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  • 21 misterioso

    adj.
    mysterious, hidden, secret, puzzling.
    * * *
    1 mysterious
    * * *
    (f. - misteriosa)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo mysterious
    * * *
    = arcane, darkling, mysterious, unexplainable, uncanny, shadowy, unaccountable, intriguing.
    Ex. It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.
    Ex. I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
    Ex. By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role.
    Ex. In Study 1 users performed significantly faster and made fewer errors with structured abstracts but there were some unexplainable practice effects.
    Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex. However, in spite of Seymour's very significant role in Dickens's life, he remains something of a shadowy figure and no book has ever been written about him.
    Ex. You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
    Ex. Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
    ----
    * de manera misteriosa = eerily.
    * en circunstancias misteriosas = in mysterious circumstances.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo mysterious
    * * *
    = arcane, darkling, mysterious, unexplainable, uncanny, shadowy, unaccountable, intriguing.

    Ex: It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.

    Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
    Ex: By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role.
    Ex: In Study 1 users performed significantly faster and made fewer errors with structured abstracts but there were some unexplainable practice effects.
    Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex: However, in spite of Seymour's very significant role in Dickens's life, he remains something of a shadowy figure and no book has ever been written about him.
    Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
    Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
    * de manera misteriosa = eerily.
    * en circunstancias misteriosas = in mysterious circumstances.

    * * *
    mysterious
    * * *

    misterioso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    mysterious
    misterioso,-a adjetivo mysterious

    ' misterioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    misteriosa
    - oculto
    English:
    cryptic
    - disclose
    - hiatus
    - mysterious
    - puzzling
    - shadowy
    - uncanny
    - weird
    * * *
    misterioso, -a adj
    mysterious
    * * *
    adj mysterious
    * * *
    misterioso, -sa adj
    : mysterious
    * * *
    misterioso adj mysterious

    Spanish-English dictionary > misterioso

  • 22 raro

    adj.
    1 unusual, curious, rare, out of the common.
    2 strange, odd, queer, far-out.
    3 unfamiliar.
    * * *
    2 (escaso) scarce, rare
    3 (peculiar) odd, strange, weird
    4 (excelente) excellent
    ■ escribió un libro raro, una verdadera obra de arte she wrote a very good book, a real work of art
    \
    ¡qué raro! how odd!, that's strange!
    rara vez seldom
    * * *
    (f. - rara)
    adj.
    1) rare, uncommon, unusual, funny
    2) bizarre, weird
    3) odd
    •
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=extraño) strange, odd

    es raro que no haya llamado — it's strange o odd that he hasn't called

    ¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara! — how (very) strange!, how (very) odd!

    2) (=poco común) rare

    con alguna rara excepción — with few o rare exceptions

    de rara perfección — of rare perfection, of remarkable perfection

    rara vez nos visita, rara es la vez que nos visita — he rarely visits us

    3) (Fís) rare, rarefied
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)

    es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...

    qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!

    te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)

    b) ( poco frecuente) rare

    raro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...

    aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here

    2) < gas> rare
    * * *
    = bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].
    Ex. Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
    Ex. Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
    Ex. In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex. If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex. Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
    Ex. Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.
    Ex. This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex. Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
    Ex. The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
    Ex. This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex. For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex. However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
    Ex. Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.
    Ex. 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    Ex. 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
    ----
    * aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.
    * bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * colección de libros raros = rare book collection.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de manera rara = oddly, funnily.
    * demasiado raro = all too rare.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de una manera rara = strangely.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * edición rara = rare edition.
    * en casos raros = in rare cases.
    * enfermedad rara = rare disease.
    * en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.
    * en raros casos = in rare cases.
    * especie rara = rare breed.
    * haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.
    * Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.
    * libro raro = rare book.
    * muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.
    * parecer raro = sound + odd.
    * por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * ¡qué raro! = how strange!.
    * rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.
    * sala de libros raros = rare book room.
    * salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.
    * * *
    - ra adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq)

    es raro que... — it's strange o odd o funny that...

    qué cosa más rara! or qué raro! — how odd o strange!

    te noto muy raro hoy — you're acting very strangely today; ver bicho 2)

    b) ( poco frecuente) rare

    raro es el día que... — there's rarely o hardly a day when...

    aquí es raro que nieve — it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here

    2) < gas> rare
    * * *
    = bizarre, queer, rare, unusual, eccentric, odd, uncommon, untoward, weird [weirder -comp., weirdest -sup.], awry, funny [funnier -comp., funniest -sup.], outlandish, freaky [freakier -comp., freakiest -sup.], uncanny, cranky [crankier -comp., crankiest -sup.], kinky [kinkier -comp., kinkiest -sup.], flaky [flakey], freakish, quirky [quirkier -comp., quirkiest -sup.].

    Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

    Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
    Ex: In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services.
    Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
    Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
    Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
    Ex: Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.
    Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
    Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
    Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
    Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
    Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
    Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
    Ex: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or ' flaky'.
    Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
    Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
    * aunque parezca raro = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange, funnily enough, funnily.
    * bicho raro = rare bird, odd bird, odd fish, freak of nature, rare breed, weirdo, nerdy [nerdier -comp., nerdiest -sup.], geek, nerd, geeky [geekier -comp., geekiest -sup.].
    * colección de libros raros = rare book collection.
    * de forma rara = oddly, funnily.
    * de manera rara = oddly, funnily.
    * demasiado raro = all too rare.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de una manera rara = strangely.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * edición rara = rare edition.
    * en casos raros = in rare cases.
    * enfermedad rara = rare disease.
    * en raras ocasiones = in rare cases.
    * en raros casos = in rare cases.
    * especie rara = rare breed.
    * haber algo raro con = there + be + something fishy going on with.
    * Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la = Orphan Drug Act, the.
    * libro raro = rare book.
    * muy rara vez = all too seldom, once in a blue moon.
    * parecer raro = sound + odd.
    * por muy raro que parezca = strangely enough, oddly enough, strange though it may seem, strange as it may seem, although it may seem strange.
    * ¡qué raro! = how strange!.
    * rara vez = infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, on rare occasions.
    * sala de libros raros = rare book room.
    * salvo raras excepciones = with rare exceptions.
    * ser algo muy raro = be a rare occurrence.

    * * *
    raro -ra
    A
    1 (extraño) strange, odd, funny ( colloq)
    es raro que aún no haya venido it's strange o odd o funny that he hasn't come yet
    ya me parecía raro que no salieras I thought it was a bit strange o odd you weren't going out
    ¡qué cosa más rara! or ¡qué raro! how odd o strange o funny o peculiar!
    me siento raro en este ambiente I feel strange o funny in these surroundings
    es un poco rarilla she's a bit odd o strange o funny o peculiar
    ¿qué te pasa hoy? te noto/estás muy raro what's up with you today? you're acting very strangely
    me miró como si fuera un bicho raro ( fam); he looked at me as if I was some kind of weirdo ( colloq)
    ¡qué tipo más raro! what a strange o peculiar o funny man!
    2 (poco frecuente, común) rare
    salvo raras excepciones with a few rare exceptions
    raro es el día que no sale there's rarely o hardly a day when she doesn't go out
    aquí es raro que nieve it rarely o seldom snows here, it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
    B ‹gas› rare
    * * *

     

    raro
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    a) ( extraño) strange, odd, funny (colloq);

    ◊ es raro que … it's strange o odd o funny that …;

    ¡qué raro! how odd o strange!;
    te noto muy raro hoy you're acting very strangely today


    aquí es raro que nieve it's very unusual o rare for it to snow here
    raro,-a adjetivo
    1 (no frecuente) rare: es raro que no llame, it's unusual for her not to telephone
    2 (poco común) odd, strange: ¡qué sombrero más raro!, what a weird hat!
    tiene un raro sentido del humor, he's got a warped sense of humour
    ♦ Locuciones: Paco es un bicho raro, Paco is a weirdo
    ' raro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bicho
    - chocante
    - disgustar
    - individuo
    - particular
    - peculiar
    - rara
    - singular
    - tipo
    - artefacto
    - extraño
    - gusto
    - olor
    - sonar
    English:
    flaky
    - funny
    - most
    - odd
    - odd-looking
    - oddbod
    - oddity
    - odor
    - odour
    - peculiar
    - queer
    - rare
    - set-up
    - should
    - strange
    - strangely
    - unlikely
    - unusual
    - weird
    - for
    - how
    - incongruous
    - like
    - oddball
    - seem
    - strike
    - uncanny
    * * *
    raro, -a adj
    1. [extraño] strange, odd;
    ¡qué raro! how strange o odd!;
    ¡qué raro que no haya llamado! it's very strange o odd that she hasn't called;
    es raro que no nos lo haya dicho it's odd o funny that she didn't tell us;
    ya me parecía raro que no hubiera dicho nada I thought it was strange o odd that he hadn't said anything;
    no sé qué le pasa últimamente, está o [m5] la noto muy rara I don't know what's up with her lately, she's been acting very strangely
    2. [excepcional] unusual, rare;
    [visita] infrequent;
    rara vez rarely;
    es raro el día que viene a comer she very rarely comes round for lunch;
    raro es el que no fuma very few of them don't smoke
    3. [extravagante] odd, eccentric
    4. [escaso] rare
    5. Quím rare
    * * *
    adj
    1 rare
    2 ( extraño) strange;
    ¡qué raro! how strange!
    * * *
    raro, -ra adj
    1) extraño: odd, strange, peculiar
    2) : unusual, rare
    3) : exceptional
    4)
    rara vez : seldom, rarely
    * * *
    raro adj
    1. (extraño) strange / odd

    Spanish-English dictionary > raro

  • 23 tarea

    f.
    1 task (trabajo).
    tareas domésticas household chores, housework
    2 homework, school work, schoolwork, school assignment.
    * * *
    1 task, job
    \
    las tareas de la casa the housework sing, the chores
    * * *
    noun f.
    job, task, work
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=trabajo) task, job

