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  • 41 consultor

    adj.
    consulting.
    m.
    consultant, consulter, advisor, consultor.
    * * *
    1 consulting
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 consultant
    * * *
    (f. - consultora)
    noun
    * * *
    consultor, -a
    1.
    SM / F consultant

    consultor(a) en dirección de empresas — (Com) management consultant

    2.
    SM
    (Inform)
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino consultant
    * * *
    = adviser [advisor, -USA].
    Ex. Recent action by government advisers has resulted in 'subject weightings' being applied to all courses in public sector higher education.
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino consultant
    * * *
    = adviser [advisor, -USA].

    Ex: Recent action by government advisers has resulted in 'subject weightings' being applied to all courses in public sector higher education.

    * * *
    consulting ( before n)
    masculine, feminine
    consultant
    consultor jurídico legal consultant o adviser
    * * *

    consultor
    ◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    consultant
    consultor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino consultant

    ' consultor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    consejera
    - consejero
    - consultora
    English:
    consultant
    * * *
    consultor, -ora
    ♦ adj
    consulting
    ♦ nm,f
    consultant
    consultor (en administración) de empresas management consultant;
    consultor fiscal tax consultant;
    consultor jurídico legal adviser;
    consultor medioambiental environmental consultant;
    consultor de medio ambiente environmental consultant;
    consultor de recursos humanos human resources consultant
    * * *
    I adj
    :
    empresa consultora consulting firm, consultancy
    II m, consultora f consultant
    * * *
    consultor, - tora adj
    : consulting
    firma consultora: consulting firm
    : consultant

    Spanish-English dictionary > consultor

  • 42 director

    adj.
    director, directing.
    m.
    1 director, leader, principal.
    2 superintendent, manager, officer.
    3 conductor, orchestra conductor.
    4 warden.
    5 headmaster, head teacher.
    * * *
    1 directing, managing
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 director, manager
    2 (de colegio - hombre) headmaster; (mujer) headmistress
    5 (de cárcel) governor
    6 (de orquesta) conductor
    \
    director,-ra de cine film director
    director,-ra de escena stage manager
    director espiritual father confessor
    director,-ra gerente managing director
    * * *
    (f. - directora)
    noun
    director, manager, head, headmaster
    * * *
    director, -a
    1.
    ADJ [consejo, junta] governing; [principio] guiding
    2. SM / F
    1) (=responsable) [de centro escolar] headteacher, headmaster/headmistress, principal; [de periódico, revista] editor; (Cine, TV) director; [de orquesta] conductor; [de hospital] manager, administrator; [de prisión] governor, warden (EEUU)

    director(a) artístico/a — artistic director

    director(a) de departamento — (Univ) head of department

    director(a) de funeraria — undertaker, funeral director, mortician (EEUU)

    director(a) de interiores — (TV) studio director

    director(a) de tesis — thesis supervisor, research supervisor

    2) (Com) (=gerente) manager; [de mayor responsabilidad] director

    director(a) adjunto/a — assistant manager

    director(a) ejecutivo/a — executive director, managing director

    director(a) técnico/a — technical manager

    3.
    SM
    (Rel)
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino
    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE); (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE); (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief); ( de hospital) administrator; ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager; ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive
    c) (Cin, Teatr) director
    * * *
    = chairman [chairmen, pl.], chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.], chief, chief librarian, director, head, manager [manageress, -fem.], headmaster, office manager, business manager, chair.
    Ex. As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
    Ex. Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
    Ex. He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex. The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.
    Ex. Hugh C, Atkinson, director of the University of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.
    Ex. She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was head of the Documents Depository.
    Ex. Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
    Ex. The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster = La autora desempeñó un gran papel en la creación de la biblioteca escolar cuando su esposo fue nombrado director.
    Ex. This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
    Ex. Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex. Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
    ----
    * cargo de director = directorship.
    * cartas al director = letter to the editor.
    * Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
    * directora conjunta = co-chairperson.
    * director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.
    * director artístico = art director.
    * director cinematográfico = film director.
    * director comercial = marketing executive, chief commercial officer.
    * director conjunto = co-chairperson.
    * director de biblioteca = library director.
    * director de cine = film director.
    * director de curso = course leader.
    * director de departamento = department head.
    * director de empresa = company director.
    * director de escuela = school principal.
    * director de filial = branch head.
    * director de finanzas = finance director.
    * director de funeraria = funeral director, undertaker, mortician.
    * director de la biblioteca = head librarian.
    * director de marketing = marketing executive.
    * director de museo = curator.
    * director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO), director for operations.
    * director de orquesta = conductor.
    * director de periódico = newspaper editor.
    * director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.
    * director de prisión = prison warden.
    * director de tesis = PhD supervisor, dissertation adviser, dissertation supervisor, thesis supervisor, thesis adviser, research supervisor.
    * director ejecutivo = executive director, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), managing director, chief executive.
    * director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.
    * director, el = principal.
    * director financiero = finance director, chief financial officer.
    * director general = executive director, Director-General, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), chief executive, senior director.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * partichela de piano director, violín director, etc = piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
    * subdirector = assistant director.
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino
    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE); (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE); (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief); ( de hospital) administrator; ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager; ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive
    c) (Cin, Teatr) director
    * * *
    el director

    Ex: Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month.

    = chairman [chairmen, pl.], chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.], chief, chief librarian, director, head, manager [manageress, -fem.], headmaster, office manager, business manager, chair.

    Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.

    Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
    Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex: The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.
    Ex: Hugh C, Atkinson, director of the University of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.
    Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was head of the Documents Depository.
    Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
    Ex: The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster = La autora desempeñó un gran papel en la creación de la biblioteca escolar cuando su esposo fue nombrado director.
    Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
    Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex: Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
    * cargo de director = directorship.
    * cartas al director = letter to the editor.
    * Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
    * directora conjunta = co-chairperson.
    * director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.
    * director artístico = art director.
    * director cinematográfico = film director.
    * director comercial = marketing executive, chief commercial officer.
    * director conjunto = co-chairperson.
    * director de biblioteca = library director.
    * director de cine = film director.
    * director de curso = course leader.
    * director de departamento = department head.
    * director de empresa = company director.
    * director de escuela = school principal.
    * director de filial = branch head.
    * director de finanzas = finance director.
    * director de funeraria = funeral director, undertaker, mortician.
    * director de la biblioteca = head librarian.
    * director de marketing = marketing executive.
    * director de museo = curator.
    * director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO), director for operations.
    * director de orquesta = conductor.
    * director de periódico = newspaper editor.
    * director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.
    * director de prisión = prison warden.
    * director de tesis = PhD supervisor, dissertation adviser, dissertation supervisor, thesis supervisor, thesis adviser, research supervisor.
    * director ejecutivo = executive director, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), managing director, chief executive.
    * director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.
    * director, el = principal.
    * director financiero = finance director, chief financial officer.
    * director general = executive director, Director-General, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), chief executive, senior director.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * partichela de piano director, violín director, etc = piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
    * subdirector = assistant director.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    1 (de una escuela) ( masculine) head teacher, principal ( AmE), headmaster ( BrE); ( feminine) head teacher, principal ( AmE), headmistress ( BrE); (de un periódico, una revista) editor, editor in chief; (de un hospital) administrator; (de una prisión) warden ( AmE), governor ( BrE)
    2 ( Com) (gerente) manager; (miembro de la junta directiva) director, executive
    3 ( Cin, Teatr) director
    Compuestos:
    ● director adjunto, directora adjunta
    masculine, feminine deputy director
    ● director/directora de división
    masculine, feminine divisional director
    ● director/directora de escena
    masculine, feminine stage manager
    ● director/directora de orquesta
    masculine, feminine conductor
    ● director/directora de ventas
    masculine, feminine sales manager o director
    ● director ejecutivo, directora ejecutiva
    masculine, feminine executive director
    masculine father confessor
    ● director/directora general
    masculine, feminine (de una empresa) general manager; (de un organismo oficial) director-general
    ● director/directora gerente
    masculine, feminine managing director
    ● director técnico, directora técnica
    masculine, feminine ( AmL) head coach ( AmE), manager ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    director
    ◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE);

