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121 controlar
v.1 to control.Pedro controla su vida al fin Peter controls his life at last.María controla a sus hijos con lástima Mary controls her kids through pity.2 to check.3 to watch, to keep an eye on.4 to take over, to control.María controla los negocios Mary takes over business.* * *1 (gen) to control2 (comprobar) to check1 (moderarse) to control oneself* * *verb1) to control2) monitor* * *1. VT1) (=dominar) [+ situación, emoción, balón, vehículo, inflación] to controllos rebeldes controlan ya todo el país — the rebels now control the whole country, the rebels are now in control of the whole country
los bomberos consiguieron controlar el fuego — the firefighters managed to bring the fire under control
no controlo muy bien ese tema — * I'm not very hot on that subject *
2) (=vigilar)contrólame al niño mientras yo estoy fuera — * can you keep an eye on the child while I'm out
estoy encargado de controlar que todo salga bien — I'm responsible for checking o seeing that everything goes well
controla que no hierva el café — * make sure the coffee doesn't boil, see that the coffee doesn't boil
3) (=regular) to control2.VI *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitorcontrolar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline
3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control2.controlarse v pron1) ( dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic
2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor* * *= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex. These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex. It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.Ex. Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.Ex. Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.Ex. After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.Ex. For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex. The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex. This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.Ex. The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex. The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.Ex. Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.Ex. Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex. This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.----* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitorcontrolar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline
3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control2.controlarse v pron1) ( dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic
2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor* * *= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex: These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex: Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.Ex: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.Ex: Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.Ex: After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex: This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.Ex: The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.* * *controlar [A1 ]vt1 ‹nervios/impulsos/emociones› to control; ‹persona/animal› to controlcontrolamos la situación we are in control of the situation, we have the situation under controlel incendio fue rápidamente controlado por los bomberos the firemen quickly got o brought the fire under controlcontrolan ahora toda la zona they now control o they are now in control of the whole areapasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company2 ( fam); ‹tema› to know aboutestos temas no los controlo I don't know anything about these things, I'm not too well up on o hot on these things ( colloq)Bdeja de controlar todos mis gastos stop checking up on how much I spend the whole timeme tienen muy controlada they keep a close watch o they keep tabs on everything I do, they keep me on a very tight reinel portero controlaba las entradas y salidas the porter kept a check on everyone who came in or outcontrolé el tiempo que me llevó I timed myself o how long it took meC (regular) to controleste mecanismo controla la presión this mechanism regulates o controls the pressuremedidas para controlar la inflación measures to control inflation o to bring inflation under controlD ( Dep) (en doping) to administer a test tofue controlado positivo tras su victoria he tested positive after his victorylo controlaron negativo he was tested negativeA (dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado if he doesn't get a grip o a hold on himself he's going to become an alcoholicse controla el peso regularmente she checks her weight regularly, she keeps a regular check on her weight* * *
Multiple Entries:
controlar
controlar algo
controlar ( conjugate controlar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹nervios/impulsos/persona› to control;
‹ incendio› to bring … under control;
pasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company
2 ‹inflación/proceso› to monitor;
‹ persona› to keep a check on;◊ controlar el peso/la línea to watch one's weight/one's waistline;
controlé el tiempo que me llevó I timed how long it took me
3 ( regular) ‹presión/inflación› to control
controlarse verbo pronominal ( dominarse) to control oneself;
( vigilar) ‹peso/colesterol› to check, monitor
controlar verbo transitivo
1 to control
2 (comprobar) to check
' controlar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dominar
- fraude
- manejar
- potingue
- sujetar
- contener
English:
control
- grip
- hold down
- manage
- monitor
- regiment
- spot-check
- stamp out
- check
- discipline
- help
- unruly
