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61 remilgado
adj.finicky, fastidious, affected, fussy.f. & m.fussbudget, fuddy-duddy, fuddy.past part.past participle of spanish verb: remilgarse.* * *1→ link=remilgarse remilgarse► adjetivo1 (afectado) affected2 (con la comida) fussy, finicky3 (mojigato) prudish* * *ADJ1) (=melindroso) finicky, fussy, particular2) (=mojigato) prudish, prim3) (=afectado) affected* * *- da adjetivo fussy* * *= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget.Ex. It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex. As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex. And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.* * *- da adjetivo fussy* * *= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.], finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.], fusspot, fussbudget.Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.Ex: As for Steve, he traded his days as a bachelor for life with a fusspot.Ex: And they're playing an odd couple reminiscent of Neil Simon's classic pairing of a fussbudget and a slob.* * *remilgado -dafussyestá muy sucio — ¡pero qué remilgado eres! it's filthy — oh, don't be so fussy o so fastidious o ( colloq) such a fusspot!es tan remilgada, no prueba nada de comida extranjera she's so fussy o particular, she won't even try foreign food* * *
remilgado◊ -da adjetivo
fussy
remilgado,-a adj pey (repipi, afectado) fussy
(con la comida) picky
' remilgado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ñoña
- ñoño
- remilgada
- melindroso
English:
prim
- prissy
- proper
- prudish
* * *1. [afectado] affected2. [escrupuloso] squeamish;[con comida] fussy, finicky* * *adj fussy, finicky* * *remilgado, -da adj1) : prim, prudish2) : affected -
62 repipí
adj.1 (irritatingly) precocious.2 affected, precious, prissy, twee.3 know-it-all.f. & m.precocious brat.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar la-di-da, affected* * ** * *= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].Ex. It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.Ex. I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* * ** * *= prissy [prissier -comp., prissiest -sup.], prim [primmer -comp., primmest -sup.].Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a ' prissy' middle-class atmosphere.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.* * *2* * *
repipi
I adj fam (esp niño) precocious
(pedante) pedantic
(ñoño) fussy
(cursi) affected
es una niña repipi, she's a precocious brat
II mf (pedante) pedant
(ñoño) fussy person
(cursi) affected person
(niño) little know-all, show-off
' repipi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
remilgada
- remilgado
English:
madam
- prissy
- prim
* * *♦ adjun niño repipi a precocious brat♦ nmfprecocious brat* * *adj fam ( afectado) affected;es tan repipi niño he’s such a know-it-all fam -
63 seguir Algo a rajatabla
(v.) = follow + Nombre + to the letterEx. Treating everybody fairly without showing favoritism is equally important; that also means following policies and procedures to the letter both with inmate patrons and inmate library workers.* * *(v.) = follow + Nombre + to the letterEx: Treating everybody fairly without showing favoritism is equally important; that also means following policies and procedures to the letter both with inmate patrons and inmate library workers.
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64 seguir Algo al pie de la letra
(v.) = follow + Nombre + to the letterEx. Treating everybody fairly without showing favoritism is equally important; that also means following policies and procedures to the letter both with inmate patrons and inmate library workers.* * *(v.) = follow + Nombre + to the letterEx: Treating everybody fairly without showing favoritism is equally important; that also means following policies and procedures to the letter both with inmate patrons and inmate library workers.
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65 tareas del personal
(n.) = staff dutiesEx. It is very important that staff duties, professional and non-professional, be noted.* * *(n.) = staff dutiesEx: It is very important that staff duties, professional and non-professional, be noted.
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66 tomar medidas de seguridad
(v.) = take + safety precautionsEx. It is important that children grow up in a safe environment and learn to constantly take safety precautions in their future lives.* * *(v.) = take + safety precautionsEx: It is important that children grow up in a safe environment and learn to constantly take safety precautions in their future lives.
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67 tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo
(v.) = take + time off, take + time outEx. One of the senior librarians took time off without permission and refuses to discuss it = Uno de los bibliotecarios de rango superior se tomó unas vacaciones sin permiso y se niega a hablar de ello.Ex. It is therefore important that a manager takes time out to improve communication weaknesses.* * *(v.) = take + time off, take + time outEx: One of the senior librarians took time off without permission and refuses to discuss it = Uno de los bibliotecarios de rango superior se tomó unas vacaciones sin permiso y se niega a hablar de ello.
Ex: It is therefore important that a manager takes time out to improve communication weaknesses.Spanish-English dictionary > tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo
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68 tomarse unos días de vacaciones
(v.) = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off workEx. One of the senior librarians took time off without permission and refuses to discuss it = Uno de los bibliotecarios de rango superior se tomó unas vacaciones sin permiso y se niega a hablar de ello.Ex. It is therefore important that a manager takes time out to improve communication weaknesses.Ex. The law automatically gives you rights to take time off work in certain circumstances.* * *(v.) = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off workEx: One of the senior librarians took time off without permission and refuses to discuss it = Uno de los bibliotecarios de rango superior se tomó unas vacaciones sin permiso y se niega a hablar de ello.
