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1 Irán

Irán

► nombre masculino

1 Iran

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noun m.

Iran

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SM Iran

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masculino Iran

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= Iran.

Ex. At present there are four types of public libraries in Iran: public libraries, children's libraries, rural libraries, religious and mosque libraries.

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masculino Iran

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= Iran.

Ex: At present there are four types of public libraries in Iran: public libraries, children's libraries, rural libraries, religious and mosque libraries.

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Irán

masculine

Iran

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Del verbo ir: ( conjugate ir)

irán es:

3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) futuro indicativo

Multiple Entries:
Irán
ir
Irán sustantivo masculino
Iran
ir ( conjugate ir) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (trasladarse, desplazarse) to go;

◊ irán en taxi to go by taxi;

iban a caballo/a pie they were on horseback/on foot;
irán por mar to go by sea;
¡Fernando! — ¡voy! Fernando! — (just) coming! o I'll be right there!;
el irán y venir de los invitados the coming and going of the guests;
vamos a casa let's go home;
¿adónde va este tren? where's this train going (to)?;
irán de compras/de caza to go shopping/hunting;
ya vamos para allá we're on our way;
¿por dónde se va a …? how do you get to …?;
irán por or (Esp) a por algo/algn to go to get sth/sb;
voy (a) por pan I'm going to get some bread
b) ( asistir) to go to;

◊ voy a clases nocturnas I go to evening classes;

ya va al colegio she's already at school
2 ( expresando propósito) irán a + inf:
◊ ¿has ido a verla? have you been to see her?;

ve a ayudarla go and help her;
ver tb irán v aux 1
3 (al arrojar algo, arrojarse):
◊ tírame la llave — ¡allá va! throw me the key — here you are o there you go!;

tírate del trampolín — ¡allá voy! jump off the board! — here I go/come!
4 [ comentario]:
◊ no iba con mala intención it wasn't meant unkindly;

eso va por ti también that goes for you too, and the same goes for you
1 (+ compl) ( sin énfasis en el movimiento):
◊ iban cantando por el camino they sang as they went along;

¿van cómodos? are you comfortable?;
íbamos sentados we were sitting down;
vas muy cargada you have a lot to carry;
yo iba a la cabeza I was in the lead
2 ( refiriéndose al atuendo):
◊ iban de largo they wore long dresses;

voy a irán de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula;
iba de verde she was dressed in green
3 ( en calidad de) irán de algo to go (along) as sth;
◊ yo fui de intérprete I went along as interpreter

1 [camino/sendero] ( llevar) irán a algo to lead to sth, to go to sth
2 (extenderse, abarcar):
◊ la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia;

el período que va desde … hasta … the period from … to …
1 (marchar, desarrollarse):
◊ ¿cómo va el nuevo trabajo? how's the new job going?;

va de mal en peor it's going from bad to worse;
¿cómo te va? how's it going?, how are things? (colloq), what's up? (AmE colloq);
¿cómo les fue en Italia? how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?;
me fue mal/bien en el examen I did badly/well in the exam;
¡que te vaya bien! all the best!, take care!;
¡que te vaya bien (en) el examen! good luck in the exam
2 ( en competiciones):
◊ ¿cómo van? — 3-1 what's the score? — 3-1;

voy ganando yo I'm ahead, I'm winning
3 ( en el desarrollo de algo):
◊ ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?;

¿todavía vas por la página 20? are you still on page 20?
4 ( estar en camino):
◊ ¡vamos para viejos! we're getting on o old!;

va para los cincuenta she's going on fifty;
ya va para dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
5 (sumar, hacer):
◊ ya van tres veces que te lo digo this is the third time I've told you;

con este van seis six, counting this one
6 ( haber transcurrido): en lo que va del or (Esp) de año/mes so far this year/month
1 ( deber colocarse) to go;
◊ ¿dónde van las toallas? where do the towels go?;

¡qué va! (fam): ¿has terminado? — ¡qué va! have you finished? — you must be joking!;
¿se disgustó? — ¡qué va! did she get upset? — not at all!;
vamos a perder el avión — ¡qué va! we're going to miss the plane — no way!
2
a) ( combinar) irán con algo to go with sth

b) (sentar bien, convenir) (+ me/te/le etc):

◊ el negro no te va bien black doesn't suit you;

te iráná bien un descanso a rest will do you good
3 (Méx) (tomar partido por, apoyar) iránle a algo/algn to support sth/sb;
◊ le va al equipo peruano he supports the Peruvian team

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◊ vamos

a) (expresando incredulidad, fastidio):

◊ ¡vamos! ¿eso quién se lo va a creer? come off it o come on! who do you think's going to believe that?

b) (intentando tranquilizar, animar, dar prisa):

◊ vamos, mujer, dile algo go on, say something to him;

¡vamos, date prisa! come on, hurry up!
c) (al aclarar, resumir):

◊ eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway;

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar basically, he's not very trustworthy;
es mejor que el otro, vamos it's better than the other one, anyway
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◊ vaya

a) (expresando sorpresa, contrariedad):

◊ ¡vaya! ¡tú por aquí! what a surprise! what are you doing here?;

¡vaya! ¡se ha vuelto a caer! oh no o (colloq) damn! it's fallen over again!
b) (Esp) ( para enfatizar):

◊ ¡vaya cochazo! what a car!

irán v aux irán a + inf:
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a) (para expresar tiempo futuro, propósito) to be going to + inf;

◊ voy a estudiar medicina I'm going to study medicine;

va a hacer dos años que … it's getting on for two years since …
b) (en propuestas, sugerencias):

◊ vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? now then, what did you say your name was?;

bueno, vamos a trabajar all right, let's get to work
2 (al prevenir, hacer recomendaciones):
◊ que no se te vaya a caer make sure you don't drop it;

cuidado, no te vayas a caer mind you don't fall (colloq);
lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva take the umbrella, in case it rains
3 ( expresando un proceso paulatino):
◊ poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little;

ya puedes irán haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea;
la situación ha ido empeorando the situation has been getting worse and worse
irse verbo pronominal
1 ( marcharse) to leave;
◊ ¿por qué te vas tan temprano? why are you leaving o going so soon?;

vámonos let's go;
bueno, me voy right then, I'm taking off (AmE) o (BrE) I'm off;
no te vayas don't go;
vete a la cama go to bed;
se fue de casa/de la empresa she left home/the company;
vete de aquí get out of here;
se han ido de viaje they're away, they've gone away
2 (consumirse, gastarse):
◊ ¡cómo se va el dinero! I don't know where the money goes!;

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler half my salary goes on the rent
3 ( desaparecer) [mancha/dolor] to go;
◊ se ha ido la luz the electricity's gone off;

(+ me/te/le etc)
◊ ¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? has your headache gone?

4 (salirse, escaparse) [líquido/gas] to escape;
◊ se le está yendo el aire al globo the balloon's losing air o going down

5 (caerse, perder el equilibrio) (+ compl):
◊ iránse de boca/espaldas to fall flat on one's face/back;

me iba para atrás I was falling backwards;
frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante he braked and we all went flying forwards
Irán sustantivo masculino Iran
ir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (dirigirse a un lugar) to go: ¡vamos!, let's go!
voy a París, I'm going to Paris ➣ Ver nota en go
2 (acudir regularmente) to go: va al colegio, he goes to school
van a misa, they go to church
3 (conducir a) to lead, go to: el sendero va a la mina, the path goes to the mine
esta carretera va a Londres, this road leads to London
4 (abarcar) to cover: la finca va desde la alambrada al camino, the estate extends from the wire fence to the path
las lecciones que van desde la página 1 a la 53, the lessons on pages 1 to 53
5 (guardarse habitualmente) va al lado de éste, it goes beside this one
6 (mantener una posición) to be: va el primero, he's in first place
7 (tener un estado de ánimo, una apariencia) to be: iba furioso/radiante, he was furious/radiant
vas muy guapa, you look very smart o pretty
8 (desenvolverse) ¿cómo te va?, how are things? o how are you doing?
¿cómo te va en el nuevo trabajo?, how are you getting on in your new job?
9 (funcionar) to work (properly): el reloj no va, the clock doesn't go o work
10 (sentar bien) to suit: ese corte de pelo no te va nada, that haircut doesn't suit you at all
11 (combinar) to match, go: el rojo no va con el celeste, red doesn't go with pale blue
12 (vestir) to wear
ir con abrigo, to wear a coat
ir de negro/de uniforme, to be dressed in black/in uniform
la niña irá de enfermera, the little girl will dress up as a nurse
13 fam (importar, concernir) to concern: eso va por ti también, and the same goes for you
ni me va ni me viene, I don't care one way or the other
14 (apostar) to bet: va un café a que no viene, I bet a coffee that he won't come
15 (ir + de) fam (comportarse de cierto modo) to act
ir de listo por la vida, to be a smart ass
(tratar) to be about: ¿de qué va la película?, what's the film about?
16 (ir + detrás de) to be looking for: hace tiempo que voy detrás de un facsímil de esa edición, I've been after a facsimile of that edition for a long time
17 (ir + por) ir por la derecha, to keep (to the) right
(ir a buscar) ve por agua, go and fetch some water
(haber llegado) voy por la página noventa, I've got as far as page ninety
18 (ir + para) (tener casi, estar cercano a) va para los cuarenta, she's getting on for forty
ya voy para viejo, I'm getting old
(encaminarse a) iba para ingeniero, she was studying to be an engineer
este niño va para médico, this boy's going to become a doctor
II verbo auxiliar
1 (ir + gerundio) va mejorando, he's improving
ir caminando, to go on foot
2 (ir + pp) ya van estrenadas tres películas de Almodóvar, three films by Almodovar have already been released
3 ( ir a + infinitivo) iba a decir que, I was going to say that
va a esquiar, she goes skiing
va a nevar, it's going to snow
vas a caerte, you'll fall
♦ Locuciones: a eso iba, I was coming to that
¡ahí va!, catch!
en lo que va de año, so far this year
¡qué va!, of course not! o nothing of the sort!
¡vamos a ver!, let's see!
van a lo suyo, they look after their own interests
¡vaya!, fancy that
¡vaya cochazo!, what a car!
ir a parar, to end up
' Irán' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sí
English:
Iran

