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it is a marginal problem

  • 1 marginal

    adj.
    1 marginal (note).
    2 fringe (Arte & politics).
    grupo marginal fringe group
    * * *
    1 (ilustración, nota) marginal, in the margin
    2 (tema, asunto) marginal, minor
    3 (persona) marginalized; (grupo) on the margins of society
    4 (teatro, música) fringe
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=al margen) [corrección, nota] marginal, in the margin

    una nota marginal — a marginal note, a note in the margin

    2) (=pobre) deprived
    3) (=alternativo) [teatro] fringe antes de s ; [publicación] underground antes de s ; [artista] alternative
    4) (=poco importante) [asunto] marginal; [papel, personaje] minor
    5) (Econ) [coste, tipo] marginal
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Sociol)
    b) ( secundario) < posición> peripheral; < asunto> marginal, peripheral
    2) (Fin) marginal
    3) (Impr)

    una nota marginal — a note in the margin, a marginal note

    * * *
    = marginal, fringe subject, at the margins, marginalised [marginalized, -USA], outlier.
    Nota: Adjetivo.
    Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex. In a general classification there are, of course, no fringe subjects: all are of equal weight, and must be given their due place in the overall order.
    Ex. The changes wrought by information technology have been at the margins.
    Ex. The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.
    Ex. A number of non-public libraries participated in the co-operative scheme and they were known as outlier libraries.
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    * beneficio marginal = marginal benefit.
    * coste marginal = marginal cost.
    * costo marginal = marginal cost.
    * de manera marginal = tangentially.
    * grupo marginal = marginalised group.
    * tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.
    * tipo fiscal marginal = marginal tax rate.
    * tipo impositivo marginal = marginal tax rate.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Sociol)
    b) ( secundario) < posición> peripheral; < asunto> marginal, peripheral
    2) (Fin) marginal
    3) (Impr)

    una nota marginal — a note in the margin, a marginal note

    * * *
    = marginal, fringe subject, at the margins, marginalised [marginalized, -USA], outlier.
    Nota: Adjetivo.

    Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.

    Ex: In a general classification there are, of course, no fringe subjects: all are of equal weight, and must be given their due place in the overall order.
    Ex: The changes wrought by information technology have been at the margins.
    Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.
    Ex: A number of non-public libraries participated in the co-operative scheme and they were known as outlier libraries.
    * beneficio marginal = marginal benefit.
    * coste marginal = marginal cost.
    * costo marginal = marginal cost.
    * de manera marginal = tangentially.
    * grupo marginal = marginalised group.
    * tipo de gravamen marginal = marginal tax rate.
    * tipo fiscal marginal = marginal tax rate.
    * tipo impositivo marginal = marginal tax rate.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹barrio›
    en las barriadas marginales in the poor, outlying areas of the city
    2 (no central, de poca importancia) ‹posición› peripheral; ‹asunto› marginal, peripheral
    B ( Fin) ‹costo› marginal; ‹tipo› marginal
    C ( Impr):
    una nota marginal a note in the margin, a marginal note
    correcciones marginales corrections in the margin
    * * *

    marginal adjetivo
    1 (Sociol):
    en los barrios marginales in the poor, outlying areas of the city

    2 ( secundario) ‹ posición peripheral;
    asunto marginal, peripheral
    3 (Impr):

    marginal adjetivo marginal
    ' marginal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    suburbio
    - acotación
    - barriada
    English:
    marginal
    - marginal seat
    - fringe
    * * *
    1. [de fuera de la sociedad] [persona, grupo social] socially excluded;
    una zona marginal de la ciudad a deprived area of the city
    2. [sin importancia] minor;
    un asunto marginal a matter of minor importance
    3. [en página] marginal;
    una nota marginal a marginal note
    4. Econ marginal;
    costo marginal marginal cost;
    tipo marginal marginal rate
    * * *
    adj marginal;
    nota marginal note in the margin
    * * *
    : marginal, fringe

    Spanish-English dictionary > marginal

  • 2 randprobleem

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > randprobleem

  • 3 marginale

    adj marginal
    note marginali marginal notes
    un problema marginale a marginal problem
    costo marginale marginal cost
    aliquota marginale d'imposta marginal rate of tax
    * * *
    marginale agg.
    1 marginal: note marginali, marginal notes; terra marginale, marginal land
    2 (secondario) secondary: una questione marginale, a marginal question
    3 (econ.) marginal: costo marginale, marginal cost; utile marginale, marginal profit; reddito marginale, marginal income; ricavo marginale, marginal revenue; impresa marginale, marginal firm; produttività marginale, marginal productivity; utilità marginale, marginal utility; analisi marginale, marginal analysis; indennità marginali, fringe benefits; valore marginale, marginal value; (trib.) aliquota marginale, marginal rate.
    * * *
    [mardʒi'nale]
    1. agg
    2. sm/f
    * * *
    [mardʒi'nale]
    aggettivo marginal
    * * *
    marginale
    /mardʒi'nale/
    marginal.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > marginale

  • 4 Randproblem

    n side issue
    * * *
    das Randproblem
    side issue
    * * *
    Rand·pro·blem
    nt secondary problem
    * * *
    Randproblem n side issue
    * * *
    m.
    marginal problem n. n.
    side issue n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Randproblem

  • 5 peryferyjn|y

    adj. 1. (znajdujący sie na przedmieściach) peripheral
    - peryferyjne dzielnice miasta the outskirts of the town
    2. (drugoplanowy) marginal
    - problem ten pozostawał w sferze peryferyjnych dyskusji the problem was only treated marginally

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > peryferyjn|y

  • 6 несущественная проблема

    Mass media: marginal problem

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > несущественная проблема

  • 7 Randproblem

    m
    marginal-problem
    n
    side issue

    Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Randproblem

  • 8 Rand

    m; -(e)s, Ränder
    1. edge; eines Tellers, einer Brille etc.: rim; eines Hutes: brim; (Seitenrand) margin; Ränder unter den Augen (dark) rings under the eyes; bis zum Rand gefüllt Glas: filled to the brim; eine Karte mit schwarzem Rand a card with a black border; ein Rand in der Wanne a tide-mark in the bath (Am. ring in the bathtub); ( 4 cm) Rand lassen leave a margin (of 4 cm); etw. an den Rand schreiben write s.th. in the margin; am Rande des Waldes on the edge of the woods; am Rande der Stadt on the outskirts (of the town); am Rande des Abgrunds on the brink of the abyss
    2. fig. verge; am Rande des Verderbens / der Verzweiflung etc. fig. on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin / despair etc.; am Rande der Gesellschaft on the fringe(s) of society; am Rande der Legalität just inside the law; an den Rand (des Geschehens etc.) geraten be marginalized; am Rande des Grabes stehen have one foot in the grave; am Rande erwähnen mention in passing; das oder so viel nur am Rande I just mention that in passing; das versteht sich am Rande it goes without saying; ein Problem etc. am Rande behandeln deal with a problem etc. in passing; es interessiert mich nur am Rande it’s only of marginal interest to me; er hat es nur am Rande miterlebt he wasn’t directly involved ( oder affected by it); außer Rand und Band sein / geraten be going wild; vor Freude etc.: be beside o.s. / go wild (with joy); zu Rande kommen mit jemandem / etw. get on with s.o. / cope with s.th.
    3. umg. (Mund) trap, Brit. auch gob; er kann einfach seinen Rand nicht halten he just can’t keep his trap shut; halt den Rand! shut up!, shut your trap ( oder face)
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    der Rand
    edging; side; brink; margin; verge; brim; rim; fringe; edge; border
    * * *
    Rạnd I [rant]
    m -es, -er
    ['rɛndɐ]
    1) edge; (von Weg, Straße, Schwimmbecken etc) side, edge; (von Brunnen, Gefäß, Tasse) top, rim, brim; (von Abgrund) brink

    voll bis zum Randfull to the brim, brimful

    am Rande (erwähnen, zur Sprache kommen) — by the way, in passing; interessieren marginally; beteiligt sein marginally, on the fringe; miterleben from the sidelines

    am Rande des Waldesat the edge of the forest

    am Rande der Stadton the outskirts of the town

    am Rande der Verzweiflung/des Wahnsinns — on the verge of despair/madness

    er hat die Russische Revolution noch am Rande miterlebthe was around at the beginning/end of the Russian Revolution

    am Rande der Gesellschaft/der politischen Landschaft — on the fringes of society/the political scene

    an den Rand der Gesellschaft gedrängt werdento be marginalized by society

    am äußersten rechten Rand des politischen Spektrums — on the extreme right of the political spectrum

