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1 puntal
m.1 prop (madero).2 snack. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)* * *1 prop2 figurado support* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=soporte) (Arquit) prop, support; (Agr) prop; (Téc) strut2) (=persona) [que sirve de apoyo] chief supporter; [que ayuda a resistir] cornerstone; [que está al frente] leading light3) LAm snack* * *b) (Náut) ( soporte de cubierta) stanchion; ( altura desde la quilla) heightc) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *= mainstay, plank, prop, powerhouse, power engine, stilt.Ex. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.Ex. IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex. From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex. Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.Ex. The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.* * *b) (Náut) ( soporte de cubierta) stanchion; ( altura desde la quilla) heightc) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *= mainstay, plank, prop, powerhouse, power engine, stilt.Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.
Ex: IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.* * *3 (sostén, apoyo) mainstay* * *
puntal sustantivo masculinoa) (Const) prop
' puntal' also found in these entries:
English:
prop
- strut
* * *puntal nm1. [madero] prop2. [en mina] shore, leg3. [apoyo] mainstay;el sector agrario es uno de los puntales de la región farming is one of the mainstays of the regional economy4. Andes, CAm, Méx [aperitivo] snack* * *puntal nm1) : prop, support2) : stanchion -
2 pilar
m.1 pillar (also figurative).2 Pilar.3 crus, leg-like part.4 abutment.v.to remove the husk of, to remove the hull of, to husk, to hull by pounding.* * *1 pillar* * *noun m.* * *ISM1) (=poste) post, pillar; (=mojón) milestone; [de puente] pier2) (fig) pillar, mainstayIISM [de fuente] basin, bowl* * *IIIlos pilares de la sociedad — the pillars o mainstays of society
* * *= bedrock, cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, mainstay, pillar, pillar, pier.Ex. We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.Ex. Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.Ex. These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.Ex. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.Ex. The layout of the buildings makes it difficult for readers to find their way around and the structural pillars prevent a logical sequence of shelving.Ex. The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.Ex. Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.----* pilares de la sociedad, los = pillars of society, the.* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.* * *IIIlos pilares de la sociedad — the pillars o mainstays of society
* * *= bedrock, cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, mainstay, pillar, pillar, pier.Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.
Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.Ex: The layout of the buildings makes it difficult for readers to find their way around and the structural pillars prevent a logical sequence of shelving.Ex: The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.* pilares de la sociedad, los = pillars of society, the.* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.* * *los pilares de la sociedad the pillars o mainstays of society(en rugby) prop, prop forward* * *
pilar sustantivo femenino (Arquit) pillar, column;
( de puente) pier
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en rugby) prop (forward)
pilar m Arquit pillar
' pilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
columna
- sostén
- bueno
- también
English:
mainstay
- pillar
- support
* * *♦ nm1. [columna] pillar;[de puente] pier2. [apoyo] pillar;uno de los pilares de la iglesia católica one of the pillars of the Catholic Church3. [mojón] milestone♦ nmf[en rugby] prop pilar derecho tight head prop;pilar izquierdo loose head prop* * *m tb figpillar* * *pilar nm1) : pillar, column2) : support, mainstay* * *pilar n pillar -
3 sostén
m.1 brassiere, bra.2 prop, support, stay.3 backing.imperat.2nd person singular (tú/usted) Imperative of Spanish verb: sostener.* * *1 (apoyo) support2 (sustento) sustenance3 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) (prenda) bra, brassiere* * *SM1) (Arquit) support, prop2) (=prenda femenina) bra, brassiere3) (=alimento) sustenance4) (=apoyo) support* * *b) (Indum) bra, brassiere* * *= anchor point, prop, sustainment, backup [back-up], brassiere, bra.Nota: Abreviatura común de brassiere.Ex. This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex. America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.Ex. The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.Ex. Police say the bullet hit the underwire of her bionic brassiere and never even pierced her skin.Ex. Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items.----* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* sostén principal = mainstay.* * *b) (Indum) bra, brassiere* * *= anchor point, prop, sustainment, backup [back-up], brassiere, bra.Nota: Abreviatura común de brassiere.Ex: This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.
Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.Ex: The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.Ex: Police say the bullet hit the underwire of her bionic brassiere and never even pierced her skin.Ex: Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items.* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* sostén principal = mainstay.* * *1 (físico) support2 (económico) means of support3 ( Indum) bra, brassiere* * *
Del verbo sostener: ( conjugate sostener)
sostén es:
2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sostener
sostén
sostener ( conjugate sostener) verbo transitivo
1 ( apoyar)
‹carga/peso› to bear
2 (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹ paquete› to hold;◊ no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you
3 ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to have
4
5
sostenerse verbo pronominala) ( no caerse):
apenas se sostenía en pie he could hardly stand
sostén sustantivo masculino
( económico) means of support
sostener verbo transitivo
1 (un peso, cúpula, etc) to support, hold up
(con la mano) sosténme el paraguas un momento, hold the umbrella for me for a moment
2 fig (un derecho, etc) to uphold
(una teoría) to maintain
3 (a la familia) to support
4 (negociaciones, una conversación) to have
sostén sustantivo masculino
1 (prenda femenina) bra, brassiere
2 (apoyo, pilar) support: eres el sostén de la familia, you are the support of the family
' sostén' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
copa
- puntal
English:
brassiere
- breadwinner
- crutch
- mainstay
- rock
- support
- bra
- hang
* * *sostén nm1. [apoyo] support2. [sustento] main support;[alimento] sustenance3. [prenda de vestir] bra, brassiere* * *m1 brassiere, bra2 figpillar, mainstay* * *1) apoyo: support2) : sustenance3) : brassiere, bra* * * -
4 soporte principal
m.1 chief support, main support, mainstay.2 main bearing.* * *(n.) = mainstayEx. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.* * *(n.) = mainstayEx: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.
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5 sostén principal
m.chief support, main support, mainstay.* * *(n.) = mainstayEx. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.* * *(n.) = mainstayEx: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.
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6 soporte
m.1 support (apoyo).soporte publicitario publicity medium2 medium (computing).soporte físico/lógico hardware/software3 bracket, square.4 backup, backup file, support.5 crutch.6 power rack.7 abutment.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: soportar.* * *1 support\soporte de datos INFORMÁTICA data carriersoporte físico INFORMÁTICA hardwaresoporte logístico INFORMÁTICA software* * *noun m.bracket, support* * *SM1) (=apoyo) [de puente] support; [de repisa] bracket2) (=pedestal) base, stand3) [de persona] supportesto es un soporte para su opinión — this supports o backs up her opinion
4) (Inform) medium5) (Heráldica) supporter* * *a) ( de estante) bracket; ( de viga) support; (de maceta, portarretratos) standb) (Inf) medium* * *a) ( de estante) bracket; ( de viga) support; (de maceta, portarretratos) standb) (Inf) medium* * *soporte11 = support, mounting bracket, bracket, wall bracket.Ex: Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.
Ex: There is a possibility that the bolts attaching the tailgate strut mounting bracket to the body may become loose.Ex: workers can easily drill through structural steel beams, making it easy to attach brackets, bolts and other components.Ex: Unlike curtain rails, curtain poles do not have so many wall brackets.* que actúa de soporte = supporting.* soporte administrativo = administrative support.soporte22 = carrier, container, delivery medium, medium [media, -pl.], mount, physical carrier, physical form, stand, stay, storage medium, prop, physical medium, holder, media format, media carrier.Ex: A carrier is a physical medium in which data, sound, images, etc., are stored.
Ex: For non-print materials data must be drawn from the work, its container or accompanying printed material.Ex: The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.Ex: When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.Ex: A slide is a piece of transparent material on which there is a two-dimensional image, usually held in a mount, and designed for use in a projector or viewer.Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex: The salesman places on a stand the customer's identification card, his own card, and the card taken from the article sold -- all punched cards.Ex: The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex: Messages are transmitted by superimposing the signs on some form of physical medium -- a carrier.Ex: Each data collection form is seen as an independent information holder, irrespective of the actual data it contains.Ex: It is used for ordering and paying for books, serials and all media formats.Ex: At present digital audio tape formats are considered to be a vulnerable media carrier.* conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.* construido sobre soportes verticales = stilted.* de soporte de texto = text-carrying.* en soporte electrónico = electronically held.* gestión de soportes = media management.* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.* información en soporte = recorded information.* orientado hacia los soportes = medium-oriented.* papel soporte para estucado = body paper.* soporte de grabación = recording medium.* soporte de información = data medium.* soporte de libro = book support.* soporte de refuerzo = backing strip.* soporte documental = information carrier, information format.* soporte multimedia = media format.* soporte para la muñeca = wrist rest.* soporte principal = mainstay.* soportes = media [medium, -sing.].* soportes de la información = information carrying media.* soportes digitales = digital media.* soportes electrónicos = electronic media (emedia).* soportes no librarios = non-book media.* soporte vertical = stilt.* * *supporting ( before n)1 (de un estante) bracket; (de una viga) support; (de una batidora, maceta) stand, holder; (de un portarretratos) stand2 ( Inf) mediumCompuestos:hardwaresoftware* * *
Del verbo soportar: ( conjugate soportar)
soporté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
soporte es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
soportar
soporte
soportar ( conjugate soportar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹situación/frío/dolor› to put up with, bear, endure (frml);