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Irán nm

(el) Irán Iran

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Irán

m Iran

Spanish-English dictionary > Irán
2 a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente

= never look a gift horse in the mouth

Ex. There's an old saying, ' never look a gift horse in the mouth,' but in the world of freebie hunting this is not always a good policy.

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= never look a gift horse in the mouth

Ex: There's an old saying, ' never look a gift horse in the mouth,' but in the world of freebie hunting this is not always a good policy.

Spanish-English dictionary > a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente
3 adiestrado

adj.

trained.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: adiestrar.

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ADJ trained

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= trained.

Ex. The WILSONDISC system appears easier to the trained searcher who can gather a great body of relevant material by using Boolean free text searching.

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* adiestrado por británicos = British-trained.

* adiestrado por los americanos = U.S.-trained.

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= trained.

Ex: The WILSONDISC system appears easier to the trained searcher who can gather a great body of relevant material by using Boolean free text searching.

* adiestrado por británicos = British-trained.

* adiestrado por los americanos = U.S.-trained.

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adiestrado, -a adj

trained;

un perro adiestrado para la caza a dog trained for hunting

Spanish-English dictionary > adiestrado
4 adquirir importancia

(v.) = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance

Ex. A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters.

Ex. However, it doesn't take very long before the supporting machine file attains greater importance than the manual catalog.

Ex. Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?.

Ex. This basic principle of marketing takes on added weight when applied to US Federal information programmes in the light of their instrumental value = Este principio básico del marketing cobrar importancia cuando se aplica a los programas de información federal americanos a la vista de su valor instrumental.

Ex. It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.

Ex. Concerns about trafficking in arms has moved rapidly up the international agenda.

Ex. The effective use of library resources is critical to the success of international students, a group which is gaining importance in US higher education.

Ex. Since most of these Muslims are here to stay, the question of their integration is gaining in importance.

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(v.) = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance

Ex: A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters.

Ex: However, it doesn't take very long before the supporting machine file attains greater importance than the manual catalog.

Ex: Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?.

Ex: This basic principle of marketing takes on added weight when applied to US Federal information programmes in the light of their instrumental value = Este principio básico del marketing cobrar importancia cuando se aplica a los programas de información federal americanos a la vista de su valor instrumental.

Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.

Ex: Concerns about trafficking in arms has moved rapidly up the international agenda.

Ex: The effective use of library resources is critical to the success of international students, a group which is gaining importance in US higher education.

Ex: Since most of these Muslims are here to stay, the question of their integration is gaining in importance.

Spanish-English dictionary > adquirir importancia
5 aerotransportar

v.

1 to airlift.

2 to ship by air, to carry by airplane, to airfreight, to airlift.

3 to take by airplane.

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VT to airlift

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verbo transitivo to airlift

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= airlift.

Ex. A family of four were airlifted to hospital after being hit by falling rocks while they were fossil hunting on a beach.

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verbo transitivo to airlift

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= airlift.

Ex: A family of four were airlifted to hospital after being hit by falling rocks while they were fossil hunting on a beach.

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aerotransportar [A1 ]

vt

to airlift

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aerotransportar vt

to airlift

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aerotransportar vt

: to airlift

Spanish-English dictionary > aerotransportar
6 altercado

m.

1 argument, row.

2 altercation, fight, dispute, quarrel.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: altercar.

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altercado

► nombre masculino

1 argument, quarrel

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noun m.

altercation, dispute

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masculino argument

tener un altercado con alguien — to have an argument with somebody

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= altercation, argument, aggressive incident, scandal, running battle, dust-up, fracas.

Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.

Ex. We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.

Ex. Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.

Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

Ex. Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.

Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.

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* tener un altercado = have + altercation.

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masculino argument

tener un altercado con alguien — to have an argument with somebody

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= altercation, argument, aggressive incident, scandal, running battle, dust-up, fracas.

Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.

Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.

Ex: Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.

Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.

Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.

* tener un altercado = have + altercation.

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altercado

masculine

altercación

feminine

argument, altercation ( frml)

tener un altercado con algn to have an argument with sb

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Del verbo altercar: ( conjugate altercar)

altercado es:

el participio

altercado sustantivo masculino
argument
altercado sustantivo masculino quarrel, argument
' altercado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
zafarrancho
- discusión
English:
flare-up
- wrangle
- fracas

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altercado nm

argument, row;

tuvo un altercado con el jefe she had an argument o a row with the boss;

altercado callejero disturbance

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altercado

m argument, altercation fml

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altercado nm

discusión, disputa: altercation, argument, dispute

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altercado n

1. (riña) argument

tuvo un altercado con el árbitro he had an argument with the referee

2. (enfrentamiento) disturbance

después del partido hubo algún altercado there were disturbances after the match

Spanish-English dictionary > altercado
7 animal de presa

(n.) = prey animal

Ex. This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears.

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(n.) = prey animal

Ex: This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears.

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animal de presa

predator

Spanish-English dictionary > animal de presa
8 apertura

f.

1 opening.

2 kick-off (sport) (en rugby).

3 liberalization (politics) (liberalización).

4 opening move.

5 outspokenness, openness.

6 reading.

7 foramen, apertura.

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apertura

► nombre femenino

1 (comienzo) opening, beginning

2 PLÍTICA liberalization

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sesión de apertura opening session

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noun f.

1) opening

2) start, beginning

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SF

1) (=acción) opening

la apertura de la caja torácica es una operación delicada — the opening of the rib cage is a delicate operation, opening the rib cage is a delicate operation

la apertura del cajón activó la bomba — opening the box set off the bomb

la apertura de la cuenta bancaria requiere tiempo — opening a bank account takes time

la apertura de las puertas es automática — the doors open automatically

2) (=comienzo) start, beginning

hoy se celebra la apertura del curso académico — today is the start o beginning of the new academic year

la apertura del plazo de matrícula se ha aplazado — the starting date for enrolment has been postponed

la apertura del juicio se realiza hoy — the trial opens today

ceremonia de apertura — opening ceremony

sesión de apertura — opening session

3) (Fot) aperture

4) (Pol) (=liberalización) opening-up

la apertura política tras la muerte de Franco — the political opening-up after Franco's death

5) (Jur) [de testamento] reading

apertura de un juicio hipotecario — foreclosure

6) (Ajedrez) opening

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femenino

1)

a) (de caja, sobre) opening

caja fuerte con apertura retardada — strongbox with time-delay mechanism

b) ( de cuenta bancaria) opening; ( de testamento) reading

c) (comienzo, inauguración) opening

la sesión de apertura — the opening session

la apertura del plazo de matrícula — the opening date for registration

la apertura del diálogo con la guerrilla — the commencement of talks with the guerrillas

d) (Fot) aperture

e) ( en ajedrez) opening

2) ( actitud abierta) openness; ( proceso) opening-up

apertura a nuevas ideas — this opening-up to new ideas

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= opening, window, openness, slot, ostium, slit, opening day.

Ex. Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.

Ex. In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.

Ex. The more productive companies were found to be characterised by greater openness to outside information.

