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81 enfrascarse en lo más difícil
(v.) = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep endEx. I was quickly swimming in the deep end, surrounded by the controversy over the decision to hold the 2000 conference in Jerusalem and the implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on the Revision of the Statutes = De pronto me vi metido de lleno en lo más difícil de mi trabajo teniendo que resolver la polémica de si celebrar o no el congreso del año 2000 en Jerusalén y que poner en marcha las recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Revisión de los Estatutos.Ex. The article ' Jumping in at the deep end' explains the benefits and disadvantages of being a freelance editor.Ex. It is giving me plenty of time to learn about the many aspects of being a teacher before being plunged in at the deep end.* * *(v.) = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep end, plunge in at + the deep endEx: I was quickly swimming in the deep end, surrounded by the controversy over the decision to hold the 2000 conference in Jerusalem and the implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on the Revision of the Statutes = De pronto me vi metido de lleno en lo más difícil de mi trabajo teniendo que resolver la polémica de si celebrar o no el congreso del año 2000 en Jerusalén y que poner en marcha las recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Revisión de los Estatutos.
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82 ennoblecer
v.1 to ennoble, to dignify (person).esas acciones lo ennoblecen these actions do him credit2 to exalt, to uplift, to ennoble.* * *1 to ennoble2 figurado (dignificar) to do honour (US honor) to, be a credit to3 figurado (dar distinción) to add distinction, add refinement1 to become noble* * *VT1) (=hacer noble) to ennoble2) (=adornar) to embellish* * ** * *= uplift, ennoble.Ex. This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.Ex. If we are able to find the means and willingness to understand other parts of the world we will be ennobled by the effort.* * ** * *= uplift, ennoble.Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.
Ex: If we are able to find the means and willingness to understand other parts of the world we will be ennobled by the effort.* * *ennoblecer [E3 ]vt‹persona› to ennoble ( frml)ese gesto tan generoso lo ennoblece such a noble gesture does him creditlas cortinas de seda ennoblecen la habitación the silk curtains lend an air of distinction to the roomeste estilo sobrio ennoblece la fachada this sober style adds dignity to the façade* * *ennoblecer vt1. [persona] to ennoble, to dignify;estas acciones lo ennoblecen these actions do him credit;tratan de ennoblecer la profesión de artista de circo they seek to dignify the profession of circus performer2. [lugar]las alfombras persas ennoblecen la estancia the Persian carpets give the room a grand air* * *v/t ennoble* * *ennoblecer {53} vt1) : to ennoble2) : to embellish -
83 escollo
m.1 reef.2 hindrance, difficulty, pitfall, obstacle.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: escollar.* * *1 MARÍTIMO reef, rock2 figurado difficulty, pitfall, snag* * *SM1) (=arrecife) reef, rock2) (=obstáculo oculto) [en el camino] pitfall, stumbling block; [en actividad] hidden danger* * *masculino (Náut) reef; ( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle* * *= reef, snare, stumbling block, shoal.Ex. The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.Ex. Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.----* escollos = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows.* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.* * *masculino (Náut) reef; ( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle* * *= reef, snare, stumbling block, shoal.Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.
Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.* escollos = rocks and shoals, logjam [log-jam], straits and narrows.* esconder escollos para = hold + pitfalls for.* * *1 ( Náut) reef2 (dificultad) obstacle, hurdlese ha superado el escollo más importante the most serious obstacle has been overcome* * *
escollo sustantivo masculino (Náut) reef;
( dificultad) obstacle, hurdle
escollo sustantivo masculino
1 (roca) reef
2 (dificultad, obstáculo) pitfall, handicap: los escollos de la burocracia son algo habitual, bureaucratic red tape is commonplace
' escollo' also found in these entries:
English:
pitfall
- rock
- stumbling-block
- reef
- stumbling block
* * *escollo nm1. [en el mar] reef2. [obstáculo] stumbling block;* * *m1 MAR reef2 ( obstáculo) hurdle, obstacle* * *escollo nm1) : reef2) obstáculo: obstacle -
84 esmerarse
pron.v.to take great pains.* * *1 to do one's best (en/por, to), take great pains (en/por, over)* * *VPR1) (=aplicarse) to take great pains (en over)2) (=hacer lo mejor) to do one's best* * *verbo pronominal to go to a lot of troubleesmerarse en algo: se ha esmerado mucho en esta tarea he has put a lot of effort into this assignment; se esmera en hacerlo bien — she goes to great pains to do it properly
* * *= get on + Posesivo + running shoes, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.Ex. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.Ex. So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.Ex. This man isn't going to stop working, so those of you who can't work because of your 'disability' could do with pulling a finger out!.----* esmerarse por = take + (great) pains to.* * *verbo pronominal to go to a lot of troubleesmerarse en algo: se ha esmerado mucho en esta tarea he has put a lot of effort into this assignment; se esmera en hacerlo bien — she goes to great pains to do it properly
* * *= get on + Posesivo + running shoes, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.Ex: This man isn't going to stop working, so those of you who can't work because of your 'disability' could do with pulling a finger out!.* esmerarse por = take + (great) pains to.* * *esmerarse [A1 ]to go to a lot of troublese esmeró para tenerlo todo listo she went to a lot of trouble o to great pains to have everything readyse esmera mucho pero las cosas no le salen he goes to a lot of trouble o he makes a lot of effort but things just don't work out rightesmerarse EN algo:se ha esmerado mucho en esta tarea he has put a lot of effort into o taken a lot of trouble over o taken great care over this assignmentse esmera en pronunciarlo correctamente she goes to great pains o takes great care o makes a great effort to pronounce it correctly* * *
esmerarse ( conjugate esmerarse) verbo pronominal
to go to a lot of trouble;
esmerarse verbo reflexivo
1 (poner cuidado, atención) to take care, to do one's best
2 (esforzarse) to try very hard [en, por, to]
* * *esmerarse vpr[esforzarse] to take great pains;tendrás que esmerarte más si quieres aprobar you'll have to make much more of an effort if you want to pass;los maquilladores se esmeraron con ella the make-up artists took especial pains with her;se esmera mucho en su trabajo she's very painstaking in her work;se esmeró en hacerlo bien she took great pains to do it well;se esmeró por quedar bien delante de sus padres he made a great effort to impress her parents* * *v/r take great care (en over)* * *esmerarse vr: to take great pains, to do one's utmost* * * -
85 especialista de la información
(n.) = information specialistEx. The results are seen in information specialists lacking in sensitivity in the implementation and exploitation of computer-mediated information systems.* * *(n.) = information specialistEx: The results are seen in information specialists lacking in sensitivity in the implementation and exploitation of computer-mediated information systems.
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86 especialmente
adv.1 especially, specially.2 mainly, specially.* * *► adverbio1 (exclusivamente) specially2 (particularmente) especially* * *ADV1) (=en especial) especially, particularlyeste problema afecta especialmente a los jóvenes — this problem especially o particularly affects young people
2) (=para un fin concreto) specially* * *a) ( en especial) especially, particularlyb) ( para un fin específico) specially* * *= especially (specially), particularly, specially (especially), distinctively, unusually, in particular.Ex. This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.Ex. In the note area, contents notes can be particularly appropriate.Ex. In addition, the library has also set up a centre specially for immigrant workers.Ex. The quality of the library circulation is neither distinctively high nor low.Ex. The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.Ex. In particular, most were constructed before the ideas of facet analysis were developed.----* creado especialmente para la televisión = made-for-television.* encargar especialmente = special order.* especialmente + Adjetivo = notoriously + Adjetivo, singularly + Adjetivo.* especialmente para ti = just for you.* pedir especialmente = special order.* * *a) ( en especial) especially, particularlyb) ( para un fin específico) specially* * *= especially (specially), particularly, specially (especially), distinctively, unusually, in particular.Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
