tiempo = over time, with time, with age, as time goes by, in the course of time, over the course of time, as time passes (by), as time went by.
    * consagrado por el tiempo = time-proven.
    * conseguir tiempo = buy + time.
    * considerado desde hace mucho tiempo = long considered.
    * consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.
    * con un plazo de tiempo muy corto = at (a) very short notice.
    * con un plazo de tiempo tan corto = at such short notice.
    * cumplido hace tiempo = long overdue.
    * curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.
    * dar tiempo = give + time, donate + Posesivo + time.
    * dar tiempo a Alguien = give + Nombre + some time.
    * de algún tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.
    * dedicación de tiempo = expenditure of time.
    * dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo = have + a turn at.
    * dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo = take + the time and effort.
    * dedicar tiempo = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, devote + time, dedicate + time.
    * dedicar tiempo a = take + time on.
    * de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.
    * dejar tiempo = free up + time.
    * dejar tiempo libre = free up + time.
    * demasiado tiempo = too long.
    * demostrado válido por el tiempo = time-tested.
    * de otros tiempos = of yore.
    * de otro tiempo = of yore.
    * desde el comienzo de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.
    * desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.
    * desde hace algún tiempo = for some time past, for days.
    * desde hace la tira (de tiempo) = for yonks and yonks, for yonks.
    * desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).
    * desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).
    * desde hace tanto tiempo = so long.
    * desde hace tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], over the years, for a long time, long since, for some time.
    * desde hace un montonazo de tiempo = for yonks and yonks.
    * desde hace un montón de tiempo = for yonks.
    * desde hace ya algún tiempo = for some time now.
    * desde los primeros tiempos = since the earliest of times, from earliest times.
    * desde los viejos tiempos = since olden times.
    * desde tiempo inmemorial = since earliest time, since time immemorial, from time immemorial, since time out of mind, from time out of mind.
    * desde tiempos prehistóricos = since prehistoric times.
    * desperdiciar tiempo = squander + time.
    * desperdicio de tiempo = time waster.
    * deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.
    * de todos los tiempos = all-time, of all time(s).
    * de un tiempo a esta parte = for some time now.
    * dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.
    * donar tiempo = donate + Posesivo + time.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * durante algún tiempo = for a while, for some time, for some while, for some time to come, for days.
    * durante cierto tiempo = over a period of time.
    * durante cuánto tiempo = how long.
    * durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.
    * durante este tiempo = in this time.
    * durante largos períodos de tiempo = over long periods of time.
    * durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.
    * durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages).
    * durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).
    * durante tanto tiempo = for so long, so long.
    * durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.
    * durante un largo período de tiempo = over a long time scale, over a long period of time, for a long period of time, over a long period.
    * durante un período de tiempo = for a number of years.
    * durante un periodo de tiempo determinado = over a period of time.
    * durante un período de tiempo indefinido = over an indefinite period of time, over an indefinite span of time.
    * durante un porrón de tiempo = for donkey's years.
    * durar mucho tiempo = last + long.
    * durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.
    * el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.
    * el tiempo de Algo = in season.
    * el tiempo dirá = time will tell.
    * el tiempo es oro = time is money.
    * el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.
    * el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).
    * el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.
    * embates del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.
    * emplear tiempo = spend + time, expend + time, devote + time.
    * en aquellos tiempos = at the time, the then + Nombre, by this time, in those days.
    * encontrar el tiempo = make + an opportunity.
    * encontrar tiempo = find + time.
    * encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.
    * en estos tiempos = in these times, in this day and age.
    * en los últimos tiempos = latterly, in recent times, in modern times, in recent memory.
    * en muy poco tiempo = before long.
    * en nada de tiempo = at a moment's notice, in next to no time, in no time at all, in no time.
    * en otros tiempos = in days of yore, in times of yore.
    * en otro tiempo = in days of yore, in times of yore.
    * en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.
    * en sus buenos tiempos = in + Posesivo + heyday.
    * en su tiempo = formerly.
    * en tiempo de carnaval = carnivalistically.
    * en tiempo de feria = carnivalistically.
    * en tiempo de guerra = wartime [wart-time].
    * en tiempo real = real time [real-time], in real time.
    * en tiempos de = in times of.
    * en tiempos de adversidad = in times of + adversity.
    * en tiempos de austeridad = in austere times.
    * en tiempos de guerra = in time(s) of war.
    * en tiempos de Maricastaña = in olden days, in olden times.
    * en tiempos de paz = in peacetime, during peacetime, in peace, in time(s) of peace.
    * en tiempos de recesión = in recessionary times.
    * en tiempos de recesión económica = in recessionary times.
    * en tiempos difíciles = in times of need.
    * en tiempos más recientes = in more recent times.
    * en tiempos prehistóricos = in prehistoric times.
    * en un corto espacio de tiempo = in a short space of time.
    * en un corto período de tiempo = in a short period of time.
    * en un tiempo razonable = timely.
    * en un tiempo relativamente corto = in a relatively short time, in a relatively short span of time.
