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2 anterior a la guerra
(adj.) = pre-war [prewar], antebellumEx. The situation is rather different from pre-war days when living costs were lower and writers would try to get by on very small incomes from writing.Ex. Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.* * *(adj.) = pre-war [prewar], antebellumEx: The situation is rather different from pre-war days when living costs were lower and writers would try to get by on very small incomes from writing.
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3 de antes de la guerra
(adj.) = pre-war [prewar]Ex. The situation is rather different from pre-war days when living costs were lower and writers would try to get by on very small incomes from writing.* * *(adj.) = pre-war [prewar]Ex: The situation is rather different from pre-war days when living costs were lower and writers would try to get by on very small incomes from writing.
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4 de la preguerra
(adj.) = pre-war [prewar]Ex. The situation is rather different from pre-war days when living costs were lower and writers would try to get by on very small incomes from writing.* * *(adj.) = pre-war [prewar]Ex: The situation is rather different from pre-war days when living costs were lower and writers would try to get by on very small incomes from writing.
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5 desbocado
adj.runaway, crazed, wild, loose-reined.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desbocar.* * *1→ link=desbocar desbocar► adjetivo1 (arma) wide-mouthed, bell-mouthed2 (jarra) with a chipped mouth3 (caballo) runaway4 (una prenda) loose-fitting5 (río) overflowing6 figurado (imaginación) wild7 figurado (mal hablado) foul-mouthed► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 figurado foul-mouthed person* * *ADJ1) [caballo] runaway2) [herramienta] worn3) [vestido, jersey] baggy4) [persona] (=malhablado) foulmouthed; (=descarado) cheeky, sassy (EEUU)5) [cañón] wide-mouthed6) LAm [líquido] overflowing* * *- da adjetivoa) < caballo> runaway (before n)b) <cuello/escote> loose, wide* * *= unbridled, runaway, soaring.Ex. Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.Ex. The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.Ex. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.----* imaginación desbocada = wild imagination.* inflación desbocada = rampant inflation, triple digit inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation.* * *- da adjetivoa) < caballo> runaway (before n)b) <cuello/escote> loose, wide* * *= unbridled, runaway, soaring.Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.* imaginación desbocada = wild imagination.* inflación desbocada = rampant inflation, triple digit inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation.* * *desbocado -daA ‹cuello/escote› loose, wideme quedó demasiado desbocado it came out too loose o wide (around the neck)B ‹caballo› runaway ( before n)una inflación desbocada runaway o rampant o soaring inflationlos desbocados excesos de la Revolución Francesa the unbridled excesses of the French Revolution ( liter)* * *
Del verbo desbocar: ( conjugate desbocar)
desbocado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desbocado
desbocar
desbocado◊ -da adjetivo
desbocado,-a adjetivo
1 (caballo) runaway
2 (el cuello, las mangas) stretched
' desbocado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desbocada
English:
control
- runaway
* * *desbocado, -a adj1. [caballo] runaway2. [inflación, tasa de desempleo] soaring, rampant3. [actitud, comportamiento] impudent;[persona] foul-mouthed4. [prenda de vestir] stretched around the neck;[mangas, cuello, escote] loose, wide* * *adj1 caballo runaway2 ( malhablado) foulmouthed* * *desbocado, -da adj: unbridled, rampant -
6 desorbitado
adj.1 exorbitant, exaggerated.2 wide-open.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desorbitar.* * *1→ link=desorbitar desorbitar► adjetivo1 exorbitant, exaggerated, disproportionate\tener los ojos desorbitados to be wide-eyed* * *ADJ1) (=excesivo) [precio] exorbitant; [pretensión] exaggerated2)* * *- da adjetivoa) < precios> exorbitant, astronomicalb)* * *= soaring, unconscionable, sky-high.Ex. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex. Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.----* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* * *- da adjetivoa) < precios> exorbitant, astronomicalb)* * *= soaring, unconscionable, sky-high.Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.* * *desorbitado -da1 ‹precios› exorbitant, astronomicalsus pretensiones económicas son desorbitadas his financial expectations are unrealistically high2con los ojos desorbitados with her eyes popping out of her head ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo desorbitar: ( conjugate desorbitar)
desorbitado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desorbitado
desorbitar
desorbitado◊ -da adjetivo
b)◊ con los ojos desorbitados with her/his eyes popping out of her/his head (colloq)
desorbitado,-a adjetivo
1 (precio) exorbitant
2 (exagerado,-a) excessive: has preparado una cantidad desorbitada de comida, you have made way too much food
desorbitar vtr (sacar o salir algo de su esfera habitual) to send out of orbit: la compra de Navidad ha desorbitado los gastos mensuales, Christmas shopping has shot our monthly budget
' desorbitado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desorbitar
- desorbitada
English:
exorbitant
- extortionate
* * *desorbitado, -a adj1. [exagerado] [críticas, protestas, quejas] excessive, disproportionate;[precio] exorbitant;le han dado una importancia desorbitada a este asunto they've given this matter much more importance than it merits2. [fuera de las órbitas]con los ojos desorbitados pop-eyed, with one's eyes popping out of one's head* * *adj2:con ojos desorbitados pop-eyed* * *desorbitado, -da adj1) : excessive, exorbitant2)con los ojos desorbitados : with eyes popping out of one's head -
7 disparado
adj.1 shot.2 disproportionate.past part.past participle of spanish verb: disparar.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar in a hurry* * *ADJ1) (=con prisa)salir disparado — to shoot out, be off like a shot
2) Caribe ** randy *, horny *** * *- da adjetivo (fam)salir disparado — ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq)
pasó disparado — he shot by like greased lightning
* * *= sharply rising, raging, galloping, soaring.Ex. The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.Ex. This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.Ex. But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..Ex. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.----* coste disparado = escalating cost.* costes disparados = spiralling costs, soaring cost.* inflación disparada = rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation.* precios disparados = spiralling prices.* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.* * *- da adjetivo (fam)salir disparado — ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq)
pasó disparado — he shot by like greased lightning
* * *= sharply rising, raging, galloping, soaring.Ex: The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.
Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.* coste disparado = escalating cost.* costes disparados = spiralling costs, soaring cost.* inflación disparada = rampant inflation, soaring inflation, runaway inflation.* precios disparados = spiralling prices.* salir disparado = bolt, make + a bolt for, shoot off, dash off, take to + Posesivo + heels, run off.* * *disparado -da( fam):salir disparado «objeto» to shoot out;«persona» (irse de prisa) to shoot off ( colloq)(salir lanzado): con el choque salió disparado del asiento the impact catapulted him from his seatiba disparado y ni me saludó he was in a tremendous hurry and didn't even say hello to me ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo disparar: ( conjugate disparar)
disparado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
disparado
disparar
disparado◊ -da adjetivo (fam): salir disparado ( irse de prisa) to shoot off (colloq);
con el choque salió disparado del asiento the impact catapulted him from his seat;
ver tb disparar
disparar ( conjugate disparar) verbo intransitivo
◊ disparado al aire to fire o shoot into the air;
disparado a matar to shoot to kill;
le disparó por la espalda he shot him in the back;
disparado a quemarropa or a bocajarro to fire at point-blank range;
disparado contra algn to shoot o fire at sbb) (Dep) to shoot
verbo transitivo
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‹tiro/proyectil› to fire;
b) (Dep):
2 (Méx fam) ( pagar) to buy
dispararse verbo pronominal
1
b) ( refl):
2 (fam) [ precio] to shoot up, rocket
disparado,-a adj loc salimos disparados de allí, we shot out of there
disparar verbo transitivo
1 (un arma de fuego) to fire
(un proyectil) to shoot: le dispararon en el hombro, he was shot in the shoulder
2 Ftb to shoot
disparar a puerta, to shoot at goal
' disparado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disparada
English:
balloon
- dash out
- shoot
- shoot out
- spiral up
- tear off
- bolt
- scurry
* * *disparado, -a adjsalir/entrar disparado to shoot out/in;todos los días sale disparado de casa he leaves the house in a rush every day* * *adj:* * *disparado, -da adj -
8 finca agrícola
(n.) = arable farmEx. Choice of crop rotation is an important determinant of arable farm incomes.* * *(n.) = arable farmEx: Choice of crop rotation is an important determinant of arable farm incomes.