    (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE);
    (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief);
    ( de hospital) administrator;
    ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager;

    ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive;

    c) (Cin, Teatr) director;


    director,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 director
    (de un colegio) head teacher, US principal
    (de un periódico) editor
    2 (de una película, musical) director
    (de orquesta) conductor
    ' director' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    achuchar
    - cineasta
    - consejera
    - consejero
    - definitivamente
    - desear
    - dirección
    - directiva
    - directivo
    - directora
    - dtor
    - entrante
    - fiscal
    - galerista
    - general
    - proyecto
    - realizador
    - realizadora
    - sazón
    - script
    - subdirector
    - subdirectora
    - adjunto
    - interino
    - jefe
    - llegar
    - secretario
    - señor
    English:
    advertise
    - climax
    - conductor
    - deputy
    - director
    - dismiss
    - distrust
    - film
    - film maker
    - governor
    - head
    - headmaster
    - hook
    - manager
    - managing
    - MD
    - meeting
    - mgr
    - Postmaster General
    - president
    - principal
    - producer
    - put through
    - showman
    - stage director
    - stage manager
    - superintendent
    - act
    - ask
    - coach
    - controller
    - editor
    - editorial
    - elevate
    - funeral
    - instigation
    - managing director
    - mortician
    - movie
    - stage
    - take
    - warden
    * * *
    director, -ora nm,f
    1. [de empresa] director;
    [de hotel, hospital, banco] manager, f manageress; [de periódico] editor; [de colegio] Br headmaster, f headmistress, US principal; [de cárcel] Br governor, US warden director adjunto associate o deputy director;
    director comercial marketing manager;
    director ejecutivo executive director;
    director espiritual spiritual director;
    director financiero finance o financial director, US chief financial officer;
    director en funciones acting manager;
    director general general manager;
    director gerente managing director, chief executive, esp US chief executive officer;
    director de recursos humanos human resources manager;
    director técnico [en fútbol] director of football;
    director de tesis supervisor;
    director de ventas sales director o manager
    2. [de obra artística] director
    director artístico artistic director;
    director de cine movie o Br film director;
    director de circo ringmaster;
    director de escena producer, stage manager;
    director de fotografía director of photography;
    director musical musical director;
    * * *
    I adj leading
    II m, directora f
    1 de empresa manager
    2 EDU principal, Br
    head (teacher)
    3 TEA, de película director
    * * *
    1) : director, manager, head
    2) : conductor (of an orchestra)
    * * *
    1. (de cine) director
    2. (de empresa, banco) manager
    3. (de colegio) head / headteacher
    4. (de periódico) editor

    Spanish-English dictionary > director

  • 43 potencial

    adj.
    potential.
    m.
    1 power (fuerza).
    2 potential (posibilidades).
    3 conditional (grammar).
    4 (electric) potential ( electricity and electronics).
    * * *
    1 potential
    1 potential
    2 LINGÚÍSTICA conditional tense
    \
    potencial humano human resources plural
    * * *
    noun m. adj.
    * * *
    1.
    2. SM
    1) (=capacidad) potential

    potencial ganador — (Econ) earning potential; (Dep) potential to win

    2) (Ling) conditional
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo ( posible) potential; (Ling) conditional
    II
    1) (capacidad, posibilidades) potential
    2)
    b) (Elec) tb
    3) (Ling) conditional
    * * *
    = capability, potential, potential power.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter and the catalog card but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.
    Ex. However, its potential in this direction became evident, and in 1966 a catalogue card service was started.
    Ex. This article examines the potential power of hypertext technology for the domains of journal and book publishing, insurance policy management, and software engineering.
    ----
    * aprovechar + Posesivo + potencial = reach + Posesivo + potential.
    * desarrollar el potencial = develop + potential.
    * desarrollar el potencial de Algo = develop + Posesivo + (full) potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential, achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
    * desarrollo del potencial = capacity building.
    * lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
    * no aprovechar el potencial = fall (far) short of + potential, fall (far) behind + potential.
    * tener potencial = have + potential.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo ( posible) potential; (Ling) conditional
    II
    1) (capacidad, posibilidades) potential
    2)
    b) (Elec) tb
    3) (Ling) conditional
    * * *
    = capability, potential, potential power.

    Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter and the catalog card but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.

    Ex: However, its potential in this direction became evident, and in 1966 a catalogue card service was started.
    Ex: This article examines the potential power of hypertext technology for the domains of journal and book publishing, insurance policy management, and software engineering.
    * aprovechar + Posesivo + potencial = reach + Posesivo + potential.
    * desarrollar el potencial = develop + potential.
    * desarrollar el potencial de Algo = develop + Posesivo + (full) potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential, achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
    * desarrollo del potencial = capacity building.
    * lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
    * no aprovechar el potencial = fall (far) short of + potential, fall (far) behind + potential.
    * tener potencial = have + potential.

    * * *
    1 ‹cliente/ventas› potential
    una fuente potencial de energía a potential source of energy
    2 ( Ling) conditional
    A (capacidad, posibilidades) potential
    los estudiantes no desarrollan todo su potencial the students do not develop their potential to the full
    B
    1 ( Fís) potential energy
    2 ( Elec) tb
    potencial eléctrico potential difference
    C ( Ling) conditional
    * * *

     

    potencial adjetivo ( posible) potential;
    (Ling) conditional
    ■ sustantivo masculino (capacidad, posibilidades) potential
    potencial
    I adjetivo potential
    II sustantivo masculino
    1 potential
    potencial eléctrico, voltage
    potencial humano, manpower
    2 Ling conditional (tense)
    ' potencial' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    capacidad
    - posibilidad
    - virtual
    English:
    potential
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    potential
    ♦ nm
    1. [fuerza] power
    2. [posibilidades] potential
    3. Gram conditional
    4. Elec (electric) potential
    * * *
    m/adj potential
    * * *
    potencial adj & nm
    : potential
    * * *
    potencial n potential

    Spanish-English dictionary > potencial

  • 44 director de recursos humanos

    director of human resources

    Spanish-English dictionary > director de recursos humanos

  • 45 en colaboración

    = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership
    Ex. This is a truly collaborative effort involving the Council on Library Resources (CLR) as the management and funding agency and 12 participants from the research library community.
    Ex. Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.
    Ex. The International Agricultural Information System, AGRIS, is being compiled jointly by institutions of 117 countries and 14 international organisations.
    Ex. Storytelling is for children, as it was for the human race, a participatory art from which is born a literary consciousness.
    Ex. Such a scheme, though, can only work if libraries act in concert politically to impart new ground rules to users.
    Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.
    Ex. The students did not understand how these links should be created and thus could not write collaboratively with the author.
    Ex. The electronic library is a library without walls, a permeable information centre that supports user access to information and collections in a synergistic manner.
    Ex. Human knowledge and machine knowledge can be integrated more synergistically to improve the performance of expert systems.
    Ex. In tandem, tiered instruction and assessment offer the opportunity to analyze the outcomes of specific levels of information literacy.
    Ex. Most of them are mitotically stable, and the integration of the vector into the host genome frequently occurred in a tandem fashion.
    Ex. Given limited resources and complimentary interests, we seek to work in partnership when mutally beneficial.
    * * *
    = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership

    Ex: This is a truly collaborative effort involving the Council on Library Resources (CLR) as the management and funding agency and 12 participants from the research library community.

