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101 anteceder
v.to come before, to precede.* * *1 to precede, come before* * *verb* * *VT to precede, go before* * *1.verbo transitivo to precede, come before2.anteceder a algo — to come before something, precede something
anteceder vi* * *= predate, preface, go before, forego [forgo].Ex. The UDC, in its basic structure, predates CC and, as we shall see, it lacks much of this latter scheme's consistency and predictability.Ex. The last of the primary operators, 6, prefaces terms which describe either the form (e.g. that it is a dictionary or bibliography) or the target audience (e.g. that it is intended for nurses or midwives) of the document.Ex. Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.Ex. I will tell you the adventure which befell me in my fifth voyage, which was yet rarer and more marvelous than those which forewent it.* * *1.verbo transitivo to precede, come before2.anteceder a algo — to come before something, precede something
anteceder vi* * *= predate, preface, go before, forego [forgo].Ex: The UDC, in its basic structure, predates CC and, as we shall see, it lacks much of this latter scheme's consistency and predictability.
Ex: The last of the primary operators, 6, prefaces terms which describe either the form (e.g. that it is a dictionary or bibliography) or the target audience (e.g. that it is intended for nurses or midwives) of the document.Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.Ex: I will tell you the adventure which befell me in my fifth voyage, which was yet rarer and more marvelous than those which forewent it.* * *anteceder [E1 ]vtto precede, come beforela persona que me antecedió en el cargo my predecessor in the postanteceder A algo to come BEFORE sth, precede sth■ antecederviel párrafo que antecede the preceding paragraph* * *
anteceder ( conjugate anteceder) verbo transitivo
to precede, come before;
anteceder a algo to come before sth, precede sth
anteceder verbo transitivo to precede, go before
* * *anteceder vtto come before, to precede;el silencio que antecedió al comienzo del concierto the silence which preceded the beginning of the concert* * *v/t precede, come before* * *: to precede -
102 aplaudir
v.to applaud, to clap.aplaudo su propuesta I applaud your proposal* * *1 to clap, applaud* * *verbto applaud, clap* * *1. VT1) [+ actuación] to applaud2) (=aprobar) to welcome, approve2.VI (=dar palmadas) to applaud, clap* * *1.verbo transitivo to applaud2.aplaudir vi to applaud, clap* * *= applaud, cheer, clap, give + Nombre + a big hand.Ex. I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.Ex. I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.Ex. Showstopper is a term used to indicate that some part of a show is so good that the audience literally stops the show by clapping.Ex. The two thousand-seat theater was almost full and the audience was receptive, laughed a lot and gave him a big hand for a number of the points he made.----* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* * *1.verbo transitivo to applaud2.aplaudir vi to applaud, clap* * *= applaud, cheer, clap, give + Nombre + a big hand.Ex: I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.
Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.Ex: Showstopper is a term used to indicate that some part of a show is so good that the audience literally stops the show by clapping.Ex: The two thousand-seat theater was almost full and the audience was receptive, laughed a lot and gave him a big hand for a number of the points he made.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* * *aplaudir [I1 ]vt1 ‹actuación/artista› to applaudlos aplaudieron a rabiar they applauded them wildly2 ‹decisión› to applaudaplaudo tu sensatez I admire o applaud your good sense■ aplaudirvito applaud, clap* * *
aplaudir ( conjugate aplaudir) verbo transitivo
to applaud
verbo intransitivo
to applaud, clap
aplaudir verbo transitivo
1 to clap, applaud
2 figurado to applaud
' aplaudir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
palma
English:
acclaim
- applaud
- cheer
- clap
- wildly
* * *♦ vt1. [dar palmadas] to applaud;el público lo aplaudió a rabiar the audience applauded him wildly2. [aprobar] to applaud;aplaudo su propuesta I applaud your proposal♦ vito applaud, to clap* * *I v/i applaud, clapII v/t tb figapplaud* * *aplaudir v: to applaud* * *aplaudir vb to applaud -
103 aun cuando
conj.1 even though, although, even as, even if.2 even when.Hasta cuando descansas estás tenso You are tense even when you rest.3 while.* * *although, even though* * *= even if, even though, even whenEx. We shall now index documents under the term 'primary school' even if this concept is only embodied in a sub-theme within them.Ex. Their objectives are however slightly different, even though in any discussion of computerised cataloguing systems co-operative networks and centralised cataloguing are inextricably linked.Ex. On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.* * *= even if, even though, even whenEx: We shall now index documents under the term 'primary school' even if this concept is only embodied in a sub-theme within them.
Ex: Their objectives are however slightly different, even though in any discussion of computerised cataloguing systems co-operative networks and centralised cataloguing are inextricably linked.Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users. -
104 cumplir
v.1 to do, to carry out, to perform.los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates shall meet o satisfy the following requirements2 to keep (promesa).cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing the AconcaguaElla cumple la ley She obeys the law.3 to reach (años).mañana cumplo 20 años I'm 20 o it's my 20th birthday tomorrowcumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!4 to serve (condena).5 to expire.6 to do one's duty.cumplir con alguien to do one's duty by somebodypara o por cumplir out of politenesscumplir con el deber to do one's dutycumplir con la palabra to keep one's wordyo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job7 to comply.este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards8 to fulfill, to carry out, to accomplish, to achieve.Ella cumple sus obligaciones She fulfills her duties.9 to do one's job, to comply.Ella cumple siempre She does her job always.10 to reach the age of, to get to the age of, to reach, to be.Ella cumplió cinco años She got to the age of five years.* * *2 (promesa) to keep4 (años) to be, turn■ ¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!5 (satisfacer) to do, carry out, fulfil (US fulfill)1 (plazo) to expire, end2 (deuda, pago) to fall due1 (realizarse) to be fulfilled, come true2 (fecha) to be\cumplir con alguien to keep one's promise to somebodycumplir con el deber to do one's dutycumplir con la Iglesia to fulfil (US fulfill) one's religious obligationscumplir con la ley to abide by the lawcumplir con las obligaciones to fulfil (US fulfill) one's obligationscumplir con su palabra to keep one's wordpara cumplir / por cumplir as a formality* * *verb1) to accomplish, carry out2) fulfill, comply with3) expire•* * *1. VT1) (=llevar a cabo) [+ amenaza] to carry out; [+ promesa] to keep; [+ objetivo, sueño] to achieve; [+ ambición] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), achieve; [+ papel] to playlos contratan para cumplir las misiones más difíciles — they are hired to carry out o do the most difficult tasks
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la cárcel no cumple su función preventiva — prison is failing to fulfil its role as o failing to act as a deterrentlos parques naturales cumplen la función de proteger nuestro patrimonio natural — nature reserves serve to protect our natural heritage
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cumplió su palabra de aumentarnos el sueldo — he kept his promise to give us a pay riseles ha acusado de no cumplir su palabra — he has accused them of failing to keep o breaking their word
2) (=obedecer) [+ ley, norma, sentencia] to observe, obey; [+ orden] to carry out, obeysolo estoy cumpliendo órdenes — I'm only carrying out o obeying orders
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hacer cumplir la ley/un acuerdo — to enforce the law/an agreement3) (=alcanzar) [+ condición, requisito] to comply with, fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), meetestos productos no cumplen las condiciones sanitarias exigidas — these products do not comply with o fulfil o meet the necessary health requirements
4) (=realizar) [+ condena, pena] to serve; [+ servicio militar] to do, completetiene el servicio militar cumplido — he has done o completed his military service
5) [con periodos de tiempo]a) [+ años]hoy cumple ocho años — she's eight today, it's her eighth birthday today
cuando cumplas los 21 años — when you're 21, when you reach the age of 21
¿cuántos años va a cumplir? — how old is he going to be?
¡que cumplas muchos más! — many happy returns!
b) [+ aniversario, días]6) (Naipes) [+ contrato] to make2. VI1) (=terminar) [plazo] to end, expire; [pago] to fall due2) (=hacer lo correcto) to do one's dutytengo la tranquilidad de haber cumplido — at least I can say that I did my duty o what was expected of me
mi marido no cumple en la cama — hum my husband isn't performing (in bed)
prepárales una sopita y con eso cumples — just make them a bit of soup, that's as much as can be expected of you
3)• cumplir con — [+ compromiso, acuerdo] to honour, honor (EEUU); [+ ley] to observe, obey; [+ condición, requisito, criterio] to fulfil, fulfill (EEUU), comply with, meet
tendrá que cumplir con lo estipulado en el acuerdo — he will have to comply with what was stipulated in the agreement
tendrán que cumplir con el calendario acordado — they will have to comply with the schedule we agreed on
para cumplir con los criterios de Maastricht — in order to comply with o meet the Maastricht criteria
4)5) frm (=corresponder)lo he recibido dos veces, con la amabilidad que me cumple — I've received him twice, with the friendliness that is expected of me
6) (Mil) to finish one's military service3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achievela solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions
el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards
d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do3) <años/meses>mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow
¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?
2.mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
cumplir vi1)a)cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something
cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty
lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit
2) (en 3a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)3.me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
cumplirse v pron1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled2) plazo* * *= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.Ex. Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.Ex. The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.Ex. We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.Ex. This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.Ex. The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.----* al cumplir la fecha = at term.* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) <promesa/palabra> to keep; < compromiso> to honor*, fulfill*; <obligación/contrato> to fulfill*c) ( alcanzar) <objetivo/ambición> to achievela solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos — the application must fulfill the following conditions
el edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad — the building does not comply with minimum safety standards
d) ( desempeñar) < papel> to perform, fulfill*2) <condena/sentencia> to serve; < servicio militar> to do3) <años/meses>mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow
¿cuándo cumples años? — when's your birthday?
