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  • 101 refregar

    v.
    to scrub.
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    Conjugation model [ REGAR], like link=regar regar
    1 to rub hard
    2 familiar figurado to rub in
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    VT
    1) (=frotar) to rub, rub hard; (=limpiar) to scrub
    2) (fig) (=restregar)

    refregar algo a algn o en las narices de algn — to rub sth in to sb, harp on about sth to sb

    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <puños/cuello> to scrub
    b) ( reprochar)
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <puños/cuello> to scrub
    b) ( reprochar)
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    refregar [A7 ]
    vt
    1 ‹puños/cuello› to scrub
    2
    (echar en cara): siempre me refriega todo lo que ha hecho por mí she's always going on about how much she's done for me ( colloq)
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    refregar ( conjugate refregar) verbo transitivo ‹puños/cuello› to scrub
    ' refregar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    restregar
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    1. [frotar] to scrub
    2. [restregar]
    se lo estuvo refregando toda la noche he was rubbing it in all evening;
    les refregó la derrota en sus narices he really rubbed it in about the defeat
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    v/t scrub;
    * * *
    refregar {49} vt
    : to scrub

    Spanish-English dictionary > refregar

  • 102 cambiar con el paso del tiempo

    (v.) = change over + time
    Ex. When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
    * * *
    (v.) = change over + time

    Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar con el paso del tiempo

  • 103 cambiar con el tiempo

    (v.) = change over + time
    Ex. When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
    * * *
    (v.) = change over + time

    Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar con el tiempo

  • 104 cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo

    (v.) = change over + time
    Ex. When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
    * * *
    (v.) = change over + time

    Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo

  • 105 coincidir con

    v.
    1 to coincide with, to agree with.
    2 to coincide with, to jibe with, to be coterminous with.
    3 to coincide with, to happen at the same time as.
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    (v.) = be coextensive with, coincide (with), match, match against, clash with, fit with, mesh with
    Ex. Many of the traditional indexing approaches have sought to find a label or indexing term which is co-extensive with the content of the document being indexed, that is, the scope of the indexing term and the document are similar.
    Ex. These are cases where the works and the books coincide.
    Ex. A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match.
    Ex. For SDI to be 'selective', it has to be matched against the known subject interests of the individual, i.e. a subject profile, so that the user receives only information that is relevant.
    Ex. The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event.
    Ex. The data has to be tested to fit with other models.
    Ex. How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.
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    (v.) = be coextensive with, coincide (with), match, match against, clash with, fit with, mesh with

    Ex: Many of the traditional indexing approaches have sought to find a label or indexing term which is co-extensive with the content of the document being indexed, that is, the scope of the indexing term and the document are similar.

    Ex: These are cases where the works and the books coincide.
    Ex: A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match.
    Ex: For SDI to be 'selective', it has to be matched against the known subject interests of the individual, i.e. a subject profile, so that the user receives only information that is relevant.
    Ex: The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event.
    Ex: The data has to be tested to fit with other models.
    Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.

    Spanish-English dictionary > coincidir con

  • 106 comportamiento de búsqueda de información

    Ex. How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.
    * * *

    Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.

    Spanish-English dictionary > comportamiento de búsqueda de información

  • 107 concordar con

    v.
    1 to agree with, to be in tune with, to accord with, to be of a piece with.
    El sujeto concuerda con el verbo The subject agrees with the verb.
    Yo concuerdo con Ricardo I agree with Richard.
    2 to correspond to, to match, to answer to, to assort with.
    Las coordenadas concuerdan con el lugar The coordinates match the place.
    3 to agree with, to be in the same person and tense as.
    El sujeto concuerda con el verbo The subject agrees with the verb.
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    (v.) = be in conformity with, mesh with, fit with, jive with
    Ex. These results are in conformity with the findings of most past studies.
    Ex. How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.
    Ex. The data has to be tested to fit with other models.
    Ex. For the most part my experiences jived with the authors commentary.
    * * *
    (v.) = be in conformity with, mesh with, fit with, jive with

    Ex: These results are in conformity with the findings of most past studies.

    Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.
    Ex: The data has to be tested to fit with other models.
    Ex: For the most part my experiences jived with the authors commentary.

    Spanish-English dictionary > concordar con

  • 108 darse una transacción económica

    (n.) = cash + change hands
    Ex. However, whether you are for or against, and even if no cash actually changes hands, the whole process of assessing how much your information costs you to provide, who uses it and how, will give you a useful view of supply and demand.
    * * *
    (n.) = cash + change hands

    Ex: However, whether you are for or against, and even if no cash actually changes hands, the whole process of assessing how much your information costs you to provide, who uses it and how, will give you a useful view of supply and demand.

