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21 abultar
v.1 to puff out (hinchar) (mejillas).2 to be bulky (ocupar mucho espacio).el equipaje abulta mucho the luggage takes up a lot of room3 to augment, to blow up, to exaggerate, to bulge.Ricardo abulta sus virtudes Richard exaggerates=augments his virtues.La inflamación abulta el ganglio The inflammation bulges the ganglion.4 to occupy a lot of space.* * *1 to enlarge, increase2 figurado to exaggerate1 to be bulky* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=aumentar) to increase; (=agrandar) to enlarge; (=hacer abultado) to make bulky2) (=exagerar) to exaggerate2. VI1) (=tener bulto) to be bulky, be big2) (=tener más importancia) to increase in importance* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( formar un bulto) to make a bulgeb) ( ocupar lugar) to be bulky2.abultar vt <cifras/resultados> to inflate* * *= bulk, bulge.Ex. Such entries bulk the catalogue, making its weeding increasingly difficult and time-consuming.Ex. Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.----* abultar poco = be skimpy.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) ( formar un bulto) to make a bulgeb) ( ocupar lugar) to be bulky2.abultar vt <cifras/resultados> to inflate* * *= bulk, bulge.Ex: Such entries bulk the catalogue, making its weeding increasingly difficult and time-consuming.
Ex: Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.* abultar poco = be skimpy.* * *abultar [A1 ]vi1(formar un bulto): ¿qué tienes en el bolsillo que te abulta? what have you got in your pocket that's making it stick out?la pistola le abultaba debajo de la chaqueta the gun made a bulge under his jacket2(ocupar lugar): abulta mucho pero no es pesado it takes up a lot of room o it's very bulky but it's not heavydóblalo bien para que no abulte fold it neatly so that it lies flatponle un poco de verde al ramo para que abulte más add some greenery to fill the bouquet out a bit■ abultarvtto inflateabultan artificialmente las cifras they inflate o ( colloq) beef up the figures artificially* * *
abultar ( conjugate abultar) verbo intransitivo
verbo transitivo ‹cifras/resultados› to inflate
abultar
I verbo intransitivo to be bulky: este sillón abulta mucho, this armchair takes up a lot of room
II vtr (una cifra, una noticia) to exaggerate
* * *♦ vt1. [mejillas] to puff out2. [cifras, consecuencias] to exaggerate♦ vi1. [ocupar mucho espacio] to be bulky;el equipaje abulta mucho the luggage takes up a lot of room2. [formar un bulto] to bulge;la pistola le abulta debajo de la americana you can see the bulge of his gun under his jacket* * *I v/t1 swell2 ( aumentar) increaseII v/i be bulky;no abulta casi nada it takes up almost no room at all* * *abultar vi: to bulgeabultar vt: to enlarge, to expand* * *abultar vb to be bulky -
22 abusivamente
adv.abusively, improperly.* * *► adverbio1 improperly* * *ADV unfairly* * *Ex. Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.* * *Ex: Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.
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23 acceso sólo electrónico
(n.) = e-only accessEx. UK universities are increasingly moving to e-only access to e-journals through licensing content.* * *(n.) = e-only accessEx: UK universities are increasingly moving to e-only access to e-journals through licensing content.
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24 accidental
adj.1 incidental, of secondary importance (no esencial).2 chance, unforeseen (imprevisto).3 accidental, casual, chance, coincidental.* * *► adjetivo1 accidental* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=contingente) accidental; (=no deliberado) unintentional; (=fortuito) [encuentro] casual, chance antes de s2) (=fugaz) brief, transient* * ** * *= inadvertent, unintended, accidental.Ex. Inadvertent variations in author's names may also be grouped by this approach.Ex. However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.Ex. The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.----* muerte accidental = accidental death.* * ** * *= inadvertent, unintended, accidental.Ex: Inadvertent variations in author's names may also be grouped by this approach.
Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.* muerte accidental = accidental death.* * ** * *
accidental adjetivo ‹ encuentro› chance ( before n), accidental;
‹ circunstancias› coincidental
accidental adjetivo
1 accidental
2 (fortuito) chance
un descubrimiento accidental, a chance discovery
' accidental' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casual
- ocasional
English:
accidental
- fortuitous
- misadventure
- purely
- slide
* * *accidental1 adj1. [circunstancial] accidental;tuvo una caída accidental she accidentally fell2. [no esencial] incidental, of secondary importance3. [imprevisto] chance, unforeseenaccidental2 nmMús accidental* * *adj1 (no esencial) incidental2 ( casual) chance* * *accidental adj: accidental, unintentional♦ accidentalmente adv* * *accidental adj accidental -
25 activo digital
(n.) = digital assetsEx. Libraries increasingly depend on digital assets they neither own nor manage.* * *(n.) = digital assetsEx: Libraries increasingly depend on digital assets they neither own nor manage.
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26 aculturación
f.acculturation, adoption of a higher culture, process of adopting the culture of another social group, adoption of another culture.* * ** * *= acculturation, enculturation, culturation.Ex. Increasingly, US historians are carrying out research into the acculturation of immigrants to the USA.Ex. This document discusses a seminar in which participants focused on the enculturation of boys into American society.Ex. The author discusses the social development of infants in terms of a set of tasks which include identity, culturation, and reproduction.* * *= acculturation, enculturation, culturation.Ex: Increasingly, US historians are carrying out research into the acculturation of immigrants to the USA.
Ex: This document discusses a seminar in which participants focused on the enculturation of boys into American society.Ex: The author discusses the social development of infants in terms of a set of tasks which include identity, culturation, and reproduction.* * *aculturación nfacculturation -
27 adelgazar
v.1 to lose (kilos).2 to slim.3 to slim down, to thin, to lose weight, to slim.* * *1 (afinar) to make slim1 (perder peso) to slim, lose weight1 to slim, lose weight* * *verb2) thin* * *1. VT1) (=reducir el grosor) to make thin, make slender; [+ kilos] to lose, take off; [+ persona, figura] to slim, reduce, slenderize (EEUU); [+ palo] to pare, whittle; [+ punta] to sharpen; [+ voz] to raise the pitch of2) (fig) (=purificar) to purify, refine; [+ entendimiento] to sharpen2.VI (=perder peso) to grow thin; [con régimen] to slim, lose weight* * *1. 2.adelgazar vi to lose weight* * *= lose + weight, slim down.Ex. The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.----* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* * *1. 2.adelgazar vi to lose weight* * *= lose + weight, slim down.Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.* pastilla para adelgazar = diet pill, slimming pill.* píldora para adelgazar = slimming pill.* * *adelgazar [A4 ]vt‹caderas/cintura› to reduce, slim downme gustaría adelgazar unos kilos I'd like to lose o shed a few pounds, I'd like to slim down a few pounds■ adelgazarvito lose weight¡cómo has adelgazado! you've really lost weight!, you've lost such a lot of weight!ejercicios para adelgazar exercises to lose weight, slimming exercises ( BrE)* * *
adelgazar ( conjugate adelgazar) verbo transitivo ‹caderas/cintura› to slim down;
‹ kilos› to lose
verbo intransitivo
to lose weight
adelgazar
I verbo intransitivo to slim, lose weight: deberías adelgazar un poco, you should lose a bit of weight
II verbo transitivo
1 (peso) to lose: José ha adelgazado dos kilos, José has lost two kilos
2 (una pieza, madera, etc) to diminish: habría que adelgazar el grosor de los muros, we'll have to make these walls a bit thinner
' adelgazar' also found in these entries:
English:
diet
- slim
- sweat off
- weight
- lose
* * *♦ vt[kilos] to lose;esta faja te adelgaza la figura that girdle makes you look slimmer♦ vito lose weight, to slim;ha adelgazado mucho he has lost a lot of weight* * *I v/t loseII v/i lose weight* * *adelgazar {21} vt: to thin, to reduceadelgazar vi: to lose weight* * * -
28 adiestrabilidad
= trainability.Ex. Due to its relative intelligence, strong human bonding characteristics, and trainability, the pot-bellied pig has become an increasingly popular companion.* * *= trainability.Ex: Due to its relative intelligence, strong human bonding characteristics, and trainability, the pot-bellied pig has become an increasingly popular companion.