2.mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
cumplir vi1)a)cumplir con algo — con obligación to fulfill* something, satisfy something; con tarea to carry out something; con trámite to comply with something; con requisito/condición to fulfill* something
cumple con su trabajo/deber — he does his job/duty
lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit
2) (en 3a pers) (frml) ( corresponder)3.me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)
cumplirse v pron1) deseo/predicción to come true; ambición to be realized, be fulfilled2) plazo* * *= abide by, be due, fulfil [fulfill, -USA], satisfy, make + good, uphold.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.* al cumplir la fecha = at term.* cumplir con = comply (with), conform to.* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno = do + Posesivo + share.* cumplir (con) lo convenido = fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir (con) lo prometido = deliver + the goods, come up with + the goods, keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir (con) un acuerdo = honour + commitment, honour + agreement, fill + Posesivo + agreement.* cumplir con una obligación = live up to + Posesivo + obligation, fulfil + obligation, honour + obligation.* cumplir (con) un compromiso = live up to + commitment.* cumplir (con) un criterio = meet + standard.* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.* cumplir (con) un plazo = meet + deadline, comply with + deadline.* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.* cumplir el turno de Uno en = take + Posesivo + turn at.* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda = match + request specification.* cumplir la ley = observe + the law.* cumplir la palabra = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir las condiciones para = be eligible for.* cumplir las expectativas = come up to + expectations.* cumplir las normas = abide by + rules and regulations.* cumplir lo que se dice = live up to + Posesivo + claim.* cumplir los requisitos = come up to + requirements.* cumplir los requisitos para = be eligible for.* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad = carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.* cumplirse = hold + true, hold.* cumplir una condena = serve + time, serve + sentence.* cumplir una condición = meet + condition, satisfy + condition, fill + requirement.* cumplir una función = fulfil + function.* cumplir una misión = accomplish + mission.* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* cumplir una regla = observe + rule, comply with + rule.* cumplir una responsabilidad = accomplish + responsibility.* cumplir una sentencia = serve + sentence.* cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda = satisfy + logic statement.* cumplir un objetivo = fulfil + goal, meet + objective, meet + purpose, satisfy + purpose, serve + function, serve + purpose, meet + target, fulfil + objective.* cumplir un requisito = match + criterion, meet + criterion, meet + specification, satisfy + requirement, fill + requirement.* hacer cumplir = uphold.* hacer cumplir la disciplina = enforce + discipline.* hacer cumplir la legislación = enforce + legislation.* hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcement, enforce + law, legal enforcement.* hacer cumplir una norma = enforce + standard.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* hacer cumplir unas normas = enforce + policy.* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley = law enforcing agency.* que cumple los requisitos = qualifying.* que no se puede hacer cumplir = unenforceable.* que se puede hacer cumplir = enforceable.* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.* * *cumplir [I1 ]vtA1 (ejecutar) ‹orden› to carry outpara hacer cumplir la ley to ensure that the law is upheld o enforcedlos inquilinos que no cumplen estas normas tenants who do not abide by o comply with o observe these rulesla satisfacción del deber cumplido the satisfaction of having done one's duty, the satisfaction of having performed o ( frml) discharged one's dutyno se cumplió el calendario previsto they failed to adhere to the proposed schedule2 ‹promesa/palabra› to keepno cumple sus compromisos he doesn't honor o fulfill his obligations3(llenar, alcanzar): la solicitud debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos the application must fulfill the following conditionsel edificio no cumple las condiciones mínimas de seguridad the building does not comply with o come up to o meet minimum safety standardslos objetivos económicos que han de cumplirse cada año the financial goals which have to be met o must be achieved each yearnunca llegó a cumplir esta ambición he never achieved o managed to achieve this ambition4 (desempeñar) ‹papel› to perform, fulfill*la organización no cumple su cometido the organization is not fulfilling its functioncumplimos todos nuestros objetivos we achieved o accomplished all our aimsB ‹condena/sentencia› to serveestá cumpliendo el servicio militar he is doing his military serviceC [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]‹años/meses› mañana cumple 20 años she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow¿cuándo cumples años? when's your birthday?¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!¡que los cumplas muy feliz! have a very happy birthday!mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados ( AmL); tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years, tomorrow is our 20th wedding anniversaryla huelga cumple hoy su tercer día this is the third day of the strike■ cumplirviA1 cumplir CON algo ‹con un deber/una obligación›cumplimos con nuestro deber we did our dutyyo cumplí con lo que se me había asignado I carried out the task assigned to me, I carried out o performed o ( frml) discharged the duties assigned to meno cumplió con los trámites legales previstos he failed to comply with the relevant legal procedurecumple con su trabajo he does his job2(con una obligación social): lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o ( colloq) my bita ver si por una vez cumples I hope you'll do as you say o you'll keep your word for oncenos invitó sólo por cumplir she only invited us because she felt she ought to o she felt it was the thing to do o she felt it was expected of her, she only invited us out of dutycumplir CON algn:con los Pieri ya hemos cumplido as far as the Pieris are concerned, we've done what was expected of us o we've done our duty by them(en sentido sexual): se queja de que ya no cumple she complains that he doesn't do his duty as a husband o doesn't fulfill his conjugal duties any more ( euphor hum)B ( en tercera persona)1 ( frml)(corresponder): me/nos cumple informarle que … ( Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that … ( frml)2 ( frml)(convenir): le cumple esforzarse más it behooves ( AmE) o ( BrE) behoves you to make more of an effort ( datedor frml), it is in your best interest that you should make more of an effortA «profecía/predicción» to come truese cumplieron sus deseos her wishes came truese cumplió su gran ambición her great ambition was realized o fulfilledB«plazo»: mañana se cumple el plazo para pagar el impuesto tomorrow is the last day o is the deadline for paying the taxhoy se cumple el primer aniversario de su muerte today marks o is the first anniversary of her death* * *
cumplir ( conjugate cumplir) verbo transitivo
1
‹ ley› to obey;
‹ compromiso› to honor( conjugate honor), fulfill( conjugate fulfill);
‹obligación/contrato› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill)
‹ requisitos› fulfill( conjugate fulfill);◊ ¡misión cumplida! mission accomplished
2 ‹condena/sentencia› to serve;
‹ servicio militar› to do
3 ‹años/meses›:
¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;
mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years
verbo intransitivo
‹ con tarea› to carry out sth;
‹ con trámite› to comply with sth;
‹con requisito/condición› to fulfill( conjugate fulfill) sth;
b) ( con una obligación social):
con los Lara ya hemos cumplido we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)
cumplirse verbo pronominal
[ ambición] to be realized, be fulfilledb) [ plazo]:
hoy se cumple el primer aniversario de … today marks the first anniversary of …
cumplir
I verbo transitivo
1 (un proyecto, tarea) to carry out, fulfil, US fulfill
2 (un deseo) to fulfil
(promesa) to keep
3 (sentencia) to serve
4 (años) ayer cumplí treinta años, I was thirty (years old) yesterday
II verbo intransitivo
4 (actuar de acuerdo con) cumplir con lo pactado, to carry out an agreement
5 (quedar bien) to do the right thing (by): tenemos que cumplir con tu madre, we have to do our bit for your mother
6 (plazo) to expire, end
' cumplir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deber
- ejecutar
- hacer
- informal
- limitarse
- rito
- atender
- cumplido
- faltar
- mantener
- pacto
- portar
- prometido
English:
abide by
- achieve
- carry out
- comply
- conform
- discharge
- do
- enforce
- execute
- fulfil
- fulfill
- honour
- keep
- law
- live up to
- meet
- neglect
- obey
- observe
- order
- promise
- qualify
- reach
- satisfy
- serve
- serve out
- time
- turn
- act
- binding
- break
- carry
- community
- complete
- deliver
- follow
- function
- go
- hold
- honor
- infringe
- live
- word
* * *♦ vt1. [realizar] [deber] to do, to carry out, to perform;[contrato, obligaciones] to fulfil; [ley] to observe; [orden, amenaza] to carry out; [promesa] to keep;cumplir los mandamientos to keep o obey the commandments;cumplí las instrucciones al pie de la letra I followed the instructions to the letter;los que no cumplan las normas serán sancionados anyone failing to comply with o abide by the rules will be punished;el ministerio no está cumpliendo su cometido de fomentar el empleo the ministry is failing in its task of creating jobs, the ministry is not carrying out its brief of creating jobs;cumplió su deseo de subir al Aconcagua she fulfilled her wish of climbing Aconcagua;esta máquina cumple todos los requisitos técnicos this machine complies with o meets all the technical requirements;los candidatos deben cumplir los siguientes requisitos the candidates must meet o satisfy the following requirements2. [años] to reach;mañana cumplo veinte años I'm twenty o it's my twentieth birthday tomorrow;cumple años la próxima semana it's her birthday next week, she has her birthday next week;cuando cumplas los dieciocho te regalaremos una moto we'll give you a motorbike when you're eighteen o for your eighteenth (birthday);¡que cumplas muchos más! many happy returns!;tal y como está de salud, el abuelo no cumplirá los ochenta in his current state of health, it's unlikely that grandad will see his eightieth birthday;la Feria del Automóvil cumple este año su décimo aniversario the Motor Show celebrates its tenth anniversary this year3. [terminar] [condena] to serve;[servicio militar] to do♦ vi1. [plazo, garantía] to expire;el plazo de matriculación ya ha cumplido the deadline for registration is already up o has already expired2.cumplir con [norma, condición] [m5] este producto no cumple con la normativa europea this product doesn't comply with o meet European standards;varios países cumplen con los requisitos para acceder al mercado único several countries fulfil the criteria o meet the terms for joining the single market;yo me limito a cumplir con mi trabajo I'm just doing my job;cumplir con su deber to do one's duty;cumplir con su palabra to keep one's word3. [por cortesía]con el ramo de flores que le enviamos ya cumplimos I think we've done our duty o all that's expected of us by sending her a bunch of flowers;lo dijo por cumplir she said it because she felt she had to o out of politeness;acudió a la boda por cumplir con su hermano she went to the wedding out of a sense of duty to her brother4. Fam Euf [satisfacer sexualmente]acusó a su marido de no cumplir she accused her husband of failing to fulfil his marital o conjugal duties* * *I v/tfulfil2 condena serve3:cumplir diez años reach the age of ten, turn tenII v/i1:cumplir con algo carry sth out;cumplir con su deber do one’s duty2:te invita sólo por cumplir he’s only inviting you out of politeness* * *cumplir vt1) : to accomplish, to carry out2) : to comply with, to fulfill3) : to attain, to reachsu hermana cumple los 21 el viernes: her sister will be 21 on Fridaycumplir vi1) : to expire, to fall due2) : to fulfill one's obligationscumplir con el deber: to do one's dutycumplir con la palabra: to keep one's word* * *cumplir vb4. (pena) to serve5. (años) to be6. (plazo) to expire / to end -
