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21 política de la biblioteca
(n.) = library's policyEx. From its inception the library's policy has been to use exchange arrangements only as a last resort as a means of acquiring current literature.* * *(n.) = library's policyEx: From its inception the library's policy has been to use exchange arrangements only as a last resort as a means of acquiring current literature.
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22 predestinado
adj.predestined, doomed, fated, condemned.f. & m.predestinate, pre-ordained, preordained.past part.past participle of spanish verb: predestinar.* * *1→ link=predestinar predestinar► adjetivo1 predestined* * *ADJ predestined* * *- da adjetivo predestinedestar predestinado (a algo/+ inf) — to be predestined (to something/+ inf)
* * *----* estar predestinado a = be predestined to.* predestinado a = doomed to + Verbo.* predestinado al fracaso = doomed.* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception.* * *- da adjetivo predestinedestar predestinado (a algo/+ inf) — to be predestined (to something/+ inf)
* * ** estar predestinado a = be predestined to.* predestinado a = doomed to + Verbo.* predestinado al fracaso = doomed.* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception.* * *predestinedestaba predestinado a triunfar he was destined to triumph, his triumph was predestinedmasculine, femininepredestinate* * *
Del verbo predestinar: ( conjugate predestinar)
predestinado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
predestinado
predestinar
predestinar ( conjugate predestinar) verbo transitivo
to predestine;◊ estar predestinado a algo/hacer algo to be predestined to sth/to do sth
predestinado,-a adjetivo predestined
' predestinado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
predestinada
- destinado
English:
destined
- fated
* * *predestinado, -a adjpredestined, destined (a to);un artista predestinado a la fama an artist predestined o destined to become famous* * *I adj predestinedII m, predestinada f:un predestinado a algo a person who is predestined to sth* * *predestinado, -da adj: predestined, fated -
23 pretexto
m.pretext, excuse.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pretextar.* * *1 pretext\con el pretexto de on the pretext of* * *noun m.pretext, excuse* * *SM pretextcon el pretexto de que... — on the pretext that...
so pretexto de — frm under pretext of
tomar a pretexto — frm to use as an excuse
* * *masculino pretextno vino con el pretexto de que... — he excused himself from coming, saying that...
so pretexto de — (frml) on the pretext of, under pretext of
* * *= pretence [pretense, -USA], pretext, false pretence.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.Ex. The article is entitled 'Online research: an efficient pretext to educate engineers to inform themselves'.Ex. That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.----* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.* falso pretexto = false pretence.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* * *masculino pretextno vino con el pretexto de que... — he excused himself from coming, saying that...
so pretexto de — (frml) on the pretext of, under pretext of
* * *= pretence [pretense, -USA], pretext, false pretence.Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Online research: an efficient pretext to educate engineers to inform themselves'.Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.* con el pretexto de = under the guise of, under the flag of, in the guise of.* falso pretexto = false pretence.* pretexto muy pobre = lame excuse.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* * *pretextvolvió con el pretexto de recoger el paraguas he went back on the pretext of getting his umbrellano hizo los deberes con el pretexto de que le dolía la cabeza he didn't do his homework, with the excuse that o saying that he had a headachesiempre que llega tarde me sale con algún pretexto every time she's late she comes out with some excuse, she always has an excuse when she arrives lateso pretexto de ( frml); on the pretext of, under pretext of* * *
Del verbo pretextar: ( conjugate pretextar)
pretexto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
pretextó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
pretextar
pretexto
pretexto sustantivo masculino
pretext;◊ volvió con el pretexto de recoger el paraguas he went back on the pretext of getting his umbrella;
siempre sale con algún pretexto she always comes out with some excuse;
bajo ningún pretexto under no circumstances
pretexto sustantivo masculino pretext, excuse
♦ Locuciones: bajo ningún pretexto, under no circumstances
' pretexto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excusa
- so
English:
plea
- plead
- pretence
- pretense
- pretext
- story
* * *pretexto nmpretext, excuse;que nadie entre en este cuarto bajo ningún pretexto under no circumstances is anyone to enter this room;con el pretexto de que… on the pretext that…;Formalso pretexto de… on the pretext of…* * *m pretext;con (el) pretexto, a pretexto de under the pretext of* * *pretexto nmexcusa: pretext, excuse* * *pretexto n excuse -
24 incoación
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25 fecha de efectividad
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26 concepción
f.1 conception, creation, inception, projection.2 conception, childbirth.3 Concepción.4 understanding.5 Concepción.6 Concepcion.* * *1 conception* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Bio) conception2) (=idea) conception, idea3) (=facultad) understanding* * *femenino (Biol) conception* * *= perception, conception, conception.Ex. Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).Ex. Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.Ex. With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.----* concepción global = gestalt.* * *femenino (Biol) conception* * *= perception, conception, conception.Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).
