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61 de formación
(adj.) = formativeEx. The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant.* * *(adj.) = formativeEx: The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant.
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62 descuidadamente
adv.carelessly, negligently, idly.* * *► adverbio1 carelessly* * *ADV1) (=despreocupadamente) carelessly2) (=desaliñadamente) untidily* * *= carelessly, lazily, sloppily, mindlessly.Ex. Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.Ex. As Willoughby says 'Wing's bibliography is a dangerous work to handle lazily'.Ex. Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.Ex. When people mindlessly do something without knowing any reason for doing it, they become like two-legged cattle.----* manejar descuidadamente = toss about.* * *= carelessly, lazily, sloppily, mindlessly.Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: As Willoughby says 'Wing's bibliography is a dangerous work to handle lazily'.Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.Ex: When people mindlessly do something without knowing any reason for doing it, they become like two-legged cattle.* manejar descuidadamente = toss about.* * *‹actuar/conducir› carelesslyse viste descuidadamente she's very slovenly in o slapdash about the way she dresses* * *descuidadamente adv[conducir, actuar] carelessly; [vestir] untidily -
63 desunión
f.1 division, disunity, estrangement, fissure.2 ablatio.* * *1 (separación) separation, division2 figurado (discordia) discord, feud, dissension* * *SF1) (=separación) separation2) (=discordia) disunity* * *femenino lack of unity, disunity* * *= fissure, disunity.Ex. Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.Ex. This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.* * *femenino lack of unity, disunity* * *= fissure, disunity.Ex: Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.
Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.* * *lack of unity, disunityhay mucha desunión en el partido there is serious disunity o a serious lack of unity within the party* * *
desunión sustantivo femenino rift, discord, dissension: existe una desunión en el seno de la familia, there is discord at the heart of the family
* * *desunión nf1. [separación] separation2. [división, discordia] disunity;había mucha desunión entre los trabajadores there was a lot of division o disunity among the workers;en el sindicato reina la desunión the union is very disunited* * *f lack of unity* * * -
64 enterrar el hacha de guerra
* * *(v.) = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axeEx. Idioms such as ' bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous.Ex. Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.Ex. Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on.* * *(v.) = bury + the hatchet, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axeEx: Idioms such as ' bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous.
Ex: Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.Ex: Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on. -
65 fisura
f.fissure, crack (grieta).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fisurar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fisurar.* * *1 fissure* * *SF1) [en roca] crack, fissure frm; [en órgano] fissure frm; [en hueso] crackfisura del paladar, fisura palatina — cleft palate
2)sin fisuras — [apoyo, fe, convencimiento] solid
* * *a) ( grieta) fissure, crackb) (Med) ( en un hueso) fracture; ( del ano) fissure* * *= fissure, cranny, fracture.Ex. Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.Ex. Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in ' crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.Ex. In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.----* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* * *a) ( grieta) fissure, crackb) (Med) ( en un hueso) fracture; ( del ano) fissure* * *= fissure, cranny, fracture.Ex: Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.
Ex: Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in ' crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.* fisura del grosor de un pelo = hairline fracture.* * *1 (grieta) fissure, crackapoyo sin fisuras unwavering o solid support* * *
fisura sustantivo femenino fissure
' fisura' also found in these entries:
English:
cleft
- hair
- rift
* * *fisura nf1. [grieta] fissure, crack4. [quiebra, ruptura] crack, split;aparecieron las primeras fisuras en la coalición the first cracks in the coalition appeared* * *f crack; MED fracture* * *fisura nf: fissure, crevasse -
66 formativo
adj.formative, educational.* * *► adjetivo1 (que forma) formative2 (que educa) educational* * *ADJ formative* * *- va adjetivo formative* * *= formative, instructional.Ex. The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant.Ex. The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.----* fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = browser collection.* * *- va adjetivo formative* * *= formative, instructional.Ex: The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant.
Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.* fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = browser collection.* * *formativo -vaformative* * *
formativo,-a adjetivo formative: está en un proceso formativo, he's in a learning process
' formativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
formativa
English:
formative
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67 grapadora de hilo de alambre
(n.) = wire stapler, wire binderEx. Wire staplers were first introduced in about 1875 in default of satisfactory book-sewing machines (which were not fully developed until 1882).Ex. Equipment such as computer controlled folders, an automatic combined collator, folder and stapler, wire binders, and handlers for adhesives are described = Se describen equipos como por ejemplo las plegadoras controladas por ordenador, una alzadora, plegadora y grapadora automática, las grapadoras de hilo de alambre y las manipuladoras de adhesivos.* * *(n.) = wire stapler, wire binderEx: Wire staplers were first introduced in about 1875 in default of satisfactory book-sewing machines (which were not fully developed until 1882).
