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21 estratificación
f.stratification.* * *1 stratification* * ** * *= stratification, layering.Ex. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.Ex. The organisation of the data base is based on the same layering concept.----* estratificación social = social stratification.* * *= stratification, layering.Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: The organisation of the data base is based on the same layering concept.* estratificación social = social stratification.* * *stratification* * *
estratificación sustantivo femenino stratification: estoy investigando la estratificación social de la antigua sociedad griega, I'm researching the social stratification of ancient Greek society
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22 fracaso
m.failure.un rotundo fracaso an outright failuretodo fue un fracaso the whole thing was a disasterel fracaso escolar educational failure, poor performance at schoolpres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fracasar.* * *1 failure* * *noun m.* * *SM failurela reforma está condenada al fracaso — the reform is doomed to failure, the reform is destined to fail
¡es un fracaso! — he's a disaster!
* * *masculino failureun fracaso amoroso or sentimental — a disappointment in love
* * *= flop, failure, underdog, bust, dog, defeat, fiasco, flake out, goof, write-off [writeoff], foundering, dud.Ex. And at worst, if the trip is a flop (it happens!), at least he is glad to get back to work.Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.Ex. Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.Ex. The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.Ex. The show was a real flake out.Ex. The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex. Gareth Jones's film makes a series of misjudgments so damaging that the whole thing is a virtual write-off.Ex. The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.Ex. It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.----* abocado al fracaso = failing, doomed.* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* abocado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed from + the beginning.* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the beginning.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* éxitos o fracasos = successes or failures.* éxitos y fracasos = pitfalls and successes, successes and failures.* fórmula para el fracaso = blueprint for failure.* fracaso bochornoso = embarrassing failure.* fracaso desde el principio = doomed failure.* fracaso escolar = school failure.* fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.* fracaso miserable = miserable failure.* fracaso rotundo = resounding failure, complete failure.* fracaso total = complete failure.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* índice de fracaso escolar = failure rate, dropout rate.* obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.* predestinado al fracaso = doomed.* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed to + failure.* ser un fracaso = nothing + come of, prove + a failure.* significar fracaso = signify + failure, spell + failure.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* tasa de fracaso escolar = dropout rate, failure rate.* traer consigo fracaso = spell + failure.* traer fracaso = spell + failure.* * *masculino failureun fracaso amoroso or sentimental — a disappointment in love
* * *= flop, failure, underdog, bust, dog, defeat, fiasco, flake out, goof, write-off [writeoff], foundering, dud.Ex: And at worst, if the trip is a flop (it happens!), at least he is glad to get back to work.
Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex: 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.Ex: The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.Ex: The show was a real flake out.Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.Ex: Gareth Jones's film makes a series of misjudgments so damaging that the whole thing is a virtual write-off.Ex: The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.* abocado al fracaso = failing, doomed.* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* abocado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed from + the beginning.* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed from + the beginning, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the start.* condenado al fracaso desde el principio = doomed from + the start, doomed from + the outset, doomed from + the beginning.* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.* éxitos o fracasos = successes or failures.* éxitos y fracasos = pitfalls and successes, successes and failures.* fórmula para el fracaso = blueprint for failure.* fracaso bochornoso = embarrassing failure.* fracaso desde el principio = doomed failure.* fracaso escolar = school failure.* fracaso lamentable = embarrassing failure.* fracaso miserable = miserable failure.* fracaso rotundo = resounding failure, complete failure.* fracaso total = complete failure.* fracaso vergonzoso = embarrassing failure.* índice de fracaso escolar = failure rate, dropout rate.* obtener éxitos y fracasos = experience + problems and successes.* predestinado al fracaso = doomed.* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo = doomed to + failure from its inception, doomed to + failure, doomed to + failure.