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121 incautación
f.incautation, confiscation, expropriation, embargo.* * *1 seizure* * *SF seizure, confiscation* * *femenino (frml) seizure, confiscation* * *= dispossession, confiscation, seizure, expropriation.Ex. The article ' Dispossession of the general public: a dispute on fundamentals' records the text of an interview with Hans Martin Sonn covering fundamental cultural and political questions.Ex. This is a historical survey of the management of the stocks derived from the revolutionary confiscations and gathered in literary stores.Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex. Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.* * *femenino (frml) seizure, confiscation* * *= dispossession, confiscation, seizure, expropriation.Ex: The article ' Dispossession of the general public: a dispute on fundamentals' records the text of an interview with Hans Martin Sonn covering fundamental cultural and political questions.
Ex: This is a historical survey of the management of the stocks derived from the revolutionary confiscations and gathered in literary stores.Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex: Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.* * *( frml)seizure, confiscation* * *incautación nfseizure, confiscation* * *f seizure* * * -
122 optimista
adj.optimistic.f. & m.optimist.* * *► adjetivo1 optimistic1 optimist* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.* * *1.ADJ optimistic, hopeful2.SMF optimist* * *Iadjetivo optimisticIImasculino y femenino optimist* * *= optimistic, rosy [rosier -comp., rosiest -sup.], optimist, sanguine, upbeat, hopeful.Ex. The central compilers would then make a specific place in a subsequent edition for the new topic, an optimistic hope which has not always been borne out by practice.Ex. Foskett tells us that a visitor abroad may have 'a somewhat rosy view of what goes on in the host country' which is due to the fact that 'a welcome for the traveller features in most codes of honour'.Ex. The optimists claim that the transfer of information technologies to the developing world will spectacularly enhance the process of development.Ex. A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.Ex. Whilst no actual sales growth records were set, the news from many independent booksellers was upbeat.Ex. Jacques Kallis is hopeful of being fit for the first one-day international against Australia after suffering a groin injury.----* demasiado optimista = over-optimistic [overoptimistic].* de un modo optimista = optimistically.* ser optimista = look on + the bright side of life, look on + the bright side.* ser optimista sobre = be sanguine about.* siendo optimista = optimistically.* * *Iadjetivo optimisticIImasculino y femenino optimist* * *= optimistic, rosy [rosier -comp., rosiest -sup.], optimist, sanguine, upbeat, hopeful.Ex: The central compilers would then make a specific place in a subsequent edition for the new topic, an optimistic hope which has not always been borne out by practice.
Ex: Foskett tells us that a visitor abroad may have 'a somewhat rosy view of what goes on in the host country' which is due to the fact that 'a welcome for the traveller features in most codes of honour'.Ex: The optimists claim that the transfer of information technologies to the developing world will spectacularly enhance the process of development.Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.Ex: Whilst no actual sales growth records were set, the news from many independent booksellers was upbeat.Ex: Jacques Kallis is hopeful of being fit for the first one-day international against Australia after suffering a groin injury.* demasiado optimista = over-optimistic [overoptimistic].* de un modo optimista = optimistically.* ser optimista = look on + the bright side of life, look on + the bright side.* ser optimista sobre = be sanguine about.* siendo optimista = optimistically.* * *optimisticoptimist* * *
optimista adjetivo
optimistic
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
optimist
optimista
I adjetivo optimistic
II mf optimist
' optimista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lectura
- moderadamente
- pletórica
- pletórico
- animado
English:
bright
- buoyant
- hope
- hopeful
- optimist
- optimistic
- rosy
- unlike
- up
* * *♦ adjoptimistic♦ nmfoptimist* * *I adj optimisticII m/f optimist* * *optimista adj: optimisticoptimista nmf: optimist* * *optimista1 adj optimisticoptimista2 n optimist -
123 patrimonio
m.1 assets (bienes) (de empresa).el patrimonio de la empresa asciende a mil millones de dólares the company has net assets of one billion dollarspatrimonio personal personal estate2 heritage (nacional).los ríos son patrimonio de todos rivers are a heritage shared by alles patrimonio (mundial) de la humanidad it's a world heritage sitepatrimonio histórico-artístico artistic o cultural heritage3 patrimony, heritage, inheritance, legacy.4 proprietorship, net worth.* * *2 (histórico, cultural) heritage\impuesto sobre el patrimonio capital gains taxpatrimonio artístico artistic heritagepatrimonio cultural cultural heritagepatrimonio nacional wealth of the nation* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=bienes) [adquiridos] assets pl, wealth; [heredados] inheritance, patrimony frm; [dejados en herencia] estatesu patrimonio personal es de 300 millones — his personal assets are 300 million, his personal wealth is some 300 million
el patrimonio heredado por mis padres — my parents' inheritance o frm patrimony
2) [artístico, cultural] heritage3) (Com) net worth, capital resources pl* * *masculino patrimonyel patrimonio social — stockholders' o shareholders' equity
patrimonio artístico/cultural — artistic/cultural heritage