Ex: It is therefore important that a manager takes time out to improve communication weaknesses.Ex: The law automatically gives you rights to take time off work in certain circumstances.Spanish-English dictionary > tomarse unos días de vacaciones
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69 vida futura
f.1 future life.2 future life, afterlife.* * *(n.) = future lifeEx. It is important that children grow up in a safe environment and learn to constantly take safety precautions in their future lives.* * *(n.) = future lifeEx: It is important that children grow up in a safe environment and learn to constantly take safety precautions in their future lives.
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70 total
adj.1 total (completo) (cifra, coste).2 fab (informal) (fantastic).adv.basically, in a word.total que me marché so anyway, I lefttotal, ¿qué más da? what difference does it make anyway?intj.in short.Total,nadie acudió a su trabajo! In short, nobody came to work!m.1 total (suma).me da un total de 580 libras I make it »5802 whole (totalidad, conjunto).el total del grupo the whole groupnos costó 200 dólares en total it cost us 200 dollars in total o allen total fuimos más de treinta personas in total there were more than thirty of us* * *► adjetivo1 total, complete, overall1 (totalidad) whole2 (suma) total, sum► adverbio1 (en conclusión) in short, so■ total, fue un fracaso in short, it was a failure■ total, que se fueron porque quisieron they left because they wanted to2 (al fin y al cabo) after all■ total, para lo que me sirve... after all, for all the good it is to me...\en total in all* * *noun m. adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=absoluto) [éxito, fracaso] total2) (=global) [importe, suma] total3) * (=excelente) smashing, brilliant2. ADV1) (=resumiendo) in short, all in all; (=así que) sototal que — to cut a long story short, the upshot of it all was that...
total, que no fuimos — so we didn't go after all
total, que vas a hacer lo que quieras — basically then you're going to do as you please
2) (=al fin y al cabo) at the end of the daytotal, ¿qué más te da? — at the end of the day, what do you care?
total, usted manda — well, you're the boss after all
3.SM (=suma total) total; (=totalidad) whole* * *Ib) ( global) <costo/importe> totalIImasculino totalIII¿cuánto es el total? — how much is it altogether?
adverbio (indep) (fam)a) ( al resumir una narración) so, in the endtotal, que me di por vencida — so in the end I gave up
b) (expresando indiferencia, poca importancia)total, a mí qué — (fam) what do I care anyway
total, mañana no tienes que trabajar — after all, you don't have to go to work tomorrow
* * *Ib) ( global) <costo/importe> totalIImasculino totalIII¿cuánto es el total? — how much is it altogether?
adverbio (indep) (fam)a) ( al resumir una narración) so, in the endtotal, que me di por vencida — so in the end I gave up
b) (expresando indiferencia, poca importancia)total, a mí qué — (fam) what do I care anyway
total, mañana no tienes que trabajar — after all, you don't have to go to work tomorrow
* * *total11 = tally [tallies, pl.], total, count, grand total.Ex: As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.
Ex: Someone must read a total on the card, so that the machine can add its computed item to it.Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.Ex: The grand total of 4,300 exhibitors was 4 per cent up on 1996.* de un total de + Cantidad = out of a total of + Cantidad.* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* total comprometida = encumbrance.* total comprometido = accrual.* total de calorías = calorie count.* total de préstamos = circulation figures.* total devengado = encumbrance, accrual.* un total de = a universe of, a total of.total22 = complete, full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], thorough, total, end to end, supine, unrelieved, utter, gavel to gavel, systemic, overarching, ultimate, avowed, out-and-out, certified, unmitigaged, fully blown, unreserved.Ex: The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.
Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.Ex: 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.Ex: There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.Ex: A survey of state legislators finds that lawmakers support expanding television coverage of legislative proceedings to include gavel to gavel programming.Ex: There is a need for an examination of the whole process of information dissemination from a 'systemic' framework.Ex: There appears to be an unhealthy tendency among information technology professionals to elevate any single, highly successful practical experience instantly into an overarching paradigm for managerial success.Ex: The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.Ex: Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.Ex: Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.Ex: She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.Ex: It is also important that we all give them our unreserved support.* de movimiento total = full-motion.* en total = all told, altogether, in all, overall, in total, in toto.* fracaso total = complete failure.* integración total = seamlessness.* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* limpieza total = clean sweep.* Número + en total = Número + in number.* oscuridad total = pitch blackness, pitch darkness.* rechazo total = bold statement against.* síndrome de alergia total = total allergy syndrome.* siniestro total = write-off [writeoff].* suma total = sum total, count.* total atención = undivided attention.* * *1 (absoluto) ‹desastre/destrucción› total; ‹éxito› resounding ( before n), totalla película fue un fracaso total the film was a total o an utter failureun cambio total a complete change2 (global) ‹coste/importe› totaltotal¿cuánto es el total? what's the total?, what does it all come to?, how much is it altogether?el total de las pérdidas/ganancias the total losses/profitsel total asciende a $40.000 the total amounts to o comes to o is $40,000afecta a un total de 600 personas it affects a total of 600 peopleen total altogetherson 5 euros en total that's 5 euros altogether1 (al resumir una narración) so, in the endtotal, que me di por vencida so in the end I gave up2(expresando indiferencia, poca importancia): ¿por qué no te quedas? total, mañana no tienes que trabajar why not stay? I mean o after all, you don't have to go to work tomorrow* * *
total adjetivo
‹ éxito› resounding ( before n), total;
‹ cambio› complete
■ sustantivo masculino
total;
■ adverbio ( indep) (fam) ( al resumir una narración) so, in the end;
total, que me di por vencida so in the end I gave up
total
I adjetivo total
un desastre total, a complete o total disaster
eclipse total, total eclipse
II sustantivo masculino
1 total
el total de la población, the whole population
el total de los trabajadores, all the workers
en total costó unas dos mil pesetas, altogether it cost over two thousand pesetas
2 Mat total
III adv (en resumen) so: total, que al final María vino con nosotros, so, in the end Maria came with us
fam (con indiferencia) anyway: total, a mí no me gustaba, I didn't like it anyway
' total' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- aforo
- completa
- completo
- desconocimiento
- esclarecimiento
- importe
- montante
- monto
- parque
- radical
- suma
- sumar
- toda
- todo
- totalizar
- global
- integral
- liquidación
- miramiento
- monta
- perdido
- pleno
- ser
- silencio
English:
absolute
- all
- altogether
- bedlam
- capacity
- come to
- complete
- dead
- dedication
- dismal
- disregard
- full
- grand total
- ignorance
- in
- overall
- perfect
- rank
- raving
- reversal
- sell-out
- serve out
- sheer
- subtotal
- sum
- tell
- total
- unqualified
- utter
- write off
- write-off
- account
- add
- come
- count
- disarray
- downright
- flat
- grand
- grid
- gross
- implicit
- matter
- number
- out
- recall
- run
- swell
- virtual
- write
* * *♦ adj1. [cifra, coste, gasto] total;el importe total de las inversiones the total amount of the investments2. [confianza, rechazo, ruptura] total, complete;actúa con total libertad she acts completely freely, she has complete freedom of action;su influencia en ellos es total he has overwhelming influence over them♦ nm1. [suma] total;el total de visitantes del museo alcanzó los tres millones the total number of visitors to the museum reached three million;me da un total de 580 I make it 580Cont total actualizado running total;total de ventas total sales2. [totalidad, conjunto] whole;el total del grupo the whole group;en total in total, in all;nos costó 200 dólares en total it cost us 200 dollars in total o all;en total fuimos más de treinta personas in total there were more than thirty of us♦ adv1. [en resumen] basically, in a word;total, que me marché so anyway, I left;total, que te has quedado sin trabajo, ¿no? basically, you're out of a job, then?2. [en realidad] anyway;total, ¿qué más da? what difference does it make anyway?;llévatelo, total ¿para qué lo quiero yo? take it, what good is it to me, after all?* * *I adj total, complete;en total altogether, in totalII m total;un total de 50 personas a total of 50 peopleIII adv:total, que no conseguí estudiar the upshot was that I didn’t manage to get any studying done* * *total adv: in the end, sototal, que no fui: in short, I didn't gototal adj & nm: total♦ totalmente adv* * *total1 adj total / completetotal2 adv sototal, que no piensas venir so, you're not coming thentotal3 n totaleso hace un total de 2.000 pesetas that makes a total of 2,000 pesetas -
71 cada
adj.1 each.cada dos meses every two monthscada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a timecada cual each one, everyone¿cada cuánto? how often?cada uno de each ofcada uno a lo suyo everyone should get on with their own businesscada vez every time, each time2 such.¡se pone cada sombrero! she wears such hats!¡tiene cada cosa! the things he comes up with!3 such unlikely, such.* * *► adjetivo1 (de dos) each; (de varios) every■ cada uno lleva su abrigo they're each wearing their coat, each of them is wearing his coat2 familiar (intensificador) such■ ¡dice cada cosa! he says such strange things!■ ¡le pegó cada grito! she really shouted at him!\a cada cual lo suyo (recibir) everyone should get their fair share 2 (pagar) everyone should pay their own waya cada paso at every step¿cada cuánto? how often?■ ¿cada cuánto vais al cine? how often do you go to the cinema?cada día every daycada vez más more and more, increasingly* * *adj.1) each2) every•- cada vez mejor* * *ADJ INV1) [uso distributivo] [con elementos individuales] each; [con números, tiempo] everyhan aumentado los beneficios en todos y cada uno de los sectores — profits have risen in each and every sector
cada cual busca la felicidad como quiere — we all seek o each one of us seeks happiness in our own way
2) [indicando frecuencia] everycada cierto tiempo — every so often, every now and then
cada dos días — every couple of days, every other day
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¿cada cuánto tiempo? — how often?•
cada vez que — whenever, every time (that)cada vez que voy al extranjero — whenever o every time (that) I go abroad
cada dos por tres sonaba el teléfono — the phone rang every other minute o all the time
3) [indicando progresión]encontrar trabajo es cada vez más difícil — finding a job is increasingly difficult o is (getting) more and more difficult
4) [uso enfático]¡tienes cada cosa! — the things you come out with!
