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41 a la vista de

= in light of, in the light of

Ex. This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.

Ex. In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.

* * *

= in light of, in the light of

Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.

Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.

Spanish-English dictionary > a la vista de
42 a tenor de

a tenor de

according to

* * *

= in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of

Ex. This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.

Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.

Ex. In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.

Ex. In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.

* * *

= in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of

Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.

Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.

Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.

Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.

Spanish-English dictionary > a tenor de
43 abrir

v.

1 to open.

la tienda abre a las cinco the shop opens at five (o'clock)

Ricardo abre la celda de Mario Richard opens Mario's cell.

El Dr. Zus abre el abdomen Dr. Zus opens=cuts open the abdomen.

2 to dig.

le abrieron la cabeza de un botellazo they smashed his head open with a bottle

abrir paso o camino (también figurative) to clear the way

3 to open (negocio, colegio, mercado).

4 to whet (apetito).

la natación abre el apetito swimming makes you hungry

5 to head.

6 to open the door (abrir la puerta).

¡abra, policía! open up, it's the police!

7 to draw open, to open.

Ricardo abre las cortinas Richard draws the curtains open.

8 to turn on.

Ricardo abre el paso de corriente Richard turns on the electricity.

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abrir

(pp abierto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to open

■ abre la ventana open the window

■ abriré esta botella de cava I'll open this bottle of cava

■ abrid vuestros libros en la página diez open your books at page ten

■ ya puedes abrir los ojos you can open your eyes now

■ quisiera abrir una cuenta corriente I would like to open a current account

2 (con llave) to unlock

■ sacó una llave y abrió la caja he took out a key and unlocked the safe

3 (cremallera) to undo

■ abrió la cremallera de la maleta she undid the zip on the case, she unzipped the case

4 (negocio) to open

■ van a abrir un bar en la esquina they're going to open a bar on the corner

5 (túnel) to dig; (agujero) to make

6 (luz) to switch on, turn on; (gas, grifo) to turn on

7 (iniciar) to start, begin

■ abrieron una investigación para aclarar la causa del incendio they started an investigation into the causes of the fire

8 (encabezar) to head, lead

■ un niño con una cruz abría la procesión a boy with a cross headed the procession

► verbo pronominal abrirse

1 (gen) to open

■ la puerta se abre hacia fuera the door opens outwards

■ le dieron puntos para que no se le abriera la herida they gave her stitches so that the wound wouldn't open

2 (flor) to open, come out

■ las rosas se están abriendo the roses are opening

3 (iniciarse) to begin, start, open

■ la película se abre con una escena muy bella the film opens with a very beautiful scene

4 (extenderse) to spread out, unfold

5 (dar) to open (a, onto), look (a, onto)

■ la casa se abre al mar the house looks onto the sea

6 (ligamentos) to sprain

7 figurado (sincerarse) to open out

8 argot (largarse) to clear off, be off,

■ ¡adiós, me abro! bye, I'm off!, US I'm out of here!

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FRASEOLOGÍA

abrir fuego MILITAR to open fire

abrir la mano figurado to relax standards

abrir paso to make way

abrir un expediente DERECHO to start proceedings

abrir una posibilidad to open up a possibility

■ la nueva ley abre la posibilidad de que los terroristas se reinserten en la sociedad the new law makes it possible for terrorists to be reintegrated into society

abrirle la cabeza a alguien familiar to smash somebody's head in

abrirse paso en la vida figurado to make one's way in life

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos familiar in the twinkling of an eye

no abrir (la) boca figurado not to say a word

* * *

verb

1) to open

2) unlock

3) undo

* * *
( pp abierto)
1. VT

1) [algo que estaba cerrado]

a) [+ puerta, armario, libro, ojos] to open; [+ cremallera, bragueta] to undo

abre la ventana — open the window

abrir una puerta/ventana de par en par — to open a door/window wide

le abrían las cartas — they were opening his letters

abre la boca — open your mouth; [en el dentista] open wide

no encuentro la llave para abrir la puerta — I can't find the key to open o unlock the door

abrid el libro por la página 50 — turn to page 50 in the book, open the book at page 50

- en un abrir y cerrar de ojos

b) [desplegando] [+ mapa, mantel] to spread out; [+ paraguas] to open, put up; [+ mano, abanico, paracaídas] to open

c) [haciendo una abertura] [+ pozo] to sink; [+ foso, cimientos] to dig; [+ agujero, perforación] to make, bore; [+ camino] to clear; LAm [+ bosque] to clear

tuvimos que abrir camino cortando ramas — we had to cut a path through the branches

he abierto un sendero en el jardín — I've made a path in the garden

la explosión abrió una brecha en la pared — the explosion blew a hole in the wall

las lluvias han abierto socavones en las calles — the rain has caused potholes to appear on the streets

d) [haciendo un corte] [+ sandía] to cut open; [+ herida] to open

abre el pan por la mitad — cut the loaf in half

e) [+ grifo, luz, agua] to turn on; [+ válvula] to open

abre el grifo del agua caliente — turn the hot water tap on

abre un poco más el grifo — open the tap a bit more

¿has abierto el gas? — have you turned the gas on?

2) (=encabezar) [+ manifestación, desfile] to lead, head; [+ baile] to open, lead off; [+ lista] to head

3) (=inaugurar)

a) [+ acto, ceremonia] to open

se acaban de volver a abrir las negociaciones con los sindicatos — negotiations with the unions have been reopened

el plazo para las solicitudes se abre en abril — applications may be made from April

ya han abierto el plazo de matrícula — registration has already started

b) (Com) [+ negocio] to set up, start; [+ cuenta] to open

ha decidido abrir su propio negocio — she has decided to set up o start her own business

han abierto un centro de atención al cliente — they've opened a customer service centre

he abierto la cuenta con 400 euros — I opened the account with 400 euros

abrir un expediente a algn — [investigación] to open a file on sb; [proceso] to begin proceedings against sb

abrir una información — to open o start an inquiry

c) (Tip)

abrir comillas — to open quotes

abrir paréntesis — to open brackets

d) (Mil)

¡abran fuego! — (open) fire!

4) (=ampliar) [+ perspectivas] to open up

este acuerdo abre nuevas perspectivas de paz — this agreement offers new hope of peace

vivir en el extranjero le abrió la mente — living abroad opened up his mind o made him more open-minded

estos países han abierto sus economías — these countries have opened their economy up

5) [+ apetito]

las vitaminas te abrirán el apetito — taking vitamins will improve your appetite

ese olor me está abriendo el apetito — that smell is making me hungry

esta selección abre el apetito a los lectores — this selection is intended to whet the readers' appetite

2. VI

1) [puerta, cajón] to open

esta puerta no abre — this door won't open

2) [persona] to open the door, open up

¡abre, soy yo! — open the door o open up, it's me!

llamé pero no abrió nadie — I knocked at the door, but nobody answered

esta llave no abre bien — this key is a bit stiff

3) [comercio, museo] to open

las tiendas abren a las diez — the shops open at ten o'clock

los sábados no abrimos al público — we're not open to the public on Saturdays

el banco abre de 9 a 1 — the bank is open from 9 to 1

el almacén volverá a abrir en septiembre — the warehouse will reopen in September

4) [flor] to open

5) [en operación quirúrgica]

vamos a tener que abrir — we're going to have to open him up

6) (Meteo) to clear up

parece que está empezando a abrir — it looks like it's starting to clear up

7) (Bridge) to open

abrir de tres a un palo — to open three in a suit

abrir de corazones — to open (with a bid in) hearts

8) Caribe * (=huir) to escape, run off

3.

See:

abrirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( en general) to open; < paraguas> to open, put up; < mapa> to open out, unfold; < cortinas> to open, draw back; < persianas> to raise, pull up; < cremallera> to undo

2) <llave/gas> to turn on; < válvula> to open; < cerradura> to unlock

3)

a) <zanja/túnel> to dig; < agujero> to make

le abrió la cabeza de una pedrada — he hit her with a stone and gashed her head

b) < absceso> to open... up; < paciente> (fam) to open... up (colloq)

4)

a) <comercio/museo> ( para el quehacer diario) to open; ( inaugurar) to open (up)

¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? — what time does the box office open?

abrir algo al público — to open something to the public

b) <carretera/aeropuerto> to open; < frontera> to open (up)

c) (Com) to open up

5)

a) ( iniciar) < cuenta bancaria> to open; < negocio> to start, set up; < suscripción> to take out; < caso> to open; < investigación> to begin, set up

el plazo para la presentación de solicitudes se abrirá el 2 de junio — applications will be accepted from June 2

no han abierto la matrícula aún — registration hasn't begun yet

b) <acto/debate/baile> to open

c) <desfile/cortejo> to head, lead

d) <paréntesis/comillas> to open

e)

abrir fuego — to open fire

6) < apetito> to whet

7) < perspectivas> to open up; < etapa> to mark the beginning of

el acuerdo abre un panorama desolador — the agreement points to a bleak future

8) ( hacer más receptivo)

le abrió la mente — it made her more open-minded

abrir algo a algo — to open something up to something

para abrir nuestro país a nuevas tendencias — to open our country up to new trends
2.
abrir vi

1) persona to open up

abre! soy yo — open the door o open up! it's me

2) puerta/cajón to open

esta ventana no abre (bien) — this window doesn't open (properly)

3) comercio/museo to open

abre de nueve a tres — it opens from nine till three

4) acto/ceremonia to open; (Jueg) to open
3.
abrir v impers (fam) (Meteo)

parece que quiere abrir — it looks as if it's going to clear up
4.
abrirse v pron

1)

a) puerta/ventana to open

abrirse a algo — a jardín/corredor to open onto something

b) flor/almeja to open; paracaídas to open

2)

a) (refl) <chaqueta/cremallera> to undo

b) ( rajarse) madera/costura to split

se cayó y se abrió la cabeza — she fell and split her head open

3)

a) (liter) ( ofrecerse a la vista) to appear, unfold

un espléndido panorama se abrió ante sus ojos — the most wonderful view unfolded before their eyes (liter)

b) porvenir to lie ahead; perspectivas to open up

con este descubrimiento se abren nuevos horizontes — this discovery opens up new horizons

4) período/era to begin

con este tratado se abre una nueva etapa — this treaty marks o heralds a new era

5)

a) ( confiarse)

abrirse a alguien — to open up to somebody

b) ( hacerse más receptivo)

abrirse a algo — to open to something

c) ( hacerse más accesible)

abrirse a alguien/algo — to open up to somebody/something

China se ha abierto a los extranjeros — China has opened up to foreigners

6) (AmL fam) ( echarse atrás) to back out, get cold feet

* * *

= forge, open up, open, unfold, unfurl, unlock, splay, unzip.

