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knowledgeable about

  • 21 subcutáneo

    adj.
    subcutaneous, below the skin.
    * * *
    1 subcutaneous
    * * *
    * * *
    - nea adjetivo subcutaneous
    * * *
    = hypodermic, subcutaneous.
    Ex. These findings suggest that children are knowledgeable about the major means of transmitting the AIDS virus (sexual intercourse and the sharing of hypodermic needles).
    Ex. Rheumatoid nodules commonly occur at the elbow where subcutaneous tissue is subject to recurrent pressure against bone.
    * * *
    - nea adjetivo subcutaneous
    * * *
    = hypodermic, subcutaneous.

    Ex: These findings suggest that children are knowledgeable about the major means of transmitting the AIDS virus (sexual intercourse and the sharing of hypodermic needles).

    Ex: Rheumatoid nodules commonly occur at the elbow where subcutaneous tissue is subject to recurrent pressure against bone.

    * * *
    subcutaneous
    * * *

    subcutáneo,-a adjetivo subcutaneous
    ' subcutáneo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    subcutánea
    * * *
    subcutáneo, -a adj
    subcutaneous
    * * *
    adj MED subcutaneous

    Spanish-English dictionary > subcutáneo

  • 22 tener consecuencias negativas

    (v.) = backfire
    Ex. While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
    * * *
    (v.) = backfire

    Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener consecuencias negativas

  • 23 técnico encargado del proceso de datos

    Ex. Traditional data-processing professionals may not be knowledgeable about internetworking issues.
    * * *

    Ex: Traditional data-processing professionals may not be knowledgeable about internetworking issues.

    Spanish-English dictionary > técnico encargado del proceso de datos

  • 24 técnico informático

    (n.) = data-processing professional, computer technician
    Ex. Traditional data-processing professionals may not be knowledgeable about internetworking issues.
    Ex. The author offers some advice to schools and libraries that wish to retain the services of their computer technicians.
    * * *
    (n.) = data-processing professional, computer technician

    Ex: Traditional data-processing professionals may not be knowledgeable about internetworking issues.

    Ex: The author offers some advice to schools and libraries that wish to retain the services of their computer technicians.

    Spanish-English dictionary > técnico informático

  • 25 versado

    adj.
    versed, skilled, experienced, well-versed.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: versar.
    * * *
    1→ link=versar versar
    1 versed (en, in), proficient (en, in)
    * * *
    ADJ

    versado en — (=conocedor) versed in, conversant with; (=experto) expert in, skilled in

    * * *
    - da adjetivo [ser]

    versado en algo: es versado en la materia he's an authority on the subject; un hombre muy versado en filosofía — a man who is well versed in philosophy

    * * *
    ----
    * versado en = conversant with, versed in.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo [ser]

    versado en algo: es versado en la materia he's an authority on the subject; un hombre muy versado en filosofía — a man who is well versed in philosophy

    * * *
    * versado en = conversant with, versed in.
    * * *
    versado -da
    [ SER] versado EN algo:
    pregúntale a él que es versado en la materia ask him, he's an authority on the matter
    un hombre muy versado en filosofía a man who is well versed in philosophy
    * * *

    Del verbo versar: ( conjugate versar)

    versado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    versado    
    versar
    versado,-a adjetivo knowledgeable, well versed
    versar verbo intransitivo versar sobre, to be about
    ' versado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    versada
    English:
    conversant
    - ground
    - versed
    * * *
    versado, -a adj
    versed (en in);
    muy versado en temas esotéricos well-versed in esoteric subjects
    * * *
    adj well-versed (en in)
    * * *
    versado, -da adj
    versado en : versed in, knowledgeable about

    Spanish-English dictionary > versado

  • 26 entendedor

    adj.
    understanding, clever, intelligent.
    * * *
    1 knowledgeable
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 expert
    * * *
    entendedor, -a
    SM / F understanding person
    * * *
    * * *
    * * *
    a buen entendedor pocas palabras (bastan) a word to the wise is enough
    * * *
    a buen entendedor, pocas palabras bastan a word to the wise is sufficient

    Spanish-English dictionary > entendedor

  • 27 IPC (Indice de Precios al Consumo)

    = consumer price index (CPI), Retail Price Index (RPI).
    Nota: Informe mensual sobre el precio medio de diversos productos y servicios que sirve de medida de la fluctuación del coste de vida.
    Ex. While most Americans have heard of the consumer price index (CPI), many people are not knowledgeable about its meaning or history.
    Ex. One problem encountered was the difficulty in obtaining information about the means used to calculate the book component of the Retail Price Index (RPI).

    Spanish-English dictionary > IPC (Indice de Precios al Consumo)

  • 28 experto

    adj.
    expert, crafty, deft, masterful.
    m.
    1 expert, old hand, ace, adept.
    2 expert witness.
    * * *
    1 expert
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 expert
    * * *
    (f. - experta)
    noun adj.
    * * *
    experto, -a
    1.
    ADJ expert
    2.
    SM / F expert

    se dejó asesorar por un experto — he sought the advice of an expert, he sought expert advice

    experto/a contable — auditor, chartered accountant

    experto/a tributario/a — tax expert

    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo

    experto en + inf — very good at -ing

    II
    - ta masculino, femenino expert

    un experto en física nuclear — an authority o an expert in nuclear physics

    * * *
    I
    - ta adjetivo

    experto en + inf — very good at -ing

    II
    - ta masculino, femenino expert

    un experto en física nuclear — an authority o an expert in nuclear physics

    * * *
    experto1
    1 = expert, referee, talent, expert witness, pundit, publication referee, techie, peer reviewer, technie, leading expert, hired gun, scholar.