Ex: Equipment such as computer controlled folders, an automatic combined collator, folder and stapler, wire binders, and handlers for adhesives are described = Se describen equipos como por ejemplo las plegadoras controladas por ordenador, una alzadora, plegadora y grapadora automática, las grapadoras de hilo de alambre y las manipuladoras de adhesivos. -
68 grieta
f.1 crack.2 chap.* * *1 crack, crevice2 (en la piel) chap, crack* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=fisura) fissure, crack; (=hendidura) chink; (=quiebra) crevice; [en la piel] chap, crack2) (Pol) rift* * ** * *= cleavage, fissure, crack, cranny, crevice, crevasse, chink, fracture.Ex. After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.Ex. Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.Ex. The author attempts to explain the events of 1997 in which the cracks and crumbling of the information industry showed in mergers and closures.Ex. Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in ' crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.Ex. Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.Ex. Solutions proposed by climbers included using more latrines and using crevasses to dispose of waste.Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.Ex. In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.----* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* grietas = cracks and crevices.* salir grietas = develop + cracks.* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.* * ** * *= cleavage, fissure, crack, cranny, crevice, crevasse, chink, fracture.Ex: After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.
Ex: Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.Ex: The author attempts to explain the events of 1997 in which the cracks and crumbling of the information industry showed in mergers and closures.Ex: Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in ' crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.Ex: Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.Ex: Solutions proposed by climbers included using more latrines and using crevasses to dispose of waste.Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.* grieta del grosor de un pelo = hairline crack.* grietas = cracks and crevices.* salir grietas = develop + cracks.* tapar grietas = caulk + cracks, chink.* * *la luz entraba por una pequeña grieta en la pared the light was coming in through a chink in the wall* * *
grieta sustantivo femenino ( en una pared) crack;
( en la tierra) crack, crevice;
( en la piel) crack
grieta (en la pared, terreno) crack
(en la piel, los labios) chap, crack
' grieta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abertura
- chorro
- rellena
- relleno
- salirse
- introducir
- rellenar
- rendija
- resquicio
- salir
- superficial
English:
aperture
- breach
- break
- chink
- cleft
- crack
- crevice
- fill in
- hairline
- slide
- split
- stop
* * *grieta nf[ranura] crack; [entre montañas] crevice; [en glaciar] crevasse; [que deja pasar luz] chink* * *f crack* * *grieta nf: crack, crevice* * *grieta n crack -
69 hacer bulto
v.to occupy a lot of space.* * *to take up space* * *to swell the number(s), make up the number(s)* * *(v.) = bulgeEx. Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.* * *(v.) = bulgeEx: Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.
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70 hacer las paces
to make up* * *(v.) = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axeEx. There is no doubt that since DCD and BNB healed the breach the LC scheme has gained in popularity.Ex. His initiatives helped heal the rift between authors and librarians.Ex. Idioms such as ' bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous.Ex. They used these relics to compel Flemish knights to cease feuding & make peace with their enemies, exploiting the fear of the miraculous powers of saints.Ex. If the Americans and the Russians can smoke the peace pipe, so can the Indians and the Pakistanis; however, it has to be done on the basis of dignity and mutual respect.Ex. There he and his braves met with white settlers to smoke the pipe of peace and settle their differences.Ex. Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.Ex. Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on.* * *(v.) = heal + the breach, heal + the rift, bury + the hatchet, make + (the) peace, smoke + the peace pipe, smoke + the pipe of peace, bury + the tomahawk, bury + the war axeEx: There is no doubt that since DCD and BNB healed the breach the LC scheme has gained in popularity.
Ex: His initiatives helped heal the rift between authors and librarians.Ex: Idioms such as ' bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous.Ex: They used these relics to compel Flemish knights to cease feuding & make peace with their enemies, exploiting the fear of the miraculous powers of saints.Ex: If the Americans and the Russians can smoke the peace pipe, so can the Indians and the Pakistanis; however, it has to be done on the basis of dignity and mutual respect.Ex: There he and his braves met with white settlers to smoke the pipe of peace and settle their differences.Ex: Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.Ex: Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on. -
71 inserción
f.1 insertion, implant, implantation.2 insert, insertion.3 attachment.* * *1 insertion* * *SF insertion* * *femenino insertion* * *= addition, insertion, intercalation, embedding, tip-in, interpolation, grafting.Ex. A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.Ex. It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.Ex. The scheme allows for the intercalation of Space concepts and therefore both class numbers are permissable in terms of UDC.Ex. User wnat to see immediately just what is going to be printed (WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get) and find the embedding of control words into the text laborious.Ex. Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.Ex. Editorial interpolations are placed in square brackets [].Ex. Topics covered include planting the seed, transplanting the seed, propagation by cuttings, and grafting.----* inserción de aguja = needling.* inserción de datos = input.* inserción de guiones = hyphenation.* inserción de injertos = infilling.* inserción laboral = job placement, labour insertion.* inserción social = social inclusion, social insertion.* marca de inserción = caret (^).* muesca de inserción = locating cut.* programa de inserción social = Head Start program.* ranura de inserción = locating cut.* tecla de inserción = insert key.* * *femenino insertion* * *= addition, insertion, intercalation, embedding, tip-in, interpolation, grafting.Ex: A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.