    tareas domésticas — housework sing, household chores

    2) [de colegial]
    3) (Inform) task
    * * *
    a) ( trabajo) task, job
    b) ( deberes escolares) homework
    * * *
    = assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], endeavour [endeavor, -USA], exercise, job, labour [labor, -USA], operation, routine, task, work, quest, undertaking, item of business.
    Ex. The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
    Ex. Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
    Ex. Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex. As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex. With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex. Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.
    Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex. It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.
    Ex. Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.
    Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    ----
    * aceptar una tarea = take on + task.
    * aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.
    * asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.
    * asumir una tarea = assume + duty.
    * con una tarea especial = mission-oriented.
    * cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * delegar una tarea = delegate + operation.
    * desempeñar una tarea = carry out + task, cope with + task, perform + task.
    * ejecutar una tarea = execute + task.
    * emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.
    * encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.
    * encargarse una tarea = undertake + task.
    * encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.
    * endosar una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.
    * en la tarea de = in the drive to.
    * fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * hacer una tarea = do + assignment.
    * imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.
    * imponer una tarea = task.
    * imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.
    * multitarea = multitasking [multi-tasking].
    * ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * programador automático de tareas = scheduler.
    * realización de varias tareas simultáneamente = concurrent tasking.
    * realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.
    * realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.
    * tarea administrativa = administrative task.
    * tarea ardua = uphill struggle.
    * tarea asignada = appointed task.
    * tarea bibliotecaria = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process.
    * tarea complementaria = follow-up activity.
    * tarea de aprendizaje = learning activity, learning task.
    * tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.
    * tarea de tontos = fool's errand.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea educativa = learning activity.
    * tarea encomendada = assigned task.
    * tarea escolar = homework, homework assignment.
    * tarea falta de interés = chore.
    * tarea imposible = wild goose chase.
    * tarea inútil = exercise in futility.
    * tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.
    * tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.
    * tarea rutinaria = routine, mundane task, daily chore.
    * tareas bibliotecarias = library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures.
    * tareas bibliotecarias complementarias = library support services.
    * tareas de extinción de incendios = fire-fighting.
    * tareas del personal = staff duties.
    * tareas domésticas = housework.
    * tareas escolares = school work [schoolwork].
    * tareas informáticas = computer work.
    * tareas relacionadas con la información = information operations.
    * tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * * *
    a) ( trabajo) task, job
    b) ( deberes escolares) homework
    * * *
    = assignment, duty [duties, -pl.], endeavour [endeavor, -USA], exercise, job, labour [labor, -USA], operation, routine, task, work, quest, undertaking, item of business.

    Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.

    Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
    Ex: Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
    Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
    Ex: Chain indexing is a simple mechanical routine for generating a limited number of index entries for a subject.
    Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex: It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.
    Ex: Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.
    Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    * aceptar una tarea = take on + task.
    * aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias = library application.
    * asignar una tarea = allot + task, set + task, give + task, assign + responsibility, task.
    * asumir una tarea = assume + duty.
    * con una tarea especial = mission-oriented.
    * cumplir una tarea = accomplish + task.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias = go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
    * delegar una tarea = delegate + operation.
    * desempeñar una tarea = carry out + task, cope with + task, perform + task.
    * ejecutar una tarea = execute + task.
    * emprender una tarea = go on + expedition.
    * encargado de las tareas domésticas = housekeeper.
    * encargarse una tarea = undertake + task.
    * encomendar una tarea a Alguien = assign + task.
    * endosar una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * enfrentarse a una tarea = face + task.
    * en la tarea de = in the drive to.
    * fijarse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * formación en diferentes tareas = cross-training [cross training], multiskilling [multi-skilling].
    * hacer una tarea = do + assignment.
    * imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.
    * imponer una tarea = task.
    * imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
    * liberar de una tarea = relieve of + task.
    * multitarea = multitasking [multi-tasking].
    * ponerse una tarea = set + Reflexivo + task.
    * programador automático de tareas = scheduler.
    * realización de varias tareas simultáneamente = concurrent tasking.
    * realizar una tarea = accomplish + task, carry out + duty, conduct + task, implement + task, undertake + task, perform + duty.
    * realizar una tarea paso a paso = go through.
    * tarea administrativa = administrative task.
    * tarea ardua = uphill struggle.
    * tarea asignada = appointed task.
    * tarea bibliotecaria = library operation, library task, library function, library duty, library process.
    * tarea complementaria = follow-up activity.
    * tarea de aprendizaje = learning activity, learning task.
    * tarea del hogar = domestic duty, domestic task.
    * tarea de tontos = fool's errand.
    * tarea difícil = hard task.
    * tarea educativa = learning activity.
    * tarea encomendada = assigned task.
    * tarea escolar = homework, homework assignment.
    * tarea falta de interés = chore.
    * tarea imposible = wild goose chase.
    * tarea inútil = exercise in futility.
    * tarea monumental = Herculean task, Herculanian task.
    * tarea muy difícil = uphill struggle.
    * tarea orientada hacia la gente = people-oriented task.
    * tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.
    * tarea rutinaria = routine, mundane task, daily chore.
    * tareas bibliotecarias = library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures.
    * tareas bibliotecarias complementarias = library support services.
    * tareas de extinción de incendios = fire-fighting.
    * tareas del personal = staff duties.
    * tareas domésticas = housework.
    * tareas escolares = school work [schoolwork].
    * tareas informáticas = computer work.
    * tareas relacionadas con la información = information operations.
    * tener tarea para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

    * * *
    1 (trabajo) task, job
    no le gustan nada las tareas de la casa he hates doing household chores o the housework
    no es tarea fácil it is not easy, it is no easy task
    tengo que hacer la(s) tarea(s) I have to do my homework o ( AmE) assignments
    * * *