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9 ingresos fijos
(n.) = fixed incomeEx. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.* * *(n.) = fixed incomeEx: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
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10 política
f.1 politics, political affairs, political playground.2 politics.3 policy, program.4 tact.5 politeness.* * *1 politics2 (dirección) policy* * *1. f., (m. - político) 2. f., (m. - político) 3. noun f.1) policy2) politics* * *SF1) (Pol) politics sing2) (=programa) policypolítica de ingresos y precios, política de jornales y precios — prices and incomes policy
política de mano dura — strong-arm policy, tough policy
política de silla vacía — empty-chair policy, refusal to take one's seat (in parliament)
política interior — [de país] domestic policy; [de organización] internal politics
3) (=tacto) tact, skill; (=cortesía) politeness, courtesy; (=educación) good manners pl* * *1) (Pol) politicsmeterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics
2) ( postura) policypolítica interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy
nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy
* * *= politics, rationale, elected politics.Ex. The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.Ex. CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.----* adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.* atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.* dedicarse a la política = politick.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* diseñar una política = draft + policy.* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.* establecer una política = institute + policy.* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.* fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* formular una política = frame + policy.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.* participante en la política = politically active.* personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.* política administrativa = administrative policy.* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).* política a largo plazo = long term policy.* política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.* política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.* política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.* política cultural = cultural policy.* política de actuación = policy.* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.* política de ayuda = assistance policy.* política de clases = class politics.* política de coaliciones = coalition politics.* política de competencias = competition policy.* política de compras = purchasing policy.* política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.* política de expurgo = weeding policy.* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.* política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.* política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.* política de información nacional = national information policy.* política de inmigración = immigration policy.* política de la biblioteca = library's policy.* política del poder = power politics.* política de multas = fine policy.* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.* política de preservación = preservation policy.* política de privacidad = privacy policy.* política de retenciones = retention policy.* política de sanciones = fine policy.* política de trabajo = policy.* política de usuarios = user policy.* política económica = political economy.* política editorial = editorial policy.* política educativa = educational policy.* política electoral = election politics.* política exterior = foreign policy.* política fiscal = fiscal policy.* política interna = policy, internal politics.* política internacional = international politics.* política laboral = labour policy.* política monetaria = monetary policy.* política nacional = national politics.* política pública = public policy.* política sancionadora = fine policy.* política social = social policy.* redactar una política = formulate + policy.* responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.* * *1) (Pol) politicsmeterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics
2) ( postura) policypolítica interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy
nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy
* * *= politics, rationale, elected politics.Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.
Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.* adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.* atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.* dedicarse a la política = politick.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* diseñar una política = draft + policy.* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.* establecer una política = institute + policy.* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.* fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* formular una política = frame + policy.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.* participante en la política = politically active.* personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.* política administrativa = administrative policy.* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).* política a largo plazo = long term policy.* política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.* política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.* política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.* política cultural = cultural policy.* política de actuación = policy.* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.* política de ayuda = assistance policy.* política de clases = class politics.* política de coaliciones = coalition politics.* política de competencias = competition policy.* política de compras = purchasing policy.* política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.* política de expurgo = weeding policy.* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.* política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.* política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.* política de información nacional = national information policy.* política de inmigración = immigration policy.* política de la biblioteca = library's policy.* política del poder = power politics.* política de multas = fine policy.* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.* política de preservación = preservation policy.* política de privacidad = privacy policy.* política de retenciones = retention policy.* política de sanciones = fine policy.* política de trabajo = policy.* política de usuarios = user policy.* política económica = political economy.* política editorial = editorial policy.* política educativa = educational policy.* política electoral = election politics.* política exterior = foreign policy.* política fiscal = fiscal policy.* política interna = policy, internal politics.* política internacional = international politics.* política laboral = labour policy.* política monetaria = monetary policy.* política nacional = national politics.* política pública = public policy.* política sancionadora = fine policy.* política social = social policy.* redactar una política = formulate + policy.* responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.* * *A ( Pol) politicsse dedicó a la política he went into politicssiempre están hablando de política they are always talking about politicsmeterse en política (como profesión) to go into politics; (como militante) to get involved in politicsB (postura) policyla política económica del gobierno the government's economic policypolítica interior/exterior domestic/foreign policypolítica gubernamental government policypolítica salarial wage policynuestra política educativa our education policy, our policy on educationuna política de negociación a policy of negotiationCompuesto:(UE) Common European Security and Defence Policy* * *
política sustantivo femenino
1 (Pol) politics
2 ( postura) policy;◊ política interior/exterior domestic/foreign policy
político,-a
I adjetivo
1 political
2 (parentesco) in-law: se lleva mal con su familia política, he doesn't get on with his in-laws
II sustantivo masculino y femenino politician
política sustantivo femenino
1 politics sing
2 (forma de actuar) policy
Recuerda la diferencia entre politics, política (en general), y policy, política (un plan o una serie de medidas): la política agrícola, the agricultural policy. Aunque politics lleva una s final, es un sustantivo singular: Politics is very interesting. La política es muy interesante. El hombre o la mujer que se dedica a la política (un político) se llama politician.