Ex: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.* concepción global = gestalt.* * *A1 ( Biol) conception2 (de un plan) conceptionB (idea) conceptionuna clara concepción del problema a clear conception o understanding of the problemyo tengo una concepción totalmente diferente de su obra I see her work in a completely different way, I have a completely different conception of her work* * *
concepción sustantivo femenino (Biol) conception
concepción sustantivo femenino conception
' concepción' also found in these entries:
English:
conception
- Virgin birth
* * *concepción nf1. [fecundación] conception2. [de idea, novela] conception3. [interpretación, visión] conception, understanding;tiene una concepción de la historia muy particular her conception o understanding of history is a very individual one* * *f BIO, figconception;la Inmaculada Concepción REL the Immaculate Conception* * * -
27 inicio
m.start, beginning.el inicio de una enfermedad the onset of a diseasepres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: iniciar.* * *1 beginning, start* * *SM start, beginning* * *masculino beginning, start* * *= commencement, kick-off, startup [start-up], start.Ex. The development of the course since its commencement is reviewed, and the reasons for changes in the course structure are discussed.Ex. The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.Ex. This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.Ex. Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.----* al inicio = at startup.* en sus inicios = in + Posesivo + infancy.* en sus inicios, en ciernes = budding.* fecha de inicio = trigger date.* hora de inicio = trigger time, start time.* página de inicio = home page [homepage].* tecla de inicio = Home key.* tiempo de inicio = start time.* * *masculino beginning, start* * *= commencement, kick-off, startup [start-up], start.Ex: The development of the course since its commencement is reviewed, and the reasons for changes in the course structure are discussed.
Ex: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.Ex: Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.* al inicio = at startup.* en sus inicios = in + Posesivo + infancy.* en sus inicios, en ciernes = budding.* fecha de inicio = trigger date.* hora de inicio = trigger time, start time.* página de inicio = home page [homepage].* tecla de inicio = Home key.* tiempo de inicio = start time.* * *beginning, start, commencement ( frml)* * *
Del verbo iniciar: ( conjugate iniciar)
inicio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
inició es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
iniciar
inicio
iniciar ( conjugate iniciar) verbo transitivo
‹negociaciones/diligencias› to initiate, commence (frml)b) inicio a algn en algo ‹ en secta› to initiate sb into sth;
‹ en un arte› to introduce sb to sth
iniciarse verbo pronominal
1 [ceremonia/negociaciones] to begin, commence (frml)
2 [ persona] iniciose en algo ‹ en secta› to be initiated into sth;
‹ en un arte› to take one's first steps in sth
inicio sustantivo masculino
beginning, start
iniciar verbo transitivo
1 (dar comienzo) to begin, start; (poner en marcha) to initiate
iniciar el proceso de paz, to initiate the peace process ➣ Ver nota en begin y start 2 (impartir los primeros conocimientos) to initiate [en, in, into]
(introducir en un grupo, un secreto) to initiate [en, into]
inicio sustantivo masculino beginning, start
' inicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arranque
- coger
- despegue
- nacimiento
- sembrar
- suerte
- umbral
English:
beginning
- chapter
- initiation
- inception
- kick
* * *inicio nmstart, beginning* * *m start, beginning;estar todavía en los inicios be still in the early stages;inicio en caliente INFOR warm start* * *inicio nmcomienzo: beginning* * *inicio n beginning -
28 mundo de la mafia, el
(n.) = criminal scene, the, criminal world, theEx. This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.Ex. From its inception, 'Sanctuary', William Faulkner's novel of a young co-ed initiated through rape and murder into the criminal world was controversial. -
29 mundo del hampa
(n.) = criminal underworldEx. Dickens's own outrage over the conditions of the poor in Britian conflicted with his revulsion at the criminal underworld & his fear of popular insurgence.* * *el mundo del hampa(n.) = criminal scene, the, criminal world, theEx: This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.
