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101 deseoso
adj.anxious, aspiring, avid, eager.* * *► adjetivo1 desirous, eager, anxious\estar deseoso,-a de algo to long for something, yearn for somethingestar deseoso,-a de hacer algo to be eager to do something* * *(f. - deseosa)adj.1) eager2) anxious* * *ADJestar deseoso de hacer algo — to be anxious o eager to do sth
* * *- sa adjetivodeseoso de algo: un niño deseoso de afecto a child who is longing for affection; deseoso de + inf eager to + inf; estaba deseoso de salir a la calle he was longing to get out; deseoso de que + subj: estaba deseoso de que volvieses — I couldn't wait for you to get back
* * *= willing, eager, wishful, desirous, nothing loath.Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.Ex. Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.Ex. To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.Ex. The trainer must get the trainee interested and desirous of learning the job.Ex. The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.----* deseoso de = hungry for.* deseoso de aprender = thirsty for knowledge.* deseoso de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.* deseoso de + Infinitivo = anxious to + Infinitivo.* deseoso de leer = reading-desirous.* estar deseoso de = be anxious to, be more than ready for.* estar dispuesto y deseoso a = be willing and able to.* * *- sa adjetivodeseoso de algo: un niño deseoso de afecto a child who is longing for affection; deseoso de + inf eager to + inf; estaba deseoso de salir a la calle he was longing to get out; deseoso de que + subj: estaba deseoso de que volvieses — I couldn't wait for you to get back
* * *= willing, eager, wishful, desirous, nothing loath.Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Ex: Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.Ex: The trainer must get the trainee interested and desirous of learning the job.Ex: The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.* deseoso de = hungry for.* deseoso de aprender = thirsty for knowledge.* deseoso de conquistar el mundo = world-conquering.* deseoso de + Infinitivo = anxious to + Infinitivo.* deseoso de leer = reading-desirous.* estar deseoso de = be anxious to, be more than ready for.* estar dispuesto y deseoso a = be willing and able to.* * *deseoso -sadeseoso DE algo:un niño deseoso de afecto a child who is eager o longing for affectiondeseoso DE + INF eager TO + INFestaba deseoso de poder ayudar en algo he was eager to be able to help in some waydeseoso DE QUE + SUBJ:estaba deseoso de que volvieses I was longing for you to get back, I couldn't wait for you to get back* * *
deseoso,-a adjetivo eager: está deseoso de conocerte, he's eager to meet you
' deseoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ansiosa
- ansioso
- deseosa
- hambrienta
- hambriento
- loca
- loco
English:
eager
- anxious
* * *deseoso, -a adjestar deseoso de algo/de hacer algo to long for sth/to do sth;grupos jóvenes deseosos de éxito young bands eager for success;están deseosos de volver they are longing to o they really want to come back;se muestra deseoso de colaborar he seems eager to help;está deseoso de que apruebes el examen he really wants you to pass the exam* * *adj:deseoso de hacer algo eager to do sth* * *deseoso, -sa adj: eager, anxious -
102 desfasado
adj.out of phase, out of place, off-time.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desfasar.* * *1→ link=desfasar desfasar► adjetivo1 outdated, out of date (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times■ ¡eres un desfasado! you're just not with it!* * *(f. - desfasada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=anticuado) behind the times2) (Téc) out of phase3)estar desfasado — (Aer) to be suffering from jetlag
* * *- da adjetivoa) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of stepb) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned* * *= out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.Ex. With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.Ex. Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.Ex. This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.Ex. The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.Ex. Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.Ex. The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.Ex. Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.* * *- da adjetivoa) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of stepb) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned* * *= out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.* * *desfasado -da1 ( Fís) out of phase2 ‹mecanismo/ritmo› out of sync; ‹planes/etapas› out of step3 ‹ideas/persona› old-fashionedestá algo desfasado it's a little behind the times o old-fashioned* * *
Del verbo desfasarse: ( conjugate desfasarse)
desfasado es:
el participio
desfasado◊ -da adjetivo ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned
desfasado,-a adjetivo
1 (objeto, moda, etc) outdated
2 (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times
3 Téc out of phase
' desfasado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desfasada
- atrasado
English:
time
- out
* * *desfasado, -a adj1. [desincronizado] out of synch o sync2. [persona] out of touch;[libro, moda] old-fashioned; [ideas] old-fashioned, out of date* * *adj figold-fashioned* * *desfasado, -da adj1) : out of sync2) : out of step, behind the times* * *desfasado adj out of date -
103 dificultad
f.1 difficulty.el grado de dificultad de los exámenes the degree of difficulty of the exams2 problem.la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mojarse los pies the difficult thing is to do it without getting your feet wetencontrar dificultades to run into trouble o problemspasar por dificultades to suffer hardship3 hardness, not easiness.imperat.2nd person plural (vosotros/ustedes) Imperative of Spanish verb: dificultar.* * *1 difficulty2 (obstáculo) obstacle; (problema) trouble, problem* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=obstáculo) difficulty2) (=problema) difficultyno hay dificultad para aceptar que... — there is no difficulty about accepting that...
3) (=objeción) objectionme pusieron dificultades para darme el pasaporte — they made it difficult o awkward for me to get a passport
* * *a) ( cualidad de difícil) difficultyb) ( problema)superar or vencer dificultades — to overcome difficulties
* * *= difficulty, rough spot, snag, hardness, hiccup, crunch, challenge, hassle, rub, kink.Ex. UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.Ex. Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.Ex. The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex. The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex. The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.----* afrontar una dificultad = front + difficulty.* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.* con dificultades = in difficulties.* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* dificultad + apremiar = difficulty + dog.* dificultad económica = fiscal exigency, financial exigency.* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.* dificultades = crisis [crises, -pl.].* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.* dificultades de aprendizaje = learning difficulties.* dificultades económicas = fiscal constraints, fiscal adversity, economic adversity.* dificultades presupuestarias = budget adversity.* dificultad presupuestaria = budget crunch.* dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.* dificultad técnica = technical difficulty.* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.* en dificultades = stranded.* enfrentarse con una dificultad = face + difficulty.* entrañar dificultad = present + difficulty.* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.* funcionar con dificultad = labour [labor, -USA].* ganar con dificultad = eke out.* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* insertar con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* leer con dificultad = wade through.* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* mitigar una dificultad = alleviate + difficulty.* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* plantear dificultad = pose + difficulty.* plantear dificultades = raise + difficulties.* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.* progresar con dificultad = thread through.* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.* señalar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* sin dificultad = without difficulty.* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.* surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.* tener dificultad = struggle, experience + difficulty, be hard pressed.* tener dificultad de + Infinitivo = have + difficulty + Gerundio, have + difficulty in + Gerundio.* tener dificultad en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* tener dificultades = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.* toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties.* * *a) ( cualidad de difícil) difficultyb) ( problema)superar or vencer dificultades — to overcome difficulties
* * *= difficulty, rough spot, snag, hardness, hiccup, crunch, challenge, hassle, rub, kink.Ex: UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.Ex: Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.* afrontar una dificultad = front + difficulty.* ahí está la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.* avanzar con dificultad = wade through, limp, slog along, plod (along/through).* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* caminar con dificultad = plod (along/through).* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* clasificado por nivel de dificultad = graded.* con dificultad = laboriously, with difficulty.* con dificultades = in difficulties.* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.* dificultad + afectar = difficulty + dog.* dificultad + apremiar = difficulty + dog.* dificultad económica = fiscal exigency, financial exigency.* dificultad + encontrarse = difficulty + lie.* dificultades = crisis [crises, -pl.].* dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.* dificultades de aprendizaje = learning difficulties.* dificultades económicas = fiscal constraints, fiscal adversity, economic adversity.* dificultades presupuestarias = budget adversity.* dificultad presupuestaria = budget crunch.* dificultad + surgir = difficulty + arise.* dificultad técnica = technical difficulty.* encontrar dificultades = encounter + difficulties, encounter + limitations.* encontrarse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* encontrarse en dificultades = find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.* en dificultades = stranded.* enfrentarse con una dificultad = face + difficulty.* entrañar dificultad = present + difficulty.* esa es la dificultad = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.* estar en dificultades = be in trouble.* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.* funcionar con dificultad = labour [labor, -USA].* ganar con dificultad = eke out.* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* hacer Algo con dificultad = muddle through, plod (along/through).* indicar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* insertar con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* leer con dificultad = wade through.* meter con dificultad = squeeze in/into.* mitigar una dificultad = alleviate + difficulty.* pasar dificultades = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.* plantear dificultad = pose + difficulty.* plantear dificultades = raise + difficulties.* poner en dificultades = put + Nombre + in difficulties.* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.* progresar con dificultad = thread through.* respirar con dificultad = gasp for + breath, wheeze.* señalar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* sin dificultad = without difficulty.* sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.* surgir una dificultad = arise + difficulty.* tener dificultad = struggle, experience + difficulty, be hard pressed.* tener dificultad de + Infinitivo = have + difficulty + Gerundio, have + difficulty in + Gerundio.* tener dificultad en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* tener dificultades = have + a hard time, have + a tough time.* toparse con dificultades = run up against + difficulties.* tropezar con dificultades = run into + difficulties.* * *1 (cualidad de difícil) difficultyun ejercicio de escasa dificultad a fairly easy exerciseel grado de dificultad de la prueba the degree of difficulty of the testrespira con dificultad his breathing is labored, he has difficulty breathing2 (problema) difficultysuperar or vencer dificultades to overcome difficulties¿tuviste alguna dificultad para encontrar la casa? did you have any trouble o difficulty finding the house?tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in o she has problems making herself understoodla dificultad está en hacerlo en el mínimo de tiempo the difficult o hard part is to do it in the shortest possible timepasamos muchas dificultades, pero salimos adelante we had a lot of problems, but we came through it allme pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in* * *
Del verbo dificultar: ( conjugate dificultar)
dificultad es:
2ª persona plural (vosotros) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
dificultad
dificultar
dificultad sustantivo femenino
difficulty;
tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in making herself understood;
me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in;
meterse en dificultades to get into difficulties
dificultar ( conjugate dificultar) verbo transitivo
to make … difficult
dificultad sustantivo femenino
1 difficulty
2 (penalidad, contrariedad) trouble, problem
dificultades económicas, financial problems
' dificultad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coja
- cojo
- elevarse
- encarar
- escollo
- evadir
- fatiga
- impedimento
- infranqueable
- intríngulis
- necesidad
- nudo
- obstáculo
- pena
- remontar
- retroceder
- salir
- salvar
- tela
- tumbo
- vencer
- apuro
- complicación
- confrontar
- contra
- contrariedad
- encontrar
- esquivar
- insuperable
- miga
- ofrecer
- pantano
- pega
- pero
- presentar
- radicar
- sortear
- subsanar
- superar
- surgir
- traba
- tropezar
English:
difficulty
- experience
- extricate
- gasp
- hassle
- hitch
- hobble
- inarticulate
- iron out
- job
- manage
- painless
- squash in
- struggle
- struggle along
- struggle on
- tongue-tied
- trial
- trouble
- trudge
- considerable
- difficult
- grade
- hiccup
- pit
- scramble
- wheeze
- wriggle
* * *dificultad nf1. [cualidad de difícil] difficulty;caminaba con dificultad she walked with difficulty;un ejercicio de gran dificultad a very difficult exercise2. [obstáculo] problem;todo son dificultades con ella she sees everything as a problem;la dificultad está en hacerlo sin mojarse los pies the difficult thing is to do it without getting your feet wet;encontrar dificultades to run into trouble o problems;poner dificultades to raise objections;nos puso muchas dificultades para entrevistarlo he put no end of obstacles in our way when we wanted to interview him;¿tuviste alguna dificultad para dar con la calle? did you have any difficulty finding the street?* * *f difficulty;sin dificultad easily;con dificultades with difficulty;poner dificultades make it difficult* * *dificultad nf: difficulty* * *2. (problema) problem -
104 difundirse
1 (luz, calor) to be diffused2 figurado (noticia, enfermedad) to spread* * *VPR1) [calor, luz] to become diffused2) [teoría] to spread* * *(v.) = find + Posesivo + way, percolateEx. Thus more Bulgarian literature will find its way abroad.Ex. A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.* * *(v.) = find + Posesivo + way, percolateEx: Thus more Bulgarian literature will find its way abroad.