    Ex: Standard reference works and experts may be consulted.

    Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
    Ex: The company sponsoring the award wants to find out how much can be done in terms of effective public relations and publicity using only local library talent.
    Ex: Appearing as an expert witness the librarian proved that, between 1943-55, a librarian following standard library practices of the time could have identified and located literature on the subject of the health effects of exposure to asbestos and the means of controlling dust in the mining and milling of asbestos.
    Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.
    Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.
    Ex: The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.
    Ex: All papers undergo blind review by external peer reviewers.
    Ex: The information superhighway is more than just a technies' playground.
    Ex: Each session will be chaired by a leading expert on the topic.
    Ex: Why not get a 'hired gun' who will do the job in the least time and give us the opinion we're looking for?.
    Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
    * círculo de expertos = network.
    * comité de expertos = professional committee.
    * como un experto = expertly.
    * consultar con otro experto = get + a second opinion.
    * encuentro entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.
    * evaluación por expertos = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.
    * evaluación por expertos abierta = open refereeing.
    * evaluación por expertos anónima = blind refereeing.
    * evaluado por expertos = peer-reviewed, expertly appraised, refereed.
    * evaluar por expertos = referee.
    * evaluar por expertos doblemente = double referee.
    * experto bibliotecario = library expert.
    * experto empresarial = industry observer.
    * experto en = well versed in.
    * experto en conservación = preservationist.
    * experto en desactivación de bombas = detonation expert.
    * experto en desactivación de explosivos = detonation expert.
    * experto en dietética = dietitian [dietician], diet expert.
    * experto en informática = computer expert.
    * experto en la confección de documentos web = text mark-up expert.
    * experto en la materia = subject expert.
    * experto en medicina = medical expert.
    * experto en nutrición = nutritionist.
    * experto en recursos = resource person [resource people -pl.].
    * experto en tecnología = technologist.
    * experto fiscal = fiscal officer.
    * experto jurídico = legal expert.
    * expertos, los = experienced, the.
    * experto técnico = technical expert.
    * grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.
    * panel de expertos = expert panel.
    * predicciones de expertos = punditry.
    * previsiones de expertos = punditry.
    * procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.
    * pronósticos de expertos = punditry.
    * pronunciamientos de expertos = punditry.
    * reunión de expertos = expert meeting [experts' meeting].
    * revista evaluada por expertos = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.
    * ser un experto en = be knowledgeable about.
    * ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.
    * sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.
    * someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.
    * toma de contacto entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.

    experto2
    2 = adept, experienced, master, skilled, trained, seasoned, qualified, virtuoso, expert, deft, technically minded.

    Ex: The machine is indeed quite adept at creating alternate access points and customized sequences.

    Ex: Thus, complex and irrational arrangements can be tolerated, since only relatively experienced staff need to be able to locate items.
    Ex: The plot for 99.9 percent represents about the norm for good master typists.
    Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
    Ex: The WILSONDISC system appears easier to the trained searcher who can gather a great body of relevant material by using Boolean free text searching.
    Ex: At the same time, seasoned librarians are faced with new learning requirements for computer seaching.
    Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
    Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
    Ex: A situation involving the dangerous or apparently dangerous person (perhaps someone reportedly carrying a gun or knife) requires the librarian to summon expert help.
    Ex: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
    Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
    * conocimiento experto = expertise.
    * enviar a un asesor experto = refer.
    * inexperto = naive [naïve].
    * mecanógrafo experto = master typist.
    * no experto = non-expert [nonexpert].
    * parecido a un sistema experto = expert-type.
    * persona no experta = non-scholar.
    * ser experto en = be skilled at.
    * sistema experto = expert system, knowledge-base system.

    * * *
    experto1 -ta
    [ SER]:
    es experto en casos de divorcio he's an expert on divorce cases
    experto EN + INF very good AT -ING
    es experta en manipular a la gente she's very good at manipulating people, she's an expert when it comes to manipulating people
    es experto en meter la pata ( hum); he's very good at putting his foot in it ( iro)
    experto2 -ta
    masculine, feminine
    expert experto EN algo:
    los expertos en explosivos the explosives experts
    una experta en la materia an authority o an expert on the subject
    mira cómo lo hace, es todo un experto watch how he does it, he's a real expert o he's really good at it
    * * *

     

    experto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo: es experto en casos de divorcio he's an expert on divorce cases;

    experto en hacer algo very good at doing sth
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    expert
    experto,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino expert [en, at/in]