Nota: Aplicado generalmente a cremalleras.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.

Ex. The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

Ex. This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex. This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.

Ex. Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.

Ex. The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

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* ¡ábrete sésamo! = open sesame!.

* abrir arrancando = rip + open.

* abrir camino (a) = make + way (for).

* abrir con lanceta = lance.

* abrir con llave = unlock.

* abrir cortando = lance.

* abrir de nuevo = reopen [re-open].

* abrir de un empujón = fling + open.

* abrir dinamitando = blast.

* abrir el apetito = whet + the appetite.

* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.

* abrir el debate = open + the debate.

* abrir el mercado = open up + market.

* abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.

* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.

* abrir fronteras = break + new ground, break + ground.

* abrir fuego = open + fire.

* abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.

* abrir horizontes = open out + horizons.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.

* abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.

* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.

* abrir las puertas de = unlock.

* abrir los brazos = spread + hands.

* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.

* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.

* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevos mercados = branch out (into), branch into.

* abrir paso (a) = make + way (for).

* abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.

* abrirse = gape, swing + open, hew.

* abrirse a = render + open to, open + Posesivo + mind up to.

* abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrirse en espiral = spiral out.

* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.

* abrirse un socavón = cave in.

* abrir una brecha = breach.

* abrir una cerradura con ganzúa = pick + lock.

* abrir una consulta = hang out + Posesivo + shingle.

* abrir un agujero = cut + hole.

* abrir una interrogante sobre = leave + open the question of.

* abrir una negociación = open up + negotiation.

* abrir una ventana = switch on + window.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* abrir un menú = pop up + a menu.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* paréntesis que abre = left parenthesis.

* sin abrir = unopened.

* sin abrirse = unfolded.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( en general) to open; < paraguas> to open, put up; < mapa> to open out, unfold; < cortinas> to open, draw back; < persianas> to raise, pull up; < cremallera> to undo

2) <llave/gas> to turn on; < válvula> to open; < cerradura> to unlock

3)

a) <zanja/túnel> to dig; < agujero> to make

le abrió la cabeza de una pedrada — he hit her with a stone and gashed her head

b) < absceso> to open... up; < paciente> (fam) to open... up (colloq)

4)

a) <comercio/museo> ( para el quehacer diario) to open; ( inaugurar) to open (up)

¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? — what time does the box office open?

abrir algo al público — to open something to the public

b) <carretera/aeropuerto> to open; < frontera> to open (up)

c) (Com) to open up

5)

a) ( iniciar) < cuenta bancaria> to open; < negocio> to start, set up; < suscripción> to take out; < caso> to open; < investigación> to begin, set up

el plazo para la presentación de solicitudes se abrirá el 2 de junio — applications will be accepted from June 2

no han abierto la matrícula aún — registration hasn't begun yet

b) <acto/debate/baile> to open

c) <desfile/cortejo> to head, lead

d) <paréntesis/comillas> to open

e)

abrir fuego — to open fire

6) < apetito> to whet

7) < perspectivas> to open up; < etapa> to mark the beginning of

el acuerdo abre un panorama desolador — the agreement points to a bleak future

8) ( hacer más receptivo)

le abrió la mente — it made her more open-minded

abrir algo a algo — to open something up to something

para abrir nuestro país a nuevas tendencias — to open our country up to new trends
2.
abrir vi

1) persona to open up

abre! soy yo — open the door o open up! it's me

2) puerta/cajón to open

esta ventana no abre (bien) — this window doesn't open (properly)

3) comercio/museo to open

abre de nueve a tres — it opens from nine till three

4) acto/ceremonia to open; (Jueg) to open
3.
abrir v impers (fam) (Meteo)

parece que quiere abrir — it looks as if it's going to clear up
4.
abrirse v pron

1)

a) puerta/ventana to open

abrirse a algo — a jardín/corredor to open onto something

b) flor/almeja to open; paracaídas to open

2)

a) (refl) <chaqueta/cremallera> to undo

b) ( rajarse) madera/costura to split

se cayó y se abrió la cabeza — she fell and split her head open

3)

a) (liter) ( ofrecerse a la vista) to appear, unfold

un espléndido panorama se abrió ante sus ojos — the most wonderful view unfolded before their eyes (liter)

b) porvenir to lie ahead; perspectivas to open up

con este descubrimiento se abren nuevos horizontes — this discovery opens up new horizons

4) período/era to begin

con este tratado se abre una nueva etapa — this treaty marks o heralds a new era

5)

a) ( confiarse)

abrirse a alguien — to open up to somebody

b) ( hacerse más receptivo)

abrirse a algo — to open to something

c) ( hacerse más accesible)

abrirse a alguien/algo — to open up to somebody/something

China se ha abierto a los extranjeros — China has opened up to foreigners

6) (AmL fam) ( echarse atrás) to back out, get cold feet

* * *

= forge, open up, open, unfold, unfurl, unlock, splay, unzip.

Nota: Aplicado generalmente a cremalleras.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.

Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.

Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex: This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.

Ex: Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.

Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.

* ¡ábrete sésamo! = open sesame!.

* abrir arrancando = rip + open.

* abrir camino (a) = make + way (for).

* abrir con lanceta = lance.

* abrir con llave = unlock.

* abrir cortando = lance.

* abrir de nuevo = reopen [re-open].

* abrir de un empujón = fling + open.

* abrir dinamitando = blast.

* abrir el apetito = whet + the appetite.

* abrir el corazón = bare + Posesivo + soul.

* abrir el debate = open + the debate.

* abrir el mercado = open up + market.

* abrir forzando = force + Nombre + open.

* abrir forzando con palanca = prise + Nombre + open.

* abrir fronteras = break + new ground, break + ground.

* abrir fuego = open + fire.

* abrir haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + open.

* abrir horizontes = open out + horizons.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* abrir la mente = broaden + Posesivo + outlook.

* abrir la puerta a = throw + open the door to.

* abrir la puerta empujándola = push + open + door.

* abrir las puertas de = unlock.

* abrir los brazos = spread + hands.

* abrir los ojos a = open + Posesivo + eyes to.

* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.

* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.

* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.

* abrir nuevos horizontes = open + new realms, forge + new frontiers.

* abrir nuevos mercados = branch out (into), branch into.

* abrir paso (a) = make + way (for).

* abrir puertas = open + avenues, open + doors.

* abrirse = gape, swing + open, hew.

* abrirse a = render + open to, open + Posesivo + mind up to.

* abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.

* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.

* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.

* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.

* abrirse en espiral = spiral out.

* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* abrirse paso = jostle, break through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into.

* abrirse un socavón = cave in.

* abrir una brecha = breach.

* abrir una cerradura con ganzúa = pick + lock.

* abrir una consulta = hang out + Posesivo + shingle.

* abrir un agujero = cut + hole.

* abrir una interrogante sobre = leave + open the question of.

* abrir una negociación = open up + negotiation.

* abrir una ventana = switch on + window.

* abrir un camino = chart + direction.

* abrir un menú = pop up + a menu.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in a jiffy, in the time it takes to flick a switch, at the flick of a switch, with the flick of a switch, in a flash, in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time, with the tip of a hat, in and out in a flash, in a heartbeat, as quick as a wink, at the drop of a hat, in a trice.

* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap.

* paréntesis que abre = left parenthesis.

* sin abrir = unopened.

* sin abrirse = unfolded.

* volver a abrir = be back in business.

* * *

abrir [ I33 ]

vt

A

1 ‹puerta/ventana/armario› to open ver tb puerta

2 ‹ojos/boca› to open ver tb

ojo, abrir, etc

3 ‹paquete/maleta› to open; ‹carta/sobre› to open

4 ‹botella/frasco/lata› to open

5 ‹paraguas› to open, put up; ‹abanico› to open; ‹mapa› to open out, unfold; ‹libro› to open; ‹mano› to open

6 ‹cortinas› to open, draw back; ‹persianas› to raise, pull up

B ‹grifo/agua/gas› to turn on; ‹válvula› to open

C

1 ‹zanja/túnel› to dig; ‹agujero› to make

la bomba abrió un boquete en la pared the bomb blew o blasted a hole in the wall

abrieron una entrada en la pared they made o smashed a hole in the wall

abrieron una zanja en la calzada they dug a trench in the road

le abrió la cabeza de una pedrada he hit her with a stone and gashed her head

abrió un abismo insondable entre los dos países it created a yawning gulf between the two countries

2 ‹absceso› to open … up ‹paciente›

va a haber que abrirlo ( fam); they're going to have to open him up o cut him open ( colloq)

D

1 ‹comercio/museo/restaurante› (para el quehacer diario) to open; (inaugurar) to open (up)

¿a qué hora abren el mercado? what time does the market open?

¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? what time does the box office open?

van a abrir un nuevo hospital they're going to open a new hospital

la exposición se abrirá al público mañana the exhibition will open to the public tomorrow

2 ‹carretera/aeropuerto› to open; ‹frontera› to open (up) camino m B 1. (↑ camino), paso¹ (↑ paso (1))

3 ( Com) to open up

con el fin de abrir nuevos mercados para nuestros productos with the aim of opening up new markets for our products

4 ( Inf) ‹documento/fichero› to open

E (iniciar) ‹cuenta bancaria› to open; ‹negocio› to start, set up; ‹suscripción› to take out; ‹caso› to open; ‹investigación› to begin, set up

el plazo para la presentación de solicitudes se abrirá el 2 de junio applications will be accepted from June 2

todavía no se ha abierto la matrícula registration hasn't begun yet

F

1 (dar comienzo a) ‹acto/debate/ceremonia› to open

abrieron el baile los novios the bride and groom opened the dancing

¡abran fuego! open fire!

2 ‹desfile/cortejo› to head, lead

3 ‹paréntesis/comillas› to open

G ‹apeitito› to whet

la caminata me abrió el apetito the walk whetted my appetite

H ‹perspectivas› to open up

el acuerdo abre un panorama desolador para la flota pesquera the agreement points to o ( frml) presages a bleak future for the fishing fleet

este descubrimiento abre nuevas posibilidades en este campo this discovery opens up new possibilities in this field

abriría una etapa de entendimiento mutuo it was to mark the beginning of o to herald the beginning of o to usher in a period of mutual understanding

I

(hacer más receptivo): le había abierto la mente it had made her more open-minded

abrir algo A algo to open sth up TO sth

para abrir nuestro país a las nuevas corrientes ideológicas to open our country up to new ways of thinking

■ abrir

vi

A «persona» to open up

¡abre! soy yo open the door o open up! it's me

llaman al timbre, ve a abrir there's someone ringing the bell, go and answer it

B «puerta/ventana/cajón» to open

esta ventana no abre/no abre bien this window doesn't open/doesn't open properly

C «comerciante/comercio/oficina» to open

no abrimos los domingos we don't open on Sundays, we're not open on Sundays

la biblioteca abre de nueve a tres the library is open from nine till three

el museo abrirá al público el próximo lunes the museum will open to the public next Monday

D

1 «acto/ceremonia» to open

2 ( Jueg) to open

E ( fam)

(para operar): va a haber que abrir we're going to have to open him up ( colloq), we're going to have to cut him open ( colloq)

■

v impers

( fam) ( Meteo):

parece que quiere abrir it looks as if it's going to clear up

■ abrirse

v pron

A

1 «puerta/ventana» to open

la puerta se abrió violentamente the door flew open

abrirse A algo to open INTO/ ONTO sth

las habitaciones se abren a un corredor/a un patio interior the rooms open onto a corridor/into a courtyard

2 «flor/almeja» to open

3 «paracaídas» to open

B

1 ( refl) ‹chaqueta/cremallera› to undo

2

(rajarse): se cayó y se abrió la cabeza she fell and split her head open

3 ( refl) ‹venas›

se abrió las venas he slashed his wrists

4 ‹muñeca/tobillo› to sprain

5 «madera/costura» to split

la tela se está abriendo en las costuras the fabric's going o beginning to go o beginning to split at the seams

camino m B 1. (↑ camino), paso¹ (↑ paso (1))

C

1 ( liter)

(ofrecerse a la vista): un espléndido panorama se abrió ante sus ojos the most beautiful view unfolded before their eyes ( liter)

al final de la calle se abría una plazuela the end of the street opened out into a little square

2 «perspectivas» to open up

con este descubrimiento se abren nuevos horizontes this discovery opens up new horizons

un maravilloso porvenir se abre ante nosotros a wonderful future lies ahead of us, we have a wonderful future ahead of us

D ‹período› to begin

con este tratado se abre una nueva etapa en las relaciones bilaterales this treaty marks o heralds a new era in bilateral relations

E

1 (confiarse) abrirse A algn to open up TO sb

2 (hacerse más receptivo) abrirse A algo to open up TO sth

nuestro país debe abrirse a las influencias externas our country must open up to outside influences

F

1 ( arg) (marcharse) to be off ( colloq), to take off ( AmE colloq)

yo a las cinco me abro come five o'clock I'm off o I'll be off o I'm taking off

2 ( AmL fam) (echarse atrás) to back out, get cold feet

* * *

abrir ( conjugate abrir) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to open;
‹ paraguas› to open, put up;
‹ mapa› to open out, unfold;
‹ cortinas› to open, draw back;
‹ persianas› to raise, pull up;
‹ cremallera› to undo
2 ‹llave/gas› to turn on;
‹ válvula› to open;
‹ cerradura› to unlock
3
a) ‹zanja/túnel› to dig;

‹ agujero› to make
b) (fam) ‹ paciente› to open … up (colloq)

4
a) ‹comercio/museo› ( para el quehacer diario) to open;

( inaugurar) to open (up);
◊ ¿a qué hora abren la taquilla? what time does the box office open?

b) ‹carretera/aeropuerto› to open;

‹ frontera› to open (up)
5
a) ( iniciar) ‹ cuenta bancaria› to open;

‹ negocio› to start, set up;
‹ suscripción› to take out;
‹ investigación› to begin, set up;
◊ no han abierto la matrícula aún registration hasn't begun yet;

abrir fuego to open fire
b) ‹acto/debate/baile› to open

c) ‹desfile/cortejo› to head, lead

d) ‹paréntesis/comillas› to open

6 ‹ apetito› to whet
abrirse verbo pronominal
1
a) [puerta/ventana] to open;

abrirse a algo ‹a jardín/corredor› to open onto sth
b) [flor/almeja] to open;

[ paracaídas] to open
2 ( refl) ‹chaqueta/cremallera› to undo
3
a) [ porvenir] to lie ahead;

[ perspectivas] to open up;
◊ con este descubrimiento se abren nuevos horizontes this discovery opens up new horizons

b) [período/era] to begin

abrir
I verbo transitivo
1 (separar, permitir el acceso, desplegar) to open
(una cerradura) to unlock
(una cremallera) to undo
2 (una llave, un grifo) to turn on
3 (hacer una zanja, un túnel, etc) to dig
(hacer un ojal, el agujero de una ventana) to make: abriremos una ventana en esta pared, we'll make an opening for a window on this wall
4 (iniciar un discurso, una actividad) to open, start: van a abrir una tienda en la esquina, they're going to open a shop on the corner
tienes que abrir una cuenta en este banco, you've got to open an account at this bank
5 (ampliar, expandir) to open: deberíamos abrir nuestro mercado, we should open up our market
6 (rajar) to slit: cuando abrimos la sandía resultó que no estaba madura, when we cut open the watermelon we realised that it wasn't ripe
abrieron la res en canal, they slit open the animal
7 Jur a Álvarez le han abierto un expediente, they have started investigating Álvarez
II verbo intransitivo
1 to open
♦ Locuciones: en un abrir y cerrar de ojos, in the twinkling of an eye
' abrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caja
- canal
- dar
- fuego
- ojo
- poner
- tardar
- zanja
- apalancar
- baile
- correr
- cuenta
- grifo
- intención
- palanca
- paso
English:
answer
- blaze
- claw
- door
- draw
- fire
- force
- get
- hurtle
- instruct
- light
- manage
- open
- open up
- prise
- put on
- put up
- reopen
- sharpen
- snap
- trice
- turn on
- twinkling
- unlock
- unwrap
- whet
- whisk away
- whisk off
- work up
- wrench
- bore
- breach
- downstairs
- gouge
- ground
- lance
- lever
- pick
- put
- quarry
- set
- sink
- splay
- start
- time
- try
- tunnel
- turn
- undo
- unopened

* * *

abrir

♦ vt

1. [en general] to open;
[alas] to spread; [agua, gas] to turn on; [cerradura] to unlock, to open; Informát [archivo] to open; [cremallera] to undo; [melón, sandía] to cut open; [paraguas] to open; [cortinas] to open, to draw; [persianas] to raise; [frontera] to open (up);
ella abrió la caja she opened the box;

abre el grifo turn the Br tap o US faucet on;

abrir un libro to open a book;

abrir la licitación/sesión to open the bidding/session;

Comp

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the blink o twinkling of an eye

2. [túnel] to dig;
[canal, camino] to build; [agujero, surco] to make;
la explosión abrió un gran agujero en la pared the explosion blasted a big hole in the wall;

le abrieron la cabeza de un botellazo they smashed his head open with a bottle

3. [iniciar] [cuenta bancaria] to open;
[investigación] to open, to start
4. [inaugurar] to open;

van a abrir un nuevo centro comercial they're going to open a new shopping centre

5. [apetito] to whet;

la natación abre el apetito swimming makes you hungry

6. [signo ortográfico] to open;

abrir comillas/paréntesis to open inverted commas/brackets

7. [encabezar] [lista] to head;
[manifestación, desfile] to lead
8. [mentalidad] to open;

viajar le ha abierto la mente travelling has opened her mind o made her more open-minded

9. [posibilidades] to open up;

el acuerdo abre una nueva época de co-operación the agreement paves the way for a new era of co-operation;

la empresa intenta abrir nuevos mercados en el exterior the company is trying to open up new markets abroad

10. [comenzar] to open;

el discurso del Presidente abrió el congreso the President's speech opened the congress;

abrió su participación en el torneo con una derrota she opened o started the tournament with a defeat

11.
abrir fuego (sobre o [m5] contra) [disparar] to open fire (on)

12. también Fig
abrir paso o [m5] camino to clear the way;

su dimisión abre paso a una nueva generación his resignation clears the way for a new generation

13. Dep
abrir el juego to play a more open o expansive game

14. Fam [operar]
tuvieron que abrir al paciente para sacarle la bala they had to cut the patient open to remove the bullet

15. Col, Cuba [desbrozar] to clear

♦ vi

1. [en general] to open;

la tienda abre a las nueve the shop opens at nine (o'clock);

abrimos también los domingos [en letrero] also open on Sundays

2. [abrir la puerta] to open the door;

abre, que corra un poco el aire open the door and let a bit of air in here;

¡abra, policía! open up, it's the police!

