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  • 121 devastado

    = shattered, devastated, bereft, desolate.
    Ex. It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.
    Ex. The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
    Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
    ----
    * devastado por la guerra = war-torn.
    * * *
    = shattered, devastated, bereft, desolate.

    Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.

    Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
    Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
    Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
    * devastado por la guerra = war-torn.

    * * *
    devastado, -a adj
    devastated

    Spanish-English dictionary > devastado

  • 122 grosería

    f.
    1 rude remark, coarse thing to say, crude remark, four-letter word.
    2 rude thing to do.
    3 impoliteness, bluntness, coarseness, discourtesy.
    4 rude language, bad language.
    * * *
    1 (ordinariez) rude word, rude expression
    2 (rusticidad) rudeness, coarseness
    \
    decir una grosería to say something rude
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=mala educación) rudeness; (=ordinariez) coarseness, vulgarity; (=tosquedad) roughness
    2) (=comentario) rude remark, vulgar remark; (=palabrota) swearword
    * * *
    a) ( acción)
    b) (comentario, dicho)
    * * *
    = rudeness, vulgarism, rude remark.
    Ex. But still what possible justification is there for unprovoked rudeness?.
    Ex. To begin with a vulgarism, the public libraries have definitely not got their shit together.
    Ex. The best way to deal with a rude remark is to ignore it.
    ----
    * decir una grosería = make + rude remark.
    * groserías = foul language.
    * * *
    a) ( acción)
    b) (comentario, dicho)
    * * *
    = rudeness, vulgarism, rude remark.

    Ex: But still what possible justification is there for unprovoked rudeness?.

    Ex: To begin with a vulgarism, the public libraries have definitely not got their shit together.
    Ex: The best way to deal with a rude remark is to ignore it.
    * decir una grosería = make + rude remark.
    * groserías = foul language.

    * * *
    1
    (acción): me pareció una grosería que no nos hiciera pasar I thought it was very rude of him not to invite us in
    2
    (comentario, dicho): y me llamó estúpida — ¡qué grosería! and he called me stupid — how rude!
    lo castigaron por decir groserías he was punished for being coarse o crude
    * * *

    grosería sustantivo femenino
    a) ( acción):



    ◊ ¡qué grosería! how rude!;

    decir groserías to swear
    grosería sustantivo femenino
    1 (expresión insultante) rude word o expression
    2 (carencia de modales) rudeness
    ' grosería' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inaudita
    - inaudito
    - gamberrada
    - guarangada
    - lisura
    - ordinariez
    English:
    nastiness
    - rudeness
    - answer
    - vulgarity
    * * *
    1. [cualidad] rudeness
    2. [acción] rude thing;
    ese comentario fue una grosería that was a terribly rude thing to say
    3. [palabrota] swear word;
    siempre anda soltando groserías she goes around swearing all the time
    * * *
    f rudeness
    * * *
    1) : insult, coarse language
    2) : rudeness, discourtesy

    Spanish-English dictionary > grosería

  • 123 hombre

    adj.
    manly.
    intj.
    1 hey man, well, what a surprise.
    2 O man.
    3 man alive.
    m.
    1 man.
    hombre de negocios businessman
    hombre orquesta one-man band
    hombre de palabra man of his word
    hombre rana frogman
    el hombre de a pie the man in the street
    hombre del tiempo weatherman
    un pobre hombre a nobody
    ¡pobre hombre! poor chap o (British) guy! (United States)
    de hombre a hombre man to man
    ser muy hombre to be a (real) man
    ser todo un hombre, ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man, to be every inch a man
    hombre de acción man of action
    el hombre de la calle the man in the street
    hombre lobo werewolf
    hombre de mundo man of the world
    2 male, man.
    * * *
    2 (especie) man, mankind
    3 familiar (marido) husband
    1 (asombro) hey!, hey there!, well!
    ■ ¡hombre, Pedro, no te esperaba! hey, Pedro, I didn't expect you!
    2 (enfático) sure!
    ■ ¡sí hombre! you bet!, yeah sure!
    ■ ¡hombre claro! of course!, you bet!
    3 (enfado) but really!
    ■ ¡pero hombre! but really!
    ■ ¡anda hombre! come on!
    \
    de hombre a hombre man-to-man
    hacer un hombre to make a man of
    hacerse un hombre to become a man
    ¡hombre al agua! man overboard!
    ¡pobre hombre! poor chap!, poor bloke! (US poor guy!)
    portarse como un hombre to act like a man
    ser muy hombre to be every inch a man
    ser otro hombre to be a changed man
    buen hombre good fellow
    el hombre de la calle the man in the street
    el hombre medio the average man
    hombre anuncio sandwich man
    hombre de bien good man, honest man
    hombre de estado statesman
    hombre de letras man of letters
    hombre de mundo man of the world
    hombre de negocios businessman
    hombre de palabra man of his word
    hombre de peso important figure
    hombre de pro honest man
    hombre del tiempo weatherman
    hombre lobo werewolf
    hombre orquesta one-man band
    hombre rana frogman
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=varón adulto) man; (=especie humana) mankind

    ¡ven aquí si eres hombre! — come over here if you're a real man!

    ayúdale, que el hombre ya no puede más — help him, the poor man's exhausted

    ¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!

    • el abominable hombre de las nieves — the abominable snowman

    • creerse muy hombre, se cree muy hombre — he thinks he's a real hard man

    • pobre hombre, el pobre hombre se quedó sin nadie — the poor man o poor devil ended up all alone

    no le hagas caso, es un pobre hombre — don't take any notice, he's just a sad little man *

    como un solo hombre —

    hombre bueno — honest man, good man

    hombre de bien — honest man, good man

    hombre de la calle, el hombre de la calle no entiende el problema — the average person can't understand the problem

    hombre de leyes — lawyer, attorney (-at-law) (EEUU)

    hombre de mar — seafaring man, seaman

    hombre de pro, hombre de provecho — worthy o good man

    hombre fuerte, el hombre fuerte del partido — the strong man of the party

    hombre medio, el hombre medio — the man in the street, the average person

    hombre muerto, ¡si no te rindes eres hombre muerto! — surrender or you're a dead man!

    2) (=miembro de ejército, equipo) man
    2.
    EXCL

    -¿me haces un favor? -sí, hombre — "would you do me a favour?" - "(yes) of course"

    -¿vendrás? -¡hombre claro! — "are you coming?" - "you bet!"

    ¡venga, hombre, haz un esfuerzo! — come on, make an effort!

    ¡hombre, no me vengas con eso! — oh please o oh come on, don't give me that!

    hombre, yo creo que... — well, I think that...

    ¡hombre, Pedro! ¿qué tal? — hey, Pedro! how's things?

    ¡vaya, hombre, qué mala suerte has tenido! — dear oh dear, what terrible luck!