* * *♦ vt1. [dominar] to control;controlar la situación to be in control of the situation;la empresa controla el 30 por ciento del mercado the company controls 30 percent of the market;los bomberos todavía no han conseguido controlar el incendio firefighters have still not managed to bring the fire under control;medidas para controlar los precios measures to control prices2. [comprobar, verificar] to check;controla el nivel del aceite check the oil level;controlan continuamente su tensión arterial they are continuously monitoring his blood pressure3. [vigilar] to watch, to keep an eye on;la policía controla todos sus movimientos the police watch his every move;nos controlan la hora de llegada they keep a check on when we arrive;♦ viFam [saber] to know;Rosa controla un montón de química Rosa knows loads about chemistry* * *v/t1 control2 ( vigilar) check* * *controlar vt1) : to control2) : to monitor, to check* * *controlar vb2. (comprobar) to check -
122 fichero
m.1 file (gen) & (computing).2 card index, card catalogue, card file, card catalog.3 card-catalog.* * *1 (archivo) card index2 (mueble) filing cabinet, file3 INFORMÁTICA file* * *SM1) (=archivo) card index2) (=mueble) filing cabinet3) [de policía] records plfichero fotográfico de delincuentes — photographic records of criminals, rogues' gallery * hum
4) (Inform) file* * *1)a) ( mueble - para carpetas) filing cabinet; (- para tarjetas) card index cabinetb) ( cajón - de carpetas) filing draw; (- para tarjetas) card index drawc) ( caja) index card file (AmE), card index box (BrE)d) ( conjunto de fichas) file2) (Inf) file* * *= card file, catalogue case, data file, file, index file.Ex. Here again, Sharp's SLIC indexing procedure provides a solution though one that is prohibitively expensive for a conventional card file.Ex. You know many libraries have had telephone jacks at the end of the catalog cases and reference people were running around, except they didn't do it very much.Ex. In the absence of sufficient staff to mount a supervised programme of microcomputer instructions, the library used existing, inexpensive, menu-making software to develop menu-driven, self-instructing access to disc operating commands, applications programs, and data files.Ex. Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.Ex. This library service includes bright wall displays, pamphlets on open racks, availability of lists and directories, access to index files of local information, clear guiding on shelves and cabinet files, and the re-packaging of complex or ephemeral material.----* adjuntar ficheros = file attachment.* búsqueda a través de ficheros de identificación documental = signature-based search.* búsqueda cruzada de ficheros = cross-file searching.* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros = cross-file searching.* captura de ficheros de audio = audio capture.* captura de ficheros de vídeo = video capture.* comprimir un fichero = zip + file.* copiar un fichero = load + file.* depurar un fichero = clean up + file.* descomprimir un fichero = unzip + file.* diseño de ficheros = file design.* en varios ficheros = cross-file [crossfile].* estructura de ficheros = file design.* extensión del nombre del fichero = file name extension.* fichero adjunto = file attachment, attachment, email attachment.* fichero alfabético = alphabetical file.* fichero automatizado = machine file, computer-based file.* fichero binario = binary file.* fichero central = master file.* fichero comprimido = zip file.* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.* fichero de acceso aleatorio = random access file.* fichero de adquisiciones = acquisition(s) file.* fichero de autoridades = authority file.* fichero de autoridades de nombres = name authority file.* fichero de catalogación en curso = in-process cataloguing file.* fichero de circulación = circulation file.* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.* fichero de cuentas = accounting file.* fichero de direcciones = addresses file.* fichero de ejecución por lotes = batch file.* fichero de entrada = incoming file.* fichero de existencias del sistema = system holdings file.* fichero de identificaciones documentales = signature file.* fichero de imágenes = graphic file, image file.* Fichero de Información del Proceso de Automatización (APIF) = APIF (Automated Process Information File).* fichero de lectores = registration file.* fichero de materias = descriptor file.* fichero de ocurrencias = postings file.* fichero de operaciones realizadas = transaction file.* fichero de pedidos = on-order file, order file.* fichero de préstamo = circulation file.* fichero de punto de acceso = access-point file.* fichero de recursos humanos = resource file.* fichero de registro de transacciones = log, service log, computer log, server log.* fichero de registro por documento = item record file.* fichero de registro por término = term record file.* fichero de salida = outgoing file.* fichero de salida de datos = communication output file.* fichero de sonido = audio file, sound file.* fichero de sonido simultáneo = streaming audio.* fichero de texto = text file.* fichero de usuarios del sistema = system user file.* fichero de vídeo = video file.* fichero en disco = disc file.* fichero invertido = inverted file.* fichero jerárquico = hierarchical file.* fichero manual = manual file.* fichero matriz = master file.* fichero ordenado por materias = subject file.* fichero plano = flat file.* fichero relacional = relational file.* fichero retrospectivo = backfile [back file].* fichero sistemático = systematic file.* fichero topográfico local = local copy file.* fichero viejo = backfile [back file].* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.* inclusión de ficheros = file attachment.* menú de Seleccione un Fichero = Select a File menu.* nombre de fichero = filename.* programa de análisis de ficheros de transacciones = log analysis software.* servidor de ficheros = server computer, file server.* subfichero = subfile.* transferencia de ficheros = file transfer.* * *1)a) ( mueble - para carpetas) filing cabinet; (- para tarjetas) card index cabinetb) ( cajón - de carpetas) filing draw; (- para tarjetas) card index drawc) ( caja) index card file (AmE), card index box (BrE)d) ( conjunto de fichas) file2) (Inf) file* * *= card file, catalogue case, data file, file, index file.Ex: Here again, Sharp's SLIC indexing procedure provides a solution though one that is prohibitively expensive for a conventional card file.