Ex: In the note area, contents notes can be particularly appropriate.Ex: In addition, the library has also set up a centre specially for immigrant workers.Ex: The quality of the library circulation is neither distinctively high nor low.Ex: The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.Ex: In particular, most were constructed before the ideas of facet analysis were developed.* creado especialmente para la televisión = made-for-television.* encargar especialmente = special order.* especialmente + Adjetivo = notoriously + Adjetivo, singularly + Adjetivo.* especialmente para ti = just for you.* pedir especialmente = special order.* * *1 (en especial) especially, particularly2 (para un fin específico) speciallyespecialmente diseñado para nosotros specially o specifically designed for us* * *
especialmente adverbio
1 (sobre todo, particularmente) especially: es un muchacho especialmente callado, he's an especially quiet boy
2 (específicamente) specially
' especialmente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comerciante
- delgada
- delgado
- hacer
- lata
- más
English:
blubber
- brogue
- ESP
- especially
- particularly
- propose
- specially
- wrestle
* * *especialmente adv1. [con fin específico] especially, specially2. [en especial] especially, particularly;me gusta la pasta, especialmente los macarrones I like pasta, especially macaroni;¿prefieres alguno especialmente? do you want one in particular?* * *adv specially* * *especialmente adv: especially, particularly* * *especialmente adv1. (sobre todo) especially2. (expresamente) specially3. (en particular) particularly -
87 estar al borde de
to be on the verge of* * *(v.) = teeter + on the edge ofEx. We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.* * *(v.) = teeter + on the edge ofEx: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
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88 estrategia comercial
(n.) = business plan, market strategyEx. Orchestrated technological implementation must be a part of every library's business plan.Ex. Following the information gathering phase the next step is to build the market strategy.* * *(n.) = business plan, market strategyEx: Orchestrated technological implementation must be a part of every library's business plan.
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89 hacer difícil
v.to make difficult, to make hard.* * *(v.) = make + it + difficult, make + difficultEx. This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.* * *(v.) = make + it + difficult, make + difficultEx: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
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90 hacer un plan
(v.) = draw up + plan, figure out + planEx. A manager will establish aims and objectives for the library service, and will draw up plans for their implementation.* * *(v.) = draw up + plan, figure out + planEx: A manager will establish aims and objectives for the library service, and will draw up plans for their implementation.
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91 hacerlo
(v.) = do so, go aheadEx. Authors of scientific articles often read a paper that fails to cite their prior work when they feel that it should have done so.Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.* * *(v.) = do so, go aheadEx: Authors of scientific articles often read a paper that fails to cite their prior work when they feel that it should have done so.
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92 identificación textual
(n.) = text signatureEx. This article considers the implementation of document retrieval systems based on text signatures (fixed-length, bit string representations of document content).* * *(n.) = text signatureEx: This article considers the implementation of document retrieval systems based on text signatures (fixed-length, bit string representations of document content).
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93 impedimento
m.1 obstacle.no hay ningún impedimento para hacerlo there's no reason why we shouldn't do it2 disablement, handicap.3 impediment, snag, difficulty, obstacle.4 delay.5 estoppel.* * *■ no hay ningún impedimento para que salga del país there is no reason why he should not leave the country2 DERECHO (a un matrimonio) impediment* * *SM1) (=dificultad) impediment, hindrancepidieron a los republicanos que no pusieran impedimentos al nombramiento — they asked the republicans not to block the appointment
nos ponen impedimentos para evitar que lo hagamos — they are putting obstacles in our way to prevent us doing it
2) (Med) disability, handicap* * *masculino obstacle, impediment* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impediment, limiting factor, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, hindrance, impairment, albatross.Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.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. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex. In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.Ex. This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex. Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex. The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex. The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.----* creación de impedimentos = fence building.* impedimento colateral por sentencia = collateral estoppel.* impedimento del habla = speech impediment.* impedimento legal = estoppel.* personas confinadas a permanecer en casa por cualquier impedimento, las = housebound, the.* sin impedimentos = unimpeded.