Ex: A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.* * *
difundir vtr, difundirse verbo reflexivo to spread
' difundirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
circular
- difundir
English:
spread
* * *vpr1. [noticia, pánico, religión] to spread;[cultura, costumbres] to spread, to be diffused2. [epidemia, olor, calor] to spread;[sonido, ondas] to be diffused o spread* * *v/r spread* * *difundirse vb to spread [pt. & pp. spread] -
105 diminuto
adj.tiny, diminutive, little, minute.* * *► adjetivo1 tiny, minute* * *(f. - diminuta)adj.minute, tiny* * *ADJ tiny, diminutive* * *- ta adjetivo tiny, minute* * *= minute, microscopic, tiny [tinier -comp., tiniest -sup.], poky [pokier -comp., pokiest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.], diminute.Ex. A microscope slide is a slide designed for holding a minute object to be viewed through a microscope or by a microprojector.Ex. The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.Ex. With an estimated 300,000 'titles' in print it is clear that no bookshop can hope to stock more than a tiny fraction of those titles.Ex. A few were great establishments with ten or more presses, run by masters of discrimination and learning, but many were poky little shops with one, two, or three presses (and eight or ten workmen in all) with masters lacking all but the most rudimentary skills.Ex. Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex. Nature is even more wonderful in its diminute products: the smallest and most negligible insects are those that better reveal Nature's art.----* parque diminuto = vest-pocket park.* * *- ta adjetivo tiny, minute* * *= minute, microscopic, tiny [tinier -comp., tiniest -sup.], poky [pokier -comp., pokiest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.], diminute.Ex: A microscope slide is a slide designed for holding a minute object to be viewed through a microscope or by a microprojector.
Ex: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.Ex: With an estimated 300,000 'titles' in print it is clear that no bookshop can hope to stock more than a tiny fraction of those titles.Ex: A few were great establishments with ten or more presses, run by masters of discrimination and learning, but many were poky little shops with one, two, or three presses (and eight or ten workmen in all) with masters lacking all but the most rudimentary skills.Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.Ex: Nature is even more wonderful in its diminute products: the smallest and most negligible insects are those that better reveal Nature's art.* parque diminuto = vest-pocket park.* * *diminuto -tatiny, minute, diminutive ( frml)* * *
diminuto◊ -ta adjetivo
tiny, minute
diminuto,-a adjetivo minute, tiny
' diminuto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diminuta
- minúsculo
English:
diminutive
- dwarf
- itsy-bitsy
- itty-bitty
- miniature
- minute
- tiny
- poky
* * *diminuto, -a adjtiny, minute* * *adj tiny, diminutive* * *diminuto, -ta adj: minute, tiny* * * -
106 diplomatura
f.similar diploma (education).* * *See:ver nota culturelle LICENCIATURA in licenciatura* * *= bachelor's degree, first degree, honours degree, honours programme, undergraduate programme, honours course, undergraduate major, major, undergraduate degree.Ex. He received his bachelor's degree from UCLA and a master's degree in librarianship from Catholic University.Ex. Many of these latter types of courses are intended to serve as conversion or re-orientation courses for people with first degree in related subject areas.Ex. This paper describes the new honours degree in Applied Social Studies at the Polytechnic of North London.Ex. Other educators created honors programs that expanded even more rapidly after World War II.Ex. The university is planning a new undergraduate programme in information studies.Ex. However, the new department's main success has been with the introduction of an undergraduate single honours course by distance learning.Ex. This largish university has more than 20,000 students and offers over 200 undergraduate majors, over 100 master's degree options, and 17 doctoral degree programmes.Ex. The longitudinal study suggests that students change majors, select programs, and complete courses that are congruent with their cognitive styles.Ex. Political science was the most popular undergraduate degree for lawyers working in all sectors, followed either by education or arts and letters.----* biblioteca de diplomatura = undergraduate library.* curso de diplomatura = undergraduate course, honours course.* diplomatura (en ciencias) = B.Sc. degree (Bachelor of Science).* diplomatura en humanidades = B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), B.A. degree.* estudiante de diplomatura = undergraduate, undergraduate student, honours student.* estudiante posterior a la diplomatura = postgraduate student.* relativo a los estudios de diplomatura = undergrad (undergraduate).* * *diplomatura (en ciencias)(n.) = B.Sc. degree (Bachelor of Science)Ex: There are more than 20 LIS schools in the Arab world and they grant diplomas, B.Sc. degrees, Master degrees and Ph.D.
= bachelor's degree, first degree, honours degree, honours programme, undergraduate programme, honours course, undergraduate major, major, undergraduate degree.Ex: He received his bachelor's degree from UCLA and a master's degree in librarianship from Catholic University.
Ex: Many of these latter types of courses are intended to serve as conversion or re-orientation courses for people with first degree in related subject areas.Ex: This paper describes the new honours degree in Applied Social Studies at the Polytechnic of North London.Ex: Other educators created honors programs that expanded even more rapidly after World War II.Ex: The university is planning a new undergraduate programme in information studies.Ex: However, the new department's main success has been with the introduction of an undergraduate single honours course by distance learning.Ex: This largish university has more than 20,000 students and offers over 200 undergraduate majors, over 100 master's degree options, and 17 doctoral degree programmes.Ex: The longitudinal study suggests that students change majors, select programs, and complete courses that are congruent with their cognitive styles.Ex: Political science was the most popular undergraduate degree for lawyers working in all sectors, followed either by education or arts and letters.* biblioteca de diplomatura = undergraduate library.* curso de diplomatura = undergraduate course, honours course.* diplomatura (en ciencias) = B.Sc. degree (Bachelor of Science).* diplomatura en humanidades = B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), B.A. degree.* estudiante de diplomatura = undergraduate, undergraduate student, honours student.* estudiante posterior a la diplomatura = postgraduate student.* relativo a los estudios de diplomatura = undergrad (undergraduate).* * *(en Esp) former university qualification, gained after three years* * *
diplomatura f Univ degree: tiene una diplomatura en Biología, he holds a degree in Biology
' diplomatura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diplomada
- diplomado
English:
degree
* * *diplomatura nfEduc diploma [qualification obtained after three years of university study]* * *f diploma -
107 disponibilidad
f.1 availability.2 readiness to help.3 resources, assets, liquidity.* * *1 availability2 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) (dinero) financial assets plural, available funds plural; (mercancía) available stock* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de persona, producto] availabilityempleado en disponibilidad — unposted employee, employee available for posting
2) pl disponibilidades (Com) resources, liquid assets* * *a) (de productos, plazas) availabilityb) disponibilidades femenino plural (Com, Fin) liquid assets (pl)* * *= availability, provision, readiness, availability.Nota: En el trabajo de referencia, proporción de búsquedas de material bibliográfico que el usuario realiza satisfactoriamente durante su visita.Ex. Cross-classification, or the availability of more than one place for a subject, is quite common in a discipline oriented scheme, that is a scheme which starts by producing main classes which coincide with major disciplines.Ex. Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.Ex. A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.Ex. Availability refers to the proportion of user searches for library materials that are successful at the time of the user's visit.----* dependiendo de la disponibilidad de + Nombre = subject to availability of + Nombre.* disponibilidad operacional = operational readiness.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* * *a) (de productos, plazas) availabilityb) disponibilidades femenino plural (Com, Fin) liquid assets (pl)* * *= availability, provision, readiness, availability.Nota: En el trabajo de referencia, proporción de búsquedas de material bibliográfico que el usuario realiza satisfactoriamente durante su visita.Ex: Cross-classification, or the availability of more than one place for a subject, is quite common in a discipline oriented scheme, that is a scheme which starts by producing main classes which coincide with major disciplines.
Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.Ex: A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.Ex: Availability refers to the proportion of user searches for library materials that are successful at the time of the user's visit.* dependiendo de la disponibilidad de + Nombre = subject to availability of + Nombre.* disponibilidad operacional = operational readiness.* falta de disponibilidad = unavailability.* * *1 (de productos, plazas) availability* * *
disponibilidad sustantivo femenino availability
' disponibilidad' also found in these entries:
English:
come
- disposal
* * *1. [de plazas, producto, servicio] availability;¿qué disponibilidad tiene? [en entrevista de empleo] how many hours would you be able to work?;disponibilidad inmediata [en oferta de empleo] must be able to start immediately2. [a ayudar] readiness to help3.disponibilidades [medios] financial resources* * *f1 COM availability2:disponibilidades pl (financial) resources* * *: availability -
108 distante
adj.1 far away.2 distant.estaba distante, con la mirada perdida he was distant, staring into space3 remote, distant, far.* * *► adjetivo1 (en el espacio) distant, far; (en el tiempo) distant, remote2 figurado distant* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [lugar] (=lejano) distant; (=remoto) far-off, remote2) [persona, actitud] distant* * *adjetivo < lugar> distant, remote; <recuerdos/imágenes> distant; < persona> distant, aloof; < actitud> distant* * *= distal, remote, distant, from afar, detached, far off, arm's length, at arm's length, aloof, distanced.Ex. The converse is true for authors who feature predominantly in multi-author works and at distal sequence positions.Ex. The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex. Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.Ex. Resolution of copyright issues seems still far off.Ex. Libraries and vendors must move away from arm's length relationships that involve giving one thing in return for another to strong and close relationships that involve collaboration.Ex. Because transfer prices can he manipulated to avoid paying taxes, governments insist that these prices must be set as if the firms were at arm's length.Ex. The article takes up the present discussion about youths' aloof attitudes towards politics.Ex. The author explores issues relating to the development of self service skills and competencies by distanced users.----* actitud distante = aloofness.* en un futuro no muy distante = in the not too distant future.* en un pasado no muy distante = in the not too distant past.* permanecer distante = remain + aloof.* * *adjetivo < lugar> distant, remote; <recuerdos/imágenes> distant; < persona> distant, aloof; < actitud> distant* * *= distal, remote, distant, from afar, detached, far off, arm's length, at arm's length, aloof, distanced.Ex: The converse is true for authors who feature predominantly in multi-author works and at distal sequence positions.
Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.Ex: Resolution of copyright issues seems still far off.Ex: Libraries and vendors must move away from arm's length relationships that involve giving one thing in return for another to strong and close relationships that involve collaboration.Ex: Because transfer prices can he manipulated to avoid paying taxes, governments insist that these prices must be set as if the firms were at arm's length.Ex: The article takes up the present discussion about youths' aloof attitudes towards politics.Ex: The author explores issues relating to the development of self service skills and competencies by distanced users.* actitud distante = aloofness.* en un futuro no muy distante = in the not too distant future.* en un pasado no muy distante = in the not too distant past.* permanecer distante = remain + aloof.* * *1 ‹lugar› distant, remote, far-off2 ‹recuerdos/imágenes› distant3 ‹persona› distant, aloof; ‹actitud› distant* * *
distante adjetivo
distant
distante adjetivo distant, far-off
' distante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fría
- frío
- gélida
- gélido
English:
aloof
- approachable
- distant
- far
- standoffish
- detached
* * *distante adj2. [en el trato] [persona, comportamiento] distant, aloof;estaba distante, con la mirada perdida he was distant, staring into space* * *adj tb figdistant* * *distante adj1) : distant, far-off2) : aloof* * *distante adj distant -
109 distribuir
v.to distribute.distribuyen comida entre los pobres they give out food to the poor, they distribute food among the poordistribuir las tareas to divide up o share out the tasksElla distribuyó las provisiones She distributed the provisions.Ellos distribuyeron los volantes They distributed=handed out the fliers.* * *1 (repartir) to distribute3 (un piso) to lay out4 (colocar) to arrange, place* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=repartir) [+ víveres, mercancía, película] to distribute; [+ correo] to deliver; [+ trabajo, tarea] to allocate; [+ folletos] [en buzones] to distribute; [en mano] to hand out2) (=entregar) [+ premios] to give out; [+ dividendos] to pay3) (Téc) [+ carga] to stow, arrange; [+ peso] to distribute equally4) (Arquit) to plan, lay out2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <dinero/víveres/panfletos> to hand out, distribute; < ganancias> to distribute; < tareas> to allocate, assign; <carga/peso> to distribute, spreadb) <producto/película> to distributec) canal/conducto < agua> to distributed) (disponer, dividir)2.distribuirse v pron (refl) to divide up* * *= allot, circulate, disperse, distribute, hand (over), host, scatter, spread (over/throughout), propagate out to, hand out, apportion, dispense, pass out, sequence, spread out, lay out, cascade, space out.Ex. Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.Ex. The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.Ex. For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.Ex. A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.Ex. Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Ex. Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex. Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.Ex. This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex. We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex. However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.Ex. This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.Ex. At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.Ex. The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex. This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.Ex. The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.----* distribuir aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].* distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.* distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.* distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.* distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.* distribuirse = spread over.* distribuir un cuestionario = circulate + questionnaire.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <dinero/víveres/panfletos> to hand out, distribute; < ganancias> to distribute; < tareas> to allocate, assign; <carga/peso> to distribute, spreadb) <producto/película> to distributec) canal/conducto < agua> to distributed) (disponer, dividir)2.distribuirse v pron (refl) to divide up* * *= allot, circulate, disperse, distribute, hand (over), host, scatter, spread (over/throughout), propagate out to, hand out, apportion, dispense, pass out, sequence, spread out, lay out, cascade, space out.Ex: Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.
Ex: The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.Ex: A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to ' hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.Ex: We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.Ex: However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.Ex: The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.Ex: This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or ' cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.Ex: The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.* distribuir aleatoriamente = randomise [randomize, -USA].* distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.* distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.* distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.* distribuir la responsabilidad = spread + the load.* distribuirse = spread over.* distribuir un cuestionario = circulate + questionnaire.* * *distribuir [ I20 ]vt1 (repartir) ‹dinero/víveres/panfletos› to hand out, distribute; ‹ganancias› to distribute; ‹tareas› to allocate, assign; ‹carga/peso› to distribute, spreadun país donde la riqueza está muy mal distribuida a country where wealth is very unevenly distributed2 ‹producto/película› to distribute3 «canal/conducto» ‹agua› to distribute4(disponer, dividir): las habitaciones están muy bien distribuidas the rooms are very well laid out o arrangedlos distribuyeron en tres grupos they divided them into three groups( refl) to divide up* * *
Multiple Entries:
distribuir
distribuir algo
distribuir ( conjugate distribuir) verbo transitivo
‹ ganancias› to distribute;
‹ tareas› to allocate, assign;
‹carga/peso› to distribute, spread
distribuirse verbo pronominal ( refl) to divide up
distribuir verbo transitivo
1 (repartir productos) to distribute: ¿quién distribuye esta revista en España?, who distributes this magazine in Spain?
2 (dar la parte correspondiente) to share out: voy a distribuir las pocas patatas que quedan, I'll divide up the few potatoes left
3 (poner varias cosas en un sitio adecuado) to arrange: ¿qué te parece cómo he distribuido los muebles?, how do you like my furniture arrangement?
' distribuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escalonar
- repartir
English:
distribute
- dole out
- give out
- hand round
- issue
- pass out
- syndicate
- deal
- give
- hand
- share
* * *♦ vt1. [repartir] [dinero, alimentos, medicamentos] to distribute, to hand out;[carga, trabajo] to spread; [pastel, ganancias] to divide up; [correo] to deliver;distribuyen comida entre los pobres they give out food to the poor, they distribute food among the poor;distribuir propaganda por los buzones to deliver advertising leaflets through Br letter boxes o US mailboxes;distribuir la riqueza más justamente to share out o distribute wealth more justly;distribuir el trabajo/las tareas to divide up o share out the work/the tasks;trata de distribuir bien tu tiempo try to manage your time carefullyuna empresa que distribuye material de papelería a firm distributing stationery materialsnos distribuyeron en grupos de cinco they divided o split us into groups of five;distribuyó los libros por temas she arranged the books by topic* * *v/t1 distribute; beneficio share out2:distribuir en grupos divide into groups* * *distribuir {41} vt: to distribute* * *distribuir vb1. (en general) to distributehay que distribuir la riqueza, el saber y el poder we must distribute wealth, knowledge and power2. (trabajo) to share out -
110 durante
prep.during (mientras).por favor, desconecten sus teléfonos móviles durante la proyección please insure mobile phones are switched off during the filmdurante la guerra during the warestuvo sin beber durante un año he went (for) a year without drinkingdurante el verano mejoró su situación económica his financial situation improved over the summerdurante una hora for an hourdurante toda su vida throughout her lifem.Durante, Jimmy Durante.* * *► adverbio1 during, in, for* * *prep.during, for* * *PREP [con espacio de tiempo] during; [expresando la duración] for¿qué hiciste durante las vacaciones? — what did you do in o during the holidays?