     

    tarea sustantivo femenino
    a) ( trabajo) task, job;



    tarea sustantivo femenino
    1 (labor) job, task
    tarea escolar, homework, US assignments pl 2 tareas domésticas, housework sing
    ' tarea' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - absorbente
    - acometer
    - afanosa
    - afanoso
    - apresurada
    - apresurado
    - asignación
    - cometido
    - corresponder
    - cumplir
    - desagradecida
    - desagradecido
    - emprender
    - empresa
    - encargo
    - ensimismarse
    - evadir
    - fijarse
    - función
    - gratificar
    - hacer
    - hueso
    - imponerse
    - imposición
    - lanzarse
    - marrón
    - muerta
    - muerto
    - terminar
    - trabajo
    - ultimar
    - zafarse
    - abrumador
    - acabar
    - alcanzar
    - antipático
    - asignar
    - asumir
    - atrancar
    - cargo
    - colaborador
    - colaborar
    - costoso
    - deber
    - dejadez
    - dejado
    - despachar
    - diario
    - empezar
    English:
    accomplish
    - accomplishment
    - allocation
    - arduous
    - assign
    - assignment
    - begin
    - challenging
    - chore
    - cinch
    - delegate
    - distasteful
    - do over
    - embark
    - execute
    - execution
    - finish
    - finished
    - get off
    - get over
    - go about
    - job
    - labour
    - massive
    - mission
    - rush
    - set
    - task
    - thankless
    - uphill
    - work
    - admittedly
    - home
    - labor
    - throw
    - under
    * * *
    tarea nf
    1. [trabajo] task;
    fue una ardua tarea it was a hard task;
    mantener limpia la ciudad es tarea de todos keeping the city clean is everyone's responsibility;
    las tareas del campo agricultural o farm work
    tareas domésticas household chores, housework
    2. [escolar] homework;
    hace la tarea she's doing her homework
    3. Informát task
    * * *
    f task, job
    * * *
    tarea nf
    1) : task, job
    2) : homework
    * * *
    1. (en general) task / job
    2. (deberes) homework
    tareas del hogar / tareas domésticas housework

    Spanish-English dictionary > tarea

  • 24 a instancias de

    = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of
    Ex. It was set up in 1972 at the instigation of a local councillor who wanted to introduce an information centre in shop-front premises in a new shopping precinct.
    Ex. During the early 1940s, at the behest of then President Roosevelt, he led the drive to build the first atomic bomb.
    Ex. Other work relating to the development of classification has been conducted under the auspices of UNISIST.
    * * *
    = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of

    Ex: It was set up in 1972 at the instigation of a local councillor who wanted to introduce an information centre in shop-front premises in a new shopping precinct.

    Ex: During the early 1940s, at the behest of then President Roosevelt, he led the drive to build the first atomic bomb.
    Ex: Other work relating to the development of classification has been conducted under the auspices of UNISIST.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a instancias de

  • 25 a petición de

    at the request of
    * * *
    = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of
    Ex. These articles were prepared at the request of the American Library Association by Jenner & Block, its attorneys.
    Ex. The superintendent withdrew his request at the urging of the city manager, who suggested he defer it until a more apposite time.
    Ex. During the early 1940s, at the behest of then President Roosevelt, he led the drive to build the first atomic bomb.
    * * *
    = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of

    Ex: These articles were prepared at the request of the American Library Association by Jenner & Block, its attorneys.

    Ex: The superintendent withdrew his request at the urging of the city manager, who suggested he defer it until a more apposite time.
    Ex: During the early 1940s, at the behest of then President Roosevelt, he led the drive to build the first atomic bomb.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a petición de

  • 26 cafetería

    f.
    1 coffee shop, coffeehouse, snack bar, coffee-bar.
    2 milk bar.
    * * *
    1 (gen) snack bar, coffee bar; (en un tren) buffet car
    * * *
    SF
    1) [gen] café, coffee shop; (=autoservicio) cafeteria; (Ferro) buffet, refreshment car (EEUU)
    2) LAm (=tienda) retail coffee shop
    * * *
    femenino ( café) café; (en museo, fábrica) cafeteria
    •• Cultural note:
    In Spain, a place to have a coffee, other drinks, and pastries and cakes. Cafeterías are frequently combined with bares and are very similar. However, cafeterías are usually smarter, and serve a wider variety of dishes
    * * *
    = cafe, cafeteria, food-court, coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse], coffee bar, diner, coffee shop.
    Ex. The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
    Ex. In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.
    Ex. And then, perhaps more important of all of that, is the social and professional interaction that takes place at the conference, it is not rare to meet new friends at the food court that last for ever!.
    Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
    Ex. Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.
    Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    Ex. The services of the library, bookstore, and coffee shop were judged adequate by over 60%.
    ----
    * bar cafetería = cellar coffee bar.
    * cafetería con terraza = curbside cafe, kerbside cafe.
    * servicios de cafetería = food services.
    * * *
    femenino ( café) café; (en museo, fábrica) cafeteria
    •• Cultural note:
    In Spain, a place to have a coffee, other drinks, and pastries and cakes. Cafeterías are frequently combined with bares and are very similar. However, cafeterías are usually smarter, and serve a wider variety of dishes
    * * *
    = cafe, cafeteria, food-court, coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse], coffee bar, diner, coffee shop.

    Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

    Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.
    Ex: And then, perhaps more important of all of that, is the social and professional interaction that takes place at the conference, it is not rare to meet new friends at the food court that last for ever!.
    Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
    Ex: Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.
    Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    Ex: The services of the library, bookstore, and coffee shop were judged adequate by over 60%.
    * bar cafetería = cellar coffee bar.
    * cafetería con terraza = curbside cafe, kerbside cafe.
    * servicios de cafetería = food services.