    2) (= Umrandung) border; (= Tellerrand) edge, side; (= Brillenrand) rim; (von Hut) brim; (= Seitenrand, Buchrand, Heftrand) margin

    wenn er so über die Ränder seiner Brille schielt — when he peers over the top of his glasses like that

    mit schwarzem Rand — black-edged, with a black border

    3) (= Schmutzrand) ring; (um Augen) circle, ring

    rote Ränder um die Augen haben — to have red rims around one's eyes

    4) (fig)

    sie waren außer Rand und Band — there was no holding them, they were going wild

    See:
    = zurande
    II
    m -s, -(s)
    (= Währung) rand
    * * *
    der
    1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) border
    2) (the top edge of a cup, glass etc: The jug was filled to the brim.) brim
    3) (the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) brink
    4) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) edge
    5) (a border or fringe round a garment: gold edging.) edging
    6) (the blank edge round a page of writing or print: Please write your comments in the margin.) margin
    7) (the edge of something: the lip of a cup.) lip
    8) ((usually in singular with the) the edge (of something): The shops are on the periphery of the housing estate.) periphery
    9) (an edge or border: the rim of a wheel; the rim of a cup.) rim
    10) (the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) verge
    * * *
    <-es, Ränder>
    [rant, pl ˈrɛndɐ]
    m
    1. (abfallendes Ende einer Fläche) edge
    2. (obere Begrenzungslinie) von Glas, Tasse rim; von Teller edge, side; von Wanne top, rim
    etw bis zum \Rand füllen to fill sth to the brim
    voll bis zum \Rand full to the brim, brimful
    3. (äußere Begrenzung) edge; von Straße, Weg side; von Wunde lip
    sie stand am \Rand der Klippe she stood on the edge of the cliff
    stell das Glas nicht so nah an den \Rand von dem Tisch don't put the glass so near the edge of the table
    du hast dir die Hose unten am [rechten/linken] \Rand schmutzig gemacht you've dirtied the bottom [of the right/left leg] of your trousers
    der \Rand des Abgrunds the brink of the precipice
    am \Rande der Gesellschaft on the fringes of society
    am \Rande der Stadt on the outskirts [or edge] of the town
    er wohnt in einem großen Haus am \Rande der Stadt he lives in a big house on [or at] the edge of the town
    am \Rand der Straße at the side of the road
    am \Rande des Waldes at the edge of the forest
    4. (Einfassung) border; einer Brille rim; eines Huts brim
    eine Brille mit silbernem \Rand spectacles with silver rims, silver-rimmed spectacles
    er schielte über die Ränder seiner Brille he peered over the top of his glasses
    die Decke hatte einen mit einer Borte verzierten \Rand the quilt was bordered by a braid trimming [or had a braid trimming border
    5. (Grenze)
    am \Rand[e] einer S. gen on the verge [or brink] of sth
    sich akk am \Rand[e] einer S. gen bewegen to border on sth
    am \Rande des Bankrotts sein to be on the verge of bankruptcy
    am \Rande eines Krieges on the brink of war
    jdn an den \Rand des Ruins/Wahnsinns bringen to bring sb to the verge [or brink] of ruin/madness
    am \Rand der Verzweiflung sein to be on the verge of despair
    6. (auf Papier) von Buch, Heft, Seite margin
    Trauerkarten haben einen schwarzen \Rand condolence cards have black edging [or a black border]
    etw an den \Rand schreiben to write sth in the margin
    7. (Schatten, Spur) mark
    ein [schmutziger] \Rand um die Badewanne a tidemark around [the rim of] the bath BRIT
    [dunkle/rote] Ränder um die Augen haben to have [dark/red] rings [a]round one's eyes
    vom Weinen hatte sie rote Ränder um die Augen the rims of her eyes were red with crying
    8.
    am \Rande in passing, by the way
    das habe ich am \Rande erwähnt I mentioned that in passing
    das interessiert mich nur am \Rande that's only of marginal interest to me
    das versteht sich am \Rande that goes without saying
    wir haben die Revolution nur am \Rande miterlebt we were only marginally involved in the revolution
    außer \Rand und Band geraten/sein (fam) to go/be wild
    sie waren außer \Rand und Band there was no holding them, they were going wild
    halt den \Rand! (sl) shut your mouth fam [or sl face] [or sl gob]
    [mit etw dat] zu \Rande kommen (fam) to cope [with sth]
    ich komme damit nicht zu \Rande I can't manage
    mit jdm zu \Rande kommen (fam) to get on with sb
    * * *
    der; Rand[e]s, Ränder
    1) edge; (Einfassung) border; (HutRand) brim; (BrillenRand, GefäßRand, KraterRand) rim; (eines Abgrunds) brink; (auf einem Schriftstück) margin; (WegRand) verge; (StadtRand) edge; outskirts pl.; (fig.)

    außer Rand und Band geraten/sein — (ugs.) go/be wild ( vor with); (rasen) go/be berserk ( vor with)

    mit etwas [nicht] zu Rande kommen — (ugs.) [not] be able to cope with something; s. auch Grab

    2) (SchmutzRand) mark; (rund) ring; (in der Wanne) tidemark (coll.)

    dunkle Ränder unter den Augen haben — have dark lines under one's eyes

    3)

    den Rand halten(salopp) shut one's gob (sl.) or trap (sl.)

    * * *
    Rand m; -(e)s, Ränder
    1. edge; eines Tellers, einer Brille etc: rim; eines Hutes: brim; (Seitenrand) margin;
    Ränder unter den Augen (dark) rings under the eyes;
    bis zum Rand gefüllt Glas: filled to the brim;
    eine Karte mit schwarzem Rand a card with a black border;
    ein Rand in der Wanne a tide-mark in the bath (US ring in the bathtub);
    (4 cm) Rand lassen leave a margin (of 4 cm);
    etwas an den Rand schreiben write sth in the margin;
    am Rande des Waldes on the edge of the woods;
    am Rande der Stadt on the outskirts (of the town);
    am Rande des Abgrunds on the brink of the abyss
    2. fig verge;
    am Rande des Verderbens/der Verzweiflung etc fig on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin/despair etc;
    am Rande der Gesellschaft on the fringe(s) of society;
    am Rande der Legalität just inside the law;
    an den Rand (des Geschehens etc)
    geraten be marginalized;
    am Rande des Grabes stehen have one foot in the grave;
    am Rande erwähnen mention in passing;
    so viel nur am Rande I just mention that in passing;
    das versteht sich am Rande it goes without saying;
    ein Problem etc
    am Rande behandeln deal with a problem etc in passing;
    es interessiert mich nur am Rande it’s only of marginal interest to me;
    er hat es nur am Rande miterlebt he wasn’t directly involved ( oder affected by it);
    außer Rand und Band sein/geraten be going wild; vor Freude etc: be beside o.s./go wild (with joy);
    zu Rande kommen mit jemandem/etwas get on with sb/cope with sth
    3. umg (Mund) trap, Br auch gob;
    er kann einfach seinen Rand nicht halten he just can’t keep his trap shut;
    halt den Rand! shut up!, shut your trap ( oder face)
    * * *
    der; Rand[e]s, Ränder
    1) edge; (Einfassung) border; (HutRand) brim; (BrillenRand, GefäßRand, KraterRand) rim; (eines Abgrunds) brink; (auf einem Schriftstück) margin; (WegRand) verge; (StadtRand) edge; outskirts pl.; (fig.)

    außer Rand und Band geraten/sein — (ugs.) go/be wild ( vor with); (rasen) go/be berserk ( vor with)

    mit etwas [nicht] zu Rande kommen — (ugs.) [not] be able to cope with something; s. auch Grab

    2) (SchmutzRand) mark; (rund) ring; (in der Wanne) tidemark (coll.)
    3)

    den Rand halten (salopp) shut one's gob (sl.) or trap (sl.)

