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101 weird
غَرِيب \ alien: a foreign person: All aliens need work permits, foreign. curious: strange; unexplained: a curious noise; curious behaviour. exotic: foreign; strange; rare: an exotic plant; exotic clothes. funny: strange; peculiar a funny noise. odd: strange: What an odd idea!. peculiar: unusual strange. queer: strange, unusually and not understood: a queer noise. strange: unusual, and therefore surprising; not known before, so not understood or recognized: a strange noise; a strange face. stranger: sb. who is not known: Dogs guard their masters’ houses against strangers. That man is a stranger to me. uncanny: strange; having no natural explanation: She can always guess what I’m thinking - it seems uncanny. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. unusual: not usual; strange. weird: very strange. \ See Also عجيب (عَجِيب)، نادر (نَادِر)، مضحك (مُضْحِك)، غامض (غَامِض)، غير عاديّ -
102 Dame
f; -, -n1. lady; beim Tanz: partner; Damen Toilette: Ladies; eine echte Dame a real lady; eine Dame von Welt a woman of the world; die große alte Dame (+ Gen) the grand old lady (of); jemandes alte Dame umg., hum. (Mutter) s.o.’s old woman; wie geht’s deiner alten Dame? umg. how’s your old lady?; ganz Dame sein be every inch a lady; die große oder feine Dame spielen play the lady; Dame des Hauses the lady of the house; (Gastgeberin) hostess; meine Damen und Herren! ladies and gentlemen3. (Doppelstein) king; Schach und Kartenspiel: queen; eine Dame bekommen oder machen Damespiel: crown a man, make a king; Schach: queen a pawn* * *die Dame(Damespiel) king;(Person) gentlewoman; lady; dame;(Schachfigur) queen;(Spielkarte) queen* * *Da|me ['daːmə]f -, -n1) ladyguten Abend, die Dámen (old, hum) — good evening, ladies
ganz Dáme sein — to be the perfect lady, to be every inch a lady
2) (allgemein gesehen = Tanzpartnerin, Begleiterin) lady; (auf einen bestimmten Herrn bezogen) partner; (bei Cocktailparty, Theaterbesuch etc) (lady) companionseine Dáme ist eben mit einem anderen weggegangen — the lady he came with has just left with someone else
bringen Sie ruhig Ihre Dámen mit — do by all means bring your wives and girlfriends
3) (SPORT) woman, ladyHundert-Meter-Staffel der Dámen — women's or ladies' hundred metre (Brit) or meter (US) relay
* * *die1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) lady2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) lady3) ((the status of) a lady of the same rank as a knight: There were several dames at the royal wedding.) dame4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) queen5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) queen* * *Da·me<-, -n>[ˈda:mə, plˈda:mən]f1. (geh) ladyguten Abend, die \Damen! good evening, ladies!eine vornehme \Dame a lady, a gentlewoman formeine ältere \Dame an old [or euph elderly] ladyganz \Dame [sein] [to be] the perfect [or every inch a] ladydie große \Dame spielen to play the fine ladyjunge \Dame young lady„\Damen“ “Ladies”wo ist hier für \Damen? where's the lady's room? euph3. SPORT woman, ladydie Schwimmmeisterschaft der \Damen the women's [or ladies'] swimming championships\Dame spielen to play draughts5. (bei Schach) queendie \Dame nehmen to take the queen6. KARTEN queen* * *die; Dame, Damen1) ladysehr verehrte od. meine Damen und Herren! — ladies and gentlemen
die Abfahrt/die 200 Meter der Damen — (Sport) the women's downhill/200 metres
2) (Schach, Kartenspiele) queen4) (Doppelstein im Damespiel) king* * *1. lady; beim Tanz: partner;eine echte Dame a real lady;eine Dame von Welt a woman of the world;die große alte Dame (+gen) the grand old lady (of);jemandes alte Dame umg, hum (Mutter) sb’s old woman;wie geht’s deiner alten Dame? umg how’s your old lady?;ganz Dame sein be every inch a lady;feine Dame spielen play the lady;Dame des Hauses the lady of the house; (Gastgeberin) hostess;meine Damen und Herren! ladies and gentlemen* * *die; Dame, Damen1) ladysehr verehrte od. meine Damen und Herren! — ladies and gentlemen
die Abfahrt/die 200 Meter der Damen — (Sport) the women's downhill/200 metres
2) (Schach, Kartenspiele) queen4) (Doppelstein im Damespiel) king* * *-n (Schach, Kartenspiel) f.queen (Chess, Cards) n. -n f.dame n.lady n.madam n. -
103 contestar
