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in a number of different ways

  • 1 diferente

    adj.
    different.
    una casa diferente de o a la mía a house different from mine
    yo soy muy diferente de o a él I'm very different from him
    por diferentes razones for a variety of reasons, for various reasons
    adv.
    differently.
    se comportan muy diferente el uno del otro they behave very differently (from one another)
    * * *
    1 different
    ■ es diferente de/a todos it's different to/from them all
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=distinto) different

    ser diferente de o a algn/algo — to be different to o from sb/sth

    mi enfoque es diferente del o al tuyo — my approach is different to o from yours

    eso me da igual, diferente sería que no me invitaran a la fiesta — I don't mind about that, it would be different if they didn't invite me to the party

    2)

    diferentes — (=varios) various, several

    por aquí han pasado diferentes personalidades — various o several celebrities have been here

    * * *
    a) ( distinto) different

    ser diferente a or de alguien/algo — to be different from somebody/something

    mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya — my family is different from o to yours

    b) (en pl, delante del n) <motivos/soluciones/maneras> various
    * * *
    = alternative, dissimilar, different, differing, distinct, diverse, variant, varying, unlike, unconnected, discrepant, contrasting, differential, various, disparate, non-identical.
    Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
    Ex. It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.
    Ex. A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
    Ex. Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.
    Ex. There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. Homographs are words which have the same spelling as each other but very diverse meanings.
    Ex. If the variant heading given in the reference heading area is identified as a variant to more than one uniform heading, area 3 may contain multiple uniform headings.
    Ex. A uniform title is the title by which a work that has appeared under varying titles is to be identified for cataloguing purposes.
    Ex. The relationship of these two types of technology to librarianship is not unlike that of radio to astronomy.
    Ex. To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
    Ex. Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
    Ex. The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.
    Ex. This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.
    Ex. The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
    Ex. It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
    Ex. Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
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    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * algo diferente de = something other than.
    * algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.
    * anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.
    * como diferente a = as distinct from.
    * con diferentes variaciones = in variation.
    * conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale], grey scale [gray scale].
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * diferente de = different to, other than.
    * diferentes ocasiones = at different times.
    * en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.
    * en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.
    * entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * muy diferente de = far different... from, in marked contrast to/with.
    * opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].
    * seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.
    * seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind.
    * ser muy diferente de = be quite apart from.
    * ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.
    * tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo = hold + different perspective on.
    * ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.
    * * *
    a) ( distinto) different

    ser diferente a or de alguien/algo — to be different from somebody/something

    mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya — my family is different from o to yours

    b) (en pl, delante del n) <motivos/soluciones/maneras> various
    * * *
    = alternative, dissimilar, different, differing, distinct, diverse, variant, varying, unlike, unconnected, discrepant, contrasting, differential, various, disparate, non-identical.

    Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

    Ex: It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.
    Ex: A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
    Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.
    Ex: There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: Homographs are words which have the same spelling as each other but very diverse meanings.
    Ex: If the variant heading given in the reference heading area is identified as a variant to more than one uniform heading, area 3 may contain multiple uniform headings.
    Ex: A uniform title is the title by which a work that has appeared under varying titles is to be identified for cataloguing purposes.
    Ex: The relationship of these two types of technology to librarianship is not unlike that of radio to astronomy.
    Ex: To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
    Ex: Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
    Ex: The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.
    Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.
    Ex: The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
    Ex: It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
    Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * algo diferente de = something other than.
    * algo muy diferente de = a far cry from.
    * anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.
    * como diferente a = as distinct from.
    * con diferentes variaciones = in variation.
    * conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * de diferentes tonalidades de gris = grey scale [gray scale], grey scale [gray scale].
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * diferente de = different to, other than.
    * diferentes ocasiones = at different times.
    * en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.
    * en diferentes momentos = at various times, at different times.
    * en diferentes ocasiones = at different times, at various times.
    * entre diferentes edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * en un lugar diferente de = somewhere other than.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.
    * muy diferente de = far different... from, in marked contrast to/with.
    * opiniones diferentes = contrasting opinions.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * que combina diferentes tipos de re = multi-source [multi source].
    * seguir líneas diferentes = be on different lines.
    * seguir un rumbo diferente = take + a different turn.
    * ser completamente diferente = be in a different league.
    * ser de un tipo diferente = be different in kind.
    * ser muy diferente de = be quite apart from.
    * ser un caso completamente diferente = be in a league of its own.
    * tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo = hold + different perspective on.
    * ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

    * * *
    1 (distinto) different ser diferente A or DE algn/algo:
    mi familia es diferente a or de la tuya my family is different from o to yours
    su versión es diferente a or de la tuya her version is different from o to o ( AmE) than yours
    es un lugar diferente de todos los que he visitado hasta ahora it is unlike any other place I have visited so far
    2 (en pl, delante del n) ‹motivos/soluciones/maneras› various
    diferentes personas manifestaron esa misma opinión various (different) people expressed the same opinion
    existen diferentes enfoques del problema there are a variety o a number of (different) ways of looking at the problem, there are various (different) ways of looking at the problem
    nos hemos encontrado en diferentes ocasiones we've met several times o on several o on various occasions
    por diferentes razones for a variety o a number of reasons, for various reasons
    * * *

     

    diferente adjetivo

    ser diferente a or de algn/algo to be different from sb/sth
    b) (en pl, delante del n) ‹motivos/soluciones/maneras› various;


    diferente
    I adjetivo different [de, from]
    II adverbio differently: ¿no crees que deberíamos atacar el problema de una forma diferente?, don't you think that we should approach the problem differently?
    ' diferente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    discrepar
    - otra
    - otro
    - separada
    - separado
    - desigual
    - dispar
    - distinto
    - diverso
    English:
    differ
    - different
    - distinct
    - off-beat
    - unalike
    - unlike
    - alternative
    - dissimilar
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [distinto] different (de o a from o to);
    una casa diferente de o [m5] a la mía a house different from mine;
    yo soy muy diferente de o [m5] a él I'm very different from him;
    fue una experiencia diferente it was something different
    2.
    diferentes [varios] various;
    se oyeron diferentes opiniones al respecto various opinions were voiced on the subject;
    por diferentes razones for a variety of reasons, for various reasons;
    ocurre en diferentes lugares del planeta it happens in various different places around the world
    ♦ adv
    differently;
    se comportan muy diferente el uno del otro they behave very differently (from one another)
    * * *
    adj different
    * * *
    distinto: different
    * * *
    diferente adj different

    Spanish-English dictionary > diferente

  • 2 различными путями

    •

    Water moves from the world ocean to the lands and back, following various paths.

    II

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > различными путями

  • 3 различными путями

    1) General subject: in various ways

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > различными путями

  • 4 различными способами

    1) General subject: through a variety of means
    3) Makarov: in variety of ways

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > различными способами

  • 5 Paul, Lewis

    SUBJECT AREA: Textiles
    [br]
    d. April 1759 Brook Green, London, England
    [br]
    English inventor of hand carding machines and partner with Wyatt in early spinning machines.
    [br]
    Lewis Paul, apparently of French Huguenot extraction, was quite young when his father died. His father was Physician to Lord Shaftsbury, who acted as Lewis Paul's guardian. In 1728 Paul made a runaway match with a widow and apparently came into her property when she died a year later. He must have subsequently remarried. In 1732 he invented a pinking machine for making the edges of shrouds out of which he derived some profit.
    Why Paul went to Birmingham is unknown, but he helped finance some of Wyatt's earlier inventions. Judging by the later patents taken out by Paul, it is probable that he was the one interested in spinning, turning to Wyatt for help in the construction of his spinning machine because he had no mechanical skills. The two men may have been involved in this as early as 1733, although it is more likely that they began this work in 1735. Wyatt went to London to construct a model and in 1736 helped to apply for a patent, which was granted in 1738 in the name of Paul. The patent shows that Paul and Wyatt had a number of different ways of spinning in mind, but contains no drawings of the machines. In one part there is a description of sets of rollers to draw the cotton out more finely that could have been similar to those later used by Richard Arkwright. However, it would seem that Paul and Wyatt followed the other main method described, which might be called spindle drafting, where the fibres are drawn out between the nip of a pair of rollers and the tip of the spindle; this method is unsatisfactory for continuous spinning and results in an uneven yarn.
    The spinning venture was supported by Thomas Warren, a well-known Birmingham printer, Edward Cave of Gentleman's Magazine, Dr Robert James of fever-powder celebrity, Mrs Desmoulins, and others. Dr Samuel Johnson also took much interest. In 1741 a mill powered by two asses was equipped at the Upper Priory, Birmingham, with, machinery for spinning cotton being constructed by Wyatt. Licences for using the invention were sold to other people including Edward Cave, who established a mill at Northampton, so the enterprise seemed to have great promise. A spinning machine must be supplied with fibres suitably prepared, so carding machines had to be developed. Work was in hand on one in 1740 and in 1748 Paul took out another patent for two types of carding device, possibly prompted by the patent taken out by Daniel Bourn. Both of Paul's devices were worked by hand and the carded fibres were laid onto a strip of paper. The paper and fibres were then rolled up and placed in the spinning machine. In 1757 John Dyer wrote a poem entitled The Fleece, which describes a circular spinning machine of the type depicted in a patent taken out by Paul in 1758. Drawings in this patent show that this method of spinning was different from Arkwright's. Paul endeavoured to have the machine introduced into the Foundling Hospital, but his death in early 1759 stopped all further development. He was buried at Paddington on 30 April that year.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1738, British patent no. 562 (spinning machine). 1748, British patent no. 636 (carding machine).
    1758, British patent no. 724 (circular spinning machine).
    Further Reading
    G.J.French, 1859, The Life and Times of Samuel Crompton, London, App. This should be read in conjunction with R.L.Hills, 1970, Power in the Industrial Revolution, Manchester, which shows that the roller drafting system on Paul's later spinning machine worked on the wrong principles.
    A.P.Wadsworth and J.de L.Mann, 1931, The Cotton Trade and Industrial Lancashire, 1600–1780, Manchester (provides good coverage of the partnership of Paul and Wyatt and the early mills).
    E.Baines, 1835, History of the Cotton Manufacture in Great Britain, London (this publication must be mentioned, but is now out of date).
    A.Seymour-Jones, 1921, "The invention of roller drawing in cotton spinning", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 1 (a more modern account).
    RLH