105 decreto
m.1 decree.por real decreto by royal decree2 writ.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: decretar.* * *1 decree, order\decreto ley decree* * *noun m.* * *SM decree, order; (Parl) actpor real decreto — (lit) by royal decree; (fig) compulsorily, willy-nilly
* * *masculino decree* * *= decree, act, fiat, edict, ordinance.Ex. Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.Ex. This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.Ex. Rules have been changed by trial-and-error, by logical argument and counter-argument, and by fiat.Ex. A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.Ex. Naturally, it is essential that the library administration and the reference librarian develop a coordinated policy of how the relevant statutes and ordinances shall be applied.----* legislación por decreto ley = delegated legislation.* * *masculino decree* * *= decree, act, fiat, edict, ordinance.Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.Ex: Rules have been changed by trial-and-error, by logical argument and counter-argument, and by fiat.Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.Ex: Naturally, it is essential that the library administration and the reference librarian develop a coordinated policy of how the relevant statutes and ordinances shall be applied.* legislación por decreto ley = delegated legislation.* * *decreeCompuesto:( Chi) law-ranking decree* * *
Del verbo decretar: ( conjugate decretar)
decreto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
decretó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
decretar
decreto
decretar ( conjugate decretar) verbo transitivo
to order, decree (frml)
decreto sustantivo masculino
decree
decretar verbo transitivo to decree: el Gobierno decretó una amnistía general, the Government granted a general amnesty
decreto sustantivo masculino decree
decreto-ley, GB Pol frml order in council
' decreto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decretar
- vigencia
- vigente
- vigor
English:
act
- decree
- edict
- remand
* * *decreto nmdecreedecreto ley government decree* * *m decree* * *decreto nm: decree -
106 defraudar
v.1 to disappoint.su última película me defraudó mucho I was very disappointed by his last filmcreí que podría contar contigo, pero me has defraudado I thought I could count on you, but you've let me downreapareció Carreras y no defraudó Carreras made a reappearance and did not disappoint2 to defraud.defraudar a Hacienda to practice tax evasionEl pillo defraudó a la tienda The thief defrauded the store.3 to let down, to disappoint, to snub, to go back on.Su actitud egoísta defraudó a Ricardo Her selfish attitude let down Richard.* * *1 (estafar) to defraud, cheat2 (decepcionar) to disappoint, deceive3 figurado (frustrar) to betray* * *verb2) defraud* * *VT1) (=decepcionar) [+ persona] to disappoint; [+ esperanzas] to dash, disappoint; [+ amigos] to let down2) (Com) [+ acreedores] to cheat, defraud3) (Fís) to intercept, cut off* * *verbo transitivoa) ( decepcionar) to disappointb) ( estafar) to defraud* * *= disappoint, dash + Posesivo + hopes, let + Nombre + down, con, hoax.Ex. I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.Ex. It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.Ex. The UK education system is letting down business by not creating enough scientists, the CBI says.Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( decepcionar) to disappointb) ( estafar) to defraud* * *= disappoint, dash + Posesivo + hopes, let + Nombre + down, con, hoax.Ex: I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.
Ex: It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.Ex: The UK education system is letting down business by not creating enough scientists, the CBI says.Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.* * *defraudar [A1 ]vt1 (decepcionar) to disappointla película me defraudó I found the movie disappointing, the movie didn't live up to my expectationsme has defraudado you've let me down, you've disappointed me, I'm disappointed in youtodas nuestras esperanzas se vieron defraudadas all our hopes were dashed2 (estafar) to defrauddefraudó al fisco he defrauded the tax authorities, he evaded his taxes* * *
defraudar ( conjugate defraudar) verbo transitivo
defraudar verbo transitivo
1 (decepcionar) to disappoint: su forma de tratar el asunto nos ha defraudado mucho, we were very disappointed about the way he dealt with the matter
2 (estafar, sustraer una suma) to defraud, cheat: le han procesado por defraudar a Hacienda, he has been prosecuted for evading taxes
' defraudar' also found in these entries:
English:
disappoint
- fiddle
- let down
- short-change
- dash
* * *♦ vt1. [decepcionar] to disappoint;su última película me defraudó mucho I was very disappointed by his last movie;creí que podría contar contigo, pero me has defraudado I thought I could count on you, but you've let me down2. [estafar] to defraud;defraudar al fisco, defraudar a Hacienda to practise tax evasion♦ vi[decepcionar] to be disappointing, to disappoint;reapareció Carreras y no defraudó Carreras made a reappearance and did not disappoint* * *v/t1 expectativas disappoint2 ( estafar) defraud;defraudar a Hacienda evade taxes* * *defraudar vt1) estafar: to defraud, to cheat2) : to disappoint -
107 desaforadamente
adv.1 to excess (excesivamente).2 furiously.3 outrageously, frantically.* * *► adverbio1 (con exceso) excessively2 (de forma escandalosa) outrageously3 (con atropello) lawlessly* * *ADV [comportarse] outrageously* * ** * *= wildly, like a lunatic, like crazy, with a vengeance, outrageously, outrageously, like a madman, like a madwoman, ardently.Ex. The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.Ex. It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex. We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex. However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.Ex. I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.Ex. I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.Ex. He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.Ex. Oh, summer of 2005, windows down, driving as fast as I can whilst beating on the steering wheel like a madwoman.Ex. They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.----* correr desaforadamente = run for + Posesivo + life.* gritar desaforadamente = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.* * ** * *= wildly, like a lunatic, like crazy, with a vengeance, outrageously, outrageously, like a madman, like a madwoman, ardently.Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.
Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.Ex: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.Ex: Oh, summer of 2005, windows down, driving as fast as I can whilst beating on the steering wheel like a madwoman.Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.* correr desaforadamente = run for + Posesivo + life.* gritar desaforadamente = shout + Posesivo + head off, scream + Posesivo + head off, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head, shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice, scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.* * *‹gritar› at the top of one's voice, like a madman; ‹bailar› wildly, unrestrainedlycorrían desaforadamente they were running hell for leather o like crazy ( colloq)* * *desaforadamente adv[correr, cantar, bailar] wildly, like crazy; [comer, beber] as if there was no tomorrow; [ambicionar, codiciar, desear] wildly;gritó desaforadamente he screamed his head off -
108 descorazonar
v.1 to discourage.2 to dishearten, to tear the heart out, to discourage, to tear the heart.La muerte de María abatió a Ricardo Ann's death disheartened Richard.* * *1 to dishearten, discourage1 to lose heart, get discouraged* * *1.VT to discourage, dishearten2.See:* * *verbo transitivo to dishearten, discourage* * *= dispirit, dishearten, dampen + Posesivo + spirits.Ex. Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.Ex. It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.Ex. Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.----* descorazonarse = lose + heart.* * *verbo transitivo to dishearten, discourage* * *= dispirit, dishearten, dampen + Posesivo + spirits.Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.
Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.Ex: Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.* descorazonarse = lose + heart.* * *descorazonar [A1 ]vtA to dishearten, discourageB ‹manzana› to coreto lose heart, get discouraged* * *
descorazonar ( conjugate descorazonar) verbo transitivo
to dishearten, discourage
* * *♦ vtto discourage* * *v/t discourage -
109 desmoralizar
v.to demoralize.* * *1 to demoralize1 to become demoralized* * *1. VT1) [+ ejército, persona] to demoralize2) [+ costumbres] to corrupt2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to demoralize, dishearten2.desmoralizarse v pron to get demoralized o disheartened, to lose heart* * *= cast + a pall of gloom over, dispirit, demoralise [demoralize, -USA], dishearten, dampen + Posesivo + spirits.Ex. This prolonged dry spell has cast a pall of gloom over the agrochemical business.Ex. Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.Ex. A majority of customs officials surveyed said they are demoralized and not getting the full support they need to protect the country.Ex. It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.Ex. Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.* * *1.verbo transitivo to demoralize, dishearten2.desmoralizarse v pron to get demoralized o disheartened, to lose heart* * *= cast + a pall of gloom over, dispirit, demoralise [demoralize, -USA], dishearten, dampen + Posesivo + spirits.Ex: This prolonged dry spell has cast a pall of gloom over the agrochemical business.
Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.Ex: A majority of customs officials surveyed said they are demoralized and not getting the full support they need to protect the country.Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.Ex: Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.* * *desmoralizar [A4 ]vtto demoralize, disheartento get demoralized o disheartened, to lose heart* * *
desmoralizar ( conjugate desmoralizar) verbo transitivo
to demoralize, dishearten
desmoralizarse verbo pronominal
to get demoralized o disheartened, to lose heart
desmoralizar verbo transitivo to demoralize
' desmoralizar' also found in these entries:
English:
demoralize
* * *♦ vtto demoralize* * *v/t demoralize* * *desmoralizar {21} vtdesalentar: to demoralize, to discourage -
110 dirigirse a
v.1 to be heading for, to go to, to be bound for, to head for.Me dirijo a Miami para la reunión I am heading for Miami for the meeting.2 to address oneself to, to approach to talk to, to speak to, to address.Me dirigiré a Ud. para esa petición I will address you for the request.3 to head toward, to head.Me dirijo al Norte I head North.4 to be going to, to go to.Me dirijo a comer I am going to eat.* * *verb1) to address, speak to2) head for, go towards* * *(v.) = aim at, check with, turn over to, turn to, make + Posesivo + way to, set off to, turn to, head for, reach out to, head off for/toEx. This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities.Ex. Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.Ex. He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood.Ex. First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.Ex. Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was Zebras.Ex. But even with a cross reference the librarian or reader now has to go through all the entries at TEXTILE DESIGN in the hope of discovering an unknown number of books on Batik -- and then he has to note them before setting off to the broadly classified shelves.Ex. We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.Ex. Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future.Ex. The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.Ex. Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.* * *(v.) = aim at, check with, turn over to, turn to, make + Posesivo + way to, set off to, turn to, head for, reach out to, head off for/toEx: This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities.
Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.Ex: He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood.Ex: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules.Ex: Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was Zebras.Ex: But even with a cross reference the librarian or reader now has to go through all the entries at TEXTILE DESIGN in the hope of discovering an unknown number of books on Batik -- and then he has to note them before setting off to the broadly classified shelves.Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.Ex: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future.Ex: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.Ex: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea. -
111 disposición
f.1 disposition, order.2 arrangement, disposal, scheme, disposition.3 willingness, natural aptitude, bent, disposition.4 disposition, temper, temperament, frame of mind.5 resolution.6 piece of legislation.7 provision.* * *1 (capacidad) disposal2 (estado de ánimo) disposition, frame of mind3 (colocación) arrangement, layout4 (aptitud) aptitude, talent, gift5 DERECHO order, regulation\a la disposición de at the disposal ofa su disposición at your disposal, at your serviceestar en disposición de to be ready to, be in a state todisposiciones legales statutory provisions* * *noun f.1) arrangement2) disposition3) provision4) willingness* * *SF1) (=colocación) [de muebles, capítulos] arrangement; [de casa, habitación] layout2) (=disponibilidad) disposal•
a disposición de algn — at sb's disposalun número de teléfono a disposición del público — a telephone number for public use o at the public's disposal
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tener algo a su disposición — to have sth at one's disposal, have sth available3) (=voluntad) willingnesshan demostrado su disposición hacia el diálogo — they have shown their willingness to enter into a dialogue
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estar en disposición de hacer algo — (=con ánimo de) to be ready o willing to do sth; (=en condiciones de) to be in a position to do sth4) (=aptitud) aptitude, talent ( para for)no tenía disposición para la pintura — he had no aptitude o talent for painting
5) (Jur) (=cláusula) provision; (=norma) regulationuna disposición ministerial — a ministerial order o regulation
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última disposición — last will and testament6) pl disposiciones (=medidas) arrangementsadoptar o tomar las disposiciones para algo — to make arrangements for sth
* * *1) ( norma) regulationlas disposiciones legales — the regulations, the legal requirements
2)a) ( actitud) dispositionb) ( talento) aptitudec) (inclinación, voluntad) willingnessdisposición a + inf — readiness o willingness to + inf
3)a) ( de un bien) disposalb)quedo a su entera disposición — (frml) I am at your disposal (frml)
4) ( colocación)* * *= disposition, provision, willingness, disposal, preparedness.Ex. In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.Ex. Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.Ex. The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to improve land use and effluent disposal.Ex. Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.----* a disposición de = at the disposal of.* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.* de buena disposición = good-natured.* disposición administrativa = administrative regulation, administrative rule.* disposición de la caja = lay.* disposición de los residuos = waste management.* disposiciones fundamentales = basic provision.* disposición estatutaria = statutory provision.* disposición fundamental = basic provision.* establecer disposiciones = make + provisions for.* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.* plan de disposición = disposition plan.* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.* tener a la disposición de Uno = have at + Posesivo + disposal.* tener + Nombre + a + Posesivo + entera disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.* tener todo + Nombre + a + Posesivo + disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.* * *1) ( norma) regulationlas disposiciones legales — the regulations, the legal requirements
2)a) ( actitud) dispositionb) ( talento) aptitudec) (inclinación, voluntad) willingnessdisposición a + inf — readiness o willingness to + inf
3)a) ( de un bien) disposalb)quedo a su entera disposición — (frml) I am at your disposal (frml)
4) ( colocación)* * *= disposition, provision, willingness, disposal, preparedness.Ex: In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.
Ex: Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.Ex: The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to improve land use and effluent disposal.Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.* a disposición de = at the disposal of.* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.* de buena disposición = good-natured.* disposición administrativa = administrative regulation, administrative rule.* disposición de la caja = lay.* disposición de los residuos = waste management.* disposiciones fundamentales = basic provision.* disposición estatutaria = statutory provision.* disposición fundamental = basic provision.* establecer disposiciones = make + provisions for.* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.* plan de disposición = disposition plan.* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.* tener a la disposición de Uno = have at + Posesivo + disposal.* tener + Nombre + a + Posesivo + entera disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.* tener todo + Nombre + a + Posesivo + disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.* * *A (norma) regulationdisposiciones administrativas administrative orders o regulationsno cumplía con las disposiciones legales it did not comply with the regulations o with the legal requirements o stipulationsdisposición testamentaria provision of a willB1 (actitud) disposition2 (talento) aptitudeno muestra disposición hacia la música he has no aptitude for music3 (inclinación, voluntad) willingness disposición A + INF readiness o willingness to + INFdemostraron su disposición a mejorar las condiciones they showed their willingness o readiness to improve the conditionsCompuesto:attitude of mindC1 (de un bien) disposal2a disposición de algn at sb's disposalquedo a su entera disposición para cualquier consulta ( frml); I am at your disposal for any questions you may have ( frml)estoy a tu disposición para lo que sea I'm here to help if you need anythingserá puesto a disposición del juez he will appear before the judgepuso su casa a mi disposición para las vacaciones he offered me his house for the vacationpondremos un despacho a su disposición we will make an office available to you, we will place an office at your disposal ( frml)pusieron sus cargos a mi disposición they offered me their resignationstengo un coche a mi disposición I have the use of a car, I have a car at my disposal ( frml)D(colocación): no me gusta la disposición de los muebles I don't like the way the furniture is arrangedla disposición de los cuartos the layout of the rooms* * *
disposición sustantivo femenino
1 ( norma) regulation
2
3
b)
estoy a tu disposición para lo que sea I'm here to help if you need anything;
será puesto a disposición del juez he will appear before the judge;
puso su casa a mi disposición he offered me his house
disposición sustantivo femenino
1 (orden) order, law
una disposición judicial, a judicial resolution
2 (distribución) layout: no me gusta la disposición de los muebles, I don't like the arrangement of the furniture
3 (servicio, disfrute) disposal
4 (situación, ánimo) condition, mood: estoy en disposición de enfrentarme con ella, I'm prepared to face her
no estás en disposición de ir al baile, you are in no condition to go to the ball
5 (voluntad, predisposición) will
' disposición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capacidad
- declararse
- estar
- facultad
- providencia
- reglamentaria
- reglamentario
- situación
- talante
- vena
- actitud
- distribución
- grado
- medida
- obligar
- regir
- sancionar
- voluntad
English:
beck
- design
- disposal
- disposition
- grab
- mood
- readiness
- service
- well-adjusted
- arrangement
- available
- provision
- redeploy
- welcome
- willingness
* * *disposición nf1. [colocación] arrangement, layout;la disposición de las habitaciones the layout of the rooms;alteró la disposición de los cuadros she rearranged the paintingsno está en disposición de volver a los terrenos de juego he's not fit to return to the game;no estoy en disposición de hablar con nadie I'm not in the mood to talk to anybodydisposición de ánimo state of mind3. [voluntad] willingness;se le veía disposición a ayudar she seemed willing to help4. [aptitud] talent;no tiene disposición para los deportes he has no talent for sport;tiene buena disposición para la pintura he has a natural gift for painting5. [orden] order;[norma] regulation; [medida] measure, step; [de ley] provision;disposiciones administrativas administrative orders/regulations;tomaremos las disposiciones necesarias para evitar el fraude we shall take the necessary measures to prevent fraud;el medicamento cumple con las disposiciones legales the drug complies with the legal requirementsDer disposición adicional additional provision; Der disposiciones testamentarias provisions of a will; Der disposición transitoria temporary provisionestoy a tu disposición I am at your disposal;teníamos a nuestra disposición toda clase de medios we had all kinds of means at our disposal;me tienes a tu disposición para lo que necesites if I can be of any help, just let me know;Formalquedo a su entera disposición para cualquier información adicional I will be pleased to provide any further information you may require;poner algo a disposición de alguien to put sth at sb's disposal;pusieron a mi disposición su banco de datos they made their database available to me, they put their database at my disposal;debería poner su cargo a disposición del partido she should offer her resignation to the party;los detenidos fueron puestos a disposición del juez the prisoners were brought before the judge* * *f1 disposition;estar en disposición de hacer algo be prepared o willing to do sth2:disposición para aptitude for3:estar a disposición de alguien be at s.o.’s disposal;poner algo a disposición de alguien put sth at s.o.’s disposal;pasar a disposición judicial come before the courts4 de objetos arrangement* * *disposición nf, pl - ciones1) : disposition2) : aptitude, talent3) : order, arrangement4) : willingness, readiness5)última disposición : last will and testament -
112 dormitorio
m.1 bedroom.dormitorio principal master bedroom2 bedroom suite (muebles).* * *1 (en una casa) bedroom2 (colectivo) dormitory3 (muebles) bedroom suite* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=habitación) bedroom2) (=muebles) bedroom suite3) [en internado, cuartel] dormitoryciudad 1)* * ** * *= bedroom, sleeping room.Ex. Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.Ex. No sleeping room of a hotel shall include cooking facilities unless the they have been approved by the building department having jurisdiction over the hotel.----* barrio dormitorio = bedroom community.* ciudad dormitorio = dormitory.* dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.* mobiliario de dormitorio = bedroom furniture.* muebles de dormitorio = bedroom furniture.* * ** * *= bedroom, sleeping room.Ex: Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.