' política' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- agraria
- agrario
- álgida
- álgido
- angular
- batalla
- comulgar
- comunitaria
- comunitario
- desunir
- distensión
- esfera
- expansionista
- exterior
- granjear
- imponerse
- introducir
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- octavilla
- orientarse
- persecución
- político
- propaganda
- reivindicación
- rumbo
- singladura
- viñeta
- alejado
- arena
- bloque
- concreto
- desvincularse
- discutir
- eje
- energético
- entendido
- errado
- familia
- favorecer
- filiación
- hermano
- hijo
- interesar
- interior
- internacional
- intervención
- madre
- orientar
English:
active
- affair
- anathema
- arena
- assessment
- border
- bow out
- circle
- clash
- daughter-in-law
- employment
- figure
- fiscal
- foreign policy
- get into
- go into
- hands-off
- high
- home
- in-laws
- instability
- liberal
- line
- lobby
- mainstream
- policy
- political
- politician
- politics
- reshape
- reversal
- ruin
- shadow cabinet
- switch
- wing
- affiliation
- come
- dabble
- government
- heavyweight
- housing
- main
- unaware
* * *política nf1. [arte de gobernar] politics [singular];lleva treinta años dedicado a la política he has been in politics for the last thirty years;hablar de política to discuss politics, to talk (about) politics2. [modo de gobernar, táctica] policyUE Política Agrícola Común Common Agricultural Policy;la política del avestruz burying one's head in the sand;sigue con su política del avestruz he still prefers to bury his head in the sand;política comercial trade policy;política de empresa company policy;política exterior foreign policy;política fiscal fiscal policy;política monetaria monetary policy;UE Política Pesquera Común Common Fisheries Policy;política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy* * *f1politics sg2 orientación policy;política ambiental environmental policyI adj politicalII m, política f politician* * *política nf1) : politics2) : policy* * *política n1. (en general) politics¿te interesa la política? are you interested in politics? -
11 por las nubes
(adj.) = soaringEx. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.* * *(adj.) = soaringEx: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
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12 rotación de cultivos
* * *(n.) = crop rotationEx. Choice of crop rotation is an important determinant of arable farm incomes.* * ** * *(n.) = crop rotationEx: Choice of crop rotation is an important determinant of arable farm incomes.
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13 subsistir a base de
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14 vivir de
v.1 to live on, to live off.Vivimos de pan y atún We live on bread and tuna.2 to prey on.Ellos viven de ingenuos They prey on naive people.* * *to live on* * *(v.) = live off, live onEx. The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.Ex. The enormous amount of commercial capital accumulated during the war had created a host of persons living on fixed incomes.* * *(v.) = live off, live onEx: The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.
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15 débil
adj.1 weak, dim, faint, feeble.Toda esa situación pinta mal This whole situation looks bad.2 atonic.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) weak, feeble3 LINGÚÍSTICA weak1 weak person1 the weak\débil mental mentally retarded person, mentally deficient person* * *adj.1) weak2) faint3) feeble* * *1. ADJ1) [persona] [gen] weak; [extremadamente] feeble; [por mala salud o avanzada edad] frailse encuentra un poco débil de salud — his health is rather frail, he is in rather poor health
2) [carácter] weak; [esfuerzo] feeble, half-hearted3) (=poco intenso) [voz, ruido] faint; [luz] dim2.SMFeconómicamente* * *a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weakb) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faintc) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak* * *= powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.Ex. In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.Ex. Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.Ex. The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.Ex. Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex. The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex. Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.Ex. Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex. The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex. According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.Ex. Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.Ex. Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.----* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* débil de salud = poor health.* débiles, los = little guy, the.* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* eslabón débil = weak link.* hacerse el débil = sandbagging.* luz débil = glimmer.* más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* punto débil = blind spot, weak link.* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* * *a) < persona> ( físicamente) weak; ( falto de - firmeza) soft; (- voluntad) weak; <economía/ejército/gobierno> weakb) <sonido/voz> faint; < moneda> weak; < argumento> weak; < excusa> feeble, lame; < luz> dim, faintc) <sílaba/vocal> unstressed, weak* * *= powerless, flimsy [flimsier -comp., flimsiest -sup.], shaky [shakier -comp., shakiest -sup.], weak [weaker -comp., weakest -sup.], fragile, spineless, feeble, effete, faint, frail, feckless, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], weakling, runt, nesh, weedy [weedier -comp., weediest -sup.], boneless.Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.* alto y débil = spindly [spindlier -comp., spindliest -sup.].* débil de salud = poor health.* débiles, los = little guy, the.* en el momento más débil de Alguien = at + Posesivo + weakest.* eslabón débil = weak link.