Ex: From its inception, 'Sanctuary', William Faulkner's novel of a young co-ed initiated through rape and murder into the criminal world was controversial.(n.) = criminal underworldEx: Dickens's own outrage over the conditions of the poor in Britian conflicted with his revulsion at the criminal underworld & his fear of popular insurgence.
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30 mundo del hampa, el
(n.) = criminal scene, the, criminal world, theEx. This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.Ex. From its inception, 'Sanctuary', William Faulkner's novel of a young co-ed initiated through rape and murder into the criminal world was controversial. -
31 pretensión1
1 = pretence [pretense, -USA], pretentiousness.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.Ex. His publications attacked the pretentiousness and fallibility of the world of academia.----* falsa pretensión = false pretence. -
32 principio2
2 = start, eruption, kick-off, startup [start-up], beginning.Ex. Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.Ex. Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.Ex. The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.Ex. This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.Ex. In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.----* abocado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed to + failure, doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed from + the beginning.* al principio = at first, at the outset, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], in the early years, originally, to start with, early on, at startup.* al principio de = at the beginning (of), at the dawn of, at the onset of, early in.* al principio de la imprenta = early printing.* al principio y al final = both ends.* al principio y al final de = at each end of.* a principios de = in the early + Fecha.* a principios de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.* comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.* comenzar por el principio, empezar desde cero, comen = start from + scratch.* condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the beginning.* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.* de principio a fin = from start to finish, gavel to gavel, from beginning to end.* de principio a fin (documento) = cover to cover.* desde el principio = from the start, all along, ab initio, from the outset, from the beginning, from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde principio a fin = throughout.* desde principios de siglo = since the turn of the century, from the turn of the century.* el principio de = the dawn of.* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.* empezar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.* en principio = at first, conceivably, first of all, prima facie.* en un principio = at an earlier stage, initially, originally, at one time, to begin with.* fracaso desde el principio = doomed failure.* hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first.* leer de principio a fin = read + from cover to cover.* muy al principio = in very early days, at the very outset.* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.* principio, el = early days, the.* regresar al principio = go back to + square one, be back to square one.* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle. -
33 teatro2
2 = theatrics, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex. The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.Ex. Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967. -
34 pretensión
f.1 aspiration, desire, ambition, plan.2 pretension, claim.3 pretense, presumption, pretence, self-assumption.* * *1 (intención) aim; (ambición) ambition2 (derecho) claim\sin pretensiones unpretentious, of modest pretensions* * *SF1) (=intención) aim; (=aspiración) aspiration2) pl pretensiones (=aspiraciones)enviar historial profesional indicando pretensiones económicas — send curriculum vitae indicating desired salary
una simple chaqueta sin pretensiones — a simple jacket, nothing fancy
* * *1)b) (Der) (a trono, herencia) claim2) pretensiones femenino plural ( ínfulas)* * *1)b) (Der) (a trono, herencia) claim2) pretensiones femenino plural ( ínfulas)* * *pretensión11 = pretence [pretense, -USA], pretentiousness.Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
Ex: His publications attacked the pretentiousness and fallibility of the world of academia.* falsa pretensión = false pretence.pretensión22 = pretension.Ex: There was no intention in many programmes to create any pretensions towards possession of information skills.
