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1 difusor de información

(n.) = information disseminator

Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

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(n.) = information disseminator

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Spanish-English dictionary > difusor de información
2 agudo

adj.

1 sharp, smart, keen, astute.

2 intense, severe, fierce, excruciating.

3 high-pitched, sharp, shrill, piping.

4 acute, clever, keen, insightful.

5 witty, clever.

6 pointed, acute, sharp-edged.

7 acute.

8 oxytone, accented in the last syllable, oxytonic, with a stronger phonetic accent on last syllable.

Acordeón es una palabra aguda "Acordeon" is accented in the last syllable...

m.

high-pitch note, treble.

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agudo

► adjetivo

1 (afilado) sharp

2 (dolor) acute

3 figurado (ingenioso) witty; (mordaz) sharp

4 figurado (sentido) sharp, keen

5 (voz) high-pitched

6 (sonido) treble, high

7 LINGÚÍSTICA (palabra) oxytone; (acento) acute

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(f. - aguda)

adj.

1) sharp, acute

2) high, high-pitched

3) clever, witty

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ADJ

1) (=afilado) [filo] sharp; [instrumento] sharp, pointed

2) (=intenso) [enfermedad, dolor] acute; [acento] acute

3) [ángulo] acute

4) (=incisivo) [mente, sentido] sharp, keen; [ingenio] ready, lively; [crítica] penetrating; [observación] smart, clever; [pregunta] acute, searching

5) (=gracioso) witty

6) (Mús) [nota] high, high-pitched; [voz, sonido] piercing

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <filo/punta> sharp

b) < ángulo> acute

2)

a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> high

b) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharp

c) < crisis> severe

d) <aumento/descenso> sharp

3)

a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewd

b) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> witty

c) <sentido/instinto> sharp

4) < palabra> stressed on the last syllable; < acento> acute

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= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].

Ex. Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.

Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex. In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.

Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.

Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.

Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.

Ex. As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.

Ex. She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.

Ex. So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.

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* acento agudo = acute.

* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.

* dolor agudo = twinge.

* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.

* infección aguda = acute infection.

* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.

* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

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- da adjetivo

1)

a) <filo/punta> sharp

b) < ángulo> acute

2)

a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> high

b) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharp

c) < crisis> severe

d) <aumento/descenso> sharp

3)

a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewd

b) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> witty

c) <sentido/instinto> sharp

4) < palabra> stressed on the last syllable; < acento> acute

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= keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].

Ex: Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.

Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.

Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.

Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.

Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.

Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.

Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.

Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.

Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.

Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.

Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.

* acento agudo = acute.

* de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.

* dolor agudo = twinge.

* Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.

* infección aguda = acute infection.

* miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.

* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

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agudo -da

adjective

A

1 ‹filo/punta› sharp

2 ‹ángulo› acute

B

1 ‹voz› high-pitched; (irritante) shrill; ‹sonido› high-pitched; (irritante) piercing; ‹nota› high

2 ‹dolor› (duradero) intense, acute; (momentáneo) sharp

3 ‹crisis› severe

4 ‹aumento/descenso› sharp

un agudo descenso del índice de mortalidad a sharp fall in the death rate

C

1 (perspicaz) ‹persona› quick-witted, sharp; ‹observación/comentario› shrewd; ‹pregunta› shrewd, searching

2 (gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty

3 ‹vista› sharp; ‹oído› sharp, acute; ‹sentido/instinto› keen, sharp

D

1 ‹palabra› stressed on the last syllable

2 ‹acento› acute

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agudo
◊ -da adjetivo

1
a) ‹filo/punta› sharp

b) ‹ ángulo› acute

2
a) ‹voz/sonido› high-pitched;

‹ nota› high
b) ‹ dolor› ( duradero) intense, acute;

( momentáneo) sharp
c) ‹ crisis› severe

d) ‹aumento/descenso› sharp

3
a) ( perspicaz) ‹ persona› quick-witted, sharp;

‹ comentario› shrewd
b) ( gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty

c) ‹sentido/instinto› sharp

agudo,-a adjetivo
1 (sensación, enfermedad) acute
2 (tono de voz) high-pitched
(sonido) treble, high
3 (ingenioso) witty
4 (oído, vista, olfato) sharp, keen
' agudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguda
- fina
- fino
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- lista
- listo
- sagaz
- estridente
- ladino
- pinchazo
- pitido
- quejido
English:
acute
- crack
- high
- high-pitched
- keen
- piping
- quick
- quick-witted
- raging
- sharp
- shrill
- witty
- yap

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agudo, -a

♦ adj

1. [filo, punta] sharp

2. [vista, olfato] keen

3. [crisis, problema, enfermedad] serious, acute

4. [dolor] intense;

sentí un dolor agudo al mover el brazo I felt a sharp pain when I moved my arm

5. [sonido, voz] high, high-pitched

6. [perspicaz] [persona] sharp, shrewd;
[ingenio] keen, sharp
7. [ingenioso] witty;

estás muy agudo you're on form o very witty today;
Irónico
¡muy agudo! [cuando algo no es gracioso] very clever o funny!;
[cuando algo es evidente] very observant!
8. Gram [palabra] stressed on the last syllable

9. Gram [tilde] acute

♦ nm

agudos [sonidos] treble

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agudo

adj

1 acute

2 ( afilado) sharp

3 sonido high-pitched

4 ( perspicaz) sharp

5 LING

:

acento agudo acute accent

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agudo, -da adj

1) : acute, sharp

2) : shrill, high-pitched

3) perspicaz: clever, shrewd

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agudo adj

1. (en general) sharp

este cuchillo tiene la punta muy aguda this knife has a very sharp point

2. (sonido, voz) high / high pitched

un silbato agudo a high pitched whistle

3. (ángulo, dolor) acute

un ángulo agudo an acute angle

sintió un dolor agudo she felt an acute pain

4. (comentario) witty [comp. wittier; superl. wittiest]

nos hizo reír con sus respuestas agudas he made us laugh with his witty replies

5. (sentido) keen

un olfato agudo a keen sense of smell

6. (palabra)

"sofá" es una palabra aguda the accent is on the last syllable in "sofá"

tener la vista más aguda que un lince to have eyes like a hawk

Spanish-English dictionary > agudo
3 elevado

adj.

1 elevated, upland, high, towering.

2 lofty, elevated, rarified, rarefied.

3 dignified.

4 high.

5 elevated, high, steep.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: elevar.

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elevado

► participio pasado

1→ link=elevar elevar

► adjetivo

1 (gen) high

2 figurado lofty, noble

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

elevado,-a a MATEMÁTICAS raised to

■ elevado a la quinta potencia raised to the power of five

■ elevado al cubo cubed

■ elevado al cuadrado squared

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(f. - elevada)

adj.

1) high

2) elevated

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1. ADJ

1) [en nivel] [precio, temperatura, cantidad] high; [velocidad] high, great; [ritmo] great

un porcentaje muy elevado de usuarios — a very high percentage of users

debido al elevado número de accidentes — due to the large number of accidents

2) [en altura] [edificio] tall; [montaña, terreno] high
paso II, 1., 2)
3) (=sublime) [estilo] elevated, lofty; [pensamientos] noble, lofty

4) [puesto, rango] high, important

2.

SM Cuba (Ferro) overhead railway; (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)

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- da adjetivo

1) <terreno/montaña> high; < edificio> tall, high

2) < cantidad> large; <precio/impuestos/índice> high; < pérdidas> heavy, substantial

3) <categoría/calidad> high; <puesto/posición> high

4) <ideas/pensamientos> noble, elevated; < estilo> lofty, elevated

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= sharply rising, steep [steeper -comp., steepest -sup.], heightened, raised, lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], elevated, soaring, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].

Ex. The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.

Ex. The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.

Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex. The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.

Ex. Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.

Ex. Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.

