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41 investigación
f.1 investigation, research.2 investigation, search, inquiry, probe.* * *1 (indagación) investigation, enquiry2 (estudio) research* * *noun f.1) investigation, inquiry2) research* * *SF1) [de accidente, delito] [por la policía] investigation; [por un comité] inquiryha ordenado la investigación de las cuentas bancarias — he has ordered their bank accounts to be investigated
2) [científica, académica] researchun trabajo de investigación sobre el barroco — a research project on the baroque, a piece of research on the baroque
investigación operativa — operational research, operations research
* * *1)a) (de caso, delito) investigation; ( por comisión especial) inquiryllevar a cabo una investigación — to carry out an investigation, to hold an inquiry
b) (Educ, Med, Tec) research2) Investigaciones femenino plural ( en Chi) criminal investigation department* * *= enquiry [inquiry, -USA], exploration, inquiry [enquiry, -UK], investigation, probe, research, scholarship, line of enquiry, a piece of + research, research activity, research effort, academic study.Ex. A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.Ex. This section goes no further than the exploration of ideas which are important for the appropriate support of software packages.Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.Ex. An improved awareness of existing work should strengthen the foundations of new investigations, and reduce the degree of duplication.Ex. From 1985-89, a probe into library services took place into about 7,300 public and school libraries with some 53 million items in stock.Ex. Abstracts may be submitted for editing and inclusion in bibliographies and bulletins by staff engaged in research.Ex. The most important of the functions of librarians is the collection, preservation and affording access to the materials of scholarship.Ex. The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.Ex. Part of library legend is now a steel manufacturer's after-dinner statement that if a piece of research cost less than $100,000, it was cheaper to repeat it than to try to find out if it had already been done.Ex. Bibliometric analyses confirmed that review articles on topics that are generating high levels of research activity tend to have relatively voluminous bibliographies made up of a disproportionate number of citations to source materials of very recent vintage.Ex. With renewed geologic interest in the Arctic and Antarctic, polar libraries are becoming increasingly important to support the research efforts in these areas.Ex. Cyberculture is emerging as an interdisciplinary subject of academic study.----* ARL (Asociación de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = ARL (Association of Research Libraries).* artículo de investigación = research paper, research article, research contribution.* ayudante de investigación = research assistant.* base de datos de investigación = research database.* beca de investigación = research grant.* becario de investigación = research grantee, research student.* biblioteca de investigación = research library.* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas de investigación = research librianship.* centro de investigación = research centre, research unit.* colaboración en la investigación = cooperative research.* colaborador de investigación = research fellow.* colección de investigación = research collection.* comisión de investigación = commission of enquiry, investigating committee, investigation committee.* contribución a la investigación = research contribution.* dedicado a la investigación = research-oriented.* de investigación = exploratory.* departamento de investigación = research unit.* documentos producto de investigación = research materials.* empresa de investigación = research firm.* equipo de investigación = research team.* estrategia de investigación = research strategy.* frente de investigación = research front.* grupo de investigación = research group.* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).* herramienta de investigación = research tool.* informe del resultado de una investigación = research report.* iniciar una investigación = launch + investigation.* institución de investigación = research institution.* instituto de investigación = research institute.* instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo = research and development institute.* investigación-acción = action research.* investigación aplicada = action research.* investigación biomédica = biomedical research.* investigación científica = academic research, scientific research, scientific enquiry, scholarly research.* investigación clínica = clinical research.* investigación cooperativa = cooperative research.* investigación criminal = criminal investigation.* investigación cualitativa = qualitative research.* investigación cuantitativa = quantitative research.* investigación de campo = intervention research, field research.* investigación de despacho = desk research.* investigación de mercado = market research, consumer research.* investigación educativa = educational research.* investigación empírica = empirical research.* investigación en biblioteconomía y documentación = library and information science research.* investigación en biblioteconomía = library research.* investigación en biomedicina = biomedical research.* investigación en ciencias de la documentación = information science research.* investigación en colaboración = collaborative research.* investigación en documentación = information science research.* investigación en educación = educational research.* investigación en equipo = team research.* investigación en medicina = medical research.* investigaciones = research evidence.* investigaciones, las = research literature, literature of research.* investigaciones operativas = operations research.* investigación genética = genetic research.* investigación histórica = historical research.* investigación industrial = industrial research.* investigación mediante sondeos = survey research.* investigación médica = medical research.* investigación operativa = operational research.* investigación para la creación de innovaciones = innovation research.* investigación pedagógica = educational research.* investigación y desarrollo (I+D) = research and development (R&D).* línea de investigación = line of enquiry, line of research, line of enquiry, research front, avenue (for/of) research, research avenue, avenue of investigation, research line.* línea de investigación futura = avenue (for/of) future research.