    * * *
    I
    a) ( varón) man

    hombres, mujeres y niños — men, women and children

    está hecho un hombre — he's a real man, now

    ser un hombre de pelo en pecho — to be a real man, be a he-man (hum)

    II

    hombre! qué sorpresa! — well! o hey! what a nice surprise!

    ¿te gustaría venir? - hombre! — would you like to come? - you bet! what do you think?

    hombre, no es lo mismo — come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)

    hombre, supongo que sí — well o I don't know, I suppose so

    * * *
    = male, man [men, -pl.].
    Ex. The decision has been made to use the term males instead of the term Men in the indexing of documents.
    Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    ----
    * agujero de hombre = manhole.
    * alimentación del hombre = human nutrition, human nutrition.
    * animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.
    * asignado por el hombre = humanly-assigned.
    * asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios = Lions club.
    * basado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].
    * causado por el hombre = man-made.
    * centrado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA], anthropocentric.
    * centralización en el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
    * creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.
    * creado por el hombre = human-generated.
    * de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
    * de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.
    * devoradora de hombres = man-eater.
    * diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.
    * diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.
    * dominado por el hombre = male dominated [male-dominated].
    * el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.
    * el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.
    * el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.
    * entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.
    * generado por el hombre = human-generated.
    * hecho por el hombre = man-made.
    * hombre anuncio = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboard.
    * hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].
    * hombre bomba = suicide bomber.
    * hombre con éxito = successful man.
    * hombre corriente, el = common man, the.
    * hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.
    * hombre de color = coloured man.
    * hombre de confianza = henchman [henchmen, -pl.].
    * hombre de estado = statesman [statesmen, -pl.].
    * hombre de éxito = successful man.
    * hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].
    * hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.
    * hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].
    * hombre de las cavernas = prehistoric man, caveman.
    * hombre de letras = man of letters.
    * hombre del tiempo = weatherman, weatherman.
    * hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].
    * hombre de negocios = businessman [businessmen, -pl.], entrepreneur.
    * hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.
    * hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.].
    * hombre lobo = werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].
    * hombre mayor = elderly man.
    * hombre medio, el = average person, the.
    * hombre muerto = goner.
    * hombre negro = black man, coloured man.
    * hombre orquesta = one-man band.
    * hombre para todo = handyman [handymen, pl.].
    * hombre prehistórico, el = early man.
    * hombre primitivo, el = early man.
    * hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.
    * hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.
    * hombre sabio = wise man.
    * hombre santo = holy man.
    * hombres de negocios = business people.
    * hombre viril = virile man.
    * hora hombre = man-hour.
    * interacción hombre-ordenador = human-computer interaction.
    * intervención del hombre = human intervention.
    * liberación del hombre = men's liberation.
    * orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
    * orientado hacia el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].
    * peluquería de hombres = barber's shop.
    * pobre hombre = poor fellow.
    * por el hombre = humanly.
    * proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.
    * provocado por el hombre = man-made.
    * relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.
    * seleccionado por el hombre = humanly-selected.
    * un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.
    * un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.
    * un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.
    * un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.
    * ¡vaya hombre! = oh dear!.
    * * *
    I
    a) ( varón) man

    hombres, mujeres y niños — men, women and children

    está hecho un hombre — he's a real man, now

    ser un hombre de pelo en pecho — to be a real man, be a he-man (hum)

    II

    hombre! qué sorpresa! — well! o hey! what a nice surprise!

    ¿te gustaría venir? - hombre! — would you like to come? - you bet! what do you think?

    hombre, no es lo mismo — come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)

    hombre, supongo que sí — well o I don't know, I suppose so

    * * *
    = male, man [men, -pl.].

    Ex: The decision has been made to use the term males instead of the term Men in the indexing of documents.

    Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    * agujero de hombre = manhole.
    * alimentación del hombre = human nutrition, human nutrition.
    * animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater.
    * asignado por el hombre = humanly-assigned.
    * asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios = Lions club.
    * basado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].
    * causado por el hombre = man-made.
    * centrado en el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA], anthropocentric.
    * centralización en el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
    * creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.
    * creado por el hombre = human-generated.
    * de ilusiones vive el hombre = We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
    * de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * desastre provocado por el hombre = man-made disaster.
    * devoradora de hombres = man-eater.
    * diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay gap.
    * diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres = gender pay differential.
    * dominado por el hombre = male dominated [male-dominated].
    * el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.
    * el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.
    * el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.
    * el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.
    * entre el hombre y el sistema = human-system.
    * entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * equidad entre hombres y mujeres = gender equity.
    * generado por el hombre = human-generated.
    * hecho por el hombre = man-made.
    * hombre anuncio = sandwich man, sandwich-board man, human billboard.
    * hombre blanco = white man [white men, -pl.].
    * hombre bomba = suicide bomber.
    * hombre con éxito = successful man.
    * hombre corriente, el = common man, the.
    * hombre de a pie, el = man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.
    * hombre de color = coloured man.
    * hombre de confianza = henchman [henchmen, -pl.].
    * hombre de estado = statesman [statesmen, -pl.].
    * hombre de éxito = successful man.
    * hombre de la calle = layman [laymen, -pl.], lay person [layperson].
    * hombre de la calle, el = common man, the, man-on-the-street, man in the street, the.
    * hombre de la edad del hielo = iceman [icemen, -pl.].
    * hombre de las cavernas = prehistoric man, caveman.
    * hombre de letras = man of letters.
    * hombre del tiempo = weatherman, weatherman.
    * hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].
    * hombre de negocios = businessman [businessmen, -pl.], entrepreneur.
    * hombre de paja = straw man, straw figure, frontman.
    * hombre espectáculo = showman [showmen, -pl.].
    * hombre lobo = werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].
    * hombre mayor = elderly man.
    * hombre medio, el = average person, the.
    * hombre muerto = goner.
    * hombre negro = black man, coloured man.
    * hombre orquesta = one-man band.
    * hombre para todo = handyman [handymen, pl.].
    * hombre prehistórico, el = early man.
    * hombre primitivo, el = early man.
    * hombre que no tiene palabra = not a man of his word.
    * hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.
    * hombre sabio = wise man.
    * hombre santo = holy man.
    * hombres de negocios = business people.
    * hombre viril = virile man.
    * hora hombre = man-hour.
    * interacción hombre-ordenador = human-computer interaction.
    * intervención del hombre = human intervention.
    * liberación del hombre = men's liberation.
    * orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
    * orientado hacia el hombre = human-centred [human-centered, -USA].
    * peluquería de hombres = barber's shop.
    * pobre hombre = poor fellow.
    * por el hombre = humanly.
    * proporción hombres-mujeres = sex ratio.
    * provocado por el hombre = man-made.
    * relaciones entre hombres y mujeres = gender relations.
    * seleccionado por el hombre = humanly-selected.
    * un hombre de gentes = a man of the people.
    * un hombre de mundo = a man of the world.
    * un hombre de palabra = a man of his word.
    * un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.
    * ¡vaya hombre! = oh dear!.