Ex: No sleeping room of a hotel shall include cooking facilities unless the they have been approved by the building department having jurisdiction over the hotel.* barrio dormitorio = bedroom community.* ciudad dormitorio = dormitory.* dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.* mobiliario de dormitorio = bedroom furniture.* muebles de dormitorio = bedroom furniture.* * *1 (en una casa) bedroom2 (en un colegio, cuartel) dormitory* * *
dormitorio sustantivo masculino ( en casa) bedroom;
(en colegio, cuartel) dormitory
dormitorio sustantivo masculino
1 bedroom
2 (de colegio, residencia) dormitory
' dormitorio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ciudad
- habitación
- llevarse
- recámara
- ver
- carro
- clóset
- coche
- coqueto
- cuarto
- litera
- mueble
- orinal
- pieza
English:
bedroom
- disarray
- dormitory
- dormitory town
- dresser
- en suite
- master
- put
- suite
- bed
- mess
- off
- room
- sleeper
- sleeping
* * *dormitorio nm1. [de casa] bedroom2. [de colegio] dormitory3. [muebles] bedroom suite* * *m bedroom* * *dormitorio nm1) : bedroom2) : dormitory* * *1. (en general) bedroom -
113 en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades mentales
= of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fitEx. The candidate must be 21 years of age, have parental permission, and be physically healthy, free of debt, and possessed of a sound mind.Ex. They content themselves with stating in general terms that, to be capable of making a will, a man must be of sound disposing mind and memory.Ex. A panel of three psychiatrists has found Payton Rapozo mentally fit to stand trial for murder.Ex. No contestant shall be licensed to participate in a martial arts event unless certified as physically and mentally fit by a medical doctor.* * *= of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fitEx: The candidate must be 21 years of age, have parental permission, and be physically healthy, free of debt, and possessed of a sound mind.
Ex: They content themselves with stating in general terms that, to be capable of making a will, a man must be of sound disposing mind and memory.Ex: A panel of three psychiatrists has found Payton Rapozo mentally fit to stand trial for murder.Ex: No contestant shall be licensed to participate in a martial arts event unless certified as physically and mentally fit by a medical doctor.Spanish-English dictionary > en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades mentales
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114 encontrarse
1 (estar) to be2 (persona) to meet; (por casualidad) to bump into, run into, meet3 (dificultades) to run into4 (chocar) to collide5 figurado (sentirse) to feel, be* * *1) to meet2) be, feel3) clash* * *VPR1) (=descubrir) to find¿qué te has encontrado? — what have you found?
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encontrarse con, al llegar nos encontramos con la puerta cerrada — when we arrived we found the door lockedencontrarse con algo de pura casualidad — to come across sth by pure o sheer chance
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encontrarse con que, me encontré con que no tenía gasolina — I found (that) I was out of petrol•
encontrarse a sí mismo — to find oneself2) (=coincidir) to meeteste es el punto en el que se encuentran las dos calles — this is the point where the two streets meet
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encontrarse a algn — to run into sb, meet sbme encontré con Isabel en el supermercado — I ran into o met Isabel in the supermarket
me lo encontré por la calle de casualidad — I ran into o bumped into him in the street by chance
nos encontramos con muchos problemas en la escalada — we encountered o ran into o came up against a lot of problems during the ascent
3) (=quedar citados) to meet¿nos encontramos en el aeropuerto? — shall we meet at the airport?
4) (=chocar) [vehículos] to crash, collide; [opiniones] to clashal tomar la curva se encontró de frente con el camión — he collided head-on with the lorry when he went round the bend
5) (=estar) to beel ayuntamiento se encuentra en el centro de la ciudad — the city hall is situated o is in the town centre
este cuadro se encuentra entre los más famosos de Goya — this picture is one of Goya's most famous ones, this picture is amongst Goya's most famous ones
6) [de salud] (=estar) to be; (=sentirse) to feel¿te encuentras mejor? — are you feeling better?
me encuentro mal — I feel ill, I don't feel very well
* * *(v.) = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + ReflexivoEx. In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex. The cursor is always positioned at the beginning of the first field in which input can be made.Ex. Column ten is the CD-ROM disc number on which the MARC record resides.Ex. Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.Ex. The term Hyptertext generaly describes a medium wherein a reader can study a particular document and, coming upon a word or phrase that he or she does not understand, open a second document that provides further information.Ex. We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.Ex. Try to meet up with them, and share the experience of your first IFLA conference.Ex. She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.* * *(v.) = occur, be positioned, reside, stand on, come upon, be poised, meet up, find + ReflexivoEx: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.
Ex: The cursor is always positioned at the beginning of the first field in which input can be made.Ex: Column ten is the CD-ROM disc number on which the MARC record resides.Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.Ex: The term Hyptertext generaly describes a medium wherein a reader can study a particular document and, coming upon a word or phrase that he or she does not understand, open a second document that provides further information.Ex: We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.Ex: Try to meet up with them, and share the experience of your first IFLA conference.Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.* * *
■encontrarse verbo reflexivo
1 (tropezarse) (con alguien) to meet: me encontré con María en la parada del autobús, I met María at the bus stop
(con una oposición) to come up against
2 (sentirse) to feel, be: se encuentra muy sola, she feels very lonely
3 (hallarse) to be: se encuentra en la cima del monte, it's at the top of the mountain
4 (descubrir) to discover: te encontrarás con que no tienes amigos, you'll discover you have no friends
' encontrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- coincidir
- cruzarse
- disgusto
- hallar
- hallarse
- salsa
- tropezarse
- encontrar
- reunir
- toparse
- tropezar
- ver
English:
come across
- encounter
- find
- grim
- lie
- meet
- meet up
- occur
- rendezvous
- rotten
- run across
- stand
- arrange
- come
- danger
- half-way
- off
- run
* * *vpr1. [estar] to be;se encuentra en París she's in Paris;¿dónde se encuentra la Oficina de Turismo? where's the Tourist Information Office?;Méxel Sr. López no se encuentra Mr López isn't in;entre los supervivientes se encuentran dos bebés two babies are amongst the survivors;varias ciudades, entre las que se encuentra Buenos Aires several cities, including Buenos Aires2. [de ánimo, salud] to feel;¿qué tal te encuentras? how are you feeling?;no se encuentra muy bien she isn't very well;no me encuentro con ganas de salir I don't feel like going out;el médico ha dicho que se encuentra fuera de peligro the doctor said she's out of danger3. [descubrir] to find;me he encontrado un reloj I've found a watch;encontrarse con que: fui a visitarle y me encontré con que ya no vivía allí I went to visit him only to discover that he no longer lived there;nos encontramos con que no quedaba comida we found that there was no food leftme encontré con Juan I ran into o met Juan5. [reunirse] to meet;¿dónde nos encontraremos? where shall we meet?;quedaron en encontrarse a la salida del cine they arranged to meet outside the cinema6. [chocar] to collide;los dos trenes se encontraron con violencia the two trains were involved in a violent collision* * *v/r1 ( reunirse) meet;encontrarse con alguien meet s.o., run into s.o.2 ( estar) be;me encuentro bien I’m fine, I feel fine* * *vr1) reunirse: to meet2) : to clash, to conflict3) : to besu abuelo se encuentra mejor: her grandfather is doing better* * *encontrarse vb3. (hallarse) to be -
115 ensuciar
v.1 to (make) dirty.ensuciar el nombre de alguien to sully somebody's name o reputation2 to soil, to dirty, to foul, to mess up.Ella ensucia la ropa She soils the clothes.3 to litter.Ese chico ensucia siempre That boy litters always.4 to defame.Ella ensució la reputación de María She defamed Ann's reputation.* * *1 to dirty, make dirty2 figurado (reputación etc) to tarnish, sully1 (mancharse) to get dirty* * *verbto dirty, soil* * *1. VT1) (=manchar) to get dirty, dirtyno me ensuciéis el suelo al entrar — don't get the floor dirty when you come in, don't dirty the floor when you come in
2) liter [+ reputación, nombre] to sully, soil liter2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <ropa/mantel> to get... dirty, dirty, soil (frml)b) (liter) <honor/nombre> to sully, tarnish2.ensuciarse v pron1)a) falda/suelo to get dirty; (+ me/te/le etc)b) (refl) persona to get dirty2) (refl) (euf) ( hacerse caca) to soil oneself (frml)el bebé se ensució — the baby has a dirty diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy
* * *= trash, dirty, soil, besmirch, foul, defile.Ex. At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.Ex. This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.Ex. Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex. the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex. For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.Ex. No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.----* ensuciarse = get + grubby.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <ropa/mantel> to get... dirty, dirty, soil (frml)b) (liter) <honor/nombre> to sully, tarnish2.ensuciarse v pron1)a) falda/suelo to get dirty; (+ me/te/le etc)b) (refl) persona to get dirty2) (refl) (euf) ( hacerse caca) to soil oneself (frml)el bebé se ensució — the baby has a dirty diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy
* * *= trash, dirty, soil, besmirch, foul, defile.Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.