Ex. Detailed images of soaring aisles, delicate carvings, and stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries are captured on this new Web site.

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.

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* aljibe elevado = water tower.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* carretera elevada = causeway.

* cisterna elevada = water tower.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* excepcionalmente elevado = exceptionally high.

* ferrocarril elevado = elevated railroad.

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número = Número + to the power of + Número.

* paso elevado = overpass.

* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* posición elevada = high ground.

* ser elevado = be steep.

* temperatura elevada = elevated temperature.

* terreno elevado = high ground.

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- da adjetivo

1) <terreno/montaña> high; < edificio> tall, high

2) < cantidad> large; <precio/impuestos/índice> high; < pérdidas> heavy, substantial

3) <categoría/calidad> high; <puesto/posición> high

4) <ideas/pensamientos> noble, elevated; < estilo> lofty, elevated

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= sharply rising, steep [steeper -comp., steepest -sup.], heightened, raised, lofty [loftier -comp., loftiest -sup.], elevated, soaring, hefty [heftier -comp., heftiest -sup.].

Ex: The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.

Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex: The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.

Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.

Ex: Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.

Ex: Detailed images of soaring aisles, delicate carvings, and stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries are captured on this new Web site.

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.

* aljibe elevado = water tower.

* camino elevado = causeway.

* carretera elevada = causeway.

* cisterna elevada = water tower.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* excepcionalmente elevado = exceptionally high.

* ferrocarril elevado = elevated railroad.

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número = Número + to the power of + Número.

* paso elevado = overpass.

* paso elevado de peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* paso elevado para peatones = pedestrian overpass.

* posición elevada = high ground.

* ser elevado = be steep.

* temperatura elevada = elevated temperature.

* terreno elevado = high ground.

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elevado¹ -da

adjective

A ‹terreno/montaña› high; ‹edificio› tall, high

B ‹cantidad› large; ‹precio/impuestos› high

un número elevado de casos a large number of cases

las pérdidas han sido elevadas there have been heavy o substantial losses

un elevado índice de abstención a high rate of abstention

C ‹categoría/calidad› high

tiene un puesto muy elevado he has a very high o important position

D ‹ideas/pensamientos› noble, elevated; ‹estilo› lofty, elevated

la conversación adquirió un tono elevado the tone of the conversation became rather highbrow o elevated

elevado²

masculine

fly

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Del verbo elevar: ( conjugate elevar)

elevado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
elevado
elevar
elevado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹terreno/montaña› high;
‹ edificio› tall, high
2
a) ‹ cantidad› large;

‹precio/impuestos› high;
‹ pérdidas› heavy, substantial
b) ‹categoría/calidad/posición› high

c) ‹ideas/pensamientos› noble, elevated;

‹ estilo› lofty, elevated
elevar ( conjugate elevar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml)
a) ( levantar) ‹ objeto› to raise, lift

b) ‹espíritu/mente› to uplift

c) ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

2 (frml)
a) ( aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase;

‹ nivel de vida› to raise
b) ‹voz/tono› to raise

elevarse verbo pronominal
1 ( tomar altura) [avión/cometa] to climb, gain height;
[ globo] to rise, gain height
2 (frml) ( aumentar) [ temperatura] to rise;
[precios/impuestos] to rise, increase;
[tono/voz] to rise
3 (frml) ( ascender):
◊ la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached 13%

elevado,-a adjetivo
1 (temperatura) high
(torre, construcción) tall
2 (altruista, espiritual) noble
elevar verbo transitivo
1 to raise
2 Mat to raise (to the power of)
elevar al cuadrado, to square
elevar al cubo, to cube
elevado a la cuarta, etc, potencia, to raise to the power of four, etc
' elevado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alta
- alto
- elevar
- elevada
- carestía
- cuadrado
- grande
- paso
English:
elevate
- flyover
- high
- overhead
- overpass
- causeway
- elevated
- fly
- grand
- lofty
- over
- upper

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elevado, -a adj

1. [alto] [monte, terreno, precio, inflación] high;

un elevado edificio a tall building;

era de elevada estatura he was tall in stature;

una persona de elevada estatura a person tall in stature;

un elevado número de accidentes a large o high number of accidents;

consiguieron elevados beneficios they made a large profit;

ocupa un elevado cargo en la empresa she has a high-ranking position in the company

2. [noble] lofty, noble;

elevados ideales lofty o noble ideals

3. [estilo, tono, lenguaje] elevated, sophisticated;

emplea un vocabulario muy elevado she uses very sophisticated vocabulary

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elevado

adj high; fig

elevated

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elevado, -da adj

1) : elevated, lofty

2) : high

* * *

elevado adj high

un precio elevado a high price

elevado al cuadrado squared

Spanish-English dictionary > elevado
4 álgido

adj.

1 algid, icy, very cold.

2 decisive, critical.

3 algid, in which the body turns cold, cold.

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álgido

► adjetivo

1 (frío) icy, very cold

2 figurado culminating

■ el punto álgido the height

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ADJ (=muy frío) icy, chilly; [momento] crucial, decisive

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- da adjetivo

1) <punto/momento> culminating (before n), decisive

2) < clima> icy; < temperatura> freezing

* * *

= heightened.

Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

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* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* en su punto más álgido = at its height.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

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- da adjetivo

1) <punto/momento> culminating (before n), decisive

2) < clima> icy; < temperatura> freezing

* * *

= heightened.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* en su punto más álgido = at its height.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

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álgido -da

adjective

A ‹punto/momento› culminating ( before n), decisive

el punto álgido del festival the climax o high point of the festival

B ‹clima› icy; ‹temperatura› freezing

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álgido
◊ -da adjetivo ‹punto/momento› culminating ( before n), decisive

álgido,-a adjetivo culminating, critical: la crisis política alcanzó su punto álgido, the political crisis reached its climax

' álgido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
álgida
- cúspide

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álgido, -a adj

1. [culminante] critical;

en el punto álgido del conflicto at the height of the conflict

2. Formal [muy frío] bitterly cold, freezing;
[sonrisa] wintry, frosty
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álgido

adj fig

decisive;

punto álgido climax, high point

* * *

álgido, -da adj

1) : critical, decisive

2) : icy cold

Spanish-English dictionary > álgido
5 mayor2

² = largest, greater, heightened, increased.

Ex. Together they constitute the world's largest data base.

Ex. The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.

Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex. Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.

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* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* al por mayor = in bulk.

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* calle mayor, la = main street, the.

* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.

* colegio mayor = residence hall, dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], student residence.

* comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.

* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.

* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.

* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.

* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.

* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.

* de mayor edad = senior.

* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.

* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.

* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y, = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.

* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.

* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.

* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.

* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.

* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.

* fuerza mayor = force majeure.

* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.

* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.

* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.

* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.

* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].

* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.

* mayor + Nombre = longer + Nombre.

* mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.

* para mayor información sobre = for details of.

* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.

* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* período de mayor demanda = peak time.

* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.

* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.

* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.

* programa de mayor audiencia = prime time programme, prime time show.

* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.

* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.

* símbolo de mayor-que (>) = greater-than sign (>), greater-than symbol (>), right angled bracket (>).

* suministro al por mayor = bulk supply.

* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.

* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.

* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.

* vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling, wholesale.

Spanish-English dictionary > mayor2
6 superior2

² = better, high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], higher, pre-eminent [preeminent], superior, upper, heightened, enriched, high-end, preemptive [pre-emptive], top-tier [top tier].

Ex. Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex. Relief must be secured from the laborious detailed manipulation of higher mathematics as well, if the users of it are to free their brains for something more than repetitive detailed transformations.

Ex. Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.

Ex. Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex. The upper and lower limits for the value are first entered.

Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex. Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.

Ex. The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.