    * * *
    1 (varón) man
    hombres, mujeres y niños men, women and children
    ya es un hombre hecho y derecho he's a grown man now
    es el hombre de la casa he's the man of the house
    ¡cómo ha crecido! está hecho un hombre hasn't he grown! he's a real man, now
    fue un gran hombre he was a great man
    vamos a hablar de hombre a hombre let's talk man-to-man
    no es lo bastante hombre como para decírmelo a la cara he's not man enough to tell me to my face
    se cree muy hombre he thinks he's such a man
    el ejército te va a hacer un hombre the Army will make a man (out) of you
    ¡hombre al agua! man overboard!
    como no consiga el dinero soy hombre muerto if I don't manage to get the money I've had it o I'm finished o I'm a dead man ( colloq)
    es un pobre hombre he's a poor devil
    este hombre no sabe lo que dice this guy o he doesn't know what he's talking about
    ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man, be a he-man ( hum)
    2
    (especie humana): el hombre man
    nadie pensó que el hombre llegaría a la luna nobody thought that man would reach the moon
    la explotación del hombre por el hombre the exploitation of man by his fellow man
    el hombre prehistórico prehistoric man
    el hombre propone y Dios dispone Man proposes and God disposes
    Compuestos:
    sandwich-board man
    spiderman
    man of action
    man-at-arms
    fine, upstanding man
    man of science
    right-hand man
    statesman
    man in the street
    caveman
    man of letters
    bogeyman
    weatherman
    man of the world
    businessman
    (en política) puppet; (en un negocio sucio) front man, front ( colloq), straw man ( AmE)
    strong man
    werewolf
    male sex-object
    ( Mús) one-man band
    soy el hombre orquesta de esta oficina ( hum); I have to do everything in this office
    public figure
    frogman, diver
    ¡hombre!, ¡qué alegría encontrarte aquí! well, hey! what a nice surprise to see you here!
    ¿te gustaría venir? — ¡hombre! would you like to come? — you bet! o what do you think?
    vamos, hombre, anímate come on o hey, cheer up!
    acércate, hombre, que no te voy a hacer nada come here, I'm not going to do anything to you!
    hombre, no es lo mismo come off it, it's not the same thing ( colloq), but it's not the same
    hombre, supongo que vendrá well o I don't know, I suppose she'll come
    * * *

     

    hombre sustantivo masculino
    a) ( varón) man;

    ◊ hombres, mujeres y niños men, women and children;

    no es lo bastante hombre para … he's not man enough to …;
    ¡hombre al agua! man overboard!;
    este hombre no sabe lo que dice this guy doesn't know what he's talking about;
    hombre de confianza right-hand man;
    hombre del tiempo weatherman;
    hombre de negocios businessman;
    hombre lobo werewolf;
    hombre medio man in the street;
    hombre rana frogman, diver;
    hombre precavido vale por dos forewarned is forearmed


    ■ interjección:
    ◊ ¡hombre! ¡qué sorpresa! well! what a nice surprise!;

    ¿te gustaría venir? — ¡hombre! would you like to come? — you bet! what do you think?;
    hombre, no es lo mismo come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)
    hombre
    I sustantivo masculino
    1 (individuo) man
    hombre de Estado, statesman
    hombre de paja, dummy, figurehead
    hombre lobo, werewolf
    hombre rana, frogman
    2 (género, especie) mankind, man
    II interj
    1 (en un saludo) hey!, hey there!: ¡hombre, José!, ¿qué tal te va?, hey, José! how are things?
    2 (enfático) ¡hombre, claro que iré!, sure, of course I'll go!
    (incredulidad) ¡sí hombre!, ¿te crees que soy tonto, o qué?, oh, come on! do you think I'm stupid?
    ♦ Locuciones: ser muy hombre, to be every inch a man
    de hombre a hombre, man-to-man

    ' hombre' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abominable
    - acción
    - acomodador
    - acomodadora
    - adúltera
    - adúltero
    - aferrada
    - aferrado
    - agente
    - albacea
    - amante
    - aparte
    - artesana
    - artesano
    - asesina
    - asesino
    - autor
    - autora
    - bañador
    - bienhechor
    - bienhechora
    - blanca
    - blanco
    - bombera
    - bombero
    - cabrón
    - cabrona
    - calle
    - cámara
    - camarera
    - camarero
    - campesina
    - campesino
    - capataz
    - cartera
    - cartero
    - casera
    - casero
    - cerdo
    - cobrador
    - cobradora
    - coco
    - comedianta
    - comediante
    - cómica
    - cómico
    - compatriota
    - confidente
    - conquistador
    English:
    A
    - aged
    - alone
    - ascot
    - average
    - bear down on
    - bogeyman
    - brief
    - businessman
    - chase
    - come up
    - common
    - conviction
    - decision
    - decoy
    - discard
    - doze
    - elegantly
    - ethical
    - evening dress
    - excommunicate
    - frogman
    - grief-stricken
    - grown
    - guffaw
    - hairpiece
    - hurt
    - in
    - inch
    - inhibited
    - intrigue
    - jacket
    - let out
    - madman
    - man
    - manhood
    - masculine
    - masseur
    - mate
    - misgiving
    - nipple
    - nobleman
    - of
    - one-man band
    - open-minded
    - ordinary
    - overboard
    - pants
    - parent
    - point out
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [varón adulto] man;
    ropa de hombre menswear;
    el hombre blanco white men;
    paseaba del brazo de su hombre she walked along arm in arm with her man;
    un pobre hombre a nobody;
    ¡pobre hombre! poor guy!;
    ¡hombre al agua! man overboard!;
    de hombre a hombre man to man;
    como un solo hombre: los trabajadores defendieron a su compañera como un solo hombre the workers defended their colleague as one;
    hacer un hombre a alguien: el ejército no lo hizo un hombre the army failed to make a man of him;
    ser hombre: da la cara si eres hombre show your face if you're a man;
    ser hombre muerto: si me descubren, soy hombre muerto if they find me out, I'm a dead man;
    ¡arroja el arma o eres hombre muerto! throw down your weapon or you're a dead man!;
    ser muy hombre to be a (real) man;
    te crees muy hombre, ¿no? you think you're a big man, don't you?;
    Fam
    ser un hombre de pelo en pecho to be a real man, to be every inch a man;
    ser todo un hombre to be a real man, to be every inch a man;
    el hombre y el oso, cuanto más feos más hermosos people often prefer brawn to classical good looks;
    hombre precavido o [m5] prevenido vale por dos forewarned is forearmed;
    el hombre propone y Dios dispone Man proposes and God disposes
    hombre de acción man of action;
    hombre anuncio sandwich-board man;
    hombre de bien honourable man;
    el hombre de la calle the man in the street;
    hombre de ciencias man of science;
    hombre de confianza right-hand man;
    hombre de Cromañón Cro-magnon man;
    hombre de Estado statesman;
    hombre de familia family man;
    hombre fuerte strongman;
    el hombre fuerte del régimen the strongman of the regime;
    hombre de iglesia man of the cloth;
    el hombre invisible the invisible man;
    hombre de letras man of letters;
    hombre lobo werewolf;
    hombre de mar seaman, sailor;
    hombre de mundo man of the world;
    hombre de Neanderthal Neanderthal man;
    hombre de negocios businessman;
    el hombre de las nieves the abominable snowman;
    hombre objeto: [m5] me tratan como a un hombre objeto they treat me as a sex object;
    hombre orquesta one-man band;
    hombre de paja front (man), US straw man;
    hombre de palabra: [m5] es un hombre de palabra he's a man of his word;
    el hombre de a pie the man in the street;
    hombre público public figure;
    hombre rana frogman;
    Fam el hombre del saco the bogeyman;
    hombre del tiempo weatherman
    2.
    el hombre [la humanidad] man, mankind;
    la evolución del hombre the evolution of mankind
    ♦ interj
    1. Esp [como apelativo]
    ¡hombre! ¡qué alegría verte! (hey,) how nice to see you!;
    ¿te acuerdas de Marisol?, ¡sí, hombre, nuestra compañera de clase! do you remember Marisol? you know, she was at school with us!;
    ¿me acercas a casa? – sí, hombre can you give me a Br lift o US ride home? – sure;
    ¡sí, hombre, que ya voy! all right, all right, I'm coming!;
    hombre, ¡qué pena! oh, what a shame!;
    pero hombre, no te pongas así oh, don't be like that!;
    hombre, no es exactamente mi plato favorito, pero… well, it's not exactly my favourite dish, but…;
    ¡hombre Pepe, tú por aquí! hey, Pepe, fancy seeing you here!
    2. Méx Fam
    n'hombre [uso enfático] [m5]¿cómo les fue? – n'hombre, nos la pasamos súper-bien how did it go? – man, we had a blast!;
    n'hombre, no vayas a ver esa película, es aburridísima god no, don't go to that movie o Br film, it's unbelievably boring
    * * *
    m
    1 man;
    de hombre a hombre man to man;
    hombre hecho a sí mismo self-made man;
    pobre hombre poor man o soul;
    ¡hombre al agua! man overboard!
    2
    :
    el hombre (la humanidad) man, mankind
    3
    :
    ¡claro, hombre! you bet!, sure thing!;
    ¡hombre, qué alegría! that’s great!
    * * *
    hombre nm
    1) : man
    el hombre: man, mankind
    2)
    hombre de estado : statesman
    3)
    hombre de negocios : businessman
    4)
    hombre lobo : werewolf
    * * *
    1. (en general) man [pl. men]
    un hombre alto y moreno a tall, dark man
    2. (humanidad) mankind
    hombre del tiempo weatherman [pl. weathermen]
    hombre de negocios businessman [pl. businessmen]