v.1 to answer.contestar a una pregunta to answer a questioncontestó que sí/que no he said yes/nono contestan there's no reply o answer (al teléfono)Elsa contestó por educación Elsa answered out of good manners.La estrella contestó sus preguntas The star answered his questions.Ricardo le contestó a Silvia de mala manera Richard answered Silvia in a bad way.2 to answer back.¡no contestes a tu madre! don't answer back to your mother!* * *1 (responder) to answer2 DERECHO to confirm1 (responder) to answer; (replicar) to answer back■ ¡no contestes! don't answer back!2 (oponer) to contest, question* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=responder) to answer, reply; [+ saludo] to returnle pregunté que si vendría y contestó que sí — I asked him if he would come and he replied that he would
2) (=replicar) to answer backno le contestes así a tu madre — don't answer your mother back like that, don't talk back to your mother like that
3) (Jur) to corroborate, confirm2. VI1) (=responder) to answer, replyno contestan — there's no reply o answer
2) (Pol) to protest* * *1. 2.contestar via) (a pregunta, al teléfono) to answer; (a carta, a invitación) to answer, replyno contesta nadie — (Telec) there's no answer
b) ( insolentarse) to answer back* * *= answer back, counter, answer, rejoin.Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex. The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.Ex. And he rejoined: "Do as you please".----* contestar favorablemente = respond + favourably.* contestar positivamente = respond + favourably.* contestar una carta = answer + letter.* no saber qué contestar = stump.* poderse contestar = be answerable.* que se puede contestar = answerable.* saber contestar muy bien = be not at a loss for words.* * *1. 2.contestar via) (a pregunta, al teléfono) to answer; (a carta, a invitación) to answer, replyno contesta nadie — (Telec) there's no answer
b) ( insolentarse) to answer back* * *= answer back, counter, answer, rejoin.Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please".* contestar favorablemente = respond + favourably.* contestar positivamente = respond + favourably.* contestar una carta = answer + letter.* no saber qué contestar = stump.* poderse contestar = be answerable.* que se puede contestar = answerable.* saber contestar muy bien = be not at a loss for words.* * *contestar [A1 ]vt‹pregunta/teléfono› to answer; ‹carta› to answer, reply tome contestó que no he said no■ contestarvi1 (a una pregunta) to answer; (a una carta) to answer, replyme escribió pero no pienso contestarle she wrote to me but I don't intend writing backllamé varias veces, pero no contestaba nadie I phoned several times but no-one answereda ver si me contestas antes del lunes try to let me have an answer by Monday2 (insolentarse) to answer backno me contestes don't answer (me) back* * *
contestar ( conjugate contestar) verbo transitivo ‹pregunta/teléfono› to answer;
‹ carta› to answer, reply to;
verbo intransitivo
(a carta, a invitación) to answer, reply;◊ no contesta nadie (Telec) there's no answer
contestar verbo transitivo
1 to answer
2 familiar (replicar) to answer back
' contestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
molestar
- reservarse
- telefonear
- aló
- apurado
- bueno
- decir
- dúo
- manera
- pregunta
- responder
- salteado
- sin
- sinceridad
- tardanza
- tardar
- teléfono
- usted
English:
affirmative
- answer
- counter
- hedge
- mind
- must
- refuse
- reply
- snap back
- unanswered
- write back
- can
- fit
- respond
- retort
- stump
- write
- wrong
* * *♦ vt1. [responder] to answer;contestar a una pregunta to answer a question;contestar a una carta to reply to o answer a letter;contestó que sí/que no he said yes/no;contestó que no podía she replied o said that she couldn't2. [oponerse a] to oppose;contestaron las medidas del gobierno they opposed the government's measures;contestaron la idoneidad del candidato they questioned the candidate's suitability♦ vi1. [responder] to answer;2. [con insolencia] to answer back;¡no contestes a tu madre! don't answer back to your mother!* * *I v/t answer, reply toII v/i1 reply (a to), answer (a sth)* * *contestar vtresponder: to answercontestar vi1) responder: to answer, to reply2) replicar: to answer back* * *contestar vb1. (en general) to answer2. (replicar) to answer back¡no contestes a tu padre! don't answer your father back! -
104 cheval
1. masculine nouna. ( = animal) horse ; ( = viande) horsemeat• elle fait combien de chevaux ? what horsepower is it?2. compounds* * *
1.