Ex. Coincidentally there has emerged a pre-emptive new technology for the storage, handling and transmission of information, potentially better suited to the convenience of users.

Ex. It is much to the credit of the British government that in the current reorganisation of local government it has insisted that public libraries be controlled by the top-tier authorities, those responsible for education and other major services.

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* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.

* borde superior = top edge.

* compartimento superior = overhead bin, overhead locker.

* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.

* cubierta superior = upper deck.

* de calidad superior = best-quality.

* de la parte superior = topmost [top most].

* demostrar ser superior = prove + superior.

* de nivel superior = upper-level, higher-level.

* de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.

* educación superior = higher education.

* en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost, uppermost.

* enseñanza superior = higher education, higher learning, tertiary education.

* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES) = European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).

* esquina superior derecha = upper right corner, upper right-hand corner.

* esquina superior izquierda = top left corner, upper left corner, top left-hand corner.

* extremidades superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.

* hacer superior = give + Nombre + an edge.

* institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution.

* institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of higher education.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* límite superior = upper bound.

* madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.

* mandíbula superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.

* margen superior = top margin.

* maxilar superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.

* miembros superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.

* nivel superior = top layer.

* paleolítico superior, el = Upper Palaeolithic.

* parte superior = top, topside.

* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.

* primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.

* quijada superior = upper jaw.

* relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.

* ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.

* ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.

* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.

* superior al 10 por ciento = double digit.

* superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.

* término superior = top term, TT.

* título superior = advanced degree.

Spanish-English dictionary > superior2
7 mayor

adj.

1 bigger.

2 grown-up (adulto).

cuando sea mayor when I grow up

ser mayor de edad to be an adult

3 older (no joven).

una mujer mayor an older woman

ser muy mayor to be very old

las personas mayores the elderly (los ancianos)

4 main (principal) (plaza, calle, palo).

5 major, main, chief, leading.

f. & m.

1 major (military).

2 head.

* * *

mayor

► adjetivo

1 (comparativo) bigger, greater, larger; (persona) older; (hermanos, hijos) elder, older

■ necesito una talla mayor I need a larger size

■ tengo dos hermanos mayores I have two older brothers

■ mi hermano mayor vendrá a la fiesta my elder brother will come to the party

2 (superlativo) biggest, greatest, largest; (persona) oldest; (hermanos, hijos) eldest, oldest

■ el mayor gato que jamás he visto the biggest cat I've ever seen

■ su mayor preocupación her biggest worry

■ este es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest son

3 (de edad) mature, elderly

■ la gente mayor elderly people

■ mi padre está ya muy mayor my father is very old now

4 (adulto) grown-up

■ ya eres mayor, así que defiéndete tú solo you are old enough to stand up for yourself now

■ siéntate como una persona mayor sit up properly

5 (principal) main

6 MÚSICA major

► nombre masculino

1 MILITAR major

2 mayor que MATEMÁTICAS (signo) more than

► nombre masculino plural los mayores

1 (adultos) grown-ups, adults; (antepasados) ancestors

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino el/la mayor

1 (entre varios) the oldest; (entre hermanos, hijos) the eldest, the oldest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al por mayor wholesale

hacerse mayor to grow up

no ir/pasar a mayores not to come to anything, not to be anything serious

ser mayor de edad to be of age

calle mayor high street, US main street

* * *
1. noun mf.
adult
2. adj.
1) main, major

2) bigger, biggest

3) larger, largest

4) greater, greatest

5) elder, oldest

•

- al por mayor

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [comparativo]

a) (=más grande)

necesitamos una habitación mayor — we need a bigger o larger room

un mayor número de visitantes — a larger o greater number of visitors, more visitors

son temas de mayor importancia — they are more important issues, they are issues of greater importance

sin mayores complicaciones — without further ado

• la mayor parte de los ciudadanos — most citizens

• ser mayor que algo, mi casa es mayor que la suya — my house is bigger o larger than his

el índice de paro es mayor que hace un año — unemployment is higher than (it was) a year ago

- llegar a mayores

b) (=de más edad) older

es mi hermana mayor — she's my older o elder sister

Emilio es el mayor de los dos — Emilio is the older of the two

• mayor que algn — older than sb

Paco es mayor que Nacho — Paco is older than Nacho

es tres años mayor que yo — he is three years older than me

vivió con un hombre muchos años mayor que ella — she lived with a man many years her senior, she lived with a man who was several years older than her

2) [superlativo]

a) (=más grande)

esta es la mayor iglesia del mundo — this is the biggest o largest church in the world

su mayor problema — his biggest o greatest problem

su mayor enemigo — his biggest o greatest enemy

viven en la mayor miseria — they live in the greatest o utmost poverty

hacer algo con el mayor cuidado — to do sth with the greatest o utmost care

b) (=de más edad) oldest

Juan es el mayor — Juan is the oldest

mi hijo (el) mayor — my oldest o eldest son

3) (=principal) [plaza, mástil] main; [altar, misa] high

calle mayor — high street, main street (EEUU)
colegio 1), libro 2)
4) (=adulto) grown-up, adult

nuestros hijos ya son mayores — our children are grown-up now

las personas mayores — grown-ups, adults

ya eres muy mayor para hacer esas tonterías — you're too old now to do silly things like that

• ser mayor de edad — to be of age

• hacerse mayor — to grow up

5) (=de edad avanzada) old, elderly

mis padres son muy mayores — my parents are very old

6) (=jefe) head antes de s

el cocinero mayor — the head chef

montero mayor — head huntsman

7) (Mús) major

2. SMF

1) (=adulto) grown-up, adult

los mayores se fueron a una fiesta — the grown-ups o adults went to a party

los mayores no hacen cosas así — grown-ups don't do things like that

mayor de edad — adult, person who is legally of age

2) (=anciano)

los mayores — elderly people

¡más respeto con los mayores! — be more respectful to your elders (and betters)!

3) LAm (Mil) major

3.

SM

• al por mayor — wholesale

vender al por mayor — to sell wholesale

repartir golpes al por mayor — to throw punches left, right and centre

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de grande)

vuelan a mayor altura — they fly at a greater height

un material de mayor flexibilidad — a more flexible material

a mayor escala — on a larger scale

en otros países el índice es aún mayor — in other countries the rate is even higher

beneficios aún mayores — even greater benefits

mayor que algo — greater than something

un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40

b) ( superlativo de grande)

tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents

su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry

a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience

la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students

viven en la mayor pobreza — they live in the most terrible poverty

2) ( en edad)

a) ( comparativo) older

¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

mayor que alguien — older than somebody

soy dos meses mayor que tú — I am two months older than you

b) ( superlativo)

es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two

mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son

el mayor de los residentes — the oldest of the residents

c) ( anciano) elderly

d) ( adulto)

hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect

cuando sea mayor — when I grow up

ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas — you're a bit old to be doing things like that

ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age

soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please

3) (en frases negativas) ( grande)

no requiere mayores explicaciones — this doesn't need much in the way of explanation

no tengo mayor interés en el tema — I'm not particularly interested in the subject

no me produjo mayor inquietud — it did not worry me particularly

sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches

no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious

4) ( en nombres) ( principal) main

Calle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

5) (Mús) major

6) (Com)

(al) por mayor — wholesale

hubo problemas (al) por mayor — there were innumerable problems
II
masculino y femenino

