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41 ley de vida
(n.) = fact of life, laws of natureEx. Even with the closest supervision some books will be lost through theft, a fact of life one must recognize and cope with.Ex. The purportedly 'permanent' CD-ROM medium follows the immutable laws of nature: the aluminum coating on the disc oxidises over time (a condition called disc rot or CD rot), resulting in an unreadable disc.* * *(n.) = fact of life, laws of natureEx: Even with the closest supervision some books will be lost through theft, a fact of life one must recognize and cope with.
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42 leyes científicas
(n.) = laws of physicsEx. The following laws of physics are considered fundamental, but many of them refer to idealized systems, which are hard to obtain in the real world.* * *(n.) = laws of physicsEx: The following laws of physics are considered fundamental, but many of them refer to idealized systems, which are hard to obtain in the real world.
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43 leyes contra la difamación
(n.) = laws of libelEx. It simply sells space to Information Providers (IPs) who, in theory at least, can put up what information they like, accurate or inaccurate, being bound only by existing laws of libel, obscenity etc.* * *(n.) = laws of libelEx: It simply sells space to Information Providers (IPs) who, in theory at least, can put up what information they like, accurate or inaccurate, being bound only by existing laws of libel, obscenity etc.
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44 leyes de la ciencia
(n.) = laws of physicsEx. The following laws of physics are considered fundamental, but many of them refer to idealized systems, which are hard to obtain in the real world.* * *(n.) = laws of physicsEx: The following laws of physics are considered fundamental, but many of them refer to idealized systems, which are hard to obtain in the real world.
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45 leyes de la física
(n.) = laws of physicsEx. The following laws of physics are considered fundamental, but many of them refer to idealized systems, which are hard to obtain in the real world.* * *(n.) = laws of physicsEx: The following laws of physics are considered fundamental, but many of them refer to idealized systems, which are hard to obtain in the real world.
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46 leyes sobre la igualdad
(n.) = equity lawsEx. However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.* * *(n.) = equity lawsEx: However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.
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47 pintorescamente
adv.picturesquely, quaintly, colorfully, colourfully.* * *= quaintly.Ex. Harmonization, quaintly described in EC documents as 'the approximation of the laws of member states', includes the harmonization laws affecting free movement of goods.* * *= quaintly.Ex: Harmonization, quaintly described in EC documents as 'the approximation of the laws of member states', includes the harmonization laws affecting free movement of goods.
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48 prohibir
v.1 to forbid.prohibir a alguien hacer algo to forbid somebody to do somethingtengo prohibido el alcohol I've been told I mustn't touch alcohol2 to prohibit (por ley) (de antemano).a partir de ahora está prohibido fumar en los lugares públicos smoking in public places has now been bannedestá prohibida la venta de alcohol a menores it is illegal to sell alcoholic drinks to anyone under the age of 18 (en letrero)3 to forbid to, to forbid.Ella los desautorizó beber She forbade them to drink.* * *(stressed í in certain persons of certain tenses)Present IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperative* * *verbto ban, forbid, prohibit* * *VT1) (=vedar) [+ venta, consumo, publicidad, prueba nuclear] to ban, prohibithan prohibido la venta ambulante — street selling has been banned o prohibited
