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41 de qué se trata
Ex. A new initiative, the Section Recruitment Toolkit, will be introduced at the session. Come and find out what it's all about!.* * *Ex: A new initiative, the Section Recruitment Toolkit, will be introduced at the session. Come and find out what it's all about!.
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42 dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo
(v.) = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devicesEx. The new entrepreneur is largely left up to his own resources & connections & must possess the initiative to circumvent rules & take advantage of loopholes.Ex. The profession is once again left to its own devices, subject to the tightening constraints of local government budgets.* * *(v.) = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devicesEx: The new entrepreneur is largely left up to his own resources & connections & must possess the initiative to circumvent rules & take advantage of loopholes.
Ex: The profession is once again left to its own devices, subject to the tightening constraints of local government budgets.Spanish-English dictionary > dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo
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43 difusor de información
(n.) = information disseminatorEx. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.* * *(n.) = information disseminatorEx: 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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44 directorio
adj.directory, governing, directive, directorial.m.1 directory (gen) & (computing).directorio raíz root directory2 Board of Directors, directorate.* * *► adjetivo1 directional, directive1 (gobierno) governing body2 (de direcciones) directory, guide4 INFORMÁTICA directory————————1 (gobierno) governing body2 (de direcciones) directory, guide4 INFORMÁTICA directory* * *SM1) (=norma) directive2) (=junta directiva) directors pl, board of directors3) (Inform) directory4)directorio de teléfonos, directorio telefónico — Méx telephone directory
* * *masculino (AmL exc CS) ( guía telefónica) telephone directory, directory* * *= directory, file store, subject tree, subject directory.Ex. Martindale is a large directory of drugs produced by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.Ex. It can interconnect text processors, personal computers and terminals to high-quality printers, computer-based file stores, facsimile machines, digital voice, video and other electronic office equipment.Ex. With a heightened awareness of the need for better retrieval mechanisms for government resources, the ISL embarked on the ambitious initiative to implement a nationally accepted subject tree for maximizing access to state government information.Ex. The quantitative analysis concentrates on the content of this virtual library through examining the subject directories of more than 100 of its search engines.----* consultas al directorio = directory assistance.* del estilo de los directorios = directory-type.* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs) = content-addressable file store (cafs).* directorio cgi = cgi-bin.* directorio comercial = trade directory, traders' list, traders' catalogue.* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.* directorio de empresas en base de datos = corporate directory database, company directory database.* directorio de Internet = Web directory.* directorio del disco = diskette directory.* directorio de prensa = press directory.* directorio de publicaciones periódicas = serials directory.* directorio de un registro automatizado = directory.* directorio en base de datos = directory database.* directorio telefónico = telephone book.* directorio web = Web directory.* mapa del directorio = directory map.* número de teléfono que no está incluido en el directorio telefónico = unlisted telephone number.* servicio de directorios = directory service.* * *masculino (AmL exc CS) ( guía telefónica) telephone directory, directory* * *= directory, file store, subject tree, subject directory.Ex: Martindale is a large directory of drugs produced by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
Ex: It can interconnect text processors, personal computers and terminals to high-quality printers, computer-based file stores, facsimile machines, digital voice, video and other electronic office equipment.Ex: With a heightened awareness of the need for better retrieval mechanisms for government resources, the ISL embarked on the ambitious initiative to implement a nationally accepted subject tree for maximizing access to state government information.Ex: The quantitative analysis concentrates on the content of this virtual library through examining the subject directories of more than 100 of its search engines.* consultas al directorio = directory assistance.* del estilo de los directorios = directory-type.* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs) = content-addressable file store (cafs).* directorio cgi = cgi-bin.* directorio comercial = trade directory, traders' list, traders' catalogue.* directorio comercial por calles = street directory.* directorio de empresas en base de datos = corporate directory database, company directory database.* directorio de Internet = Web directory.* directorio del disco = diskette directory.* directorio de prensa = press directory.* directorio de publicaciones periódicas = serials directory.* directorio de un registro automatizado = directory.* directorio en base de datos = directory database.* directorio telefónico = telephone book.* directorio web = Web directory.* mapa del directorio = directory map.* número de teléfono que no está incluido en el directorio telefónico = unlisted telephone number.* servicio de directorios = directory service.* * *A2B1 ( AmL exc CS) (guía telefónica) telephone directory2 (nomenclátor) directoryC ( Inf) directoryCompuesto:directorio raíz or principal( Inf) root directory* * *