pl - aux ʃ(ə)val, o nom masculin1) Zoologie horsemiser sur le bon cheval — fig to back the right horse
2) ( activité) horse-riding3) ( viande) horsemeat4) ( personne) real Trojan(vieux) cheval de retour — ( homme politique) war horse; ( récidiviste) habitual offender, old lag (colloq)
5) (colloq) ( femme masculine) pej
2.
à cheval sur locution prépositivePhrasal Verbs:••* * *ʃ(ə)val, ochevaux pl nm1) (= animal) horseà cheval sur [un mur, une branche] — astride, [domaines, territoires] straddling
être à cheval sur qch fig [discipline, sécurité, grammaire, convenances] — to be a stickler for sth
2) AUTOMOBILES (cheval vapeur) horsepower no pl10 chevaux — 10 horsepower (for tax purposes)
10 chevaux fiscaux — 10 horsepower (for tax purposes)
50 chevaux au frein — 50 brake horsepower, 50 b.h.p.
* * *A nm1 Zool horse; cheval sauvage wild horse; à (dos de) cheval on horseback; monter à cheval to ride a horse; à cheval! mount!; promenade à cheval (horse) ride; tenue de cheval riding clothes; remède/traitement de cheval strong medicine; fièvre de cheval raging fever; bon cheval fig right choice; miser sur le bon/mauvais cheval fig to back the right/wrong horse; ⇒ petit, sabot;2 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports ( activité) horse-riding; aimer le cheval to like horse-riding; faire du cheval to go horse-riding;3 ( viande) horsemeat; bifteck de cheval horsemeat steak;4 ( personne) real Trojan; (vieux) cheval de retour ( homme politique) war horse; ( récidiviste) habitual offender, old lag○;B à cheval sur loc prép1 ( à califourchon sur) astride; à cheval sur un mur astride a wall;2 ( s'étendant sur) spanning; à cheval sur deux pays/trois décennies spanning two countries/three decades;3 ( de part et d'autre de) le domaine est à cheval sur la route the estate straddles the road;4 ( entre) in between; à cheval sur le rouge et le violet in between red and purple;5 ( pointilleux sur) être à cheval sur les principes/bonnes manières/horaires to be a stickler for principles/good manners/schedules.cheval d'arçons pommel horse; cheval à bascule Jeux rocking horse; cheval de bataille hobbyhorse; enfourcher son cheval de bataille to get on one's hobbyhorse; cheval de course racehorse; cheval fiscal, CV Fisc unit for car tax assessment; cheval de labour carthorse GB, drafthorse US; cheval de manège riding school horse; cheval marin Zool sea horse; cheval pur sang thoroughbred horse; cheval reproducteur stud horse; cheval de saut Sport vaulting horse; cheval de selle saddle horse; cheval de trait = cheval de labour; cheval de Troie Trojan horse; chevaux de bois merry-go-round horses; chevaux de frise Mil chevaux-de-frise.à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents Prov don't look a gift horse in the mouth; ne pas être un mauvais cheval not to be such a bad sort; monter sur ses grands chevaux to get on one's high horse; ce n'est pas la mort du petit cheval it's not the end of the world.( pluriel masculin chevaux) [ʃ(ə)val, o] nom masculinça ne se trouve pas sous le pas ou sabot d'un cheval it doesn't grow on treesfaire du cheval to ride, to go riding3. LOISIRS4. AUTOMOBILE & FINANCE5. MILITAIRE6. ANTIQUITÉ7. [viande] horsemeat8. (familier & péjoratif) [femme]à cheval locution adverbiale2. [à califourchon]3. (familier) [pointilleux]de cheval locution adjectivale2. (familier) [fort] -
105 لائق
لائِق \ correct: (of behaviour) proper; according to custom. decent: right and suitable: Everyone should have decent conditions of work; not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. fitting: right; suitable; proper: It is fitting that we should remember him on his birthday. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also محتشم (مُحْتَشِم)، مناسب (مُنَاسِب) -
106 محتشم
مُحْتَشِم \ bashful: (esp. of children) uncomfortable in the presence of strangers. decent: not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. modest: (of people) quiet in speech and dress and behaviour. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also خجول (خَجُول) -
107 bashful
مُحْتَشِم \ bashful: (esp. of children) uncomfortable in the presence of strangers. decent: not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. modest: (of people) quiet in speech and dress and behaviour. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also خجول (خَجُول) -
108 decent
مُحْتَشِم \ bashful: (esp. of children) uncomfortable in the presence of strangers. decent: not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. modest: (of people) quiet in speech and dress and behaviour. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also خجول (خَجُول) -