Ex: You know many libraries have had telephone jacks at the end of the catalog cases and reference people were running around, except they didn't do it very much.Ex: In the absence of sufficient staff to mount a supervised programme of microcomputer instructions, the library used existing, inexpensive, menu-making software to develop menu-driven, self-instructing access to disc operating commands, applications programs, and data files.Ex: Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.Ex: This library service includes bright wall displays, pamphlets on open racks, availability of lists and directories, access to index files of local information, clear guiding on shelves and cabinet files, and the re-packaging of complex or ephemeral material.* adjuntar ficheros = file attachment.* búsqueda a través de ficheros de identificación documental = signature-based search.* búsqueda cruzada de ficheros = cross-file searching.* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez = multi-file searching.* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros = cross-file searching.* captura de ficheros de audio = audio capture.* captura de ficheros de vídeo = video capture.* comprimir un fichero = zip + file.* copiar un fichero = load + file.* depurar un fichero = clean up + file.* descomprimir un fichero = unzip + file.* diseño de ficheros = file design.* en varios ficheros = cross-file [crossfile].* estructura de ficheros = file design.* extensión del nombre del fichero = file name extension.* fichero adjunto = file attachment, attachment, email attachment.* fichero alfabético = alphabetical file.* fichero automatizado = machine file, computer-based file.* fichero binario = binary file.* fichero central = master file.* fichero comprimido = zip file.* fichero con estructura de red = networked file.* fichero de acceso aleatorio = random access file.* fichero de adquisiciones = acquisition(s) file.* fichero de autoridades = authority file.* fichero de autoridades de nombres = name authority file.* fichero de catalogación en curso = in-process cataloguing file.* fichero de circulación = circulation file.* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.* fichero de cuentas = accounting file.* fichero de direcciones = addresses file.* fichero de ejecución por lotes = batch file.* fichero de entrada = incoming file.* fichero de existencias del sistema = system holdings file.* fichero de identificaciones documentales = signature file.* fichero de imágenes = graphic file, image file.* Fichero de Información del Proceso de Automatización (APIF) = APIF (Automated Process Information File).* fichero de lectores = registration file.* fichero de materias = descriptor file.* fichero de ocurrencias = postings file.* fichero de operaciones realizadas = transaction file.* fichero de pedidos = on-order file, order file.* fichero de préstamo = circulation file.* fichero de punto de acceso = access-point file.* fichero de recursos humanos = resource file.* fichero de registro de transacciones = log, service log, computer log, server log.* fichero de registro por documento = item record file.* fichero de registro por término = term record file.* fichero de salida = outgoing file.* fichero de salida de datos = communication output file.* fichero de sonido = audio file, sound file.* fichero de sonido simultáneo = streaming audio.* fichero de texto = text file.* fichero de usuarios del sistema = system user file.* fichero de vídeo = video file.* fichero en disco = disc file.* fichero invertido = inverted file.* fichero jerárquico = hierarchical file.* fichero manual = manual file.* fichero matriz = master file.* fichero ordenado por materias = subject file.* fichero plano = flat file.* fichero relacional = relational file.* fichero retrospectivo = backfile [back file].* fichero sistemático = systematic file.* fichero topográfico local = local copy file.* fichero viejo = backfile [back file].* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.* inclusión de ficheros = file attachment.* menú de Seleccione un Fichero = Select a File menu.* nombre de fichero = filename.* programa de análisis de ficheros de transacciones = log analysis software.* servidor de ficheros = server computer, file server.* subfichero = subfile.* transferencia de ficheros = file transfer.* * *A1 (mueble) filing cabinet2 (cajón) card index cabinet4 (conjunto de fichas) fileB ( Inf) fileCompuestos:archive file● fichero de datos/reservadata/back-up filework fileindex filemaster filezip file* * *
fichero sustantivo masculino
(— para tarjetas) card index draw
(Inf) file
fichero sustantivo masculino card index
' fichero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alfabetizar
- ficha
English:
card index
- file
- file name
- card
* * *fichero nm1. [conjunto de fichas] file2. [mueble] filing cabinet;[cajón] filing cabinet drawer; [caja] card index box3. Informát filefichero por lotes batch file;fichero MP3 MP3 file* * *m1 file cabinet, Brfiling cabinet2 INFOR file* * *fichero nm1) : card file2) : filing cabinet* * *fichero n1. (mueble) filing cabinet3. (archivo) file -
123 importante
adj.1 important (destacado, significativo).2 considerable.3 significant, considerable, sizable.* * *► adjetivo2 (influyente) important* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=trascendental) [información, persona] important; [acontecimiento] significant, important; [papel, factor, parte] important, major; [cambio] significant, majoruno de los momentos más importantes de mi vida — one of the most significant o important moments in my life
un paso importante para la democracia — an important o a big o a major step for democracy
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dárselas de importante — to give o.s. airs•
lo importante es... — the main thing is...•
poco importante — unimportant2) [como intensificador] [cantidad, pérdida] considerable; [herida] serious; [retraso] considerable, serious* * *a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much
lo importante es... — the important thing is...
dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs
b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant* * *= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.Ex. Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.Ex. Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex. With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.Ex. The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Ex. This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex. The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.Ex. There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex. Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex. The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex. Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.Ex. The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex. Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex. We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.Ex. We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.Ex. He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.----* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* es importante destacar = importantly.* evento importante = milestone.* hacer que sea importante = render + important.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* menos importante, el = least, the.* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.* poco importante = small-time.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.* suceso importante = critical incident.* suma importante = princely sum.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* * *a) <noticia/persona> important; <acontecimiento/cambio> important, significant¿qué dice la carta? - nada importante — what does the letter say? - nothing of any importance o nothing much
lo importante es... — the important thing is...
dárselas de or hacerse el importante — to give oneself airs
b) < pérdidas> serious, considerable; < daños> severe, considerable; < cantidad> considerable, significant* * *= considerable, important, major, notable, prominent, relevant, remarkable, significant, significantly, substantial, weighty, consequential, solid, acute, appreciable, major, mighty [mightier -comp., mightiest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], key, meaningful, vital, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.], of consequence, meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.], seminal.Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.Ex: This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.Ex: The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.Ex: There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.Ex: We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.Ex: He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.* acontecimiento importante = milestone, red carpet event.* considerar importante = hold + Nombre + dear.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* es importante destacar = importantly.* evento importante = milestone.* hacer que sea importante = render + important.* hacerse cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia = reach + milestone.* lo más importante = most of all.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* más importante = foremost.* más importante aun = more significantly.* menos importante, el = least, the.* muy importante = critical, very importantly, big time.* poco importante = small-time.* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.* sentirse importante = feel + important.* ser Algo muy importante = loom + large.* ser cada vez más importante = increase in + importance.* ser importante = be of importance, be of consequence.* suceso importante = critical incident.* suma importante = princely sum.* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.* uno de los + Nombre + más importante = not the least + Nombre, not the least of + Nombre.* * *1 ‹noticia/persona› important; ‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significanttengo algo importante que decirte I have something important to tell you¿qué dice la carta? — nada importante what does the letter say? — nothing of any importance o nothing muchlo importante es participar the important thing is to take partes importante que vayas it's important that you godárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs2 ‹pérdidas› serious, considerable; ‹cantidad› considerable, significantuna importante suma de dinero a large o considerable o significant sum of moneyla tormenta causó importantes daños the storm caused severe o considerable damageun número importante de ciudadanos a significant o considerable o large number of citizens* * *
Multiple Entries:
algo importante
importante
importante adjetivo
‹acontecimiento/cambio› important, significant;
dárselas de or hacerse el importante to give oneself airs
‹ daños› severe, considerable;
‹ cantidad› considerable, significant