¿ha llovido durante el fin de semana? — did it rain at o over the weekend?
DURANTE Para traducir durante tenemos que diferenciar si hace referencia a cuándo ocurre la acción o a cuánto dura. ¿Cuándo ocurre la acción? ► Traducimos durante por during si nos referimos al intervalo de tiempo en que ocurre la acción, cuando la referencia temporal la indica un suceso o actividad determinados: Se conocieron durante la guerra They met during the war Se puso enferma durante una visita a Madrid She became ill during a visit to Madrid La bomba hizo explosión durante la entrega de premios The bomb went off during the prize-giving ceremony ► También se traduce por during cuando la referencia temporal viene indicada por un periodo de tiempo concreto: El tráfico es peor durante el verano The traffic is worse during the summer Durante los años treinta la economía se hallaba en dificultades The economy was in difficulties during the 1930s Si se trata de una acción progresiva, o que continúa o que se repite durante todo el periodo de tiempo que se indica, es preferible traducir durante por over: La situación ha empeorado durante los últimos años The situation has worsened over the last few years Durante el fin de semana el actor ha sido visto en varias ocasiones There have been several sightings of the actor over the weekend ¿Cuánto dura la acción? ► Si nos referimos a la duración de la acción, durante se traduce generalmente por for: Llevo sufriendo dolores de cabeza durante más de treinta años I've been having headaches for more than 30 years Fue periodista durante cuatro años He was a journalist for four years Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradadurante toda la noche — all through the night, all night long
* * *preposición ( en el transcurso de) during; ( cuando se especifica la duración) fordurante 1980 — during o in 1980
los precios aumentaron un 0,3% durante el mes de diciembre — prices rose by 0.3% in December
su condición ha empeorado durante los últimos días — his condition has worsened over the last few days
* * *= at the stage of, during, throughout.Ex. At the stage of subject analysis the indexer decides which, and there how many, concepts are selected for indexing purposes.Ex. This article singles out four trends which have influenced the work of UNESCO during the last decade.Ex. Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.----* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.* ausentarse durante + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.* durante algunos años = for some years, over a period of years.* durante algún tiempo = for a while, for some time, for some while, for some time to come, for days.* durante años = for years.* durante años y años = for years and years (and years).* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.* durante cierto tiempo = over a period of time.* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.* durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.* durante días = for days.* durante días y días = for days on end.* durante el año pasado = over the past year.* durante el apogeo de = during the height of, during the heyday of.* durante el auge de = at the height of, during the height of, during the heyday of.* durante el descanso = at breaktime.* durante el día = by day, daytime [day-time], in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* durante el entrenamiento = in practice.* durante el fin de semana = over the weekend.* durante el próximo año = over the next year.* durante el transcurso de = over the course of.* durante el transcurso de los acontecimientos = in the course of events, during the course of events.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante el transporte = in transit.* durante el último año = over the last year.* durante el vuelo = in-flight.* durante este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* durante este tiempo = in this time.* durante + Expresión Temporal = for + Expresión Temporal, over + Expresión Temporal.* durante + Expresión Temporal + y + Expresión Temporal = for + Expresión Temporal + on end.* durante generaciones = for generations.* durante la bajamar = at low tide.* durante la búsqueda = at the search stage.* durante la década de = through + Década.* durante la guerra = during wartime, wartime [wart-time], war years, the.* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.* durante la Navidad = at Christmas time.* durante la noche = overnight, night-time.* durante la Pascua = at Christmas time.* durante la pleamar = at high tide.* durante largos períodos de tiempo = over long periods of time.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.* durante los dos últimos meses = over the last couple of months.* durante los primeros años = during the early years.* durante los próximos años = for the next few years, over the next few years, during the next few years.* durante los últimos años = over the past few years, over recent years.* durante los últimos + Expresión Temporal = over the past + Expresión Temporal.* durante los últimos + Número + años = over the last + Número + years.* durante meses y meses = for months on end.* durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* durante millones de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durante + Posesivo + madurez = in later life.* durante siglos = for aeons, for centuries, over the centuries.* durante tanto tiempo = for so long, so long.* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.* durante toda la noche = all-night, all night long.* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.* durante todo = all the way through, throughout.* durante todo el día = all day long.* durante todo el trimestre = semester-long.* durante todo el verano = all summer long.* durante todo + Tiempo = all through + Tiempo.* durante un largo período de tiempo = over a long time scale, over a long period of time, for a long period of time, over a long period.* durante unos instantes = for a bit.* durante un período de + Expresión Temporal = over a period of + Expresión Temporal.* durante un período de prueba = on a trial basis.* durante un período de tiempo = for a number of years.* durante un periodo de tiempo determinado = over a period of time.* durante un período de tiempo indefinido = over an indefinite period of time, over an indefinite span of time.* durante un período indefinido = for an indefinite period.* durante un porrón de tiempo = for donkey's years.* durante un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come.* durante varios años = for a number of years, for several years.* esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad = long-and-expectantly-awaited.* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.* trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.* * *preposición ( en el transcurso de) during; ( cuando se especifica la duración) fordurante 1980 — during o in 1980
los precios aumentaron un 0,3% durante el mes de diciembre — prices rose by 0.3% in December
su condición ha empeorado durante los últimos días — his condition has worsened over the last few days
* * *= at the stage of, during, throughout.Ex: At the stage of subject analysis the indexer decides which, and there how many, concepts are selected for indexing purposes.
Ex: This article singles out four trends which have influenced the work of UNESCO during the last decade.Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.* aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.* ausentarse durante + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.* durante algunos años = for some years, over a period of years.* durante algún tiempo = for a while, for some time, for some while, for some time to come, for days.* durante años = for years.* durante años y años = for years and years (and years).* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.* durante cierto tiempo = over a period of time.* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.* durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.* durante días = for days.* durante días y días = for days on end.* durante el año pasado = over the past year.* durante el apogeo de = during the height of, during the heyday of.* durante el auge de = at the height of, during the height of, during the heyday of.* durante el descanso = at breaktime.* durante el día = by day, daytime [day-time], in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.* durante el entrenamiento = in practice.* durante el fin de semana = over the weekend.* durante el próximo año = over the next year.* durante el transcurso de = over the course of.* durante el transcurso de los acontecimientos = in the course of events, during the course of events.* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.* durante el transporte = in transit.* durante el último año = over the last year.* durante el vuelo = in-flight.* durante este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.* durante este tiempo = in this time.* durante + Expresión Temporal = for + Expresión Temporal, over + Expresión Temporal.* durante + Expresión Temporal + y + Expresión Temporal = for + Expresión Temporal + on end.* durante generaciones = for generations.* durante la bajamar = at low tide.* durante la búsqueda = at the search stage.* durante la década de = through + Década.* durante la guerra = during wartime, wartime [wart-time], war years, the.* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.* durante la Navidad = at Christmas time.* durante la noche = overnight, night-time.* durante la Pascua = at Christmas time.* durante la pleamar = at high tide.* durante largos períodos de tiempo = over long periods of time.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.* durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.* durante los dos últimos meses = over the last couple of months.* durante los primeros años = during the early years.* durante los próximos años = for the next few years, over the next few years, during the next few years.* durante los últimos años = over the past few years, over recent years.* durante los últimos + Expresión Temporal = over the past + Expresión Temporal.* durante los últimos + Número + años = over the last + Número + years.* durante meses y meses = for months on end.* durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* durante millones de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).* durante + Posesivo + madurez = in later life.* durante siglos = for aeons, for centuries, over the centuries.* durante tanto tiempo = for so long, so long.* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.* durante toda la noche = all-night, all night long.* durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].* durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.* durante todo = all the way through, throughout.* durante todo el día = all day long.* durante todo el trimestre = semester-long.* durante todo el verano = all summer long.* durante todo + Tiempo = all through + Tiempo.* durante un largo período de tiempo = over a long time scale, over a long period of time, for a long period of time, over a long period.* durante unos instantes = for a bit.* durante un período de + Expresión Temporal = over a period of + Expresión Temporal.* durante un período de prueba = on a trial basis.* durante un período de tiempo = for a number of years.* durante un periodo de tiempo determinado = over a period of time.* durante un período de tiempo indefinido = over an indefinite period of time, over an indefinite span of time.* durante un período indefinido = for an indefinite period.* durante un porrón de tiempo = for donkey's years.* durante un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come.* durante varios años = for a number of years, for several years.* esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad = long-and-expectantly-awaited.* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.* trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.* * *durante mi ausencia/su reinado during my absence/his reigndurante 1980 during o in 1980gobernó el país durante casi dos décadas she governed the country for almost two decadesnormalmente no salimos durante la semana we don't normally go out during the weektrabajé en casa durante toda esa semana I worked at home all that week o for the whole of that weeklos precios aumentaron un 0,3% durante el mes de diciembre prices rose by 0.3% in Decembercuando estas drogas se toman durante un período largo when these drugs are taken over o for a long periodsu condición ha empeorado durante los últimos días his condition has worsened over the last few daysdurante estos días realiza una gira por Italia she is at present o currently on tour in Italy* * *
durante preposición ( en el transcurso de) during;
( cuando se especifica la duración) for;◊ durante 1980 during o in 1980;
gobernó el país durante casi dos décadas she governed the country for almost two decades;
los precios aumentaron un 0,3% durante el mes de diciembre prices rose by 0.3% in December;
durante todo el invierno throughout the winter
durante preposición during: caminamos durante dos horas, we walked for two hours
hablaremos durante la cena, we'll talk over dinner
se durmió durante la conferencia, she fell asleep during the lecture
estuvo llorando durante toda la noche, she was crying all night long
Recuerda que during se usa con el "nombre" de un período (la guerra, el concierto, el día) y responde a la pregunta ¿cuándo ocurrió? For expresa duración ( tres días, un par de segundos) y responde a la pregunta ¿cuánto tiempo duró?
