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inmigración

  • 1 inmigración

    f.
    immigration, inflow of people from abroad.
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    1 immigration
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    noun f.
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    femenino immigration
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    Ex. The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.
    ----
    * inmigración ilegal = illegal immigration.
    * política de inmigración = immigration policy.
    * * *
    femenino immigration
    * * *

    Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.

    * inmigración ilegal = illegal immigration.
    * política de inmigración = immigration policy.

    * * *
    immigration
    * * *

    inmigración sustantivo femenino
    immigration
    inmigración sustantivo femenino immigration
    ' inmigración' also found in these entries:
    English:
    debate
    - immigration
    - INS
    - tighten up
    * * *
    1. [movimiento de personas] immigration
    2. [oficina] Immigration
    * * *
    f immigration
    * * *
    inmigración nf, pl - ciones : immigration
    * * *
    inmigración n immigration

    Spanish-English dictionary > inmigración

  • 2 inmigración

    • immigration

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > inmigración

  • 3 inmigración

    Diccionario geografía española-Inglés > inmigración

  • 4 inmigración ilegal

    Ex. This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.
    * * *

    Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.

    Spanish-English dictionary > inmigración ilegal

  • 5 política de inmigración

    Ex. This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.
    * * *

    Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.

    Spanish-English dictionary > política de inmigración

  • 6 agente

    f. & m.
    agente libre de seguros insurance broker
    agente marítimo(a) shipping agent
    2 officer (funcionario).
    agente de aduanas customs officer
    agente doble double agent
    agente especial special agent
    agente de inmigración immigration officer
    agente de policía police officer, policeman, f. policewoman
    agente secreto secret agent
    agente de seguridad security officer
    3 operator.
    4 factor.
    5 detective constable.
    m.
    * * *
    1 agent
    1 agent
    1 agent
    \
    agente de policía (hombre) policeman 2 (mujer) policewoman
    agente de tráfico (hombre) traffic policeman 2 (mujer) traffic policewoman
    agente inmobiliario estate agent
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    noun mf.
    - agente inmobiliario
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    1.
    SMF (=representante) agent; (=policía) policeman/policewoman; LAm (=oficial) officer, official

    agente de negocios — business agent, broker

    agente de publicidad — (Com) advertising agent; (Teat) publicity agent

    agente de seguridad — [en vuelos comerciales] sky marshal

    agente de tránsito — Arg, Méx traffic policeman/policewoman

    agente de turismo — travel agent, courier

    agente de ventas — sales agent, sales rep, sales representative

    agente inmobiliario — estate agent, real estate agent o broker (EEUU), realtor (EEUU)

    agente oficial — official agent, authorized agent

    agente viajero — commercial traveller, salesman

    2.
    SM (Quím) agent
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    masculino y femenino
    1) (Com, Fin) agent
    2) (frml) ( funcionario) employee
    3) agente masculino (Med, Tec, Ling) agent
    * * *
    = agent, instrumentality, officer, broker, enforcer.
    Ex. These forms usually provide space for the user or his agent to enter the relevant information.
    Ex. But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
    Ex. All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.
    Ex. Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.
    Ex. They merely act as a conduit of state funds rather than an enforcer of the rules meant to guarantee the lawful use of those funds.
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    * agente aglutinante = binder, bonding agent.
    * agente antiaglutinante = anti-caking agent.
    * agente antiapelmazante = anti-caking agent.
    * agente bibliotecario = library agent.
    * agente biológico = biological agent.
    * agente cancerígeno = carcinogen.
    * agente comercial = commercial vendor.
    * agente de absorción = absorber.
    * agente de bolsa = stockbroker, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader.
    * agente de búsqueda = intelligent search agent, search agent.
    * agente de cambio = agent of(for) change, force for change, force of change.
    * agente de fermentación = leavening agent, leavening, raising agent.
    * agente del cambio = change agent.
    * agente del orden = law enforcement officer, law-enforcement official, law enforcer.
    * agente de noticias web = newsbot.
    * agente depresivo = downer, depressant.
    * agente de seguros = insurance agent, insurer, insurance broker.
    * agente de viajes = travel agent.
    * agente estresante = stressor.
    * agente extranjero = foreign agent.
    * agente federal = federal agent.
    * agente furtivo = infiltrator.
    * agente informático = software agent.
    * agente inmobiliario = realtor.
    * agente inteligente = intelligent agent, mining agent, intelligent search agent, search agent.
    * agente inteligente de compras = shopping agent.
    * agente irritante = irritant, allergen.
    * Agente Naranja = Agent Orange.
    * agente neutralizador = neutralising agent.
    * agente oxidante = oxidant, oxidising agent.
    * agente patógeno = pathogen.
    * agente provocador = agent-provocateur.
    * agente químico = chemical agent.
    * agente reactivo = reagent.
    * agente secador = drying agent.
    * agente secreto = undercover agent, secret agent.
    * agentes federales, los = feds, the.
    * hacerse agente secreto = go undercover.
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    masculino y femenino
    1) (Com, Fin) agent
    2) (frml) ( funcionario) employee
    3) agente masculino (Med, Tec, Ling) agent
    * * *
    = agent, instrumentality, officer, broker, enforcer.

    Ex: These forms usually provide space for the user or his agent to enter the relevant information.

    Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
    Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.
    Ex: Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.
    Ex: They merely act as a conduit of state funds rather than an enforcer of the rules meant to guarantee the lawful use of those funds.
    * agente aglutinante = binder, bonding agent.
    * agente antiaglutinante = anti-caking agent.
    * agente antiapelmazante = anti-caking agent.
    * agente bibliotecario = library agent.
    * agente biológico = biological agent.
    * agente cancerígeno = carcinogen.
    * agente comercial = commercial vendor.
    * agente de absorción = absorber.
    * agente de bolsa = stockbroker, market trader, stock market trader, share market trader.
    * agente de búsqueda = intelligent search agent, search agent.
    * agente de cambio = agent of(for) change, force for change, force of change.
    * agente de fermentación = leavening agent, leavening, raising agent.
    * agente del cambio = change agent.
    * agente del orden = law enforcement officer, law-enforcement official, law enforcer.
    * agente de noticias web = newsbot.
    * agente depresivo = downer, depressant.
    * agente de seguros = insurance agent, insurer, insurance broker.
    * agente de viajes = travel agent.
    * agente estresante = stressor.
    * agente extranjero = foreign agent.
    * agente federal = federal agent.
    * agente furtivo = infiltrator.
    * agente informático = software agent.
    * agente inmobiliario = realtor.
    * agente inteligente = intelligent agent, mining agent, intelligent search agent, search agent.
    * agente inteligente de compras = shopping agent.
    * agente irritante = irritant, allergen.
    * Agente Naranja = Agent Orange.
    * agente neutralizador = neutralising agent.
    * agente oxidante = oxidant, oxidising agent.
    * agente patógeno = pathogen.
    * agente provocador = agent-provocateur.
    * agente químico = chemical agent.
    * agente reactivo = reagent.
    * agente secador = drying agent.
    * agente secreto = undercover agent, secret agent.
    * agentes federales, los = feds, the.
    * hacerse agente secreto = go undercover.

    * * *
    A ( Com, Fin) agent
    Compuestos:
    artistic agent
    sales representative, sales rep ( colloq)
    ● agente de bolsa or de cambio
    stockbroker
    export agent
    real estate agent ( AmE), realtor ( AmE), estate agent ( BrE)
    patent agent
    advertising agent
    insurance broker
    sales agent
    travel agent
    real estate agent ( AmE), realtor ( AmE), estate agent ( BrE)
    ( Inf) intelligent agent
    literary agent
    advertising agent
    B ( frml) (funcionario) employee
    Compuestos:
    ( period); police officer
    police officer
    security guard
    ≈ traffic policeman ( in US), ≈ traffic warden ( in UK)
    (Arg, Méx) agente de tráfico
    undercover agent
    special agent
    agent provocateur
    secret agent
    C
    1 ( Med, Tec) agent
    2 ( Ling) agent
    3 ( Quím) agent
    agente oxidante/químico oxidizing/chemical agent
    * * *

     

    agente sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (Com, Fin) agent;

    agente de publicidad advertising agent;
    agente de seguros insurance broker;
    agente de viajes travel agent
    2 (frml) ( funcionario) employee;

    agente de tráfico or (Arg, Méx) de tránsito ≈ traffic policeman ( in US), ≈ traffic warden ( in UK);
    agente secreto secret agent
    agente mf
    1 agent
    agente de bolsa, stockbroker
    agente de seguros, insurance broker
    2 (policía: hombre) policeman
    (policía: mujer) policewoman
    agente de tráfico, traffic policeman
    ' agente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inmobiliaria
    - inmobiliario
    - judicial
    - secreta
    - secreto
    - acreditado
    - alguacil
    - cana
    - carabinero
    - con
    - corredor
    - marítimo
    - policía
    - por
    - tamarindo
    - tira
    English:
    agent
    - banker
    - broker
    - by
    - customs
    - estate agent
    - free agent
    - infiltrator
    - insurance agent
    - intelligence agent
    - of
    - officer
    - operator
    - pc
    - police constable
    - police officer
    - policeman
    - policewoman
    - press agent
    - secret agent
    - shipping agent
    - show round
    - spycatcher
    - constable
    - detective
    - estate
    - irritant
    - manager
    - police
    - pollutant
    - realtor
    - rep
    - representative
    - stock
    - travel
    - trooper
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    ♦ nmf
    1. [representante] agent
    agente artístico agent [of artiste, actor];
    agente de bolsa stockbroker;
    agente de cambio stockbroker;
    agente inmobiliario Br estate agent, US real estate agent;
    agente libre de seguros insurance broker;
    agente literario literary agent;
    agente de patentes patent agent;
    agente de la propiedad Br estate agent, US real estate agent;
    agente de seguros insurance broker;
    agente teatral theatrical agent
    2. [funcionario] officer
    agente de aduanas customs officer;
    agente doble double agent;
    agente de inmigración immigration officer;
    agente de policía police officer, policeman, f policewoman;
    agente secreto secret agent;
    agente de seguridad security officer;
    RP agente de tránsito traffic policeman
    3. Econ agentes económicos o sociales social partners
    ♦ nm
    1. [causa activa] agent
    Quím agente oxidante oxidizing agent; Biol agente patógeno pathogen; Quím agente reductor reducing agent; Quím agente tensioactivo surfactant; Informát agente de usuario user agent
    2. Gram agent
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    I m agent
    II m/f agent
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    agente nmf
    1) : agent
    2)
    agente de viajes : travel agent
    3)
    agente de bolsa : stockbroker
    4)
    agente de tráfico : traffic officer
    * * *
    2. (policía) policeman [pl. policemen] / policewoman [pl. policewomen]

    Spanish-English dictionary > agente

  • 7 ilegal

    adj.
    illegal.
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    1 illegal
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    adj.
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    ADJ illegal, unlawful
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    adjetivo <venta/comercio> illegal, unlawful; <inmigrante/huelga> illegal
    * * *
    = illicit, pirated, illegal, bootleg, back-street, piratical, wrongful, unlicensed, fly-by-night, against the law.
    Ex. The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
    Ex. Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.
    Ex. The closed shop (an industry or organization in which employers may hire only union members) is illegal, as is the union shop (where union membership is mandatory for all employees included in a bargaining unit).
    Ex. Sometimes described as a ' bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.
    Ex. Women should be free to have legal abortions so that they are not 'forced' to go to ' back-street' abortionists.
    Ex. Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
    Ex. Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.
    Ex. Loan sharks are unlicensed lenders, they operate illegally and away from any sort of regulation that governs the financial industry.
    Ex. What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
    Ex. Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.
    ----
    * bebida alcohólica ilegal = moonshine.
    * caza ilegal = poaching.
    * declarar ilegal = outlaw.
    * destilería ilegal = moonshine still.
    * droga ilegal = illicit drug.
    * entrada ilegal = trespassing.
    * fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.
    * inmigración ilegal = illegal immigration.
    * inmigrante ilegal = illegal alien.
    * ocupación ilegal = squat, squatting.
    * prácticas ilegales = unlawful practices.
    * reproducción ilegal de libros = book piracy.
    * ser ilegal = be against the law.
    * sustancia ilegal = illegal substance.
    * tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.
    * vendedor ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.
    * * *
    adjetivo <venta/comercio> illegal, unlawful; <inmigrante/huelga> illegal
    * * *
    = illicit, pirated, illegal, bootleg, back-street, piratical, wrongful, unlicensed, fly-by-night, against the law.

    Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.

    Ex: Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.
    Ex: The closed shop (an industry or organization in which employers may hire only union members) is illegal, as is the union shop (where union membership is mandatory for all employees included in a bargaining unit).
    Ex: Sometimes described as a ' bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.
    Ex: Women should be free to have legal abortions so that they are not 'forced' to go to ' back-street' abortionists.
    Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
    Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.
    Ex: Loan sharks are unlicensed lenders, they operate illegally and away from any sort of regulation that governs the financial industry.
    Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
    Ex: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.
    * bebida alcohólica ilegal = moonshine.
    * caza ilegal = poaching.
    * declarar ilegal = outlaw.
    * destilería ilegal = moonshine still.
    * droga ilegal = illicit drug.
    * entrada ilegal = trespassing.
    * fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.
    * inmigración ilegal = illegal immigration.
    * inmigrante ilegal = illegal alien.
    * ocupación ilegal = squat, squatting.
    * prácticas ilegales = unlawful practices.
    * reproducción ilegal de libros = book piracy.
    * ser ilegal = be against the law.
    * sustancia ilegal = illegal substance.
    * tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.
    * vendedor ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas = moonshiner.