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    ¨-er (Mathematik) m.
    boundary n. ¨-er m.
    border n.
    brim n.
    brink n.
    edge n.
    fringe n.
    lip n.
    margin n.
    rim n.
    side n.
    verge n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Rand

  • 9 secundario

    adj.
    1 secondary, ancillary, knock-on.
    2 secondary, low-voltage.
    * * *
    1 secondary
    1 GEOLOGÍA secondary
    ————————
    1 GEOLOGÍA secondary
    * * *
    (f. - secundaria)
    adj.
    * * *
    secundario, -a
    1.
    ADJ (=no principal) [gen] secondary; [carretera, efectos] side antes de s ; (Inform) background antes de s
    educación 1)
    2.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo <factor/problema> secondary
    * * *
    = ancillary, marginal, minor, peripheral, secondary, side, subsidiary, tangential, accessory, fringe, fringe subject, derivative.
    Ex. A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.
    Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex. A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.
    Ex. The example below demonstrates how to reject those documents that are likely to be of only peripheral interest.
    Ex. In general title entries are regarded as secondary to author entries.
    Ex. The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.
    Ex. Added entries are only made under important subsidiary headings and not under every possible alternative heading.
    Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
    Ex. The Publications Office may fairly be said to present itself to the outside-world as a distributor by way of sale, since its overt involvement in free distribution is essentially accessory to that.
    Ex. Libraries must also attempt to draw in the public by promoting fringe activities such as art exhibitions, concerts, talks by writers, craft demonstrations and films.
    Ex. In a general classification there are, of course, no fringe subjects: all are of equal weight, and must be given their due place in the overall order.
    Ex. The author gives an overview of derivative information sources.
    ----
    * actividad secundaria = sidelight activity.
    * actor secundario = secondary role.
    * almacenamiento secundario = secondary storage.
    * añadir como algo secundario = tack on.
    * asiento secundario = secondary entry.
    * asiento secundario por autor y título = author-title added entry, name-title added entry.
    * asiento secundario por título = title added entry.
    * atención secundaria = secondary care.
    * autor secundario = secondary author.
    * bibliografía secundaria = secondary literature.
    * carretera secundaria = minor road, back road.
    * color secundario = secondary colour.
    * concepto secundario = secondary concept, subsidiary concept.
    * descriptor secundario = minor descriptor.
    * desempeñar un papel secundario = play + second fiddle.
    * documento secundario = secondary document, secondary publication.
    * educación secundaria = secondary education.
    * efecto secundario = side effect [side-effect], spillover effect, after effect [after-effect].
    * efectos secundarios = knock-on effect.
    * encabezamiento secundario = added entry heading.
    * enseñanza secundaria = secondary education.
    * escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school.
    * escuela secundaria = junior school, middle school, upper school.
    * estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios = high school graduate.
    * fuente secundaria = secondary source.
    * hallazgo secundario = incidental finding.
    * idea secundaria = side issue.
    * incluir como registro de encabezamiento secundario = trace.
    * información secundaria = secondary information.
    * papel secundario = secondary role.
    * perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.
    * personaje secundario = secondary character.
    * producto secundario = by-product [byproduct].
    * puntos secundarios = secondary points.
    * registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia = subject tracing.
    * registro de encabezamientos secundarios = tracing.
    * responsabilidad secundaria = secondary responsibility.
    * servicios de documentos secundarios = secondary services.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * término secundario = qualifying term.
    * tomar un papel secundario = take + a back seat.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo <factor/problema> secondary
    * * *
    = ancillary, marginal, minor, peripheral, secondary, side, subsidiary, tangential, accessory, fringe, fringe subject, derivative.

    Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.

    Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.
    Ex: The example below demonstrates how to reject those documents that are likely to be of only peripheral interest.
    Ex: In general title entries are regarded as secondary to author entries.
    Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.
    Ex: Added entries are only made under important subsidiary headings and not under every possible alternative heading.
    Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
    Ex: The Publications Office may fairly be said to present itself to the outside-world as a distributor by way of sale, since its overt involvement in free distribution is essentially accessory to that.
    Ex: Libraries must also attempt to draw in the public by promoting fringe activities such as art exhibitions, concerts, talks by writers, craft demonstrations and films.
    Ex: In a general classification there are, of course, no fringe subjects: all are of equal weight, and must be given their due place in the overall order.
    Ex: The author gives an overview of derivative information sources.
    * actividad secundaria = sidelight activity.
    * actor secundario = secondary role.
    * almacenamiento secundario = secondary storage.
    * añadir como algo secundario = tack on.
    * asiento secundario = secondary entry.
    * asiento secundario por autor y título = author-title added entry, name-title added entry.
    * asiento secundario por título = title added entry.
    * atención secundaria = secondary care.
    * autor secundario = secondary author.
    * bibliografía secundaria = secondary literature.
    * carretera secundaria = minor road, back road.
    * color secundario = secondary colour.
    * concepto secundario = secondary concept, subsidiary concept.
    * descriptor secundario = minor descriptor.
    * desempeñar un papel secundario = play + second fiddle.
    * documento secundario = secondary document, secondary publication.
    * educación secundaria = secondary education.
    * efecto secundario = side effect [side-effect], spillover effect, after effect [after-effect].
    * efectos secundarios = knock-on effect.
    * encabezamiento secundario = added entry heading.
    * enseñanza secundaria = secondary education.
    * escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria = intermediate school.
    * escuela secundaria = junior school, middle school, upper school.
    * estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios = high school graduate.
    * fuente secundaria = secondary source.
    * hallazgo secundario = incidental finding.
    * idea secundaria = side issue.
    * incluir como registro de encabezamiento secundario = trace.
    * información secundaria = secondary information.
    * papel secundario = secondary role.
    * perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.
    * personaje secundario = secondary character.
    * producto secundario = by-product [byproduct].
    * puntos secundarios = secondary points.
    * registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia = subject tracing.
    * registro de encabezamientos secundarios = tracing.
    * responsabilidad secundaria = secondary responsibility.
    * servicios de documentos secundarios = secondary services.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * término secundario = qualifying term.
    * tomar un papel secundario = take + a back seat.

    * * *
    ‹factor/problema› secondary
    el premio a la mejor actriz secundaria the award for the best supporting actress
    * * *

    secundario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo ‹factor/problema secondary;


    actor/actriz supporting ( before n)
    secundario,-a adjetivo secondary
    ' secundario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    accesoria
    - accesorio
    - sector
    - secundaria
    - subtítulo
    - efecto
    - marginal
    - menor
    English:
    after-effect
    - incidental
    - minor
    - prep school
    - secondary
    - senior
    - side
    - subsidiary
    - upstage
    - after
    - high
    - junior
    - peripheral
    - preparatory
    - sophomore
    - supporting
    * * *
    secundario, -a
    adj
    1. [en orden] secondary
    2. [de menor importancia] minor;
    actor secundario supporting actor
    3. Geol secondary
    nm
    Geol
    el Secundario the Secondary (era)
    * * *
    adj secondary
    * * *
    secundario, - ria adj
    : secondary
    * * *
    secundario adj secondary

    Spanish-English dictionary > secundario

  • 10 de segunda importancia

    (n.) = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance
    Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex. Assistive technology will continue to be a back burner issue in most libraries.
    Ex. Although the prospect of compulsory competitive tendering in libraries is on the back burner it has put acquisitions firmly in the limelight.
    Ex. In an emergency, good information about the building is second in importance only to good judgment.
    * * *
    (n.) = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance

    Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.