    Biographical history of technology > Paul, Lewis

  • 6 intendere

    ( comprendere) understand
    ( udire) hear
    ( voler dire) mean
    ( pretendere) want
    s'intende! naturally!, of course!
    * * *
    intendere v.tr.
    1 (capire) to understand*: mi fece intendere che non voleva venire, he made it clear to me that he did not want to come; la frase non è chiara, ecco come l'intendo io, the sentence isn't clear, this is how I understand it; il brano può essere inteso in modi diversi, this piece can be interpreted in a number of different ways; intendere a rovescio, to misunderstand; mi diede a intendere che l'aveva fatto, he gave me to believe that he had done it; ha cercato di darmela a intendere ma non gli ho creduto, he tried to fool me but I didn't believe him // s'intende che verrà anche la tua famiglia, it goes without saying that your family will be coming too // intendere ragione, to listen to reason: Non intende ragioni! Vuole partire e basta!, He won't listen to reason! He wants to leave and that's that!
    2 (significare) to mean*, to intend; (interpretare) to understand*, to interpret: che cosa intendi con questo?, what do you mean by this?
    3 (avere intenzione di) to intend, to propose, to mean*, to be going to: che cosa intendi fare?, what do you intend (o propose) to do? (o doing?) (o what are you going to do? o what do you mean to do?); intendo provare ancora, I intend to try (o trying) again; non intendevo offenderti, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings; non intendo essere preso in giro, I don't want to be laughed at
    4 (udire) to hear*: dillo ancora, per piacere, non ti ho inteso, say it again, please, I didn't hear you; ho inteso dire che è partito per l'America, I have heard that he has left for America.
    ◘ intendersi v.intr.pron. (aver cognizione di) to be a (good) judge, to be an expert (in sthg.), to know* (about sthg.): non m'intendo di pittura, I am no judge of painting; non mi intendo di queste cose, I know nothing about these things
    ◆ v.rifl.rec.
    1 (mettersi d'accordo, capirsi) to come* to an agreement, to come* to terms, to agree: non ci siamo intesi sul prezzo, we didn't agree on the price; spero che essi s'intendano, I hope they will come to an agreement; purtroppo ci siamo intesi male e non ci siamo trovati, unfortunately we misunderstood each other and we didn't meet // ci siamo intesi?, is it clear?; intendiamoci bene!, let this be quite clear!
    2 (andare d'accordo) to get* on (well) with (s.o.): quei due ragazzi non s'intendono, non fanno che litigare, those two boys do not get on, they do nothing but quarrel // intendersela con qlcu., to have an understanding with s.o.; (avere una relazione amorosa) to have an affair with s.o.
    * * *
    1. [in'tɛndere]
    vb irreg vt
    1)

    (avere intenzione) intendere fare qc — to intend o mean to do sth, have the intention of doing sth

    non intendo farlo — I have no intention of doing it, I don't intend to do it

    2) (significare) to mean

    dipende da cosa intendi per "giustizia" — it depends what you mean by "justice"

    3) (capire) to understand

    mi ha dato a intendere che... — he led me to believe that...

    ha lasciato intendere che... — he gave (me o us) to understand that...

    s'intende! — naturally!, of course!

    s'intende che verrai anche tu! — you'll be coming too, of course!

    4) (udire) to hear

    ho inteso dire che... — I've heard (it said) that...

    (uso reciproco: capirsi) to understand each other, get on (well)

    intendersi con qn su qc — (accordarsi) to come to an agreement with sb about sth

    ci siamo intesi? — is that clear?, is that understood?

    intendersi di qc — to know a lot about sth, (cibi, vini) to be a connoisseur of sth

    * * *
    [in'tɛndere] 1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (capire) to understand*

    fare o lasciare intendere che to imply o suggest that; dare a intendere a qcn. che to give sb. to believe o understand (that); non diede a intendere che sapeva he gave no hint of knowing; intendere qcs. male to misunderstand sth.; non vuole intendere ragione he won't listen to reason; s'intende of course, naturally; essere capace di intendere e di volere dir. to be compos mentis o of sound mind; (concepire) intendere la politica come un mestiere — to see politics as a job

    3) (sentire) to hear* [ rumore]
    2.
    verbo pronominale intendersi

    intendiamoci... — mind you..., let's get this straight...

    tanto per intenderci... — just to make things clear...

    -rsi con qcn. — to get on o along with sb.

    - rsi a meraviglia — to get on o along famously, to get on like a house on fire

    - rsi di — to know about [musica, cinema]

    se la intendono — they are having an affair; (complottare)

    intendersela con qcn. — to be in league with sb

    ••

    chi ha orecchie per intendere, intenda — a word to the wise

    * * *
    intendere
    /in'tεndere/ [10]
     1 (capire) to understand*; fare o lasciare intendere che to imply o suggest that; dare a intendere a qcn. che to give sb. to believe o understand (that); non diede a intendere che sapeva he gave no hint of knowing; intendere qcs. male to misunderstand sth.; non vuole intendere ragione he won't listen to reason; s'intende of course, naturally; essere capace di intendere e di volere dir. to be compos mentis o of sound mind; (concepire) intendere la politica come un mestiere to see politics as a job
     2 (avere intenzione di) to intend; non intendo rimanere I have no intention of staying; cosa intendi dire (con questo)? what do you mean (by that)? non intende farti male he doesn't mean you any harm; intendevo farlo comunque I was planning to do that anyway
     3 (sentire) to hear* [ rumore]
    II intendersi verbo pronominale
     1 (capirsi) intendiamoci... mind you..., let's get this straight...; tanto per intenderci... just to make things clear...; ci siamo intesi al volo we understood each other immediately
     2 (andare d'accordo) -rsi con qcn. to get on o along with sb.; - rsi a meraviglia to get on o along famously, to get on like a house on fire
     3 (comunicare) - rsi a gesti to communicate by gestures
     4 (essere esperto) - rsi di to know about [musica, cinema]
     5 (accordarsi) non ci siamo intesi sul prezzo we didn't agree on the price
     6 intendersela (avere una relazione) se la intendono they are having an affair; (complottare) intendersela con qcn. to be in league with sb.
    chi ha orecchie per intendere, intenda a word to the wise.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > intendere

  • 7 идти по нескольким путям

    Идти по нескольким путям-- Caustic contamination of steam can occur in a number of different ways.

    Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > идти по нескольким путям

  • 8 forma

    f.
    1 shape, form (figura).
    en forma de in the shape of
    en forma de L L-shaped
    tener forma ovalada o de óvalo to be oval in shape
    formas figure, curves (silueta)
    2 way, manner (manera).
    se puede hacer de varias formas it can be done in several different ways
    ¡qué forma de llover! it's absolutely pouring down!
    de cualquier forma, de todas formas anyway, in any case
    de esta forma in this way
    forma de pago method of payment
    forma de ser: es su forma de ser that's just the way he is
    3 form.
    la fotografía es una forma de arte photography is an art form
    formas de vida life forms
    4 form (no fondo).
    forma y fondo form and content
    5 host (religion).
    6 form (formulario). (Mexican Spanish)
    7 kind, form.
    8 aspect, semblance, appearance.
    9 cast.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: formar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: formar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) form, shape
    2 (manera) way
    3 DEPORTE form
    1 (modales) manners, social conventions
    \
    de esta forma in this way
    de forma que so that
    de todas formas anyway, in any case
    estar en baja forma to be off form
    estar en forma to be in shape, be fit
    ponerse en forma to get fit
    buenas formas good manners
    forma de pago method of payment
    forma física physical fitness
    la Sagrada Forma the Host
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) form, shape
    2) manner, way
    •
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=figura) shape

    • nubes de humo con forma de hongo — mushroom-shaped clouds of smoke

    • dar forma a — [+ objeto, joya] to shape; [+ idea, teoría] to give shape to

    • en forma de U — U-shaped

    • tomar forma — to take shape

    2) (=modo) way

    • de forma directa/inmediata/natural — directly/immediately/naturally

    el plan entrará en vigor de forma inmediata — the plan will take immediate effect, the plan will take effect immediately

    • de esta forma — [gen] in this way; (=por consecuencia) thus

    queremos controlar los costes y, de esta forma, evitar reducir la plantilla — we want to bring down costs and thus avoid having to downsize

    • de todas formas — anyway, in any case

    pero de todas formas te agradezco que me lo hayas dicho — but thank you for letting me know anyway, but in any case thank you for letting me know

    forma de pago — method of payment, form of payment

    forma de ser, es mi forma de ser — that's how I am, that's the way I am

    3)

    • de forma que — (=en un modo que) in such a way as, so as; (=por eso) so that

    el número de socios fue creciendo cada año, de forma que en 1989 eran ya varios miles — the number of members grew every year, so that o such that by 1989 there were several thousand

    • de tal forma que — (=en un modo que) in such a way that; (=tanto que) so much that; (=por eso) so that

    su padre era italiano y su madre polaca, de tal forma que él siempre se ha sentido europeo — his father was Italian and his mother Polish, so (that) he has always felt himself to be European

    4) (tb: forma física) fitness, form

    el jugador ha recuperado su forma física — the player is fit again, the player has regained fitness o form

    • estar en (buena) forma — [para hacer deporte] to be fit, be in good shape; [para realizar otra actividad] to be in (good) form

    estar en baja forma — (lit) to be not fully fit; (fig) to be in bad shape

    5) (=aspecto externo) form

    es pura forma — it's just for the sake of form, it's a mere formality

    • defecto de forma — (Jur) technicality

    6) pl formas [femeninas] figure sing
    7) pl formas [sociales] appearances

    • guardar o mantener las formas — to keep up appearances

    8) (Rel)

    • la Sagrada Forma — the Host

    9) (=molde) (Téc) mould, mold (EEUU); [de zapatero] last; [de sombrero] hatter's block; (Tip) forme, form (EEUU)
    10) (Ling) [del verbo] form
    11) (Tip) (=formato) format
    12) LAm
    *