Ex: This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex: For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.* ensuciarse = get + grubby.* * *ensuciar [A1 ]vt1 ‹ropa/mantel› to get … dirty, dirty, soil ( frml)tenía las manos llenas de chocolate y me ensució la camisa her hands were covered in chocolate and she got it on my shirt o made a mess of my shirtlo vas a ensuciar todo de barro you'll get mud everywhere, you'll get everything muddy2 ( liter); ‹honor/nombre› to sully, tarnishA1 «falda/suelo» to get dirtyla fachada se ensucia mucho con el tráfico the front of the building gets very dirty o gets covered with dirt o grime from the traffic(+ me/te/le etc): que no se te ensucie la camisa don't get your shirt dirtyse me ensució el vestido de grasa I got grease on my dress2 ( refl) «persona» to get dirtyno te ensucies don't get dirtyno te ensucies los dedos don't get your fingers dirtyme ensucié todo el vestido de comida I got food all over my dressno te vayas a ensuciar el traje nuevo don't get your new suit dirtyC (en un asunto turbio) to get one's hands dirty* * *
ensuciar ( conjugate ensuciar) verbo transitivo
ensuciarse verbo pronominal
se me ensució el vestido de grasa I got grease on my dress
ensuciar verbo transitivo
1 to get dirty
2 (la reputación, fama) to tarnish: las calumnias ensuciaron su buen nombre, the slander tarnished his reputation
' ensuciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engrasar
- embetunar
- manchar
- pringar
English:
blot
- dirty
- foul
- litter
- mess
- mess up
- muck up
- muddy
- smear
- soil
* * *♦ vt1. [manchar] to (make) dirty;me ensuciaron los pantalones de grasa they got my trousers covered in grease;excursionistas que ensucian el campo hikers who litter the countryside2. [desprestigiar] to sully, to tarnish;ensuciar el nombre de alguien to sully sb's name o reputation* * *v/t (get) dirty; figsully, tarnish* * *ensuciar vt: to soil, to dirty* * *ensuciar vb to get dirty -
116 entender mal
v.1 to misunderstand, to get wrong, to get all wrong, to misinterpret.2 to misunderstand, to miss the point.* * *to misunderstand* * *(v.) = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing, mishearing, mishearEx. If we don't understand these customs and traditions we shall misunderstand books of that particular period.Ex. Many librarians have misconceived their goals in the cause of archival preservation = Muchos bibliotecarios han entendido mal sus objetivos en cuanto a la preservación de archivos.Ex. Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon.Ex. Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon.Ex. If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.* * *(v.) = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing, mishearing, mishearEx: If we don't understand these customs and traditions we shall misunderstand books of that particular period.
Ex: Many librarians have misconceived their goals in the cause of archival preservation = Muchos bibliotecarios han entendido mal sus objetivos en cuanto a la preservación de archivos.Ex: Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon.Ex: Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon.Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place. -
117 escuela primaria
f.elementary school, primary school, grammar school, grade school.* * *(n.) = lower school, elementary school, grade school, primary schoolEx. Many respondents would have welcomed a less theoretical syllabus with a greater allocation of class time in the lower rather than upper school.Ex. A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.Ex. The writer describes his uncomfortable experiences at grade school and high school, until a sympathetic high school librarian took an interest in him and set him on course to becoming an avid reader.Ex. We shall now index documents under the term 'primary school' even if this concept is only embodied in a sub-theme within them.* * *(n.) = lower school, elementary school, grade school, primary schoolEx: Many respondents would have welcomed a less theoretical syllabus with a greater allocation of class time in the lower rather than upper school.
Ex: A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.Ex: The writer describes his uncomfortable experiences at grade school and high school, until a sympathetic high school librarian took an interest in him and set him on course to becoming an avid reader.Ex: We shall now index documents under the term 'primary school' even if this concept is only embodied in a sub-theme within them.* * *elementary school, Brprimary school -
118 estudiar
v.1 to study (carrera, libro, asunto).estudia biológicas he's studying biologydespués de estudiar tu propuesta he decidido no aceptarla after studying your proposal, I've decided not to accept itestudia todas las tardes he spends every afternoon studyingestudió con el Presidente he went to school/university with the President¿estudias o trabajas? do you work or are you a student?Lisa estudia arduamente Lisa studies hard.Lisa estudia todos los libros Lisa studies every book.Lisa estudia historia americana Lisa studies American history.2 to observe.3 to be a student, to study.4 to feel out, to study.El profesor estudia sus reacciones The teacher feels out their reactions.* * *1 (gen) to study, learn2 (en universidad) to read, study3 (trabajar) to work, study4 (observar) to examine, observe1 to study1 to consider\estudiar de memoria to learn by heart* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=aprender) [+ lección, papel] to learntengo mucho que estudiar — I've got a lot of work o studying to do
2) (=cursar) to studyquería que su hijo estudiase una carrera — she wanted her son to go to university o to do a degree
¿qué curso estudias? — what year are you in?
3) (=examinar) [informe, experimento] to examine, look into; [persona] to study, look intoel informe estudia los efectos de la sequía — the report examines o looks into the effects of the drought
están estudiando el comportamiento de los insectos — they are studying o looking into insect behaviour
4) (=considerar) to consider, studyestudiaremos su oferta y ya le contestaremos — we shall consider o study your offer and get back to you
el informe está siendo estudiado — the report is being studied o is under consideration
están estudiando la posibilidad de convocar una huelga — they are looking into the possibility of calling a strike, they are considering calling a strike
2. VI1) (=aprender) to studytienes que estudiar más — you have to work o study harder
me tengo que ir a estudiar ahora — I must go and do some work o studying now
2) (=cursar estudios) to study* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < asignatura> to studyestudia música — he's studying music; ( en la universidad) to study, read (frml)
estudia medicina — she's studying o doing o reading medicine
¿qué carrera estudió? — what subject did he do at college/university?
b) < instrumento> to learn2) <lección/tablas> to learn3) ( observar) <rostro/comportamiento> to study4) (considerar, analizar) <mercado/situación/proyecto> to study; < propuesta> to study, consider2.estudiar vi to study3.tengo que estudiar para el examen — I have to do some work o studying for the test
estudiarse v pronb) (recípr) ( observarse)* * *= analyse [analyze, -USA], envisage, examine, explore, look, look at, look into, ponder (over/on/upon), present + discussion, study, survey, think out, weigh, work on, get into, see about, observe, weigh up, look toward(s), review, work through, probe.Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.Ex. It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.Ex. The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.Ex. Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.Ex. This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.Ex. If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.Ex. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.Ex. I've been working on next year's budget, and it would be fair to add eight percent to materials and salaries.Ex. 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramËéË and wanted to get into computers?'.Ex. The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.Ex. 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.Ex. Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.----* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.* estudiar Algo = be under consideration.* estudiar alternativas = explore + alternative.* estudiar desde una perspectiva = see through.* estudiar detenidamente = take + a hard look at, take + a long hard look at, go through, be carefully considered, think through.* estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* estudiar en detalle = study + at length.* estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.* estudiar en una Universidad = attend + Universidad.* estudiar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.* estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo = historicise [historicize, -USA].* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.* estudiar minuciosamente = study + in great depth, pore.* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.* estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.* estudiar una Titulación = work toward/on + Titulación.* estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < asignatura> to studyestudia música — he's studying music; ( en la universidad) to study, read (frml)
estudia medicina — she's studying o doing o reading medicine
¿qué carrera estudió? — what subject did he do at college/university?
b) < instrumento> to learn2) <lección/tablas> to learn3) ( observar) <rostro/comportamiento> to study4) (considerar, analizar) <mercado/situación/proyecto> to study; < propuesta> to study, consider2.estudiar vi to study3.tengo que estudiar para el examen — I have to do some work o studying for the test
estudiarse v pronb) (recípr) ( observarse)* * *= analyse [analyze, -USA], envisage, examine, explore, look, look at, look into, ponder (over/on/upon), present + discussion, study, survey, think out, weigh, work on, get into, see about, observe, weigh up, look toward(s), review, work through, probe.Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.
Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.Ex: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.Ex: I've been working on next year's budget, and it would be fair to add eight percent to materials and salaries.Ex: 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramËéË and wanted to get into computers?'.Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.* estudiar Algo = be under consideration.* estudiar alternativas = explore + alternative.* estudiar desde una perspectiva = see through.* estudiar detenidamente = take + a hard look at, take + a long hard look at, go through, be carefully considered, think through.* estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* estudiar en detalle = study + at length.* estudiar en el extranjero = study abroad, study + abroad.* estudiar en una Universidad = attend + Universidad.* estudiar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.* estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo = historicise [historicize, -USA].* estudiar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.* estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.* estudiar minuciosamente = study + in great depth, pore.* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre = place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.* estudiar una necesidad = analyse + need.* estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.* estudiar una Titulación = work toward/on + Titulación.* estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.* merecer la pena estudiar Algo = repay + study.* * *estudiar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹asignatura› to study; (en la universidad) to study, read ( frml)estudiaba inglés en una academia I used to study English at a language schoolestudia medicina en la universidad de Salamanca she's studying o doing o reading medicine at Salamanca university¿qué carrera estudió? what subject did he do at college/university?, what did he study at college/university?, what (subject) did he take his degree in?2 ( Mús) ‹instrumento› to learnB ‹lección/tablas› to learnme tengo que poner a estudiar geografía para el examen I have to get down to studying o ( AmE) reviewing o ( BrE) revising geography for the testC (observar) to studyestudia el comportamiento de las aves he studies the behavior of birdsme di cuenta de que me estaba estudiando I realized that he was observing o watching o studying meD (considerar, analizar) ‹mercado/situación/proyecto› to study; ‹propuesta› to study, considerestán estudiando los pasos a seguir they're considering what steps to takeestudiaron las posibles causas del accidente they looked into the possible causes of the accident■ estudiarvito studyeste fin de semana tengo que estudiar para el examen this weekend I have to do some work o studying for the test o I have to review ( AmE) o ( BrE) revise for the testestudia en un colegio privado he goes to a private schoola ver si este año estudias más I hope you're going to work harder this yeartuvo que dejar de estudiar a los 15 años para ayudar a su madre she had to leave school at 15 to help her motherestudiar PARA algo to study to be sthestudia para economista she's studying to be an economistno come nada, está estudiando para fideo ( hum); she doesn't eat a thing, she's in training for the slimming olympics ( hum)1 ( enf) ‹lección› to studyse estudió el papel en una tarde he learned his part in an afternoon2 ( recípr)(observarse): los dos niños se estudiaron largo rato the two children watched each other closely for a long time* * *
estudiar ( conjugate estudiar) verbo transitivo
1
( en la universidad) to study, read (frml);◊ ¿qué carrera estudió? what subject did he do at college/university?