* * *= legacy, patrimony.Ex. The provision, in a will and testament, of a document or set of documents to an organization, at times according to certain obligations, the beneficiary having the right to refuse acceptance is known as legacy acquisition.Ex. Archival records are a reflection of a collective memory or patrimony which it is essential to preserve.----* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.* impuesto sobre el patrimonio = wealth tax.* institución dedicada a la conservación del patrimonio = memory institution.* institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.* institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio = heritage organisation.* patrimonio bibliográfico = documentary heritage, bibliographic heritage, published heritage, documented heritage.* patrimonio cinematográfico = cinematographic heritage.* patrimonio cultural = heritage, cultural heritage, cultural legacy.* patrimonio de la humanidad = world heritage.* patrimonio digital = digital heritage.* patrimonio documental = documentary heritage, literary heritage, published heritage, documented heritage.* patrimonio histórico = historical heritage.* patrimonio intelectual = intellectual heritage.* patrimonio nacional = national heritage, cultural heritage, heritage site.* patrimonio pictórico = pictorial heritage.* * *masculino patrimonyel patrimonio social — stockholders' o shareholders' equity
patrimonio artístico/cultural — artistic/cultural heritage
* * *= legacy, patrimony.Ex: The provision, in a will and testament, of a document or set of documents to an organization, at times according to certain obligations, the beneficiary having the right to refuse acceptance is known as legacy acquisition.
Ex: Archival records are a reflection of a collective memory or patrimony which it is essential to preserve.* área de conservación del patrimonio = heritage field.* impuesto sobre el patrimonio = wealth tax.* institución dedicada a la conservación del patrimonio = memory institution.* institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural = cultural heritage institution.* institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio = heritage organisation.* patrimonio bibliográfico = documentary heritage, bibliographic heritage, published heritage, documented heritage.* patrimonio cinematográfico = cinematographic heritage.* patrimonio cultural = heritage, cultural heritage, cultural legacy.* patrimonio de la humanidad = world heritage.* patrimonio digital = digital heritage.* patrimonio documental = documentary heritage, literary heritage, published heritage, documented heritage.* patrimonio histórico = historical heritage.* patrimonio intelectual = intellectual heritage.* patrimonio nacional = national heritage, cultural heritage, heritage site.* patrimonio pictórico = pictorial heritage.* * *patrimonyimpuesto sobre el patrimonio de las personas físicas capital gains taxel patrimonio del causante the estate of the deceasedpatrimonio personal personal assets (pl)el patrimonio social stockholders' o shareholders' equity, corporate assetsel patrimonio nacional national wealth, national resourcespatrimonio histórico heritagepatrimonio artístico/cultural artistic/cultural heritagela naturaleza es patrimonio de todos the environment is a heritage we all shareciudades declaradas patrimonio de la humanidad cities which have been given the status of World Heritage Site* * *
patrimonio sustantivo masculino
patrimony;
el patrimonio nacional national wealth;
patrimonio histórico heritage;
patrimonio artístico/cultural artistic/cultural heritage
patrimonio m (cantidad de bienes) wealth
patrimonio cultural, cultural heritage
' patrimonio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ley
- herencia
English:
estate
- heritage
- National Trust
- patrimony
- equity
* * *patrimonio nm1. [bienes] [heredados] inheritance;[propios] wealth, assets; [económico] national wealth;el patrimonio natural de un país a country's natural heritage;el patrimonio de la empresa asciende a mil millones de dólares the company has net assets of one billion dollars;los ríos son patrimonio de todos rivers are a heritage shared by all;la paz no es patrimonio exclusivo de los partidos políticos peace is not the exclusive preserve of political parties;patrimonio personal personal estate2. [cultura] heritage;Granada es patrimonio (mundial) de la humanidad Granada is a world heritage sitepatrimonio histórico-artístico artistic o cultural heritage;patrimonio nacional national heritage* * *m heritage* * *patrimonio nm: patrimony, legacy -
124 presentarse
1 (comparecer) to turn up2 (para elección) to stand; (en un concurso) to enter* * *2) appear* * *VPR1) (=aparecer) to turn up2) (=comparecer)hay que presentarse el lunes por la mañana en la oficina del paro — we have to go to the Job Centre on Monday morning
3) (=hacerse conocer) to introduce o.s. (a to)antes de nada, me voy a presentar — first of all, let me introduce myself
4) [candidato] to run, standpresentarse a — [+ puesto] to apply for; [+ examen] to sit, enter for; [+ concurso] to enter
he decidido no presentarme a las elecciones — I've decided not to stand o run in the elections
5) (=surgir) [problema] to arise, come up; [oportunidad] to present itself, arise* * *(v.) = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come withEx. Such records come in a variety of physical forms.Ex. However, you must be able to identify these categories as they manifest themselves in any given subject area in the scheme.Ex. Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.Ex. Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.Ex. Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.Ex. Some of the individual programmes are now being drawn up and in one case at least the Commission has already published a notice calling for interested organizations to come forward.Ex. The problem comes with ideographic languages.* * *(v.) = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come withEx: Such records come in a variety of physical forms.