* línea de investigación posible = avenue for further research.* metodología de investigación = research methodology.* no dedicado a la investigación = non-research.* periodismo de investigación = investigative reporting, investigative journalism.* permiso sabático para dedicarse a la investigación = research leave.* producción científica de investigación = research literature.* programa de investigación = research agenda.* propuesta de proyecto de investigación = research proposal.* protocolo de investigación = research protocol.* proyecto de investigación = research project, research initiative.* realizar una investigación = carry out + research, conduct + investigation, conduct + research, do + research, undertake + investigation, undertake + research.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* rendimiento en la investigación = research performance.* revista de investigación = research periodical.* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).* técnica de investigación = research technique.* tema de investigación = area of enquiry [area of inquiry], research question, research topic.* trabajo de investigación = investigative work, research paper, research work.* visita por motivos de investigación = research trip, research visit.* visita por razones de investigación = research trip, research visit.* * *1)a) (de caso, delito) investigation; ( por comisión especial) inquiryllevar a cabo una investigación — to carry out an investigation, to hold an inquiry
b) (Educ, Med, Tec) research2) Investigaciones femenino plural ( en Chi) criminal investigation department* * *= enquiry [inquiry, -USA], exploration, inquiry [enquiry, -UK], investigation, probe, research, scholarship, line of enquiry, a piece of + research, research activity, research effort, academic study.Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
Ex: This section goes no further than the exploration of ideas which are important for the appropriate support of software packages.Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.Ex: An improved awareness of existing work should strengthen the foundations of new investigations, and reduce the degree of duplication.Ex: From 1985-89, a probe into library services took place into about 7,300 public and school libraries with some 53 million items in stock.Ex: Abstracts may be submitted for editing and inclusion in bibliographies and bulletins by staff engaged in research.Ex: The most important of the functions of librarians is the collection, preservation and affording access to the materials of scholarship.Ex: The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.Ex: Part of library legend is now a steel manufacturer's after-dinner statement that if a piece of research cost less than $100,000, it was cheaper to repeat it than to try to find out if it had already been done.Ex: Bibliometric analyses confirmed that review articles on topics that are generating high levels of research activity tend to have relatively voluminous bibliographies made up of a disproportionate number of citations to source materials of very recent vintage.Ex: With renewed geologic interest in the Arctic and Antarctic, polar libraries are becoming increasingly important to support the research efforts in these areas.Ex: Cyberculture is emerging as an interdisciplinary subject of academic study.* ARL (Asociación de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = ARL (Association of Research Libraries).* artículo de investigación = research paper, research article, research contribution.* ayudante de investigación = research assistant.* base de datos de investigación = research database.* beca de investigación = research grant.* becario de investigación = research grantee, research student.* biblioteca de investigación = research library.* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas de investigación = research librianship.* centro de investigación = research centre, research unit.* colaboración en la investigación = cooperative research.* colaborador de investigación = research fellow.* colección de investigación = research collection.* comisión de investigación = commission of enquiry, investigating committee, investigation committee.* contribución a la investigación = research contribution.* dedicado a la investigación = research-oriented.* de investigación = exploratory.* departamento de investigación = research unit.* documentos producto de investigación = research materials.* empresa de investigación = research firm.* equipo de investigación = research team.* estrategia de investigación = research strategy.* frente de investigación = research front.* grupo de investigación = research group.* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).* herramienta de investigación = research tool.* informe del resultado de una investigación = research report.* iniciar una investigación = launch + investigation.* institución de investigación = research institution.* instituto de investigación = research institute.* instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo = research and development institute.* investigación-acción = action research.* investigación aplicada = action research.* investigación biomédica = biomedical research.* investigación científica = academic research, scientific research, scientific enquiry, scholarly research.* investigación clínica = clinical research.* investigación cooperativa = cooperative research.* investigación criminal = criminal investigation.* investigación cualitativa = qualitative research.* investigación cuantitativa = quantitative research.* investigación de campo = intervention research, field research.* investigación de despacho = desk research.* investigación de mercado = market research, consumer research.* investigación educativa = educational research.* investigación empírica = empirical research.* investigación en biblioteconomía y documentación = library and information science research.* investigación en biblioteconomía = library research.* investigación en biomedicina = biomedical research.* investigación en ciencias de la documentación = information science research.* investigación en colaboración = collaborative research.* investigación en documentación = information science research.* investigación en educación = educational research.* investigación en equipo = team research.* investigación en medicina = medical research.* investigaciones = research evidence.* investigaciones, las = research literature, literature of research.* investigaciones operativas = operations research.* investigación genética = genetic research.