    ' experto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    canto
    - como
    - dictamen
    - en
    - experta
    - interpretación
    - preparada
    - preparado
    - profana
    - profano
    - autoridad
    - entendido
    - especialista
    - perito
    English:
    accomplished
    - adept
    - authority
    - connoisseur
    - environmentalist
    - expert
    - master
    - no
    - oats
    - practiced
    - practised
    - pundit
    - purport
    - skilled
    - have
    - profess
    - professional
    - professionally
    - untrained
    * * *
    experto, -a
    ♦ adj
    expert;
    es experta en temas medioambientales she's an expert on environmental matters;
    es experto en hacer diabluras he's an expert at getting up to mischief
    ♦ nm,f
    expert;
    un experto en electrónica an electronics expert;
    un comité o [m5] una comisión de expertos a committee of experts;
    ¿poner pañales? ¡soy todo un experto! changing Br nappies? o US diapers? I'm quite the expert o Br a dab hand!
    * * *
    I adj expert;
    experto en hacer algo expert o very good at doing sth
    II m, experta f expert (en on)
    * * *
    experto, -ta adj & n
    : expert
    * * *
    experto n expert
    un experto en música an expert on music / a music expert

    Spanish-English dictionary > experto

  • 29 IPC

    m.
    1 RPI. (peninsular SpanishAm British)
    2 PIH, Pan American Institute of Highways.
    * * *
    1 ( Indice de Precios al Consumo) retail price index; (abreviatura) RPI
    * * *
    SM ABR
    = índice de precios al consumo RPI, CPI ( esp EEUU)
    * * *
    masculino (= Índice de Precios al Consumo or al Consumidor) consumer prices index, ≈RPI ( in UK)
    * * *
    masculino (= Índice de Precios al Consumo or al Consumidor) consumer prices index, ≈RPI ( in UK)
    * * *
    IPC (Indice de Precios al Consumo)
    = consumer price index (CPI), Retail Price Index (RPI).
    Nota: Informe mensual sobre el precio medio de diversos productos y servicios que sirve de medida de la fluctuación del coste de vida.

    Ex: While most Americans have heard of the consumer price index (CPI), many people are not knowledgeable about its meaning or history.

    Ex: One problem encountered was the difficulty in obtaining information about the means used to calculate the book component of the Retail Price Index (RPI).

    * * *
    (= Índice de Precios al Consumo or al Consumidor) CPI
    * * *

    IPC sustantivo masculino (abr de índice de precios al consumo) consumer price index, CPI
    ' IPC' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    índice
    English:
    consumer price index
    - CPI
    - Retail Price Index
    - RPI
    * * *
    Br RPI, US CPI
    * * *
    m abr (= índice de precios al consumo) CPI (= consumer price index), Br
    RPI (= retail price index)

    Spanish-English dictionary > IPC

  • 30 experto1

    1 = expert, referee, talent, expert witness, pundit, publication referee, techie, peer reviewer, technie, leading expert, hired gun, scholar.
    Ex. Standard reference works and experts may be consulted.
    Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
    Ex. The company sponsoring the award wants to find out how much can be done in terms of effective public relations and publicity using only local library talent.
    Ex. Appearing as an expert witness the librarian proved that, between 1943-55, a librarian following standard library practices of the time could have identified and located literature on the subject of the health effects of exposure to asbestos and the means of controlling dust in the mining and milling of asbestos.
    Ex. Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.
    Ex. This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.
    Ex. The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.
    Ex. All papers undergo blind review by external peer reviewers.
    Ex. The information superhighway is more than just a technies' playground.
    Ex. Each session will be chaired by a leading expert on the topic.
    Ex. Why not get a 'hired gun' who will do the job in the least time and give us the opinion we're looking for?.
    Ex. Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
    ----
    * círculo de expertos = network.
    * comité de expertos = professional committee.
    * como un experto = expertly.
    * consultar con otro experto = get + a second opinion.
    * encuentro entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.
    * evaluación por expertos = peer review, refereeing, peer reviewing.
    * evaluación por expertos abierta = open refereeing.
    * evaluación por expertos anónima = blind refereeing.
    * evaluado por expertos = peer-reviewed, expertly appraised, refereed.
    * evaluar por expertos = referee.
    * evaluar por expertos doblemente = double referee.
    * experto bibliotecario = library expert.
    * experto empresarial = industry observer.
    * experto en = well versed in.
    * experto en conservación = preservationist.
    * experto en desactivación de bombas = detonation expert.
    * experto en desactivación de explosivos = detonation expert.
    * experto en dietética = dietitian [dietician], diet expert.
    * experto en informática = computer expert.
    * experto en la confección de documentos web = text mark-up expert.
    * experto en la materia = subject expert.
    * experto en medicina = medical expert.
    * experto en nutrición = nutritionist.
    * experto en recursos = resource person [resource people -pl.].
    * experto en tecnología = technologist.
    * experto fiscal = fiscal officer.
    * experto jurídico = legal expert.
    * expertos, los = experienced, the.
    * experto técnico = technical expert.
    * grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.
    * panel de expertos = expert panel.
    * predicciones de expertos = punditry.
    * previsiones de expertos = punditry.
    * procedimiento de evaluación por expertos = refereeing procedure.
    * pronósticos de expertos = punditry.
    * pronunciamientos de expertos = punditry.
    * reunión de expertos = expert meeting [experts' meeting].
    * revista evaluada por expertos = refereed journal, peer-reviewed journal.
    * ser un experto en = be knowledgeable about.
    * ser un experto en la materia = know + Posesivo + stuff.
    * sin ser evaluado por expertos = unrefereed.
    * someter a una evaluación por expertos doble = double referee.
    * toma de contacto entre expertos = meeting of (the) minds.