    Spanish-English dictionary > darse una transacción económica

  • 109 definitivo

    adj.
    1 definite, positive, sure, certain.
    2 definitive, decisive, final, categorical.
    3 defining.
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    1 definitive, final
    \
    en definitiva finally, in short, all in all
    ■ en definitiva, no lo compro porque no tengo dinero in short, I'm not buying it because I haven't got enough money
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    (f. - definitiva)
    adj.
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    ADJ
    1) (=final) definitive, final
    2) (=inamovible) [proyecto, fecha, respuesta] definite

    este es el plan, pero no es definitivo — this is the plan, but it's not definite

    3) [prueba] definitive, conclusive
    4)

    en definitiva: es, en definitiva, una pésima película — in short, it's a terrible film

    en definitiva, que no quieres venir — so you don't want to come then?

    este es, en definitiva, el mejor pacto alcanzable — all in all o all things considered, this is the best deal we can expect to achieve

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    - va adjetivo <texto/solución/respuesta> definitive; < cierre> permanent, definitive

    ésta es, en definitiva, la mejor opción — all things considered o all in all, this is the best option

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    = definitive, determinate, unalterable, final, cut and dried [cut and dry].
    Ex. His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
    Ex. There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.
    Ex. Flexibility in the notation of a scheme enables us to make a choice, but once made that choice becomes unalterable.
    Ex. The final index will mirror current terminology.
    Ex. When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
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    * carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.
    * en definitiva = in all, all in all, in the last analysis, in the final analysis, all things considered.
    * lo definitivo = the last word.
    * ser definitivo = be final.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo <texto/solución/respuesta> definitive; < cierre> permanent, definitive

    ésta es, en definitiva, la mejor opción — all things considered o all in all, this is the best option

    * * *
    = definitive, determinate, unalterable, final, cut and dried [cut and dry].

    Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.

    Ex: There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.
    Ex: Flexibility in the notation of a scheme enables us to make a choice, but once made that choice becomes unalterable.
    Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.
    Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
    * carácter definitivo = finality, conclusiveness.
    * en definitiva = in all, all in all, in the last analysis, in the final analysis, all things considered.
    * lo definitivo = the last word.
    * ser definitivo = be final.

    * * *
    ‹texto/solución› definitive
    su adiós definitivo al público her final farewell to all her fans
    el cierre definitivo del local the permanent closure of the premises
    éstos son los resultados definitivos these are the final o definitive results
    ya es definitivo que no viene he's definitely not coming
    se pretende dar una solución definitiva al problema the idea is to solve the problem once and for all o to find a definitive solution to the problem
    necesito una respuesta definitiva hoy I need a definite answer today
    en definitiva all in all
    en definitiva, el resultado es muy esperanzador in short o all in all, the result is very hopeful
    ésta es, en definitiva, la mejor opción all things considered o all in all, this is the best option
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    definitivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo ‹texto/solución/respuesta› definitive;


    ‹ cierre› permanent, definitive;

    definitivo,-a adjetivo definitive
    ♦ Locuciones: en definitiva, in short

    ' definitivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    definitiva
    - incierta
    - incierto
    - no
    - temporal
    - trampolín
    - última
    - último
    - fijo
    English:
    conclusive
    - definite
    - definitive
    - eventual
    - final
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    definitivo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [concluyente, final] final, definitive;
    la versión definitiva [de un texto] the definitive version;
    los resultados definitivos the final results;
    el Supremo emitirá el dictamen definitivo sobre el caso the Supreme Court will make the definitive judgement in the case
    2. [permanente, para siempre] definitive, final;
    la sede definitiva de la empresa estará en Buenos Aires the company's definitive headquarters will be in Buenos Aires;
    su despedida definitiva de los campos de fútbol his final departure from the soccer pitch
    3. [decisivo] decisive;
    su intervención fue definitiva para resolver el conflicto his intervention was decisive in resolving the conflict
    ♦ en definitiva loc adv
    en definitiva, el futuro es prometedor all in all, the future looks promising;
    ésta es, en definitiva, la única alternativa que nos queda this is, in short, the only alternative we have left
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    adj conclusión definitive; respuesta definite;
    en definitiva all in all
    * * *
    definitivo, -va adj
    1) : definitive, conclusive
    2)
    en definitiva : all in all, on the whole
    3)
    en definitiva Mex : permanently, for good
    * * *
    1. (en general) final
    2. (solución) definitive
    3. (respuesta) definite