Ex. These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

Ex. Each sinus is connected to the nose by a small opening called an ostium.

Ex. To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.

Ex. The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.

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* ampliar el horario de apertura = extend + hours.

* apertura hidrotermal = hydrothermal vent, hydrothermal venting.

* ceremonia de apertura = opening ceremony.

* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.

* día de la apertura = opening day.

* discurso de apertura = keynote address, opening address, opening speech, keynote presentation.

* especial apertura = opening special.

* fiesta de apertura = opening party.

* hora de apertura = opening time.

* horario de apertura = opening hours, opening time, opening day, shopping hours, office hours, hours of operation.

* horario de apertura al público = banking hours.

* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.

* horas de apertura = business hours.

* índice de apertura = openness index.

* mecanismo de apertura = opening mechanism.

* próxima apertura = opening soon.

* recepción de apertura = opening reception.

* sesión de apertura = opening session.

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femenino

1)

a) (de caja, sobre) opening

caja fuerte con apertura retardada — strongbox with time-delay mechanism

b) ( de cuenta bancaria) opening; ( de testamento) reading

c) (comienzo, inauguración) opening

la sesión de apertura — the opening session

la apertura del plazo de matrícula — the opening date for registration

la apertura del diálogo con la guerrilla — the commencement of talks with the guerrillas

d) (Fot) aperture

e) ( en ajedrez) opening

2) ( actitud abierta) openness; ( proceso) opening-up

apertura a nuevas ideas — this opening-up to new ideas

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= opening, window, openness, slot, ostium, slit, opening day.

Ex: Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.

Ex: In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.

Ex: The more productive companies were found to be characterised by greater openness to outside information.

Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.

Ex: Each sinus is connected to the nose by a small opening called an ostium.

Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.

Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.

* ampliar el horario de apertura = extend + hours.

* apertura hidrotermal = hydrothermal vent, hydrothermal venting.

* ceremonia de apertura = opening ceremony.

* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura = after-hours book drop.

* día de la apertura = opening day.

* discurso de apertura = keynote address, opening address, opening speech, keynote presentation.

* especial apertura = opening special.

* fiesta de apertura = opening party.

* hora de apertura = opening time.

* horario de apertura = opening hours, opening time, opening day, shopping hours, office hours, hours of operation.

* horario de apertura al público = banking hours.

* horario de apertura más amplio = extended hours.

* horas de apertura = business hours.

* índice de apertura = openness index.

* mecanismo de apertura = opening mechanism.

* próxima apertura = opening soon.

* recepción de apertura = opening reception.

* sesión de apertura = opening session.

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apertura

feminine

A

1 (de una caja, un sobre) opening

[ S ] caja fuerte con apertura retardada strongbox with time-delay mechanism

2 (de una cuenta bancaria) opening; (de un testamento) reading

3 (comienzo, inauguración) opening

en la sesión de apertura del festival during the opening session of the festival

todavía no se ha anunciado la apertura del plazo de matrícula the opening date for registration hasn't been announced as yet

la apertura de una nueva etapa en las negociaciones de paz the beginning of a new stage in the peace talks

la apertura del diálogo con la guerrilla the commencement of talks between the government and the guerrillas

4 ( Fot) aperture

5 (en ajedrez) opening

B

1 (actitud abierta) openness

2 (proceso) opening-up

la apertura de España a nuevas ideas Spain's opening-up to new ideas

* * *

apertura sustantivo femenino
1
a) (de caja, sobre, cuenta) opening

b) ( inauguración) opening;

◊ la sesión de apertura the opening session

c) (de curso, año académico) beginning, start

d) (Fot) aperture

2 ( actitud abierta) openness;
( proceso) opening-up
apertura sustantivo femenino
1 (comienzo) opening
2 Pol liberalization
' apertura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
retardado
English:
delay
- opening
- pop-top
- rip cord
- aperture
- rip

* * *

apertura

♦ nf

1. [acción de abrir] [de caja, cuenta corriente, investigación, tienda] opening;

se ha anunciado la apertura de negociaciones con la guerrilla it has been announced that negotiations with the guerrillas have been started;

han pedido la apertura de un expediente disciplinario they have requested that disciplinary action be taken

2. [inauguración] [de año académico, temporada] start;

el Presidente acudió a la apertura de la nueva fábrica the President attended the opening of the new factory

3. Dep [pase] through ball;
[saque] kick-off
4. [en ajedrez] opening (move)

5. [tolerancia] openness, tolerance

6. [en política, economía]
el nuevo ministro es partidario de la apertura política the new minister is in favour of a more open regime;

buscan la apertura de mercados en Asia they are seeking to open up markets in Asia

Comp
apertura económica economic liberalization
7. Fot apertura de campo field aperture

♦ nmf
[en rugby] fly-half
* * *

apertura

f

1 opening

2 FOT aperture

3 POL opening up

* * *

apertura nf

1) : opening, aperture

2) : commencement, beginning

3) : openness

* * *

apertura n

1. (en general) opening

la apertura del aeropuerto de Málaga the opening of Málaga airport

2. (comienzo) beginning

la apertura de la temporada the beginning of the season

Spanish-English dictionary > apertura
9 arco1

¹ = bow, arc, arch.

Nota: De la construcción.

Ex. The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.

Ex. Instead of a mosaic of small squares, pictures are composed of basic graphic elements -- points, lines, arcs, polygons and rectangles.

Ex. Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.

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* arco de medio punto = round arch.

* arco de punto rebajado = segmental arch.

* arco de triunfo = triumphal arch.

* arco elíptico = elliptical arch.

* arco en corbela = corbelled arch.

* arco escarzano = segmental arch.

* arco iris = rainbow.

* arco ojival = pointed arch.

* arco rebajado = segmental arch.

* caza con arco = bow-hunting.

* en forma de arco = arched, bowed.

* tiro con arco = archery.

* tocado con arco = bowed.

* tocar con arco = bowing.

Spanish-English dictionary > arco1
10 ballena

f.

1 whale (animal).

ballena azul blue whale

2 stay (varilla) (de corsé).

3 collar stay, collar stiffener.

* * *

ballena

► nombre femenino

1 (animal) whale

2 (material) whalebone; (tira de corsé) stay

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ballena azul blue whale

* * *

noun f.

whale

* * *

SF

1) (Zool) (=animal) whale; (=hueso) whalebone

parece una ballena — * she's like a beached whale *

ballena azul — blue whale

2) (Cos) [de corsé] bone, stay

* * *

femenino (Zool) whale

- ballena azul

* * *

= whale, humpback whale.

Ex. After the conference, participants will be able to experience the excitement of a whale watch off the New England coast.

Ex. The writer describes a scientific expedition to study humpback whales.

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* ballena jorobada = humpback whale.

* ballena piloto = pilot whale.

* caza de ballenas = whaling, whale hunting.

* tiburón ballena = whale shark.

* * *

femenino (Zool) whale

- ballena azul

* * *

= whale, humpback whale.

Ex: After the conference, participants will be able to experience the excitement of a whale watch off the New England coast.

Ex: The writer describes a scientific expedition to study humpback whales.

* ballena jorobada = humpback whale.

* ballena piloto = pilot whale.

* caza de ballenas = whaling, whale hunting.

* tiburón ballena = whale shark.

* * *

ballena

feminine

A ( Zool) whale

Compuesto:

ballena azul

blue whale

B (de un corsé) stay

* * *

ballena sustantivo femenino (Zool) whale
ballena sustantivo femenino
1 Zool whale
2 (refuerzo de lencería) bone
' ballena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
macho
English:
futile
- stranded
- surface
- whale
- blubber

* * *

ballena nf

1. [animal] whale

Comp
ballena azul blue whale;
ballena franca right whale;

ballena gris grey whale;

ballena vasca right whale

2. [varilla] [de corsé] stay;
[de paraguas] spoke
* * *

ballena

f ZO whale

* * *

ballena nf

: whale

* * *

ballena n whale

Spanish-English dictionary > ballena
11 bebida alcohólica ilegal

(n.) = moonshine

Ex. Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.

* * *

(n.) = moonshine

Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.

Spanish-English dictionary > bebida alcohólica ilegal
12 bronca

f.

1 row (fuss).

armar (una) bronca to kick up a row

buscar bronca to look for trouble

2 scolding, telling-off. (peninsular Spanish)

echar una bronca a alguien to give somebody a row, to tell somebody off

3 snag, problem (informal). (Mexican Spanish)

fue una bronca poder mudarme moving was no picnic

4 quarrel, fight, brawl, dust-up.

5 noisy dispute, free-for-all.

6 big problem, mess.

7 rage.