    Spanish-English dictionary > experto1

  • 31 inagotable

    adj.
    inexhaustible.
    * * *
    1 (cantidad) inexhaustible
    2 (persona) tireless
    * * *
    ADJ [recursos] inexhaustible; [persona, paciencia] tireless
    * * *
    adjetivo <fuente/reservas> inexhaustible, endless
    * * *
    = inexhaustible, never-finishing, unfailing, unflagging, never-ending, tireless.
    Ex. This is a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.
    Ex. And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.
    Ex. Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.
    Ex. Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.
    Ex. His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
    Ex. He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.
    * * *
    adjetivo <fuente/reservas> inexhaustible, endless
    * * *
    = inexhaustible, never-finishing, unfailing, unflagging, never-ending, tireless.

    Ex: This is a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.

    Ex: And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.
    Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.
    Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.
    Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
    Ex: He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.

    * * *
    ‹fuente/reservas› inexhaustible, infinite, endless
    tiene una paciencia inagotable she has endless patience
    * * *

    inagotable adjetivo ‹fuente/reservas› inexhaustible, endless
    inagotable adjetivo
    1 (que no agota sus recursos) inexhaustible: el libro es una fuente inagotable de conocimientos, the book is a never ending source of information
    2 (que no se cansa nunca) tireless
    ' inagotable' also found in these entries:
    English:
    inexhaustible
    - never
    - tireless
    - unflagging
    * * *
    1. [fuente de energía] inexhaustible;
    [paciencia] infinite;
    sus conocimientos de informática son inagotables she's infinitely knowledgeable about computers;
    su conducta era una fuente inagotable de chistes her behaviour was an endless o inexhaustible source of jokes
    2. Fam [persona]
    este niño es inagotable this child never stops
    * * *
    adj inexhaustible
    * * *
    : inexhaustible

    Spanish-English dictionary > inagotable

  • 32 índice de precios al consumo (IPC)

    (n.) = consumer price index (CPI), cost of living index
    Ex. While most Americans have heard of the consumer price index (CPI), many people are not knowledgeable about its meaning or history.
    Ex. A cost of living index compares the average cost of living in a particular area with the average cost of living elsewhere.

    Spanish-English dictionary > índice de precios al consumo (IPC)

  • 33 campero

    adj.
    country, rural.
    * * *
    1 country, rural
    2 (al descubierto) open-air
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=al descubierto) unsheltered, (out) in the open

    • ganado campero — stock that sleeps out in the open

    2) LAm [persona] knowledgeable about the countryside; (=experto en agricultura) expert in farming matters
    3) [animal] trained to travel in difficult country, sure-footed
    2.
    SM Col (=vehículo) four-wheel drive (vehicle)
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo < costumbres> rural; < estilo> country (before n)
    II
    - ra masculino, femenino
    1) (AmL) ( persona) farm worker
    2) campero masculino (Col) (Auto) jeep
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo < costumbres> rural; < estilo> country (before n)
    II
    - ra masculino, femenino
    1) (AmL) ( persona) farm worker
    2) campero masculino (Col) (Auto) jeep
    * * *
    campero1 -ra
    ‹costumbres› rural; ‹estilo› country ( before n)
    un dicho campero an old country saying
    fiesta campera party in the country
    campero2 -ra
    masculine, feminine
    A ( AmL) (persona) farm worker
    B
    * * *

    campero sustantivo masculino (Col) (Auto) jeep
    campero,-a adjetivo
    1 country, rural 2 (botas) camperas, cowboy boots
    ' campero' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    campera
    English:
    jeep
    * * *
    campero, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. Esp
    botas camperas cowboy boots
    2. CSur [persona] = expert at ranching or farming
    ♦ nm
    Andes Jeep®
    * * *
    adj country atr, rural
    * * *
    campero, -ra adj
    : country, rural

    Spanish-English dictionary > campero

  • 34 hombre del campo

    (Sp. model spelled same [ómbre ðel kámpo] hombre [see above] and del 'of the' and campo < Latin campus, 'flat land or battle field')
       Referenced by Watts as a term used in Mexico, Texas, and the Southwest for a man who is an expert at living in the wilds, meaning that he is knowledgeable about tracking and trapping animals. It may also refer to a man who, according to Watts, "possessed a great store of wild lore."

    Vocabulario Vaquero > hombre del campo

  • 35 tema

    m.
    1 subject (asunto).
    cambiar de tema to change the subject
    temas de actualidad current affairs
    tema de conversación talking point, topic of conversation
    3 theme (Music).
    4 obsession, mania.
    5 musical track, track.
    pres.subj.
    1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: temer.
    * * *
    1 (de discurso, escrito, etc) topic, subject, theme
    2 (de examen) subject
    3 MÚSICA theme
    4 GRAMÁTICA root, stem, theme
    \
    atenerse al tema to keep/stick to the point
    cada loco con su tema familiar everyone has his hobbyhorse
    salir(se) del tema to go off at a tangent, get sidetracked
    tema de actualidad current news item, current topic of interest
    * * *
    noun m.
    theme, topic
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=asunto) subject

    el tema de su discurso — the subject o theme of his speech

    • pasar del tema *, -¿qué piensas de las elecciones? -paso del tema — "what do you think about the elections?" - "I couldn't care less about them" *