han prohibido la circulación de camiones este fin de semana — lorries have been banned from the roads this weekend
quieren prohibir la caza de ballenas — they want to put a ban on whaling, they want to ban whaling
está totalmente prohibido hacer publicidad del tabaco — there is a total ban on tobacco advertising, tobacco advertising is completely banned o forbidden
2) (=no permitir)prohibir algo a algn: prohibieron el acceso a la prensa — the press were banned
el médico me ha prohibido los dulces — the doctor says I'm not allowed (to eat) sweet things, the doctor has banned me from eating sweet things
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prohibir a algn hacer algo, me prohibió entrar en su casa — he banned me from his house, he forbade me to enter his housela dirección nos prohibía usar maquillaje — the management prohibited us from wearing make-up, the management forbade us to wear make-up
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prohibir a algn que haga algo — to forbid sb to do sth•
tener algo prohibido, tengo prohibido el tabaco — I'm not allowed to smokeme tienen prohibida la entrada — I'm banned, they have banned me
me tienen prohibido hablar de política mientras comemos — I'm banned from talking politics at the dinner-table, I'm not allowed to talk politics at the dinner-table
3) [en letreros]prohibido el paso a toda persona ajena a la obra — no unauthorized entry, authorized personnel only
* * *verbo transitivoa) <acto/venta> to prohibit (frml)esta ley prohíbe las huelgas — this law bans o prohibits strikes
queda terminantemente prohibido — it is strictly forbidden o prohibited
prohibido el paso or prohibida la entrada — no entry
prohibido fijar carteles — stick no bills, bill posters o bill stickers will be prosecuted
b)se prohíbe la entrada a menores de 16 años — over 16s only, no admission to persons under 16 years of age
c)prohibirle A alguien + INF — to forbid somebody to + inf, prohibit somebody from -ing (frml)
d)prohibir A alguien QUE + SUBJ — to forbid somebody to + inf
* * *= bar, outlaw, forbid, prohibit, impose + ban, ban, restrain from, banish, proscribe.Ex. Once the library is closed, all incoming or all outgoing calls should be barred.Ex. The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.Ex. Library policy may forbid staff members from giving appraisals.Ex. There are laws which prohibit unlawful copyright infringement, but these are frequently contradictory and open to interpretation.Ex. By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.Ex. In the Soviet Union the introduction of glasnost has allowed the publication of some books previously banned, but has had little effect on libraries.Ex. 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.Ex. Many types and colours of shelving are now available, and forbidding dark wooden bookcases have been banished from most libraries.Ex. Under proposed legislation librarians and distributors who disseminate materials proscribed under these laws would be criminally liable.----* prohibir la entrada en = ban from.* * *verbo transitivoa) <acto/venta> to prohibit (frml)esta ley prohíbe las huelgas — this law bans o prohibits strikes
queda terminantemente prohibido — it is strictly forbidden o prohibited
prohibido el paso or prohibida la entrada — no entry
prohibido fijar carteles — stick no bills, bill posters o bill stickers will be prosecuted
b)se prohíbe la entrada a menores de 16 años — over 16s only, no admission to persons under 16 years of age
c)prohibirle A alguien + INF — to forbid somebody to + inf, prohibit somebody from -ing (frml)
d)prohibir A alguien QUE + SUBJ — to forbid somebody to + inf
* * *= bar, outlaw, forbid, prohibit, impose + ban, ban, restrain from, banish, proscribe.Ex: Once the library is closed, all incoming or all outgoing calls should be barred.