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29 adormecido
adj.1 mopish; sleepy, drowsy.2 numb, dead, unresponsive.past part.past participle of spanish verb: adormecer.* * *1→ link=adormecer adormecer► adjetivo1 sleepy, drowsy* * *ADJ [persona] sleepy, drowsy; (=aletargado) inactive; [miembro] numb* * *= sleepy [sleepier -comp., sleepiest -sup.], drowsy [drowsier -comp., drowsiest -sup.].Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.* * *= sleepy [sleepier -comp., sleepiest -sup.], drowsy [drowsier -comp., drowsiest -sup.].Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
Ex: Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.* * *
Del verbo adormecer: ( conjugate adormecer)
adormecido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
adormecer
adormecido
adormecer ( conjugate adormecer) verbo transitivo
‹ sentidos› to numb, dull
adormecerse verbo pronominal
to fall asleep, doze off
adormecer verbo transitivo to send to sleep, make sleepy
adormecido,-a adjetivo sleepy, drowsy
' adormecido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adormecida
English:
dead
* * *adormecido, -a adj1. [soñoliento] sleepy, drowsy2. [entumecido] numb, asleep* * *adj1 asleep pred2 extremidades numb -
30 adormilado
adj.sleepy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: adormilarse.* * *ADJ drowsy, half asleep* * *= sleepy [sleepier -comp., sleepiest -sup.], drowsy [drowsier -comp., drowsiest -sup.].Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.----* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.* * *= sleepy [sleepier -comp., sleepiest -sup.], drowsy [drowsier -comp., drowsiest -sup.].Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
Ex: Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.* * *adormilado, -a adj1. [dormido] dozing;se quedó adormilado en el sillón he dozed off in the armchair2. [con sueño] sleepy* * *adj asleep pred -
31 adorno
m.1 decoration.de adorno decorative (árbol, figura)2 adornment, decoration, frill, garnishing.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: adornar.* * *1 decoration, adornment2 COSTURA trimming3 COCINA garnish\de adorno decorative* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=objeto) ornament2) (=decoración) ornamentation, adornmentun estilo literario sin adorno superfluo — a literary style with no superfluous ornamentation o adornment
no se puede comer, está de adorno — you can't eat it, it's just for decoration
no funciona, está o es de adorno — it doesn't work, it's just for show
3) (Cos) trim, trimming4) (Culin) garnish* * *a) ( objeto) ornamentb) ( decoración) adornmentlo tenemos de adorno — (hum) it's just for show
* * *= embellishment, motif, ornament, display, adornment.Ex. Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.Ex. Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.Ex. He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.Ex. The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.Ex. In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.----* adornos = bells and whistles.* sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.* todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.* * *a) ( objeto) ornamentb) ( decoración) adornmentlo tenemos de adorno — (hum) it's just for show
* * *= embellishment, motif, ornament, display, adornment.Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
Ex: Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.* adornos = bells and whistles.* sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.* todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.* * *1 (objeto) ornamentlos adornos de Navidad the Christmas decorations2(decoración): su único adorno eran unos pendientes a pair of earrings was her only adornmentuna tela tan rica no necesita adorno ninguno such a rich fabric doesn't need any decoration o adornmentuna falda con adorno de pasamanería a skirt trimmed with frillsde adorno for decorationle puso unas aceitunas de adorno she added a few olives for decorationlo tenemos de adorno ( hum); it's just for show* * *
Del verbo adornar: ( conjugate adornar)
adorno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
adornó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
adornar
adorno
adornar ( conjugate adornar) verbo transitivo
adornarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹cabeza/pelo› to adorn
adorno sustantivo masculino
adornar verbo transitivo to adorn, decorate
adorno sustantivo masculino decoration, adornment
♦ Locuciones: de adorno (que no hace nada) just for show: tienen el coche de adorno, porque nunca van a ningún sitio, they just have the car for show; they never go anywhere in it
' adorno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borla
- brazalete
- colgante
- orla
- plumaje
- revestir
- ribete
- tocada