    2) (Ling) [de palabra] stem; [de oración] theme
    3) (Mús) theme
    * * *
    1)
    a) (asunto, cuestión) matter; (de conferencia, composición) topic; ( de examen) subject; (Art, Cin, Lit) subject
    b) (Mús) ( motivo) theme
    2) (Ling) stem
    * * *
    = subject, theme, topic, locus [loci, -pl.], rubric, item of business, thread, question, topic area, issue.
    Ex. What is a subject?.
    Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.
    Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
    Ex. And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.
    Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.
    Ex. The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.
    Ex. This is the second revision of the topic areas in as many years.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    ----
    * analizar un tema = explore + theme.
    * biblioteca especializada en temas polares = polar library.
    * biblioteconomía relacionada con los temas de las bibliotecas escolare = school librarianship.
    * cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.
    * centrado en un tema específico = topic-centred.
    * clasificado por temas = classified.
    * de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.
    * debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.
    * desviarse del tema = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off + the track, get off + the track.
    * desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.
    * desviarse del tema principal = sidetrack.
    * desviarse de un tema temporalmente = go off on + side excursions.
    * divagar sobre varios temas = roam over + topics.
    * editor de temas educativos = educational publisher.
    * el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.
    * entendido en el tema = knowledgeable.
    * establecer el tema = set + the theme.
    * estar con el tema = be on the topic.
    * estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.
    * estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * examinar un tema = explore + theme.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqu = topicality.
    * grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.
    * interesarse por el tema = enter + the field.
    * mencionar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, touch on + a point.
    * número de tema = thematic index number.
    * organizado alrededor de un tema = theme-based.
    * por temas = topically.
    * profundizar sobre un tema = go into + detail.
    * que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido = off-topic.
    * reunión por temas de interés = breakout session.
    * sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.
    * sección de temas locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.
    * sesión por tema de interés = breakout session.
    * tema candente = hot topic, hot issue, burning issue, burning question, hot potato.
    * tema central = motif.
    * tema clave = key area.
    * tema común = common thread.
    * tema controvertido = vexed issue, vexing issue.
    * tema de actualidad = topical theme, current issue, hot topic.
    * tema de aprovechamiento político = political football.
    * tema de búsqueda = search topic.
    * tema de conversación = talking point.
    * tema de debate = thesis, talking point, subject of debate, discussion topic.
    * tema de discusión = discussion topic.
    * tema de estudio = study area, under study.
    * tema de importancia secundaria = footnote.
    * tema de interés = area of concern, area of enquiry [area of inquiry], area of interest, focus area, issue of concern, topic of interest.
    * tema de investigación = area of enquiry [area of inquiry], research question, research topic.
    * tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.
    * tema de preocupación = issue of concern.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.
    * tema favorito = hobby-horse.
    * tema muerto = dead issue.
    * tema polémico = vexed issue, vexing issue.
    * tema principal = dominant theme, main focus, leitmotif.
    * temas africanos = Africana.
    * temas de actualidad = current affairs.
    * temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.
    * temas de interés particular = particular concerns.
    * tema sensible = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.
    * tema tratado = aboutness.
    * tocar un tema = touch on + a point.
    * tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.
    * tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.
    * tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (asunto, cuestión) matter; (de conferencia, composición) topic; ( de examen) subject; (Art, Cin, Lit) subject
    b) (Mús) ( motivo) theme
    2) (Ling) stem
    * * *
    = subject, theme, topic, locus [loci, -pl.], rubric, item of business, thread, question, topic area, issue.

    Ex: What is a subject?.

    Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.
    Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
    Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
    Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.
    Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
    Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.
    Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.
    Ex: This is the second revision of the topic areas in as many years.
    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    * analizar un tema = explore + theme.
    * biblioteca especializada en temas polares = polar library.
    * biblioteconomía relacionada con los temas de las bibliotecas escolare = school librarianship.
    * cambiando de tema = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.
    * centrado en un tema específico = topic-centred.
    * clasificado por temas = classified.
    * de acuerdo con el tema = thematically.
    * debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.
    * desviarse del tema = go off on + a tangent, go off at + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off + the track, get off + the track.
    * desviarse del tema en cuestión = go off on + another track.
    * desviarse del tema principal = sidetrack.
    * desviarse de un tema temporalmente = go off on + side excursions.
    * divagar sobre varios temas = roam over + topics.
    * editor de temas educativos = educational publisher.
    * el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.
    * el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.
    * entendido en el tema = knowledgeable.
    * establecer el tema = set + the theme.
    * estar con el tema = be on the topic.
    * estar hablando del tema = be on the topic.
    * estudiar un tema = pursue + subject.
    * evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.
    * evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.
    * examinar un tema = explore + theme.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqu = topicality.
    * grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.
    * interesarse por el tema = enter + the field.
    * mencionar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, touch on + a point.
    * número de tema = thematic index number.
    * organizado alrededor de un tema = theme-based.
    * por temas = topically.
    * profundizar sobre un tema = go into + detail.
    * que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido = off-topic.
    * reunión por temas de interés = breakout session.
    * sacar a colación un tema = bring up + topic, bring up + subject.
    * sección de temas locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.
    * sesión por tema de interés = breakout session.
    * tema candente = hot topic, hot issue, burning issue, burning question, hot potato.
    * tema central = motif.
    * tema clave = key area.
    * tema común = common thread.
    * tema controvertido = vexed issue, vexing issue.
    * tema de actualidad = topical theme, current issue, hot topic.
    * tema de aprovechamiento político = political football.
    * tema de búsqueda = search topic.
    * tema de conversación = talking point.
    * tema de debate = thesis, talking point, subject of debate, discussion topic.
    * tema de discusión = discussion topic.
    * tema de estudio = study area, under study.
    * tema de importancia secundaria = footnote.
    * tema de interés = area of concern, area of enquiry [area of inquiry], area of interest, focus area, issue of concern, topic of interest.
    * tema de investigación = area of enquiry [area of inquiry], research question, research topic.
    * tema delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.
    * tema de preocupación = issue of concern.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tema espinoso = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.
    * tema favorito = hobby-horse.
    * tema muerto = dead issue.
    * tema polémico = vexed issue, vexing issue.
    * tema principal = dominant theme, main focus, leitmotif.
    * temas africanos = Africana.
    * temas de actualidad = current affairs.
    * temas de interés de los usuarios = user interests.
    * temas de interés particular = particular concerns.
    * tema sensible = sore subject, sore spot, sore point.
    * tema tratado = aboutness.
    * tocar un tema = touch on + a point.
    * tratar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, address + theme, address + topic.
    * tratar un tema conocido = tread + familiar ground.
    * tratar un tema en detalle = go into + detail.