¡oye una cada historia! — the things you hear nowadays!
CADA ► Cada se traduce por each cuando queremos individualizar, cuando se conocen o se le quiere dar importancia a los elementos dentro del grupo: A cada miembro del personal se le asignó una tarea específica Each member of staff was allocated a specific task Quiero tener una charla con cada uno de vosotros I want to have a chat with each of you ► Se traduce por every cuando el número de elementos del grupo no se conoce o no importa, cuando se está generalizando: Cada empresa funciona de una manera distinta Every company works differently Cada día me dice una cosa diferente Every day he tells me something different Cada vez que viene nos trae un regalo Every time he comes he brings us a present En expresiones como cada dos meses/cada tres años {etc}, cada se traduce por every: Se hace una revisión cada tres meses He has a check-up every three months ► Cuando hablamos solo de dos cosas o personas, cada solamente se puede traducir por each: Es importante que cada gemelo desarrolle su propia personalidad It is important that each twin develops his own personality Cuando each o every forman parte del sujeto, el verbo va en singular. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada¡se compra cada coche! — you should see the cars he buys!
* * *adjetivo invariable1)a) ( con énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each; ( con énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) everycada día — every day, each day
cada dos días — every other day, every two days
¿cada cuánto viene? — how often does she come?
cuestan $25 cada uno — they cost $25 each
cada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene — everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her
b) ( delante de numeral) every2)a) ( indicando progresión)hace cada día más calor — it's getting hotter every day o by the day
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)tienes cada idea...! — the things you come out with!
* * *= each, every.Ex. Both these hosts offers around thirty-five data bases each.Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.----* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* cada año = annually, on a yearly basis, year-on-year, yearly.* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.* cada cuando = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.* cada día = every day.* cada día que pasa = each passing day.* cada diez años = ten-yearly, decennially.* cada dos = every other.* cada dos años = biennially.* cada dos días = every other day.* cada dos minutos = every other minute.* cada dos por tres = all the time, now and again, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], frequently, every other minute, every five minutes, every few minutes.* cada dos semanas = biweekly [bi-weekly].* cada hora = hourly.* cada pocos años = every few years.* cada seis meses = six-monthly.* cada semana = weekly.* cada tanto = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* cada tantos minutos = every few minutes.* cada tantos + Período de Tiempo = every few + Período de Tiempo.* cada tanto tiempo = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* cada uno = apiece, each.* cada uno por separado = each one alone.* cada uno que se las apañe como pueda = every man for himself.* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.* cada vez más abultado = swelling.* cada vez más acelerado = accelerated.* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* cada vez más avanzado = fast-moving.* cada vez más desarrollado = fast-developing.* cada vez más estricto = tightening.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* cada vez más lejos = further and further.* cada vez más + Participio = ever + Gerundio.* cada vez más pruebas = accumulating evidence.* cada vez más rápido = ever faster, accelerated.* cada vez más restringido = tightening.* cada vez más tenue = fading.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* cada vez peor = worsening.* con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* disfrutar cada minuto de = enjoy + every minute of.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* ir cada vez mejor = grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* todos y cada uno = in full force, each and everyone.* todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.* todos y cada uno de + Adjetivo + Nombre = Pronombre + every + Nombre.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of.* uno de cada cinco = one in five.* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.* uno de cada diez = one in ten.* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.* uno de cada tres = one in three.* * *adjetivo invariable1)a) ( con énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each; ( con énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) everycada día — every day, each day
cada dos días — every other day, every two days
¿cada cuánto viene? — how often does she come?
cuestan $25 cada uno — they cost $25 each
cada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene — everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her
b) ( delante de numeral) every2)a) ( indicando progresión)hace cada día más calor — it's getting hotter every day o by the day
b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)tienes cada idea...! — the things you come out with!
* * *= each, every.Ex: Both these hosts offers around thirty-five data bases each.
Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.* a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* cada año = annually, on a yearly basis, year-on-year, yearly.* cada caso por separado = on a case-by-case basis.* cada cierto tiempo = episodic, every so often, every now and then, every now and again.* cada cinco minutos = every five minutes.* cada cual por su cuenta = every man for himself.* cada cuando = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.* cada día = every day.* cada día que pasa = each passing day.* cada diez años = ten-yearly, decennially.* cada dos = every other.* cada dos años = biennially.* cada dos días = every other day.* cada dos minutos = every other minute.* cada dos por tres = all the time, now and again, often [oftener -comp., oftenest -sup.], frequently, every other minute, every five minutes, every few minutes.* cada dos semanas = biweekly [bi-weekly].* cada hora = hourly.* cada pocos años = every few years.* cada seis meses = six-monthly.* cada semana = weekly.* cada tanto = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* cada tantos minutos = every few minutes.* cada tantos + Período de Tiempo = every few + Período de Tiempo.* cada tanto tiempo = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.* cada uno = apiece, each.* cada uno por separado = each one alone.* cada uno que se las apañe como pueda = every man for himself.* cada vez = at a time, each time, every time [everytime].* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cada vez más = ever-growing, ever-increasing, increasingly, more and more, progressively, ever more, mushrooming, ever greater, in increasing numbers, increasing.* cada vez más abultado = swelling.* cada vez más acelerado = accelerated.* cada vez más + Adjetivo = ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.* cada vez más alto = constantly rising, steadily rising, steadily growing.* cada vez más amplio = ever-widening.* cada vez más avanzado = fast-moving.* cada vez más desarrollado = fast-developing.* cada vez más estricto = tightening.* cada vez más extendido = spreading.* cada vez más fácil = ever easier.* cada vez más lejos = further and further.* cada vez más + Participio = ever + Gerundio.* cada vez más pruebas = accumulating evidence.* cada vez más rápido = ever faster, accelerated.* cada vez más restringido = tightening.* cada vez más tenue = fading.* cada vez más viejo = aging [ageing].* cada vez mayor = escalating, ever-growing, ever-increasing, expanded, growing, increasing, mounting, rising, spiralling [spiraling, -USA], deepening, rapidly growing, expanding, constantly rising, swelling, ever larger [ever-larger], galloping, steadily rising, steadily growing, mushrooming, ever greater, rapidly expanding, ever-widening, burgeoning, heightening.* cada vez mejor = from strength to strength.* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, thinning, fading, waning, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.* cada vez menos = less and less.* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.* cada vez peor = worsening.* con una pierna a cada lado de = astride.* de cada + Número + veces + Número = Número + times out of + Número.* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.* desajuste cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* diferencia cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.* disfrutar cada minuto de = enjoy + every minute of.* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and, widening of the gap beween.... and.* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* ir cada vez mejor = grow from + strength to strength, go + great guns.* población cada vez más envejecida = greying population [graying population].* preocupación cada vez mayor (por) = growing concern (about).* problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.* problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes = mounting evidence.* qué es cada cosa = what is what.* separación cada vez mayor entre... y = widening gap between... and.* todos y cada uno = in full force, each and everyone.* todos y cada uno de = any and every, any and all.* todos y cada uno de + Adjetivo + Nombre = Pronombre + every + Nombre.* una necesidad cada vez mayor = a growing need.* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.* una vez cada quincena = once a fortnight.* un número cada vez mayor = growing numbers.* un número cada vez mayor de = a growing number of.* uno de cada cinco = one in five.* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.* uno de cada diez = one in ten.* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.* uno de cada tres = one in three.* * *A1 (con el énfasis en el individuo o cosa particular) each; (con el énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) everylos ganadores de cada grupo pasan a la final the winners from each group go on to the finalhay un bar en cada esquina there's a bar on every cornercada vez que viene me da un disgusto every time he comes he upsets meles puso un sello a cada uno he put a stamp on each onehay cinco para cada uno there are five eachvolvimos a casa cada uno por su lado we each made our own way homecuestan $25 cada uno they cost $25 eachcada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her2 (delante de numeral) everyparábamos cada cuatro kilómetros we stopped every four kilometerssiete de cada diez seven out of (every) tenB1(indicando progresión): íbamos cada vez más rápido we were going faster and fasterla gente va cada vez menos a ese tipo de club people are going less and less to that kind of clubhace cada día más calor it's getting hotter every day o by the day2 ( fam)(con valor ponderativo): ¡tú tienes cada idea …! the things you think of!le ha regalado cada cosa más preciosa … he's given her such lovely things* * *
cada adjetivo invariable
1
( con énfasis en la totalidad del conjunto) every;
hay un bar en cada esquina ther's a bar in every corner;
cada día every day, each day;
¿cada cuánto viene? how often does she come?;
hay cinco para cada uno there are five each;
cuestan $25 cada uno they cost $25 each;
cada uno or cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her;
cada vez que viene every time o whenever he comes
siete de cada diez seven out of (every) ten
2 ( indicando progresión):
lo hace cada vez mejor she's getting better all the time;
cada vez más gente more and more people;
cada vez menos tiempo less and less time
cada adjetivo
1 (distribución) (entre dos) each
(entre más) each, every
seis de cada diez, six out of (every) ten
2 (frecuencia) cada día, every day
cada dos días, every second day o every other day
¿cada cuánto vas al cine?, how often do you go the cinema?
3 fam (intensificador) ¡tu hija hace cada pregunta!, your daughter asks such awkward questions!