* con pretensiones de superioridad moral = self-righteous.* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones = lower + Posesivo + sights.* sin pretensiones = humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.].* * *A1 (intención) plan; (deseo) hope, wish, desireexpresó su pretensión de que … she expressed her hope that …enviar curriculum indicando pretensiones salariales or económicas send résumé ( AmE) o ( BrE) curriculum vitae indicating desired salary2 ( Der) (al trono, una herencia) claim(ínfulas): tener pretensiones to be pretentiousuna película sin demasiadas pretensiones an unpretentious film* * *
pretensión sustantivo femenino
1 (a trono, herencia) claim
2
una película sin pretensiones an unpretentious film
pretensión sustantivo femenino
1 (deseo) hope, wish: tiene la pretensión de que vaya con ella, she expects me to go with her
2 (objetivo) aim, aspiration
3 (al trono) claim
4 pey (aspiraciones desmedidas) pretensiones, pretention
una persona con pocas pretensiones, a very unpretentious person
' pretensión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
exigencia
- modesto
English:
pretence
- pretense
- pretention
- self-righteousness
- pretension
* * *pretensión nf1. [intención] aim, intention;tener la pretensión de to intend to2. [aspiración] aspiration;no tiene grandes pretensiones económicas she doesn't have great financial aspirations o ambitions;una película con pretensiones artísticas a film with artistic pretensions;sin pretensiones unpretentious4.pretensiones [exigencias] demands* * *f L.Am. ( arrogancia) vanity;sin pretensiones unpretentious* * *pretensión nf, pl - siones1) : intention, hope, plan2) : pretensionsin pretensiones: unpretentious -
35 principio
m.1 beginning, start (comienzo).el principio del fin the beginning of the enddel principio al fin, desde el principio hasta el fin from beginning to end, from start to finisha principios de at the beginning ofal principio at first, in the beginningen principio quedamos en hacer una reunión el jueves provisionally o unless you hear otherwise, we've arranged to meet on Thursdayen un principio at first2 principle (fundamento, ley).en principio in principlepor principio on principle3 origin, source (origen).4 element (elemento).principio activo active ingredientpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: principiar.* * *1 (inicio) beginning, start2 (base) principle3 (moral) principle1 rudiments\al principio at first, at the beginningen principio in principle* * *noun m.1) beginning, outset2) principle* * *SM1) (=comienzo) beginningal principio — at first, in the beginning
a principios del verano — at the beginning of the summer, early in the summer
desde el principio — from the first, from the outset
desde el principio hasta el fin — from start to finish, from beginning to end
en un principio — at first, to start with
tener principio en algo — to start from sth, be based on sth
2) pl principios (=nociones) rudiments, first notions"Principios de física" — "Introduction to Physics", "Outline of Physics"
3) (=norma) principleel principio de la legalidad — the force of law, the rule of law
4) (Fil) principle5) (Quím) element, constituent6) (Culin) entrée* * *1) ( comienzo) beginningel principio del verano — early summer, the beginning of summer
en un or al principio — at first, in the beginning
2)a) (concepto, postulado) principleb) ( norma moral) principle* * *1) ( comienzo) beginningel principio del verano — early summer, the beginning of summer
en un or al principio — at first, in the beginning
2)a) (concepto, postulado) principleb) ( norma moral) principle* * *el principio= early days, theEx: The new chemical was expensive, and in the early days it was often mishandled; much of the foxing of early nineteenth-century paper was due to inefficient bleaching.
principio11 = principle, proposition, tenet, canon, touchstone.Ex: Objective 2 results in what could be described as a collocative catalogue, because a catalogue based on this principle collocates the writings of a particular author.