importante adjetivo important, significant: un importante geólogo dará la conferencia, a noted geologist will give the lecture
una cantidad importante, a considerable amount
' importante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bonita
- bonito
- categoría
- ciudad
- comodidad
- consignar
- cosa
- cualquiera
- despreciable
- eje
- eslabón
- floricultura
- gorda
- gordo
- historia
- histórica
- histórico
- inmediatez
- menos
- nada
- núcleo
- opinar
- personaje
- pintar
- poderosa
- poderoso
- reseñar
- sabrosa
- sabroso
- salario
- señalada
- señalado
- señor
- suma
- sustancial
- sustantiva
- sustantivo
- tomo
- viso
- indiferente
- notable
- papel
- parecer
- personalidad
- pez
- que
- trascendental
- trascendente
- un
- visita
English:
amount to
- appreciable
- armory
- armoury
- assassin
- assassination
- big
- consideration
- depreciate
- edit
- flagship
- grain
- grand
- great
- head-hunt
- high
- if
- important
- increasingly
- large
- last
- leading
- least
- major
- mean
- morality
- prominent
- significant
- sponsor
- thing
- VIP
- weighty
- assassinate
- come
- considerable
- feature
- feel
- first
- foremost
- name
- priority
- strongly
- substantial
* * *importante adj1. [destacado, significativo] important;el descontento está adquiriendo proporciones importantes dissatisfaction is becoming widespread;ocupa un cargo importante en el ministerio he has an important job at the ministry;ella es muy importante para mí she's very important to me;lo importante es hacerlo despacio the important thing is to do it slowly;no te preocupes, lo importante es que tengas buena salud don't worry, the most important thing is for you to be healthy;dárselas de importante, hacerse el/la importante to give oneself airs, to act all important2. [cantidad] considerable;[lesión] serious;una cantidad importante de dinero a significant o considerable sum of money;el tren llegó con un retraso importante the train was very late* * *adj important* * *importante adj: important♦ importantemente adv* * *importante adj1. (en general) important2. (considerable) considerable -
124 justicia
f.1 justice (derecho).administrar justicia to administer justiceen justicia in (all) fairnessse le hizo justicia entregándole el premio she received the recognition she deserved when she was awarded the prizeesa foto no le hace justicia that photo doesn't do him justiceser de justicia to be only fairjusticia social social justice2 law.* * *1 (equidad, derecho) justice, fairness2 la justicia (organismo) the law\administrar justicia to administer justiceen justicia in all fairnesshacer justicia to do justicehacer justicia a algo/alguien to do justice to somebody/somethingser de justicia to be only fairtomarse la justicia por su mano to take the law into one's own hands* * *noun f.1) justice2) fairness* * *1.SF [gen] justice; (=equidad) fairness, equity; (=derecho) rightde justicia — justly, deservedly
2.SM †† representative of authority* * *a) ( equidad) justiceen justicia — in all fairness, to be fair
b) (sistema, leyes)huir de la justicia — to flee from justice o the law
recurrir a la justicia — (frml) to have recourse to law (frml)
* * *= fairness, justice, equitability, rightness.Ex. That's a federal agency I believe that what they've done in this particular case represents social justice and elementary fairness.Ex. This approach does insufficient justice to the preliminary steps in the indexing process.Ex. These variables ensured equitability by virtue of enabling each department to acquire the same percentage of the literature published in its field.Ex. The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.----* administración de justicia = administration of justice.* administrar justicia = dispense + justice.* en justicia = to be fair.* escapar de la justicia = escape + justice.* hacer justicia = do + justice.* huir de la justicia = lam (it).* huyendo de la justicia = on the run, on the lam.* justicia administrativa = administrative justice.* justicia de género = gender justice.* justicia distributiva = distributive justice.* justicia penal = criminal justice.* justicia racial = racial justice.* justicia retributiva = retributive justice.* justicia social = social justice.* la justicia = the Bench.* luchar por la justicia = fight for + justice.* Ministro de Justicia = Attorney General, Minister of Justice.* palacio de justicia = courthouse.* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.* sala de justicia = courtroom.* sistema de justicia penal = criminal justice system.* tribunal de justicia = criminal court, court of justice, law courts, court of law.* * *a) ( equidad) justiceen justicia — in all fairness, to be fair
b) (sistema, leyes)huir de la justicia — to flee from justice o the law
recurrir a la justicia — (frml) to have recourse to law (frml)
* * *= fairness, justice, equitability, rightness.Ex: That's a federal agency I believe that what they've done in this particular case represents social justice and elementary fairness.