* investigación histórica = historical research.* investigación industrial = industrial research.* investigación mediante sondeos = survey research.* investigación médica = medical research.* investigación operativa = operational research.* investigación para la creación de innovaciones = innovation research.* investigación pedagógica = educational research.* investigación y desarrollo (I+D) = research and development (R&D).* línea de investigación = line of enquiry, line of research, line of enquiry, research front, avenue (for/of) research, research avenue, avenue of investigation, research line.* línea de investigación futura = avenue (for/of) future research.* línea de investigación posible = avenue for further research.* metodología de investigación = research methodology.* no dedicado a la investigación = non-research.* periodismo de investigación = investigative reporting, investigative journalism.* permiso sabático para dedicarse a la investigación = research leave.* producción científica de investigación = research literature.* programa de investigación = research agenda.* propuesta de proyecto de investigación = research proposal.* protocolo de investigación = research protocol.* proyecto de investigación = research project, research initiative.* realizar una investigación = carry out + research, conduct + investigation, conduct + research, do + research, undertake + investigation, undertake + research.* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.* rendimiento en la investigación = research performance.* revista de investigación = research periodical.* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).* técnica de investigación = research technique.* tema de investigación = area of enquiry [area of inquiry], research question, research topic.* trabajo de investigación = investigative work, research paper, research work.* visita por motivos de investigación = research trip, research visit.* visita por razones de investigación = research trip, research visit.* * *A1 (de un caso, un delito) investigation30 agentes trabajan en la investigación del caso Torosa 30 officers are investigating the Torosa casela policía ha abierto una investigación sobre el caso the police have started o opened o launched an investigation into the caseel senador exige que se lleve a cabo una investigación the senator is demanding an inquiry o an investigationinvestigación científica scientific researchrealizó una investigación sobre esta terapia he carried out research into o a study of this therapyCompuestos:tests to establish paternity (pl)market researchoperations researchresearch and development* * *
investigación sustantivo femenino
( por comisión especial) inquiryb) (Educ, Med, Tec) research;
investigación de mercados market research
investigación sustantivo femenino
1 (pesquisa, indagación) investigation
2 (estudio riguroso) research
' investigación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelante
- beca
- Cesid
- consejo
- escrupulosa
- escrupuloso
- estancar
- estancada
- estancado
- estudio
- exhaustiva
- exhaustivo
- F.B.I
- puntera
- puntero
- relevante
- rigurosa
- riguroso
- someterse
- terrena
- terreno
- abrir
- archivar
- centrar
- cuidadoso
- dedicar
- destinar
- detenido
- dirigir
- encuesta
- examen
- expediente
- fondo
- fruto
- hacer
- meticuloso
- minucioso
- objeto
- potenciar
- realizar
English:
aid
- appropriate
- behind
- bureau
- CID
- compass
- consumer research
- diligent
- enquiry
- fellowship
- full-scale
- grant
- hush-hush
- in-house
- inquest
- inquiry
- institute
- investigation
- province
- research
- scope
- screening
- survey
- thorough
- vet
- allocate
- fact
- investigate
- line
- market
- means
- narrow
- probe
- screen
- station
- way
* * *1. [estudio] research;estoy haciendo una investigación sobre los incas I'm doing a research project o I'm doing some research on the Incasinvestigación científica scientific research;investigación y desarrollo research and development;investigación de mercado market research2. [indagación] investigation, inquiry;la investigación de un atentado the investigation into an attack;se ha abierto una investigación sobre el incidente an inquiry o an investigation into the incident has been opened;comisión de investigación committee of inquiryinvestigación judicial judicial inquiry* * *f1 policial investigation2 EDU, TÉC research;investigación genética genetic research* * *investigación nf, pl - ciones1) encuesta, indagación: investigation, inquiry2) : research* * *1. (policial) investigation3. (científica, académica) research -
42 la década de los + Número
= the + Número + sEx. There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.* * *= the + Número + sEx: There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.
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44 mago
m.1 magician, conjurer, wonder-worker, conjuror.2 wizard, imaginary character of a story, magus.3 wizard, crafty person, very ingenious person.4 sorcerer.5 magus.6 astrologer.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (gen) magician, conjurer; (de los cuentos) wizard\los Reyes Magos the Magi, the Three Wise Men, the Three Kings* * *mago, -aSM / F1) (=prestidigitador) magician2) [en cuentos] magician, wizard/sorceresslos Reyes Magos — the Three Wise Men, the Magi frm
* * *- ga masculino, femeninoa) ( prestidigitador) conjurer, magicianb) ( en cuentos) wizard, magicianc) ( persona habilidosa) wizardd) (Hist) ( sacerdote) magus* * *= wizard, magician, sorcerer, conjurer [conjuror], illusionist.Ex. I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are substandard versions of Le Guin's 'The wizard of Earthsea' or peritonitic spinoffs from the detritus of ill-digested Tolkien.Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex. In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.Ex. It is known that the word 'hocus pocus' appeared in the seventeenth century as a mock-Latin formula or incantation used by conjurers.Ex. Two Lithuanian illusionists have reportedly set three new world records for holding their breath underwater.----* día de los Reyes Magos, el = Epiphany, the.* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz.* * *- ga masculino, femeninoa) ( prestidigitador) conjurer, magicianb) ( en cuentos) wizard, magicianc) ( persona habilidosa) wizardd) (Hist) ( sacerdote) magus* * *= wizard, magician, sorcerer, conjurer [conjuror], illusionist.Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are substandard versions of Le Guin's 'The wizard of Earthsea' or peritonitic spinoffs from the detritus of ill-digested Tolkien.
Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.Ex: It is known that the word 'hocus pocus' appeared in the seventeenth century as a mock-Latin formula or incantation used by conjurers.Ex: Two Lithuanian illusionists have reportedly set three new world records for holding their breath underwater.* día de los Reyes Magos, el = Epiphany, the.* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz.* * *mago -gamasculine, feminine1 (prestidigitador) conjurer, magician2 (en cuentos) wizard, magician3 (persona habilidosa) wizard* * *
mago◊ -ga sustantivo masculino, femenino
mago,-a m,f (hechicero) wizard, magician
el mago de Oz, the Wizard of Oz
los Reyes Magos, the Wise Men
' mago' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
maga
- rey
English:
conjure
- magician
- wizard
- conjurer
* * *mago, -a nm,f1. [prestidigitador] magician2. [en cuentos, leyendas] wizard3. [persona habilidosa] wizard;un mago de las finanzas a financial wizard* * *I m magician; ( brujo) wizard; figmagician, wizardII adj:los Reyes Magos the Three Wise Men, the Three Kings* * *mago, -ga n1) : magician2) : wizard (in folk tales, etc.)3)los Reyes Magos : the Magi* * *mago n1. (ilusionista) magician2. (brujo) wizard -
45 mito popular
(n.) = popular myth, urban legend, folk mythEx. It became a popular myth because people love to hear about experts being confounded by simple common sense.Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex. To determine whether ' folk myths' regarding the relationships of penile size to body height and foot size have any basis, 63 virile men were studied.* * *(n.) = popular myth, urban legend, folk mythEx: It became a popular myth because people love to hear about experts being confounded by simple common sense.
Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.Ex: To determine whether ' folk myths' regarding the relationships of penile size to body height and foot size have any basis, 63 virile men were studied. -
46 nigromante
f. & m.necromancer.* * *1 necromancer* * *SM necromancer* * *= diviner, sorcerer, necromancer.Ex. Healers and diviners are apprenticed to their elders to learn a great wealth of communal and esoteric knowledge.Ex. In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.Ex. These necromancers bestow viceroyalties and principalities upon their adherents and give a kingdom for a kiss, for they are exceedingly amorous.* * *= diviner, sorcerer, necromancer.Ex: Healers and diviners are apprenticed to their elders to learn a great wealth of communal and esoteric knowledge.
Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.Ex: These necromancers bestow viceroyalties and principalities upon their adherents and give a kingdom for a kiss, for they are exceedingly amorous.* * *necromancer* * *nigromante nmfnecromancer -
47 piedra volcánica
(n.) = lava rockEx. It is an old legend that taking lava rocks from Hawaii results in being followed by bad luck.* * *(n.) = lava rockEx: It is an old legend that taking lava rocks from Hawaii results in being followed by bad luck.
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48 poción
f.1 potion, brew, concoction, drench.2 medicine, draught, draft, haustus.* * *1 potion* * *femenino potion* * *= potion.Ex. In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.----* poción mágica = magic potion.* * *femenino potion* * *= potion.Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
* poción mágica = magic potion.* * *potion* * *
poción sustantivo femenino
potion
pócima, poción sustantivo femenino potion
pey (brebaje) concoction, brew
' poción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pócima
English:
brew
- potion
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49 por la mala suerte
= by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fateEx. As Baudelaire said, 'For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree'.Ex. It is an old legend that taking lava rocks from Hawaii results in being followed by bad luck.Ex. The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in anyway other than by ill fate.* * *= by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fateEx: As Baudelaire said, 'For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree'.
Ex: It is an old legend that taking lava rocks from Hawaii results in being followed by bad luck.Ex: The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in anyway other than by ill fate. -
50 por mala suerte
= by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fateEx. As Baudelaire said, 'For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree'.Ex. It is an old legend that taking lava rocks from Hawaii results in being followed by bad luck.Ex. However, by a stroke of bad luck, he came face to face with another assassin on his journey to the railway station and was shot dead.Ex. The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in anyway other than by ill fate.* * *= by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fateEx: As Baudelaire said, 'For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree'.