Ex: They are a core, a set of basic propositions, onto which are grafted a rich variety of other possibilities.Ex: This attack summarises her main tenets.Ex: The archetypal canon is of course that of the books of the Bible, which are gathered together in a fixed and unchanging order.Ex: The touchstone for professional practice are the professional codes of ethics that govern medicine in face-to-face relationships with patients.* actuar de acuerdo con los principios de Uno = act on + Posesivo + principles.* adherirse a principios = espouse + principles.* basado en principios = principled.* basarse en un principio = base on + principle.* con principios = principled.* cumplir con un principio = comport with + principle.* declaración de principios = statement of principles, value statement, Bill of Rights, declaration of principles, statement of principles.* defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.* de principios = principled.* de principios muy elevados = high-minded.* en principio = in principle, on principle.* establecer un principio = establish + principle, set forth + cause.* formular un principio = formulate + principle.* infringir un principio = violate + principle.* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno = stick to + Posesivo + principles.* poner en duda unos principios = shake + foundations.* por principio = on principle.* por principios = as a matter of principle.* principio constitutivo = constitutive principle.* principio de actuación = governing principle.* principio de archívese según aparece = file-as-is principle.* principio de cualificación profesional adecuada para el trabajo en cuestión = principle of rate for the job.* principio de gratuidad, el = gratis principle, the.* principio de igualdad, el = egalitarian principle, the.* principio de la alfabetización literal = file-as-is principle, file-as-is principle.* principio del escalonamiento = scalar principle.* principio ético = moral principle.* principio fundamental = fundamental, principium [principia, -pl.].* principio moral = moral principle.* principio orientador = guiding principle.* principios = philosophy, ethos, morals.* principios elevados = high-mindedness.* Principios para la Intercalación Bibliográfica = ISO7154.* proponer como principio = posit.* respetar los principios = observe + principles.* seguir un principio = adopt + convention.* sin principios = unscrupulous, unprincipled.* suscribir un principio = subscribe to + principle.* traicionar los principios de uno mismo = betray + Posesivo + own principles.* una cuestión de principios = a matter of principle.* violar un principio = violate + principle.principio22 = start, eruption, kick-off, startup [start-up], beginning.Ex: Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.
Ex: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.Ex: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.* abocado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed to + failure, doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed from + the beginning.* al principio = at first, at the outset, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], in the early years, originally, to start with, early on, at startup.* al principio de = at the beginning (of), at the dawn of, at the onset of, early in.* al principio de la imprenta = early printing.* al principio y al final = both ends.* al principio y al final de = at each end of.* a principios de = in the early + Fecha.* a principios de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.* a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.* comenzar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.* comenzar por el principio, empezar desde cero, comen = start from + scratch.* condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the beginning.* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX = turn-of-the-century.* de principio a fin = from start to finish, gavel to gavel, from beginning to end.* de principio a fin (documento) = cover to cover.* desde el principio = from the start, all along, ab initio, from the outset, from the beginning, from the word go, from the word get-go.* desde el principio de los tiempos = since the beginning of time, from the beginning of time, since time began.* desde principio a fin = throughout.* desde principios de siglo = since the turn of the century, from the turn of the century.* el principio de = the dawn of.* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.* empezar por el principio = start from + scratch, start at + ground zero.* en principio = at first, conceivably, first of all, prima facie.* en un principio = at an earlier stage, initially, originally, at one time, to begin with.* fracaso desde el principio = doomed failure.* hay que empezar por el principio = first things must come first.* leer de principio a fin = read + from cover to cover.* muy al principio = in very early days, at the very outset.* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.* principio, el = early days, the.* regresar al principio = go back to + square one, be back to square one.* volvemos siempre al principio = things swing full circle.* volver al principio = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle.* * *A (comienzo) beginningel principio del verano early summer, the beginning of summerempieza por el principio start at the beginningel principio del fin the beginning of the endel éxito logrado con su primer libro es un buen principio the success she's had with her first book is a good start, the success of her first book has got her off to a good startse llegó a un principio de acuerdo en las negociaciones they reached the beginnings of an agreement in the negotiationscongeniamos desde el principio we got along well from the startleyó el libro desde el principio hasta el final sin parar he read the book from cover to cover o from beginning to end o from start to finish without putting it downa principios de temporada at the beginning of the seasona principios de siglo at the turn of the centuryal principio at firsten un principio se creyó que la Tierra era plana at first o in the beginning people believed the Earth was flatB1 (concepto, postulado) principlees un principio universalmente aceptado it's a universally accepted conceptla teoría parte de un principio erróneo the theory is based on a false premiseen principio la reunión es el jueves the meeting's on Thursday unless you hear otherwise o provisionally, the meeting is set for Thursdayen principio estoy de acuerdo, pero no depende sólo de mí I agree in principle, but it isn't only up to me2 (norma moral) principlees una cuestión de principios it's a question of principle(s)es una persona de principios she's a person of principle o a principled personpor principio on principleCompuestos:uncertainty principleuncertainty principle● principio de placer/realidadpleasure/reality principle* * *
Del verbo principiar: ( conjugate principiar)
principio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
principió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
principiar
principio
principio sustantivo masculino
1 ( comienzo) beginning;
empieza por el principio start at the beginning;
eso es un buen principio that's a good start;
en un or al principio at first, in the beginning
2 (postulado, norma moral) principle;
por principio on principle
principio sustantivo masculino
1 (comienzo) beginning, start: nos hemos perdido el principio de la película, we've missed the beginning of the film
2 (causa, origen) premise, origin
3 (idea fundamental, norma) principle 4 principios, (nociones) rudiments, basics: posee algunos principios de mecánica, she has some rudiments of mechanics
♦ Locuciones: al principio, at first
en principio, in principle
por principio, on principle
' principio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- cien
- empezar
- extrema
- extremo
- frustrarse
- germen
- horterada
- indirecta
- vista
- criterio
- elemental
- por
English:
at
- basically
- begin
- beginning
- cornerstone
- early
- farce
- first
- front
- further
- go
- hear of
- initially
- initiation
- listen
- maybe
- originally
- outset
- policy
- principle
- see
- soon
- start
- stick to
- tenet
- wind back
- from
- out
- right
- throughout
- turn
* * *principio nm1. [comienzo] beginning, start;empieza por el principio start at the beginning;al principio at first, in the beginning;desde el principio from the beginning;se ha llegado a un principio de acuerdo a preliminary agreement has been reached;a principios de at the beginning of;en un principio at first;el principio del fin the beginning of the end;del principio al fin, desde el principio hasta el fin from beginning to end, from start to finish2. [fundamento, ley] principleprincipio de Arquímedes Archimedes' principle; Filosofía principio de causalidad causality principle;principio de incertidumbre uncertainty principle;principio de indeterminación uncertainty principle;principio del todo o nada all-or-nothing policy3. [origen] origin, source4. [elemento] elementprincipio activo active ingredient5.principios [reglas de conducta] principles;un hombre de principios a man of principles;sin principios unprincipled, unscrupulous;por principio on principle;se negó a hacerlo por principios she refused to do it on principle6.principios [nociones] rudiments, first principles;tiene algunos principios de informática she knows a bit about computing7. [primera consideración]en principio: en principio, me parece buena la idea in principle, the idea seems good;en principio quedamos en hacer una reunión el jueves provisionally o unless you hear otherwise, we've arranged to meet on Thursday* * *men principio in principle;por principio on principle2 en tiempo beginning;a principios de abril at the beginning of April;al principio, en un principio at first;el principio del fin the beginning of the end* * *principio nm1) comienzo: beginning2) : principle3)al principio : at first4)a principios de : at the beginning ofa principios de agosto: at the beginning of August5)en principio : in principle* * *1. (comienzo) beginning2. (concepto) principlea principios de... at the beginning of... -
36 teatro
m.1 theater.teatro experimental fringe theaterteatro lírico opera and light opera2 play-acting (fingimiento).hacer teatro to playact3 dramatics, make-believe, dramatic art, play-acting.4 acting, pretense.5 pomp and ceremony, pomp, theatrics.* * *1 theatre (US theater)2 ARTE theatre (US theater), acting, stage3 LITERATURA drama5 figurado (exageración) show, play-acting\dejar el teatro (artista) to give up the stageecharle teatro a un asunto to play-act, be melodramatic, exaggeratehacer teatro figurado to play-act, be melodramatic, exaggerateteatro de la ópera opera houseteatro de variedades variety theatre, US vaudeville theater* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [gen] theatre, theater (EEUU); (=escenario) stageteatro amateur, teatro de aficionados — amateur theatre, amateur dramatics
teatro de variedades — variety theatre, music hall, vaudeville theater (EEUU)
2) (Literat) (=género) drama; (=obras de teatro) plays pl3) [de suceso] scene; (Mil) theatre, theater (EEUU)4) (=exageración)hacer teatro — (=alborotar) to make a fuss; (=exagerar) to exaggerate
* * *1) (Teatr)a) (arte, actividad) theater*el teatro de Calderón — Calderon's theater o plays
adaptado para el teatro por... — adapted for the stage by...