    Spanish-English dictionary > definitivo

  • 110 elogiar

    v.
    to praise.
    Ella halaga a Ricardo She cajoles Richard.
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    1 to praise, eulogize
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    verb
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    VT to praise, eulogize ( liter)
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    verbo transitivo to praise
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    = applaud, praise, vaunt, eulogise [eulogize, -USA], compliment, acclaim, hail, commend, hold out as, laud, rave about, hold + Nombre + up for praise, rant and rave.
    Ex. I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.
    Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    Ex. In a promotional brochure Junctionville is vaunted as 'an attractive city to live in and a nice place to raise children'.
    Ex. The business history or biography should not be seen as simply to entertain or eulogise, but as a tool which can be used discriminatingly for its more factual content.
    Ex. Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.
    Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex. Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
    Ex. As drill exercises in writing, the writing of book reviews has little to commend it.
    Ex. Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
    Ex. Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
    Ex. Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.
    Ex. Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.
    Ex. I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to praise
    * * *
    = applaud, praise, vaunt, eulogise [eulogize, -USA], compliment, acclaim, hail, commend, hold out as, laud, rave about, hold + Nombre + up for praise, rant and rave.

    Ex: I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.

    Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
    Ex: In a promotional brochure Junctionville is vaunted as 'an attractive city to live in and a nice place to raise children'.
    Ex: The business history or biography should not be seen as simply to entertain or eulogise, but as a tool which can be used discriminatingly for its more factual content.
    Ex: Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.
    Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
    Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
    Ex: As drill exercises in writing, the writing of book reviews has little to commend it.
    Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
    Ex: Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
    Ex: Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.
    Ex: Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.
    Ex: I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.

    * * *
    elogiar [A1 ]
    vt
    to praise
    muy elogiada por la crítica highly praised by the critics
    siempre está elogiando sus virtudes he's always singing her praises
    * * *

    elogiar ( conjugate elogiar) verbo transitivo
    to praise
    elogiar verbo transitivo to praise
    ' elogiar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ensalzar
    English:
    commend
    - eulogize
    - praise
    * * *
    to praise;
    elogiar a alguien por algo to praise sb for sth
    * * *
    v/t praise
    * * *
    encomiar: to praise
    * * *
    elogiar vb to praise

    Spanish-English dictionary > elogiar

  • 111 encajar con

    v.
    to work in with.
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    (v.) = mesh with, fit with
    Ex. How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.
    Ex. The data has to be tested to fit with other models.
    * * *
    (v.) = mesh with, fit with

    Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.

    Ex: The data has to be tested to fit with other models.

    Spanish-English dictionary > encajar con

  • 112 estar a favor o en contra

    Ex. However, whether you are for or against, and even if no cash actually changes hands, the whole process of assessing how much your information costs you to provide, who uses it and how, will give you a useful view of supply and demand.
    * * *

    Ex: However, whether you are for or against, and even if no cash actually changes hands, the whole process of assessing how much your information costs you to provide, who uses it and how, will give you a useful view of supply and demand.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estar a favor o en contra

  • 113 estar de acuerdo con

    (v.) = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, see + eye to eye (with/on), jive with
    Ex. So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.
    Ex. These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.
    Ex. Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
    Ex. The same thing happended in the case of the British refusal to go along with the American compromises in the last revision.
    Ex. The data has to be tested to fit with other models.
    Ex. These results are in conformity with the findings of most past studies.
    Ex. How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.
    Ex. Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others.
    Ex. For the most part my experiences jived with the authors commentary.
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    (v.) = accord with, conform to, fit, go along with, fit with, be in conformity with, mesh with, see + eye to eye (with/on), jive with

    Ex: So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.

    Ex: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.
    Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
    Ex: The same thing happended in the case of the British refusal to go along with the American compromises in the last revision.
    Ex: The data has to be tested to fit with other models.
    Ex: These results are in conformity with the findings of most past studies.
    Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.
    Ex: Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others.
    Ex: For the most part my experiences jived with the authors commentary.