‹ persona› to put up with;◊ no soporto este calor/la gente así I can't stand this heat/people like that
2 ‹peso/carga› to support, withstand;
‹ presión› to withstand
soporte sustantivo masculino
( de viga) support;
(de maceta, portarretratos) standb) (Inf) medium
soportar verbo transitivo
1 (una carga, un peso) to support, bear, carry
2 fig (sufrir, tolerar) to bear: no podía soportar el dolor, he couldn't stand the pain
no nos soportamos, we can't stand each other ➣ Ver nota en bear y stand
soporte sustantivo masculino
1 Arquit support
2 (objeto en el que se apoya otro) un soprte para los discos, a record stand
3 Inform medium
4 (apoyo) support
' soporte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quien
- túmulo
- palomilla
- remo
English:
audio
- bracket
- support
- hard
- mount
* * *soporte nm1. [apoyo] support;es el soporte de su familia he's the mainstay of the familysoporte técnico technical support2. Informát medium;el documento se facilita en soporte informático the document is available in electronic form;una edición en soporte electrónico an electronic editionsoporte físico hardware;soporte lógico software;el soporte magnético magnetic (storage) media* * *m1 support, stand2:soporte de sonido audio media* * *soporte nm: base, stand, support* * *soporte n support -
7 baluarte
m.1 bulwark.2 bastion, stronghold (figurative).* * *1 (fortificación) bastion2 figurado bastion, stronghold* * *SM bastion* * *masculino (Arquit, Mil) bastion* * *= bulwark, stronghold, pillar, bastion, redoubt.Ex. Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.Ex. The library is an important ideological and cultural stronghold.Ex. The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.Ex. As the number of outlets for information are reduced libraries may see themselves as the last bastion of true democracy.Ex. Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.* * *masculino (Arquit, Mil) bastion* * *= bulwark, stronghold, pillar, bastion, redoubt.Ex: Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.
Ex: The library is an important ideological and cultural stronghold.Ex: The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.Ex: As the number of outlets for information are reduced libraries may see themselves as the last bastion of true democracy.Ex: Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.* * *el último baluarte español en América the last Spanish stronghold in Americaun baluarte inexpugnable an impregnable fortress2(de una organización): un baluarte de los valores tradicionales a bastion of traditional valuesperdieron algunos baluartes como Magdalena y Santander they lost some of their traditional strongholds like Magdalena and Santanderes uno de los baluartes del equipo/del partido he's one of the mainstays of the team/one of the party stalwarts* * *
baluarte sustantivo masculino
bastion
' baluarte' also found in these entries:
English:
bulwark
- stronghold
- bastion
- strong
* * *baluarte nm1. [fortificación] bulwark2. [bastión] bastion, stronghold;es uno de los principales baluartes del sindicalismo en el país it is one of the main trade union strongholds in the country;el portero volvió a ser el baluarte del equipo the goalkeeper was once again the mainstay of the team* * *m1 MIL stronghold2 persona pillar, stalwart* * *baluarte nmbastión: bulwark, bastion -
8 principal
adj.1 main, principal.lo principal es… the main thing is…puerta principal front door2 chief, big-league, blue-chip, boss.m.first floor (British), second floor (United States) (plant).* * *► adjetivo1 main, chief1 (piso) first floor, US second floor* * *adj.1) principal2) main3) foremost4) major* * *1. ADJ1) (=más importante) [gen] principal, main; [crítico, adversario] foremost; [piso] first, second (EEUU)2) [persona, autoridad] illustrious2. SM1) (=persona) head, chief, principal2) (Econ) principal, capital3) (Teat) dress circle4) (=piso) first floor, second floor (EEUU)* * *Iadjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> mainel papel principal — the main part o leading role
IIlo principal es que... — the main thing is that...
a) (Fin) principal, capitalb) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)* * *= capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.Ex. This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.Ex. Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex. The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).Ex. If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.Ex. It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.Ex. For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.Ex. UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.Ex. Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.Ex. The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.----* actividad principal = core activity.* actor principal = lead character, leading man.* actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* administrador principal = top administrator.* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.* asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.* carretera principal = major road.* comida principal = main meal.* consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.* director principal = senior director.* dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.* el principal = the number one.* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.* en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.* fuente principal de información = chief source of information.* guía principal = guiding principle.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la parte principal de = the bulk of.* motivo principal = prime cause.* papel principal = title role.* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.* personaje principal = lead character.* personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* plato principal = entrée, main entrée.* ponencia principal = keynote presentation.* primero y principal = first and foremost.* principal razón = prime cause.* principal sospechoso = leading suspect.* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* programa principal = Core Programme.* protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.* protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* recurso principal = primary resource.* semiprincipal = semi-main.* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* * *Iadjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> mainel papel principal — the main part o leading role
IIlo principal es que... — the main thing is that...