directorio sustantivo masculino (AmL exc CS) ( guía telefónica) telephone directory, directory
directorio,-a I adjetivo directive: son obligatorias las normas directorias de urbanismo, the city planning directives are considered mandatory
II sustantivo masculino directory: voy a mirar el directorio para ver en qué planta está la cafetería, I'll check the directory to see what floor the cafeteria is on
' directorio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
directoria I
English:
directory
- phone
* * *directorio nm1. [lista de direcciones] directorydirectorio comercial o de empresas commercial directory2. [junta] directorate, governing body;[de empresa] board; Histel Directorio the Directory4. Informát directorydirectorio raíz root directory* * *m tb INFOR directory* * *directorio nm1) : directory2) directiva, junta: board of directors* * *directorio n directory [pl. directories] -
45 dormir una siesta
(v.) = nap, napping, kip, take + a napEx. This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy.Ex. Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.Ex. She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.Ex. I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.* * *(v.) = nap, napping, kip, take + a napEx: This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy.
Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.Ex: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space. -
46 durar
v.1 to last (continuar siendo).la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts o keeps a few daysno durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that jobaquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?aún dura la fiesta the party's still going onaún le dura el enfado she's still angryLa fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.Este carro le durará diez años This car will last you ten years.Me duró la mensualidad My monthly allowance lasted.2 to last for, to go on for, to run for.El galón duró tres horas The gallon lasted for three hours.* * *1 to last, go on for2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last* * *verb1) to last2) endure* * *VI1) [aventura, programa, enfermedad] to last¿cuánto dura la representación? — how long is the play?, how long does the play last?
¿cuánto dura el trayecto? — how long is the journey?, how long does the journey take?
fue hermoso mientras duró — it was wonderful while it lasted o for as long as it lasted
estuvo refugiado mientras duró la guerra — he was a refugee throughout the (whole length of the) war
2) [comida, congelado, ropa] to lastesta camisa es mala, durará poco — this shirt is poor quality, it won't last long
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) reunión/guerra/relación to last¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?
b) coche/zapatos to lastc) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take2.durarse v pron (Ven)* * *= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.Ex. Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.Ex. This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.----* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.* durar más que = outlive.* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* durar poco = be short term.* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.* que dura todo el año = year-round.* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) reunión/guerra/relación to last¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?
b) coche/zapatos to lastc) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take2.durarse v pron (Ven)* * *= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.Ex: This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.* durar más que = outlive.* durar mucho = last + long.* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.* durar poco = be short term.* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.* que dura todo el año = year-round.* * *durar [A1 ]vi1 «reunión/guerra/relación» to last¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?, how long does the film go on for?la dictadura no puede durar mucho más the dictatorial regime cannot last o survive much longerno le duró nada el entusiasmo his enthusiasm didn't last longes demasiado bueno para que dure it's too good to lastel resfriado me duró todo el invierno my cold lasted all winter2 «coche/zapatos» to lastesas pilas no duran nada those batteries don't last very longcómpralo de cuero que dura más buy a leather one, it'll last longer o wear betteréstos duran más these last longerlas secretarias no le duran nada her secretaries don't stay o last longla carta duró una semana a llegar the letter took a week to arrive■ durarse( Ven): no te dures tanto en el baño don't be long o take too long in the bathroomme duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado it took me ages o a long time to do the shopping* * *
durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?
