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  • 101 Día de la Tierra

    (n.) = Earth Day
    Ex. Library promotion of Earth Day brought environmental issues to public attention by means of book displays, lectures, films and tree planting.
    * * *
    (n.) = Earth Day

    Ex: Library promotion of Earth Day brought environmental issues to public attention by means of book displays, lectures, films and tree planting.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Día de la Tierra

  • 102 Hasta que la muerte nos separe

    till death do us part
    * * *
    Ex. ' Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme in the sense that it treats significant issues in a mature way = " Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" en el sentido de que trata asuntos importantes de una forma madura.
    * * *

    Ex: ' Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme in the sense that it treats significant issues in a mature way = " Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" en el sentido de que trata asuntos importantes de una forma madura.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Hasta que la muerte nos separe

  • 103 Navidad

    f.
    1 Christmas (Day).
    2 Christmas (time) (periodo).
    felices Navidades Merry Christmas
    m.
    Christmas, Christmastime, Xmas, Yule.
    * * *
    1 Christmas
    \
    felicitar las Navidades a alguien to wish somebody a merry Christmas
    árbol de Navidad Christmas tree
    tarjeta de Navidad Christmas card
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *

    ¡feliz Navidad! — happy Christmas!

    pl Navidades Christmas (time)
    * * *
    femenino Christmas
    * * *
    = festive season, Xmas, Christmas time, Christmastide, Crimbo.
    Nota: Variante coloquial de la palabra Christmas.
    Ex. The broadcasting each festive season of classic American popular Christmas songs has ensured the music is well known to all.
    Ex. ' Xmas' is not originally an attempt to exclude Christ from Christmas, but uses an abbreviation of the Greek spelling of the word 'Christ'.
    Ex. The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients.
    Ex. Christmastide is what is traditionally called the Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmas Day is the first day and 5 January is the twelfth day.
    Ex. He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.
    ----
    * abeto de Navidad = balsam fir.
    * árbol de Navidad = Christmas tree.
    * cena de Navidad = Christmas dinner.
    * cesta de Navidad = Christmas hamper.
    * comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.
    * día de Navidad = Christmas Day.
    * durante la Navidad = at Christmas time.
    * fiesta de Navidad = festive season holiday.
    * Navidades = Christmas.
    * vacaciones de Navidad = Christmas break, Christmas recess.
    * vacaciones de Navidad, las = Xmas break, the.
    * * *
    femenino Christmas
    * * *
    = festive season, Xmas, Christmas time, Christmastide, Crimbo.
    Nota: Variante coloquial de la palabra Christmas.

    Ex: The broadcasting each festive season of classic American popular Christmas songs has ensured the music is well known to all.

    Ex: ' Xmas' is not originally an attempt to exclude Christ from Christmas, but uses an abbreviation of the Greek spelling of the word 'Christ'.
    Ex: The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients.
    Ex: Christmastide is what is traditionally called the Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmas Day is the first day and 5 January is the twelfth day.
    Ex: He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.
    * abeto de Navidad = balsam fir.
    * árbol de Navidad = Christmas tree.
    * cena de Navidad = Christmas dinner.
    * cesta de Navidad = Christmas hamper.
    * comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.
    * día de Navidad = Christmas Day.
    * durante la Navidad = at Christmas time.
    * fiesta de Navidad = festive season holiday.
    * Navidades = Christmas.
    * vacaciones de Navidad = Christmas break, Christmas recess.
    * vacaciones de Navidad, las = Xmas break, the.

    * * *
    Christmas
    el día de Navidad Christmas Day
    felicitar la Navidad or las Navidades a algn to wish sb a happy Christmas
    en Navidad at Christmas (time)
    ¿dónde vas a pasar la Navidad or las Navidades? where are you going to spend Christmas?
    * * *

    Navidad sustantivo femenino
    Christmas;

    ¡feliz navidad! happy Christmas!;
    en navidad at Christmas (time)
    Navidad nf (tb en pl) Christmas
    ¡Feliz Navidad!, Merry Christmas!

    ' Navidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    árbol
    - cesta
    - desorbitar
    - faltar
    - número
    - pesebre
    - regalo
    - acercar
    - adorno
    - decoración
    - felicidad
    - felicitación
    - felicitar
    - feliz
    - natividad
    - paga
    - Pascua
    - tarjeta
    English:
    at
    - bustling
    - Christmas
    - Christmas cake
    - Christmas card
    - Christmas Day
    - Christmas pudding
    - Christmas stocking
    - cracker
    - crib
    - light up
    - merry
    - mince pie
    - near
    - something
    - stocking filler
    - though
    - Xmas
    - come
    - fall
    - far
    - greeting
    * * *
    1. [día] Christmas (Day)
    2. [periodo]
    Navidad(es) Christmas (time);
    en Navidad at Christmas;
    feliz Navidad, felices Navidades Merry Christmas;
    Navidades blancas white Christmas
    * * *
    f Christmas;
    ¡Feliz Navidad! Merry o Happy Christmas!
    * * *
    : Christmas, Christmastime
    Feliz Navidad: Merry Christmas
    * * *
    Navidad n Christmas
    ¡Feliz Navidad! Merry Christmas!

    Spanish-English dictionary > Navidad

  • 104 Preparados, listos, ya

    = On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!
    Ex. The article has the title ' On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic Games Library'.
    Ex. The article 'Outsourcing: ready, set, go! A cataloger's perspective' considers the issues involved in outsourcing library cataloguing.
    * * *
    = On your mark, get set, go!, ready, set, go!

    Ex: The article has the title ' On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic Games Library'.

    Ex: The article 'Outsourcing: ready, set, go! A cataloger's perspective' considers the issues involved in outsourcing library cataloguing.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Preparados, listos, ya

  • 105 Proyecto sobre Metadatos del Dublin Core

    Ex. The future goals of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) include addditional qualifiers, multilingual issues and documentation policies.
    * * *

    Ex: The future goals of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) include addditional qualifiers, multilingual issues and documentation policies.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Proyecto sobre Metadatos del Dublin Core

  • 106 Quinta Enmienda

    f.
    Fifth Amendment.
    * * *
    Ex. The analysis provides insights into Fifth Amendment issues because it involves a temporary invasion of a property owner's rights.
    * * *

    Ex: The analysis provides insights into Fifth Amendment issues because it involves a temporary invasion of a property owner's rights.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Quinta Enmienda

  • 107 Zaire

    m.
    Zaire (Antes).
    * * *
    1 Zaire
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino (Hist): tb
    * * *
    = Zaire.
    Ex. The New York Times informs us, one morning, that in all subsequent issues the CONGO will be known as Zaire.
    * * *
    masculino (Hist): tb
    * * *

    Ex: The New York Times informs us, one morning, that in all subsequent issues the CONGO will be known as Zaire.

    * * *
    tb
    el Zaire Zaire
    * * *
    Antes Zaire

    Spanish-English dictionary > Zaire

  • 108 a gusto de

    = to the liking of, at the pleasure of
    Ex. He made it clear that this was not entirely to his liking, though his audience.
    Ex. A private press is a printing press that issues small editions at the pleasure of its owner, not necessarily for financial gain.
    * * *
    = to the liking of, at the pleasure of

    Ex: He made it clear that this was not entirely to his liking, though his audience.

    Ex: A private press is a printing press that issues small editions at the pleasure of its owner, not necessarily for financial gain.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a gusto de

  • 109 a lo loco

    any old how
    * * *
    = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow
    Ex. The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research.
    Ex. The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.
    * * *
    = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow

    Ex: The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research.

    Ex: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a lo loco

  • 110 a mata caballo

    (adj.) = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter
    Ex. Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.
    Ex. Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
    Ex. And he added hurriedly: 'I felt I could work with her though'.
    Ex. The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research.
    * * *
    (adj.) = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter

    Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.

    Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
    Ex: And he added hurriedly: 'I felt I could work with her though'.
    Ex: The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a mata caballo

  • 111 a veces

    adv.
    sometimes, occasionally, at times, now and then.
    * * *
    sometimes
    * * *
    = at times, sometimes, at various times, from time to time, on occasion(s)
    Ex. The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion.
    Ex. Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex. At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.
    Ex. From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.
    Ex. The notation uses upper case letters and arabic numerals 1 to 9; and on occasion the hyphen.
    * * *
    = at times, sometimes, at various times, from time to time, on occasion(s)

    Ex: The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion.

    Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
    Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.
    Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.
    Ex: The notation uses upper case letters and arabic numerals 1 to 9; and on occasion the hyphen.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a veces

  • 112 abanico de posibilidades

    (n.) = kaleidoscope, kaleidoscope of possibilities
    Ex. The issues that concern the vast majority of disadvantaged people present an interesting kaleidoscope.
    Ex. A kaleidoscope of possibilities is the theme of this year's conference programme.
    * * *
    (n.) = kaleidoscope, kaleidoscope of possibilities

    Ex: The issues that concern the vast majority of disadvantaged people present an interesting kaleidoscope.

    Ex: A kaleidoscope of possibilities is the theme of this year's conference programme.

    Spanish-English dictionary > abanico de posibilidades

  • 113 abatido

    adj.
    1 depressed, despondent, crestfallen, dejected.
    2 contemptible, despicable.
    3 devalued, fallen in price, depreciated.
    m.
    slating, boarding.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: abatir.
    * * *
    1→ link=abatir abatir
    1 (deprimido) dejected, depressed
    2 (despreciable) despicable, low
    3 (fruta) fallen, drooping
    * * *
    (f. - abatida)
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=deprimido) depressed, dejected

    tener la cara abatida — to be crestfallen, look dejected

    2) (=despreciable) despicable, contemptible
    3) (Com, Econ) depreciated
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed
    b) [estar] ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
    * * *
    = disheartened, depressed, abject, despondent, abjected, dispirited, hipped.
    Ex. This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
    Ex. As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
    Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
    Ex. Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
    Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
    Ex. The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
    Ex. His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
    ----
    * abatidos, los = dismayed, the.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    a) [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed
    b) [estar] ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
    * * *
    = disheartened, depressed, abject, despondent, abjected, dispirited, hipped.

    Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.

    Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
    Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
    Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
    Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
    Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: ' Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
    Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
    * abatidos, los = dismayed, the.

    * * *
    abatido -da
    1 [ ESTAR] (deprimido, triste) depressed
    está muy abatido por su muerte her death has left him very depressed o feeling very low
    siempre ha sido tan alegre y ahora lo veo tan abatido he's always been such a cheerful person and now he seems so dejected o downhearted o despondent
    la enfermedad lo tiene muy abatido he's feeling very low o very down because of his illness
    2 [ ESTAR] (desanimado) depressed, downhearted, dispirited, despondent
    * * *

    Del verbo abatir: ( conjugate abatir)

    abatido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    abatido    
    abatir
    abatido
    ◊ -da adjetivo [estar] (deprimido, triste) depressed;


    ( desanimado) downhearted, dispirited
    abatir ( conjugate abatir) verbo transitivo
    1 ( derribar) ‹pájaro/avión› to bring down;
    ‹muro/edificio› to knock down;
    ‹ árbol› to fell;

    2 (deprimir, entristecer):

    no te dejes abatido por las preocupaciones don't let your worries get you down
    3 ‹ asiento› to recline
    abatirse verbo pronominal
    1 ( deprimirse) to get depressed
    2 (frml) abatidose sobre algo/algn [pájaro/avión] to swoop down on sth/sb;
    [ desgracia] to befall sth/sb (frml);

    abatido,-a adjetivo dejected, depressed, downhearted
    abatir verbo transitivo
    1 (derribar, derrumbar) to knock down, pull down: los enemigos abatieron tres de nuestros aviones, the enemy shot down three of our planes
    2 (tumbar el respaldo) to fold down
    3 (desalentar) to depress, dishearten: las malas noticias no nos abatieron, the bad news didn't discourage us
    ' abatido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abatida
    - aplanar
    - desanimada
    - desanimado
    - deshecha
    - deshecho
    - polvo
    - sombría
    - sombrío
    - abatir
    English:
    dejected
    - despondent
    - dishearten
    - downcast
    - glum
    - grief-stricken
    - mope
    - prostrate
    - depressed
    - dispirited
    - down
    - miserable
    * * *
    abatido, -a adj
    dejected, downhearted;
    está muy abatido por la muerte de su padre he's feeling very down because of his father's death;
    “no me quiere”, respondió abatido “she doesn't love me,” he said dejectedly o downheartedly
    * * *
    I adj depressed
    II part → abatir
    * * *
    abatido, -da adj
    : dejected, depressed

    Spanish-English dictionary > abatido

  • 114 abiertamente

    adv.
    openly (claramente).
    * * *
    1 openly, frankly
    * * *
    adv.
    * * *
    ADV openly
    * * *
    adverbio openly
    * * *
    = candidly, overtly, openly, outspokenly, unreservedly.
    Ex. All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
    Ex. This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly.
    Ex. Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
    Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
    Ex. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Thursday he had unreservedly discussed all issues with visiting U.S. President Barack Obama.
    ----
    * abiertamente admitido = avowedly.
    * proclamar abiertamente = be vociferous about/in.
    * * *
    adverbio openly
    * * *
    = candidly, overtly, openly, outspokenly, unreservedly.

    Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.

    Ex: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly.
    Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
    Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
    Ex: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Thursday he had unreservedly discussed all issues with visiting U.S. President Barack Obama.
    * abiertamente admitido = avowedly.
    * proclamar abiertamente = be vociferous about/in.

    * * *
    openly
    se mostró abiertamente hostil he was openly hostile.
    * * *
    [claramente] clearly; [en público] openly
    * * *
    adv openly
    * * *
    abiertamente adv openly

    Spanish-English dictionary > abiertamente

  • 115 aborigen

    adj.
    1 indigenous.
    2 aboriginal, ancient, native, primitive.
    f. & m.
    aboriginal, aborigine.
    * * *
    1 aboriginal, native
    1 aborigine, native
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    SMF aborigine, aboriginal
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo aboriginal, indigenous
    II
    masculino y femenino aborigine, aboriginal
    * * *
    = aboriginal, aboriginal.
    Nota: Nombre.
    Ex. This article raises some of the issues associated with the collection and documentation of aboriginal archival material which is secret/sacred in nature.
    Ex. Governmental perceptions of them as aboriginals holds back self-determination.
    ----
    * aborigen australiano = Aborigine.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo aboriginal, indigenous
    II
    masculino y femenino aborigine, aboriginal
    * * *
    = aboriginal, aboriginal.
    Nota: Nombre.

    Ex: This article raises some of the issues associated with the collection and documentation of aboriginal archival material which is secret/sacred in nature.

    Ex: Governmental perceptions of them as aboriginals holds back self-determination.
    * aborigen australiano = Aborigine.

    * * *
    aboriginal, indigenous
    la población aborigen the aboriginal o indigenous population
    aborigine, aboriginal
    los aborígenes de Samoa the indigenous o aboriginal population of Samoa
    los aborígenes de Australia (Australian) Aborigines
    * * *

    aborigen adjetivo
    aboriginal, indigenous
    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    aborigine, aboriginal
    aborigen
    I adjetivo native, indigenous
    (australiano) aboriginal: me encanta el arte aborigen australiano, I love Australian aboriginal art
    II mf native
    (australiano) aborigine
    ' aborigen' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    nativo
    English:
    aborigine
    - aboriginal
    - Aborigine
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    [indígena] indigenous, native; [de Australia] Aboriginal
    ♦ nmf
    [población indígena] native; [de Australia] Aborigine;
    aborígenes indigenous population, natives;
    [de Australia] Aborigines
    * * *
    I adj native atr, indigenous
    II m/f native
    * * *
    aborigen adj, pl - rígenes : aboriginal, native
    aborigen nmf, pl - rígenes : aborigine, indigenous inhabitant

    Spanish-English dictionary > aborigen

  • 116 abrumador

    adj.
    1 overwhelming, mind-boggling, overpowering, staggering.
    2 overwhelming, total, crushing, large.
    m.
    oppressor.
    * * *
    1 overwhelming, crushing
    * * *
    (f. - abrumadora)
    adj.
    devastating, overwhelming, crushing
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=agobiante) crushing; (=pesado) burdensome
    2) (=importante) [mayoría] overwhelming; [superioridad] crushing, overwhelming
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo
    a) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelming
    b) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy
    * * *
    = boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.
    Ex. It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.
    Ex. The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.
    Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
    Ex. It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
    Ex. Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.
    Ex. Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.
    Ex. Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
    Ex. More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    ----
    * de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.
    * ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo
    a) <victoria/mayoría> overwhelming
    b) <trabajo/tarea> exhausting; <responsabilidad/carga> onerous, heavy
    * * *
    = boggling, mind-boggling [mind boggling], overwhelming, taxing, devastating, mind-numbing, crippling, overwhelming.