Ex: This approach does insufficient justice to the preliminary steps in the indexing process.Ex: These variables ensured equitability by virtue of enabling each department to acquire the same percentage of the literature published in its field.Ex: The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.* administración de justicia = administration of justice.* administrar justicia = dispense + justice.* en justicia = to be fair.* escapar de la justicia = escape + justice.* hacer justicia = do + justice.* huir de la justicia = lam (it).* huyendo de la justicia = on the run, on the lam.* justicia administrativa = administrative justice.* justicia de género = gender justice.* justicia distributiva = distributive justice.* justicia penal = criminal justice.* justicia racial = racial justice.* justicia retributiva = retributive justice.* justicia social = social justice.* la justicia = the Bench.* luchar por la justicia = fight for + justice.* Ministro de Justicia = Attorney General, Minister of Justice.* palacio de justicia = courthouse.* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.* sala de justicia = courtroom.* sistema de justicia penal = criminal justice system.* tribunal de justicia = criminal court, court of justice, law courts, court of law.* * *1 (equidad) justicejusticia social social justicelos manifestantes pedían justicia the protestors called for justicees de justicia que se lo hayan dado it is only right o just o fair that he should have been given itla distinción de que ha sido objeto es de justicia the award he has received is richly deserveden justicia in all fairness, to be fairla justicia de su decisión the fairness of her decisionnunca se le ha hecho justicia como escritor he has never received due recognition as a writeresta foto no le hace justicia this picture doesn't do him justice2(sistema, leyes): la justicia the lawquienes administran la justicia those who administer justice o the lawhuyeron de la justicia they fled from justice o the lawtomarse la justicia por su mano to take the law into one's own handsCompuestos:military justice system, military lawpoetic justice* * *
justicia sustantivo femenino
en justicia in all fairness, to be fair;
la justicia de su decisión the fairness of her decision;
nunca se le ha hecho justicia como escritor he has never received due recognition as a writerb) (sistema, leyes):
huir de la justicia to flee from justice o the law;
tomarse la justicia por su mano to take the law into one's own hands
justicia sustantivo femenino justice
♦ Locuciones: tomarse la justicia por su mano, to take the law into one's own hands
' justicia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bien
- cacerolada
- derecha
- derecho
- detrimento
- escapar
- honestidad
- huir
- injusticia
- justamente
- palacio
- poner
- prófuga
- prófugo
- sala
- sed
- sol
- alguacil
- corte
- mano
- responder
- tribunal
- triunfar
English:
administer
- administration
- Attorney General
- bar
- beat down
- courthouse
- courtroom
- dispense
- fairly
- fairness
- justice
- law
- mockery
- prevail
- right
- run
- sense
- share
- square deal
- attorney
- disservice
- let
- perversion
- supreme
* * *justicia nf1. [equidad] fairness, justice;en justicia in (all) fairness;se le hizo justicia entregándole el premio she received the recognition she deserved when she was awarded the prize;esa foto no le hace justicia that photo doesn't do him justicejusticia social social justice2. [derecho] justice;administrar justicia to administer justice;ser de justicia to be only fair;es de justicia que la indemnicen it is only right o fair that she should be compensated;tomarse la justicia por su mano to take the law into one's own hands3.la justicia [sistema de leyes] the lawla persigue la justicia británica she is being sought by the British courts* * *f1 justice;hacer justicia a do justice to;es de justicia que le devuelvan lo que le pertenenece it is only right that they give him back what belongs to him2:tomarse la justicia por su mano take the law into one’s own hands* * *justicia nf1) : justice, fairnesshacerle justicia a: to do justice toser de justicia: to be only fair2)la justicia : the lawtomarse la justicia por su mano: to take the law into one's own hands* * *justicia n (en general) justice -
125 limitación
f.limitation, demarcation, restraint, restriction.* * *1 limitation* * *noun f.1) limitation2) restriction* * *SF1) (=restricción) limitationexigen la limitación de los poderes del gobierno — they demand a limitation of the government's powers
intervinieron todos los diputados sin limitación de tiempo — all the MPs took part without being subject to a time limit
2) pl limitaciones (=deficiencias) limitations* * *1) ( restricción) restriction, limitation* * *= constraint, limitation, restrictiveness, restraint, stricture, stricture, narrowing, constriction, restriction.Ex. In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.Ex. In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex. This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.Ex. It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.Ex. Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.Ex. The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex. The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex. Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.Ex. Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.----* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.* conllevar limitaciones = imply + limitations.* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.* enfrentarse a una limitación = face + constraint, face + limitation.* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* limitación del presupuesto = budget constraint.* limitación de responsabilidad = limitation of liability.* limitaciones = straitjacket [straightjacket].* limitaciones de espacio = space constraints.* limitaciones económicas = economic constraints.* limitación física = physical limitation.* limitación presupuestaria = budget constraint.* operador de limitación = limit operator.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.* sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* * *1) ( restricción) restriction, limitation* * *= constraint, limitation, restrictiveness, restraint, stricture, stricture, narrowing, constriction, restriction.Ex: In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.
Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex: This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.Ex: It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.Ex: Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.Ex: Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.* con limitación temporal = time-oriented.* conllevar limitaciones = imply + limitations.* encontrar limitaciones = encounter + limitations.* encontrarse con una limitación = face + limitation.* enfrentarse a una limitación = face + constraint, face + limitation.* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* limitación del presupuesto = budget constraint.* limitación de responsabilidad = limitation of liability.* limitaciones = straitjacket [straightjacket].* limitaciones de espacio = space constraints.* limitaciones económicas = economic constraints.* limitación física = physical limitation.* limitación presupuestaria = budget constraint.* operador de limitación = limit operator.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.* sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.* * *A (restricción) restriction, limitationsin limitaciones de ningún tipo with no restrictions o limitations of any kindsin limitaciones de tiempo with no time limithay varias limitaciones que pueden afectar el resultado there are several limiting factors o constraints which can influence the result12 meses de garantía sin limitación de kilómetros 12 months' warranty with unlimited mileagelas limitaciones del derecho de propiedad the limits o restrictions on property rightsejerce el poder sin limitaciones he exercises unrestricted o unlimited powerB1 (carencia) limitationsoy or estoy consciente de mis limitaciones I know my limitations2 (defecto) failing, shortcoming* * *
limitación sustantivo femenino
( defecto) shortcoming
limitación sustantivo femenino limitation, restriction: hay una limitación en cuanto al dinero, there is a financial constraint
limitación sustantivo femenino limitation
' limitación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salvedad
English:
limitation
- restraint
- restriction
- retrenchment
- speed restriction
- constraint
* * *limitación nf1. [restricción] limitation, limit;acuerdo de limitación de armamento arms limitation agreement;poner limitaciones a to place restrictions on;sin limitación de tiempo with no time limit;alquiler sin limitación de kilometraje unlimited mileagelimitación de velocidad speed limit2. [de distrito] boundaries3.limitaciones [carencias] limitations;reconozco mis limitaciones I know my own limitations* * *f limitation* * *limitación nf, pl - ciones1) : limitation2) : limit, restrictionsin limitación: unlimited -
126 manipulación
f.1 manipulation, handling, maneuvering, materials handling.2 materials handling, handling, management.* * *1 (ilícita) manipulation2 (de alimentos) handling3 (de una máquina) use, operation4 TÉCNICA manipulation\manipulación de alimentos food handling* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=manejo) [de alimentos] handling; [de pieza, máquina] manipulation2) [de información, resultados] manipulation3) (Med) manipulation* * *1)a) ( de alimentos) handlingb) ( de máquina) operation, use2) (de persona, de información, datos) manipulation* * *= depression, manipulation, manoeuvring [menoeuvering, -USA], tweaking, tweak.Ex. When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.Ex. Indexing may rely upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.Ex. This process has become a source of frustration and time-consuming, bureaucratic manoeuvering which appears to be the bane of acquisitions librarians everywhere.Ex. The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record ' tweaking' at the local level is minimized.Ex. This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.----* manipulación de datos = data manipulation.* manipulación de precios = price-fixing.* manipulación genética = genetic manipulation.* manipulación mental = mind control.* * *1)a) ( de alimentos) handlingb) ( de máquina) operation, use2) (de persona, de información, datos) manipulation* * *= depression, manipulation, manoeuvring [menoeuvering, -USA], tweaking, tweak.Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.
Ex: Indexing may rely upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.Ex: This process has become a source of frustration and time-consuming, bureaucratic manoeuvering which appears to be the bane of acquisitions librarians everywhere.Ex: The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record ' tweaking' at the local level is minimized.Ex: This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.* manipulación de datos = data manipulation.* manipulación de precios = price-fixing.* manipulación genética = genetic manipulation.* manipulación mental = mind control.* * *A1 (de alimentos) handling2 (de una máquina) operation, useB1 (de una persona) manipulation2 (de información, datos) manipulationha habido una evidente manipulación de las cifras the figures have obviously been manipulated o massagedCompuesto:genetic manipulation* * *
manipulación sustantivo femenino manipulation
' manipulación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
homologación
- trasteo
English:
manipulation
* * *manipulación nf1. [de objeto] handling;manipulación de alimentos food handling;la manipulación del aparato invalida la garantía any interference with the device invalidates the guaranteemanipulación genética genetic modification2. [de persona, datos] manipulation;denunció la manipulación de sus declaraciones he claimed his statements had been distorted* * *f2 ( manejo) handling* * * -
127 por diversión
= for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) itEx. Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.Ex. Research shows that teenagers also use the Web as a as an entertainment source -- to play or download games, listen to music, or surf the Web for fun = Las investigaciones nos muestran que los adolescentes también utilizan la web como fuente de entretenimiento (para jugar o descargar juegos, escuchar música o navegar por la red por diversión).Ex. The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.Ex. These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.Ex. Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.* * *= for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) itEx: Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.