    Ex: Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.
    Ex: The International Agricultural Information System, AGRIS, is being compiled jointly by institutions of 117 countries and 14 international organisations.
    Ex: Storytelling is for children, as it was for the human race, a participatory art from which is born a literary consciousness.
    Ex: Such a scheme, though, can only work if libraries act in concert politically to impart new ground rules to users.
    Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.
    Ex: The students did not understand how these links should be created and thus could not write collaboratively with the author.
    Ex: The electronic library is a library without walls, a permeable information centre that supports user access to information and collections in a synergistic manner.
    Ex: Human knowledge and machine knowledge can be integrated more synergistically to improve the performance of expert systems.
    Ex: In tandem, tiered instruction and assessment offer the opportunity to analyze the outcomes of specific levels of information literacy.
    Ex: Most of them are mitotically stable, and the integration of the vector into the host genome frequently occurred in a tandem fashion.
    Ex: Given limited resources and complimentary interests, we seek to work in partnership when mutally beneficial.

    Spanish-English dictionary > en colaboración

  • 46 cada vez menor

    (adj.) = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending
    Ex. It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.
    Ex. Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
    Ex. It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.
    Ex. News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
    Ex. With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.
    Ex. This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.
    Ex. The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.
    Ex. As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.
    Ex. Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.
    Ex. Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.
    Ex. It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.
    Ex. Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.
    Ex. The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market.
    * * *
    (adj.) = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending

    Ex: It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.

    Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
    Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.
    Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
    Ex: With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.
    Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.
    Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.
    Ex: As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.
    Ex: Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.
    Ex: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom.
    Ex: It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.
    Ex: Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.
    Ex: The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cada vez menor

  • 47 deseo

    m.
    1 desire.
    arder en deseos de hacer algo to be burning with desire to do something
    2 wish (anhelo).
    se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish
    pedir/conceder un deseo to ask for/grant a wish
    tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command
    buenos deseos good intentions
    con mis/nuestros mejores deseos (with my/our) best wishes (en carta, obsequio)
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desear.
    * * *
    1 wish, desire
    \
    formular un deseo to make a wish
    tener deseo de algo to wish something
    ■ tengo muchos deseos de que llegue el verano I wish summer would come, I'm longing for the summer
    buenos deseos good intentions
    * * *
    noun m.
    desire, wish
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=anhelo) desire, wish

    mi mayor deseo es encontrar un trabajo — my dearest wish o greatest desire is to find a job

    tengo deseos de verla — I yearn to see her, I'm longing to see her

    ardo en deseos de conocerla — liter I have a burning desire to meet her

    2) (=cosa deseada) wish

    pedir o formular un deseo — to make a wish

    3) (tb: deseo sexual) desire
    * * *
    a) ( anhelo) wish

    tus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)

    deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her

    b) ( apetito sexual) desire
    * * *
    = appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.
    Ex. We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.
    Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
    Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.
    Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.
    Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.
    Ex. On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.
    Ex. The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.
    Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.
    Ex. The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.
    Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
    ----
    * amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.
    * contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.
    * deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.
    * deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.
    * deseo de cooperación = engagement.
    * deseo de matar = bloodlust.
    * deseo explícito = explicit wish.
    * deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.
    * deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.
    * deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.
    * deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.
    * despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.
    * expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.
    * falta de deseo = unwillingness.
    * fuente de los deseos = wishing well.
    * hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.
    * lista de deseos = wish list.
    * pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.
    * pozo de los deseos = wishing well.
    * quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.
    * satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.
    * satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.
    * sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.
    * * *
    a) ( anhelo) wish

    tus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)

    deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her

    b) ( apetito sexual) desire
    * * *
    = appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.

    Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

    Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
    Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.
    Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.
    Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.
    Ex: On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.
    Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.
    Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.
    Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.
    Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
    * amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.
    * contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.
    * deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.
    * deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.
    * deseo de cooperación = engagement.
    * deseo de matar = bloodlust.
    * deseo explícito = explicit wish.
    * deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.
    * deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.
    * deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.
    * deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.
    * despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.
    * expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.
    * falta de deseo = unwillingness.
    * fuente de los deseos = wishing well.
    * hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.
    * lista de deseos = wish list.
    * pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.
    * pozo de los deseos = wishing well.
    * quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.
    * satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.
    * satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.
    * sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

    * * *
    1 (anhelo) wish
    el hada le concedió tres deseos the fairy granted him three wishes
    formular un deseo to make a wish
    que se hagan realidad or que se cumplan todos tus deseos may all your wishes come true
    tus deseos son órdenes para mí ( fr hecha); your wish is my command ( set phrase)
    se procedió según su deseo everything was done according to his wishes
    su último deseo fue que lo enterrasen allí his dying o last wish was to be buried there
    deseos DE algo:
    con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success
    deseos DE + INF:
    ardía en deseos de verla ( liter); he had a burning desire to see her
    la satisfacción del deseo the satisfaction of desire
    * * *

     

    Del verbo desear: ( conjugate desear)

    deseo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    deseó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    desear    
    deseo
    desear ( conjugate desear) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹suerte/éxito/felicidad› to wish;

    2 ( querer):

    las tan deseadas vacaciones the long-awaited holidays;
    lo que más deseo es … my greatest wish is …;
    si tú lo deseas if you want to;
    deseoía una respuesta ahora I would like a reply now;
    está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you;
    ¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?
    3 ‹ persona› to desire, want
    deseo sustantivo masculino
    a) ( anhelo) wish;



    desear verbo transitivo
    1 (anhelar, querer con intensidad) to desire: estoy deseando verte, I'm looking forward to seeing you
    te deseo lo mejor, I wish you all the best
    (suerte, felicidad, etc) to wish: os deseo unas felices vacaciones, have a good holiday
    2 (sexualmente) to desire, want
    3 frml (querer) to want: ¿desea usted algo, caballero?, can I help you, Sir?
    deseo ver al director, I would like to see the manager
    ♦ Locuciones: deja mucho/bastante que desear, it leaves a lot to be desired
    deseo sustantivo masculino
    1 wish
    2 (sexual, pasional) desire
    deseos de venganza, desire for revenge
    ♦ Locuciones: arder en deseos, to yearn for
    ' deseo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrigar
    - ansia
    - aspiración
    - capricho
    - carnal
    - conceder
    - cumplir
    - cumplirse
    - desear
    - formular
    - gana
    - hambre
    - impulso
    - pretensión
    - provocar
    - prurito
    - que
    - rabiar
    - realizar
    - saciar
    - satisfacción
    - sed
    - si
    - sucumbir
    - sueño
    - voluntad
    - ardiente
    - avivar
    - excitar
    - felicitación
    - feliz
    - ferviente
    - insatisfecho
    - irrealizable
    - irresistible
    - mejor
    - querer
    - viveza
    - vivo
    English:
    anxiety
    - appetite
    - ardent
    - death wish
    - desire
    - every
    - express
    - get-well card
    - indulge
    - indulgence
    - intense
    - longing
    - lust
    - overwhelming
    - sexual
    - uncontrollable
    - unvoiced
    - wish
    * * *
    deseo nm
    1. [pasión] desire;
    no sentía ningún deseo por él she felt no desire for him
    2. [anhelo] wish;
    piensa un deseo y sopla las velas think of a wish and blow out the candles;
    expresó su deseo de paz para la región he expressed his desire for peace in the region;
    buenos deseos good intentions;
    con mis/nuestros mejores deseos [en carta, obsequio] (with my/our) best wishes;
    conceder un deseo to grant a wish;
    se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish;
    formular un deseo to make a wish;
    pedir un deseo to ask for a wish;
    Formal
    por deseo expreso de… at the express wish of…;
    su último deseo fue… his last wish was…;
    su último deseo fue que la casa nunca se vendiera her last o dying wish was that the house should never be sold;
    tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command
    * * *
    m wish
    * * *
    deseo nm
    : wish, desire
    * * *
    deseo n wish [pl. wishes]