* ser un fracaso = nothing + come of, prove + a failure.* significar fracaso = signify + failure, spell + failure.* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso = make or break.* tasa de fracaso escolar = dropout rate, failure rate.* traer consigo fracaso = spell + failure.* traer fracaso = spell + failure.* * *1 (acción) failureha sufrido or tenido varios fracasos profesionales she has had several failures in her workel proyecto estaba condenado al fracaso the project was destined to fail o doomed to failureun fracaso amoroso or sentimental a disappointment in loveun fracaso rotundo a complete failure2 (obra, persona) failuresu última película fue un fracaso her last movie was a failure o ( colloq) flop, her last movie bombed ( AmE colloq)como profesor es un fracaso he's a disaster o failure as a teacher, he's a hopeless teacher* * *
Del verbo fracasar: ( conjugate fracasar)
fracaso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
fracasó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
fracasar
fracaso
fracasar ( conjugate fracasar) verbo intransitivo
to fail
fracaso sustantivo masculino
failure
fracasar verbo intransitivo to fail
fracaso sustantivo masculino failure: el despegue del cohete fue un fracaso, the rocket lift-off was a failure
' fracaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derrota
- estrepitosa
- estrepitoso
- responsabilizar
- sed
- sentenciar
- servir
- contundente
- destinado
- naufragio
- rotundo
English:
bomb
- defeat
- dismal
- failure
- flop
- mainly
- no-win
- resounding
- unmitigated
- unqualified
- washout
- break
- fiasco
- why
* * *fracaso nm1. [falta de éxito] failure;ha sufrido varios fracasos amorosos he has had a number of failed relationships;todo fue un fracaso it was a complete failure;fracaso escolar school failure;el entorno familiar contribuye al fracaso escolar the family environment is a contributory factor to educational failure2. [persona] failure;como profesor es un fracaso as a teacher he's a failure, he's useless as a teacher* * *m failure* * *fracaso nmfiasco: failure* * *fracaso n failure -
23 gobierno de la mayoría
(n.) = majority ruleEx. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.* * *(n.) = majority ruleEx: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
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24 igualdad de condiciones para todos
Ex. 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.* * *Ex: 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.
Spanish-English dictionary > igualdad de condiciones para todos
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25 imprudencia
f.1 carelessness, recklessness (falta de prudencia) (en los actos).2 careless or reckless act, indiscretion.3 imprudence, carelessness, recklessness, rashness.* * *1 (falta de prudencia) imprudence, carelessness; (en la carretera) dangerous driving2 (acción imprudente) rash move, reckless move; (indiscrección) indiscretion\las imprudencias se pagan carelessness costs lives* * *SF1) (=cualidad) [al hacer algo] imprudence, rashness; [al averiguar algo] indiscretion2) (=acción)* * *a) ( acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia — it was a rash o an imprudent thing to say
no cometas esa imprudencia — don't be so rash o reckless
b) ( cualidad) imprudence* * *= unwisdom, imprudence, recklessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.Ex. Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.Ex. General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.Ex. This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex. This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex. Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.----* cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence, be reckless.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* * *a) ( acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia — it was a rash o an imprudent thing to say
no cometas esa imprudencia — don't be so rash o reckless
b) ( cualidad) imprudence* * *= unwisdom, imprudence, recklessness, endangerment, wantonness, rashness.Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.Ex: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.Ex: This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.* cometer una imprudencia = commit + imprudence, be reckless.* imprudencia temeraria = endangerment, wanton endangerment, criminal negligence.* * *1 (acción) imprudencedecir eso fue una imprudencia it was a rash o an imprudent thing to sayse debió a una imprudencia del piloto it was caused by the pilot's imprudenceno cometas esa imprudencia don't be so rash o reckless2 (cualidad) imprudencesu imprudencia al conducir his reckless drivingCompuesto:criminal negligenceel conductor fue condenado por imprudencia temeraria the driver was convicted of reckless driving o of criminal negligence* * *
imprudencia sustantivo femenino
imprudence;◊ no cometas esa imprudencia don't be so rash o reckless;
su imprudencia al conducir his reckless driving
imprudencia sustantivo femenino imprudence, rashness: fue una imprudencia hablar de ello, it was unwise to talk about it
imprudencia temeraria, criminal negligence
' imprudencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bestialidad
- necedad