    * equivalente a tiempo completo = full-time equivalent (FTE).
    * esa época ya pasó hace tiempo = that time is long past.
    * escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.
    * esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad = long-and-expectantly-awaited.
    * esperado hace tiempo = overdue.
    * establecido desde hace tiempo = long-established.
    * estado del tiempo = weather conditions.
    * estar muy por delante de su tiempo = be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.
    * estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.
    * faceta de tiempo = Time facet.
    * factor tiempo = time factor.
    * facturación por tiempo de conexión = metered pricing, metered billing.
    * falta de tiempo = tightness of scheduling.
    * falto de tiempo = crunched for time, time-crunched, short of time.
    * finito en el tiempo = timebound [time-bound].
    * florecer antes de tiempo = bolt.
    * frontera del tiempo = time boundary.
    * fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.
    * fuera de onda con los tiempos modernos = out of keeping with the times, out of tune with the times.
    * ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.
    * germinar antes de tiempo = bolt.
    * gestión del tiempo = time management.
    * gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo = acquired taste.
    * hablar antes de tiempo = speak too soon.
    * hace algún tiempo = some time ago, a while back, some while ago.
    * hace demasiado tiempo = too long ago.
    * hace la tira (de tiempo) = yonks and yonks, yonks.
    * hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.
    * hace mucho tiempo = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.
    * hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.
    * hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.
    * hacer algún tiempo = sometime back.
    * hacer frente a tiempos difíciles = cope with + difficult times.
    * hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido = be long gone.
    * hace tiempo = for some time, long ago, once, long since.
    * hace un montonazo de tiempo = yonks and yonks.
    * hace un montón de tiempo = yonks.
    * hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.
    * hace ya tiempo = long since.
    * hasta el final de los tiempos = till the end of time.
    * hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.
    * instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.
    * intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].
    * intervalo de tiempo = date range.
    * inversión de tiempo = commitment of time.
    * invertir el tiempo de Uno en = invest + Posesivo + time in.
    * ir en contra del tiempo = race against + time, race against + the clock.
    * justo a tiempo = (just) in the nick of time, just in time, not a moment too soon.
    * la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.
    * largos períodos de tiempo = long periods of time.
    * la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.
    * liberar tiempo = free up + time.
    * limitado por el tiempo = time-constrained.
    * límite de tiempo = time limit.
    * llegar a tiempo = arrive + in time, arrive + on time.
    * llevar tiempo = take + time, take + a while, take + long, absorb + time.
    * llevar tiempo y esfuerzo = take + time and effort.
    * los buenos tiempos = the good old days.
    * los viejos tiempos = the good old days.
    * malos tiempos = bad times.
    * margen de tiempo = time frame [timeframe].
    * matar el tiempo = kill + time.
    * mejoría del tiempo = break in the weather.
    * muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.
    * mucho tiempo = long time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.
    * mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.
    * mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.
    * mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.
    * muy apreciado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.
    * muy a tiempo = in good time.
    * muy venerado desde hace tiempo = long-revered.
    * no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
    * noción del tiempo = notion of time, sense of time.
    * no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.
    * no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.
    * no tener tiempo de nada = have + not a moment to spare.
    * nuevos tiempos, los = wind(s) of change, the.
    * observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.
    * ocupar el tiempo = fill in + Posesivo + time.
    * ocupar tiempo = occupy + time, take up + time.
    * olvidado desde hace tiempo = long forgotten.
    * pasar algún tiempo en = have + a turn at.
    * pasar el tiempo = pass + the time, hang around, spend + Posesivo + days, hang about, hang out.
    * pasar el tiempo libre = spend + Posesivo + leisure, spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
    * pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.
    * pasar tiempo = spend + time.
    * pasar tiempo haciendo Algo = do + stint at.
    * perder el tiempo = dawdle, mess around, pissing into the wind, mess about, faff (about/around), pootle, sit + idle, muck around/about, piddle around.
    * perder la noción del tiempo = lose + track of time, lose + all notion of time, lose + all sense of time.
    * perder tiempo = waste + time, lose + time.
    * pérdida de tiempo = time wasting, wild goose chase, waste of time, time-consuming [time consuming], fool's errand.
    * pérdida de un tiempo precioso = waste of precious time.
    * perdido hace tiempo = long-lost.
    * período de tiempo = amount of time, time, time frame [timeframe], time lapse, time period, time span [time-span], time slot, period of time, date range.
    * permanecer estable con el tiempo = be stable over time.
    * pero al mismo tiempo = but then again.
    * plazo de tiempo = timeline [time line].
    * poco tiempo = short while, short time.
    * poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.
    * poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.
    * por algún tiempo = for sometime.
    * por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.
    * por un período de tiempo limitado = on a short-term basis.
    * por un tiempo = for a time.
    * por un tiempo indefinido = for indefinite time.
    * postulado desde hace mucho tiempo = long-espoused.
    * precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.
    * precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.
    * preocupado por el tiempo = time-conscious.
    * programador de tiempo = egg timer.
    * prolongar el tiempo = prolong + time.
    * propugnado desde hace mucho tiempo = long-espoused.
    * que cambia con el tiempo = ever-changing [ever changing], time-variant, ever-shifting.
    * que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo = be overtaken by events.
    * que depende del tiempo = time-dependent.
    * que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.
    * que lleva tiempo en cartelera = long-running.
    * que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.
    * que utiliza el tiempo como variable = time-dependent.
    * recuperar el tiempo perdido = make up for + lost time.
    * reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión = accounting clock.
    * remontarse bastante en el tiempo = go back + a long way.
    * remontarse en el tiempo = extend + far back, stretch + far back in time.
    * resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.
    * robarle tiempo al sueño = burn + the candle at both ends.
    * se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.
    * sensible al tiempo = time-sensitive [time sensitive].
    * sentido del tiempo = sense of time, notion of time.
    * ser una pérdida de tiempo = be idle, beat + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.
    * ser un pérdida de tiempo = flog + a dead horse.
    * ser un producto de su tiempo = be a product of + Posesivo + time.
    * si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.
    * siempre que Uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time, on + Posesivo + own time.
    * si hay tiempo = time permitting.
    * sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.
    * si no lo impide el tiempo = weather permitting.
    * sin tiempo que perder = without a minute to spare.
    * si queda tiempo = time permitting.
    * sistema de tiempo real = real-time system.
    * sobrado de tiempo = unpressed for time.
    * sólo por tiempo limitado = for a limited time only.
    * subordinado al tiempo = time-dependent.
    * suficiente tiempo = long enough, ample time.
    * superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.
    * tanto tiempo = so much time, this long, such a very long time.
    * tardar tanto tiempo en = take + so long to.
    * tardar tiempo = take + time, take + long.
    * tarifa calculada según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.
    * tarifa calculada según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.
    * tarifa calculada según el tiempo utilizado = time-based tariff.
    * tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.
    * terminarse el tiempo = time + run out.
    * tiempo adicional = extra-time.
    * tiempo agotado = time out.
    * tiempo + apremiar = time + press, time + be of the essence.
    * tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente = time + march on.
    * tiempo de acceso = access time, seek time, access speed.
    * tiempo de búsqueda = search time.
    * tiempo de calidad = quality time.
    * tiempo de carga = loading time.
    * tiempo de conexión = connect time.
    * tiempo de conexión en línea = online time.
    * tiempo de CPU = CPU time.
    * tiempo de demora = lead time.
    * tiempo de descarga = download time.
    * tiempo de descarga de datos = download time, latency.
    * tiempo de duración = lifespan [life span].
    * tiempo de emisión = airtime.
    * tiempo de espera = lead time, wait time, waiting time, waiting period.
    * tiempo de estudio = study time.
    * tiempo de inicio = start time.
    * tiempo de ordenador = computer time, computer time.
    * tiempo de préstamo = document delivery.
    * tiempo de proceso = processing time.
    * tiempo de reacción = reaction time.
    * tiempo de respuesta = response time, turnaround time, turnabout time, fill time, reaction time.
    * tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público = down time.
    * tiempo + estar a favor de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.
    * tiempo estar de lado de Alguien = time + be + on + Posesivo + side.
    * tiempo familiar = quality time.
    * tiempo fuera de servicio = downtime.
    * tiempo futuro = future tense.
    * tiempo inmemorial = time immemorial.
    * tiempo libre = leisure, leisure time, free time, idle hours, spare time.
    * tiempo muerto = downtime, time out.
    * tiempo + pasar = time + march on.
    * tiempos alocados = heady days.
    * tiempos de los romanos = Roman times.
    * tiempos de paz = peacetime [peace time].
    * tiempos difíciles = difficult times, tough times, hard times, embattled time(s).
    * tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable = time + march on.
    * tiempos emocionantes = heady days.
    * tiempo + ser esencial = time + be of the essence.
    * tiempo + ser + precioso = time + be + precious.
    * tiempos mejores = better times.
    * tiempos modernos = modern times.
    * tiempos turbulentos = embattled time(s).
    * tiempo transcurrido = elapsed time.
    * tiempo verbal = tense.
    * todo al mismo tiempo = all at once.
    * todo el tiempo = all of the time, left, right and centre, the whole time, all the while.
    * tomar el tiempo = time.
    * tomarse el tiempo que Uno necesita = take + Posesivo + time.
    * tomar tiempo = take + time, take + long.
    * trabajador a tiempo parcial = part-timer.
    * trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.
    * trabajo a tiempo parcial = part-time work, part-time employment, part-time job.
    * transcurrir tiempo = lapse + time.
    * tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.
    * un porrón de tiempo = donkey's years.
    * un tiempo = awhile.
    * usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].
    * vencido hace tiempo = long overdue.
    * venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.
    * viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo = travel back in + time.
    * viaje a través del tiempo = time travel.
    * viaje en el tiempo = time travel.
    * vicisitudes del tiempo, las = vicissitudes of time, the, whims of time, the.
    * viejos tiempos, los = good old days, the.
    * ya hace algún tiempo = for quite some time.
    * ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.
    * y al mismo tiempo = and in the process, yet.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tiempo1