    • en forma, una fiesta en forma — a proper party, a blowout *

    13) Méx form
    see MANERA, FORMA, MODO
    * * *
    1)
    a) (contorno, apariencia) shape

    dar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something

    b) (tipo, modalidad) form
    2) (Lit) (de una novela, obra) form; (Fil) form
    3) (Ling) form
    4) (Dep, Med)

    estar/mantenerse en forma — to be/keep fit

    en forma — (AmL fam)

    nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time

    5) (manera, modo) way

    de forma que — (frml) in such a way that

    de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case

    6) formas femenino plural
    a) ( de mujer) figure
    b) ( apariencias) appearances (pl)
    7) (Méx) ( formulario) form
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], form, guise, means, mode, shape, way, mould [mold, -USA], shaping, complexion, manner, fashion.
    Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
    Ex. It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.
    Ex. In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex. Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex. If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex. The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
    Ex. The process of shaping the scientific and technical propaganda into a legitimate specialisation is described.
    Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.
    Ex. City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    ----
    * acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * actuar de forma negligente = be remiss.
    * adoptar forma = take + shape.
    * adoptar la forma de = take + form, take + the form of, come in + the form of.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * asumir una forma = assume + form.
    * botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.
    * buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.
    * buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.
    * buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.
    * buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.
    * caer en forma de cascada = cascade.
    * cambiar de forma = shape-shift.
    * cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de álbum = guard (book) catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado = computer print-out catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.
    * como forma de vida = as a way of life.
    * como una forma de = as a means of.
    * concepto de forma = form concept.
    * con forma de castillo = castellated.
    * con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].
    * con forma de pelo = hair-like.
    * con forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.
    * con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.
    * con forma de U = U-shaped.
    * con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.
    * dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.
    * dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.
    * dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].
    * de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.
    * de alguna otra forma = in any other way.
    * de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.
    * de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.
    * de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.
    * de forma = in form.
    * de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.
    * de forma adecuada = adequately, appropriately.
    * de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.
    * de forma alternativa = alternatively.
    * de forma anónima = anonymously.
    * de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma apreciable = markedly.
    * de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.
    * de forma audible = audibly.
    * de forma autónoma = autonomously.
    * de forma caprichosa = capriciously.
    * de forma clara = clearly.
    * de forma colegiada = collegially.
    * de forma combinada = in combination.
    * de forma competitiva = competitively.
    * de forma complementaria = complimentarily.
    * de forma completa = in full.
    * de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.
    * de forma considerable = considerably.
    * de forma continuada = continuously.
    * de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.
    * de forma deductiva = deductively.
    * de forma desastrosa = disastrously.
    * de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de forma digital = digitally.
    * de forma divertida = funnily.
    * de forma económica = cost-effectively.
    * de forma errática = erratically.
    * de forma escandalosa = outrageously.
    * de forma especulativa = speculatively.
    * de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.
    * de forma exquisita = exquisitely.
    * de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma federal = federally.
    * de forma general = widely, bulk.
    * de forma global = holistically.
    * de forma graciosa = funnily.
    * de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma grotesca = grotesquely.
    * de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de forma heurística = heuristically.
    * de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.
    * de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.
    * de forma indirecta = circuitous route.
    * de forma inesperada = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de forma innata = innately.
    * de forma irregular = erratically.
    * de forma lamentable = miserably.
    * de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.
    * de forma mágica = magically.
    * de forma mecánica = mechanically.
    * de forma mordaz = pungently.
    * de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma negativa = in a negative light.
    * de forma neutral = neutrally.
    * de forma notoria = markedly.
    * de forma óptima = optimally.
    * de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.
    * de forma poco ética = unethically.
    * de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.
    * de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.
    * de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.
    * de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.
    * de forma práctica = pragmatically.
    * de forma precisa = precisely.
    * de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.
    * de forma que = in ways that.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma recíproca = reciprocally.
    * de forma regular = regularly.
    * de forma rentable = cost-effectively.
    * de forma ridícula = grotesquely.
    * de forma saludable = healthily.
    * de forma sana = healthily.
    * de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.
    * de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.
    * de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.
    * de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.
    * de forma sublime = subliminally.
    * de forma suscinta = in brief.
    * de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.
    * de forma tosca = in crude form.
    * de forma trágica = tragically.
    * de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way .
    * de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.
    * de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.
    * de muchas formas = in more ways than one.
    * de ninguna forma = in any way at all.
    * de ninguna otra forma = in any other way.
    * de nuevas formas = in new ways.
    * de otra forma = in any other way.
    * describir de forma general = outline.
    * de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.
    * de todas formas = anyway(s), at any rate, anyhow.
    * de todas las formas posibles = in any and all ways.
    * de una forma = in a fashion.
    * de una forma + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + manner.
    * de una forma ambigua = ambiguously.
    * de una forma brillante = brilliantly.
    * de una forma deplorable = execrably.
    * de una forma fácil = easily.
    * de una forma hábil = skilfully [skillfully, -USA].
    * de una forma intangible = intangibly.
    * de una forma lógica = logically.
    * de una forma monstruosa = monstrously.
    * de una forma organizada = in an organised fashion.
    * de una forma rápida = quickly.
    * de una forma relativamente + Nombre = relatively + Adverbio.
    * de una forma simple = in a simple manner, simply.
    * de una forma tautológica = tautologically.
    * de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one way or another, one way or another, in one form or another.
    * de una nueva forma = in a new way.
    * dispuesto de forma uniforme = regimented.
    * división de forma = form division.
    * edificio en forma de cubo = cubic building.
    * en buena forma = in good nick.
    * encabezamiento de forma = form heading.
    * encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.
    * en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.
    * en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.
    * en forma de A = A-shaped.
    * en forma de arco = arched, bowed.
    * en forma de capa = cape-like.
    * en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.
    * en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.
    * en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.
    * en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.
    * en forma de D = d-shaped.
    * en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].
    * en forma de libro = in book form.
    * en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.
    * en forma de parásito = parasitically.
    * en forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.
    * en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.
    * en forma de U = U-shaped.
    * en forma de V = V-shaped.
    * en forma física = physically fit.
    * en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.
    * en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.
    * en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.
    * en mala forma = in bad nick.
    * en plena forma = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * entintar la forma = beat + the forme.
    * entrada de forma = form entry.
    * estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.
    * estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.
    * faceta de forma = Form facet.
    * forma adjetival = adjectival form.
    * forma artística = art form.
    * forma de actuar = discourse.
    * forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * forma de conseguir algo = lever.
    * forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.
    * forma de escribir = writing style.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * forma de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * forma de funcionar = business model.
    * forma de hablar = manner of speaking.
    * forma de hacer papel = paper mould.
    * forma de impresión = composing frame, forme, plate, frame.
    * forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.
    * forma de pago = form of payment.
    * forma de papel vitela = wove mould.
    * forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * forma de presentación = form of presentation.
    * forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.
    * forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.
    * forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.
    * forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.
    * forma de vida = way of life.
    * forma excelente = commanding form.
    * forma física = physical form, physical condition, physical shape.
    * forma flexionada = inflected form.
    * forma geométrica = geometric shape, geometric pattern.
    * forma impresa = hard copy [hardcopy].
    * forma intelectual = intellectual form.
    * forma manual = hand mould.
    * forma nominal = noun form.
    * forma para papel verjurado = laid mould.
    * ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.
    * ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.
    * ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.
    * guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.
    * indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
    * la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.
    * no haber forma de = there + be + no way.
    * no hay forma de que = for the life of me.
    * ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.
    * orientado hacia la forma = form-oriented.
    * participar de forma activa = involve.
    * participar de forma activa en = engage in.
    * participar de una forma activa = become + involved.
    * pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * poner en forma = buff up.
    * ponerse en forma = get + fit.
    * ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.
    * por la forma = by the way.
    * presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.
    * red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].
    * sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.
    * ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.
    * ser la forma de = be a recipe for.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser una forma de = provide + a way of/to.
    * sin forma = bodilessly, formless.
    * sugerir la forma de = suggest + way in which.
    * tener forma + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in shape.
    * terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.
    * una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.
    * volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].
    * * *
    1)
    a) (contorno, apariencia) shape

    dar forma a algo — ( al barro) to shape something; ( a proyecto) to give shape to something

    b) (tipo, modalidad) form
    2) (Lit) (de una novela, obra) form; (Fil) form
    3) (Ling) form
    4) (Dep, Med)

    estar/mantenerse en forma — to be/keep fit

    en forma — (AmL fam)

    nos divertimos en forma — (AmL fam) we had a really good time

    5) (manera, modo) way

    de forma que — (frml) in such a way that

    de cualquier forma or de todas formas — anyway, in any case

    6) formas femenino plural
    a) ( de mujer) figure
    b) ( apariencias) appearances (pl)
    7) (Méx) ( formulario) form
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], form, guise, means, mode, shape, way, mould [mold, -USA], shaping, complexion, manner, fashion.

    Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

    Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.
    Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
    Ex: The process of shaping the scientific and technical propaganda into a legitimate specialisation is described.
    Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.
    Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    * acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * actuar de forma negligente = be remiss.
    * adoptar forma = take + shape.
    * adoptar la forma de = take + form, take + the form of, come in + the form of.
    * aprender de la forma más difícil = learn + the hard way.
    * asumir una forma = assume + form.
    * botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.
    * buena forma física = fitness, physical fitness.
    * buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.
    * buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.
    * buscar una forma de hacer (algo) = develop + way + to make + Nombre.
    * caer en forma de cascada = cascade.
    * cambiar de forma = shape-shift.
    * cambiar de forma de vivir = turn + Posesivo + life around.
    * catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de álbum = guard (book) catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado = computer print-out catalogue.
    * catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador = computer book form catalogue.
    * catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.
    * como forma de vida = as a way of life.
    * como una forma de = as a means of.
    * concepto de forma = form concept.
    * con forma de castillo = castellated.
    * con forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].
    * con forma de pelo = hair-like.
    * con forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * con forma de pirámide = trihedral, pyramidal-shaped.
    * con forma de tetraedro = trihedral.
    * con forma de U = U-shaped.
    * con forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.
    * dar cuerpo y forma a = lend + substance and form to.
    * dar forma = become + cast, give + shape, shape, mould [mold, -USA], inform.
    * dar nueva forma = reformat [re-format].
    * de alguna forma = in one way or another, one way or another.
    * de alguna otra forma = in any other way.
    * de cualquier forma = in any event, in any way [in anyway], in any case, in any way at all.
    * de cualquier forma posible = in any and all ways.
    * de esta forma = in this fashion, in this manner, in this way.
    * de forma = in form.
    * de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma aceptable = adequately, acceptably.
    * de forma adecuada = adequately, appropriately.
    * de forma alternada = in alternating fashion.
    * de forma alternativa = alternatively.
    * de forma anónima = anonymously.
    * de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.
    * de forma apreciable = markedly.
    * de forma apropiada = properly, fitly, appropriately.
    * de forma audible = audibly.
    * de forma autónoma = autonomously.
    * de forma caprichosa = capriciously.
    * de forma clara = clearly.
    * de forma colegiada = collegially.
    * de forma combinada = in combination.
    * de forma competitiva = competitively.
    * de forma complementaria = complimentarily.
    * de forma completa = in full.
    * de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.
    * de forma considerable = considerably.
    * de forma continuada = continuously.
    * de forma cuadrada = squarish, square-shaped.
    * de forma deductiva = deductively.
    * de forma desastrosa = disastrously.
    * de forma deshonesta = dishonestly.
    * de forma diferente = differently shaped.
    * de forma digital = digitally.
    * de forma divertida = funnily.
    * de forma económica = cost-effectively.
    * de forma errática = erratically.
    * de forma escandalosa = outrageously.
    * de forma especulativa = speculatively.
    * de forma estructurada = in a structured fashion.
    * de forma exquisita = exquisitely.
    * de forma extraña = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma federal = federally.
    * de forma general = widely, bulk.
    * de forma global = holistically.
    * de forma graciosa = funnily.
    * de forma gratis = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma gratuita = on a complimentary basis.
    * de forma grotesca = grotesquely.
    * de forma heterogénea = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de forma heurística = heuristically.
    * de forma humorística = in a humorous vein.
    * de forma imaginativa = imaginatively.
    * de forma indirecta = circuitous route.
    * de forma inesperada = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de forma innata = innately.
    * de forma irregular = erratically.
    * de forma lamentable = miserably.
    * de forma lógica = in a meaningful way.
    * de forma mágica = magically.
    * de forma mecánica = mechanically.
    * de forma mordaz = pungently.
    * de forma muy parecida a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma muy similar a = in much the same way as.
    * de forma negativa = in a negative light.
    * de forma neutral = neutrally.
    * de forma notoria = markedly.
    * de forma óptima = optimally.
    * de forma personalizada = on a one-to-one basis.
    * de forma poco ética = unethically.
    * de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.
    * de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.
    * de forma poco razonable = unreasonably.
    * de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.
    * de forma práctica = pragmatically.
    * de forma precisa = precisely.
    * de forma puntual = occasionally, when necessary.
    * de forma que = in ways that.
    * de forma que resulta más fácil de entender = in digestible form.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de forma recíproca = reciprocally.
    * de forma regular = regularly.
    * de forma rentable = cost-effectively.
    * de forma ridícula = grotesquely.
    * de forma saludable = healthily.
    * de forma sana = healthily.
    * de forma significativa = to any significant extent, to a significant extent.
    * de forma sistemática = in a systematic fashion.
    * de forma sofisticada = sophisticatedly.
    * de forma subconsciente = subconsciously.
    * de forma sublime = subliminally.
    * de forma suscinta = in brief.
    * de forma terapéutica = therapeutically.
    * de forma tosca = in crude form.
    * de forma trágica = tragically.
    * de igual forma = in like manner, in a like manner, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de la forma más difícil = the hard way.
    * de la forma más fácil = the easy way.
    * de la mejor forma posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * de la misma forma que = in the same way (as), in the same manner (as), in much the same way as.
    * de la otra forma = the other way (a)round.
    * de muchas formas = in more ways than one.
    * de ninguna forma = in any way at all.
    * de ninguna otra forma = in any other way.
    * de nuevas formas = in new ways.
    * de otra forma = in any other way.
    * describir de forma general = outline.
    * de tal forma que + ser/estar = in such form as to + be.
    * de todas formas = anyway(s), at any rate, anyhow.
    * de todas las formas posibles = in any and all ways.
    * de una forma = in a fashion.
    * de una forma + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + manner.
    * de una forma ambigua = ambiguously.
    * de una forma brillante = brilliantly.
    * de una forma deplorable = execrably.
    * de una forma fácil = easily.
    * de una forma hábil = skilfully [skillfully, -USA].
    * de una forma intangible = intangibly.
    * de una forma lógica = logically.
    * de una forma monstruosa = monstrously.
    * de una forma organizada = in an organised fashion.
    * de una forma rápida = quickly.
    * de una forma relativamente + Nombre = relatively + Adverbio.
    * de una forma simple = in a simple manner, simply.
    * de una forma tautológica = tautologically.
    * de una forma u otra = in some form or other, in one way or another, one way or another, in one form or another.
    * de una nueva forma = in a new way.
    * dispuesto de forma uniforme = regimented.
    * división de forma = form division.
    * edificio en forma de cubo = cubic building.
    * en buena forma = in good nick.
    * encabezamiento de forma = form heading.
    * encontrar la forma de = devise + ways.
    * en forma = fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], toned.
    * en forma de = in the form of, in the shape of.
    * en forma de A = A-shaped.
    * en forma de arco = arched, bowed.
    * en forma de capa = cape-like.
    * en forma de cruz = cross-shaped.
    * en forma de cuadrado = square-shaped.
    * en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.
    * en forma de cúpula = dome-shaped, domed.
    * en forma de D = d-shaped.
    * en forma de estrella = star-shaped [star shaped].
    * en forma de libro = in book form.
    * en forma de medialuna = crescent-shaped.
    * en forma de parásito = parasitically.
    * en forma de pera = pear-shaped.
    * en forma de pirámide = pyramidal-shaped.
    * en forma de trompeta = trumpet-shaped.
    * en forma de U = U-shaped.
    * en forma de V = V-shaped.
    * en forma física = physically fit.
    * en forma física y mental = physically and mentally fit.
    * en forma ovalada = oval-shaped.
    * en forma piramidal = pyramidal-shaped.
    * en mala forma = in bad nick.
    * en plena forma = in peak condition, in tip-top form, in tip-top condition.
    * en su forma más básica = at its most basic.
    * entintar la forma = beat + the forme.
    * entrada de forma = form entry.
    * estar en forma = be in shape, be in good shape.
    * estar ordenado en forma circular = be on a wheel.
    * faceta de forma = Form facet.
    * forma adjetival = adjectival form.
    * forma artística = art form.
    * forma de actuar = discourse.
    * forma de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * forma de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * forma de conseguir algo = lever.
    * forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.
    * forma de escribir = writing style.
    * forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.
    * forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * forma de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * forma de funcionar = business model.
    * forma de hablar = manner of speaking.
    * forma de hacer papel = paper mould.
    * forma de impresión = composing frame, forme, plate, frame.
    * forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto = peak-shape.
    * forma de pago = form of payment.
    * forma de papel vitela = wove mould.
    * forma de pensar = thinking, belief system, set of opinions, mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * forma de presentación = form of presentation.
    * forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.
    * forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.
    * forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.
    * forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.
    * forma de vida = way of life.
    * forma excelente = commanding form.
    * forma física = physical form, physical condition, physical shape.
    * forma flexionada = inflected form.
    * forma geométrica = geometric shape, geometric pattern.
    * forma impresa = hard copy [hardcopy].
    * forma intelectual = intellectual form.
    * forma manual = hand mould.
    * forma nominal = noun form.
    * forma para papel verjurado = laid mould.
    * ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.
    * ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.
    * ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.
    * guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.
    * indicar las formas (de/en que) = point to + ways (of/in which).
    * la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.
    * la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
    * la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.
    * la mejor forma de hacer Algo = lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * mantenerse en forma = keep + fit.
    * no haber forma de = there + be + no way.
    * no hay forma de que = for the life of me.
    * ofrecer una forma de = provide + a way of/to.
    * orientado hacia la forma = form-oriented.
    * participar de forma activa = involve.
    * participar de forma activa en = engage in.
    * participar de una forma activa = become + involved.
    * pensar de forma creativa = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * poner en forma = buff up.
    * ponerse en forma = get + fit.
    * ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa = get + beach-fit.
    * por la forma = by the way.
    * presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.
    * red en forma de estrella = star network [star-network].
    * sentirse en plena forma = feel + tip-top.
    * ser la forma abreviada de = be short for.
    * ser la forma de = be a recipe for.
    * ser mirado de forma extraña = get + some funny looks.
    * ser una forma de = provide + a way of/to.
    * sin forma = bodilessly, formless.
    * sugerir la forma de = suggest + way in which.
    * tener forma + Adjetivo = be + Adjetivo + in shape.
    * terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * tomar forma = take + form, take + shape, assume + form, shape up.
    * una buena forma de empezar = a good way to start.
    * volver a dar forma = reshape [re-shape].

    * * *
    A
    1 (contorno, apariencia) shape
    tiene forma circular it's circular (in shape)
    en forma de cruz in the shape of a cross
    tiene la forma de un platillo it's the shape of a saucer o it's saucer-shaped
    los tenemos de todas formas y tamaños we have them in all shapes and sizes
    el alfarero da forma al barro the potter shapes the clay
    finalmente logró dar forma a sus proyectos he finally managed to give some shape to his plans
    el suéter ha cogido la forma de la percha the sweater's been stretched out of shape by the coat hanger
    el príncipe tomó la forma de una rana the prince turned into a frog
    la escultura/el proyecto está empezando a tomar forma the sculpture/plan is beginning to take shape
    2 (tipo, modalidad) form
    la discriminación no puede ser tolerada bajo ninguna de sus formas discrimination cannot be tolerated in any shape or form
    las distintas formas de vida animal the different forms of animal life
    el medicamento se presenta en forma de supositorios y de comprimidos the medicine comes in suppository or tablet form
    B
    1 ( Lit) (de una novela, obra) form
    fondo y forma form and content
    2 ( Der):
    3 ( Fil) form
    C ( Ling) form
    la forma singular the singular (form)
    D ( Dep, Med):
    estar/mantenerse en forma to be/keep fit
    esta temporada está en baja forma this season he's off form o he's not in good form
    me siento en plena forma I feel on top form
    en forma ( AmL fam): una comida en forma a good square meal ( colloq)
    hoy nos divertimos en forma we had a terrific o fantastic time today
    metiste la pata en (gran) forma you really put your foot in it ( colloq)
    E (manera, modo) way
    es su forma de ser it's just his way, it's just the way he is
    no me gusta nada su forma de organizar las cosas I don't like his way of organizing things at all
    ¡qué forma de gritar, ni que estuviese sorda! there's no need to shout, I'm not deaf!
    así no hay forma de entenderse we'll never get anywhere like this
    lo hizo de forma que él no se enterase ( frml); she did it in such a way that he would not find out
    Compuesto:
    form o method of payment
    2 (apariencias) appearances (pl)
    en público siempre guardan or cubren las formas they always keep up appearances in public
    G ( Méx) (formulario) form
    * * *

     

    Del verbo formar: ( conjugate formar)

    forma es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    forma    
    formar
    forma sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (contorno, apariencia) shape;


    tiene la forma de un platillo it's the shape of a saucer;
    dar forma a algo ( al barro) to shape sth;

    ( a proyecto) to give shape to sth
    b) (tipo, modalidad) form;


    forma de pago form o method of payment
    2 (Dep, Med):

    está en baja forma he's not on form;
    en plena forma on top form;
    en forma: nos divertimos en forma we had a really good time
    3 (manera, modo) way;

    ¡vaya forma de conducir! what a way to drive!;
    forma de vida way of life;
    de forma distinta differently;
    de cualquier forma or de todas formas anyway, in any case
    4
    ◊ formas sustantivo femenino plural