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  • 48 liberar

    v.
    1 to liberate.
    liberar a alguien de algo to free somebody from something
    Ellos liberaron al prisionero They liberated the prisoner.
    2 to untie.
    3 to let free, to free, to unlock.
    Ellos liberaron al reo They let the jailbird free.
    Ellos liberaron sus pasiones They freed their passions.
    4 to release, to clean.
    La corte libera a Ricardo The court releases Richard.
    * * *
    1 (persona, animal) to free; (país, ciudad) to liberate
    2 (energía) to release
    \
    liberar a alguien de algo to free somebody from something
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ rehén] to free, release; [+ país, pueblo] to liberate
    2)

    liberar a algn de — [+ carga, obligación] to free sb of o from; [+ peligro] to save sb from

    3) (Econ) [+ precios] to deregulate; [+ acción] to pay in full; [+ deuda] to release; [+ tipo de cambio] to float
    4) [+ energía, oxígeno] to release
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <preso/rehén> to release, free; <pueblo/país> to liberate
    2) < precios> to deregulate; <recursos/fondos> to release
    3) <energía/calor> to release
    2.
    liberarse v pron

    liberarse de algo — de ataduras/deudas to free oneself from something

    * * *
    = emancipate, free, release, relieve, liberate, set + free, discharge, disencumber, vent, enfranchise.
    Ex. Regardless of whether automation emancipates the library itself from reliance on cataloging data, we recognize our responsibility to meet the needs of libraries that cannot take advantage of the new technology.
    Ex. Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.
    Ex. If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.
    Ex. This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.
    Ex. I hope this new technology somehow will liberate us from the drudge work.
    Ex. When studied first at Dongwu University, I was most gratified by its well-stocked library and had the feeling of a caged bird set free to fly into the vast sky.
    Ex. By the beginning of the nineteenth century many British printers had come to rely for most of their work on relays of apprentices, who were simply discharged at the end of their terms and replaced by new apprentices.
    Ex. The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.
    Ex. Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.
    Ex. There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.
    ----
    * conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.
    * liberar a uno de = take off + Posesivo + back.
    * liberar de = lift from, discharge from.
    * liberar de hacer Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
    * liberar del exceso de trabajo = relieve + overload.
    * liberar de trabajo = relieve + pressure.
    * liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.
    * liberar energía = blow off + steam, let off + steam.
    * liberar horas = time off.
    * liberar recursos = free up + resources.
    * liberarse de = extricate + Reflexivo + from, shed, be free from, escape + the shackles of, break + free of, shake off, break + loose from.
    * liberarse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.
    * liberarse del yugo de = throw off + the yoke of, cast off + the yoke of.
    * liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.
    * liberar tiempo = free up + time.
    * liberar vapor = blow off + steam, let off + steam.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <preso/rehén> to release, free; <pueblo/país> to liberate
    2) < precios> to deregulate; <recursos/fondos> to release
    3) <energía/calor> to release
    2.
    liberarse v pron

    liberarse de algo — de ataduras/deudas to free oneself from something

    * * *
    = emancipate, free, release, relieve, liberate, set + free, discharge, disencumber, vent, enfranchise.

    Ex: Regardless of whether automation emancipates the library itself from reliance on cataloging data, we recognize our responsibility to meet the needs of libraries that cannot take advantage of the new technology.

    Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.
    Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.
    Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.
    Ex: I hope this new technology somehow will liberate us from the drudge work.
    Ex: When studied first at Dongwu University, I was most gratified by its well-stocked library and had the feeling of a caged bird set free to fly into the vast sky.
    Ex: By the beginning of the nineteenth century many British printers had come to rely for most of their work on relays of apprentices, who were simply discharged at the end of their terms and replaced by new apprentices.
    Ex: The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.
    Ex: Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.
    Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.
    * conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.
    * liberar a uno de = take off + Posesivo + back.
    * liberar de = lift from, discharge from.
    * liberar de hacer Algo = take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
    * liberar del exceso de trabajo = relieve + overload.
    * liberar de trabajo = relieve + pressure.
    * liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.
    * liberar energía = blow off + steam, let off + steam.
    * liberar horas = time off.
    * liberar recursos = free up + resources.
    * liberarse de = extricate + Reflexivo + from, shed, be free from, escape + the shackles of, break + free of, shake off, break + loose from.
    * liberarse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.
    * liberarse del yugo de = throw off + the yoke of, cast off + the yoke of.
    * liberar tensión = release + tension, relieve + tension.
    * liberar tiempo = free up + time.
    * liberar vapor = blow off + steam, let off + steam.

    * * *
    liberar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹preso› to free, release, set … free; ‹pueblo/país› to liberate
    los secuestradores liberaron a su rehén the kidnappers freed o released their hostage
    la policía logró liberar a los rehenes the police managed to free the hostages
    para liberarlo de preocupaciones sobre su futuro to save him worrying about his future, to free him of worries about his future
    esto me libera de todo compromiso this frees o absolves me from all obligation
    B
    1 ‹precios› to deregulate
    2 ‹recursos/fondos› to release
    C ‹energía/calor› to release
    liberarse DE algo:
    intentó liberarse de las ataduras she attempted to get free of o to free herself from the ropes
    es incapaz de liberarse de los prejuicios he's unable to rid himself of o get rid of his prejudices
    para liberarse de las deudas to free themselves of o from the burden of their debts
    * * *

     

    liberar ( conjugate liberar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹prisionero/rehén› to release, free;

    ‹pueblo/país› to liberate
    b) ( de una obligación) liberar a algn de algo to free sb from sth

    liberarse verbo pronominal liberarse de algo ‹de ataduras/deudas› to free oneself from sth
    liberar vtr (de un invasor, opresor, etc) to liberate
    (sacar de la cárcel) to free, release
    ' liberar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    librar
    English:
    deliver
    - discharge
    - exonerate
    - free
    - let out
    - liberate
    - release
    - relieve
    - set
    - unclench
    - unleash
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [ciudad, país] to liberate;
    [rehén, prisionero] to free
    2. [de compromiso]
    liberar a alguien de algo to free sb from sth
    3. [emitir] to release, to give off
    * * *
    v/t (set) free, release; país liberate; energia release
    * * *
    : to liberate, to free
    * * *
    liberar vb (preso) to free

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  • 49 orientación

    f.
    1 orientation, guidance, pointing, positioning.
    2 direction, bearing.
    3 direction finding, positioning.
    4 orientation, awareness of your environment.
    * * *
    1 (capacidad) sense of direction
    3 (dirección) orientation, direction; (tendencia) leanings plural, tendency
    4 (guía) guidance, orientation
    \
    orientación profesional career guidance, vocational guidance
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de casa] aspect; [de habitación] position, orientation; (=dirección) direction
    2) (=guía) guidance, orientation
    3) (Dep) orienteering
    * * *
    1) (de habitación, edificio) aspect (frml)

    ¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? — which way does the house face?

    la orientación de la antena — the way the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial is pointing