c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a
durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
durar verbo intransitivo
1 to last
2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
' durar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- dilatar
- persistir
- siempre
English:
hold out
- last
- outlast
- run
- take
- wear
- out
- supply
* * *durar vi1. [prolongarse] to last;¿cuánto dura la obra? how long is the play?;el viaje/la película dura tres horas the journey/the movie lasts three hours;aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on;aún le dura el enfado she's still angry;les duró poco la felicidad their happiness was short-lived;estuvo bien mientras duró it was good while it lasted2. [permanecer, aguantar] to last;no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job;la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts a few days3. [ropa, calzado, pilas] to last;cómprate ropa/calzado que dure buy clothes/footwear that will last;aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years;los juguetes no le duran nada his toys don't last long;pilas que duran más batteries which last longer* * *v/i last* * *durar vi: to last, to endure* * *durar vb1. (en general) to last¿cuánto dura la película? how long does the film last? / how long is the film?esos zapatos te han durado mucho those shoes have lasted a long time / those shoes have worn very well -
47 echarse una siesta
(v.) = take + a nap, nap, napping, kipEx. I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.Ex. This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy.Ex. Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.Ex. She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.* * *(v.) = take + a nap, nap, napping, kipEx: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.
Ex: This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy.Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual. -
48 eclesiástico
adj.ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, clerical, church.m.ecclesiastic, clergyman, churchman, person belonging to the clergy.* * *► adjetivo1 ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical, church1 (clérigo) clergyman————————1 (clérigo) clergyman* * *1. (f. - eclesiástica)adj.ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical2. noun m.cleric, clergyman* * *1.ADJ [gen] ecclesiastic, ecclesiastical; [autoridades] church antes de s2.SM clergyman, ecclesiastic* * *I- ca adjetivo ecclesiastical, church (before n)II* * *= ecclesiastical, church-based, pastoral, clerical, ecclesiastic.Ex. The 19th century saw changes of ownership between secular and ecclesiastical authorities and detailed organisation and cataloguing.Ex. The initiative for founding information centres usually came from local voluntary bodies such as Lions clubs or church-based organizations.Ex. This article pays particular attention to the pastor's vulnerability, while carrying out pastoral duties, to civil lawsuits for malpractice.Ex. To take George Eliot as an example, her first work of fiction 'Scenes of Clerical Life' was put out in book form in an edition of 1,000 copies.Ex. The choice of entry for chiefs of state is the same as that for works by popes or other high ecclesiastical officials.----* autoridad eclesiástica = ecclesiastical authority.* biblioteca eclesiástica = ecclesiastical library, church library.* derecho eclesiástico = ecclesiastical law.* dignatario eclesiástico = ecclesiastical official.* * *I- ca adjetivo ecclesiastical, church (before n)II* * *= ecclesiastical, church-based, pastoral, clerical, ecclesiastic.Ex: The 19th century saw changes of ownership between secular and ecclesiastical authorities and detailed organisation and cataloguing.
Ex: The initiative for founding information centres usually came from local voluntary bodies such as Lions clubs or church-based organizations.Ex: This article pays particular attention to the pastor's vulnerability, while carrying out pastoral duties, to civil lawsuits for malpractice.Ex: To take George Eliot as an example, her first work of fiction 'Scenes of Clerical Life' was put out in book form in an edition of 1,000 copies.Ex: The choice of entry for chiefs of state is the same as that for works by popes or other high ecclesiastical officials.* autoridad eclesiástica = ecclesiastical authority.* biblioteca eclesiástica = ecclesiastical library, church library.* derecho eclesiástico = ecclesiastical law.* dignatario eclesiástico = ecclesiastical official.* * *ecclesiastical, church ( before n)1 (clérigo) ecclesiastic2Eclesiástico ( Bib) Ecclesiasticus* * *
eclesiástico◊ -ca adjetivo
ecclesiastical, church ( before n)
eclesiástico,-a
I adjetivo ecclesiastical
II sustantivo masculino clergyman
' eclesiástico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
eclesiástica
- faja
English:
ecclesiastic
- ecclesiastical
* * *eclesiástico, -a♦ adjecclesiastical, church;la jerarquía eclesiástica the ecclesiastical o church hierarchy♦ nmclergyman* * *I adj ecclesiastical, church atrII m clergyman* * *eclesiástico, -ca adj: ecclesiastical, ecclesiasticeclesiástico nmclérigo: cleric, clergyman -
49 educación medioambiental
Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.* * *Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.