- temeridad
English:
imprudence
- rashness
- reckless driving
- recklessness
- unwariness
* * *imprudencia nf1. [falta de prudencia] [en los actos] carelessness, recklessness;[en los comentarios] indiscretion;actuó con imprudencia she acted recklessly;fue una imprudencia conducir bebido it was reckless of him to drive while he was drunkDer imprudencia concurrente contributory negligence; Der imprudencia temeraria criminal negligence2. [acción] careless o reckless act, indiscretion;[dicho indiscreto] tactless remark, indiscretion; [dicho desacertado] foolish o reckless remark;confiar en él fue una imprudencia it was unwise to trust him;cometió una imprudencia y atropelló a un peatón she knocked over a pedestrian as a result of a reckless piece of driving* * *f recklessness, rashness* * *imprudencia nfindiscreción: imprudence, indiscretion -
26 inevitabilidad
f.inevitability, unavoidableness, infallibility.* * *1 inevitability* * ** * *femenino inevitability, unavoidability* * *Ex. They believed in the ' inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.* * *femenino inevitability, unavoidability* * *Ex: They believed in the ' inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
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27 insensatez
f.1 foolishness, senselessness.hacer/decir una insensatez to do/say something foolish2 lack of common sense, lack of good sense, unwisdom.3 foolish thing to do, stupid thing to do, foolish action.* * *1 foolishness\decir insensateces to talk nonsensehacer insensateces to be foolish* * *SF foolishness, stupiditycometieron la insensatez de no negociar — they were foolish o stupid enough not to negotiate
dice unas insensateces increíbles — he says such foolish o stupid things
* * *a) ( cualidad) foolishness, senselessnessb) (dicho, hecho)lo que has dicho/hecho es una insensatez — that was a stupid thing to say/do
* * *= unwisdom, foolishness, bad judgement.Ex. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.Ex. That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.Ex. However, what is considered good judgement in one culture is often considered bad judgement within another culture.* * *a) ( cualidad) foolishness, senselessnessb) (dicho, hecho)lo que has dicho/hecho es una insensatez — that was a stupid thing to say/do
* * *= unwisdom, foolishness, bad judgement.Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.Ex: However, what is considered good judgement in one culture is often considered bad judgement within another culture.* * *1 (cualidad) foolishness, senselessness2(dicho, hecho): fue una insensatez dejarlo solo it was foolish o stupid to leave him alonelo que has dicho es una insensatez that's a foolish o senseless thing to say* * *
insensatez sustantivo femenino
b) (dicho, hecho):◊ lo que has dicho/hecho es una insensatez that was a stupid thing to say/do
insensatez sustantivo femenino foolishness
' insensatez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inconsciencia
English:
folly
- foolish
* * *insensatez nf1. [cualidad] foolishness, senselessnessdecir una insensatez to say something foolish* * *f foolishness* * * -
28 inviolabilidad
f.inviolability.* * *1 inviolability* * ** * *femenino inviolability* * *= sanctity.Ex. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.* * *femenino inviolability* * *= sanctity.Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
* * *inviolabilityCompuesto:parliamentary immunity o privilege* * *inviolabilityinviolabilidad parlamentaria parliamentary immunity* * *f inviolability -
29 nivelación económica
(n.) = economic levellingEx. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.* * *(n.) = economic levellingEx: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
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30 nivelación social
(n.) = social levellingEx. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.* * *(n.) = social levelling -
31 perdedor
adj.1 losing.2 money-losing.m.loser, failure, non-achiever, quitter.* * *► adjetivo1 losing► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 loser* * *(f. - perdedora)noun* * *perdedor, -a1. ADJ1) [baza, equipo] losing2) (=olvidadizo) forgetful, given to losing things2.SM / F loser* * *I- dora adjetivo losing (before n)II- dora masculino, femenino loseres un buen/mal perdedor — he's a good/bad loser
* * *= loser, underdog, dog, quitter.Ex. The jungle fighter views his life and work in terms of winners and losers, with power as his goal.Ex. A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex. 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.Ex. Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.----* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* más perdedor = losingest.* * *I- dora adjetivo losing (before n)II- dora masculino, femenino loseres un buen/mal perdedor — he's a good/bad loser
* * *= loser, underdog, dog, quitter.Ex: The jungle fighter views his life and work in terms of winners and losers, with power as his goal.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.Ex: 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.Ex: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* más perdedor = losingest.* * *losing ( before n)masculine, feminineloseres un buen/mal perdedor he's a good/bad loseres un perdedor nato he's a born loser* * *