    Ex: Assistive technology will continue to be a back burner issue in most libraries.
    Ex: Although the prospect of compulsory competitive tendering in libraries is on the back burner it has put acquisitions firmly in the limelight.
    Ex: In an emergency, good information about the building is second in importance only to good judgment.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de segunda importancia

  • 11 pequeño

    adj.
    1 little, minute, short, small.
    2 small, slight, minor, little.
    3 small, little.
    4 small, undersize.
    m.
    child, little boy, boy, little one.
    * * *
    1 (de tamaño) little, small
    2 (de edad) young
    3 (en tiempo) short
    nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (niño) little one
    \
    de pequeño,-a as a child
    ser el pequeño/la pequeña to be the youngest
    * * *
    (f. - pequeña)
    adj.
    * * *
    pequeño, -a
    1.
    ADJ small, little; [cifra] small, low; (=bajo) short

    cuando era pequeño, de pequeño — when I was a child, when I was little

    2.
    SM / F child

    los pequeños — the children, the little ones

    * * *
    I
    - ña adjetivo
    a) ( de tamaño) small
    b) ( de edad) young, small

    mi hermano pequeñomy younger o little brother

    de pequeño or cuando era pequeño — when I was small o little

    c) ( de poca importancia) < distancia> short; < retraso> short, slight; < cantidad> small; < esfuerzo> slight

    un pequeño problemaa slight o small problem

    II
    - ña masculino, femenino ( tamaño) little one (colloq); ( edad - de dos) younger (- de muchos) youngest

    es el pequeño de la familia/de la clase — he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class

    * * *
    = small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], small scale [small-scale], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].
    Ex. The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.
    Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.
    Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.
    Ex. To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.
    Ex. While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.
    Ex. Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.
    ----
    * a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].
    * con pequeños matices = nuanced.
    * dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.
    * escuela de pequeños = infant school.
    * finca pequeña = croft.
    * grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.
    * grandes y pequeños = great and small.
    * granja pequeña = croft.
    * hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.
    * hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.
    * hermana pequeña = baby sister.
    * hermanita pequeña = baby sister.
    * hermanito pequeño = baby brother.
    * hermano pequeño = baby brother.
    * impresor de pequeños trabajos = jobbing house.
    * IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).
    * la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.
    * los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * más bien pequeño = smallish.
    * niño pequeño = toddler, little child.
    * pequeña = petite.
    * pequeña empresa = small business.
    * pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.
    * pequeñas modificaciones = tinkering.
    * pequeño agricultor = smallholder.
    * pequeño comercio = retailer, retail store, retail shop.
    * pequeño empresario = small business owner.
    * pequeño negocio = small business.
    * pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.
    * pequeños ajustes = tinkering.
    * pequeños detalles = minutiae, petty details.
    * pez pequeño = bait fish.
    * presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.
    * PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) = SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).
    * terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.
    * una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.
    * un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.
    * * *
    I
    - ña adjetivo
    a) ( de tamaño) small
    b) ( de edad) young, small

    mi hermano pequeñomy younger o little brother

    de pequeño or cuando era pequeño — when I was small o little

    c) ( de poca importancia) < distancia> short; < retraso> short, slight; < cantidad> small; < esfuerzo> slight

    un pequeño problemaa slight o small problem

    II
    - ña masculino, femenino ( tamaño) little one (colloq); ( edad - de dos) younger (- de muchos) youngest

    es el pequeño de la familia/de la clase — he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class

    * * *
    = small [smaller -comp., smallest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], little [little -comp., littlest -sup.], small scale [small-scale], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].

    Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.

    Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.
    Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.
    Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.
    Ex: While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.
    Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.
    * a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].
    * con pequeños matices = nuanced.
    * dinero para pequeños gastos = out of pocket allowance.
    * escuela de pequeños = infant school.
    * finca pequeña = croft.
    * grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.
    * grandes y pequeños = great and small.
    * granja pequeña = croft.
    * hacer parecer pequeño = dwarf.
    * hacer pequeños ajustes = tinker + around the edges, tinker with.
    * hermana pequeña = baby sister.
    * hermanita pequeña = baby sister.
    * hermanito pequeño = baby brother.
    * hermano pequeño = baby brother.
    * impresor de pequeños trabajos = jobbing house.
    * IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala) = SSI (Small Scale Integration).
    * la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.
    * los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * más bien pequeño = smallish.
    * niño pequeño = toddler, little child.
    * pequeña = petite.
    * pequeña empresa = small business.
    * pequeña nobleza, la = gentry, the.
    * pequeñas modificaciones = tinkering.
    * pequeño agricultor = smallholder.
    * pequeño comercio = retailer, retail store, retail shop.
    * pequeño empresario = small business owner.
    * pequeño negocio = small business.
    * pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.
    * pequeños ajustes = tinkering.
    * pequeños detalles = minutiae, petty details.
    * pez pequeño = bait fish.
    * presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.
    * PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa) = SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).
    * terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.
    * una pequeña minoría de = a marginal fringe of.
    * un pequeño puntito = just a little dot.

    * * *
    pequeño1 -ña
    1 (de tamaño) small
    un paquete pequeño a small package
    un país pequeño pero poderoso a small but powerful country
    una casa pequeñita a small o little house
    se me ha quedado pequeño it's too small for me now
    en pequeño in miniature
    2 (de edad) young, small
    de pequeñoor cuando era pequeño when I was small o young o little
    3 (de poca importancia) ‹distancia› short; ‹retraso› short, slight; ‹cantidad› small; ‹esfuerzo› slight
    tienen sus pequeñas diferencias they have their little differences
    tuvimos un pequeño problema we had a slight problem o a small problem o a bit of a problem
    Compuestos:
    feminine petite bourgeoisie
    feminine small business
    la pequeñoa pantalla the small screen ( colloq), television
    pequeño comerciante, pequeña comerciante
    ( masculine) small businessperson, small businessman; ( feminine) small businessperson, small businesswoman
    pequeño2 -ña
    masculine, feminine
    little one ( colloq)
    voy a acostar al pequeño I'm going to put the little one o the baby to bed
    es el pequeño de la familia/de la clase he's the baby of the family/the youngest in the class
    * * *

     

    pequeño
    ◊ -ña adjetivo



    en pequeño in miniature

    mi hermano pequeño my younger o little brother;

    cuando era pequeño when I was small o little

    retraso short, slight;
    cantidad small;
    esfuerzo slight;
    problema/diferencia slight, small
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino:
    el pequeño/la pequeña the little one (colloq);


