in+the+absence+of+the+chairman

f lack (di of)

( errore) oversight

mancanza di abitazioni housing shortage

mancanza di corrente power failure

mancanza di personale lack of staff, staff shortage

per mancanza di tempo for lack of time

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mancanza s.f.

1 lack, deficiency; want; shortage; (assenza) absence: mancanza di affetto, lack of affection; mancanza di coraggio, lack of courage; mancanza di tempo, lack of time; mancanza di denaro, lack (o shortage) of money; mancanza di manodopera, shortage of labour; mancanza di immaginazione, want of imagination; mancanza di educazione, bad manners; il tuo atteggiamento denota mancanza di comprensione, your behaviour shows lack of understanding; il bambino soffre la mancanza di una figura paterna, the child suffers from the lack of a father figure; durante la sua mancanza, during his absence; sentire la mancanza di qlcu., to miss s.o.; sente la mancanza dei suoi amici, he misses his friends; sento molto la tua mancanza, I miss you very much // in mancanza di, failing (o for want of), (in assenza di) in the absence of: in mancanza del presidente, firmerà il segretario, in the absence of the chairman, the secretary will sign; in mancanza di verdura fresca potremmo mangiare verdura surgelata, if we don't have fresh vegetables, we could eat some frozen ones; in mancanza di meglio andammo al cinema, for want of something better to do we went to the cinema // per mancanza di, for want (o lack) of: fu assolto per mancanza di prove, he was acquitted for lack of evidence; molte persone soffrono per mancanza di cibo, many people suffer from lack of food // (dir.): mancanza di testimoni, absence of witnesses; mancanza di testamento, intestacy; mancanza di giurisdizione, lack (o want) of jurisdiction // ( banca): mancanza di copertura, no funds (o insufficient funds o absence of consideration); mancanza di credito, credit stringency

2 (errore, fallo) fault; (difetto) defect, shortcoming: una lieve mancanza, a slight fault; questa è una grave mancanza da parte sua, this is a bad fault on his part; commettere una mancanza imperdonabile, to make an unforgivable mistake; supplire alle proprie mancanze, to make up for one's shortcomings

3 (non com.) (svenimento) fainting.

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sostantivo femminile

1) (insufficienza) (di acqua, immaginazione) lack; (di personale, manodopera) shortage; (di denaro) lack, shortage

2) (assenza) absence, lack

3) (colpa) fault, mistake

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mancanza

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sostantivo f.

 1 (insufficienza) (di acqua, immaginazione) lack; (di personale, manodopera) shortage; (di denaro) lack, shortage; mancanza di prove lack of proof

 2 (assenza) absence, lack; in mancanza di in the absence of, in default of; in mancanza del miele utilizzate lo zucchero if you have no honey, use sugar; in mancanza di meglio for want of anything better; sento la sua mancanza I miss him

 3 (colpa) fault, mistake; commettere una mancanza to make a mistake, to commit a fault; rimediare alle -e di qcn. to make up for sb.'s shortcomings.

n. vice chairman, deputy chairman, subsidiary to the chairman, takes over in the chairman's absence

1 to control (controlar) (pasión, nervios, caballo).

era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle

2 to overcome.

lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her

3 to master (conocer) (técnica, tema).

domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluently

ha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English within a few months

4 to overlook.

desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here

5 to predominate.

6 to dominate, to domineer, to bestride, to have sway over.

El tirano domina al pueblo The tyrant dominates the people.

Ella domina su ira She dominates her anger.

7 to tower above, to dominate.

El cerro domina el horizonte The hill dominates the horizon.

8 to have the control, to dominate, to have ascendancy, to have the ascendancy.

Ella domina She has the control.

9 to calm down forcibly, to calm down.