* * *

bronca

► nombre femenino

1 (lío) row

2 (riña) quarrel; (discusión) argument; (pelea) fight

3 (reprimenda) telling-off

4 (protesta del público) noisy protests plural, jeers plural, jeering

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

armar una bronca to kick up a fuss

echar una bronca a alguien to tell somebody off, give somebody a telling-off

* * *

noun f.

fight, quarrel, row

* * *

femenino (fam)

1)

a) (disputa, lío) row

armar or montar una bronca — to kick up a fuss (colloq), to create a ruckus (AmE colloq)

buscar bronca — to look for trouble o a fight

b) (alboroto, bullicio) racket (colloq)

2) (esp Esp) ( regañina) scolding, telling off (colloq)

echarle la bronca a alguien — to tell somebody off

3) (AmL fam) ( rabia)

está con una bronca — he's in a foul mood

me da mucha bronca — it really gets to o bugs me (colloq)

tenerle bronca a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)

* * *

= dressing-down, tongue-lashing, telling-off, telling-off, dust-up.

Ex. 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.

Ex. Iranian President went to Columbia University expecting tough questions but instead he got a tongue-lashing from the students.

Ex. Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.

Ex. Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.

Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

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* armar una bronca = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* * *

femenino (fam)

1)

a) (disputa, lío) row

armar or montar una bronca — to kick up a fuss (colloq), to create a ruckus (AmE colloq)

buscar bronca — to look for trouble o a fight

b) (alboroto, bullicio) racket (colloq)

2) (esp Esp) ( regañina) scolding, telling off (colloq)

echarle la bronca a alguien — to tell somebody off

3) (AmL fam) ( rabia)

está con una bronca — he's in a foul mood

me da mucha bronca — it really gets to o bugs me (colloq)

tenerle bronca a alguien — to have it in for somebody (colloq)

* * *

= dressing-down, tongue-lashing, telling-off, telling-off, dust-up.

Ex: 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.

Ex: Iranian President went to Columbia University expecting tough questions but instead he got a tongue-lashing from the students.

Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.

Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.

Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.

* armar una bronca = kick up + a fuss, kick up + a stink, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.

* echar una bronca = tell + Nombe + off, give + Nombre + a dressing-down, give + Nombre + a telling-off, chew + Nombre + up.

* echar una buena bronca = give + Nombre + a good roasting.

* * *

bronca

feminine

( fam)

A

1 (disputa, lío) row

armar or montar una bronca to kick up a fuss ( colloq), to create a ruckus ( AmE colloq)

buscar bronca to look for trouble o a fight

no vengas hoy a casa, que hay bronca don't come over today, there's a row o an argument going on

2 (alboroto, bullicio) racket ( colloq)

B ( esp Esp) (regañina) scolding, telling off ( BrE)

siempre le está echando la bronca al or a su hijo he's always telling his son off

C

( AmL fam) (rabia): está con una bronca que no ve he's in a foul mood

me da mucha bronca que sea tan injusto he's so unfair, it really bugs o gets me ( colloq)

dice que la maestra le tiene bronca he says the teacher has it in for him ( colloq)

* * *

bronca sustantivo femenino
1
a) (fam) (disputa, lío) row;

armar or montar una bronca to kick up a fuss (colloq);
◊ buscar bronca to look for trouble o a fight

b) (alboroto, bullicio) racket (colloq)

2 (esp Esp fam) ( regañina) scolding, telling off (colloq);
◊ echarle la bronca a algn to tell sb off

3 (AmL fam) ( rabia):
◊ está con una bronca he's furious;

me da mucha bronca it really gets to o bugs me (colloq);
tenerle bronca a algn to have it in for sb (colloq)
bronca sustantivo femenino
1 (disputa, pelea) quarrel, row
2 (abucheo) jeering
3 (reprimenda) telling-off
echar una bronca a alguien, to tell sb off
' bronca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigo
- escaparse
- oler
- jaleo
- nos
- organizarse
- padre
- camorra
English:
aggro
- bad
- bust-up
- coal
- earful
- hell
- row
- strip
- tell off
- telling-off
- bust
- kick
- punch

* * *

bronca

♦ nf

1. [jaleo] row;

armar (una) bronca to kick up a row;

se armó una bronca increíble there was an almighty row;

buscar bronca to look for trouble

2. Esp [regañina] scolding, telling-off;

echar una bronca a alguien to tell sb off, Br to give sb a row;

me echaron la bronca por llegar tarde I got an earful for being late;

el equipo fue recibido con una bronca the team were booed when they came out onto the pitch

3. RP Fam [rabia]
me da bronca it hacks me off;

¡estoy con una bronca! I'm really hacked off!;

el jefe le tiene bronca the boss has got it in for her;

está que vuela de (la) bronca she's foaming at the mouth

4. Méx Fam [problema]
tengo una bronca de dinero I'm in a fix over money

5. Méx Fam [dificultad] snag, problem;

fue una bronca poder mudarme moving was no picnic

6. ver bronco

♦ nmf
Esp Fam
ser un bronca(s) to be a troublemaker, to be trouble

* * *

bronca

f

1 fam

telling off fam ;

echar la bronca a alguien fam give s.o. a telling off, tell s.o. off

2 Méx pop

fight;

armar una bronca get into a fight

3

:

armar bronca ( hacer ruido) cause a rumpus;

se armó bronca tras anunciarse la subida de los impuestos there was an outcry o a rumpus when the tax increase was announced

* * *

bronca nf, fam : fight, quarrel, fuss

* * *

bronca n

1. (regañina) telling off

mi padre me ha echado una bronca my father gave me a telling off

2. (discusión) argument / row

he tenido una bronca con mi hermana I've had a row with my sister

buscar bronca to look for trouble

Spanish-English dictionary > bronca
13 bruja

f.

1 witch, sorceress.

2 hag (informal) (ugly woman).

3 vixen, old bag, old hag, bitch.

4 crone, harridan.

5 barn owl.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: brujir.

* * *

bruja

► nombre femenino

1 (hechicera) witch

2 (mujer - fea) old hag; (- malintencionada) witch

* * *

noun f.

witch

* * *

1.

ADJ

estar bruja — Caribe, Méx ** to be broke *, be flat (EEUU) *

ando bien bruja — ** I'm skint **

2. SF

1) (=hechicera) witch

2) * (=arpía) old hag *; Méx woman

3) Caribe, Cono Sur (=fantasma) spook *, ghost; (=puta) whore

4) (Orn) barn owl

* * *

femenino

1) ( mujer antipática) (fam) witch (colloq), old hag (colloq); ver tb brujo II

2) (AmC, Col) (Zool) moth

* * *

= witch, bitch, dragon lady, shrewish, evil old woman, sorceress, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.

Ex. Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.

Ex. Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.

Ex. The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.

Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Ex. The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.

Ex. Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.

Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.

Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.

Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.

Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.

Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.

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* bieja bruja = old hag.

* caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.

* vieja bruja = evil old woman, harridan, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.

* * *

femenino

1) ( mujer antipática) (fam) witch (colloq), old hag (colloq); ver tb brujo II

2) (AmC, Col) (Zool) moth

* * *

= witch, bitch, dragon lady, shrewish, evil old woman, sorceress, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.

Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.

Ex: Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.

Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.

Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.

Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.

Ex: Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.

Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.

Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.

Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.

Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.

Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.

* bieja bruja = old hag.

* caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.

* vieja bruja = evil old woman, harridan, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.

* * *

bruja

feminine

A (mujer antipática) ( fam); witch ( colloq), old hag ( colloq) ver tb brujo² (↑ brujo (2))

B (AmC, Col) ( Zool) moth

* * *

bruja sustantivo femenino
1 witch, sorceress
2 fig (mujer antipática) old bag
' bruja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mientras
- chicha
- escoba
English:
bitch
- cow
- hag
- sorceress
- witch
- change

* * *

bruja

♦ nf

1. [hechicera] witch, sorceress

2. Fam [mujer fea] hag

3. Fam [mujer mala] witch

♦ adj
CAm, Carib, Méx Fam
andar o [m5] estar bruja [sin dinero] to be broke o Br skint

* * *

bruja

f

1 witch;

caza de brujas tb fig witch hunt

2 Méx

:

andar o

estar bruja fam be broke fam

* * *

bruja n witch [pl. witches]

Spanish-English dictionary > bruja
14 busca

f.

1 search.

(ir) en busca de (to go) in search of

orden de busca y captura arrest warrant

en busca y captura on the run (from the police)

2 pager, bleeper, bleep.

3 extra job, moonlighting.

m.

pager (buscapersonas). (peninsular Spanish)

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: buscar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: buscar.

* * *

busca

► nombre femenino

1 search, hunt

► nombre masculino

1 familiar bleeper, pager

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ir en busca de to search for, hunt for

* * *

noun f.

