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  • 1 enclaustrar

    • isolate
    • seclude

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > enclaustrar

  • 2 aislar una raiz

    Diccionario Español-Inglés Matemáticas > aislar una raiz

  • 3 aislar

    v.
    1 to isolate (person).
    El doctor aisló al paciente The doctor isolated the patient.
    El científico aisló al virus The scientist isolated the virus.
    2 to insulate.
    Marcos aisló la casa para el invierno Mark insulated the house for winter.
    3 to cut off (place).
    la nevada aisló la comarca del resto del país the snow cut the area off from the rest of the country
    4 to isolate (virus).
    5 to keep off.
    6 to seclude, to isolate from the world, to sequester.
    * * *
    (stressed í in certain persons of certain tenses)
    Present Indicative
    aíslo, aíslas, aísla, aislamos, aisláis, aíslan.
    Present Subjunctive
    aísle, aísles, aísle, aislemos, aisléis, aíslen.
    Imperative
    aísla (tú), aísle (él/Vd.), aislemos (nos.), aislad (vos.), aíslen (ellos/Vds.).
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=dejar solo) to isolate; (=separar) to separate, detach
    2) [+ ciudad, fortaleza] to cut off
    3) (Elec) to insulate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (apartar, separar) < enfermo> to isolate, keep in isolation; < preso> to place... in solitary confinement; < virus> to isolate
    b) ( dejar sin communicación) < lugar> to cut off
    2) (Elec) to insulate
    2.
    aislarse v pron (refl) to cut oneself off
    * * *
    = cut off, isolate, lock out, seclude, quarantine.
    Ex. The question I have regards natural concerns about the computer going down, and the situation that may exist when the library is cut off for an extended period of time from the online catalog.
    Ex. How were such educational practicalities to be isolated and discussed?.
    Ex. This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.
    Ex. Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.
    Ex. Australia cannot afford to quarantine itself from global trends and needs to compete with other countries for scarce global capital.
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    * aislar de = insulate from.
    * aislarse de = cut + Reflexivo + off from.
    * protección para excluir o aislar = excluder.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (apartar, separar) < enfermo> to isolate, keep in isolation; < preso> to place... in solitary confinement; < virus> to isolate
    b) ( dejar sin communicación) < lugar> to cut off
    2) (Elec) to insulate
    2.
    aislarse v pron (refl) to cut oneself off
    * * *
    = cut off, isolate, lock out, seclude, quarantine.

    Ex: The question I have regards natural concerns about the computer going down, and the situation that may exist when the library is cut off for an extended period of time from the online catalog.

    Ex: How were such educational practicalities to be isolated and discussed?.
    Ex: This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.
    Ex: Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.
    Ex: Australia cannot afford to quarantine itself from global trends and needs to compete with other countries for scarce global capital.
    * aislar de = insulate from.
    * aislarse de = cut + Reflexivo + off from.
    * protección para excluir o aislar = excluder.

    * * *
    aislar [ A19 ]
    vt
    A
    1
    (apartar, separar): conviene aislar a los enfermos the patients should be isolated o kept in isolation
    las riadas aislaron el pueblo the village was cut off by the floods
    sus amigos los han aislado their friends have turned their backs on them o have cut themselves off from them
    2 ‹preso› to place … in solitary confinement
    3 ‹virus› to isolate
    B ( Elec) to insulate
    ( refl) to isolate oneself, cut oneself off
    * * *

    aislar ( conjugate aislar) verbo transitivo
    a) (apartar, separar) ‹ enfermo› to isolate, keep in isolation;

    ‹ preso› to place … in solitary confinement;
    ‹ virus› to isolate

    c) (Elec) to insulate

    aislarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to cut oneself off
    aislar verbo transitivo
    1 to isolate
    2 Téc to insulate
    ' aislar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    cut off
    - insulate
    - isolate
    - ostracize
    - shut off
    - shut out
    - cut
    - screen
    - shut
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [persona] to isolate
    2. [del frío, de la electricidad] to insulate;
    [del ruido] to soundproof
    3. [incomunicar] to cut off;
    la nevada aisló la comarca del resto del país the snow cut the area off from the rest of the country
    4. [virus] to isolate
    ♦ vi
    estas ventanas aíslan muy bien del frío/ruido these windows are very good at keeping the cold/noise out
    * * *
    v/t
    1 isolate
    2 EL insulate
    * * *
    aislar {5} vt
    1) : to isolate
    2) : to insulate
    * * *
    aislar vb
    1. (separar) to isolate
    2. (incomunicar) to cut off [pt. & pp. cut]

    Spanish-English dictionary > aislar

  • 4 aislado

    adj.
    1 isolated, remote, alone, cocooned.
    2 isolated, infrequent.
    3 discrete.
    m.
    isolate.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: aislar.
    * * *
    1→ link=aislar aislar
    1 (suelto) isolated
    2 TÉCNICA insulated
    * * *
    (f. - aislada)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=remoto) isolated
    2) (=incomunicado) cut off

    están aislados de la civilización — they are cut off o isolated from civilization

    3) (=suelto)
    4) (Elec) insulated
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( alejado) remote, isolated
    b) ( sin comunicación) cut off

    aislado de algo — cut off o isolated from something

    c) < caso> isolated
    2) (Elec) insulated
    * * *
    = occasional, hideaway, isolated, insulated, behind closed doors, out in the woods.
    Ex. BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.
    Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
    Ex. In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
    Ex. Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.
    Ex. Committee meetings are normally held behind closed doors but, occasionally, a committee will decide to hold a public hearing on a given topic.
    Ex. This house is located in the small village and writers can get work done here but not because they are out in the woods.
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    * aislado de personalidad = personality isolate.
    * aislado por el invierno = winterbound.
    * aislado por la nieve = snowbound.
    * colina aislada = butte.
    * mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.
    * sentirse aislado = feel + left out.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) ( alejado) remote, isolated
    b) ( sin comunicación) cut off

    aislado de algo — cut off o isolated from something

    c) < caso> isolated
    2) (Elec) insulated
    * * *
    = occasional, hideaway, isolated, insulated, behind closed doors, out in the woods.

    Ex: BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.

    Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
    Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
    Ex: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.
    Ex: Committee meetings are normally held behind closed doors but, occasionally, a committee will decide to hold a public hearing on a given topic.
    Ex: This house is located in the small village and writers can get work done here but not because they are out in the woods.
    * aislado de personalidad = personality isolate.
    * aislado por el invierno = winterbound.
    * aislado por la nieve = snowbound.
    * colina aislada = butte.
    * mantenerse aislado = keep to + Reflexivo.
    * sentirse aislado = feel + left out.

    * * *
    aislado -da
    A
    1 (alejado) remote, isolated
    el pueblo quedó aislado durante varios días the village was cut off for several days
    aislado DE algo cut off o isolated FROM sth
    desde que ella murió vive aislado del mundo since she died he's cut himself off from the world
    una zona aislada de la civilización an area cut off o isolated from civilization
    3 ‹caso› isolated
    B ( Elec) insulated
    * * *

    Del verbo aislar: ( conjugate aislar)

    aislado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    aislado    
    aislar
    aislado
    ◊ -da adjetivo




    vive aislado del mundo he's cut himself off from the world
    c) ‹ caso› isolated

    d) (Elec) insulated

    aislar ( conjugate aislar) verbo transitivo
    a) (apartar, separar) ‹ enfermo› to isolate, keep in isolation;

    ‹ preso› to place … in solitary confinement;
    ‹ virus› to isolate

    c) (Elec) to insulate

    aislarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to cut oneself off
    aislado,-a adjetivo
    1 isolated
    2 Téc insulated
    aislar verbo transitivo
    1 to isolate
    2 Téc to insulate
    ' aislado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aislada
    - incomunicada
    - incomunicado
    - tampoco
    - diablo
    - perdido
    English:
    isolated
    - isolation
    - lonely
    - marooned
    - remote
    - remotely
    - scattered
    - snow in
    - snowbound
    - cut
    - occasional
    - secluded
    - snow
    * * *
    aislado, -a adj
    1. [remoto] isolated
    2. [incomunicado] cut off;
    nos quedamos aislados por la nieve we were cut off by the snow;
    vive aislado del resto del mundo he has cut himself off from the rest of the world
    3. [singular] isolated
    4. [cable, pared] insulated
    * * *
    adj isolated
    * * *
    aislado, -da adj
    : isolated, alone
    * * *
    aislado adj isolated

    Spanish-English dictionary > aislado

  • 5 concepto

    m.
    1 concept (idea).
    2 opinion.
    tener buen concepto de alguien to have a high opinion of somebody
    3 heading, item.
    pagar algo en concepto de adelanto to pay something in advance
    * * *
    1 (idea) concept, conception, idea
    2 (opinión) opinion, view
    3 FINANZAS heading, section
    \
    bajo ningún concepto under no circumstances
    en concepto de by way of
    formarse un concepto de algo/alguien to form an opinion of something/somebody
    tener a alguien en buen concepto to have a high opinion of somebody
    tener buen concepto de algo/alguien to have a high opinion of something/somebody
    tener mal concepto de algo/alguien to have a low opinion of something/somebody
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=idea) concept, notion

    un concepto grandioso — a bold conception, a bold plan

    2) (=opinión) view, judgment

    ¿qué concepto has formado de él? — what do you think of him?

    tener buen concepto de algn, tener en buen concepto a algn — to think highly of sb

    3) (=condición) heading, section

    • bajo ningún concepto — in no way, under no circumstances

    bajo todos los conceptos — from every point of view, in every way, in every respect

    • en o por concepto de — as, by way of

    se le pagó esa cantidad en o por concepto de derechos — he was paid that amount as royalties

    deducciones en o por concepto de seguro — deductions for social security

    4) (Literat) conceit
    * * *
    1) ( idea)

    el concepto de la libertad/justicia — the concept of freedom/justice

    tener un concepto equivocado de algo/alguien — to have a mistaken idea of something/somebody

    bajo or por ningún concepto — on no account

    2) (Com, Fin)

    el dinero se le adeuda por diversos conceptos — the money is owed to him in respect of various items/services

    recibieron $50.000 en or por concepto de indemnización — they received $50,000 in o as compensation

    3) (Lit) conceit
    * * *
    Nota: Unidad de pensamiento que se expresa normalmente mediante una palabra o símbolo.
    Ex. A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.
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    * aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.
    * anular la validez de un concepto = sterilise + idea.
    * bajo ningún concepto = on no account, not on any account, under no/any circumstances.
    * cadena de conceptos = chain.
    * concepto aislado = isolate.
    * concepto aislado común anterior = anteriorizing common isolate.
    * concepto aislado común posterior = posteriorizing common isolate.
    * concepto asociado = collateral concept.
    * concepto compuesto = multi-word concept.
    * concepto de forma = form concept.
    * concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.
    * concepto de uno mismo = self-image.
    * concepto distribuido = distributed relative.
    * concepto elemental = unit concept.
    * concepto independiente = unit concept.
    * concepto más general = broader concept.
    * concepto primario = primary concept.
    * conceptos básicos = basics.
    * concepto secundario = secondary concept, subsidiary concept.
    * concepto sensorial = percept.
    * concepto simple = unit concept.
    * concepto temático = subject concept.
    * concepto teórico = theoretical concept.
    * de conceptos = concept-based.
    * de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.
    * mantener un concepto = hold + concept.
    * tener un buen concepto de Alguien/Algo = hold in + high regard.
    * tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo = hold + different perspective on.
    * tener un mal concepto de Alguien/Algo = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.
    * término compuesto de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept term.
    * término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.
    * * *
    1) ( idea)

    el concepto de la libertad/justicia — the concept of freedom/justice

    tener un concepto equivocado de algo/alguien — to have a mistaken idea of something/somebody

    bajo or por ningún concepto — on no account

    2) (Com, Fin)

    el dinero se le adeuda por diversos conceptos — the money is owed to him in respect of various items/services

    recibieron $50.000 en or por concepto de indemnización — they received $50,000 in o as compensation

    3) (Lit) conceit
    * * *
    Nota: Unidad de pensamiento que se expresa normalmente mediante una palabra o símbolo.

    Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

    * aclarar un concepto = clarify + idea, clarify + concept.
    * anular la validez de un concepto = sterilise + idea.
    * bajo ningún concepto = on no account, not on any account, under no/any circumstances.
    * cadena de conceptos = chain.
    * concepto aislado = isolate.
    * concepto aislado común anterior = anteriorizing common isolate.
    * concepto aislado común posterior = posteriorizing common isolate.
    * concepto asociado = collateral concept.
    * concepto compuesto = multi-word concept.
    * concepto de forma = form concept.
    * concepto de múltiples palabras = multiple-word concept.
    * concepto de uno mismo = self-image.
    * concepto distribuido = distributed relative.
    * concepto elemental = unit concept.
    * concepto independiente = unit concept.
    * concepto más general = broader concept.
    * concepto primario = primary concept.
    * conceptos básicos = basics.
    * concepto secundario = secondary concept, subsidiary concept.
    * concepto sensorial = percept.
    * concepto simple = unit concept.
    * concepto temático = subject concept.
    * concepto teórico = theoretical concept.
    * de conceptos = concept-based.
    * de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept.
    * mantener un concepto = hold + concept.
    * tener un buen concepto de Alguien/Algo = hold in + high regard.
    * tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo = hold + different perspective on.
    * tener un mal concepto de Alguien/Algo = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.
    * término compuesto de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept term.
    * término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.

    * * *
    A
    (idea): el concepto de la libertad/justicia the concept of freedom/justice
    tiene un concepto equivocado de lo que es la caridad he has a mistaken idea o notion o conception of what charity is all about
    tengo (un) muy mal concepto de su trabajo I have a very low opinion of her work
    como empleado me merece el mejor de los conceptos I have a very high opinion of him as an employee
    bajo or por ningún concepto on no account, under no circumstances
    B ( Com, Fin):
    el dinero se le adeuda por diversos conceptos the money is owed to him in respect of various items/services
    recibieron $50.000 en or por concepto de indemnización they received $50,000 in o as compensation
    un complemento salarial en concepto de dedicación plena an incentive payment for full-time work
    C ( Lit) conceit
    * * *

     

    concepto sustantivo masculino
    a) ( idea):


    tener un concepto equivocado de algo/algn to have a mistaken idea of sth/sb;
    tengo (un) mal concepto de su trabajo I have a very low opinion of her work;
    bajo or por ningún concepto on no account
    b) (Com, Fin): en or por concepto de in respect of

    concepto sustantivo masculino
    1 (idea) concept
    2 (opinión, juicio) opinion
    3 (título, calidad) capacity
    4 (en un recibo, etc) item
    ♦ Locuciones: bajo ningún concepto, under no circumstances
    ' concepto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abominable
    - baja
    - bajo
    - idea
    - mayoría
    - salida
    - tutearse
    - universal
    - escurridizo
    - inaccesible
    - noción
    English:
    account
    - basic
    - body
    - concept
    - conception
    - define
    - idea
    - impenetrable
    - mistaken
    - opinion
    - rate
    - vague
    - circumstance
    - disapprove
    - notion
    - world
    * * *
    1. [idea] concept;
    el concepto del bien/de la justicia the concept of good/of justice;
    se expresa con conceptos claros y precisos she expresses her ideas clearly and concisely;
    ya me he formado un concepto del asunto I've got an idea of it now
    2. [opinión] opinion;
    tener buen concepto de alguien to have a high opinion of sb;
    lo tengo en muy buen concepto I think very highly of him, I have a very high opinion of him
    3. [motivo]
    no lo conseguirán bajo ningún concepto there's no way they'll ever manage it;
    bajo ningún concepto se lo cuentes a tu hermana on no account o under no circumstances must you tell your sister
    4. [de una cuenta] heading, item;
    los ingresos por este concepto crecieron un 5 por ciento income under this heading increased by 5 percent;
    pagar algo en concepto de adelanto to pay sth in advance;
    en concepto de dietas by way of o as expenses;
    recibió 2 millones en concepto de derechos de autor he received 2 million in royalties
    * * *
    m
    1 concept
    :
    tener un alto concepto de alguien think highly of s.o.
    :
    bajo ningún concepto on no account;
    bajo todos los conceptos in every way, in every respect
    4
    :
    en concepto de algo COM (in payment) for sth
    * * *
    noción: concept, idea, opinion
    * * *
    1. (idea) idea
    2. (opinión) opinion

    Spanish-English dictionary > concepto

  • 6 separar de

    v.
    1 to separate from, to distance from, to part from, to alienate from.
    Separó a los chicos de las chicas He separated the boys from the girls.
    2 to separate from.
    3 to separate from, to sort from, to sort out from.
    * * *
    (v.) = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from
    Ex. In their early colonial form schools often aimed to isolate youth from the community, to wean children from their culture.
    Ex. In their early colonial form schools often aimed to isolate youth from the community, to wean children from their culture.
    Ex. Such schemes are essentially analytical in nature, but do not permit any synthesis or joining together of concepts that have been divided from one another.
    Ex. Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.
    * * *
    (v.) = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from

    Ex: In their early colonial form schools often aimed to isolate youth from the community, to wean children from their culture.

    Ex: In their early colonial form schools often aimed to isolate youth from the community, to wean children from their culture.
    Ex: Such schemes are essentially analytical in nature, but do not permit any synthesis or joining together of concepts that have been divided from one another.
    Ex: Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.

    Spanish-English dictionary > separar de

  • 7 incomunicar

    v.
    1 to keep isolated.
    2 to deprive of communication, to place in confinement, to isolate, to close off.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 (lugar) to isolate, cut off
    2 (habitación) to shut off
    3 (preso) to hold in solitary confinement
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=aislar) to cut off, isolate
    2) [+ preso] to put in solitary confinement
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <pueblo/zona> to cut... off
    b) < detenido> to put... in solitary confinement
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <pueblo/zona> to cut... off
    b) < detenido> to put... in solitary confinement
    * * *
    vt
    1 ‹pueblo/zona› to cut … off
    2 ‹detenido› (para interrogar) to hold … incommunicado; (como castigo) to put … in solitary confinement
    * * *

    incomunicar verbo transitivo
    1 (un pueblo, una ciudad) to isolate, cut off
    2 (a una persona, un detenido) to place in solitary confinement
    ' incomunicar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    isolate
    * * *
    1. [dejar sin líneas de comunicación] to keep isolated;
    [sujeto: la nieve] to cut off
    2. [preso] to place in solitary confinement;
    [detenido] to hold incommunicado
    * * *
    v/t
    1 cut off
    2 JUR put in solitary confinement

    Spanish-English dictionary > incomunicar

  • 8 delimitar

    v.
    1 to set out the boundaries of (terreno).
    2 to delimit, to delimitate, to bound, to define.
    Ella determina los límites She determines=demarcates the limits.
    3 to confine.
    * * *
    1 (terreno) to delimit, mark off
    2 (definir) to define, specify
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <terreno/espacio> to demarcate (frml), to delimit (frml)
    b) <poderes/responsabilidades> to define, specify
    * * *
    = delimit, delineate, demarcate, flag, isolate, mark off, redefine, map out, scope, mark out, narrow down.
    Ex. 'Reinforced concrete bridges' contain two differences 'Reinforced' and 'Concrete', both of which delimit 'Bridges' in some sense.
    Ex. PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.
    Ex. The framework was designed to demarcate certain of those elements by means of prescribed punctuation.
    Ex. Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.
    Ex. How were such educational practicalities to be isolated and discussed?.
    Ex. Human intervention may also be necessary to mark off the area in the string on the title page that should be indexed, and possibly to add an imprint date if not present.
    Ex. This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.
    Ex. Down the years, the information industry has mapped out for itself the categories of information with which it is prepared to deal.
    Ex. Information policy is highly complex and that it presents considerable difficulties in terms of scoping meaningful studies.
    Ex. And once again fundamental features mark out the landscape.
    Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.
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    * delimitar una búsqueda = narrow + search, qualify + search, refine + search.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * imposible de delimitar = unmappable.
    * sin delimitar = unmapped.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <terreno/espacio> to demarcate (frml), to delimit (frml)
    b) <poderes/responsabilidades> to define, specify
    * * *
    = delimit, delineate, demarcate, flag, isolate, mark off, redefine, map out, scope, mark out, narrow down.

    Ex: 'Reinforced concrete bridges' contain two differences 'Reinforced' and 'Concrete', both of which delimit 'Bridges' in some sense.

    Ex: PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.
    Ex: The framework was designed to demarcate certain of those elements by means of prescribed punctuation.
    Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.
    Ex: How were such educational practicalities to be isolated and discussed?.
    Ex: Human intervention may also be necessary to mark off the area in the string on the title page that should be indexed, and possibly to add an imprint date if not present.
    Ex: This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.
    Ex: Down the years, the information industry has mapped out for itself the categories of information with which it is prepared to deal.
    Ex: Information policy is highly complex and that it presents considerable difficulties in terms of scoping meaningful studies.
    Ex: And once again fundamental features mark out the landscape.
    Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.
    * delimitar una búsqueda = narrow + search, qualify + search, refine + search.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * imposible de delimitar = unmappable.
    * sin delimitar = unmapped.

    * * *
    delimitar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹terreno/espacio› to demarcate ( frml), to delimit ( frml)
    2 ‹poderes/responsabilidades› to define, specify
    * * *

    delimitar ( conjugate delimitar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹terreno/espacio› to demarcate (frml), to delimit (frml)

    b) ‹poderes/responsabilidades› to define, specify

    delimitar verbo transitivo to delimit
    ' delimitar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    define
    - mark out
    * * *
    1. [terreno, zona] to fix the boundaries of, to delimit, to demarcate
    2. [funciones, tareas, responsabilidades] to define, to demarcate
    * * *
    v/t delimit
    * * *
    1) : to demarcate
    2) : to define, to specify

    Spanish-English dictionary > delimitar

  • 9 individualizar

    v.
    to individualize, to individualise, to personalise, to personalize.
    Individuamos las necesidades We individualized the necessities.
    * * *
    1 (hacer individual) to individualize
    2 (diferenciar) to single out
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=diferenciar)

    este método está basado en la capacidad de individualizar genes diferentes — this method is based on the ability to pick out individual genes

    2) [+ tratamiento, situación] to individualize

    individualizar la enseñanza — to tailor o target teaching to each individual's needs

    2.
    VI
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    2.
    individualizar vt to individualize
    * * *
    = individualise [individualize, -USA], personalise [personalize, -USA].
    Ex. If an entry acts as a substitute or representation of a document it must contain a description of that document in order to individualize it.
    Ex. The catalog should be personalized for individual use; it should be designed for neither a large library nor small library, but for individual users.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    2.
    individualizar vt to individualize
    * * *
    = individualise [individualize, -USA], personalise [personalize, -USA].

    Ex: If an entry acts as a substitute or representation of a document it must contain a description of that document in order to individualize it.

    Ex: The catalog should be personalized for individual use; it should be designed for neither a large library nor small library, but for individual users.

    * * *
    vi
    no voy a individualizar I'm not going to mention any names o single anyone out
    ■ individualizar
    vt
    ‹causa/problema› to isolate
    es preciso individualizar los problemas y definirlos we need to isolate the problems and define them
    * * *
    1. [personalizar] to individualize;
    individualizar un tratamiento médico to tailor a course of treatment for individual patients
    2. [caracterizar]
    su imaginación lo individualiza his imagination singles him out
    * * *
    v/t set apart; para crítica, elogio single out
    * * *
    : to individualize

    Spanish-English dictionary > individualizar

  • 10 problema

    m.
    1 problem.
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left
    2 glitch, bug.
    * * *
    1 problem
    \
    dar problemas to cause problems
    tener problemas con to have trouble with
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=dificultad) problem

    ¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

    2) (Mat) problem
    3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap
    2.
    ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.
    Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    ----
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * 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.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

    Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * 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.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

    * * *
    1 ( Mat) problem
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem
    nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems
    me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money
    los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)
    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble
    no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it
    * * *

     

    problema sustantivo masculino
    problem;
    ◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

    los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
    no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
    problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos, financial difficulties

    ' problema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - circunscribirse
    - comprensión
    - conciencia
    - concienciarse
    - conjuntamente
    - contingente
    - deforestación
    - desarrollo
    - desforestación
    - desmenuzar
    - diferente
    - drogodependencia
    - eficacia
    - encarar
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enfocar
    - enfocada
    - enfocado
    - enfoque
    - enrevesada
    - enrevesado
    - enunciado
    - inconveniente
    - intrincada
    - intrincado
    - magnitud
    - mano
    - orden
    - plantear
    - presentarse
    - profundizar
    - profundidad
    - radicar
    - raíz
    - remediar
    - remontar
    - replantear
    - resolución
    - resolver
    - robar
    - rompecabezas
    - salida
    - sencilla
    - sencillez
    - sencillo
    - sensibilizar
    - sinsabor
    English:
    answer
    - appreciate
    - appreciation
    - approach
    - approachable
    - arithmetic
    - attack
    - avenue
    - awkward
    - bit
    - bypass
    - can
    - care
    - central
    - come up
    - compound
    - deal with
    - define
    - devil
    - difficulty
    - emerge
    - emotional
    - form
    - formidable
    - graft
    - grapple
    - growing
    - hard
    - hassle
    - ignore
    - issue
    - knotty
    - knowledge
    - land
    - lie
    - magnitude
    - major
    - matter
    - meditate
    - meet with
    - nut
    - object
    - outstanding
    - overcome
    - pin down
    - pose
    - present
    - problem
    - question
    - relation
    * * *
    1. [dificultad] problem;
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;
    no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
    Am
    no te hagas problema don't worry about it
    2. [matemático] problem;
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    * * *
    m problem;
    sin problema without difficulty, without any problems
    * * *
    : problem
    * * *
    problema n problem

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema

  • 11 aislarse

    1 (uso reflexivo) to isolate oneself (de, from)
    * * *
    VPR to isolate o.s., cut o.s. off (de from)
    * * *
    vpr
    to isolate oneself, to cut oneself off (de from)
    * * *
    v/r cut o.s. off

    Spanish-English dictionary > aislarse

  • 12 Interfaz para Sistemas Automatizados Pequeños

    Ex. In order to facilitate the acceptance of the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI), a common host interface must be developed to isolate the hardware differences in host adaptors for applications developers.
    * * *

    Ex: In order to facilitate the acceptance of the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI), a common host interface must be developed to isolate the hardware differences in host adaptors for applications developers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Interfaz para Sistemas Automatizados Pequeños

  • 13 a groso modo

    Ex. Just as we can recognize stages of physical growth so we can isolate, rather crudely but nevertheless usefully, stages of psychological growth that have relevance to our theme.
    * * *

    Ex: Just as we can recognize stages of physical growth so we can isolate, rather crudely but nevertheless usefully, stages of psychological growth that have relevance to our theme.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a groso modo

  • 14 absurdo

    adj.
    absurd, nonsensical, irrational, meaningless.
    m.
    1 absurdity, nonsense, folly, aberration.
    2 absurd act, absurdity.
    * * *
    1 absurd
    1 absurdity, nonsense
    ————————
    1 absurdity, nonsense
    * * *
    (f. - absurda)
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ absurd

    lo absurdo es que... — the ridiculous thing is that...

    teatro del absurdo — theatre o (EEUU) theater of the absurd

    2.
    SM absurdity, (piece of) nonsense
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo absurd, ridiculous

    lo más absurdo de todo es... — the ridiculous thing about it all is...

    II
    * * *
    = foolish, incongruous, ludicrous, absurd, farcical, meaningless, nonsensical.
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex. The idea is incongruous in our general catalogs where a publication is to be represented by a main entry as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.
    Ex. Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..
    Ex. Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.
    Ex. There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.
    Ex. Although the isolate numbers for the concepts are correct, these mistakes in the use of facet indicators render this class number meaningless.
    Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    ----
    * algo absurdo = nonsense.
    * lo absurdo = ridiculousness.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo absurd, ridiculous

    lo más absurdo de todo es... — the ridiculous thing about it all is...

    II
    * * *
    = foolish, incongruous, ludicrous, absurd, farcical, meaningless, nonsensical.

    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

    Ex: The idea is incongruous in our general catalogs where a publication is to be represented by a main entry as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.
    Ex: Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..
    Ex: Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.
    Ex: There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.
    Ex: Although the isolate numbers for the concepts are correct, these mistakes in the use of facet indicators render this class number meaningless.
    Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
    * algo absurdo = nonsense.
    * lo absurdo = ridiculousness.

    * * *
    absurdo1 -da
    absurd, ridiculous
    eso es a todas luces absurdo that is absolutely preposterous o absurd o ridiculous
    esto es el colmo de lo absurdo this is totally absurd o the height of absurdity
    es absurdo que te comportes así it's ridiculous o absurd of you to behave like that
    1
    (absurdez): es un absurdo que trates de ocultarlo it's ridiculous o absurd (of you) to try to hide it
    2 ( Fil, Mat):
    un absurdo an absurdity
    reducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum
    * * *

    absurdo
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    absurd, ridiculous
    absurdo,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 absurd: es un argumento completamente absurdo, it's an absolutely absurd line of argument
    2 (cosa ridícula) ludicrous: llevaba puesto un absurdo sombrero, she was wearing a ridiculous hat
    II sustantivo masculino absurdity, absurd thing

    ' absurdo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    absurda
    - baremo
    - mamarrachada
    - me
    - perfectamente
    English:
    absurd
    - all
    - farcical
    - ludicrous
    - mindless
    - nonsensical
    - preposterous
    - senseless
    - sound
    - to
    - wacky
    - absurdity
    - fantastic
    - wild
    * * *
    absurdo, -a
    ♦ adj
    absurd;
    lo absurdo sería que no lo hicieras it would be absurd for you not to do it
    ♦ nm
    decir/hacer un absurdo to say/do something ridiculous o idiotic;
    reducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum;
    el teatro del absurdo the Theatre of the Absurd
    * * *
    I adj absurd
    II m
    1 absurdity;
    es un absurdo que it’s absurd that
    2
    :
    teatro del absurdo theater o Br theatre of the absurd
    * * *
    absurdo, -da adj
    disparatado, ridículo: absurd, ridiculous
    ♦ absurdamente adv
    : absurdity
    * * *
    absurdo adj absurd

    Spanish-English dictionary > absurdo

  • 15 adaptador de receptor

    (n.) = host adaptor
    Ex. In order to facilitate the acceptance of the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI), a common host interface must be developed to isolate the hardware differences in host adaptors for applications developers.
    * * *

    Ex: In order to facilitate the acceptance of the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI), a common host interface must be developed to isolate the hardware differences in host adaptors for applications developers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > adaptador de receptor

  • 16 aislado de personalidad

    Ex. Personality isolates are those which characterize a subject area and give it individuality.
    * * *

    Ex: Personality isolates are those which characterize a subject area and give it individuality.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aislado de personalidad

  • 17 apartar de

    v.
    1 to move away from, to put away from, to take away from.
    Aparta los chocolates de mi vista Move the chocolates away from my sight!
    2 to take from, to take off.
    Aparta a María de esa escuela Take Mary off that school.
    3 to point away from.
    Aparta esa pistola de mí Point that gun away from me!
    * * *
    (v.) = wean from, wean away from
    Ex. In their early colonial form schools often aimed to isolate youth from the community, to wean children from their culture.
    Ex. Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.
    * * *
    (v.) = wean from, wean away from

    Ex: In their early colonial form schools often aimed to isolate youth from the community, to wean children from their culture.

    Ex: Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.

    Spanish-English dictionary > apartar de

  • 18 chifladura

    f.
    1 madness (locura).
    su última chifladura son las motos his latest craze is for motorbikes
    2 insanity, craziness, craze.
    3 infatuation, blind love.
    * * *
    1 familiar (locura) craziness, madness
    2 familiar (afición) craze, mania
    * * *
    SF
    1) = chifla
    2) * (=locura) craziness

    una chifladura — a crazy idea, a wild scheme

    * * *
    femenino (fam)
    * * *
    Ex. As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.
    ----
    * chifladuras = zaniness.
    * * *
    femenino (fam)
    * * *

    Ex: As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.

    * chifladuras = zaniness.

    * * *
    ( fam)
    ¡qué chifladura la de este tipo! this guy's completely nuts o off his rocker! ( colloq)
    ahora le ha dado la chifladura de que lo persiguen now he's got this crazy idea into his head that he's being followed ( colloq)
    * * *

    chifladura f (extravagancia) crazy idea
    * * *
    [locura] madness;
    ese plan es una chifladura that plan's insane o crazy;
    su última chifladura son las motos his latest craze is for motorbikes;
    todos conocemos su chifladura por el rock psicodélico we all know how crazy she is about psychedelic rock
    * * *
    f
    1 whistling
    2 fam ( locura) craziness fam
    3 fam ( idea) crazy idea fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > chifladura

  • 19 colonial

    adj.
    colonial.
    * * *
    1 PLÍTICA colonial
    2 (importado) imported
    1 imported foodstuffs
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [época] colonial; [alimentos, productos] overseas antes de s, imported ( originally referring to imports from Spanish colonies)
    * * *
    adjetivo colonial
    * * *
    Ex. In their early colonial form schools often aimed to isolate youth from the community, to wean children from their culture.
    ----
    * América colonial, la = Colonial America.
    * potencia colonial = colonial power.
    * * *
    adjetivo colonial
    * * *

    Ex: In their early colonial form schools often aimed to isolate youth from the community, to wean children from their culture.

    * América colonial, la = Colonial America.
    * potencia colonial = colonial power.

    * * *
    colonial
    * * *

    colonial adjetivo
    colonial
    colonial adjetivo colonial
    ' colonial' also found in these entries:
    English:
    colonial
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    colonial
    ♦ coloniales nmpl
    Esp
    (tienda de) coloniales (fancy) grocery, delicatessen
    * * *
    adj colonial;
    estilo colonial colonial style
    * * *
    : colonial

    Spanish-English dictionary > colonial

  • 20 concepto aislado

    (n.) = isolate
    Ex. Complex subjects must, for systematic treatment, be divided into their component, single concept subjects and these single concept subjects are referred to as isolates.
    * * *
    (n.) = isolate

    Ex: Complex subjects must, for systematic treatment, be divided into their component, single concept subjects and these single concept subjects are referred to as isolates.

    Spanish-English dictionary > concepto aislado

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