10 to take over.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (tener bajo dominio) to dominate

2 (avasallar) to domineer

3 (controlar) to control, restrain

■ dominar los nervios to control one's nerves

4 (conocer a fondo) to master

■ domina el inglés she has a good command of English

5 (ver) to overlook, dominate

■ el jardín domina toda la playa the garden has a commanding view of the whole beach

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ser superior) to dominate

2 (destacar) to stand out

■ domina mucho el rojo red is the predominant colour

3 (predominar) to predominate

■ en esta fiesta dominan las mujeres there are mostly women at this party

► verbo pronominal dominarse

1 (controlarse) to control oneself, restrain oneself

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1) to dominate

2) master

3) prevail

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- dominarse

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1. VT

1) (=controlar) [+ población, territorio] to dominate; [+ países] to rule, rule over; [+ adversario] to overpower; [+ caballo] to control

2) (=contener) [+ incendio, epidemia] to check, bring under control; [+ rebelión] to put down, suppress; [+ pasión] to control, master; [+ nervios, emoción] to control; [+ dolor] to overcome

3) [+ técnica, tema] to master

4) (=estar por encima de)

2. VI

1) [edificio] to tower

2) (=predominar) [color, rasgo] to stand out; [opinión, tendencia] to predominate

dominarse

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verbo transitivo

a) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to control

b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very well

c) ( abarcar con la vista)

d) montaña/torre to dominate

dominarse v pron persona to restrain o control oneself

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= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.

Ex. The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.

Ex. This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.

Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.

Ex. The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.

Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.

Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.

Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.

Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex. The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.

Ex. E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.

Ex. In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.

Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.

Ex. I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.

Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex. Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.

Ex. She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.

Ex. They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.

Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.

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* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.

* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.

* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.

* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.

* dominar una destreza = master + skill.

* dominar una técnica = master + technique.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to control

b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very well

c) ( abarcar con la vista)

d) montaña/torre to dominate

dominarse v pron persona to restrain o control oneself

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dominar [A1 ]

1 (controlar) ‹nación/territorio› to dominate; ‹persona› to dominate; ‹pasión/cólera› to control

tiene a los niños totalmente dominados she has the children well under her thumb o under control

dominado por la ambición ruled by ambition

dominado por los celos consumed by jealousy

no logró dominar su ira she couldn't contain o control her anger

el equipo que dominó el encuentro the team which dominated the match

no logró dominar el vehículo/caballo he couldn't get control of the vehicle/horse

la policía dominó la situación en todo momento the police had the situation under control at all times

2 ‹tema/idioma›

no domino el tema I'm no expert on the subject

domina el francés she has a good command of French

nunca voy a poder dominar el inglés I'll never be able to master English

(abarcar con la vista): desde allí se domina toda la bahía there's a view over the whole bay from there, from there you can look out over the whole bay

4 «montaña/torre» to dominate

«color/tendencia» to predominate; «opinión» to prevail

el tema que dominó en las negociones the subject which dominated the talks

el equipo visitante dominó durante el segundo tiempo the visitors dominated the second half o were on top in the second half

«persona» to restrain o control oneself

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a) ( controlar) ‹nación/territorio/persona› to dominate;

◊ dominado por la ambición/los celos ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy

b) ‹ idioma› to have a good command of;

c) ( abarcar con la vista):

◊ desde allí se domina toda la bahía there's a view over the whole bay from there

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♦ vt

1. [controlar] [país, territorio, pueblo] to dominate, to rule (over);

la guerrilla domina toda esta zona guerrillas control this entire area;

la policía logró dominar a los alborotadores the police managed to bring the troublemakers under control;

tiene al marido dominado she has her husband under her thumb;

era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle;

no supo dominar sus nervios she couldn't control her nervousness;

el equipo local dominó el partido en todo momento the local team dominated the game from the beginning

2. [sujeto: pasión, nervios, emociones] to overcome;

lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her

3. [ser experto en] [técnica, tema] to master;

domina a la perfección los temas de contabilidad he has a perfect mastery of accounting;

domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluently;

ha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English in a few months;

¡cómo domina el balón! what great ball control!