1) search

2) quest

* * *

1.

SF search

la niebla dificultaba la busca — the search was hampered by fog

están analizando la muestra a la busca de impurezas — they are analysing the sample in search of impurities o to search for impurities

en busca de — in search of

salieron en busca del niño desaparecido — they set off in search of the missing child

empezó a llamar por teléfono a todas partes en mi busca — he began phoning around everywhere to try and find me

se marcharon en busca de fortuna — they went off to seek their fortune

busca y captura, el juez dictó orden de busca y captura del fugitivo — the judge ordered the fugitive's (immediate) capture

estar en busca y captura — to be wanted, be on the run *

2.

SM Esp (=mensáfono) bleeper *, pager

* * *
I
femenino ( búsqueda) search

en busca de algo — in search of something

salieron en su busca — they set out to look for him

anda en busca de marido — she's looking for a husband

andar a la busca de algo/alguien — (Chi fam) to be after something/somebody (colloq)
II
masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)

* * *

= bleeper, pager.

Ex. By the time I became a medical student doctors were summoned by bleepers.

Ex. The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.

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* llamar por el busca = bleep.

* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.

* usuario que busca información = information searcher.

* * *
I
femenino ( búsqueda) search

en busca de algo — in search of something

salieron en su busca — they set out to look for him

anda en busca de marido — she's looking for a husband

andar a la busca de algo/alguien — (Chi fam) to be after something/somebody (colloq)
II
masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)

* * *

= bleeper, pager.

Ex: By the time I became a medical student doctors were summoned by bleepers.

Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.

* llamar por el busca = bleep.

* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.

* usuario que busca información = information searcher.

* * *

busca¹

feminine

A (búsqueda) search

enviaron a un grupo en busca de ayuda they sent a group in search of help o to look for help

emigraron en busca de nuevos horizontes they emigrated in pursuit o search of new horizons ( liter)

todos salieron en su busca they all set out to look for him o search for him o to try to find him

varios periodistas llegaron en busca de una exclusiva several reporters arrived in search of o hoping to get a scoop

anda en busca de marido she's husband-hunting ( colloq), she's looking for a husband

andar a la busca de algo/algn ( Chi fam); to be after sth/sb ( colloq)

B

( Méx fam) (trabajillo): si no fuera porque tengo mis buscas no podría pagar el departamento if it weren't for my other jobs I couldn't pay the rent ( colloq)

hacen buscas fuera de sus trabajos they do a bit of moonlighting ( colloq)

busca²

masculine

( Esp fam)

pager, beeper, bleeper ( BrE)

* * *

Del verbo buscar: ( conjugate buscar)

busca es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
busca
buscar
busca sustantivo femenino ( búsqueda) search;
◊ en busca de algo in search of sth;

salieron en su busca they set out to look for him
■ sustantivo masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( intentar encontrar) to look for;

‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
◊ te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

b) (en libro, lista) to look up;

◊ busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

2
a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up;

◊ fui a buscalo al aeropuerto ( para traerlo — en coche) I went to pick him up from the airport;

(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;
◊ vengo a busca mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir) to get;

◊ yo le busqué trabajo I found him a job;

fue a busca un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;
◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;
◊ no quiero buscame complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
busca
I sustantivo femenino search
ir en busca de, to go in search of
II m inv bleeper, pager
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' busca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batir
- batida
- confín
- nacional
- tras
- buscar
- interesado
- orden
- por
English:
after
- bleeper
- extortion
- feel
- fish
- kerb-crawler
- pasture
- pursuit
- root about
- root around
- scan
- scavenge
- scour
- search
- shake down
- want
- drill
- scavenger

* * *

busca

♦ nf

search;

(ir) en busca de (to go) in search of;

a la busca de algo in search of sth;

orden de busca y captura arrest warrant;

en busca y captura on the run (from the police)

♦ nm
Esp [buscapersonas] pager
* * *

busca

I f search;

en busca de in search of;

encontrarse en busca y captura have a warrant out for one’s arrest

II m fam

pager

* * *

busca nf

: search

* * *

busca n (búsqueda) search

abandonaron la busca al anochecer they called off the search when it got dark

en busca de in search of / to look for

ha salido en busca de su hermana he's gone out to look for his sister

Spanish-English dictionary > busca
15 buscar

v.

1 to look.

2 to look for.

busco piso en esta zona I am looking for a flat o (British) apartment in this area (United States)

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America

María busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.

3 to look up.

Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.

4 to search for (computing).

El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.

5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).

buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble

6 to pick up.

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper

ir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody up

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.

Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.

* * *

buscar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to look for, search for

■ busco un hombre que se llama Pedro I'm looking for a man called Pedro

■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty

■ hay que buscar una solución al problema we have to find a solution to the problem

2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up

■ búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch

■ ves a buscar pan go and get some bread

■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!

4 (recoger) to pick up

■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station

■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school

5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve

■ no sé qué buscan con esto I don't know what they're trying to achieve with this

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mirar) to look

■ he buscado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

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FRASEOLOGÍA

buscársela familiar to be looking for trouble

■ se la estaba buscando y la encontró she was looking for trouble and she found it

buscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living

'Se busca...' "... wanted"

* * *

verb

1) to look for, seek

2) search

* * *

1. VT

1) (=tratar de encontrar)

a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look for

estuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers

llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months

el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit

el terrorista más buscado del país — the most wanted terrorist in the country

"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"

"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"

el acomodador me buscó un asiento al fondo — the usher found me a seat at the back

las plantas buscan la luz — plants grow towards the light

- buscarle tres pies al gato

- busca y encontrarás

b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

c) [con la vista] to try to spot, look for

lo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to find

no sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude

con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style

yo no busco la fama — I'm not looking for fame

solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money

como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now

• buscar excusas — to make excuses

• buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sth

siempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing

• ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkin

ve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother

voy a buscar tabaco — I'll go and get some cigarettes

- buscarla

vino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *

- buscar la ruina a algn

este hijo mío me va a buscar la ruina — this son of mine will be the ruin of me

3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch

¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?

vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants

4) (Inform) to search

5) (=preguntar por) to ask for

¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?

2.

VI to look

ya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

busca en la página 45 — look on page 45

¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!

3.

See:

buscarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

* * *

= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

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* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

* * *

= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* * *

buscar [A2 ]

vt

A (intentar encontrar)

1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to find

lo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhere

no trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

[ S ] se busca wanted

los hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)

te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

las flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the light

la buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot her

está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it

2 (en un libro, una lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

B

1 (recoger) to collect, pick up

fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport

vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

2 (conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctor

salió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the bread

sube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors

C

1

(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes

¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?

tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boy

buscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INF

el libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look for

siempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fight

me está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it

■ buscar

vi

to look

busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?

¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find

■ buscarse

v pron

A (intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

B ‹complicaciones/problemas›

no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)

no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( intentar encontrar) to look for;

‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
◊ te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

b) (en libro, lista) to look up;

◊ busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

2
a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up;

◊ fui a buscarlo al aeropuerto ( para traerlo — en coche) I went to pick him up from the airport;

(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;
◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir) to get;

◊ yo le busqué trabajo I found him a job;

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;
◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;
◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo

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buscar

♦ vt

1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;
[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;
busco apartamento en esta zona I am looking for Br a flat o US an apartment in this area;

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;

la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;

lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;

¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;

fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;

¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;

Comp

es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;

Comp
CSur Fam
buscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth

2. [recoger] to pick up;

vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;

ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;

ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;

buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address book

4. [intentar conseguir]
siempre busca quedar bien con todos she always tries to please everybody;

no sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;

con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;
Fam
ése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing

5. Informát to search for

6. Fam [provocar] to push, to try the patience of;

no me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;

buscar bronca o [m5] camorra to look for trouble

♦ vi

to look;

busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;

buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom

♦ See also the pronominal verb buscarse

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buscar

v/t search for, look for;

ir/venir a buscar fetch;

se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it

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buscar {72} vt

1) : to look for, to seek

2) : to pick up, to collect

3) : to provoke

buscar vi

: to look, to search

buscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets

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buscar vb

1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for

estoy buscando las llaves I'm looking for my keys

2. (consultar) to look up

búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3. (recoger) to pick up / to meet [pt. & pp. met]

iré a buscarte al aeropuerto I'll pick you up at the airport

4. (traer) to fetch / to get

voy a buscar el pan I'm going to get the bread

"Se busca" "Wanted"

Spanish-English dictionary > buscar
16 buscar trabajo

v.

to look for a job, to go job-hunting, to job-hunt, to look for work.

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(v.) = seek + employment

Ex. Career counselors should reevaluate some personal attitudes toward gay individuals and consider the role of advocate for young homophiles seeking employment.

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(v.) = seek + employment

Ex: Career counselors should reevaluate some personal attitudes toward gay individuals and consider the role of advocate for young homophiles seeking employment.

Spanish-English dictionary > buscar trabajo
17 búsqueda

f.

1 search, quest, pursuit, research.

2 chase, hunting.

3 data search, lookup, look-up.

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búsqueda

► nombre femenino

1 search

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noun f.

1) search

2) quest

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SF search (de for)

continúa la búsqueda de los desaparecidos — the search for the missing people continues

hacer una búsqueda — to do a search

a o en búsqueda de algo — in search of sth

estamos trabajando en la búsqueda de una vacuna — we're working on finding a vaccine

búsqueda del tesoro — treasure hunt

búsqueda de votos — canvassing

búsqueda y sustitución — (Inform) find and replace

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femenino search

búsqueda de algo/alguien — search for something/somebody

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= chase, look-up [lookup], search, search request, searching, hunt, hunting, reaching, trawl, querying.

Ex. Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.

Ex. With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.

Ex. Even a user who starts a search with a specific subject in mind, may be seeking a specific subject which does not quite match requirements.

Ex. The search request is displayed on the screen and assigned a number in the extreme left column.

Ex. Indexing and searching, then, are integral one to another, and so a few comments on searching are in order here = Por lo tanto, la indización y la búsqueda son complementarios y así pues es pertinente hacer algunos comentarios aquí sobre la búsqueda.

Ex. If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.

Ex. It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.

Ex. 'Searching' or even 'ordering' would be better, so long as we didn't imply by either of them an 'irritable reaching after fact and reason'.

Ex. 'Systematic review' is the process whereby similar studies, identified from a comprehensive trawl of numerous databases, are summarized in digestible form.

Ex. The project consortium will complete a feasibility study into the automatic indexing of free text and the multilingual querying of text databases = El consorcio creado realizar el proyecto llevará a cabo un estudio de viabilidad sobre la indización automática de texto libre y la consulta en varios idiomas de bases de datos de texto.

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* acotador de búsqueda = search qualifier.

* acotar una búsqueda = narrow + search, qualify + search, refine + search.

* agente de búsqueda = intelligent search agent, search agent.

* ampliar una búsqueda = broaden + search, expand + Posesivo + search.

* anterior a la búsqueda = pre-search.

* árbol de búsqueda binario = binary search tree.

* búsqueda a terceros = third party searching.

* búsqueda a través de ficheros de identificación documental = signature-based search.

* búsqueda automatizada = computer searching, computer search, automated searching.

* búsqueda avanzada = advanced search.

* búsqueda bibliográfica = literature searching, literature search, bibliographic search.

* búsqueda booleana = Boolean searching.

* búsqueda con anterioridad al pedido = preorder searching.

* búsqueda contextual = contextual searching.

* búsqueda cruzada = federated search.

* búsqueda cruzada de ficheros = cross-file searching.

* búsqueda de citas = citation search.

* búsqueda de comida = foraging.

* búsqueda de datos = fact-finding.

* búsqueda de documento conocido = known-item search.

* búsqueda de documentos concretos = item search.

* búsqueda deductiva = heuristic search.

* búsqueda de empleo = job searching, job hunting.

* búsqueda de información = fact-finding, quest for + information, information seeking.

* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.

* búsqueda del conocimiento = quest for/of knowledge.

* búsqueda del tesoro = treasure hunt, scavenger hunt.

* búsqueda de nuevos genes = gene-harvesting.

* búsqueda de oro = gold digging.

* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* búsqueda de pareja = mate finding.

* búsqueda de proximidad = proximity searching.

* búsqueda de recursos = resource discovery.

* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres = string search, string searching.

* búsqueda de tesoros = treasure-seeking.

* búsqueda de texto libre = free text search, free-text searching.

* búsqueda de títulos = title search.

* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.

* búsqueda difusa = fuzzy match, fuzzy matching.

* búsqueda documental = document search.

* búsqueda eficaz = savvy searching.

* búsqueda en el índice = index searching.

* búsqueda en lenguaje natural = natural language searching.

* búsqueda en línea = online searching, online search.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros = cross-file searching.

* búsqueda en serie = serial search, serial searching.

* búsqueda en texto completo = full text search.

* búsqueda en vano = wild goose chase.

* búsqueda evolutiva = berrypicking.

* búsqueda exacta = exact match.

* búsqueda global = comprehensive search.

* búsqueda inteligente = savvy searching.

* búsqueda interactiva = interactive searching, interactive search.

* búsqueda inversa = backtracking search.

* búsqueda iterativa = iterative searching.

* búsqueda lateral = lateral searching.

* búsqueda manual = manual searching.

* búsqueda mecánica = machine searching.

* búsqueda parcial = partial match.

* búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos = headhunting, executive search.

* búsqueda ponderada = weighted query.

* búsqueda por autor = author searching.

* búsqueda por autor/título = author/title search.

* búsqueda por campos = field searching.

* búsqueda por descriptores = descriptor searching.

* búsqueda por el usuario final = end-user searching.

* búsqueda por materia = subject searching, topical subject search.

* búsqueda por materias = subject search, subject query, subject browsing.

* búsqueda por máxima proximidad = nearest neighbour searching.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.

* búsqueda por rangos = range searching, ranged search.

* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres = character-string search.

* búsqueda por términos ponderados = weighted term search.

* búsqueda rápida = scanning.

* búsqueda repetitiva = iterative search.

* búsqueda retrospectiva = retrospective search, retrospective searching.

* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres = text-string searching.

* búsqueda simple = simple search.

* búsqueda simultánea en varios ficheros = cross-searching [cross searching].

* búsqueda simultánea en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* Búsqueda Simultánea Remota (SRS) = Simultaneous Remote Searching (SRS).

* búsqueda tabú = tabu search.

* búsqueda truncada = truncated search.

* búsqueda y rescate = search and rescue (SAR).

* capacidad de búsqueda = searching power.

* clave de búsqueda = search key.

* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.

* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.

* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.

* código de búsqueda = searchable code, search code.

* coincidencia de mayúsculas y minúsculas en la búsqueda = case sensitivity.

* comportamiento de búsqueda de información = information-seeking behaviour.

* condición de búsqueda = search requirement.

* conocimientos básicos de búsqueda = information literacy.

* construir una búsqueda = construct + search.

* construir un enunciado de búsqueda = state + search topic.

* criterios de búsqueda = search criteria.

* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.

* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* delimitar una búsqueda = narrow + search, qualify + search, refine + search.

* desconocimiento de las destrezas básicas en la búsqueda, rec = information illiteracy.

* destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca = library research skills.

* detener búsqueda = discontinue + search.

* donde se pueden hacer búsquedas = queriable.

* durante la búsqueda = at the search stage.

* ecuación de búsqueda = search argument, search expression, search formulation.

* elemento de búsqueda ficticio = rogue string.

* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.

* empresa de búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos = headhunter.

* en búsqueda de = a quest for.

* en la búsqueda de = in the quest for.

* enseñanza en la búsqueda de información = information instruction.

* enunciado de búsqueda = search prescription, search statement, search query, query statement.

* enunciado de búsqueda de documentos multimedia = multimedia query.

* enunciado de búsqueda en texto libre = free-text search statement.

* equipo de búsqueda y rescate = search and rescue team.

* estadísticas de búsqueda = searching statistics.

* estrategia de búsqueda = search strategy, search process.

* estrategia de búsqueda de información = information seeking pattern.

* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.

* explosión de las búsquedas = explosion of searches.

* expresión de búsqueda = access vector, search expression.

* facilidad de búsqueda = scannability, soughtness, searchability, findability.

* formulación de una búsqueda = query formulation.

* formular una ecuación de búsqueda = formulate + search strategy.

* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda = topicality.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* hábito de búsqueda de información = information-seeking habit.

* hacer búsquedas en = search through.

* hacer cambios en la búsqueda = renegotiate + search.

* hacer una búsqueda = look up, submit + search, do + search.

* hacer una búsqueda en Google = google.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O = OR together.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y = AND together.

* herramienta de búsqueda = search aid, finding aid, search tool.

* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.

* historial de búsqueda = search history.

* impreso de perfil de búsqueda = profile search form.

* incluir en la búsqueda los términos relacionados = explode.

* interfaz de búsqueda = search interface.

* juego de búsqueda bibliográfica = library scavenger hunt.

* lenguaje de búsqueda = search language.

* limitar búsqueda = limit + search.

* línea de búsqueda = query line.