109 modest
مُحْتَشِم \ bashful: (esp. of children) uncomfortable in the presence of strangers. decent: not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. modest: (of people) quiet in speech and dress and behaviour. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also خجول (خَجُول) -
110 proper
مُحْتَشِم \ bashful: (esp. of children) uncomfortable in the presence of strangers. decent: not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. modest: (of people) quiet in speech and dress and behaviour. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also خجول (خَجُول) -
111 respectable
مُحْتَشِم \ bashful: (esp. of children) uncomfortable in the presence of strangers. decent: not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. modest: (of people) quiet in speech and dress and behaviour. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also خجول (خَجُول) -
112 seemly
مُحْتَشِم \ bashful: (esp. of children) uncomfortable in the presence of strangers. decent: not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. modest: (of people) quiet in speech and dress and behaviour. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also خجول (خَجُول) -
113 correct
لائِق \ correct: (of behaviour) proper; according to custom. decent: right and suitable: Everyone should have decent conditions of work; not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. fitting: right; suitable; proper: It is fitting that we should remember him on his birthday. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also محتشم (مُحْتَشِم)، مناسب (مُنَاسِب) -
114 decent
لائِق \ correct: (of behaviour) proper; according to custom. decent: right and suitable: Everyone should have decent conditions of work; not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. fitting: right; suitable; proper: It is fitting that we should remember him on his birthday. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also محتشم (مُحْتَشِم)، مناسب (مُنَاسِب) -
115 fitting
لائِق \ correct: (of behaviour) proper; according to custom. decent: right and suitable: Everyone should have decent conditions of work; not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. fitting: right; suitable; proper: It is fitting that we should remember him on his birthday. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also محتشم (مُحْتَشِم)، مناسب (مُنَاسِب) -
116 proper
لائِق \ correct: (of behaviour) proper; according to custom. decent: right and suitable: Everyone should have decent conditions of work; not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. fitting: right; suitable; proper: It is fitting that we should remember him on his birthday. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also محتشم (مُحْتَشِم)، مناسب (مُنَاسِب) -
117 respectable
لائِق \ correct: (of behaviour) proper; according to custom. decent: right and suitable: Everyone should have decent conditions of work; not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. fitting: right; suitable; proper: It is fitting that we should remember him on his birthday. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also محتشم (مُحْتَشِم)، مناسب (مُنَاسِب) -
118 seemly
لائِق \ correct: (of behaviour) proper; according to custom. decent: right and suitable: Everyone should have decent conditions of work; not causing others to feel shock or shame: In some countries it is not considered decent for women to wear short dresses. fitting: right; suitable; proper: It is fitting that we should remember him on his birthday. proper: polite, showing good manners. respectable: (of clothes, behaviour, etc.) socially suitable: One’s working clothes are not always respectable enough for going to a party. seemly: old use fit; proper: seemly behaviour in church. \ See Also محتشم (مُحْتَشِم)، مناسب (مُنَاسِب) -
119 tone
dye, tint, tone* * *I. (en -r)( lyd) sound, tone;(mus.) tone,( den enkelte) note,( tonehøjde) pitch;( farvetone) tone, tint;( tonefald) tone (of voice);( intonation) intonation;( tryk) stress, emphasis;( omgangstone) tone, manners pl;[ angive tonen] give the pitch,(fig) set the tone, lead,( i mode) set (el. lead) the fashion;[ anslå en tone] strike a note;(fig) strike a ( fx hopeful, false, wrong) note,placatory (, amicable) tone with them);[ det er ikke god tone] it is not good form, it is not done;[ han har ikke en tone i livet] he cannot sing a note,T he can't sing for nuts;(fig) strike (el. hit) the right note;[ rose (el. prise) en i høje toner] praise somebody to the skies, be loud in somebody's praise, sing somebody's praises;[ slå en tone an], se ovf: anslå en tone;(fig) change one's tune;[ stemme tonen ned], se II. stemme;[ til tonerne af] to the strains of.II. vb( klinge) sound;( med farve; fot) tone;( hår) tint, rinse;[ tone flag] show one's colours;(fig) come into the open;[ tone frem] appear,( især truende) loom (up);(T: ankomme) turn up, roll up. -