Ex: It is an old legend that taking lava rocks from Hawaii results in being followed by bad luck.Ex: However, by a stroke of bad luck, he came face to face with another assassin on his journey to the railway station and was shot dead.Ex: The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in anyway other than by ill fate. -
51 pócima
f.1 potion, brew, concoction, drench.2 apozem.* * *1 (preparado) potion* * ** * *= potion.Ex. In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.----* pócima mágica = magic potion.* * ** * *= potion.Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
* pócima mágica = magic potion.* * *1 ( Farm) potion* * *
pócima sustantivo femenino (Farm) potion;
( bebida) (fam) concoction (colloq)
pócima, poción sustantivo femenino potion
pey (brebaje) concoction, brew
' pócima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
poción
English:
potion
* * *pócima nf1. [poción] potion* * *f concoction -
52 ridículo
adj.ridiculous, comic, absurd, silly.m.1 ridicule.2 reticule, small handbag.* * *► adjetivo1 ridiculous, absurd1 ridicule\hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneselfponer a alguien en ridículo to make a fool of somebody, ridicule somebodyquedar en ridículo to make a fool of oneself————————1 ridicule* * *(f. - ridícula)adj.* * *1.ADJ ridiculous¿a que suena ridículo? — doesn't it sound ridiculous?
2.SMpuso a Ana en ridículo delante de todos — he made a fool of Ana in front of everyone, he showed Ana up in front of everyone
no te pongas en ridículo — don't make a fool of yourself, don't show yourself up
exponerse al ridículo — frm to lay o.s. open to ridicule
* * *I- la adjetivoa) <persona/comentario> ridiculous, absurd; < vestimenta> ridiculouslo ridículo de la situación era que... — the ridiculous thing about the situation was that...
es ridículo decir que... — it is an absurdity to say that...
b) <cantidad/precios> ridiculous, ludicrous; < sueldo> ridiculous, laughableIIsentido del ridículo — sense of the ridiculous o absurd
dejar or poner a alguien en ridículo — to make a fool of somebody, to make somebody look stupid o ridiculous
* * *= preposterous, ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical, grotesque, ridicule, nonsensical, risible.Ex. This is unreasonable, in fact, preposterous.Ex. Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..Ex. Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex. There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.Ex. The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.Ex. Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.Ex. The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.----* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.* de lo ridículo a lo sublime = from the ridiculous to the sublime.* de lo sublime a lo ridículo = from the sublime to the ridiculous.* de manera ridícula = grotesquely.* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* sentido del ridículo = self-consciousness, embarrassment, self-conscious feeling.* tener sentido del ridículo = feel + self-conscious, feel + embarrassed.* * *I- la adjetivoa) <persona/comentario> ridiculous, absurd; < vestimenta> ridiculouslo ridículo de la situación era que... — the ridiculous thing about the situation was that...
es ridículo decir que... — it is an absurdity to say that...
b) <cantidad/precios> ridiculous, ludicrous; < sueldo> ridiculous, laughableIIsentido del ridículo — sense of the ridiculous o absurd
dejar or poner a alguien en ridículo — to make a fool of somebody, to make somebody look stupid o ridiculous
* * *= preposterous, ludicrous, ridiculous, farcical, grotesque, ridicule, nonsensical, risible.Ex: This is unreasonable, in fact, preposterous.
Ex: Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.Ex: There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.Ex: The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.Ex: The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.* de forma ridícula = grotesquely.* dejar en ridículo = make + a joke of, put + Nombre + to shame.* de lo ridículo a lo sublime = from the ridiculous to the sublime.* de lo sublime a lo ridículo = from the sublime to the ridiculous.* de manera ridícula = grotesquely.* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.* hacer el ridículo = make + a fool of + Reflexivo, make + an arse of + Reflexivo, make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* poner en ridículo = poke + fun at.* ponerse en ridículo = make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.* sentido del ridículo = self-consciousness, embarrassment, self-conscious feeling.* tener sentido del ridículo = feel + self-conscious, feel + embarrassed.