3. [en juego de cartas] to open;

me toca abrir a mí it's my lead

4. Fam [en operación]
será una intervención sencilla, no hará falta abrir it's a straightforward procedure, we won't need to cut her open

♦ See also the pronominal verb abrirse

* * *

abrir

< abierto>

I v/t

1 open; nuevos mercados open (up);

abrir los ojos open one’s eyes;

abrir al tráfico open to traffic;

abrir camino fig pave the way;

le abrió el apetito it gave him an appetite

2 túnel dig

3 grifo turn on

II v/i de persona open up; de ventana, puerta open (a onto);

a medio abrir half-open;

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos in the twinkling of an eye

* * *

abrir {2} vt

1) : to open

2) : to unlock, to undo

3) : to turn on (a tap or faucet)

abrir vi

: to open, to open up

♦ See also the reflexive verb abrirse

* * *

abrir vb

1. (en general) to open

abre los ojos open your eyes

¿a qué hora abren los bancos? what time do the banks open?

2. (grifo, gas) to turn on

abre el grifo turn the tap on

Spanish-English dictionary > abrir
44 acceder a

v.

1 to agree to.

María accede a entregar la casa Mary agrees to surrender the house.

2 to access, to enter.

Ricardo accedió al recinto Richard accessed=entered the room.

3 to agree to, to accede to, to condescend to, to acquiesce to.

María accedió a conversar conmigo Mary agreed to talk with me.

4 to accede to.

* * *

(v.) = approach, fall in with, get at, agree to

Ex. The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.

Ex. Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily.

Ex. If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.

Ex. In this case, the librarian 'reluctantly agreed to change the heading to 'Sexual Orientation' in anticipation of Library Board disapproval' = En este caso, el bibliotecario " accedió de mala gana a cambiarlo a 'Orientación Sexual' preveyendo el rechazo por parte de la Comisión de la Biblioteca".

* * *

(v.) = approach, fall in with, get at, agree to

Ex: The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.

Ex: Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily.

Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.

Ex: In this case, the librarian 'reluctantly agreed to change the heading to 'Sexual Orientation' in anticipation of Library Board disapproval' = En este caso, el bibliotecario " accedió de mala gana a cambiarlo a 'Orientación Sexual' preveyendo el rechazo por parte de la Comisión de la Biblioteca".

Spanish-English dictionary > acceder a
45 cantidad a pagar

= amount payable, amount due

Ex. Please note that the amount payable depends on the current bank commissions and shipping charges, and is subject to change without notice.

Ex. The minimum amount due is the amount you are required to pay to keep your account in good credit standing.

* * *

= amount payable, amount due

Ex: Please note that the amount payable depends on the current bank commissions and shipping charges, and is subject to change without notice.

Ex: The minimum amount due is the amount you are required to pay to keep your account in good credit standing.

Spanish-English dictionary > cantidad a pagar
46 concienzudamente

adv.

conscientiously, painstakingly, thoroughly.

* * *

concienzudamente

► adverbio

1 conscientiously

* * *

ADV conscientiously

trabaja concienzudamente — she works conscientiously

un informe realizado concienzudamente — a painstaking report

* * *

adverbio <trabajar/estudiar> conscientiously; < repasar> thoroughly

* * *

= thoughtfully, conscientiously.

Ex. Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.

Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

* * *

adverbio <trabajar/estudiar> conscientiously; < repasar> thoroughly

* * *

= thoughtfully, conscientiously.

Ex: Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.

Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

* * *

concienzudamente

adverb

‹trabajar/estudiar› conscientiously; ‹repasar› thoroughly, painstakingly

* * *

concienzudamente adv thoroughly

Spanish-English dictionary > concienzudamente
47 debido a

prep.

due to, as a matter of, for, because of.

* * *

debido a

due to, owing to, because of

■ las carreteras están cortadas debido al mal tiempo the roads have been closed due to bad weather

* * *

= be reason of, because of, by reason of, by virtue of, due to, for reasons of, in connection with, in light of, in the face of, in the interest(s) of, in the light of, on account of, on grounds, on the grounds that/of, owing to, thanks to, out of, because

Ex. For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.

Ex. This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.

Ex. In order that the picture may not be too commonplace, by reason of sticking to present-day patterns, it may be well to mention one such possibility.

Ex. For example, the set of documents about 'programmed instruction' forms a class by virtue of sharing the common characteristic of subject content.

Ex. This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex. It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.

Ex. There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.

Ex. This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.

Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.

Ex. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex. In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.

Ex. Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.

Ex. Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds.

Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex. The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface.

Ex. It is a matter of some small pride that my account of the eighteenth edition of Dewey appeared at about the same time as the official publication of the scheme itself, thanks to the cooperation of the editor, Mr Ben Custer.

Ex. But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex. In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.

* * *

= be reason of, because of, by reason of, by virtue of, due to, for reasons of, in connection with, in light of, in the face of, in the interest(s) of, in the light of, on account of, on grounds, on the grounds that/of, owing to, thanks to, out of, because

Ex: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.

Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.

Ex: In order that the picture may not be too commonplace, by reason of sticking to present-day patterns, it may be well to mention one such possibility.

Ex: For example, the set of documents about 'programmed instruction' forms a class by virtue of sharing the common characteristic of subject content.

Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.

Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.

Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.

Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.

Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.

Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.

Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.

Ex: Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds.

Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.

Ex: The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface.

Ex: It is a matter of some small pride that my account of the eighteenth edition of Dewey appeared at about the same time as the official publication of the scheme itself, thanks to the cooperation of the editor, Mr Ben Custer.

Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex: In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.

Spanish-English dictionary > debido a
48 demora

f.

1 delay.

sin demora without delay, immediately

2 time extension, ampliation.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: demorar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: demorar.

* * *

demora

► nombre femenino

1 delay

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

sin demora without delay

* * *

noun f.

delay

* * *

SF

1) (=retraso) delay

sin demora — without delay

2) (Náut) bearing

* * *

femenino

1) (esp AmL) ( retraso) delay

perdón por la demora — I'm sorry I'm late

demora en + inf — delay in -ing

sin demora — without delay

2) (Náut) bearing

* * *

= delay, lag, time lag [timelag], tardiness, slippage, lag time [lag-time], lateness, time-delay, holdout.

Nota: Actitud de una persona de negarse a hacer algo con la esperanza de conseguir lo que busca en mejores condiciones, por ejemplo en una compra, contrato, etc..

Ex. If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.

Ex. If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.

Ex. It is difficult to avoid an unacceptable time lag between the appearance of the original document and its announcement in an abstracting journal.

Ex. Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.

Ex. The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.

Ex. This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.

Ex. This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.

Ex. Although the entry time-delay for US publications is about 7 months, priority publications are nearly current.

Ex. The article carries the title ' Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.

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* actuar sin demora = act + promptly.

* demora en la recepción = receipt lag.

* demora postal = mail lag.

* gastos de demora = demurrage.

* sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.

* sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.

* tiempo de demora = lead time.

* * *

femenino

1) (esp AmL) ( retraso) delay

perdón por la demora — I'm sorry I'm late

demora en + inf — delay in -ing

sin demora — without delay

2) (Náut) bearing

* * *

= delay, lag, time lag [timelag], tardiness, slippage, lag time [lag-time], lateness, time-delay, holdout.

Nota: Actitud de una persona de negarse a hacer algo con la esperanza de conseguir lo que busca en mejores condiciones, por ejemplo en una compra, contrato, etc..

Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.

Ex: If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.

Ex: It is difficult to avoid an unacceptable time lag between the appearance of the original document and its announcement in an abstracting journal.

Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.

Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.

Ex: This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.

Ex: This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.

Ex: Although the entry time-delay for US publications is about 7 months, priority publications are nearly current.

Ex: The article carries the title ' Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.

* actuar sin demora = act + promptly.

* demora en la recepción = receipt lag.

* demora postal = mail lag.

* gastos de demora = demurrage.

* sin demora = on the spot, straight away, without delay, at short notice, promptly, right away, at once.

* sin demoras = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.

* tiempo de demora = lead time.