    * * *
    cafetería (↑ cafetería a1)
    coffee shop, café, coffee bar ( BrE)
    In Spain, a place to have a coffee, other drinks, and pastries and cakes. Cafeterías are frequently combined with bares (↑ bar a1) and are very similar. However, cafeterías are usually smarter, and serve a wider variety of dishes.
    * * *

     

    cafetería sustantivo femenino ( café) café;
    (en museo, fábrica) cafeteria
    cafetería sustantivo femenino snack bar, café
    Ferroc buffet, refreshment room
    ' cafetería' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barra
    - cafetera
    - convecina
    - convecino
    - directoria I
    - directorio
    - estudiantil
    - lavabo
    - mostrador
    - murmullo
    - pergeñar
    - autoservicio
    - café
    - cantina
    - chocolatería
    - comedor
    - soda
    English:
    buffet
    - cafeteria
    - coffee house
    - friendly
    - snack bar
    - café
    - diner
    - snack
    * * *
    [establecimiento] café, snack bar; [en facultad, hospital, museo] cafeteria; [en empresa] canteen
    * * *
    f coffee shop
    * * *
    1) : coffee shop, café
    2) : lunchroom, cafeteria
    * * *
    cafetería n cafe / snack bar

    Spanish-English dictionary > cafetería

  • 27 maquinar

    v.
    to machinate, to plot.
    maquinar algo contra alguien to plot something against somebody
    Ella discurre engaños She contrives tricks.
    * * *
    1 to scheme, plot
    * * *
    verb
    to plot, scheme
    * * *
    VT VI to plot
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to plot, scheme
    * * *
    = conspire, finesse, cook up, scheme, concoct.
    Ex. There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.
    Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.
    Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
    Ex. Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to plot, scheme
    * * *
    = conspire, finesse, cook up, scheme, concoct.

    Ex: There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.

    Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.
    Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
    Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.

    * * *
    maquinar [A1 ]
    vt
    to plot, scheme
    * * *

    maquinar ( conjugate maquinar) verbo transitivo
    to plot, scheme
    maquinar verbo transitivo to scheme, plot
    ' maquinar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    discurrir
    - tejer
    English:
    engineer
    * * *
    to plot, to scheme;
    estaban maquinando una conspiración contra el gobierno they were plotting against the government
    * * *
    v/t plot
    * * *
    : to plot, to scheme

    Spanish-English dictionary > maquinar

  • 28 artículo de consumo

    (n.) = commodity, consumer commodity
    Ex. Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic.
    Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    * * *
    (n.) = commodity, consumer commodity

    Ex: Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic.

    Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

    * * *
    consumer item

    Spanish-English dictionary > artículo de consumo

  • 29 cono

    m.
    1 cone.
    el cono Sur = Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay
    2 conus, cone-shaped structure.
    * * *
    1 cone
    * * *
    SM cone
    * * *
    a) ( figura) cone
    b) (Auto) tb

    cono de encauzamiento or de balizamiento — traffic cone

    * * *
    = cup, cone.
    Ex. The usual culprit in this case is the cup of coffee placed on top of the drive unit.
    Ex. Dale advanced these ideas by developing the Cone of Experience, a model that visually demonstrates how concrete experiences give meaning to abstract theories.
    ----
    * biopsia en cono = cone biopsy.
    * cono de tráfico = traffic cone, warning cone.
    * Cono Sur, el = Southern Cone, the.
    * cono volcánico = volcanic cone.
    * * *
    a) ( figura) cone
    b) (Auto) tb

    cono de encauzamiento or de balizamiento — traffic cone

    * * *
    = cup, cone.

    Ex: The usual culprit in this case is the cup of coffee placed on top of the drive unit.

    Ex: Dale advanced these ideas by developing the Cone of Experience, a model that visually demonstrates how concrete experiences give meaning to abstract theories.
    * biopsia en cono = cone biopsy.
    * cono de tráfico = traffic cone, warning cone.
    * Cono Sur, el = Southern Cone, the.
    * cono volcánico = volcanic cone.

    * * *
    1 (figura) cone
    cono truncado truncated cone
    cono volcánico volcanic cone
    2 ( Auto) tb
    cono de encauzamiento or de balizamiento traffic cone
    Compuesto:
    Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay)
    * * *

     

    Multiple Entries:
    cono    
    coño
    cono sustantivo masculino ( figura) cone;
    ◊ el Ccoño Sur the Southern Cone (Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay)

    coño sustantivo masculino (vulg) ( de la mujer) cunt (vulg), beaver (AmE sl), fanny (BrE sl)
    cono sustantivo masculino cone
    Cono Sur, South America
    coño
    1 m vulgar cunt
    2 excl vulgar fuck, fucking hell, bloody hell: ¿dónde coño has estado?, where the fuck have you been? ➣ Ver nota en fuck

    ' coño' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cónica
    - cónico
    - cono
    - deyección
    - truncar
    - barquillo
    English:
    cone
    - cunt
    - traffic cone
    - twat
    * * *
    cono nm
    1. [figura] cone
    Geol cono de deyección debris cone;
    el Cono Sur = Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay;
    cono truncado truncated cone;
    cono volcánico volcanic cone
    2.
    cono (de señalización) [en carretera] traffic cone
    3. [de la retina] cone
    * * *
    m tb GASTR cone
    * * *
    cono nm
    : cone
    * * *
    cono n cone