b) ( local) theater*c) ( cine) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)2) (fam) ( exageración)3) (de batalla, guerra) theater*•* * *1) (Teatr)a) (arte, actividad) theater*el teatro de Calderón — Calderon's theater o plays
adaptado para el teatro por... — adapted for the stage by...
b) ( local) theater*c) ( cine) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)2) (fam) ( exageración)3) (de batalla, guerra) theater*•* * *teatro1= drama, theatre [theater, -USA].Ex: They can be recreated by children not only in words but in drama, in mime, in dance and in painting.
Ex: The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.* actor de teatro = stage actor.* aficionado al teatro = theatre buff.* amante del teatro = theatre buff.* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.* artista de teatro = theatre artiste.* autor de obras de teatro = playwright.* hacer teatro = play-acting, put on + an act, keep up + appearances.* ir al teatro = go to + the theatre, theatre-going.* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].* música de obra de teatro = stage music.* obra de teatro = play, theatrical work.* obra de teatro adaptada al cine = theatrical motion picture.* obra de teatro dramática = drama-play.* obra de teatro infantil = children's play.* obra de teatro para niños = children's play.* teatro al aire libre = outdoor theatre.* teatro de la ópera = opera house.* teatro de operaciones = theatre of operations.* teatro de variedades = variety theatre, vaudeville.teatro22 = theatrics, pretence [pretense, -USA].Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.
Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.* * *A ( Teatr)1 (arte, actividad) theater*el teatro moderno/de vanguardia/clásico modern/avant-garde/classical theaterel teatro de Calderón Calderon's theater o playsuna obra de teatro a playadaptado para el teatro por José Romero adapted for the stage by José Romerono voy mucho al teatro I don't go to the theater muchactor de teatro stage actordirector de teatro theater o stage directorel mundo del teatro the theater2 (local) theater*el teatro estaba lleno the theater was full¿quedamos en la puerta del teatro? shall we meet at the theater entrance?un teatro al aire libre an open-air theaterCompuestos:amateur dramaticsstreet theater, ( BrE), street theatrepuppet theater*theater* of the absurdopera housepuppet theater*puppet theater*experimental theater*( Arg) amateur dramaticsB ( fam)(exageración): es puro teatro, no se hizo casi nada it's all an act o he's putting it on, he hardly hurt himself at allhacerle teatro a algn (Chi, Méx fam); to try it on with sb ( colloq), to put one over on sb ( colloq)C (de una batalla, guerra) theater*Compuesto:theater* of operations* * *
teatro sustantivo masculino
1 (Teatr)
actor de teatro stage actor;
teatro de guiñol puppet theater( conjugate theater);
teatro de variedades vaudeville (AmE), music hall (BrE)
2 (fam) ( exageración):
teatro sustantivo masculino
1 theatre, US theater: soy muy aficionada a ir al teatro, I'm a great theatregoer
obra de teatro, play
2 Lit drama, theatre
3 (escenario) theatre: Europa fue el teatro de los acontecimientos, Europe was the scene of the events
Mil (zona de operaciones) los Balcanes fueron el teatro de operaciones de los bombarderos, the theatre of war for the bombardment was the Balcans
4 (fingimiento) lo suyo es puro teatro, he's merely playacting
♦ Locuciones: hacer (mucho) teatro, to playact