1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)

sólo para mayores — adults only

deben ir acompañados de un mayor — they must be accompanied by an adult

mis/tus mayores — my/your elders

- mayor de edad

2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de grande)

vuelan a mayor altura — they fly at a greater height

un material de mayor flexibilidad — a more flexible material

a mayor escala — on a larger scale

en otros países el índice es aún mayor — in other countries the rate is even higher

beneficios aún mayores — even greater benefits

mayor que algo — greater than something

un número mayor que 40 — a number bigger o greater than 40

b) ( superlativo de grande)

tienen el mayor número de accidentes — they have the greatest o highest number of accidents

su mayor preocupación — her greatest o biggest worry

a la mayor brevedad posible — (Corresp) as soon as possible o (frml) at your earliest convenience

la mayor parte de los estudiantes — most students, the majority of students

viven en la mayor pobreza — they live in the most terrible poverty

2) ( en edad)

a) ( comparativo) older

¿tienes hermanos mayores? — do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

mayor que alguien — older than somebody

soy dos meses mayor que tú — I am two months older than you

b) ( superlativo)

es la mayor de las dos — she is the older o elder of the two

mi hijo mayor — my eldest o oldest son

el mayor de los residentes — the oldest of the residents

c) ( anciano) elderly

d) ( adulto)

hay que respetar a las personas mayores — you should treat adults o (colloq) grown-ups with respect

cuando sea mayor — when I grow up

ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas — you're a bit old to be doing things like that

ser mayor de edad — (Der) to be of age

soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera — I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please

3) (en frases negativas) ( grande)

no requiere mayores explicaciones — this doesn't need much in the way of explanation

no tengo mayor interés en el tema — I'm not particularly interested in the subject

no me produjo mayor inquietud — it did not worry me particularly

sin mayores contratiempos — without any serious o major hitches

no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un novio, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything; afortunadamente la cosa no llegó a mayores — fortunately it was nothing serious

4) ( en nombres) ( principal) main

Calle Mayor — Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

5) (Mús) major

6) (Com)

(al) por mayor — wholesale

hubo problemas (al) por mayor — there were innumerable problems
II
masculino y femenino

1) ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq)

sólo para mayores — adults only

deben ir acompañados de un mayor — they must be accompanied by an adult

mis/tus mayores — my/your elders

- mayor de edad

2) mayor masculino (AmL) (Mil) major

* * *

mayor¹

¹ = senior, elderly, eldest.

Nota: Referido a edad.

Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.

Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.

Ex: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.

* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.

* asistencia social para los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.

* cuidado de los mayores = kinkeeping.

* cuidados de los mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* cuidados para personas mayores = elderly care, elder care [eldercare].

* familiar que cuida de los mayores = kinkeeper.

* gente mayor = elderly people.

* hombre mayor = elderly man.

* mayor de 25 años = mature adult.

* mayores, los = elderly, the.

* muy mayor = over the hill.

* pesonas mayores = elderly people.

* ser mayor = be older.

mayor²

² = largest, greater, heightened, increased.

Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.

Ex: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.

* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes = overbook.

* alcanzar mayores cotas = rise to + greater heights.

* al por mayor = in bulk.

* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.

* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* calle mayor, la = main street, the.

* causa de fuerza mayor = act of God.

* colegio mayor = residence hall, dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], student residence.

* comprar al por mayor = buy + in bulk.

* con el mayor cuidado = with utmost care.

* con el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* con mayor detalle = in greater detail.

* con mayor profundidad = in most detail, in more detail.

* con un mayor nivel educativo = better educated [better-educated].

* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.

* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo = overage.

* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.

* de mayor edad = senior.

* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.

* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* descuento por compra al por mayor = bulk deal, bulk rate, bulk rate discount.

* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.

* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y, = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.

* durante la mayor parte de = for much of.

* durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.

* en caso de fuerza mayor = in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* en el mayor secreto = a veil of secrecy.

* en la mayor parte de = in the majority of.

* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.

* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.

* en su mayor parte = largely, mostly, for the most part.

* en un número cada vez mayor = in increasing numbers.

* fuerza mayor = force majeure.

* hora de mayor demanda = peak time.

* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.

* interés cada vez mayor = growing interest.

* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.

* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].

* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.

* mayor + Nombre = longer + Nombre.

* mayor rendimiento = efficiencies of scale.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible = maximise + opportunities.

* para mayor información sobre = for details of.

* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.

* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* período de mayor demanda = peak time.

* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.

* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.

* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).

* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.

* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.

* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia = prime time television.

* programa de mayor audiencia = prime time programme, prime time show.

* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno = get + the most for + Posesivo + money.

* sacar mayor partido a = squeeze + more life out of.

* sacar mayor provecho = stretch + further.

* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.

* ser el que con mayor frecuencia = be (the) most likely to.

* símbolo de mayor-que (>) = greater-than sign (>), greater-than symbol (>), right angled bracket (>).

* suministro al por mayor = bulk supply.

* tonto de marca mayor = prize idiot.

* una mayor variedad de = a wider canvas of.

* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.

* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.

* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of, a growing body of.

* vender al por mayor = sell + in bulk, wholesale.

* venta al por mayor = wholesaling, wholesale.

* * *

mayor¹

adjective

A

1 (comparativo de grande¹ (↑ grande (1))):

pueden volar a mayor altura they can fly at a greater height

estas tablas le dan mayor amplitud a la falda these pleats make the skirt fuller

un material de mayor flexibilidad a more flexible material

en otros países el índice de mortalidad infantil es aún mayor in other countries the infant mortality rate is even higher

esto podría reportar beneficios aún mayores this could bring even greater benefits

mayor QUE algo:

una superficie cuatro veces mayor que la de nuestro país a surface area four times greater than that of our country

cualquier número mayor que 40 any number above 40 o greater than 40 o higher than 40

X > Z ( Mat) (read as: equis es mayor que zeta) X > Z (léase: x is greater than z)

2 (superlativo de) grande)

el mayor país de América Latina the biggest country in Latin America

el mayor número de accidentes de Europa the greatest o highest number of accidents in Europe

ésa ha sido siempre su mayor preocupación that has always been her greatest worry

le ruego lo envíe a la mayor brevedad posible ( Corresp) please send it as soon as possible o ( frml) at your earliest convenience

la mayor parte de los argentinos most Argentinians, the majority of Argentinians

B ((en edad) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1 (comparativo) older

¿tienes hermanos mayores? do you have any older o elder brothers or sisters?

mayor QUE algn older THAN sb

soy dos meses mayor que tú I am two months older than you

2

(superlativo): ¿quién de los dos es el mayor? who is the older o elder of the two?

éste es mi hijo mayor this is my eldest o oldest son

el mayor de todos los residentes the oldest of all the residents

3 (viejo) elderly

ya es muy mayor y no puede valerse sola she's very old o ( colloq) she's getting on and she can't manage on her own

4

(adulto): no se les habla así a las personas mayores you shouldn't talk to adults o grown-ups like that

cuando sea mayor quiero ser bombero when I grow up I want to be a fireman

vamos, que ya eres mayorcito para estar haciendo esas cosas come on, you're a bit old to be doing things like that

cuando sea mayor de edad ( Der) when he reaches the age of majority

soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 ( o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please

C ( en frases negativas)

(grande): no creo que esto requiera mayores explicaciones I don't think this needs much in the way of explanation

no tengo mayor interés en el tema I'm not particularly interested in o I don't have any great interest in the subject

la noticia no me produjo mayor inquietud the news did not worry me particularly o unduly

se llevó a cabo sin mayores contratiempos it was carried out without any serious o major hitches

no pasar or llegar a mayores: tuvo un pretendiente, pero la cosa no pasó a mayores she had a boyfriend, but it didn't come to anything o but nothing came of it

hubo una pelea pero no llegó a mayores there was a fight but it was nothing serious

D (en nombres)

(principal): Calle Mayor Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

E ( Mús) major

F ( Com):

(al) por mayor wholesale

[ S ] venta sólo (al) por mayor wholesale only

los compran (al) por mayor they buy them wholesale

hubo problemas (al) por mayor there were innumerable problems

mayor²

masculine and feminine

A

1

(adulto): no te metas en las conversaciones de los mayores don't interrupt when the adults o grown-ups are talking

cada niño debe ir acompañado de un mayor each child must be accompanied by an adult