    ( edadde dos) the younger;
    (— de muchos) the youngest
    pequeño,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 (de tamaño) small, little
    2 (de estatura) short
    3 (de edad) little, young
    4 (en importancia) small, slight: tenemos un pequeño inconveniente, we have a slight objection
    II m,f (de poca edad) child, kid
    Small describe de forma neutral el tamaño: Es muy pequeño. It's very small. Significa lo contrario que big o large.
    Little
    (adjetivo) expresa emociones (afecto, desprecio, etc.), además de tamaño. Significa corto en expresiones de distancia o pequeño (comparado con los demás): Dije una copa pequeña, pero no así. I said a small glass, not such a little one. Tienen una preciosa casita en el campo. They've got a pretty little house in the country (aquí, pretty no es un adverbio de intensidad, sino un adjetivo (preciosa); sin embargo, se convertiría en uno con small: pretty small, (bastante pequeño). ¡Vaya pequeñajo más asqueroso! What a nasty little boy!; pobrecito; poor little thing; a poca distancia, a little way; mi hermanita, my little sister.
    ' pequeño' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    babear
    - buche
    - calabacín
    - canto
    - chalet
    - chorro
    - comerciante
    - criatura
    - de
    - enana
    - enano
    - espaciador
    - estar
    - inclinarse
    - insignificancia
    - mínima
    - mínimo
    - papa
    - pasarela
    - pequeña
    - renacuajo
    - rincón
    - terruño
    - cabina
    - camarón
    - camioneta
    - canijo
    - chico
    - demasiado
    - descuido
    - detalle
    - escuadrón
    - exceptuar
    - fortín
    - langostino
    - lapsus
    - loma
    - menor
    - minucia
    - muelle
    - nene
    - pataleta
    - perol
    - platillo
    - portadocumentos
    - preferencia
    - reducido
    - velero
    English:
    astonishing
    - baby
    - beautiful
    - bit
    - boat
    - broadsheet
    - centrally
    - close-run
    - compact
    - compel
    - cramped
    - dwarf
    - ferry
    - flap
    - floor
    - footlocker
    - grin
    - hiccough
    - hiccup
    - his
    - horror
    - infant
    - job
    - jog
    - least
    - let out
    - little
    - midge
    - misunderstanding
    - pack in
    - paving stone
    - poky
    - road
    - sea
    - set up
    - small
    - stocking filler
    - tabloid
    - telescope
    - toddler
    - town
    - tub
    - useful
    - vegetable patch
    - via
    - village
    - yacht
    - low
    - runt
    - target
    * * *
    pequeño, -a
    adj
    1. [de tamaño] small;
    este traje me está o [m5] me queda pequeño this dress is too small for me;
    la casa se nos ha quedado pequeña the house is too small for us now;
    su jardín es un Versalles en pequeño her garden is a miniature Versailles
    pequeña burguesía petty bourgeoisie;
    pequeños comerciantes small businessmen;
    pequeña empresa small business;
    la pequeña empresa small businesses;
    pequeño empresario small businessman;
    pequeñas y medianas empresas small and medium-sized enterprises;
    la pequeña pantalla the small screen
    2. [de estatura] small;
    la niña está muy pequeña para su edad the girl is very small for her age
    3. [en cantidad] [ingresos, cifras] low
    4. [en intensidad] [dolor] slight;
    [explosión] small; [problema] small, slight; [posibilidad] slight;
    de pequeña importancia of little importance
    5. [en duración] [discurso, texto] short
    6. [hermano] little
    nm,f
    [niño] little one;
    de pequeño as a child;
    el pequeño, la pequeña [benjamín] the youngest, the baby
    * * *
    I adj small, little;
    de pequeño when I was small o little;
    en pequeño in miniature
    II m, pequeña f little one
    * * *
    pequeño, -ña adj
    1) : small, little
    un libro pequeño: a small book
    2) : young
    3) bajo: short
    pequeño, -ña n
    : child, little one
    * * *
    pequeño1 adj
    1. (en general) small
    2. (de estatura) short / small
    para su edad, este niño es muy pequeño this boy's very small for his age
    3. (en importancia) slight / minor
    4. (de edad) little / young
    5. (en tiempo, distancia) short
    pequeño2 n child
    el pequeño the youngest / the little one

    Spanish-English dictionary > pequeño

  • 12 rand

    m; -(e)s, Ränder
    1. edge; eines Tellers, einer Brille etc.: rim; eines Hutes: brim; (Seitenrand) margin; Ränder unter den Augen (dark) rings under the eyes; bis zum Rand gefüllt Glas: filled to the brim; eine Karte mit schwarzem Rand a card with a black border; ein Rand in der Wanne a tide-mark in the bath (Am. ring in the bathtub); ( 4 cm) Rand lassen leave a margin (of 4 cm); etw. an den Rand schreiben write s.th. in the margin; am Rande des Waldes on the edge of the woods; am Rande der Stadt on the outskirts (of the town); am Rande des Abgrunds on the brink of the abyss
    2. fig. verge; am Rande des Verderbens / der Verzweiflung etc. fig. on the verge ( oder brink) of ruin / despair etc.; am Rande der Gesellschaft on the fringe(s) of society; am Rande der Legalität just inside the law; an den Rand (des Geschehens etc.) geraten be marginalized; am Rande des Grabes stehen have one foot in the grave; am Rande erwähnen mention in passing; das oder so viel nur am Rande I just mention that in passing; das versteht sich am Rande it goes without saying; ein Problem etc. am Rande behandeln deal with a problem etc. in passing; es interessiert mich nur am Rande it’s only of marginal interest to me; er hat es nur am Rande miterlebt he wasn’t directly involved ( oder affected by it); außer Rand und Band sein / geraten be going wild; vor Freude etc.: be beside o.s. / go wild (with joy); zu Rande kommen mit jemandem / etw. get on with s.o. / cope with s.th.
    3. umg. (Mund) trap, Brit. auch gob; er kann einfach seinen Rand nicht halten he just can’t keep his trap shut; halt den Rand! shut up!, shut your trap ( oder face)
    * * *
    der Rand
    edging; side; brink; margin; verge; brim; rim; fringe; edge; border
    * * *
    Rạnd I [rant]
    m -es, -er
    ['rɛndɐ]
    1) edge; (von Weg, Straße, Schwimmbecken etc) side, edge; (von Brunnen, Gefäß, Tasse) top, rim, brim; (von Abgrund) brink

    voll bis zum Randfull to the brim, brimful

    am Rande (erwähnen, zur Sprache kommen) — by the way, in passing; interessieren marginally; beteiligt sein marginally, on the fringe; miterleben from the sidelines

    am Rande des Waldesat the edge of the forest

    am Rande der Stadton the outskirts of the town

    am Rande der Verzweiflung/des Wahnsinns — on the verge of despair/madness

    er hat die Russische Revolution noch am Rande miterlebthe was around at the beginning/end of the Russian Revolution

    am Rande der Gesellschaft/der politischen Landschaft — on the fringes of society/the political scene

    an den Rand der Gesellschaft gedrängt werdento be marginalized by society

    am äußersten rechten Rand des politischen Spektrums — on the extreme right of the political spectrum

    2) (= Umrandung) border; (= Tellerrand) edge, side; (= Brillenrand) rim; (von Hut) brim; (= Seitenrand, Buchrand, Heftrand) margin

    wenn er so über die Ränder seiner Brille schielt — when he peers over the top of his glasses like that

    mit schwarzem Rand — black-edged, with a black border

    3) (= Schmutzrand) ring; (um Augen) circle, ring

    rote Ränder um die Augen haben — to have red rims around one's eyes

    4) (fig)