2 ( observar) ‹rostro/comportamiento› to study
3 (considerar, analizar) ‹mercado/situación/proyecto› to study;
‹ propuesta› to study, consider;
‹ causas› to look into, investigate
verbo intransitivo
to study;
debes estudiar más you must work harder;
dejó de estudiar a los 15 años she left school at 15;
estudiar para algo to study to be sth
estudiarse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹ lección› to study;
‹ papel› to learn
estudiar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to study: estudia para abogado, she's studying to become a lawyer ➣ Ver nota en study
' estudiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- chapar
- concentrarse
- cursar
- empollar
- investigar
- machacar
- mamarrachada
- repasar
- servir
- trabajar
- valer
- chancar
- duro
- empeño
- empezar
- firme
- fuerza
- haber
- hacer
- ir
- junto
- más
- matar
- tener
- tragar
- ver
English:
award
- bar
- burn
- consideration
- do
- hard
- investigate
- pore
- read
- read up
- resolve
- school
- stop
- study
- text
- think out
- train
- whatever
- work
- day
- depth
- examine
- further
- get
- kick
- look
- research
- review
- swot
- take
* * *♦ vt1. [carrera, asignatura, lección] to study;estudia biológicas he's studying biology;tengo que estudiar más inglés I've got to work at my English;¿qué estudiaste en la universidad? what did you study at university?2. [asunto] to study;[oferta, propuesta] to study, to consider;después de estudiar tu propuesta he decidido no aceptarla having considered your proposal, I've decided not to accept it;lo estudiaré y mañana te doy una respuesta I'll consider it and get back to you tomorrow;el gobierno estudia la posibilidad de subir las pensiones the government is studying the possibility of raising pensions3. [observar] to observe;estuvo estudiándonos durante un rato he stayed watching us for a while;desde allí podía estudiar todos los movimientos del animal from there I could observe all the animal's movements♦ vito study;estudia todas las tardes he spends every afternoon studying;no puede salir, tiene que estudiar she can't come out, she's got to study;hay que estudiar más, González you'll have to work harder, González;estudió con el Presidente he went to school/university with the President;dejó de estudiar a los quince años he left school at fifteen;estudié en los jesuitas I went to a Jesuit school;estudia en la Universidad Centroamericana he's a student o he's studying at the University of Central America;estudiar para médico to be studying to be a doctor;¿estudias o trabajas? do you work or are you still at school?;Esp Hum ≈ do you come here often?* * *v/t & v/i study* * *estudiar v: to study* * *Si se estudia un idioma o un instrumento musical, se dice learn -
119 molestia
f.1 bother, trouble.ocasionar o causar molestias a alguien to cause somebody troublesi no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much troubleperdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something2 discomfort.* * *1 (incomodidad) bother, trouble; (fastidio) nuisance2 MEDICINA trouble, slight pain\no es molestia it's no troubleperdonen las molestias please excuse the inconvenienceser una molestia to be a nuisancesi no es molestia if you don't mindtomarse la molestia de hacer algo to take the trouble to do something* * *noun f.1) annoyance, bother, nuisance2) trouble* * *SF1) (=trastorno) bother, trouble¿me podrías llevar a casa, si no es mucha molestia? — could you take me home, if it's not too much bother o trouble?
perdone la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...
¡no es ninguna molestia, estaré encantado de ayudarte! — it's no trouble at all, I'll be happy to help!
"perdonen las molestias" — "we apologize for any inconvenience"
•
ahorrarse la molestia de hacer algo — to save o.s. the bother o trouble of doing sth•
tomarse la molestia de hacer algo — to take the trouble to do sthno tenías que haberte tomado la molestia — you shouldn't have bothered o taken the trouble, you shouldn't have put yourself out
2) (Med) discomfortsi persisten las molestias, consulte a un especialista — if the discomfort o trouble persists, consult a specialist
* * *1)a) (incomodidad, trastorno) troubleperdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...
rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)
b) ( trabajo)¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?
molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us
2) ( malestar)molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets
no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
* * *= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.Nota: Nombre.Ex. False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.Ex. Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.Ex. An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex. For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.Ex. He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.Ex. Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.Ex. One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.Ex. A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.Ex. Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.Ex. Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.Ex. Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex. While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex. Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.Ex. Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.----* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* ser una molestia = be a pest.* sin molestias = hassle-free.* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.* * *1)a) (incomodidad, trastorno) troubleperdona la molestia, pero... — sorry to bother you, but...
rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas — (frml) we apologize for any inconvenience caused (frml)
b) ( trabajo)¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? — why did you bother to do that?
molestia DE + inf: ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the trip; se tomó la molestia de escribirnos — she took the trouble to write to us
2) ( malestar)molestias estomacales — stomach problems o upsets
no es un dolor, sólo una molestia — it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
* * *= annoyance, discomfort, disruption, encumbrance, nuisance, pain, trial, embarrassment, aggravation, disturbance, irksomeness, mischief, ache, hassle, pest, irritant, soreness, niggling, niggle, self-effacement, inconvenience.Nota: Nombre.Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.Ex: He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the ' aggravation quotient'.Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.Ex: Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.* ahorrar la molestia = spare + Nombre + a problem.* ahorrar molestia = save + trouble.* ahorrarse la molestia de = obviate + the need for.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* molestia de estómago = stomach ache.* molestias y dolores = aches and pains.* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.* perdone(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* ser una molestia = be a pest.* sin molestias = hassle-free.* tomarse la molestia de = take + the trouble to, take + the time and effort, take + the time to + Infinitivo.* * *A1(incomodidad, trastorno): siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to be such a nuisance o to cause you so much trouble o to put you out like thisperdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …no es ninguna molestia, yo te llevo it's no trouble at all, I'll take you there¿me podría cambiar el tenedor, si no es molestia? would you mind giving me a new fork, please?rogamos disculpen las molestias ocasionadas por el retraso ( frml); we apologize for any inconvenience caused by the delay ( frml)2(trabajo): ¿para qué te has tomado la molestia? why did you bother to do that?, you shouldn't have put yourself outmolestia DE + INF:ahórrate la molestia de ir save yourself the tripse tomó la molestia de escribirnos a cada uno en particular she took the trouble to write to each of us individuallyB(malestar): puede causar molestias estomacales it may cause stomach problems o upsets, it may upset the stomachlas molestias que suelen acompañar a los estados gripales the aches and pains often symptomatic of fluno es un dolor, sólo una ligera molestia it's not a pain, just a slight feeling of discomforta la primera molestia, me tomo un calmante as soon as it starts to hurt, I take a painkiller* * *
molestia sustantivo femenino
1a) (incomodidad, trastorno):
siento causarte tantas molestias I'm sorry to cause you so much trouble;
perdona la molestia, pero … sorry to bother you, but …
¿para qué te tomaste la molestia? why did you bother to do that?;
no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble o bother
2 ( malestar):◊ molestias estomacales stomach problems o upsets;
no es un dolor, solo una molestia it's not a pain, just a feeling of discomfort
molestia sustantivo femenino
1 (incomodidad) trouble: no quiero causar ninguna molestia, I don't want to cause any trouble
2 (trabajo, esfuerzo) bother: se tomó la molestia de venir, he took the trouble to come
3 (fastidio) nuisance
4 (dolor) slight pain
' molestia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
daño
- fastidiar
- fastidio
- fregado
- gaita
- incomodar
- trastorno
- ahorrar
- estorbo
- evitar
- joda
- joroba
- pasajero
- pesadez
- tomar
English:
annoyance
- bother
- discomfort
- inconvenience
- irritation
- nuisance
- palaver
- tiresomeness
- trouble
- pain
- put
* * *molestia nf1. [incomodidad] bother, trouble;este ruido es una molestia this noise is annoying;es una molestia vivir lejos del trabajo it's a nuisance living a long way from work;ahórrese molestias y pague con tarjeta save yourself a lot of trouble and pay by credit card;¿te llevo a la estación? – ahórrate la molestia, iré en taxi shall I give you a Br lift o US ride to the station? – don't bother, I'll get a cab;si no es demasiada molestia if it's not too much trouble;no es ninguna molestia it's no trouble;perdone la molestia, pero… sorry to bother you, but…;(les rogamos) disculpen las molestias (causadas) we apologize for any inconvenience caused;tomarse la molestia de hacer algo to go to o to take the trouble to do sth;¡no tenías por qué tomarte tantas molestias! you didn't have to go to such trouble!, you shouldn't have!2. [malestar] discomfort;siento molestias en el estómago my stomach doesn't feel too good;se retiró porque sentía algunas molestias en la rodilla he came off because his knee wasn't quite right* * *f ( incordio) nuisance;tomarse la molestia de go to the trouble of* * *molestia nf1) fastidio: annoyance, bother, nuisance2) : troublese tomó la molestia de investigar: she took the trouble to investigate3) malestar: discomfort* * *molestia n1. (incomodidad) trouble2. (dolor) slight pain3. (fastidio) nuisance / bother -
120 parecido