- tocado
- viñeta
- aplique
- bagatela
- baratija
- chiche
- chuchería
- complicado
- figurita
- flecos
- franja
- horrible
- huachafo
- jareta
- móvil
- paño
- pluma
English:
adornment
- bauble
- flourish
- ornament
- salad
- trim
- trimming
- decoration
- decorative
- for
- garnish
* * *adorno nm[objeto] ornament;los adornos navideños the Christmas decorations;de adorno [árbol, figura] decorative;es sólo de adorno [no funciona] it's just for show;Fam Humestar de adorno: está aquí sólo de adorno he's just taking up space here;no está aquí sólo de adorno he's not here just because he's a pretty face* * *m ornament; de Navidad decoration* * *adorno nm: ornament, decoration* * *adorno n decoration -
32 aferrarse a
v.1 to cling to, to fasten upon, to fasten on, to fasten on to.María se aferró al marco de la ventMaría Mary clung to the window sill.2 to stick to.El chiquito se aferró a su madre The little boy stuck to his mother.* * *1 to clutch to, cling to* * *(v.) = cling to, fixate on, latch on to, stick fast to, hold to, cleave to, hold fast toEx. It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.Ex. Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.Ex. Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study.Ex. Until the appearance of the online catalogue, entire libraries had actually been 'frozen' for generations, stuck fast to their major commodity - books.Ex. This paper views librarians as tenaciously holding to a paper paradigm in an increasingly electronic environment.Ex. The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex. In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system.* * *(v.) = cling to, fixate on, latch on to, stick fast to, hold to, cleave to, hold fast toEx: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.
Ex: Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.Ex: Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study.Ex: Until the appearance of the online catalogue, entire libraries had actually been 'frozen' for generations, stuck fast to their major commodity - books.Ex: This paper views librarians as tenaciously holding to a paper paradigm in an increasingly electronic environment.Ex: The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex: In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system. -
33 agarrarse a
v.to hold on to, to catch hold of, to clutch at, to hold to.Me agarro a la soga I hold to the rope.* * *(v.) = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling toEx. Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study.Ex. This paper views librarians as tenaciously holding to a paper paradigm in an increasingly electronic environment.Ex. The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.Ex. In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system.Ex. It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.* * *(v.) = latch on to, hold to, hold on to, hold fast to, cling toEx: Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study.
Ex: This paper views librarians as tenaciously holding to a paper paradigm in an increasingly electronic environment.Ex: The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.Ex: In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system.Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones. -
34 agente
f. & m.1 agent (representante).agente de cambio (y bolsa) stockbrokeragente comercial brokeragente en exclusiva sole agentagente libre de seguros insurance brokeragente marítimo(a) shipping agent2 officer (funcionario).agente de aduanas customs officeragente doble double agentagente especial special agentagente de inmigración immigration officeragente de policía police officer, policeman, f. policewomanagente secreto secret agentagente de seguridad security officer3 operator.4 factor.5 detective constable.m.agent (causa activa).* * *► adjetivo1 agent1 agent1 agent\agente de cambio y bolsa stockbrokeragente inmobiliario estate agent* * *noun mf.- agente inmobiliario* * *1.agente de negocios — business agent, broker
agente de publicidad — (Com) advertising agent; (Teat) publicity agent
agente de seguridad — [en vuelos comerciales] sky marshal
agente de tránsito — Arg, Méx traffic policeman/policewoman
agente de turismo — travel agent, courier
agente de ventas — sales agent, sales rep, sales representative
agente inmobiliario — estate agent, real estate agent o broker (EEUU), realtor (EEUU)
agente oficial — official agent, authorized agent
agente viajero — commercial traveller, salesman