perdedor◊ - dora adjetivo
losing ( before n)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
loser;
es un mal perdedor he's a bad loser
perdedor,-ora
I adjetivo losing
II sustantivo masculino y femenino loser
' perdedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ganarse
- mofarse
- perdedora
English:
loser
- born
- lose
* * *perdedor, -ora♦ adjlosing;el equipo perdedor the losing team, the losers♦ nm,floser;es un mal perdedor he's a bad loser* * *I adj losingII m, perdedora f loser;* * *: losing: loser* * *perdedor1 adj losingperdedor2 n loser -
32 santidad
f.1 saintliness, holiness.2 sanctity, godliness, holiness, blessedness.* * *1 saintliness, holiness\Su Santidad His Holiness* * *SF [de lugar] holiness, sanctity; [de persona] saintliness* * ** * *= sanctity, sainthood, saintliness.Ex. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.Ex. It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex. The author explores some of the relationships of these two moral virtues to the traditional theological virtues of faith, hope, and love, and to heroism and saintliness.* * ** * *= sanctity, sainthood, saintliness.Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.Ex: The author explores some of the relationships of these two moral virtues to the traditional theological virtues of faith, hope, and love, and to heroism and saintliness.* * *(de un lugar) sanctity, holiness; (de una persona) saintliness, godlinessSu Santidad His Holiness* * *
santidad sustantivo femenino
1 Rel (tratamiento del papa) Su Santidad, His Holiness
2 Rel (calidad de santo) godliness, saintliness, holiness
' santidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
halo
English:
holiness
- sanctity
* * *santidad nf1. [cualidad] saintliness, holiness2.Su Santidad [el Papa] His Holiness* * *f:Su Santidad His Holiness* * *santidad nf: holiness, sanctity -
33 urgencia
f.1 urgency.con urgencia urgentlynecesitan con urgencia alimentos y medicinas they urgently need food and medicineen caso de urgencia in case of emergency2 urgent need.3 emergency (case) (en hospital) (caso).urgencias (médicas) casualty (department), accident and emergency (department) (British), emergency room (United States)* * *1 urgency2 (necesidad) urgent need, pressing need3 (emergencia) emergency\en (un) caso de urgencia in an emergency* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=apresuramiento) urgencytrataron varios asuntos de urgencia — they dealt with a number of urgent o pressing matters
2) (=emergencia) emergencyen caso de urgencia — in case of (an) emergency, in an emergency
déjame entrar en el baño, por favor, que tengo una urgencia — let me in to the bathroom, please, it's an emergency
procedimiento de urgencia — (Admin) emergency procedure
3) (Med) emergencyel doctor se ocupará primero de las urgencias — the doctor will deal with the emergencies o emergency cases first
urgencias — accident +++ emergency
* * *a) ( cualidad) urgencyb) (Med) ( emergencia) emergency; ( caso urgente) emergency (case)sala de urgencias — casualty department o ward
* * *= urgency, rush on.Ex. They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.Ex. In the nineteenth-century compulsory overtime to 10 p.m. or midnight was a very common occurrence in news offices, with all-night working when there was a rush on.----* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.* con urgencia = urgently.* de extremada urgencia = serious.* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* sala de urgencias = emergency room, emergency ward, casualty ward.* * *a) ( cualidad) urgencyb) (Med) ( emergencia) emergency; ( caso urgente) emergency (case)sala de urgencias — casualty department o ward
* * *= urgency, rush on.Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: In the nineteenth-century compulsory overtime to 10 p.m. or midnight was a very common occurrence in news offices, with all-night working when there was a rush on.* carácter de urgencia = sense of urgency.* con urgencia = urgently.* de extremada urgencia = serious.* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* sala de urgencias = emergency room, emergency ward, casualty ward.* * *1 (cualidad) urgencynecesitamos su ayuda con toda urgencia we urgently need her helphay que tomar una decisión sobre este tema con la máxima urgencia a decision must be made on this matter with the utmost urgencysala de urgencias casualty department o ward[ S ] urgencias accident and emergencylo ingresaron por urgencias he was admitted as an emergencyel doctor está atendiendo una urgencia the doctor is seeing to an emergency (case)tuvieron que operarlo de urgencia he had to have an emergency operationtuvo que ser hospitalizado de urgencia he had to be rushed into hospital* * *
urgencia sustantivo femenino
b) (Med) emergency;
( on signs) urgencias accident and emergency;
urgencia sustantivo femenino
1 urgency
con urgencia, urgently
2 (en medicina) emergency
(departamento de hospital) urgencias, accident and emergency department o ward, US emergency room: le enviaron a urgencias, they sent him to casualty
' urgencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
remediar
- trámite
- ingresar
- necesidad
- prisa
English:
emergency
- necessity
- stretch
- urgency
- desperately
- urgently