* * *1 ‹persona/comentario› ridiculous, absurd; ‹vestimenta› ridiculouslo ridículo de la situación era que … the absurd o ridiculous o ludicrous thing about the situation was that …parecía no comprender lo ridículo de su situación he seemed not to appreciate the absurdity of his situation2 ‹cantidad› ridiculous, ludicrous; ‹sueldo› ridiculous, laughablecobran precios ridículos they charge ludicrous prices o ridiculous prices o ridiculously high pricesallí se consigue ropa de marca a un precio ridículo you can get well-known makes of clothes there at ridiculously low prices o at ridiculous pricestiene un exagerado sentido del ridículo she has an overdeveloped sense of the ridiculous o absurddejar or poner a algn en ridículo to make a fool of sb, to make sb look stupid o ridiculousquedó en ridículo he made a fool of himself, he made himself look stupidte expones a hacer el ridículo públicamente you risk making a fool of yourself in public* * *
ridículo 1◊ -la adjetivo
◊ lo ridículo de la situación era que … the ridiculous thing about the situation was that …;
eso es ridículo it's absurd o ridiculous
‹ sueldo› ridiculous, laughable
ridículo 2 sustantivo masculino:◊ sentido del ridículo sense of the ridiculous o absurd;
dejar or poner a algn en ridículo to make a fool of sb;
hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneself
ridículo,-a
I adjetivo ridiculous
II sustantivo masculino ridicule: hizo el más espantoso de los ridículos, she made an absolute fool of herself
poner a alguien en ridículo, to make a fool of sb
ponerse en ridículo, to make a fool of oneself
' ridículo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
blandir
- esgrimir
- esperpento
- quedar
- ridícula
- encontrar
English:
daft
- egg
- face
- fool
- it
- laughable
- monkey
- preposterous
- ridiculous
- silly
- simply
- spectacle
- sublime
- though
- farcical
- laughing
- ludicrous
* * *ridículo, -a♦ adj1. [sombrero, traje] ridiculous;2. [afirmación, situación] ridiculous;eso que ha dicho es ridículo what she said was ridiculous;acéptalo, ¡no seas ridículo! take it, don't be ridiculous o silly!3. [precio, suma, sueldo] laughable, ridiculously low♦ nmridicule;hacer el ridículo to make a fool of oneself;hizo el ridículo más espantoso he made an utter fool of himself;quedar en ridículo (delante de alguien) to end up looking like a fool (in front of sb);no tiene sentido del ridículo he doesn't get embarrassed easily* * *I adj ridiculousII m ridicule;hacer el ridículo, quedar en ridículo make a fool of o.s.;poner a alguien en ridículo make a fool of s.o., make s.o. look stupid* * *ridículo, -la adjabsurdo, disparatado: ridiculous, ludicrous♦ ridículamente advridículo, -la n1)hacer el ridículo : to make a fool of oneself2)poner en ridículo : to ridicule* * *ridículo adj ridiculous -
53 rótulo
m.sign, label, signboard, tag.* * *1 (etiqueta) label2 (letrero) sign; (luminoso) neon sign3 (anuncio) poster, placard4 (titular) heading, title* * *SM1) (=letrero) sign, notice; (=cartel) placard, posterrótulo de salida — (TV) credits pl
2) (=encabezamiento) heading, title; [en mapa] lettering3) (=etiqueta) label, ticket* * *1)a) ( etiqueta) labelb) ( logotipo) logoc) (Impr) ( título) title; ( encabezamiento) heading2) ( letrero) sign•* * *= caption, nameplate.Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty.* * *1)a) ( etiqueta) labelb) ( logotipo) logoc) (Impr) ( título) title; ( encabezamiento) heading2) ( letrero) sign•* * *= caption, nameplate.Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
Ex: One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty.* * *A1 (etiqueta) labelrótulos autoadhesivos sticky o self-adhesive labels2 (logotipo) logoB (letrero) signCompuesto:neon o electric sign* * *
Del verbo rotular: ( conjugate rotular)
rotulo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
rotuló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
rotular
rótulo
rótulo sustantivo masculino
( encabezamiento) heading
rotular verbo transitivo to label
rótulo sustantivo masculino
1 (en carretera, etc) sign: hemos cambiado el rótulo del comercio, we got a new sign for the shop
(en museos, etc) label
2 Arte title, heading
' rótulo' also found in these entries:
English:
admittance
- fix
* * *rótulo nm1. [letrero] signrótulo luminoso [de neón] neon sign2. [encabezamiento] headline, title* * *m sign* * *rótulo nm1) : heading, title2) : label, sign* * * -
54 semilla de cacao
(n.) = cacao bean, cacao seed, cocoa beanEx. As legend goes Cortes was greeted by natives that gave him a sackful of cacao beans in exchange for some of his own merchandise.Ex. Real chocolate is a cocoa paste made from cacao seeds.Ex. Chocolate comes from the equatorial cacao tree's unassuming cocoa beans.* * *(n.) = cacao bean, cacao seed, cocoa beanEx: As legend goes Cortes was greeted by natives that gave him a sackful of cacao beans in exchange for some of his own merchandise.