4. [divisar] to overlook;

desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here

5. [destacar por encima de] to dominate;

el castillo domina el pueblo the castle dominates the town

♦ vi

una zona donde domina el voto socialista an area with a predominantly socialist vote

♦ See also the pronominal verb dominarse

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I v/t

1 persona, mercado dominate

2 idioma have a good command of

II v/i dominate

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dominar vt

1) : to dominate

2) : to master, to be proficient at

dominar vi

: to predominate, to prevail

♦ See also the reflexive verb dominarse

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dominar vb

1. (en general) to dominate

2. (tener bajo poder) to rule over

3. (controlar) to control

4. (contener) to bring under control [pt. & pp. brought]

5. (idioma) to be fluent in

6. (otras materias) to be good at / to be an expert on

1 [het verhinderen] prevention

2 [het verhinderd zijn] absence ⇒ inability to come

♦voorbeelden:

2   afwezig met/zonder bericht van verhindering • absent with/without notice

     bij verhindering • in case of absence

     bij verhindering van de voorzitter • in the absence of the chairman

1. \О-133 (кому на что) (to say or write sth.) as a response to a question, a rejoinder to a remark etc

in (for) answer

2. (to behave in some fashion) in reaction to sth.: in reply

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[PrepP; Invar; adv]

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1. в ответ (кому на что) (to say or write sth.) as a response to a question, a rejoinder to a remark etc:

- in < for> answer;

- in response;

- in reply.

     ♦ Расхаживая по роскошным паркам, чуть тронутым августовской желтизной, госпожа де Кальвимон трогательно пожаловалась принцу на то, что в замке нет никаких развлечений. Принц в ответ сказал всё, что полагается говорить в таких случаях, то есть что желания госпожи являются для него законом... (Булгаков 5). Strolling through the magnificent parks, barely touched by the yellow of August, Madame de Calvimont complained to the Prince about the absence of any entertainments in the chateau. In reply, the Prince said everything that is commonly said on such occasions, namely that to him the lady's wishes were law (5a).

2. (to behave in some fashion) in reaction to sth.:

- in reply;

- in response;

- in return;

- in < for> answer;

- [in limited contexts] one's answer is (to do sth.).

     ♦...Я жалел князя и советовал ему взять отпуск и укатить в мою благословенную Грузию, но он лишь посмеивался в ответ... (Окуджава 2). I pitied the prince and recommended that he go on leave and come down to my beloved Georgia, but he merely laughed in reply... (2a).

     ♦ Александра Фёдоровна заметила устремлённый на нее взгляд мужа, исполненный участия и тепла, и постаралась незаметно улыбнуться ему в ответ (Окуджава 2). Alexandra Fyodorovna noticed her husband's gaze upon her, full of concern and warmth, and tried to smile secretly in return (2a).

     ♦ "У меня нет матери: она одна могла бы спросить меня, зачем я вижусь с тобой, и перед ней одной я заплакала бы в ответ..."(Гончаров 1). "I have no mother: she alone could have asked me why I saw you, and only in answer to her would I have cried..." (1a).

     ♦ "Держись за хвост моего мула, он тебя вынесет", - предложил Хабуг, но тот [председатель] в ответ только замотал головой, как бы отказываясь принимать помощь от единоличника (Искандер 3). "Grab hold of my mule's tail, he'll get you out," Khabug offered. The chairman's only answer was to shake his head as if he could not accept help from an independent farmer (3a).

in the absence of the chairman

assistant director, assistant manager, deputy head, deputy manager.

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► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 assistant director, assistant manager

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- ra masculino, femenino ( de organización) deputy director; ( de comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager

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= assistant chief, deputy director, assistant director, deputy, associate director, joint director, deputy head, vice principal.

Ex. His career at the Library of Congress began in 1967 with his appointment as assistant chief of the Descriptive Cataloging Division.

Ex. The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.

Ex. Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant.

Ex. The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language.

Ex. The question of whether there should be an associate director position in libraries is debated through examples based on experience.

Ex. A progress evaluation will take place twice per annum, during which the successful candidate will report to the joint directors of the appointment.

Ex. He was the deputy head of the delegation that negotiated the 1946 agreement with the Swiss Government.

Ex. In most school, the principal is usually the figurehead and the vice-principal, the authority.

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* subdirector de biblioteca = deputy librarian, associate librarian.

* subdirector ejecutivo = associate executive director.

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- ra masculino, femenino ( de organización) deputy director; ( de comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager

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(de una organización) deputy director; (de un comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager

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◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de organización) deputy director;

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subdirector, -ora nm,f

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m, subdirectora f deputy manager

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subdirector, - tora n

: assistant manager

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subdirector n deputy [pl. deputies]

SUBJECT AREA: Electricity, Telecommunications

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