    5 (Méx) ( formulario) form
    formar ( conjugate formar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ( crear) ‹círculo/figura› to make, form;

    ‹asociación/gobierno› to form, set up;
    ‹ barricada› to set up;
    ◊ ¡formen parejas! ( en clase) get into pairs o twos!;


    ( en baile) take your partners!
    b) (Ling) to form

    c) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to have … fall in

    2 ( componer) to make up;

    forma parte de algo to be part of sth, to belong to sth
    3 ‹carácter/espíritu› to form, shape
    4 ( educar) to bring up;
    ( para trabajo) to train
    verbo intransitivo (Mil) to fall in
    formarse verbo pronominal
    1
    a) (hacerse, crearse) [grupo/organismo] to form;

    ◊ se formó una cola a line (AmE) o (BrE) queue formed

    b) ( desarrollarse) [niño/huesos] to develop

    c) ‹idea/opinión› to form

    2 ( educarse) to be educated;
    ( para trabajo) to be trained
    forma sustantivo femenino
    1 form, shape: una vasija en forma de campana, a bell-shaped vessel
    2 (modo) way: hazlo de otra forma do it another way
    no hay forma de probarlo, there's no way to prove it
    forma de pago, method of payment
    3 Dep form: está en baja forma, she's off form
    me mantengo en forma, I keep fit 4 formas, (modales) manners
    guardar las formas, to keep up appearances
    ♦ Locuciones: de forma que, so that
    de todas formas, anyway, in any case
    formar verbo transitivo
    1 to form
    2 (criar) to bring up
    (instruir) to educate, train
    ' forma' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - acento
    - aerodinámica
    - aerodinámico
    - amorfa
    - amorfo
    - anacrónica
    - anacrónico
    - borla
    - cerrada
    - cerrado
    - circular
    - congruente
    - cónica
    - cónico
    - corpórea
    - corpóreo
    - defraudar
    - diferente
    - ser
    - escribano
    - estrafalaria
    - estrafalario
    - estrechamiento
    - estrellada
    - estrellado
    - formalmente
    - herida
    - histriónica
    - histriónico
    - imitar
    - inicua
    - inicuo
    - ladrón
    - ladrona
    - mercenaria
    - mercenario
    - modo
    - óptica
    - oscurecer
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - política
    - redonda
    - redondo
    - sambenito
    - tallar
    - tela
    - tener
    - Tiro
    English:
    A
    - agenda
    - agree
    - alternately
    - amusing
    - an
    - and
    - angular
    - anyhow
    - arrange
    - as
    - attuned to
    - be
    - begin
    - best
    - blend
    - circle
    - crescent
    - cupcake
    - day
    - deny
    - diamond
    - disgusting
    - do
    - enjoy
    - expect
    - expedient
    - faint
    - figure
    - fish
    - fit
    - fitness
    - form
    - freeware
    - from
    - go
    - heart-shaped
    - hexagon
    - jelly baby
    - jelly bean
    - Jerkily
    - keep
    - kidney shaped
    - lack
    - lie
    - manner
    - mister
    - must
    - parcel
    - pear-shaped
    * * *
    forma nf
    1. [figura] shape, form;
    ¿qué forma tiene? what shape is it?;
    en forma de triángulo in the shape of a triangle;
    en forma de L L-shaped;
    el escultor dio forma al barro the sculptor shaped the clay;
    tener forma ovalada o [m5] de óvalo to be oval (in shape);
    el proyecto comienza a tomar forma the project is starting to take shape
    2. [manera] way, manner;
    tiene una forma de hablar muy divertida she has a very funny way of talking;
    no ha habido forma de localizarlo it was impossible to find him;
    se puede hacer de varias formas it can be done in several different ways;
    lo siento, es mi forma de ser I'm sorry, that's just the way I am o that's just my way;
    ¡qué forma de llover! it's absolutely pouring down!;
    de cualquier forma, de todas formas anyway, in any case;
    si lo hacemos de esta forma, acabaremos antes if we do it this way, we'll finish earlier;
    viajaremos en segunda, de esta forma recortaremos gastos we can travel second class, that way we'll keep the cost down;
    han organizado las conferencias de forma que haya diez minutos de intervalo entre ellas they've arranged the speeches in such a way that there's a ten-minute break between each one;
    llegaremos a las ocho, de forma que podamos comenzar temprano we'll be there by eight so (that) we can start early;
    dobla la camisa de forma que no se arruguen las mangas fold the shirt so (that) the sleeves don't get creased
    forma de pago method of payment
    3. [manifestación] form;
    la fotografía es una forma de arte photography is an art form
    4. [condición física] fitness;
    estar en forma to be fit;
    estar en baja/plena forma to be in poor/top shape;
    vuelvo a estar en plena forma I'm fully fit again;
    mantenerse/ponerse en forma to keep/get fit
    forma física physical fitness;
    en perfecta forma física in perfect (physical) shape
    5. [de equipo, artista] form;
    estar en forma to be on form;
    estar en baja/plena forma to be off form/on top form
    6.
    formas [silueta] figure, curves;
    7.
    formas [modales] manners, social conventions;
    guardar las formas to keep up appearances
    8. [horma, molde] mould
    9. Rel host;
    la Sagrada Forma the Holy Host
    10. Arte & Lit form;
    a este escritor le importa más la forma que el contenido this writer is more interested in form than content
    11. Ling form;
    en forma plural in the plural
    12. Méx [formulario] form
    * * *
    f
    1 form
    2 ( apariencia) shape;
    en forma de in the shape of;
    dar forma a algo shape sth
    3 ( manera) way;
    de forma que in such a way that;
    de todas formas in any case, anyway;
    de alguna forma, en cierta forma in a way;
    de ninguna forma not in the slightest, fam no way;
    no hay forma de que coma/estudie nothing will make him eat/study, it’s impossible to get him to eat/study
    4
    :
    formas pl proprieties;
    guardar las formas keep up appearances
    5
    :
    mantenerse en forma stay in shape
    6 Méx ( formulario) form
    * * *
    forma nf
    1) : form, shape
    2) manera, modo: manner, way
    3) : fitness
    estar en forma: to be fit, to be in shape
    4) formas nfpl
    : appearances, conventions
    * * *
    1. (contorno) shape
    ¿qué forma tiene? what shape is it?
    2. (manera) way
    de forma distinta in a different way / differently

    Spanish-English dictionary > forma

  • 9 способ

    (см. также метод, путь, процедура) way, method (of), process, technique (for), procedure, fashion, mode
    • Альтернативным способом обращения с ситуацией является... - An alternative way of handling this situation is to...
    • Более контролируемый способ достижения той же цели - это... - A more controlled way of achieving the same end is to...
    • Более удовлетворительным способом является... - A more satisfactory way is to...
    • Выбирая подходящим способом х, мы можем... - By a suitable choice of x, we can...
    • Вышеуказанным способом найдено, что... - By the above method it is found that...
    • Давайте рассмотрим более детально способ, которым... - Let us consider in more detail the manner in which...
    • Давайте рассмотрим более легкий способ нахождения... - Let us pursue the easier course of finding...
    • Действительно, этот способ является значительно более действенным, чем... - Indeed, this process is much more powerful than...
    • Достаточно точным способом измерения величины Р является... - A fairly accurate way of measuring P is to...
    • Другим способом выразить то же самое является... - Another way of expressing this is...
    • Другим способом рассмотрения данной проблемы является следующий. - Another way of regarding this problem is as follows.
    • Другой способ вывода этих формул основан на... - Another way of deriving these formulas is based on...
    • Другой способ решения задачи начинается с уравнения... - Another attack on the problem starts from the equation...
    • Другой способ решения этой проблемы состоит в том, чтобы взять... - Another way to treat this problem is to take...
    • Единственным способом предотвращения подобных случаев является... - The only way to guard against such occurrences is...
    • Единственным способом, когда мы одновременно можем удовлетворить обоим требованиям, является... - The only way we can satisfy both requirements simultaneously is to...
    • Из способа вывода данного уравнения будет видно, что... - Prom the way in which this equation has been obtained, it will be seen that...
    • Имеется другой способ получения того же результата, если заметить, что... - Another way of obtaining the same result is to note that...
    • Имеется ряд способов, которыми... - There are a number of ways in which...
    • Имеется только один разумный способ (чего-л). - There is just one sensible way of...
    • Имеются по меньшей мере два способа... - There are at least two ways to...
    • Имеются три способа решения такой задачи. - There are three ways of attacking such a problem.
    • Лучшим способом минимизировать число ошибок такого типа является... - The best way to minimize this kind of error is to...
    • Может быть много способов... - There may be many ways of...
    • Мы могли бы получить этот результат другим способом. - We could obtain this result by a different argument.
    • Мы можем выразить это другим способом, сказав, что... - We can put this another way by saying that...
    • Мы можем получить то же самое заключение другим способом в случае, когда... - We can reach the same conclusion in another way for the case of...
    • Мы намерены представить три способа для... - We intend to present three techniques for...
    • Наиболее элементарным способом решения уравнения (1) является... - The most elementary approach to the solution of (1) is...
    • Не существует систематического способа определения... - There is no systematic way of determining...
    • Необходимо заметить, что существуют два способа, которыми... - It should be noted that there are two ways in which...
    • Обычный способ их получения это... f- The usual way of obtaining these is to...
    • Один из простейших способов это... - One of the simplest ways is to...
    • Один из способов продолжения состоит в том, чтобы предположить, что... - One way of proceeding is to suppose that...
    • Однако выходит, что наилучшим способом продолжения (работы) является... - However, it turns out that the best way to proceed is...
    • Однако имеется другой способ продолжения, который дает... - There is another way to proceed, however, which gives...
    • Одним из не слишком практичных способов проделать это является... - One method of doing this, not a very practical one, is to...
    • Одним из способов удовлетворения этим условиям является... - One way of satisfying these conditions is to...
    • Очевидно, одним из способов достижения этого было бы (что-л. сделать). - Clearly, one way of achieving this would be to...
    • Очевидный способ - это потребовать, чтобы... - The obvious course is to demand that...
    • По существу, имеется лишь один способ, чтобы... - There is essentially only one way to...
    • Подобным способом могут быть выведены несколько иные дополнительные формулы. - Still other formulas can be obtained in a similar way.
    • Полное число способов, которыми... - The total number of ways in which it can be marked is thus...
    • Практически тем же самым способом... - In much the same way,...
    • Применим другой способ. Это означает, что... - Put in another way, this means that...
    • Простейший способ подхода к проблеме состоит в том, чтобы... - The simplest way to approach the problem is to...
    • Следовательно, у нас появляется новый способ взглянуть на... - Thus we have a new way of looking at...
    • Способ, каким это проделывается, иллюстрируется на рис. 1, где... - A way of doing this is illustrated in Fig. 1, where...
    • Способ, который мы будем использовать, идентичен тому, что использовался для... - The scheme we will use is identical to that used for...
    • Способ, с помощью которого это было получено, заключается в... - The mechanism by which this is accomplished is...
    • Существенно более разумным способом (= подходом) является... - A considerably more clever approach is to...
    • Существует много других способов нахождения... - There are many other ways of finding...
    • Существует много способов решения данной задачи. - There are many ways to solve this problem.
    • Существует несколько способов это сделать. - There are several ways to do this.
    • Существуют несколько способов дать введение в теорию... - There are several ways of introducing the theory of...
    • Существуют различные способы определения... - There are various ways of defining...
    • Существуют три основных способа, которыми это может быть сделано. - There are three principal ways in which this can be done.
    • Существуют три способа, которыми мы могли бы рассмотреть задачу... - There are three ways by which we may approach the problem of...
    • Таким способом мы можем произвести... - In this way we can make...
    • Такой способ принят из соображений простоты. - This policy is adopted in the interest of simplicity.
    • Тем же способом мы доказываем, что... - In the same way we prove that...
    • Тем же способом мы можем изучать... - In the same way, we can study...
    • Теперь мы будем рассматривать (один) способ удаления этих ограничений на f(x). - We shall now consider a procedure for removing these restrictions on f(x).
    • Теперь мы рассматриваем способы, которыми... - We now consider ways in which...
    • Точно тем же способом... - In exactly the same way,...
    • Эдисон изобрел новый способ (чего-л). - Edison invented a new way of...
    • Это возможно проделать тем же способом, каким определяется х. - This is possible by the way in which x is denned.
    • Это другой способ сказать, что... - This is another way of saying that...
    • Это может быть сделано множеством способов. - This can be done in a variety of different ways.
    • Это можно обеспечить двумя способами. - This can be provided in two ways.
    • Это преобразование можно применить к нашей задаче 2 несколькими способами. - This transformation can be adapted to our Problem 2 in several ways.
    • Это просто другой способ выражения того факта, что... - This is just another way of expressing the fact that...
    • Это строится следующим способом. - It is constructed as follows.
    • Этот же результат можно получить другим способом. - It is possible to obtain this result in a different way.
    • Этот пример демонстрирует один способ... - This example demonstrates one way of...