4 (todas las personas) cada uno hace lo que quiere, everyone does as they like
(en una serie) cada uno de ellos dará una conferencia, each of them will give us a lecture
♦ Locuciones: a cada instante/paso, constantly
a cada uno/a cada cual lo suyo, fair shares for all
(para ser justo) es una mujer pesadísima pero muy servicial, a cada uno lo suyo, to be fair, she's a pain in the neck but she's awfully helpful
(a cada uno lo que le pertenece) es una reivindicación justa, sólo pretende dar a cada uno lo suyo, it's a fair claim which only aims to give everyone their fair share
cada dos por tres, every other minute
cada vez, every time: cada vez que viene nos acabamos enfadando, everytime he comes we end up getting angry
cada vez veo peor, my sights getting worse and worse
cada vez más, more and more
cada vez menos, less and less
La diferencia entre each y every es muy pequeña. Every se refiere a un grupo y each a los individuos en el grupo: Cada trabajador debe empezar a las ocho. Every worker should begin at eight. Hablaré con cada trabajador durante la semana. I will speak to each worker during the weak. Como ves, el uso depende únicamente de cómo quieres considerar a los trabajadores: como individuos o como un grupo.
' cada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- cañería
- curso
- dos
- instante
- más
- menos
- ocurrencia
- pasar
- paso
- patada
- quisque
- quisqui
- rato
- repetirse
- salir
- siempre
- solicitada
- solicitado
- tema
- toda
- todo
- una
- uno
- verso
- vez
- viñeta
- a
- bimestral
- correspondiente
- cosa
- cual
- cuando
- día
- el
- intercalar
- lado
- mejor
- nervioso
- peor
- poner
- semestre
- sendos
- tanda
- tiempo
- valer
English:
A
- and
- annoy
- apiece
- bash out
- begrudge
- better
- bread
- busy signal
- butt in
- carbon copy
- checkup
- commute
- Dick and Harry
- each
- either
- every
- everyplace
- exercise
- expect
- for
- fortnightly
- growing
- half-hourly
- head
- hourly
- how
- in
- increasingly
- interval
- less
- magazine
- match
- measure out
- meet
- milk
- misspell
- mist
- more
- nightly
- nine
- other
- out of
- outflow
- particular
- percentage
- sea
- second
- time
- Tom
* * *cada adj inv1. [indicando correspondencia] each;nos tocan 1.000 pesos a cada (uno) it comes to 1,000 pesos each o apiece;cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;cada cual each one, everyone;cada cual que haga lo que le parezca everyone do as they see fit;cada uno de each of;cada uno es cada uno, cada uno es como es everyone's different;cada vez every time, each time;cada vez que viene, me pide algo prestado every time o each time o whenever he comes, he asks to borrow something2. [con números, tiempo] every;cada tres segundos nace un niño a child is born every three seconds;tres de cada diez personas three out of every ten people;cinco televisores por cada cien habitantes five televisions per hundred inhabitants;cada dos meses every two months;cada cierto tiempo every so often;¿cada cuánto? how often?;a cada momento o Am [m5]rato me preguntan algo, así no puedo trabajar people are constantly asking me things, so I can't get any work donesus discursos son cada vez más largos his speeches get longer and longer;el tema me interesa cada vez menos I'm getting less and less interested in the subject;esta revista es cada vez peor this magazine gets worse and worse;cada día más more and more each day4. [valor enfático] such;¡se pone cada sombrero! she wears such hats!;¡tiene cada cosa! the things he comes up with!;¡mis vecinos arman cada escándalo! my neighbours are always kicking up a fuss o row about something!* * *adjcada cosa en su sitio everything in its place;cada uno, cada cual each one;cada vez every time, each time;cada tres días every three days;uno de cada tres one out of every three;uno de cada one of each2:cada vez más more and more, increasingly* * *cada adj1) : eachcuestan diez pesos cada una: they cost ten pesos each2) : everycada vez: every time3) : such, somesales con cada historia: you come up with such crazy stories4)cada vez más : more and more, increasingly5)cada vez menos : less and less* * *cada adj1. (en general) every¡dice cada tontería! he says such stupid things!¡sale con cada excusa! she comes out with amazing excuses!¿cada cuánto? how often?cada vez más more and more / increasingly -
72 importar que
v.to be important that, to have importance that, to be of the essence that, to matter that. -
73 ordenación1
1 = arrangement, filing, filing order, ordering, sorting, structuring.Ex. The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.Ex. The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.Ex. For classified catalogues, or shelf arrangement of non-fiction according to a classification scheme, it is necessary to establish a filing order for the symbols used in the notation of a classification scheme.Ex. If notation is to offer a self-evident ordering it is important that the symbols that are used for the notation have a self-evident order in themselves.Ex. Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.Ex. There are also suggestions for rules for structuring corporate body names.----* algoritmo de ordenación por pertinencia = ranking algorithm.* auxiliar dedicado a la ordenación de fichas = filing clerk.* comité de ordenación académica = course committee.* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.* ordenación académica = academic affairs.* ordenación alfabética = alphabetical arrangement, alphabetic arrangement, alphabetical ordering.* ordenación alfabética letra a letra = letter by letter alphabetisation.* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra = word by word alphabetisation.* ordenación automática = computer filing.* ordenación de burbujas = bubble sort.* ordenación de fichas = filing.* ordenación en archivos = vertical filing.* ordenación en los estantes = lateral filing.* ordenación física = physical arrangement.* ordenación jerárquica del resultado de la búsqueda = output ranking.* ordenación letra a letra = letter-by-letter filing, all through filing, letter by letter arrangement, all through arrangement.