Ex: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.Ex: Library policy may forbid staff members from giving appraisals.Ex: There are laws which prohibit unlawful copyright infringement, but these are frequently contradictory and open to interpretation.Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.Ex: In the Soviet Union the introduction of glasnost has allowed the publication of some books previously banned, but has had little effect on libraries.Ex: 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.Ex: Many types and colours of shelving are now available, and forbidding dark wooden bookcases have been banished from most libraries.Ex: Under proposed legislation librarians and distributors who disseminate materials proscribed under these laws would be criminally liable.* prohibir la entrada en = ban from.* * *vt1 ‹acto/venta› to prohibit ( frml)esta ley prohíbe la huelga en los servicios públicos this law bans o prohibits strikes in public servicesqueda terminantemente prohibido it is strictly forbidden o prohibitedse prohibió la venta de hortalizas procedentes de la zona the sale of vegetables from the area was banned o prohibitedse prohíbe el uso de diccionarios you are not allowed to use dictionaries, the use of dictionaries is forbidden ( frml)iba en dirección prohibida I was going the wrong way up a one-way street[ S ] prohibido el paso or prohibida la entrada no entry[ S ] prohibido fijar carteles stick no bills, bill posters o bill stickers will be prosecuted[ S ] prohibido fumar no smokingestá prohibido fumar aquí you/she/he can't smoke here o this is a no-smoking area2 prohibirle algo A algn to ban sb FROM sthme había prohibido la entrada al edificio he had banned me from the building o from entering the buildingel médico me ha prohibido la sal the doctor has told me I mustn't have salt[ S ] se prohíbe la entrada a menores de 16 años over 16s only, no admission to persons under 16 years of agetengo prohibido el alcohol I've been told I mustn't drink alcohol3 prohibirle A algn + INF to forbid sb to + INF, prohibit sb FROM -ING ( frml)me prohibió tocar la máquina he forbade me to touch the machine, he told me not to touch the machineprohíben a las mujeres participar en estos actos women are prohibited o banned from participating in these ceremonies, women are not allowed to participate in these ceremoniesle tenemos prohibido salir he's not allowed out, we've grounded him ( colloq)4 prohibir A algn QUE + SUBJ to forbid sb to + INFte prohíbo que le hables así a tu madre I forbid you to speak to your mother like that* * *
prohibir ( conjugate prohibir) verbo transitivo
( on signs) prohibido el paso or prohibida la entrada no entry;
( on signs) prohibido fumar no smoking;
( on signs) se prohíbe la entrada a menores de 16 años over 16s only, no admission to persons under 16 years of ageb) prohibirle algo A algn to ban sb from sth;
prohibirle A algn hacer algo to forbid sb to do sth, prohibit sb from doing sth (frml);
prohibir A algn QUE haga algo to forbid sb to do sth
prohibir verbo transitivo
1 to forbid, prohibit: le han prohibi-do el alcohol, he's been told not to drink alcohol
2 (legalmente) to ban: comprar tabaco está prohibido para menores de 16 años, it is forbidden for persons under sixteen years of age to purchase tobacco
' prohibir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vedar
English:
ban
- bar
- embargo
- forbid
- nix
- outlaw
- prohibit
- stop
- banish
* * *prohibir vt1. [impedir, proscribir] to forbid;prohibir a alguien hacer algo to forbid sb to do sth;te prohíbo que vayas a la fiesta I forbid you to go to the party;el médico me ha prohibido fumar the doctor has told me to stop smoking;tengo prohibido el alcohol I've been told I mustn't touch alcohol;se prohíbe el paso [en letrero] no entry2. [por ley] [de antemano] to prohibit;[a posteriori] to ban;a partir de ahora se prohíbe fumar en los lugares públicos smoking in public places has now been banned;se prohíbe la entrada a menores de 18 años [en letrero] over 18s only* * *v/t forbid; oficialmente ban;prohibir a alguien hacer algo forbid s.o. to do sth;prohibido fumar no smoking* * *prohibir {62} vt: to prohibit, to ban, to forbid* * *prohibir vb -
49 secreto comercial
m.trade secret.* * *(n.) = trade secret, competitive informationEx. As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good -- patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance -- run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement.Ex. A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.* * *(n.) = trade secret, competitive informationEx: As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good -- patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance -- run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement.
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50 secreto industrial
m.trade secret.* * *(n.) = trade secret, competitive informationEx. As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good -- patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance -- run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement.Ex. A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.* * *(n.) = trade secret, competitive informationEx: As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good -- patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance -- run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement.
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51 transgresión
f.transgression, trespass.* * *1 transgression* * ** * *femenino (frml) transgression (frml)* * *= transgression, trespass, wrongdoing, contravention, trespassing, violation.Ex. Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.Ex. The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.Ex. His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex. Some local authorities are currently under investigation for their alleged contravention of the Rome Treaty by their imposition of a 'buy British' requirement.Ex. The article 'Does online editing promote trespassing?' discusses the ethical implications of granting editors on-line access to authors' document files.Ex. Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.* * *femenino (frml) transgression (frml)* * *= transgression, trespass, wrongdoing, contravention, trespassing, violation.Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.
Ex: The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.Ex: Some local authorities are currently under investigation for their alleged contravention of the Rome Treaty by their imposition of a 'buy British' requirement.Ex: The article 'Does online editing promote trespassing?' discusses the ethical implications of granting editors on-line access to authors' document files.Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.* * *( frml)transgression ( frml), infringement* * *
transgresión sustantivo femenino (frml) transgression (frml)
transgresión sustantivo femenino breaking
' transgresión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quebrantamiento
- trasgresión
English:
transgression
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53 violación de la intimidad
(n.) = breach of privacy, invasion of privacyEx. The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.Ex. The author suggests that the Japanese, as a nation, are insensitive to the invasion of privacy, both from the standpoint of the invader and the sufferer.* * *(n.) = breach of privacy, invasion of privacyEx: The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.
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54 violación de la privacidad
(n.) = breach of privacyEx. The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.* * *(n.) = breach of privacyEx: The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.
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55 violar una ley
(v.) = violate + law, break + the law, be in breach of + lawEx. ASCAP has suggested that the libraries in question may have violated the copyright laws because they neglected to obtain permission from copyright owners to perform the music included in their events.Ex. Unmarried people who break the law are subject to punishment by lashing.Ex. The EU has started to clamp down on websites offering mobile phone services after more than half were found to be in breach of EU consumer laws.* * *(v.) = violate + law, break + the law, be in breach of + lawEx: ASCAP has suggested that the libraries in question may have violated the copyright laws because they neglected to obtain permission from copyright owners to perform the music included in their events.
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56 ordenanza
f.ordinance, law.ordenanzas municipales by-lawsm.1 messenger.2 orderly (military).3 office boy, orderly.4 command, order, ordinance.* * *1 (soldado) orderly2 (empleado) office boy1 (norma) ordinance\ordenanza municipal bylaw* * *1.SF (=decreto) ordinance, decree2. SMF1) [en oficina] messenger2) (=bedel) porter3) (Mil) orderly* * *Ifemenino ordinance, bylawIImasculino ( en oficinas) porter; (Mil) orderly, batman (BrE)* * *Ifemenino ordinance, bylawIImasculino ( en oficinas) porter; (Mil) orderly, batman (BrE)* * *ordenanza11 = porter, orderly.Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.
Ex: Vice Admiral Nazitoff was shot and killed by an orderly in his room to-day.* ordenanza de biblioteca = page.ordenanza22 = by-law [bye-law, -USA], ordinance.Ex: By-laws are prohibitive -- ie they tell people what they are not allowed to do -- and they are enforceable at law.
Ex: Naturally, it is essential that the library administration and the reference librarian develop a coordinated policy of how the relevant statutes and ordinances shall be applied.* ordenanza municipal = municipal ordinance.* * *ordinance, bylaw1 (en oficinas) porter2 ( Mil) orderly, batman3 (preso) trusty* * *
ordenanza sustantivo masculino ( en oficinas) porter;
(Mil) orderly, batman (BrE)
ordenanza
I sustantivo masculino
1 (en una oficina) office boy, porter
2 Mil orderly
II sustantivo femenino regulations, by-laws
' ordenanza' also found in these entries:
English:
by-law
- orderly
- by
* * *♦ nm1. [de oficina] office boy2. Mil orderly♦ nfordinance, law;ordenanzas municipales by-laws* * *I f by-lawII m1 office junior, gofer fam2 MIL orderly* * *ordenanza nfreglamento: ordinance, regulationordenanza nm: orderly (in the armed forces) -
57 acatamiento
m.1 compliance.2 observance, observation, obedience, respect.* * *1 (respeto) respect2 (de la ley) observance* * *SM [de ley] observance (de of)compliance (de with) (=respeto) respect (a for)* * ** * *= acquiescence, obedience.Ex. After decades of inertia and acquiescence, academic researchers are beginning to offer alternatives to the highly inefficient and unfair system of journal publishing in academia.Ex. This article reviews the prospects and limitations of several of these strategies for explaining cooperation and obedience to social norms.* * ** * *= acquiescence, obedience.Ex: After decades of inertia and acquiescence, academic researchers are beginning to offer alternatives to the highly inefficient and unfair system of journal publishing in academia.
Ex: This article reviews the prospects and limitations of several of these strategies for explaining cooperation and obedience to social norms.* * *(de una ley, orden): el acatamiento de las leyes compliance with the lawsdictó una orden para su inmediato acatamiento he issued an order to be carried out o implemented immediately* * *
acatamiento sustantivo masculino
1 respect
2 (de las normas) observance
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58 física
f.physics.* * *1 physics* * *1. f., (m. - físico) 2. noun f. 3. f., (m. - físico)* * *físico* * *femenino physics* * *= physics.Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.Ex. Examples of the subdisciplines within Physical Science are biology, zoology, botany, physics.----* ciencias físicas = physical science.* física aplicada = applied physics.* física cuántica = quantum physics.* física de altas energías = high energy physics.* física del estado sólido = solid state physics.* física de partículas = particle physics, high energy physics.* física espacial = space physics.* física nuclear = nuclear physics.* física solar = solar physics.* leyes de la física = laws of physics.* * *femenino physics* * *= physics.Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.Ex: Examples of the subdisciplines within Physical Science are biology, zoology, botany, physics.
* ciencias físicas = physical science.* física aplicada = applied physics.* física cuántica = quantum physics.* física de altas energías = high energy physics.* física del estado sólido = solid state physics.* física de partículas = particle physics, high energy physics.* física espacial = space physics.* física nuclear = nuclear physics.* física solar = solar physics.* leyes de la física = laws of physics.* * *physicslas leyes de la física the laws of physicsestudia Física(s) en la universidad she studies physics at universityCompuestos:quantum physicsnuclear physics* * *
física sustantivo femenino
physics;
físico,-a
I adjetivo physical
II m,f (especialista) physicist
III sustantivo masculino physique
física sustantivo femenino physics sing
' física' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actitud
- contra
- deformación
- fuerza
- incapacidad
- incapacitada
- incapacitado
- incapaz
- lesión
- Nobel
- postura
- repugnancia
- resistencia
- reverencia
- seguridad
- sensación
- separar
- someterse
- tipo
- torpe
- costar
- desfase
- educación
- ejercicio
- flojo
- fortaleza
- habilidad
- minusvalía
- preparación
- reprobar
- torturar
English:
brawn
- elementary
- exempt
- form
- game
- PE
- physical condition
- physical education
- physics
- strength
- strong
- weakness
- block
- fitness
- physical
* * *física nf1. [ciencia] physics [singular];un licenciado en física(s) a physics graduatefísica aplicada applied physics;física cuántica quantum physics;física nuclear nuclear physics;física de partículas particle physics* * *f physics sgI adj physicalII m, física f physicist* * *física nf: physics* * *física n physics -
59 extranjería
f.foreign affairs, alienage.* * *1 status of foreigners\ley de extranjería immigration law* * *SF alien status, status of foreigners* * *ley de extranjería — ( en Esp) immigration laws (pl)
* * *ley de extranjería — ( en Esp) immigration laws (pl)
* * *immigration matters ley* * *
extranjería sustantivo femenino (Esp):
* * *extranjería nfforeign status;ley de extranjería immigration law* * *f:ley de extranjería immigration laws pl ;oficina de extranjería INS, Immigration and Naturalization Service -
60 a partir de este momento
Ex. Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law ( hereinafter referred to as laws).* * *Ex: Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law ( hereinafter referred to as laws).
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Laws — n. the first five books of the Old Testament, also called {The Law} and {Torah}. Syn: Pentateuch, Law of Moses, Torah. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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