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > способ

  • 10 distinto

    adj.
    1 different, unlike, other, unequal.
    2 distinct, distinguishable, apparent.
    3 distinct, non continuous, discrete, quite separate.
    * * *
    1 (diferente) different
    2 (claro) distinct
    ► adjetivo pl distintos,-as
    1 various, several
    * * *
    (f. - distinta)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=diferente) different (a, de from)
    2) (=definido) [perfil, vista] clear, distinct
    3) pl distintos several, various

    hay distintas opiniones sobre eso — there are several o various opinions about that

    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1) ( diferente) different

    ser distinto a or de algo/alguien — to be different from o (AmE) than something/somebody

    estas/te encuentro distinto — you look different

    2) (en pl, delante del n) ( varios) several, various
    * * *
    = alternative, dissimilar, different, discrete, disparate, distinct, separate, unconnected.
    Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
    Ex. It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.
    Ex. A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
    Ex. Composite documents are documents which contain two or more discrete subjects.
    Ex. It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
    Ex. There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
    Ex. To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
    ----
    * algo distinto de = something other than.
    * algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.
    * distinto de = other than.
    * distintos = any of a number of.
    * en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.
    * en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.
    * en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.
    * en distintos formatos = multiform.
    * en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.
    * en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.
    * ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1) ( diferente) different

    ser distinto a or de algo/alguien — to be different from o (AmE) than something/somebody

    estas/te encuentro distinto — you look different

    2) (en pl, delante del n) ( varios) several, various
    * * *
    = alternative, dissimilar, different, discrete, disparate, distinct, separate, unconnected.

    Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

    Ex: It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.
    Ex: A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
    Ex: Composite documents are documents which contain two or more discrete subjects.
    Ex: It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
    Ex: There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
    Ex: To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
    * algo distinto de = something other than.
    * algo muy distinto de = a far cry from.
    * distinto de = other than.
    * distintos = any of a number of.
    * en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.
    * en distintas ocasiones = at different times, at various times, on several occasions.
    * en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.
    * en distintos formatos = multiform.
    * en distintos momentos = at different times, at various times.
    * en un lugar distinto a = somewhere other than.
    * ser algo completamente distinto = be nothing of the sort.

    * * *
    A (diferente) different
    son gemelos, pero son muy distintos they're twins, but they are very different
    distinto A or DE algo/algn:
    es totalmente distinto a ella he is totally different to o from her
    su versión de lo ocurrido es bastante distinta de la mía his version of events is quite different from o to o ( AmE) than mine
    este problema es totalmente distinto del anterior this problem is totally different from o ( frml) quite distinct from the previous one
    B (en pl, delante del n) (varios) several, various
    les preguntó a distintas personas y nadie sabía she asked several o various people and no-one knew
    * * *

    distinto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1 ( diferente) different;
    ser distinto a or de algo/algn to be different from o to o (AmE) than sth/sb;
    ◊ estas/te encuentro distinto you look different

    2 (en pl, delante del n) ( varios) several, various
    distinto,-a adjetivo different
    ' distinto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    actual
    - aparte
    - diferenciar
    - distinta
    - diversa
    - diverso
    - fonéticamente
    - otra
    - otro
    - carácter
    - concebir
    - diferente
    English:
    actual
    - cry
    - differ
    - different
    - dissimilar
    - distinct
    - separate
    - unlike
    - other
    * * *
    distinto, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [diferente] different (de o a from o to);
    su versión de los hechos era muy distinta her version of events was very different;
    es distinto venir de vacaciones a vivir aquí coming on Br holiday o US vacation is different to o from living here
    2. [claro] clear;
    su voz se oía distinta entre las demás her voice could be clearly heard among the others;
    claro y distinto perfectly clear
    3.
    distintos [varios] various;
    hay distintos libros sobre el tema there are various books on the subject;
    hay distintas maneras de preparar este plato there are various different ways of making this dish
    ♦ adv
    differently;
    en este país hacen las cosas distinto they do things differently in this country
    * * *
    adj
    1 different;
    ser distinto de be different from
    2
    :
    distintos ( varios) several
    * * *
    distinto, -ta adj
    1) diferente: different
    2) claro: distinct, clear, evident
    * * *
    distinto adj (diferente) different

    Spanish-English dictionary > distinto

  • 11 varios

    adj.
    several, many, some, various.
    adj. & m. pl.
    several, many, some, various.
    * * *
    1 (algunos) some, several, a number of
    * * *
    (f. - varias)several, various
    * * *
    - rias pronombre several
    * * *
    = a number of, a series of, a variety of, multiple, one of a variety of, several, various, sundry, a number of different, a plurality of.
    Ex. These four types of information retrieval tools have a number of common features.
    Ex. Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter.
    Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex. A dual dictionary, as distinct from card-based indexes, can be produced in multiple copies.
    Ex. This literature may be in one of a variety of languages.
    Ex. There may be several entries per document, or merely one.
    Ex. The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
    Ex. Many of the sources of information lack logic, despite the efforts of librarians bibliographers, indexers, and sundry compilers of reference works.
    Ex. Between them, the members of the EEC speak a number of different languages: six are in regular use as operating languages within the Community.
    Ex. Each consists of a plurality of signs that have a known meaning in written or oral form to a number of people.
    ----
    * aparcamiento de varios pisos = multi-storey car park.
    * atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.
    * a varios niveles = at varying levels, many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.
    * colección en varios volúmenes = multivolume set.
    * compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.
    * compuesto de varios países = multi-country [multicountry].
    * concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.
    * con varias alas = multi-wing [multiwing].
    * con varias plantas = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
    * con varias sedes = multi-site [multisite].
    * con varios edificios = multi-site [multisite].
    * con varios pisos = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
    * curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.
    * de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.
    * desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.
    * de varias categorías = multi-category.
    * de varias especialidades = multispeciality [multi-speciality].
    * de varios autores = multi-author.
    * de varios billones = multibillion [multi billion].
    * de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * de varios estados = multi-state [multistate].
    * de varios millones = multi-million [multimillion].
    * de varios tipos = multitype [multi-type].
    * distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.
    * divagar sobre varios temas = roam over + topics.
    * durante varios años = for a number of years, for several years.
    * editar varias veces = go into + a number of editions.
    * encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.
    * entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library.
    * entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].
    * entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.
    * entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].
    * en varias disciplinas = cross-domain.
    * en varias etapas = multistage [multi-stage], multi-step.
    * en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.
    * en varias partes = multi-part [multipart].
    * en varias plantas = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
    * en varias sedes = multi-site [multisite].
    * en varios ficheros = cross-file [crossfile].
    * en varios pasos = multi-step.
    * en varios sentidos = in several respects, in various respects.
    * en varios sistemas = cross-system.
    * en varios volúmenes = multi-volume [multivolume].
    * escrito por varios autores = multiauthored [multi-authored].
    * hacer varias copias de Algo = reproduce in + multiple copies.
    * hace varios años = several years ago.
    * monografía en varios volúmenes = multi-part item, multi-volume monograph.
    * nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.
    * obra en varios volúmenes = multi-volume work.
    * por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.
    * por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.
    * que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.
    * relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * ser uno de entre varios + Nombre = be one of a number of + Nombre.
    * sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.
    * una de varios = one of a variety of.
    * varios ejemplares = multiple copies.
    * visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.
    * * *
    - rias pronombre several
    * * *
    = a number of, a series of, a variety of, multiple, one of a variety of, several, various, sundry, a number of different, a plurality of.

    Ex: These four types of information retrieval tools have a number of common features.

    Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter.
    Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
    Ex: A dual dictionary, as distinct from card-based indexes, can be produced in multiple copies.
    Ex: This literature may be in one of a variety of languages.
    Ex: There may be several entries per document, or merely one.
    Ex: The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
    Ex: Many of the sources of information lack logic, despite the efforts of librarians bibliographers, indexers, and sundry compilers of reference works.
    Ex: Between them, the members of the EEC speak a number of different languages: six are in regular use as operating languages within the Community.
    Ex: Each consists of a plurality of signs that have a known meaning in written or oral form to a number of people.
    * aparcamiento de varios pisos = multi-storey car park.
    * atendido por varias personas = multi-staffed.
    * a varios niveles = at varying levels, many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.
    * colección en varios volúmenes = multivolume set.
    * compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word.
    * compuesto de varios países = multi-country [multicountry].
    * concepto expresado con varias palabras = database host.
    * con varias alas = multi-wing [multiwing].
    * con varias plantas = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
    * con varias sedes = multi-site [multisite].
    * con varios edificios = multi-site [multisite].
    * con varios pisos = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
    * curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.
    * de hace varios siglos = centuries-old.
    * desde hace varios años + Presente = for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.
    * de varias categorías = multi-category.
    * de varias especialidades = multispeciality [multi-speciality].
    * de varios autores = multi-author.
    * de varios billones = multibillion [multi billion].
    * de varios colores = multi-coloured [multicoloured], multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * de varios estados = multi-state [multistate].
    * de varios millones = multi-million [multimillion].
    * de varios tipos = multitype [multi-type].
    * distribuido en varios lugares = multilocationed.
    * divagar sobre varios temas = roam over + topics.
    * durante varios años = for a number of years, for several years.
    * editar varias veces = go into + a number of editions.
    * encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras = multi-word heading.
    * entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library.
    * entre varias instituciones = inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].
    * entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.
    * entre varios países = multi-country [multicountry].
    * en varias disciplinas = cross-domain.
    * en varias etapas = multistage [multi-stage], multi-step.
    * en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.
    * en varias partes = multi-part [multipart].
    * en varias plantas = multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
    * en varias sedes = multi-site [multisite].
    * en varios ficheros = cross-file [crossfile].
    * en varios pasos = multi-step.
    * en varios sentidos = in several respects, in various respects.
    * en varios sistemas = cross-system.
    * en varios volúmenes = multi-volume [multivolume].
    * escrito por varios autores = multiauthored [multi-authored].
    * hacer varias copias de Algo = reproduce in + multiple copies.
    * hace varios años = several years ago.
    * monografía en varios volúmenes = multi-part item, multi-volume monograph.
    * nombre compuesto por varias palabras = multiple-word name.
    * obra en varios volúmenes = multi-volume work.
    * por varias razones = for a variety of reasons, for a number of reasons.
    * por varios motivos = for a number of reasons.
    * que afecta a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * que afecta a varias generaciones = cross-generational.
    * relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].
    * ser uno de entre varios + Nombre = be one of a number of + Nombre.
    * sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.
    * una de varios = one of a variety of.
    * varios ejemplares = multiple copies.
    * visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país = lecture tour.

    * * *
    assorted
    productos varios assorted products
    enfermedades varias various illnesses
    gastos varios miscellaneous expenses
    several
    varioss de nosotros la habíamos visto several of us had seen it
    lo compraron entre varioss several of them got together to buy it
    varias de las cajas habían sido abiertas several of the boxes had been opened
    miscellaneous
    lo incluyó en varios she included it in miscellaneous
    * * *

    varios
    ◊ - rias pronombre

    several;
    lo compraron entre varioss several of them got together to buy it
    varios,-as adjetivo
    1 (más de dos, algunos) several
    2 (distintos, diversos) me enseñó vestidos de varios colores, he showed me dresses in different colours

    ' varios' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aclarado
    - caída
    - caído
    - común
    - contingente
    - denunciar
    - diversa
    - diverso
    - escultórica
    - escultórico
    - freelance
    - incendiarse
    - inclinarse
    - método
    - oasis
    - originaria
    - originario
    - pérdida
    - polivalente
    - prolongarse
    - repetida
    - repetido
    - reseña
    - retroceder
    - su
    - varias
    - abarcar
    - antigüedad
    - corte
    - distinto
    - haber
    - impacto
    - incomunicado
    - jugada
    - mejor
    - peor
    - redonda
    - romper
    - saber
    - sí
    - viaje
    English:
    adapter
    - adaptor
    - arm
    - body
    - deliberate
    - discipline
    - error
    - gap-toothed
    - holiday
    - multistorey
    - multistory
    - must
    - obstacle
    - ours
    - out-of-pocket
    - outnumber
    - several
    - some
    - stubble
    - sundry
    - sustain
    - tear down
    - umbrella organisation
    - variety
    - various
    - by
    - count
    - growth
    - interest
    - involve
    - male
    - multilevel
    - squash
    - sundries
    - turn
    * * *
    varios, -as
    ♦ adj
    [diversos] several;
    pantalones de varios colores trousers in several o different colours;
    hay varias maneras de hacerlo there are several o various ways of doing it;
    los motivos son varios there are various reasons;
    apareció en artículos varios del periódico it appeared in various articles in the paper
    ♦ pron pl
    several;
    delante de varios de sus compañeros in front of several colleagues;
    el accidente lo vimos varios quite a few of us saw the accident
    * * *
    adj several
    * * *
    varios adj several

    Spanish-English dictionary > varios

  • 12 casi

    adv.
    1 almost.
    casi me muero I almost o nearly died
    no comió casi nada she ate almost o practically nothing
    casi no dormí I hardly slept at all
    casi, casi almost, just about
    casi nunca hardly ever
    ¿qué te pasa? — ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? — my wife only went and left me
    lo venden por tres millones -- ¡casi nada! they're selling it for three million - what a snip!
    casi siempre almost o nearly always
    2 approximately, well-nigh, roughly.
    * * *
    1 almost, nearly
    \
    casi, casi familiar just about
    ¡casi nada! familiar peanuts!
    ■ le tocaron 5 millones, ¡casi nada! he won 5 million, peanuts!
    casi no hardly
    casi nunca hardly ever
    * * *
    adv.
    1) almost, nearly
    * * *
    ADV
    1) (=indicando aproximación) almost, nearly

    está casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished

    son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock

    ¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over

    estaba congelado, o casi — it was frozen, or very near it

    -¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"

    • casi nada — almost o virtually nothing, hardly anything

    no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on

    100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!

    • casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never

    • casi siempre — almost always

    2) [indicando indecisión] almost

    no sé, casi prefiero no ir — I don't know, I think I'd rather not go

    CASI Las dos traducciones principales de casi en inglés son almost y nearly: Estoy casi lista I'm almost o nearly ready Eran casi las cuatro cuando sonó el teléfono It was almost o nearly four o'clock when the telephone rang Nos vemos casi todos los días We meet almost o nearly every day ► Cuando almost y nearly acompañan a un verbo, se colocan detrás de este si se trata de un verbo auxiliar o modal y delante en el caso de los demás verbos: Casi me rompo la muñeca I almost o nearly broke my wrist Mi hijo ya casi habla My son can almost o nearly talk Sin embargo, hay algunos casos en los que no podemos utilizar nearly: ► delante de adverbios que terminan en -ly "¿Qué estáis haciendo aquí?" nos preguntó casi con enfado "What are you doing here?" he asked almost angrily ► delante de like: Se comporta casi como un niño He behaves almost like a child ► acompañando a adjetivos o sustantivos que, normalmente, no pueden ser modificados: El mono tenía una expresión casi humana The monkey had an almost human expression Me pareció casi un alivio I found it almost a relief ► delante de palabras de sentido negativo, como never, no, none, no-one, nothing y nowhere; en estos casos, muchas veces se traduce también por practically: No dijo casi nada She said almost o practically nothing No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was almost o practically no-one at the party En estos casos también se puede usar la construcción hardly + ever/ any/ anything {etc}: No dijo casi nada She said hardly anything No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was hardly anyone at the party Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

    es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

    b) (delante del n) (frml)

    ¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

    ¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

    yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

    * * *
    = almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.
    Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.
    Ex. Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.
    Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.
    Ex. Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.
    Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.
    Ex. This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.
    Ex. Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.
    Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.
    Ex. Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.
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    * algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.
    * casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.
    * casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.
    * casi ausencia = quasi-absence.
    * casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.
    * casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.
    * casi cualquier = almost any.
    * casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.
    * casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.
    * casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.
    * casi de todo = just about everything.
    * casi fanático = near-frantic.
    * casi fatal = near-fatal.
    * casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.
    * casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.
    * casi inaceptable = borderline.
    * casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.
    * casi la perfección = near-perfection.
    * casi + morir = nearly + die.
    * casi mortal = near-fatal.
    * casi nada = next to nothing.
    * casi neutro = near-neutral.
    * casi siempre = almost invariably.
    * casi sinónimo = near synonym.
    * casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.
    * casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.
    * casi todos = almost any.
    * casi universal = quasi-universal.
    * casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.
    * durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.
    * durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.
    * en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.
    * en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.
    * eso es casi todo = that's about it.
    * estar casi finalizado = near + completion.
    * estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.
    * pasar casi rozando = skim.
    * por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.
    * reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.
    * ser casi seguro = be a good bet.
    * una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

    es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

    b) (delante del n) (frml)

    ¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

    ¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

    yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

    * * *
    = almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

    Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

    Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.
    Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.
    Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.
    Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.
    Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.
    Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.
    Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.
    Ex: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.
    * algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.
    * casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.
    * casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.
    * casi ausencia = quasi-absence.
    * casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.
    * casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.
    * casi cualquier = almost any.
    * casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.
    * casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.
    * casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.
    * casi de todo = just about everything.
    * casi fanático = near-frantic.
    * casi fatal = near-fatal.
    * casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.
    * casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.
    * casi inaceptable = borderline.
    * casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.
    * casi la perfección = near-perfection.
    * casi + morir = nearly + die.
    * casi mortal = near-fatal.
    * casi nada = next to nothing.
    * casi neutro = near-neutral.
    * casi siempre = almost invariably.
    * casi sinónimo = near synonym.
    * casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.
    * casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.
    * casi todos = almost any.
    * casi universal = quasi-universal.
    * casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.
    * durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.
    * durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.
    * en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.
    * en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.
    * eso es casi todo = that's about it.
    * estar casi finalizado = near + completion.
    * estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.
    * pasar casi rozando = skim.
    * por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.
    * reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.
    * ser casi seguro = be a good bet.
    * una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

    * * *
    A
    1 (cerca de) almost, nearly
    cuesta casi el doble it costs almost o nearly twice as much
    ya eran casi las tres it was almost o nearly three o'clock
    es casi imposible it's virtually o practically o almost impossible
    casi todos son latinoamericanos nearly o almost all of them are Latin American
    ¡uy! casi me caigo whoops! I nearly fell over
    de casi no se muere nadie a miss is as good as a mile
    la casi totalidad de la población almost the entire population
    los casi tres millones de habitantes del país the country's almost three million inhabitants
    B
    (en frases negativas): ya casi no tiene fiebre she hardly has a temperature now
    casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him
    eso no sucede casi nunca that hardly ever happens
    no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left, there's almost no bread left
    ¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all
    sólo cuesta $200 — ¡casi nada! ( iró); it only costs $200 — is that all? ( iro)
    no había casi nadie there was hardly anyone there, there was almost nobody there
    me sentía tan mal que casi no vengo I felt so bad I almost didn't come
    sin (el) casi: es casi indecente — sin casi it's almost indecent — almost, no, it is indecent
    C
    (expresando una opinión tentativa): yo casi te diría que lo vendas I'd be inclined to say, sell it o I think I'd advise you to sell it
    casi sería mejor hablar con él antes maybe it would be better to speak to him first
    * * *