    2) (enfoque, dirección) orientation
    3) ( guía) guidance, direction; ( acción de guiar) orientation
    4) ( en un lugar) bearings (pl)
    * * *
    = orientation, slant, advice, outlook, orienteering, wayfinding, bearing, targeting, centredness, bent of mind.
    Ex. A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
    Ex. The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.
    Ex. A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.
    Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
    Ex. There are certain types of subject matter better suited to the nonbook format for which no subject heading exists, such as kits designed to develop orienteering.
    Ex. The author identifies the architectural barriers in library buildings facing disabled users with particular reference to wayfinding and the provision of suitable signage.
    Ex. When the real reading starts the mind, as a result of this skim, already has its bearings and so works more effectively.
    Ex. An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.
    Ex. The principles of learner centredness and constructivism provided the bases for the design of synchronous activities such as student moderated seminars in this study.
    Ex. Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
    ----
    * cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].
    * cambio de orientación = paradigm change, paradigm shift.
    * centro de orientación = referral centre.
    * con una orientación profesional = career-focused.
    * con una orientación social = socially-oriented.
    * con una orientación temática específica = subject-oriented.
    * de orientación = directional.
    * desorientación = disorientation.
    * orientación académica = educational guidance.
    * orientación a la lectura = readers' guidance.
    * orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction (BI).
    * orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
    * orientación profesional = careers guidance, vocational guidance, career guidance, career education, career planning, careers education, career information.
    * orientación sexual = sexual orientation.
    * orientación sobre salidas profesionales = career guidance.
    * programa de orientación = orientation programme.
    * programa de orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction program(me).
    * servicio de orientación = referral service, advisory service.
    * servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.
    * * *
    1) (de habitación, edificio) aspect (frml)

    ¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? — which way does the house face?

    la orientación de la antena — the way the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial is pointing

    2) (enfoque, dirección) orientation
    3) ( guía) guidance, direction; ( acción de guiar) orientation
    4) ( en un lugar) bearings (pl)
    * * *
    = orientation, slant, advice, outlook, orienteering, wayfinding, bearing, targeting, centredness, bent of mind.

    Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.

    Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.
    Ex: A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.
    Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
    Ex: There are certain types of subject matter better suited to the nonbook format for which no subject heading exists, such as kits designed to develop orienteering.
    Ex: The author identifies the architectural barriers in library buildings facing disabled users with particular reference to wayfinding and the provision of suitable signage.
    Ex: When the real reading starts the mind, as a result of this skim, already has its bearings and so works more effectively.
    Ex: An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.
    Ex: The principles of learner centredness and constructivism provided the bases for the design of synchronous activities such as student moderated seminars in this study.
    Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
    * cambiar de orientación = reposition [re-position].
    * cambio de orientación = paradigm change, paradigm shift.
    * centro de orientación = referral centre.
    * con una orientación profesional = career-focused.
    * con una orientación social = socially-oriented.
    * con una orientación temática específica = subject-oriented.
    * de orientación = directional.
    * desorientación = disorientation.
    * orientación académica = educational guidance.
    * orientación a la lectura = readers' guidance.
    * orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction (BI).
    * orientación hacia el hombre = human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
    * orientación profesional = careers guidance, vocational guidance, career guidance, career education, career planning, careers education, career information.
    * orientación sexual = sexual orientation.
    * orientación sobre salidas profesionales = career guidance.
    * programa de orientación = orientation programme.
    * programa de orientación bibliográfica = bibliographic instruction program(me).
    * servicio de orientación = referral service, advisory service.
    * servicio de orientación al lector = readers' advisory service point, readers' advisory service.

    * * *
    A (de una habitación, un edificio) aspect ( frml)
    ¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? which way does the house face?
    la orientación de la antena the way the antenna is pointing
    la orientación de las placas solares the way o direction the solar panels are facing
    B
    1 (enfoque, dirección) orientation
    le dio una orientación práctica al curso he gave the course a practical bias, he oriented o ( BrE) orientated the course along practical lines
    la nueva orientación del partido the party's new direction
    2 (inclinación) leaning
    C (en un lugar) bearings (pl)
    perdí la orientación I lost my bearings
    sentido2 (↑ sentido (2))
    D
    1 (guía, consejo) guidance, direction
    2 (acción de guiar) orientation
    Compuestos:
    ● orientación profesional or (CS) vocacional
    (para colegiales, estudiantes) vocational guidance, careers advice; (para desempleados) career guidance o advice
    sexual orientation
    discriminar sobre la base de la orientación sexual to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation
    * * *

     

    orientación sustantivo femenino
    a) (de habitación, edificio) aspect (frml);

    ◊ ¿cuál es la orientación de la casa? which way does the house face?;

    la orientación de la antena the way the antenna (AmE) o (BrE) aerial is pointing
    b) (enfoque, dirección) orientation


    ( acción de guiar) orientation;


    ( para desempleados) career guidance o advice

    orientación sustantivo femenino
    1 (en el espacio) orientation, direction: perdí la orientación, I lost my bearings
    2 (en el conocimiento) guidance
    gabinete de orientación psicológica, psychological guidance office
    3 (ideología, tendencia) direction
    ' orientación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    COU
    - guía
    - curso
    English:
    A-level
    - exposure
    - face
    - guidance
    - marriage guidance
    - orientation
    - sense
    - vocational
    - aspect
    - counseling
    - direction
    - orienteering
    * * *
    1. [dirección] [acción] guiding;
    [rumbo] direction;
    sentido de la orientación sense of direction
    2. [posicionamiento] [acción] positioning;
    [lugar] position; [de edificio] aspect;
    una casa con orientación al oeste a house that faces west;
    hay que ajustar la orientación del sensor the position o angle of the sensor needs adjusting;
    ¿cuál tiene que ser la orientación de la antena? which way should the aerial be pointing?
    Informát orientación horizontal horizontal o landscape orientation; Informát orientación vertical vertical o portrait orientation
    3. [enfoque] orientation;
    le dieron una orientación práctica al curso the course had a practical bias o slant
    4. [información] guidance, advice;
    algunas orientaciones some guidance
    orientación pedagógica = guidance on courses to be followed;
    orientación profesional careers advice o guidance, career counselling;
    CSur orientación vocacional careers advice
    5. [tendencia] tendency, leaning;
    un partido con una orientación liberal a party with liberal leanings o tendencies
    orientación sexual sexual orientation
    6. [deporte de aventura] orienteering
    * * *
    f
    1 orientation
    2 ( ayuda) guidance
    3
    :
    sentido de la orientación sense of direction
    * * *
    1) : orientation
    2) dirección: direction, course
    3) guía: guidance, direction
    * * *
    orientación n aspect
    tener orientación a/hacia to face
    orientación profesional vocational guidance / careers advice

    Spanish-English dictionary > orientación

  • 50 rechazar

    v.
    1 to reject.
    el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption
    Ellos rechazan el grano malo They reject the bad grain.
    4 to clear (sport).
    el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play
    5 to refuse, to pass up, to decline, to disregard.
    Ellos rechazan el café They refuse the coffee.
    6 to refuse to.
    Ellos rechazan comprar eso They refuse to buy that.
    7 to turn one's back on.
    8 to dishonor, to refuse to accept, to repudiate, to disavow.
    Ellos rechazan el reconocimiento They dishonor the recognition.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to reject, turn down, refuse
    2 (ataque) to repel, repulse, drive back
    3 MEDICINA to reject
    * * *
    verb
    1) to reject, decline
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ persona] to push away; [+ ataque] to repel, beat off; [+ enemigo] to drive back
    2) [+ acusación, idea] to reject; [+ oferta] to turn down, refuse; [+ tentación] to resist
    3) [+ luz] to reflect; [+ agua] to throw off
    4) (Med) [+ órgano] to reject
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn down
    b) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulse
    c) (Med) < órgano> to reject
    * * *
    = condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.
    Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex. Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
    Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
    Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
    Ex. In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.
    Ex. Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.
    Ex. Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.
    Ex. Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.
    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. Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.
    Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
    Ex. 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.
    Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
    Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex. The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.
    Ex. Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
    Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
    Ex. The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
    Ex. The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.
    Ex. These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.
    Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
    Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.
    Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
    ----
    * cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.
    * rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.
    * rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.
    * rechazarse = go by + the board.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.
    * rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.
    * rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.
    * rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.
    * rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn down
    b) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulse
    c) (Med) < órgano> to reject
    * * *
    = condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

    Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

    Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
    Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
    Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
    Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.
    Ex: Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.
    Ex: Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.
    Ex: Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.
    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: Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.
    Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
    Ex: 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.
    Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
    Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.
    Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
    Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
    Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
    Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.
    Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.
    Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
    Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.
    Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
    * cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.
    * rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.
    * rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.
    * rechazarse = go by + the board.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.
    * rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.
    * rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.
    * rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.
    * rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.