* lista de búsqueda = finding list.

* lógica de búsqueda = search logic.

* lógica de búsqueda por ponderación = weighted-term search logic.

* método de búsqueda = search paradigm.

* misión de búsqueda y rescate = search and rescue mission.

* motor de búsqueda = portal, search engine, crawler.

* número de búsquedas fallidas = failure rate.

* número de la búsqueda = set number.

* opción de búsqueda = search option.

* opciones de búsqueda = search capabilities.

* operación de búsqueda y rescate = search and rescue operation, search and rescue mission.

* ordenación jerárquica del resultado de la búsqueda = output ranking.

* orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relaci = explode command.

* papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea = online search request form.

* paradigma de búsqueda = search paradigm.

* perfil de búsqueda = search profile.

* petición de búsqueda = search request.

* ponderación de los términos de la ecuación de búsqueda = query term weighting.

* posibilidades de búsqueda = searching capabilities, searchability, retrieval facilities, search facilities.

* posterior a la búsqueda = post-search.

* precisar una búsqueda = focus + Posesivo + search.

* proceso de búsqueda = searching process, search process.

* programa de búsqueda = search software, search software package.

* proveedor de servicios de búsqueda en línea = online search service supplier.

* realizar una búsqueda = conduct + search, execute + search, perform + search, run + search, undertake + search, carry out + search.

* recuadro de búsqueda = search box.

* reformulación de la búsqueda = query reformation.

* restringir una búsqueda = limit + selection, narrow + search, qualify + search, qualify + selection.

* resultado de la búsqueda = posting, search output, search result, searching result.

* resultado de una búsqueda = set.

* robot de búsqueda = portal, search engine, crawler, Web crawler.

* servicio de búsqueda = search service.

* sesión de búsqueda = search session.

* sistema de búsqueda = paging system.

* técnica de búsqueda automatizada = computer-searching technique.

* tema de búsqueda = search topic.

* término de búsqueda = search term, search word.

* término de la búsqueda = query term.

* tiempo de búsqueda = search time.

* tipos de búsqueda = retrieval facilities, search facilities.

* vector de búsqueda = query vector.

* velocidad de búsqueda = search speed.

* ventana de búsqueda = search box.

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femenino search

búsqueda de algo/alguien — search for something/somebody

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= chase, look-up [lookup], search, search request, searching, hunt, hunting, reaching, trawl, querying.

Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.

Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.

Ex: Even a user who starts a search with a specific subject in mind, may be seeking a specific subject which does not quite match requirements.

Ex: The search request is displayed on the screen and assigned a number in the extreme left column.

Ex: Indexing and searching, then, are integral one to another, and so a few comments on searching are in order here = Por lo tanto, la indización y la búsqueda son complementarios y así pues es pertinente hacer algunos comentarios aquí sobre la búsqueda.

Ex: If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.

Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.

Ex: 'Searching' or even 'ordering' would be better, so long as we didn't imply by either of them an 'irritable reaching after fact and reason'.

Ex: 'Systematic review' is the process whereby similar studies, identified from a comprehensive trawl of numerous databases, are summarized in digestible form.

Ex: The project consortium will complete a feasibility study into the automatic indexing of free text and the multilingual querying of text databases = El consorcio creado realizar el proyecto llevará a cabo un estudio de viabilidad sobre la indización automática de texto libre y la consulta en varios idiomas de bases de datos de texto.

* acotador de búsqueda = search qualifier.

* acotar una búsqueda = narrow + search, qualify + search, refine + search.

* agente de búsqueda = intelligent search agent, search agent.

* ampliar una búsqueda = broaden + search, expand + Posesivo + search.

* anterior a la búsqueda = pre-search.

* árbol de búsqueda binario = binary search tree.

* búsqueda a terceros = third party searching.

* búsqueda a través de ficheros de identificación documental = signature-based search.

* búsqueda automatizada = computer searching, computer search, automated searching.

* búsqueda avanzada = advanced search.

* búsqueda bibliográfica = literature searching, literature search, bibliographic search.

* búsqueda booleana = Boolean searching.

* búsqueda con anterioridad al pedido = preorder searching.

* búsqueda contextual = contextual searching.

* búsqueda cruzada = federated search.

* búsqueda cruzada de ficheros = cross-file searching.

* búsqueda de citas = citation search.

* búsqueda de comida = foraging.

* búsqueda de datos = fact-finding.

* búsqueda de documento conocido = known-item search.

* búsqueda de documentos concretos = item search.

* búsqueda deductiva = heuristic search.

* búsqueda de empleo = job searching, job hunting.

* búsqueda de información = fact-finding, quest for + information, information seeking.

* búsqueda de la verdad = truth-seeking.

* búsqueda del conocimiento = quest for/of knowledge.

* búsqueda del tesoro = treasure hunt, scavenger hunt.

* búsqueda de nuevos genes = gene-harvesting.

* búsqueda de oro = gold digging.

* búsqueda de palabras clave = keyword search.

* búsqueda de pareja = mate finding.

* búsqueda de proximidad = proximity searching.

* búsqueda de recursos = resource discovery.

* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres = string search, string searching.

* búsqueda de tesoros = treasure-seeking.

* búsqueda de texto libre = free text search, free-text searching.

* búsqueda de títulos = title search.

* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.

* búsqueda difusa = fuzzy match, fuzzy matching.

* búsqueda documental = document search.

* búsqueda eficaz = savvy searching.

* búsqueda en el índice = index searching.

* búsqueda en lenguaje natural = natural language searching.

* búsqueda en línea = online searching, online search.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros = cross-file searching.

* búsqueda en serie = serial search, serial searching.

* búsqueda en texto completo = full text search.

* búsqueda en vano = wild goose chase.

* búsqueda evolutiva = berrypicking.

* búsqueda exacta = exact match.

* búsqueda global = comprehensive search.

* búsqueda inteligente = savvy searching.

* búsqueda interactiva = interactive searching, interactive search.

* búsqueda inversa = backtracking search.

* búsqueda iterativa = iterative searching.

* búsqueda lateral = lateral searching.

* búsqueda manual = manual searching.

* búsqueda mecánica = machine searching.

* búsqueda parcial = partial match.

* búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos = headhunting, executive search.

* búsqueda ponderada = weighted query.

* búsqueda por autor = author searching.

* búsqueda por autor/título = author/title search.

* búsqueda por campos = field searching.

* búsqueda por descriptores = descriptor searching.

* búsqueda por el usuario final = end-user searching.

* búsqueda por materia = subject searching, topical subject search.

* búsqueda por materias = subject search, subject query, subject browsing.

* búsqueda por máxima proximidad = nearest neighbour searching.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* búsqueda por palabra del título = title word search.

* búsqueda por rangos = range searching, ranged search.

* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres = character-string search.

* búsqueda por términos ponderados = weighted term search.

* búsqueda rápida = scanning.

* búsqueda repetitiva = iterative search.

* búsqueda retrospectiva = retrospective search, retrospective searching.

* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres = text-string searching.

* búsqueda simple = simple search.

* búsqueda simultánea en varios ficheros = cross-searching [cross searching].

* búsqueda simultánea en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* Búsqueda Simultánea Remota (SRS) = Simultaneous Remote Searching (SRS).

* búsqueda tabú = tabu search.

* búsqueda truncada = truncated search.

* búsqueda y rescate = search and rescue (SAR).

* capacidad de búsqueda = searching power.

* clave de búsqueda = search key.

* clave de búsqueda derivado = derived search key.

* clave de búsqueda por el título = title key.

* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor = author key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada = truncated key.

* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada = truncated derived search key.

* código de búsqueda = searchable code, search code.

* coincidencia de mayúsculas y minúsculas en la búsqueda = case sensitivity.

* comportamiento de búsqueda de información = information-seeking behaviour.

* condición de búsqueda = search requirement.

* conocimientos básicos de búsqueda = information literacy.

* construir una búsqueda = construct + search.

* construir un enunciado de búsqueda = state + search topic.

* criterios de búsqueda = search criteria.

* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.

* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* delimitar una búsqueda = narrow + search, qualify + search, refine + search.

* desconocimiento de las destrezas básicas en la búsqueda, rec = information illiteracy.

* destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca = library research skills.

* detener búsqueda = discontinue + search.

* donde se pueden hacer búsquedas = queriable.

* durante la búsqueda = at the search stage.

* ecuación de búsqueda = search argument, search expression, search formulation.

* elemento de búsqueda ficticio = rogue string.

* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda = clear + search.

* empresa de búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos = headhunter.

* en búsqueda de = a quest for.

* en la búsqueda de = in the quest for.

