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101 de segundo grado
= second-degree, in the second degree, in the second degreeEx. The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.Ex. Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree.Ex. Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree.* * *= second-degree, in the second degree, in the second degreeEx: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.
Ex: Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree.Ex: Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree. -
102 decisorio
adj.decisory, clinching, decisive.m.judgment, judgement, verdict.* * *► adjetivo1→ link=decisivo decisivo,-a* * *1.ADJ decision-making2.SM Méx (Jur) judgment, verdict* * *= tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].Ex. The article 'The Mathematical Equivalent of the Penalty Shootout' describes a library's mathematics competition question design policy and gives examples of tie-breaker questions.Ex. 'Casting vote' means tie-breaking vote.* * *= tie-breaker [tiebreaker], tie-breaking [tiebreaking].Ex: The article 'The Mathematical Equivalent of the Penalty Shootout' describes a library's mathematics competition question design policy and gives examples of tie-breaker questions.
Ex: 'Casting vote' means tie-breaking vote.* * ** * *decisorio, -a adjdecision-making -
103 determinación
f.determination, firmness, will, purpose.* * *1 (valor) determination, resolution2 (decisión) decision3 (firmeza) firmness\con determinación determinedlytomar una determinación to make a resolution, make a decision* * *noun f.determination, purpose, resolve* * *SF1) (=decisión) decision2) (=valentía) determination, resolutionactuar con determinación — to take determined action, act decisively
3) [de fecha, precio] fixing* * ** * *= determination, purposefulness, single-mindedness, willpower [will power].Ex. Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.Ex. The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.Ex. But first we must create the conditions for single-mindedness and hence the release of our energies (one senses much pent-up energy mixed up with our professional frustrations).Ex. It is a matter of willpower, one librarian wrote, because 'with a little push, I (know that I) can find a readership for the item! Maybe a display on the subject?'.----* autodeterminación = self-determination.* compensación sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault compensation.* con determinación = with purpose, single-mindedly, purposefully, steadfastly.* determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* divorcio sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault divorce.* mostrar determinación = show + determination.* seguro de coche sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault auto insurance.* seguro sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault insurance.* sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault.* * ** * *= determination, purposefulness, single-mindedness, willpower [will power].Ex: Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.
Ex: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.Ex: But first we must create the conditions for single-mindedness and hence the release of our energies (one senses much pent-up energy mixed up with our professional frustrations).Ex: It is a matter of willpower, one librarian wrote, because 'with a little push, I (know that I) can find a readership for the item! Maybe a display on the subject?'.* autodeterminación = self-determination.* compensación sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault compensation.* con determinación = with purpose, single-mindedly, purposefully, steadfastly.* determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* divorcio sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault divorce.* mostrar determinación = show + determination.* seguro de coche sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault auto insurance.* seguro sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault insurance.* sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault.* * *A1 (cualidad) determination, resolve2 (decisión, resolución) decisiontomar una determinación to make a decisionB (establecimiento, fijación) establishmentpara la determinación de las causas del accidente in order to determine o establish the causes of the accident* * *
determinación sustantivo femenino ( cualidad) determination, resolve;
( decisión) decision;
determinación sustantivo femenino
1 (valor, osadía) determination
2 (decisión) decision
tomar una determinación, to make a decision
' determinación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resolución
- resolver
- decidir
- vacilar
English:
determination
- grim
- out
- purpose
- resolution
- resolve
- single-minded
- determine
- purposeful
* * *1. [de precio, fecha] fixing, setting2. [resolución] determination, resolution;se lanzó a rescatarlo con determinación she set off determinedly to rescue him;lleno de determinación full of determination* * *f1 ( intrepidez) determination2 ( decisión) decision* * *determinación nf, pl - ciones1) : determination, resolve2)tomar una determinación : to make a decision -
104 determinación de políticas
(n.) = policy making [policy-making/policymaking]Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.* * *(n.) = policy making [policy-making/policymaking]Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
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105 disculpar
v.1 to excuse.La evidencia disculpa al ladrón The evidence dispenses=exonerates the thiefdisculpen la tardanza I'm sorry for being latedisculpar a alguien (de o por algo) to forgive somebody (for something)discúlpame por haber olvidado tu cumpleaños please forgive me for forgetting your birthday2 to forgive, to exculpate, to absolve, to pardon.Elsa disculpa al ladrón Elsa forgives the thief.* * *1 (descargar de culpa) to excuse2 (perdonar) to excuse, forgive■ espero que ustedes sabrán comprender y disculpar a mi amigo I hope you will understand and forgive my friend■ ¡disculpe! excuse me!1 to apologize ( por, for), excuse oneself* * *verbto excuse, pardon* * *1.VT (=perdonar) to excuse, forgive¡discúlpeme! — I'm sorry!