    * * *
    ‹venta/comercio› illegal, unlawful; ‹inmigrante› illegal; ‹huelga› illegal
    funciona de manera ilegal it operates illegally
    la importación de ese tipo de artículo es ilegal it is illegal o against the law to import that type of article
    * * *

    ilegal adjetivo
    illegal;

    ilegal adjetivo illegal

    ' ilegal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    compinche
    - desaguisado
    - enredar
    - importación
    - ocupante
    - pirata
    - tapadera
    - falluca
    - furtivo
    English:
    against
    - illegal
    - insider dealing
    - insider trading
    - law
    - lawful
    - squatter
    - squatting
    - stranglehold
    - tapping
    - tighten up
    - unlawful
    - wetback
    - outlaw
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    illegal;
    de forma ilegal illegally
    ♦ nmf
    [inmigrante] illegal immigrant, US illegal; [trabajador] illegal worker, US illegal
    * * *
    adj illegal
    * * *
    ilegal adj
    : illegal, unlawful
    ♦ ilegalmente adv
    ilegal nmf, CA, Mex : illegal alien
    * * *
    ilegal adj illegal

    Spanish-English dictionary > ilegal

  • 8 población nativa

    f.
    local population.
    * * *
    (n.) = native population, aboriginal people, native inhabitant
    Ex. Native populations also have rising rates of diabetes and heart disease.
    Ex. This is an important contribution to our understanding of the lamentably neglected subject of the plight of the aboriginal people of India.
    Ex. The discovery of gold spurred wealth and immigation and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants = El descubrimiento de oro fomentó la riqueza y la inmigración e intensificó la represión de la población nativa.
    * * *
    (n.) = native population, aboriginal people, native inhabitant

    Ex: Native populations also have rising rates of diabetes and heart disease.

    Ex: This is an important contribution to our understanding of the lamentably neglected subject of the plight of the aboriginal people of India.
    Ex: The discovery of gold spurred wealth and immigation and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants = El descubrimiento de oro fomentó la riqueza y la inmigración e intensificó la represión de la población nativa.

    Spanish-English dictionary > población nativa

  • 9 política

    f.
    1 politics, political affairs, political playground.
    2 politics.
    3 policy, program.
    4 tact.
    5 politeness.
    * * *
    1 politics
    2 (dirección) policy
    * * *
    1. f., (m. - político) 2. f., (m. - político) 3. noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (Pol) politics sing
    2) (=programa) policy

    política de ingresos y precios, política de jornales y precios — prices and incomes policy

    política de mano dura — strong-arm policy, tough policy

    política de silla vacía — empty-chair policy, refusal to take one's seat (in parliament)

    política interior — [de país] domestic policy; [de organización] internal politics

    3) (=tacto) tact, skill; (=cortesía) politeness, courtesy; (=educación) good manners pl
    * * *
    1) (Pol) politics

    meterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics

    2) ( postura) policy

    política interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy

    nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy

    * * *
    = politics, rationale, elected politics.
    Ex. The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.
    Ex. CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
    Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
    ----
    * adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.
    * atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.
    * cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.
    * confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * cumplir una política = uphold + policy.
    * decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.
    * dedicarse a la política = politick.
    * de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.
    * determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * diseñar una política = draft + policy.
    * elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.
    * establecer una política = institute + policy.
    * falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.
    * fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * formular una política = frame + policy.
    * hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.
    * inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.
    * integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.
    * participante en la política = politically active.
    * personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.
    * política administrativa = administrative policy.
    * Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
    * política a largo plazo = long term policy.
    * política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.
    * política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.
    * política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.
    * política cultural = cultural policy.
    * política de actuación = policy.
    * política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.
    * política de ayuda = assistance policy.
    * política de clases = class politics.
    * política de coaliciones = coalition politics.
    * política de competencias = competition policy.
    * política de compras = purchasing policy.
    * política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.
    * política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.
    * política de expurgo = weeding policy.
    * política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.
    * política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.
    * política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.
    * política de información nacional = national information policy.
    * política de inmigración = immigration policy.
    * política de la biblioteca = library's policy.
    * política del poder = power politics.
    * política de multas = fine policy.
    * política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.
    * política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.
    * política de preservación = preservation policy.
    * política de privacidad = privacy policy.
    * política de retenciones = retention policy.
    * política de sanciones = fine policy.
    * política de trabajo = policy.
    * política de usuarios = user policy.
    * política económica = political economy.
    * política editorial = editorial policy.
    * política educativa = educational policy.
    * política electoral = election politics.
    * política exterior = foreign policy.
    * política fiscal = fiscal policy.
    * política interna = policy, internal politics.
    * política internacional = international politics.
    * política laboral = labour policy.
    * política monetaria = monetary policy.
    * política nacional = national politics.
    * política pública = public policy.
    * política sancionadora = fine policy.
    * política social = social policy.
    * redactar una política = formulate + policy.
    * responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.
    * * *
    1) (Pol) politics

    meterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics

    2) ( postura) policy

    política interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy

    nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy

    * * *
    = politics, rationale, elected politics.

    Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.

    Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
    Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
    * adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.
    * atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.
    * cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.
    * confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * cumplir una política = uphold + policy.
    * decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.
    * dedicarse a la política = politick.
    * de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.
    * determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * diseñar una política = draft + policy.
    * elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.
    * establecer una política = institute + policy.
    * falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.
    * fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * formular una política = frame + policy.
    * hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.
    * inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.
    * integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.
    * participante en la política = politically active.
    * personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.
    * política administrativa = administrative policy.
    * Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
    * política a largo plazo = long term policy.
    * política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.
    * política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.
    * política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.
    * política cultural = cultural policy.
    * política de actuación = policy.
    * política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.
    * política de ayuda = assistance policy.
    * política de clases = class politics.
    * política de coaliciones = coalition politics.
    * política de competencias = competition policy.
    * política de compras = purchasing policy.
    * política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.
    * política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.
    * política de expurgo = weeding policy.
    * política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.
    * política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.
    * política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.
    * política de información nacional = national information policy.
    * política de inmigración = immigration policy.
    * política de la biblioteca = library's policy.
    * política del poder = power politics.
    * política de multas = fine policy.
    * política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.
    * política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.
    * política de preservación = preservation policy.
    * política de privacidad = privacy policy.
    * política de retenciones = retention policy.
    * política de sanciones = fine policy.
    * política de trabajo = policy.
    * política de usuarios = user policy.
    * política económica = political economy.
    * política editorial = editorial policy.
    * política educativa = educational policy.
    * política electoral = election politics.
    * política exterior = foreign policy.
    * política fiscal = fiscal policy.
    * política interna = policy, internal politics.
    * política internacional = international politics.
    * política laboral = labour policy.
    * política monetaria = monetary policy.
    * política nacional = national politics.
    * política pública = public policy.
    * política sancionadora = fine policy.
    * política social = social policy.
    * redactar una política = formulate + policy.
    * responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.

    * * *
    A ( Pol) politics
    se dedicó a la política he went into politics
    siempre están hablando de política they are always talking about politics
    meterse en política (como profesión) to go into politics; (como militante) to get involved in politics
    B (postura) policy
    la política económica del gobierno the government's economic policy
    política interior/exterior domestic/foreign policy
    política gubernamental government policy
    política salarial wage policy
    nuestra política educativa our education policy, our policy on education
    una política de negociación a policy of negotiation
    Compuesto:
    (UE) Common European Security and Defence Policy
    * * *

     

    política sustantivo femenino
    1 (Pol) politics
    2 ( postura) policy;
    ◊ política interior/exterior domestic/foreign policy

    político,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 political
    2 (parentesco) in-law: se lleva mal con su familia política, he doesn't get on with his in-laws
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino politician
    política sustantivo femenino
    1 politics sing
    2 (forma de actuar) policy
    Recuerda la diferencia entre politics, política (en general), y policy, política (un plan o una serie de medidas): la política agrícola, the agricultural policy. Aunque politics lleva una s final, es un sustantivo singular: Politics is very interesting. La política es muy interesante. El hombre o la mujer que se dedica a la política (un político) se llama politician.
    ' política' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acabar
    - agraria
    - agrario
    - álgida
    - álgido
    - angular
    - batalla
    - comulgar
    - comunitaria
    - comunitario
    - desunir
    - distensión
    - esfera
    - expansionista
    - exterior
    - granjear
    - imponerse
    - introducir
    - izquierda
    - izquierdo
    - octavilla
    - orientarse
    - persecución
    - político
    - propaganda
    - reivindicación
    - rumbo
    - singladura
    - viñeta
    - alejado
    - arena
    - bloque
    - concreto
    - desvincularse
    - discutir
    - eje
    - energético
    - entendido
    - errado
    - familia
    - favorecer
    - filiación
    - hermano
    - hijo
    - interesar
    - interior
    - internacional
    - intervención
    - madre
    - orientar
    English:
    active
    - affair
    - anathema
    - arena
    - assessment
    - border
    - bow out
    - circle
    - clash
    - daughter-in-law
    - employment
    - figure
    - fiscal
    - foreign policy
    - get into
    - go into
    - hands-off
    - high
    - home
    - in-laws
    - instability
    - liberal
    - line
    - lobby
    - mainstream
    - policy
    - political
    - politician
    - politics
    - reshape
    - reversal
    - ruin
    - shadow cabinet
    - switch
    - wing
    - affiliation
    - come
    - dabble
    - government
    - heavyweight
    - housing
    - main
    - unaware
    * * *
    1. [arte de gobernar] politics [singular];
    lleva treinta años dedicado a la política he has been in politics for the last thirty years;
    hablar de política to discuss politics, to talk (about) politics
    2. [modo de gobernar, táctica] policy
    UE Política Agrícola Común Common Agricultural Policy;
    la política del avestruz burying one's head in the sand;
    sigue con su política del avestruz he still prefers to bury his head in the sand;
    política comercial trade policy;
    política de empresa company policy;
    política exterior foreign policy;
    política fiscal fiscal policy;
    política monetaria monetary policy;
    UE Política Pesquera Común Common Fisheries Policy;
    política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy
    * * *
    f
    1politics sg
    2 orientación policy;
    política ambiental environmental policy
    I adj political
    II m, política f politician
    * * *
    1) : politics
    2) : policy
    * * *
    1. (en general) politics
    ¿te interesa la política? are you interested in politics?
    2. (estrategia) policy [pl. policies]

    Spanish-English dictionary > política

  • 10 blando

    adj.
    1 soft, flabby, floppy, bland.
    2 soft-hearted, softhearted, mild-mannered, soft.
    3 soft, nonalcoholic.
    4 weak.
    * * *
    1 (gen) soft
    2 (poco severo) soft, lenient
    3 figurado (benigno) gentle, mild
    4 (cobarde) cowardly
    * * *
    (f. - blanda)
    adj.
    1) soft, tender
    2) weak
    * * *
    blando, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=tierno) [madera, droga, agua] soft; [pasta] smooth; [carne] tender; pey flabby

    blando de boca — [caballo] tender-mouthed

    2) (=indulgente) [persona] soft, indulgent; [carácter] soft, delicate; [política] soft, wet

    blando de corazón — soft-hearted, sentimental

    3) (=cobarde) cowardly
    2.
    SM / F (Pol) soft-liner, moderate; (Mil) dove
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) < carne> tender; <queso/mantequilla> soft
    b) <cama/almohada> soft
    c) <madera/metal> soft
    d) < agua> soft
    2) < carácter> ( débil) weak; ( poco severo) soft
    * * *
    = soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], spineless, soft-line, soggy [soggier -comp., soggiest -sup.], boneless.
    Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
    Ex. To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex. Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
    Ex. The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.
    Ex. By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    ----
    * de línea blanda = soft-line.
    * demasiado blando = mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].
    * disco de sectores blandos = soft sectored disc.
    * ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick.
    * mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.
    * paladar blando = soft palate.
    * pornografía blanda = mild pornography.
    * queso blando = soft cheese.
    * sector blando = soft sector.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) < carne> tender; <queso/mantequilla> soft
    b) <cama/almohada> soft
    c) <madera/metal> soft
    d) < agua> soft
    2) < carácter> ( débil) weak; ( poco severo) soft
    * * *
    = soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], spineless, soft-line, soggy [soggier -comp., soggiest -sup.], boneless.

    Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

    Ex: To call a supervisor ' spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
    Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
    Ex: The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.
    Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
    * de línea blanda = soft-line.
    * demasiado blando = mushy [mushier -comp., mushiest -sup.].
    * disco de sectores blandos = soft sectored disc.
    * ¿mano blanda o mano dura? = the carrot vs. the stick.
    * mano blanda y mano dura = carrots and sticks.
    * paladar blando = soft palate.
    * pornografía blanda = mild pornography.
    * queso blando = soft cheese.
    * sector blando = soft sector.