    * * *
    A
    1 (asunto, materia) subject
    ¿no tienes otro tema de conversación? don't you ever talk about anything else?
    nos estamos alejando del tema we're getting off the subject o point
    procuren ceñirse al tema del debate please try to keep to the point o subject o topic of the discussion
    en el programa se tratan temas de actualidad the program deals with current issues
    el tema de la novela the subject matter of the novel
    hay que preparar 20 temas para el examen you have to prepare 20 subjects o topics for the exam
    2 ( Art, Mús) (motivo) theme
    el tema central de la película the central theme of the film
    B ( Ling) stem
    * * *

     

    Del verbo temer: ( conjugate temer)

    tema es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

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

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    tema    
    temer
    tema sustantivo masculino
    a) (asunto, cuestión) matter;

    (de conferencia, composición) topic;
    ( de examen) subject;
    (Art, Cin, Lit) subject;

    tema de conversación topic of conversation;
    cambiar de tema to change the subject
    b) (Mús) ( motivo) theme

    temer ( conjugate temer) verbo transitivo ‹castigo/reacción› to fear, dread;
    ‹ persona› to be afraid of;

    temo ofenderlo I'm afraid of offending him
    verbo intransitivo
    to be afraid;
    no temas don't be afraid
    temerse verbo pronominal


    me temo que tená razón I fear that he was right


    tema sustantivo masculino
    1 (de un libro, una conversación) subject, topic: no cambies de tema, don't change the subject
    2 (de una tesis, clase, conferencia) topic: no me preparé ese tema, I haven't studied that subject
    nos dio una conferencia sobre el tema, he gave us a lecture on the topic
    3 Mús theme
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar (cada uno a lo suyo) cada loco con su tema, each to his/her own
    temer
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (sentir miedo, temor) to fear, be afraid: temo que lo haya oído, I'm afraid she heard it
    sus hijos lo temen, his sons are afraid of him
    2 (tener un presagio, presentir) temíamos que no viniera, we were afraid he wouldn't come
    II verbo intransitivo to be afraid: temo por su vida, I'm afraid for his life ➣ Ver nota en afraid y fear
    ' tema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - adentrarse
    - ahondar
    - apartarse
    - braga
    - capítulo
    - ceñirse
    - circunscribirse
    - concretar
    - desviarse
    - empaparse
    - en
    - enfoque
    - enjuiciar
    - enjundia
    - espinosa
    - espinoso
    - ilustrar
    - jota
    - liosa
    - lioso
    - materia
    - oscuras
    - palpitante
    - particular
    - poca
    - poco
    - rehuir
    - repasar
    - soslayo
    - trabajo
    - actualidad
    - apartar
    - apasionante
    - apasionar
    - cambiar
    - candente
    - ceñir
    - conflictivo
    - conocer
    - controvertido
    - cuanto
    - cuestión
    - dar
    - delicado
    - desarrollar
    - desviar
    - discusión
    - divagar
    English:
    about
    - affair
    - agenda
    - anyhow
    - bring forward
    - bring up
    - central
    - change
    - depart
    - dominant
    - enlarge
    - euthanasia
    - get off
    - get on to
    - get onto
    - go off
    - hobbyhorse
    - ignorance
    - issue
    - motif
    - point
    - stray
    - subject
    - switch
    - talking point
    - theme
    - topic
    - touch on
    - touchy
    - bearing
    - drop
    - get
    - go
    - matter
    - side
    - sore
    - talking
    - track
    - turn
    - whichever
    - wrong
    * * *
    tema nm
    1. [asunto] subject;
    será mejor no sacar/tocar ese tema it would be best not to bring up that subject;
    ¿de qué tema quieres que hablemos? what do you want to talk about?;
    el tema de la película son las drogas the film deals with drugs;
    alejarse o [m5] salirse del tema to wander off the subject;
    cambiar de tema to change the subject;
    Fam
    el tema es que necesita ayuda the fact of the matter is she needs help
    temas de actualidad current affairs;
    tema de conversación talking point, topic of conversation;
    tema espinoso thorny issue
    2. [lección, unidad] topic;
    en el examen entran cinco temas the exam covers five topics
    3. [canción] track, song;
    una versión de un viejo tema a cover of an old song
    4. Mús [melodía básica] theme;
    el tema principal de la suite the main theme of the suite
    5. Ling theme
    * * *
    m de conversación subject, topic; MÚS, de novela theme
    * * *
    tema nm
    1) asunto: theme, topic, subject
    2) motivo: motif, central theme
    * * *
    tema n
    1. (en general) subject
    2. (canción) song