Ex: It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.Ex: The scheme allows for the intercalation of Space concepts and therefore both class numbers are permissable in terms of UDC.Ex: User wnat to see immediately just what is going to be printed (WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get) and find the embedding of control words into the text laborious.Ex: Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.Ex: Editorial interpolations are placed in square brackets [].Ex: Topics covered include planting the seed, transplanting the seed, propagation by cuttings, and grafting.* inserción de aguja = needling.* inserción de datos = input.* inserción de guiones = hyphenation.* inserción de injertos = infilling.* inserción laboral = job placement, labour insertion.* inserción social = social inclusion, social insertion.* marca de inserción = caret (^).* muesca de inserción = locating cut.* programa de inserción social = Head Start program.* ranura de inserción = locating cut.* tecla de inserción = insert key.* * *1 (de una sonda) insertion2 (de un párrafo) insertion3 (de un anuncio) placing, insertion4 (integración) integrationla inserción social de los enfermos mentales the integration into society of the mentally ill* * *
inserción sustantivo femenino insertion
' inserción' also found in these entries:
English:
insert
- insertion
- inset
* * *inserción nf1. [de pieza] insertion2. [de texto, párrafo] insertion3. [de anuncio] insertion, placing4. [de preso] integration;la inserción de los jóvenes en el mercado laboral getting young people into work;iniciativas de inserción laboral employment initiatives;la inserción social de los inmigrantes the social inclusion of immigrants* * *f insertion* * * -
72 letra
f.1 letter.2 handwriting.no entiendo su letra I can't read his writing o handwriting3 type, typeface.letra cursiva italic type, italicsescriba en letra de imprenta please write in block capitalsletra itálica italic type, italicsletra negrita bold (face)4 lyrics.5 literal meaning.seguir instrucciones al pie de la letra to follow instructions to the letter6 bank bill, bill of exchange, letter.7 hand, script.* * *1 (del alfabeto) letter2 (de imprenta) character3 (escritura) handwriting5 (de cambio) bill of exchange1 EDUCACIÓN arts (literatura) letters\a la letra to the letteral pie de la letra to the letteraprender las primeras letras to learn to read and writecon la letra clara clearly, neatlyla letra con sangre entra spare the rod and spoil the childletra por letra word for wordponerle a alguien unas letras to write to somebody, drop a line to somebodyletra de cambio bill of exchange, draftletra de imprenta block capitals pluralletra de molde printletra del tesoro treasury bondletra gótica Gothic scriptletra mayúscula capital letterletra menuda small printletra pequeña small printletra minúscula small letter* * *noun f.1) letter2) lyrics3) type* * *SF1) (Tip) letterletra bastardilla, letra cursiva — italics pl, italic type (EEUU)
letra de imprenta, letra de molde — print
escriba su nombre en letras de imprenta o de molde — please print your name in block letters
letra negrilla, letra negrita — bold type, heavy type
letra redonda — roman, roman type (EEUU)
2) (=escritura) handwriting, writingno le entiendo la letra — I can't read his handwriting o writing
3) (=sentido literal) letter, literal meaningpie 4)atarse a la letra — frm to stick to the literal meaning
4) (Com) (=pago) instalment, installment (EEUU)le faltan cinco letras para acabar de pagar el coche — she still has five instalments to make on the car
letra bancaria — banker's draft, bank draft
letra de cambio — bill (of exchange), draft
5) [de canción] words pl, lyrics plprimeras letras — elementary education, the three Rs
7) pl letras (Escol, Univ) (=humanidades) arts* * *1)a) (Impr, Ling) letterla letra con sangre entra — spare the rod, spoil the child
b) ( caligrafía) writing, handwritingc) letras femenino plural ( carta breve)sólo unas letras para decirte que... — just a few lines to let you know that...
2) ( sentido)3) (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)4) (Fin) tbletra de cambio — bill of exchange, draft
5) letras femenino plural (Educ) arts (pl), liberal arts (pl) (AmE)licenciado en Filosofía y Letras — ≈arts graduate
* * *= character, letter, script, sorts, sort, letter-form.Ex. A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.Ex. There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex. They were used for elaborate illustrations, stylized ornaments, initial letters, and for words in large or complex letter-forms that were not available as type = Se utilizaban para ilusraciones compicadas, adornos estilizados, letras iniciales y para letras grandes o complejas que no se podían conseguir en tipos.----* al pie de la letra = to the letter.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.* dominado por la letra impresa = print-dominated.* filosofía y letras = arts and humanities, the, arts and letters.* hombre de letras = man of letters.* imprimir en letra realzada = print in + double density.* juego de letras = letter set.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* letra adornada = swash letter.* letra a letra = letter-perfect.* letra bastarda = bastarda.* letra bastardilla = italics.* letra contraccional = contraction.* letra cursiva = italics.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* letra de cambio = bill of exchange.* letra de canción = song lyrics.* letra de imprenta = block capital, block letter.* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.* letra de la música = music lyrics.* letra del Tesoro = Treasury bill.* letra de madera = wood letter.* letra de molde = block capital, block letter.* letra desbordante = kerned letter.* letra de signatura = signature-letter.* letra egipcia = slab serif.* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.* letra inicial decorada = decorated capital, swash capital.* letra itálica = italic fount, italic type.* letra, la = lyrics, the.* letra ligada = diagraph.* letra mayúscula = capital letter, upper case letter, block capital, block letter.* letra mecana = slab serif.* letra minúscula = lower case letter, small, small letter.* letra moderna = modern face.* letra negrita = bold print, bold type, bold letters.* letra normal = light type, light face type.* letra pequeñita, la = fine detail(s), fine points, the.* letra por letra = literatim.* letra romana = roman, roman type.* letra romana aldina = Aldine roman.* letra romana cursiva = sloped roman.* letra romana de Caslon = Caslon roman.* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* letras adornadas = swash sorts.* letra saliente = kerned letter.* letras conjuntas = tied letters.* letras, las = arts, the.* letra versalita = small capital.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.* mundo de las letras, el = world of letters, the.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* ordenación alfabética letra a letra = letter by letter alphabetisation.* ordenación letra a letra = letter-by-letter filing, all through filing, letter by letter arrangement, all through arrangement.* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.* remate de una letra = serif.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.* tamaño de letra = font size.* texto con letras grandes = large print.* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].* * *1)a) (Impr, Ling) letterla letra con sangre entra — spare the rod, spoil the child
b) ( caligrafía) writing, handwritingc) letras femenino plural ( carta breve)sólo unas letras para decirte que... — just a few lines to let you know that...