' durante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amiga
- amigo
- arrojadiza
- arrojadizo
- cada
- cañón
- cesar
- clásica
- clásico
- cola
- como
- contienda
- continuismo
- corrillo
- desarrollo
- desnaturalizar
- día
- empeorar
- encierro
- exilio
- extracorpórea
- extracorpóreo
- filmación
- herida
- legislatura
- mes
- mientras
- novelón
- pajolera
- pajolero
- por
- seguida
- seguido
- ver
- adolescencia
- bajada
- callado
- cartearse
- cartelera
- cierto
- crecimiento
- detenido
- empatar
- guardar
- lactancia
- meditar
- reemplazar
- reemplazo
- zarandear
English:
all
- allege
- almost
- antsy
- appal
- appall
- assistant
- badly
- besiege
- blackout
- blow
- canvasser
- climate
- collapse
- composed
- course
- craving
- crib
- deliberate
- detention
- diving
- during
- ensue
- ferment
- flatten
- fluster
- fold
- for
- forceps
- go on
- go-between
- guffaw
- haggle
- hold against
- homesick
- hooligan
- hound
- in
- in-flight
- injure
- intermission
- intermittent
- interrogate
- keep in
- major
- monstrosity
- neutrality
- observation
- outage
- over
* * *durante prep[en todo el tiempo de] for; [mientras] during;estuvo sin beber durante un año he went (for) a year without drinking;durante una hora for an hour;durante todo el mes de febrero for the whole of February, throughout the month of February;llovió varias veces durante la semana it rained several times during the week;por favor, desconecten sus teléfonos móviles durante la proyección please ensure cellphones o Br mobile phones are switched off during the movie;durante un año se produjeron tres seísmos en la zona there were three earthquakes in the area in the space of a year;durante su estancia en Londres visitó varios museos he visited several museums while he was in London;durante el verano mejoró su situación económica his financial situation improved over the summer;llovió durante toda la semana it rained all week;durante el mes de febrero in February* * *durante seis meses for six months* * *durante prep: duringdurante todo el día: all day longtrabajó durante tres horas: he worked for three hours* * *durante prep1. during2. for -
111 educativo
adj.1 educational, instructive, teaching, educative.2 teaching.* * *► adjetivo1 educational* * *(f. - educativa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=instructivo) educational2) (=pedagógico)reforma educativa — educational o school reform
* * *- va adjetivo <programa/juego> educational; < establecimiento> educational, teaching (before n); < sistema> education (before n)* * *= educational, educative, teaching, instructional, instructive.Ex. The collections we develop, the attempt that we make is an educational effort, and it seems to me that our subject headings are simply part of that, and they should be part of that.Ex. Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.Ex. The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.Ex. The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.Ex. The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.----* ayuda educativa = educational aid.* herramienta educativa = educational aid.* informática educativa = educational computing.* instrumento educativo = educational aid.* investigación educativa = educational research.* libro educativo = educational book.* licencia educativa = educational licence.* material educativo = instructional material.* nivel educativo = education level, level of education.* no educativo = non-educational.* objetivo educativo = educational goal.* política educativa = educational policy.* proceso educativo = instructional process.* programa educativo = education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me).* reforma educativa = education reform.* sicología educativa = educational psychology, psychology of education.* sistema educativo = educational system.* vídeo educativo = training video.* * *- va adjetivo <programa/juego> educational; < establecimiento> educational, teaching (before n); < sistema> education (before n)* * *= educational, educative, teaching, instructional, instructive.Ex: The collections we develop, the attempt that we make is an educational effort, and it seems to me that our subject headings are simply part of that, and they should be part of that.
Ex: Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.Ex: The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.Ex: The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.* ayuda educativa = educational aid.* herramienta educativa = educational aid.* informática educativa = educational computing.* instrumento educativo = educational aid.* investigación educativa = educational research.* libro educativo = educational book.* licencia educativa = educational licence.* material educativo = instructional material.* nivel educativo = education level, level of education.* no educativo = non-educational.* objetivo educativo = educational goal.* política educativa = educational policy.* proceso educativo = instructional process.* programa educativo = education programme, instructional programme, learning program(me).* reforma educativa = education reform.* sicología educativa = educational psychology, psychology of education.* sistema educativo = educational system.* vídeo educativo = training video.* * *educativo -va‹programa/juego› educational; ‹establecimiento› educational, teaching ( before n)el sistema educativo the education system* * *
educativo◊ -va adjetivo ‹programa/juego› educational;
‹ establecimiento› educational, teaching ( before n);
‹ sistema› education ( before n)
educativo,-a adjetivo educational
sistema educativo, education system
' educativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
educativa
- LOGSE
English:
educational
- comprehensive
- education
- model
- open
* * *educativo, -a adj1. [que educa] educational;juegos educativos educational games2. [de la educación] educational;un centro educativo an educational establishment;sistema educativo education system* * *adj educational;política educativa education(al) policy;sistema educativo education(al) system* * *educativo, -va adj: educational* * *educativo adj educational -
112 emocionante
adj.1 moving, touching.2 exciting, thrilling (apasionante).* * *► adjetivo1 (conmovedor) moving, touching2 (excitante) exciting, thrilling* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=conmovedor) moving2) (=excitante) exciting, thrilling* * *adjetivo ( conmovedor) moving; (excitante, apasionante) exciting* * *= exciting, moving, rousing, gripping, titillating, thrilling.Ex. Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.Ex. Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.Ex. This was the first time that MLA had attempted a multi-level distance learning project and it proved to be a rousing success.Ex. The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex. Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.Ex. This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.----* momentos emocionantes = heady days.* tiempos emocionantes = heady days.* * *adjetivo ( conmovedor) moving; (excitante, apasionante) exciting* * *= exciting, moving, rousing, gripping, titillating, thrilling.Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.Ex: This was the first time that MLA had attempted a multi-level distance learning project and it proved to be a rousing success.Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.Ex: Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.* momentos emocionantes = heady days.* tiempos emocionantes = heady days.* * *1 (conmovedor) moving2 (excitante, apasionante) exciting* * *
emocionante adjetivo ( conmovedor) moving;
(excitante, apasionante) exciting
emocionante adjetivo
1 (que emociona) moving, touching: fue emocionante volver a veros, it was very moving to see you again
2 (que excita) exciting, thrilling: una película emocionante, a gripping film
' emocionante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espectáculo
English:
exciting
- hockey
- prospect
- thrilling
- versus
- thrill
* * *emocionante adj1. [conmovedor] moving, touching2. [apasionante] exciting, thrilling* * *adj1 ( excitante) exciting2 ( conmovedor) moving* * *emocionante adj1) conmovedor: moving, touching2) excitante: exciting, thrilling* * *emocionante adj1. (apasionante) exciting2. (conmovedor) moving -
113 enérgico
adj.1 energetic, strong, active, powerful.2 forceful, high-pressure, aggressive, drastic.* * *► adjetivo1 energetic, vigorous\en tono enérgico emphatically* * *(f. - enérgica)adj.* * *ADJ [persona] energetic, vigorous; [gesto, habla, tono] emphatic; [esfuerzo] determined; [ejercicio] strenuous; [campaña] vigorous, high-pressure; [medida, golpe] bold, drastic; [ataque] vigorous, strong; [protesta] forceful* * *- ca adjetivoa) ( físicamente) <ejercicio/movimiento> energetic, strenuous; < persona> energetic, vigorousb) (firme, resuelto) < carácter> forceful; <protesta/ataque> vigorous; < medidas> firm, strong; <desmentido/rechazo> flat, firm* * *= emphatic, energetic, forceful, assertive, aggressive, brisk [brisker -comp., briskest -sup.], spirited, vociferous, vocal, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], power-packed.Ex. Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.Ex. She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.Ex. The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex. Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.Ex. The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.Ex. Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.Ex. The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.Ex. Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.Ex. A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.Ex. He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.Ex. Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.----* enérgico, poderoso, contundente, potente, potentísimo, impetuoso, formidable = power-packed.* * *- ca adjetivoa) ( físicamente) <ejercicio/movimiento> energetic, strenuous; < persona> energetic, vigorousb) (firme, resuelto) < carácter> forceful; <protesta/ataque> vigorous; < medidas> firm, strong; <desmentido/rechazo> flat, firm* * *= emphatic, energetic, forceful, assertive, aggressive, brisk [brisker -comp., briskest -sup.], spirited, vociferous, vocal, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], power-packed.Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.
Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.Ex: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.* enérgico, poderoso, contundente, potente, potentísimo, impetuoso, formidable = power-packed.* * *enérgico -ca1 (físicamente) ‹ejercicio/movimiento› energetic, strenuous; ‹persona› energetic, vigorousle asestó un enérgico golpe en la cabeza she dealt him a fierce o heavy blow to the head2 (firme, resuelto) ‹carácter› forceful; ‹protesta› vigorous; ‹medidas› firm, stronglanzó un enérgico ataque contra ellos she launched a vigorous o fierce o strong attack on themun enérgico desmentido a flat o firm denial* * *
enérgico◊ -ca adjetivo
‹protesta/ataque› vigorous;
‹ medidas› firm, strong;
‹negativa/rechazo› flat, firm
enérgico,-a adjetivo
1 energetic
con un golpe enérgico, with a vigorous blow
2 (con decisión) firm
' enérgico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enérgica
- plumazo
- decidido
English:
active
- assertive
- brisk
- energetic
- forceful
- spirited
- sprightly
- strenuous
- strident
- vigorous
- vital
- vociferous
- emphatic
- high
- loud
- strength
- strong
* * *enérgico, -a adj1. [físicamente] [persona, salto] energetic;[golpe] vigorous, powerful; [gesto, movimiento] vigorous, energetic2. [decidido, firme] [persona, carácter] forceful;[medida] firm; [defensa, protesta] vigorous, energetic; [respuesta] emphatic* * *adj energetic; figforceful, strong* * *enérgico, -ca adj1) : energetic, vigorous2) : forceful, emphatic♦ enérgicamente adv* * *enérgico adj1. (persona) energetic / vigorous2. (respuesta, medida) strong -
114 erudito
adj.erudite, educated, read, learned.m.scholar, highbrow, man of learning, scholarly person.* * *► adjetivo1 erudite, learned, scholarly► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 scholar, expert\erudito,-a a la violeta familiar pseudo-intellectual* * *1. (f. - erudita)noun2. (f. - erudita)adj.* * *erudito, -a1.ADJ learned, scholarly, erudite frm2.SM / F scholar, learned personlos eruditos en esta materia — those who are expert in this subject, those who really know about this subject
un erudito a la violeta — pey a pseudo-intellectual
* * *IIIerudito en algo — learned in something, knowledgeable about something
- ta masculino, femenino scholar* * *= connoisseur, learned, scholar, scholarly, erudite, polymath, savant, highbrow [high-brow], man of letters.Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.Ex. Abstracts will accompany various learned, technical or scholarly contributions.Ex. Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.Ex. Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.Ex. The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.Ex. Many faculty would like to conceive of the 21st-century librarian as a polymath who is as sensitive to issues in the arts and humanities as he or she is knowledgeable about computers, networking and about related programming object management issues.Ex. The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex. The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.* * *IIIerudito en algo — learned in something, knowledgeable about something
- ta masculino, femenino scholar* * *= connoisseur, learned, scholar, scholarly, erudite, polymath, savant, highbrow [high-brow], man of letters.Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Abstracts will accompany various learned, technical or scholarly contributions.Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.Ex: The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.Ex: Many faculty would like to conceive of the 21st-century librarian as a polymath who is as sensitive to issues in the arts and humanities as he or she is knowledgeable about computers, networking and about related programming object management issues.Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.* * *‹lenguaje/obra› erudite; ‹persona› learned, knowledgeable, erudite erudito EN algo learned IN sth, knowledgeable ABOUT sthmasculine, femininescholarlos eruditos en la materia experts in the subject* * *
erudito◊ -ta adjetivo ‹lenguaje/obra› erudite;
‹ persona› learned, knowledgeable;
erudito en algo learned in sth, knowledgeable about sth
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
scholar
erudito,-a
I adjetivo erudite, learned
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scholar
' erudito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
erudita
English:
knowledgeable
- learned
- scholar
- erudite
- learning
- scholarly
* * *erudito, -a♦ adjerudite♦ nm,fscholar;un erudito en la materia an expert on the subject* * *I adj learned, eruditeII m, erudita f scholar* * *erudito, -ta adjletrado: erudite, learnederudito, -ta n: scholar -
115 escalada
f.1 climb.escalada en roca rock climbing2 escalation, rise.3 climbing, escalade, scaling, escalation.past part.past participle of spanish verb: escalar.* * *1 (montaña) climb, climbing; (pendiente) scaling* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de montaña] climb, ascentes una escalada fácil — it's an easy climb o ascent
2) (=aumento) escalationúltimamente ha habido una escalada del/en el conflicto — lately there has been an escalation of/in the conflict, lately the conflict has escalated
* * *1) (Dep) ( de montaña) climb, ascent2) (aumento, subida)una escalada de or en la violencia — an escalation of violence
la escalada de los precios — the increase o escalation in prices
* * *= climbing, rock climbing, escalation, spiral, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], ascent.Ex. Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.Ex. Includes an annotated bibliography of books covering rock climbing, winter sports, water sports, backpacking and mountain biking.Ex. Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.Ex. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.----* escalada bélica = escalation of war.* escalada libre = free-climbing.* * *1) (Dep) ( de montaña) climb, ascent2) (aumento, subida)una escalada de or en la violencia — an escalation of violence
la escalada de los precios — the increase o escalation in prices
* * *= climbing, rock climbing, escalation, spiral, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], ascent.Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.
Ex: Includes an annotated bibliography of books covering rock climbing, winter sports, water sports, backpacking and mountain biking.Ex: Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.* escalada bélica = escalation of war.* escalada libre = free-climbing.* * *A ( Dep) (de una montaña) climb, ascent¿cuándo se realizó la primera escalada del Everest? when was Everest first climbed?, when was the first ascent of Everest?Compuestos:aid o peg o artificial climbingrock climbingfree climbingB(aumento, subida): su escalada hacia el poder es imparable his rise to power is unstoppablese produjo una escalada de or en la violencia there was an escalation of violencela escalada interminable de los precios the never-ending increase o escalation in pricesla escalada alcista de la Bolsa the upward trend in the Stock Market* * *
escalada sustantivo femenino
1 (Dep) ( de montaña) climb, ascent
2 (aumento, subida):
la escalada de los precios the increase o escalation in prices
escalada sustantivo femenino
1 Dep climb
2 fig (de violencia, precios) rise, increase
3 (promoción) rise: la escalada en popularidad del presentador ha sido pasmosa, the presenter's rise in popularity has been astonishing
' escalada' also found in these entries:
English:
climbing
- escalation
- scramble
- ascent
- rock
* * *escalada nf1. [a montaña] climb;la difícil escalada al Aconcagua the difficult ascent of Aconcaguaescalada artificial artificial climbing;escalada libre free climbing;escalada en roca rock climbing2. [de violencia, precios] escalation, rise (de in);se produjo una escalada de violencia/precios there was an escalation in violence/prices* * *f1 DEP climb, ascent2:escalada de los precios increase in prices, escalation of prices* * *escalada nf: ascent, climb* * *escalada n1. (subida) climb2. (deporte) climbing -
116 escéptico
adj.skeptical, doubting, cynical, incredulous.m.skeptic, doubting Thomas, doubter, sceptic.* * *► adjetivo1 sceptic (US skeptic)► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 sceptic (US skeptic)* * *(f. - escéptica)adj.* * *escéptico, -a1.ADJ sceptical, skeptical (EEUU)2.SM / F sceptic, skeptic (EEUU)* * *I- ca adjetivo skeptical*II- ca masculino, femenino skeptic** * *= skeptical, sceptic, sceptical, skeptic, incredulous, unconvinced.Ex. Many people were skeptical that the compact disc (CD) would replace the phonograph record.Ex. Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.Ex. Bill Gates, once sceptical about the Internet, has now changed his mind.Ex. The article 'The conversion of a secondary school skeptic' defines a stations approach to learning as a series of activities and supporting resources designed to develop student knowledge and/or skills.Ex. 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.Ex. Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.* * *I- ca adjetivo skeptical*II- ca masculino, femenino skeptic** * *= skeptical, sceptic, sceptical, skeptic, incredulous, unconvinced.Ex: Many people were skeptical that the compact disc (CD) would replace the phonograph record.
Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.Ex: Bill Gates, once sceptical about the Internet, has now changed his mind.Ex: The article 'The conversion of a secondary school skeptic' defines a stations approach to learning as a series of activities and supporting resources designed to develop student knowledge and/or skills.Ex: 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.* * *skeptical*en cuanto a la validez de sus investigaciones soy algo escéptico I am somewhat skeptical about the validity of his research, I have my doubts as to the validity of his researchmasculine, feminineskeptic** * *
escéptico◊ -ca adjetivo
skeptical( conjugate skeptical)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
skeptic( conjugate skeptic)
escéptico,-a
I adjetivo sceptical, US skeptical: adoptó una actitud escéptica, he adopted a sceptical attitude
II sustantivo masculino y femenino sceptic, US skeptic
' escéptico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escéptica
English:
sceptic
- sceptical
- skeptic
- skeptical
* * *escéptico, -a♦ adj1. [filósofo] sceptic2. [incrédulo] sceptical♦ nm,fsceptic* * *I adj skeptical, BrscepticalII m, escéptica f skeptic, Brsceptic* * *escéptico, -ca adj: skepticalescéptico, -ca n: skeptic -
117 esquí
m.1 ski.2 skiing.* * *► nombre masculino (pl esquís)1 (tabla) ski2 DEPORTE skiing\esquí acuático water-skiingesquí alpino alpine skiingesquí de fondo cross-country skiingesquí náutico water-skiingesquí nórdico nordic skiing* * *noun m.* * *SM(pl esquís, esquíes)1) (=tabla) ski2) (Dep) skiingesquí de fondo, esquí de travesía — cross-country skiing, ski touring (EEUU)
* * *hacer esquí — to ski, go skiing
pista de esquí — ski run, piste
* * *= skiing, ski.Ex. Further out into the hills and mountains, skiing and other winter sports are undertaken in increasing numbers.Ex. Since the invention of the new skis, not only the act of skiing, but also the method of learning to ski has changed.----* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.* esquí acuático = water skiing, water ski.* esquí alpino = alpine skiing.* esquí de competición = downhill skiing.* esquí de fondo = cross-country skiing.* esquí estilo libre = freestyle skiing.* esquí libre = freestyle skiing.* estación de esquí = ski resort.* pista de esquí = ski slope.* pista de esquí artificial = dry slope, dry ski slope.* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.* * *hacer esquí — to ski, go skiing
pista de esquí — ski run, piste
* * *= skiing, ski.Ex: Further out into the hills and mountains, skiing and other winter sports are undertaken in increasing numbers.