Ex: However, you must be able to identify these categories as they manifest themselves in any given subject area in the scheme.Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.Ex: Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context.Ex: Some of the individual programmes are now being drawn up and in one case at least the Commission has already published a notice calling for interested organizations to come forward.Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.* * *
■presentarse verbo reflexivo
1 (para un cargo) to stand for
2 (en un lugar) to turn up, appear
3 (a un examen, una prueba) to sit, take
4 (la ocasión, un problema) to arise, come up: si se me presenta la ocasión, iré, I'll go if I get the chance
5 (a uno mismo) to introduce oneself [a, to]
' presentarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enredar
- examen
- plantarse
- plantearse
- plantificarse
- sociedad
- terciarse
- transcurso
- venir
- apersonarse
- candidato
- concurso
- dar
- indecencia
- persona
- plantear
- presentar
- reportar
English:
appear
- arise
- audition
- come along
- consuming
- fight
- go in for
- put in
- report
- resit
- roll up
- run
- stand
- stand for
- turn up
- come
- contest
- default
- drop
- enter
- go
- recur
- retake
* * *vpr1. [personarse] to turn up, to appear;se presentó borracho a la boda he turned up drunk at the wedding;se presentó en la fiesta sin haber sido invitada she turned up at the party without having been invited;mañana preséntate en el departamento de contabilidad go to the accounts department tomorrow;presentarse ante el juez to appear before the judge;tiene que presentarse en la comisaría cada quince días he has to report to the police station once a fortnight;2. [darse a conocer] to introduce oneself;se presentó como un amigo de la familia he introduced himself as a friend of the family;permítame que me presente allow me to introduce myselfse presenta a alcalde he's running for mayor;presentarse de candidato a las elecciones to run in the elections4. [ofrecerse voluntario] to offer oneself o one's services;muchos se presentaron (voluntarios) para colaborar several people volunteered5. [surgir] [problema, situación] to arise, to come up;[ocasión, oportunidad, posibilidad] to arise;si se te presenta algún problema, llámame if you have any problems, call me;en cuanto se me presente la ocasión, me voy al extranjero I'm going to go abroad as soon as I get the chance6. [tener cierto aspecto] [el futuro, la situación] to look;el porvenir se presenta oscuro the future looks bleak;la noche se presenta fresquita it's looking rather cool this evening* * *v/r1 en sitio show up3 a examen take5 a elecciones run* * *vr1) : to show up, to appear2) : to arise, to come up3) : to introduce oneself* * *presentarse vb2. (aparecer) to turn up -
125 ruina
f.1 ruin (quiebra).dejar en o llevar a la ruina a alguien to ruin somebodyestar en la ruina to be ruinedsu negocio es una ruina his business is swallowing up his money2 destruction.el alcohol será su ruina drink will be the ruin o ruination of him3 wreck (person).estar hecho una ruina to be a wreck4 bankruptcy, crash, smashup.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ruinar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ruinar.* * *1 ruin, collapse2 figurado fall, end, downfall1 ruins\amenazar ruina to be on the point of collapsing, be on the verge of collapsingestar hecho,-a una ruina figurado to be a wreck* * *noun f.1) ruin2) downfall, collapse* * *SF1) (Econ) ruintanto gastar en viajes va a ser mi ruina — spending all this money on travel is going to cost me a fortune
2) [de edificio] collapseamenazar ruina — to threaten to collapse, be about to fall down
3) [de imperio] fall, decline; [de persona] ruin, downfallel alcohol va a ser mi ruina — alcohol will be the ruin of me, alcohol will be my downfall
4) (=persona ajada)estar hecho una ruina — to be a wreck, look a wreck
6) (Jur) ** bird **, prison sentence* * *1)a) ( estado)la región quedó sumida en la ruina — the area was left in ruins o was devastated
estar hecho una ruina — (fam) to be a wreck (colloq)
b) ( bancarrota) ruinc) (causa, origen)2) ( acción) collapse3) ruinas femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl)* * *= destruction, ruin, downfall, undoing, bust, obliteration, bane, labefaction, rack and ruin.Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.Ex. Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex. At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.----* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* en la ruina = in chapter 11, in dire straits.* en ruinas = in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside down.* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* la ruina de = the bane of.* * *1)a) ( estado)la región quedó sumida en la ruina — the area was left in ruins o was devastated
estar hecho una ruina — (fam) to be a wreck (colloq)
b) ( bancarrota) ruinc) (causa, origen)2) ( acción) collapse3) ruinas femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl)* * *= destruction, ruin, downfall, undoing, bust, obliteration, bane, labefaction, rack and ruin.Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* en la ruina = in chapter 11, in dire straits.* en ruinas = in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside down.* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* la ruina de = the bane of.* * *A1(estado, situación): la compañía está/se ha quedado en la ruina the company is in a terrible mess, the company is in dire straitsconduce al protagonista a la ruina it brings about the protagonist's downfalltras la guerra, esta región quedó sumida en la ruina when the war ended this area was left in ruins o was devastatedlos dejó en la ruina it ruined themdejaron la economía en la ruina they left the economy in ruins2(causa de perdición, desastre): el juego va a ser su ruina gambling will be the ruin of hereste hijo mío es una ruina this son of mine is ruining meeste coche es mi ruina this car is costing me a fortune o is going to bankrupt me ( colloq)B (acción) collapsela casa amenaza ruina the house is on the point of collapseen ruina in ruinsla casa estaba en ruinas the house was in ruins* * *
ruina sustantivo femenino
estar en la ruina [ empresario] to be ruined;
[ país] to be in financial ruin;
d)
en ruinas in ruins
ruina sustantivo femenino
1 ruin
amenazar ruina, to be about to fall down
2 (económica) ruin: la empresa está en la ruina, the company has collapsed o gone bankrupt
3 (de una persona) downfall, ruin: el juego fue su ruina, gambling was his downfall 4 estar hecho una ruina, to be a wreck
5 en ruinas, in ruins
' ruina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abocada
- abocado
- buscarse
- ser
- significar
- borde
- calle
English:
destruction
- ruin
- wreck
- write-off
- down
- make
* * *ruina nf1. [quiebra] ruin;su negocio es una ruina his business is swallowing up his money;la caída de la Bolsa causó su ruina the collapse of the Stock Exchange ruined him;estar en la ruina to be ruined;la epidemia ha supuesto la ruina de muchos ganaderos the epidemic has ruined many cattle farmers;vamos a la ruina we are going to wrack and ruin2. [destrucción] destruction;el alcohol será su ruina drink will be the ruin o ruination of him3.ruinas [de una construcción] ruins;un puente en ruinas a bridge in ruins;amenazar ruina [edificio] to be about to collapse4. [persona] wreck;estar hecho una ruina to be a wreck* * *f1 ( quiebra) ruin;amenazar ruina be on the point of collapse;llevar a alguien a la ruina bankrupt s.o.;estar en la ruina be in dire straits2 persona:estar hecho una ruina be a wreck3 de edificio:ruinas pl ruins* * *ruina nf1) : ruin, destruction2) : downfall, collapse3) ruinas nfpl: ruins, remains* * *ruina n (edificio) ruin -
126 sin tregua
adj.truceless, without letting up, without respite, relentless.* * *= unrelenting, unremitting, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, unrelentinglyEx. Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.Ex. This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.Ex. The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.Ex. Microfilming of Australian records in the UK has continued without a break since 1948 and by 1990 and a total of 9267 reels has been produced.Ex. This sequence was repeated, without rest, for the duration of the technique.Ex. This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.* * *= unrelenting, unremitting, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, unrelentinglyEx: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.
Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.Ex: The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.Ex: Microfilming of Australian records in the UK has continued without a break since 1948 and by 1990 and a total of 9267 reels has been produced.Ex: This sequence was repeated, without rest, for the duration of the technique.Ex: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most. -
127 surcar los mares
figurado to ply the seas* * *(v.) = plough + the seaEx. The article has the title ' Plowing the sea: appraising public records in an historical culture'.* * *(v.) = plough + the seaEx: The article has the title ' Plowing the sea: appraising public records in an historical culture'.