2) ( sentido)3) (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)4) (Fin) tbletra de cambio — bill of exchange, draft
5) letras femenino plural (Educ) arts (pl), liberal arts (pl) (AmE)licenciado en Filosofía y Letras — ≈arts graduate
* * *la letra= lyrics, theEx: The database contains 12 of the most requested songs and screens the lyrics in time with the music = La base de datos contiene 12 de las canciones más solicitadas y muestra en pantalla las letras junto con la música.
= character, letter, script, sorts, sort, letter-form.Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.
Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.Ex: They were used for elaborate illustrations, stylized ornaments, initial letters, and for words in large or complex letter-forms that were not available as type = Se utilizaban para ilusraciones compicadas, adornos estilizados, letras iniciales y para letras grandes o complejas que no se podían conseguir en tipos.* al pie de la letra = to the letter.* de dos letras = two-letter.* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.* dominado por la letra impresa = print-dominated.* filosofía y letras = arts and humanities, the, arts and letters.* hombre de letras = man of letters.* imprimir en letra realzada = print in + double density.* juego de letras = letter set.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* letra adornada = swash letter.* letra a letra = letter-perfect.* letra bastarda = bastarda.* letra bastardilla = italics.* letra contraccional = contraction.* letra cursiva = italics.* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.* letra de cambio = bill of exchange.* letra de canción = song lyrics.* letra de imprenta = block capital, block letter.* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.* letra de la música = music lyrics.* letra del Tesoro = Treasury bill.* letra de madera = wood letter.* letra de molde = block capital, block letter.* letra desbordante = kerned letter.* letra de signatura = signature-letter.* letra egipcia = slab serif.* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.* letra inicial decorada = decorated capital, swash capital.* letra itálica = italic fount, italic type.* letra, la = lyrics, the.* letra ligada = diagraph.* letra mayúscula = capital letter, upper case letter, block capital, block letter.* letra mecana = slab serif.* letra minúscula = lower case letter, small, small letter.* letra moderna = modern face.* letra negrita = bold print, bold type, bold letters.* letra normal = light type, light face type.* letra pequeñita, la = fine detail(s), fine points, the.* letra por letra = literatim.* letra romana = roman, roman type.* letra romana aldina = Aldine roman.* letra romana cursiva = sloped roman.* letra romana de Caslon = Caslon roman.* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* letras adornadas = swash sorts.* letra saliente = kerned letter.* letras conjuntas = tied letters.* letras, las = arts, the.* letra versalita = small capital.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.* mundo de las letras, el = world of letters, the.* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.* ordenación alfabética letra a letra = letter by letter alphabetisation.* ordenación letra a letra = letter-by-letter filing, all through filing, letter by letter arrangement, all through arrangement.* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.* remate de una letra = serif.* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.* tamaño de letra = font size.* texto con letras grandes = large print.* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].* * *Aaprender/saber las primeras letras to learn/know how to read and writela letra con sangre entra spare the rod, spoil the child2 (caligrafía) writing, handwritingescríbelo con buena letra write it neatlytienes una letra muy clara your writing o handwriting is very clearno entiendo tu letra I can't read your writing o handwritingdespacito y buena letra slowly and carefully(carta breve): sólo cuatro or unas letras para decirte que … just a note o just a few lines to let you know that …Compuestos:● letra bastardilla or cursivaitalic script, italics (pl)( RPl) small print● letra de molde or imprentaprintescriba el nombre completo en letra de molde or imprenta please print your full namedouble letterGothic scriptitalic script, italics (pl)capital letter, uppercase lettercon or en letras mayúsculas in capital letters, in upper case ( tech)lowercase letter, small lettercon or en letras minúsculas in small letters, in lower case ( tech)dead letter● letra negrita or negrillaboldface, bold typesmall printroman typeB(sentido): la letra de la ley the letter of the lawateniéndonos a la letra, el texto dice que … if we read it absolutely literally, the text appears to say that …D ( Fin) tbletra de cambio bill of exchange, draftaceptar/girar una letra to accept/present a bill of exchange o a draftdevolver/protestar una letra to dishonor/protest a bill of exchange o a draftme quedan tres letras por pagar ≈ I still have three installments to pay o three payments to makelicenciado en Filosofía y Lletras ≈ arts graduate* * *