* * *

demora

feminine

A ( esp AmL) (retraso) delay

perdón por la demora, pero había mucho tráfico I'm sorry I'm late, but the traffic was bad

le pido disculpas por mi demora en contestarle I do hope that you will forgive my delay in replying

sin demora without delay

B ( Náut) bearing

tomar una demora to take a bearing

* * *

Del verbo demorar: ( conjugate demorar)

demora es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
demora
demorar
demora sustantivo femenino
1 (esp AmL) ( retraso) delay;
◊ perdón por la demora I'm sorry I'm late;

demora en hacer algo delay in doing sth;
sin demora without delay
2 (Náut) bearing
demorar ( conjugate demorar) verbo transitivo
a) (AmL) ( tardar):

◊ demoró tres horas en llegar he took o it took him three hours to arrive

b) (AmL) ( retrasar) ‹viaje/decisión› to delay

verbo intransitivo (AmL):
◊ ¡no demores! don't be long!

demorarse verbo pronominal (AmL)
a) ( tardar cierto tiempo):

◊ ¡qué poco te demoraste! that didn't take you very long;

me demoro 3 horas it takes me 3 hours
b) ( tardar demasiado) to be o take too long;

demorase en hacer algo to take a long time to do sth
demora sustantivo femenino delay
demorar verbo transitivo to delay, hold up
' demora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
menester
- retraso
English:
delay
- lag
- promptly
- bearing
- hold

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demora nf
[retraso] delay;
el vuelo sufre una demora de una hora the flight has been delayed by one hour;

la demora en el pago conlleva una sanción delay in payment will entail a penalty;

disculpen la demora we apologize for the delay;

sin demora without delay, immediately

* * *

demora

f delay;

sin demora without delay

* * *

demora nf

: delay

Spanish-English dictionary > demora
49 descarado

adj.

cynical, bare-faced, barefaced, bold-faced.

f. & m.

cheeky person.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: descararse.

* * *

descarado

► adjetivo

1 (actitud) shameless, brazen, insolent; (persona) cheeky

2 (patente) blatant

■ es una copia descarada de mi novela it's a blatant copy of my novel

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 shameless person, cheeky person

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [persona] (=desvergonzado) shameless; (=insolente) cheeky, sassy (EEUU)

2) (=evidente) [mentira] barefaced; [prejuicio] blatant

2.

ADV *

sí voy, descarado — I'm going all right, you bet I'm going

si supiera inglés, descarado que me iba a Londres — if I spoke English, you can bet your life I'd go to London

* * *
I
- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> brazen, shameless

las elecciones fueron un fraude descarado — the elections were a blatant fraud
II
- da masculino, femenino

no contestes así a tu madre descarado! — don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude little boy

es un descarado — he has a lot of nerve

* * *

= blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

Ex. The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex. They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.

Ex. Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.

Ex. This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.

Ex. Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.

Ex. The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.

Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

Ex. He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

Ex. 'That young man was terribly rude'.

Ex. The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex. There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.

Ex. Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

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* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo <persona/actitud> brazen, shameless

las elecciones fueron un fraude descarado — the elections were a blatant fraud
II
- da masculino, femenino

no contestes así a tu madre descarado! — don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude little boy

es un descarado — he has a lot of nerve

* * *

= blatant, cheeky [cheekier -comp., cheekiest -sup.], brazen, shameless, sassy [sassier -comp., sassiest -sup.], in-your-face, unabashed, brash [brasher -comp., brashest -sup.], insolent, rude [ruder -comp., rudest -sup.], impudent, unashamed, saucy [saucier -comp., sauciest -sup.], pert.

Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.

Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.

Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.

Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.

Ex: Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.

Ex: The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.

Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.

Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

Ex: 'That young man was terribly rude'.

Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.

Ex: There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.

Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

* mentira descarada = blatant lie, bare-faced lie.

* * *

descarado¹ -da

adjective

1 ‹persona/actitud› brazen, shameless

el muy descarado, pedirme dinero así what (a) nerve he has, asking me for money like that

las elecciones fueron un fraude descarado the elections were a blatant fraud o were clearly rigged

2 ( como adv)

( Esp fam): si tuviese dinero, descarado que me iría a vivir sola you can bet your life if I had the money, I'd go off and live alone ( colloq)

lo hizo adrede, descarado make no mistake, she did it on purpose, she did it on purpose, you can be sure of it o you can bet your life on it

descarado² -da

masculine, feminine

no contestes así a tu madre ¡descarado! don't talk back to your mother like that, you rude o ( BrE) cheeky little boy

ese chico es un descarado that boy has a lot of nerve

* * *

Del verbo descararse: ( conjugate descararse)

descarado es:

el participio

descarado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹persona/actitud› brazen, shameless;

es muy descarado he has a lot of nerve
descarado,-a
I adj (insolente) cheeky, insolent
(desvergonzado) shameless
una mentira descarada, a barefaced lie
II sustantivo masculino y femenino cheeky person

' descarado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atrevida
- atrevido
- cara
- descarada
- desvergonzada
- desvergonzado
- golfa
- golfo
- lisa
- liso
- sinvergüenza
- fresco
- patudo
English:
audacious
- barefaced
- blatant
- bold
- brash
- brassy
- brazen
- cheeky
- downright
- forward
- shameless
- unabashed
- outright
- pert

* * *

descarado, -a

♦ adj

1. [desvergonzado] [persona] cheeky, impertinent;

¡no seas (tan) descarado! don't be (so) cheeky!;

¡el muy descarado se ha atrevido a burlarse de mí! the cheeky devil had the nerve to make fun of me!

2. [flagrante] barefaced, blatant;

una mentira descarada a barefaced lie;

¡es un robo descarado! it's daylight robbery!;

¡ha sido un penalti descarado! there's no way that wasn't a penalty!

♦ adv
Esp Fam [por supuesto, seguro] you bet!;
no lo conseguirá, descarado there's no way she'll manage to do it;

¡descarado que iremos! too right we're going to go!

♦ nm,f

cheeky devil;

eres un descarado mirando you are awful the way you stare at people

* * *

descarado

adj rude, impertinent

* * *

descarado, -da adj

: brazen, impudent

♦ descaradamente adv

* * *

descarado adj cheeky [comp. cheekier; superl. cheekiest]

Spanish-English dictionary > descarado
50 detallado

adj.

detailed, itemized, minute, blow-by-blow.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: detallar.

* * *

detallado

► participio pasado

1→ link=detallar detallar

► adjetivo

1 detailed, thorough

* * *

(f. - detallada)

adj.

detailed

* * *

ADJ [informe, relato] detailed; [declaración] circumstantial; [conocimiento] detailed, intimate

* * *

- da adjetivo <factura/cuenta> itemized, detailed; <estudio/descripción> detailed

* * *

= careful, detailed, diligent, elaborate, elaborated, in-depth [in depth], point-by-point, scripted, step by step, thorough, meticulous, painstaking, stage by stage, fine-grained, blow-by-blow.

Ex. The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.

Ex. However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.

Ex. If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.

Ex. These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.

Ex. An explanatory reference is an elaborated 'see' or 'see also' reference that explains the circumstances under which the headings involved should be consulted.

Ex. She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.

Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.

Ex. A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.

Ex. The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.

Ex. Timely and thorough planning is essential.

Ex. Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.

Ex. He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.

Ex. The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.

Ex. Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.

Ex. Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.

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* conocimiento detallado = intimate knowledge.

* entrevista detallada = in-depth interview.

* * *

- da adjetivo <factura/cuenta> itemized, detailed; <estudio/descripción> detailed

* * *

= careful, detailed, diligent, elaborate, elaborated, in-depth [in depth], point-by-point, scripted, step by step, thorough, meticulous, painstaking, stage by stage, fine-grained, blow-by-blow.

Ex: The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.

Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.

Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.

Ex: These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.

Ex: An explanatory reference is an elaborated 'see' or 'see also' reference that explains the circumstances under which the headings involved should be consulted.

Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.

Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.

Ex: A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.

Ex: The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.

Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.

Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.

Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.

Ex: The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.

Ex: Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.

Ex: Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.

* conocimiento detallado = intimate knowledge.

* entrevista detallada = in-depth interview.

* * *

detallado -da

adjective

‹factura/cuenta› itemized, detailed; ‹estudio/descripción› detailed

* * *

Del verbo detallar: ( conjugate detallar)

detallado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
detallado
detallar
detallado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹factura/cuenta› itemized;

‹estudio/descripción› detailed
detallar ( conjugate detallar) verbo transitivo
to detail
detallado,-a adjetivo detailed, thorough: le vamos a hacer un examen detallado, we're going to give him a thorough examination
detallar verbo transitivo to give the details of, list
' detallado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
detallada
- minuciosa
- minucioso
- presupuesto
- puntual
English:
detailed
- elaborate
- full
- step

* * *

detallado, -a adj

1. [análisis, descripción, estudio] detailed

2. [factura, cuenta] itemized

* * *

detallado

adj detailed

* * *

detallado adj detailed

Spanish-English dictionary > detallado
51 diligente

adj.

1 efficient, swift (person).

2 diligent, assiduous, industrious, hardworking.

3 quick, speedy.

* * *

diligente

► adjetivo

1 (cuidadoso) diligent

2 (rápido) quick

* * *

ADJ

1) (=esmerado) diligent

poco diligente — slack

2) (=rápido) speedy

* * *

adjetivo

a) ( trabajador) diligent, conscientious

b) (liter) ( rápido) fast, swift (liter)

* * *

= diligent, industrious, committed, sedulous, assiduous, studious, hard-working.

Ex. If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.

Ex. The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.

Ex. Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.

Ex. He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.

Ex. The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.

Ex. His face wore a look of studious concentration.

Ex. Some people like to claim that illegals are just hard-working, decent, honest people.

* * *

adjetivo

a) ( trabajador) diligent, conscientious

b) (liter) ( rápido) fast, swift (liter)

* * *

= diligent, industrious, committed, sedulous, assiduous, studious, hard-working.

Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.

Ex: The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.

Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.

Ex: He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.

Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.

Ex: His face wore a look of studious concentration.

Ex: Some people like to claim that illegals are just hard-working, decent, honest people.

* * *

diligente

adjective

1 (trabajador) diligent, industrious, conscientious

2 ( liter) (rápido) fast, swift ( liter)

* * *

diligente adjetivo ( trabajador) diligent, conscientious
diligente adjetivo diligent
' diligente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
celoso
English:
diligent
- mindful
- assiduous

* * *

diligente adj

1. [persona]
un trabajador diligente a quick and careful worker

2. [respuesta] expeditious

* * *

diligente

adj diligent

* * *

diligente adj

: diligent

♦ diligentemente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > diligente
52 disposición

f.