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50 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.* * *1→ link=elevar elevar► adjetivo1 (gen) high2 figurado lofty, noble\elevado,-a a MATEMÁTICAS raised to* * *(f. - elevada)adj.1) high2) elevated* * *1. ADJ1) [en nivel] [precio, temperatura, cantidad] high; [velocidad] high, great; [ritmo] great2) [en altura] [edificio] tall; [montaña, terreno] highpaso II, 1., 2)3) (=sublime) [estilo] elevated, lofty; [pensamientos] noble, lofty4) [puesto, rango] high, important2.SM Cuba (Ferro) overhead railway; (Aut) flyover, overpass (EEUU)* * *- da adjetivo1) <terreno/montaña> high; < edificio> tall, high2) < cantidad> large; <precio/impuestos/índice> high; < pérdidas> heavy, substantial3) <categoría/calidad> high; <puesto/posición> high4) <ideas/pensamientos> noble, elevated; < estilo> lofty, elevated* * *= 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.* * *- da adjetivo1) <terreno/montaña> high; < edificio> tall, high2) < cantidad> large; <precio/impuestos/índice> high; < pérdidas> heavy, substantial3) <categoría/calidad> high; <puesto/posición> high4) <ideas/pensamientos> noble, elevated; < estilo> lofty, elevated* * *= 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.* * *A ‹terreno/montaña› high; ‹edificio› tall, highB ‹cantidad› large; ‹precio/impuestos› highun número elevado de casos a large number of caseslas pérdidas han sido elevadas there have been heavy o substantial lossesun elevado índice de abstención a high rate of abstentionC ‹categoría/calidad› hightiene un puesto muy elevado he has a very high o important positionD ‹ideas/pensamientos› noble, elevated; ‹estilo› lofty, elevatedla conversación adquirió un tono elevado the tone of the conversation became rather highbrow o elevatedfly* * *
Del verbo elevar: ( conjugate elevar)
elevado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
elevado
elevar
elevado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹terreno/montaña› high;
‹ edificio› tall, high
2
‹precio/impuestos› high;
‹ pérdidas› heavy, substantial
‹ estilo› lofty, elevated
elevar ( conjugate elevar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml)
2 (frml)
‹ nivel de vida› 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
* * *elevado, -a adj1. [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 company2. [noble] lofty, noble;elevados ideales lofty o noble ideals3. [estilo, tono, lenguaje] elevated, sophisticated;emplea un vocabulario muy elevado she uses very sophisticated vocabulary* * *adj high; figelevated* * *elevado, -da adj1) : elevated, lofty2) : high* * *elevado adj high -
51 envío de oficio
(n.) = blanket orderEx. A blanket order consist in the sending of documents to a library, or documentation and information centre, etc. on the initiative of a bookseller or publisher under a prior agreement.* * *(n.) = blanket orderEx: A blanket order consist in the sending of documents to a library, or documentation and information centre, etc. on the initiative of a bookseller or publisher under a prior agreement.
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52 federativo
adj.federative.* * *► adjetivo1 federative1 federation member————————1 federation member* * *ADJ federative* * *- va adjetivo federative (frml)* * *= federative.Ex. The article is entitled 'FIGARO, federative European academic e-publishing initiative'.* * *- va adjetivo federative (frml)* * *= federative.Ex: The article is entitled 'FIGARO, federative European academic e-publishing initiative'.