letra sustantivo femenino
1a) (Impr, Ling) letter;
letra bastardilla or cursiva italic script, italics (pl);
letra negrita boldface, bold type;
letra pequeña or (AmS) chica small print
c)◊ letras sustantivo femenino plural ( carta breve): solo unas letras para decirte que … just a few lines to let you know that …
2 (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)
3 (Fin) tb
me quedan tres letras por pagar I still have three payments to make
4
letra sustantivo femenino
1 letter
letra de molde, print letter
letra pequeña, small print
2 (manera de escribir) (hand) writing: me gusta tu letra, I like your writing
3 Mús lyrics pl: no se sabe la letra, he hasn't learnt the words
4 Fin letra (de cambio), bill of exchange
(de un pago aplazado) instalment: aún nos quedan varias letras por pagar, we've still got a few instalments left to pay
5 Univ mi hermana es de Letras, my sister is studing Arts o my sister did an Arts degree
♦ Locuciones: al pie de la letra, literally: sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra, follow my instructions precisely
ser letra muerta, to be a dead letter
' letra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- B
- C
- cursiva
- D
- desojarse
- E
- ese
- F
- G
- girar
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- minúscula
- minúsculo
- muda
- mudo
- N
- Ñ
- O
- P
- pie
- puño
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- tilde
- tipo
- trazo
- U
- V
- vencer
- vencida
- vencido
- vencimiento
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- comer
- delta
- descontar
- descuento
- desigual
- devolver
English:
A
- B
- book
- C
- capital
- carve
- close
- cramped
- cursive
- D
- draft
- E
- F
- feminine
- G
- H
- handwriting
- I
- initial
- italicize
- J
- K
- L
- lest
- letter
- lower case
- lyric
- M
- manage
- masculine
- N
- neat
- O
- P
- print
- q
- R
- read
- S
- salt
- silent
- small print
- T
- typeface
- U
- unintelligible
- upper case
- V
- W
- word
* * *letra nf1. [signo] letterletra doble double letter2. [escritura, caligrafía] handwriting;escribe la carta con buena letra write the letter in neat handwriting;no entiendo su letra I can't read her writing o handwriting;mandar cuatro letras a alguien to drop sb a line;la letra con sangre entra spare the rod and spoil the childAm letra chica small print;letra pequeña small print3. [en imprenta] type, typefaceletra bastardilla italic type, italics;letra capitular drop cap;letra cursiva italic type, italics;letra de imprenta [impresa] print;[en formulario] block capitals;escriba en letra de imprenta please write in block capitals;letra itálica italic type, italics;letra mayúscula capital letter, Espec upper-case letter;letra minúscula small letter, Espec lower-case letter;en letra(s) minúscula(s) in small letters, Espec in lower case;letra de molde [impresa] print;[en formulario] block capitals;letra muerta dead letter;letra negrita bold (face);letra redonda roman type;letra redondilla roman type;letra versalita small capital4. [texto de canción] lyricsgirar una letra to draw a bill of exchange;protestar una letra to protest a billletra avalada guaranteed bill of exchange;letra de cambio a la vista sight bill;letra del Tesoro treasury bill6. [sentido] literal meaning;nos atuvimos a la letra del contrato we abided by the contract word for word;seguir instrucciones al pie de la letra to follow instructions to the lettersoy de letras I studied arts;una asignatura de letras an arts subjectletras mixtas = secondary school course comprising mainly arts subjects but including some science subjects;letras puras = secondary school course comprising arts subjects only* * *f1 letter;escribir en letras de molde print;menuda fig the fine print, Brthe small print;al pie de la letra word for word2 de canción lyrics pl3:4:tener buena/mala letra have good/bad handwriting* * *letra nf1) : letter2) caligrafía: handwriting, lettering3) : lyrics pl4)al pie de la letra : word for word, by the book5) letras nfpl: arts (in education)* * *letra n1. (signo) letterla palabra "mosca" tiene cinco letras the word "mosca" has five letters2. (manera de escribir) handwriting3. (de canción) lyrics / words¿entiendes la letra? do you understand the words? -
73 marginal
adj.1 marginal (note).2 fringe (Arte & politics).grupo marginal fringe group* * *► adjetivo1 (ilustración, nota) marginal, in the margin2 (tema, asunto) marginal, minor4 (teatro, música) fringe* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=al margen) [corrección, nota] marginal, in the marginuna nota marginal — a marginal note, a note in the margin
2) (=pobre) deprived3) (=alternativo) [teatro] fringe antes de s ; [publicación] underground antes de s ; [artista] alternative4) (=poco importante) [asunto] marginal; [papel, personaje] minorla literatura ocupa una situación marginal en nuestra sociedad — literature holds a marginal position in our society