2.SM (Quím) agent* * *masculino y femenino1) (Com, Fin) agent2) (frml) ( funcionario) employee3) agente masculino (Med, Tec, Ling) agent* * *= agent, instrumentality, officer, broker, enforcer.Ex. These forms usually provide space for the user or his agent to enter the relevant information.Ex. But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.Ex. All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.Ex. Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.Ex. They merely act as a conduit of state funds rather than an enforcer of the rules meant to guarantee the lawful use of those funds.----* agente aglutinante = binder, bonding agent.* agente antiaglutinante = anti-caking agent.* agente antiapelmazante = anti-caking agent.* agente bibliotecario = library agent.* agente biológico = biological agent.* agente cancerígeno = carcinogen.* agente comercial = commercial vendor.* agente de absorción = absorber.* agente de bolsa = stockbroker, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader.* agente de búsqueda = intelligent search agent, search agent.* agente de cambio = agent of(for) change, force for change, force of change.* agente de fermentación = leavening agent, leavening, raising agent.* agente del cambio = change agent.* agente del orden = law enforcement officer, law-enforcement official, law enforcer.* agente de noticias web = newsbot.* agente depresivo = downer, depressant.* agente de seguros = insurance agent, insurer, insurance broker.* agente de viajes = travel agent.* agente estresante = stressor.* agente extranjero = foreign agent.* agente federal = federal agent.* agente furtivo = infiltrator.* agente informático = software agent.* agente inmobiliario = realtor.* agente inteligente = intelligent agent, mining agent, intelligent search agent, search agent.* agente inteligente de compras = shopping agent.* agente irritante = irritant, allergen.* Agente Naranja = Agent Orange.* agente neutralizador = neutralising agent.* agente oxidante = oxidant, oxidising agent.* agente patógeno = pathogen.* agente provocador = agent-provocateur.* agente químico = chemical agent.* agente reactivo = reagent.* agente secador = drying agent.* agente secreto = undercover agent, secret agent.* agentes federales, los = feds, the.* hacerse agente secreto = go undercover.* * *masculino y femenino1) (Com, Fin) agent2) (frml) ( funcionario) employee3) agente masculino (Med, Tec, Ling) agent* * *= agent, instrumentality, officer, broker, enforcer.Ex: These forms usually provide space for the user or his agent to enter the relevant information.
Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.Ex: Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.Ex: They merely act as a conduit of state funds rather than an enforcer of the rules meant to guarantee the lawful use of those funds.* agente aglutinante = binder, bonding agent.* agente antiaglutinante = anti-caking agent.* agente antiapelmazante = anti-caking agent.* agente bibliotecario = library agent.* agente biológico = biological agent.* agente cancerígeno = carcinogen.* agente comercial = commercial vendor.* agente de absorción = absorber.* agente de bolsa = stockbroker, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader.* agente de búsqueda = intelligent search agent, search agent.* agente de cambio = agent of(for) change, force for change, force of change.* agente de fermentación = leavening agent, leavening, raising agent.* agente del cambio = change agent.* agente del orden = law enforcement officer, law-enforcement official, law enforcer.* agente de noticias web = newsbot.* agente depresivo = downer, depressant.* agente de seguros = insurance agent, insurer, insurance broker.* agente de viajes = travel agent.* agente estresante = stressor.* agente extranjero = foreign agent.* agente federal = federal agent.* agente furtivo = infiltrator.* agente informático = software agent.* agente inmobiliario = realtor.* agente inteligente = intelligent agent, mining agent, intelligent search agent, search agent.* agente inteligente de compras = shopping agent.* agente irritante = irritant, allergen.* Agente Naranja = Agent Orange.* agente neutralizador = neutralising agent.* agente oxidante = oxidant, oxidising agent.* agente patógeno = pathogen.* agente provocador = agent-provocateur.* agente químico = chemical agent.* agente reactivo = reagent.* agente secador = drying agent.* agente secreto = undercover agent, secret agent.* agentes federales, los = feds, the.* hacerse agente secreto = go undercover.* * *Compuestos:artistic agentsales representative, sales rep ( colloq)● agente de bolsa or de cambiostockbrokerexport agentpatent agentadvertising agentinsurance brokersales agenttravel agent( Inf) intelligent agentliterary agentadvertising agentB ( frml) (funcionario) employeeCompuestos:( period); police officerpolice officersecurity guard(Arg, Méx) agente de tráficoundercover agentspecial agentagent provocateursecret agentC2 ( Ling) agent3 ( Quím) agentagente oxidante/químico oxidizing/chemical agent* * *
agente sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (Com, Fin) agent;