120 política
f.1 politics, political affairs, political playground.2 politics.3 policy, program.4 tact.5 politeness.* * *1 politics2 (dirección) policy* * *1. f., (m. - político) 2. f., (m. - político) 3. noun f.1) policy2) politics* * *SF1) (Pol) politics sing2) (=programa) policypolítica de ingresos y precios, política de jornales y precios — prices and incomes policy
política de mano dura — strong-arm policy, tough policy
política de silla vacía — empty-chair policy, refusal to take one's seat (in parliament)
política interior — [de país] domestic policy; [de organización] internal politics
3) (=tacto) tact, skill; (=cortesía) politeness, courtesy; (=educación) good manners pl* * *1) (Pol) politicsmeterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics
2) ( postura) policypolítica interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy
nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy
* * *= politics, rationale, elected politics.Ex. The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.Ex. CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.----* adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.* atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.* dedicarse a la política = politick.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* diseñar una política = draft + policy.* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.* establecer una política = institute + policy.* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.* fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* formular una política = frame + policy.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.* participante en la política = politically active.* personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.* política administrativa = administrative policy.* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).* política a largo plazo = long term policy.* política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.* política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.* política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.* política cultural = cultural policy.* política de actuación = policy.* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.* política de ayuda = assistance policy.* política de clases = class politics.* política de coaliciones = coalition politics.* política de competencias = competition policy.* política de compras = purchasing policy.* política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.* política de expurgo = weeding policy.* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.* política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.* política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.* política de información nacional = national information policy.* política de inmigración = immigration policy.* política de la biblioteca = library's policy.* política del poder = power politics.* política de multas = fine policy.* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.* política de preservación = preservation policy.* política de privacidad = privacy policy.* política de retenciones = retention policy.* política de sanciones = fine policy.* política de trabajo = policy.* política de usuarios = user policy.* política económica = political economy.* política editorial = editorial policy.* política educativa = educational policy.* política electoral = election politics.* política exterior = foreign policy.* política fiscal = fiscal policy.* política interna = policy, internal politics.* política internacional = international politics.* política laboral = labour policy.* política monetaria = monetary policy.* política nacional = national politics.* política pública = public policy.* política sancionadora = fine policy.* política social = social policy.* redactar una política = formulate + policy.* responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.* * *1) (Pol) politicsmeterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics
2) ( postura) policypolítica interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy
nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy
* * *= politics, rationale, elected politics.Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.
Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.* adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.* atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.* dedicarse a la política = politick.* de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.* determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* diseñar una política = draft + policy.* elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.* establecer una política = institute + policy.* falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.* fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].* formular una política = frame + policy.* hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.* inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.* participante en la política = politically active.* personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.* política administrativa = administrative policy.* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).* política a largo plazo = long term policy.* política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.* política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.* política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.* política cultural = cultural policy.* política de actuación = policy.* política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.* política de ayuda = assistance policy.* política de clases = class politics.* política de coaliciones = coalition politics.* política de competencias = competition policy.* política de compras = purchasing policy.* política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.* política de expurgo = weeding policy.* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.* política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.* política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.* política de información nacional = national information policy.* política de inmigración = immigration policy.* política de la biblioteca = library's policy.* política del poder = power politics.* política de multas = fine policy.* política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.* política de preservación = preservation policy.* política de privacidad = privacy policy.* política de retenciones = retention policy.* política de sanciones = fine policy.* política de trabajo = policy.* política de usuarios = user policy.* política económica = political economy.* política editorial = editorial policy.* política educativa = educational policy.* política electoral = election politics.* política exterior = foreign policy.* política fiscal = fiscal policy.* política interna = policy, internal politics.* política internacional = international politics.* política laboral = labour policy.* política monetaria = monetary policy.* política nacional = national politics.* política pública = public policy.* política sancionadora = fine policy.* política social = social policy.* redactar una política = formulate + policy.* responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.* * *A ( Pol) politicsse dedicó a la política he went into politicssiempre están hablando de política they are always talking about politicsmeterse en política (como profesión) to go into politics; (como militante) to get involved in politicsB (postura) policyla política económica del gobierno the government's economic policypolítica interior/exterior domestic/foreign policypolítica gubernamental government policypolítica salarial wage policynuestra política educativa our education policy, our policy on educationuna política de negociación a policy of negotiationCompuesto:(UE) Common European Security and Defence Policy* * *
política sustantivo femenino
1 (Pol) politics
2 ( postura) policy;◊ política interior/exterior domestic/foreign policy
político,-a
I adjetivo
1 political
2 (parentesco) in-law: se lleva mal con su familia política, he doesn't get on with his in-laws
II sustantivo masculino y femenino politician
política sustantivo femenino
1 politics sing
2 (forma de actuar) policy
Recuerda la diferencia entre politics, política (en general), y policy, política (un plan o una serie de medidas): la política agrícola, the agricultural policy. Aunque politics lleva una s final, es un sustantivo singular: Politics is very interesting. La política es muy interesante. El hombre o la mujer que se dedica a la política (un político) se llama politician.
' política' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- agraria
- agrario
- álgida
- álgido
- angular
- batalla
- comulgar
- comunitaria
- comunitario
- desunir
- distensión
- esfera
- expansionista
- exterior
- granjear
- imponerse
- introducir
- izquierda
- izquierdo
- octavilla
- orientarse
- persecución
- político
- propaganda
- reivindicación
- rumbo
- singladura
- viñeta
- alejado
- arena
- bloque
- concreto
- desvincularse
- discutir
- eje
- energético
- entendido
- errado
- familia
- favorecer
- filiación
- hermano
- hijo
- interesar
- interior
- internacional
- intervención
- madre
- orientar
English:
active
- affair
- anathema
- arena
- assessment
- border
- bow out
- circle
- clash
- daughter-in-law
- employment
- figure
- fiscal
- foreign policy
- get into
- go into
- hands-off
- high
- home
- in-laws
- instability
- liberal
- line
- lobby
- mainstream
- policy
- political
- politician
- politics
- reshape
- reversal
- ruin
- shadow cabinet
- switch
- wing
- affiliation
- come
- dabble
- government
- heavyweight
- housing
- main
- unaware
* * *política nf1. [arte de gobernar] politics [singular];lleva treinta años dedicado a la política he has been in politics for the last thirty years;hablar de política to discuss politics, to talk (about) politics2. [modo de gobernar, táctica] policyUE Política Agrícola Común Common Agricultural Policy;la política del avestruz burying one's head in the sand;sigue con su política del avestruz he still prefers to bury his head in the sand;política comercial trade policy;política de empresa company policy;política exterior foreign policy;política fiscal fiscal policy;política monetaria monetary policy;UE Política Pesquera Común Common Fisheries Policy;política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy* * *f1politics sg2 orientación policy;política ambiental environmental policyI adj politicalII m, política f politician* * *política nf1) : politics2) : policy* * *política n1. (en general) politics¿te interesa la política? are you interested in politics?
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