    Spanish-English dictionary > estar de acuerdo con

  • 114 evitar

    v.
    1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).
    podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented
    evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something
    Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.
    María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.
    2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).
    no puede evitarlo he can't help it
    Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me
    3 to save.
    esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go
    * * *
    1 (gen) to avoid
    2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid
    3 (ahorrar) to spare, save
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    verb
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    1. VT
    1) (=eludir) to avoid
    2) (=ahorrar) to save

    me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

    para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( ahorrar)

    evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

    2.
    evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself
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    = avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.
    Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
    Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
    Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
    Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
    Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
    Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.
    Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
    Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
    Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
    Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.
    Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
    Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
    Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.
    Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.
    Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.
    Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
    Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
    Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
    Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
    Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
    Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
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    * acto de evitar = avoidance.
    * agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.
    * evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.
    * evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar el mal = shun + evil.
    * evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.
    * evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar que = keep from.
    * evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.
    * evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.
    * evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * evitar una infección = prevent + infection.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * intentar evitar = fight + shy of.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).
    * para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

    para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( ahorrar)

    evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

    2.
    evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself
    * * *
    = avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

    Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

    Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
    Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
    Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
    Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
    Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.
    Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
    Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
    Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
    Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
    Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.
    Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
    Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
    Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.
    Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.
    Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.
    Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
    Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
    Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
    Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
    Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
    Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
    Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
    * acto de evitar = avoidance.
    * agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.
    * el evitar = avoidance.
    * evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.
    * evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.
    * evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.
    * evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar el mal = shun + evil.
    * evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.
    * evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.
    * evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.
    * evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar que = keep from.
    * evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.
    * evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.
    * evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.
    * evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * evitar una infección = prevent + infection.
    * evitar un error = avoid + error.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * intentar evitar = fight + shy of.
    * lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.
    * no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.
    * no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.
    * no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).
    * para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.
    * proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

    * * *
    evitar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid
    evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him
    para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go
    ¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?
    2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent
    se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented
    haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it
    para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering
    3 (ahorrar) to save
    una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble
    así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry
    por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center
    ‹problemas› to save oneself
    evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store
    si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems
    me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    evitar    
    evitar algo
    evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
    a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;



    ◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

    c) ( remediar):

    ◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

    d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

    evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;

    evitar verbo transitivo
    1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
    2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
    (una desgracia) to avert
    3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

    ' evitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ahorrar
    - alarde
    - carcajada
    - contemporizar
    - hincapié
    - mortificar
    - mortificarse
    - murmuración
    - para
    - remediar
    - aglomeración
    - huir
    English:
    avert
    - avoid
    - breath
    - bypass
    - cheat
    - clampdown
    - clear
    - deny
    - get round
    - harm
    - head off
    - hedge
    - help
    - loophole
    - miss
    - pair off
    - prevent
    - pussyfoot
    - save
    - scandal
    - should
    - stave off
    - steer
    - step in
    - way
    - get
    - guard
    - keep
    - rat
    - shun
    - stave
    - unavoidably
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;
    ¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;
    evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;
    no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;
    hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading
    2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;
    siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;
    Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;
    yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;
    no puede evitarlo he can't help it;
    no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am
    3. [ahorrar] to save;
    esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;
    esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go
    * * *
    v/t
    1 avoid;
    no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it
    2 ( impedir) prevent
    3 molestias save
    * * *
    evitar vt
    1) : to avoid
    2) prevenir: to prevent
    3) eludir: to escape, to elude
    * * *
    evitar vb
    1. (en general) to avoid
    2. (impedir) to prevent
    3. (ahorrar) to save

    Spanish-English dictionary > evitar

  • 115 hablar muy bien de

    (v.) = rave about, rant and rave
    Ex. Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.
    Ex. I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.
    * * *
    (v.) = rave about, rant and rave

    Ex: Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.

    Ex: I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hablar muy bien de

  • 116 lección de humildad

    Ex. I wasn't prepared for the humbling experience of learning how far my expectations were from reality and how much I needed to learn.
    * * *

    Ex: I wasn't prepared for the humbling experience of learning how far my expectations were from reality and how much I needed to learn.

    Spanish-English dictionary > lección de humildad

  • 117 preconcebido

    adj.
    preconceived.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: preconcebir.
    * * *
    1 preconceived
    * * *

    idea preconcebida — preconceived idea, preconception

    * * *
    - da adjetivo preconceived

    ideas preconcebidas — preconceptions, preconceived ideas

    * * *
    = preconceived, cut and dried [cut and dry].
    Ex. Users in academic libraries have preconceived attitudes regarding the use of particular formats of indexes and other materials.
    Ex. When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
    ----
    * idea preconcebida = preconception.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo preconceived

    ideas preconcebidas — preconceptions, preconceived ideas

    * * *
    = preconceived, cut and dried [cut and dry].