* * *federativo -vafederative ( frml)recibió la autorización federativa he received authorization from the federation* * *federativo, -a♦ adjfederative♦ nm,fmember of a federation -
53 ganar fuerza
v.to gain strength, to take impulse, to gather strength.* * *(v.) = gather + strength, gather + steamEx. This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza.Ex. The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.* * *(v.) = gather + strength, gather + steamEx: This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza.
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54 ganar ímpetu
(v.) = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + paceEx. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.Ex. The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992.Ex. This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza.Ex. The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.Ex. The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace.* * *(v.) = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + paceEx: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
Ex: The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992.Ex: This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza.Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.Ex: The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace. -
55 guerra de las estrellas
(n.) = battle of the starsEx. The California vote became a veritable battle of the stars with Arnold Schwarzenegger backing the initiative and Mel Gibson opposing it.* * *(n.) = battle of the starsEx: The California vote became a veritable battle of the stars with Arnold Schwarzenegger backing the initiative and Mel Gibson opposing it.
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56 hospitalidad
f.hospitality.* * *1 hospitality* * *noun f.* * *SF hospitality* * *femenino hospitality* * *= hospitality.Ex. Topics covered include cooperation; decision making; initiative taking; storytelling; hospitality to customers; and networking.* * *femenino hospitality* * *= hospitality.Ex: Topics covered include cooperation; decision making; initiative taking; storytelling; hospitality to customers; and networking.
* * *hospitalityme dio/brindó su hospitalidad she gave/offered me her hospitality* * *
hospitalidad sustantivo femenino
hospitality
hospitalidad sustantivo femenino hospitality
' hospitalidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
obligada
- obligado
- abuso
- atención
English:
hospitality
- lavish
* * *hospitalidad nfhospitality* * *f hospitality* * *hospitalidad nf: hospitality* * *hospitalidad n hospitality -
57 información envasada
Ex. The Library will continue to take initiative in providing packaged data such as the book forms of the National Union Catalog, Films and Other Materials for Projection, Chinese Cooperative Catalog, and Monographic Series.* * *Ex: The Library will continue to take initiative in providing packaged data such as the book forms of the National Union Catalog, Films and Other Materials for Projection, Chinese Cooperative Catalog, and Monographic Series.
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58 infravalorado
adj.underrated, under-estimated, underestimated, under-rated.past part.past participle of spanish verb: infravalorar.* * *ADJ underrated* * *= undervalued [under-valued], underappreciated [under-appreciated], underrecognised [underrecognized, -USA].Ex. Studies conclude that librarians' jobs are undervalued and underpaid.Ex. This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.Ex. The key propositions of this initiative are that the meeting of unrecognized or underrecognized needs requires new or enhanced services.* * *= undervalued [under-valued], underappreciated [under-appreciated], underrecognised [underrecognized, -USA].Ex: Studies conclude that librarians' jobs are undervalued and underpaid.
Ex: This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.Ex: The key propositions of this initiative are that the meeting of unrecognized or underrecognized needs requires new or enhanced services.* * *infravalorado, -a adjunderrated -
59 interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno
(v.) = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rulesEx. Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.Ex. In addition there are the ethical problems of how to get information without bending the rules.Ex. The new entrepreneur is largely left up to his own resources & connections & must possess the initiative to circumvent rules & take advantage of loopholes.* * *(v.) = bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes, bend + the rules, circumvent + rulesEx: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.