2 mayores mpl

mis/tus mayores my/your elders

Compuesto:

mayor de edad

masculine and feminine person who is legally of age o who has reached the age of majority

B

mayor masculine ( AmL) ( Mil) major

* * *

mayor adjetivo
1
a) ( comparativo de

◊ grande) ‹número/porcentaje› greater, higher;

‹ beneficio› greater;
◊ vuelan a mayor altura they fly at a greater height;

a mayor escala on a larger scale;
un número mayor que 40 a number greater than 40
b) ( superlativo de

◊ grande): el mayor número de accidentes the greatest o highest number of accidents;

su mayor preocupación her greatest o biggest worry;
a la mayor brevedad posible as soon as possible;
la mayor parte de los estudiantes most students, the majority of students
2 ( en edad)
a) ( comparativo) older;

mayor que algn older than sb
b) ( superlativo):

◊ es la mayor de las dos she is the older o elder of the two;

mi hijo mayor my eldest o oldest son
c) ( anciano) elderly

d) ( adulto):

◊ las personas mayores adults, grown-ups (colloq);

cuando sea mayor when I grow up;
ser mayor de edad (Der) to be of age;
soy mayor de edad y haré lo que quiera I'm over 18 (o 21 etc) and I'll do as I please
3 ( en nombres) ( principal) main;
◊ Calle Mmayor Main Street ( in US), High Street ( in UK)

4 (Mús) major
5 (Com):
◊ (al) por mayor wholesale

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( adulto) adult, grown-up (colloq);
◊ solo para mayores adults only;

mis/tus mayores my/your elders;
mayor de edad person who is legally of age
mayor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) larger, bigger: necesitas una talla mayor, you need a larger size
(superlativo) largest, biggest: ésa es la mayor, that is the biggest one
2 (comparativo de grado) greater: su capacidad es mayor que la mía, his capacity is greater than mine
la ciudad no tiene mayor atractivo, the town isn't particularly appealing
(superlativo) greatest: ésa es la mayor tontería que he oído nunca, that is the most absurd thing I've ever heard
3 (comparativo de edad) older: es mayor que tu madre, she is older than your mother
(superlativo) oldest
el mayor de los tres, the oldest one 4 está muy mayor, (crecido, maduro) he's quite grown-up
(anciano) he looks old
ser mayor de edad, to be of age
(maduro) old: es un hombre mayor, he's an old man
eres mayor para entenderlo, you are old enough to understand it
5 (principal) major, main: tu mayor responsabilidad es su educación, the thing that's most important to you is her education; la calle mayor, the main street
6 Mús major
7 Com al por mayor, wholesale
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mil major 2 mayores, (adultos) grownups, adults
(ancianos) elders
♦ Locuciones: al por mayor, wholesale
ir/pasar a mayores, to become serious: discutió con su marido, pero el asunto no pasó a mayores, she had an argument with her husband but they soon forgot about it

' mayor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- adicta
- adicto
- afán
- alcalde
- alcaldía
- almacén
- amable
- brevedad
- burgomaestre
- calle
- caza
- colegio
- confluencia
- desarrollar
- edad
- engrandecer
- escaparate
- estado
- Excemo.
- Excmo.
- fuerza
- gruesa
- grueso
- hacer
- hacerse
- inri
- obra
- osa
- palo
- persona
- plana
- polemizar
- predilección
- re
- safari
- salir
- sol
- teniente
- vender
- venta
- abuelo
- ama
- anhelo
- atractivo
- audiencia
- cazar
- ciudad
- compás
- de
English:
act
- address
- adult
- big
- bomb
- bulk
- capacity
- cash-and-carry
- claw back
- densely
- dipper
- dormitory
- elaborate
- elder
- eldest
- few
- frisky
- grow up
- growing
- high street
- hill
- inquest
- lion
- little
- main
- major
- mayor
- mostly
- much
- nominee
- often
- old
- outflow
- outweigh
- over
- part
- perpendicular
- residence
- senior
- sergeant major
- spur
- staff
- trade price
- utmost
- wholesale
- wholesale trade
- wholesaler
- worship
- abject
- cash

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mayor

♦ adj

1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] bigger ( que than); [en edad] older ( que than); [en importancia] greater ( que than); [en número] higher ( que than);
este puente es mayor que el otro this bridge is bigger than the other one;

mi hermana mayor my older sister;

es ocho años mayor que yo she's eight years older than me;

un mayor número de víctimas a higher number of victims;

una mayor tasa de inflación a higher rate of inflation;

en mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent;

no creo que tenga mayor interés I don't think it's particularly interesting;

no te preocupes, no tiene mayor importancia don't worry, it's not (all) that important;

apartamentos mayores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of over 100 square metres;

subsidios para parados mayores de cuarenta y cinco años benefits for unemployed people (of) over forty-five;

la mayor parte de most of, the majority of;

la mayor parte de los británicos piensa que… most British people o the majority of British people think that…;
Mat
mayor que greater than

2. [superlativo]
el/la mayor… [en tamaño] the biggest…;
[en edad] the oldest…; [en importancia] the greatest…; [en número] the highest…;
la mayor de las islas the biggest island, the biggest of the islands;

la mayor crisis que se recuerda the biggest crisis in living memory;

el mayor de todos nosotros/de la clase the oldest of all of us/in the class;

el mayor de los dos hermanos the older of the two brothers;

vive en la mayor de las pobrezas he lives in the most abject poverty

3. [más] further, more;

para mayor información solicite nuestro catálogo for further o more details, send for our catalogue

4. [adulto] grown-up;

cuando sea mayor when I grow up;

hacerse mayor to grow up;

ser mayor de edad to be an adult

5. [no joven] older;
[anciano] elderly;
una mujer ya mayor an older woman;

ser muy mayor to be very old;

hay que escuchar a las personas mayores you should listen to older people;

la gente mayor, las personas mayores [los ancianos] the elderly

6. [principal] major, main;

la plaza mayor the main square;

la calle mayor the main street;

el palo mayor the main mast

7. Mús major;

en do mayor in C major

8. Com
al por mayor wholesale;

un almacén de venta al por mayor a wholesaler's

♦ nmf

el/la mayor [hijo, hermano] the eldest;

mayores [adultos] grown-ups;
[antepasados] ancestors, forefathers;
es una película/revista para mayores it's an adult movie o Br film/magazine;

respeta a tus mayores you should respect your elders;

la cosa no llegó o [m5] pasó a mayores the matter didn't go any further

♦ nm
Mil major
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mayor

I adj

1 comp: en tamaño larger, bigger; en edad older; en importancia greater;

mayor que greater than, larger than;

ser mayor de edad be an adult;

ser (muy) mayor be (very) elderly;

mayor que older than

2 sup

:

el mayor en edad the oldest o eldest; en tamaño the largest o

biggest; en importancia the greatest;

los mayores the adults;

la mayor parte the majority

3 MÚS tono, modo

major;

do mayor MÚS C major

4 COM

:

al por mayor wholesale

II m MIL major

III

:

ir o

pasar a mayores get serious

* * *

mayor adj

1) (comparative of grande) : bigger, larger, greater, elder, older

2) (superlative of grande) : biggest, largest, greatest, eldest, oldest

3) : grown-up, mature

4) : main, major

5)

mayor de edad : of (legal) age

6)

al por mayor or

por mayor : wholesale

mayor nmf

1) : major (in the military)

2) : adult

* * *

mayor¹ adj

1. (que tiene más edad) older

es mayor que tú he's older than you

mi hermano mayor my older brother

2. (más grande) bigger

necesito una talla mayor I need a bigger size

un tiburón es mayor que una piraña a shark is bigger than a piranha

3. (él de más edad) oldest

nuestro hijo mayor our oldest son

4. (anciano) old / elderly

mi padre ya es mayor my father is quite old now

5. (adulto) grown up

cuando sea mayor seré bombero I'm going to be a fireman when I grow up

6. (principal) main

la plaza mayor the main square

la calle mayor the high street

al por mayor wholesale

mayor² n

1. (que tiene más años) oldest

¿cuántos años tiene el mayor? how old is the oldest?