    Ex: Users in academic libraries have preconceived attitudes regarding the use of particular formats of indexes and other materials.

    Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
    * idea preconcebida = preconception.

    * * *
    preconceived
    ideas preconcebidos preconceptions, preconceived ideas
    * * *

    Del verbo preconcebir: ( conjugate preconcebir)

    preconcebido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    preconcebido    
    preconcebir
    preconcebido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    preconceived

    ' preconcebido' also found in these entries:
    English:
    preconceived
    * * *
    preconcebido, -a adj
    [idea] preconceived; [plan] drawn up in advance
    * * *
    adj preconceived;
    idea preconcebida preconceived idea, preconception

    Spanish-English dictionary > preconcebido

  • 118 predefinido

    adj.
    default, predefined, predeterminate, pre-defined.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: predefinir.
    * * *
    = predefined [pre-defined], pre-specified [prespecified], cut and dried [cut and dry].
    Ex. The data entered into a fixed-length field may be of variable length, but cannot exceed the pre-defined length of the field.
    Ex. Information extraction (IE) may be defined as the activity of extracting information about a pre-specified set of entities, relations or events from natural language texts and to record this information in structured representations called templates.
    Ex. When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
    * * *
    = predefined [pre-defined], pre-specified [prespecified], cut and dried [cut and dry].

    Ex: The data entered into a fixed-length field may be of variable length, but cannot exceed the pre-defined length of the field.

    Ex: Information extraction (IE) may be defined as the activity of extracting information about a pre-specified set of entities, relations or events from natural language texts and to record this information in structured representations called templates.
    Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.

    Spanish-English dictionary > predefinido

  • 119 preestablecido

    adj.
    preestablished, pre-established.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: preestablecer.
    * * *
    1→ link=preestablecer preestablecer
    1 pre-established
    * * *
    * * *
    - da adjetivo preestablished
    * * *
    = preset [pre-set], pre-established [preestablished], pre-agreed, prearranged, cut and dried [cut and dry].
    Ex. The thesaurus must be updated, whether new terms and relationships are added as and when necessary, or whether the thesaurus is reviewed at preset intervals.
    Ex. EDI refers to the exchange of electronic data in a pre-established standardized format between a sender and receiver using telecommunications links.
    Ex. You will receive all your serials promptly and at a pre-agreed frequency.
    Ex. A short narrative is provided to assist in browsing the collection, and/or the digital exhibit can be searched by prearranged topics.
    Ex. When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo preestablished
    * * *
    = preset [pre-set], pre-established [preestablished], pre-agreed, prearranged, cut and dried [cut and dry].

    Ex: The thesaurus must be updated, whether new terms and relationships are added as and when necessary, or whether the thesaurus is reviewed at preset intervals.

    Ex: EDI refers to the exchange of electronic data in a pre-established standardized format between a sender and receiver using telecommunications links.
    Ex: You will receive all your serials promptly and at a pre-agreed frequency.
    Ex: A short narrative is provided to assist in browsing the collection, and/or the digital exhibit can be searched by prearranged topics.
    Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.

    * * *
    preestablished
    condiciones preestablecidas preestablished conditions, conditions established beforehand
    * * *
    preestablecido, -a adj
    pre-established

    Spanish-English dictionary > preestablecido

  • 120 preparado de antemano

    (adj.) = pre-prepared, stage-managed, ready-made, cut and dried [cut and dry]
    Ex. The teacher may use pre-prepared acetate sheets home-produced using a spirit-based pen to ensure permanence.
    Ex. Why did the ALA accept the travesty of justice represented by the Latin American subcommittee's January 2001 report on Cuba, as well as the stage-managed 'onsite investigation' carried out in May 2001?.
    Ex. In some cases UDC provides the indexer with a ready-made class number for a compound subject.
    Ex. When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
    * * *
    (adj.) = pre-prepared, stage-managed, ready-made, cut and dried [cut and dry]

    Ex: The teacher may use pre-prepared acetate sheets home-produced using a spirit-based pen to ensure permanence.

    Ex: Why did the ALA accept the travesty of justice represented by the Latin American subcommittee's January 2001 report on Cuba, as well as the stage-managed 'onsite investigation' carried out in May 2001?.
    Ex: In some cases UDC provides the indexer with a ready-made class number for a compound subject.
    Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.

    Spanish-English dictionary > preparado de antemano

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