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41 orden

f.

1 order (mandato).

¡a la orden!, ¡a sus órdenes! (military) (yes) sir!

dar órdenes to give orders

estar a la orden del día to be the order of the day

hasta nueva orden until further notice

por orden de by order of

orden de busca y captura warrant for search and arrest

orden de compra (commerce) purchase order

orden de desahucio o desalojo (law) eviction order

orden de pago (commerce) payment order

orden de registro (law) search warrant

2 order.

orden de caballería order of knighthood

orden militar military order

3 order. ( Latin American Spanish)

¿ya les tomaron la orden? have you ordered yet?

4 kind, class, order.

Un nuevo orden de dificultad A new kind of difficulty.

5 religious order, order.

6 writ.

7 command line.

m.

1 order.

en orden tidy, in its place; (bien colocado) in order (como debe ser)

en o por orden alfabético/cronológico in alphabetical/chronological order

llamar al orden a alguien to call somebody to order

poner en orden algo to tidy something up

por orden in order

sin orden ni concierto in a haphazard way

las fuerzas del orden the forces of law and order

orden del día agenda

el orden establecido the established order

orden público law and order

2 type, order (tipo).

problemas de orden económico economic problems

del orden de around, approximately, of o in the order of

en otro orden de cosas on the other hand

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orden

► nombre masculino

1 (ordenación) order

■ es un amante del orden he loves order

■ clasificados por orden alfabético classified in alphabetical order

2 BIOLOGÍA order

3 ARQUITECTURA order

■ el orden jónico the Ionic order

4 field, sphere

■ cuestiones de orden internacional international matters

► nombre femenino

1 (mandato) order

■ ¡es una orden! that's an order!

■ ¡a la orden mi comandante! right away sir!

■ siempre está dando órdenes he's always ordering people about

2 RELIGIÓN order

■ la orden franciscana the Franciscan order

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FRASEOLOGÍA

del orden de of the order of, US on the order of

de primer orden first-rate

estar algo a la orden del día to be the done thing

por orden de aparición in order of appearance

por orden de by order of

sin orden ni concierto any old how

el orden del día the agenda

la orden del día MILITAR the order of the day

las fuerzas del orden the security forces

orden de búsqueda y captura→ link=ordenorden de detención

orden de caballería order of knighthood

orden de detención arrest warrant

■ se ha dictado una orden de detención contra Juan Gómez an order has been issued for the arrest of Juan Gómez

orden de pago order of payment

orden de registro search warrant

orden judicial court order

orden público public order, the peace, law and order

■ una alteración del orden público a breach of the peace

* * *
1. noun m.
order

- orden del día
2. noun f.
order, command

- orden judicial

* * *

1. SM

1) [en colocación, sucesión]

a) [con objetos, personas] order

fueron archivados por orden alfabético — they were filed alphabetically o in alphabetical order

se fueron sentando por orden de llegada — they sat down in order of arrival

por orden de antigüedad — in order of seniority

por orden cronológico — in chronological order

por orden de importancia — in order of importance

• poner orden en algo — to sort sth out

el ministro supo poner orden en el departamento — the minister managed to sort out o put some order into the department

los policías trataban de poner orden en aquel caos de tráfico — the police attempted to sort out the traffic chaos

voy a poner orden en mi mesa — I'm going to tidy up my desk

b)

• en orden — in order

todo en orden, mi capitán — everything is in order, captain

en orden de combate — in battle order

• poner en orden — [+ papeles, documentos] to sort out

en unas cuantas horas consiguieron poner todas sus cosas en orden — in a few hours they managed to sort everything out

poner en orden las ideas — to sort out one's ideas

- poner la casa en orden

- sin orden ni concierto

orden del día — agenda

orden natural — natural order

orden sucesorio — order of succession

2) (tb: orden social) order

el orden establecido — the established order

las fuerzas del orden — the forces of law and order

• llamar al orden — to call to order

• mantener el orden — to keep order

• restablecer el orden — to restore o reestablish order

orden público — public order, law and order

fueron detenidos por alterar el orden público — they were arrested for breach of the peace o for disturbing the peace

3) (=tipo) nature

motivos de orden moral — moral reasons

• en otro orden de cosas... — at the same time..., meanwhile...

• de primer orden — [figura] leading; [factor] of prime importance, prime

una figura política de primer orden — a leading political figure

un pensador de primer orden — a first-rate thinker

un problema de primer orden — a major problem

• en todos los órdenes — on all fronts

4)

• del orden de — in the order of, in the region of

el coste sería del orden de diez millones de dólares — the cost would be in the order o region of ten million dollars

necesitamos del orden de 1.500 euros para comprarlo — we need approximately 1,500 euros to buy it

5)

• en orden a — (=con miras a) with a view to; (=en cuanto a) with regard to

• en orden a hacer algo — in order to do sth

6) (Arquit) order

orden corintio — Corinthian order

orden dórico — Doric order

orden jónico — Ionic order

7) (Bio) order

8) (Rel) (tb: orden sacerdotal) ordination

2. SF

1) (=mandato) order

¡es una orden! — (and) that's an order!

tenemos órdenes de no dejar pasar a nadie — we are under orders not to let anybody through

• dar una orden a algn — to give sb an order, order sb

dar (la) orden de hacer algo — to give the order to do sth

• hasta nueva orden — until further notice

• por orden de — by order of

fue encarcelado por orden del juez — he was imprisoned by order of the judge

estar a la orden del día —

los robos están a la orden del día en esta zona — robberies have become the norm in this area

en los setenta llevar coleta estaba a la orden del día — in the seventies ponytails were the in thing

orden de allanamiento — LAm search warrant

orden de arresto, orden de búsqueda y captura — arrest warrant

orden de citación Méx —

orden de comparación — Méx summons, subpoena (EEUU)

orden de desalojo — eviction order

orden de detención — arrest warrant

orden del día — (Mil) order of the day

orden de registro — search warrant

orden judicial — court order

orden ministerial — ministerial order, ministerial decree

2)

• a la orden —

a) (Mil) yes, sir!

b) LAm [en tienda] what can I get you?; (=no hay de qué) you're welcome, don't mention it!

estoy a la orden para lo que necesites — if there is anything you need, just ask

c)

• a las órdenes de algn — (Mil) at sb's command; [en la policía] under sb's instructions o orders; [en otros trabajos] under sb

el personal que estará a las órdenes del nuevo director — the staff who will be working under the new director

¡a sus órdenes! — (Mil) yes sir; esp LAm at your service

3) (Mil, Hist, Rel) (=institución) order

la Orden de Calatrava — the Order of Calatrava

la Orden de San Benito — the Benedictine Order

orden de caballería — order of knighthood

orden militar — military order

orden monástica — monastic order

orden religiosa — religious order

4) pl órdenes (Rel) orders

órdenes mayores — major orders

órdenes menores — minor orders

órdenes sagradas — holy orders

5) (Com, Econ) order; Méx (=pedido) order

• cheques a la orden de Suárez — cheques (to be made) payable to Suárez

orden bancaria — banker's order

orden de compra — purchase order

orden de pago — money order

6) Méx (=ración) dish

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I
femenino

1) ( mandato) order

acatar una orden — to obey an order

deja de darme órdenes — stop ordering me about

por orden del Sr Alcalde — by order of His Honour (AmE) o (BrE) Worship the Mayor

hasta nueva orden — until further notice

estamos a la orden para lo que necesite — (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you

a sus órdenes! — yes, sir!

a la orden! — (Mil) yes, sir!; ( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all

- orden de arresto or de busca y captura

- orden de desalojo

- orden del día

- orden de registro or de cateo

- orden judicial/ministerial

2) (Fin) order

orden bancaria — banker's order

orden de pago — order to pay

- orden permanente de pago

3) (Hist, Mil, Relig) order

- órdenes sagradas

4) (AmL) (Com) ( pedido) order
II
masculino

1)

a) (indicando colocación, jerarquía) order

en or por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

por orden de estatura — according to height

por orden cronológico — in chronological order

por orden de antigüedad — in order of seniority

vayamos por orden — let's begin at the beginning

una necesidad de primer orden — a basic necessity

b) (armonía, concierto) order

pon un poco de orden en la habitación — straighten your room up a little (AmE), tidy your room up a bit (BrE)

poner en orden — to put in order

tengo que poner mis ideas en orden — I have to straighten (AmE) o (BrE) sort my ideas out

llamar a alguien al orden — to call somebody to order

sin orden ni concierto — without rhyme or reason

c) ( disciplina) order

mantener el orden en la clase — to keep order in the classroom

orden en la sala! — order in the court!

la policía restableció el orden — the police reestablished order

d) (de curas/monjas order; ( fraternidad) order

- orden de batalla

- orden del día

- orden natural

- orden público

- orden sacerdotal

2)

a) (frml) (carácter, índole) nature

problemas de orden económico — problems of an economic nature

b) ( cantidad)

del orden de — (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)

c) (period) ( ámbito)

en el orden internacional — on the international front

en este orden de cosas — in this respect

en otro orden de cosas ¿qué opina de...? — moving on to something else, what do you think about...?

3)

a) (Arquit) order

b) (Biol, Zool) order

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I
femenino

1) ( mandato) order

acatar una orden — to obey an order

deja de darme órdenes — stop ordering me about

por orden del Sr Alcalde — by order of His Honour (AmE) o (BrE) Worship the Mayor

hasta nueva orden — until further notice

estamos a la orden para lo que necesite — (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you

a sus órdenes! — yes, sir!

a la orden! — (Mil) yes, sir!; ( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all

- orden de arresto or de busca y captura

- orden de desalojo

- orden del día

- orden de registro or de cateo

- orden judicial/ministerial

2) (Fin) order

orden bancaria — banker's order

orden de pago — order to pay

- orden permanente de pago

3) (Hist, Mil, Relig) order

- órdenes sagradas

4) (AmL) (Com) ( pedido) order
II
masculino

1)

a) (indicando colocación, jerarquía) order

en or por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

por orden de estatura — according to height

por orden cronológico — in chronological order

por orden de antigüedad — in order of seniority

vayamos por orden — let's begin at the beginning

una necesidad de primer orden — a basic necessity

b) (armonía, concierto) order

pon un poco de orden en la habitación — straighten your room up a little (AmE), tidy your room up a bit (BrE)

poner en orden — to put in order

tengo que poner mis ideas en orden — I have to straighten (AmE) o (BrE) sort my ideas out

llamar a alguien al orden — to call somebody to order

sin orden ni concierto — without rhyme or reason

c) ( disciplina) order

mantener el orden en la clase — to keep order in the classroom

orden en la sala! — order in the court!

la policía restableció el orden — the police reestablished order

d) (de curas/monjas order; ( fraternidad) order

- orden de batalla

- orden del día

- orden natural

- orden público

- orden sacerdotal

2)

a) (frml) (carácter, índole) nature

problemas de orden económico — problems of an economic nature

b) ( cantidad)

del orden de — (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)

c) (period) ( ámbito)

en el orden internacional — on the international front

en este orden de cosas — in this respect

en otro orden de cosas ¿qué opina de...? — moving on to something else, what do you think about...?

3)

a) (Arquit) order

b) (Biol, Zool) order

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orden¹

¹ = command, commandment, directive, instruction, injunction, command function, edict.

Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.

Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.

Ex: This directive is not an instruction and does not prevent adherence to the citation order.

Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.

Ex: Familiar injunctions such as 'Enter under...' seem to have been lost.

Ex: The command function 'BASE' is used to identify the data base to be searched.

Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.

* acatar + Posesivo + órdenes = march to + Posesivo + orders.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* cadena de órdenes = command chain.

* dar una orden = issue + command, issue + instruction.

* de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based.

* dictar órdenes = hand down + decisions.

* ejecutar una orden = execute + command, execute + instruction.

* encadenamiento de órdenes = command chaining.

* estar a la orden del día = be the order of the day.

* interfaz de consulta mediante órdenes = command-based interface.

* intérprete de órdenes = command interpreter.

* lenguaje de órdenes = command language.

* llevar a cabo una orden = execute + command.

* modalidad por órdenes = command mode.

* orden bancaria = standing order, direct debit, direct billing.

* orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relacionados = explode command.

* orden de arresto = warrant for + Posesivo + arrest, arrest warrant.

* orden de comparecencia = subpoena, summons, judicial summons.

* orden de compra = purchase order.

* orden de desalojo = eviction order.

* orden de deshaucio = eviction order.

* orden de detención = arrest warrant, warrant for + Posesivo + arrest.

* orden de funcionamiento del disco = disc operating command.

* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.

* orden de pedido = order.

* órdenes = command line operation.

* orden judicial = warrant, court order, writ.

* orden judicial de alejamiento = protection order.

* orden judicial de distanciamiento = restraining order.

* orden permanente de pago = standing account.

* orden por comportamiento antisocial = ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).

* por orden de = mandated.

* por orden del congreso = congressionally mandated.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

orden²

² = array, order, sequence, ranking, tidiness.

Ex: A microopaque is a sheet of opaque material bearing a number of microimages in a two-dimensional array.

Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.

Ex: A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue.

Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex: The physical qualities that make a difference as to whether people visit woodlands or not include directional signs, good information boards and tidiness of appearance.

* agente del orden = law enforcement officer, law-enforcement official, law enforcer.

* alteración del orden = breach of the peace.

* alteración del orden público = disorderly conduct, public order offence, breach of the peace.

* alterar el orden público = breach + the peace, disturb + the peace.

* clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.

* del orden de = by the order of + Expresión Numérica.

* de orden inferior = lower-order.

* de orden superior = higher-order.

* de primer orden = world-class, blue chip [blue-chip], first-order [1st-order].

* de segundo orden = minor, second-order [2nd-order].

* de tercer orden = tertiary.

* en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.

* en cualquier orden = either way round.

* en el mismo orden que = in sync with.

* en el orden del día = on the agenda.

* en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.

* en orden jerárquico = in ranked order.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* falto de orden = unordered.

* fuerzas del orden = police force.

* fuerzas del orden público = police force.

* imponer orden = impose + order, bring + order.

* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.

* mantener Algo en orden = keep + Nombre + in order.

* mantener el orden = keep + order, police.

* mantener el orden público = maintain + public order.

* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord = BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.

* número de orden = rank number.

* orden alfabético = alphabetical order, alphabetic order.

* orden alfanumérico = alphanumeric order.

* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.

* orden ascendente = ascending order, ascending sequence.

* orden cronológico = chronological order.

* orden de cita = citation order, combination order.

* orden de coautoría = co-authorship order.

* orden de combinación de encabezamientos = citation order.

* orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.

* orden de firma = co-authorship order.

* orden de importancia = pecking order, significance order.

* orden de importancia de los conceptos = significance order of terms.

* orden del día = agenda.

* orden de precedencia = order of precedence.

* orden de preferencia = order of preference.

* orden de prioridad = order of preference, priority order, pecking order, order of precedence.

* orden de registro = search warrant.

* orden descendente = descending order, descending sequence.

* orden de sucesión = order of succession.

* orden directo = direct order.

* orden geográfico = geographical order.

* orden integrado = integrated sequence.

* orden inverso = reverse order.

* orden inverso de palabras = indirect word order.

* orden mundial = world order.

* orden numérico = numerical order, numeric order.

* orden preferido = preferred order.

* orden público = public order.

* orden secuencial = sequential order.

* orden semiintegrado = semi-integrated sequence.

* orden separado = separate sequence.

* orden sistemático = classified order, systematic order.

* orden social = social order.

* orden topográfico = shelf order.

* organizar según un orden específico = organise in + Adjetivo + order.

* pensamiento de orden superior = higher-order thinking.

* poner en orden = tidy up, put in + order, clear up.

* poner orden = bring + order, tidying (up), create + order, clear out, clear up.

* poner orden en el caos = create + order out of chaos.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* punto del orden del día = agenda item.

* ser del orden de + Número = be of the order of + Número.

* sin orden = unordered.

* sin orden ni concierto = higgledy-piggledy, without rhyme or reason.

* turbar el orden público = disturb + the peace, breach + the peace.

orden³

³ = order.

Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.

* ingresar en una orden religiosa = join + religious order.

* orden de caballería = knighthood.

* orden de los Agustinos = Augustinian order.

* orden de los franciscanos, la = Franciscan order, the.

* orden de los Jesuitas = Jesuit order.

* orden monástica = monastic order.

* orden religiosa = religious order.

* * *

orden¹

feminine

A

1 (mandato) order; ( Mil) order

recibieron órdenes de desalojar el local they received orders to clear the premises

acatar una orden to obey an order

está siempre dando órdenes he's always giving orders

deja de darme órdenes stop ordering me about

por orden del Sr Alcalde se hace saber que … by order of His Worship the Mayor it is announced that …

hasta nueva orden until further notice

quedo a sus órdenes para … ( Corresp) ( frml); I am at your service for … ( frml)

el coche/la casa está a sus órdenes the car/house is at your disposal

por aquí estamos a la orden para cualquier cosa que necesite ( AmL); just let us know if there's anything we can do for you o we can do to help

¡a sus órdenes! yes, sir!

2

¡a la orden! ( Mil) yes, sir!; (fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all, it's a pleasure

Compuestos:

● orden de alejamiento

restraining order,protective order ( AmE)

● orden de arraigo

( AmL) injunction ( restricting the right to freedom of movement)

● orden de arresto

arrest warrant

● orden de busca y captura or de búsqueda y captura

arrest warrant

● orden de cateo

(Chi, Méx) search warrant

● orden de desalojo

notice to quit

● orden de detención

arrest warrant

● orden del día

( Mil) order of the day

estar a la orden del día to be the order of the day

los atracos están a la orden del día muggings are the order of the day (at the moment)

estos ordenadores están a la orden del día these computers are all the rage ( colloq)

ver tb orden² (↑ orden (2))

● orden de viaje

travel warrant

● orden judicial

court order

● orden ministerial

ministerial order o decree

B ( Fin) order

orden bancaria banker's order

orden de pago order to pay

páguese a la orden de … pay to the order of …

Compuesto:

orden permanente de pago

standing order

C (institución)

1 ( Hist, Mil) order

orden militar military order

orden de caballería order of knighthood

la Orden de Calatrava/Santiago the Order of Calatrava/Santiago

2 ( Relig) order

una orden religiosa a religious order

D ( Hist, Mil) (condecoración) order

E ( Relig) (grado) order

Compuestos:

● órdenes menores/mayores

fpl minor/major orders (pl)

● órdenes sagradas

fpl holy orders (pl)

F ( AmL) ( Com) (pedido) order

orden²

masculine

A

1 (indicando colocación, jerarquía) order

las fichas están en or por orden alfabético the cards are in alphabetical order

el orden de las palabras the order of the words

pónganse por orden de estatura line up according to height

reparto por orden de aparición cast in order of appearance

por orden cronológico in chronological order

por orden de antigüedad in order of seniority

vayamos por orden let's begin at the beginning

una necesidad de primer orden a basic necessity

2 (armonía, concierto) order

pon un poco de orden en la habitación straighten your room up a little ( AmE), tidy your room up a bit ( BrE)

puso orden en las cuentas she sorted the accounts out, she got the accounts straight

puso las páginas en orden she sorted out the pages, she put the pages in order

tengo que poner mis ideas en orden I have to sort my ideas out

no tenía los papeles en orden his documents weren't in order

¿falta algo? — no, está todo en orden is anything missing? — no, everything is in order

el nuevo orden mundial the new world order

llamar a algn al orden to call sb to order

sin orden ni concierto without rhyme or reason

3 (disciplina) order

para mantener el orden en la clase to keep order in the classroom

¡orden en la sala! order in court!

la policía restableció el orden the police reestablished order

Compuestos:

● orden de batalla

battle formation

● orden del día

agenda

el primer tema del orden del día the first item on the agenda

● orden natural

natural order

el orden natural de las cosas the natural order of things

● orden público

public order

mantener el orden público to keep the peace

lo detuvieron por alterar el orden público he was arrested for causing a breach of the peace

● orden sacerdotal or sagrado

ordination

B

1 ( frml) (carácter, índole) nature

problemas de orden económico problems of an economic nature

2

(cantidad): del orden de ( frml); on the order of ( AmE), in o of the order of ( BrE)

ingresos del orden de los 150.000 dólares receipts on o in o of the order of 150,000 dollars

3 ( period)

(ámbito): en el orden internacional on the international front

en este orden de cosas in this respect

en otro orden de cosas meanwhile

4

en orden a ( frml); with a view to

C

1 ( Arquit) order

orden dórico/jónico/corintio Doric/Ionic/Corinthian order

2 ( Biol, Zool) order

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orden 1 sustantivo femenino
1 ( mandato) order;
◊ deja de darme órdenes stop ordering me about;

hasta nueva orden until further notice;
estamos a la orden para lo que necesite (AmL) just let us know if there's anything we can do for you;
¡a la orden! (Mil) yes, sir!;

( fórmula de cortesía) (Andes, Méx, Ven) you're welcome, not at all;
orden de arresto or de busca y captura arrest warrant;
orden de registro or (Chi, Méx) de cateo search warrant;
◊ orden judicial court order

2 (Fin) order;
◊ orden bancaria banker's order

3 (Hist, Mil, Relig) order
4 (AmL) ( pedido) order
orden 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) order;
en or por orden alfabético in alphabetical order;
◊ por orden de estatura according to height;

vayamos por orden let's begin at the beginning;
poner algo en orden ‹habitación/armario/juguetes› to straight sth (up) (esp AmE), to tidy sth up (esp BrE);

‹asuntos/papeles› to sort sth up;
‹ fichas› to put sth in order;
◊ mantener el orden en la clase to keep order in the classroom;

orden del día agenda;
orden público public order;
alterar el orden público to cause a breach of the peace
2
a) (frml) (carácter, índole) nature;

◊ problemas de orden económico problems of an economic nature

b) ( cantidad):

◊ del orden de (frml) on the order of (AmE), in o of the order of (BrE)

orden
I sustantivo masculino
1 (colocación, disciplina) order: hace falta un poco de orden, we need a bit of order here
orden del día, agenda
2 Arquit & Biol order
3 (tipo) nature: es un problema de orden moral, it's a moral issue
II sustantivo femenino
1 (mandato) order: no obedecimos sus órdenes, we failed to obey his orders
Jur warrant, order
orden de arresto, arrest warrant
2 Rel Mil order
la orden de los benedictinos, the Benedictine order
♦ Locuciones: Mil ¡a la orden/a sus órdenes!, yes, sir!
estar a la orden del día, to be common
llamar al orden, to call sb to order
poner en orden, to put in order: tengo que poner en orden mis ideas, I have to organize my ideas
del orden de, approximately: en el cine había del orden de mil personas, there were about one thousand people at the movies
sin orden ni concierto, without rhyme or reason
' orden' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alteración
- atenerse
- auto
- bastante
- consigna
- desorden
- desordenar
- desordenada
- desordenado
- después
- disposición
- ejecutar
- excarcelar
- incumplir
- incumplimiento
- inversa
- inverso
- invertir
- librar
- mandamiento
- mandato
- marear
- mendicante
- perturbar
- primera
- primero
- recoger
- replicar
- respetar
- restablecer
- restablecimiento
- revolucionar
- transmitir
- trastocar
- acatar
- allanamiento
- alterar
- alzar
- anterior
- antes
- anular
- ausencia
- cumplir
- disturbio
- ejecución
- fuerza
- invertido
- lanzamiento
- llamada
- luego
English:
after
- agenda
- alphabetically
- antisocial
- arrange
- before
- bottom
- breach
- collect
- command
- comply
- court order
- disorder
- disturb
- enforce
- execute
- execution
- first
- gather
- in
- item
- keep
- next
- numerical
- obey
- order
- order of the day
- place
- prioritize
- reverse
- right
- sequence
- shall
- shipshape
- should
- sort out
- standing order
- straight
- system
- third
- thousandth
- tidiness
- to
- warrant
- writ
- alphabetical
- bark
- descend
- disorderly
- drunk

* * *

orden¹ nm

1. [secuencia, colocación correcta] order;

un orden jerárquico a hierarchy;

le gusta el orden y la limpieza she likes order and cleanliness;
Mat
el orden de los factores no altera el producto the order of the factors does not affect the product;

en orden [bien colocado] tidy, in its place;
[como debe ser] in order;
poner en orden algo, poner orden en algo [cosas, habitación] to tidy sth up;

tengo que poner mis ideas/mi vida en orden I have to put my ideas/life in order, I have to sort out my ideas/life;

en o [m5]por orden alfabético/cronológico in alphabetical/chronological order;

por orden in order;

por orden de antigüedad/de tamaños in order of seniority/size;
Cine & Teatro
por orden de aparición in order of appearance;

Comp

sin orden ni concierto haphazardly

Comp
orden del día agenda
2. [normalidad, disciplina] order;

acatar el orden establecido to respect the established order;

llamar al orden a alguien to call sb to order;

el orden natural de las cosas the natural order of things;

mantener/restablecer el orden to keep/restore order;

¡orden en la sala! order! order!

Comp
el orden público law and order
3. [tipo] order, type;

dilemas de orden filosófico philosophical dilemmas;

problemas de orden financiero economic problems;

es una universidad de primer(ísimo) orden it's a first-rate university;

del orden de around, approximately, of o in the order of;

en otro orden de cosas on the other hand

Comp
orden de magnitud order of magnitude
4. Biol order

5. Arquit order

Comp
orden corintio Corinthian order;
orden dórico Doric order;

orden jónico Ionic order

6. Rel el orden sacerdotal [sacramento] holy orders

orden² nf

1. [mandato] order;

¡es una orden! that's an order!;
Mil
¡a la orden!, ¡a sus órdenes! (yes) sir!;
Am
estoy a las/sus órdenes I am at your service;
Am
si no me queda bien, ¿la puedo cambiar? – cómo no, a sus o [m5] las órdenes if it's not right, can I change it? – of course you can, we're at your disposal;
Am
mi auto/casa está a la orden my car/house is at your disposal;

cumplir órdenes to obey orders;

dar órdenes (a alguien) to give (sb) orders;

a mí nadie me da órdenes I don't take orders from anyone;

hasta nueva orden until further notice;

por orden de by order of;

el local fue cerrado por orden del ayuntamiento the premises were closed by order of o on the orders of the town council;

obedecer órdenes to obey orders;

recibimos órdenes del jefe we received orders from the boss;

sólo recibo órdenes de mis superiores I only take orders from my superiors;

tener órdenes de hacer algo to have orders to do sth

Comp
Der orden de arresto arrest warrant; Der orden de busca y captura warrant for search and arrest; Der orden de comparecencia summons;
orden de desahucio eviction order;

orden de desalojo eviction order;
Der orden de detención arrest warrant; Der orden de detención europea European arrest warrant;
la orden del día Mil the order of the day;
Am [de reunión] the agenda;
Comp

estar a la orden del día [muy habitual] to be the order of the day;

orden de embargo order for seizure;
Der orden judicial court order; CSur Der orden de lanzamiento eviction order; Der orden de registro search warrant
2. Com order

Comp
orden de compra purchase order; Bolsa buy order; Bolsa orden al mercado market order;
orden de pago payment order;
Bolsa orden de venta sell order
3. [institución] order

Comp
orden de caballería order of knighthood;
orden mendicante mendicant order;

orden militar military order;

orden monástica monastic order

4. Rel órdenes sagradas holy orders

5. Am [pedido] order;

¿ya les tomaron la orden? have you ordered yet?;

¿tiene la orden del médico? have you got the form from your doctor?

* * *

orden

1 m

1 order;

por orden alfabético in alphabetical order;

por orden de altura in order of height;

poner en orden tidy up, straighten up;

sin orden ni concierto without rhyme or reason

2 ( clase)

:

de todo orden of all kinds o types;

de primer orden top-ranking, leading

3

:

llamar al orden call to order

4 ARQUI order

orden

2 f ( mandamiento) order;

por orden de by order of, on the orders of;

hasta nueva orden until further notice;

¡a la orden! yes, sir

* * *

orden nm, pl órdenes

1) : order

todo está en orden: everything's in order

por orden cronológico: in chronological order

2)

orden del día : agenda (at a meeting)

3)

orden público : law and order

orden nf, pl órdenes

1) : order

una orden religiosa: a religious order

una orden de tacos: an order of tacos

2)

orden de compra : purchase order

3)

estar a la orden del día : to be the order of the day, to be prevalent

* * *

orden n

1. (en general) order

en orden alfabético in alphabetical order

el sargento dio la orden the sergeant gave the order

2. (clase, tipo) nature

el problema es de orden económico it's an economic problem

¡a la orden! yes, sir!

estar a la orden del día to be the done thing

poner en orden to tidy

sin orden ni concierto any old how

orden de registro search warrant

orden del día agenda

orden público law and order / the peace

Spanish-English dictionary > orden
42 входной язык

1. original language

сокращенная версия языка — language subset

формализованный язык — formalized language

формализовать язык — formalize a language

функция языка — language oriented function

явно определенный язык — explicit language

2. input language

язык основанный на концепции потоков — stream-based language

язык непосредственно составляющих — phase structure language

экспрессивные средства языка — expressive means of language

общение на естественном языке — natural language interaction

дексриптивный язык; описательный язык — descriptive language

3. source language

отладчик в терминах языка программирования — source debugger

язык функционального программирования — functional language

язык структурированных запросов — structured query language

язык программирования высокого уровня — high-level language

язык ориентируемый на пользователя — user-oriented language

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > входной язык
43 вечер

1) General subject: dew-fall, entertainment, evening, evening party, night, nightfall, public function (часто public или social function), sociable, social function (приём гостей), soiree

2) Colloquial: do, function (часто public или social function)

3) Obsolete: eve

4) Poetical language: even, evener, eventide, vesper

5) Rare: gloam

6) Religion: Vesper ( Evening, eventide), eventide (The time of evening)

7) Australian slang: evo

8) Abbreviation: p.m., pm

9) Jargon: fight, dim

10) Advertising: party

11) Makarov: dew fall

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > вечер
44 функциональный

1. functionally

Функциональная Визуализация Мозга — functional brain imaging

язык функционального программирования — functional language

средства функционального резервирования — functional backup

функциональная проверка схем — circuit functional checkout

отчет о функциональных испытаниях — functional test report

2. functional

функциональное обозначение — indication of harmonic function

функциональное множительное устройство — function multiplier

функциональная клавиша редактирования — editing function key

определение функциональной клавиши — function key definition

функциональная клавиша; функциональный ключ — function key

Русско-английский новый политехнический словарь > функциональный
45 информационный язык

1. information language

формализованный язык — formalized language

формализовать язык — formalize a language

функция языка — language oriented function

явно определенный язык — explicit language

язык без контроля типов — untyped language

2. informational language

промежуточный язык — intermediate language

реализация языка — language implementation

сокращенная версия языка — language subset

язык на основе языка Си — C-based language

язык сверхвысокого уровня — super language

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > информационный язык
46 команда на машинном языке

1. machine code instruction

код языка — language code

кодовый язык — code language

команда языка Бэйсик — basic instruction

язык машинных кодов — actual machine language

команда на выходном языке — object instruction

2. machine language instruction

формализовать язык — formalize a language

функция языка — language oriented function

явно определенный язык — explicit language

язык без контроля типов — untyped language

язык на основе языка Си — C-based language

3. absolute instruction

машинный язык — absolute language

язык для задач обучения — instruction language

команда на языке автокода — autocode instruction

команда на символическом языке — mnemonic instruction

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > команда на машинном языке
47 машинозависимый язык

1. computer-dependent language

язык C — c language

язык С — language C

язык Си — language C

код языка — language code

язык СТЗ — vision language

2. machine-dependent language

формализовать язык — formalize a language

функция языка — language oriented function

явно определенный язык — explicit language

язык без контроля типов — untyped language

язык на основе языка Си — C-based language

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > машинозависимый язык
48 потоковый язык

1. data-flow language

сокращенная версия языка — language subset

формализованный язык — formalized language

формализовать язык — formalize a language

функция языка — language oriented function

явно определенный язык — explicit language

2. flow language

одномерный язык — one-dimensional language

промежуточный язык — intermediate language

реализация языка — language implementation

язык без контроля типов — untyped language

язык на основе языка Си — C-based language

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > потоковый язык
49 стандартный язык

1. standard language construct

сокращенная версия языка — language subset

формализованный язык — formalized language

формализовать язык — formalize a language

функция языка — language oriented function

явно определенный язык — explicit language

2. standard language

промежуточный язык — intermediate language

реализация языка — language implementation

язык без контроля типов — untyped language

язык на основе языка Си — C-based language

язык сверхвысокого уровня — super language

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > стандартный язык
50 способность к языкам

1. faculty for languages

реализация языка — language implementation

сокращенная версия языка — language subset

формализованный язык — formalized language

формализовать язык — formalize a language

функция языка — language oriented function

2. flair for languages

одномерный язык — one-dimensional language

промежуточный язык — intermediate language

явно определенный язык — explicit language

язык без контроля типов — untyped language

язык на основе языка Си — C-based language

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > способность к языкам
51 функциональный

1. functional

функциональное обозначение — indication of harmonic function

функциональное множительное устройство — function multiplier

функциональная клавиша редактирования — editing function key

определение функциональной клавиши — function key definition

Функциональная Визуализация Мозга — functional brain imaging

2. functionally

язык функционального программирования — functional language

средства функционального резервирования — functional backup

функциональная проверка схем — circuit functional checkout

отчет о функциональных испытаниях — functional test report

функциональная система управления — functional management

Авиация и космонавтика. Русско-английский словарь > функциональный
52 репрезентативная функция языка

Linguistics: ideational function (of language), representational function of language

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > репрезентативная функция языка
53 anticuado

adj.

old-fashioned, archaic, out-of-date, antiquated.

f. & m.

old-fashioned person, fuddy-duddy, fuddy, lame.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: anticuar.

* * *

anticuado

► adjetivo

1 antiquated, old-fashioned, obsolete, out-of-date

* * *

(f. - anticuada)

adj.

old-fashioned, outdated

* * *

ADJ [maquinaria, infraestructura, tecnología] antiquated; [moda] old-fashioned, out-of-date; [técnica] obsolete

quedarse anticuado — to go out of date

* * *
I
- da adjetivo old-fashioned
II
- da masculino, femenino

eres un anticuado — you're so old-fashioned

* * *

= antiquated, backwater, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], stale, old-fashioned, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], timed, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], passé, atavistic, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], fuddy-duddy, daggy [daggier -comp., daggiest -sup], long in the tooth.

Ex. Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex. Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.

Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex. This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.

Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.

Ex. Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.

Ex. The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.

Ex. By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

Ex. Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

Ex. According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.

Ex. What wearing daggy clothes is all about for me is feeling relaxed, knowing I can wear them around people I'm comfortable with.

Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

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* estar anticuado = dated.

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* quedarse anticuado = date.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo old-fashioned
II
- da masculino, femenino

eres un anticuado — you're so old-fashioned

* * *

= antiquated, backwater, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], stale, old-fashioned, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], timed, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], passé, atavistic, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], fuddy-duddy, daggy [daggier -comp., daggiest -sup], long in the tooth.

Ex: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.

Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.

Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.

Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.

Ex: Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.

Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.

Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

Ex: According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.

Ex: What wearing daggy clothes is all about for me is feeling relaxed, knowing I can wear them around people I'm comfortable with.

Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

* estar anticuado = dated.

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* quedarse anticuado = date.

* * *

anticuado¹ -da

adjective

‹persona/ideas› old-fashioned, antiquated; ‹ropa› old-fashioned; ‹sistema/aparato› antiquated

anticuado² -da

masculine, feminine

eres un anticuado you're so old-fashioned

* * *

Del verbo anticuarse: ( conjugate anticuarse)

anticuado es:

el participio

anticuado
◊ -da adjetivo

old-fashioned
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino: eres un anticuado you're so old-fashioned
anticuado,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino old-fashioned, antiquated

' anticuado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticuada
- apolillada
- apolillado
- antiguo
- atrasado
- pasado
- zanahoria
English:
antiquated
- date
- fuddy-duddy
- old
- old-fashioned
- outdated
- outmoded
- dated
- out
- time

* * *

anticuado, -a

♦ adj
[persona, ropa] old-fashioned;
esa técnica está anticuada that method is out of date;

mi módem se ha quedado anticuado my modem is out of date

♦ nm,f

old-fashioned person;

mi madre es una anticuada my mother is very old-fashioned

* * *

anticuado

adj antiquated

* * *

anticuado, -da adj

: antiquated, outdated

* * *

anticuado adj old fashioned

Spanish-English dictionary > anticuado
54 buscar

v.

1 to look.

2 to look for.

busco piso en esta zona I am looking for a flat o (British) apartment in this area (United States)

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America

María busca su bolso Mary looks for her purse.

3 to look up.

Busca esa palabra en el diccionario Look up that word in the dictionary.

4 to search for (computing).

El detective buscó incansablemente The detective searched tirelessly.

5 to push, to try the patience of (informal) (provocar).

buscar bronca/camorra to look for trouble

6 to pick up.

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper

ir a buscar a alguien to pick somebody up

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

7 to seek to, to attempt to, to try to, to try how to.

Ese plan busca destruirnos That plan seeks to destroy us.

* * *

buscar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to look for, search for

■ busco un hombre que se llama Pedro I'm looking for a man called Pedro

■ la policía busca un hombre de unos treinta años the police are searching for a man of about thirty

■ hay que buscar una solución al problema we have to find a solution to the problem

2 (en lista, índice etc) to look up

■ búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3 (ir a coger) to go and get, fetch

■ ves a buscar pan go and get some bread

■ busca un médico, ¡rápido! fetch a doctor, quick!

4 (recoger) to pick up

■ iré a buscarte a la estación I'll pick you up at the station, I'll meet you at the station

■ a la una voy a buscar a los chicos al colegio at one o'clock I go to pick the children up from school

5 (intentar conseguir) to try to achieve

■ no sé qué buscan con esto I don't know what they're trying to achieve with this

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mirar) to look

■ he buscado en todas partes I've looked everywhere

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FRASEOLOGÍA

buscársela familiar to be looking for trouble

■ se la estaba buscando y la encontró she was looking for trouble and she found it

buscarse la vida familiar to try and earn one's living

'Se busca...' "... wanted"

* * *

verb

1) to look for, seek

2) search

* * *

1. VT

1) (=tratar de encontrar)

a) [+ persona, objeto perdido, trabajo] to look for

estuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers

llevo meses buscando trabajo — I've been job-hunting for months, I've been looking for a job for months

el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit

el terrorista más buscado del país — the most wanted terrorist in the country

"se busca piso" — "flat wanted"

"chico busca chica" — "boy seeks girl"

el acomodador me buscó un asiento al fondo — the usher found me a seat at the back

las plantas buscan la luz — plants grow towards the light

- buscarle tres pies al gato

- busca y encontrarás

b) [en diccionario, enciclopedia] to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

c) [con la vista] to try to spot, look for

lo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

2) (=tratar de conseguir) [+ solución] to try to find

no sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude

con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style

yo no busco la fama — I'm not looking for fame

solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money

como tienen una niña ahora van buscando la parejita — as they've got a girl they're trying for a boy now

• buscar excusas — to make excuses

• buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sth

siempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing

• ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkin

ve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother

voy a buscar tabaco — I'll go and get some cigarettes

- buscarla

vino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *

- buscar la ruina a algn

este hijo mío me va a buscar la ruina — this son of mine will be the ruin of me

3) (=recoger) to pick up, fetch

¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?

vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants

4) (Inform) to search

5) (=preguntar por) to ask for

¿quién me busca? — who is asking for me?

2.

VI to look

ya puedes dejar de buscar, aquí tienes las llaves — you can stop looking, here are the keys

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

busca en la página 45 — look on page 45

¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!

3.

See:

buscarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

* * *

= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex. The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex. The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex. Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex. Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex. This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex. A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex. In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex. If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex. No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex. A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex. Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex. The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex. The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex. The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex. This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex. Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex. The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex. Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex. In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex. One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex. The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex. Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex. On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex. When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

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* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( intentar encontrar)

a) <persona/objeto> to look for; <fama/fortuna> to seek; <trabajo/apartamento/solución> to look for, try to find

no trates de buscar excusas — don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando — the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

se busca — wanted

te buscan en la portería — someone is asking for you at reception

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo — try and find an easier way of doing it

b) (en libro, lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía — look up the number in the directory

2)

a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi — he went to get a doctor/a taxi

3)

a) ( intentar conseguir)

una ley que busca la igualdad de los sexos — a law which aims to achieve sexual equality

¿qué buscas con eso? — what are you trying to achieve by that?

buscar + inf — to try to + inf, set out to + inf

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

b) ( provocar) <bronca/camorra> to look for
2.
buscar vi to look

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? — have you looked properly?

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find
3.
buscarse v pron

1) ( intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

2) < problemas>

no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas — I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado — you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas — she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

* * *

= chase, dig out, dig up, find, hunt, investigate, locate, look for, look out, look under, look up, probe for, prowl through, search (for), seek (after), seek out, trace, track, trawl, burrow through, woo, root out, look out for, go for, look (a)round, fish (for), track down, jockey for, search out, line up, check for, forage, perform + search.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.

Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.

Ex: The command function ' FIND' is used to input a search term.

Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.

Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.

Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.

Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.

Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.

Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.

Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.

Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.

Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.

Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.

Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.

Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.

Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.

Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.

Ex: The article has the title ' Rooting out journals on the Net'.

Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.

Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.

Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.

Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.

Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.

Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.

Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.

Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.

Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.

* buscando = in search of.

* buscando como loco = in hot pursuit of.

* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.

* buscar apoyo = line up + support.

* buscar a tientas = grope (for/toward).

* buscar a través de los índices = browse.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* buscar cobijo = seek + shelter.

* buscar con ahínco = look + hard.

* buscar detenidamente = look + hard.

* buscar el apoyo de = woo.

* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.

* buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar el origen de = trace + the origin of.

* buscar el origen de la relación entre = trace + the relationship between.

* buscar el peligro = court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* buscar empleo = seek + employment.

* buscar en = sift through, search through.

* buscar en Google = google.

* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla = rock-pool.

* buscar en otro sitio = go + elsewhere.

* buscar entre la basura = scavenge.

* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez = search across + Nombre.

* buscar información = mine + information, seek + information.

* buscar interiormente = probe + Reflexivo + for.

* buscar la controversia = court + controversy.

* buscar la fama = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la forma de = look for + ways to.

* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo = develop + way of + Gerundio.

* buscar la identidad de uno = trace + Posesivo + identity.

* buscar la manera de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.

* buscar la noticia = grab at + a headline.

* buscar la oportunidad = make + an opportunity.

* buscar la protección de = burrow back into.

* buscarle cinco pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscarle los tres pies al gato = nitpick.

* buscarle tres pies al gato = split + hairs.

* buscar los servicios de = engage.

* buscar material = pursue + material.

* buscar oro = pan for + gold.

* buscar placer = seek + pleasure.

* buscar por autor y título = search by + name-title key.

* buscar por título = search by + title key.

* buscar por todas partes = scour + Nombre + for.

* buscar por todo el mundo = search + the world (over).

* buscar por todo + Nombre = search across + Nombre.

* buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.

* buscar razones que expliquen Algo = ascribe + reasons to.

* buscar refugio = seek + shelter.

* buscar satisfacción = seek + satisfaction.

* buscárselo = have it + coming.

* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios = cross-search [cross search].

* buscar solución = seek + solution.

* buscar trabajo = seek + employment.

* buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.

* buscar una forma de hacer Algo = develop + way + to make + Nombre, develop + way + to make + Nombre.

* buscar una oportunidad = look for + an opportunity.

* buscar una respuesta = pursue + answer.

* buscar una solución = contrive + solution.

* buscar y encontrar = match.

* en busca de quimeras = in pursuit of + windmills.

* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos = truant officer.

* en el que se puede buscar = searchable.

* estar siempre buscando = be on the lookout for.

* hallar lo buscado = achieve + match.

* mandar a buscar = send for.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* peinar en busca de = scour + Nombre + for.

* que busca el beneficio propio = self-serving.

* que se puede buscar = searchable.

* respuesta + buscar = answer + lie.

* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.

* * *

buscar [A2 ]

vt

A (intentar encontrar)

1 ‹persona/objeto› to look for; ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; ‹trabajo/apartamento› to look for, try to find; ‹solución› to look for, try to find

lo he buscado en or por todas partes I've looked o searched for it everywhere

no trates de buscar excusas don't try to make excuses

la policía lo está buscando the police are looking for him, he's wanted by the police

[ S ] se busca wanted

los hombres como él sólo buscan una cosa men like him are only after one thing ( colloq)

te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

las flores buscan la luz flowers grow towards the light

la buscaba con la mirada or los ojos he was trying to spot her

está buscando la oportunidad de vengarse he's looking for a chance to get his own back ( colloq)

busca una manera más fácil de hacerlo try and find an easier way of doing it

2 (en un libro, una lista) to look up

busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

B

1 (recoger) to collect, pick up

fuimos a buscarlo al aeropuerto we went to pick him up from o fetch him from o collect him from o meet him at the airport

vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

2 (conseguir y traer) to get

fue a buscar un médico he went to get a doctor, he fetched a doctor

salió a buscar un taxi/el pan he went to get a taxi/the bread

sube a buscarme las tijeras go up and get me o bring me o fetch me the scissors

C

1

(intentar conseguir): una ley que busca la igualdad de (los) sexos a law which aims to achieve sexual equality o equality between the sexes

¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?

tiene cuatro hijas y busca el varón ( fam); she has four girls and she's trying for a boy

buscar + INF to try to + INF, set out to + INF

el libro busca destruir ese mito the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

2 (provocar) ‹bronca/camorra› to look for

siempre están buscando pelea they're always looking o spoiling for a fight

me está buscando y me va a encontrar he's looking for trouble and he's going to get it

■ buscar

vi

to look

busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

¿has buscado bien? have you looked properly?, have you had a proper look?

¡busca! ¡busca! (a un perro) fetch!

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás seek and ye shall find

■ buscarse

v pron

A (intentar encontrar) to look for

debería buscarse a alguien que le cuidara los niños she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

B ‹complicaciones/problemas›

no quiero buscarme complicaciones I don't want any trouble

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right

se está buscando problemas she's asking for trouble

buscársela(s) ( fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it ( colloq)

no te quejes, la verdad es que te la buscaste don't complain, the truth is you had it coming to you o you brought it on yourself ( colloq)

* * *

Multiple Entries:
buscar
buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( intentar encontrar) to look for;

‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
◊ te buscan en la portería someone is asking for you at reception

b) (en libro, lista) to look up;

◊ busca el número en la guía look up the number in the directory

2
a) ( recoger) to collect, pick up;

◊ fui a buscarlo al aeropuerto ( para traerlo — en coche) I went to pick him up from the airport;

(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;
◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things

b) ( conseguir) to get;

◊ yo le busqué trabajo I found him a job;

fue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;
◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer

buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;
◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;

tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' buscar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- condicionamiento
- ir
- mirar
- sistema
- tienta
- aguja
- andar
- bronca
- camorra
- colocación
- pelea
- perro
- recoger
- refugio
- trabajo
- venir
English:
advertise
- collect
- dig around
- down-market
- expressly
- fetch
- fish
- forage
- fumble
- get
- go for
- hunt
- instrumental
- kerb-crawl
- look
- look for
- look out for
- look up
- meet
- needle
- pick
- pick up
- prospect
- pursue
- scout around
- search
- search for
- seek
- seek after
- spoil for
- want
- afield
- call
- collection
- court
- dig
- feel
- ferry
- go
- grope
- house
- job
- nook
- scout
- send
- trouble
- woo

* * *

buscar

♦ vt

1. [para encontrar] to look for, to search for;
[provecho, beneficio propio, fortuna] to seek;
busco apartamento en esta zona I am looking for Br a flat o US an apartment in this area;

estoy buscando trabajo I'm looking for work;

la policía busca a los terroristas the police are searching o hunting for the terrorists;

lo busqué, pero no lo encontré I looked o hunted for it, but I couldn't find it;

¿me ayudas a buscar las llaves? can you help me to look for the keys?;

se fue a buscar fortuna a América he went to seek his fortune in America;

fui a buscar ayuda I went in search of help;

¡ve a buscar ayuda, rápido! quick, go for help o go and find help!;

Comp

es como buscar una aguja en un pajar it's like looking for a needle in a haystack;

Comp
CSur Fam
buscar la vuelta a algo to (try to) find a way of doing sth

2. [recoger] to pick up;

vino a buscar sus libros he came to pick up his books;

voy a buscar el periódico I'm going for the paper o to get the paper;

ir a buscar a alguien to pick sb up;

ya iré yo a buscar a los niños al colegio I'll go and pick the children up from school;

pasará a buscarnos a las nueve she'll pick us up at nine

3. [en diccionario, índice, horario] to look up;

buscaré la dirección en mi agenda I'll look up the address in my address book

4. [intentar conseguir]
siempre busca quedar bien con todos she always tries to please everybody;

no sé qué está buscando con esa actitud I don't know what he is hoping to achieve with that attitude;

con estas medidas buscan reducir la inflación these measures are intended to reduce inflation, with these measures they are seeking to reduce inflation;
Fam
ése sólo busca ligar he's only after one thing

5. Informát to search for

6. Fam [provocar] to push, to try the patience of;

no me busques, que me voy a enfadar don't push me o it, I'm about to lose my temper;

buscar bronca o [m5] camorra to look for trouble

♦ vi

to look;

busqué bien pero no encontré nada I had a thorough search, but didn't find anything;

buscamos por toda la casa we looked o searched throughout the house, we searched the house from top to bottom

♦ See also the pronominal verb buscarse

* * *

buscar

v/t search for, look for;

ir/venir a buscar fetch;

se la estaba buscando he was asking for trouble o for it

* * *

buscar {72} vt

1) : to look for, to seek

2) : to pick up, to collect

3) : to provoke

buscar vi

: to look, to search

buscó en los bolsillos: he searched through his pockets

* * *

buscar vb

1. (tratar de encontrar) to look for

estoy buscando las llaves I'm looking for my keys

2. (consultar) to look up

búscalo en el diccionario look it up in the dictionary

3. (recoger) to pick up / to meet [pt. & pp. met]

iré a buscarte al aeropuerto I'll pick you up at the airport

4. (traer) to fetch / to get

voy a buscar el pan I'm going to get the bread

"Se busca" "Wanted"

Spanish-English dictionary > buscar
55 desactualizado

adj.

1 out of date.

2 outdated.

* * *

ADJ out of date

* * *

= out of sync, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], obsolete.

Ex. The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.

Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex. To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.

* * *

= out of sync, out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], obsolete.

Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.

Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex: To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.

* * *

desactualizado -da

adjective

out of date

Spanish-English dictionary > desactualizado
56 desalentador

adj.

dispiriting, discouraging.

* * *

desalentador

► adjetivo

1 discouraging, disheartening

* * *

ADJ discouraging

* * *

- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging

* * *

= bleak, daunting, disappointing, discouraging, off-putting, disheartening, dismaying, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dispiriting.

Ex. The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.

Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

Ex. The results obtained using this technique were somewhat disappointing, and led to a reappraisal of the approach.

Ex. Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.

Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex. This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.

Ex. In such a rapidly developing field as online services, the birth and death rate of reference and selection tools is impressive but dismaying to those trying to stay abreast of new titles.

Ex. Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex. In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.

Ex. What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.

* * *

- dora adjetivo disheartening, discouraging

* * *

= bleak, daunting, disappointing, discouraging, off-putting, disheartening, dismaying, grim [grimmer -comp., grimmest -sup.], grim-faced, dispiriting.

Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.

Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

Ex: The results obtained using this technique were somewhat disappointing, and led to a reappraisal of the approach.

Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.

Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.

Ex: This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.

Ex: In such a rapidly developing field as online services, the birth and death rate of reference and selection tools is impressive but dismaying to those trying to stay abreast of new titles.

Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.

Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being ' grim-faced'.

Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.

* * *

desalentador - dora

adjective

disheartening, discouraging

* * *

desalentador
◊ - dora adjetivo

disheartening, discouraging
desalentador,-ora adjetivo discouraging, disheartening: el contenido de su carta era desalentador, the contents of the letter were discouraging

' desalentador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desalentadora
English:
daunting
- discouraging
- grim
- off-putting
- demoralizing
- disheartening

* * *

desalentador, -ora adj

discouraging, disheartening

* * *

desalentador

adj disheartening

Spanish-English dictionary > desalentador
57 desfasado

adj.

out of phase, out of place, off-time.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: desfasar.

* * *

desfasado

► participio pasado

1→ link=desfasar desfasar

► adjetivo

1 outdated, out of date (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times

■ ¡eres un desfasado! you're just not with it!

* * *

(f. - desfasada)

adj.

dated

* * *

ADJ

1) (=anticuado) behind the times

2) (Téc) out of phase

3)

estar desfasado — (Aer) to be suffering from jetlag

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step

b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned

* * *

= out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.

Ex. It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex. For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex. With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.

Ex. Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.

Ex. This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.

Ex. Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.

Ex. The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.

Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.

Ex. Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.

Ex. The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.

Ex. Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.

Ex. He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex. So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex. Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.

Ex. Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) (Fís) out of phase; <mecanismo/ritmo> out of sync; <planes/etapas> out of step

b) <ideas/persona> old-fashioned

* * *

= out of date [out-of-date], outdated [out-dated], outmoded, superseded, outworn, musty [mustier -comp., mustiest -sup.], out of sync, overaged, out of touch with + reality, fossilised [fossilized, -USA], byzantine, moth-eaten, mothy [mothier -comp., mothiest -sup.], stale, long in the tooth.

Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.

Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.

Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.

Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.

Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.

Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.

Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.

Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.

Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.

Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.

Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.

Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.

Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.

Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

* * *

desfasado -da

adjective

1 ( Fís) out of phase

2 ‹mecanismo/ritmo› out of sync; ‹planes/etapas› out of step

3 ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned

está algo desfasado it's a little behind the times o old-fashioned

* * *

Del verbo desfasarse: ( conjugate desfasarse)

desfasado es:

el participio

desfasado
◊ -da adjetivo ‹ideas/persona› old-fashioned

desfasado,-a adjetivo
1 (objeto, moda, etc) outdated
2 (persona) old-fashioned, behind the times
3 Téc out of phase

' desfasado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desfasada
- atrasado
English:
time
- out

* * *

desfasado, -a adj

1. [desincronizado] out of synch o sync

2. [persona] out of touch;
[libro, moda] old-fashioned; [ideas] old-fashioned, out of date
* * *

desfasado

adj fig

old-fashioned

* * *

desfasado, -da adj

1) : out of sync

2) : out of step, behind the times

* * *

desfasado adj out of date

Spanish-English dictionary > desfasado
58 estandarizado

adj.

standardized, standardised.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: estandarizar.

* * *

= patterned, standardised [standardized, -USA].

Ex. It has been discovered that head-nods, gaze-shifts, physical posture, and most of all facial expression, do make up in fact a patterned body-language.

Ex. The function of a thesaurus is to provide a standardized vocabulary for information storage and retrieval systems.

* * *

= patterned, standardised [standardized, -USA].

Ex: It has been discovered that head-nods, gaze-shifts, physical posture, and most of all facial expression, do make up in fact a patterned body-language.

Ex: The function of a thesaurus is to provide a standardized vocabulary for information storage and retrieval systems.

* * *

estandarizado, -a adj
[normalizado] standardized

Spanish-English dictionary > estandarizado
59 estándar

adj.

standard, conventional, stock, standardised.

m.

standard, original, pattern, prototype.

* * *

estándar

(pl estándares)

► adjetivo

1 standard, standardized

■ modelo estándar standard model

■ reglas estándar set rules

► nombre masculino

1 standard

* * *

ADJ SM standard

* * *

adjetivo/masculino standard

- estándar de vida

* * *

= standard, standard, standardised [standardized, -USA], mainline, stock, mainstream, received, commonly seen.

Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

Ex. A standard is a document available to the public and aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits and approved by a body recognized on the national, regional or international level.

Ex. The function of a thesaurus is to provide a standardized vocabulary for information storage and retrieval systems.

Ex. This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.

Ex. True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.

Ex. Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.

Ex. It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.

Ex. This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.

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* conseguir un estándar = attain + standard.

* de tamaño estándar = standard-sized, full-sized.

* estándar de evaluación = benchmark.

* estándar de la industria = industry standard.

* estándar de proceso = processing standard.

* mantener un estándar = uphold + standard.

* SGML (Lenguaje Estándar Universal para el Análisis Formal de Documentos) = SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).

* * *

adjetivo/masculino standard

- estándar de vida

* * *

= standard, standard, standardised [standardized, -USA], mainline, stock, mainstream, received, commonly seen.

Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

Ex: A standard is a document available to the public and aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits and approved by a body recognized on the national, regional or international level.

Ex: The function of a thesaurus is to provide a standardized vocabulary for information storage and retrieval systems.

Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.

Ex: True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.

Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.

Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.

Ex: This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.

* conseguir un estándar = attain + standard.

* de tamaño estándar = standard-sized, full-sized.

* estándar de evaluación = benchmark.

* estándar de la industria = industry standard.

* estándar de proceso = processing standard.

* mantener un estándar = uphold + standard.

* SGML (Lenguaje Estándar Universal para el Análisis Formal de Documentos) = SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).

* * *

estándar¹

adjective

standard

un giro no estándar ( Ling) a nonstandard o substandard expression

estándar²

masculine

standard

Compuesto:

estándar de vida

standard of living

* * *

estándar adjetivo / noun masculine
standard
estándar adjetivo & sustantivo masculino standard: el sobre tiene un tamaño estándar, the envelope has a standard size
' estándar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
standard
English:
gauge
- standard
- stock
- stick

* * *

estándar

♦ adj

standard

♦ nm

standard

Comp
estándar de vida standard of living
* * *

estándar

m standard

* * *

estándar adj & nm

: standard

* * *

estándar adj n standard

Spanish-English dictionary > estándar
60 intensificar

v.

to intensify.

* * *

intensificar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to intensify

* * *

verb

to intensify

* * *

1.

VT to intensify

2.

See:

intensificarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to intensify, step up
2.
intensificarse v pron sentimiento/dolor/sonido to intensify, become stronger

* * *

= enhance, deepen, intensify, step up, crank up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up.

Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex. One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.

Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex. The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.

Ex. Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

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* intensificar el efecto de algo = intensify + effect.

* intensificarse = escalate.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to intensify, step up
2.
intensificarse v pron sentimiento/dolor/sonido to intensify, become stronger

* * *

= enhance, deepen, intensify, step up, crank up, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, ratchet up, amp up.

Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.

Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.

Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.

Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

* intensificar el efecto de algo = intensify + effect.

* intensificarse = escalate.

* * *

intensificar [A2 ]

vt

to intensify, step up

■ intensificarse

v pron

«sentimiento/dolor/sonido» to intensify, become stronger

* * *

intensificar verbo transitivo (hacer más intenso) to intensify, make stronger
(hacer más activo) to step up
' intensificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avivar
- plena
- pleno
- tan
- acentuar
English:
intensify
- redouble
- strengthen
- tighten
- tighten up
- step

* * *

intensificar

♦ vt

to intensify

♦ See also the pronominal verb intensificarse

* * *

intensificar

v/t intensify

* * *

intensificar {72} vt

: to intensify

♦ See also the reflexive verb intensificarse

Spanish-English dictionary > intensificar

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Language identification in the limit — is a formal model for inductive inference. It was introduced by E. Mark Gold in his paper with the same title [http://www.isrl.uiuc.edu/ amag/langev/paper/gold67limit.html] . In this model, a learner is provided with presentation of some language … Wikipedia
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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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