    Ex: It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.

    Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.
    Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
    Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
    Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.
    Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.
    Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
    Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
    * de forma abrumadora = overwhelmingly.
    * ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

    * * *
    1 ‹victoria/mayoría› overwhelming
    2 ‹trabajo/tarea› exhausting, tiring; ‹responsabilidad/carga› onerous, heavy
    * * *

    abrumador
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    a) ‹victoria/mayoría› overwhelming

    b) ‹trabajo/tarea› exhausting

    abrumador,-ora adjetivo overwhelming
    ' abrumador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrumadora
    - experimentar
    English:
    grief
    - devastating
    * * *
    abrumador, -ora adj
    [mayoría, superioridad] overwhelming; [victoria] crushing;
    sus productos dominan de forma abrumadora el mercado their products completely dominate the market
    * * *
    adj overwhelming
    * * *
    abrumador, - dora adj
    : crushing, overwhelming

    Spanish-English dictionary > abrumador

  • 117 abyecto

    adj.
    1 vile, base, perverse, despicable.
    2 abjected, abject, cowering, groveling.
    * * *
    1 abject, wretched
    * * *
    ADJ wretched, abject
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo <persona/conducta> contemptible, despicable
    * * *
    = abject, abjected.
    Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
    Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo <persona/conducta> contemptible, despicable
    * * *
    = abject, abjected.

    Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.

    Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

    * * *
    abyecto -ta
    ‹persona/conducta› contemptible, despicable
    un crimen abyecto a heinous crime
    * * *

    abyecto,-a adjetivo abject: cometió crímenes abyectos, he committed heinous crimes
    ' abyecto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abyecta
    English:
    abject
    - base
    - heinous
    * * *
    abyecto, -a adj
    Formal [despreciable] vile;
    un crimen abyecto a heinous crime
    * * *
    adj despicable
    * * *
    abyecto, -ta adj
    : despicable, contemptible

    Spanish-English dictionary > abyecto

  • 118 aclarar una cuestión

    (v.) = clarify + matter, clarify + issue
    Ex. In such cases a preliminary consultation of the printed indexes can often so clarify matters that an on-line search becomes feasible.
    Ex. Committees have been set up to clarify issues of cataloguing in Danish libraries and the National Bibliography.
    * * *
    (v.) = clarify + matter, clarify + issue

    Ex: In such cases a preliminary consultation of the printed indexes can often so clarify matters that an on-line search becomes feasible.

    Ex: Committees have been set up to clarify issues of cataloguing in Danish libraries and the National Bibliography.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aclarar una cuestión

  • 119 acosar

    v.
    1 to pursue relentlessly.
    2 to harass.
    3 to besiege, to irritate, to nag, to accost.
    El policía persigue a Ricardo The policeman persecutes=harasses Richard.
    * * *
    1 to pursue, chase
    \
    acosar a preguntas to bombard with questions
    * * *
    verb
    to harass, hound
    * * *
    VT
    1) (=atosigar) to hound, harass

    ser acosado sexualmente — to suffer (from) sexual harassment, be sexually harassed

    2) (=perseguir) to pursue relentlessly; [+ animal] to urge on
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to hound

    me acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions

    b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly
    * * *
    = plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.
    Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
    Ex. For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
    Ex. I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.
    Ex. Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.
    Ex. I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.
    Ex. The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex. Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.
    Ex. Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.
    Ex. This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
    Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.
    Ex. Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.
    Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex. And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
    Ex. He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
    Ex. So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
    Ex. The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
    Ex. And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
    Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
    ----
    * acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to hound

    me acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions

    b) < presa> to hound, pursue relentlessly
    * * *
    = plague, press upon, bait, besiege, harass, bully, dog, persecute, hound, nag (at), pelt, pressurise [pressurize, -USA], importune, pester, nobble, stalk, bedevil, bear down on, harry.

    Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.

    Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
    Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.
    Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.
    Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.
    Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.
    Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
    Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.
    Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.
    Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
    Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.
    Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.
    Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
    Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
    Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
    Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
    Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
    Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
    * acosar a Alguien con preguntas = pepper + Nombre + with questions.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.