* ordenación palabra por palabra = word-by-word filing, nothing before something arrangement, word by word arrangement.* ordenación paralela = parallel arrangement.* ordenación por materias = subject arrangement.* ordenación por número curren = accession order, arrangement by accession number.* ordenación por ordenador = computer filing.* ordenación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.* ordenación por títulos = title-based arrangement.* ordenación sistemática = systematic arrangement, classified sequence.* ordenación sistemática alfabética = alphabetico-classed arrangement.* ordenación topográfica = shelf arrangement.* ordenación topográfica de los documentos = document arrangement.* ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector = reader interest arrangement.* plan de ordenación urbana = town planning.* reglas de ordenación = filing rules.* secuencia de ordenación = filing sequence.* Sistema General de Ordenación (SGO) = Broad System of Ordering (BSO).* valor de ordenación = filing value. -
74 terreno1
1 = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land.Ex. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex. Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex. These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.----* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.* con terrenos cedidos por el gobierno = land grant [land-grant].* en terreno conocido = on familiar grounds.* en terreno peligroso = on shaky grounds.* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.* gestión de terrenos = land management.* invadir el terreno (de Alguien) = encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.* limpiar el terreno de árboles = clear + land.* motocicleta todo terreno = dirt bike.* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.* perder terreno = lose + ground.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* prueba sobre el terreno = field test, field trial.* sobre el terreno = on the ground.* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.* terreno conocido = familiar grounds.* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.* terreno de deportes = sport arena.* terreno de juego = playing field, pitch.* terreno de pruebas = testing ground.* terreno desconocido = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* terreno elevado = high ground.* terreno en construcción = building site.* terreno firme = firm ground, safe ground, solid ground.* terreno inhóspito = inhospitable terrain.* terreno maderero = timberland.* terreno nada fértil = stony ground.* terreno neutral = neutral ground.* terreno para construir = building site.* terreno pedegroso = stony ground.* terreno peligroso = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* terreno poco definido = grey area [gray area].* terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* terrenos = site, landed estate, grounds.* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.* terreno sin construir = vacant lot.* terrenos sin construir = vacant land.* vehículo todoterreno = all-terrain vehicle.* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game. -
75 total2
2 = complete, full [fuller -comp., fullest -sup.], thorough, total, end to end, supine, unrelieved, utter, gavel to gavel, systemic, overarching, ultimate, avowed, out-and-out, certified, unmitigaged, fully blown, unreserved.Ex. The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.Ex. Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.Ex. Timely and thorough planning is essential.Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.Ex. Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.Ex. 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.Ex. Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.Ex. There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.Ex. A survey of state legislators finds that lawmakers support expanding television coverage of legislative proceedings to include gavel to gavel programming.Ex. There is a need for an examination of the whole process of information dissemination from a 'systemic' framework.Ex. There appears to be an unhealthy tendency among information technology professionals to elevate any single, highly successful practical experience instantly into an overarching paradigm for managerial success.Ex. The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.Ex. Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.Ex. Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.Ex. She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.Ex. Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.Ex. This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.Ex. It is also important that we all give them our unreserved support.----* de movimiento total = full-motion.* en total = all told, altogether, in all, overall, in total, in toto.* fracaso total = complete failure.* integración total = seamlessness.* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* limpieza total = clean sweep.* Número + en total = Número + in number.* oscuridad total = pitch blackness, pitch darkness.* rechazo total = bold statement against.* síndrome de alergia total = total allergy syndrome.* siniestro total = write-off [writeoff].* suma total = sum total, count.* total atención = undivided attention. -
76 ordenación
f.1 sorting, ordering, arranging.2 order, arrangement, array, distribution.3 ordinance.* * *1 (disposición) arrangement, organizing2 RELIGIÓN ordination* * *SF1) (=colocación) [estado] order, arrangement; [acción] ordering, arrangingordenación del territorio, ordenación territorial — town and country planning
2) (Rel) ordination* * *1) ( de sacerdote) ordination, ordainment2) ( organización) organization, regulation; (Arquit) distribution* * *1) ( de sacerdote) ordination, ordainment2) ( organización) organization, regulation; (Arquit) distribution* * *ordenación11 = arrangement, filing, filing order, ordering, sorting, structuring.Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.