Ex: Since the invention of the new skis, not only the act of skiing, but also the method of learning to ski has changed.* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.* esquí acuático = water skiing, water ski.* esquí alpino = alpine skiing.* esquí de competición = downhill skiing.* esquí de fondo = cross-country skiing.* esquí estilo libre = freestyle skiing.* esquí libre = freestyle skiing.* estación de esquí = ski resort.* pista de esquí = ski slope.* pista de esquí artificial = dry slope, dry ski slope.* rampa para salto de esquí = ski jumping ramp.* salto de esquí = ski jumping, ski jump.* * *1 (tabla) ski2 (deporte) skiinghacer esquí to ski, go skiingpista de esquí ski run, pisteCompuestos:waterskiinghacer esquí acuático to water-skidownhill skiing, alpine skiing● esquí de travesía or de montañaski mountaineeringoff-piste skiing● esquí nórdico or de fondocross-country skiing, nordic skiing* * *
esquí sustantivo masculino (pl
( deporte) skiing;
esquí acuático or náutico waterskiing;
hacer esquí acuático to water-ski
esquí sustantivo masculino
1 (tabla) ski
un par de esquís, a pair of skis
2 (actividad) skiing
esquí acuático, water-skiing
esquí de fondo, cross-country skiing
' esquí' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fondo
- trampolín
- bastón
- bota
- cancha
- estación
- modalidad
- monitor
- pista
- recorrido
- salto
- verdugo
English:
cross-country
- downhill
- kick
- lodge
- piste
- resort
- run
- ski
- ski instructor
- ski jumper
- ski pants
- ski pole
- ski resort
- ski run
- ski slope
- ski stick
- skiing
- water skiing
- goggles
- slope
- water
* * *1. [tabla] ski2. [deporte] skiing;una pista de esquí a ski slope o run;saltos de esquí ski-jumping;hacer esquí to go skiing, to skiesquí acuático water-skiing;esquí alpino downhill skiing;esquí de baches moguls;esquí de fondo cross-country skiing;esquí náutico water-skiing;esquí nórdico cross-country skiing;esquí de saltos ski jumping;esquí de travesía cross-country skiing* * *m1 tabla ski2 deporte skiing* * *esquí nm1) : ski2)esquí acuático : water ski, waterskiing* * *esquí n1. (deporte) skiing -
118 estilo
m.1 style.esta iglesia es de estilo gótico that church was built in the Gothic styleal estilo de in the style of2 style.esa chica tiene mucho estilo that girl has a lot of stylecada uno tiene un estilo de hacer las cosas we all have our own way of doing thingsestilo de vida lifestyle3 stroke.estilo libre freestyle4 tendency, style.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estilar.* * *1 (gen) style2 (modo) manner, fashion3 GRAMÁTICA speech4 (natación) stroke\al estilo de... in the style of...algo por el estilo something like thatestilo de vida way of lifeestilo braza breaststrokeestilo directo LINGÚÍSTICA direct speechestilo indirecto LINGÚÍSTICA indirect speechestilo libre freestyleestilo mariposa butterfly* * *noun m.1) style2) fashion, manner* * *SM1) (=manera) stylepor el estilo —
algo por el estilo — something of the sort o kind, something along those lines
no me gusta su estilo de vida — I don't like his way of life o his lifestyle
estilo directo — (Ling) direct speech
estilo indirecto — (Ling) indirect speech, reported speech
2) (=elegancia) style3) (Natación) stroke4) (=punzón) [para escribir] stylus; [de reloj de sol] gnomon, needle5) (Bot) style* * *1)a) (Art) styleb) (manera, tipo) stylepor el estilo: no es que me desagrade ni nada por el estilo it isn't that I don't like him or anything (like that); y otras cosas por el estilo and other things of that sort o kind; dijo eso o algo por el estilo he said that or words to that effect; son todos por el estilo — they are all the same
c) ( calidad distintiva) style2) ( en natación) stroke, style3) (Bot) style4) ( punzón) stylus* * *= form, delivery, hand, idiom, writing style, style, panache.Ex. It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex. The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.Ex. Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.Ex. Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.Ex. The dialogue style is well-suited to occasional and novice users but can be slow.Ex. It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.----* al estilo de = a la, along the lines, in the mould of.* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.* al estilo de + Nombre = in a + Nombre + sort of way.* al estilo militar = military-style.* con estilo = stylish.* corrector de estilo = style checker, copy editor, subeditor.* del estilo de los directorios = directory-type.* error de estilo = stylistic error.* esquí estilo libre = freestyle skiing.* estilo abstracto = abstract style.* estilo ampuloso = turgid style, plethoric style.* estilo arquitectónico = architectural style.* estilo artístico = artistic style.* estilo barato = kitsch.* estilo bibliotecario = library chic.* estilo de aprendizaje = learning style.* estilo de gestión = managerial style, management style.* estilo de la casa = house style.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* estilo de resumir = abstracting style.* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.* estilo directo = direct speech, direct discourse.* estilo esloveno = Slovenica.* estilo gótico = Gothic style.* estilo indirecto = indirect speech, indirect discourse.* estilo libre = freestyle.* estilo literario = literary style, writing style.* estilo periodístico = journalese.* estilo personal = individual style, persona [personae, -pl.].* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* estilo rústico = rustic style.* estilo telegráfico = telegraphese.* estilo tipográfico = typographical style.* estilo tradicional = traditional style.* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.* frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.* guía de estilo = style guideline.* hoja de estilo = style sheet.* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.* manual de estilo = style manual, style guideline.* Manual de Estilo de Chicago = Chicago Manual of Style.* Manual de Estilo de la MLA, el = MLA Style Manual, the.* sin estilo = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* * *1)a) (Art) styleb) (manera, tipo) stylepor el estilo: no es que me desagrade ni nada por el estilo it isn't that I don't like him or anything (like that); y otras cosas por el estilo and other things of that sort o kind; dijo eso o algo por el estilo he said that or words to that effect; son todos por el estilo — they are all the same
c) ( calidad distintiva) style2) ( en natación) stroke, style3) (Bot) style4) ( punzón) stylus* * *= form, delivery, hand, idiom, writing style, style, panache.Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.Ex: The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.Ex: The dialogue style is well-suited to occasional and novice users but can be slow.Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.* al estilo de = a la, along the lines, in the mould of.* al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type.* al estilo de + Nombre = in a + Nombre + sort of way.* al estilo militar = military-style.* con estilo = stylish.* corrector de estilo = style checker, copy editor, subeditor.* del estilo de los directorios = directory-type.* error de estilo = stylistic error.* esquí estilo libre = freestyle skiing.* estilo abstracto = abstract style.* estilo ampuloso = turgid style, plethoric style.* estilo arquitectónico = architectural style.* estilo artístico = artistic style.* estilo barato = kitsch.* estilo bibliotecario = library chic.* estilo de aprendizaje = learning style.* estilo de gestión = managerial style, management style.* estilo de la casa = house style.* estilo de pelo = hairstyle.* estilo de resumir = abstracting style.* estilo de vida = lifestyle [life style/life-style], style of life, way of life.* estilo de vida alternativo = alternative life-style.* estilo directo = direct speech, direct discourse.* estilo esloveno = Slovenica.* estilo gótico = Gothic style.* estilo indirecto = indirect speech, indirect discourse.* estilo libre = freestyle.* estilo literario = literary style, writing style.* estilo periodístico = journalese.* estilo personal = individual style, persona [personae, -pl.].* estilo pobre = impoverished style.* estilo rústico = rustic style.* estilo telegráfico = telegraphese.* estilo tipográfico = typographical style.* estilo tradicional = traditional style.* freír al estilo chino = stir-fry.* frito al estilo chino = stir-fry.* guía de estilo = style guideline.* hoja de estilo = style sheet.* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia = subject-type title indexes.* manual de estilo = style manual, style guideline.* Manual de Estilo de Chicago = Chicago Manual of Style.* Manual de Estilo de la MLA, el = MLA Style Manual, the.* sin estilo = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* * *A1 ( Art) styleestilo barroco baroque stylemuebles estilo Luis XVI Luis XVI furniture2 (manera, tipo) styleropa de estilo deportivo casual wearese estilo de abrigo that kind o type o style of overcoatenaguas al estilo de nuestras abuelas petticoats like our grandmothers used to wearestá hecho al estilo de mi tierra it's done the way they do it back homepor el estilo: no es que me desagrade ni nada por el estilo it isn't that I don't like him or anything (like that)creo que dijo eso o algo por el estilo I think he said that or words to that effect o something like ity sus amigos son todos por el estilo and all his friends are the same3 (calidad distintiva) stylese viste con mucho estilo he dresses with great style o very stylishlyCompuestos:way of life, lifestyledirect speechindirect o reported speechB (en natación) stroke, stylelos 200 metros estilos the 200 meter medleyCompuestos:( Esp) breaststrokefreestylebutterfly, butterfly strokebreaststrokeC ( Bot) styleD1 (punzón) stylus2 (de un reloj de sol) gnomon* * *
Del verbo estilar: ( conjugate estilar)
estilo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
estiló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
estilar
estilo
estilar ( conjugate estilar) verbo intransitivo (Chi) ( gotear) to drip;