adj.similar, analogous, alike, akin.m.resemblance, likeness, parallel, similarity.past part.past participle of spanish verb: parecer.* * *► adjetivo1 similar1 resemblance, likeness\tener parecido con alguien to bear a resemblance to somebodybien parecido,-a good-lookingmal parecido,-a ugly————————1 resemblance, likeness* * *1. noun m.1) similarity2) resemblance2. (f. - parecida)adj.1) alike2) similar* * *1. ADJ1) (=similar) similarser parecido a algo — to be similar to sth, be like sth
mi reloj es muy parecido al tuyo — my watch is very similar to yours, my watch is very like yours
ser parecido a algn — [de aspecto] to look like sb; [de carácter] to be like sb
2)bien parecido — good-looking, nice-looking, handsome
2.SM resemblance, likenessyo no te veo el parecido con tu hermano — I can't see the resemblance o likeness between you and your brother
hay un gran parecido entre las dos historias — there is a great resemblance o likeness between the two stories, the two stories are very alike
* * *I- da adjetivono son tan parecidos — ( personas) they're not so alike; ( cosas) they're not that similar
IIeres muy parecido a tu padre — you're a lot like your father; bien parecido, mal parecido
masculino resemblancetiene cierto parecido con su hermano — he bears some o a certain resemblance to his brother
son de un parecido asombroso — there's a startling resemblance o likeness between them
* * *= like, similar, common thread, resemblance, like-minded, alike, sameness, similitude, kindred.Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.Ex. Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.Ex. Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.Ex. The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.Ex. We have already pointed out the startling resemblance between this and the published outline of the 'new' BSO being prepared for UNISIST.Ex. Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.Ex. Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex. A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex. The third type of interpretation also embodies delicacy, but a kind that resembles narcissistic similitude and involution, with even suggestions of unisexuality.Ex. The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.----* bien parecido = personable, good looking.* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.* muy parecido a = much like.* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.* parecido a = akin to, equalling that, along the lines of, to the effect of, kind of like.* parecido a la realidad = lifelike [life-like].* parecido a las noticias = news-type.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* parecido a una avispa = waspish.* parecido a una bandeja = tray-like.* parecido a una caja = boxlike.* parecido a una capa = cape-like.* parecido a un ácaro = mite-like.* parecido a una catedral = cathedral-like.* parecido a una oficina de información al ciudadano = CAB-type.* parecido a un catálogo = catalogue type.* parecido a un desierto = desert-like.* parecido a un diccionario = dictionary-like.* parecido a un laberinto = maze-like.* parecido a un paraíso = paradise-like.* parecido a un remo = paddle-like.* parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type.* parecido a un televisor = TV-like.* parecido a un tiburón = sharky.* parecido a un violín = fiddle-like.* ser parecido = be on a par.* * *I- da adjetivono son tan parecidos — ( personas) they're not so alike; ( cosas) they're not that similar
IIeres muy parecido a tu padre — you're a lot like your father; bien parecido, mal parecido
masculino resemblancetiene cierto parecido con su hermano — he bears some o a certain resemblance to his brother
son de un parecido asombroso — there's a startling resemblance o likeness between them
* * *= like, similar, common thread, resemblance, like-minded, alike, sameness, similitude, kindred.Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.Ex: Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.
Ex: Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.Ex: The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.Ex: We have already pointed out the startling resemblance between this and the published outline of the 'new' BSO being prepared for UNISIST.Ex: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.Ex: The third type of interpretation also embodies delicacy, but a kind that resembles narcissistic similitude and involution, with even suggestions of unisexuality.Ex: The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.* bien parecido = personable, good looking.* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.* muy parecido a = much like.* o algo parecido = or something of that sort, or something to that effect, or something of that nature, or anything like that, or words to that effect.* parecido a = akin to, equalling that, along the lines of, to the effect of, kind of like.* parecido a la realidad = lifelike [life-like].* parecido a las noticias = news-type.* parecido a los pelos = hair-like.* parecido a una avispa = waspish.* parecido a una bandeja = tray-like.* parecido a una caja = boxlike.* parecido a una capa = cape-like.* parecido a un ácaro = mite-like.* parecido a una catedral = cathedral-like.* parecido a una oficina de información al ciudadano = CAB-type.* parecido a un catálogo = catalogue type.* parecido a un desierto = desert-like.* parecido a un diccionario = dictionary-like.* parecido a un laberinto = maze-like.* parecido a un paraíso = paradise-like.* parecido a un remo = paddle-like.* parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type.* parecido a un televisor = TV-like.* parecido a un tiburón = sharky.* parecido a un violín = fiddle-like.* ser parecido = be on a par.* * *no los veo tan parecidos como dicen I don't think they're as much alike as people sayson muy parecidas de cara they have very similar featuresllevaba una especie de capa o algo parecido she was wearing a kind of cape or something like thatyo tengo una falda muy parecida I have a very similar skirtparecido A algo/algn similar TO sth/sberes muy parecido a tu padre you're a lot like o ( BrE) very like your fatherresemblancetiene cierto parecido con su hermano he bears some resemblance o a certain resemblance to his brotherno le encuentro ningún parecido con su familia I can't see any family resemblancetiene un gran parecido a or con Jaime there is a close resemblance between him and Jaime, he's a lot like Jaime, he and Jaime are very alikeson de un parecido asombroso there's a startling resemblance o likeness between them* * *
Del verbo parecer: ( conjugate parecer)
parecido es:
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parecido
parecer 1 ( conjugate parecer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( aparentar ser):
no pareces tú en esta foto this picture doesn't look like you (at all);
parecía de cuero it looked like leather;
parece ser muy inteligente she seems to be very clever
2 ( expresando opinión) (+ me/te/le etc):
¿qué te parecieron? what did you think of them?;
vamos a la playa ¿te parece? what do you think, shall we go to the beach?;
si te parece bien if that's alright with you;
me parece que sí I think so;
¿a ti qué te parece? what do you think?;
me parece importante I think it's important;
me pareció que no era necesario I didn't think it necessary;
hazlo como mejor te parezca do it however o as you think best;
me parece mal que vaya sola I don't think it's right that she should go on her own
3 ( dar la impresión) (en 3a pers): así parece or parece que sí it looks like it;◊ aunque no lo parezca, está limpio it might not look like it, but it's clean;
parece que va a llover it looks like (it's going to) rain;
parece que fue ayer it seems like only yesterday;
parece mentira que tenga 20 años it's hard to believe o I can't believe that he's 20;
parece que fuera más joven you'd think she was much younger
parecerse verbo pronominal
( en el carácter) to be like sb/sth
◊ no se parecen en nada they're not/they don't look in the least bit alike;
se parecen mucho they are very similar
parecer 2 sustantivo masculino ( opinión) opinion;
son del mismo parecido they're of the same opinion
parecido 1 -da adjetivo [ser] ‹ personas› alike;
‹ cosas› similar;
una especie de capa o algo parecido a cape or something like that;
parecido A algo similar to sth;
eres muy parecido a tu padre you're a lot like your father
parecido 2 sustantivo masculino
resemblance, similarity;
tiene cierto parecido con su hermano he bears some o a certain resemblance to his brother;
hay un parecido en sus estilos there is a resemblance o similarity in their styles
parecer 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinión) opinion
cambiar de parecer, to change one's mind
2 frml (aspecto, presencia) appearance
parecer 2 verbo intransitivo
1 (tener un parecido) to look like: pareces una reina, you look like a queen
(tener un aspecto) to look: pareces agotado, you look exhausted
2 (causar una impresión) to seem: parecía tener prisa, he seemed to be in a hurry
su intención parece buena, his intention seems good
3 (al emitir un juicio) le pareces un engreído, he thinks you are a bighead
me parece inoportuno, it seems very ill-timed to me
¿qué te parece si vamos al cine?, what about going to the cinema?
4 (uso impersonal) parece que va a haber tormenta, it looks as if there's going to be a storm
no parece que le importe, it doesn't seem to bother him
parecido,-a adjetivo
1 alike, similar 2 bien parecido, good-looking
II sustantivo masculino likeness, resemblance: no guarda parecido con el anterior, it doesn't bear any resemblance to the previous one
' parecido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afín
- aire
- clavada
- clavado
- copia
- identidad
- igual
- igualdad
- imitación
- parecer
- parecerse
- parecida
- reconocerse
- semejante
- sí
- asemejar
- recordar
- vago
English:
alike
- difference
- exact
- lacy
- like
- likeness
- parallel
- similar
- similarity
- similarly
- such
- thing
- close
- -like
- resemblance
- rounders
- rubbery
- salad
- vaguely
* * *parecido, -a♦ adjsimilar;parecido a similar to, like;es parecido a su padre he resembles his father;¡habráse visto cosa parecida! have you ever heard o seen the like?;bien parecido [atractivo] good-looking;mal parecido [feo] ugly♦ nmresemblance (con/entre to/between);el parecido entre todos los hermanos es asombroso there's a startling resemblance between all the brothers;tiene un gran parecido a John Wayne he looks very like John Wayne;cualquier parecido es pura coincidencia any similarity is purely coincidental* * *I adj similar;bien parecido good-looking;no mal parecido not bad-lookingII m similarity;tener un gran parecido look a lot alike* * *parecido, -da adj1) : similar, alike2)bien parecido : good-lookingparecido nm: resemblance, similarity* * *parecido1 adj similarparecido2 n (semejanza) resemblance / similarity
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