    Spanish-English dictionary > hombre

  • 124 no puedo entender cómo

    Ex. 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
    * * *

    Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".

    Spanish-English dictionary > no puedo entender cómo

  • 125 persona

    f.
    1 person (individuo).
    vinieron varias personas several people came
    cien personas a hundred people
    en persona in person
    por persona per head
    ser buena persona to be a good person o sort
    persona mayor adult, grown-up
    persona non grata persona non grata
    2 party (law).
    persona física private individual
    persona jurídica legal entity o person
    3 person (grammar).
    la segunda persona del singular the second person singular
    * * *
    1 person
    \
    en persona in person
    persona física individual
    persona jurídica legal entity
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=individuo) person

    • en persona — in person, in the flesh

    • por persona — per person

    dos dólares por persona — two dollars per person, two dollars a head

    • tercera persona — third party

    persona de edad — elderly person, senior citizen

    persona de historia — † dubious individual

    persona no grata, persona non grata — persona non grata

    personas reales — frm royalty sing, king and queen

    2) (Jur)
    3) (Ling) person
    4) (Rel)
    PERSONA Mientras que persona en singular se traduce por person, el plural tiene dos traducciones: people y persons. ► People es la forma más utilizada, ya que persons se emplea solamente en el lenguaje formal o técnico. Las dos formas llevan el verbo en plural: Acaban de llegar tres personas preguntando por un tal Sr. Oliva Three people have just arrived asking for a Mr Oliva "Peso máximo: 8 personas" "Weight limit: 8 persons" Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( ser humano) person

    carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

    las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

    en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

    la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

    por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

    2) (Ling) person
    * * *
    = fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.
    Ex. From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
    Ex. Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
    Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    Ex. Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
    Ex. No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    Ex. Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
    Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex. All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.
    Ex. In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
    Ex. Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.
    ----
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * algunas personas = some people.
    * atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.
    * biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.
    * círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.
    * como persona que = as one who.
    * conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.
    * contra toda persona = all comers.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cualquier otra persona = anybody else.
    * cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.
    * cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * de persona = personal.
    * de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.
    * de primera persona = first-person.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * lista de personas de contacto = contact list.
    * lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.
    * mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.
    * ninguna otra persona = no one else.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * orientado a la persona = human-oriented.
    * orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.
    * otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.
    * para algunas personas = to some people.
    * para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.
    * pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.
    * pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.
    * persona a cargo = dependent.
    * persona aprensiva = apprehensive.
    * persona atrevida = risk taker.
    * persona audaz = risk taker.
    * persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].
    * persona becada = fundee.
    * persona civil = civilian.
    * persona competente = a good sport.
    * persona común = ordinary person.
    * persona con ahorros = saver.
    * persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.
    * persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.
    * persona con éxito = successful person.
    * persona con iniciativa = go-getter.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * persona con llave = keyholder.
    * persona con mala ortografía = speller.
    * persona con mucha ambición = social climber.
    * persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona de acción = doer.
    * persona de adentro = insider.
    * persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].
    * persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.
    * persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.
    * persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.
    * persona de éxito = successful person.
    * persona de fuera = outsider.
    * persona dejada = slob.
    * persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.
    * persona de la propia empresa = insider.
    * persona de la tercera edad = elder.
    * persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de raza blanca = white.
    * persona de raza negra = black.
    * persona designada = nominee, designate.
    * persona designada para un cargo = appointee.
    * persona destacada = standout.
    * persona divorciada = divorcee.
    * persona emprendedora = go-getter.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.
    * persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.
    * persona estúpida = no-brainer.
    * persona famosa = famous person.
    * persona ilusa = daydreamer.
    * persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].
    * persona informada = insider.
    * persona innovadora = innovator.
    * persona inquieta = fidget.
    * persona inscrita = registrant.
    * persona interesada = taker.
    * persona joven = youth.
    * persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].
    * persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona mayor = elder.
    * persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.
    * persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.
    * persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.
    * persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.
    * persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.
    * persona nerviosa = fidget.
    * persona no experta = non-scholar.
    * persona no grata = persona non grata.
    * persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.
    * persona normal = ordinary person.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).
    * persona problemática = troublemaker.
    * persona que abandona Algo = quitter.
    * persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.
    * persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.
    * persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].
    * persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.
    * persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].
    * persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.
    * persona que da consuelo = comforter.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.
    * persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.
    * persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.
    * persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.
    * persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.
    * persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.
    * persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.
    * persona que está a dieta = dieter.
    * persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.
    * persona que está de picnic = picnicker.
    * persona que hace encajes = tatter.
    * persona que hace striptease = stripper.
    * persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.
    * persona que hace un comentario = commenter.
    * persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.
    * persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.
    * persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.
    * persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.
    * persona que llama = caller.
    * persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.
    * persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.
    * persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.
    * persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.
    * persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].
    * persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.
    * persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.
    * persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.
    * persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.
    * persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.
    * persona que recoge algo = picker.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.
    * persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.
    * persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.
    * persona que se cree Algo = biter.
    * persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.
    * persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.
    * persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.
    * persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.
    * persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.
    * persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.
    * persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.
    * persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.
    * persona que toma la última decisión = decider.
    * persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.
    * persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].
    * persona que va por libre = outsider.
    * persona que ve = sighted person.
    * persona que ve/observa = watcher.
    * persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.
    * persona que viste a la antigua = frump.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * persona recta = mensch.
    * personas = humans, party, people, public.
    * personas como = the likes of.
    * personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.
    * personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.
    * personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
    * personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.
    * personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.
    * personas con éxito, las = successful, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.
    * personas de color = coloured people.
    * personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.
    * personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.
    * personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.
    * personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.
    * personas famosas = those held up for praise.
    * personas importantes = those held up for praise.
    * persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * personas mayores = older people, elderly people.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * personas muy activas, las = those on the go.
    * personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.
    * personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.
    * persona solitaria = lone wolf.
    * personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.
    * personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * personas relevantes = those held up for praise.
    * personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.
    * personas sin hogar = homelessness.
    * personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.
    * personas sin techo = homelessness.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * persona subvencionada = fundee.
    * persona temerosa = risk taker.
    * persona típica, la = average man, the.
    * persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * por persona = per person.
    * préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.
    * primera persona = first person.
    * representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * tipo de persona = public.
    * todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.
    * trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.
    * tráfico de personas = foot fall.
    * tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.
    * usuario en persona = walk-in user.
    * visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( ser humano) person

    carga máxima: ocho personas — maximum capacity: eight persons

    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? — how many people do you have reporting to you?

    las personas interesadas... — all those interested...

    en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

    la tarea recayó en la persona de... — the task was allocated to...

    por persona: 20 dólares por persona 20 dollars a head; sólo se venden dos entradas por persona — you can only get two tickets per person

    2) (Ling) person
    * * *
    = fellow, figure, hand, individual, man [men, -pl.], party, person, character, chap, self.

    Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

    Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
    Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
    Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
    Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
    Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
    Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex: All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.
    Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
    Ex: Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.
    * algunas personas = some people.
    * atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.
    * biografía de personas célebres = celebrity biography.
    * círculo de personas afines e influyentes = network.
    * como persona que = as one who.
    * conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio = constituency.
    * contra toda persona = all comers.
    * crucial para la vida de una persona = lifesaving.
    * cualquier otra persona = anybody else.
    * cualquier persona = anyone, any Tom, Dick or Harry.
    * cuidados para personas de la tercera edad = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].
    * de persona = personal.
    * de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.
    * de primera persona = first-person.
    * de una sola persona = one-man.
    * dirigido a las personas = people-centred, people-oriented.
    * dominio de las personas con más edad = senior power.
    * el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.
    * en persona = in person, walk-in, in the flesh, face-to-face [face to face].
    * grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.
    * la misma persona = one and the same person.
    * la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.
    * lista de personas de contacto = contact list.
    * lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.
    * mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.
    * ninguna otra persona = no one else.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * orientado a la persona = human-oriented.
    * orientado al servicio de las personas = people-centred.
    * otra persona = somebody else, someone else, somebody else, not me.
    * para algunas personas = to some people.
    * para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.
    * pasar de una persona a otra = pass around.
    * pérdida de persona querida = emotional loss.
    * persona a cargo = dependent.
    * persona aprensiva = apprehensive.
    * persona atrevida = risk taker.
    * persona audaz = risk taker.
    * persona aún por determinar = nomen nominandum [N.N.].
    * persona becada = fundee.
    * persona civil = civilian.
    * persona competente = a good sport.
    * persona común = ordinary person.
    * persona con ahorros = saver.
    * persona con ambición = high flyer [high flier, -USA], go-getter.
    * persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.
    * persona con éxito = successful person.
    * persona con iniciativa = go-getter.
    * persona con la mejor nota = top scorer, top scorer.
    * persona con llave = keyholder.
    * persona con mala ortografía = speller.
    * persona con mucha ambición = social climber.
    * persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona de acción = doer.
    * persona de adentro = insider.
    * persona de altos vuelos = high flyer [high flier, -USA].
    * persona de color = non-white [nonwhite], coloured man, coloured woman, coloured [colored, -USA].
    * persona de conducta desviada = deviant.
    * persona de confianza = good old boy, sounding board.
    * persona de contacto = contact, correspondent, contact person, named contact.
    * persona de edad avanzada = elderly person.
    * persona de éxito = successful person.
    * persona de fuera = outsider.
    * persona dejada = slob.
    * persona de la alta sociedad = socialite.
    * persona de la propia empresa = insider.
    * persona de la tercera edad = elder.
    * persona de nivel cultural bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de nivel intelectual bajo = lowbrow [low-brow].
    * persona de raza blanca = white.
    * persona de raza negra = black.
    * persona designada = nominee, designate.
    * persona designada para un cargo = appointee.
    * persona destacada = standout.
    * persona divorciada = divorcee.
    * persona emprendedora = go-getter.
    * persona encargada de actualizar = maintainer.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona encargada de las relaciones públicas = PR man [PR men, -pl.].
    * persona encargada de recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].
    * persona en prácticas = trainee, intern.
    * persona entusiasta y trabajadora = eager beaver.
    * persona estúpida = no-brainer.
    * persona famosa = famous person.
    * persona ilusa = daydreamer.
    * persona influyente = influencer, mover and shaker, heavy weight [heavyweight].
    * persona informada = insider.
    * persona innovadora = innovator.
    * persona inquieta = fidget.
    * persona inscrita = registrant.
    * persona interesada = taker.
    * persona joven = youth.
    * persona mañosa = handyman [handymen, pl.].
    * persona más destacada = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona más relevante = top person [top people, -pl.].
    * persona mayor = elder.
    * persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].
    * persona muy ocupada = busy beaver, busy bee.
    * persona muy trabajadora = hard-working person.
    * persona nacida después del baby boom = baby buster.
    * persona nacida durante el baby boom = baby boomer.
    * persona nacida en el fin del milenio = Millennial.
    * persona nerviosa = fidget.
    * persona no experta = non-scholar.
    * persona no grata = persona non grata.
    * persona no muy lista pero trabajadora = plodder.
    * persona normal = ordinary person.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona opuesta a = resister (of/against).
    * persona problemática = troublemaker.
    * persona que abandona Algo = quitter.
    * persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas = beachcomber.
    * persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia = job-hopper.
    * persona que concede una franquicia = franchiser [franchisor].
    * persona que contempla o mira algo = beholder.
    * persona que convoca una reunión = convener [convenor].
    * persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.
    * persona que da consuelo = comforter.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que desfigura Algo = defacer.
    * persona que desprecia u odia = despiser.
    * persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción = muckraker.
    * persona que duerme bien = good sleeper.
    * persona que elabora el plan de estudios = syllabus maker.
    * persona que escucha a escondidas = eavesdropper.
    * persona que escucha en secreto = eavesdropper.
    * persona que está a dieta = dieter.
    * persona que está aprendiendo a conducir = learner driver.
    * persona que está de picnic = picnicker.
    * persona que hace encajes = tatter.
    * persona que hace striptease = stripper.
    * persona que hace una cita bibliográfica = citator.
    * persona que hace un comentario = commenter.
    * persona que hace un préstamo = loaner.
    * persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo = self-made-man, the.
    * persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * persona que le desea suerte a otra = well-wisher.
    * persona que le gusta flirtear = flirt.
    * persona que llama = caller.
    * persona que no le gusta leer = aliterate.
    * persona que no pertenece a la familia = nonrelative [non-relative].
    * persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive = stay-at-home.
    * persona que nunca se deshace de nada = packrat, hoarder, magpie.
    * persona que obtiene una franquicia = franchisee.
    * persona que paga impuestos = taxpayer [tax-payer].
    * persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo = stayer.
    * persona que pide asilo = asylum seeker.
    * persona que pone en práctica Algo = adopter.
    * persona que practica el sillonball = couch potato.
    * persona que recibe asesoramiento = counselee.
    * persona que recoge algo = picker.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que rinde más de lo esperado = overachiever.
    * persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad = underachiever.
    * persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.
    * persona que se cree Algo = biter.
    * persona que se cuida la línea = weight watcher.
    * persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se dedica a una terea monótona = harmless drudge.
    * persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.
    * persona que se opone a Algo = opponent.
    * persona que se promociona a sí misma = self-promoter.
    * persona que se queja = complainant, complainer.
    * persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.
    * persona que sufre de insomio = insomniac.
    * persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.
    * persona que toma la última decisión = decider.
    * persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.
    * persona que va al cine = moviegoer [movie-goer].
    * persona que va por libre = outsider.
    * persona que ve = sighted person.
    * persona que ve/observa = watcher.
    * persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres = drop-in.
    * persona que viste a la antigua = frump.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * persona recta = mensch.
    * personas = humans, party, people, public.
    * personas como = the likes of.
    * personas con ceguera parcial = partially-sighted.
    * personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.
    * personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
    * personas con discapacidades mentales, las = intellectually disabled, the.
    * personas con discapacidades mentales = intellectually disabled people.
    * personas con éxito, las = successful, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * personas con trastornos emocionales = disturbed people.
    * personas de color = coloured people.
    * personas de la tercera edad, las = elderly, the.
    * personas de piel blanca, las = fair skinned, the.
    * personas en desventaja = disadvantaged, the.
    * personas faltas de servicios, las = underserved, the.
    * personas famosas = those held up for praise.
    * personas importantes = those held up for praise.
    * persona sin hogar = waif, homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * persona sin techo = homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
    * personas mayores = older people, elderly people.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * personas muy activas, las = those on the go.
    * personas muy ocupadas, las = those on the go.
    * personas no invitadas, las = uninvited, the.
    * persona solitaria = lone wolf.
    * personas que no pueden salir de casa = homebound, the.
    * personas que siempre están viajando, las = those on the go.
    * personas que son duras de oído, las = hard of hearing, the.
    * personas relevantes = those held up for praise.
    * personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las = non-technical, the.
    * personas sin hogar = homelessness.
    * personas sin hogar, las = homeless, the.
    * personas sin techo = homelessness.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * persona subvencionada = fundee.
    * persona temerosa = risk taker.
    * persona típica, la = average man, the.
    * persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos = cost-cutter.
    * persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.
    * por persona = per person.
    * préstamo para otra persona = proxy borrowing.
    * primera persona = first person.
    * representación de personas profanas en la materia = lay representation.
    * ser la persona ideal para = be the best placed to.
    * ser la persona más indicada para = be in a position to.
    * ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo = be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
    * tipo de persona = public.
    * todas las personas implicadas = all concerned.
    * trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.
    * tráfico de personas = foot fall.
    * tropezar una persona con otra = fall over + each other's feet.
    * usuario en persona = walk-in user.
    * visión contada por una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.
    * visión de una persona de adentro = insider's look, insider's perspective.

    * * *
    A
    1 (ser humano) person
    es una persona muy educada/simpática he's/she's a very polite/likable person
    había tres personas esperando there were three people waiting
    en el coche caben cinco personas the car can take five people
    [ S ] carga máxima: ocho personas o 500 kilos maximum capacity: eight persons or 500 kilos
    como persona no me gusta I don't like him as a person
    ¿cuántas personas tiene a su cargo? how many people do you have reporting to you?
    en la persona del Rey se concentra el poder civil y militar civil and military power resides in the King himself
    se rindió homenaje a los ex-combatientes en la persona de … tribute was paid to the war veterans who were represented by …
    las personas interesadas pueden presentarse mañana a las diez all those interested may come along tomorrow at ten o'clock
    es una persona de recursos she's a resourceful person, she's resourceful
    2 ( en locs):
    de persona a persona person to person
    en persona in person
    vino en persona a traerme la carta she brought me the letter in person
    conozco su obra, pero no lo conozco en persona I know his work, but I don't know him personally
    deberán presentarse en persona you must come personally o in person
    es el orden/la estupidez en persona he is orderliness/stupidity personified
    por persona: la comida salió a 20 dólares por persona the meal came to 20 dollars a head
    sólo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person o per head
    hay dos trozos por persona there are two pieces each
    Compuestos:
    displaced person
    individual
    ● persona jurídica or moral
    legal entity
    individual
    ● persona no or non grata
    persona non grata
    B ( Ling) person
    la primera persona del singular/plural the first person singular/plural
    * * *

     

    Del verbo personarse: ( conjugate personarse)

    se persona es:

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

    persona sustantivo femenino


    dos o más personas two or more people;
    las personas interesadas … all those interested …
    b) ( en locs)

    ◊ en persona ‹ir/presentarse› in person;

    no lo conozco en persona I don't know him personally;
    por persona per person;
    solo se venden dos entradas por persona you can only get two tickets per person;
    la comida costó 20 dólares por persona the meal cost 20 dollars per o a head
    c) (Ling) person

    persona sustantivo femenino
    1 (individuo) person, people pl: es una persona muy sensible, he is a very sensitive person
    no es mala persona, he isn't a bad sort
    había demasiadas personas, there were too many people
    familiar persona mayor, grown-up
    persona non grata, persona non grata
    2 persona jurídica, legal entity
    3 Ling person
    tercera persona del singular, third person singular
    ♦ Locuciones: en persona, in person
    por persona, per person
    ' persona' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - abandonar
    - abandonada
    - abandonado
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abordar
    - aborregarse
    - abrazarse
    - abrigada
    - abrigado
    - acaparar
    - acartonarse
    - acoger
    - acogedor
    - acogedora
    - acogida
    - acostarse
    - adaptable
    - adefesio
    - adusta
    - adusto
    - afanosa
    - afanoso
    - afianzarse
    - afortunada
    - afortunado
    - agobiante
    - aguatera
    - aguatero
    - ajena
    - ajeno
    - alcanzar
    - alevosa
    - alevoso
    - alhaja
    - alma
    - alquilar
    - alta
    - alto
    - alza
    - amén
    - amordazar
    - animar
    - animadversión
    - animal
    - animarse
    - anular
    - apaciguarse
    English:
    abandon
    - absence
    - accept
    - accessible
    - acquaintance
    - act up
    - action
    - activity
    - adaptable
    - address
    - adjust
    - adjustment
    - admit
    - adult
    - advance
    - affect
    - affluent
    - agreeable
    - air
    - airy
    - aloof
    - am
    - angry
    - annoyance
    - appealing
    - appoint
    - approach
    - approachable
    - approve of
    - armchair
    - armor
    - armour
    - around
    - arrival
    - articulate
    - ask
    - ask for
    - ass
    - assassin
    - assassination
    - assign
    - astute
    - attractive
    - available
    - awkward
    - ax
    - axe
    - baby
    - background
    - backward
    * * *
    1. [individuo] person;
    vinieron varias personas several people came;
    cien personas a hundred people;
    la persona responsable the person in charge;
    necesitan la mediación de una tercera persona they need the mediation of a third party;
    ser buena persona to be nice;
    ha venido el obispo en persona the bishop came in person;
    este niño es el demonio en persona this child is the very devil;
    de persona a persona person to person, one to one;
    por persona per head
    persona de contacto contact person;
    persona mayor adult, grown-up;
    persona non grata persona non grata
    2. Der party
    persona física natural o legal person;
    persona jurídica legal entity o person
    3. Gram person;
    la segunda persona del singular the second person singular
    4. Rel person
    * * *
    f person;
    quince personas fifteen people;
    persona (humana) human being;
    persona mayor elderly person buena/mala persona nice/nasty person;
    en persona in person
    * * *
    : person
    * * *
    persona n person person se usa sobre todo en singular. Para el plural se dice people
    ¿cuántas personas había? how many people were there?

    Spanish-English dictionary > persona

  • 126 práctico

    adj.
    1 practical, no-nonsense, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact.
    2 practical, handy, helpful, useful.
    m.
    1 coast pilot.
    2 practitioner.
    * * *
    1 (gen) practical
    2 (hábil) skilful (US skillful)
    3 (pragmático) practical
    1 MARÍTIMO pilot
    ————————
    1 MARÍTIMO pilot
    * * *
    (f. - práctica)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=útil) [gen] practical; [herramienta] handy; [ropa] sensible, practical

    resulta práctico vivir tan cerca de la fábrica — it's convenient o handy to live so close to the factory

    2) (=no teórico) [estudio, formación] practical
    3) (=pragmático)

    sé práctico y búscate un trabajo que dé dinero — be practical o sensible and find a job with money

    4) frm (=experto)

    ser muy práctico en algo — to be very skilled at sth, be an expert at sth

    2. SM
    1) (Náut) pilot ( in a port)
    2) (Med) practitioner
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1) <envase/cuchillo> useful, handy; <falda/diseño> practical

    es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra — it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

    2) ( no teórico) practical
    3) < persona> [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical
    II
    masculino y femenino (Náut) pilot
    * * *
    = workable, hands-on, practical, utilitarian, instrumental, working, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, hardheaded [hard-headed], serviceable, how-to, experiential, practically minded, worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], matter-of-fact.
    Ex. The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.
    Ex. As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.
    Ex. Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
    Ex. Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.
    Ex. There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.
    Ex. As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.
    Ex. The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.
    Ex. This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.
    Ex. Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.
    Ex. He provided us with this very serviceable definition: 'Bibliographical control is the development and maintenance of a system of adequate recording of all forms of material published and unpublished, printed, audio-visual or otherwise, which add to the sum of human knowledge and information'.
    Ex. In addition, adult education in general has moved from an emphasis on the liberal arts to a concentration on practical, 'how-to' courses.
    Ex. This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.
    Ex. He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.
    Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
    Ex. The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.
    ----
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
    * caso práctico = case.
    * casos prácticos = best practices.
    * consejo práctico = tip.
    * con una mente práctica = practically minded.
    * cuestión práctica = practicality.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * ejercicio práctico = practical, practical exercise.
    * escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].
    * examen práctico = practical examination.
    * experiencia práctica = field experience, hands on experience, practical experience.
    * guía práctica = working guide.
    * información práctica = practical information.
    * poco práctico = impractical, awkward.
    * razón práctica = practical reason.
    * supuesto práctico = case.
    * trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.
    * * *
    I
    - ca adjetivo
    1) <envase/cuchillo> useful, handy; <falda/diseño> practical

    es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra — it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

    2) ( no teórico) practical
    3) < persona> [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical
    II
    masculino y femenino (Náut) pilot
    * * *
    = workable, hands-on, practical, utilitarian, instrumental, working, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, hardheaded [hard-headed], serviceable, how-to, experiential, practically minded, worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], matter-of-fact.

    Ex: The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.

    Ex: As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.
    Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
    Ex: Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.
    Ex: There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.
    Ex: As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.
    Ex: The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.
    Ex: This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.
    Ex: Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.
    Ex: He provided us with this very serviceable definition: 'Bibliographical control is the development and maintenance of a system of adequate recording of all forms of material published and unpublished, printed, audio-visual or otherwise, which add to the sum of human knowledge and information'.
    Ex: In addition, adult education in general has moved from an emphasis on the liberal arts to a concentration on practical, 'how-to' courses.
    Ex: This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.
    Ex: He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.
    Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
    Ex: The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
    * caso práctico = case.
    * casos prácticos = best practices.
    * consejo práctico = tip.
    * con una mente práctica = practically minded.
    * cuestión práctica = practicality.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * ejercicio práctico = practical, practical exercise.
    * escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].
    * examen práctico = practical examination.
    * experiencia práctica = field experience, hands on experience, practical experience.
    * guía práctica = working guide.
    * información práctica = practical information.
    * poco práctico = impractical, awkward.
    * razón práctica = practical reason.
    * supuesto práctico = case.
    * trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.