( escurrir) to drain
estilarse verbo pronominal [moda/peinado] to be fashionable
estilo sustantivo masculino
estilo de vida way of life, lifestyle;
ropa estilo deportivo casual wear;
vestir con estilo to dress stylishly;
al estilo de mi tierra the way they do it back home;
por el estilo: son todos por el estilo they are all the same;
algo por el estilo something like that
estilo mariposa butterfly;
estilo pecho or (Esp) braza breaststroke
estilo sustantivo masculino
1 Arte style
estilo imperio, empire style
2 (modo) manner, style: éste no es mi estilo de actuar, this isn't my way of doing things
3 (elegancia) es una mujer con mucho estilo she's a very stylish woman
4 Natación stroke
estilo mariposa, butterfly (stroke)
5 Ling estilo directo/indirecto, direct/indirect speech
♦ Locuciones: algo por el estilo, something like that
' estilo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- academicismo
- adusta
- adusto
- ancha
- ancho
- categoría
- clase
- corte
- cresta
- depurar
- despersonalizada
- despersonalizado
- despreocupada
- despreocupado
- formalismo
- grandilocuente
- imprimir
- indirecta
- indirecto
- informal
- lindeza
- llana
- llano
- mano
- novedosa
- novedoso
- punzante
- recrear
- retorcida
- retorcido
- sabor
- sentar
- suelta
- suelto
- swing
- trabajar
- vanguardia
- vanguardismo
- a
- académico
- ágil
- agilidad
- armonizar
- asequible
- austero
- barroco
- castizo
- clásico
- crawl
English:
awaken
- backstroke
- bite
- collarless
- compact
- conventional
- dash
- elaborate
- exemplify
- fashion
- flair
- florid
- flowing
- fluid
- free-style
- goulash
- gracious
- idiom
- individual
- kind
- laboured
- lifestyle
- literary
- mode
- old-style
- panache
- polish
- polished
- precious
- purple
- reported
- restrained
- severe
- severity
- speech
- stilted
- style
- stylish
- suchlike
- sugary
- tame
- to
- tone
- vein
- back
- brand
- breast
- butter
- design
- direct
* * *estilo nm1. [artístico, literario] style;esta iglesia es de estilo gótico this church was built in the Gothic style;al estilo de in the style of;al estilo de Mozart in the style of Mozartestilo imperio Empire style2. [manera, carácter] style;cada uno tiene un estilo de hacer las cosas we all have our own way of doing things;este vestido no es de su estilo that dress isn't her style;mentiría, pero no es mi estilo I would tell a lie, but that's not my style o that's not me;el estilo de juego brasileño the Brazilian style of play;un estilo de hablar pausado a slow and deliberate way of speaking;un peinado estilo años veinte a twenties-style hairdo;al estilo de: se visten al estilo de los años sesenta they wear sixties-style clothes;al estilo de lo que se hacía antes en los pueblos in the way things used to be done in villages;por el estilo: dijo algo por el estilo she said something of the sort;se apellida Garcés o algo por el estilo his surname's Garcés or something like that;nos llevará tres horas o algo por el estilo it'll take us something like three hours;ser por el estilo to be similar;todos los bares son por el estilo all the bars are similar o like thatestilo de vida lifestyle3. [clase, elegancia] style;esa chica tiene mucho estilo that girl has a lot of style4. [en natación] stroke;estilos medley;los 400 metros estilos the 400 metres medleyestilo libre freestyleestilo indirecto indirect speech6. Bot style7. [punzón] stylus, style8. [de reloj de sol] gnomon* * *m style;al estilo de in the style of;algo por el estilo something like that;son todos por el estilo they’re all the same* * *estilo nm1) : style2) : fashion, manner3) : stylus* * *estilo n (en general) style -
119 excitante
adj.1 exciting (emocionante).2 sensual, arousing.m.stimulant.* * *► adjetivo1 exciting2 MEDICINA stimulating1 stimulant* * *1. ADJ1) (Med) stimulating2) (=emocionante) exciting2.SM stimulant* * *Iadjetivo <espectáculo/libro> excitingIImasculino stimulant* * *= exciting, heady [headier -comp., headiest -sup.], exhilarating, rousing, titillating, stimulant, pulsating, electrifying, thrilling, thrilling.Ex. Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.Ex. The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.Ex. The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.Ex. This was the first time that MLA had attempted a multi-level distance learning project and it proved to be a rousing success.Ex. Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.Ex. The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.Ex. Thus the pulsating magnetic field enables an effective therapy which can be used for a broad range of indications.Ex. He gave an electrifying performance and he deserved all the accolades he received.Ex. This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.Ex. This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.* * *Iadjetivo <espectáculo/libro> excitingIImasculino stimulant* * *= exciting, heady [headier -comp., headiest -sup.], exhilarating, rousing, titillating, stimulant, pulsating, electrifying, thrilling, thrilling.Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.Ex: This was the first time that MLA had attempted a multi-level distance learning project and it proved to be a rousing success.Ex: Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term ' stimulants' appears.Ex: Thus the pulsating magnetic field enables an effective therapy which can be used for a broad range of indications.Ex: He gave an electrifying performance and he deserved all the accolades he received.Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.* * *1 ‹espectáculo/libro› exciting2 ‹bebida›el café es una bebida excitante coffee is a stimulantstimulant* * *
excitante adjetivo ‹espectáculo/libro› exciting
excitante
I adjetivo exciting
Med stimulating
II sustantivo masculino stimulant
' excitante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
emocionante
English:
red-hot
- exhilarating
* * *♦ adj1. [sustancia] stimulant;el café es excitante coffee is a stimulant, coffee gets you worked up2. [sexualmente] arousing3. [emocionante] exciting♦ nmstimulant* * *I adj1 exciting2:una bebida excitante a stimulantII m stimulant* * *excitante adj: exciting* * *excitante adj exciting -
120 existencia
f.1 existence.se ha confirmado la existencia de varios manuscritos inéditos it has been confirmed that there are several unpublished manuscriptseste niño me está amargando la existencia that child is making my life a misery2 stock, supply.* * *1 (vida) existence, life1 stock sing, stocks\en existencia in stockliquidación de existencias clearance salerenovar las existencias to restock* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de ser humano, animal] existencequitarse la existencia — euf to do away with o.s., commit suicide
2) pl existencias (Com) stock sing* * *1)a) ( hecho de existir) existenceb) ( vida) life2) (Com) stockliquidación de existencias — clearance sale, stock clearance
* * *= availability, existence, provision, living.Nota: Nombre.Ex. Cross-classification, or the availability of more than one place for a subject, is quite common in a discipline oriented scheme, that is a scheme which starts by producing main classes which coincide with major disciplines.Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex. Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.Ex. They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.----* conocimiento de la existencia = awareness.* en existencia = remain + in being, in existence.* existencia humana = human existence.* existencia precaria = precarious existence.* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.* justificar la existencia = justify + Posesivo + existence.* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.* * *1)a) ( hecho de existir) existenceb) ( vida) life2) (Com) stockliquidación de existencias — clearance sale, stock clearance
* * *= availability, existence, provision, living.Nota: Nombre.Ex: Cross-classification, or the availability of more than one place for a subject, is quite common in a discipline oriented scheme, that is a scheme which starts by producing main classes which coincide with major disciplines.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.* conocimiento de la existencia = awareness.* en existencia = remain + in being, in existence.* existencia humana = human existence.* existencia precaria = precarious existence.* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.* justificar la existencia = justify + Posesivo + existence.* seguir en existencia = remain + in being.* * *A1 (hecho de existir) existencela posible existencia de estos seres the possible existence of these beings2 (vida) lifeamargarle a algn la existencia to make sb's life a miseryB ( Com) stockno lo tenemos en existencia we don't have it in stockse han agotado las existencias supplies o stocks have run out[ S ] liquidación de existencias clearance sale, stock clearance* * *
existencia sustantivo femenino
1
2 (Com) stock
existencia sustantivo femenino
1 existence: este niño me alegra la existencia, this child brightens my life
2 Com existencias, stock sing, stocks
' existencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
regalada
- regalado
- vida
- virtual
- amargar
- ausencia
- conocer
- prosaico
- teórico
English:
being
- existence
- go under
- in
- throw
- very
* * *existencia nf1. [circunstancia de existir] existence;se ha confirmado la existencia de varios manuscritos inéditos it has been confirmed that there are several unpublished manuscripts2. [vida] life;este niño me está amargando la existencia that child is making my life a miseryquedan muy pocas existencias en el almacén there's isn't much stock in the warehouse;en existencias in stock;hasta agotar existencias [en letrero] while stocks last;quedarse sin existencias (de algo) to run out (of sth);reponer (las) existencias to restock* * *f1 existence2 ( vida) life3:existencias pl COM supplies, stocks;hasta que se agoten las existencias while stocks last* * *existencia nf1) : existence2) existencias nfplmercancía: goods, stock* * *existencia n existence
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