* * *masculino obstacle, impediment* * *= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impediment, limiting factor, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, hindrance, impairment, albatross.Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.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: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.Ex: In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.* creación de impedimentos = fence building.* impedimento colateral por sentencia = collateral estoppel.* impedimento del habla = speech impediment.* impedimento legal = estoppel.* personas confinadas a permanecer en casa por cualquier impedimento, las = housebound, the.* sin impedimentos = unimpeded.* * *1 (obstáculo) obstacle, impedimentun importante impedimento para la expansión a major impediment o obstacle to expansionsaldremos mañana si no surge ningún impedimento if there are no hitches o problems, we'll leave tomorrow2 ( Der) impedimentCompuesto:physical handicaps* * *
impedimento sustantivo masculino
obstacle, impediment;
impedimento físico physical handicap
impedimento m (dificultad) hindrance, obstacle
Jur impediment
' impedimento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
traba
- remover
English:
bar
- impediment
- liability
- obstacle
- handicap
* * *impedimento nm1. [obstáculo] obstacle;no hay ningún impedimento para hacerlo there's no reason why we shouldn't do it;no nos puso ningún impedimento para la celebración de la fiesta he didn't put any obstacles in the way of our having the party, he in no way tried to stop us having the party;si no surge ningún impedimento llegaremos a las ocho all being well, we'll be there at eight o'clock2. [para el matrimonio] impediment* * *m impediment* * *impedimento nm1) : impediment, obstacle2) : disability -
94 importante
adj.1 important (destacado, significativo).2 considerable.3 significant, considerable, sizable.* * *► adjetivo2 (influyente) important* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=trascendental) [información, persona] important; [acontecimiento] significant, important; [papel, factor, parte] important, major; [cambio] significant, majoruno de los momentos más importantes de mi vida — one of the most significant o important moments in my life
un paso importante para la democracia — an important o a big o a major step for democracy
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dárselas de importante — to give o.s. airs•
lo importante es... — the main thing is...•
poco importante — unimportant2) [como intensificador] [cantidad, pérdida] considerable; [herida] serious; [retraso] considerable, serious* * *a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much
lo importante es... — the important thing is...
dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs
b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant* * *= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.Ex. Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.Ex. Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex. With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.Ex. The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Ex. This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex. The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.Ex. There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex. Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex. Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex. We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.Ex. We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.Ex. He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.----* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* es importante destacar = importantly.* evento importante = milestone.* hacer que sea importante = render + important.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* menos importante, el = least, the.* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.* poco importante = small-time.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.* suceso importante = critical incident.* suma importante = princely sum.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* * *a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much
lo importante es... — the important thing is...
dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs
b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant* * *= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Ex: This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex: The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.Ex: There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.Ex: We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.Ex: He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* es importante destacar = importantly.* evento importante = milestone.* hacer que sea importante = render + important.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* menos importante, el = least, the.* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.* poco importante = small-time.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.* suceso importante = critical incident.* suma importante = princely sum.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* * *1 ‹noticia/persona› important; ‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significanttengo algo importante que decirte I have something important to tell you¿qué dice la carta? — nada importante what does the letter say? — nothing of any importance o nothing muchlo importante es participar the important thing is to take partes importante que vayas it's important that you godárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs2 ‹pérdidas› serious, considerable; ‹cantidad› considerable, significantuna importante suma de dinero a large o considerable o significant sum of moneyla tormenta causó importantes daños the storm caused severe o considerable damageun número importante de ciudadanos a significant o considerable o large number of citizens* * *