    * * *
    blando1 -da
    A
    1 ‹carne› tender; ‹queso/mantequilla› soft
    las galletas se han puesto blandas the biscuits have gone soft
    2 ‹cama/almohada› soft
    3 ‹madera/metal› soft
    4 ‹agua› soft
    B ‹carácter› (débil) weak ‹padre/profesor› (poco severo) soft
    ¡qué blando eres con los niños! you're so lenient with/soft on the children!
    blando2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    es un blando en cuanto al tema de la inmigración he takes a soft line on the question of immigration
    * * *

     

    blando
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1
    a) ‹ carne› tender;

    ‹queso/mantequilla› soft;

    b) ‹cama/madera/agua› soft;


    2 ‹ carácter› ( débil) weak;
    ( poco severo) soft
    blando,-a adjetivo
    1 (mullido) soft
    2 (de carácter) weak: es muy blanda con los chicos, she's very soft on her children
    ' blando' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    blanda
    - aplastar
    English:
    bonbon
    - floppy
    - mushy
    - soft
    - squashy
    - wet
    * * *
    blando, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [material, superficie] soft
    2. [carne] tender
    3. [agua] soft
    4. Econ
    crédito blando soft loan
    5. [persona] [débil] weak
    6. [persona] [indulgente] lenient, soft;
    es muy blando con sus subordinados he's very lenient with o soft on his subordinates
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [persona débil] weak person;
    es un blando he's so weak
    2. [persona indulgente] lenient person;
    eres una blanda you're so lenient o soft
    * * *
    I adj soft
    II m, blanda f
    :
    ser un blando be too soft
    * * *
    blando, -da adj
    1) suave: soft, tender
    2) : weak (in character)
    3) : lenient
    * * *
    blando adj soft

    Spanish-English dictionary > blando

  • 11 nativo1

    1 = native, native speaker, native inhabitant.
    Ex. Malcolm Stanhope, also a native of the state, entered the library field at the age of 30, after having been a computer salesman for eight years.
    Ex. Native speakers were significantly more likely to use plural word forms when searching and to experiment with synonyms and alternative words to search for topics.
    Ex. The discovery of gold spurred wealth and immigation and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants = El descubrimiento de oro fomentó la riqueza y la inmigración e intensificó la represión de la población nativa.
    ----
    * nativo de Alaska = Alaskan Native.
    * nativos = aboriginal people.

    Spanish-English dictionary > nativo1

  • 12 parche

    m.
    1 patch.
    2 poultice (emplasto).
    3 botch job (chapuza).
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: parchar.
    * * *
    1 patch
    2 figurado (chapuza) botch job
    \
    poner un parche a algo to patch something up
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=pieza) patch; [para un ojo] eye patch
    2) [provisional] temporary remedy, stopgap solution
    3) (Med) (=cataplasma) poultice; Chile (=tirita) sticking plaster, Band-Aid ® (EEUU)
    4) (Mús) (=piel de tambor) drumhead; (=tambor) drum
    * * *
    a) ( remiendo) patch

    eso es poner parches al problema — that's just papering over the cracks

    ojo or oído al parche! — (fam) watch out! (colloq)

    b) ( para un ojo) (eye) patch; ( en herida) patch

    colocarse el parche antes de la herida — (Chi fam) to take precautions

    c) ( en la piel) mark, blotch
    d) ( del tambor) drumhead
    * * *
    = patch, poultice, sticking plaster, fix, quick fix, bug fix, kludge, stopgap [stop-gap], band aid, band-aid solution.
    Ex. The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.
    Ex. The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.
    Ex. The article in question is entitled 'The world and sticking plasters: or, how can we help developing countries?'.
    Ex. A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.
    Ex. The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.
    Ex. The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.
    Ex. The article 'The elegant kludge' describes Windows 95 new features and points out some of the architectural anachronisms from the earlier Windows 3.1.
    Ex. The author describes the role of CD-ROM technology as both temporary stopgap and long term solution to the problem of direct access to online databases.
    Ex. This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
    Ex. This decision is frequently a short-term band-aid solution with negative long-term implications.
    ----
    * hecho a base de parches = patchwork.
    * parche ocular = eye patch [eyepatch].
    * parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].
    * poner parches = patch up, patch.
    * * *
    a) ( remiendo) patch

    eso es poner parches al problema — that's just papering over the cracks

    ojo or oído al parche! — (fam) watch out! (colloq)

    b) ( para un ojo) (eye) patch; ( en herida) patch

    colocarse el parche antes de la herida — (Chi fam) to take precautions

    c) ( en la piel) mark, blotch
    d) ( del tambor) drumhead
    * * *
    = patch, poultice, sticking plaster, fix, quick fix, bug fix, kludge, stopgap [stop-gap], band aid, band-aid solution.

    Ex: The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.

    Ex: The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.
    Ex: The article in question is entitled 'The world and sticking plasters: or, how can we help developing countries?'.
    Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.
    Ex: The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.
    Ex: The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.
    Ex: The article 'The elegant kludge' describes Windows 95 new features and points out some of the architectural anachronisms from the earlier Windows 3.1.
    Ex: The author describes the role of CD-ROM technology as both temporary stopgap and long term solution to the problem of direct access to online databases.
    Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
    Ex: This decision is frequently a short-term band-aid solution with negative long-term implications.
    * hecho a base de parches = patchwork.
    * parche ocular = eye patch [eyepatch].
    * parche para el ojo = eye patch [eyepatch].
    * poner parches = patch up, patch.

    * * *
    A
    1 (remiendo) patch
    le puse unos parches en los codos I put patches on the elbows
    la nueva ley sólo le pone parches al problema the new law only papers over the cracks
    estar como un parche to stick out like a sore thumb
    ¡ojo or oído al parche! ( fam); watch out! ( colloq)
    ser un parche to be an eyesore
    2 (para un ojo) eye patch, patch
    3 (en la piel) mark, blotch
    4 ( Chi) (curita) Band-Aid® ( AmE), sticking plaster ( BrE)
    Compuestos:
    contraceptive patch
    ( Chi) Band-Aid® ( AmE), sticking plaster ( BrE)
    nicotine patch
    transdermal patch
    B (del tambor) drumhead
    C ( Inf) patch
    * * *

    parche sustantivo masculino
    patch;

    parche sustantivo masculino
    1 patch
    2 Med (cataplasma) plaster: lleva un parche de nicotina, she wears a nicotine patch
    3 pey (chapuza, pegote) botch-up: no se trata de que le pongas un parche, sino de que rehagas el artículo, it's not a question of making the best of a bad job, it's more a question of re-writing the whole article again

    ' parche' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    parchar
    - rodillera
    English:
    patch
    - nicotine
    * * *
    parche nm
    1. [de tela, goma] patch;
    poner un parche a algo to put a patch on sth;
    Fam
    ¡oído o [m5] ojo al parche! watch out!
    Chile parche curita Br sticking plaster, US Band-Aid®;
    parche de nicotina nicotine patch;
    parche poroso Br medicated plaster, US medicated Band-Aid®
    2. [en el ojo] eyepatch
    3. [emplasto] poultice
    4. [solución transitoria] makeshift solution;
    la ley es sólo un parche al problema de la inmigración this law merely provides a makeshift solution to the problem of immigration;
    la empresa sobrevive poniendo parches a sus problemas the company survives by papering over the cracks
    5. Informát patch
    6. [piel de tambor] drumhead
    7. [tambor] drum
    * * *
    m
    1 para ojo, agujero patch
    2 fig ( remedio temporal) band-aid, patch-up
    * * *
    parche nm
    : patch
    * * *
    parche n patch [pl. patches]

    Spanish-English dictionary > parche

  • 13 regresar

    v.
    1 to give back. ( Latin American Spanish salvo River Plate)
    2 to go back, to return (yendo).
    ¿cuándo regresará? when will she be back?
    regresó a su casa después de dos meses en el extranjero she returned home after two months abroad
    María tornó ayer Mary returned yesterday.
    3 to come back, to return.
    * * *
    1 to return, come back, go back
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VI (=venir) to return, come back; (=irse) to return, go back
    2.
    VT LAm to give back, return
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo to return, come/go back
    2.
    regresar vt (AmL exc CS)
    a) <libro/llaves> to return, give back
    b) < persona> to send...back
    3.
    regresarse v pron (AmL exc RPl) to return, go/come back
    * * *
    = return, get back, come back, be back.
    Ex. Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.
    Ex. I have been off on vacation and just got back.
    Ex. He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.
    Ex. Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.
    ----
    * encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.
    * regresar a = move back to, roll back to, head back to.
    * regresar a casa = go + home again.
    * regresar al principio = go back to + square one, be back to square one.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo to return, come/go back
    2.
    regresar vt (AmL exc CS)
    a) <libro/llaves> to return, give back
    b) < persona> to send...back
    3.
    regresarse v pron (AmL exc RPl) to return, go/come back
    * * *
    = return, get back, come back, be back.

    Ex: Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.

    Ex: I have been off on vacation and just got back.
    Ex: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.
    Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.
    * encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.
    * regresar a = move back to, roll back to, head back to.
    * regresar a casa = go + home again.
    * regresar al principio = go back to + square one, be back to square one.

    * * *
    regresar [A1 ]
    vi
    to return, come/go back
    regresó muy tarde anoche she came o got back o returned very late last night
    no sé cuándo va a regresar I don't know when he'll be back
    ■ regresar
    vt
    1 ‹libro/llaves› to return, give back
    regrésame el libro que te presté can you give me back o return the book I lent you?
    se olvidó de regresarme el cambio she forgot to give me my change
    me regresaron la carta the letter was sent back o returned to me
    2 ‹persona› to send … back
    fueron regresados por inmigración they were sent back by the immigration authorities
    lo regresaron del colegio he was sent home from school
    ( AmL exc RPl) to return, go/come back
    se regresó a pie a su casa he went o returned home on foot
    regrésate y recógelo come/go back and pick it up
    estaba en Roma pero ya se regresó she was in Rome but she's back now
    * * *

     

    regresar ( conjugate regresar) verbo intransitivo
    to return, come/go back;

    verbo transitivo (AmL exc CS)
    a) ‹libro/llaves› to return, give back

    b) ‹ persona› to send … back

    regresarse verbo pronominal (AmL exc RPl) to return, go/come back;

    regresar verbo intransitivo to return
    (a un lugar lejano) to go back
    (al punto de partida) to come back

    ' regresar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    volver
    - volverse
    - devolver
    - siempre
    - tornar
    English:
    get back
    - go back
    - long
    - return
    - slip back
    - turn back
    - whip back
    - get
    - pay
    - report
    - turn
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    [yendo] to go back, to return; [viniendo] to come back, to return;
    ¿cuándo regresará? when will she be back?;
    regresó a su casa después de dos meses en el extranjero she returned home after two months abroad
    ♦ vt
    Am salvo RP
    1. [objeto] [devolver] to give back
    2. [persona] [mandar de vuelta] to send back
    * * *
    I v/i return
    II v/t Méx
    return, give back
    * * *
    devolver: to give back
    : to return, to come back, to go back
    * * *
    regresar vb to return / to go back

    Spanish-English dictionary > regresar

  • 14 relajarse

    1 (descansar) to relax
    2 figurado (en las costumbres) to let oneself go
    3 (dilatarse) to slacken
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=sosegarse) to relax
    2) (=aflojarse) to slacken off, loosen
    3) [moralmente] [persona] to go off the straight and narrow, go to the bad; [moralidad] to become lax
    4) (Med)
    * * *
    (v.) = relax, hang + loose, take it + easy, chill out, unwind, wind down, mellow out
    Ex. The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.
    Ex. I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.
    Ex. The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.
    Ex. The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.
    Ex. Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.
    Ex. Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.
    Ex. There were about 15 of us in the kitchen and it was time to mellow out with a little dessert and a bottle of sweet wine.
    * * *
    (v.) = relax, hang + loose, take it + easy, chill out, unwind, wind down, mellow out

    Ex: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.

    Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.
    Ex: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.
    Ex: The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.
    Ex: Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.
    Ex: Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.
    Ex: There were about 15 of us in the kitchen and it was time to mellow out with a little dessert and a bottle of sweet wine.

    * * *

    ■relajarse verbo reflexivo
    1 (físicamente, mentalmente) to relax
    2 (la moral, las costumbres, etc) to decline, become lax
    ' relajarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    relajar
    English:
    hang
    - highly-strung
    - outlet
    - relax
    - unbend
    - unwind
    - wind down
    - lighten
    - wind
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [distenderse] to relax;
    siéntate y relájate sit down and relax
    2. [hacerse menos estricto]
    se han relajado las restricciones a la inmigración immigration restrictions have been relaxed
    3. RP [desordenarse] to get out of hand;
    en cuanto la maestra sale del salón, se relajan as soon as the teacher leaves the room, they go wild
    * * *
    v/r relax
    * * *
    vr
    * * *
    relajarse vb to relax

    Spanish-English dictionary > relajarse

  • 15 sin

    prep.
    without.
    buscan gente sin experiencia previa they are looking for people with no o without previous experience
    sin alcohol alcohol-free
    ha escrito cinco libros sin (contar) las novelas he has written five books, not counting his novels
    está sin hacer it hasn't been done yet
    estamos sin vino we're out of wine
    muchos se quedaron sin casa a lot of people were left homeless, a lot of people lost their homes
    lleva tres noches sin dormir she hasn't slept for three nights
    sin que without
    sin que nadie se enterara without anyone noticing
    sin más (ni más) just like that
    m.
    INS, Immigration and Naturalization Service.
    * * *
    1 (carencia) without
    2 (además de) not counting
    \
    estar sin algo to be out of something
    estar sin + inf not to have been + past participle
    quedarse sin algo to run out of something
    seguir sin to still not
    sin casar unmarried
    sin lo cual otherwise
    sin más ni más without further ado
    sin que + subjuntivo without + - ing
    sin querer accidentally, by mistake
    sin vergüenza shameless
    * * *
    prep.
    * * *
    1. PREP
    1) [seguido de sustantivo, pronombre] without

    ¿puedes abrirla sin llave? — can you open it without a key?

    llevamos diez meses sin noticias — it's been ten months since we've had any news, we've been ten months without news

    parejas jóvenes, sin hijos — young couples with no children

    cerveza sin alcohol — alcohol-free beer, non-alcoholic beer

    • estar sin algo, estuvimos varias horas sin luz — we had no electricity for several hours

    • quedarse sin algo — (=terminarse) to run out of sth; (=perder) to lose sth

    sin papeles — SMF illegal immigrant

    2) (=no incluyendo) not including, excluding

    ese es el precio de la bañera sin los grifos — that is the price of the bath, excluding o not including the taps

    cuesta 550 euros, sin IVA — it costs 550 euros, exclusive of VAT o not including VAT

    3) + infin
    a) [indicando acción]

    nos despedimos, no sin antes recordarles que... — (TV) before saying goodnight we'd like to remind you that...

    no me gusta estar sin hacer nada — I don't like having nothing to do, I don't like doing nothing

    b) [indicando continuidad]

    • llevan mucho tiempo sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for a long time

    • seguir sin, las camas seguían sin hacer — the beds still hadn't been made

    c) [tras sustantivo pasivo]
    4)

    • sin que — + subjun without

    sin que él lo sepa — without him knowing, without his knowing

    2.
    SF (=cerveza sin alcohol) alcohol-free beer
    * * *

    cerveza sin alcohol — non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer

    una pareja sin hijos — a couple with no children, a childless couple

    2)
    a)

    sin + inf — ( con significado activo) without -ing

    b)

    sin + inf — ( con significado pasivo)

    3)

    sin que + subj: no voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invited; quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta — get it off him without his o without him noticing

    * * *
    Ex. Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
    ----
    * abogado sin escrúpulos = shyster.
    * acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.
    * afable pero sin sinceridad = suave.
    * agua sin gas = still water.
    * andar sin prisa = mosey.
    * arreglárselas sin = live without, get along without.
    * aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.
    * barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello = cheap and cheerful.
    * biblioteca sin muros = library without walls.
    * biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.
    * bordado sin consido = needlepoint lace.
    * callejón sin salida = blind alley, catch 22, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse.
    * camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.
    * casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.
    * coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.
    * colocado sin escalón entre pieza y pieza = edge-flush.
    * continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.
    * conversación sin trascendencia = small-talk.
    * decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.
    * dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless.
    * dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.
    * dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.
    * dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.
    * dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone.
    * dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.
    * demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.
    * demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * estar sin vivir = be worried sick.
    * evaluación sin intervención del examinador = unobtrusive testing.
    * hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.
    * hablar sin parar = burble on.
    * hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues.
    * hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
    * homicidio sin premeditación = manslaughter.
    * ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.
    * lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.
    * más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.
    * medicamento sin receta médica = over the counter medicine.
    * método de la media sin ponderar = unweighted means method.
    * nación sin estado = stateless nation.
    * noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.
    * no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.
    * no miel sin hiel = no pain, no gain.
    * no sin fundamento = not without basis.
    * oficina sin papel = paperless office.
    * papel sin acidez = acid-free paper.
    * pasar desadvertido, pasar sin ser visto = sneak under + the radar.
    * pasar sin = live without, live without.
    * pasar sin ser visto = go + unnoticed.
    * película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].
    * permanecer sin cambios = remain + unchanged.
    * permanecer sin especificar = remain + undefined.
    * pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.
    * pero sin suerte = but no dice.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * personas sin hogar = homelessness.
    * personas sin techo = homelessness.
    * político sin escrúpulos = shyster.
    * pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.
    * pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.
    * publicación sin papel = paperless publishing.
    * quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.
    * quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness.
    * quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.
    * quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * referencia anafórica sin referente = dangling anaphoric reference.
    * rima sin sentido = nonsense, nonsense verse.
    * salir sin ser visto = slip out.
    * sin abrir = unopened.
    * sin abrirse = unfolded.
    * sin abrochar = undone.
    * sin acabar = unfinished.
    * sin acentuar = unaccented.
    * sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.
    * sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.
    * sin afectar = unaffected.
    * sin afeitar = unshaven.
    * sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].
    * sin afiliación a un partido político = non-partisan [nonpartisan].
    * sin afiliación religiosa = non-sectarian [nonsectarian].
    * sin agua = waterless.
    * sin aguja = needleless.
    * sin ajustar = unadjusted, loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].
    * sin alcohol = alcoholfree.
    * sin aliento = breathlessly, breathless.
    * sin alinear = unjustified.
    * sin alterar = unaltered, unmodified.
    * sin ambigüedad = unambiguous.
    * sin amor = loveless.
    * sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.
    * sin ánimo = despondently.
    * sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.
    * sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.
    * sin apoyo = unsupported.
    * sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].
    * sin árboles = treeless.
    * sin arreglo = beyond repair.
    * sin arrepentimiento = no-looking-back.
    * sin asignar = unallocated.
    * sin asignar todavía = unassigned.
    * sin asimilar = undigested.
    * sin atajar = unconfronted.
    * sin atractivo = unattractive.
    * sin atrasos = paid-up, in good standing.
    * sin autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], unlicensed.
    * sin avergonzarse = unashamed.
    * sin avisar = unannounced, out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * sin aviso previo = without warning.
    * sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.
    * sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.
    * sin barba = beardless.
    * sin barnizar = unvarnished.
    * sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.
    * sin blanca = broke, skint.
    * sin blanquear = unbleached.
    * sin blindar = unshielded.
    * sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.
    * sin brillo = dull, tarnished.
    * sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.
    * sin cables = wireless.
    * sin cafeina = decaffeinated.
    * sin calorías = calorieless.
    * sin cambio = inviolate.
    * sin cambios = monotone, stable, undisturbed, unchanged, unmodified, unaltered, unedited.
    * sin cancelar = uncancelled.
    * sin canjear = unredeemed.
    * sin cansancio = indefatigably.
    * sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.
    * sin cara = faceless.
    * sin carácter = boneless, spineless.
    * sin carne = meatless.
    * sin castigo = impunitive, unpunished.
    * sin catalogar = uncatalogued [uncataloged, -USA].
    * sin causa alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.
    * sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * sin causa justificada = without justified reason.
    * sin causar daño = harmlessly.
    * sin ceremonias = unceremonious, unceremoniously.
    * sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.
    * sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.
    * sin cesar = steadily.
    * sin clases sociales = classless.
    * sin clavos = studless.
    * sin clemencia = mercilessly.
    * sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.
    * sin cohesión = scrappily, scrappy [scrappier -comp., scrappiest -sup.], bitty [bittier -comp., bittiest -sup.].
    * sin cohibiciones = unselfconsciously.
    * sin cola = ecaudate.
    * sin columnas = single-column.
    * sin comentar = unannotated.
    * sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.
    * sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.
    * sin compasión = mercilessly.
    * sin complicaciones = smoothly, boilerplate [boiler plate], uncomplicated, straightforward, uncomplicatedly, hassle-free.
    * sin comprimir = uncompressed.
    * sin comprobar = untested.
    * sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.
    * sin compromisos = with no strings attached.
    * sin concluir = unfinished.
    * sin concretar = to be decided.
    * sin condiciones = unconditionally.
    * sin condiciones especiales = with no strings attached.
    * sin confirmar = unconfirmed, unsubstantiated, unvalidated, to be confirmed.
    * sin conocer = ignorant of.
    * sin conocimiento = unconscious.
    * sin conocimiento de causa = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.
    * sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente = stateless.
    * sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anterior = stateless.
    * sin constancia de ello = unrecorded.
    * sin consumir = nonconsumptive.
    * sin contacto = non-contact.
    * sin contaminar = untainted, uncontaminated.
    * sin contar = not including, excluding.
    * sin contar con = in the absence of.
    * sin contenido = contentless, trivial.
    * sin contratiempos = smoothly.
    * sin control = uncontrolled.
    * sin controlar = unsupervised.
    * sin convicción = doubtfully, lamely.
    * sin coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].
    * sin corregir = unamended, uncorrected, unrevised.
    * sin correlacionar = uncorrelated.
    * sin corroborar = unsubstantiated.
    * sin cortapisas = untrammelled.
    * sin cortar = uncut.
    * sin coscarse = without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.
    * sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].
    * sin coste alguno = at no personal cost, at no cost, without cost, costless, without charge, free of charge, free of cost, cost free, for free, at no charge.
    * sin costo adicional alguno = at no extra charge, at no extra cost, at no extra charge.
    * sin costuras = seamless.
    * sin crecimiento = non-growth.
    * sin créditos = non-credit.
    * sin criterio alguno = indiscriminate, indiscriminately.
    * sin cuajar = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].
    * sin cuantificar = unmeasured.
    * sin cubrir = unfilled.
    * sin cuestionarlo = uncritically.
    * sin cultura = uncultured.
    * sin daños = undamaged.
    * sin dar basto = left, right and centre.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.
    * sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.
    * sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, unknowingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously.
    * sin debatir = undiscussed.
    * sin decir nada = dumbly.
    * sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.
    * sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.
    * sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.
    * sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.
    * sin dejar huella = into thin air.
    * sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.
    * sin dejar rastro = into thin air.
    * sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.
    * sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.
    * sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.
    * sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.
    * sin delimitar = unmapped.
    * sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.
    * sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.
    * sin desarrollar = undeveloped.
    * sin descansar = without (a) rest.
    * sin descanso = relentlessly, restlessly, breathlessly, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, day in and day out, without respite.
    * sin descanso, sin un descanso, sin parar, sin descansar, sin interrupción = without a break.
    * sin descubrir = undiscovered.
    * sin descuento = undiscounted.
    * sin desdoblarse = unfolded.
    * sin desearlo = unwantedly.
    * sin desgastar = unworn.
    * sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault.
    * sin determinar = undefined.
    * sin detonar = unexploded.
    * sin deudas = debt free.
    * sin dientes = toothless.
    * sin diferencias = undifferentiated.
    * sin dificultad = without difficulty.
    * sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.
    * sin diluir = undiluted.
    * sin dinero = impecunious.
    * sin dinero en metálico = cashless.
    * sin discapacidad = able-bodied.
    * sin discapacidades = able-bodied.
    * sin disciplina = undisciplined, ill-disciplined.
    * sin discriminar = indiscriminate, on equal terms.
    * sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.
    * sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.
    * sin disolver = undiluted.
    * sin disponer de = in the absence of.
    * sin división espacial = spatially unstructured.
    * sin doblarse = unfolded.
    * sin documentar = undocumented.
    * sin dolor = painless.
    * sin domicilio fijo = of no fixed abode.
    * sin drenar = undrained.
    * sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.
    * sin duda alguna = without any doubt.
    * sin dudar = without a doubt.
    * sin dudarlo = without hesitation.
    * sin editar = unedited.
    * sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin embargo = however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this said.
    * sin emitir humo = smokeless.
    * sin empleo = jobless.
    * sin encuadernar = unbound.
    * sin energía = lethargic.
    * sin engorros = hassle-free.
    * sin entallar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].
    * sin enterrar = unburied.
    * sin entusiasmo = half-hearted [halfhearted].
    * sin envolver = unwrapped.
    * sin errores = error-free.
    * sin escatimar = without stint, unstintingly.
    * sin escenificar = unproduced.
    * sin escrúpulos = unscrupulous, unconscionable, without scruples, unprincipled.
    * sin escurrir = undrained.
    * sin esfuerzo = effortless, effortlessly.
    * sin esfuerzo alguno = effortlessly.
    * sin especializar = non-specialised.
    * sin especificar = unspecified.
    * sin esperanza = hopeless, dispiritedly, hopelessly.
    * sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * sin espinas = boneless.
    * sin estar obstaculizado por = untrammelled by.
    * sin estilo = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].
    * sin estructura = unstructured.
    * sin estudios = ill-educated.
    * sin evaluar = unevaluated.
    * sin examinar = unexamined.
    * sin exceder el presupuesto = budgetable.
    * sin excepción = without exception, without fail.
    * sin excesivo rigor = loosely.
    * sin excusa justificada = unexcused.
    * sin existencias = out-of-stock.
    * sin éxito = unsuccessful.
    * sin experiencia = inexperience, callow [callower -comp., callowest -sup.].
    * sin explicar = unexplained.
    * sin explorar = unexplored.
    * sin explotar = untapped, unexploded.
    * sin extras = no-frills.
    * sin fallar = without fail.
    * sin fallos = flawlessly.
    * sin falta = without fail.
    * sin fecha = undated.
    * sin fechar = undated.
    * sin fianza = without bail.
    * sin fin = never-finishing, never-ending, bottomless, interminably, unending.
    * sin finalidad = purposeless.
    * sin financiación = unfunded.
    * sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.
    * sin firma = unsigned.
    * sin firmar = unsigned.
    * sin fondo = bottomless.
    * sin forma = bodilessly, formless.
    * sin formación = ill-educated.
    * sin formación previa = untrained.
    * sin forrar = uncovered.
    * sin fronteras = borderless.
    * sin fundamento = unwarranted, unsupported, ungrounded, without foundation, without basis.
    * sin fundamento alguno = without any basis.
    * sin ganas = half-heartedly.
    * sin gastos = no cost(s).
    * sin grabar = unengraved.
    * sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].
    * sin grasa = nonfat.
    * sin grasas = nonfat, fat free.
    * sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.
    * sin haber contacto = non-contact.
    * sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.
    * sin habla = speechless.
    * sin hacer = undone.
    * sin hacer caso = regardless.
    * sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.
    * sin hacer ruido = as quiet as a mouse, furtively, softly.
    * sin herrar = unshod.
    * sin hilación = rambling.
    * sin hogar = homeless.
    * sin hueso = boneless.
    * sin humo = smokeless.
    * sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA].
    * sin humos = smoke-free.
    * sin idea = clueless.
    * sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.
    * sin identificar = unidentified, unmapped, unnamed.
    * sin igual = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.
    * sin impedimentos = unimpeded.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * sin importar = regardless of, independently of, disregarding.
    * sin importar + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
    * sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.
    * sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.
    * sin importar qué = no matter what/which.
    * sin impuestos = duty-free, tax-free.
    * sin impurezas = purified.
    * sin incluir = unlisted, exclusive of, not including, excluding.
    * sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.
    * sin índice = indexless.
    * sin + Infinitivo = without + Gerundio.
    * sin información sobre el estado anterior = stateless.
    * sin inhibiciones = uninhibited.
    * sin inmutarse = undeterred, impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.
    * sin intención = involuntarily.
    * sin interés = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapid.
    * sin interrupción = continuously, without a break, without (a) rest, in an unbroken line.
    * sin interrupciones = in a single phase.
    * sin intervención de un intermediario = disintermediated.
    * sin intervención directa = nonobtrusive.
    * sin investigar = unresearched.
    * sin justificación = unreasonably, unjustified.
    * sin justificación alguna = wantonly.
    * sin justificar = unjustified.
    * sin la amenaza de = unthreatened (by).
    * sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handed, single-handedly.
    * sin la debida autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], warrantless.
    * sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.
    * sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.
    * sin la menor idea = clueless.
    * sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin la suficiente financiación = underfinanced [under-financed].
    * sin lavar = unwashed.
    * sin leer = unread.
    * sin levadura = unleavened.
    * sin licencia = unlicensed.
    * sin líder = leaderless.
    * sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.
    * sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.
    * sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.
    * sin litoral = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].
    * sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.
    * sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.
    * sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.
    * sin lujos = no-frills.
    * sin luna = moonless.
    * sin luz de luna = moonless.
    * sin madera = woodfree.
    * sin madurar = unripened.
    * sin maldad = guileless.
    * sin malicia = guileless.
    * sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.
    * sin mangas = sleeveless.
    * sin mantenimiento = maintenance-free.
    * sin marcar = unpriced.
    * sin marca registrada = non-proprietary.
    * sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.
    * sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.
    * sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.
    * sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.
    * sin medir = unmeasured.
    * sin mencionar = not to mention, not to say, not to speak of.
    * sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.
    * sin mezcla = unmixed.
    * sin mezclar = unmixed.
    * sin miedo = with confidence.
    * sin miramientos = unceremoniously.
    * sin misericordia = ruthlessly.
    * sin modificar = unmodified, unaltered, unedited.
    * sin molestias = hassle-free.
    * sin motivo alguno = wantonly.
    * sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * sin motivo justificado = without justified reason.
    * sin moverse del sitio = in place.
    * sin movimiento = unmoving, motionless.
    * sin mucha antelación = at short notice.
    * sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.
    * sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.
    * sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.
    * sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.
    * sin nada de gracia = unfunny.
    * sin nada que destacar = uneventful.
    * sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.
    * sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.
    * sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.
    * sin ningún cosste = without cost.
    * sin ningún coste = without charge, free of charge, at no cost, free of cost, cost free, for free, costless, at no charge.
    * sin ningún esfuerzo = effortlessly.
    * sin ningún esfuerzo mental = thought-free.
    * sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever, without any doubt whatsoever.
    * sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.
    * sin ningún motivo = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.
    * sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.
    * sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.
    * sin ningún remedio posible = beyond redemption.
    * sin ningún reparo = unabashed.
    * sin ningún resultado = to no avail, without any avail, of no avail.
    * sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.
    * sin nombrar = unnamed.
    * sin norte = aimless, off course, rudderless.
    * sin notar la diferencia = seamlessly, seamless.
    * sin nubes = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.
    * sin numeración = unnumbered.
    * sin numerar = unnumbered.
    * sin obligaciones = at leisure.
    * sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded, unobstructed.
    * sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.
    * sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.
    * sin olor = odourless [odorless, -USA].
    * sin olvidar = not to mention.
    * sin operario = unmanned.
    * sin oposición = without opposition, unchallenged, unopposed.
    * sin orden = unordered.
    * sin ordenar = unordered, unsorted.
    * sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.
    * sin originalidad = unoriginal.
    * sin palabras = wordless.
    * sin papel = paperless.
    * sin par = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.
    * sin paralelo = unparalleled.
    * sin parangón = unparalleled, unequalled, without peer, matchless.
    * sin parar = steadily, non-stop, without a break, without (a) rest, on-the-go, interminably, without respite, without stopping.
    * sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].
    * sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin patente = non-proprietary.
    * sin pausa = breathlessly.
    * sin peculio = impecunious.
    * sin peligro alguno = safely.
    * sin pelo = hairless.
    * sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.
    * sin pensar = mindlessly.
    * sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).
    * sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.
    * sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.
    * sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.
    * sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.
    * sin pepitas = seedless.
    * sin percatarse = without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly, unwittingly.
    * sin perder de vista = with an eye on.
    * sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin pérdida = lossless.
    * sin perjuicio de = notwithstanding.
    * sin perjuicios = open mind.
    * sin permiso = without permission, unlicensed.
    * sin pestañear = impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.
    * sin pico = flat-topped.
    * sin piedad = ruthlessly, remorseless, mercilessly.
    * sin piel = skinless.
    * sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.
    * sin pistas = clueless.
    * sin planificar = unplanned.
    * sin poblar = unpopulated.
    * sin poder contenerse = helplessly.
    * sin poder dormir = sleepless.
    * sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.
    * sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.
    * sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.
    * sin poner en escena = unproduced.
    * sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.
    * sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.
    * sin precedente = unparalleled, unexampled.
    * sin precedentes = unprecedented, record breaking, record-high, all-time.
    * sin precio = unpriced.
    * sin preguntar = unasked.
    * sin prejuicios = open-minded, fair-minded [fairminded].
    * sin prentesiones = unpretentious.
    * sin preocupaciones = carefree, worry-free.
    * sin preparación técnica = non-technical.
    * sin préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].
    * sin prestar atención = mindlessly.
    * sin pretensiones = unassuming, humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.].
    * sin previo aviso = unannounced, without warning, without notice, without prior notice, without prior notification, on spec, at the drop of a hat, without (any) further notice.
    * sin principios = unscrupulous, unprincipled.
    * sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * sin procesar = unprocessed.
    * sin propiedades = propertyless.
    * sin propiedad rural = landless.
    * sin protección = unprotected.
    * sin provocación = unprovoked.
    * sin publicar = unpublished.
    * sin pulir = unpolished.
    * sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.
    * sin quemar = unburned.
    * sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.
    * sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.
    * sin quererlo = unwantedly.
    * sin que se entienda = slurred.
    * sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.
    * sin rabo = ecaudate.
    * sin razón = wanton, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.
    * sin razón alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.
    * sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * sin razón justificada = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no good reason.
    * sin razón justificda = for no particular reason.
    * sin recelo = with confidence.
    * sin receta médica = over the counter.
    * sin reclamar = unredeemed.
    * sin recoger = uncollected.
    * sin reconocer = unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].
    * sin reconocimiento de créditos = non-credit.
    * sin recopilar = uncollected.
    * sin recursos = resource-starved.
    * sin refinar = unrefined.
    * sin reflexionar = rashly.
    * sin registrar = unlisted.
    * sin reglamentar = unregulated.
    * sin regular = unregulated.
    * sin regularizar = unregulated.
    * sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.
    * sin relación con = unrelated to.
    * sin remedio = beyond repair, incurably, incorrigibly.
    * sin remordimientos = no-looking-back.
    * sin reparar = unrepaired.
    * sin reparo = unashamed.
    * sin reparos = unshielded.
    * sin representación = unrepresented.
    * sin reserva = unconditionally, unreserved.
    * sin reservas = unshielded, wholehearted [whole-hearted], go + the whole hog, the full monty, without reservation, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], forthright, categorical, uncompromising, uncompromisingly, unqualified, categoric, unmitigaged, unreserved, unreservedly.
    * sin residencia fija = of no fixed abode.
    * sin resistencia = unchallenged, unopposed.
    * sin resistirse = passively.
    * sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.
    * sin respiro = without a break, without (a) rest, without respite.
    * sin responder = unanswered.
    * sin restricciones = unrestricted, unlimited, uninhibited, unrestrictive, unfettered, free-flowing, without stint, without limit, no holds barred, unencumbered.
    * sin restricciones de horario = unscheduled.
    * sin retirar = uncleared, uncollected.
    * sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.
    * sin revelar = undisclosed, unrevealed.
    * sin revestir = uncoated.
    * sin revisar = unrevised.
    * sin riesgo = riskless.
    * sin rodeos = head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenly.
    * sin ruido = soundless.
    * sin rumbo = aimless, off course, rudderless.
    * sin saberlo = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.
    * sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].
    * sin sabor = tasteless.
    * sin saldar = uncollected.
    * sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].
    * sin sanción = unsanctioned.
    * sin seleccionar = unselected.
    * sin semillas = seedless.
    * sin sentido = meaningless, purposeless, pointless, senseless, wanton, nonsensical, unconscious.
    * sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.
    * sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.
    * sin ser afectado = untouched.
    * sin ser anunciado de antemano = unannounced.
    * sin ser consciente de ello = unbeknownst to, unbeknown to.
    * sin ser detectado = undetected.
    * sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.
    * sin ser necesario = gratuitous, gratuitously.
    * sin ser percibido = out of sight.
    * sin ser superado = unsurpassed.
    * sin ser visto = unseen, undetected, unobserved, out of sight.
    * sin significado = meaningless.
    * sin simplificar = unabridged.
    * * *

    cerveza sin alcohol — non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer

    una pareja sin hijos — a couple with no children, a childless couple

    2)
    a)

    sin + inf — ( con significado activo) without -ing

    b)

    sin + inf — ( con significado pasivo)

    3)

    sin que + subj: no voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invited; quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta — get it off him without his o without him noticing

    * * *

    Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.

    * abogado sin escrúpulos = shyster.
    * acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.
    * afable pero sin sinceridad = suave.
    * agua sin gas = still water.
    * andar sin prisa = mosey.
    * arreglárselas sin = live without, get along without.
    * aunque sin ningún resultado = but (all) to no avail.
    * barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello = cheap and cheerful.
    * biblioteca sin muros = library without walls.
    * biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.
    * bordado sin consido = needlepoint lace.
    * callejón sin salida = blind alley, catch 22, cul-de-sac, dead end, impasse.
    * camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.
    * casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.
    * coche sin caballos = horseless carriage automobile, horseless carriage.
    * colocado sin escalón entre pieza y pieza = edge-flush.
    * continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.
    * conversación sin trascendencia = small-talk.
    * decir rápidamente sin parar = rattle off.
    * dejar a Alguien sin aliento = leave + Nombre + breathless.
    * dejar sin cambiar = leave + unchanged.
    * dejar sin hacer = leave + undone.
    * dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica = dangle + anaphoric reference.
    * dejar sin tocar = leave + Nombre + alone.
    * dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * demanda sin variaciones = inelastic demand.
    * demostrar sin lugar a dudas = prove + conclusively.
    * demostrar sin ninguna duda = demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * demostrar sin ningún género de duda = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, demonstrate + emphatically, demonstrate + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt, prove + beyond any doubt.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * estar sin vivir = be worried sick.
    * evaluación sin intervención del examinador = unobtrusive testing.
    * hablando sin rodeos = crudely put.
    * hablar sin parar = burble on.
    * hablar sin ser entendido = speak in + tongues.
    * hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
    * homicidio sin premeditación = manslaughter.
    * ir a un Sitio sin prisa = mosey.
    * lanzarse sin ton ni son = dive + head-first.
    * más largo que un día sin pan = as long as (my/your) arm.
    * medicamento sin receta médica = over the counter medicine.
    * método de la media sin ponderar = unweighted means method.
    * nación sin estado = stateless nation.
    * noche sin poder dormir = sleepless night.
    * no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.
    * no miel sin hiel = no pain, no gain.
    * no sin fundamento = not without basis.
    * oficina sin papel = paperless office.
    * papel sin acidez = acid-free paper.
    * pasar desadvertido, pasar sin ser visto = sneak under + the radar.
    * pasar sin = live without, live without.
    * pasar sin ser visto = go + unnoticed.
    * película sin fin = filmloop [film loop/film-loop].
    * permanecer sin cambios = remain + unchanged.
    * permanecer sin especificar = remain + undefined.
    * pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.
    * pero sin suerte = but no dice.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * personas sin hogar = homelessness.
    * personas sin techo = homelessness.
    * político sin escrúpulos = shyster.
    * pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.
    * pregunta sin respuesta = unanswerable question.
    * publicación sin papel = paperless publishing.
    * quedarse sin aliento = run out of + breath.
    * quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness.
    * quedarse sin negocio = go out of + business.
    * quedarse sin palabras = stun into + speechlessness.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * referencia anafórica sin referente = dangling anaphoric reference.
    * rima sin sentido = nonsense, nonsense verse.
    * salir sin ser visto = slip out.
    * sin abrir = unopened.
    * sin abrirse = unfolded.
    * sin abrochar = undone.
    * sin acabar = unfinished.
    * sin acentuar = unaccented.
    * sin acontecimientos que destacar = uneventful.
    * sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.
    * sin afectar = unaffected.
    * sin afeitar = unshaven.
    * sin afeitar desde hace varios días = stubbly [stubblier -comp., stubbliest -sup.].
    * sin afiliación a un partido político = non-partisan [nonpartisan].
    * sin afiliación religiosa = non-sectarian [nonsectarian].
    * sin agua = waterless.
    * sin aguja = needleless.
    * sin ajustar = unadjusted, loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].
    * sin alcohol = alcoholfree.
    * sin aliento = breathlessly, breathless.
    * sin alinear = unjustified.
    * sin alterar = unaltered, unmodified.
    * sin ambigüedad = unambiguous.
    * sin amor = loveless.
    * sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.
    * sin ánimo = despondently.
    * sin ánimo de lucro = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making, not-for-profit, generously.
    * sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.
    * sin apoyo = unsupported.
    * sin apretar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].
    * sin árboles = treeless.
    * sin arreglo = beyond repair.
    * sin arrepentimiento = no-looking-back.
    * sin asignar = unallocated.
    * sin asignar todavía = unassigned.
    * sin asimilar = undigested.
    * sin atajar = unconfronted.
    * sin atractivo = unattractive.
    * sin atrasos = paid-up, in good standing.
    * sin autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], unlicensed.
    * sin avergonzarse = unashamed.
    * sin avisar = unannounced, out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * sin aviso previo = without warning.
    * sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.
    * sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.
    * sin barba = beardless.
    * sin barnizar = unvarnished.
    * sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.
    * sin blanca = broke, skint.
    * sin blanquear = unbleached.
    * sin blindar = unshielded.
    * sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s) = without much ado.
    * sin brillo = dull, tarnished.
    * sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.
    * sin cables = wireless.
    * sin cafeina = decaffeinated.
    * sin calorías = calorieless.
    * sin cambio = inviolate.
    * sin cambios = monotone, stable, undisturbed, unchanged, unmodified, unaltered, unedited.
    * sin cancelar = uncancelled.
    * sin canjear = unredeemed.
    * sin cansancio = indefatigably.
    * sin capacidad de discernimiento = undiscriminating.
    * sin cara = faceless.
    * sin carácter = boneless, spineless.
    * sin carne = meatless.
    * sin castigo = impunitive, unpunished.
    * sin catalogar = uncatalogued [uncataloged, -USA].
    * sin causa alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.
    * sin causa aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * sin causa justificada = without justified reason.
    * sin causar daño = harmlessly.
    * sin ceremonias = unceremonious, unceremoniously.
    * sin cerrar con llave = unlocked.
    * sin certeza de cobrar = on spec.
    * sin cesar = steadily.
    * sin clases sociales = classless.
    * sin clavos = studless.
    * sin clemencia = mercilessly.
    * sin cobrar = free of charge, unredeemed, uncollected.
    * sin cohesión = scrappily, scrappy [scrappier -comp., scrappiest -sup.], bitty [bittier -comp., bittiest -sup.].
    * sin cohibiciones = unselfconsciously.
    * sin cola = ecaudate.
    * sin columnas = single-column.
    * sin comentar = unannotated.
    * sin comerlo ni beberlo = without having anything to do with it.
    * sin comérselo ni bebérselo = without having anything to do with it.
    * sin compasión = mercilessly.
    * sin complicaciones = smoothly, boilerplate [boiler plate], uncomplicated, straightforward, uncomplicatedly, hassle-free.
    * sin comprimir = uncompressed.
    * sin comprobar = untested.
    * sin compromiso = without obligation, fancy-free.
    * sin compromisos = with no strings attached.
    * sin concluir = unfinished.
    * sin concretar = to be decided.
    * sin condiciones = unconditionally.
    * sin condiciones especiales = with no strings attached.
    * sin confirmar = unconfirmed, unsubstantiated, unvalidated, to be confirmed.
    * sin conocer = ignorant of.
    * sin conocimiento = unconscious.
    * sin conocimiento de causa = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.
    * sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente = stateless.
    * sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anterior = stateless.
    * sin constancia de ello = unrecorded.
    * sin consumir = nonconsumptive.
    * sin contacto = non-contact.
    * sin contaminar = untainted, uncontaminated.
    * sin contar = not including, excluding.
    * sin contar con = in the absence of.
    * sin contenido = contentless, trivial.
    * sin contratiempos = smoothly.
    * sin control = uncontrolled.
    * sin controlar = unsupervised.
    * sin convicción = doubtfully, lamely.
    * sin coordinación = uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].
    * sin corregir = unamended, uncorrected, unrevised.
    * sin correlacionar = uncorrelated.
    * sin corroborar = unsubstantiated.
    * sin cortapisas = untrammelled.
    * sin cortar = uncut.
    * sin coscarse = without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.
    * sin costas = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].
    * sin coste alguno = at no personal cost, at no cost, without cost, costless, without charge, free of charge, free of cost, cost free, for free, at no charge.
    * sin costo adicional alguno = at no extra charge, at no extra cost, at no extra charge.
    * sin costuras = seamless.
    * sin crecimiento = non-growth.
    * sin créditos = non-credit.
    * sin criterio alguno = indiscriminate, indiscriminately.
    * sin cuajar = runny [runnier -comp., runniest -sup.].
    * sin cuantificar = unmeasured.
    * sin cubrir = unfilled.
    * sin cuestionarlo = uncritically.
    * sin cultura = uncultured.
    * sin daños = undamaged.
    * sin dar basto = left, right and centre.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin darme cuenta = before I know what's happened.
    * sin darnos cuenta = out of sight.
    * sin darse cuenta = inadvertently, unwittingly, unknowingly, without realising, without noticing, unconsciously.
    * sin debatir = undiscussed.
    * sin decir nada = dumbly.
    * sin decir ni mú = as quiet as a mouse.
    * sin decir ni pío = as quiet as a mouse.
    * sin decir una palabra = without saying a word.
    * sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.
    * sin dejar huella = into thin air.
    * sin dejar nada fuera = the works!.
    * sin dejar rastro = into thin air.
    * sin dejarse amedrentar por = undaunted by.
    * sin dejarse amilanar por = undaunted by.
    * sin dejarse desanimar = undaunted.
    * sin dejarse intimidar por = undaunted by.
    * sin delimitar = unmapped.
    * sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.
    * sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.
    * sin desarrollar = undeveloped.
    * sin descansar = without (a) rest.
    * sin descanso = relentlessly, restlessly, breathlessly, unabated, without a break, without (a) rest, day in and day out, without respite.
    * sin descanso, sin un descanso, sin parar, sin descansar, sin interrupción = without a break.
    * sin descubrir = undiscovered.
    * sin descuento = undiscounted.
    * sin desdoblarse = unfolded.
    * sin desearlo = unwantedly.
    * sin desgastar = unworn.
    * sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin determinación de culpabilidad = no-fault.
    * sin determinar = undefined.
    * sin detonar = unexploded.
    * sin deudas = debt free.
    * sin dientes = toothless.
    * sin diferencias = undifferentiated.
    * sin dificultad = without difficulty.
    * sin dificultad alguna = without a hitch.
    * sin diluir = undiluted.
    * sin dinero = impecunious.
    * sin dinero en metálico = cashless.
    * sin discapacidad = able-bodied.
    * sin discapacidades = able-bodied.
    * sin disciplina = undisciplined, ill-disciplined.
    * sin discriminar = indiscriminate, on equal terms.
    * sin discutir = no arguments!, undiscussed.
    * sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.
    * sin disolver = undiluted.
    * sin disponer de = in the absence of.
    * sin división espacial = spatially unstructured.
    * sin doblarse = unfolded.
    * sin documentar = undocumented.
    * sin dolor = painless.
    * sin domicilio fijo = of no fixed abode.
    * sin drenar = undrained.
    * sin duda = doubtless, no doubt, of course, surely, to be sure, undoubtedly, indubitably, without a doubt, without doubt, no mistake, hands down.
    * sin duda alguna = without any doubt.
    * sin dudar = without a doubt.
    * sin dudarlo = without hesitation.
    * sin editar = unedited.
    * sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin embargo = however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this said.
    * sin emitir humo = smokeless.
    * sin empleo = jobless.
    * sin encuadernar = unbound.
    * sin energía = lethargic.
    * sin engorros = hassle-free.
    * sin entallar = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.].
    * sin enterrar = unburied.
    * sin entusiasmo = half-hearted [halfhearted].
    * sin envolver = unwrapped.
    * sin errores = error-free.
    * sin escatimar = without stint, unstintingly.
    * sin escenificar = unproduced.
    * sin escrúpulos = unscrupulous, unconscionable, without scruples, unprincipled.
    * sin escurrir = undrained.
    * sin esfuerzo = effortless, effortlessly.
    * sin esfuerzo alguno = effortlessly.
    * sin especializar = non-specialised.
    * sin especificar = unspecified.
    * sin esperanza = hopeless, dispiritedly, hopelessly.
    * sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * sin espinas = boneless.
    * sin estar obstaculizado por = untrammelled by.
    * sin estilo = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].
    * sin estructura = unstructured.
    * sin estudios = ill-educated.
    * sin evaluar = unevaluated.
    * sin examinar = unexamined.
    * sin exceder el presupuesto = budgetable.
    * sin excepción = without exception, without fail.
    * sin excesivo rigor = loosely.
    * sin excusa justificada = unexcused.
    * sin existencias = out-of-stock.
    * sin éxito = unsuccessful.
    * sin experiencia = inexperience, callow [callower -comp., callowest -sup.].
    * sin explicar = unexplained.
    * sin explorar = unexplored.
    * sin explotar = untapped, unexploded.
    * sin extras = no-frills.
    * sin fallar = without fail.
    * sin fallos = flawlessly.
    * sin falta = without fail.
    * sin fecha = undated.
    * sin fechar = undated.
    * sin fianza = without bail.
    * sin fin = never-finishing, never-ending, bottomless, interminably, unending.
    * sin finalidad = purposeless.
    * sin financiación = unfunded.
    * sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.
    * sin firma = unsigned.
    * sin firmar = unsigned.
    * sin fondo = bottomless.
    * sin forma = bodilessly, formless.
    * sin formación = ill-educated.
    * sin formación previa = untrained.
    * sin forrar = uncovered.
    * sin fronteras = borderless.
    * sin fundamento = unwarranted, unsupported, ungrounded, without foundation, without basis.
    * sin fundamento alguno = without any basis.
    * sin ganas = half-heartedly.
    * sin gastos = no cost(s).
    * sin grabar = unengraved.
    * sin gracia = dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].
    * sin grasa = nonfat.
    * sin grasas = nonfat, fat free.
    * sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.
    * sin haber contacto = non-contact.
    * sin haber pasado por la calandria = uncalendered.
    * sin habla = speechless.
    * sin hacer = undone.
    * sin hacer caso = regardless.
    * sin hacer distinciones = one size fits all.
    * sin hacer ruido = as quiet as a mouse, furtively, softly.
    * sin herrar = unshod.
    * sin hilación = rambling.
    * sin hogar = homeless.
    * sin hueso = boneless.
    * sin humo = smokeless.
    * sin humor = humourless [humorless, -USA].
    * sin humos = smoke-free.
    * sin idea = clueless.
    * sin ideas preconcebidas = open mind.
    * sin identificar = unidentified, unmapped, unnamed.
    * sin igual = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.
    * sin impedimentos = unimpeded.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * sin importar = regardless of, independently of, disregarding.
    * sin importar + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
    * sin importar el tiempo = all-weather.
    * sin importar las consecuencias = regardless of the consequences.
    * sin importar qué = no matter what/which.
    * sin impuestos = duty-free, tax-free.
    * sin impurezas = purified.
    * sin incluir = unlisted, exclusive of, not including, excluding.
    * sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.
    * sin índice = indexless.
    * sin + Infinitivo = without + Gerundio.
    * sin información sobre el estado anterior = stateless.
    * sin inhibiciones = uninhibited.
    * sin inmutarse = undeterred, impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.
    * sin intención = involuntarily.
    * sin interés = unexciting, uninteresting, unmoving, vapid.
    * sin interrupción = continuously, without a break, without (a) rest, in an unbroken line.
    * sin interrupciones = in a single phase.
    * sin intervención de un intermediario = disintermediated.
    * sin intervención directa = nonobtrusive.
    * sin investigar = unresearched.
    * sin justificación = unreasonably, unjustified.
    * sin justificación alguna = wantonly.
    * sin justificar = unjustified.
    * sin la amenaza de = unthreatened (by).
    * sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handed, single-handedly.
    * sin la debida autorización = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], warrantless.
    * sin la debida consideración = without due consideration.
    * sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt, without a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.
    * sin la menor idea = clueless.
    * sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.
    * sin la suficiente financiación = underfinanced [under-financed].
    * sin lavar = unwashed.
    * sin leer = unread.
    * sin levadura = unleavened.
    * sin licencia = unlicensed.
    * sin líder = leaderless.
    * sin limitaciones = without stint, without limit.
    * sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.
    * sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.
    * sin litoral = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].
    * sin llamar la atención = inconspicuously.
    * sin lógica ni explicación = without rhyme or reason.
    * sin lugar a dudas = conclusively, undeniably, unquestionably, without any doubt, by all accounts, no mistake, no doubt, without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, to be sure.
    * sin lujos = no-frills.
    * sin luna = moonless.
    * sin luz de luna = moonless.
    * sin madera = woodfree.
    * sin madurar = unripened.
    * sin maldad = guileless.
    * sin malicia = guileless.
    * sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.
    * sin mangas = sleeveless.
    * sin mantenimiento = maintenance-free.
    * sin marcar = unpriced.
    * sin marca registrada = non-proprietary.
    * sin más = out of hand, unceremoniously, unceremonious.
    * sin más dilación = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado, without warning.
    * sin más ni más = unceremoniously, unceremonious, for the love of it, without much ado.
    * sin más preámbulos = without (any) further ado, without (any) more ado.
    * sin medir = unmeasured.
    * sin mencionar = not to mention, not to say, not to speak of.
    * sin meternos en el hecho de que = to say nothing of.
    * sin mezcla = unmixed.
    * sin mezclar = unmixed.
    * sin miedo = with confidence.
    * sin miramientos = unceremoniously.
    * sin misericordia = ruthlessly.
    * sin modificar = unmodified, unaltered, unedited.
    * sin molestias = hassle-free.
    * sin motivo alguno = wantonly.
    * sin motivo aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * sin motivo justificado = without justified reason.
    * sin moverse del sitio = in place.
    * sin movimiento = unmoving, motionless.
    * sin mucha antelación = at short notice.
    * sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.
    * sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.
    * sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.
    * sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.
    * sin nada de gracia = unfunny.
    * sin nada que destacar = uneventful.
    * sin necesidad de ello = gratuitous, gratuitously.
    * sin necesidad de pensar = thought-free.
    * sin ninguna duda = without question, without any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond any doubt, no mistake, no doubt.
    * sin ningún cosste = without cost.
    * sin ningún coste = without charge, free of charge, at no cost, free of cost, cost free, for free, costless, at no charge.
    * sin ningún esfuerzo = effortlessly.
    * sin ningún esfuerzo mental = thought-free.
    * sin ningún género de duda = without any doubt whatsoever, without any doubt whatsoever.
    * sin ningún género de dudas = indisputably.
    * sin ningún motivo = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.
    * sin ningún nivel de especialización = unskilled.
    * sin ningún otro motivo = (just) for the hell of (doing) it.
    * sin ningún remedio posible = beyond redemption.
    * sin ningún reparo = unabashed.
    * sin ningún resultado = to no avail, without any avail, of no avail.
    * sin ningún tipo de restricciones = no holds barred.
    * sin nombrar = unnamed.
    * sin norte = aimless, off course, rudderless.
    * sin notar la diferencia = seamlessly, seamless.
    * sin nubes = unclouded, uncloudy, cloudless.
    * sin numeración = unnumbered.
    * sin numerar = unnumbered.
    * sin obligaciones = at leisure.
    * sin obstáculos = unchecked, unhindered, unimpeded, unobstructed.
    * sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.
    * sin obstrucciones = unobstructed.
    * sin olor = odourless [odorless, -USA].
    * sin olvidar = not to mention.
    * sin operario = unmanned.
    * sin oposición = without opposition, unchallenged, unopposed.
    * sin orden = unordered.
    * sin ordenar = unordered, unsorted.
    * sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.
    * sin originalidad = unoriginal.
    * sin palabras = wordless.
    * sin papel = paperless.
    * sin par = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless.
    * sin paralelo = unparalleled.
    * sin parangón = unparalleled, unequalled, without peer, matchless.
    * sin parar = steadily, non-stop, without a break, without (a) rest, on-the-go, interminably, without respite, without stopping.
    * sin parar a pensárselo = off-hand [offhand].
    * sin pararse a pensar = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin patente = non-proprietary.
    * sin pausa = breathlessly.
    * sin peculio = impecunious.
    * sin peligro alguno = safely.
    * sin pelo = hairless.
    * sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.
    * sin pensar = mindlessly.
    * sin pensar (en) = unmindful of, with little or no thought of, without thinking (about).
    * sin pensarlo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.
    * sin pensarlo demasiado = off-the-cuff, off the top of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin pensarlo detenidamente = out of + Posesivo + head.
    * sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head, right off the bat.
    * sin pensárselo = spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment.
    * sin pensárselo dos veces = without a second thought, spur-of-the-moment, on the spur of the moment, at the drop of a hat.
    * sin pepitas = seedless.
    * sin percatarse = without realising, without noticing, unconsciously, unknowingly, unwittingly.
    * sin perder de vista = with an eye on.
    * sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.
    * sin pérdida = lossless.
    * sin perjuicio de = notwithstanding.
    * sin perjuicios = open mind.
    * sin permiso = without permission, unlicensed.
    * sin pestañear = impassively, without batting an eyelid, without turning a hair.
    * sin pico = flat-topped.
    * sin piedad = ruthlessly, remorseless, mercilessly.
    * sin piel = skinless.
    * sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.
    * sin pistas = clueless.
    * sin planificar = unplanned.
    * sin poblar = unpopulated.
    * sin poder contenerse = helplessly.
    * sin poder dormir = sleepless.
    * sin poder extinguirlo = inextinguishably.
    * sin poder hacer nada = helplessly.
    * sin poner en duda la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspension of disbelief.
    * sin poner en escena = unproduced.
    * sin ponerlo en duda = uncritically.
    * sin ponerse en duda = unquestioned.
    * sin precedente = unparalleled, unexampled.
    * sin precedentes = unprecedented, record breaking, record-high, all-time.
    * sin precio = unpriced.
    * sin preguntar = unasked.
    * sin prejuicios = open-minded, fair-minded [fairminded].
    * sin prentesiones = unpretentious.
    * sin preocupaciones = carefree, worry-free.
    * sin preparación técnica = non-technical.
    * sin préstamo = non-circulating [noncirculating].
    * sin prestar atención = mindlessly.
    * sin pretensiones = unassuming, humble [humbler -comp., humblest -sup.].
    * sin previo aviso = unannounced, without warning, without notice, without prior notice, without prior notification, on spec, at the drop of a hat, without (any) further notice.
    * sin principios = unscrupulous, unprincipled.
    * sin prisa(s) = unhurriedly, leisurely.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * sin procesar = unprocessed.
    * sin propiedades = propertyless.
    * sin propiedad rural = landless.
    * sin protección = unprotected.
    * sin provocación = unprovoked.
    * sin publicar = unpublished.
    * sin pulir = unpolished.
    * sin quejarse = uncomplaining, uncomplainingly.
    * sin quemar = unburned.
    * sin querer = involuntarily, unwilling, by accident, accidentally, unintentionally, unwantedly.
    * sin querer + Infinitivo = unwilling to + Infinitivo.
    * sin quererlo = unwantedly.
    * sin que se entienda = slurred.
    * sin que se note la diferencia = seamlessly.
    * sin rabo = ecaudate.
    * sin razón = wanton, for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.
    * sin razón alguna = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no particular reason, for no good reason.
    * sin razón aparente = for no apparent reason, for apparently no reason.
    * sin razón justificada = for no reason, for no specific reason, for no good reason.
    * sin razón justificda = for no particular reason.
    * sin recelo = with confidence.
    * sin receta médica = over the counter.
    * sin reclamar = unredeemed.
    * sin recoger = uncollected.
    * sin reconocer = unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].
    * sin reconocimiento de créditos = non-credit.
    * sin recopilar = uncollected.
    * sin recursos = resource-starved.
    * sin refinar = unrefined.
    * sin reflexionar = rashly.
    * sin registrar = unlisted.
    * sin reglamentar = unregulated.
    * sin regular = unregulated.
    * sin regularizar = unregulated.
    * sin relación = unrelated, unconnected.
    * sin relación con = unrelated to.
    * sin remedio = beyond repair, incurably, incorrigibly.
    * sin remordimientos = no-looking-back.
    * sin reparar = unrepaired.
    * sin reparo = unashamed.
    * sin reparos = unshielded.
    * sin representación = unrepresented.
    * sin reserva = unconditionally, unreserved.
    * sin reservas = unshielded, wholehearted [whole-hearted], go + the whole hog, the full monty, without reservation, wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly], forthright, categorical, uncompromising, uncompromisingly, unqualified, categoric, unmitigaged, unreserved, unreservedly.
    * sin residencia fija = of no fixed abode.
    * sin resistencia = unchallenged, unopposed.
    * sin resistirse = passively.
    * sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.
    * sin respiro = without a break, without (a) rest, without respite.
    * sin responder = unanswered.
    * sin restricciones = unrestricted, unlimited, uninhibited, unrestrictive, unfettered, free-flowing, without stint, without limit, no holds barred, unencumbered.
    * sin restricciones de horario = unscheduled.
    * sin retirar = uncleared, uncollected.
    * sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.
    * sin revelar = undisclosed, unrevealed.
    * sin revestir = uncoated.
    * sin revisar = unrevised.
    * sin riesgo = riskless.
    * sin rodeos = head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenly.
    * sin ruido = soundless.
    * sin rumbo = aimless, off course, rudderless.
    * sin saberlo = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.
    * sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].
    * sin sabor = tasteless.
    * sin saldar = uncollected.
    * sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].
    * sin sanción = unsanctioned.
    * sin seleccionar = unselected.
    * sin semillas = seedless.
    * sin sentido = meaningless, purposeless, pointless, senseless, wanton, nonsensical, unconscious.
    * sin sentir ningún reparo = unashamed.
    * sin sentir vergüenza = shamelessly.
    * sin ser afectado = untouched.
    * sin ser anunciado de antemano = unannounced.
    * sin ser consciente de ello = unbeknownst to, unbeknown to.
    * sin ser detectado = undetected.
    * sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.
    * sin ser necesario = gratuitous, gratuitously.
    * sin ser percibido = out of sight.
    * sin ser superado = unsurpassed.
    * sin ser visto = unseen, undetected, unobserved, out of sight.
    * sin significado = meaningless.
    * sin simplificar = unabridged.

    * * *
    A without
    lo tomo con leche y sin azúcar I take milk but no sugar
    reserva garantizada sin recargo guaranteed reservation at no extra cost
    seguimos sin noticias we still haven't had any news
    solicite más información sin compromiso send for more details without obligation
    sin previo aviso with no advance warning
    ¡tírate! ¡sin miedo! jump! don't be scared!
    ¿qué harías tú sin mí? what would you do without me?
    agua mineral sin gas still mineral water
    cerveza sin alcohol non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer
    una pareja sin hijos a couple with no children, a childless couple
    un vuelo sin escalas a non-stop o direct flight
    me quedé sin pan I ran out of bread
    se quedó sin trabajo he lost his job
    una persona totalmente sin escrúpulos a completely unscrupulous person
    B
    1 sin + INF (con significado activo) without -ING
    se fue sin pagar she left without paying
    lo mandaron a la cama sin cenar they sent him to bed without any dinner
    somos diez sin contarlos a ellos there are ten of us not counting them
    estuvo una semana entera sin hablarme she didn't speak to me for a whole week, she went a whole week without speaking to me
    sigo sin entender I still don't understand
    la pisé sin querer I accidentally trod on her foot
    2 sin + INF
    (con significado pasivo): una camisa sin planchar an unironed shirt, a shirt that hasn't/hadn't been ironed
    esto está aún sin terminar this still isn't finished
    C sin QUE + SUBJ:
    los días pasan sin que dé señales de vida the days go by and there is still no word from him, the days go by with no word from him o without any word from him
    no voy a ir sin que me inviten I'm not going if I haven't been invited
    quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta get it off him without his o without him noticing
    Compuesto:
    * * *

     

    sin preposición
    1 without;

    seguimos sin noticias we still haven't had any news;
    agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;
    cerveza sin alcohol non-alcoholic beer, alcohol-free beer;
    me quedé sin pan I ran out of bread
    2


    estuvo una semana sin hablarme she didn't speak to me for a week;
    sigo sin entender I still don't understand;
    la pisé sin querer I accidentally trod on her foot


    esto está aún sin terminar it still isn't finished
    3 sin que + subj:

    quítaselo sin que se dé cuenta get it off him without his o without him noticing;
    See Also→ embargo 2
    sin preposición without: se marchó sin ellos, he left without them
    costó mil pesetas, sin contar el IVA, it cost one thousand pesetas, not including VAT
    el edificio estaba sin terminar, the building was unfinished
    entre sin llamar, come in without knocking
    saldré sin que me vea, I'll go out without him seeing
    una bebida sin alcohol, a non-alcoholic drink
    ' sin' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - absoluta
    - absoluto
    - accidental
    - acéfala
    - acéfalo
    - agotar
    - agotada
    - agotado
    - agreste
    - ahora
    - ahorcarse
    - ajena
    - ajeno
    - alguna
    - alguno
    - aliento
    - alquilar
    - ambages
    - amorfa
    - amorfo
    - aparente
    - asesinar
    - aviso
    - ayunas
    - bagatela
    - baja
    - bajo
    - bañera
    - berrido
    - bien
    - blanca
    - blanco
    - bocado
    - bregar
    - bruta
    - bruto
    - burbuja
    - caldo
    - calle
    - callejón
    - calva
    - camino
    - caprichosa
    - caprichoso
    - causa
    - cazo
    - cero
    English:
    ability
    - accident
    - accidental
    - accidentally
    - accustom
    - ado
    - afraid
    - age
    - agree
    - aimless
    - aimlessly
    - all-time
    - ammunition
    - another
    - antsy
    - anyhow
    - arrogant
    - at
    - attach
    - away
    - AWOL
    - babble
    - backbencher
    - backing
    - bare
    - barge in
    - basic
    - bat
    - bean
    - begin
    - behave
    - beyond
    - blank
    - blind alley
    - blue
    - blunt
    - bluntly
    - blurt out
    - boarding card
    - boarding pass
    - book
    - boorish
    - bootstrap
    - bottomless
    - break
    - breath
    - breathless
    - broke
    - busywork
    - buzz off
    * * *
    SIN nf
    1. (abrev de Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional del Perú) = Peruvian national intelligence department
    2. (abrev de Servicio de Inmigración y Naturalización) INS [US Immigration and Naturalization Service]
    * * *
    prp without;
    sin preguntar without asking;
    sin decir nada without (saying) a word;
    sin paraguas without an umbrella;
    sin que without;
    y sin más and without further ado;
    me lo dijo así, sin más that’s all he said to me, just that
    * * *
    sin prep
    1) : without
    sin querer: unintentionally
    sin refinar: unrefined
    2)
    sin que : without
    lo hicimos sin que él se diera cuenta: we did it without him noticing
    * * *
    sin prep
    1. (en general) without