    * * *
    acosar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹persona› to hound
    lo acosan sus acreedores his creditors are hounding him o are after him
    un compañero que la acosaba sexualmente a colleague who was sexually harassing her
    se ven acosados por el hambre y las enfermedades they are beset by hunger and disease
    me acosaron con preguntas sobre su paradero they plagued o bombarded me with questions regarding his whereabouts
    2 ‹presa› to hound, pursue relentlessly
    * * *

     

    acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ persona› to hound;

    ( sexualmente) to harass;
    ◊ me acosaron con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions


    acosar verbo transitivo
    1 to harass
    2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
    ' acosar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arrinconar
    - asediar
    - hostigar
    English:
    assault
    - beset
    - harass
    - hound
    - mob
    - molest
    - persecute
    - plague
    - ply
    - stalk
    - bait
    - goad
    - harry
    - worry
    * * *
    acosar, Méx acosijar vt
    1. [perseguir] to pursue relentlessly
    2. [hostigar] to harass;
    lo acosaron a o [m5] con preguntas they fired questions at him;
    fue acosada sexualmente en el trabajo she was sexually harassed at work
    * * *
    v/t hound, pursue;
    me acosaron a preguntas they bombarded me with questions
    * * *
    acosar vt
    perseguir: to pursue, to hound, to harass

    Spanish-English dictionary > acosar

  • 120 acoso

    m.
    1 relentless pursuit.
    2 harassment (hostigamiento).
    acoso y derribo constant harrying
    acoso sexual sexual harassment
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: acosar.
    * * *
    1 pursuit, chase
    2 figurado hounding
    \
    acoso sexual sexual harassment
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=atosigamiento) harassment

    operación de acoso y derribo — (Mil) search and destroy operation

    acoso laboral — workplace bullying, workplace harassment

    2) (=persecución) relentless pursuit
    * * *
    a) ( de persona) hounding, harassment
    b) ( de presa) hounding, relentless pursuit
    * * *
    = harassment, persecution, stalking, bullying, mobbing.
    Ex. Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.
    Ex. This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.
    Ex. States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
    Ex. The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.
    Ex. Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.
    ----
    * acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.
    * acoso físico = physical harassment.
    * acoso laboral = workplace mobbing.
    * acoso sexual = sexual harassment.
    * aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * * *
    a) ( de persona) hounding, harassment
    b) ( de presa) hounding, relentless pursuit
    * * *
    = harassment, persecution, stalking, bullying, mobbing.

    Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.

    Ex: This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.
    Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
    Ex: The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.
    Ex: Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.
    * acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.
    * acoso físico = physical harassment.
    * acoso laboral = workplace mobbing.
    * acoso sexual = sexual harassment.
    * aguantar el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * pasar por el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.
    * sufrir el acoso de = run + the gauntlet of.

    * * *
    1 (de una persona) harassment
    el acoso sexual en el trabajo sexual harassment in the workplace
    2 (en el colegio, trabajo) bullying
    el problema del acoso escolar the problem of bullying at school
    niegan la existencia de acoso laboral they deny the existence of bullying in the workplace
    3 (de una presa) hounding, relentless pursuit
    * * *

     

    Del verbo acosar: ( conjugate acosar)

    acoso es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    acosó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    acosar    
    acoso
    acosar ( conjugate acosar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ persona› to hound;

    ( sexualmente) to harass;
    ◊ me acosoon con preguntas they plagued o bombarded me with questions


    acoso sustantivo masculino



    acosar verbo transitivo
    1 to harass
    2 fig (asediar) to pester: la oposición acosó al Presidente del Gobierno con sus preguntas, the opposition pestered the Prime Minister with questions
    acoso sustantivo masculino harassment
    acoso sexual, sexual harassment
    ' acoso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acosar
    - sexual
    English:
    harassment
    - persecution
    - sexual harrassment
    * * *
    acoso nm
    1. [persecución] relentless pursuit
    2. [hostigamiento] harassment
    acoso cibernético cyberstalking;
    acoso y derribo = rural sport in which horsemen harry and bring down bulls;
    Fig
    han denunciado una operación de acoso y derribo contra el presidente they have condemned the concerted attempt(s) to hound the president out of office;
    acoso escolar bullying [at school];
    acoso en Internet cyberstalking;
    acoso laboral workplace bullying;
    acoso sexual sexual harassment
    * * *
    m fig
    hounding, harassment
    * * *
    acoso nm
    asedio: harassment
    acoso sexual: sexual harassment

    Spanish-English dictionary > acoso

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