Ex: Research shows that teenagers also use the Web as a as an entertainment source -- to play or download games, listen to music, or surf the Web for fun = Las investigaciones nos muestran que los adolescentes también utilizan la web como fuente de entretenimiento (para jugar o descargar juegos, escuchar música o navegar por la red por diversión).Ex: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ìndexing for the hell of it'.Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. -
128 poseer
v.1 to own (ser dueño de) (propiedades).no poseo la llave del archivo I don't have the key to the archive2 to have (sexualmente).Lisa posee muchos perros Lisa owns many dogs.3 to possess, to obsess, to grip, to haunt.Sus encantos poseyeron a Ricardo Her charms possessed Richard.* * *1 (propiedad) to own, possess2 (conocimientos, talento, etc) to have* * *verbto possess, have, hold, own* * *VT1) (=ser dueño de) [+ bienes] to own; [+ fortuna] to own, have; [+ talento, cultura] to haveposeía una inteligencia excepcional — he had an exceptional mind, he was exceptionally intelligent
lo poseyó un temblor convulso — he was overcome by o with a compulsive fit
2) [+ ventaja] to have, enjoy; [+ puesto, récord] to hold3) [sexualmente] to possess, have* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <tierras/fortuna> to ownb) < conocimientos> to havec) <récord/título> to hold2)a) (liter) ( dominar)b) ( en sentido sexual) to possess, take* * *= hold, own, possess, stand with, possess, have + in place.Ex. If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.Ex. For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.Ex. Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.Ex. Surely, the student must stand with a good working knowledge of the reference sources.Ex. An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.Ex. The first country to have in place an operational domestic geostationary satellite communications system was Canada.----* decir + poseer = claim.* decir que se posee = claim.* poseer evidencias = have + evidence.* poseer pruebas = have + evidence.* poseer un título = hold + degree.* poseyendo = in the presence of, possessed of.* pretender + poseer = claim.* que no posee ninguna conexión = disjoint.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) <tierras/fortuna> to ownb) < conocimientos> to havec) <récord/título> to hold2)a) (liter) ( dominar)b) ( en sentido sexual) to possess, take* * *= hold, own, possess, stand with, possess, have + in place.Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.
Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.Ex: Surely, the student must stand with a good working knowledge of the reference sources.Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.Ex: The first country to have in place an operational domestic geostationary satellite communications system was Canada.* decir + poseer = claim.* decir que se posee = claim.* poseer evidencias = have + evidence.* poseer pruebas = have + evidence.* poseer un título = hold + degree.* poseyendo = in the presence of, possessed of.* pretender + poseer = claim.* que no posee ninguna conexión = disjoint.* * *vtA (tener)1 ‹tierras/fortuna› to ownposee un título de propiedad he holds title of ownership2 ‹conocimientos/cultura› to havese precia de poseer una gran cultura he prides himself on being very cultured3 ( Dep) ‹récord› to holdB1 ( liter)no se dejó poseer por el miedo he didn't let fear get the better of him, he didn't allow himself to be dominated by fear2 (en sentido sexual) to possess, take* * *
poseer ( conjugate poseer) verbo transitivo
poseer verbo transitivo to possess, own ➣ Ver nota en possess
' poseer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embargar
- tener
English:
have
- nourish
- own
- possess
* * *poseer vt1. [ser dueño de] [propiedad, objeto] to own;[puesto, marca] to hold;posee una casa en las afueras he owns a house in the suburbs2. [disponer de] [cualidades, instalaciones] to have, to possess;posee aire acondicionado it has air conditioning, it is air-conditioned3. [dominar] [deseo, demonio] to possess;le poseía el deseo de venganza he was possessed by a desire for revenge4. [sexualmente] to have;la poseyó violentamente he took her violently* * ** * *poseer {20} vt: to possess, to hold, to have* * *poseer vb1. (propiedad) to own2. (talento, etc) to have
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