Ex: Real chocolate is a cocoa paste made from cacao seeds.Ex: Chocolate comes from the equatorial cacao tree's unassuming cocoa beans. -
55 sobremesa
f.1 after-dinner talk, after-lunch conversation, after-dinner conversation, table talk.2 dessert, afters.* * *1 (período) afternoon2 (charla) table talk\estar de sobremesa to stay at the table and talk after a meallámpara de sobremesa table lamp* * *SF1) (=después de comer) sitting on after a mealestar de sobremesa — to sit round the table after lunch/dinner
programa de sobremesa — (TV) afternoon programme
un cigarro de sobremesa — an after-lunch/dinner cigar
hablaremos de eso en la sobremesa — we'll talk about that after lunch/dinner
2)3) (=mantel) table cover, tablecloth4) (=postre) dessertSOBREMESA After the main meal of the day, which usually takes place at around 2 or 3 p.m., the Spanish have traditionally lingered on at table drinking coffee and either chatting or watching TV before returning to work later in the afternoon. If they have more time, they may even have a liqueur or play cards. While estar de sobremesa is also occasionally applied to the period after the evening meal, it is more usually taken to mean after lunch, and the sobremesa time band used in TV programme listings applies only to between 2.00 and 5.00 p.m.* * *a) ( período)b) ( conversación) after-lunch/after-dinner conversation* * *= after-tea, after-dinner.Ex. Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of ' after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.Ex. Part of library legend is now a steel manufacturer's after-dinner statement that if a piece of research cost less than $100,000, it was cheaper to repeat it than to try to find out if it had already been done.----* de sobremesa = table-top [tabletop].* escáner de sobremesa = flatbed scanner [flat-bed scanner], flat-bed [flatbed].* libro de sobremesa = coffee-table book.* ordenador de sobremesa = desktop computer.* * *a) ( período)b) ( conversación) after-lunch/after-dinner conversation* * *= after-tea, after-dinner.Ex: Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of ' after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.
Ex: Part of library legend is now a steel manufacturer's after-dinner statement that if a piece of research cost less than $100,000, it was cheaper to repeat it than to try to find out if it had already been done.* de sobremesa = table-top [tabletop].* escáner de sobremesa = flatbed scanner [flat-bed scanner], flat-bed [flatbed].* libro de sobremesa = coffee-table book.* ordenador de sobremesa = desktop computer.* * *sobremesa (↑ sobremesa a1)1(período): esta serie se emitirá en la sobremesa de los jueves this series will be shown in the Thursday afternoon slotprogramación de sobremesa afternoon viewing2 (conversación) after-lunch/after-dinner conversationhacer sobremesa to engage in after-lunch conversationestuvimos de sobremesa hasta las seis we were sitting around the table chatting until sixThis is the time when people stay at the table after a meal, especially lunch, talking, drinking coffee, smoking, and having drinks. In television schedules, programación de sobremesa refers to afternoon viewing.* * *
sobremesa sustantivo femenino ( conversación) after-lunch/after-dinner conversation;
sobremesa sustantivo femenino la sobremesa duró hasta las cinco, we were talking (round the table) after lunch until five o'clock
♦ Locuciones: de sobremesa: un ordenador de sobremesa, a desktop computer
un reloj de sobremesa, a table clock
' sobremesa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comida
English:
table talk
* * *sobremesa nf= time after midday meal, usually between three and five o'clock in the afternoon, when people stay at the table talking, playing cards etc;quedarse de sobremesa to stay at the table [talking, playing cards etc];la programación de sobremesa afternoon TV (programmes)* * *f:de sobremesa afternoon atr* * *sobremesa nf: after-dinner conversation -
56 subtítulo
m.subtitle, caption, cutline, sub-heading.* * *1 subtitle2 LITERATURA subhead, subheading* * *SM subtitle, subheadingsubtítulos — (Cine, TV) subtitles
* * *masculino subtitle* * *= caption, subtitle [sub-title].Ex. The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.Ex. The term 'other title information' includes subtitles, avant-titres, etc., but does not include variations on the title proper (e.g. spine titles, sleeve titles, etc.).----* asiento secundario por subtítulo = added subtitle entry.* subtítulo y/o información complementaria sobre el título = other title information.* * *masculino subtitle* * *= caption, subtitle [sub-title].Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
Ex: The term 'other title information' includes subtitles, avant-titres, etc., but does not include variations on the title proper (e.g. spine titles, sleeve titles, etc.).* asiento secundario por subtítulo = added subtitle entry.* subtítulo y/o información complementaria sobre el título = other title information.* * *1 ( Cin) subtitleuna película con subtítulos en francés a movie with French subtitles2 (de un libro) subtitle* * *
Del verbo subtitular: ( conjugate subtitular)
subtitulo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
subtituló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
subtitular
subtítulo
subtitular ( conjugate subtitular) verbo transitivo
to subtitle;
subtítulo sustantivo masculino
subtitle
subtítulo sustantivo masculino
1 (título secundario) subtitle, subheading
2 (en una película) subtitle
versión original con subtítulos, original version with subtitles
' subtítulo' also found in these entries:
English:
caption
- subheading
- subtitle
* * *subtítulo nm1. [de película] subtitle2. [de libro, capítulo] subtitle* * *m subtitle* * *subtítulo nm: subtitle, subheading* * *subtítulo n subtitle -
57 vampiresco
= vampiric.Ex. The comic combines overt elements from the Peter Pan legend with vampiric horror = El tebeo combina elementos explícitos de la leyenda de Peter Pan con el horror vampiresco.* * *= vampiric.Ex: The comic combines overt elements from the Peter Pan legend with vampiric horror = El tebeo combina elementos explícitos de la leyenda de Peter Pan con el horror vampiresco.