    Spanish-English dictionary > cono

  • 30 ingeniárselas

    1 to manage, find a way, contrive
    * * *
    (v.) = manage to, finesse, get by
    Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
    Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    Ex. A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.
    * * *
    (v.) = manage to, finesse, get by

    Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

    Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    Ex: A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ingeniárselas

  • 31 liquidación

    f.
    1 liquidation, closing, close-out, closeout.
    2 clearance sale, liquidation, sale, clearance.
    3 severance pay, layoff pay, redundancy pay, redundancy payment.
    4 extermination, liquidation.
    * * *
    1 (venta) sale
    2 (pago) settlement
    3 (de activos) liquidation
    4 (fin) end
    \
    liquidación total clearance sale
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Com, Econ) [de compañía, negocio] liquidation, winding-up; [de cuenta, deuda] settlement

    liquidación forzosa, liquidación obligatoria — compulsory liquidation

    2) (=rebajas) sale
    3) [por despido] redundancy pay

    oficina o sección de liquidación — accounts section, payments office

    4) (Quím) liquefaction
    5) (Pol) liquidation
    * * *
    1) ( en tienda) sale

    liquidación por cierre — closeout sale (AmE), closing down sale (BrE)

    2) (de negocio, activo) liquidation
    3)
    a) (de cuenta, deuda) settlement, liquidation (frml)
    b) ( cálculo)
    c) (Méx) ( compensación por despido) severance pay
    4) (fam) ( eliminación) liquidation
    5) (Quím) liquefaction
    * * *
    = liquidation, redemption.
    Ex. This article emphasizes the drive on the part of public libraries to justify their social usefulness and thus defend themselves against the threat of liquidation.
    Ex. Apart from the initial purchase and the final redemption of vouchers, the Scheme eliminates all financial elements when paying for international transactions = Aparte de la compra inicial y el reembolso final de los vales canjeables, este Sistema elimina todos los aspectos económicos que intervienen en el pago por cualquier operación realizada entre países.
    ----
    * entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.
    * liquidación de deudas = debt settlement.
    * liquidación de existencias = stock clearance, stock clearance sale, clearance sale.
    * * *
    1) ( en tienda) sale

    liquidación por cierre — closeout sale (AmE), closing down sale (BrE)

    2) (de negocio, activo) liquidation
    3)
    a) (de cuenta, deuda) settlement, liquidation (frml)
    b) ( cálculo)
    c) (Méx) ( compensación por despido) severance pay
    4) (fam) ( eliminación) liquidation
    5) (Quím) liquefaction
    * * *
    = liquidation, redemption.

    Ex: This article emphasizes the drive on the part of public libraries to justify their social usefulness and thus defend themselves against the threat of liquidation.

    Ex: Apart from the initial purchase and the final redemption of vouchers, the Scheme eliminates all financial elements when paying for international transactions = Aparte de la compra inicial y el reembolso final de los vales canjeables, este Sistema elimina todos los aspectos económicos que intervienen en el pago por cualquier operación realizada entre países.
    * entrar en liquidación = go into + liquidation.
    * liquidación de deudas = debt settlement.
    * liquidación de existencias = stock clearance, stock clearance sale, clearance sale.

    * * *
    [ S ] liquidación de fin de temporada end of season sale
    [ S ] liquidación total clearance sale
    [ S ] liquidación de existencias sale of entire stock, stock clearance
    [ S ] liquidación por cierre closing up sale ( AmE), closing down sale ( BrE)
    B
    1 (de un negocio, una compañía) liquidation
    2 (de un activo) liquidation
    C
    1 (de una cuenta, deuda) settlement, liquidation ( frml)
    2 (cuenta final) final account; (cantidad) final payment, settlement
    3 (pago) payment
    (cálculo): el contable preparó la liquidación de mis impuestos the accountant worked out my tax return o calculated my tax liability
    se hizo la liquidación de lo que correspondía a cada uno (se calculó) we/they worked out o calculated how much was due to each person; (se pagó) each person was paid what was due to him or her
    4 ( Méx) (compensación por despido) severance pay, redundancy pay
    D ( fam) (eliminación) liquidation
    E ( Quím) liquefaction
    * * *

     

    liquidación sustantivo femenino
    1 ( en tienda) sale;

    2 (de negocio, activo) liquidation
    3
    a) (de cuenta, deuda) settlement


    liquidación sustantivo femenino
    1 (de un negocio) liquidation
    (de un producto) clearance sale
    2 (de una deuda) settlement
    (al finalizar un contrato) settlement: por favor, prepáreme la liquidación para el jueves, please have my settlement ready on Thursday
    ' liquidación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    remate
    - barata
    - cancelación
    - forzoso
    English:
    clearance sale
    - liquidation
    - sale
    - settlement
    - clearance
    - discharge
    * * *
    1. [pago] settlement, payment;
    Fin liquidación de activos asset-stripping; Com liquidación de bienes liquidation of assets
    2. [rebaja]
    liquidación (de existencias) clearance sale, stock clearance;
    estar de liquidación to be having a clearance sale
    liquidación por cese o cierre de negocio closing-down sale, US closing-out sale;
    liquidación por reforma = sale before a shop is closed for renovation;
    liquidación por traspaso = sale before a business is sold to new management
    3. [final] liquidation
    4. [finiquito] Br redundancy o US lay-off settlement
    5. Fam [eliminación] liquidation
    * * *
    f
    1 COM de cuenta, deuda settlement
    2 de negocio liquidation
    * * *
    1) : liquidation
    2) : clearance sale
    3) : settlement, payment