     

    casi adverbio
    1 ( cerca de) almost, nearly;

    2 ( en frases negativas):

    casi nunca hardly ever;
    no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left;
    ¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all;
    casi no vengo I almost didn't come
    3 ( expresando una opinión tentativa):

    casi adverbio almost, nearly: casi me lo compro, I nearly bought it
    casi no se oye, it can hardly be heard
    familiar casi, casi, just about
    casi cien personas, almost a hundred people
    casi nadie, hardly anyone
    casi nunca, hardly ever
    casi siempre, almost always
    casi todos, almost all
    ' casi' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alquilar
    - apenas
    - caerse
    - cerca
    - ir
    - gasto
    - gay
    - inapreciable
    - nada
    - nadie
    - normalmente
    - nunca
    - respiración
    - tener
    - acabar
    - alcanzar
    - calentar
    - dormir
    - durante
    - golpe
    - matar
    - medir
    - mero
    - palmo
    - sombra
    English:
    about
    - absent
    - absorb
    - all
    - almost
    - anything
    - barely
    - best
    - clear
    - close
    - die
    - esquire
    - ever
    - excel
    - fray
    - frizzy
    - good
    - hardly
    - narrowly
    - nearly
    - next
    - o'clock
    - obtain
    - perfect
    - practically
    - queer
    - sloppy
    - tall
    - tantamount
    - by
    - certainly
    - cripple
    - face
    - fairly
    - fit
    - most
    - muffle
    - near
    - near-
    - nil
    - nine
    - one
    - out
    - reasonably
    - skim
    - time
    - virtually
    * * *
    casi adv
    1. [faltando poco] almost;
    casi me muero I almost o nearly died;
    casi me caigo I almost o nearly fell;
    casi no dormí I hardly slept at all;
    el casi millón de refugiados the refugees, who number almost a million;
    no llegamos hasta la cumbre pero casi, casi we didn't quite get to the top, but almost;
    no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything;
    casi nunca hardly ever;
    casi siempre almost o nearly always;
    está casi olvidado – sin el casi it's all but forgotten – leave out the “all but”
    2. [expresando indecisión]
    casi me voy a quedar con el rojo I think I'll probably go for the red one;
    casi casi preferiría dormir en un albergue que en una pensión I'd almost prefer to sleep in a youth hostel rather than a guesthouse
    3. Comp
    Irónico
    casi nada: ¿qué te pasa? – ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? – my wife's only gone and left me, that's all!;
    lo venden por 3 millones – ¡casi nada! they're selling it for 3 million – what a bargain o Br snip!
    * * *
    adv almost, nearly; en frases negativas hardly
    * * *
    casi adv
    1) : almost, nearly, virtually
    casi nunca: hardly ever
    * * *
    casi adv
    1. (en general) nearly / almost
    2. (apenas) hardly

    Spanish-English dictionary > casi

  • 13 vielfältig

    Adj. varied, manifold
    * * *
    manifold; multifaceted
    * * *
    viel|fäl|tig ['fiːlfɛltɪç]
    adj
    varied, diverse
    * * *
    ((of interests etc) covering a large number of subjects etc.) wide-ranging
    * * *
    viel·fäl·tig
    [ˈfi:lfɛltɪç]
    adj diverse, varied
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv many and diverse
    2.
    adverbial in many different ways
    * * *
    vielfältig adj varied, manifold
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv many and diverse
    2.
    adverbial in many different ways
    * * *
    adj.
    manifold adj.
    multifaceted adj.
    multiplex adj. adv.
    manifoldly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > vielfältig

  • 14 сделать

    (= делать, проделать) make, do
    • Безусловно, это следует сделать (= сформулировать) точно, однако в основном это означает, что... - This has to be made precise of course, but essentially it means that...
    • Были также сделаны попытки объяснить... - Attempts have also been made to explain...
    • Было сделано много попыток (доказать и т. п.)... - Many attempts have been made to...
    • В последние годы были сделаны попытки... - Attempts have been made in recent years to...
    • Вместо того, чтобы пытаться сделать общее исследование задачи, мы... - Rather than attempt a general investigation of the problem, we...
    • Еще многое нужно сделать, прежде чем... - A great deal needs to be done before...
    • Еще очень многое остается сделать в этой области. - Much remains to be done in this area.
    • Здесь можно было бы сделать (небольшое) замечание относительно... - A remark may be made here about...
    • Здесь мы уже сделали два важных предположения. - Here we have made two important assumptions.
    • Как следствие, был сделан больший упор на... - As a result there has been much emphasis on...
    • Может это быть сделано или нет, зависит от... - Whether or not this can be done in a given case depends on...
    • Можно сделать вывод, что... - It may be concluded that...; It may be deduced that...
    • На основе этих измерений можно сделать несколько выводов. - Several conclusions may be drawn from these measurements.
    • Необходимо сделать несколько замечаний. - There are a number of points to be made.
    • Необходимо сделать следующее замечание. - It should be noted that...; It should be pointed out that...; A remark is in order.
    • Нечто подобное могло бы быть сделано, даже если... - Something similar may be done even if...
    • Однако были сделаны попытки (доказать и т. п.)... - Attempts are being made, however, to...
    • Однако это легче сказать, чем сделать. - But this is easier said than done.
    • Однако это может быть сделано довольно просто, если мы введем... - It can be done rather easily, however, if we introduce...
    • Относительно... необходимо сделать пояснение. - A word of explanation is necessary with regard to...
    • Очевидным способом сделать это является... - The obvious way of doing this is to...
    • Сделаем теперь три важных замечания. - Three important remarks are in order.
    • Сделаем эти идеи более понятными, рассматривая... - Let us make these ideas clearer by considering...
    • Следующий пример может сделать это утверждение яснее. - The following example may make this point clearer.
    • Существует несколько способов это сделать. - There are several ways to do this.
    • Часто это проще сделать, чем... - It is often simpler to do this than to...
    • Чтобы сделать это, мы используем тот факт, что... - То do this, we make use of the fact that...
    • Это будет сделано с помощью... - This will be done with the aid of...
    • Это может быть сделано в терминах... - This can be done in terms of...
    • Это может быть сделано множеством способов. - This can be done in a variety of different ways.
    • Это может быть сделано следующим образом. - This may be done as follows.
    • Этот результат можно сделать более наглядным с помощью... - The result can be made more explicit by...

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > сделать

  • 15 Kelly, William

    SUBJECT AREA: Textiles
    [br]
    b. 1790s Lanark, Scotland
    [br]
    Scottish pioneer in attempts to make Crompton 's spinning mule work automatically.
    [br]
    William Kelly, a Larnack clockmaker, was Manager of David Dale's New Lanark cotton-spinning mills. He was writing to Boulton \& Watt in 1796 about the different ways in which he heated the mills and the New Institution. He must also have been responsible for supervising the millwrights' and mechanics' shops where much of the spinning machinery for the mills was constructed. At one time there were eighty-seven men employed in these shops alone. He devised a better method of connecting the water wheel to the line shafting which he reckoned would save a quarter of the water power required. Kelly may have been the first to apply power to the mule, for in 1790 he drove the spinning sequence from the line shafting, which operated the gear mechanism to turn the rollers and spindles as well as draw out the carriage. The winding on of the newly spun yarn still had to be done by hand. Then in 1792 he applied for a patent for a self-acting mule in which all the operations would be carried out by power. However, winding the yarn on in a conical form was a problem; he tried various ways of doing this, but abandoned his attempts because the mechanism was cumbersome and brought no economic advantage as only a comparatively small number of spindles could be operated. Even so, his semi-automatic mule became quite popular and was exported to America in 1803. Kelly was replaced as Manager at New Lanark by Robert Owen in 1800.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1792, British patent no. 1,879 (semi-automatic mule).
    Further Reading
    R.L.Hills, 1970, Power in the Industrial Revolution, Manchester (includes Kelly's own account of his development of the self-acting mule).
    H.Catling, 1970, The Spinning Mule, Newton Abbot (describes some of Kelly's mule mechanisms).
    J.Butt (ed.), 1971, Robert Owen, Prince of Cotton Spinners, Newton Abbot (provides more details about the New Lanark mills).
    RLH

    Biographical history of technology > Kelly, William

  • 16 множество

    set, aggregate, collection; a good deal, a great number, a lot of
    • Внутри каждой группы видно множество... - Within each category one sees a variety of...
    • все элементы множества А - all elements of A, each element of A, every element of A, any element of A
    • Множество (= разнообразие) таких систем бесконечно, однако... - The variety of such systems is endless, but...
    • Можно использовать множество методов. Например,... - A variety of methods may be employed, e. g.,...
    • Содержание данного параграфа можно обобщить на множество направлений. - The subject matter of this section can be generalized in numerous directions.
    • Это может быть сделано множеством способов. - This can be done in a variety of different ways.

    Русско-английский словарь научного общения > множество

  • 17 تكاثر

    تَكَاثَرَ \ increase: to make (or become) greater in size or numbers: The population of the town increases every year. multiply: to increase in number: Rats and rabbits multiply quickly. reproduce: to produce young; cause a natural increase: Animals and plants reproduce (themselves) in many different ways.

    Arabic-English dictionary > تكاثر

  • 18 increase

    تَكَاثَرَ \ increase: to make (or become) greater in size or numbers: The population of the town increases every year. multiply: to increase in number: Rats and rabbits multiply quickly. reproduce: to produce young; cause a natural increase: Animals and plants reproduce (themselves) in many different ways.

    Arabic-English glossary > increase

  • 19 multiply

    تَكَاثَرَ \ increase: to make (or become) greater in size or numbers: The population of the town increases every year. multiply: to increase in number: Rats and rabbits multiply quickly. reproduce: to produce young; cause a natural increase: Animals and plants reproduce (themselves) in many different ways.

    Arabic-English glossary > multiply

  • 20 reproduce

    تَكَاثَرَ \ increase: to make (or become) greater in size or numbers: The population of the town increases every year. multiply: to increase in number: Rats and rabbits multiply quickly. reproduce: to produce young; cause a natural increase: Animals and plants reproduce (themselves) in many different ways.

    Arabic-English glossary > reproduce

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