Multiple Entries:
algo importante
importante
importante adjetivo
‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significant;
dárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs
‹ daños› severe, considerable;
‹ cantidad› considerable, significant
importante adjetivo important, significant: un importante geólogo dará la conferencia, a noted geologist will give the lecture
una cantidad importante, a considerable amount
' importante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bonita
- bonito
- categoría
- ciudad
- comodidad
- consignar
- cosa
- cualquiera
- despreciable
- eje
- eslabón
- floricultura
- gorda
- gordo
- historia
- histórica
- histórico
- inmediatez
- menos
- nada
- núcleo
- opinar
- personaje
- pintar
- poderosa
- poderoso
- reseñar
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- salario
- señalada
- señalado
- señor
- suma
- sustancial
- sustantiva
- sustantivo
- tomo
- viso
- indiferente
- notable
- papel
- parecer
- personalidad
- pez
- que
- trascendental
- trascendente
- un
- visita
English:
amount to
- appreciable
- armory
- armoury
- assassin
- assassination
- big
- consideration
- depreciate
- edit
- flagship
- grain
- grand
- great
- head-hunt
- high
- if
- important
- increasingly
- large
- last
- leading
- least
- major
- mean
- morality
- prominent
- significant
- sponsor
- thing
- VIP
- weighty
- assassinate
- come
- considerable
- feature
- feel
- first
- foremost
- name
- priority
- strongly
- substantial
* * *importante adj1. [destacado, significativo] important;el descontento está adquiriendo proporciones importantes dissatisfaction is becoming widespread;ocupa un cargo importante en el ministerio he has an important job at the ministry;ella es muy importante para mí she's very important to me;lo importante es hacerlo despacio the important thing is to do it slowly;no te preocupes, lo importante es que tengas buena salud don't worry, the most important thing is for you to be healthy;dárselas de importante, hacerse el/la importante to give oneself airs, to act all important2. [cantidad] considerable;[lesión] serious;una cantidad importante de dinero a significant o considerable sum of money;el tren llegó con un retraso importante the train was very late* * *adj important* * *importante adj: important♦ importantemente adv* * *importante adj1. (en general) important2. (considerable) considerable -
95 impulsor
adj.motor, driving, impelling.m.1 propeller, booster, motor, driver.2 promoter.* * *► adjetivo1 driving► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 promoter, driving force* * *impulsor, -a1.ADJ drive antes de s, driving2.SM / F (=persona) promoter, instigator3.SM (Mec) drive; (Aer) booster* * *I- sora adjetivo driving (before n)II- sora masculino, femenino driving force* * *= prime mover, driving force, driver.Ex. The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.Ex. On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex. The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.----* defensor e impulsor = booster.* el impulsor de = the power behind.* fuerza impulsora = driving force, thrust force.* impulsor del cambio = driver of change.* * *I- sora adjetivo driving (before n)II- sora masculino, femenino driving force* * *= prime mover, driving force, driver.Ex: The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.
Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.* defensor e impulsor = booster.* el impulsor de = the power behind.* fuerza impulsora = driving force, thrust force.* impulsor del cambio = driver of change.* * *driving ( before n)masculine, femininedriving forcefue el gran impulsor de esa política he was the driving force behind that policy* * *impulsor, -ora♦ adjdriving;fuerza impulsora driving force♦ nm,fdynamic force;él fue el impulsor del proyecto he was the driving force behind the project* * *I adj driving atrII m, impulsora f driving force -
96 informar sobre lo ocurrido
(v.) = debriefEx. This article describes how the library developed a strategic disaster plan, staff training and implementation, and the role of debriefing following incidents.* * *(v.) = debriefEx: This article describes how the library developed a strategic disaster plan, staff training and implementation, and the role of debriefing following incidents.
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97 intervenir