* hacerse el débil = sandbagging.* luz débil = glimmer.* más débil de la camada, el = runt of the litter, the.* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.* punto débil = blind spot, weak link.* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.* ser el contrincante más débil = punch above + Posesivo + weight.* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.* * *1 ‹persona› (físicamente) weak; (falto de — firmeza) soft; (— voluntad) weak; ‹economía/ejército/gobierno› weakes de complexión débil she has a very weak constitutionaún está débil he's still weakes muy débil de carácter he has a very weak character2 ‹sonido/voz› faint; ‹moneda› weak; ‹corriente› weak; ‹argumento› weak; ‹excusa› feeble, lameda una luz muy débil it gives out a very dim o feeble o weak light3 ( Ling) ‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weaklos débiles the weaklos económicamente débiles ( frml); those on low incomes* * *
débil adjetivo
‹moneda/argumento› weak;
‹ excusa› feeble, lame;
‹ luz› dim, faint;
‹sílaba/vocal› unstressed, weak
débil
I adj (fuerza, salud) weak, feeble: el argumento era muy débil, his reasoning was flawed
es muy débil de carácter, she is very weak
es muy débil con sus alumnos, he is lenient with his students o he is over-indulgent with his students
(intensidad de luz o sonido) faint
punto débil, weak spot
II mf
1 weak person: el fuerte oprime al débil, the powerful opress the weak
2 (blandengue) wimp: eres una débil, no aguantas nada el calor, don't be such a wimp, it's not even hot
' débil' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- alicaída
- alicaído
- flaca
- flaco
- flojear
- goteo
- talón
- tenue
- blando
- flojo
- lánguido
- pelele
- sexo
English:
A
- an
- anaemic
- and
- as
- be
- chink
- dim
- do
- failing
- faint
- feather
- feeble
- frail
- from
- infirm
- limp
- link
- shaky
- shall
- should
- tenuous
- than
- that
- them
- thin
- to
- weak
- were
- what
- whatever
- wimp
- wimpish
- would
- you
- your
- yourself
- fragile
- glimmer
- hole
- low
- muted
- run
- spindly
- spineless
- weakly
- weakness
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] [sin fuerzas] weak;[condescendiente] lax, lenient;de constitución débil prone to illness, sickly;débil de carácter of weak character2. [voz, sonido] faint;[luz] dim, faint;una débil mejoría a slight improvement;una débil brisa movía las cortinas a slight breeze moved the curtains3. [país, gobierno, moneda] weak;[argumento, teoría] weak, lame4. [sílaba] unstressed5. [vocal] weak [i, u]♦ nmfweak person;ser un débil to be weak;una enfermedad que ataca a los más débiles a disease which attacks the weakest o most vulnerable* * *adj weak* * *débil adj: weak, feeble♦ débilmente adv* * *débil adj1. (en general) weak2. (ruido) faint -
16 jubilado1
1 = senior citizen, senior, retiree, pensioner.Ex. Senior citizens' income tax problems were met by organizing a free service of help in filling in tax returns.Ex. The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.Ex. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improve cultivation of their small private plots of land.----* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados = retirement town.* hogar del jubilado = retirement centre.* jubilados, los = retired, the. -
17 renta
f.1 income (ingresos).vivir de las rentas to live off one's (private) incomerenta del capital capital yieldrenta fija fixed incomerenta per cápita o por habitante per capita incomerenta del trabajo wage incomerenta variable/vitalicia variable/life annuity2 rent.3 return (beneficios).4 interest (intereses).5 national or public debt.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: rentar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: rentar.* * *1 (ingresos) income2 (declaración de renta) tax return3 (beneficio) interest, return4 (alquiler) rent\vivir de sus rentas to live on one's incomerenta fija fixed interest securityrenta fiscal taxable incomerenta nacional national incomerenta per cápita per capita incomerenta pública government debtrenta variable equity securities pluralrenta vitalicia life annuity* * *SF1) (=ingresos) income; (=ganancia) interest, returnpolítica de rentas — incomes o (EEUU) income policy
2) (=deuda) public debt, national debt3) esp LAm (=alquiler) rent* * *1) ( beneficio) incomerentas derivadas de capitales/del trabajo personal — unearned/earned income
vivir de las rentas: tiene dinero/propiedades y vive de las rentas she has some money and lives off the interest/some properties and lives off the rents; un escritor que lleva años viviendo de las rentas — a writer who has been living off past glories for years
2) (esp Méx) ( alquiler) rent* * *----* declaración de la renta = tax return, income tax, income tax return, income tax statement.* impreso de declaración de la renta = income tax form, tax form.* impuesto sobre la renta = income tax.* receptor de renta vitalicia = annuitant.* renta per cápita = national income, per capita income.* rentas públicas = revenues.* renta vitalicia = annuity trust, annuity.* vivir de las rentas = live off + the fat of the land.* * *1) ( beneficio) incomerentas derivadas de capitales/del trabajo personal — unearned/earned income
vivir de las rentas: tiene dinero/propiedades y vive de las rentas she has some money and lives off the interest/some properties and lives off the rents; un escritor que lleva años viviendo de las rentas — a writer who has been living off past glories for years