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58 vender el alma al diablo
* * *(v.) = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devilEx. Legend has it that he sold his soul to the devil so that he could play anything.* * *(v.) = sell + Posesivo + soul to the devilEx: Legend has it that he sold his soul to the devil so that he could play anything.
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59 conseja
f.1 a fable, tale, story, legend.2 conspiracy, plot, scheme.* * *1 literal fable, legend* * ** * *tale, fable -
60 constituir
v.1 to make up.2 to be.constituye una falta grave it is o constitutes a serious misdemeanorno creo que constituya ningún obstáculo I don't think it constitutes an obstacle, I don't see it as an obstacle3 to set up, to constitute.Ellos constituyeron un club They constituted a club.Ellos constituyen leyes They establish laws.* * *1 (formar) to comprise, make up, constitute■ el sol y los planetas constituyen el sistema solar the solar system is made up of the sun and the planets2 (ser) to be, constitute3 (crear) to create, set up, establish1 to set oneself up as, become* * *verb2) set up* * *1. VT frm1) (=crear, fundar) [+ comité, asamblea] to set up, constitute frm; [+ empresa] to set upconstituyeron una comisión de investigación — a committee of inquiry was set up o frm constituted
2) (=estar formado por) to make up, constituteel comité lo constituyen 12 miembros — the committee is made up o composed of 12 members, the committee comprises 12 members
estar constituido por — to be made up of, be composed of, comprise
3) (=representar) to constitute frmla pesca constituye la principal riqueza de la región — fishing represents o frm constitutes the region's main source of wealth
4) (=nombrar)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml)a) (componer, formar) to make up, constitute (frml)b) (ser, representar) to represent, constitute (frml)c) ( crear) <comisión/compañía> to set up, establishd) ( nombrar) to name2.constituirse v pron (frml)a) ( erigirse)b) ( reunirse)constituirse en algo — en asamblea/consejo to form something, form oneself into something
* * *= constitute, fall into, make up, populate, fall under.Ex. One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.Ex. Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.Ex. Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.Ex. One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.Ex. It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.----* constituir como sociedad = incorporate.* constituir la base = form + the foundation.* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.* constituir la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of.* constituirse en nación = evolve into + nationhood.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* * *1.verbo transitivo (frml)a) (componer, formar) to make up, constitute (frml)b) (ser, representar) to represent, constitute (frml)c) ( crear) <comisión/compañía> to set up, establishd) ( nombrar) to name2.constituirse v pron (frml)a) ( erigirse)b) ( reunirse)constituirse en algo — en asamblea/consejo to form something, form oneself into something
* * *= constitute, fall into, make up, populate, fall under.Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
Ex: Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.Ex: One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.* constituir como sociedad = incorporate.* constituir la base = form + the foundation.* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.* constituir la culminación de Algo = represent + the culmination of.* constituirse en nación = evolve into + nationhood.* constituir un obstáculo = constitute + an obstacle.* * *constituir [ I20 ]vt( frml)1 (componer, formar) to make upel consejo está constituido por siete miembros the board is made up of seven memberslas personas que constituyen el jurado the people who make up o form o ( frml) constitute the jury2 (ser, representar) to represent, constitute ( frml)eso no constituye un impedimento that does not represent o constitute an obstacleesta acción no constituye delito this action does not constitute a crimerecibir este premio constituye un honor para mí I am very honored to receive this award, I deem it an honor to receive this award ( frml)esto constituye una excepción this is an exception4 (nombrar) to namelo constituyó heredero universal she named him as her sole heir, she made him her sole heir( frml)1 (erigirse) constituirse EN algo to become sthla región se constituyó en una nación independiente the region became an independent nation2 (reunirse) constituirse EN algo to form sth, form oneself INTO sthlos trabajadores acordaron constituirse en asamblea permanente the workers agreed to form a permanent assembly* * *
constituir ( conjugate constituir) verbo transitivo (frml)
constituir verbo transitivo
1 (formar) to constitute
2 (representar) to represent
3 (fundar) to constitute, set up
' constituir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
componer
English:
comprise
- constitute
- form
- incorporate
- represent
* * *♦ vt1. [componer] to make up;estas cinco secciones constituyen el primer capítulo these five sections make up the first chapter;la junta directiva está constituida por cinco miembros the board of directors has five members2. [ser] to be, to constitute;constituye una falta grave it is o constitutes a serious misdemeanour;no creo que constituya ningún obstáculo I don't think it constitutes an obstacle, I don't see it as an obstacle3. [crear] to set up, to constitute* * *v/t1 constitute, make up* * *constituir {41} vt1) formar: to constitute, to make up, to form2) fundar: to establish, to set up
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