5) (Econ) [coste, tipo] marginal* * *1)a) (Sociol)b) ( secundario) < posición> peripheral; < asunto> marginal, peripheral2) (Fin) marginal3) (Impr)una nota marginal — a note in the margin, a marginal note
* * *= marginal, fringe subject, at the margins, marginalised [marginalized, -USA], outlier.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.Ex. In a general classification there are, of course, no fringe subjects: all are of equal weight, and must be given their due place in the overall order.Ex. The changes wrought by information technology have been at the margins.Ex. The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.Ex. A number of non-public libraries participated in the co-operative scheme and they were known as outlier libraries.----* beneficio marginal = marginal benefit.* coste marginal = marginal cost.* costo marginal = marginal cost.* de manera marginal = tangentially.* grupo marginal = marginalised group.* tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo fiscal marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo impositivo marginal = marginal tax rate.* * *1)a) (Sociol)b) ( secundario) < posición> peripheral; < asunto> marginal, peripheral2) (Fin) marginal3) (Impr)una nota marginal — a note in the margin, a marginal note
* * *= marginal, fringe subject, at the margins, marginalised [marginalized, -USA], outlier.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
Ex: In a general classification there are, of course, no fringe subjects: all are of equal weight, and must be given their due place in the overall order.Ex: The changes wrought by information technology have been at the margins.Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.Ex: A number of non-public libraries participated in the co-operative scheme and they were known as outlier libraries.* beneficio marginal = marginal benefit.* coste marginal = marginal cost.* costo marginal = marginal cost.* de manera marginal = tangentially.* grupo marginal = marginalised group.* tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo fiscal marginal = marginal tax rate.* tipo impositivo marginal = marginal tax rate.* * *A1 ‹barrio›en las barriadas marginales in the poor, outlying areas of the city2 (no central, de poca importancia) ‹posición› peripheral; ‹asunto› marginal, peripheralB ( Fin) ‹costo› marginal; ‹tipo› marginalC ( Impr):una nota marginal a note in the margin, a marginal notecorrecciones marginales corrections in the margin* * *
marginal adjetivo
1 (Sociol):◊ en los barrios marginales in the poor, outlying areas of the city
2 ( secundario) ‹ posición› peripheral;
‹ asunto› marginal, peripheral
3 (Impr):
marginal adjetivo marginal
' marginal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
suburbio
- acotación
- barriada
English:
marginal
- marginal seat
- fringe
* * *marginal adj1. [de fuera de la sociedad] [persona, grupo social] socially excluded;una zona marginal de la ciudad a deprived area of the city2. [sin importancia] minor;un asunto marginal a matter of minor importance3. [en página] marginal;una nota marginal a marginal note4. Econ marginal;costo marginal marginal cost;tipo marginal marginal rate* * *adj marginal;nota marginal note in the margin* * *marginal adj: marginal, fringe -
74 mohoso
adj.1 moldy, mildewed, mouldy, mildewy.2 musty, stale, funky, fusty.3 rusty, corroded with rust.* * *► adjetivo1 mouldy (US moldy)2 (oxidado) rusty* * *ADJ1) [metal] rusty2) [alimento] mouldy, moldy (EEUU); [olor, sabor] musty3) [chiste] stale* * *- sa adjetivoa) <fruta/pan/queso> moldy** * *= mouldy [moldy, -USA], mildewed.Ex. The fungus was also found on mouldy stamens of pomegranates.Ex. However, yields were not up to expectations in some fields that were severely mildewed in 1985.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <fruta/pan/queso> moldy** * *= mouldy [moldy, -USA], mildewed.Ex: The fungus was also found on mouldy stamens of pomegranates.
Ex: However, yields were not up to expectations in some fields that were severely mildewed in 1985.* * *mohoso -sa1 ‹fruta/pan/queso› moldy*este queso se ha puesto mohoso this cheese has gone moldy2 ‹cobre› covered in patina o verdigris; ‹hierro› rusty* * *
mohoso,-a adjetivo
1 mouldy, US moldy
2 (oxidado) rusty
' mohoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mohosa
English:
moldy
- mouldy
* * *mohoso, -a adj1. [con hongo] mouldy2. [oxidado] rusty* * *adj moldy, Brmouldy* * *mohoso, -sa adj1) : moldy2) : rusty -
75 máquina de coser libros
(n.) = book-sewing machineEx. Wire staplers were first introduced in about 1875 in default of satisfactory book-sewing machines (which were not fully developed until 1882).* * *(n.) = book-sewing machineEx: Wire staplers were first introduced in about 1875 in default of satisfactory book-sewing machines (which were not fully developed until 1882).