1 disposition, order.

2 arrangement, disposal, scheme, disposition.

3 willingness, natural aptitude, bent, disposition.

4 disposition, temper, temperament, frame of mind.

5 resolution.

6 piece of legislation.

7 provision.

* * *

disposición

► nombre femenino

1 (capacidad) disposal

2 (estado de ánimo) disposition, frame of mind

3 (colocación) arrangement, layout

4 (aptitud) aptitude, talent, gift

5 DERECHO order, regulation

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a la disposición de at the disposal of

a su disposición at your disposal, at your service

estar en disposición de to be ready to, be in a state to

■ Paco aún no está en disposición de ir a trabajar Paco isn't ready to go to work yet

disposiciones legales statutory provisions

* * *

noun f.

1) arrangement

2) disposition

3) provision

4) willingness

* * *

SF

1) (=colocación) [de muebles, capítulos] arrangement; [de casa, habitación] layout

la disposición del escenario — the layout of the stage

2) (=disponibilidad) disposal

• a disposición de algn — at sb's disposal

un número de teléfono a disposición del público — a telephone number for public use o at the public's disposal

estamos a tu disposición para lo que haga falta — we are at your disposal for whatever you may need

puso su cargo a disposición de la asamblea — he offered his resignation to the assembly

• pasar a disposición judicial — to be taken into custody

• tener algo a su disposición — to have sth at one's disposal, have sth available

3) (=voluntad) willingness

han demostrado su disposición hacia el diálogo — they have shown their willingness to enter into a dialogue

• estar en disposición de hacer algo — (=con ánimo de) to be ready o willing to do sth; (=en condiciones de) to be in a position to do sth

disposición de ánimo — frame of mind

4) (=aptitud) aptitude, talent ( para for)

no tenía disposición para la pintura — he had no aptitude o talent for painting

5) (Jur) (=cláusula) provision; (=norma) regulation

según las disposiciones del código — according to the provisions of the statute

una disposición ministerial — a ministerial order o regulation

• última disposición — last will and testament

6) pl disposiciones (=medidas) arrangements

adoptar o tomar las disposiciones para algo — to make arrangements for sth

* * *

femenino

1) ( norma) regulation

las disposiciones legales — the regulations, the legal requirements

disposición testamentaria — provision of a will

2)

a) ( actitud) disposition

b) ( talento) aptitude

c) (inclinación, voluntad) willingness

disposición a + inf — readiness o willingness to + inf

- disposición de ánimo

3)

a) ( de un bien) disposal

b)

a disposición de alguien — at somebody's disposal

quedo a su entera disposición — (frml) I am at your disposal (frml)

estoy a tu disposición para lo que sea — I'm here to help if you need anything

será puesto a disposición del juez — he will appear before the judge

puso su casa a mi disposición — he offered me his house

pondremos un despacho a su disposición — we will place an office at your disposal (frml)

tengo un coche a mi disposición — I have the use of a car

4) ( colocación)

no me gusta la disposición de los muebles — I don't like the way the furniture is arranged

la disposición de los cuartos — the layout of the rooms

* * *

= disposition, provision, willingness, disposal, preparedness.

Ex. In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.

Ex. Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.

Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.

Ex. The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to improve land use and effluent disposal.

Ex. Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.

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* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* disposición administrativa = administrative regulation, administrative rule.

* disposición de la caja = lay.

* disposición de los residuos = waste management.

* disposiciones fundamentales = basic provision.

* disposición estatutaria = statutory provision.

* disposición fundamental = basic provision.

* establecer disposiciones = make + provisions for.

* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.

* plan de disposición = disposition plan.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* tener a la disposición de Uno = have at + Posesivo + disposal.

* tener + Nombre + a + Posesivo + entera disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.

* tener todo + Nombre + a + Posesivo + disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* * *

femenino

1) ( norma) regulation

las disposiciones legales — the regulations, the legal requirements

disposición testamentaria — provision of a will

2)

a) ( actitud) disposition

b) ( talento) aptitude

c) (inclinación, voluntad) willingness

disposición a + inf — readiness o willingness to + inf

- disposición de ánimo

3)

a) ( de un bien) disposal

b)

a disposición de alguien — at somebody's disposal

quedo a su entera disposición — (frml) I am at your disposal (frml)

estoy a tu disposición para lo que sea — I'm here to help if you need anything

será puesto a disposición del juez — he will appear before the judge

puso su casa a mi disposición — he offered me his house

pondremos un despacho a su disposición — we will place an office at your disposal (frml)

tengo un coche a mi disposición — I have the use of a car

4) ( colocación)

no me gusta la disposición de los muebles — I don't like the way the furniture is arranged

la disposición de los cuartos — the layout of the rooms

* * *

= disposition, provision, willingness, disposal, preparedness.

Ex: In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.

Ex: Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.

Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.

Ex: The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to improve land use and effluent disposal.

Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.

* a disposición de = at the disposal of.

* a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.

* buena disposición = good nature, goodwill [good will], readiness.

* de buena disposición = good-natured.

* disposición administrativa = administrative regulation, administrative rule.

* disposición de la caja = lay.

* disposición de los residuos = waste management.

* disposiciones fundamentales = basic provision.

* disposición estatutaria = statutory provision.

* disposición fundamental = basic provision.

* establecer disposiciones = make + provisions for.

* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + feet.

* plan de disposición = disposition plan.

* poner a disposición = keep within + reach.

* poner a disposición de = make + available to, put at + the disposal of, place + at the disposal of, bring within + reach.

* poner Algo a disposición = put + Nombre + within reach.

* poner a + Posesivo + disposición = put at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* tener a la disposición de Uno = have at + Posesivo + disposal.

* tener + Nombre + a + Posesivo + entera disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.

* tener todo + Nombre + a + Posesivo + disposición = have + the run of the + Nombre.

* tener una buena disposición = be well disposed.

* * *

disposición

feminine

A (norma) regulation

disposiciones administrativas administrative orders o regulations

no cumplía con las disposiciones legales it did not comply with the regulations o with the legal requirements o stipulations

disposición testamentaria provision of a will

B

1 (actitud) disposition

2 (talento) aptitude

no muestra disposición hacia la música he has no aptitude for music

3 (inclinación, voluntad) willingness disposición A + INF readiness o willingness to + INF

demostraron su disposición a mejorar las condiciones they showed their willingness o readiness to improve the conditions

Compuesto:

disposición de ánimo

attitude of mind

C

1 (de un bien) disposal

2

a disposición de algn at sb's disposal

quedo a su entera disposición para cualquier consulta ( frml); I am at your disposal for any questions you may have ( frml)

estoy a tu disposición para lo que sea I'm here to help if you need anything

será puesto a disposición del juez he will appear before the judge

puso su casa a mi disposición para las vacaciones he offered me his house for the vacation

pondremos un despacho a su disposición we will make an office available to you, we will place an office at your disposal ( frml)

pusieron sus cargos a mi disposición they offered me their resignations

tengo un coche a mi disposición I have the use of a car, I have a car at my disposal ( frml)

D

(colocación): no me gusta la disposición de los muebles I don't like the way the furniture is arranged

la disposición de los cuartos the layout of the rooms

* * *

disposición sustantivo femenino
1 ( norma) regulation
2
a) ( actitud) disposition

b) ( talento) aptitude

c) (inclinación, voluntad) willingness

3
a) ( de un bien) disposal

b)

◊ a disposición de algn [coche/chofer] at sb's disposal;

estoy a tu disposición para lo que sea I'm here to help if you need anything;
será puesto a disposición del juez he will appear before the judge;
puso su casa a mi disposición he offered me his house
disposición sustantivo femenino
1 (orden) order, law
una disposición judicial, a judicial resolution
2 (distribución) layout: no me gusta la disposición de los muebles, I don't like the arrangement of the furniture
3 (servicio, disfrute) disposal
4 (situación, ánimo) condition, mood: estoy en disposición de enfrentarme con ella, I'm prepared to face her
no estás en disposición de ir al baile, you are in no condition to go to the ball
5 (voluntad, predisposición) will
' disposición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
capacidad
- declararse
- estar
- facultad
- providencia
- reglamentaria
- reglamentario
- situación
- talante
- vena
- actitud
- distribución
- grado
- medida
- obligar
- regir
- sancionar
- voluntad
English:
beck
- design
- disposal
- disposition
- grab
- mood
- readiness
- service
- well-adjusted
- arrangement
- available
- provision
- redeploy
- welcome
- willingness

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disposición nf

1. [colocación] arrangement, layout;

la disposición de las habitaciones the layout of the rooms;

alteró la disposición de los cuadros she rearranged the paintings

2. [estado]
estar o [m5] hallarse en disposición de hacer algo to be prepared o ready to do sth;

no está en disposición de volver a los terrenos de juego he's not fit to return to the game;

no estoy en disposición de hablar con nadie I'm not in the mood to talk to anybody

Comp
disposición de ánimo state of mind
3. [voluntad] willingness;

se le veía disposición a ayudar she seemed willing to help

4. [aptitud] talent;

no tiene disposición para los deportes he has no talent for sport;

tiene buena disposición para la pintura he has a natural gift for painting

5. [orden] order;
[norma] regulation; [medida] measure, step; [de ley] provision;
disposiciones administrativas administrative orders/regulations;

tomaremos las disposiciones necesarias para evitar el fraude we shall take the necessary measures to prevent fraud;

el medicamento cumple con las disposiciones legales the drug complies with the legal requirements

Comp
Der disposición adicional additional provision; Der disposiciones testamentarias provisions of a will; Der disposición transitoria temporary provision
6. [uso]
a disposición de at the disposal of;

estoy a tu disposición I am at your disposal;

teníamos a nuestra disposición toda clase de medios we had all kinds of means at our disposal;

me tienes a tu disposición para lo que necesites if I can be of any help, just let me know;
Formal
quedo a su entera disposición para cualquier información adicional I will be pleased to provide any further information you may require;

poner algo a disposición de alguien to put sth at sb's disposal;

pusieron a mi disposición su banco de datos they made their database available to me, they put their database at my disposal;

debería poner su cargo a disposición del partido she should offer her resignation to the party;

los detenidos fueron puestos a disposición del juez the prisoners were brought before the judge

* * *

disposición

f

1 disposition;

estar en disposición de hacer algo be prepared o willing to do sth

2

:

disposición para aptitude for

3

:

estar a disposición de alguien be at s.o.’s disposal;

poner algo a disposición de alguien put sth at s.o.’s disposal;

pasar a disposición judicial come before the courts

4 de objetos arrangement

* * *

disposición nf, pl - ciones

1) : disposition

2) : aptitude, talent

3) : order, arrangement

4) : willingness, readiness

5)

última disposición : last will and testament

Spanish-English dictionary > disposición
53 en vista de

en vista de

in view of, considering

* * *

= in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of

Ex. This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.