2) (esp Méx) ( alquiler) rent* * ** declaración de la renta = tax return, income tax, income tax return, income tax statement.* impreso de declaración de la renta = income tax form, tax form.* impuesto sobre la renta = income tax.* receptor de renta vitalicia = annuitant.* renta per cápita = national income, per capita income.* rentas públicas = revenues.* renta vitalicia = annuity trust, annuity.* vivir de las rentas = live off + the fat of the land.* * *A (beneficio) incomerentas derivadas de capitales/del trabajo personal unearned/earned incomeinversiones de renta fija/variable fixed/variable interest investmentsle proporciona una renta anual de $100.000 it provides him with o brings in an annual income of $100,000puso el dinero en el banco y vive de las rentas he put the money in the bank and he lives off the interestera muy famoso y aún vive de las rentas he used to be very famous and he's still living off his reputationCompuestos:customs duties (pl)● renta gravable or imponibletaxable incomenational incomeincome per capita, per capita income(life) annuityB (alquiler) rentCompuesto:fixed rentpagar renta antigua to be a sitting tenant, to pay a fixed rent* * *
Del verbo rentar: ( conjugate rentar)
renta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
renta
rentar
renta sustantivo femenino
vivir de las rentas ( de dinero) to live off the interest;
( de propiedades) to live off the rent
rentar ( conjugate rentar) verbo transitivo (Méx)
[ usuario] to rent
renta sustantivo femenino
1 (ingresos) income
(por trabajo) earned income
vivir de las rentas, to live off o on private income
renta vitalicia, annuity
2 (alquiler) rent
rentar verbo transitivo Econ to produce a profit, yield
' renta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
declaración
- deducirse
- impuesta
- impuesto
- ingreso
- IRPF
- pensión
- vitalicia
- vitalicio
- alquiler
- asignación
- asignar
- líquido
- vivir
English:
equity
- income tax
- private income
- return
- revenue
- tax
- tax return
- income
- rent
- rental
* * *renta nf1. [ingresos] income;vivir de las rentas to live off one's (private) income;Famsacan un disco de éxito y luego, a vivir de las rentas they bring out one hit record and then sit back and live off the profitsrenta per cápita per capita income;renta gravable taxable income;renta por habitante per capita income;renta imponible taxable income;renta nacional national income;renta del trabajo earned income;renta vitalicia life annuity2. [alquiler] rent3. [beneficios] returnrenta del capital capital yield4. [intereses] interestrenta fija fixed (interest) rate;renta variable variable (interest) rate;los mercados de renta variable the equity markets5. [deuda pública] national o public debt* * *f1 ( ingresos) income2 de casa rent3:de renta fija fixed-interest* * *renta nf1) : income2) : rent3)impuesto sobre la renta : income tax -
18 turismo rural
m.rural tourism.* * *(n.) = rural tourismEx. If rural tourism is to be developed, it ought to capitalize on the endogenous potential of the region, ie, its landscape, culture, history, & human capital.* * *(n.) = rural tourismEx: If rural tourism is to be developed, it ought to capitalize on the endogenous potential of the region, ie, its landscape, culture, history, & human capital.
* * *A form of tourism whereby renovated rural houses are rented to vacationers. Renovation grants are available for improving suitable houses. The aim is to promote tourism in rural areas, providing alternative incomes to farmers and preserve village life and architecture.* * *tourism in rural areas -
19 ingreso
m.1 entry, entrance (entrada).examen de ingreso entrance exam2 deposit (de dinero). (peninsular Spanish)3 income, revenue.4 check-in.5 admission.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: ingresar.* * *1 (en club, ejército) joining; (en hospital) admission; (en prisión) entrance; (en universidad) entrance2 (entrada) entry3 FINANZAS deposit* * *noun m.entrance, entry- ingresos* * *SM1) (=entrada)a) [en institución] admission (en into)tras su ingreso en la Academia — after he joined the Academy, after his admission to the Academy
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examen de ingreso — (Univ) entrance examinationel juez ordenó su ingreso en prisión — the judge ordered him to be sent to prison, the judge ordered his imprisonment
b) [en hospital] admission (en to)ha habido un aumento en el número de ingresos — there has been an increase in the number of admissions
tras su ingreso en el hospital — after being admitted to hospital, after his admission to hospital
¿a qué hora se produjo el ingreso? — what time was he admitted?
2) (Econ)a) Esp (=depósito) deposit¿de cuánto es el ingreso? — how much are you paying in?, how much are you depositing?
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hacer un ingreso — to pay in some money, make a depositlas personas con ingresos inferiores a 1.000 euros — people with incomes below 1,000 euros
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ingresos y gastos — [de persona, empresa] income and outgoings, income and expenditure; [de país, multinacional] income and expenditure•
ingresos por algo — revenue from sthlos ingresos por publicidad — advertising revenue, revenue from advertising
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vivir con arreglo a los ingresos — to live within one's incomeingresos anuales — [de persona, empresa] annual income sing ; [de país, multinacional] annual revenue sing
ingresos de taquilla — (Cine, Teat) box-office takings; (Dep) ticket sales
3) (=lugar de acceso) entrance* * *1)a) ( en organización)el año de mi ingreso a or en la universidad/el ejército/la compañía — the year I started o entered university/joined the army/joined the company
b) ( en hospital) admissionc) (AmL period) ( entrada) entryfue difícil el ingreso al estadio — it was difficult to get into o (frml) to gain access to the stadium
2) (Fin)a) (Esp) ( depósito) deposit•* * *1)a) ( en organización)el año de mi ingreso a or en la universidad/el ejército/la compañía — the year I started o entered university/joined the army/joined the company
b) ( en hospital) admissionc) (AmL period) ( entrada) entryfue difícil el ingreso al estadio — it was difficult to get into o (frml) to gain access to the stadium
2) (Fin)a) (Esp) ( depósito) deposit•* * *ingreso11 = admission.Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.