2. (adulto) grown up

los mayores comieron después the grown ups ate afterwards

de mayor when I grow up / when you grow up etc.

hacerse mayor to grow up [pt. grew; pp. grown]

ser mayor de edad to be an adult

Spanish-English dictionary > mayor
8 superior

adj.

1 top.

la parte superior (de algo) the top (of something)

la mitad superior the top o upper half

2 higher.

ser superior en número, ser numéricamente superior to have a numerical advantage

3 superior.

es superior a la media it's above average

4 excellent (excelente).

5 upper (anatomy & geography).

6 higher (education).

m.

superior (jefe).

* * *

superior

► adjetivo

1 (encima de) upper, top

■ labio superior upper lip

■ está en la planta superior it's on the upper floor

2 (por encima de) greater (a, than), higher (a, than), above (a, -)

■ es superior a cuatro it's greater than four

3 figurado (persona - que supera) superior; (- mejor) better

4 figurado (calidad etc) superior, high, excellent

5 EDUCACIÓN higher

► nombre masculino

1 (jefe) superior

2 RELIGIÓN superior

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

calidad superior top quality, high quality

* * *
1. noun m.
superior
2. adj.
1) superior

2) higher

3) upper

* * *
I
1. ADJ

1) (=más alto) [estante, línea] top antes de s ; [labio, mandíbula] upper

vive en el piso superior — he lives on the top floor

en la parte superior de la página — at the top of the page

el cuadrante superior izquierdo — the top left quadrant

2) (=mejor) superior, better

ser superior a algo — to be superior to sth, be better than sth

sentirse superior a algn — to feel superior to sb

3) (=excelente)

la orquesta estuvo superior — the orchestra was top-quality o top-class

una moqueta de calidad superior — a superior quality o top-quality carpet

4) [cantidad]

cualquier número superior a doce — any number above o higher than twelve

nos son muy superiores en número — they greatly outnumber us

5) [en categoría] [animal, especie] higher

una casta superior — a higher caste

tiene un cargo superior al tuyo — he has a higher-ranking post than yours

6) (Educ) [curso, nivel] advanced; [enseñanza] higher

2.

SM [en rango] superior

mis superiores — my superiors
II superior, -a ( Rel)
1.

ADJ superior

2.

SM / F superior/mother superior

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) <parte/piso> top (before n), upper (before n); < nivel> higher

el ángulo superior derecho — the top right-hand corner

b) <labio/mandíbula> upper (before n)

2)

a) ( en calidad) superior

superior A algo/alguien — superior to something/somebody

se siente superior a los demás — he thinks he's better than everyone else

una inteligencia superior a la media — above-average intelligence

b) ( en jerarquía) < oficial> superior; < clase social> higher

c) (en cantidad, número)

los atacantes eran superiores en número — the attackers were greater o more in number

superior A algo — above something

un número superior a 9 — a number greater than o higher than o above 9

es superior a mis fuerzas — it's more than I can bear
II
- riora masculino, femenino

a) (Relig) (m) Superior; (f) Mother Superior

b) superior masculino ( en rango) superior

* * *
I
adjetivo

1)

a) <parte/piso> top (before n), upper (before n); < nivel> higher

el ángulo superior derecho — the top right-hand corner

b) <labio/mandíbula> upper (before n)

2)

a) ( en calidad) superior

superior A algo/alguien — superior to something/somebody

se siente superior a los demás — he thinks he's better than everyone else

una inteligencia superior a la media — above-average intelligence

b) ( en jerarquía) < oficial> superior; < clase social> higher

c) (en cantidad, número)

los atacantes eran superiores en número — the attackers were greater o more in number

superior A algo — above something

un número superior a 9 — a number greater than o higher than o above 9

es superior a mis fuerzas — it's more than I can bear
II
- riora masculino, femenino

a) (Relig) (m) Superior; (f) Mother Superior

b) superior masculino ( en rango) superior

* * *

superior¹

¹ = superior, superordinate.

Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.

Ex: Under pressure from colleagues, superiors, and families to perform well, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.

* Posesivo + superiores = Posesivo + betters.

superior²

² = better, high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], higher, pre-eminent [preeminent], superior, upper, heightened, enriched, high-end, preemptive [pre-emptive], top-tier [top tier].

Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: Relief must be secured from the laborious detailed manipulation of higher mathematics as well, if the users of it are to free their brains for something more than repetitive detailed transformations.

Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.

Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.

Ex: The upper and lower limits for the value are first entered.

Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.

Ex: Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.

Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.

Ex: Coincidentally there has emerged a pre-emptive new technology for the storage, handling and transmission of information, potentially better suited to the convenience of users.

Ex: It is much to the credit of the British government that in the current reorganisation of local government it has insisted that public libraries be controlled by the top-tier authorities, those responsible for education and other major services.

* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.

* borde superior = top edge.

* compartimento superior = overhead bin, overhead locker.

* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.

* cubierta superior = upper deck.

* de calidad superior = best-quality.

* de la parte superior = topmost [top most].

* demostrar ser superior = prove + superior.

* de nivel superior = upper-level, higher-level.

* de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.

* educación superior = higher education.

* en la parte superior = at the top, uppermost, uppermost.

* enseñanza superior = higher education, higher learning, tertiary education.

* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES) = European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).

* esquina superior derecha = upper right corner, upper right-hand corner.

* esquina superior izquierda = top left corner, upper left corner, top left-hand corner.

* extremidades superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.

* hacer superior = give + Nombre + an edge.

* institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution.

* institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of higher education.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* límite superior = upper bound.

* madre superiora = abbess, Mother Superior.

* mandíbula superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.

* margen superior = top margin.

* maxilar superior = maxilla [maxillae, -pl.], upper jaw.

* miembros superiores = upper extremities, upper limbs.

* nivel superior = top layer.

* paleolítico superior, el = Upper Palaeolithic.

* parte superior = top, topside.

* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.

* primer año de estudios superiores = freshman year.

* quijada superior = upper jaw.

* relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.

* ser muy superior a los demás = be way above all the others.

* ser muy superior a los otros = be way above all the others.

* ser superior = supreme being, higher being, superior being.

* superior al 10 por ciento = double digit.

* superior a los demás = a cut above the rest, a cut above.

* término superior = top term, TT.

* título superior = advanced degree.

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superior¹

adjective

A

1 ‹parte/piso› top ( before n), upper ( before n)

en el ángulo superior derecho de la hoja in the top right-hand corner of the page

en los pisos superiores del edificio on the upper o uppermost o top floors of the building

2 ‹labio› upper ( before n), top ( before n); ‹mandíbula› upper ( before n)

3 ( Astron) ‹planeta› superior

B

1 (en calidad) superior

un vino de calidad superior a superior o an excellent wine, a wine of superior quality

superior A algo/algn superior TO sth/sb

es muy superior al modelo anterior it is far better than o far superior to the previous model

se siente superior a los demás he thinks he's above o superior to everyone else, he thinks he's better than everyone else

una inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence

2 (en una jerarquía) superior

un oficial superior a mí an officer superior to me, a superior o higher-ranking officer

alumnos de los cursos superiores students from higher o more advanced courses

órdenes superiores orders from above

educación

3

(en cantidad, número): los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in number

superior A algo above sth

temperaturas superiores a los cuarenta grados temperatures above o higher than forty degrees

un número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9

el peso es superior a los 20 kilos the weight is above 20 kilos, the weight exceeds 20 kilos

es superior a mis fuerzas it's more than I can bear

superior² - riora

masculine, feminine

1 ( Relig) ( masculine) Superior; ( feminine) Mother Superior

2

superior masculine (en rango) superior

¿quién es su superior? who is your superior?