v.1 to tap.El tipo interviene el proyecto The guy tap the project.2 to seize (incautarse de).3 to audit (finance) (cuentas).La contraloría interviene a la empresa The comptroller audits the company.4 to take part.intervino en varias películas cómicas (en discusión, debate) she appeared in several comedy filmsen la evolución de la economía intervienen muchos factores several different factors play a part in the state of the economydespués del presidente intervino el Sr. Ramírez Mr Ramirez spoke after the president5 to intervene (interferir, imponer el orden).El juez interviene a veces The judge intervenes sometimes.6 to operate on, to perform surgery on, to make an intervention on.Te interviene el Dr. Pérez Dr. Perez makes an operation on you.7 to take over, to take control of, to take over the operation of.El socio interviene la empresa The associate takes over the operation of..8 to confiscate, to seize.La corte interviene sus bienes The court seized his belongings.* * *1 (tomar parte) to take part (en, in); (mediar) to intervene2 (interrumpir) to intervene3 (hablar) to speak (en, at)1 MEDICINA to operate on2 (alijo, mercancía) to seize3 (teléfono) to tap4 (cuentas) to audit* * *verb1) to intervene2) take part3) operate* * *1. VI1) (=tomar parte) to take partla reyerta en la que intervino el acusado — the brawl in which the defendant took part o was involved
2) (=injerirse) to intervenela policía intervino para separar a las dos pandillas — the police intervened to separate the two gangs
3) (=mediar)el presidente intervino para que se pudiera llegar a un acuerdo — the president mediated o interceded so that an agreement could be reached
las circunstancias que intervinieron en mi dimisión — the circumstances that influenced my resignation
2. VT1) (=controlar) to take over, take control ofla junta militar intervino todas las cadenas estatales — the junta took over o took control of all the state-run channels
el gobierno intervino a los ferroviarios — the government took over o took control of the railworkers' union
2) (Com) [+ cuenta] to audit; [+ banco, empresa] to take into administration; [+ cuenta, bienes] to freeze3) (Med) to operate on4) [+ droga, armas, patrimonio, bienes] to confiscate, seize5) [+ teléfono] to tap* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) (en debate, operación) to take part; ( en espectáculo) to appear, performb) ( mediar) to intervene, intercede (frml)c) ( tomar parte) to intervene2.intervenir vt1)a) < teléfono> to tapb) ( tomar control de) < empresa> to place... in administrationc) ( inspeccionar) < cuentas> to audit, inspectd) <armas/droga> to seize, confiscatee) (AmL) <universidad/emisora> to take over the running of, take control of2) ( operar) to operate on* * *= go into, have + a hand in, step in, intervene, jump in, obtrude (into), cut in, mediate, intersect, come into + play, call into + play, wiretap [wire-tap], weigh in, chime in.Ex. As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.Ex. For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.Ex. Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.Ex. And again, this is a point at which the teacher may need to intervene to provide examples.Ex. The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.Ex. The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.Ex. 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably.Ex. School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex. There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.Ex. Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex. If Division VIII is best positioned to weigh in on terminology, Division VIII should do so and the rest of us should follow that lead.Ex. A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.----* intervenir con = chime in with.* intervenir en un conflicto = enter + conflict.* que intervienen = at play.* si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus, all (other) things being equal.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) (en debate, operación) to take part; ( en espectáculo) to appear, performb) ( mediar) to intervene, intercede (frml)c) ( tomar parte) to intervene2.intervenir vt1)a) < teléfono> to tapb) ( tomar control de) < empresa> to place... in administrationc) ( inspeccionar) < cuentas> to audit, inspectd) <armas/droga> to seize, confiscatee) (AmL) <universidad/emisora> to take over the running of, take control of2) ( operar) to operate on* * *= go into, have + a hand in, step in, intervene, jump in, obtrude (into), cut in, mediate, intersect, come into + play, call into + play, wiretap [wire-tap], weigh in, chime in.Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.Ex: And again, this is a point at which the teacher may need to intervene to provide examples.Ex: The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.Ex: The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.Ex: 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably.Ex: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex: If Division VIII is best positioned to weigh in on terminology, Division VIII should do so and the rest of us should follow that lead.Ex: A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.* intervenir con = chime in with.* intervenir en un conflicto = enter + conflict.* que intervienen = at play.* si no intervienen otros factores = ceteris paribus, all (other) things being equal.* * *intervenir [ I31 ]vi1 (en un debate) to take part; (en un espectáculo) to appear, perform; (en una operación) to take partintervino ante el director a nuestro favor she intervened o interceded on our behalf with the directoren mi decisión han intervenido muchos factores many factors have had a bearing on my decision3 (involucrarse, inmiscuirse) to intervene, get involvedno pensamos intervenir en los problemas internos de otros países we do not intend intervening o getting involved in the internal affairs of other countrieslos profesores tuvieron que intervenir en la pelea the teachers had to intervene to stop the fightno quiso intervenir en la pelea he didn't want to get involved in the fight■ intervenirvtA1 ‹teléfono› to tap2 (tomar control de) ‹empresa› to place … in administration3 (inspeccionar) ‹cuentas› to audit, inspect4 ‹armas/droga› to seize, confiscate5 ( AmL) ‹universidad/emisora› to take over the running of, take control ofB (operar) to operate onfue intervenido en una clínica privada he had his operation o he was operated on o he underwent surgery in a private clinic* * *