    Spanish-English dictionary > tema

  • 36 despertar el interés

    (v.) = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest
    Ex. EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.
    Ex. Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.
    Ex. The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that such evenings can stir a dormant interest in literature.
    Ex. One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.
    Ex. Reading may be introduced with music in order to achieve a multisensory experience, heighten interest, and add variety and pleasure.
    Ex. The best reference librarians never find it necessary to rouse their interest in any subject: it is sufficient for them that the topic has been asked about by a reader.
    Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
    Ex. The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.
    Ex. It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
    Ex. Indeed, piracy in the Horn of Africa is such a hot topic these days that it is piquing the interest of the world's top security experts.
    * * *
    (v.) = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest

    Ex: EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.

    Ex: Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.
    Ex: The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that such evenings can stir a dormant interest in literature.
    Ex: One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.
    Ex: Reading may be introduced with music in order to achieve a multisensory experience, heighten interest, and add variety and pleasure.
    Ex: The best reference librarians never find it necessary to rouse their interest in any subject: it is sufficient for them that the topic has been asked about by a reader.
    Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
    Ex: The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.
    Ex: It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
    Ex: Indeed, piracy in the Horn of Africa is such a hot topic these days that it is piquing the interest of the world's top security experts.

    Spanish-English dictionary > despertar el interés

  • 37 atraer el interés

    (v.) = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, draw + interest
    Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
    Ex. The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.
    Ex. The topic of discipline always draws a great deal of interest.
    * * *
    (v.) = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, draw + interest

    Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.

    Ex: The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.
    Ex: The topic of discipline always draws a great deal of interest.

    Spanish-English dictionary > atraer el interés

  • 38 captar el interés

    (v.) = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest
    Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
    Ex. The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.
    * * *
    (v.) = capture + the imagination, capture + the interest

    Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.

    Ex: The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.

    Spanish-English dictionary > captar el interés

  • 39 positivo

    adj.
    1 positive, definite, certain, for certain.
    2 positive, advantageous, plus.
    3 positive, assertive, positive-thinking.
    4 positive, indicating the presence of a disorder.
    m.
    1 plus sign, positive sign.
    2 positive, positive pole.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: positivar.
    * * *
    1 positive
    1 positive
    ————————
    1 positive
    * * *
    (f. - positiva)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=afirmativo, beneficioso) positive
    2) (Mat) positive, plus
    3) [idea] constructive

    es positivo que... — it is good that..., it is encouraging that...

    2. SM
    1) (Ling) positive
    2) (Fot) positive, print
    3) (Dep) point
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo
    1) <polo/número> positive
    2) (provechoso, constructivo) positive
    II
    1) (Fot) print, positive (tech)
    2) (Ling) positive
    * * *
    = beneficial, constructive, healthy [healthier -comp., healthiest -sup.], plus, positive, nurturing, win-win + Nombre, empowering, uplifting.
    Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.
    Ex. During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
    Ex. Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).
    Ex. Here the date the amount was changed, the amount of the change, either plus or minus, and the user number of the person making the change are shown.
    Ex. When the amount of money is positive, this money is credited to the vendor.
    Ex. All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
    Ex. The situation appears unstable and unsatisfactory; yet it survives in the absence of something better, such as a win-win scenario where publishers, librarians and researchers could all benefit.
    Ex. The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
    Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
    ----
    * acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.
    * de manera positiva = in a positive light.
    * de un modo positivo = positively, constructively.
    * en el lado positivo = on the credit side, on the bright side.
    * energía positiva = good vibes.
    * experiencia positiva = success story.
    * impacto positivo = positive impact.
    * número entero positivo = positive integer.
    * reacción positiva = positive reaction.
    * terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * valor positivo = virtue.
    * ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.
    * ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo
    1) <polo/número> positive
    2) (provechoso, constructivo) positive
    II
    1) (Fot) print, positive (tech)
    2) (Ling) positive
    * * *
    = beneficial, constructive, healthy [healthier -comp., healthiest -sup.], plus, positive, nurturing, win-win + Nombre, empowering, uplifting.

    Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.