a) (Fin) principal, capitalb) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)* * *= capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
Ex: This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).Ex: If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.Ex: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.* actividad principal = core activity.* actor principal = lead character, leading man.* actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* administrador principal = top administrator.* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.* asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.* calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.* carretera principal = major road.* comida principal = main meal.* consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.* director principal = senior director.* dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.* el principal = the number one.* en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.* en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.* fuente principal de información = chief source of information.* guía principal = guiding principle.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la parte principal de = the bulk of.* motivo principal = prime cause.* papel principal = title role.* parte principal del texto = meat of the text.* personaje principal = lead character.* personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* plato principal = entrée, main entrée.* ponencia principal = keynote presentation.* primero y principal = first and foremost.* principal razón = prime cause.* principal sospechoso = leading suspect.* principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* programa principal = Core Programme.* protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.* protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.* recurso principal = primary resource.* semiprincipal = semi-main.* ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.* * *‹entrada› main; ‹carretera/calle› mainel papel principal lo hacía Azucena Romero the main part o leading role was played by Azucena Romeroel personaje principal se suicida al final the main character commits suicide at the endlo principal es que no se hizo daño the main thing is that he didn't hurt himselflo principal es la salud there's nothing more important than your health1 ( Fin) principal, capital* * *
principal adjetivo
main;
‹ papel› leading ( before n);◊ lo principal es que… the main thing is that…
principal adjetivo main, principal
' principal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
central
- constreñir
- dirección
- director
- directora
- eclipsar
- maestra
- maestro
- mayor
- nudo
- puerta
- requerir
- sita
- sito
- soler
- subdirector
- subdirectora
- mayordomo
- mayoritario
- plato
- portón
- protagonista
English:
already
- anchor
- attraction
- averse
- bed
- body
- bomb
- bread-and-butter
- by
- central
- chief
- dash
- deputy
- dinner
- do
- enjoy
- flagship
- foremost
- head
- high
- high road
- imagine
- irony
- lead
- lead off from
- lead story
- leading
- leading lady
- leading man
- main
- mainland
- mainstay
- master
- mind
- objective
- on
- opposed
- premier
- primary
- prime
- principal
- road
- runaway
- title role
- trunk road
- upstage
- course
- limb
- major
- rat
* * *♦ adj1. [más importante] main, principal;me han dado el papel principal de la obra de teatro I've been given the leading o lead role in the play;puerta principal front door;lo principal the main thing2. [oración] main♦ nm1. [piso] Br first floor, US second floor2. Fin principal* * *I adj main, principal;lo principal the main o most important thingII m second floor, Brfirst floor* * *principal adj1) : main, principal2) : foremost, leadingprincipal nm: capital, principal* * *principal1 adj mainprincipal2 n first floor -
9 soporte2
2 = carrier, container, delivery medium, medium [media, -pl.], mount, physical carrier, physical form, stand, stay, storage medium, prop, physical medium, holder, media format, media carrier.Ex. A carrier is a physical medium in which data, sound, images, etc., are stored.Ex. For non-print materials data must be drawn from the work, its container or accompanying printed material.Ex. The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.Ex. When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.Ex. A slide is a piece of transparent material on which there is a two-dimensional image, usually held in a mount, and designed for use in a projector or viewer.Ex. For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.Ex. This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.Ex. The salesman places on a stand the customer's identification card, his own card, and the card taken from the article sold -- all punched cards.Ex. The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.Ex. For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex. Messages are transmitted by superimposing the signs on some form of physical medium -- a carrier.Ex. Each data collection form is seen as an independent information holder, irrespective of the actual data it contains.Ex. It is used for ordering and paying for books, serials and all media formats.Ex. At present digital audio tape formats are considered to be a vulnerable media carrier.----* conocimiento de los diferentes soportes = media competency.* construido sobre soportes verticales = stilted.* de soporte de texto = text-carrying.* en soporte electrónico = electronically held.* gestión de soportes = media management.* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes = media competency.* información en soporte = recorded information.* orientado hacia los soportes = medium-oriented.* papel soporte para estucado = body paper.* soporte de grabación = recording medium.* soporte de información = data medium.* soporte de libro = book support.* soporte de refuerzo = backing strip.* soporte documental = information carrier, information format.* soporte multimedia = media format.* soporte para la muñeca = wrist rest.* soporte principal = mainstay.* soportes = media [medium, -sing.].* soportes de la información = information carrying media.* soportes digitales = digital media.* soportes electrónicos = electronic media (emedia).* soportes no librarios = non-book media.* soporte vertical = stilt. -
10 columna
f.1 column.2 column.quinta columna fifth column3 column.la columna de opinión the opinion columnun artículo a cuatro columnas a four-column article4 pillar (apoyo).columna vertebral spinal column5 columna, spine.* * *1 (gen) column2 ANATOMÍA spine3 (elemento central) backbone\columna de dirección steering columncolumna miliar milestone* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Arquit) column2) (Tip) [de periódico] columnun documento escrito a dos columnas — a document in two columns, a two-column document
3) [de soldados, tanques] columnquinto 1.columna blindada — armoured o (EEUU) armored column
4) (Anat) (tb: columna vertebral) spine, spinal column, backbone5) (Aut)6) (Téc) [de mercurio] column* * *1) (Arquit) column, pillar2) (Anat) spine, backbone3) (Impr, Period) column4) (Mil) column* * *1) (Arquit) column, pillar2) (Anat) spine, backbone3) (Impr, Period) column4) (Mil) column* * *columna11 = column.Nota: Aplicado a la construcción.Ex: Environmentalists argued that narrower streets, gardens designed to soak up rain, and homes built on columns reduce environmental damage.
* cama con cuatro columnas = four-poster bed.* columna vertebral = backbone, spinal cord, vertebral column, spine.* columna vertebral, la = spinal column, the.* con columnas corintias = Corinthian-columned.* de la columna vertebral = spinal.* desviación de columna = spinal curvature, curvature of the spine.* lesión de la columna = spine injury.columna22 = plume.Nota: Referido al humo, gas, etc..Ex: During this nuclear accident a famous laboratory supplied a continuous flow of meteorological and radioactive plume transport and diffusion data.
* columna de humo = plume of smoke.* columna termal = thermal.columna33 = column.* a doble columna = double-column.* columna de opinión = op-ed.* columna periodística = news column.* columnas paralelas = parallel columns.* en columnas = columnar.* en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.* espacio entre columnas = intercolumn spacing.* formato de presentación en columnas = tabular format.* sin columnas = single-column.* texto en columnas = columnar text.* * *A ( Arquit) column, pillarcolumna dórica/jónica/corintia Doric/Ionic/Corinthian columnCompuesto:steering columnB ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] spine, backboneCompuesto:( Anat) spine, spinal o vertebral column; (de un sistema) backboneun artículo a dos columnas a two-column articleD ( Mil) columnmarchar en columna de a cuatro to march four abreastE (de un termómetro) column* * *
columna sustantivo femenino
b) (Anat) tb
c) (Impr, Period, Mil) column
columna sustantivo femenino
1 Arquit Mil column
2 (pila) stack, pile
3 (de humo, agua) column
4 Prensa columna
5 columna vertebral, Anat spine
fig (pilar) backbone, mainstay
' columna' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
col.
- desviación
- estribar
- pie
- anillo
- contorno
- estría
- estriado
- lisiarse
- oscilar
- románico
English:
abreast
- backbone
- base
- column
- pillar
- plume
- smoke
- spine
- back
- duck
- lodge
- small
- spinal
- strain
* * *columna nf1. [en edificio] column, pillarcolumna corintia Corinthian column;columna dórica Doric column;columna jónica Ionic column;columna salomónica = twisted architectural column, Espec Solomonic column2. [apoyo] pillarcolumna vertebral spinal column, spine; Figeste tratado es la columna vertebral de la organización this treaty is the backbone of the organization3. [de texto] column;un artículo a cuatro columnas a four-column article;la columna de opinión the opinion column4. [de soldados, tanques] column;marchar en columna de a dos to march two abreast o two by two5. [de humo, mercurio] column6. [altavoz] loudspeaker* * *f column* * *columna nf1) : column2)columna vertebral : spine, backbone* * *columna n1. (en general) column2. (del cuerpo) spine / backbonecolumna vertebral spine / backbone -
11 estay
m.1 stay. (Nautical)2 backstay, stay.* * *1 stay* * *SM stay* * *stay* * *estay nmNáut stay estay mayor mainstay;estay de proa forestay -
12 basamento
• base• basement• basis• cellar• foundation• mainstay• plinth -
13 soporte principal
• chief support• main bearing• main support• mainstay -
14 sostén principal
• chief support• main support• mainstay -
15 estay mayor
m.mainstay.
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