Ex. In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.

Ex. In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.

Ex. In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.

* * *

= in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of

Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.

Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.

Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.

Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.

Spanish-English dictionary > en vista de
54 engañoso

adj.

1 deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, liar.

2 delusive, misleading, illusive, delusional.

* * *

engañoso

► adjetivo

1 (gen) deceptive

2 (palabras) deceitful; (consejo) misleading

* * *

(f. - engañosa)

adj.

1) misleading

2) deceitful

* * *

ADJ (=persona) deceitful, dishonest; (=apariencia) deceptive; (=consejo) misleading

* * *

- sa adjetivo < palabras> deceitful; < apariencias> deceptive

* * *

= deceptive, fallacious, deceitful, devious, sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], specious, duplicitous, distortive.

Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

Ex. On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.

Ex. Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.

Ex. The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.

Ex. This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.

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* de apariencia engañosa = misleading.

* naturaleza engañosa = deceptiveness.

* palabra engañosa = weasel word.

* * *

- sa adjetivo < palabras> deceitful; < apariencias> deceptive

* * *

= deceptive, fallacious, deceitful, devious, sneaky [sneakier -comp., sneakiest -sup.], specious, duplicitous, distortive.

Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

Ex: On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.

Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.

Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.

Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.

* de apariencia engañosa = misleading.

* naturaleza engañosa = deceptiveness.

* palabra engañosa = weasel word.

* * *

engañoso -sa

adjective

‹palabras› deceitful; ‹apariencias› deceptive

* * *

engañoso
◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ palabras› deceitful;

‹ apariencias› deceptive
engañoso,-a adj (mentiroso, falaz) deceitful
(apariencia) deceptive
' engañoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amagar
- engañosa
- falaz
English:
deceptive
- misleading
- deceitful

* * *

engañoso, -a adj

1. [aspecto, apariencia, impresión] deceptive

2. [persona, palabras] deceitful

* * *

engañoso

adj persona, palabras deceitful; apariencias deceptive

* * *

engañoso, -sa adj

1) : deceitful

2) : misleading, deceptive

* * *

engañoso adj deceptive

Spanish-English dictionary > engañoso
55 examinar

v.

1 to examine.

El científico examinó la evidencia The scientist examined the evidence.

El médico examinó al paciente The doctor examined the patient.

Ricardo examinó el libro Richard examined=perused the book.

2 to interrogate.

La policía examinó al testigo The police interrogated the witness.

* * *

examinar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to examine

2 (investigar) to consider, inspect, go over

► verbo pronominal examinarse

1 to take an examination, sit an examination

* * *

verb

1) to examine

2) inspect

•

- examinarse

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ alumno] to examine

2) [+ producto] to test

3) [+ problema] to examine, study

4) [+ paciente] to examine

2.

See:

examinarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <alumno/candidato> to examine

2) (mirar detenidamente, estudiar) < objeto> to examine, inspect; <documento/proyecto/propuesta> to examine, study; <situación/caso> to study, consider; < enfermo> to examine
2.
examinarse v pron (Esp) to take an exam

me examiné de latín — I had o took my Latin exam

* * *

= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, discuss, examine, go over, look at, look into, overhaul, study, survey, probe into, offer + an account of, go through, vet, test, look over, check out, check up on, keep + tabs on, review, question, peruse, screen, probe.

Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

Ex. Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.

Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex. The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.

Ex. The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.

Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.

Ex. It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.

Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex. If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.

Ex. This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.

Ex. I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.

Ex. All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.

Ex. Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.

Ex. It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.

Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.

Ex. A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.

Ex. Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.

Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.

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* al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* examinar cómo = look at + ways in which.

* examinar detenidamente = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.

* examinar el modo de = examine + way.

* examinar el papel de Algo = investigate + role.

* examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.

* examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.

* examinar los conocimientos = test + knowledge.

* examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.

* examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.

* examinar minuciosamente = pull apart.

* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.

* examinar rápidamente = scan.

* examinar un tema = explore + theme.

* sin examinar = unexamined.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) <alumno/candidato> to examine

2) (mirar detenidamente, estudiar) < objeto> to examine, inspect; <documento/proyecto/propuesta> to examine, study; <situación/caso> to study, consider; < enfermo> to examine
2.
examinarse v pron (Esp) to take an exam

me examiné de latín — I had o took my Latin exam

* * *

= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, discuss, examine, go over, look at, look into, overhaul, study, survey, probe into, offer + an account of, go through, vet, test, look over, check out, check up on, keep + tabs on, review, question, peruse, screen, probe.

Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.

Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.

Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.

Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.

Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.

Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.

Ex: It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.

Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.

Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.

Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.

Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.

Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.

Ex: It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.

Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.

Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.

Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.

Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.

* al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* examinar cómo = look at + ways in which.

* examinar detenidamente = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.

* examinar el modo de = examine + way.

* examinar el papel de Algo = investigate + role.

* examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.

* examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.

* examinar los conocimientos = test + knowledge.

* examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.

* examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.

* examinar minuciosamente = pull apart.

* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.

* examinar rápidamente = scan.

* examinar un tema = explore + theme.

* sin examinar = unexamined.

* * *

examinar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹alumno/candidato› to examine

B (mirar detenidamente, estudiar)

1 ‹objeto› to examine, inspect; ‹contrato/documento› to examine, study

2 ‹situación/caso› to study, consider; ‹proyecto/propuesta› to study, examine

3 ‹paciente/enfermo› to examine

■ examinarse

v pron

( Esp) to take o ( BrE) sit an exam

ayer nos examinamos de latín we had o took o ( BrE) sat our Latin exam yesterday

* * *

Multiple Entries:
examinar
examinar algo
examinar ( conjugate examinar) verbo transitivo
to examine;
‹situación/caso› to study, consider
examinarse verbo pronominal (Esp) to take an exam
examinar verbo transitivo to examine: quisiera examinar las pruebas detenidamente, I'd like to thoroughly examine the evidence
' examinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mirar
- pensar
- tantear
- analizar
- escudriñar
- ver
English:
examine
- inspect
- look into
- look over
- paper
- reassess
- review
- scrutinize
- search
- see into
- study
- test
- trace
- view
- look
- peruse
- reexamine
- survey
- vet

* * *

examinar

♦ vt

1. [alumno] to examine

2. [analizar] to examine;

examinó detenidamente el arma he examined the weapon carefully;

examinaremos su caso we shall examine her case;

tienes que ir al médico a que te examine you must go and get the doctor to examine you

♦ See also the pronominal verb examinarse

* * *

examinar

v/t examine

* * *

examinar vt

1) : to examine

2) inspeccionar: to inspect

♦ See also the reflexive verb examinarse

* * *

examinar vb to examine

Spanish-English dictionary > examinar
56 fama

f.

1 fame (renombre).

tener fama to be famous o well-known

2 reputation.

buena/mala fama good/bad reputation

tener fama de tacaño/generoso to have a name for being mean/generous

* * *

fama

► nombre femenino

1 (renombre) fame, renown

2 (reputación) reputation

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de fama famous

de fama mundial world-famous

tener buena fama to have a good name

tener mala fama to have a bad name

* * *

noun f.

1) fame

2) name

* * *

SF

1) (=renombre) fame

el libro que le dio fama — the book which made him famous, the book which made his name

llegar a la fama — to become famous

tener fama — to be famous

tus pasteles tienen fama — your cakes are famous

- unos tienen la fama y otros cardan la lana

2) (=reputación) reputation

tiene fama de duro — he has a reputation for being tough

este restaurante tiene fama de barato — this restaurant is (well-)known for its cheap food

tener mala fama — to have a bad reputation

una casa de mala fama — a house of ill repute

3) (=rumor) report, rumour, rumor (EEUU)

corre la fama de que... — it is rumoured o (EEUU) rumored that...

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (renombre, celebridad) fame

una marca de fama mundial — a world-famous brand

los vinos que han dado fama a la región — the wines which have made the region famous

b) ( reputación) reputation

tener buena/mala fama — to have a good/bad reputation

su fama de don Juan — his reputation as a womanizer

tiene fama de bromista — he's well known as a joker

cría fama y échate a dormir — ( hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurels; ( hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it

2) (Col) ( carnicería) butcher's

* * *

= record, reputation, fame, limelight, acclaim, visibility, notoriety, renown, glory days, kudos, cred.

Nota: Palabra de moda formada por abreviación de credibility.