    Ex: During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
    Ex: Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).
    Ex: Here the date the amount was changed, the amount of the change, either plus or minus, and the user number of the person making the change are shown.
    Ex: When the amount of money is positive, this money is credited to the vendor.
    Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
    Ex: The situation appears unstable and unsatisfactory; yet it survives in the absence of something better, such as a win-win scenario where publishers, librarians and researchers could all benefit.
    Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
    Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
    * acabar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * de forma positiva = in a positive light, constructively.
    * de manera positiva = in a positive light.
    * de un modo positivo = positively, constructively.
    * en el lado positivo = on the credit side, on the bright side.
    * energía positiva = good vibes.
    * experiencia positiva = success story.
    * impacto positivo = positive impact.
    * número entero positivo = positive integer.
    * reacción positiva = positive reaction.
    * terminar de forma positiva = end + Nombre + on a high (note).
    * valor positivo = virtue.
    * ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.
    * ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

    * * *
    positivo1 -va
    A ‹polo/número› positive
    la cuenta arroja un saldo positivo the account shows a credit balance
    el análisis dio positivo por testoterona the test was o proved positive for testosterone
    B (provechoso, constructivo) positive
    fue una experiencia muy positiva it was a very positive o worthwhile experience
    el diálogo resultó muy positivo it was a very constructive o positive exchange of opinions
    A ( Fot) print, positive ( tech)
    B ( Ling) positive
    * * *

    Del verbo positivar: ( conjugate positivar)

    positivo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    positivó es:

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

    positivo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    positive
    positivo,-a adjetivo positive: el análisis le dio positivo, the test came out positive
    tienes que ser más positiva, you need to think more positively
    II m Fot positive

    ' positivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    deber
    - delgada
    - delgado
    - positiva
    - saldo
    - dar
    - lado
    English:
    acceptable
    - arguable
    - better
    - credit
    - plus
    - positive
    - Rh (factor)
    - side
    - look
    - meaningful
    - positively
    * * *
    positivo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [número respuesta, resultado] positive;
    el test dio positivo the test was positive;
    saldo positivo credit balance
    2. [persona, actitud] positive;
    una experiencia muy positiva a very positive experience
    3. Elec positive
    ♦ nm
    Fot print
    * * *
    I adj positive;
    dar positivo en test de alcoholemia test positive (on the breathalyzer test)
    II m FOT print
    * * *
    positivo, -va adj
    : positive
    : print (in photography)
    * * *
    positivo adj positive

    Spanish-English dictionary > positivo

  • 40 sabido

    adj.
    known.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: saber.
    * * *
    1→ link=saber saber
    1 known
    \
    como es sabido... as everyone knows...
    sabido es que... it is well known that...
    tener sabido que... to know for a fact that...
    * * *
    1.
    VB [pp] de saber
    2. ADJ
    1) (=consabido) well-known, familiar
    2) iró [persona] knowledgeable, learned
    3)

    de sabido — (=por supuesto) for sure, certainly

    4) And (=travieso) mischievous, saucy
    * * *
    - da adjetivo [SER] well-known

    es cosa sabida que... — it's a well-known fact that...

    * * *
    = known.
    Ex. Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.
    ----
    * menos sabido = lesser known.
    * poco sabido = little known.
    * ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo [SER] well-known

    es cosa sabida que... — it's a well-known fact that...

    * * *

    Ex: Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.

    * menos sabido = lesser known.
    * poco sabido = little known.
    * ser algo (muy) bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.
    * ser un hecho bien sabido que = it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
    * ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

    * * *
    sabido -da
    [ SER] well-known
    es cosa sabida que … it's a well-known fact that …
    como es sabido as is well known, as everybody knows
    es bien sabido que mantiene contactos con ella it's common knowledge o everyone knows that he is in contact with her
    * * *

    Del verbo saber: ( conjugate saber)

    sabido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    saber    
    sabido
    saber 1 sustantivo masculino
    knowledge;

    saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹nombre/dirección/canción› to know;


    no lo sé I don't know;
    no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name;
    ¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq);
    que yo sepa as far as I know;
    sabido algo de algo to know sth about sth;
    sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject;
    no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about


    sin que lo supiéramos without our knowing;
    ¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!;
    ¡cómo iba yo a sabido que …! how was I to know that …!
    2 ( ser capaz de):

    ¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?;
    sabe escuchar she's a good listener;
    sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages
    verbo intransitivo

    ◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;

    sabido de algo/algn to know of sth/sb;
    yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixed
    b) (tener noticias, enterarse):


    yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio
    a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to taste;

    ◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;

    sabido a algo to taste of sth;
    no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything;
    sabe a podrido it tastes rotten
    b) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell him

    saberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
    sabido
    ◊ -da adjetivo [SER] well-known;

    como es sabido as everybody knows
    saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
    saber
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
    para que lo sepas, for your information
    que yo sepa, as far as I know
    2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
    3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
    4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
    no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
    5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
    6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
    7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
    8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
    2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb
    (de alguien por otros) to have news of sb
    (de un asunto) to hear about sthg
    3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
    4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come
    ♦ Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
    me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
    quién sabe, who knows
    vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
    vete a saber, God knows
    a saber, namely
    sabido,-a adjetivo
    1 known
    2 learned, well-informed
    ♦ Locuciones: como es bien sabido, as everyone knows

    ' sabido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    conocida
    - conocido
    - dar
    - de
    - saber
    - sabida
    - haber
    - si
    English:
    successful
    - do
    - have
    - known
    - only
    - well
    - would
    * * *
    sabido, -a adj
    como es (bien) sabido as everyone knows;
    es sabido que este sistema operativo falla mucho this operating system is known to be crash-prone
    * * *
    adj well-known;
    de todos es sabido it is well known, everybody knows
    * * *
    sabido, -da adj
    : well-known

    Spanish-English dictionary > sabido

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