agente de publicidad advertising agent;
agente de seguros insurance broker;
agente de viajes travel agent
2 (frml) ( funcionario) employee;
agente de tráfico or (Arg, Méx) de tránsito ≈ traffic policeman ( in US), ≈ traffic warden ( in UK);
agente secreto secret agent
agente mf
1 agent
agente de bolsa, stockbroker
agente de seguros, insurance broker
2 (policía: hombre) policeman
(policía: mujer) policewoman
agente de tráfico, traffic policeman
' agente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inmobiliaria
- inmobiliario
- judicial
- secreta
- secreto
- acreditado
- alguacil
- cana
- carabinero
- con
- corredor
- marítimo
- policía
- por
- tamarindo
- tira
English:
agent
- banker
- broker
- by
- customs
- estate agent
- free agent
- infiltrator
- insurance agent
- intelligence agent
- of
- officer
- operator
- pc
- police constable
- police officer
- policeman
- policewoman
- press agent
- secret agent
- shipping agent
- show round
- spycatcher
- constable
- detective
- estate
- irritant
- manager
- police
- pollutant
- realtor
- rep
- representative
- stock
- travel
- trooper
* * *♦ nmf1. [representante] agentagente artístico agent [of artiste, actor];agente de bolsa stockbroker;agente de cambio stockbroker;agente comercial broker;agente libre de seguros insurance broker;agente literario literary agent;agente de patentes patent agent;agente de seguros insurance broker;agente teatral theatrical agent2. [funcionario] officeragente de aduanas customs officer;agente doble double agent;agente de inmigración immigration officer;agente de policía police officer, policeman, f policewoman;agente secreto secret agent;agente de seguridad security officer;RP agente de tránsito traffic policeman♦ nm1. [causa activa] agentQuím agente oxidante oxidizing agent; Biol agente patógeno pathogen; Quím agente reductor reducing agent; Quím agente tensioactivo surfactant; Informát agente de usuario user agent2. Gram agent* * *I m agentII m/f agent* * *agente nmf1) : agent2)agente de viajes : travel agent3)agente de bolsa : stockbroker4)agente de tráfico : traffic officer* * *agente n1. (representante) agent -
35 agresión
f.1 aggression.2 attack, assault, battery, offensive.* * *1 aggression, attack* * *noun f.1) aggression2) assault, attack* * *SF (=acometida) aggression; [contra persona] attack, assault* * *femenino aggressionse lo acusa de agresión — (Der) he's charged with assault
* * *= attack, aggression, assault, act of aggression, battery, aggressive incident.Ex. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.Ex. This article describes the contents of a help pack, produced by Bradford Public Library to help library staff when dealing with violence and aggression at work.Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex. The study was designed to determine if players felt remorse if an opposing player was injured as a result of their act of aggression.Ex. The increasing frequency of notorious cases of conflicts between police officers & members of the general public (which in New York City has led to incidents of death, battery, & sexual assault) is cause for alarm.Ex. Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.----* agresión a mano armada = armed assault.* agresión brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* agresión con ensañamiento = vicious attack.* agresión con lesiones = assault and battery.* agresión física = physical assault, physical aggression.* agresión sexual = sexual assault, molestation.* agresión verbal = verbal aggression, verbal assault, verbal abuse.* * *femenino aggressionse lo acusa de agresión — (Der) he's charged with assault
* * *= attack, aggression, assault, act of aggression, battery, aggressive incident.Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
Ex: This article describes the contents of a help pack, produced by Bradford Public Library to help library staff when dealing with violence and aggression at work.Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex: The study was designed to determine if players felt remorse if an opposing player was injured as a result of their act of aggression.Ex: The increasing frequency of notorious cases of conflicts between police officers & members of the general public (which in New York City has led to incidents of death, battery, & sexual assault) is cause for alarm.Ex: Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.* agresión a mano armada = armed assault.* agresión brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* agresión con ensañamiento = vicious attack.* agresión con lesiones = assault and battery.* agresión física = physical assault, physical aggression.* agresión sexual = sexual assault, molestation.* agresión verbal = verbal aggression, verbal assault, verbal abuse.* * *aggressionel ejército responderá a toda agresión por parte extranjera the army will respond to any foreign aggressionfue víctima de una agresión brutal he was the victim of a brutal attack o assaultCompuesto:sex attack, sexual assault* * *