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin

  • 16 tarjeta

    f.
    card (gen) & (computing).
    tarjeta postal postcard
    tarjeta sanitaria = card bearing national insurance number and doctor's address
    tarjeta amarilla/roja (sport) yellow/red card
    tarjeta de compra store card, charge card
    tarjeta de crédito credit card
    tarjeta de débito debit card
    tarjeta de embarque boarding pass
    tarjeta multiviaje travel pass
    * * *
    1 card
    \
    tarjeta amarilla yellow card
    tarjeta censal polling card
    tarjeta de débito debit card
    tarjeta de cliente customer card
    tarjeta de crédito credit card
    tarjeta de embarque boarding card
    tarjeta de expansión expansion card
    tarjeta de felicitación greetings card
    tarjeta de memoria memory card, chip card
    tarjeta de residencia residence permit
    tarjeta de sonido sound card
    tarjeta de vídeo video card
    tarjeta de visita visiting card, US calling card
    tarjeta magnética swipe card
    tarjeta multiviaje travel card
    tarjeta perforada punch card, punched card
    tarjeta postal postcard
    tarjeta roja red card
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF card

    tarjeta amarilla — (Dep) yellow card

    tarjeta bancaria — banker's card, bank card

    tarjeta de circuitos — (Inform) circuit board

    tarjeta de felicitación — greetings card, greeting card (EEUU)

    tarjeta de prepago — [de móvil] prepaid card

    tarjeta de saludo — greetings card, greeting card (EEUU)

    tarjeta de video — LAm video card

    tarjeta de visita — business card, visiting card

    tarjeta gráfica — (Inform) graphics card

    tarjeta roja — (Dep) red card

    tarjeta verde — Méx (=visado) Green Card (EEUU)

    * * *
    femenino card

    marcar (AmL) or (Méx) checar tarjeta — to clock in/out, punch in/out (AmE)

    * * *
    ----
    * aceptar tarjeta de crédito = honour + credit card.
    * datos de la tarjeta de crédito = credit card details.
    * número de la tarjeta de crédito = credit card number.
    * número de tarjeta de proceso = transaction card number.
    * pago mediante tarjeta = card payment.
    * pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.
    * sistema de acceso mediante tarjeta = card access system.
    * sistema de entrada mediante tarjetas = card-entry system.
    * tarjeta amarilla = yellow card.
    * tarjeta añadida = add-on card.
    * tarjeta de acceso = swipecard.
    * tarjeta de aceleración = accelerator board.
    * tarjeta de banda magnética = swipecard.
    * tarjeta de crédito = credit card.
    * tarjeta de débito = debit card.
    * tarjeta de embarque = boarding pass, boarding card.
    * tarjeta de felicitación = greeting card [greetings card], congratulatory card.
    * tarjeta de gráficos = graphics card.
    * tarjeta de identificación = identification card.
    * tarjeta de interrogación = poll card.
    * tarjeta de invitación = invitation card.
    * tarjeta de invitación de boda = wedding invitation card.
    * tarjeta de lector = borrower's card, borrower's identification badge, reader's card.
    * tarjeta del lector = borrower identification label.
    * tarjeta de ordenador = computer card.
    * tarjeta de presentación = business card, calling card, visiting card.
    * tarjeta de proceso = transaction card.
    * tarjeta de San Valentín = valentine.
    * tarjeta de sonido = sound card.
    * tarjeta de vídeo = video card.
    * tarjeta de visita = calling card, carte de visite, visiting card, business card.
    * tarjeta identificativa = badge, name badge.
    * tarjeta inteligente = smart card [smartcard].
    * tarjeta perforada = punched card.
    * tarjeta postal = postcard, picture postcard.
    * tarjeta prepago = prepaid card.
    * tarjeta roja = red card.
    * tarjeta telefónica = calling card, telephone card.
    * tarjeta verde = green card.
    * titular de la tarjeta = cardholder.
    * * *
    femenino card

    marcar (AmL) or (Méx) checar tarjeta — to clock in/out, punch in/out (AmE)

    * * *
    * aceptar tarjeta de crédito = honour + credit card.
    * datos de la tarjeta de crédito = credit card details.
    * número de la tarjeta de crédito = credit card number.
    * número de tarjeta de proceso = transaction card number.
    * pago mediante tarjeta = card payment.
    * pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico = swipe.
    * sistema de acceso mediante tarjeta = card access system.
    * sistema de entrada mediante tarjetas = card-entry system.
    * tarjeta amarilla = yellow card.
    * tarjeta añadida = add-on card.
    * tarjeta de acceso = swipecard.
    * tarjeta de aceleración = accelerator board.
    * tarjeta de banda magnética = swipecard.
    * tarjeta de crédito = credit card.
    * tarjeta de débito = debit card.
    * tarjeta de embarque = boarding pass, boarding card.
    * tarjeta de felicitación = greeting card [greetings card], congratulatory card.
    * tarjeta de gráficos = graphics card.
    * tarjeta de identificación = identification card.
    * tarjeta de interrogación = poll card.
    * tarjeta de invitación = invitation card.
    * tarjeta de invitación de boda = wedding invitation card.
    * tarjeta de lector = borrower's card, borrower's identification badge, reader's card.
    * tarjeta del lector = borrower identification label.
    * tarjeta de ordenador = computer card.
    * tarjeta de presentación = business card, calling card, visiting card.
    * tarjeta de proceso = transaction card.
    * tarjeta de San Valentín = valentine.
    * tarjeta de sonido = sound card.
    * tarjeta de vídeo = video card.
    * tarjeta de visita = calling card, carte de visite, visiting card, business card.
    * tarjeta identificativa = badge, name badge.
    * tarjeta inteligente = smart card [smartcard].
    * tarjeta perforada = punched card.
    * tarjeta postal = postcard, picture postcard.
    * tarjeta prepago = prepaid card.
    * tarjeta roja = red card.
    * tarjeta telefónica = calling card, telephone card.
    * tarjeta verde = green card.
    * titular de la tarjeta = cardholder.
    * * *
    card
    marcar ( AmL) or ( Méx): checar tarjeta to clock in/out, punch in/out ( AmE)
    Compuestos:
    ( Dep) yellow card
    le mostró or sacó (la) tarjeta amarilla he showed him the yellow card
    (Col, Ven) ( Mil) draft card
    swipe card
    debit card
    ( Fin) credit card
    ( Esp): tirar de la tarjeta de crédito to make use of one's credit card
    ( AmL) ( Fin) debit card
    ( Transp) boarding pass o card
    student card
    ( Inf) expansion card
    ( Marketing) loyalty card
    ( Inf) memory card
    Christmas card
    business card, visiting card
    ( AmL) scratch card
    ( Esp) scratch card
    ( Electrón) sound card
    ● tarjeta de video or ( Esp) vídeo
    ( Electrón) video card
    card, business card, calling card ( AmE), visiting card ( BrE)
    ● tarjeta gráfica or digitalizadora
    graphics card
    ( Inf) wireless card
    ( Electrón) smart card
    ( Inf) multimedia card
    punch card
    postcard
    ( Telec) top-up card
    red card
    le mostró or sacó (la) tarjeta roja he showed him the red card
    ( Electrón) ROM card
    ( Med) European Health Insurance Card
    ( Telec) SIM card
    ( Telec) phonecard
    ( Der, Transp) green card
    * * *

     

    tarjeta sustantivo femenino
    card;
    marcar (AmL) or (Méx) checar tarjeta to clock in/out, punch in/out (AmE);
    ◊ tarjeta amarilla/roja yellow/red card;

    tarjeta de crédito credit card;
    tarjeta de embarque boarding pass o card;
    tarjeta de Navidad Christmas card;
    tarjeta de prepago top-up card;
    tarjeta de visita or (Méx) de presentación ( personal) visiting card;

    ( de negocios) business card;
    ◊ tarjeta postal/telefónica postcard/phonecard

    tarjeta sustantivo femenino card
    tarjeta de crédito, credit card
    tarjeta de embarque, boarding pass o card
    tarjeta postal, postcard
    tarjeta telefónica, phonecard
    Inform tarjeta de sonido, sound card
    Dep tarjeta amarilla/roja, yellow/red card

    ' tarjeta' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    dorso
    - embarque
    - felicitación
    - ficha
    - pagar
    - picar
    - postal
    - perforar
    - retener
    - tragar
    English:
    boarding card
    - boarding pass
    - book
    - business card
    - calling card
    - card
    - cardholder
    - cash card
    - charge card
    - Christmas card
    - compliment
    - credit card
    - get-well card
    - green card
    - greeting card
    - interested
    - phonecard
    - postcard
    - railcard
    - valentine
    - visiting
    - wherever
    - bank
    - boarding
    - by
    - charge
    - Christmas
    - clock
    - credit
    - debit
    - greeting
    - him
    - loyalty
    - phone
    - post
    - punch
    - swipe
    - top
    * * *
    1. [para presentación, pagos, transporte] card
    tarjeta bancaria bank card;
    tarjeta de cliente customer card;
    tarjeta de compra store card, charge card;
    tarjeta de crédito credit card;
    tarjeta de débito debit card;
    tarjeta de embarque boarding pass;
    tarjeta de felicitación greetings card;
    Com tarjeta de fidelización loyalty card;
    tarjeta identificativa identity badge;
    tarjeta inteligente smart card;
    tarjeta magnética card with a magnetic strip;
    tarjeta monedero electronic wallet;
    tarjeta multiviaje travel pass;
    tarjeta de Navidad Christmas card;
    tarjeta postal postcard;
    Tel tarjeta (de) prepago pre-paid card; Tel tarjeta de recarga Br top-up card, US pre-paid calling card;
    tarjeta sanitaria = card bearing personal identification number and doctor's address;
    tarjeta sanitaria europea European Health Insurance Card;
    Tel tarjeta SIM SIM card;
    tarjeta de visita visiting card, US calling card
    2. [en deportes] card
    tarjeta amarilla yellow card;
    tarjeta roja red card
    3. Informát card
    tarjeta aceleradora acceleration card;
    tarjeta de ampliación expansion card;
    tarjeta caché cache card;
    tarjeta de expansión expansion card;
    tarjeta lógica logic card;
    tarjeta perforada punched card;
    tarjeta de registro registration card;
    tarjeta de sonido sound card;
    tarjeta de vídeo video card
    * * *
    f card
    * * *
    : card
    tarjeta de crédito: credit card
    tarjeta postal: postcard
    * * *
    tarjeta n card
    tarjeta de embarque boarding card / boarding pass

    Spanish-English dictionary > tarjeta

  • 17 nativo

    adj.
    native, original, primitive, aboriginal.
    m.
    native, aborigine, aboriginal.
    * * *
    1 native
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 native
    \
    (profesor,-ra) nativo,-a native teacher
    * * *
    (f. - nativa)
    noun adj.
    * * *
    nativo, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) [persona, país] native
    2) (=innato) natural, innate
    3) (Min) native
    2.
    SM / F native
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo
    a) <tierra/país/lengua> native

    clases de ruso, profesor nativo — native speaker offers Russian classes

    b) <flora/fauna> native
    II
    - va masculino, femenino ( aborigen) native; ( hablante) native speaker
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo
    a) <tierra/país/lengua> native

    clases de ruso, profesor nativo — native speaker offers Russian classes

    b) <flora/fauna> native
    II
    - va masculino, femenino ( aborigen) native; ( hablante) native speaker
    * * *
    nativo1
    1 = native, native speaker, native inhabitant.

    Ex: Malcolm Stanhope, also a native of the state, entered the library field at the age of 30, after having been a computer salesman for eight years.

    Ex: Native speakers were significantly more likely to use plural word forms when searching and to experiment with synonyms and alternative words to search for topics.
    Ex: The discovery of gold spurred wealth and immigation and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants = El descubrimiento de oro fomentó la riqueza y la inmigración e intensificó la represión de la población nativa.
    * nativo de Alaska = Alaskan Native.
    * nativos = aboriginal people.

    nativo2
    2 = native, autochthonous, native-born.

    Ex: During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.

    Ex: The paper argues that autochthonous language communities should be formally recognised as distinct ethnic groups.
    Ex: Rapid increases in the foreign-born population at the state level are not associated with negative effects on the employment of native-born workers.
    * indio nativo americano = American Indian, Native American.
    * lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.
    * población nativa = native population, aboriginal people, native inhabitant.

    * * *
    nativo1 -va
    1 ‹tierra/país› native
    2 ( Ling):
    lengua nativo native language, mother tongue
    [ S ] clases de ruso, profesor nativo native speaker offers Russian classes
    3 ‹flora/fauna› native nativo DE algo native TO sth
    un árbol nativo de África a tree native to Africa
    4 ‹metal/mineral› native
    nativo2 -va
    masculine, feminine
    1 (aborigen) native
    2 (hablante) native speaker
    Compuesto:
    nativo digital, nativa digital
    ( Inf) digital native
    * * *

    nativo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    a) ‹tierra/país/lengua› native

    b) ‹flora/fauna› native;

    nativo de algo native to sth
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( aborigen) native;
    ( hablante) native speaker
    nativo,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino native
    ' nativo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    castellana
    - castellano
    - nativa
    - natural
    - criollo
    English:
    born
    - native
    * * *
    nativo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [persona, costumbre] native;
    profesor nativo native-speaker teacher
    2. [mineral] native
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [natural] native
    2. [hablante] native (speaker)
    * * *
    I adj native (de to)
    II m, nativa f native
    * * *
    nativo, -va adj & n
    : native
    * * *
    nativo adj n native

    Spanish-English dictionary > nativo

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