' teatro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotar
- acomodar
- adaptar
- corral
- depender
- emplazar
- escenificar
- espanto
- esperpéntica
- esperpéntico
- guardarropa
- hacer
- infame
- intermedia
- intermedio
- itinerante
- mamarrachada
- pascua
- personaje
- proponer
- recaudación
- reponer
- reposición
- respetable
- sala
- ver
- vestíbulo
- boletería
- butaca
- cabida
- compañía
- cuentista
- encontrar
- fila
- función
- gala
- gallinero
- hall
- inaugurar
- llenar
- londinense
- marquesina
- muestra
- noche
- obra
- pensar
- público
- puerta
- revista
- sesión
English:
acting
- admission
- aisle
- asbestos
- command performance
- dinner theater
- drama
- festival
- flop
- fluff
- fray
- fringe theatre
- insistent
- model
- moderately
- opera glasses
- opera house
- playgoer
- puppet show
- rep
- repertory
- school
- seat
- show
- stage
- stage-struck
- start out
- theater
- theatre
- walk-on part
- whodunit
- whodunnit
- write up
- dramatics
- he
- I
- music
- play
- put
- role
- she
- they
- we
* * *teatro nm1. [espectáculo, género] theatre;el teatro de Brecht Brecht's plays o theatre;el teatro de vanguardia avant-garde theatre;una obra de teatro clásico a classical play;un autor de teatro a playwright;un grupo de teatro a theatre o drama group;ir al teatro to go to the theatre;dedicó toda su vida al teatro she devoted her whole life to the stage;la vuelta al teatro de Olivier Olivier's return to the stageLit teatro del absurdo theatre of the absurd;teatro aficionado amateur dramatics;teatro callejero street theatre;teatro de guiñol puppet theatre;teatro lírico opera and light opera;teatro de marionetas puppet theatre;teatro de repertorio repertory theatre;RP teatro de revista Br music hall, US variety, vaudeville;teatro de títeres puppet theatre;2. [edificio] theatre;lograron llenar el teatro they managed to fill the theatre;Figcuando la diva salió a saludar, el teatro se vino abajo when the diva came out to take a bow she brought the house downteatro al aire libre open-air theatre;teatro de la ópera opera house;teatro romano amphitheatreno le pasaba nada, era todo puro teatro there was nothing the matter with him, it was just play-acting;hacer teatro to play-act;echarle mucho teatro, tener mucho teatro to be a drama queenel Marne fue el teatro de la batalla the Marne was the scene of the battleteatro de operaciones theatre of operations* * *m tb figtheater, Brtheatre* * *teatro nm1) : theater2)hacer teatro : to put on an act, to exaggerate* * *teatro n1. (en general) theatre2. (profesión) actingse dedica al teatro he's an actor / she's an actress -
37 mundo de la mafia
el mundo de la mafia(n.) = criminal scene, the, criminal world, theEx: This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.
Ex: From its inception, 'Sanctuary', William Faulkner's novel of a young co-ed initiated through rape and murder into the criminal world was controversial. -
38 comienzo
• beginning• commencement• incentivize• inception date• initiate with practical jokes• initiation fee• kick off• leading whites• leads and lags• onrush of waters• onset date• origin• outbreak• outset• start• starting -
39 comienzo en ciernes
• incentivize• inception date• incineration• incinerator• incipiency• incipient• onrush of waters• onset date -
40 concepción
• childbirth• conception• creation• incentivize• inception date
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