    * * *
    práctico1 -ca
    A ‹envase/cuchillo› useful, handy; ‹falda/bolso› practical
    es un diseño muy práctico it's a very practical design
    regalémosle algo práctico let's give her something useful o practical
    es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer las compras it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping
    B (no teórico) practical
    C ‹persona›
    1 [ SER] (desenvuelto) practical
    tiene gran sentido práctico she's very practically minded
    2 ( RPl) [ ESTAR] (experimentado) experienced
    cuando estés más práctica, te presto el auto when you're more experienced o when you've had more practice, I'll lend you the car
    ( Náut) pilot
    * * *

     

    Del verbo practicar: ( conjugate practicar)

    practico es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    practicó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    practicar    
    práctico
    practicar ( conjugate practicar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹idioma/pieza musical› to practice( conjugate practice);

    ‹ tenis› to play;

    no practica ningún deporte he doesn't play o do any sport(s)
    b) ‹ profesión› to practice( conjugate practice)

    2 (frml) (llevar a cabo, realizar) ‹corte/incisión› to make;
    ‹autopsia/operación› to perform, do;
    ‹redada/actividad› to carry out;
    ‹ detenciones› to make
    verbo intransitivo ( repetir) to practice( conjugate practice);
    ( ejercer) to practice( conjugate practice)
    práctico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    1 ‹envase/cuchillo› useful, handy;
    ‹falda/diseño› practical;
    ◊ es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

    2 ( no teórico) practical
    3 ‹ persona› [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical
    practicar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (una profesión) to practise, US practice
    2 (una actividad) to play, practise: deberías practicar el tenis más a menudo, you should play tennis more regularly
    3 (una operación, etc) to carry out, do, perform: tuvieron que practicarle una autopsia, they had to perform a post mortem on him
    4 Rel to practise
    II verbo intransitivo to practise: si quieres hablar bien el inglés, debes practicar más, if you want to speak good English, you must practise more ➣ Ver nota en practise
    práctico,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (un objeto) handy, useful
    2 (una persona, disciplina) practical
    II m Náut pilot
    ' práctico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ejercicio
    - práctica
    - realista
    - útil
    - utilitaria
    - utilitario
    - aplicación
    English:
    convenient
    - down-to-earth
    - exercise
    - handy
    - impractical
    - inconvenient
    - inconveniently
    - matter-of-fact
    - practical
    - practicality
    - sandwich course
    - sensible
    - serviceable
    - skilled
    - starry-eyed
    - tip
    - useful
    - down
    - hand
    - hard
    - matter
    - pilot
    - practically
    * * *
    práctico1, -a adj
    1. [objeto, situación] practical;
    [útil] handy, useful;
    un regalo práctico a practical gift;
    es muy práctico vivir cerca del centro it's very handy o convenient living near the centre
    2. [curso, conocimientos] practical;
    un curso práctico de fotografía a practical photography course;
    estudiaremos varios casos prácticos we will study a number of practical examples
    3. [persona] [pragmático] practical;
    es una persona muy práctica she's a very practical o pragmatic person
    4. [casi]
    la práctica desaparición de la variedad silvestre the virtual extinction of the wild variety
    5. RP [persona] [experimentado]
    estar práctico to be experienced, to have experience
    Náut pilot
    * * *
    I adj practical
    II m MAR pilot
    * * *
    práctico, -ca adj
    : practical, useful
    * * *
    1. (en general) practical
    2. (útil) handy [comp. handier; superl. handiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > práctico

  • 127 seleccionar

    v.
    to pick, to select.
    * * *
    1 to select
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT to select, pick, choose
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to select, choose
    * * *
    = cull, identify, make + selections, recruit, seek out, select, sift, single out, sort through, screen out, screen, pick, winnow, search out, vet, make + choices.
    Ex. The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.
    Ex. Once identified, all of these searchable elements are merged into an existing file or dictionary of searchable elements.
    Ex. You can make selections from them exactly as you can from the command menu.
    Ex. Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.
    Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.
    Ex. An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.
    Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.
    Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
    Ex. Thus, in order to search the index, the searcher will seek some type of assistance in sorting through these large numbers of entries which are likely to be found under various headings.
    Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex. Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
    Ex. The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).
    Ex. Not only are entries weeded in order to be subject-specific, but those weeded entries are winnowed even further so that only useful information is left.
    Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
    Ex. All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
    Ex. Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.
    ----
    * menú de Seleccione un Fichero = Select a File menu.
    * seleccionar como relevante = hit.
    * seleccionar cuidadosamente = handpick.
    * seleccionar de antemano = preselect.
    * seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.
    * seleccionar registros = mark + records.
    * seleccionar una función = invoke + function.
    * seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.
    * sin seleccionar = unselected.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to select, choose
    * * *
    = cull, identify, make + selections, recruit, seek out, select, sift, single out, sort through, screen out, screen, pick, winnow, search out, vet, make + choices.

    Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.

    Ex: Once identified, all of these searchable elements are merged into an existing file or dictionary of searchable elements.
    Ex: You can make selections from them exactly as you can from the command menu.
    Ex: Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.
    Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.
    Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.
    Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.
    Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
    Ex: Thus, in order to search the index, the searcher will seek some type of assistance in sorting through these large numbers of entries which are likely to be found under various headings.
    Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
    Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
    Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment ( pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).
    Ex: Not only are entries weeded in order to be subject-specific, but those weeded entries are winnowed even further so that only useful information is left.
    Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
    Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
    Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.
    * menú de Seleccione un Fichero = Select a File menu.
    * seleccionar como relevante = hit.
    * seleccionar cuidadosamente = handpick.
    * seleccionar de antemano = preselect.
    * seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores = highlight.
    * seleccionar registros = mark + records.
    * seleccionar una función = invoke + function.
    * seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.
    * sin seleccionar = unselected.

    * * *
    vt
    to select, choose, pick
    * * *

     

    seleccionar ( conjugate seleccionar) verbo transitivo
    to select, choose
    seleccionar verbo transitivo to select
    ' seleccionar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    pick
    - select
    * * *
    to pick, to select
    * * *
    v/t choose, select
    * * *
    elegir: to select, to choose
    * * *
    seleccionar vb to select

    Spanish-English dictionary > seleccionar

  • 128 arreglárselas lo mejor posible

    (v.) = make + the best of things
    Ex. And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.
    * * *
    (v.) = make + the best of things

    Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.

    Spanish-English dictionary > arreglárselas lo mejor posible

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