le disculpan sus pocos años — his youth is an excuse, his youth provides an excuse
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to excuse2.disculpar vi3.disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer — I'm sorry o (frml) I apologize, I won't do it again
disculparse v pron to apologizese disculpó con ella — he apologized to her, he said sorry to her
* * *= make + apology, excuse.Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.Ex. Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.----* disculpándose = apologetically.* disculparse = apologise [apologize, -USA], eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* * *1.verbo transitivo to excuse2.disculpar vi3.disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer — I'm sorry o (frml) I apologize, I won't do it again
disculparse v pron to apologizese disculpó con ella — he apologized to her, he said sorry to her
* * *= make + apology, excuse.Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.* disculpándose = apologetically.* disculparse = apologise [apologize, -USA], eat + Posesivo + words, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt.* disculpe(n) las molestias = sorry for the inconvenience.* * *disculpar [A1 ]vtto excusedisculpa mi tardanza I am sorry I'm late, I apologize for my lateness ( frml)siempre sabe como disculpar sus errores he always has an excuse for his mistakesno se le puede disculpar algo así there can be no excuse for doing something like that, what he has done is unforgivable o inexcusablesu madre siempre lo está disculpando his mother's always making excuses for him■ disculparvidisculpe, no lo volveré a hacer I'm sorry o ( frml) I apologize, I won't do it againto apologizese disculpó por su retraso she apologized for being latese disculpó con ella he apologized to her, he said sorry to her* * *
disculpar ( conjugate disculpar) verbo transitivo
disculpa mi tardanza I am sorry I'm late
verbo intransitivo:◊ disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer I'm sorry o (frml) I apologize, I won't do it again
disculparse verbo pronominal
to apologize;
disculparse con algn to apologize to sb
disculpar verbo transitivo to excuse
' disculpar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excusar
- salvarse
- subsanar
- justificar
English:
allowance
- excuse
- over
* * *♦ vtto excuse;disculpen la tardanza I'm sorry for being late;disculpen este desorden please forgive the mess;disculpar a alguien (por algo) [perdonar] to forgive sb (for sth);discúlpame por haber olvidado tu cumpleaños please forgive me for forgetting your birthday;discúlpame por lo que te dije please forgive me for what I said to you;disculpar algo a alguien [excusar] to forgive sb (for) sth;su madre se lo disculpa todo her mother forgives her everything;no pretendo disculparlo, pero la culpa no es sólo suya I'm not trying to make excuses for him, but he's not the only one to blame♦ vi(en imperativo)2. [perdonar]disculpa, no era mi intención ofenderte I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you* * *v/t excuse* * *disculpar vt: to excuse, to pardon* * *disculpar vb to excusedisculpa, están llamando a la puerta excuse me, there's someone at the door -
106 elaboración de maquetas
(n.) = model-makingEx. Things like the following should be included on the program: play-making; model-making on book-related topics, writing and illustrating stories, poems, etc = Se deberían incluir las siguientes actividades en el programa: representaciones teatrales, elaboración de maquetas sobre temas de libros, redacción e ilustración de relatos, poemas, etc.* * *(n.) = model-makingEx: Things like the following should be included on the program: play-making; model-making on book-related topics, writing and illustrating stories, poems, etc = Se deberían incluir las siguientes actividades en el programa: representaciones teatrales, elaboración de maquetas sobre temas de libros, redacción e ilustración de relatos, poemas, etc.