Ex: In addition there are the ethical problems of how to get information without bending the rules.Ex: The new entrepreneur is largely left up to his own resources & connections & must possess the initiative to circumvent rules & take advantage of loopholes.Spanish-English dictionary > interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno
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60 inventiva
adj.&f.feminine of INVENTIVO.f.inventiveness.* * *1 inventiveness* * *SF (=imaginación) inventiveness; (=ingenio) ingenuity, resourcefulness* * *femenino inventiveness* * *= ingenuity, resourcefulness, inventiveness, confabulation, creativity.Ex. Retrieval of documents on a search topic, but using terms for a broader or narrower concept, relies heavily upon the searcher's ingenuity.Ex. The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness.Ex. This article examines briefly the provision of books for troops and outlines examples of initiative and inventiveness within the public library system during the war.Ex. The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.Ex. An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.* * *femenino inventiveness* * *= ingenuity, resourcefulness, inventiveness, confabulation, creativity.Ex: Retrieval of documents on a search topic, but using terms for a broader or narrower concept, relies heavily upon the searcher's ingenuity.
Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness.Ex: This article examines briefly the provision of books for troops and outlines examples of initiative and inventiveness within the public library system during the war.Ex: The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.* * *creativity, inventiveness, resourcefulnesstiene mucha inventiva she's very inventive* * *
inventiva sustantivo femenino
inventiveness;
inventiva sustantivo femenino inventiveness, creativity, imagination, resourcefulness
' inventiva' also found in these entries:
English:
imagination
- invention
* * *inventiva nfinventiveness;tener mucha inventiva to be very inventive, to have a very inventive mind* * *f inventiveness* * *inventiva nf: ingenuity, inventiveness
См. также в других словарях:
Initiative — Initiative … Deutsch Wörterbuch
initiative — [ inisjativ ] n. f. • 1567, rare av. fin XVIIIe; du lat. initiare « initier », en bas lat. « commencer » 1 ♦ Action d une personne qui est la première à proposer, entreprendre, organiser qqch. Prendre l initiative d une démarche (⇒ entreprendre,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
initiative — i‧ni‧tia‧tive [ɪˈnɪʆətɪv] noun 1. [uncountable] the ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for someone to tell you what to do: • He encourages initiative and new ideas. • You must be prepared to work on your own initiative. 2.… … Financial and business terms
initiative — ini·tia·tive /i ni shə tiv, shē ə tiv/ n 1: the esp. introductory series of steps taken to cause a desired result the deposing party would ordinarily be required to take the initiative in arranging a deposition Andrews v. Bradshaw, 895 P.2d 973… … Law dictionary
Initiative — In*i ti*a*tive, n. [Cf. F. initiative.] 1. An introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins. [1913 Webster] The undeveloped initiatives of good things to come. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. The right or power to introduce a new… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Initiative — Sf std. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. initiative (législative) Vorschlagsrecht (für Gesetze), Gesetzesinitiative , zu frz. initier einführen, den Anfang machen, einweihen , aus l. initiāre, zu l. initium n. Anfang, Eingang, Ursprung ,… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
initiative — 1793, that which begins, also power of initiating, from Fr. initiative (1560s), from L. initiatus (see INITIATION (Cf. initiation)). First attested in English in writings of William Godwin. Phrase take the initiative recorded by 1844 … Etymology dictionary
initiative — ► NOUN 1) the ability to act independently and with a fresh approach. 2) the power or opportunity to act before others do. 3) a new development or fresh approach to a problem. ● on one s own initiative Cf. ↑on one s own initiative … English terms dictionary
Initiative — »erster Anstoß zu einer Handlung; Entschlusskraft, Unternehmungsgeist«: Das Wort wurde im 18. Jh. aus frz. initiative entlehnt, einem staatsrechtlichen Begriff mit der Bed. »Vorschlagsrecht«, wie er noch heute in der Schweiz gilt. Die allgemeine… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Initiative — In*i ti*a*tive, a. [Cf. F. initiatif.] Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory; preliminary. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Initiatīve — (v. lat.), 1) das Recht, etwas anzutragen, vorzuschlagen; 2) Einleitung zu einer Sache; 3) nach den Begriffen des constitutionellen Staatsrechts das Recht, der Volksvertretung einen Gesetzesentwurf zur Berathung vorzulegen. Die I. unterscheidet… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon