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1 desaprovechamiento de la tierra

(n.) = land misuse

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(n.) = land misuse

Ex: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species.

Spanish-English dictionary > desaprovechamiento de la tierra
2 desaprovechamiento

m.

1 waste.

2 misuse, waste, wasting.

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desaprovechamiento

► nombre masculino

1 misuse

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SM waste

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* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

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* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

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desaprovechamiento

masculine

(del tiempo, de la comida) waste; (del espacio) bad use

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desaprovechamiento nm

1. [de tiempo, ocasión, talento] waste

2. [de espacio, recursos, terreno] failure to exploit fully

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desaprovechamiento

m waste

Spanish-English dictionary > desaprovechamiento
3 tierra

f.

1 land (terrenos, continentes).

en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's land

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way

tierra adentro inland

tierra firme dry land (por oposición al mar)

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

tierra prometida Promised Land

tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra Santa the Holy Land

tierra virgen virgin land

2 land.

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

3 earth.

se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoes

un camino de tierra a dirt track

tierra batida clay (en tenis)

4 ground (suelo).

bajo tierra underground

caer a tierra to fall to the ground

tomar tierra to land

5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

tierra natal homeland, native land

6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)

7 soil, dirt.

8 country, homeland.

9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.

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tierra

► nombre femenino

1 (planeta) earth

2 (superficie sólida) land

3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land

4 (país) country, land

5 (suelo) ground

6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground

► nombre femenino plural tierras

1 land sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caer por tierra figurado to crumble

dar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the ground

echar a tierra to demolish

echar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

■ echaron por tierra su argumento they destroyed his argument

echar tierra encima de figurado to hush up

poner tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarce

por estas tierras in these parts

por tierra overland, by land

¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!

tierra adentro inland

¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and die

tirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroy

tocar tierra MARÍTIMO to reach harbour (US harbor) 2 AVIACIÓN to touch down

vivir de la tierra to make a living from the land

tierra de nadie no-man's-land

Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego

tierra firme terra firma, dry land

tierra natal homeland

Tierra Santa the Holy Land

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noun f.

1) earth

2) land

3) soil

4) homeland

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- tierra firme

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SF

1)

• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth

2) (=superficie)

a) [fuera del agua] land

¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!

permanecer en tierra — to remain on land

la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land

saltar a tierra — to leap ashore

• tierra adentro — inland

el desierto avanza tierra adentro — the desert is advancing inland

soy de tierra adentro — I'm from inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

por tierra y por mar — by land and by sea

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

b) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earth

la explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground

un ataque por tierra y aire — a ground and air attack

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

3) (=suelo) ground

estaba tirado en la tierra — he was lying on the ground

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

- besar la tierra

- echar o tirar por tierra

- perder tierra

- poner tierra de por medio

- venirse a o por tierra

- ¡tierra, trágame!

4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soil

olía a tierra mojada — it smelled of wet earth

se levantó mucha tierra — a dust cloud blew up

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

el avión aterrizó en una pequeña pista de tierra — the aeroplane landed on a small dirt runway

un camino de tierra — a dirt road

es muy buena tierra para las plantas — it's good soil for plants

un saco de tierra — a bag of soil

jugarán en pistas de tierra — they'll play on clay courts

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

- estar bajo tierra

- echar tierra a o sobre algo

acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends

- echar tierra a algn

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

- echarse tierra encima

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra de batán — fuller's earth

tierra de brezo — peat

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

tierra vegetal — topsoil
pista 3), política 2)
5) (Agr) land

trabajar la tierra — to work the land

las tierras de cereales — grain-growing land

heredó unas tierras cerca del río — he inherited some land near the river

- en cualquier tierra de garbanzos

tierra baldía — wasteland

tierra de cultivo — arable land

tierra de labor — agricultural land

tierra de pan llevar — grain-growing land

tierra de regadío — irrigated land

tierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land

6) (=división territorial)

a) (=lugar de origen)

en mi tierra no se usa esa expresión — we don't use that expression where I come from

vamos a nuestra tierra a pasar las Navidades — we're going home for Christmas

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

productos de la tierra — local produce

b) [en plural]

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia

no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world

- ver tierras

Tierra del Fuego — Tierra del Fuego

tierra de nadie — no-man's-land

tierra de promisión — promised land

tierra natal — native land

tierra prometida — promised land

Tierra Santa — Holy Land

7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
toma 1., 1)
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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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femenino

1) (campo, terreno) land

tierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías — wasteland

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra — he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

no juegues con tierra — don't play in the dirt

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echarse tierra encima — to do oneself down

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust

- tierra batida

4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

gentes de tierra adentro — people from inland

el ejército de tierra — the army

tierra firme — solid ground

quedarse en tierra — to be left behind

tocar tierra — to land, put into port

tomar tierra — to land, touch down

6)

a) (país, lugar)

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

b) ( territorio) soil

- tierra de nadie

- tierra natal

- Tierra Prometida/Santa

7) ( planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

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tierra²

² = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].

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* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.

* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.

* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.

* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.

* de tierra = onshore, earthen.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* en la tierra = on the ground.

* en la tierra de = in the land of.

* en tierra = onshore, ashore.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* en tierras lejanas = outranged.

* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sobre la tierra = on the ground.

* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.

* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.

* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.

* tierra cultivable = arable land.

* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].

* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.

* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].

* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.

* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* tierra fértil = sod, loam.

* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.

* tierra lejana = far off land.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* tierra margosa = loamy soil.

* tierra natal = homeland.

* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.

* tierras = landed estate.

* tierras altas = highland.

* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.

* tierra salvaje = wilderness.

* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.

* tierras bajas = lowlands.

* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.

* tierras del sur = southland.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures.

* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* toma de tierra = earthing.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

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tierra

feminine

A (campo, terreno) land

una distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of land

tierras comunales common land

compró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durango

tierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid land

tierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated land

tierras baldías wasteland

los que trabajan la tierra those who work the land

poner tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)

B

1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earth

clavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the ground

ésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soil

cavaba la tierra he was digging the ground

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth

no juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthy

un camino de tierra a dirt road o track

¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)

ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year now

echar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;

‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dash

echarle tierra a algo/algn ( Col fam); to put sth/sb to shame, make sth/sb look bad

echarse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)

echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind one

tragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth

en aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me up

2 ( AmL) (polvo) dust

Compuesto:

tierra batida

( Esp) clay

C ( Elec) ground ( AmE), earth ( BrE)

el cable que va a tierra the ground o earth lead

necesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthed

toma

D (por oposición al mar, al aire) land

¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!

viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land

iniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interior

gentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inland

misiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missiles

el ejército de tierra the army

tierra firme solid ground, terra firma

quedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)

tocar tierra to land, put into port

tomar tierra to land, touch down

E

1

(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

las cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countries

partió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortune

vino de la tierra local wine, locally produced wine

fruta de la tierra locally grown fruit

2 (territorio) soil

en el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soil

Compuestos:

● tierra caliente

: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200m

● Tierra del Fuego

Tierra del Fuego

● tierra de nadie

no-man's-land

● Tierra de Promisión

Tierra Prometida

● tierra fría

the cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)

● tierra natal

native land, land of one's birth

● Tierra Prometida

Promised Land

● Tierra Santa

Holy Land

● tierra templada

the temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)

F

(planeta) la Tierra (the) Earth o earth

la composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere

¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?

para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earth

Creador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth

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tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
◊ tierras fértiles fertile land;

tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
◊ cavar la tierra to dig the ground;

un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;

‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;
◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;

tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
◊ su tierra (natal) his homeland, his native land;

costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
◊ la Ttierra (the) Earth

tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock

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tierra nf

1. [planeta]
la Tierra (the) Earth

2. [superficie] land;

viajar por tierra to travel by land;

tierra adentro inland;

Comp

poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarce

Comp
Am tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;
tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;
[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;
Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;

tierra de nadie no-man's-land;

tierra prometida Promised Land;

Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;

Tierra Santa the Holy Land;

la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;
Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;
tierra virgen virgin land

3. [suelo] ground;

trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;

caer a tierra to fall to the ground;

dar en tierra con algo [tirar] to knock sth down o to the ground;

quedarse en tierra [viajero] to miss the boat/train/plane/ etc;

muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;

tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;

tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;

tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;

Comp

besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;

Comp

echar o [m5] tirar algo por tierra [esperanzas, planes, carrera] to ruin sth;
[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth;
Comp
Fam
¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;

Comp

era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;

Comp

venir o [m5] venirse a tierra to come to nothing

4. [materia] earth;
[para nutrir plantas] soil;
se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;

esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;

un camino de tierra a dirt track;

política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;
Formal
dar tierra a alguien to bury sb;

Comp

echar tierra a o [m5] sobre un asunto to hush up an affair

Comp
tierra batida [en tenis] clay;
tierra vegetal topsoil, loam

5. [en agricultura] land;

cultivar la tierra to farm the land

Comp
tierra cultivable arable land;
tierra de cultivo arable land;

tierra de labor arable land;

tierra de labranza arable land

6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;
[región] home o native region;
este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;

vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheese

Comp
tierra natal homeland, native land
7. [terrenos, países]
es el dueño de estas tierras he's the owner of this land;

en tierras del rey on the King's land;

en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;

por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;

ver otras tierras to travel, to see the world

8. Elec
(toma de) tierra Br earth, US ground;

estar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded

9. Quím tierra rara rare earth

10. Am [polvo] dust

* * *

tierra

f

1 land;

tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;

tierras altas highlands;

tierras bajas lowlands;

poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;

por tierra viajar by land;

tomar tierra AVIA land

2 materia soil, earth;

echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;

echar por tierra ruin, wreck;

como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth

3 ( patria) native land, homeland;

de la tierra locally produced, local

4 EL ground, Br

earth

5

:

la Tierra the Earth

* * *

tierra nf

1) : land

2) suelo: ground, earth

3) : country, homeland, soil

4)

tierra natal : native land

5)

la Tierra : the Earth

* * *

tierra n

1. (terreno) land

trabajar la tierra to work the land

éstas son mis tierras this is my land

2. (materia) earth / soil

tiró un puñado de tierra en la tumba he threw a handful of earth in the grave

es buena tierra it's good soil

3. (suelo) ground

la tierra está helada the ground is frozen

tropezó y cayó por tierra she tripped and fell over

echar por tierra to ruin / to spoil

tomar tierra to land

tierra firme terra firma

Cuando se refiere al planeta Tierra, se escribe con mayúscula: Earth

Spanish-English dictionary > tierra
4 tierra2

² = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].

Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.

Ex. This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

Ex. Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

Ex. This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.

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* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.

* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.

* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.

* buena tierra = good soil.

* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.

* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].

* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.

* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.

* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.

* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.

* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.

* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.

* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.

* de tierra = onshore, earthen.

* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.

* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.

* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.

* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.

* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.

* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].

* en la tierra = on the ground.

* en la tierra de = in the land of.

* en tierra = onshore, ashore.

* en tierra firme = on dry land.

* en tierras lejanas = outranged.

* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.

* mala tierra = poor soil.

* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.

* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.

* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.

* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.

* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.

* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.

* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.

* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.

* sobre la tierra = on the ground.

* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.

* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.

* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.

* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.

* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.

* tierra buena = good soil.

* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.

* tierra cultivable = arable land.

* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].

* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.

* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].

* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.

* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.

* tierra de pastos = pasture land.

* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.

* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.

* tierra fértil = sod, loam.

* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.

* tierra lejana = far off land.

* tierra mala = poor soil.

* tierra margosa = loamy soil.

* tierra natal = homeland.

* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.

* tierras = landed estate.

* tierras altas = highland.

* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.

* tierra salvaje = wilderness.

* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.

* tierras bajas = lowlands.

* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.

* tierras del sur = southland.

* tierras mejores = greener pastures.

* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.

* tierras perdidas = lost lands.

* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.

* toma de tierra = earthing.

* transporte por tierra = land transport.

* tropa de tierra = ground troop.

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.

* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.

Spanish-English dictionary > tierra2
5 uso

m.

1 use.

hacer uso de to make use of, to use; (utilizar) to exercise (de prerrogativa, derecho)

de uso externo for external use only (medicamento)

fuera de uso out of use, obsolete

tener el uso de la palabra to have the floor

uso de razón power of reason

2 custom (costumbre).

al uso fashionable

al uso andaluz in the Andalusian style

3 usage (linguistics).

4 wear and tear (desgaste).

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: usar.

* * *

USO

► abreviatura

1 ( Unión Sindical Obrera) professional worker's union

* * *

noun m.

1) use

2) wear

3) custom, usage

* * *

SF ABR Esp
= Unión Sindical Obrera
* * *

masculino

1) ( utilización)

a) (de producto, medicamento) use; (de máquina, material) use

desgastarse con el uso — to wear out with use

instrucciones para su uso — instructions for use

de uso personal — for personal use

métodos de uso extendido en... — methods widely used in...

los trenes todavía no han entrado en uso — the trains are not in service yet

hacer uso de algo — to use something

su uso prolongado puede producir dependencia — it can be habit-forming if taken over a long period

de uso externo — (Farm) for external use only

b) (de idioma, expresión) use

una expresión sancionada por el uso — (frml) an expression that has gained acceptance through usage

c) (de facultad, derecho)

en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales — in full possession of his mental faculties

hacer uso de un derecho — to exercise a right

hacer uso de la palabra — (frml) to speak

hacer uso y abuso de algo — ( de privilegio) to abuse something

se ha hecho uso y abuso de esta metáfora — this metaphor has been used time and again

2) ( de prenda)

estos zapatos tienen años de uso — I've had years of wear out of these shoes

ropa de uso diario — everyday clothes

los zapatos ceden con el uso — shoes give with wear

- uso de razón

3) (utilidad, aplicación) use

una batidora con múltiples usos — a multi-purpose mixer

4) ( usanza) custom

usos aztecas que aún sobreviven — Aztec customs which still survive

* * *

= deployment, disposition, exercise, take-up, usage, use, utilisation [utilization, -USA], utility, consumption, employment, uptake, wear, delivery.

Ex. In the context of this report any such policy would have to accept that speedy response to current problems requires the deployment of resources in favour of innovative information-driven programmes.

Ex. The process provides an effective means of controlling such serials until a final decision has been made regarding their disposition.

Ex. A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.

Ex. One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.

Ex. Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.

Ex. Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.

Ex. On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.

Ex. Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.

Ex. The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.

Ex. Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.

Ex. The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.

Ex. When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.

Ex. Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

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* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* aumento del uso = increased use.

* bloque funcional para uso internacional = international use block.

* bloque funcional para uso nacional = national use block.

* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].

* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.

* condiciones de uso = terms of use.

* condiciones legales de uso = legal boilerplate.

* con el uso = in use, with use.

* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.

* cubrir un uso = address + use.

* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar un uso = put to + purpose.

* dar uso = put to + use.

* dar uso a = make + use of.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* de pago según el uso = on a pay a you use basis, on a pay as you go basis.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.

* desgaste por el uso = wear and tear.

* destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.

* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.

* de uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* de uso cutáneo = use + topically.

* de uso externo = for external use only.

* de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.

* de uso frecuente = frequently-used.

* de uso general = general-use.

* de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].

* de uso múltiple = all-purpose.

* de uso público = publicly available.

* de uso tópico = use + topically.

* encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.

* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.

* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.

* en uso = in use.

* estadísticas de uso = usage statistics, use statistics.

* estudio de uso = use study.

* facilidad de uso = usability, user-friendliness, ease of use.

* formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* frecuencia de uso = usage rate.

* gastado por el uso = worn-out.

* hábito de uso = usage pattern, use pattern.

* hábito de uso, patrón de uso = usage pattern.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.

* hacer uso = put to + use.

* hacer uso de = make + use of, draw on/upon, leverage, patronise [patronize, -USA], tap into, deploy.

* hacer uso de influencias = pull + strings.

* hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.

* hacer uso de un conocimiento = draw on/upon + knowledge.

* hacer uso personal = make + personal use.

* haciendo uso de = by recourse to.

* herramienta de uso de Internet = Internet appliance.

* herramienta para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.

* incremento del uso = increased use.

* índice de uso = performance measure, output measure.

* instrucciones de uso = use instruction.

* licencia de uso = licence agreement.

* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.

* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.

* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.

* multiuso = multi-functional, multi-use [multiuse].

* normas de uso = user policy.

* ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).

* pago según el uso = pay-per-view, pay-for-use.

* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.

* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.

* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.

* para todo uso = all-purpose.

* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* para uso del profesional = professional-use.

* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.

* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* recurrir al uso de = resort to + the use of.

* rentabilizar el uso = maximise + use.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.

* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.

* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.

* sistema de facturación por uso = cost billing system.

* sistema en uso = operational system.

* sustancia de uso reglamentado = controlled substance.

* sustancia de uso regulado = controlled substance.

* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.

* uso a distancia = remote use.

* uso compartido = sharing.

* uso compartido de la información = information sharing.

* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.

* uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].

* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.

* uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.

* uso de la colección = stock use.

* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].

* uso de las mayúsculas = capitalisation [capitalization, -USA].

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* uso de sustancias = substance use.

* uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.

* uso diario = everyday use.

* uso doméstico = domestic use.

* uso excesivo = prodigality, overuse.

* uso excesivo de = greed for.

* uso inadecuado = misuse, mistreatment.

* uso indebido = misuse.

* uso normal = normal usage.

* uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.

* uso personal = personal use.

* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.

* uso razonable = fair dealing, fair use.

* uso remoto = remote use.

* usos y costumbres = customs and habits.

* usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.

* uso tópico = for external use only.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.

* * *

masculino

1) ( utilización)

a) (de producto, medicamento) use; (de máquina, material) use

desgastarse con el uso — to wear out with use

instrucciones para su uso — instructions for use

de uso personal — for personal use

métodos de uso extendido en... — methods widely used in...

los trenes todavía no han entrado en uso — the trains are not in service yet

hacer uso de algo — to use something

su uso prolongado puede producir dependencia — it can be habit-forming if taken over a long period

de uso externo — (Farm) for external use only

b) (de idioma, expresión) use

una expresión sancionada por el uso — (frml) an expression that has gained acceptance through usage

c) (de facultad, derecho)

en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales — in full possession of his mental faculties

hacer uso de un derecho — to exercise a right

hacer uso de la palabra — (frml) to speak

hacer uso y abuso de algo — ( de privilegio) to abuse something

se ha hecho uso y abuso de esta metáfora — this metaphor has been used time and again

2) ( de prenda)

estos zapatos tienen años de uso — I've had years of wear out of these shoes

ropa de uso diario — everyday clothes

los zapatos ceden con el uso — shoes give with wear

- uso de razón

3) (utilidad, aplicación) use

una batidora con múltiples usos — a multi-purpose mixer

4) ( usanza) custom

usos aztecas que aún sobreviven — Aztec customs which still survive

* * *

= deployment, disposition, exercise, take-up, usage, use, utilisation [utilization, -USA], utility, consumption, employment, uptake, wear, delivery.

Ex: In the context of this report any such policy would have to accept that speedy response to current problems requires the deployment of resources in favour of innovative information-driven programmes.

Ex: The process provides an effective means of controlling such serials until a final decision has been made regarding their disposition.

Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.

Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.

Ex: Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.

Ex: Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.

Ex: On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.

Ex: Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.

Ex: The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.

Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.

Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.

Ex: When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.

Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* aparato para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* aumento del uso = increased use.

* bloque funcional para uso internacional = international use block.

* bloque funcional para uso nacional = national use block.

* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].

* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet = Internet-savvy.

* condiciones de uso = terms of use.

* condiciones legales de uso = legal boilerplate.

* con el uso = in use, with use.

* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.

* cubrir un uso = address + use.

* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.

* dar buen uso a Algo = put to + good use.

* dar un uso = put to + purpose.

* dar uso = put to + use.

* dar uso a = make + use of.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* de pago según el uso = on a pay a you use basis, on a pay as you go basis.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.

* desgaste por el uso = wear and tear.

* destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información = information skills.

* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.

* de uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* de uso cutáneo = use + topically.

* de uso externo = for external use only.

* de uso flexible = hop-on/hop-off.

* de uso frecuente = frequently-used.

* de uso general = general-use.

* de uso interno = in-house [inhouse].

* de uso múltiple = all-purpose.

* de uso público = publicly available.

* de uso tópico = use + topically.

* encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo = time-use survey.

* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales = of (a) sound mind, of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory, mentally fit, physically and mentally fit.

* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón = mentally fit.

* en uso = in use.

* estadísticas de uso = usage statistics, use statistics.

* estudio de uso = use study.

* facilidad de uso = usability, user-friendliness, ease of use.

* formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.

* frecuencia de uso = usage rate.

* gastado por el uso = worn-out.

* hábito de uso = usage pattern, use pattern.

* hábito de uso, patrón de uso = usage pattern.

* hacer buen uso de Algo = put to + good use.

* hacer el mejor uso de = make + the best of.

* hacer uso = put to + use.

* hacer uso de = make + use of, draw on/upon, leverage, patronise [patronize, -USA], tap into, deploy.

* hacer uso de influencias = pull + strings.

* hacer uso de recursos = tap into + resources.

* hacer uso de un conocimiento = draw on/upon + knowledge.

* hacer uso personal = make + personal use.

* haciendo uso de = by recourse to.

* herramienta de uso de Internet = Internet appliance.

* herramienta para el uso de la información = information appliance.

* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo = excise tax.

* incremento del uso = increased use.

* índice de uso = performance measure, output measure.

* instrucciones de uso = use instruction.

* licencia de uso = licence agreement.

* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.

* mediante el uso de los recursos = resource-based.

* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso = post-occupancy evaluation method.

* multiuso = multi-functional, multi-use [multiuse].

* normas de uso = user policy.

* ordenadores de uso público = PAWS (Public access workstations).

* pago según el uso = pay-per-view, pay-for-use.

* páguese por el uso hecho = pay-as-you-go.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.

* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.

* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.

* para todo uso = all-purpose.

* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* para uso del profesional = professional-use.

* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.

* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.

* poner en uso = bring into + use, take in + use.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* recurrir al uso de = resort to + the use of.

* rentabilizar el uso = maximise + use.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.

* ser de uso general = be in general use, be generally available.

* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.

* sistema de facturación por uso = cost billing system.

* sistema en uso = operational system.

* sustancia de uso reglamentado = controlled substance.

* sustancia de uso regulado = controlled substance.

* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.

* uso a distancia = remote use.

* uso compartido = sharing.

* uso compartido de la información = information sharing.

* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.

* uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].

* uso de instrumentos = instrumentation.

* uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.

* uso de la colección = stock use.

* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].

* uso de las mayúsculas = capitalisation [capitalization, -USA].

* uso de la tierra = land use.

* uso de sustancias = substance use.

* uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.

* uso diario = everyday use.

* uso doméstico = domestic use.

* uso excesivo = prodigality, overuse.

* uso excesivo de = greed for.

* uso inadecuado = misuse, mistreatment.

* uso indebido = misuse.

* uso normal = normal usage.

* uso óptimo de los recursos = value for money.

* uso personal = personal use.

* uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.

* uso razonable = fair dealing, fair use.

* uso remoto = remote use.

* usos y costumbres = customs and habits.

* usos y gratificaciones = uses and gratifications.

* uso tópico = for external use only.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* usuario que hace uso del préstamo = borrower.

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USO

/ˈuso/

feminine

(en Esp) = Unión Sindical Obrera

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Del verbo usar: ( conjugate usar)

uso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

usó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
usar
uso
usar ( conjugate usar) verbo transitivo
a) ( utilizar) to use;

◊ ¿qué champú usas? what shampoo do you use?;

uso algo/a algn de or como algo to use sth/sb as sth
b) ( llevar) ‹alhajas/ropa/perfume› to wear;

◊ estos zapatos están sin uso these shoes are unworn, these shoes have never been worn

usarse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers) (esp AmL) ( estar de moda) [color/ropa] to be in fashion, to be popular;
◊ ya no se usa hacer fiestas de compromiso people don't tend to have engagement parties any more

uso sustantivo masculino
a) (de producto, medicamento, máquina) use;

◊ instrucciones para su uso instructions for use;

hacer uso de algo to use sth
b) (de facultad, derecho):

◊ en pleno uso de sus facultades mentales in full possession of his mental faculties;

hacer uso de un derecho to exercise a right;
desde que tengo uso de razón ever since I can remember;
hacer uso de la palabra (frml) to speak
c) ( de prenda):

◊ ropa de uso diario everyday clothes;

los zapatos ceden con el uso shoes give with wear
usar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer uso, emplear) to use: no uses mi maquinilla, don't use my razor
siempre usa el mismo método, she uses always the same method
2 (llevar ropa, perfume, etc) to wear
II vi (utilizar) to use
uso sustantivo masculino
1 use
(aplicación) se compró el ordenador, pero no le da ningún uso, he bought the computer, but he never makes use of it
(modo de aplicación) instrucciones de uso, instructions for use
uso externo/tópico, external/local application
2 (costumbre) custom
' uso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
billón
- cada
- casarse
- como
- crema
- cuchara
- destartalar
- destino
- deterioro
- doméstica
- doméstico
- escayola
- espantosa
- espantoso
- estar
- extendida
- extendido
- externa
- externo
- gasto
- lindeza
- misma
- mismo
- mortal
- muerta
- muerto
- parecer
- permitirse
- poder
- prerrogativa
- pues
- pura
- puro
- que
- rozar
- rozarse
- sala
- si
- tal
- tópica
- tópico
- universal
- usar
- utensilio
- vaya
- ver
- verdadera
- verdadero
- vulgarización
- vulgarizar
English:
abuse
- afford
- agree
- antiallergenic
- balloon
- bed
- blind
- cease
- continue
- current
- disposable
- do
- dog-eared
- enjoy
- ever
- exclusively
- feel
- floor
- fluoride
- for
- fuck
- good
- have
- hear of
- herself
- himself
- indeed
- intend
- internal
- it
- itself
- just
- lend
- lie
- listen
- literally
- misuse
- myself
- never
- next
- nice
- not
- oneself
- only
- ourselves
- practice
- practise
- public
- quite
- ridesharing

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USO ['uso] nf (abrev de Unión Sindical Obrera)

= centre-right Spanish union

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USO

f abr (= Unión Sindical Obrera) Spanish trade union

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uso nm

1) empleo, utilización: use

de uso personal: for personal use

hacer uso de: to make use of

2) : wear

uso y desgaste: wear and tear

3) usanza: custom, usage, habit

al uso de: in the manner of, in the style of

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uso n

1. (en general) use

el plástico tiene muchos usos plastic has a lot of uses

el uso de la calculadora está prohibido en el examen the use of calculators is not permitted in the exam

el técnico me enseñó el uso del ordenador nuevo the technician showed me how to use the new computer

2. (ropa, etc) wearing

es obligatorio el uso del cinturón de seguridad seat belts must be worn

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6 aprovechamiento de la tierra

(n.) = land use

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(n.) = land use

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7 uso de la tierra

(n.) = land use

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(n.) = land use

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8 cambio metereológico

(n.) = weather modification

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(n.) = weather modification

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9 contaminación de la tierra

(n.) = soil pollution

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(n.) = soil pollution

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10 contaminación del agua

(n.) = water pollution

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(n.) = water pollution

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11 contaminación del aire

(n.) = air pollution

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(n.) = air pollution

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12 disposición de los residuos

(n.) = waste management

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(n.) = waste management

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13 especie en peligro

(n.) = endangered species

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(n.) = endangered species

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14 especie en vías de extinción

(n.) = endangered species, dying breed

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Ex. Data is rare in this area, but what they do have suggests that atheists are a dying breed.

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(n.) = endangered species, dying breed

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Ex: Data is rare in this area, but what they do have suggests that atheists are a dying breed.

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15 radicar

v.

1 to be (situated) (estar situado).

2 to radicate.

El hombre radicó a su pueblo The man radicated his people.

3 to establish, to radicate, to plant deeply.

El hombre radicó su filosofía The man established his philosophy.

4 to become established.

El pueblo radicó The people became established.

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radicar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (encontrarse) to be (en, in), be situated (en, in)

■ el documento radica en la notaría the document is in the notary's office

2 figurado (consistir) to lie (en, in), stem (en, from)

■ el problema radica en la falta de solidaridad the problem lies in the lack of solidarity

3 (arraigar) to take root

► verbo pronominal radicarse

1 (arraigarse) to take root

2 (establecerse) to settle (down)

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1. VI

1) [dificultad, problema]

radicar en — to lie in

el problema no radicaba en la situación política — the (root) cause of the problem was not the political situation

2) frm (=localizarse) to be, be situated, lie

la sede principal radica en Barcelona — the headquarters are in Barcelona

el centro de acogida radica dentro de la reserva natural — the reception centre is inside the nature reserve

3) (Bot) to take root

2.

See:

radicarse

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1.
verbo intransitivo problema/dificultad to lie

el problema radica en... — the problem stems from o lies in...
2.
radicarse v pron to settle

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* importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.

* problema + radicar = trouble + lie.

* radicar en = lie (in).

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo problema/dificultad to lie

el problema radica en... — the problem stems from o lies in...
2.
radicarse v pron to settle

* * *

* importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.

* problema + radicar = trouble + lie.

* radicar en = lie (in).

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radicar [A2 ]

vi

«problema/dificultad» to lie

el problema radica en el mal uso de la tierra the problem stems from o lies in the misuse of the land, the root of the problem lies in the misuse of the land

■ radicarse

v pron

to settle

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radicar ( conjugate radicar) verbo intransitivo [problema/dificultad] to lie
radicarse verbo pronominal
to settle
radicar verbo intransitivo
1 (un problema, una cuestión) to lie [en, in]
2 (un lugar) to be (situated) [en, in]
' radicar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consistir
- residir
- estar
English:
lie
- reside

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radicar

♦ vi

1. [consistir]
radicar en to lie in;

el éxito de su proyecto radica en su sencillez the success of her project lies in its simplicity

2. [estar situado] to be (located) (en in)

♦ See also the pronominal verb radicarse

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radicar

v/i stem (en from), lie (en in)

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radicar {72} vi

1) : to be found, to lie

2) arraigar: to take root

♦ See also the reflexive verb radicarse

Spanish-English dictionary > radicar

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