    * * *
    rechazar [A4 ]
    vt
    1 ‹invitación/propuesta› to reject; ‹oferta/trabajo› to turn down
    la moción fue rechazada the motion was defeated
    rechazó su proposición de matrimonio she rejected o turned down his proposal of marriage
    se sienten rechazados por la sociedad they feel rejected by society
    2 ‹ataque/enemigo› to repel, repulse
    3 ‹luz› to reflect
    4 ( Med) ‹órgano› to reject
    * * *

     

    rechazar ( conjugate rechazar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹invitación/propuesta/individuo› to reject;

    ‹moción/enmienda› to defeat;
    ‹oferta/trabajo› to turn down
    b) ‹ataque/enemigo› to repel, repulse

    c) (Med) ‹ órgano› to reject

    rechazar verbo transitivo
    1 (una idea, un plan, a una persona) to reject
    (oferta, contrato) to turn down
    2 Med (un órgano) to reject
    3 Mil to repel
    ' rechazar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barrer
    - declinar
    - negar
    - definitivamente
    - desechar
    - despreciar
    - plano
    English:
    beat off
    - brush off
    - decline
    - defeat
    - deny
    - disallow
    - dismiss
    - fend off
    - fight off
    - head-hunt
    - offer
    - refuse
    - reject
    - repudiate
    - repulse
    - shun
    - snub
    - spurn
    - stave off
    - sweep aside
    - turn away
    - turn down
    - ward off
    - wave aside
    - fend
    - fight
    - hand
    - over
    - parry
    - rebuff
    - repel
    - throw
    - turn
    - ward
    - wave
    * * *
    1. [no aceptar] to reject;
    [oferta, invitación] to turn down, to reject
    2. [negar] to deny;
    el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption;
    rechazó que vaya a presentarse a la presidencia he denied that he was going to run for the presidency
    3. [órgano] to reject;
    el paciente rechazó el órgano the patient rejected the organ
    4. [repeler] [a una persona] to push away;
    [a atacantes] to drive back, to repel;
    rechazaron el ataque de los enemigos they repelled the enemy attack
    5. Dep to clear;
    el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play
    * * *
    v/t reject; MIL repel
    * * *
    rechazar {21} vt
    1) : to reject
    2) : to turn down, to refuse
    * * *
    rechazar vb to reject / to turn down

    Spanish-English dictionary > rechazar

  • 51 dedicar

    v.
    1 to devote.
    2 to use.
    este solar se dedicará a viviendas this land will be used for housing
    3 to dedicate (libro, monumento).
    dedicó al público unas palabras de agradecimiento he addressed a few words of thanks to the audience
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (una dedicatoria) to dedicate, inscribe
    2 (tiempo, dinero) to devote (a, to)
    3 (palabras) to address
    4 (tener admiración, atenciones, etc) to show, have
    5 RELIGIÓN to dedicate, consecrate
    1 to devote oneself (a, to), dedicate oneself (a, to)
    ■ se dedica a la enseñanza she's a teacher, she teaches
    ■ ¿a qué te dedicas? what do you do for a living?
    * * *
    verb
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ obra, canción] to dedicate

    quisiera dedicar unas palabras de agradecimiento a... — I should like to address a few words of thanks to...

    2) [+ tiempo, espacio, atención] to devote, give; [+ esfuerzo] to devote

    dedico un día a la semana a ordenar mis papeles — I devote o give one day a week to organizing my paperwork

    ha dedicado toda su vida a los derechos humanos — she has dedicated o devoted her whole life to human rights

    3) (Rel) to dedicate, consecrate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a)

    dedicar algo a algo/+ inf — <tiempo/esfuerzos> to devote something to something/-ing

    dedicó su vida a la ciencia/ayudar a los pobres — she devoted her life to science/to helping the poor

    b) (ofrendar, ofrecer) <obra/canción> to dedicate
    c) (Relig) to dedicate
    2.
    dedicarse v pron

    dedicarse a algo/+ inf — to devote oneself to something/-ing

    b) (tener cierta ocupación, profesión)

    ¿a qué se dedica tu padre? — what does your father do?

    se dedica a la investigación/a enseñar — he does research/he teaches

    * * *
    = cover, dedicate, devote, lavish, give over, set + apart, put + aside.
    Ex. The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.
    Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.
    Ex. A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.
    Ex. The physical nature of the book is the aspect on which the major amount of study is likely to be lavished.
    Ex. Part III and Part V of the present work are given over to descriptions of such schemes.
    Ex. Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.
    Ex. If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
    ----
    * Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo = have + a turn at.
    * dedicar atención = devote + attention.
    * dedicar atención a = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * dedicar dinero = dedicate + money.
    * dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo = take + the time and effort.
    * dedicar energía = expend + energy.
    * dedicar esfuerzo = expend + effort, spend + effort, devote + energy, give + effort.
    * dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * dedicar recursos = divert + resources, commit + resources.
    * dedicar recursos a = direct + resources toward(s).
    * dedicarse = break into, tackle.
    * dedicarse a = aim at, be concerned with, embark on/upon, engage in, indulge in, turn to, get + involved with/in, devote + Reflexivo + to, home in on, enter + a business, make + a life's work of, spend + Posesivo + days, go into.
    * dedicarse a la política = politick.
    * dedicarse al ocio = spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
    * dedicarse a lo de Uno = go about + Posesivo + business.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a un hobby = pursue + hobby.
    * dedicarse a un negocio = enter + a business.
    * dedicarse de lleno a = get + Posesivo + teeth into.
    * dedicar tiempo = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, dedicate + time.
    * dedicar tiempo a = take + time on.
    * dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.
    * dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a = put + Posesivo + heart into.
    * dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.
    * dedicar un gran número de = pour (in/into).
    * dedicar unos minutos = take + a few minutes, take + a few moments.
    * dinero + dedicarse a = money + go towards.
    * instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.
    * madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.
    * que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.
    * siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a)

    dedicar algo a algo/+ inf — <tiempo/esfuerzos> to devote something to something/-ing

    dedicó su vida a la ciencia/ayudar a los pobres — she devoted her life to science/to helping the poor

    b) (ofrendar, ofrecer) <obra/canción> to dedicate
    c) (Relig) to dedicate
    2.
    dedicarse v pron

    dedicarse a algo/+ inf — to devote oneself to something/-ing

    b) (tener cierta ocupación, profesión)

    ¿a qué se dedica tu padre? — what does your father do?

    se dedica a la investigación/a enseñar — he does research/he teaches

    * * *
    = cover, dedicate, devote, lavish, give over, set + apart, put + aside.

    Ex: The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.

    Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.
    Ex: A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.
    Ex: The physical nature of the book is the aspect on which the major amount of study is likely to be lavished.
    Ex: Part III and Part V of the present work are given over to descriptions of such schemes.
    Ex: Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.
    Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
    * Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].
    * dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo = have + a turn at.
    * dedicar atención = devote + attention.
    * dedicar atención a = turn + Posesivo + mind to.
    * dedicar dinero = dedicate + money.
    * dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo = take + the time and effort.
    * dedicar energía = expend + energy.
    * dedicar esfuerzo = expend + effort, spend + effort, devote + energy, give + effort.
    * dedicar la vida a = devote + life to.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención = turn + Posesivo + attention, turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * dedicar recursos = divert + resources, commit + resources.
    * dedicar recursos a = direct + resources toward(s).
    * dedicarse = break into, tackle.
    * dedicarse a = aim at, be concerned with, embark on/upon, engage in, indulge in, turn to, get + involved with/in, devote + Reflexivo + to, home in on, enter + a business, make + a life's work of, spend + Posesivo + days, go into.
    * dedicarse a la política = politick.
    * dedicarse al ocio = spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
    * dedicarse a lo de Uno = go about + Posesivo + business.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a un hobby = pursue + hobby.
    * dedicarse a un negocio = enter + a business.
    * dedicarse de lleno a = get + Posesivo + teeth into.
    * dedicar tiempo = spend + time, lend + time, expend + time, dedicate + time.
    * dedicar tiempo a = take + time on.
    * dedicar toda una vida = spend + lifetime.
    * dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a = put + Posesivo + heart into.
    * dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.
    * dedicar un gran número de = pour (in/into).
    * dedicar unos minutos = take + a few minutes, take + a few moments.
    * dinero + dedicarse a = money + go towards.
    * instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre = leisure facilities.
    * madre que se dedica a sus hijos = practising mother.
    * que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.
    * siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo = in + Posesivo + own time.

    * * *
    dedicar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 ‹esfuerzos/tiempo› dedicar algo A algo to devote sth TO sth
    dedico mucho tiempo a la lectura I devote a lot of time to reading
    ha dedicado su vida entera a esta causa she has dedicated o devoted her whole life to this cause
    2 (destinar) ‹habitación/campo› dedicar algo A algo to give sth over TO sth
    vamos a dedicar este cuarto a archivo we're going to set this room aside for o give this room over to the files
    3 (ofrendar, ofrecer) to dedicate
    le dedicó la obra a su profesor she dedicated the play to her teacher
    quisiera dedicar esta canción a … I'd like to dedicate this song to …
    me regaló una copia dedicada she gave me a signed copy
    4 ( Relig) to dedicate
    dedicarse A algo to devote oneself TO sth
    ¿a qué se dedica tu padre? what does your father do?
    dejó de trabajar para dedicarse a sus hijos she gave up work to devote herself to the children
    dedicarse A + INF:
    se dedica a pintar en sus ratos libres she spends her free time painting, she paints in her free time
    se dedica a hacerme la vida imposible he does his best to make my life impossible
    * * *

     

    dedicar ( conjugate dedicar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( consagrar) dedicar algo a algo/hacer algo ‹tiempo/esfuerzos› to devote sth to sth/doing sth;

    ◊ dedicó su vida a la ciencia/ayudar a los pobres she devoted her life to science/to helping the poor

    b) (ofrendar, ofrecer) ‹obra/canción› to dedicate

    dedicarse verbo pronominal
    a) ( consagrarse) dedicarse a algo/hacer algo to devote oneself to sth/doing sth

    b) (tener cierta ocupación, profesión):

    ◊ ¿a qué se dedica tu padre? what does your father do?;

    se dedica a la investigación she does research;
    se dedica a pintar en sus ratos libres she spends her free time painting
    dedicar verbo transitivo
    1 to dedicate: dedicó la película a su hija, she dedicated the film to her daughter
    2 (destinar tiempo, esfuerzos) to devote [a, to]: dedica una hora diaria a la pintura, she spends an hour a day painting
    ' dedicar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    consagrar
    - consignar
    - entregar
    English:
    autograph
    - dedicate
    - devote
    - give up
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [tiempo, dinero, energía] to devote (a to);
    he dedicado todos mis esfuerzos a esta novela I've put everything I could into this novel;
    dedicó sus ahorros a comprar una nueva casa he used his savings to buy a new house
    2. [espacio, cuarto, solar] to use;
    dedicaron la bodega a almacén they used the wine cellar as a storeroom;
    este solar se dedicará a viviendas this land will be used for housing
    3. [libro, monumento] to dedicate;
    tengo una copia dedicada de su libro I have a signed copy of his book;
    dedicó al público unas palabras de agradecimiento he addressed a few words of thanks to the audience
    4. [templo, ofrenda] to dedicate
    * * *
    v/t dedicate; esfuerzo devote
    * * *
    dedicar {72} vt
    consagrar: to dedicate, to devote
    * * *
    1. (tiempo) to devote
    2. (una obra) to dedicate

    Spanish-English dictionary > dedicar

  • 52 AGRICOLA

    m.
    Agricola, Gnaeus Julius Agricola.
    * * *
    1 agricultural, farming
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ agricultural, farming antes de s
    * * *
    adjetivo < técnicas> agricultural, farming (before n)
    * * *
    = AGRICOLA, agricultural, agrarian, farming.
    Ex. There are 3 comprehensive data bases with approximately the same scope in the agricultural sector: AGRICOLA, AGRIS, and CAB.
    Ex. These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
    Ex. This article discusses an analysis of Austrian films and their social assumptions as well as the conflict between agrarian and urban cultures in Austria and Germany, also the popular TV serial, and political and human questions.
    Ex. This paper discusses the farming techniques, transportation, and economics of the onion industry.
    ----
    * asentamiento agrícola = agricultural settlement.
    * campamento de trabajadores agrícolas = farm labour camp.
    * ciencias agrícolas = agricultural economics.
    * comercio agrícola = agribusiness.
    * Comité de las Organizaciones de Productores Agrícolas (COPA) = Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).
    * comunidad agrícola = farming community.
    * crédito agrícola = agricultural credit, farm credit, farm loan.
    * estación experimental agrícola = agricultural experiment station.
    * fabricante de maquinaria agrícola = farm equipment manufacturer.
    * finca agrícola = arable farm.
    * industria agrícola = agro-industry.
    * industria agrícola, la = agricultural industry, the.
    * jornalero agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * mercadillo agrícola semanal = farmers' market.
    * obrero agrícola = agricultural labourer.
    * peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * perito agrícola = agriculturist.
    * Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
    * préstamo agrícola = farm loan, farm credit, agricultural credit.
    * producción agrícola = agricultural production.
    * productividad agrícola = agricultural productivity.
    * producto agrícola = agricultural product.
    * productos agrícolas = agricultural produce.
    * Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ = Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
    * sector agrícola = agricultural sector.
    * trabajador agrícola = agricultural labourer, farm labourer, farm worker.
    * vehículo agrícola = farm vehicle, agricultural vehicle.
    * * *
    adjetivo < técnicas> agricultural, farming (before n)
    * * *
    = AGRICOLA, agricultural, agrarian, farming.

    Ex: There are 3 comprehensive data bases with approximately the same scope in the agricultural sector: AGRICOLA, AGRIS, and CAB.

    Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
    Ex: This article discusses an analysis of Austrian films and their social assumptions as well as the conflict between agrarian and urban cultures in Austria and Germany, also the popular TV serial, and political and human questions.
    Ex: This paper discusses the farming techniques, transportation, and economics of the onion industry.
    * asentamiento agrícola = agricultural settlement.
    * campamento de trabajadores agrícolas = farm labour camp.
    * ciencias agrícolas = agricultural economics.
    * comercio agrícola = agribusiness.
    * Comité de las Organizaciones de Productores Agrícolas (COPA) = Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).
    * comunidad agrícola = farming community.
    * crédito agrícola = agricultural credit, farm credit, farm loan.
    * estación experimental agrícola = agricultural experiment station.
    * fabricante de maquinaria agrícola = farm equipment manufacturer.
    * finca agrícola = arable farm.
    * industria agrícola = agro-industry.
    * industria agrícola, la = agricultural industry, the.
    * jornalero agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * mercadillo agrícola semanal = farmers' market.
    * obrero agrícola = agricultural labourer.
    * peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * perito agrícola = agriculturist.
    * Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
    * préstamo agrícola = farm loan, farm credit, agricultural credit.
    * producción agrícola = agricultural production.
    * productividad agrícola = agricultural productivity.
    * producto agrícola = agricultural product.
    * productos agrícolas = agricultural produce.
    * Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ = Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
    * sector agrícola = agricultural sector.
    * trabajador agrícola = agricultural labourer, farm labourer, farm worker.
    * vehículo agrícola = farm vehicle, agricultural vehicle.