  • 39 transparente

    adj.
    1 transparent, clear, filmy, crystalline.
    2 obvious, transpicuous, clear.
    f. & m.
    1 window-shade.
    2 a glass window in churches behind the altar.
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: transparentar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) transparent
    2 (tela, vestido) transparent, see-through
    3 figurado straight, plain
    1 (tela, papel) transparency
    2 (visillo) net curtain
    3 (pantalla) shade, blind
    4 (vidriera) stained-glass window
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [agua, cristal] transparent, clear; [aire] clear; [vestido] see-through
    2) [persona] transparent; [intenciones, motivos] clear, transparent
    3) [gestión, contabilidad] open, transparent
    2.
    SM (=pantalla) blind, shade
    * * *
    a) <cristal/agua> transparent, clear; < aire> clear
    b) <tela/papel> transparent; < blusa> see-through
    c) <persona/carácter> transparent; < intenciones> clear, plain
    * * *
    = clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], translucent, transparent, seamless, see-through, seamless, uncloudy, unclouded, diaphanous.
    Ex. In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.
    Ex. On the top are slanting translucent screens, on which material can be projected for convenient reading.
    Ex. A macroform is a generic term for any medium, transparent or opaque, bearing images large enough to be easily read by the naked eye.
    Ex. CD-I (CD-Interactive) finally allows them to be integrated together in a seamless fashion = Finalmente el CD-I (CD-Interactivo) les permite integrarse de una manera transparente.
    Ex. Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.
    Ex. The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex. The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.
    ----
    * de un modo transparente = seamlessly.
    * film transparente = cling film.
    * notación no transparente = non-expressive notation.
    * película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.
    * * *
    a) <cristal/agua> transparent, clear; < aire> clear
    b) <tela/papel> transparent; < blusa> see-through
    c) <persona/carácter> transparent; < intenciones> clear, plain
    * * *
    = clear [clearer -comp., clearest -sup.], translucent, transparent, seamless, see-through, seamless, uncloudy, unclouded, diaphanous.

    Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.

    Ex: On the top are slanting translucent screens, on which material can be projected for convenient reading.
    Ex: A macroform is a generic term for any medium, transparent or opaque, bearing images large enough to be easily read by the naked eye.
    Ex: CD-I (CD-Interactive) finally allows them to be integrated together in a seamless fashion = Finalmente el CD-I (CD-Interactivo) les permite integrarse de una manera transparente.
    Ex: Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.
    Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
    Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex: The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.
    * de un modo transparente = seamlessly.
    * film transparente = cling film.
    * notación no transparente = non-expressive notation.
    * película transparente de plástico = polyethylene film.