* * *

superior 1 adjetivo
1 ( en posición) ‹parte/piso› top ( before n), upper ( before n);
‹ nivel› higher;
‹labio/mandíbula› upper ( before n)
2
a) ( en calidad) superior;

superior A algo/algn superior to sth/sb;
◊ se siente superior a los demás he thinks he's better than everyone else;

una inteligencia superior a la media above-average intelligence
b) ( en jerarquía) ‹ oficial› superior;

‹ clase social› higher
c) (en cantidad, número):

◊ los atacantes eran superiores en número the attackers were greater o more in number;

superior A algo above sth;
un número superior a 9 a number greater than o higher than o above 9
superior 2
◊ - riora sustantivo masculino, femenino

a) (Relig) (m) Superior;

(f) Mother Superior
b)

◊ superior sustantivo masculino ( en rango) superior

superior
I adjetivo
1 (que está más alto) top, upper
el piso superior, the upper floor
2 (que es mejor) superior, better: su sueldo es superior al mío, his salary is higher than mine
3 (en número) un número superior a 10, a number greater o higher o more than 10
4 (indicando grado: en enseñanza) higher
(:en el ejército, la policía) superior
II m (rango militar, policial) superior
Rel Superior
' superior' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ápice
- Cesid
- CSIC
- encima
- ser
- extra
- innegablemente
- larga
- largo
- licenciatura
- pala
- superiora
- abogado
- brazo
- carrera
- creer
- derecho
- educación
- exceder
- jefe
- madre
- mejor
- normal
- superar
- titulado
English:
above
- advanced
- average
- change up
- cut
- degree
- education
- expanse
- high
- higher
- higher education
- higher-up
- outnumber
- outrank
- preeminent
- registrar
- rise above
- self-righteous
- senior
- staff college
- superior
- tertiary
- top
- top-heavy
- upper
- advantage
- A level
- barrister
- better
- boss
- commission
- excess
- fancy
- first
- mother
- move

* * *

superior, -ora

♦ adj

1. [de arriba] top;

los pisos superiores tienen mejores vistas the upper floors have better views;

la parte superior (de algo) the top (of sth);

la mitad superior the top o upper half

2. [mayor] higher (a than);
ser superior en número, ser numéricamente superior to have a numerical advantage;

temperaturas superiores a los 12 grados temperatures above 12 degrees;

una cifra superior a 100 a figure greater than 100;

lo venden a un precio un 30 por ciento superior al del mercado they are selling it at 30 percent above the market price;

por un periodo no superior a tres años for a period not exceeding three years

3. [mejor] superior (a to);
es superior a la media it's above average;

una mujer de inteligencia superior a la media a woman of above-average intelligence;

no me creo superior a nadie I don't consider myself superior to anyone

4. [excelente] excellent;

productos de calidad superior superior-quality products

5. Fam
es superior a mí o [m5] a mis fuerzas [no lo puedo soportar] it's too much for me

6. Biol
los mamíferos superiores the higher mammals

7. Anat upper;

el labio/la mandíbula superior the upper lip/jaw

8. Geog upper

9. Educ higher

10. Rel superior

11. Geol upper;

el Paleolítico superior the Upper Palaeolithic

♦ nm,f
Rel superior, f mother superior
♦ nm
[jefe] superior
* * *

superior

I adj

1 labio, piso etc upper

2 en jerarquía superior;

ser superior a be superior to

II m superior

* * *

superior adj

1) : superior

2) : upper

nivel superior: upper level

3) : higher

educación superior: higher education

4)

superior a : above, higher than, in excess of

superior nm

: superior

* * *

superior¹ adj

1. (en general) higher

educación superior higher education

2. (más alto) top

la estantería superior the top shelf

la parte superior de la hoja the top part of the page

3. (en calidad) superior

un tejido de calidad superior a superior quality material

superior² n superior

Spanish-English dictionary > superior
9 pastor

m.

1 shepherd, goatherd, herdsman, pastor.

2 minister, protestant minister, pastor, churchman.

* * *

pastor

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (del campo - hombre) shepherd; (- mujer) shepherdess

► nombre masculino pastor

1 RELIGIÓN pastor

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

pastor alemán German shepherd, Alsatian

————————

pastor

► nombre masculino

1 RELIGIÓN pastor

* * *

(f. - pastora)

noun

1) shepherd / shepherdess

2) minister

* * *
pastor, -a
1. SM / F

1) (Agr) [de ovejas] shepherd/shepherdess; [de cabras] goatherd; [de vacas] cowherd

el Buen Pastor — the Good Shepherd

2) (Rel) minister, clergyman/clergywoman

2.

SM (Zool) sheepdog

viejo pastor inglés — old English sheepdog

pastor alemán — Alsatian, German shepherd

pastor escocés — rough collie

* * *

- tora masculino, femenino

1) (Agr) (m) shepherd; (f) shepherdess

- pastor alemán

2) (Relig) minister

* * *

= preacher, shepherd, pastoralist, sheepherder, herdsman [herdsmen, -pl.], herder, minister.

Nota: Prelado o sacerdote de la iglesias reformadas protestantes o presbiterianas, entre otras.

Ex. The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.

Ex. The article is entitled 'University librarians: shepherds of books or disseminators of information?'.

Ex. The CLS was also found to be an effective channel for maximizing the use of national library information resources by nomadic pastoralists.

Ex. The traditional occupational structure involved agriculture & ranching, employing skilled sheepherders.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Research and evaluation on the experience of transferring scientific and technical information to herdsmen in Senegal'.

Ex. Mobile livestock herders have long been seen as the main culprits of overstocking & rangeland degradation.

Ex. This amalgam of theological libraries was formed to support the training of ministers in various branches of Scottish Presbyterianism.

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* pastor alemán = Alsatian, German shepherd dog, German shepherd.

* perro pastor = sheepdog.

* * *

- tora masculino, femenino

1) (Agr) (m) shepherd; (f) shepherdess

- pastor alemán

2) (Relig) minister

* * *

= preacher, shepherd, pastoralist, sheepherder, herdsman [herdsmen, -pl.], herder, minister.

Nota: Prelado o sacerdote de la iglesias reformadas protestantes o presbiterianas, entre otras.

Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.

Ex: The article is entitled 'University librarians: shepherds of books or disseminators of information?'.

Ex: The CLS was also found to be an effective channel for maximizing the use of national library information resources by nomadic pastoralists.

Ex: The traditional occupational structure involved agriculture & ranching, employing skilled sheepherders.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Research and evaluation on the experience of transferring scientific and technical information to herdsmen in Senegal'.

Ex: Mobile livestock herders have long been seen as the main culprits of overstocking & rangeland degradation.

Ex: This amalgam of theological libraries was formed to support the training of ministers in various branches of Scottish Presbyterianism.

* pastor alemán = Alsatian, German shepherd dog, German shepherd.

* perro pastor = sheepdog.