    sie waren außer Rand und Band — there was no holding them, they were going wild

    See:
    = zurande
    II
    m -s, -(s)
    (= Währung) rand
    * * *
    der
    1) (the edge of a particular thing: the border of a picture/handkerchief.) border
    2) (the top edge of a cup, glass etc: The jug was filled to the brim.) brim
    3) (the edge or border of a steep, dangerous place or of a river.) brink
    4) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) edge
    5) (a border or fringe round a garment: gold edging.) edging
    6) (the blank edge round a page of writing or print: Please write your comments in the margin.) margin
    7) (the edge of something: the lip of a cup.) lip
    8) ((usually in singular with the) the edge (of something): The shops are on the periphery of the housing estate.) periphery
    9) (an edge or border: the rim of a wheel; the rim of a cup.) rim
    10) (the (grass) edging of a garden bed, a road etc: It's illegal to drive on the grass verge.) verge
    * * *
    <-es, Ränder>
    [rant, pl ˈrɛndɐ]
    m
    1. (abfallendes Ende einer Fläche) edge
    2. (obere Begrenzungslinie) von Glas, Tasse rim; von Teller edge, side; von Wanne top, rim
    etw bis zum \Rand füllen to fill sth to the brim
    voll bis zum \Rand full to the brim, brimful
    3. (äußere Begrenzung) edge; von Straße, Weg side; von Wunde lip
    sie stand am \Rand der Klippe she stood on the edge of the cliff
    stell das Glas nicht so nah an den \Rand von dem Tisch don't put the glass so near the edge of the table
    du hast dir die Hose unten am [rechten/linken] \Rand schmutzig gemacht you've dirtied the bottom [of the right/left leg] of your trousers
    der \Rand des Abgrunds the brink of the precipice
    am \Rande der Gesellschaft on the fringes of society
    am \Rande der Stadt on the outskirts [or edge] of the town
    er wohnt in einem großen Haus am \Rande der Stadt he lives in a big house on [or at] the edge of the town
    am \Rand der Straße at the side of the road
    am \Rande des Waldes at the edge of the forest
    4. (Einfassung) border; einer Brille rim; eines Huts brim
    eine Brille mit silbernem \Rand spectacles with silver rims, silver-rimmed spectacles
    er schielte über die Ränder seiner Brille he peered over the top of his glasses
    die Decke hatte einen mit einer Borte verzierten \Rand the quilt was bordered by a braid trimming [or had a braid trimming border
    5. (Grenze)
    am \Rand[e] einer S. gen on the verge [or brink] of sth
    sich akk am \Rand[e] einer S. gen bewegen to border on sth
    am \Rande des Bankrotts sein to be on the verge of bankruptcy
    am \Rande eines Krieges on the brink of war
    jdn an den \Rand des Ruins/Wahnsinns bringen to bring sb to the verge [or brink] of ruin/madness
    am \Rand der Verzweiflung sein to be on the verge of despair
    6. (auf Papier) von Buch, Heft, Seite margin
    Trauerkarten haben einen schwarzen \Rand condolence cards have black edging [or a black border]
    etw an den \Rand schreiben to write sth in the margin
    7. (Schatten, Spur) mark
    ein [schmutziger] \Rand um die Badewanne a tidemark around [the rim of] the bath BRIT
    [dunkle/rote] Ränder um die Augen haben to have [dark/red] rings [a]round one's eyes
    vom Weinen hatte sie rote Ränder um die Augen the rims of her eyes were red with crying
    8.
    am \Rande in passing, by the way
    das habe ich am \Rande erwähnt I mentioned that in passing
    das interessiert mich nur am \Rande that's only of marginal interest to me
    das versteht sich am \Rande that goes without saying
    wir haben die Revolution nur am \Rande miterlebt we were only marginally involved in the revolution
    außer \Rand und Band geraten/sein (fam) to go/be wild
    sie waren außer \Rand und Band there was no holding them, they were going wild
    halt den \Rand! (sl) shut your mouth fam [or sl face] [or sl gob]
    [mit etw dat] zu \Rande kommen (fam) to cope [with sth]
    ich komme damit nicht zu \Rande I can't manage
    mit jdm zu \Rande kommen (fam) to get on with sb
    * * *
    der; Rand[e]s, Ränder
    1) edge; (Einfassung) border; (HutRand) brim; (BrillenRand, GefäßRand, KraterRand) rim; (eines Abgrunds) brink; (auf einem Schriftstück) margin; (WegRand) verge; (StadtRand) edge; outskirts pl.; (fig.)

    außer Rand und Band geraten/sein — (ugs.) go/be wild ( vor with); (rasen) go/be berserk ( vor with)

    mit etwas [nicht] zu Rande kommen — (ugs.) [not] be able to cope with something; s. auch Grab

    2) (SchmutzRand) mark; (rund) ring; (in der Wanne) tidemark (coll.)

    dunkle Ränder unter den Augen haben — have dark lines under one's eyes

    3)

    den Rand halten(salopp) shut one's gob (sl.) or trap (sl.)

    * * *
    …rand m im subst
    1. (Teil):
    Außenrand outer edge, outer rim, perimeter;
    Innenrand inner edge;
    Kraterrand edge ( oder rim) of a ( oder the) crater;
    Ortsrand outskirts pl;
    Stoffrand selvedge
    2. (Streifen)
    Fettrand rim of fat;
    Kalkrand ring of limescale;
    Schmutzrand dirty ring; in der Badewanne: tide-mark, US ring;
    Schweißrand ring left by perspiration, perspiration mark
    * * *
    der; Rand[e]s, Ränder
    1) edge; (Einfassung) border; (HutRand) brim; (BrillenRand, GefäßRand, KraterRand) rim; (eines Abgrunds) brink; (auf einem Schriftstück) margin; (WegRand) verge; (StadtRand) edge; outskirts pl.; (fig.)

    außer Rand und Band geraten/sein — (ugs.) go/be wild ( vor with); (rasen) go/be berserk ( vor with)

    mit etwas [nicht] zu Rande kommen — (ugs.) [not] be able to cope with something; s. auch Grab

    2) (SchmutzRand) mark; (rund) ring; (in der Wanne) tidemark (coll.)
    3)

    den Rand halten (salopp) shut one's gob (sl.) or trap (sl.)

    * * *
    ¨-er (Mathematik) m.
    boundary n. ¨-er m.
    border n.
    brim n.
    brink n.
    edge n.
    fringe n.
    lip n.
    margin n.
    rim n.
    side n.
    verge n.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > rand

  • 13 colección de libros donados

    Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    * * *

    Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.

    Spanish-English dictionary > colección de libros donados

  • 14 donación de libros

    (n.) = gift collection, book endowment, book donation, book gift
    Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex. The library began with a book endowment by Sebald Welser in 1581.
    Ex. If book donations to developing countries do not take into account existing needs and conditions, their only use may be to feed the goats.
    Ex. This article describes a book gift ceremony to promote awareness among developing countries of the Book Aid International (BAI) (formerly Ranfurly Library Service) programme to provide books which are relevant to their needs.
    * * *
    (n.) = gift collection, book endowment, book donation, book gift

    Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.

    Ex: The library began with a book endowment by Sebald Welser in 1581.
    Ex: If book donations to developing countries do not take into account existing needs and conditions, their only use may be to feed the goats.
    Ex: This article describes a book gift ceremony to promote awareness among developing countries of the Book Aid International (BAI) (formerly Ranfurly Library Service) programme to provide books which are relevant to their needs.

    Spanish-English dictionary > donación de libros

  • 15 importancia

    f.
    importance.
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to something
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia important, of importance
    sin importancia unimportant
    quitar importancia a algo to play something down
    * * *
    1 importance
    \
    dar importancia a algo to take something seriously
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia (gen) important 2 (herida, lesión) serious
    no tiene importancia it's nothing, it doesn't matter, it's not important
    quitar importancia a algo, restar importancia a algo to play something down
    sin importancia unimportant
    tener importancia to be important
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — and how is that important o significant?, and what significance does that have?

    no te preocupes, no tiene importancia — don't worry, it's not important

    carecer de importancia — to be unimportant

    de cierta importancia — [empresa, asunto] of some importance, important; [herida] serious

    conceder o dar mucha importancia a algo — to attach great importance to sth

    no quiero darle más importancia de la que tiene, pero... — I don't want to make an issue of this but...

    darse importancia — to give o.s. airs

    quitar o restar importancia a algo — to make light of sth, play down the importance of sth

    sin importancia — [herida, comentario] minor

    * * *
    femenino importance

    detalles sin importanciaminor o insignificant details

    concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something

    quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importanciato give oneself airs

    * * *
    = importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.
    Ex. This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
    Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
    Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
    Ex. Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
    Ex. Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
    Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
    Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
    Ex. Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
    Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
    Ex. But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
    Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex. To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
    Ex. A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
    Ex. Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
    Ex. I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
    ----
    * adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.
    * asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.
    * cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.
    * conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.
    * crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.
    * dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.
    * dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.
    * dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de importancia secundaria = incidental.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.
    * de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * destacar la importa = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * de tercera importancia = tertiary.
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.
    * falta de importancia = worthlessness.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.
    * ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.
    * nada de importancia = nothing in particular.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
    * no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.
    * no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.
    * ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.
    * orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.
    * orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * prestar importancia a = place + weight on.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.
    * recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.
    * recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.
    * remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.
    * tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.
    * * *
    femenino importance

    detalles sin importanciaminor o insignificant details

    concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something

    quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importanciato give oneself airs

    * * *
    = importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.

    Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.

    Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
    Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
    Ex: Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
    Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
    Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
    Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
    Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
    Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
    Ex: But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
    Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex: To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
    Ex: A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
    Ex: Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
    Ex: I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
    * adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.
    * asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.
    * cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.
    * conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.
    * crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.
    * dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.
    * dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.
    * dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de importancia secundaria = incidental.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.
    * de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * destacar la importa = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * de tercera importancia = tertiary.
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.
    * falta de importancia = worthlessness.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.
    * ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.
    * nada de importancia = nothing in particular.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
    * no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.
    * no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.
    * ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.
    * orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.
    * orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * prestar importancia a = place + weight on.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.
    * recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.
    * recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.
    * remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.
    * tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.

    * * *
    importance
    temas de gran importancia matters of great importance o significance o ( frml) of great import
    ésos son detalles sin importancia those are minor o unimportant o insignificant details
    trató de quitarle or restarle importancia al problema she tried to make light of the problem, she tried to play down the importance of the problem
    no debemos darle tanta importancia a este tema we should not make so much of this matter, we should not attach too much importance to this matter
    siento llegar tardeno tiene importancia I'm sorry I'm late — it doesn't matter
    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? so what?
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    * * *

     

    importancia sustantivo femenino
    importance;

    quitarle importancia a algo to play down the importance of sth;
    detalles sin importancia minor o insignificant details;
    no tiene importancia it doesn't matter;
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    importancia sustantivo femenino importance, significance: no te preocupes, no tiene importancia, don't worry, it's nothing
    el accidente fue de cierta importancia, the accident was quite serious
    dar importancia a, to attach importance to
    quitarle importancia a algo, to play down the importance of sthg
    sin importancia, unimportant
    ♦ Locuciones: darse importancia, to give oneself airs

    ' importancia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acento
    - acentuar
    - alta
    - alto
    - bagatela
    - calibre
    - cobrar
    - conceder
    - dimensión
    - énfasis
    - entidad
    - envergadura
    - escatológico
    - fallo
    - ignorar
    - incidir
    - insignificancia
    - insistir
    - interés
    - levedad
    - marcar
    - minúscula
    - minúsculo
    - niñería
    - palidecer
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - primera
    - primero
    - primordial
    - protagonismo
    - quitar
    - recalcar
    - relativa
    - relativo
    - relieve
    - representar
    - restar
    - revestir
    - subrayar
    - suceso
    - suma
    - sumo
    - talla
    - tontería
    - valor
    - vital
    - vuelo
    - alguno
    - capital
    English:
    account
    - attach
    - count
    - emphasize
    - importance
    - incidental
    - irrelevant
    - issue
    - light
    - little
    - major
    - matter
    - mind
    - minimize
    - minor
    - moment
    - momentous
    - override
    - paramount
    - play down
    - primary
    - prime
    - prominence
    - read
    - ride
    - shrug off
    - significance
    - smooth over
    - store
    - thrust forward
    - unimportant
    - vital
    - vitally
    - all
    - all right
    - consideration
    - descend
    - detail
    - emphasis
    - gloss
    - hot
    - import
    - magistrate
    - menial
    - play
    - small
    - trifling
    - utmost
    * * *
    importance;
    de importancia important, of importance;
    un tratamiento médico reservado a los casos de importancia a treatment reserved for serious cases;
    un arquitecto de importancia an important architect;
    recibió un golpe de cierta importancia he took a fairly heavy knock;
    adquirir o [m5] cobrar importancia to become important, to take on significance;
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to sth;
    darse importancia to give oneself airs;
    no tiene importancia [no es importante] it's not important;
    [no pasa nada] it doesn't matter;
    sin importancia unimportant;
    ha sido un rasguño sin importancia it's only a little scratch;
    quitar o [m5] restar importancia a algo to play sth down
    * * *
    f importance;
    dar importancia a attach importance to;
    restar importancia a algo make light of sth, play sth down;
    tener importancia be important;
    no tiene importancia it’s not important, it doesn’t matter;
    sin importancia unimportant;
    darse importancia give o.s. airs
    * * *
    : importance
    * * *
    importancia n importance
    darse importancia to give yourself airs [pt. gave; pp. given]
    tener importancia to be important / to matter

    Spanish-English dictionary > importancia

  • 16 no solicitado

    adj.
    unrequested, unwanted, unsolicited, unasked.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unsolicited
    Ex. The title ' Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unsolicited

    Ex: The title ' Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no solicitado

  • 17 rechazar

    v.
    1 to reject.
    el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption
    Ellos rechazan el grano malo They reject the bad grain.
    4 to clear (sport).
    el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play
    5 to refuse, to pass up, to decline, to disregard.
    Ellos rechazan el café They refuse the coffee.
    6 to refuse to.
    Ellos rechazan comprar eso They refuse to buy that.
    7 to turn one's back on.
    8 to dishonor, to refuse to accept, to repudiate, to disavow.
    Ellos rechazan el reconocimiento They dishonor the recognition.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to reject, turn down, refuse
    2 (ataque) to repel, repulse, drive back
    3 MEDICINA to reject
    * * *
    verb
    1) to reject, decline
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ persona] to push away; [+ ataque] to repel, beat off; [+ enemigo] to drive back
    2) [+ acusación, idea] to reject; [+ oferta] to turn down, refuse; [+ tentación] to resist
    3) [+ luz] to reflect; [+ agua] to throw off
    4) (Med) [+ órgano] to reject
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn down
    b) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulse
    c) (Med) < órgano> to reject
    * * *
    = condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.
    Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex. Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
    Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
    Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
    Ex. In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.
    Ex. Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.
    Ex. Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.
    Ex. Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.
    Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex. Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.
    Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
    Ex. 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.
    Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
    Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex. The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.
    Ex. Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
    Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
    Ex. The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
    Ex. The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.
    Ex. These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.
    Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
    Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.
    Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
    Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
    ----
    * cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.
    * rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.
    * rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.
    * rechazarse = go by + the board.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.
    * rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.
    * rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.
    * rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.
    * rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn down
    b) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulse
    c) (Med) < órgano> to reject
    * * *
    = condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

    Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

    Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
    Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
    Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
    Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
    Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
    Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
    Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.
    Ex: Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.
    Ex: Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.
    Ex: Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.
    Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
    Ex: Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.
    Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
    Ex: 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.
    Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
    Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
    Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.
    Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
    Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
    Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
    Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
    Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.
    Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.
    Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
    Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
    Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.
    Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
    Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
    Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
    * cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.
    * rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.
    * rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.
    * rechazarse = go by + the board.
    * rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.
    * rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.
    * rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.
    * rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.
    * rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.
    * rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.