agresión sustantivo femenino
aggression;
agresión sustantivo femenino aggression
' agresión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
herida
- pacto
- valor
- defender
- herido
- repeler
English:
aggression
- assault
- cheek
- sexual assault
- aggressive
- road
* * *agresión nf[ataque] act of aggression, attack;sufrir una agresión to be the victim of an attackagresión sexual sex attack* * *f aggression;una agresión an assault, an attack* * *1) : aggression2) ataque: attack* * *agresión n aggression -
36 aletargado
adj.lethargic, drowsy, lumpish, unresponsive.past part.past participle of spanish verb: aletargar.* * *1→ link=aletargar aletargar► adjetivo1 (dormido) lethargic2 (amodorrado) drowsy* * *ADJ drowsy, lethargic* * *- da adjetivo lethargic, drowsy* * *= in torpidity, lethargic, sleepy [sleepier -comp., sleepiest -sup.], drowsy [drowsier -comp., drowsiest -sup.].Ex. That youthful miss in torpidity over that palimpsest of filth is what the free library has to show as the justification of its existence.Ex. Learning disabled and mentally retarded children have limited attention span and may be hyperactive or lethargic.Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.* * *- da adjetivo lethargic, drowsy* * *= in torpidity, lethargic, sleepy [sleepier -comp., sleepiest -sup.], drowsy [drowsier -comp., drowsiest -sup.].Ex: That youthful miss in torpidity over that palimpsest of filth is what the free library has to show as the justification of its existence.
Ex: Learning disabled and mentally retarded children have limited attention span and may be hyperactive or lethargic.Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex: Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.* * *aletargado -dalethargic, drowsy* * *
Del verbo aletargar: ( conjugate aletargar)
aletargado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
aletargado
aletargar
aletargado◊ -da adjetivo
lethargic, drowsy
aletargar ( conjugate aletargar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to make … feel lethargic o drowsy
aletargado,-a adjetivo lethargic
aletargar verbo transitivo to make lethargic
' aletargado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aletargada
English:
lethargic
- dormant
* * *aletargado, -a adjdrowsy, lethargic* * *aletargado, -da adj: lethargic, sluggish, torpid -
37 alfabetización espacial
(n.) = spatial literacyEx. A need for statistical and spatial literacy education is becoming increasingly recognized by librarians and educators across North America.* * *(n.) = spatial literacyEx: A need for statistical and spatial literacy education is becoming increasingly recognized by librarians and educators across North America.
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38 alfabetización estadística
Ex. A need for statistical and spatial literacy education is becoming increasingly recognized by librarians and educators across North America.* * *Ex: A need for statistical and spatial literacy education is becoming increasingly recognized by librarians and educators across North America.
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39 algunas veces
adv.sometimes, occasionally, now and then, at times.* * *sometimes* * ** * *= sometimes, from time to time, occasionallyEx. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.Ex. From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex. Only occasionally although increasingly is the full text of a document used.* * *= sometimes, from time to time, occasionallyEx: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex: Only occasionally although increasingly is the full text of a document used. -
40 andar pisando fuerte
(v.) = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impactEx. This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength.Ex. The fiction genre is currently making a big impact on the US publishing scene and is increasingly popular in public libraries.* * *(v.) = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impactEx: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength.
Ex: The fiction genre is currently making a big impact on the US publishing scene and is increasingly popular in public libraries.
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increasingly — adv. Increasingly is used with these adjectives: ↑absorbed, ↑abstract, ↑active, ↑aggressive, ↑agitated, ↑alarmed, ↑angry, ↑annoyed, ↑anxious, ↑apparent, ↑authoritarian, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
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