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76 renovar
v.1 to renovate (to change) (mobiliario, local).renovar el vestuario to buy new clothes, to update one's wardrobela empresa ha renovado su imagen the company has brought its image up to date2 to renew (rehacer) (carné, contrato, ataques).Ella renueva los muebles She renews the furniture.Ella renueva el plazo She renews the deadline.Ella renueva la relación She renews the relationship.3 to restore.4 to revitalize.5 to revalidate, to renovate.Ella renueva el pasaporte She revalidates the passport.6 to retread, to remold, to remould.* * *1 (gen) to renew2 (casa) to renovate; (de decoración) to redecorate3 (de personal) to reorganize1 to be renewed* * *verb1) to renew2) renovate* * *1. VT1) [+ contrato, pasaporte, suscripción] to renew2) [+ edificio] to renovate; [+ sistema informático] to update, upgrade3) [+ muebles] to change4) [+ partido, asamblea] to clear out5) (=reanudar) [+ ataques] to renew; [+ conversaciones] to resume2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <pasaporte/contrato> to renew2) < mobiliario> to change; <edificio/barrio> to renovate3) <organización/sistema> to update, bring up to date4) <ataque/esperanza/promesa> to renew2.renovarse v prona) sospechas/dolor/interés to be renewedb) persona to be revitalizedrenovarse o morir or (RPl) renovarse es vivir — (fr hecha) adapt or die
* * *= refresh, refurbish, reinvent [re-invent], renovate, renew, revamp, bring + Nombre + up to date.Ex. It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.Ex. In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.Ex. Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.Ex. This article discusses factors leading to a decision to extend and renovate the existing main library building during 1985 to 1986.Ex. But the new regulations were both unpopular and ineffective, and were not renewed after 1695.Ex. Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.Ex. While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.----* renovar el préstamo de un documento = renew + document.* renovar fondos = turn over.* renovar los votos = renew + Posesivo + vows.* renovarse = change with + the times, move with + the times, reinvent + Reflexivo.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <pasaporte/contrato> to renew2) < mobiliario> to change; <edificio/barrio> to renovate3) <organización/sistema> to update, bring up to date4) <ataque/esperanza/promesa> to renew2.renovarse v prona) sospechas/dolor/interés to be renewedb) persona to be revitalizedrenovarse o morir or (RPl) renovarse es vivir — (fr hecha) adapt or die
* * *= refresh, refurbish, reinvent [re-invent], renovate, renew, revamp, bring + Nombre + up to date.Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
Ex: In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.Ex: This article discusses factors leading to a decision to extend and renovate the existing main library building during 1985 to 1986.Ex: But the new regulations were both unpopular and ineffective, and were not renewed after 1695.Ex: Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.Ex: While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.* renovar el préstamo de un documento = renew + document.* renovar fondos = turn over.* renovar los votos = renew + Posesivo + vows.* renovarse = change with + the times, move with + the times, reinvent + Reflexivo.* * *vtA (prolongar la validez de) ‹pasaporte/contrato› to renewel partido tiene posibilidades de renovar su mandato the party has a chance of renewing its mandateB (cambiar) ‹mobiliario› to change; ‹edificio/barrio› to renovateC (reformar, poner al día) ‹organización/sistema/lenguaje› to update, bring up to daterenovaron el código de la circulación they updated the highway code, they brought the highway code up to dateD (reavivar, reanudar) to renewha renovado su ataque contra la oposición she has renewed her attack on the oppositionel volver a verlo renovó mi dolor seeing him again opened up old wounds o brought back the painvolvió al trabajo con renovadas fuerzas she returned to work with renewed energy, she returned to work revitalized1 «sospechas/dolor» to be renewed2 «persona» to be revitalized* * *
renovar ( conjugate renovar) verbo transitivo
‹edificio/barrio› to renovate
renovarse verbo pronominal
renovar verbo transitivo
1 (un permiso, carné) to renew
2 (un edificio, etc) to renovate
(sistemas, maquinaria, etc) to update: tengo que renovar mi vestuario, my wardrobe needs updating
(modernizar) to transform, reform
3 (las hostilidades, un esfuerzo, etc) to renew
con renovadas fuerzas, with renewed energy
' renovar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mobiliario
English:
do up
- extend
- redevelop
- renew
- renovate
- revamp
- tart up
- visa
- refurbish
- rewire
* * *♦ vt1. [cambiar] [mobiliario, local] to renovate;[personal, plantilla] to make changes to, to shake out;renovar el vestuario to buy new clothes, to update one's wardrobe;la empresa ha renovado su imagen the company has brought its image up to date2. [carné, contrato] to renew3. [ataques, esfuerzos] to renew4. [restaurar] to restore5. [revitalizar] to revitalize* * *v/t renew* * *renovar {19} vt1) : to renew, to restore2) : to renovate* * *renovar vb1. (dar vigencia) to renew2. (cambiar) to change / to replace3. (actualizar) to update -
77 revuelo
m.1 commotion.armar o causar un gran revuelo to cause a stir2 turmoil, commotion, stir, storm.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: revolar.* * *1 (revoloteo) fluttering2 figurado commotion, stir\armar un gran revuelo / provocar un gran revuelo to cause a great stir* * *SM1) [de aves] flutter, fluttering2) (=conmoción) stir, commotion; (=jaleo) row, rumpusde revuelo — incidentally, in passing
armar o levantar un gran revuelo — to cause a great stir
* * *el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas — a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired
* * *= stir, hue and cry, brouhaha, commotion, whirr of activity, flurry of activity.Ex. With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.Ex. There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex. The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.Ex. In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.----* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* armar un revuelo = create + a storm.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas — a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired
* * *= stir, hue and cry, brouhaha, commotion, whirr of activity, flurry of activity.Ex: With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.
Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.Ex: The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* armar un revuelo = create + a storm.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *1 (conmoción) stircausó revuelo/un gran revuelo it caused a stir/a huge stir2(de pájaros): el disparo produjo un revuelo de palomas a mass o cloud of pigeons flew up when the shot was fired* * *
revuelo sustantivo masculino ( conmoción) stir
revuelo sustantivo masculino
1 (situación) stir, commotion
2 (de los pájaros, etc) fluttering
' revuelo' also found in these entries:
English:
cat
- song
- stir
- storm
- hue
* * *revuelo nm1. [agitación] commotion;2. [revoloteo] fluttering3. Am [de gallo] thrust with the spur* * *m stir;causar revuelo cause a stir* * *revuelo nm1) : fluttering2) : commotion, stir -
78 rito de iniciación
(n.) = rite of passage, ritual of passage, initiation ritualEx. These books deal with stories involving ' rites of passage' for boys and girls who are coming of age in different countries.Ex. For some people class reunions act as a ritual of passage, while for others it may seems like a painful reminder of time marching on.Ex. The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant.* * *(n.) = rite of passage, ritual of passage, initiation ritualEx: These books deal with stories involving ' rites of passage' for boys and girls who are coming of age in different countries.