    * * *
    rechazar [A4 ]
    vt
    1 ‹invitación/propuesta› to reject; ‹oferta/trabajo› to turn down
    la moción fue rechazada the motion was defeated
    rechazó su proposición de matrimonio she rejected o turned down his proposal of marriage
    se sienten rechazados por la sociedad they feel rejected by society
    2 ‹ataque/enemigo› to repel, repulse
    3 ‹luz› to reflect
    4 ( Med) ‹órgano› to reject
    * * *

     

    rechazar ( conjugate rechazar) verbo transitivo
    a)invitación/propuesta/individuo to reject;

    moción/enmienda to defeat;
    oferta/trabajo to turn down
    b)ataque/enemigo to repel, repulse

    c) (Med) ‹ órgano to reject

    rechazar verbo transitivo
    1 (una idea, un plan, a una persona) to reject
    (oferta, contrato) to turn down
    2 Med (un órgano) to reject
    3 Mil to repel
    ' rechazar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barrer
    - declinar
    - negar
    - definitivamente
    - desechar
    - despreciar
    - plano
    English:
    beat off
    - brush off
    - decline
    - defeat
    - deny
    - disallow
    - dismiss
    - fend off
    - fight off
    - head-hunt
    - offer
    - refuse
    - reject
    - repudiate
    - repulse
    - shun
    - snub
    - spurn
    - stave off
    - sweep aside
    - turn away
    - turn down
    - ward off
    - wave aside
    - fend
    - fight
    - hand
    - over
    - parry
    - rebuff
    - repel
    - throw
    - turn
    - ward
    - wave
    * * *
    1. [no aceptar] to reject;
    [oferta, invitación] to turn down, to reject
    2. [negar] to deny;
    el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption;
    rechazó que vaya a presentarse a la presidencia he denied that he was going to run for the presidency
    3. [órgano] to reject;
    el paciente rechazó el órgano the patient rejected the organ
    4. [repeler] [a una persona] to push away;
    [a atacantes] to drive back, to repel;
    rechazaron el ataque de los enemigos they repelled the enemy attack
    5. Dep to clear;
    el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play
    * * *
    v/t reject; MIL repel
    * * *
    rechazar {21} vt
    1) : to reject
    2) : to turn down, to refuse
    * * *
    rechazar vb to reject / to turn down

    Spanish-English dictionary > rechazar

  • 18 reducido

    adj.
    reduced, small.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: reducir.
    * * *
    1→ link=reducir reducir
    1 (limitado) limited; (pequeño) small
    2 (precio) low
    * * *
    ADJ [grupo, número] small; [ingresos, recursos] limited; [tarifa, precio] reduced; [espacio] confined
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < espacio> limited; < tamaño> small
    * * *
    = confined, reduced, decreased, cut-down, scaled down [scaled-down], shrunken, marked-down.
    Ex. No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.
    Ex. The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.
    Ex. This article considers the consequences of electronic ordering and stresses the need to strive for decreased costs and the services and systems that are really necessary.
    Ex. The 8088 is a ' cut-down' version of the 8086, having a smaller databus.
    Ex. The choice for those interested in creating an expert system lies between a specialised development tool and a scaled down version of an programming language = La alternativa para aquellos interesados en crear un sistema experto está entre una herramienta de desarrollo especializada o una versión reducida de un lenguaje de programación.
    Ex. Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
    Ex. Their marked-down food products are right after the meat department.
    ----
    * a precio reducido = at a discount.
    * con un presupuesto reducido = low-budget.
    * plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.
    * precio reducido = marked-down price.
    * reducido a la pulpa = pulped.
    * reducido al mínimo = stripped down.
    * tamaño reducido = reduced size.
    * un número reducido de = a residue of.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < espacio> limited; < tamaño> small
    * * *
    = confined, reduced, decreased, cut-down, scaled down [scaled-down], shrunken, marked-down.

    Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.

    Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.
    Ex: This article considers the consequences of electronic ordering and stresses the need to strive for decreased costs and the services and systems that are really necessary.
    Ex: The 8088 is a ' cut-down' version of the 8086, having a smaller databus.
    Ex: The choice for those interested in creating an expert system lies between a specialised development tool and a scaled down version of an programming language = La alternativa para aquellos interesados en crear un sistema experto está entre una herramienta de desarrollo especializada o una versión reducida de un lenguaje de programación.
    Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
    Ex: Their marked-down food products are right after the meat department.
    * a precio reducido = at a discount.
    * con un presupuesto reducido = low-budget.
    * plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.
    * precio reducido = marked-down price.
    * reducido a la pulpa = pulped.
    * reducido al mínimo = stripped down.
    * tamaño reducido = reduced size.
    * un número reducido de = a residue of.

    * * *
    ‹espacio› limited; ‹tamaño› small
    libros a precios reducidos books at reduced prices
    un número reducido de personas a small number of people
    nuestro presupuesto es muy reducido we have a very limited budget
    trabaja jornada reducida she is on short-time working o on short time, she is working reduced hours
    * * *

    Del verbo reducir: ( conjugate reducir)

    reducido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    reducido    
    reducir
    reducido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    a) ( pequeño) ‹espacio/presupuesto limited;

    tamaño small
    b) (rebajado, achicado) ‹precio/fotografía reduced;


    trabaja jornada reducida she is on short-time (working)
    reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
    1
    a)gastos/costos to cut, reduce;

    velocidad/producción/consumo to reduce;

    reducido algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
    reducido algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
    b)fotocopia/fotografía to reduce

    2


    quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
    b) (AmS) ‹ objeto robado to receive, fence (colloq)

    3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes to subdue;
    ladrón to overpower
    reducirse verbo pronominal:

    reducido,-a adj (espacio, tiempo) limited, small
    reducir
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (disminuir) to reduce
    reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
    (gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
    2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
    3 (subyugar) to subdue
    II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift

    ' reducido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ámbito
    - íntegra
    - íntegro
    - mayoría
    - par
    - reducida
    English:
    confined
    - depleted
    - diminished
    - inexpensively
    - narrow
    - skeleton
    - discount
    - reduced
    - small
    * * *
    reducido, -a adj
    1. [pequeño] small;
    un espacio muy reducido a very limited space;
    lo compré a un precio reducido I bought it at a reduced price
    2. [limitado] limited;
    hay un número reducido de plazas there is a limited number of places
    * * *
    adj precio reduced; espacio small, confined
    * * *
    reducido, -da adj
    1) : reduced, limited
    2) : small
    * * *
    reducido adj small

    Spanish-English dictionary > reducido

  • 19 условие очистки рынка

    Условие первого порядка этой задачи имеет вид …. — The first-order condition for the problem is ….

    Условие первого порядка можно переписать в виде равенства предельной выручки и предельных затрат. — We may rewrite the first-order condition as the equality between marginal revenue and marginal cost.

    Russian-English Dictionary "Microeconomics" > условие очистки рынка

  • 20 marginalidad

    f.
    marginality, social exclusion, poverty, proscription.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de persona] state of alienation
    2) [de grupo] marginalization
    * * *
    a) (de un barrio, zona) poverty
    b) ( falta de integración) social exclusion, marginalization
    c) ( falta de importancia) marginal importance
    * * *
    = marginality, marginality.
    Ex. Since the 1960s there has been a growing fascination with segments of European society outside the bounds of convention and law, so-called marginality, such as poverty and crime.
    Ex. Since the 1960s there has been a growing fascination with segments of European society outside the bounds of convention and law, so-called marginality, such as poverty and crime.
    * * *
    a) (de un barrio, zona) poverty
    b) ( falta de integración) social exclusion, marginalization
    c) ( falta de importancia) marginal importance
    * * *
    = marginality, marginality.

    Ex: Since the 1960s there has been a growing fascination with segments of European society outside the bounds of convention and law, so-called marginality, such as poverty and crime.

    Ex: Since the 1960s there has been a growing fascination with segments of European society outside the bounds of convention and law, so-called marginality, such as poverty and crime.

    * * *
    1 (de un barrio, zona) poverty
    2 (falta de integración) social exclusion, marginalization
    viven en la marginalidad they live in a state of social exclusion
    3 (falta de importancia) marginal importance
    * * *
    vivir en la marginalidad to live on the fringes of society;
    todavía quedan en la ciudad algunos reductos de marginalidad there are still some areas in the city where social exclusion remains a problem
    * * *
    : marginality

    Spanish-English dictionary > marginalidad

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