    Spanish-English dictionary > liquidación

  • 32 parada en el camino

    (n.) = rest stop, stop along the way
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Libraries on the superhighway: rest stop or roadkill?'.
    Ex. The drive is 182 miles and the time factor would include at least one gas, food and rest room stop along the way.
    * * *
    (n.) = rest stop, stop along the way

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Libraries on the superhighway: rest stop or roadkill?'.

    Ex: The drive is 182 miles and the time factor would include at least one gas, food and rest room stop along the way.

    Spanish-English dictionary > parada en el camino

  • 33 perfectamente

    adv.
    1 perfectly (sobradamente).
    2 fine (muy bien).
    ¿cómo estás? — estoy perfectamente how are you? — I'm fine
    * * *
    1 (completamente) perfectly
    2 (como asentimiento) all right!, great!, fine!
    * * *

    te entiendo perfectamente — I perfectly understand what you mean, I know exactly what you mean

    -¿cómo está tu hermano? -¡perfectamente! — "how's your brother?" - "he's doing just fine"

    * * *
    adverbio perfectly

    los dos sabían perfectamente que... — they both knew perfectly well that...

    * * *
    = perfectly, squarely, superbly, loud and clear, flawlessly.
    Ex. This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.
    Ex. Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
    Ex. Nevertheless, black airmen continued to perform superbly.
    Ex. This draft resolution is meant to state, loud and clear, what is really at stake and to encourage governments to take action now.
    Ex. Overall the drive was judged to perform flawlessly and well beyond what was expected by the reviewer.
    ----
    * perfectamente + Adjetivo = beautifully + Adjetivo.
    * perfectamente integrado = seamless.
    * * *
    adverbio perfectly

    los dos sabían perfectamente que... — they both knew perfectly well that...

    * * *
    = perfectly, squarely, superbly, loud and clear, flawlessly.

    Ex: This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.

    Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
    Ex: Nevertheless, black airmen continued to perform superbly.
    Ex: This draft resolution is meant to state, loud and clear, what is really at stake and to encourage governments to take action now.
    Ex: Overall the drive was judged to perform flawlessly and well beyond what was expected by the reviewer.
    * perfectamente + Adjetivo = beautifully + Adjetivo.
    * perfectamente integrado = seamless.

    * * *
    perfectly
    lo entiendo perfectamente I understand perfectly
    ahora se encuentra perfectamente he's absolutely fine o perfectly OK now
    los dos sabían perfectamente que … they both knew perfectly well that …
    * * *

    perfectamente adverbio
    1 (de manera perfecta) perfectly: toca el piano perfectamente, she plays the piano perfectly
    2 (completamente) es perfectamente absurdo, it's perfectly absurd
    me encuentro perfectamente, I feel absolutely fine
    ' perfectamente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dominar
    - pego
    - pincelada
    English:
    adequate
    - argue
    - ideally
    - immaculate
    - immaculately
    - neatly
    - perfectly
    - speaking
    - thoroughly
    - timing
    - distinctly
    - order
    - perfect
    - plainly
    - working
    - wrong
    * * *
    1. [sobradamente] perfectly;
    caben perfectamente cinco personas five people fit comfortably
    2. [muy bien] fine;
    ¿cómo estás? – estoy perfectamente how are you? – I'm fine
    3. [de acuerdo]
    ¡perfectamente! fine!, great!
    * * *
    adv perfectly;
    ¡perfectamente! agreed!, all right!;
    lo vi perfectamente I saw it as clear as day;
    te comprendo perfectamente I know exactly what you mean

    Spanish-English dictionary > perfectamente

  • 34 actuar con fineza

    (v.) = finesse
    Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    * * *
    (v.) = finesse

    Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

    Spanish-English dictionary > actuar con fineza

  • 35 apoyo técnico

    (n.) = service support, technical support, product support, tech support
    Ex. Contrary to popular belief still held by some, no accompanying service support was provided by Carnegie for the institution behind these monumental facades.
    Ex. The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.
    Ex. On a 4 star rating, the drive was rated 4 on ease of installation, ease of use, and overall value; and 3 on product support.
    Ex. When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.
    * * *
    (n.) = service support, technical support, product support, tech support

    Ex: Contrary to popular belief still held by some, no accompanying service support was provided by Carnegie for the institution behind these monumental facades.

    Ex: The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.
    Ex: On a 4 star rating, the drive was rated 4 on ease of installation, ease of use, and overall value; and 3 on product support.
    Ex: When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.