Ex: For some people class reunions act as a ritual of passage, while for others it may seems like a painful reminder of time marching on.Ex: The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant. -
79 ritual de iniciación
(n.) = initiation ritual, rite of passageEx. The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant.Ex. These books deal with stories involving ' rites of passage' for boys and girls who are coming of age in different countries.* * *(n.) = initiation ritual, rite of passageEx: The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant.
Ex: These books deal with stories involving ' rites of passage' for boys and girls who are coming of age in different countries. -
80 sobresalir
v.1 to jut out, to stick out.el tejado sobresale varios metros the roof juts out several metersla enagua le sobresale por debajo de la falda her petticoat is showing beneath her skirtLa cornisa sobresale mucho The cornice juts out too much.2 to stand out.sobresale por su inteligencia he is outstandingly intelligentSus logros sobresalen His achievements stand out.* * *1 to stick out, protrude2 figurado to stand out, excel* * *verb1) to project, protrude2) stand out* * *VI1) (Arquit) to project, overhang, jut out; (=salirse de la línea) to stick out2) (=destacarse) to stand out, excel* * *verbo intransitivoa) alero/viga to project, overhangb) ( ser más alto) to stand outc)sobresalir en algo — en deportes, idiomas to excel o shine at something
* * *= bulge, excel, protrude, stand out, stick out, stick up, tower above/over, stand + proud.Ex. Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.Ex. Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.Ex. Internal guiding is achieved by inserting guide cards with tabs which protrude above the catalogue entries, and external guiding by labelling the outside of each drawer.Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex. Firth sticks out awkwardly, however, and the film appears to have been packaged around him.Ex. Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.Ex. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.----* sobresalir comercialmente = gain + a competitive edge.* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* sobresalir sobre = stick out from.* sobresalir sobre los demás = stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* * *verbo intransitivoa) alero/viga to project, overhangb) ( ser más alto) to stand outc)sobresalir en algo — en deportes, idiomas to excel o shine at something
* * *= bulge, excel, protrude, stand out, stick out, stick up, tower above/over, stand + proud.Ex: Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.
Ex: Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.Ex: Internal guiding is achieved by inserting guide cards with tabs which protrude above the catalogue entries, and external guiding by labelling the outside of each drawer.Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.Ex: Firth sticks out awkwardly, however, and the film appears to have been packaged around him.Ex: Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.Ex: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.* sobresalir comercialmente = gain + a competitive edge.* sobresalir por encima de los demás = stand out from + the rest, a cut above the rest, stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* sobresalir sobre = stick out from.* sobresalir sobre los demás = stick up above + the rest, stick out above + the rest, a cut above the rest, a cut above, stand out above + the rest, stand out from + the rest, stand out in + the crowd.* * *sobresalir [ I29 ]vi1 «alero/viga» to project, overhang, stick outel borde sobresale unos tres centímetros the edge sticks out o juts out o protrudes about three centimetersla aguja de la catedral sobresalía a lo lejos the spire of the cathedral rose up o stood out in the distance2(destacarse): siempre sobresalió en los deportes he always excelled o shone o ( AmE) shined at gamessobresale entre los niños de su edad he stands out among children of the same agesobresale por su talento musical his talent for music sets him apart from the restsobresale por la belleza de su interior it is notable for its beautiful interior* * *
sobresalir ( conjugate sobresalir) verbo intransitivo
[ borde] to protrude
◊ sobresale entre los demás it/she stands out from the rest;
sobresalir en algo ‹en deportes/idiomas› to excel o shine at sth
sobresalir verbo intransitivo
1 (asomar) to protrude [de, from], stick out [de, from]
(de una superficie horizontal, suelo) to stand out: Juan sobresale entre la multitud, Juan stands out above the crowd
(de un plano vertical, fachada) to project [de, from]
2 (distinguirse, destacar) to stand out
' sobresalir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distinguirse
- emerger
- resaltar
English:
bulge
- excel
- jut
- overhang
- project
- protrude
- stick out
- over
- stand
- stick
* * *sobresalir vi1. [en tamaño] to jut out, to stick out;arreglaron la baldosa que sobresalía del pavimento they have fixed the slab which was sticking out from the Br pavement o US sidewalk;el tejado sobresale varios metros the roof juts out several metres;la enagua le sobresale por debajo de la falda her petticoat is showing beneath her skirt;su cabeza sobresalía entre la masa his head stuck out above the rest of the crowd2. [descollar] to stand out;sobresale por su inteligencia he is outstandingly intelligent* * *v/t stick out, protrude; figexcel;sobresalir entre stand out among* * *sobresalir {73} vi1) : to protrude, to jut out, to project2) : to stand out, to excel* * *sobresalir vb
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