    * * *
    1 ‹cristal/agua› transparent, clear; ‹aire› clear
    2 ‹tela/papel› transparent; ‹blusa› see-through
    la tela está transparente de gastada ( fam); the material's so worn you can see straight through it
    3 ‹persona/carácter› transparent; ‹intenciones› transparent, clear, plain
    eres tan transparente you're like an open book, I can read you like a book, I can see right through you
    1 (cortina) blind, shade ( AmE)
    2 (ventana) stained-glass window ( behind an altar)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo transparentar: ( conjugate transparentar)

    transparenté es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    transparente es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    transparentar    
    transparente
    transparente adjetivo
    a) ‹cristal/agua› transparent, clear;

    ‹ aire› clear
    b) ‹tela/papel› transparent;

    ‹ blusa› see-through
    c) ‹persona/carácter› transparent;

    ‹ intenciones› clear, plain
    transparentar
    I verbo transitivo to reveal
    II verbo intransitivo to be transparent
    transparente adjetivo
    1 (un cristal, las aguas, etc) transparent
    2 (gestión, información) open, clear
    3 (intención, mentira, etc) clear
    ' transparente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    trasparente
    - film
    - opaco
    English:
    clear
    - clingfilm
    - flimsy
    - see-through
    - sheer
    - transparent
    - transparently
    - cling
    - film
    - see
    * * *
    transparente, trasparente
    ♦ adj
    1. [líquido, material] transparent;
    [tela] see-through;
    una superficie transparente a los rayos ultravioleta a surface that is transparent to ultra-violet rays
    2. [intención, gesto] clear
    3. [elecciones, proceso] open, visibly fair;
    negocios poco transparentes murky business dealings
    ♦ nm
    blind
    * * *
    adj transparent
    * * *
    : transparent
    : shade, blind
    * * *
    1. (en general) transparent / clear
    2. (tela, prenda de vestir) see through

    Spanish-English dictionary > transparente

  • 40 estimulante

    adj.
    1 encouraging (que anima).
    2 stimulating (que excita).
    m.
    stimulant.
    * * *
    1 stimulating, encouraging
    1 stimulant
    * * *
    1. adj. 2. noun m.
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo stimulating
    II
    masculino stimulant
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo stimulating
    II
    masculino stimulant
    * * *
    estimulante1
    1 = stimulant, pep pill, pick-me-up.

    Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.

    Ex: Drugs used as pep pills include amphetamines, caffeine, and epinephrine.
    Ex: Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.

    estimulante2
    2 = exciting, heady [headier -comp., headiest -sup.], stimulating, challenging, invigorating, nurturing, piquant, prodding, titillating, inspiring, refreshing, heart-warming.

    Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.

    Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.
    Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.
    Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.
    Ex: The most rewarding part of being a reference administrator is in creating the opportunity for one's staff to perform work that they love in an invigorating pleasant environment.
    Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
    Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
    Ex: From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.
    Ex: Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.
    Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.
    Ex: But there are outsiders whose presence in the classroom and refreshing unfamiliarity and enthusiasm for reading can help change the pace of everyday encounters between teacher and taught = Pero hay personas ajenas a la clase cuya presencia en el aula y su novedad y entusiasmo revitalizador por la lectura pueden contribuir a cambiar el ritmo del encuentro diario entre el profesor y los alumnos.
    Ex: The recent rain has been a heart-warming sight but it doesn't mean the drought is over.
    * poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

    * * *
    ‹trabajo/libro› stimulating
    el café y otras bebidas estimulantes coffee and other stimulants
    stimulant
    * * *

    estimulante adjetivo
    stimulating
    estimulante
    I adjetivo stimulating
    II sustantivo masculino stimulant
    ' estimulante' also found in these entries:
    English:
    exhilarating
    - refreshing
    - refreshingly
    - stimulant
    - stimulating
    - thought-provoking
    - dope
    - invigorating
    - pick
    - unexciting
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [que anima] encouraging
    2. [que excita] stimulating
    ♦ nm
    stimulant
    * * *
    I adj stimulating
    II m stimulant;
    estimulante del apetito appetite enhancer
    * * *
    : stimulating
    : stimulant

    Spanish-English dictionary > estimulante

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