Ex: The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.Ex: For classified catalogues, or shelf arrangement of non-fiction according to a classification scheme, it is necessary to establish a filing order for the symbols used in the notation of a classification scheme.Ex: If notation is to offer a self-evident ordering it is important that the symbols that are used for the notation have a self-evident order in themselves.Ex: Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.Ex: There are also suggestions for rules for structuring corporate body names.* algoritmo de ordenación por pertinencia = ranking algorithm.* auxiliar dedicado a la ordenación de fichas = filing clerk.* comité de ordenación académica = course committee.* lugar en la ordenación = filing position.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.* método de ordenación palabra por palabra = word by word method, nothing before something method.* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.* ordenación académica = academic affairs.* ordenación alfabética = alphabetical arrangement, alphabetic arrangement, alphabetical ordering.* ordenación alfabética letra a letra = letter by letter alphabetisation.* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra = word by word alphabetisation.* ordenación automática = computer filing.* ordenación de burbujas = bubble sort.* ordenación de fichas = filing.* ordenación en archivos = vertical filing.* ordenación en los estantes = lateral filing.* ordenación física = physical arrangement.* ordenación jerárquica del resultado de la búsqueda = output ranking.* ordenación letra a letra = letter-by-letter filing, all through filing, letter by letter arrangement, all through arrangement.* ordenación palabra por palabra = word-by-word filing, nothing before something arrangement, word by word arrangement.* ordenación paralela = parallel arrangement.* ordenación por materias = subject arrangement.* ordenación por número curren = accession order, arrangement by accession number.* ordenación por ordenador = computer filing.* ordenación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.* ordenación por títulos = title-based arrangement.* ordenación sistemática = systematic arrangement, classified sequence.* ordenación sistemática alfabética = alphabetico-classed arrangement.* ordenación topográfica = shelf arrangement.* ordenación topográfica de los documentos = document arrangement.* ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector = reader interest arrangement.* plan de ordenación urbana = town planning.* reglas de ordenación = filing rules.* secuencia de ordenación = filing sequence.* Sistema General de Ordenación (SGO) = Broad System of Ordering (BSO).* valor de ordenación = filing value.ordenación22 = ordination.Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
* ordenación de la mujer, la = ordination of women, the.* * *A (de un sacerdote) ordination, ordainmentrecibieron la ordenación diez nuevos sacerdotes ten new priests were ordained o were received into holy ordersB1 (organización) organization, regulation2 ( Arquit) distribution* * *ordenación nf1. [organización] ordering, arranging;[disposición] order, arrangement; [de recursos, edificios] planning ordenación del suelo town planning regulations, US zoning regulations;ordenación territorial regional planning;ordenación del territorio regional planning2. Rel ordination* * *f REL ordination* * *ordenación nf, pl - ciones1) : ordination2) : ordering, organizing -
77 espíritu humano, el
(n.) = human soul, the, human spirit, theEx. To show one's worth, to feel important -- that is the secret of the human soul.Ex. War heroes are admired as embodiments of the human spirit at its most dazzling. -
78 espíritu humano
el espíritu humano(n.) = human soul, the, human spirit, theEx: To show one's worth, to feel important -- that is the secret of the human soul.
Ex: War heroes are admired as embodiments of the human spirit at its most dazzling. -
79 eso sí que es el colmo
• that is another matter• that is it• that is nothing to you• that is the limit• that takes place between different cultures• that thing• that time• that tops it off• that uses terroristic police tactics and methods• that's beside the point• that's enough• that's the least important thing• that's the point I'm trying to make -
80 eso colma la medida
• that's the last change for you• that's the least important thing
См. также в других словарях:
that — [ ðæt ] function word *** That can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): Give me that hammer. as a demonstrative pronoun (without a following noun): Who gave you that? as a conjunction (connecting two clauses): I… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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important */*/*/ — UK [ɪmˈpɔː(r)t(ə)nt] / US [ɪmˈpɔrt(ə)nt] adjective Metaphor: Being important is like being large or heavy. Being unimportant is like being small or light. This is a big opportunity for me. ♦ He is the greatest writer of the twentieth century. ♦… … English dictionary
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important — adjective 1 an important event, decision, problem etc has a big effect or influence on people s lives or on events in the future: a very important meeting | Listen everyone, I ve got some important news! | it is important to do sth: It is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
important — [[t]ɪmpɔ͟ː(r)t(ə)nt[/t]] ♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n, it v link ADJ to inf/that Something that is important is very significant, is highly valued, or is necessary. Her sons are the most important thing in her life... The planned general strike… … English dictionary
that — 1 determiner plural those 1 used to talk about a person, thing, idea etc that has already been mentioned or that the person you are talking to knows about already: Who was that man I saw you with last night? | Those flowers that you gave me… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
that*/*/*/ — UK [ðæt] / US adverb, conjunction, determiner, pronoun Summary: That can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): Give me that hammer. as a demonstrative pronoun (without a following noun): Who gave you that? as a… … English dictionary
Important events in NHGRI history — Important events in the history of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health. [ [http://www.genome.gov/10001763 genome.gov | About the Institute: A History and Timeline ] ] 1988* February 29 March 1, 1988… … Wikipedia
important — important, importantly Both words have a special elliptical use dating from the 1930s, in which one or other stands by itself (or qualified by more, most, etc.) as a kind of sentence adverb: • Perhaps more importantly, income not applied to… … Modern English usage