Ex. She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.

Ex. Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.

Ex. Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.

Ex. An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.

Ex. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.

Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.

Ex. Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex. The author of ' Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.

Ex. Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.

Ex. That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.

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* adquirir fama = achieve + notoriety.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* atribuirse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* catapultarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.

* describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* fama ajena = reflected glory.

* fama + preceder = Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* lanzarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* pináculo de la fama, el = pinnacle of fame, the, pinnacle of renown, the.

* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.

* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.

* tener la fama de = have + a good record for.

* tener mala fama por = hold in + disrepute, be infamous for.

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femenino

1)

a) (renombre, celebridad) fame

una marca de fama mundial — a world-famous brand

los vinos que han dado fama a la región — the wines which have made the region famous

b) ( reputación) reputation

tener buena/mala fama — to have a good/bad reputation

su fama de don Juan — his reputation as a womanizer

tiene fama de bromista — he's well known as a joker

cría fama y échate a dormir — ( hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurels; ( hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it

2) (Col) ( carnicería) butcher's

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= record, reputation, fame, limelight, acclaim, visibility, notoriety, renown, glory days, kudos, cred.

Nota: Palabra de moda formada por abreviación de credibility.

Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.

Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.

Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.

Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.

Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.

Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.

Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.

Ex: The author of ' Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.

Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.

Ex: That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.

* adquirir fama = achieve + notoriety.

* alcanzar la fama = rise to + stardom, reach + stardom.

* atribuirse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* buena fama = well respected, good repute, good reputation.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.

* catapultarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.

* con buena fama = respected.

* con mala fama = disreputable.

* cumbre de la fama, la = pinnacle of renown, the, pinnacle of fame, the.

* de buena fama = of good repute.

* de fama = of note.

* de fama internacional = of international renown.

* de fama mundial = world-renowned, internationally renowned, world-renown.

* de la fama al olvido = riches to rags.

* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.

* describir el ascenso a la fama de = chart + the rise of.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* fama ajena = reflected glory.

* fama + preceder = Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* lanzarse a la fama = shoot to + fame, catapult to + fame.

* llevarse la fama = take + the credit (for).

* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.

* pináculo de la fama, el = pinnacle of fame, the, pinnacle of renown, the.

* saltar a la fama = jump into + stardom.

* salto a la fama = jump into stardom.

* tener la fama de = have + a good record for.

* tener mala fama por = hold in + disrepute, be infamous for.

* * *

fama

feminine

A

1 (renombre, celebridad) fame

alcanzar/conquistar la fama to achieve/win fame

una marca de fama mundial a world-famous brand

los vinos que han dado fama a la región the wines which have made the region famous

2 (reputación) reputation

tener buena/mala fama to have a good/bad reputation

es un barrio de mala fama it's a disreputable area

su fama de don Juan his reputation as a womanizer

tiene fama de ser muy severo he has a reputation for being very strict

cría fama y échate a dormir (hablando de mala fama) once you have a bad reputation it is very difficult to get rid of it, give a dog a bad name ( BrE colloq) (hablando de buena fama) people think they can rest on their laurels

unos cobran la fama y otros cardan la lana (refiriéndose a un logro) I/you do all the work and he gets/they get all the credit; (refiriéndose a un error, una travesura) I always get the blame when you do/he does something wrong

B ( Col) (carnicería) butcher's

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fama sustantivo femenino
a) (renombre, celebridad) fame;

◊ una marca de fama mundial a world-famous brand;

dar fama a algo/algn to make sth/sb famous
b) ( reputación) reputation;

◊ tener mala fama to have a bad reputation;

tiene fama de ser severo he has a reputation for being strict;
tiene fama de bromista he's well known as a joker
fama sustantivo femenino
1 (popularidad) fame, renown
un pianista de fama mundial, a world-famous pianist
2 (opinión pública) reputation: tiene fama de donjuán, he is known as a womanizer
♦ Locuciones: de fama, famous, renowned: un astrónomo de fama, a famous astronomer
' fama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acreditar
- consagración
- empañar
- engrandecer
- ensuciar
- honor
- lingüista
- oído
- universal
- adquirir
- anhelar
- aureola
- buscar
- camino
- celebridad
- cobrar
- conquistar
- crear
- cúspide
- gloria
- inmaculado
- internacional
- llamado
- mellar
- menoscabar
- mundial
- nombre
- perseguir
English:
bomb
- disreputable
- fame
- glory
- mean
- name
- renown
- repute
- rise
- win
- world-famous
- dealing
- infamous
- itself
- known
- notorious
- reputation
- standing

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fama nf

1. [renombre] fame;

un escritor/restaurante de fama a well-known o famous writer/restaurant;

alcanzar la fama to achieve fame, to become famous;

tener fama to be famous o well-known;

salir en ese programa le ha dado mucha fama being on that programme has made her very well-known

2. [reputación] reputation;

buena/mala fama good/bad reputation;

tener fama de tacaño/generoso to have a reputation o name for being mean/generous;

su fama de excéntrico atrae a mucha gente his reputation for eccentricity attracts a lot of people;

Prov

cría fama y échate a dormir build yourself a good reputation, then you can rest on your laurels

3. Literario
es fama que… [se dice que] it is said that…

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fama

f

1 fame;

de fama mundial world-famous

2 ( reputación) reputation;

tener mala fama have a bad reputation

* * *

fama nf

1) : fame

2) reputación: reputation

3)

de mala fama : disreputable

* * *

fama n (gloria) fame

tener fama to be famous

tener mala fama to have a bad reputation

Spanish-English dictionary > fama
57 foro de debate

(n.) = discussion list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], newsgroup [news group], electronic forum, open forum, e-mail list, distribution list, electronic distribution list, discussion forum

Ex. Internet users may also derive articles and other information from electronic journals and newsletters and from the many electronic bulletin boards (EEB) and discussion lists.

Ex. A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.

Ex. Newsgroup is the name for discussion groups on USENET.

Ex. Information World en Espanol (IWETEL), the first electronic forum for information professionals in Spain, was launched in Nov 93.

Ex. The panel discussion and open forum are also briefly described.

Ex. This paper discusses the various Internet search tools such as File Transfer Protocol, search engines, and e-mail lists, with medical information examples.

Ex. This is a compilation of distribution lists and electronic serials which are of interest to librar professionals.

Ex. Electronic distribution lists and newsgroups have been widely used by scholars and librarians to find specific information, keep abreast of current events and communicate within a specific discipline.

Ex. Listservs are discussion forums which revolve around a particular topic and are made possible through electronic mail technology.

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(n.) = discussion list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], newsgroup [news group], electronic forum, open forum, e-mail list, distribution list, electronic distribution list, discussion forum

Ex: Internet users may also derive articles and other information from electronic journals and newsletters and from the many electronic bulletin boards (EEB) and discussion lists.

Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.

Ex: Newsgroup is the name for discussion groups on USENET.

Ex: Information World en Espanol (IWETEL), the first electronic forum for information professionals in Spain, was launched in Nov 93.

Ex: The panel discussion and open forum are also briefly described.

Ex: This paper discusses the various Internet search tools such as File Transfer Protocol, search engines, and e-mail lists, with medical information examples.

Ex: This is a compilation of distribution lists and electronic serials which are of interest to librar professionals.

Ex: Electronic distribution lists and newsgroups have been widely used by scholars and librarians to find specific information, keep abreast of current events and communicate within a specific discipline.

Ex: Listservs are discussion forums which revolve around a particular topic and are made possible through electronic mail technology.

Spanish-English dictionary > foro de debate
58 importe a pagar

= amount payable, amount due

Ex. Please note that the amount payable depends on the current bank commissions and shipping charges, and is subject to change without notice.

Ex. The minimum amount due is the amount you are required to pay to keep your account in good credit standing.

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= amount payable, amount due

Ex: Please note that the amount payable depends on the current bank commissions and shipping charges, and is subject to change without notice.

Ex: The minimum amount due is the amount you are required to pay to keep your account in good credit standing.

Spanish-English dictionary > importe a pagar
59 lista de correo

(n.) = mailing list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], distribution list, e-mail list, electronic distribution list

Ex. A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.

Ex. A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.

Ex. This is a compilation of distribution lists and electronic serials which are of interest to librar professionals.

Ex. This paper discusses the various Internet search tools such as File Transfer Protocol, search engines, and e-mail lists, with medical information examples.

Ex. Electronic distribution lists and newsgroups have been widely used by scholars and librarians to find specific information, keep abreast of current events and communicate within a specific discipline.

* * *

(n.) = mailing list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], distribution list, e-mail list, electronic distribution list

Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.

Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.

Ex: This is a compilation of distribution lists and electronic serials which are of interest to librar professionals.

Ex: This paper discusses the various Internet search tools such as File Transfer Protocol, search engines, and e-mail lists, with medical information examples.

Ex: Electronic distribution lists and newsgroups have been widely used by scholars and librarians to find specific information, keep abreast of current events and communicate within a specific discipline.

Spanish-English dictionary > lista de correo
60 lista de distribución electrónica

(n.) = electronic list (e-list), electronic distribution list

Ex. The author explores the questioning behaviour on an electronic list (e-list) focused on colon cancer.

Ex. Electronic distribution lists and newsgroups have been widely used by scholars and librarians to find specific information, keep abreast of current events and communicate within a specific discipline.

* * *

(n.) = electronic list (e-list), electronic distribution list

Ex: The author explores the questioning behaviour on an electronic list (e-list) focused on colon cancer.

Ex: Electronic distribution lists and newsgroups have been widely used by scholars and librarians to find specific information, keep abreast of current events and communicate within a specific discipline.

Spanish-English dictionary > lista de distribución electrónica

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