* examen de ingreso = entrance exam(ination).* ingresos = intake.ingreso22 = cash deposit.Ex: This particular bank does not accept any cash deposits nor are direct cash withdrawals permitted.
* aumentar los ingresos = boost + Posesivo + income.* bajos ingresos = low income.* comprobación de los ingresos = means-testing, means test.* comprobar los ingresos = means test.* desigualdad de ingresos = income inequality.* escala de tarifas según los ingresos = sliding fee scale.* evaluación de los ingresos = means-testing, means test.* evaluar los ingresos = means test.* familia de bajos ingresos = low-income family.* fuente de ingresos = revenue stream, source of revenue, source of income, revenue base, revenue earner.* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.* generación de ingresos = revenue-raising, income generation.* generador de ingresos = income-generating, revenue-earning, revenue-making, revenue-generating, revenue earner, profit-generating, profit-making.* generar ingresos = generate + revenue.* ingreso de dinero = cash deposit.* ingreso de efectivo = cash deposit.* ingresos = income, proceeds, revenue, income statement, takings, earnings.* ingresos bajos = low income.* ingresos brutos = gross profit, gross benefits, gross revenues, gross receipts, gross income.* ingresos de ventas = sales revenue.* ingresos disponibles = disposable income.* ingresos económicos = income.* ingresos familiares = family wage.* ingresos fijos = fixed income.* ingresos inesperados = windfall.* ingresos medios = middle income.* ingresos netos = net revenues, net income.* ingresos procedentes de los impuestos = tax revenues, income tax revenue.* ingresos públicos provenientes del petróleo = oil revenues.* nivel de ingresos = income level, earning capacity, earning power.* propios ingresos = earned income.* reportar ingresos = generate + revenue.* según los ingresos = means-tested.* subsidio por bajos ingresos = supplementary benefit.* * *A1(en una organización): la fecha de nuestro ingreso en la organización the date of our entry into the organization, the date we joined the organizationsu solicitud de ingreso al or en el club his application to become a member of o to join the clubsu discurso de ingreso his inaugural addressel año de mi ingreso a or en la universidad/en el ejército/en la compañía the year I started o entered university/joined the army/joined the companyexamen de ingreso entrance examination2 (en un hospital) admissiondespués de su ingreso en la clínica after her admission to o after she was admitted to the clinic3(en la cárcel): su ingreso en la cárcel tuvo lugar el 10 de Octubre he was taken to o placed in jail on the 10th of Octoberfue decretado su ingreso en prisión he was remanded in custodyfue difícil el ingreso al estadio it was difficult to get into o ( frml) to gain access o admission to the stadiumB ( Fin)1 ( Esp) (depósito) depositefectuó un ingreso en el banco he made a deposit at the bank, he paid some money into the bankingresos anuales annual incomeno tiene más ingresos que su trabajo en el astillero his only income is from his job at the shipyardlos ingresos del Estado State revenueuna importante fuente de ingresos an important source of incomeCompuestos:mpl additional incomempl gross incomempl trading o operating incomempl accrued incomempl net income● ingresos tributarios or por impuestostax revenuempl earned income* * *
Del verbo ingresar: ( conjugate ingresar)
ingreso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
ingresó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
ingresar
ingreso
ingresar ( conjugate ingresar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona] (en organización, club) to join;
( en colegio) to enter;
( en el ejército) to join;
ingresó cadáver (Esp) he was dead on arrival
2 [ dinero] to come in
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ persona› ( en hospital):
hubo que ingresolo de urgencia he had to be admitted as a matter of urgency;
fueron ingresados en esta prisión they were taken to this prison
2 (Esp) (Fin) ‹dinero/cheque› to pay in;
[ banco] to credit an account with a sum
ingreso sustantivo masculino
1a) ( en organización): el año de mi ingreso a or en la universidad/el ejército/la compañía the year I started o entered university/joined the army/joined the company;
2 (Fin)
b)
ingresos brutos/netos gross/net income
ingresar
I verbo transitivo
1 Fin (en un banco) to deposit, pay in
(recibir ganancias) to take in
2 Med to admit: me ingresaron con una crisis nerviosa, I was admitted with a nervous breakdown
II verbo intransitivo
1 to enter: este año ingresa en la Universidad, this year he goes to University
ingresar en un club, to join a club
2 Med ingresó a las cinco, he was admitted (to hospital) at five (o'clock)
ingresó cadáver, to be dead on arrival
ingreso sustantivo masculino