* * *

pastor - tora

masculine, feminine

A ( Agr) ( masculine) shepherd; ( feminine) shepherdess bueno¹ (↑ bueno (1))

Compuestos:

● pastor alemán

German shepherd, Alsatian

● pastor belga

Belgian sheepdog

● pastor collie or escocés

Shetland collie

● pastor húngaro or puli

puli

● pastor inglés

Old English sheepdog

B ( Relig) minister

pastor luterano Lutheran minister

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pastor
◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

1 (Agr) (m) shepherd;
(f) shepherdess;
◊ pastor alemán German shepherd, Alsatian

2 (Relig) minister
pastor,-ora
I m,f (hombre) shepherd
(mujer) shepherdess
perro pastor, sheepdog
II m Rel pastor, minister
' pastor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pastora
- perro
- zurrón
English:
Alsatian
- clergyman
- crook
- German shepherd
- minister
- pastor
- reverend
- sheepdog
- shepherd
- vicar
- collie
- German
- preacher
- sheep

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pastor, -ora

♦ nm,f
[de ganado] shepherd, f shepherdess
♦ nm

1. [sacerdote] minister;

pastor protestante Protestant minister

2. [perro] pastor alemán Alsatian, German shepherd;

pastor belga Belgian sheepdog

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pastor

I adj

:

perro pastor sheepdog

II m

1 de ovejas shepherd

2 REL pastor

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pastor, - tora n

1) : shepherd, shepherdess f

2) : minister, pastor

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pastor n shepherd

Spanish-English dictionary > pastor
10 avecinarse tiempos difíciles

= tough times ahead, lean times ahead, darker times + lie ahead, hard times ahead

Ex. The article is entitled 'Library systems: tough times ahead? A critique of some hallowed assumptions about library cooperative efforts'.

Ex. In the lean times ahead public libraries will need the support of all sectors of the profession.

Ex. Darker times lie ahead if librarians are to continue to act as educators instead of assuming a role as disseminators of information and knowledge.

Ex. Hard times ahead are predicted for US hospital libraries.

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= tough times ahead, lean times ahead, darker times + lie ahead, hard times ahead

Ex: The article is entitled 'Library systems: tough times ahead? A critique of some hallowed assumptions about library cooperative efforts'.

Ex: In the lean times ahead public libraries will need the support of all sectors of the profession.

Ex: Darker times lie ahead if librarians are to continue to act as educators instead of assuming a role as disseminators of information and knowledge.

Ex: Hard times ahead are predicted for US hospital libraries.

Spanish-English dictionary > avecinarse tiempos difíciles
11 camino muy largo

(n.) = circuitous route

Ex. Community information can reach the individual local authority by circuitous routes involving a whole series of intermediary disseminators.

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(n.) = circuitous route

Ex: Community information can reach the individual local authority by circuitous routes involving a whole series of intermediary disseminators.

Spanish-English dictionary > camino muy largo
12 de forma indirecta

(n.) = circuitous route

Ex. Community information can reach the individual local authority by circuitous routes involving a whole series of intermediary disseminators.

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(n.) = circuitous route

Ex: Community information can reach the individual local authority by circuitous routes involving a whole series of intermediary disseminators.

Spanish-English dictionary > de forma indirecta
13 agrupar

v.

1 to group (together).

Ricardo agrupa las flores rojas Richard groups red flowers.

María agrupa a las chicas Mary groups the girls.

2 to consolidate.

El sufrimiento agrupa a las personas Suffering consolidates people.

3 to join together, to herd together, to cluster together, to crowd together.

Ricardo agrupa a los cadetes Richard joins the cadets together.

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agrupar

► verbo transitivo

1 to group, put into groups

► verbo pronominal agruparse

1 to group together, form a group

2 (asociarse) to associate

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verb

to group

- agruparse

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1.

VT (=reunir en grupo) to group, group together; [+ gente, datos etc] to gather, assemble; (=amontonar) to crowd together

2.

See:

agruparse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( formar grupos) to put... into groups, to group

agrupa esos libros por autores — group those books by author

b) ( reunir) <organizaciones/partidos> to bring together
2.
agruparse v pron

a) ( formar un grupo) niños/policías to gather; partidos to come together

b) ( dividirse en grupos) to get into groups

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= bring together, categorise [categorize, -USA], draw together, fall into, group, group together, merge, pull together, put together, stack, encapsulate, coalesce, lump together, juxtapose, stand + together, pool, band, shuffle together.

Nota: De un modo poco preciso.

Ex. For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.

Ex. It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.

Ex. The application of the classification schemes, once constructed, involves synthesis, or the drawing together of the single concepts which are listed in the scheme from their different facets, in order to specify compound subjects.

Ex. References will also be necessary, and will fall into the same types as those identified for personal authors, that is, 'see', 'see also', and explanatory references.

Ex. There are a number of types of abstracts which will be grouped under the term 'mini-abstracts'.

Ex. Some schools favor subject arrangement, other group together everything by publisher, and others sort everything out according to a theme.

Ex. During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.

Ex. This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.

Ex. The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex. Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.

Ex. The fundamental OOP technique is to encapsulate data with the operations/code that operate on that data into a single entity which is called an object.

Ex. Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.

Ex. He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.

Ex. We might consider that the key term, the one on which the others depend and which will juxtapose the document most usefully with others of a like kind, is Home Office.

Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.

Ex. The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex. The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

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* agrupar los términos sinónimos = merge + synonyms.

* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.

* agruparse = band together, cluster, team, partner.

* agruparse (con) = team up (with).

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( formar grupos) to put... into groups, to group

agrupa esos libros por autores — group those books by author

b) ( reunir) <organizaciones/partidos> to bring together
2.
agruparse v pron

a) ( formar un grupo) niños/policías to gather; partidos to come together

b) ( dividirse en grupos) to get into groups

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= bring together, categorise [categorize, -USA], draw together, fall into, group, group together, merge, pull together, put together, stack, encapsulate, coalesce, lump together, juxtapose, stand + together, pool, band, shuffle together.

Nota: De un modo poco preciso.

Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.

Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.

Ex: The application of the classification schemes, once constructed, involves synthesis, or the drawing together of the single concepts which are listed in the scheme from their different facets, in order to specify compound subjects.

Ex: References will also be necessary, and will fall into the same types as those identified for personal authors, that is, 'see', 'see also', and explanatory references.

Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts which will be grouped under the term 'mini-abstracts'.

Ex: Some schools favor subject arrangement, other group together everything by publisher, and others sort everything out according to a theme.

Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.

Ex: This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.

Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.

Ex: The fundamental OOP technique is to encapsulate data with the operations/code that operate on that data into a single entity which is called an object.

Ex: Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.

Ex: He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.

Ex: We might consider that the key term, the one on which the others depend and which will juxtapose the document most usefully with others of a like kind, is Home Office.

Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.

Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex: The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.

Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

* agrupar los términos sinónimos = merge + synonyms.

* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.

* agruparse = band together, cluster, team, partner.

* agruparse (con) = team up (with).

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agrupar [A1 ]

vt

agruparon a los niños por edades they divided o put the children into groups according to their ages

agrupa esos libros por autores group those books by author

la coalición agrupa a siete partidos distintos the coalition is made up of seven different parties

agrupó a varias organizaciones ecologistas it brought together several ecologist groups

■ agruparse

v pron

1 (formar un grupo) «niños/policías» to gather, form a group; «partidos» to come together, join forces

2 (dividirse en grupos) to get into groups

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agrupar ( conjugate agrupar) verbo transitivo
a) ( formar grupos) to put … into groups, to group

b) ( reunir) ‹organizaciones/partidos› to bring together

agruparse verbo pronominal
a) ( formar un grupo) [niños/policías] to gather;

[ partidos] to come together
b) ( dividirse en grupos) to get into groups

agrupar verbo transitivo to group
' agrupar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aunar
English:
bracket
- group
- lump

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agrupar

♦ vt

to group (together);

la red agrupa a veinte emisoras locales the network brings together o is made up of twenty local radio stations;

la guía agrupa toda la información disponible sobre el tema the guide brings together all the available information on the subject;

una asociación que agrupa a más de 10.000 médicos an association of more than 10,000 doctors

♦ See also the pronominal verb agruparse

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agrupar

v/t group, put into groups

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agrupar vt

: to group together

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agrupar vb to put into groups [pt. & pp. put]

agrupó a los niños she put the children into groups

Spanish-English dictionary > agrupar

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