* enseñanza en la búsqueda de información = information instruction.

* enunciado de búsqueda = search prescription, search statement, search query, query statement.

* enunciado de búsqueda de documentos multimedia = multimedia query.

* enunciado de búsqueda en texto libre = free-text search statement.

* equipo de búsqueda y rescate = search and rescue team.

* estadísticas de búsqueda = searching statistics.

* estrategia de búsqueda = search strategy, search process.

* estrategia de búsqueda de información = information seeking pattern.

* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.

* explosión de las búsquedas = explosion of searches.

* expresión de búsqueda = access vector, search expression.

* facilidad de búsqueda = scannability, soughtness, searchability, findability.

* formulación de una búsqueda = query formulation.

* formular una ecuación de búsqueda = formulate + search strategy.

* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda = topicality.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* hábito de búsqueda de información = information-seeking habit.

* hacer búsquedas en = search through.

* hacer cambios en la búsqueda = renegotiate + search.

* hacer una búsqueda = look up, submit + search, do + search.

* hacer una búsqueda en Google = google.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O = OR together.

* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y = AND together.

* herramienta de búsqueda = search aid, finding aid, search tool.

* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.

* historial de búsqueda = search history.

* impreso de perfil de búsqueda = profile search form.

* incluir en la búsqueda los términos relacionados = explode.

* interfaz de búsqueda = search interface.

* juego de búsqueda bibliográfica = library scavenger hunt.

* lenguaje de búsqueda = search language.

* limitar búsqueda = limit + search.

* línea de búsqueda = query line.

* lista de búsqueda = finding list.

* lógica de búsqueda = search logic.

* lógica de búsqueda por ponderación = weighted-term search logic.

* método de búsqueda = search paradigm.

* misión de búsqueda y rescate = search and rescue mission.

* motor de búsqueda = portal, search engine, crawler.

* número de búsquedas fallidas = failure rate.

* número de la búsqueda = set number.

* opción de búsqueda = search option.

* opciones de búsqueda = search capabilities.

* operación de búsqueda y rescate = search and rescue operation, search and rescue mission.

* ordenación jerárquica del resultado de la búsqueda = output ranking.

* orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relaci = explode command.

* papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea = online search request form.

* paradigma de búsqueda = search paradigm.

* perfil de búsqueda = search profile.

* petición de búsqueda = search request.

* ponderación de los términos de la ecuación de búsqueda = query term weighting.

* posibilidades de búsqueda = searching capabilities, searchability, retrieval facilities, search facilities.

* posterior a la búsqueda = post-search.

* precisar una búsqueda = focus + Posesivo + search.

* proceso de búsqueda = searching process, search process.

* programa de búsqueda = search software, search software package.

* proveedor de servicios de búsqueda en línea = online search service supplier.

* realizar una búsqueda = conduct + search, execute + search, perform + search, run + search, undertake + search, carry out + search.

* recuadro de búsqueda = search box.

* reformulación de la búsqueda = query reformation.

* restringir una búsqueda = limit + selection, narrow + search, qualify + search, qualify + selection.

* resultado de la búsqueda = posting, search output, search result, searching result.

* resultado de una búsqueda = set.

* robot de búsqueda = portal, search engine, crawler, Web crawler.

* servicio de búsqueda = search service.

* sesión de búsqueda = search session.

* sistema de búsqueda = paging system.

* técnica de búsqueda automatizada = computer-searching technique.

* tema de búsqueda = search topic.

* término de búsqueda = search term, search word.

* término de la búsqueda = query term.

* tiempo de búsqueda = search time.

* tipos de búsqueda = retrieval facilities, search facilities.

* vector de búsqueda = query vector.

* velocidad de búsqueda = search speed.

* ventana de búsqueda = search box.

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búsqueda

feminine

search búsqueda DE algo/algn search FOR sth/sb

Compuestos:

● búsqueda del tesoro

treasure hunt

● búsqueda de palabra

( Inf) wordsearch

● búsqueda en Internet

web search

● búsqueda y sustitución

( Inf) search and replace

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búsqueda sustantivo femenino búsqueda (de algo/algn) search (for sth/sb)
búsqueda sustantivo femenino search
' búsqueda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batida
- consulta
- busca
- cuidadoso
- minucioso
English:
for
- fruitless
- hunt
- job hunting
- look
- pursuit
- scouting
- search
- warrant
- wild-goose chase
- quest
- treasure

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búsqueda nf

search;

a la búsqueda de algo in search of sth;
Esp
(ir) en búsqueda de (to go) in search of

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búsqueda

f search;

búsqueda en el texto INFOR search o find in the text

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búsqueda nf

: search

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búsqueda n search

búsqueda del tesoro treasure hunt

Spanish-English dictionary > búsqueda
18 búsqueda de empleo

(n.) = job searching, job hunting

Ex. This article was published in a special issue devoted to various aspects of library services for career planning, job searching, and employment opportunities.

Ex. The keen competition among employers for the best employees has boosted the development of Web sites devoted to job hunting.

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(n.) = job searching, job hunting

Ex: This article was published in a special issue devoted to various aspects of library services for career planning, job searching, and employment opportunities.

Ex: The keen competition among employers for the best employees has boosted the development of Web sites devoted to job hunting.

Spanish-English dictionary > búsqueda de empleo
19 caballeresco

adj.

chivalric, chivalrous, knightly.

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caballeresco

► adjetivo

1 chivalrous, knightly

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ADJ

1) ( Hist) knightly, chivalric

literatura caballeresca — chivalresque literature, books of chivalry

orden caballeresca — order of chivalry

2) [sentimiento] fine, noble; [carácter] gentlemanly, noble; [conducta] chivalrous

* * *

- ca adjetivo gentlemanly, gallant

* * *

= chivalric, gentlemanly, chivalrous.

Ex. The author traces the development of the tournament in Scotland from the 13th to 16th centuries and its relationship to European chivalric activity.

Ex. The business of supplying books to libraries has encouraged a gentlemanly and ethical relationship between the different suppliers.

Ex. The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.

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* romance caballeresco = chivalric romance.

* * *

- ca adjetivo gentlemanly, gallant

* * *

= chivalric, gentlemanly, chivalrous.

Ex: The author traces the development of the tournament in Scotland from the 13th to 16th centuries and its relationship to European chivalric activity.

Ex: The business of supplying books to libraries has encouraged a gentlemanly and ethical relationship between the different suppliers.

Ex: The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.

* romance caballeresco = chivalric romance.

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caballeresco -ca

adjective

1 ‹comportamiento/modales› gentlemanly, gallant, chivalrous

2

literatura caballeresca literature of chivalry, chivalresque literature

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caballeresco, -a adj

1. [persona, modales] chivalrous

2. [literatura] chivalric

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caballeresco

adj chivalrous

* * *

caballeresco, -ca adj

: gallant, chivalrous

Spanish-English dictionary > caballeresco
20 caballeroso

adj.

gentlemanly, courteous, noble, chivalrous.

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caballeroso

► adjetivo

1 chivalrous, noble

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(f. - caballerosa)

adj.

1) gentlemanly

2) chivalrous

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ADJ (=cortés) gentlemanly; (=noble) chivalrous

poco caballeroso — ungentlemanly

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- sa adjetivo gentlemanly, gallant

* * *

= cavalier, gentlemanly, chivalrous, gentlemanlike.

Ex. Special schemes have the advantage that subjects not forming part of the core can be treated in a fairly cavalier fashion, since their importance is likely to be far less than that of core material.

Ex. The business of supplying books to libraries has encouraged a gentlemanly and ethical relationship between the different suppliers.

Ex. The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.

Ex. Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike: he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.

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* poco caballeroso = ungentlemanlike.

* * *

- sa adjetivo gentlemanly, gallant

* * *

= cavalier, gentlemanly, chivalrous, gentlemanlike.

Ex: Special schemes have the advantage that subjects not forming part of the core can be treated in a fairly cavalier fashion, since their importance is likely to be far less than that of core material.

Ex: The business of supplying books to libraries has encouraged a gentlemanly and ethical relationship between the different suppliers.

Ex: The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.

Ex: Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike: he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.

* poco caballeroso = ungentlemanlike.

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caballeroso -sa

adjective

gentlemanly, gallant, chivalrous

* * *

caballeroso
◊ -sa adjetivo

gentlemanly, gallant
caballeroso,-a adjetivo gentlemanly, chivalrous

' caballeroso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballerosa
English:
chivalrous

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caballeroso, -a adj

chivalrous, gentlemanly

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caballeroso

adj gentlemanly, chivalrous

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caballeroso, -sa adj

: gentlemanly, chivalrous

Spanish-English dictionary > caballeroso

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