    * * *
    ‹técnicas› agricultural, farming ( before n)
    maquinaria agrícola farm o agricultural machinery
    el mundo agrícola the farming o agricultural world, the world of farming o agriculture
    * * *

     

    agrícola adjetivo ‹ técnicas› agricultural, farming ( before n)
    agrícola adjetivo agricultural
    ' agrícola' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    hacendada
    - hacendado
    - maquinaria
    - política
    - finca
    - huerta
    - plantación
    English:
    agricultural
    - farming
    - farm
    - laborer
    * * *
    [sector, política, producto] agricultural;
    región agrícola farming region
    * * *
    adj agricultural, farming atr
    * * *
    : agricultural
    * * *
    agrícola adj agricultural

    Spanish-English dictionary > AGRICOLA

  • 53 a partir de

    * * *
    = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to
    Ex. In addition, there is an element of perpetuation about the establishment of headings on the basis of reference sources.
    Ex. Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
    Ex. In the case of index terms, these will be assigned by a (human) indexer working from the document and probably a thesaurus or authority file.
    Ex. From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
    Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts on regardless of how well chosen they are.
    Ex. You have seen that the basic principle in information retrieval is to search only a limited part of the store in response to each request.
    * * *
    = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to

    Ex: In addition, there is an element of perpetuation about the establishment of headings on the basis of reference sources.

    Ex: Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
    Ex: In the case of index terms, these will be assigned by a (human) indexer working from the document and probably a thesaurus or authority file.
    Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
    Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts on regardless of how well chosen they are.
    Ex: You have seen that the basic principle in information retrieval is to search only a limited part of the store in response to each request.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a partir de

  • 54 aprovechar al máximo

    (v.) = maximise [maximize, -USA], optimise [optimize, -USA], realise + to its full potential, exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), make + the best use of, get + the best out of, take + the best advantage, get + the most out of, realise + the potential, make + the best possible use of
    Ex. Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.
    Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
    Ex. There is still a great deal to be learned about information, its use by people and the way people interact with machines before information technology can realize its full potential as an aid to human communication and decision-making.
    Ex. This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.
    Ex. In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
    Ex. To make the best use of resources school and public libraries have, in many instances, combined with both positive and negative results.
    Ex. The public librarian's information role becomes even more vital to help people get the best out of their complex environment.
    Ex. There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
    Ex. The experience which information professionals have in understanding users' needs gives them a head start in getting the most out of hypermedia.
    Ex. What do we have to do to realize the potential of digital libraries? = ¿Qué debemos hacer para aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades que nos ofrecen las bibliotecas digitales?.
    Ex. Librarians should make the best possible use of the window of opportunity created by the development of this type of software = Los bibliotecarios deberían aprovecharse al máximo de la oportunidad creada por el desarrollo de este tipo de software.
    * * *
    (v.) = maximise [maximize, -USA], optimise [optimize, -USA], realise + to its full potential, exploit + full potential, take + full advantage (of), make + the best use of, get + the best out of, take + the best advantage, get + the most out of, realise + the potential, make + the best possible use of

    Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.

    Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
    Ex: There is still a great deal to be learned about information, its use by people and the way people interact with machines before information technology can realize its full potential as an aid to human communication and decision-making.
    Ex: This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.
    Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
    Ex: To make the best use of resources school and public libraries have, in many instances, combined with both positive and negative results.
    Ex: The public librarian's information role becomes even more vital to help people get the best out of their complex environment.
    Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
    Ex: The experience which information professionals have in understanding users' needs gives them a head start in getting the most out of hypermedia.
    Ex: What do we have to do to realize the potential of digital libraries? = ¿Qué debemos hacer para aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades que nos ofrecen las bibliotecas digitales?.
    Ex: Librarians should make the best possible use of the window of opportunity created by the development of this type of software = Los bibliotecarios deberían aprovecharse al máximo de la oportunidad creada por el desarrollo de este tipo de software.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aprovechar al máximo

  • 55 coleccionar

    v.
    to collect.
    * * *
    1 to collect
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to collect
    * * *
    = collect, build up.
    Ex. Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.
    Ex. A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
    ----
    * afición de coleccionar = collecting.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to collect
    * * *
    = collect, build up.

    Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.

    Ex: A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
    * afición de coleccionar = collecting.

    * * *
    vt
    to collect
    * * *

    coleccionar ( conjugate coleccionar) verbo transitivo
    to collect
    coleccionar verbo transitivo to collect
    ' coleccionar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    juntar
    English:
    collect
    - hobby
    * * *
    to collect
    * * *
    v/t collect
    * * *
    : to collect, to keep a collection of
    * * *
    coleccionar vb to collect

    Spanish-English dictionary > coleccionar

  • 56 decreciente

    adj.
    declining, decreasing.
    * * *
    1 decreasing, diminishing
    * * *
    ADJ decreasing, diminishing
    * * *
    adjetivo decreasing (before n)
    * * *
    = decreasing, fading, waning, declining, shrinking, sinking, ebbing.
    Ex. It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.
    Ex. With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.
    Ex. This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.
    Ex. The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.
    Ex. Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.
    Ex. It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.
    Ex. Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.
    ----
    * no decreciente = non-decreasing.
    * rendimiento decreciente = diminishing returns.
    * * *
    adjetivo decreasing (before n)
    * * *
    = decreasing, fading, waning, declining, shrinking, sinking, ebbing.

    Ex: It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.

    Ex: With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.
    Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.
    Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.
    Ex: Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.
    Ex: It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.
    Ex: Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.
    * no decreciente = non-decreasing.
    * rendimiento decreciente = diminishing returns.

    * * *
    ‹orden› decreasing ( before n)
    el decreciente interés por estos temas the decreasing o diminishing o waning interest in these matters
    * * *

    decreciente adjetivo
    decreasing ( before n)
    decreciente adjetivo decreasing
    ' decreciente' also found in these entries:
    English:
    descend
    - wane
    * * *
    [tasa, porcentaje, tipo] declining, decreasing, falling;
    una tendencia decreciente a downward trend;
    anote estas cantidades por o [m5] en orden decreciente note down these quantities in descending order
    * * *
    adj decreasing, diminishing

    Spanish-English dictionary > decreciente

  • 57 directorio de Internet

    Ex. Web directories such as Yahoo rely on human input to create directories on the WWW that list Internet resources, with each one described briefly and classified under a subject heading.
    * * *

    Ex: Web directories such as Yahoo rely on human input to create directories on the WWW that list Internet resources, with each one described briefly and classified under a subject heading.

    Spanish-English dictionary > directorio de Internet

  • 58 directorio web

    Ex. Web directories such as Yahoo rely on human input to create directories on the WWW that list Internet resources, with each one described briefly and classified under a subject heading.
    * * *

    Ex: Web directories such as Yahoo rely on human input to create directories on the WWW that list Internet resources, with each one described briefly and classified under a subject heading.

    Spanish-English dictionary > directorio web

  • 59 funcionando a tope

    (adj.) = overstretched
    Ex. Electronic publishing is something librarians shouldn't be doing, given their already overstretched human and financial resources.
    * * *
    (adj.) = overstretched

    Ex: Electronic publishing is something librarians shouldn't be doing, given their already overstretched human and financial resources.

    Spanish-English dictionary > funcionando a tope

  • 60 funcionando al máximo

    (adj.) = overstretched
    Ex. Electronic publishing is something librarians shouldn't be doing, given their already overstretched human and financial resources.
    * * *
    (adj.) = overstretched

    Ex: Electronic publishing is something librarians shouldn't be doing, given their already overstretched human and financial resources.

    Spanish-English dictionary > funcionando al máximo

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