1 Fin deposit: necesito hacer un ingreso de tres mil pesetas, I need to pay in three thousand pesetas
2 (entrada) entry [en, into]
(admisión) admission [en, to] 3 ingresos, (sueldo, renta) income sing, revenue sing
' ingreso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- cadáver
- formularia
- formulario
- ingresar
- entrada
- examen
- menor
English:
admission
- admit
- DOA
- enter
- entrance
- entrance examination
- eventual
- grammar school
- pay in
- paying-in-slip
- pronounce
- deposit
- membership
* * *ingreso nm1. [entrada] entry, entrance;[en universidad] admission;examen de ingreso entrance exam;solicitud de ingreso membership application;todavía recuerdo la fecha de mi ingreso en el club I still remember the day I joined the club;han solicitado su ingreso en la organización they have applied for membership of the organization, they have applied to join the organization2. [en hospital] admission;se produjeron diez ingresos hospitalarios por salmonelosis ten people were admitted to hospital with salmonella poisoning3. [en prisión]el juez decretó el ingreso en prisión del banquero the judge ordered that the banker be sent to prison4. Am [acceso a lugar] entry;el ingreso a la sala de conciertos fue muy lento it took a long time to get into the concert hallrealizó un ingreso she made a deposit6.[recaudación] revenue;ingresos [sueldo] income;ingresos por publicidad advertising revenue;tienen unos ingresos anuales de 200 millones they have an annual income of 200 millioningresos brutos gross income;ingresos familiares family income;ingresos netos net income* * *mexamen de ingreso entrance exam2 en hospital admission3 COM deposit4:ingresos pl income sg* * *ingreso nm1) : entrance, entry2) : admission3) ingresos nmpl: income, earnings pl* * *ingreso n1. (en el hospital) admission¿cuántos ingresos hay en un día normal? how many admissions are there on an average day?2. (en una organización) entry3. (dinero) deposit -
20 jornal
m.1 day's wage.2 working day.* * *1 day's wage\trabajar a jornal to be paid by the day* * *SM (=sueldo) (day's) wage; (=trabajo) day's work* * *masculino day's wages (pl), day's pay* * *masculino day's wages (pl), day's pay* * *day's wages (pl), day's paytrabajar a jornal to be paid by the day o on a daily basis* * *
jornal sustantivo masculino
day's wages (pl), day's pay;
' jornal' also found in these entries:
English:
pay
* * *jornal nmday's wagejornal mínimo minimum wage* * *m day’s wage* * *jornal nm1) : day's pay2)a jornal : by the day
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incomes policy — ➔ policy * * * A broad term covers various direct forms of inflation control by a government. It can include a freeze or limitation on increases in prices, wages, dividends, investment income and rents. * * * incomes policy UK US noun [C] UK ► … Financial and business terms
incomes policy — a government policy to curb inflation that relies on voluntary compliance rather than on mandatory wage, price, or profit controls. [1955 60] * * * Collective governmental effort to control the incomes of labour and capital, usually by limiting… … Universalium
incomes policy — a government policy to curb inflation that relies on voluntary compliance rather than on mandatory wage, price, or profit controls. [1955 60] * * * incomes policy noun A government policy of curbing inflation by controlling wages • • • Main Entry … Useful english dictionary
incomes policy — / ɪnkʌmz ˌpɒlɪsi/ noun the government’s ideas on how incomes should be controlled … Marketing dictionary in english
incomes policy — / ɪnkʌmz ˌpɒlɪsi/ noun the government’s ideas on how incomes should be controlled … Dictionary of banking and finance
incomes — in·come || ɪŋkÊŒm , kÉ™m n. amount of money received in payment for goods or services or from other sources; revenue, profits … English contemporary dictionary
incomes policy — A government policy aimed at controlling inflation and maintaining full employment by holding down increases in wages and other forms of income and prices by means of statute or moral suasion … Big dictionary of business and management
Prices and Incomes Accord — The Prices and Incomes Accord was an agreement between the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Australian Labor Party government of Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer (later Prime Minister) Paul Keating. Employers were not party to the … Wikipedia
Australian referendum, 1973 (Incomes) — Constitution Alteration (Incomes) 1973 sought to give the government legislative power over incomes.The question was put to a referendum in the Australian referendum, 1973.Results Do you approve the proposed law for the alteration of the… … Wikipedia
prices and incomes policy — noun (C) government actions to prevent prices and incomes increasing, in order to stop or limit inflation … Longman dictionary of contemporary English