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128 valorar
v.1 to value (tasar) (propiedad, obra).la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million2 to evaluate, to assess.su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favorablyel peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favored among the candidates3 to value.valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly4 to appraise, to price, to evaluate, to give an estimate on.María valora los bienes Mary appraises the assets.5 to appreciate, to value, to cherish, to esteem.Ella valora los regalos She appreciates the gifts.6 to appreciate to.María valora poder caminar de nuevo Mary appreciates to be able to walk again7 to weigh.Ellos valoraron la decisión The weighed the decision.* * *1 (tasar) to value, calculate the value of2 (aumentar el valor) to raise the value of\valorar a alguien en mucho figurado to hold somebody in high esteem* * *verb1) to assess, evaluate2) value* * *VT1) (=tasar) [+ joya, obra de arte] to value (en at); [+ daños, pérdidas] to assess (en at)las pérdidas han sido valoradas en miles de millones — the damage has been estimated o assessed at thousands of millions
2) (=apreciar) [+ cualidad] to value, appreciateno sabes valorar la amistad — you don't value o appreciate friendship
un trabajo no valorado por la sociedad — it is a job which is not valued o appreciated by society
"se valorarán los conocimientos de inglés" — "knowledge of English an advantage"
3) (=revalorizar) to raise the value of4) (Quím) to titrate* * *verbo transitivoa) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assessla casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...
las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares — the damage is estimated at several million dollars
b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assessvalorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative
c) <amistad/lealtad> to value* * *= appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.Ex. Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.Ex. A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.Ex. Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.Ex. She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex. She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.Ex. Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.----* valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.* * *verbo transitivoa) <joya/cuadro> to value; <pérdida/daño> to assessla casa está valorada en... — the house is valued at...
las pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares — the damage is estimated at several million dollars
b) (frml) <trabajo/actuación> to assessvalorar algo positivamente/negativamente — to consider something to be positive/negative
c) <amistad/lealtad> to value* * *= appraise, rate, value, respect, cherish, prize [prise, -USA], hold + Nombre + dear.Ex: Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.
Ex: A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.Ex: Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued.Ex: She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.* valorar Algo mucho = value + Nombre + highly.* * *valorar [A1 ]vtA1 (tasar) ‹joyas/cuadros› to value; ‹pérdidas/daños› to assess valorar algo EN algo:el cuadro está valorado en 2 millones de dólares the picture is valued at 2 million dollarslas pérdidas se valoran en varios millones de dólares the damage is estimated at several million dollarsuna vida no se puede valorar en dinero you cannot put a value on a person's life2 ( frml) (considerar) to assessvaloró la actuación de su predecesor he assessed his predecessor's performance(+ compl): valoran positivamente esta nueva política they consider o judge this new policy to be positivesu cambio de actitud fue valorado negativamente her change of attitude was viewed unfavorably3 (apreciar, estimar) to appreciateno sabes valorar la amistad you don't appreciate the true value of friendship, you don't value friendship as you shouldvaloraba muy poco su dedicación he attached very little value to her dedicationvaloro mucho su lealtad I value your loyalty very highly[ S ] se valorará experiencia experience an advantageB ( Quím) to titrate* * *
valorar ( conjugate valorar) verbo transitivo
‹pérdida/daño› to assess;
valorar algo en algo to value/assess sth at sth;
valorar verbo transitivo
1 (dar un valor, precio) to value
2 (tener en estima, consideración) to value: no valora lo que estás haciendo, he doesn't appreciate what you are doing
' valorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cotizar
- estimar
- invalorable
English:
appreciate
- assess
- price
- value
- appraise
- estimate
- evaluate
- prize
* * *valorar vt1. [tasar] [obra de arte] to value;[daños] to assess, to estimate;la casa está valorada en 25 millones the house is valued at 25 million2. [evaluar] to evaluate, to assess;su actuación ha sido valorada muy positivamente her performance has been judged very favourably;el peor valorado entre todos los candidatos the least favoured among the candidates3. [apreciar] to value;no saben valorar el trabajo de los enseñantes they do not value the work that teachers do;valoran mucho los conocimientos de inglés they value a knowledge of English very highly* * *v/t1 ( tasar) value (en at)2 ( estimar) appreciate, value* * *valorar vt1) evaluar: to evaluate, to appraise, to assess2) apreciar: to value, to appreciate* * *valorar vb to value
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