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107 fijación de políticas
(n.) = policy making [policy-making/policymaking]Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.* * *(n.) = policy making [policy-making/policymaking]Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
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108 gestión documental
(n.) = information management, record management [records management], record(s) management, record keeping [recordkeeping], record keeping [recordkeeping]Ex. After introducing the institutional framework of standardisation, the scope of applications is described, including library and office automation, information management and documentation.Ex. This article discusses the OPAC revolution and the development of microcomputer for end-user searching and record management.Ex. This paper divides the life of a record into 8 stages: the first four stages -- from creation of a record to destruction or transfer to an archive -- may be regarded as records management.Ex. All of the processing, acquisitions, shelving, and record-keeping that is done in a library is for the purpose of making information available to those who need it.Ex. All of the processing, acquisitions, shelving, and record-keeping that is done in a library is for the purpose of making information available to those who need it.* * *(n.) = information management, record management [records management], record(s) management, record keeping [recordkeeping], record keeping [recordkeeping]Ex: After introducing the institutional framework of standardisation, the scope of applications is described, including library and office automation, information management and documentation.
Ex: This article discusses the OPAC revolution and the development of microcomputer for end-user searching and record management.Ex: This paper divides the life of a record into 8 stages: the first four stages -- from creation of a record to destruction or transfer to an archive -- may be regarded as records management.Ex: All of the processing, acquisitions, shelving, and record-keeping that is done in a library is for the purpose of making information available to those who need it.Ex: All of the processing, acquisitions, shelving, and record-keeping that is done in a library is for the purpose of making information available to those who need it. -
109 lona
f.1 canvas.una lona a tarpaulin2 Lona.* * *1 canvas* * *noun f.* * *ISF (=tejido) canvas; (Náut) sailcloth; (=arpillera) sackclothIIla lona — (Dep) the canvas, the ring
* ADJ INV Cono Surestar lona — to be knackered *, be worn out
* * *bajo la lona — under the big top, in the circus
* * *= canvas, tarpaulin.Ex. The quality of paper was chiefly determined by the selection of rags for its making, pure white linens making the finest paper, while coloured linens, canvas, old rope, and even a proportion of woollens went into the poorer qualities.Ex. Many more refugees will be assisted with transport and basic essentials such as tarpaulins and cooking utensils to help them get on their feet.----* mochila de lona = duffel bag.* * *bajo la lona — under the big top, in the circus
* * *= canvas, tarpaulin.Ex: The quality of paper was chiefly determined by the selection of rags for its making, pure white linens making the finest paper, while coloured linens, canvas, old rope, and even a proportion of woollens went into the poorer qualities.
Ex: Many more refugees will be assisted with transport and basic essentials such as tarpaulins and cooking utensils to help them get on their feet.* mochila de lona = duffel bag.* * *1 ( Tex) canvasbolso/zapatos de lona canvas bag/shoes2 (en boxeo) canvasa la lona ( Arg fam): si no te gusta, a la lona if you don't like it, that's tough o you'll have to lump it ( colloq)3(carpa del circo): bajo la lona under the big top, in the circus4 ( RPl) (para sentarse encima) mat* * *
lona sustantivo femenino
canvas
lona sustantivo femenino canvas
' lona' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carpa
- tensar
- burlón
- camilla
- dormilón
- pelón
- regalón
- reilón
- remolón
- zapatilla
English:
canvas
- stretch
- plimsoll
- tarpaulin
* * *lona nf1. [tela] canvas;una lona a tarpaulin2. [en cuadrilátero] canvas;[en circo] marquee;besar la lona to hit the canvas, to be knocked down;RP, Ven Fam [empobrecido] to be broke; [deteriorado] to have had it3. RP [para la playa] canvas beach mat* * *f canvas* * *lona nf: canvas* * *lona n canvas -
110 mareado
adj.dizzy, giddy, airsick, carsick.past part.past participle of spanish verb: marear.* * *► adjetivo2 (aturdido) dizzy, giddy; (a punto de desmayarse) faint3 (bebido) tipsy* * *(f. - mareada)adj.1) dizzy2) sick* * *ADJ1)estar mareado — (=con náuseas) to be o feel sick; [en coche] to be o feel carsick; [en barco] to be o feel seasick; [en avión] to be o feel airsick; (=aturdido) to feel dizzy
2) (=achispado) tipsy* * *- da adjetivoa) (Med)está mareado — ( con náuseas) he's feeling sick o queasy; (con pérdida del equilibrio, etc) he's feeling dizzy o giddy; ( a punto de desmayarse) he's feeling faint
b) ( confundido)* * *= light-headed, dizzy [dizzier -comp., dizziest -sup.], giddy [giddier -comp., giddiest -sup.], groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].Ex. Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.Ex. Claimants reported feeling dazed, confused, dizzy, disoriented, trouble concentrating, numbness or loss of sensation, and loss of memory for some of what happened.Ex. After rising to giddy heights, share prices of Internet companies have dropped.Ex. The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.----* estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.* sentirse mareado = feel + giddy, feel + dizzy.* * *- da adjetivoa) (Med)está mareado — ( con náuseas) he's feeling sick o queasy; (con pérdida del equilibrio, etc) he's feeling dizzy o giddy; ( a punto de desmayarse) he's feeling faint
b) ( confundido)* * *= light-headed, dizzy [dizzier -comp., dizziest -sup.], giddy [giddier -comp., giddiest -sup.], groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].Ex: Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.
Ex: Claimants reported feeling dazed, confused, dizzy, disoriented, trouble concentrating, numbness or loss of sensation, and loss of memory for some of what happened.Ex: After rising to giddy heights, share prices of Internet companies have dropped.Ex: The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.* estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.* sentirse mareado = feel + giddy, feel + dizzy.* * *mareado -da1 ( Med):está mareado (con náuseas) he's feeling sick o queasy; (con pérdida del equilibrio, etc) he's feeling dizzy o giddy; (a punto de desmayarse) he's feeling faint2(aturdido): me tienes mareado con tanta cháchara all your chatter is making my head spinestoy mareado con las fechas I'm in a real muddle o mess with these dates ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo marear: ( conjugate marear)
mareado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
mareado
marear
mareado◊ -da adjetivoa) (Med):
(con pérdida del equilibrio, etc) he's feeling dizzy o giddy;
( a punto de desmayarse) he's feeling faintb) ( confundido):
marear ( conjugate marear) verbo transitivo
( con pérdida de equilibrio) to make … dizzy
marearse verbo pronominal
(— en barco) to get seasick;
(— en avión) to get airsick;
( perder el equilibrio) to feel dizzy;
( con alcohol) to get tipsy
mareado,-a adjetivo estoy mareado, (con ganas de vomitar) I feel sick
(a punto de desmayarse) I feel dizzy
marear verbo transitivo
1 (producir náuseas) to make sick
(producir desfallecimiento) to make dizzy
2 fam (molestar) to confuse, puzzle: me marea con tanta orden contradictoria, he confuses me with all his contradictory orders
' mareado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdir
- mareada
English:
carsick
- dizzy
- faint
- giddy
- light-headed
- queasy
- seasick
- sick
- travel-sick
- woozy
- air
- car
- sea
- travel
* * *mareado, -a adj1.[en coche, avión] to feel travel-sick; [en barco] to feel seasick2. [aturdido] dizzy;tantas cifras lo han dejado mareado all these figures have made his head spinestoy mareado con tanto niño de aquí para allá I'm sick of kids running around all over the place* * *adj:* * *mareado, -da adj1) : dizzy, lightheaded2) : queasy, nauseous3) : seasick* * *mareado adj1. (con náuseas) sick -
111 rentable
adj.profitable.* * *► adjetivo1 profitable* * *adj.* * *ADJ profitable* * *adjetivo <inversión/negocio> profitableno me es rentable viajar hasta allí — it isn't worth my while o it doesn't make sense financially to go all that way
* * *= cost-effective [cost effective], profitable, cost-efficient [cost efficient], remunerative, money-making, win-win + Nombre.Ex. OFFSEARCH is a means of running a search overnight on more than one data base, in a cost-effective mode.Ex. With this type of facility search strategy can be refined to give the most profitable output.Ex. Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.Ex. In the early 1860s, the compositors in one shop averaged 9 pound per man in one week -- more than five times the average -- `while composing some unusually remunerative parliamentary work, and working almost night and day'.Ex. Few booksellers regard their shops simply as money-making enterprises: they believe good bookshops are at least as much a cultural necessity as the public libraries.Ex. The situation appears unstable and unsatisfactory; yet it survives in the absence of something better, such as a win-win scenario where publishers, librarians and researchers could all benefit.----* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.* hacer rentable = make + profitable.* no rentable = uneconomic, unprofitable.* ser rentable = pay off, be a money-maker, pay, turn + a profit.* * *adjetivo <inversión/negocio> profitableno me es rentable viajar hasta allí — it isn't worth my while o it doesn't make sense financially to go all that way
* * *= cost-effective [cost effective], profitable, cost-efficient [cost efficient], remunerative, money-making, win-win + Nombre.Ex: OFFSEARCH is a means of running a search overnight on more than one data base, in a cost-effective mode.
Ex: With this type of facility search strategy can be refined to give the most profitable output.Ex: Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.Ex: In the early 1860s, the compositors in one shop averaged 9 pound per man in one week -- more than five times the average -- `while composing some unusually remunerative parliamentary work, and working almost night and day'.Ex: Few booksellers regard their shops simply as money-making enterprises: they believe good bookshops are at least as much a cultural necessity as the public libraries.Ex: The situation appears unstable and unsatisfactory; yet it survives in the absence of something better, such as a win-win scenario where publishers, librarians and researchers could all benefit.* de forma rentable = cost-effectively.* hacer rentable = make + profitable.* no rentable = uneconomic, unprofitable.* ser rentable = pay off, be a money-maker, pay, turn + a profit.* * *‹inversión/negocio›profitable: no me es rentable viajar hasta allí para vender tan poco it isn't worth my while o it doesn't make sense financially to go all that way to sell so little, there's no profit in me going all that way to sell so little* * *
rentable adjetivo ‹inversión/negocio› profitable
rentable adjetivo
1 (negocio, empresa) profitable
2 (ventajoso, merecedor del esfuerzo) worthwhile
' rentable' also found in these entries:
English:
cost-effective
- economic
- marginal
- pay
- profitable
- cost
- profitably
- profit
- unprofitable
* * *rentable adjprofitable;la manera más rentable de hacerlo es… the most cost-efficient way of doing it is…;sólo es o [m5] sale rentable si viajas más de tres veces diarias it's only worth it if you make more than three journeys a day* * *adj profitable* * *rentable adj: profitable* * *rentable adj profitable -
112 sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones
(n.) = decision support system, decision making systemEx. Computer aids to decision making range from the personal computer-based financial planning ('spreadsheet') and cash management packages to large-scale decision support systems.Ex. The role of computer-based information systems has evolved from focusing on data (transaction processing systems) and information (management information systems) to focusing on decision (decision support systems) and coordination (distributed decision-making systems).* * *(n.) = decision support system, decision making systemEx: Computer aids to decision making range from the personal computer-based financial planning ('spreadsheet') and cash management packages to large-scale decision support systems.
Ex: The role of computer-based information systems has evolved from focusing on data (transaction processing systems) and information (management information systems) to focusing on decision (decision support systems) and coordination (distributed decision-making systems).Spanish-English dictionary > sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones
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113 tapicería
f.1 tapestry, carpeting, upholstery.2 tapestry making.* * *1 ARTE tapestry making3 (de muebles etc) upholstery4 (material) upholstery material5 (tienda) upholsterer's, upholsterer's workshop* * *SF1) [de coche, muebles] upholstery2) (=tapiz) tapestry3) (=arte) tapestry making* * *a) (de coches, muebles) upholstery* * *= upholstery.Ex. Qualifications of qualifications by subsubheadings are permitted, eg Cattle -- Diseases, Diagnosis; Motor cars -- Painting, Spray; Chairs -- Upholstery, Leather, Natural preservation, Lanolin.* * *a) (de coches, muebles) upholstery* * *= upholstery.Ex: Qualifications of qualifications by subsubheadings are permitted, eg Cattle -- Diseases, Diagnosis; Motor cars -- Painting, Spray; Chairs -- Upholstery, Leather, Natural preservation, Lanolin.
* * *1 (de coches, muebles) upholstery2 (arte) tapestry making3 (tapiz) tapestry, wall-hanging* * *
tapicería sustantivo femenino
( tapiz) tapestry
tapicería sustantivo femenino
1 (de un sofá, un coche, etc) upholstery
2 (taller, tienda) upholsterer's
3 Arte tapestry making
la refinada tapicería del Palacio, the fine tapestry of the Palace
' tapicería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tela
- felpa
English:
trim
- upholstery
- tapestry
* * *tapicería nf1. [de muebles, automóvil] upholstery;tela de tapicería upholstery fabric2. [tienda] upholsterer's3. [tapices] tapestries4. [oficio] upholstery;[arte] tapestry making* * *f1 de muebles upholstery* * *tapicería nf1) : upholstery2) tapiz: tapestry* * *tapicería n upholstery -
114 con fines lucrativos
(adj.) = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generatingEx. Many types of budgets are not really applicable to libraries, since libraries are not primarily profit-making institutions.Ex. Information producers and sellers are profit-orientated.Ex. The author points out dangers inherent in the fact that on-line data bases are privately owned and profit-oriented.Ex. Examples of determined efforts to erase the intellectual boundaries between the profit-generating models of business and the intellectual pursuits of the academic community are considered.* * *(adj.) = profit-making, profit-orientated, profit-oriented, profit-generatingEx: Many types of budgets are not really applicable to libraries, since libraries are not primarily profit-making institutions.
Ex: Information producers and sellers are profit-orientated.Ex: The author points out dangers inherent in the fact that on-line data bases are privately owned and profit-oriented.Ex: Examples of determined efforts to erase the intellectual boundaries between the profit-generating models of business and the intellectual pursuits of the academic community are considered. -
115 declaración jurada
f.sworn statement, oath, testimony, affidavit.* * *affidavit, sworn statement* * *(n.) = declaration form, form of declaration, deposition, sworn affidavit, affidavitEx. Potocopying includes making photocopies, dealing with declaration forms and payments.Ex. For a library to provide a copy of a periodical article without infringing copyright laws, a form of declaration should be completed and signed by the person requesting the copy.Ex. The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.Ex. Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree.Ex. A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely as in an affidavit.* * *affidavit, sworn statement* * *(n.) = declaration form, form of declaration, deposition, sworn affidavit, affidavitEx: Potocopying includes making photocopies, dealing with declaration forms and payments.
Ex: For a library to provide a copy of a periodical article without infringing copyright laws, a form of declaration should be completed and signed by the person requesting the copy.Ex: The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.Ex: Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree.Ex: A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely as in an affidavit.* * *sworn statement, affidavit -
116 egoísta
adj.selfish, egocentric, egoistic, egoistical.f. & m.selfish person, egoist, self-seeker.* * *► adjetivo1 selfish, egoistic, egoistical1 egoist, selfish person* * *adj.* * *1.ADJ egoistical, selfish2.SMF egoist, selfish person* * *Iadjetivo selfish, egotisticIIno seas egoistón — (fam) don't be mean (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Psic) egotist* * *= selfish, egoistic, egotistical, egoist, self-serving, self-focusing, self-focused, egotistic, egotist.Ex. Like little children they're selfish, demanding, and dependent.Ex. Idealistic theoretical slogans abound but an egoistic, suspicious and lax attitude on the part of decision makers towards resource sharing has not been overcome.Ex. Some critics have portrayed Christopher Columbus as egotistical, inept, brutal, and even sadistic.Ex. Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests.Ex. At the same time he warns against self-serving marketing.Ex. We can all do the same for each other provided we have discovered how to talk in a way that gets beyond the self-focusing use of literature.Ex. In either case we are making use of the book for our own ends: our reading has become self-focused.Ex. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex. One nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.----* de modo egoísta = selfishly.* * *Iadjetivo selfish, egotisticIIno seas egoistón — (fam) don't be mean (colloq)
masculino y femenino (Psic) egotist* * *= selfish, egoistic, egotistical, egoist, self-serving, self-focusing, self-focused, egotistic, egotist.Ex: Like little children they're selfish, demanding, and dependent.
Ex: Idealistic theoretical slogans abound but an egoistic, suspicious and lax attitude on the part of decision makers towards resource sharing has not been overcome.Ex: Some critics have portrayed Christopher Columbus as egotistical, inept, brutal, and even sadistic.Ex: Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests.Ex: At the same time he warns against self-serving marketing.Ex: We can all do the same for each other provided we have discovered how to talk in a way that gets beyond the self-focusing use of literature.Ex: In either case we are making use of the book for our own ends: our reading has become self-focused.Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.Ex: One nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.* de modo egoísta = selfishly.* * *selfish, egoistic, egotistic( Psic) egoist, egotistes una egoísta she is very selfish* * *
egoísta adjetivo
selfish, egotistic
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Psic) egotist;
egoísta
I adjetivo egoistic, selfish
II mf egoist, selfish person
' egoísta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buitre
- interesada
- interesado
- acaparador
- mezquindad
- puro
- volver
English:
ax
- axe
- egoist
- possessive
- selfish
- unselfish
* * *♦ adjegoistic, selfish;¡mira que eres egoísta! you're so selfish!;era muy egoísta con sus hermanos he was very selfish towards his brothers and sisters♦ nmfegotist, selfish person;ser un egoísta to be very selfish, to be an egotist* * *I adj selfish, egoisticII m/f egoist* * *egoísta adj: selfish, egoisticegoísta nmf: egoist, selfish person* * *egoísta1 adj selfishegoísta2 n selfish person -
117 excéntrico
adj.eccentric, odd, weird, cranky.m.eccentric, screwball, rara avis, weirdie.* * *► adjetivo1 eccentric* * *(f. - excéntrica)noun adj.* * *excéntrico, -aADJ SM / F eccentric* * *- ca adjetivo/masculino, femenino eccentric* * *= eccentric, crank, oddball [odd ball], kooky, flaky [flakey], wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.].Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.Ex. The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex. Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.Ex. Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.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. 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.* * *- ca adjetivo/masculino, femenino eccentric* * *= eccentric, crank, oddball [odd ball], kooky, flaky [flakey], wacky [wackier -comp., wackiest -sup.].Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.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: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.* * *1 ‹conducta/persona› eccentricmasculine, feminineeccentric* * *
excéntrico◊ -ca adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
eccentric
excéntrico,-a adjetivo eccentric
' excéntrico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excéntrica
English:
crank
- eccentric
- flaky
- intrigue
- off-beat
- queer
- wacky
- screw
* * *excéntrico, -a♦ adj1. [extravagante] eccentric2. Geom eccentric♦ nm,feccentric* * *I adj eccentricII m, excéntrica f eccentric* * *excéntrico, -ca adj & n: eccentric* * *excéntrico adj eccentric -
118 exigencia
f.1 demand, requirement (requisito).2 demand.venirle a alguien con exigencias to make demands on somebody3 forceful demand, demand, earnest entreaty, order.* * *1 demand, exigency2 (requisito) requirement* * *noun f.demand, requirement* * *SF1) (=requerimiento) demand, requirement, exigency frmsegún las exigencias de la situación — as the situation requires o demands, according to the exigencies of the situation frm
2) Caribe (=petición) request3) CAm (=escasez) need, lack* * *a) ( pretensión) demandb) ( requisito) demand, requirement* * *= requirement, exigency.Ex. The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.Ex. The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.----* adaptar a una exigencia = tailor to + requirement.* ajustarse a exigencias = suit + demands.* imponer exigencias a = place + demands on.* * *a) ( pretensión) demandb) ( requisito) demand, requirement* * *= requirement, exigency.Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.* adaptar a una exigencia = tailor to + requirement.* ajustarse a exigencias = suit + demands.* imponer exigencias a = place + demands on.* * *1 (pretensión) demand¡no me vengas con exigencias! don't start making demands, don't be demanding2 (requisito) demand, requirement, exigency ( frml)por exigencias del guión because the script calls for it* * *
exigencia sustantivo femenino
◊ ¡no me vengas con exigencias! don't start making demands
exigencia sustantivo femenino
1 demand
2 (requisito) requirement: la única exigencia es tener más de veinte años, the only requirement is to be over twenty
' exigencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derecha
- derecho
English:
command
- demand
- fastidiousness
- satisfy
* * *exigencia nf1. [requisito] demand, requirement;tuvo que desnudarse por exigencias del guión she had to take her clothes off because the script required it2. [petición] demand;venirle a alguien con exigencias to make demands on sb;¡no me vengas con exigencias! don't start demanding things from me!* * *f demand* * *exigencia nf: demand, requirement* * *exigencia n demand -
119 generador
adj.generating.m.generator, power unit.* * *► adjetivo1 generating1 (máquina) generator————————1 (máquina) generator* * *noun m.* * *1.ADJ generating2.SM generatorgenerador de programas — (Inform) program generator
* * *I- dora adjetivoIIun plan generador de empleo — a plan which will generate o create employment
masculino generator* * *= generator, begetter, power unit, power generator, electrical generator.Ex. Alternatively, the librarian may wish to purchase one of the wide range of products that other processors or generators may be stripping from the tape.Ex. Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex. If power units are underloaded, they will operate inefficiently, wasting fuel or electric power.Ex. Some cabin cruisers are equipped with heating, air conditioning, and power generators.Ex. This paper describes the design of a new diesel-powered air compressor and electrical generator for aircraft ground support.----* generador de energía eléctrica = power generator, power unit, electrical generator.* generador de energía solar = solar energy generator.* generador de ingresos = income-generating, revenue-earning, revenue-making, revenue-generating, revenue earner, profit-generating, profit-making.* generador eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.* generador eólico = wind generator.* * *I- dora adjetivoIIun plan generador de empleo — a plan which will generate o create employment
masculino generator* * *= generator, begetter, power unit, power generator, electrical generator.Ex: Alternatively, the librarian may wish to purchase one of the wide range of products that other processors or generators may be stripping from the tape.
Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.Ex: If power units are underloaded, they will operate inefficiently, wasting fuel or electric power.Ex: Some cabin cruisers are equipped with heating, air conditioning, and power generators.Ex: This paper describes the design of a new diesel-powered air compressor and electrical generator for aircraft ground support.* generador de energía eléctrica = power generator, power unit, electrical generator.* generador de energía solar = solar energy generator.* generador de ingresos = income-generating, revenue-earning, revenue-making, revenue-generating, revenue earner, profit-generating, profit-making.* generador eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.* generador eólico = wind generator.* * *un plan generador de empleo a plan which will generate o create employmentfuentes generadoras de energía sources of energygeneratorCompuestos:wave machinewind turbinehydraulic generatorsolar generator* * *
generador sustantivo masculino
generator
generador
I sustantivo masculino generator
II adjetivo generating: es uno de los problemas generadores de tensiones, this type of problem leads to conflict
' generador' also found in these entries:
English:
generator
- RPG
- standby generator
* * *generador, -ora♦ adjgenerating♦ nmElec generator generador eléctrico electric generator;generador eólico wind turbine* * *I adj:ser generador de algo generate sthII m EL generator* * *generador nm: generator* * *generador n generator -
120 lienzo
m.1 (coarse) cloth (tela).2 canvas.3 painting (cuadro).4 piece of cloth, linen, linen cloth.5 stretch of wall, length of wall.* * *2 (tejido) linen* * *noun m.1) canvas2) linen* * *SM1) (=tela) linen2) (Arte) canvas3) (=pañuelo) handkerchief4) (Arquit) (=muro) wall; (=fachada) face, front5) LAm [de valla] section of fence6) Méx (=corral) corral, pen* * *1)a) (Art) canvasb) (Tex) cloth2) (Arquit) ( pared) wall* * *= canvas.Ex. The quality of paper was chiefly determined by the selection of rags for its making, pure white linens making the finest paper, while coloured linens, canvas, old rope, and even a proportion of woollens went into the poorer qualities.----* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.* * *1)a) (Art) canvasb) (Tex) cloth2) (Arquit) ( pared) wall* * *= canvas.Ex: The quality of paper was chiefly determined by the selection of rags for its making, pure white linens making the finest paper, while coloured linens, canvas, old rope, and even a proportion of woollens went into the poorer qualities.
* lienzo de la vida, el = canvas of life, the.* * *A2 ( Tex) cloth, piece of cloth o material* * *
lienzo sustantivo masculino
1a) (Art) canvasb) (Tex) cloth
2 (Arquit) ( pared) wall
lienzo sustantivo masculino
1 Arte canvas
un lienzo de Claudio Coello, a Claudio Coello painting
2 Tex linen
' lienzo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballete
- rajar
English:
canvas
* * *lienzo nm1. [tela] (coarse) cloth;[paño] piece of cloth2. [para pintar] canvas3. [cuadro] painting[trozo] stretch of wall* * *m canvas* * *lienzo nm1) : linen2) : canvas, painting3) : stretch of wall or fencing* * *
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