    Spanish-English dictionary > apoyo técnico

  • 36 obrar con astucia

    (v.) = finesse
    Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
    * * *
    (v.) = finesse

    Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

    Spanish-English dictionary > obrar con astucia

  • 37 taza

    f.
    1 cup.
    taza de café/té cup of coffee/tea
    2 bowl.
    3 cupful, cup.
    * * *
    2 (contenido) cupful
    \
    taza de café / taza de té (para) coffee cup / teacup 2 (llena de) cup of coffee / cup of tea
    * * *
    noun f.
    1) cup
    2) bowl
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=recipiente) cup; (=contenido) cupful

    taza de café — (=café) cup of coffee; (=recipiente) coffee cup

    2) [de fuente] basin, bowl; [de lavabo] bowl; [de retrete] pan, bowl
    3) Cono Sur (=palangana) washbasin, bathroom sink (EEUU)

    taza de noche — Cono Sur euf chamber pot

    * * *
    a) ( recipiente) cup

    taza de café/té — coffee cup/teacup

    b) ( contenido) cupful
    c) ( del retrete) (toilet) bowl
    d) ( de fuente) basin
    * * *
    = cup.
    Ex. The usual culprit in this case is the cup of coffee placed on top of the drive unit.
    ----
    * otra taza de té o café = refill [re-fill].
    * taza de café = cup of coffee.
    * taza del inodoro = toilet bowl.
    * taza del váter = toilet bowl.
    * taza grande = mug.
    * taza para el café = coffee cup.
    * taza para el té = teacup.
    * * *
    a) ( recipiente) cup

    taza de café/té — coffee cup/teacup

    b) ( contenido) cupful
    c) ( del retrete) (toilet) bowl
    d) ( de fuente) basin
    * * *
    = cup.

    Ex: The usual culprit in this case is the cup of coffee placed on top of the drive unit.

    * otra taza de té o café = refill [re-fill].
    * taza de café = cup of coffee.
    * taza del inodoro = toilet bowl.
    * taza del váter = toilet bowl.
    * taza grande = mug.
    * taza para el café = coffee cup.
    * taza para el té = teacup.

    * * *
    A
    2 (contenido) cupful
    una taza de las de té de azúcar a teacupful of sugar
    me ofreció una taza de té he offered me a cup of tea
    3 (del retrete) (toilet) bowl
    Compuestos:
    coffee cup
    teacup
    B ( RPl) ( Auto) hubcap
    * * *

     

    taza sustantivo femenino

    ◊ taza de café/té coffee cup/teacup



    tomar una taza de té to have a cup of tea


    taza sustantivo femenino
    1 (recipiente) cup
    una taza de café, a cup of coffee
    una taza para café, a coffee-cup
    (medida, contenido) cupful: ¿quieres una taza de café? would you like a cup of coffee?
    2 (de una fuente) basin
    3 (del retrete) bowl
    ' taza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    borde
    - porcelana
    - querer
    - reconfortar
    - retrete
    - botar
    - cascar
    - descascararse
    - desconchado
    - desconcharse
    - faltar
    - inodoro
    - jícara
    - mellado
    - plato
    - raso
    - tarro
    English:
    bowl
    - chip
    - coffee cup
    - cup
    - cupcake
    - cupful
    - handle
    - lavatory
    - mark
    - microwave
    - pan
    - rim
    - tea
    - teacup
    - beaker
    - chocolate
    - drop
    - hub
    - like
    - love
    - mug
    - no
    - on
    * * *
    taza nf
    1. [para beber] [recipiente] cup;
    [contenido] cup, cupful;
    una taza de agua y tres de arroz one cup of water and three of rice
    taza de café [recipiente] coffee cup; [contenido] cup of coffee;
    ¿te apetece una taza de café? would you like o Br do you fancy a cup of coffee?;
    taza de té [recipiente] teacup;
    [contenido] cup of tea
    2. [de retrete] bowl
    3. [de fuente] basin, bowl
    4. Chile, Perú [palangana] washbasin
    5. RP [tapacubos] hubcap
    6. RP [de sostén] cup
    * * *
    f
    1 cup
    2 del wáter bowl
    3 Rpl: en vehículo hub cap
    * * *
    taza nf
    1) : cup
    2) : cupful
    3) : (toilet) bowl
    4) : basin (of a fountain)
    * * *
    taza n
    ¿quieres una taza de té? would you like a cup of tea?
    2. (del retrete) bowl / pan

    Spanish-English dictionary > taza

  • 38 impecablemente

    adv.
    impeccably, faultlessly.
    * * *
    1 impeccably
    * * *
    ADV impeccably, faultlessly
    * * *
    Ex. Overall the drive was judged to perform flawlessly and well beyond what was expected by the reviewer.
    * * *

    Ex: Overall the drive was judged to perform flawlessly and well beyond what was expected by the reviewer.

    * * *
    ‹comportarse› impeccably
    siempre va impecablemente vestido he is always impeccably dressed
    un trabajo impecablemente presentado a beautifully presented piece of work
    se expresa impecablemente en inglés she speaks faultless o perfect English
    * * *
    impeccably

    Spanish-English dictionary > impecablemente

  • 39 sin fallos

    adv.
    flawlessly.
    * * *
    Ex. Overall the drive was judged to perform flawlessly and well beyond what was expected by the reviewer.
    * * *

    Ex: Overall the drive was judged to perform flawlessly and well beyond what was expected by the reviewer.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin fallos

  • 40 facilidad de instalación

    Ex. On a 4 star rating, the drive was rated 4 on ease of installation, ease of use, and overall value; and 3 on product support.
    * * *

    Ex: On a 4 star rating, the drive was rated 4 on ease of installation, ease of use, and overall value; and 3 on product support.

    Spanish-English dictionary > facilidad de instalación

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