intervenir ( conjugate intervenir) verbo intransitivo
( en espectáculo) to appear, perform
intervenir en una pelea to intervene o step in to stop a fight;
( involucrarse) to get involved in a fight
verbo transitivo
1
2 ( operar) to operate on;
intervenir
I vi (mediar) to intervene [en, in]
(participar) to take part [en, in]: me gustaría intervenir en el debate, I'd like to take part in the debate
II verbo transitivo
1 (un alijo de droga, etc) to confiscate, to seize: la policía ha intervenido la droga en la frontera, the police seized the drugs at the border
2 (bloquear una cuenta bancaria) to block o freeze: el juez ha intervenido su cuenta, the judge froze his bank account
(auditar) to audit
3 (un teléfono) to tap: me parece que la línea está intervenida, I think they put a tap on our phone
4 Med (a un paciente) to operate on: le van a intervenir mañana a las nueve, they're performing her surgery tomorrow at nine o'clock
' intervenir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mediar
- terciar
English:
intervene
- join in
- step in
- interest
- move
- operate
- step
- tap
* * *♦ vt3. [teléfono, línea] to tap;[correspondencia] to open4. [incautarse de] to seize5. Am [institución privada] to put into administration♦ vi1. [participar] to take part (en in); [en pelea, discusión] to get involved (en in);intervino en varias películas cómicas she appeared in several comedy films;en la evolución de la economía intervienen muchos factores several different factors play a part in the state of the economy;después del presidente intervino el Sr. Ramírez Mr Ramirez spoke after the president;yo quisiera intervenir para decir que no estamos de acuerdo con la propuesta I would just like to say something: we do not agree with the proposal;¿alguien más quisiera intervenir sobre esta cuestión? would anyone else like so say something on this issue?2. [interferir, imponer el orden] to intervene (en in);la policía tuvo que intervenir para separar a las dos aficiones the police had to intervene to separate the two groups of fans3. [mediar] to intervene, to intercede;su padre intervino ante su madre para que lo dejara salir his father spoke to his mother to persuade her to let him go out;la ONU intervino para lograr un acuerdo the UN intervened o interceded in order to get an agreement* * *II v/t1 TELEC tap2 contrabando seize3 MED operate on* * *intervenir {87} vi1) : to take part2) interceder: to intervene, to intercedeintervenir vt1) : to control, to supervise2) : to audit3) : to operate on4) : to tap (a telephone)* * *intervenir vb1. (interponerse) to intervene3. (operar) to operate on -
98 lepra
f.leprosy.* * *1 leprosy* * *SF leprosylepra de montaña — LAm mountain leprosy, leishmaniasis frm
* * *femenino leprosy* * *= leprosy.Ex. Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.----* enfermo de lepra = leper.* * *femenino leprosy* * *= leprosy.Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.
* enfermo de lepra = leper.* * *leprosy* * *
lepra sustantivo femenino
leprosy
lepra f Med leprosy
' lepra' also found in these entries:
English:
leprosy
* * *lepra nfleprosy* * *f MED leprosy* * *lepra nf: leprosy -
99 mediante el ordenador
Ex. The results are seen in information specialists lacking in sensitivity in the implementation and exploitation of computer-mediated information systems.* * *Ex: The results are seen in information specialists lacking in sensitivity in the implementation and exploitation of computer-mediated information systems.
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100 meterse de lleno en lo más difícil
(v.) = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep endEx. I was quickly swimming in the deep end, surrounded by the controversy over the decision to hold the 2000 conference in Jerusalem and the implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on the Revision of the Statutes = De pronto me vi metido de lleno en lo más difícil de mi trabajo teniendo que resolver la polémica de si celebrar o no el congreso del año 2000 en Jerusalén y que poner en marcha las recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Revisión de los Estatutos.Ex. The article ' Jumping in at the deep end' explains the benefits and disadvantages of being a freelance editor.* * *(v.) = swim in + the deep end, jump in at + the deep endEx: I was quickly swimming in the deep end, surrounded by the controversy over the decision to hold the 2000 conference in Jerusalem and the implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on the Revision of the Statutes = De pronto me vi metido de lleno en lo más difícil de mi trabajo teniendo que resolver la polémica de si celebrar o no el congreso del año 2000 en Jerusalén y que poner en marcha las recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Revisión de los Estatutos.
Ex: The article ' Jumping in at the deep end' explains the benefits and disadvantages of being a freelance editor.Spanish-English dictionary > meterse de lleno en lo más difícil
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