* * *urgencia nf1. [cualidad] urgency;debido a la urgencia de la situación owing to the urgency of the situation;con urgencia urgently;necesitan con urgencia alimentos y medicinas they urgently need food and medicine;en caso de urgencia in case of emergency;asuntos de urgencia urgent matters2. [necesidad] urgent need;tener una urgencia to have an emergency3. [en hospital] [caso] emergency (case);urgencias (médicas) [departamento] Br casualty (department), accident and emergency (department), US emergency room* * *f1 urgency; ( prisa) haste;con la máxima urgencia with the utmost urgency2 MED emergency;urgencias pl emergency room sg, A&E sg, Br casualty sg* * *urgencia nf1) : urgency2) emergencia: emergency* * *urgencia n2. (cualidad de urgente) urgency -
34 igualación
f.equalization, standardization.* * *1 (de cantidades) equalization; (del marcador) levelling2 (de un terreno) levelling3 (igualdad) equality■ la mujer aspira a la igualación de su capacidad laboral a la de los varones women aspire to equality of opportunities with men in the labour market* * *SF1) (=nivelación) [de suelo, césped] levelling, leveling (EEUU)la tendencia a la igualación de los precios — the tendency to balance prices, the tendency towards balancing prices
han ofrecido la igualación de los sueldos para todos — they have offered to give everybody the same salary
buscan la igualación de todos los ciudadanos ante la ley — they are seeking to make all citizens equal before the law
2) (Mat) equating* * *1) ( nivelación)2) (Mat) equating* * *1) ( nivelación)2) (Mat) equating* * *A(nivelación): para conseguir la igualación de los ingresos y los pagos to balance income and outgoingssu objetivo es la igualación de todos los ciudadanos its aim is to make all citizens equalB ( Mat) equating* * *igualación nf1. [de terreno] levelling;[de superficie] smoothing2. [de cantidades] equalizing;piden la igualación de salarios they are asking for pay parity* * *f:buscan la igualación de los derechos they are trying to achieve equal rights* * *igualación nf1) : equalization2) : leveling, smoothing3) : equating (in mathematics) -
35 aplanador
adj.leveling, flattening, levelling, smoothing.m.1 a leveller.2 battledoor, brusher, riveter; ingot hammer; cylinder roller. (Mecahnic)3 planer, planishing mallet. (Typography)* * *► adjetivo1 levelling (US leveling), smoothing* * *SMaplanador de calles — idler, layabout
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36 arrasamiento
m.1 demolition of a fortress or fortified place.2 ravaging, destruction, demolition, devastation.3 leveling, levelling.* * *SM (=nivelación) levelling, leveling (EEUU); [de un edificio] demolishing; [de un territorio] devastation* * *arrasamiento nmdestruction, razing -
37 nivelación
• grades• gradual• leveling• leveling-off• levelling• levelling-off• smoothing -
38 alisado por estirado
patent leveling; stretcher levelingMetalurgia diccionario Español-Inglés > alisado por estirado
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39 emparejamiento
m.1 pairing.2 matching, levelling.3 pair bonding.* * *SM (Bio) pairing, mating; (Psic) pair bonding* * *= marriage, match, matching, pairing, mating, coupling, conjoining.Ex. Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.Ex. When documents relevant to a request have been located, a match has been achieved between the information requested and the information retrieved.Ex. Indexing, and later searching, centre upon the matching of document profiles.Ex. Analysis revealed a variety of relationships through the pairing of considered variables.Ex. The article is entitled 'An expert system for bull-cow mating in dairy farms'.Ex. Will the coupling of libraries and museums mean unprecedented cooperation between these venerable institutions?.Ex. This sign is in effect a prototypical example of the conjoining of words and images.----* emparejamiento bibliográfico = bibliographic coupling.* * *= marriage, match, matching, pairing, mating, coupling, conjoining.Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
Ex: When documents relevant to a request have been located, a match has been achieved between the information requested and the information retrieved.Ex: Indexing, and later searching, centre upon the matching of document profiles.Ex: Analysis revealed a variety of relationships through the pairing of considered variables.Ex: The article is entitled 'An expert system for bull-cow mating in dairy farms'.Ex: Will the coupling of libraries and museums mean unprecedented cooperation between these venerable institutions?.Ex: This sign is in effect a prototypical example of the conjoining of words and images.* emparejamiento bibliográfico = bibliographic coupling.* * *A1 (de personas) pairing2 (de calcetines, piezas) matching-upB (nivelación) leveling** * *pairing -
40 homogeneización
f.homogenization, homogeneization.* * *1 homogenization* * *SF levelling down, leveling down (EEUU), equalizationhomogeneizante* * *= homogenisation [homogenization, -USA].Ex. Such ephemeralness and homogenization of library collections serve the interests of all community members.* * *= homogenisation [homogenization, -USA].Ex: Such ephemeralness and homogenization of library collections serve the interests of all community members.
* * *homogenization* * *homogenization* * *: homogenization
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